Abstract: Provided a liquid crystal composition including ceramide, a method of preparing the same, and a cosmetic composition including the same. According to a liquid crystal composition including various types of ceramide of an aspect and a method of preparing the same, the liquid crystal composition not only has high liquid crystal stability that liquid crystal is maintained even after 4 weeks at a high temperature, but also activities of increasing an amount of ceramide, increasing an expression level of aquaporin 3, increasing an amount of filaggrin, increasing an expression level of hyaluronic acid, increasing an expression level of loricrin, increasing an expression level of involucrin, and increasing a thickness of the skin, resulting in effects usefully available for amelioration of the skin conditions.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate in which a plurality of photo-sensing elements are integrated, an organic active layer on the semiconductor substrate, an interlayer between the organic active layer and the semiconductor substrate, and optionally a color filter layer on the organic active layer. The organic active layer includes a singlet fission material. The interlayer includes a dielectric selected from an oxide, a nitride, oxynitride, fluoride, oxyfluoride, and any combination thereof.

Abstract: An optical film for a display device, includes: a first refractive layer having an upper surface and a lower surface including first projections and second projections extending away from the lower surface in a first direction, the second projections having different heights than the first projections, the first projections having lateral sides with different angles of inclination that decrease in the first direction; and a second refractive layer disposed directly on the upper surface of the first refractive layer, the second refractive layer having a refractive index different from that of the first refractive layer.

Abstract: Provided a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a photoelectric device, a light absorption sensor, and an electronic device including the same. In Chemical Formula 1, the definition of each substituent is as described in the specification.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for generating a user's virtual observation and a method thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is an amplification circuit, which includes a first amplifier that receives an external signal and performs first band pass filtering on the external signal to output a first filter signal, and a second amplifier that receives the first filter signal and performs second band pass filtering on the first filter signal to output a second filter signal, and a frequency pass bandwidth of the second band pass filtering is narrower than a frequency pass bandwidth of the first band pass filtering.

Abstract: Provided is a ceiling storage system capable of correcting a working position and constantly checking stability of a structure by detecting an amount of change in a facility. According to the ceiling storage system, a transport vehicle moves to an upper portion of a first storage area of a plurality of storage areas in a state of gripping an article, and the transport vehicle measures a first distance value between the transport vehicle and the first storage area using a distance sensor and measures a relative position value between the transport vehicle and the first storage area using a vision sensor, before unloading the article from the first storage area.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for recognizing a motion of a user are provided. The apparatus may map each of right leg angle information and left leg angle information to context information by comparing each of the right leg angle information and left leg angle information to a comparison value and/or preset threshold, may generate a motion event corresponding to the context information based on a criterion, and may recognize the motion of the user based on the motion event and a previous motion of the user.

Abstract: A hybrid communication device, an operation method thereof, and a communication system including the same are provided. The hybrid communication device includes a contact unit that includes an antenna for receiving a first communication signal and an electrode for receiving a second signal, a switch controller that includes a first switch and a second switch and controls the first switch and the second switch based on a change in capacitance of the electrode, and a signal processing unit that receives at least one of the first communication signal and the second communication signal from the contact unit via the first switch and processes the received signal. The first switch is connected to the contact unit, and the signal processing unit is connected to the first switch.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting control system for directing a show. The system includes at least: a master device; and a plurality of slave devices that receive lighting control signals from the master device. The light control signals correspond to seats of a plurality of audiences in an auditorium. The plurality of slave devices receive position information indicating specific positions at which the plurality of slave devices emit a light, light-emitting status information including preset information to classify the plurality of slave devices into a plurality of groups, and group identification number information. The plurality of slave devices are grouped in accordance with received information. The master device controls the grouped plurality of slave devices to emit a light per group basis by broadcasting the lighting control signals including group light-emitting pattern information for each of the plurality of groups of the plurality of slave devices.

Abstract: A camera module includes a housing having an interior space; an Auto Focusing (AF) carrier disposed in the interior space of the housing and housing a lens barrel; a lens holder to which the lens barrel is fixed and accommodated in the AF carrier; an Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) driver configured to drive the lens holder to move in a first direction or a second direction perpendicular to an optical-axis, wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other within the AF carrier; and an OIS stopper including an inward protrusion protruding from one inner surface of the housing in the first direction towards the lens holder, and an outward protrusion protruding from one outer surface of the lens holder towards the one inner surface of the housing and opposite the inward protrusion in the second direction.

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: 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: Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring the distribution of radiation dose emitted from a brachytherapy insertion tool, the apparatus including a housing having defined therein a measurement space in which the brachytherapy insertion tool is located, a fluorescent member disposed at the housing, the fluorescent member being configured to react with radiation emitted to the measurement space and to emit light, a camera disposed in the housing, and a cover coupled to one surface of the housing, the cover being configured to cover the fluorescent member. The portion of the fluorescent member to which radiation from a radiation source of the brachytherapy insertion tool is applied reacts with the radiation and generates light, brightness of the light varies depending on distribution of the radiation, and the position at which the light is bright is calculated to measure the direction in which the brachytherapy insertion tool has no shielding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a technology for analyzing and detecting/diagnosing a target nucleic acid. When the detection system according to the present invention is used, effective real-time detection or diagnosis efficiency can be obtained while problems such as noise are minimized. In particular, since, by using a house-keeping gene according to a method of use, the expression difference of the target nucleic acid can be corrected, and direct real-time target nucleic acid detection is possible, it can be effectively used for detecting various nucleic acids and diagnosing various diseases thereby.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a device, and a program for calculating a brachytherapy plan, and a brachytherapy apparatus. The method comprises: a step in which a computer obtains the number of radiation irradiation spots on the basis of radiation irradiation information (a radiation irradiation spot number obtaining step (S200)); a step in which the computer obtains target area information from a body model of a patient generated on the basis of medical image data of the patient (a target area information obtaining step (S400)); and a therapy plan calculating step (S600) in which the computer calculates, on the basis of the radiation irradiation information and the target area information, the radiation irradiation spots to which radiation is irradiated and the time length of irradiation to each radiation irradiation spot.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reagent composition for detecting illicit drugs, the composition comprising: a diacetylene derivative compound represented by chemical formula 1; and at least one compound selected from among gabazine (SR-95531), an amine group-linked diacetylene derivative represented by chemical formula 2-1, and a gabazine-linked diacetylene derivative represented by chemical formula 2-2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a target RNA detection method based on a dCas9/gRNA complex. A target RNA detection method according to the present invention can detect target RNA with the naked eye and without separate gene isolation and amplification steps, and, in particular, can rapidly and accurately detect target RNA through excellent target specificity and rapidity, and thus can exhibit excellent effects on the detection of various pathogens and/or viruses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a colorant composition including a first color material and a second color material, in which the first color material and the second color material each have a transmittance of 60% or less at a wavelength of 490 nm or more and 605 nm or less, a transmittance of 90% or more at a wavelength of 470 nm or less, and a transmittance of 98% or more at a wavelength of 620 nm or more.

Abstract: A method of controlling a user interface using an input image is provided. The method includes storing operation executing information of each of one or more gesture forms according to each of a plurality of functions, detecting a gesture form from the input image, and identifying the operation executing information mapped on the detected gesture form to execute an operation according to a function which is currently operated.