Abstract: In order to detect medical indices in a medical image, a method of obtaining information from a medical image may include performing segmentation on regions of a heart in the medical image, generating at least one reference line based on the segmentation and determining at least one medical index based on the at least one reference line.

Abstract: Proposed is a method of selectively leaching lithium (Li) and aluminum (Al) from a mixed carbonate precipitate (MCP) and, more specifically, a method of selectively leaching Li and Al from an MCP, by which a high-purity MCP can be prepared through selective leaching of Li and Al contained in an MCP used as a raw material for recovering valuable metals including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn).

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case includes a cup portion, which accommodates therein an electrode assembly formed by stacking an electrode and a separator, and a plurality of die edges connecting an outer wall of the cup portion to a side extending from the outer wall. The die edges include a first region, which is rounded at a first radius (r1) of curvature and at which an electrode tab extending from the electrode is positioned, and a second region which is other than the first region and rounded at one or more second radii (r2, r3, r4) of curvature less than or equal to the first radius (r1) of curvature. The second region is divided into an inner region and an outer region with respect to the first region, and the radius (r2) of curvature in the inner region differs from the radii (r3, r4) of curvature in the outer region.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device according to the embodiment includes: a first inverter; and a second inverter cross-coupled to the first inverter, wherein the second inverter includes a pull-up transistor, a pull-down transistor, and a ferroelectric field effect transistor having gate nodes connected to each other, and a restore transistor having one electrode connected to the ferroelectric field effect transistor, and the second inverter stores data in a nonvolatile manner.

Abstract: A PUF apparatus comprises: a PUF cell array in which a plurality of PUF cells are arranged each including a FeFET pair whose gates are commonly connected to a corresponding word line among a plurality of word lines, and whose drains and sources are connected to a corresponding bit line pair and a corresponding source line pair among a plurality of bit line pairs and a plurality of source line pairs running in a direction crossing the plurality of word lines; and a read-write-back block which is activated according to a read enable signal, and senses and amplifies a voltage difference occurring in a corresponding bit line pair among the plurality of bit line pairs according to the difference in driving strength due to a deviation in a manufacturing process of the FeFET pair in the PUF cell selected by a selected word line among the plurality of word lines.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for culturing a 3-dimensional lung cancer organoid and a method for preparing a patient-derived xenograft animal model using the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for culturing a 3-dimensional lung cancer organoid, a lung cancer organoid prepared by the method, a medium composition for culturing the lung cancer organoid, a method for preparing a xenograft animal model using the lung cancer organoid, a patient-derived lung cancer organoid xenograft animal model prepared by the method, and a method for analyzing therapeutic efficacy of an anticancer agent and a method for screening an anticancer agent, using the animal model.

Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a first semiconductor layer doped to have a first polarity, a second semiconductor layer doped to have a second polarity different from the first polarity, a light-emitting layer disposed between the first and second semiconductor layers, a shell layer formed on side surfaces of the first semiconductor layer, the light-emitting layer, and the second semiconductor layer, the shell layer including a divalent metal element, and an insulating film covering an outer surface of the shell layer and surrounding the side surface of the light-emitting layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, apparatus, and storage medium for image encoding/decoding. Selective compression learning of latent representations for variable-rate image compression is used for the method, apparatus, and storage medium. A selective compression method that partially encodes latent representations in a completely generalized manner for deep-learning-based variable-rate image compression is disclosed in embodiments. The methods of the embodiments adaptively determine essential representation elements for compression at different target quality levels.

Abstract: A vacuum blender having a foreign body catching member mounted thereon, the foreign body catching member disposed outside a container cover such that one end is communicatably coupled to a discharge hole formed in the container cover, and the other end is communicatably coupled to a communication path enabling a vacuum pump to communicate with the container cover. When the vacuum pump is operated in a state where the two ends of the foreign body catching member are communicating with the discharge hole and the communication path, respectively, air inside a crushing container is discharged to the outside by passing through the vacuum pump via the discharge hole, the foreign body catching member, and the communication path, and, by means of moving relative to the container cover, the foreign body catching member disposed outside the container cover has the one end communicate with or be blocked from the discharge hole.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus and a storage medium for encoding/decoding using a transform-based feature map. An optimal basis vector is extracted from one or more feature maps, and a transform coefficient is acquired through a transform using the basis vector. The basis vector and the transform coefficient may be transmitted through a bitstream. In an embodiment, one or more feature maps are reconstructed using the basis vector and the transform coefficient, which are decoded from the bitstream.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for encoding and decoding an image by skip encoding. The image-encoding method by skip encoding, which performs intra-prediction, comprises: performing a filtering operation on the signal which is reconstructed prior to an encoding object signal in an encoding object image; using the filtered reconstructed signal to generate a prediction signal for the encoding object signal; setting the generated prediction signal as a reconstruction signal for the encoding object signal; and not encoding the residual signal which can be generated on the basis of the difference between the encoding object signal and the prediction signal, thereby performing skip encoding on the encoding object signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heteroaryl derivative compound and a use thereof. Since the heteroaryl derivative of the present invention exhibits excellent inhibitory activity against EGFR, the heteroaryl derivative can be usefully used as a therapeutic agent for EGFR-associated diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: sustained-release microparticles capable of maintaining, for a long time, effects of preventing, treating or alleviating benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer and effects of preventing hair loss and promoting hair growth according to the administration of microparticles containing dutasteride; and a preparation method therefor, and according to the use of a method for administering the particles to a patient through an injection, a patient does not have to directly store or handle the microparticles, unlike an oral dosage form, and thus storage and handling are simple. In addition, drug effects are maintained for a long period of time of 1-3 months and, simultaneously, administration through injection can be facilitated since foreign body sensation and pain are reduced when being administered to a patient through injection because of the constant average diameter of the particles.

