Abstract: A leakage diagnosis supplement method for a failure of a vacuum pump using an active purge pump may include: determining whether or not the vacuum pump mounted on a vent line between a canister and an atmosphere fails; reverse-rotating the active purge pump mounted on a purge line connecting the canister and an intake pipe to each other; determining whether or not an absolute value of internal pressure in a fuel tank is less than a specific value; and checking a leakage in the fuel system including the canister and the fuel tank.

Abstract: A method of supporting a buffer status report (BSR) associated with a device-to-device (D2D) communication includes: establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with an evolved NodeB (eNB) and receiving configuration information associated with a D2D communication from the eNB, the configuration information including information of a resource allocation mode for a D2D data transmission and information of a timer associated with a BSR for a D2D data transmission; determining, by a user equipment (UE), a radio link failure (RLF), the RLF being associated with a connection problem of the RRC connection; initializing a re-establishment process for the RRC connection; canceling all BSRs for a D2D data transmission in response to the determined RLF, the canceled BSRs for a D2D data transmission being associated with a D2D data transmission scheduled by the eNB; and initializing the timer associated with a BSR for a D2D data transmission.

Abstract: A control apparatus and method for controlling a haptic device are disclosed. The control apparatus can comprise: a haptic pattern data generation unit for generating first haptic pattern data corresponding to a bit pattern of content; a wireless data generation unit for generating wireless data including the first haptic pattern data and identification data of at least one target haptic device by which the first haptic pattern data is to be received; and a wireless data transmission unit for transmitting the generated wireless data through an antenna.

Abstract: Supercritical upgrading reactors and reactor systems are provided for upgrading a petroleum-based composition using one or more purging fluid inlets to prevent plugging of the catalyst layer in the reactor. Processes for upgrading petroleum-based compositions by utilizing a reactor having at least one purging fluid inlet are also provided.

Abstract: A unit power cell of an inverter system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a first leg including first and fourth switching elements, which are connected in series to each other, second and third switching elements, which are connected in series with each other between a connection point of the first and second switching elements and a smoothing unit, and first, second, third and fourth diodes, which are inversely and respectively connected in parallel with the first, second, third and fourth switching elements; and a second leg connected in parallel with the first leg and including fifth and sixth switching elements, which are connected in series to each other, and fifth and sixth diodes, which are inversely and respectively connected in parallel with the fifth and sixth switching elements.

Abstract: Provided are a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which have high energy capacity and include a nickel-containing positive electrode active material, and an additive including metal particles and lithium oxide.

Abstract: A fan motor and an electric device having the same are disposed. The fan motor and the electronic device having the same are provided with: a stator part including a coil and a stator yoke provided at a lower part of the coil; a rotor part including a magnet spaced apart from an upper surface of a stator yoke and a back yoke tightly provided on the upper surface of the magnet; a fan member including a rotating shaft which rotates to become a rotation center of the rotor part, and a plurality of impellers to which the magnet is fixedly coupled on inner circumferential surfaces of the impellers; a body part accommodating the stator part; and a cover part having an intake hole and an exhaust hole, and provided at an upper end part of the body part to accommodate the plurality of impellers.

Abstract: A light emitting device package according to an embodiment may include a first package body including first and second openings passing through the upper surface and lower surface thereof; a second package body disposed on the first package body and including a third opening passing through the upper surface and lower surface thereof; a light emitting device disposed in the third opening; a first resin disposed between the upper surface of the first package body and the light emitting device; and a second resin disposed in the third opening.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for performing positioning. The method of a user equipment for performing positioning may include receiving configuration information regarding repeated transmission of a positioning reference signal and repeatedly receiving the positioning reference signal based on the configuration information regarding the repeated transmission.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5t-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for operating a transmitting stage in a wireless communication system includes generating a signal by encoding an input bit sequence according to polar code determined from a linear code, and transmitting the signal to a receiving stage. The input bit sequence includes a second frozen bit which is determined based on a first frozen bit and an information bit. The first frozen bit and the information bit precede the second frozen bit in the input bit sequence.

Abstract: Disclosed are a membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cells with improved durability and a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell including the same. The membrane-electrode assembly includes an antioxidant, Sm-doped cerium oxide in the electrolyte membrane, which has a controlled microstructure through high-temperature heat treatment, thereby providing both superior antioxidant activity and excellent long-term stability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing intermediates of 4-methoxypyrrole derivatives. The preparation method according to the present invention has advantages that a high-temperature reaction is not required as a whole, inexpensive and non-explosive reagents are used instead of (trimethylsilyl)diazomethane, and further an intermediate of 4-methoxy pyrrole derivatives can be prepared as a whole at a high yield.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods and systems for quality of service (QoS)-aware input/output (IO) management for a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) storage system with reconfigurable multi-ports are described. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving, in a receiver interface, an IO request from a software application, the IO request comprising information for communicating data over a data access port. The method may also include determining, in a transfer mode selector, a transfer mode selection for communicating the data over the data access port, the transfer mode being selected from a throughput-oriented mode, a latency-sensitive mode, or a balanced mode. Additionally, the method may include communicating, by a block distribution unit, the data over the data access port in response to the IO request, and according to the data transfer mode.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for determining a merge mode by using motion information of a previous prediction unit. The method of determining a merge mode includes obtaining a merge mode cost of a lower depth based on a merge mode cost of a coding unit of an upper depth obtained by using motion information of a merge mode of the coding unit of the upper depth corresponding to a merge mode of the coding unit of the lower depth.

Abstract: This invention relates to inhibitors of CXC receptor 4 (CXCR4)-G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) heteromers (CXCR4-GPCR heteromers) associated with cancers, where CXCR4 forms a functional heteromer with other G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRx). More specifically, this invention relates to GPCRx that form heteromers with CXCR4, which upon co-stimulation with CXCR4 agonists and GPCRx agonists leads to enhanced signaling downstream of CXCR4. This invention also provides for the use of inhibitors of the interacting GPCR partner of the CXCR4-GPCRx heteromer or CXCR4-GPCRx heteromer-specific inhibitors including inhibitors of the formation of the CXCR4-GPCRx heteromer and CXCR4-GPCRx heteromer-specific antibodies, and in the diagnosis and/or therapy for cancer.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices may include a substrate, gate electrodes on the substrate, and source/drain regions at both sides of each of the gate electrodes. Each of the gate electrodes may include a gate insulating pattern on the substrate, a lower work-function electrode pattern that is on the gate insulating pattern and has a recessed upper surface, and an upper work-function electrode pattern that conformally extends on the recessed upper surface of the lower work function electrode pattern. Topmost surfaces of the lower work-function electrode patterns may be disposed at an equal level, and the upper work-function electrode patterns may have different thicknesses from each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition or a functional health food comprising a verbenone derivative and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as active ingredients for treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disease. More specifically, the verbenone derivative according to the present invention reduces neuronal cell death and oxidative stress, and is highly effective in preventing ischemic brain damage and inflammatory cell migration in rats, thereby providing the pharmaceutical composition or the functional health food which is useful in treating neurodegenerative diseases.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for beam management based on a channel state indicator (CSI)-reference signal (RS). A method for a user equipment (UE) to receive a CSI-RS from a base station (BS) includes receiving configuration information of a CSI-RS resource set including one or more CSI-RS resources, and receiving a CSI-RS from a BS through CSI-RS resources included in the CSI-RS resource set. The configuration information of the CSI-RS resource set includes indication information indicating beam configurations for the respective CSI-RS resources included in the CSI-RS resource set.