Abstract: Provided is a sample transport medium vial, which may include: a sample collection part having an extraction part formed at the front end thereof, having a handle part formed in the middle thereof, and having, at the rear end thereof, a push button that can be pressed with the fingers; a medium accommodation tube in which a medium accommodation space capable of accommodating the medium is formed, and which is formed in a shape that encompasses the extraction part so that the extraction part of the sample collection part can be protected; and a one-touch-type elastic push device, which is provided at the handle part so that the protrusion length of the extraction part from the handle part can be extended to a first length or contracted to a second length when a collector presses the push button once or twice.

Abstract: A sidestream smoke removing device includes a housing having a smoking space defined therein, an article inserting part positioned on one end of the housing and having an open area through which a smoking article is inserted into the smoking space, and a sidestream smoke processing part positioned at a distance from an upstream end of the smoking article inserted into the smoking space and configured to process sidestream smoke produced from the smoking article. The sidestream smoke processing part includes a plasma ion filter configured to generate plasma ions using a high voltage electrode and a ventilation fan configured to allow the sidestream smoke to be discharged through the plasma ion filter. The sidestream smoke removing device obtains superior effects in terms of a sidestream smoke removal rate and deodorizing performance without significantly reducing the flow rate after the application of the filter.

Abstract: A method and a wireless communication device for providing communication service to devices connected to the wireless communication device. By establishing a starter wireless carrier connection using a starter SIM from a plurality of local SIMs, the wireless communication device establishes one or more logical data connections with one or more SIM banks. Remote-SIMs are selected from the one or more SIM banks and used to establish further wireless carrier connections to allow communication service to be provided to the devices over wireless carrier connections.

Abstract: A flat plate vibration driver according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base frame; a vibration unit disposed inside the base frame and vibrating up and down by a magnetic circuit; and a suspension connecting the base frame and the vibration unit, and transmitting vertical vibrations of the vibration unit to the base frame, wherein the vibration unit further comprises: a pair of magnetic bodies; and a magnetic guide which is connected to both ends of the pair of magnetic bodies and the suspension, respectively, to maintain a separation distance between the magnetic bodies and float the magnetic bodies in the air at a predetermined position inside the base frame.

Abstract: There is provided a cooperative driving control method based on a vehicle security status. The cooperative driving method according to an embodiment includes: identifying a security status of a cooperative driving target vehicle; determining a cooperative driving strategy according to the identified security status; and controlling driving according to the determined cooperative driving strategy. Accordingly, cooperative driving may be performed or excluded based on a security status of a target vehicle, so that an accident may be prevented from being caused by cooperative driving with a problematic vehicle, and safety of a driver and an occupant may be guaranteed.

Abstract: A display device includes: a blue color filter layer in a blue transmission region of an upper substrate, and including first scattering particles; a green color filter layer in a green transmission region of the upper substrate, and including second scattering particles; a red color filter layer in a red transmission region of the upper substrate; a partition wall on the upper substrate and defining a blue transmission opening, a green transmission opening, and a red transmission opening, which overlap the blue transmission region, the green transmission region, and the red transmission region, respectively; a color conversion layer including red color conversion particles and third scattering particles, and accommodated in the red transmission opening; a light emitting element layer on a lower substrate facing the upper substrate; and a filling material between the upper substrate and the lower substrate.

Abstract: An optical cable is provided in which an optical fiber bundle with clustered or bundled optical fibers is accommodated in a tubular member and the optical fibers are formed in an excess group length (EGL) by modeling considering bending properties of the optical cable or a lossless bending radius of the optical fibers of the optical fiber bundle, thereby minimizing stress, damage or optical loss of the optical fibers in the optical fiber bundle.

Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a support plate that supports a substrate and is provided with a heater member for heating the substrate; and a cooling unit for forcedly cooling the support plate, wherein the cooling unit includes: a cooling housing to provide a cooling space; a plurality of gas feed nozzles that is arranged in the cooling housing and supplies cooling gas toward the heater member; and a plurality of gas feed lines that is directly connected to the gas feed nozzles and supplies the cooling gas transferred from the outside to the gas feed nozzles.

Abstract: An inedible and dry dormant state encapsulated probiotic core-shell particle for external, non-mucosal skin application is provided. From inside out, the core-shell particle has a structure of a carrier particle core serving as a nutrient source for probiotics, a first layer including a dormant probiotic species for affecting epidermal biome and at least one prebiotic as a food source for the probiotic, a polymer layer positioned over the first layer, and a dissolvable protective layer for protecting the probiotic core-shell particle from oxidation, heat and humidity. By co-applying with a releasing medium, the dissolvable protective layer and the polymer layer are dissolved to expose the dormant probiotic containing layer, the first layer. Further, the releasing medium also is able to activate and reconstitute the dormant probiotic to a live probiotic on the applied non-mucosal epidermal surface.

Abstract: An insulating liquid supplying device includes an insulating liquid tank for receiving insulating liquid, a slot die for discharging insulating liquid to the outside, and an insulating liquid header located at the upper part of the slot die for conveying insulating liquid transferred from the insulating liquid tank to the slot die. A pipe connecting the insulating liquid tank, slot die, and insulating liquid header permits transfer of the insulating liquid, and a transfer pump is provided in the pipe to transfer insulating liquid from the insulating liquid tank to the slot die.

