Abstract: An air conditioner and a control method for the same, the air conditioner including an air conditioning unit including a compressor, a first heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and a second heat exchanger; and a controller configured to obtain enthalpy of a refrigerant flowing in the air conditioning unit, obtain an air conditioning capacity using a circulation amount of the refrigerant and the obtained enthalpy of the refrigerant, obtain efficiency based on the obtained air conditioning capacity and supplied power, and control the air conditioning unit according to the obtained efficiency.

Abstract: Provided is an electrochemical mirror that includes a first electrode; a second electrode; and an electrolyte between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrolyte includes hydrophilic inorganic particles; a first metal compound including a first metal capable of being deposited and a second metal compound including a second metal different from the first metal and capable of being deposited.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a core-shell particle, a polymer electrolyte membrane comprising the same, a fuel cell or an electrochemical cell comprising the polymer electrolyte membrane, and a method for preparing a core-shell particle.

Abstract: The present specification provides a heterocyclic compound and an organic light emitting device including the same.

Abstract: A method, product, and apparatus for treating idle servers in a cloud system provide for extrapolating a purpose of each of a plurality of servers by comparing a list of processes active on the server to a plurality of lists of processes associated with a plurality of purposes; selecting vectors of idle/active features corresponding to the extrapolated purposes of each of the plurality of servers; classifying as idle or active each of the plurality of servers, by assessing the specified feature vectors using a linear support vector machine; validating as idle or active each server classified as idle, by assessing the connectivity of the server with all servers classified as active; and implementing at least one treatment option on servers that have been validated as idle. The treatment options may include terminating, terminating with snapshot, and stopping a virtual machine.

Abstract: An A/D converter includes: an input unit configured to receive an analog input signal, a preprocessing unit configured to convert the input signal into a digital preprocessing signal based on a dynamic range of the input signal and a first resolution corresponding to a predetermined first bit number, a first conversion unit configured to convert the preprocessing signal into a first output signal based on a second resolution corresponding to a second bit number smaller than the first bit number, and a second conversion unit configured to convert the preprocessing signal into a second output signal based on a third resolution corresponding to a third bit number which is smaller than the first bit number and is different from the second bit number.

Abstract: Disclosed is a face verification method and apparatus. The method including analyzing a current frame of a verification image, determining a current frame state score of the verification image indicating whether the current frame is in a state predetermined as being appropriate for verification, determining whether the current frame state score satisfies a predetermined validity condition, and selectively, based on a result of the determining of whether the current frame state score satisfies the predetermined validity condition, extracting a feature from the current frame and performing verification by comparing a determined similarity between the extracted feature and a registered feature to a set verification threshold.

Abstract: An operating method of a controller, the operating method comprising: reading first data stored in a first read group selected among read groups of a memory device when a sudden power off (SPO) occurs and then power is on; identifying the number of error bit data in each of the first data; and performing a reclaim operation to each of the first data based on the number of error bit data in each of the first data.

Abstract: A refrigerator may include a partition wall that isolate a first storage compartment from a second storage compartment. A third storage compartment is provided in the partition wall to be recessed downwards from an upper surface of the partition wall. An opening is formed on the upper surface to allow storage objects to be placed into the storage space. A door covers the opening of the third storage compartment and is configured to be moved in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the partition wall to selectively open or close the opening. An elastic-force assembly may apply a restoring force to the door when the door is moved to open the third storage compartment. A slide assembly that guides movement of the door may include a speed dampener that reduces a speed of the door when the door is moved to close the third storage compartment.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a plurality of fins protruding therefrom and an active region on the fins. The device further includes a contact including a conductive region having a concave portion defining an upper portion and a lower portion of the conductive region, an interlayer insulating layer on the active region, and a side insulating layer interposed between the interlayer insulating layer and the lower portion of the conductive region.

