Abstract: Disclosed is a single process for producing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon from methane by forming gas products comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and solid products comprising carbon and an iron-based catalyst from methane in a methane-containing feedstock through pyrolysis route involving auto-thermal reduction in a rotary kiln-type reactor in the presence of an iron-based catalyst and separating and recovering respective products.

Abstract: In one example, a semiconductor device can comprise a substrate, a device stack, first and second internal interconnects, and an encapsulant. The substrate can comprise a first and second substrate sides opposite each other, a substrate outer sidewall between the first substrate side and the second substrate side, and a substrate inner sidewall defining a cavity between the first substrate side and the second substrate side. The device stack can be in the cavity and can comprise a first electronic device, and a second electronic device stacked on the first electronic device. The first internal interconnect can be coupled to the substrate and the device stack. The encapsulant can cover the substrate inner sidewall and the device stack and can fill the cavity. Other examples and related methods are disclosed herein.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for forming a polyimide film for a cover window capable of satisfying a high performance required for the cover window, a process for preparing the same, and a use thereof. According to an embodiment, the composition may be usefully utilized in flexible display devices of various aspects providing a colorless and transparent film for a cover window that has excellent visibility without optical mura and deterioration in optical properties, and has excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties for use in optical applications.

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) weak magnetic field detection sensor includes a ferromagnetic core, a pickup coil disposed to surround the ferromagnetic core, a substrate that includes an opening, a core pad connected to the ferromagnetic core and a coil pad connected to the pickup coil, and an insulating tube interposed between the ferromagnetic core and the pickup coil. The insulating tube includes a bobbin around which the pickup coil is wound, and a core hole formed to pass through the bobbin and configured to accommodate the ferromagnetic core.

Abstract: A device for adjusting the tightening angle of a needle safety protector is proposed. The device is configured to provide an injection needle in an integrated state with a needle hub for preventing reuse of the injection needle and to fasten the needle hub to a needle safety protector that is disposed of in a folded state after use, a fastening structure is improved such that rotation is possible by a predetermined angle when the needle safety protector is rotated. Accordingly, an injection is safely performed by correcting the injection needle to the reference direction. In addition, even when a syringe is assembled by deviating from a reference angle during the mass production with the automatic line, the wrong angle is corrected in use.

Abstract: A video decoding method includes: before residual decoding of a coding unit is completed, referring to available information to determine whether to decode information that an inverse transform (IT) circuit needs for applying inverse transform to transform blocks of the coding unit, and generating a determination result; and controlling coefficient transmission of the coding unit to the IT circuit according to the determination result.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light modulation device is provided. The light modulation device is capable of removing defects such as orientation irregularities. The light modulation device further improves the orientation state in the light modulation device that adjusts orientation of a liquid crystal compound or the like with a liquid crystal alignment film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer or adhesive layer.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for surface treatment of a steel sheet, the composition having excellent resistance to an acid, such as sulfuric acid, and to a coated steel sheet to which the composition for surface treatment is applied, wherein the composition for surface treatment comprises 30-50% wt % of colloidal silica containing 5-20 nm-sized silica, 40-60% wt % of silane containing three or more alkoxy groups, 5-15 wt % of an acrylate-based organic monomer, 0.01-1 wt % of an acid, and 1-15 wt % of a solvent.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for online action detection, the apparatus including a feature extraction unit configured to extract a chunk-level feature of a video chunk sequence of a streaming video, a filtering unit configured to perform filtering on the chunk-level feature, and an action classification unit configured to classify an action class using the filtered chunk-level feature.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel sensing circuit which extends an operation section of an integrator by using an additional signal and allows securing a time required for a stable output of a sensing voltage.

Abstract: A server according to an embodiment includes a processor configured to receive a friend add request for a target account from a user terminal accessed with a user account; based on one of the user account and the target account being a protected account, transmit an approval request for the friend add request to a protector account connected to the protected account; and based on receiving a reply to the approval request from the protector terminal, add the target account to a friend list of the user account.

