Abstract: The present invention relates to polypropylene non-woven fabric having excellent loft property, a method for preparing polypropylene non-woven fabric having excellent loft property, and a method for evaluating the properties of the polypropylene resin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a phosphine precursor for the preparation of a quantum dot, and a quantum dot prepared therefrom. Using the phosphine precursor for the preparation of a quantum dot of the present invention, a quantum dot with improved luminous efficiency and higher luminous color purity can be provided.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including an active area having pixels and a non-active area including a pad region. A pad electrode is disposed in the pad region and includes a first pad electrode and a second pad electrode disposed on the first pad electrode. A first insulating pattern is interposed between the first and second pad electrodes. In a plan view, the first insulating pattern is positioned inside the first pad electrode, and a portion of the second pad electrode overlapping the first insulating pattern protrudes further from the substrate in a thickness direction than a portion of the second pad electrode not overlapping the first insulating pattern. The second pad electrode directly contacts a portion of the upper surface of the first pad electrode. In a plan view, an area of the second pad electrode is greater than an area of the first pad electrode.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for performing leveling of a person image and an operating method thereof. The method includes: receiving an original person image; selecting an arbitrary latent vector in a latent space; generating a virtual person image based on the latent vector; optimizing the latent vector such that identity similarity between the original person image and the virtual person image increases; manipulating the optimized latent vector; and generating a levelled person image corresponding to the original person image, by using the manipulated latent vector.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for Internet of Things (IoT) device security. The method includes unifying a port in a first IoT device for communication, receiving, by the first IoT device, a packet from a second IoT device through the port, identifying whether the packet in the first IoT device is in a preset packet form, verifying content of the packet in the first IoT device when the packet is in the preset packet form, and opening the port for providing a service in the first IoT device when the verifying of the packet content is successful.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, provided is a zeolite catalyst having an MRE structure for hydro-isomerization. The zeolite catalyst has an adsorption volume ratio of lutidine to collidine measured by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) using lutidine and collidine as adsorbents of greater than 3 and less than or equal to 10. According to an aspect of the present invention, provided is a method of hydro-isomerization for a hydrocarbon feedstock, including subjecting the hydrocarbon feedstock to a hydro-isomerization reaction under conditions of a temperature of 200° C. to 500° C., a hydrogen pressure of 1 to 200 atmospheres, a liquid space velocity (LHSV) of 1.0 to 10.0 hr?1, and the hydrogen/feedstock ratio of 45 to 1780 Nm3/m3 in the presence of the zeolite catalyst.

Abstract: An activation method for a lithium secondary battery having an electrode lead includes: a pre-aging process aging the lithium secondary battery at room temperature; a formation process charging the lithium secondary battery; and a roll-pressing process of pressurizing the lithium secondary battery using a pressure roller. The roll-pressing process includes pressing from a center of the lithium secondary battery toward an end of the lithium secondary battery where the electrode lead is located.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The acoustic resonator includes a resonating part including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a piezoelectric layer; and a plurality of seed layers disposed on one side of the resonating part.

Abstract: Disclosed is an oxygen-containing heterocyclic compound, and use thereof. The present disclosure provides an oxygen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by Formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, deuterated derivative thereof, a solvate thereof, a solvate of the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a crystal form thereof, and the oxygen-containing heterocyclic compound is expected to selectively inhibit Smad3 activation.

Abstract: An electroadhesive clutch can be coupled to a textile. The clutch can include a first electrode assembly comprising a first conductive member, and a second electrode assembly comprising a second conductive member overlaying in part the first conductive member. In an example, the clutch includes or uses an elastic encasing within which the first and second electrode assemblies are positioned. The elastic encasing can form a first bond with the first conductive member at a first location of the elastic encasing and a second bond with the second conductive member proximate a second location of the elastic encasing different than the first location.

Abstract: A deep learning-based image stitching method and apparatus are provided. The deep learning-based image stitching method includes receiving a plurality of images including a first image and a second image stitched to the first image, extracting a feature map of the plurality of images, generating a plurality of flow maps indicating movement information of pixels of the plurality of images, based on the feature map, generating a plurality of warping images in which the pixels of the plurality of images are moved, by applying the plurality of flow maps to the plurality of images, respectively, generating a plurality of weight maps for blending the plurality of warping images, based on the feature map, and generating a stitch image in which the first image and the second image are stitched, by blending the plurality of warping images based on the plurality of weight maps.

Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes: a first segment impregnated with a first liquid composition; a second segment impregnated with a second liquid composition that is different from the first liquid composition; a cooling portion configured to allow an aerosol generated in the first segment or the second segment, to pass therethrough and cool the aerosol; and a filter portion having a hollow through which the aerosol that passed through the cooling portion flows.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medium composition for culturing Faecalibacterium prausnitzii composed of vegetable peptone, yeast extract, a phosphate compound, a carbonate compound, cyanocobalamin (B12), L-cysteine, ammonium acetate, and maltose, and a method of mass-culturing Faecalibacterium prausnitzii using the medium composition. When the medium composition and the method for culturing Faecalibacterium prausnitzii according to the present invention are used, high-density culture and mass production of strains of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii phylogroup II are possible. In addition, when Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is mass-cultured in the medium composition free of animal components, it may be cultured at high density even in high-concentration anaerobic nitrogen gas, and thus it is possible to provide a culture method which is more economical and suitable for industrialization.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for decoding an image using inter-prediction. The method of decoding an image using inter-prediction includes receiving a bitstream; acquiring a portion of information indicating a motion vector of a current block to be decoded in the received bitstream, obtaining the motion vector of the current block by using the acquired information to determine the remaining information other than the portion, and generating a prediction block for the current block through inter-prediction that uses the motion vector of the current block. Therefore, it is possible to improve image decoding/encoding efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing an object-oriented application execution interface, a service server for performing the same, and a computer-readable medium thereof, wherein object-oriented service information is provided differently from a conventional configuration of providing application-oriented service information in an operating system in smart phone, PC, etc. by receiving reality information on each of real objects in reality, projecting virtual objects generated based on the reality information on 3D map, providing a map interface including the 3D map to a user terminal, deriving app list information on one or more applications related to a specific virtual object to provide to the user terminal when selecting the virtual object on a map interface displayed in the user terminal, and executing any one application to derive service information on the selected virtual object and provide to the user terminal when selecting the corresponding application included in app list.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for video coding using a deep learning-based in-loop filter for inter-prediction are disclosed. The video coding method and the apparatus utilize a deep learning-based in-loop filter for inter-prediction of a predictive frame (P-frame) and a bipredictive frame (B-frame) in order to mitigate various levels of image distortion according to a QP (quantization parameter) value present in the P-frame and the B-frame.

Abstract: Provided are an organic light-emitting panel and an organic light-emitting display device including the same. In the organic light-emitting panel, a planarization layer has at least one contact holes in an active area, and first inclination of a first side surface of the planarization layer, located in the non-active area and closest to a dam, with respect to the top surface of the substrate is smaller than a second inclination of a second side surface of the planarization layer, surrounding the contact hole, with respect to the top surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Present aspects are directed to a braided upper comprising a tubular braided structure, which comprises an internal cavity and a plurality of apertures. The yarn of the tubular braided structure surrounds a perimeter of each of the plurality of apertures. The braided upper comprises a midsole positioned within the internal cavity and comprising a plurality of braid-receiving features mated with the yarn of the tubular braided structure. The braided upper and the midsole are keyed to one another when the yarn is mated with the plurality of braid-receiving features.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus including a vacuum cleaner and a docking station is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting chamber in which foreign substances are collected, and a docking station configured to be connected to the dust collecting chamber to remove the foreign substances collected in the dust collecting chamber. The dust collecting chamber is configured to collect foreign substances through centrifugation, and configured to be docked to the docking station, and the docking station includes a suction device configured to suction the foreign substances and air in the dust collecting chamber docked to the docking station.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing multilayer spherical particles and, more specifically, to a method for preparing multilayer spherical particles comprising the steps of: (i) preparing a core component comprising an active ingredient and a shell solution comprising a first polymer component; (ii) forming the core component and shell solution of step (i) into core-shell particles by electro-coextrusion; (iii) drying the core-shell particles obtained from step (ii); and (iv) capsulizing the dried core-shell particles of step (iii) by means of a second polymer. Further, the present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising multilayer spherical particles prepared by the method.