Abstract: A digital painting device and method. The digital painting device includes a generator to generate a color generation signal corresponding to color data in an electronic palette selected by an electronic brush, and a displayer to transmit the color generation signal to a light-emitting module that touches the electronic brush in a time period in which the color generation signal is maintained such that the color data is displayed on the light-emitting module.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an onshore lithium-recovering device for a lithium ion adsorption and desorption process including a supply unit for supplying lithium-containing water in which lithium is dissolved, a composite unit, a washing unit, a desorbing liquid unit, an extract liquid unit, a pressure adjusting unit, a discharge unit, and a control unit. Therefore, the lithium adsorption means is moved onshore so it is possible to significantly reduce the plant installation cost and the operating cost as compared to the lithium recovery process that operates the conventional offshore plant.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a pixel area, and a peripheral area enclosing at least one side of the pixel area, a plurality of pixels provided in the pixel area, each of the plurality of pixels including a light-emitting area from which light is emitted, a light-emitting element which is provided in each of plurality of the pixels and which emits the light, a pixel circuit which is provided in each of the plurality of pixels and which drives the light-emitting element, and a conductive pattern which is disposed between the substrate and the pixel circuit and which overlap the pixel circuit in a plan view. Pixels of the plurality of pixels each may include a sensing unit which is electrically connected to the conductive pattern and which senses a touch of a user.

Abstract: Disclosed are findings that: (a) induced pluripotent stem cells derived from aged donors (A-iPSC) show increased genomic instability, a defect in apoptosis, a defect in glucose metabolism, and a blunted DNA damage response are compared to those derived from young donors (Y-iPSC); and (b) inhibition of excessive glutathione-mediated H2O2 scavenging activity, found to be associated with A-iPSC and in turn inhibiting DNA damage response and apoptosis, substantially rescues these defects and reduces the oncogenic potential of A-iPSC. Supplementation of pluripotency factor ZSCAN10 (shown to be poorly activated in A-iPSC and to act upstream of glutathione involvement), e.g.

Abstract: A 5G communication system or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate than that of a beyond 4G communication system such as an LTE is provided. A method by an apparatus for controlling buffers in a wireless communication system comprises storing information related to a packet in at least one of a first buffer or a second buffer, transmitting data generated based on the packet, and, when an acknowledgement signal is received for the data, discarding the information.

Abstract: One aspect is directed to providing a polymeric composition containing a polyketone, which is an eco-friendly material, a method for preparing the same, an electronic apparatus, and a method for preparing the same. The polymeric composition according to one aspect includes 3 to 20 parts by weight of a polyketone resin prepared with carbon monoxide as a raw material and 80 to 97 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin including an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymer resin with respect to the total weight of the polymeric composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices, compositions, and methods useful for assessing properties of compounds and molecules, such a binding, kinetic, and enzymatic properties, simultaneously for multiple compounds or molecules and/or under multiple conditions, efficiently, rapidly, and combinations of these. By using certain features alone or together in the save device or assay, the disclosed devices, compositions, and methods provide improvements over, and solve problems present in, prior assay devices and methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal which comprises: a display unit; a frame for supporting the display unit; a printed circuit board formed on one side of the frame; a case formed on one side of the printed circuit board; first and second beam-shaped metal members arranged on both sides of the frame while being spaced apart from the frame and exposed to the outside; and a first antenna which is formed adjacent to the frame and implements a first frequency band, wherein the first antenna comprises: a first radiator including at least one end of the first metal member or the second metal member; a first power supply unit for supplying power to the first radiator; and a first ground unit for grounding the first radiator.

Abstract: A display substrate includes an insulating substrate, a first gate line, a first lower electrode, a second lower electrode, a first upper electrode, and a second upper electrode. The insulating substrate includes a first pixel region and a second pixel region located at a first direction from the first pixel region. The first gate line extends in a second direction crossing the first direction on the insulating substrate. The first and the second lower electrodes are in the first and the second pixel regions, respectively. The first upper electrode overlaps the first lower electrode in the first pixel region and includes a first slit pattern extending in a third direction different from the first and the second directions. The second upper electrode overlaps the second lower electrode in the second pixel region and includes a second slit pattern extending in a fourth direction different from the first to the third directions.

Abstract: An electronic device having a detachable layered accessory case includes a communication unit, and a layered accessory case capable of being coupled to or separated from the electronic device, wherein the layered accessory case includes a first case configured to cover at least a portion of the electronic device, and a second case configured with a layered structure in the first case. A communication functional unit is capable of delivering a signal with respect to the communication unit, and may be disposed in one or both of the first case and the second case.