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: A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including electrode sheets and a separator interposed between the electrode sheets; a pouch-like battery casing in which the electrode assembly is received; an electrode lead connected to the electrode assembly and protruding out from the battery casing; and a lead film covering the electrode lead and interposed between the electrode lead and the battery casing, wherein the lead film includes an outer layer covering the electrode lead and an inner layer disposed inside of the outer layer, and the inner layer includes a material having a higher air permeability as compared to the outer layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device in which performance and reliability are improved, and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a conductive line extending in a first direction on a substrate, an interlayer insulation film that includes a cell trench extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, on the substrate, a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode that are spaced apart from each other in the first direction and each extend in the second direction, inside the cell trench, a channel layer that is inside the cell trench and is electrically connected to the conductive line, on the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode, and a gate insulation layer interposed between the first gate electrode and the channel layer, and between the second gate electrode and the channel layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package of stacked semiconductor chips includes forming a reverse wire bond by bonding one end of a reverse wire to a chip pad of the second-highest semiconductor chip of the stacked semiconductor chips and connecting the other end of the reverse wire to a conductive bump on a chip pad of the uppermost semiconductor chip of the stacked semiconductor chips. The method also includes molding the stacked semiconductor chips with the reverse wire bond using a mold layer. The method further includes processing the mold layer to expose the conductive bump and the other end of the reverse wire in the reverse wire bond through an upper surface of the mold layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a memory device including a row decoder generating word line (WL) control signals based on a row address from an external device, a first sub-array including memory cells connected to word lines, a first sub-word line driver (SWD) providing a selection voltage or a non-selection voltage to odd-numbered word lines of the word lines based on odd-numbered WL control signals corresponding to the odd-numbered word lines, and a second SWD providing the selection voltage or the non-selection voltage to even-numbered word lines of the word lines based on even-numbered WL control signals corresponding to the even-numbered word lines. The first SWD applies the non-selection voltage to non-selection word lines of the even-numbered word lines, in response to the even-numbered WL control signals, and the second SWD applies the non-selection voltage to non-selection word lines of the odd-numbered word lines, in response to the odd-numbered WL control signals.

Abstract: A nicotine sheet and an aerosol-generating article including the same are provided. The nicotine sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a nicotine material which includes a nicotine component and a cellulose-based material which forms a sheet. The nicotine sheet may, when heated, slowly release the nicotine component fixed therein and thus can improve persistence of a tobacco smoke taste of an aerosol-generating article.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a culture medium composition for culturing keratinocytes, and more specifically, to a culture medium composition for establishing or culturing keratinocytes, comprising calcium, an epidermal growth factor, and albumin According to the present invention, when keratinocytes are cultured using the culture medium of the present invention, the keratinocytes can be effectively proliferated within a short time, thus making it possible to more quickly obtain a desired number of the cells during the development of a therapeutic agent using the keratinocytes, and the activity of the keratinocytes is improved, and thus the culture medium of the present invention can be useful in the fields of keratinocyte research and the development of therapeutic agents.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate including an active pattern; a gate electrode crossing the active pattern; a source/drain pattern adjacent to one side of the gate electrode and on an upper portion of the active pattern; an active contact electrically connected to the source/drain pattern; and a silicide layer between the source/drain pattern and the active contact, the source/drain pattern including a body part including a plurality of semiconductor patterns; and a capping pattern on the body part, the body part has a first facet, a second facet on the first facet, and a corner edge defined where the first facet meets the second facet, the corner edge extending parallel to the substrate, the capping pattern covers the second facet of the body part and exposes the corner edge, and the silicide layer covers a top surface of the body part and a top surface of the capping pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a culture medium composition obtained by further adding at least one selected from the group consisting of rotenone and albumin to a serum-free medium prepared through a CAMPs technology. It has been ascertained that the proliferation of dermal papilla cells and maintenance of characteristics thereof during culturing can be improved by regulating the concentration of rotenone and albumin, and since the culture medium composition is a serum-free chemical medium comprising no serum, there is no risk of side effects, which can be caused by using a conventional serum medium, during use on the human body. The culture medium composition of the present invention obtained by further adding at least one selected from the group consisting of rotenone and albumin to a serum-free medium, or dermal papilla cells cultured through the composition can be effectively used in the development of therapeutic agents for hair loss prevention and hair growth promotion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribose binding peptide with anti-cancer activity, and specifically, an ADP-ribose binding peptide having a specific amino acid sequence and a modification thereof, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer comprising the same as an active ingredient, and a pharmaceutical composition for anti-cancer adjuvant. The ADP-ribose binding peptide of the present disclosure has an excellent anti-cancer effect by accumulating ADP-ribose in cancer cells to destroy the balance, thus leading to the death of cancer cells, but not being toxic to normal cells, and when administered in combination with other anti-cancer drugs or anti-cancer radiation therapy, has a very good effect as an anti-cancer adjuvant by enhancing the reactivity to the anti-cancer drugs and radiation therapy.

