Abstract: A battery module includes a cell stack including a plurality of battery cells, and a module frame accommodating the cell stack, a bottom part of the module frame includes a first area, a second area, and a third area in which respective thermally conductive resin layers are formed, and the thermally conductive resin layers of the first area and the second area are each thicker than the thermally conductive resin layer of the third area.

Abstract: The present invention provides method and apparatus for purifying exhaust gas of a vessel and a vessel including the same, in which a risk for a vessel and crew of being exposed to ammonia gas used to collect carbon dioxide included in exhaust gas emitted from a vessel may be minimized and an ammonia solution may be recycled and reused to collect carbon dioxide, in order to satisfy regulations on discharge of exhaust gas by the IMO. Also, the present invention provides an apparatus 1000 for purifying exhaust gas of a vessel and a method of purifying exhaust gas of a vessel using the same, in which carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide included in exhaust gas emitted from a vessel may be collected by using a reaction solution and may be changed into a substance that does not affect the environment so as to be stored and transported to land.

Abstract: Provided is an encoding apparatus for integrally encoding and decoding a speech signal and a audio signal, and may include: an input signal analyzer to analyze a characteristic of an input signal; a stereo encoder to down mix the input signal to a mono signal when the input signal is a stereo signal, and to extract stereo sound image information; a frequency band expander to expand a frequency band of the input signal; a sampling rate converter to convert a sampling rate; a speech signal encoder to encode the input signal using a speech encoding module when the input signal is a speech characteristics signal; a audio signal encoder to encode the input signal using a audio encoding module when the input signal is a audio characteristic signal; and a bitstream generator to generate a bitstream.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a drain, a source, a gate electrode, and a nanowire between the source and drain. The nanowire has a first section with a first thickness and a second section with a second thickness greater than the first thickness. The second section is between the first section and at least one of the source or drain. The first nanowire includes a channel when a voltage is applied to the gate electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonoxidative methane direct converting reactor and a preparation method of ethylene and aromatic compound using the same and, more specifically, to a nonoxidative methane direct converting reactor and a preparation method of ethylene and aromatic compound using the same, wherein the reactor maximizes a catalytic reaction rate, minimizes cokes production, and provides a high conversion rate of methane and a high yield of ethylene and an aromatic compound even at a low hydrogen supply ratio in the production of ethylene and an aromatic compound from methane.

Abstract: A method for providing a task automation service, performed by at least one computing device is provided. The method may include collecting information on an object, in which a user's input occurs, by using a recording engine, generating an object information list for the object based on the information collected by the recording engine, determining first object information corresponding to the user's input based on a result of comparing a plurality of kinds of candidate object information included in the object information list, and automatically generating an activity corresponding to the user's input based on the first object information and predefined pattern information.

Abstract: An embodiment system includes an actuator mounted in a housing and configured to be operated in response to a connection state of a charging cable, a lever arm rotatably provided outside the housing and configured to be rotated in conjunction with operation of the actuator, a debris removal unit configured to remove debris on the lever arm, and a controller configured to control the operation of the actuator in response to the connection state of the charging cable being a connected state or a released state and to control the debris removal unit to remove the debris on the lever arm in response to an operational state according to the operation of the actuator deviating from a normal range.

Abstract: A flexible hose reel for a drain pipe, the flexible hose reel includes: a cylindrical basket comprising a support rod disposed in a central portion thereof, wherein the basket is fixedly fitted into a rectangular frame in which a structure is assembled; and a winding shaft provided on a lower surface of the rotating disk covering an upper portion of the basket, the winding shaft being coupled to the support rod of the basket such that a flexible hose is wound on or unwound from the winding shaft through a withdrawal hole provided in a corner of the basket.

Abstract: A flexible hose reel for a drain pipe, the flexible hose reel includes: a cylindrical basket comprising a support rod disposed in a central portion thereof, wherein the basket is fixedly fitted into a rectangular frame in which a structure is assembled; and a winding shaft provided on a lower surface of the rotating disk covering an upper portion of the basket, the winding shaft being coupled to the support rod of the basket such that a flexible hose is wound on or unwound from the winding shaft through a withdrawal hole provided in a corner of the basket.

Abstract: A laser system comprises a femtosecond laser, and a beam delivery system configured to deliver and scan a laser beam emanating from the femtosecond laser onto wood, based on a desired graphene design, wherein graphene is formed on the wood by the laser beam. A device capable of being fabricated by the laser system may include a temperature sensor which detects a temperature by measuring resistance of the graphene, a heater or a boiler which converts electrical energy to thermal energy, or electrical interconnects.

