Abstract: The present invention relates to polymer nanodiscs comprising a lipid bilayer and an amphiphilic polymer, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the polymer nanodiscs. The polymer nanodiscs of the present invention, comprising the lipid bilayer and the amphiphilic polymer, exhibit an antivirus effect when used, and thus may be used for preventing or treating virus infections.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a hexagonal boron nitride multilayer according to an embodiment of the inventive concept, which includes providing a catalyst substrate including iron into a tube, using a heater to raise an internal temperature of the tube to 1400° C. or higher, and providing a boron nitride precursor into the tube to form a hexagonal boron nitride multilayer on the catalyst substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a method for synthesizing bipyridine that includes performing a dimerization reaction of a reactant including a piperidine-based compound, a pyridine-based compound, or a mixture thereof in the presence of a catalyst in which an active metal is supported on a composite metal oxide support including silica (SiO2) and alumina (Al2O3).

Abstract: One aspect relates to a composition for predicting preterm birth of the pregnant woman comprising an agent for detecting microorganisms of at least one genus selected from the group consisting of the genus Ureaplasma and the genus Prevotella and microorganisms of the genus Lactobacillus in a vaginal fluid sample of the pregnant woman and a method for predicting preterm birth using the same. According to one aspect, if the relative abundance ratio of the detected microorganisms of at least one genus selected from the group consisting of the genus Ureaplasma and the genus Prevotella is higher than that of normal pregnant woman, and the relative abundance ratio of the detected microorganisms of the genus Lactobacillus is lower than that of normal pregnant woman, it is predicted that preterm birth will occur. Therefore, the composition can be usefully used to predict preterm birth in pregnant women.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heating carrier that does not heat all of exhaust gas flowing into a catalyst converter, but directly supplies, to a catalyst layer, thermal energy in the form of an instantaneous pulse to effectively activate a catalyst during a cold start-up period, and thus may reduce emission pollutants with a small amount of energy, and an exhaust gas reduction carrier having the heating carrier. In order to accomplish the object, the heating carrier of the present invention may include a main body of which the inside is formed to have a honeycomb structure, the main body being formed of a conductive ceramic material that is a nonmetallic heating element; and a catalyst layer formed by coating a first catalyst on a surface of the main body.

Abstract: A dehydrogenation method is provided that includes subjecting a first hydrogen storage body including compound including two or more N-heterocycloalkyl groups, and second hydrogen storage body including a compound including a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group and an N-heterocycloalkyl group, to a dehydrogenation reaction in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrogen.

Abstract: An object placement model providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: generating a variable configuring a state of a virtual space, a control operation changing the variable of the virtual space, an agent which is an object subjected to the control operation in the virtual space, a policy defining an effect of a predetermined variable on another variable, and a training environment subjected to reinforcement learning; generating a first neural network which trains a value function predicting a reward; generating a second neural network which trains a policy function determining a control operation to maximize finally accumulated rewards among available control operations on the basis of a prediction value of the value function for each state changed by the available control operations; and performing reinforcement learning to minimize cost functions of the first neural network and the second neural network.

Abstract: A low-temperature dehydrogenation method includes a dehydrogenation reaction of a reactant including a piperidine-based compound substituted with one or more alkyl groups. The dehydrogenation reaction takes place in the presence of a catalyst including an active metal. The active metal includes platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), or a mixture thereof that is supported on a carrier including a composite metal oxide having alumina (Al2O3) and an additional metal oxide different from alumina, at a low temperature of 150° C. to 250° C., to produce hydrogen.

Abstract: Provided is a method for synthesizing bipyridine that includes performing a dimerization reaction of a reactant including a piperidine-based compound, a pyridine-based compound, or a mixture thereof in the presence of a catalyst in which an active metal is supported on a composite metal oxide support including silica (SiO2) and alumina (AI2O3).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to increase the reduction performance of nitrogen oxides compared to existing three-way catalysts; simultaneously inhibit the emission of ammonia and nitrous oxide; simplify a process by means of a method of further doping an iridium-ruthenium catalyst into a commercial three-way catalyst; and expand the scope of application. The present invention provides a catalyst for simultaneously inhibiting the emission of ammonia and nitrous oxide by doping an iridium-ruthenium catalyst component into a three-way catalyst (TWC), a diesel oxidation catalyst, or a lean NOx trap supported on a honeycomb support.