Abstract: A polyimide composition includes a polyimide precursor or a polyimide that includes structural units derived from a first monomer including a diamine-based compound and structural units derived from a second monomer including a cardo group-containing dianhydride-based compound. The cardo group-containing dianhydride-based compound is included in a range from 12 mol % to 20 mol % based on a total number of moles of the second monomer.

Abstract: An image-based lighting method includes: receiving an input image obtained by capturing a scene of one of a front, rear and side of a vehicle; generating a panoramic image by mapping a first coordinate of each pixel constituting a region of interest of the received input image to a corresponding second coordinate using a lookup table; analyzing histograms of red, green, and blue of an upper region of the panoramic image to select a color in which a red value, a green value, and a blue value with a highest frequency are combined, and performing alpha blending on the upper region using the selected color; adjusting saturation of the panoramic image; and converting the panoramic image into a cube map image and applying the cube map image to a 3D vehicle model, wherein the lookup table stores a relationship in which a first coordinate of each of the pixels constituting the region of interest of the input image corresponds to a second coordinate of a pixel of the panoramic image.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a simulation apparatus for secondary battery production.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving magnetic field signals in a magnetic field communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a controller configured to generate a communication signal, matching units that are configured to receive the communication signal and that respectively correspond to different matching frequencies, and loop antennas that are connected to the matching units, respectively, and that are configured to convert communication signals according to the different matching frequencies into magnetic transmission signals in the form of magnetic field energy and to transmit the magnetic transmission signals.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a flexible smart window which includes an electrochromic structure including a discoloration layer, a first polyimide film disposed on the electrochromic structure, a second polyimide film disposed under the electrochromic structure, and a first adhesion promoting layer disposed on the first polyimide film and including at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide, a metalloid oxide and an organic silane compound. Structural stability of the flexible smart window may be enhanced by improving an adhesive force between the polyimide film and the electrochromic structure in a high temperature process.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for an instant messaging service to provide a schedule service. A schedule management server according to an example embodiment includes receiving a schedule creating request, selecting any one of a first type of calendar belonging to a chatroom in which the schedule creating request is created and a second type of calendar belonging to a user account which creates the schedule creating request, according to a schedule type included in the schedule creating request; and creating a schedule corresponding to the selected type of calendar.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for an instant messaging service to provide a schedule service. A schedule management server according to an example embodiment includes receiving a schedule creating request, selecting any one of a first type of calendar belonging to a chatroom in which the schedule creating request is created and a second type of calendar belonging to a user account which creates the schedule creating request, according to a schedule type included in the schedule creating request; and creating a schedule corresponding to the selected type of calendar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a factory simulator-based scheduling system using reinforcement learning, which schedules a process by training a neural network agent that determines a next action when a current state of a workflow is given in a factory environment in which a plurality of processes having a precedence relationship with each other constitutes a workflow and products are produced when the processes in the workflow are performed, and there is provided a factory simulator-based scheduling system using reinforcement learning, the system comprising a neural network agent having at least one neural network that outputs, when a state of a factory workflow (hereinafter, referred to as a workflow state) is input, a next work to be processed in the workflow state, wherein the neural network is trained by a reinforcement learning method; a factory simulator for simulating the factory workflow; and a reinforcement learning module for simulating the factory workflow using the factory simulator, extracting

Abstract: Provided is an optical multilayer structure including a shatterproof layer including a polyimide resin including a siloxane structure and an adhesion promoting layer. Since the adhesion promoting layer and the shatterproof layer of the optical multilayer structure according to one implementation are connected by a chemical bond (imide bond), interlayer adhesiveness is high and durability is excellent. In addition, the optical multilayer structure according to one implementation has excellent heat resistance, so that curling is reduced to minimize substrate bending, has high surface hardness, so that mechanical properties are excellent, and has a low haze and is transparent, so that optical properties are excellent.