Abstract: A laser system includes a femtosecond laser; and a scanner configured to irradiate laser beams, which are outputted from the femtosecond laser on fabric, according to a graphene pattern. An electronic textile with graphene patterned on the fabric is manufactured by the laser beams. The graphene pattern and a structure of the fabric are differently determined depending on applications of the electronic textile.

Abstract: A device for controlling a virtual engine sound includes a sensor for sensing a state of a vehicle, one or more sound output devices for outputting a virtual engine sound corresponding to the state of the vehicle, and a controller that measures a plurality of currents respectively output from the one or more sound output devices, and determines operating states of the one or more sound output devices based on the measured plurality of current values.

Abstract: An embodiment system includes an actuator mounted in a housing and configured to be operated in response to a connection state of a charging cable, a lever arm rotatably provided outside the housing and configured to be rotated in conjunction with operation of the actuator, a debris removal unit configured to remove debris on the lever arm, and a controller configured to control the operation of the actuator in response to the connection state of the charging cable being a connected state or a released state and to control the debris removal unit to remove the debris on the lever arm in response to an operational state according to the operation of the actuator deviating from a normal range.

Abstract: An embodiment device includes a housing, an actuator mounted in the housing, the actuator configured to be operated in response to a connection state of a charging plug, a drive shaft configured to be rotated in conjunction with an operation of the actuator, a lever arm rotatably provided outside the housing and connected to the drive shaft to be rotated together with the drive shaft, and a brush unit seated on the lever arm and configured to remove debris between the housing and the lever arm while being in contact with the housing during operation of the lever arm.

Abstract: Provided is a method of evaluating a project, which is performed by a server. The method may include determining team members who are to perform a project, receiving project activity contents generated by at least one of the team members and transmitting the project activity contents to a node on a blockchain. The project activity contents may include an execution completion report on at least one of tasks configuring the project, execution results of the project, evaluation of the results by the team members, and feedback for the evaluation.

Abstract: A new and improved method for preparing maxacalcitol and an intermediate therefor is provided. The method is an efficient and cost-effective process for preparing maxacalcitol and an intermediate therefor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to long-acting insulin analogues having an increased in vivo half-life in which the amino acid at position 22 of the B-chain of native insulin is substituted and one or more amino acids of the A-chain or B-chain of native insulin are additionally substituted, and to long-acting insulin analogue derivatives having a further increased in vivo half-life in which an albumin-binding domain is additionally fused to the long-acting insulin analogues. The insulin analogues or insulin analogue derivatives according to the present invention have a significantly increased in vivo half-life, and thus can provide convenience to diabetic patients who self-administer insulin by injection.

Abstract: Provided is an air foil journal bearing including a bearing housing; a bump foil disposed inside the bearing housing, having an uneven-shaped elastic bump, having one end coupled and fixed to the bearing housing in the circumferential direction, and having the other end formed as a free end; an outer top foil disposed inside the bump foil; an inner top foil disposed inside the outer top foil; and a middle top foil interposed between the outer top foil and the inner top foil, and coupled and fixed to the bearing housing, thereby preventing deviation of the free end of the bump foil in the width direction due to vibration occurring when a rotor is rotated at a high speed.

Abstract: Provided is an air foil journal bearing including a bearing housing; a bump foil disposed inside the bearing housing, having an uneven-shaped elastic bump, having one end coupled and fixed to the bearing housing in the circumferential direction, and having the other end formed as a free end; an outer top foil disposed inside the bump foil; an inner top foil disposed inside the outer top foil; and a middle top foil interposed between the outer top foil and the inner top foil, and coupled and fixed to the bearing housing, thereby preventing deviation of the free end of the bump foil in the width direction due to vibration occurring when a rotor is rotated at a high speed.

Abstract: An electronic device for displaying an image includes: a display; a communicator configured to transmit, to an image-capturing device connected to the electronic device, synchronization information for synchronization and receive, from the image-capturing device, a first image, image-capturing time information of the first image generated based on the synchronization information, and position information on which the first image was captured; a memory configured to store one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor is further configured to control, by executing the one or more instructions, one or more images to be obtained, a second image corresponding to the first image to be determined from among the one or more images based on the image-capturing time information of the first image and the position information on which the first image was captured, and a third image obtained by synthesizing the first image and the