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor memory device includes a first through-structure on a substrate, the first through-structure comprising first and second conductive pillars spaced apart from each other in a first direction, an electrode adjacent to the first through-structure, the electrode horizontally extending in the first direction, and a ferroelectric layer and a channel layer between the electrode and the first and second conductive pillars. The channel layer connects the first and second conductive pillars to each other. The ferroelectric layer is disposed between the electrode and the channel layer. The ferroelectric layer extends from a sidewall of the first conductive pillar to a sidewall of the second conductive pillar along the channel layer when viewed in a plan view.

Abstract: A tobacco extract sheet, a method of producing the same, and a smoking article including the same are provided. The tobacco extract sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may be produced from a sheet-producing liquid which includes a first tobacco extract solution, a second tobacco extract solution, and a sheet-forming agent, wherein the first tobacco extract solution may include water as an extraction solvent, and the second tobacco extract solution may include a material other than water as an extraction solvent. The tobacco extract sheet produced in this way may be applied to a smoking article and may significantly improve persistence of a tobacco smoke taste of the smoking article.

Abstract: The substrate processing apparatus of the present invention comprises a hot plate for heating a substrate; and a cooling unit for cooling the hot plate; wherein the cooling unit includes a support plate having a space formed between the support plate and the hot plate, and a plurality of nozzles installed on the support plate and for supplying cooling gas to a bottom surface of the hot plate, wherein an outdoor air inlet passage provided in a through structure is provide in the support plate, wherein a portion of the outdoor air inlet passage forms a first region, through which a cable passes, and the remaining portion forms a second region, through which the cable does not pass and outdoor air introduces.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating method. The substrate treating method includes supplying a dissolving solution onto a rotating substrate; and supplying, after the supplying a dissolution solution, a treating liquid including a polymer onto the rotating substrate to form a liquid film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first single crystal semiconductor pattern including a first source/drain region, a second source/drain region, and a first vertical channel region between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region, the second source/drain region being at a higher level than the first source/drain region; a first gate electrode facing a first side surface of the first single crystal semiconductor pattern; a first gate dielectric layer, the first gate dielectric layer including a portion between the first single crystal semiconductor pattern and the first gate electrode; and a complementary structure in contact with a second side surface of the first single crystal semiconductor pattern, wherein the complementary structure includes an oxide semiconductor layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anti-cancer therapy using adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADP-Ribose), and specifically, to a single anti-cancer therapy of ADP-ribose and a combination therapy of ADP-ribose with an anti-cancer drug or radiation, and the like.

Abstract: Provided are nanoparticles for the selective death of cancer cells through ferroptosis and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, the nanoparticles are in a form in which a cancer cell-targeting hydrogel and iron particles are bound and aggregated, and are selectively accumulated in cancer cells, and thus exhibit an effective cancer cell killing effect through ferroptosis, and accordingly, are expected to exhibit high therapeutic effects due to less side effects.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes discharging a treating liquid including a polymer and a solvent onto a substrate; and solidifying a liquid film of the treating liquid by volatilizing the solvent from the treating liquid on the substrate, and wherein the solidifying a liquid film comprises a first period of stopping the rotation of the substrate or rotating the substrate at a first speed for a first time period.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a charge transport layer on a substrate. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a device comprising a charge transport layer, which enables a uniform charge transport layer to be formed by a solution process even on a large area substrate. The method for manufacturing a device comprising a charge transport layer, of the present invention, may comprise: a charge forming step of forming first polarity charges on a transparent conductive substrate; a polymer electrolyte coating forming step of forming, on the transparent conductive substrate on which the first polarity charges are formed, a polymer electrolyte coating layer of second polarity charges which have the opposite polarity to that of the first polarity charges; and a first charge transport layer forming step of coating the polymer electrolyte coating layer with nanoparticles having the first polarity charges so as to form a first charge transport layer.