Abstract: An embodiment method for operating an electronic device includes transmitting, from a controller, a tearing effect (TE) signal to a touchscreen over a first period of time, the first period of time occurring during a first frame and having a duration that is shorter than a period of the first frame, the TE signal being configured to restrict image data from being displayed on the touchscreen during the first period of time; displaying the first frame of a plurality of frames of the image data on a display of the touchscreen over a second period of time within the period of the first frame other than during the first period of time; and detecting, at the controller, a first touch by performing a first self-sensing scan during the first period of time.

Abstract: Provided are a silicon nitride film etching composition, a method of etching a silicon nitride film using the same, and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device. Specifically, a silicon nitride film may be highly selectively etched as compared with a silicon oxide film, and when the composition is applied to an etching process at a high temperature and a semiconductor manufacturing process, not only no precipitate occurs but also anomalous growth in which the thickness of the silicon oxide film is rather increased does not occur, thereby minimizing defects and reliability reduction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder for growing a gallium oxide single crystal and a method of manufacturing the same, and the powder for growing a gallium oxide single crystal according to an embodiment of the present invention is made of gallium oxide and has a bulk density of 0.7 g/cm3 or more and 1.0 g/cm3 or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for extending a half-life of a protein, comprising substituting one lysine residue in each of the amino acid sequences in two proteins, or to a protein having an extended half-life. The protein in which lysine residues have been substituted according to the present invention remains in the body for an extended period of time, and exhibits excellent treatment results. In addition, two proteins can be produced and provided in a single production process.

Abstract: A method of preparing a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex is provided. The method of preparing a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer later includes emulsion-polymerizing a monomer mixture including a conjugated diene-based monomer, an ethylenically unsaturated nitrile-based monomer, and an ethylenically unsaturated acid monomer in the presence of a cross-linking agent including glyoxal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the novel lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus mucosae and Bifidobacterium longum, and specifically, to a composition comprising the novel lactic acid bacteria, the composition enabling the inhibition of the expression of the p16 protein, which is an aging factor, and the inhibition of inflammatory factors, thereby being useful in preventing and treating memory impairment, learning disabilities or mental disorders, and in preventing and treating inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to laser welding methods, monitoring methods, and monitoring systems for a secondary battery. A laser welding method for a secondary battery includes performing laser welding on a positive electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of positive electrode base tabs are formed at a side, a negative electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of negative electrode base tabs are formed at a side, and a thin-film multi-tab to be joined to each of the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base, a welded portion in which the multi-tab is welded with the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base being melting-joined by using a laser such that a plurality of welding spots is formed on the welded portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a secondary battery includes: an index table configured to receive a secondary battery cell, the secondary battery cell including an electrode assembly, a can accommodating the electrode assembly, and an electrode tab between the electrode assembly and the can to electrically connect the electrode assembly to the can; a laser scanner configured to irradiate laser onto an outer surface of the can to weld the electrode tab to the can; and a controller configured to variably control the laser scanner according to an operation of the index table.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for the diagnosis of a degenerative brain disease, comprising hpmA, which is a substance derived from Proteus, Shigella, Klebsiella pneumoniae, or Citrobacter, preferably a Proteus mirabilis strain, from a biological sample of a subject. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for providing information for the diagnosis of a degenerative brain disease such as Parkinson's disease, brain neuritis (neuroinflammation), or Alzheimer's disease, by measuring the amount of hpmA.

Abstract: Provided are a silicon nitride film etching composition, a method of etching a silicon nitride film using the same, and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device. Specifically, a silicon nitride film may be stably etched with a high selection ratio relative to a silicon oxide film, and when the composition is applied to an etching process at a high temperature and a semiconductor manufacturing process, not only no precipitate occurs but also anomalous growth in which the thickness of the silicon oxide film is rather increased does not occur, thereby minimizing defects and reliability reduction.

Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body including dielectric layers, first and second internal electrodes, laminated in a first direction, facing each other, and first and second cover portions, disposed on outermost portions of the first and second internal electrodes, and first and second external electrodes, respectively disposed on both external surfaces of the body in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, and respectively connected to the first and second internal electrodes. An indentation including a glass is disposed at at least one of boundaries between the first internal electrodes and the first external electrode or one of boundaries between the second internal electrodes and the second external electrode.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method is provided. An image decoding method of the present invention may comprise deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current luma block, deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current luma block, generating a prediction block of the current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current chroma block, and the deriving of an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block may comprise determining whether or not CCLM (Cross-Component Linear Mode) can be performed for the current chroma block.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling uplink transmission power in a multiple element carrier wave system. The method for controlling uplink transmission power by a terminal in a multiple element carrier wave system includes the steps of: generating an uplink signal to be transmitted in a first serving cell; receiving, from a base station, random access start information for commanding the start of a random access procedure for a second serving cell; calculating the estimated surplus power from first transmission power scheduled for an uplink signal transmission, and second transmission power scheduled for a transmission of a PRACH to which a random access preamble is mapped; and when the estimated surplus power is smaller than a threshold power, adjusting the first transmission power or the second transmission power on the basis of power allocation priority.

Abstract: Devices and methods related to film bulk acoustic resonators. In some embodiments, a film bulk acoustic resonator can be manufactured by a method that includes forming a first electrode having a first lateral shape and providing a piezoelectric layer on the first electrode. The method can further include forming a second electrode having a second lateral shape on the piezoelectric layer such that the piezoelectric layer is between the first and second electrodes. The forming of the first electrode and the forming of the second electrode can include selecting and arranging the first and second lateral shapes to provide a resonator shape defined by an outline of an overlap of the first and second electrodes, such that the resonator shape includes N curved sections joined by N vertices of an N-sided polygon, and such that the resonator shape has no axis of symmetry.

Abstract: An operation method of a storage device including first and second physical functions respectively corresponding to first and second hosts includes receiving performance information from each of the first and second hosts, setting a first weight value corresponding to the first physical function and a second weight value corresponding to the second physical function, based on the received performance information, selecting one of a first submission queue, a second submission queue, a third submission queue, and a fourth submission queue based on an aggregated value table, the first and second submission queues being managed by the first host and the third and fourth submission queues are managed by the second host, processing a command from the selected submission queue, and updating the aggregated value table based on a weight value corresponding to the processed command from among the first and second weights and input/output (I/O) information of the processed command.

Abstract: An acoustic sensor (e.g., for use in a piezoelectric MEMS microphone) includes a substrate and a cantilever beam attached to the substrate. The cantilever beam has a proximal portion attached to the substrate and a distal portion that extends from the proximal portion to a free end of the beam, the beam extending generally linearly from the proximal portion toward the free end in a first direction. The beam has a wall portion at or proximate the free end that extends in a second direction generally transverse to the first direction and increases an acoustic resistance of the gap between sensors. An electrode is disposed on or in the proximal portion of the beam.

Abstract: A multilayer marking film is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a multilayer marking film includes, in sequential order, an adhesive layer, a colored base layer having a first color, and a colored coating layer having a second color, wherein information can be written by laser irradiation on the colored coating layer.

Abstract: Provided is a novel cis-aconitate synthesis enzyme, more particularly, a recombinant microorganism for producing itaconate including a cis-aconitate synthesis enzyme variant. According to the present disclosure, it was confirmed that the production and yield of itaconate were significantly increased in the recombinant microorganism for producing itaconate into which the novel cis-aconitate synthesis enzyme was introduced. In addition, it was confirmed that in the recombinant microorganism for producing itaconate of the present disclosure, a new carbon flow to itaconate was separated from the existing TCA cycle based on the activity of the corresponding enzyme. Accordingly, the novel aconitate synthesis enzyme of the present disclosure and the recombinant microorganism introduced with the aconitate synthesis enzyme can increase the economic feasibility of itaconate, and thus can be used in various industrial fields, such as synthetic resins, latexes, and food additives in which itaconate is used.

Abstract: A storage device includes a first physical space including first nonvolatile memory devices, a second physical space including second nonvolatile memory devices physically isolated from the first nonvolatile memory devices, and a storage controller that fetches a command from an external device and performs an operation corresponding to the command in any one of the first and second physical spaces, based on information included in the fetched command.