Abstract: A cell extruder of the present invention comprises: a pressure vessel in which a sample is dispensed; a regulator for adjusting a set pressure of nitrogen gas injected into the pressure vessel and then maintaining a constant pressure; an input valve for opening and closing the injection of nitrogen gas into the pressure vessel; an exhaust valve for removing the internal pressure of the pressure vessel; a filter holder which is provided with a membrane filter soaked with a reagent, so that the sample in the pressure vessel is fed through by the nitrogen gas and crushed into extracellular vesicles; and a collection container in which the extruded sample is stored. According to the present invention, pressure can be freely adjusted by the regulator. That is, the flow rate of the membrane according to pressure can be controlled, thus allowing the validation of a biopharmaceutical production method using an extracellular vesicle extruder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a salivary gland therapeutic agent using the effects of a cell-derived vesicle of enhancing the proliferation capacity of salivary gland cells, promoting an amylase activity, and enhancing transepithelial resistance. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the cell-derived vesicle according to the present invention has the effects of enhancing the proliferation capacity of salivary gland cells damaged by radiation, promoting amylase activity, increasing transepithelial resistance, enhancing the expression of Aquaporin 5, and increasing the amount of saliva secretion. Therefore, the pharmaceutical composition comprising the cell-derived vesicle of the present invention can be used for preventing and treating salivary gland diseases, and thus can be widely used in the pharmaceutical industry and health functional food field.

Abstract: An in-vehicle payment service apparatus an input device configured to receive information selected from a user in a vehicle and a processor configured to identify the information selected through the input device and to control the selected information to be displayed on a display in the vehicle. The processor is also configured to manage a payment state for the selected information, transfer information for the payment state to a specific vehicle in a group driving mode, and allow the specific vehicle to perform a payment approval.

Abstract: The teachings herein relate to a gel polymer electrolyte, manufacturing of a gel polymer electrolyte, and an electrochemical device including the gel polymer electrolyte. The present gel polymer electrolyte preferably includes a multi-component crosslinked polymer matrix; a dissociable salt; and an organic solvent. The content of the multi-component crosslinked polymer matrix preferably is 1 to 50 weight percent and preferably has a net structure formed by crosslinking at least three different kinds of cross-linkable monomers. Each of the cross-linkable monomers preferably includes at least two of the following functional groups: a carboxylic group, an acrylate group, or a cyano group. The method of manufacturing the gel polymer electrolyte preferably uses a thermal crosslinking or photo-crosslinking process.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a gel polymer electrolyte, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electrochemical device including the same. According to the present invention, a gel polymer electrolyte including: a multi-component crosslinked polymer matrix; a dissociable salt; and an organic solvent, wherein a content of the multi-component crosslinked polymer matrix is 1 to 50 wt % and the multi-component crosslinked polymer matrix has a net structure formed by crosslinking at least three different kinds of crosslinkable monomers, each of the crosslinkable monomers including at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic group, an acrylate group, and a cyano group, a method of manufacturing the same using a thermal crosslinking or photo-crosslinking process, and an electrochemical device including the same, may be provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the preparation of a polymer composite material for building air conditioning or dehumidification having superior water-adsorbing ability, durability and antibacterial properties by electro spinning. Specifically, the disclosed method for preparing a polymer composite material for building air conditioning or dehumidification includes: (S1) adding a crosslinking agent or a crosslinking agent and a porous filler for conferring durability and antibacterial properties into a hydrophilic polymer solution antibacterial properties to prepare a polymer composite material solution; (S2) electrospinning the polymer composite material solution to prepare a nanofiber sheet; and (S3) crosslinking the nanofiber sheet by heat-treatment.