Abstract: Provided is a method for preventing or treating a periodontal disease; or a method for improving oral hygiene, including administering a pharmaceutical composition containing tauroursodeoxycholic acid as an active ingredient.

Abstract: There are a touch input sensing device and a touch input sensing method. The touch input sensing device includes: a plurality of sensing electrodes; and a controller obtaining sensing signals generated from the plurality of sensing electrodes through a plurality of sensing channels electrically connected to the plurality of sensing electrodes, wherein the controller calculates a difference value between the sensing signals obtained from the plurality of sensing channels connected to the mutually adjacent sensing electrodes among the plurality of sensing electrodes to determine a touch input. A weighting value is assigned to a difference value between sensing signals obtained from mutually adjacent sensing electrodes, based on which the coordinates, or the like, of a touch input are determined, thus significantly reducing the influence of noise and accurately determining a touch input.

Abstract: Disclosed are a fire retardant thermoplastic resin composition suitable for preparing an electric wire, etc. by enhancing extrudability of a resin composition without hindering fire retardancy of the resin composition, and an electric wire comprising the same. The fire retardant thermoplastic resin composition comprises a matrix resin that comprises 20 to 35% by weight of a poly arylene ether resin, 20 to 35% by weight of a vinyl aromatic resin and 5 to 20% by weight of an olefin-based resin comprising a rubber ingredient, 1 to 10% by weight of a room-temperature liquid-type fire retardant, and 8 to 20% by weight of an ancillary fire retardant, based on 100% by weight of a mixture of a poly arylene ether resin, a vinyl aromatic resin, an olefin-based resin, a room-temperature liquid-type fire retardant and an ancillary fire retardant.

Abstract: Disclosed are a flame retardant poly(arylene ether) resin composition and a flame retardant non-crosslinked cable. According to the present invention, provided are a flame retardant poly(arylene ether) resin composition to provide flexibility, flame retardancy, productivity, extrusion processability, etc. while maintaining heat resistance, and a flame retardant non-crosslinked cable manufactured using the composition.

Abstract: This invention provides 3D stacked memory arrays and methods for determining threshold voltages of string selection transistors by LSMP (layer selection by multi-level permutation) for enabling to select layers regardless of the number or as many as possible by the limited numbers of threshold voltage states and SSLs. Thus, this invention enables to maximize the degree of integrity of memory by minimizing the number of SSLs and to select layers with no limitation of the number by considering a recent aspect ratio of the semiconductor etching process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a separator for batteries, a separator manufactured by the method, and a secondary battery including the separator. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a separator having enhanced tensile strength by performing a shutdown process stopping a stretch during a process of stretching a base film of the separator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a separator in which the tensile strength is enhanced and melt shrinkage is reduced by controlling elongation step from among the manufacturing steps thereof. Additionally, the present invention relates to a separator having superb winding processability as well as superb thermal stability due to the raised the tensile strength while maintaining a low rate of melt shrinkage. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an electrochemical battery having enhanced stability by utilizing a separator having high tensile strength and a low rate of melt shrinkage.

Abstract: A polyolefin-based porous separator, including a first polyolefin-based porous film on a first surface of a second polyolefin-based porous film, and a third polyolefin-based porous film on a second surface of the second polyolefin-based porous film, each of the first and third polyolefin-based porous films containing inorganic particles having an average particle size of 10 nm to 100 nm, a thickness ratio of the first polyolefin-based porous film, the second polyolefin-based porous film, and the third polyolefin-based porous film being 0.5 to 1.5:1 to 6:0.5 to 1.5, and thermal shrinkage rates of the separator in a machine direction and a transverse direction measured after standing at 120° C. for 1 hour each being 5% or less, and air permeability of the separator being 250 sec/100 cc or less.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a plurality of stacked chips. Each of the plurality of stacked chips includes a delay chain. Each of the plurality of stacked chips comprises a plurality of Through-Vias, wherein one of the plurality of Through-Vias formed in a first one of the plurality of stacked chips and electrically coupled to a predetermined location of a first delay chain on the first one of the plurality of stacked chips and one of the plurality of Through-Vias formed in a neighboring one of the plurality of stacked chips and electrically coupled to a predetermined location of a delay chain on the neighboring one of the plurality of stacked chips are configured to electrically couple the first one of the plurality of stacked chips to the neighboring one of the plurality of stacked chips. A signal transmitted from a first one of the plurality of stacked chips generates a feedback signal to the first one of the plurality of stacked chips through one or more of the plurality of Through-Vias.