Abstract: According to the inventive concept, an apparatus for analyzing a light-induced degradation (LID) phenomenon and healing characteristics of a p-type solar cell module, the apparatus being that analyzes LID reduction characteristics of the solar cell module includes a resonant heating mechanism, an induction coil plate, a treatment unit and a monitoring unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for a worm wheel having excellent durability and wear resistance and a worm wheel manufactured using the same. In one embodiment, the composition for a worm wheel includes a polyamide resin, wherein the polyamide resin includes a polyamide 66 resin having a relative viscosity (RV) of about 2.5 or higher and a polyamide 12 resin having a relative viscosity (RV) of about 1.0 or higher.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion having a tread surface for making contacting with a road surface and a groove recessed inward from the tread surface and extending along a circumferential direction, and a plurality of noise reflectors protruding from the groove and disposed spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction. The groove includes a groove bottom surface spaced apart by a predetermined distance from the tread surface in a radial direction of the pneumatic tire and a plurality of groove side surfaces connected to the groove bottom surface and each including a connection curved surface having a predetermined curvature. Each of the noise reflectors includes a support surface supported by the connection curved surface and the groove bottom surface and a protrusion surface located on a side opposite to the support surface and disposed to be spaced apart from the connection curved surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for 2D epitaxial growth comprising: forming a single crystalline h-BN template; forming a plurality of nuclei by depositing a heterogeneous precursor on the h-BN template; and forming a heterogeneous structure layer by growing the plurality of deposited nuclei with a van der Waals epitaxial growth, wherein the heterogeneous structure layer is a single crystal.

Abstract: A method for producing a cell composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes separating and obtaining mononuclear cells and autologous plasma from human peripheral blood, coating a cell culture vessel with anti-CD3 antibody, and seeding the monocytes into the cell culture vessel and culturing the same in a medium containing at least one selected from the group consisting of IL-2, IL-12 and IL-18. The cell composition may have a proportion of interferon-gamma expressing cells that has increased to 60% or more among total cells, and as the proportion of cells continuously producing interferon-gamma is increased, atopic dermatitis can be significantly improved. In addition, it is expected that it will be possible to fundamentally treat immunological abnormalities of atopic dermatitis because the composition has no side effects and can be safely used for a long period of time.

Abstract: Proposed are a naphthalene-based hydrogen storage material including a naphthalene group, the naphthalene-based hydrogen storage material being capable of being used as a hydrogen storage media for supplying hydrogen to a device using hydrogen such as a fuel cell and a hydrogen combustion device, and to a method of storing and releasing hydrogen using the same. The hydrogen storage material can exhibit a significantly high hydrogen capacity, and can have excellent cost competitiveness with the use of a low-cost organic compound which is commercially available in the art.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for a worm wheel having excellent durability and wear resistance and a worm wheel manufactured using the same. In one embodiment, the composition for a worm wheel includes a polyamide resin, wherein the polyamide resin includes a polyamide 66 resin having a relative viscosity (RV) of about 2.5 or higher and a polyamide 12 resin having a relative viscosity (RV) of about 1.0 or higher.

Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and a computer-readable record medium for providing a personalized recommendation of products.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus that can check in real time a process of removing light induced degradation using precise carrier injection through an AC power supply device (power unit). An apparatus for reduction of light induced degradation with carrier injection includes: a housing in which high-temperature heat treatment is performed on a solar battery cell; a heating unit that is formed in the housing, on which the solar battery cell is seated, and that heats the solar battery cell; a jig unit that is formed in the housing and fixes the solar battery cell to the heating unit by pressing the solar battery cell seated on the heating unit; an LED array unit that has a plurality of LED light sources and radiates light to the solar battery cell; and a driving unit that is coupled to the jig unit and the LED array unit and rotates the jig unit or the LED array unit.