Abstract: In the present invention, a laser pointer is mounted on an upper mold and formed to mark a position of an auxiliary raw material disposed on a raw material disposed on a lower mold so that everyone can easily accurately arrange the auxiliary raw material at a predetermined position and molds the auxiliary raw material to improve a molding efficiency. In particular, in the present invention, the laser pointer is formed to mark vertex positions of the auxiliary raw material so that an operator can arrange vertexes of the auxiliary raw material at the predetermined position to quickly arrange the auxiliary raw material at the predetermined position and accurately mold the auxiliary raw material. In this case, in the present invention, at least two laser points are mounted along an edge of the upper mold to mark vertices of the auxiliary raw material so that the auxiliary raw material can be more quickly accurately disposed at the predetermined position and integrally molded.

Abstract: A method for factory calibration of a sensor of a CGM system is disclosed. A processor receives an enzyme membrane thickness after each dip of a working wire according to first parameters. The processor receives a glucose limiting membrane thickness after each dip of the working wire according to second parameters. The processor determines a working wire diameter, and includes the membrane thicknesses. The processor in communication with the CGM system, automatically generates a correlation between the first and the second parameters to at least one of a factory sensitivity and a drift profile. The drift profile predicts a sensitivity of the sensor over time. The processor associates the at least one of the factory sensitivity or the drift profile with the sensor. The sensor outputs a glucose reading during in-vivo use based on the at least one of the factory sensitivity or the drift profile.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack that may include at least one battery module including at least one battery cell; a case tray configured to support the at least one battery module; a tray cover coupled to the case tray; and at least one bushing gasket configured to connect the case tray and the tray cover and to support the case tray on a plurality of points.

Abstract: Disclosed are batteries and electrical apparatuses. Non-faradaic capacitance of the negative electrode plate is Cdl nF, the sphericity of the negative active material contained in the negative electrode plate is S, and Cdl and S satisfy 0.5?Cdl×S?5. By adjusting Cdl value and sphericity S, so that they are in the range of 0.5?Cdl×S?5, which can effectively reduce the specific surface area of the negative active material, increase the tap density, so that the negative electrode plate has a high tap density without causing overpressure phenomenon. Furthermore, the mechanical stress experienced by the negative active materials of the negative electrode plate during rolling is minimized, and the reaction area with the electrolyte is minimized, it has good liquid retention properties, thereby avoiding the occurrence of gas generation and swelling, so that the batteries have excellent rate performance and cycle performance.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for generating sequencing reads by partition of origin. One can introduce a unique molecular identifier and bead-specific barcodes to target nucleic acid fragments and the combination of bead-specific barcode, UMI and fragment can be used to identify when multiple bead-specific barcodes originated in the same partition, allowing for improved deconvolution of partition-based sequence analysis.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes medical imaging systems and methods configured to generate medical images based on undersampled imaging data. The images may be generated by applying a neural network trained with samples of known fully sampled data and undersampled data derived from the known fully sampled data to a acquired sparsely sampled data. The training of the neural network may involve training adversarial generative network including a generator and a discriminator. The generator is trained with sets of known undersampled data until the generator is capable of generating estimated image data, which the classifier is incapable of differentiation as either real or fake, and the trained generator may then be applied to unknown undersampled data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heating device for a vehicle, enabling substantially increased heat transfer efficiency, excellent rapid heating, and reduced weight and package. The heating device for a vehicle comprises: a film heating unit comprising a heating element, and a film covering both sides of the heating element in the thickness direction; and a heat dissipation unit comprising a pair of plates spaced in the thickness direction, and a heat-dissipating fin interposed between the pair of plates, wherein the film heating unit and the heat dissipation unit are sequentially laminated by attaching the plates to the film.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle air conditioner capable of increasing the aft flow effective region of an inner flow path by reducing the space occupied by support parts of doors for opening/closing a plurality of regions. The vehicle air conditioner comprises: an air-conditioning case in which an air flow path is formed; and a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger provided in the air flow path of the air-conditioning case, wherein the air flow path is partitioned and divided into a plurality of regions, and has a plurality of doors for opening/closing each region and a shaft for driving the doors, and the distance between one door and the shaft is different from the distance between another door and the shaft.

Abstract: Disclosed is a phase shifter. According to an embodiment of the present invention, provided is a phase shifter comprising: an elongated fixed board unit including one or more fixed circuit boards each having a circuit pattern formed on one surface thereof, a guiding bracket surrounding the fixed board unit and fixed to the fixed board unit, and one or more moving board units disposed between the guiding bracket and at least one surface of the fixed board unit, guided by the guiding bracket, and including one or more moving circuit boards having conductive strips formed thereon that are coupled to the circuit patterns on the fixed circuit boards.

Abstract: Provided herein are pluripotent stem cells comprising particular combinations of transcription factor for the production of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs). Also provided herein are methods of producing the pluripotent stem cells and methods of using the pluripotent stem cells to produce (OPCs) and oligodendrocytes.