Abstract: Provided are a tape-type fluorine preparation using a biodegradable polymer and a method of preparing the same, and preferably, a tape-type fluorine preparation which is attached to teeth to gradually release fluorine, thereby maintaining a suitable fluorine concentration in an oral cavity, and self-degraded after a certain amount of time, and a method of preparing the same. The tape-type fluorine preparation includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet containing fluorine and capable of being attached to teeth, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet is formed of a biodegradable hydrophilic polymer in an oral cavity to reduce a rate at which the fluorine is released.

Abstract: An operating method, a base station, and terminal of a cell of a first communication system for a handover between the first communication system and a second communication system are provided.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a pouch type lithium secondary battery. The pouch type lithium secondary battery according to the present invention may comprise an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a separator and a negative electrode, and a pouch having a groove for receiving the electrode assembly and upper and lower portions of which are fused to each other around the groove to form flange-shaped edges. In particular, the edges may be at least partially covered at ends thereof with insulating material. As a result, a short circuit between a metal foil of the pouch and the negative electrode of the battery can be prevented, and corrosion of the battery may be also prevented.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to endothelial or endothelial like cells cultured from fibroblasts exposed to transcription factor ETV2. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of producing endothelial or endothelial like cells comprising exposing fibroblasts with ETV2 under conditions such that the fibroblasts are modified to form a pool of cells expressing increased levels of endothelium surface markers compared to the fibroblasts. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to using endothelial like cells reported herein for the treatment of vascular, cardiac, and wound healing indications.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for collecting medium data items are provided. The apparatuses include a portable terminal which collects medium data items determined to be related to a particular event under a search condition according to an occurrence time of the particular event and classifies the collected medium data items records for the particular event.

Abstract: A power-up signal generation circuit including a pre-power-up signal generation block operates by using a first power supply voltage, and generates a pre-power-up signal when the first power supply voltage becomes higher than a first level, and a second power supply voltage becomes higher than a second level; a level shifting block suitable for pull-down driving a first node when the pre-power-up signal is not in an activated state, and pull-up driving the first node with the second power supply voltage when the pre-power-up signal is in the activated state; a driving block suitable for pull-down driving the first node when the second power supply voltage is lower than the second level; and a power-up signal driving block operates by using the second power supply voltage, and generates a power-up signal through a second node by driving the second node based on a voltage level of the first node.

Abstract: There are provided a touch sensing apparatus and a touch sensing method. The touch sensing apparatus includes: a panel unit provided with a plurality of electrodes; a sensing circuit unit detecting variations in capacitance in the plurality of electrodes; and a calculating unit determining a touch from the variations in capacitance, wherein the calculating unit applies different parameters for determining the touch to the plurality of individual electrodes. The parameters such as an integration time, a digital signal conversion time, and a driving signal application time are set differently according to positions in which the variations in capacitance are detected, driving efficiency may be improved and power consumption may be significantly reduced.

Abstract: A micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) microphone includes: a printed circuit substrate; a MEMS chip that is combined with the printed circuit substrate and has a MEMS inner space; and a case that is combined with the printed circuit substrate, accommodates the MEMS chip, and forms an inner space that is separated from an external space, wherein the case is a double-type case including an inner case and an outer case, a medium acoustic path space is formed between the inner case and the outer case, and the printed circuit substrate includes a substrate acoustic path that connects the medium acoustic path space to the MEMS inner space of the MEMS chip so that external sound passing through the sound hole enters the MEMS inner space of the MEMS chip after passing through the medium acoustic path space.

Abstract: A security system and a method of providing a security service are provided. The method includes receiving, by a mobile terminal, sensor data from a plurality of sensors included in a first plug-in type sensor module; integrating, by the mobile terminal, the sensor data based on a correlation between pieces of sensor data of the plurality of sensors to generate integrated information; analyzing, based on the integration information, a security situation of a place into which the first plug-in type sensor module is plugged; and providing, by the mobile terminal, a result of the analysis to a user.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color filter on transistor (COT) type liquid crystal display device that may include red, green, blue and white pixels on a substrate; red, green and blue color filters in the red green and blue pixels, respectively, and a white pattern in the white pixel; a planarization layer on the red, green and blue color filters; and a column spacer on the planarization layer, wherein the column spacer and the white pattern are made of the substantially same material.