Abstract: An apparatus and method for optimizing a subsurface velocity model are provided to be able to optimize a velocity model by applying the Gauss Newton method through parameterization of the velocity model in exploration seismology.

Abstract: In a method for preparing a cathode of a secondary battery, a method for preparing a purified N-methyl pyrrolidinone (NMP), and a method for purifying a waste NMP, an inhibitor is added to prevent NMP from being decomposed to produce formaldehyde during the process. 1. The inhibitor may be a phenol-based antioxidant and/or an amine-based light stabilizer.

Abstract: An occupant customized seat control apparatus and method are provided. The method includes recognizing, by a camera, an occupant that approaches a vehicle, controlling a display to move based on a height of the recognized occupant, determining whether the recognized occupant is an infant, and when the recognized occupant is determined to be an infant, determining whether a booster seat needs to be controlled based on the height of the recognized occupant, and when at least one of the booster seat, a footrest, or the combination thereof needs to be controlled, converting a value of the recognized height into a booster seat actuator movement amount value, and controlling the booster seat to move based on the converted actuator movement amount value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for promoting hair growth and ameliorating, preventing or treating hair loss containing 2?-fucosyllactose (2?-FL) as an active ingredient, and a method for promoting hair growth or ameliorating, preventing or treating hair loss, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof 2?-fucosyllactose. Treatment with a combination of testosterone and 2?-fucosyllactose increases hair gloss, increases hair length, reduces a hair loss area, enhances hair cuticles, increases the number and size of hair follicles, and improves expression of proteins and genes related to hair proliferation and growth, compared to treatment with testosterone alone, thus being applicable as a substance for various food and pharmaceutical compositions based on effects of promoting hair growth, improving hair loss, and ameliorating, preventing or treating hair loss.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing cover windows includes a first mold including a first support a second support spaced apart from the first support, where the first support and second support are configured to hold processing targets; a second mold; and a third mold spaced apart from the second mold. The second mold includes a first pressurizing portion overlapping with the first support, having a first thickness, and a second pressurizing portion connected with the first pressurizing portion and configured to overlap with the first support, having a second thickness thinner than the first thickness. The third mold includes a third pressurizing portion overlapping with the second support, having a third thickness, and a fourth pressurizing portion connected with the third pressurizing portion and overlapping with the second support, having a fourth thickness thinner than the third thickness.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition containing 2?-FL for ameliorating, preventing or treating diseases caused by reduction of dopamine. 2?-FL has an advantage of effectively preventing or treating diseases caused by a decrease in dopamine by effectively suppressing degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. In particular, the composition of the present invention is effective in preventing, treating, or ameliorating Parkinson's disease caused by reduction of dopamine because it contains 2?-fucosyllactose (2?-FL) as an active ingredient, thereby suppressing the decrease in dopaminergic neurons and exhibiting an effect of improving motor activity.

Abstract: The bio-degradable foam prepared from a composition comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) resin of which crystallinity is controlled can be biodegraded even in the ocean while having excellent physical properties, thermal property and processability, and can be effectively prepared by means of supercritical carbon dioxide foaming and the like.

Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, sequentially disposed at intervals from an object side of the imaging lens system. A refractive index of each of the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens is 1.6 or greater, and TTL/2IH<0.730, where TTL is a distance from an object side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane, and 21H is a diagonal length of the imaging plane.

Abstract: The present invention provides a biodegradable multilayer film, a manufacturing method therefor, and an eco-friendly packaging material containing same, the biodegradable multilayer film comprising a base layer and a biodegradable resin layer, wherein the biodegradable resin layer includes a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) resin, and the thermal bonding strength of the biodegradable resin layer is 0.5 kgf/15 mm to 15 kgf/15 mm, the water permeability is 3 g/m2·atm·day or less, and the oxygen permeability is 10 cc/m2·atm·day or less. The biodegradable multilayer film can be biodegraded in natural conditions such as in soil and in the ocean, can improve barrier properties against moisture and oxygen without including aluminum or nylon materials, and can further improve adhesive properties. As such, the biodegradable multilayer film can be used as a packaging material in various fields such that a high-quality and eco-friendly packaging material is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for electroless platinum plating and an electroless platinum plating method using the same, wherein it is possible to easily and safely produce a uniformly dispersed platinum thin film without expensive additional equipment by performing electroless platinum plating with a composition for electroless platinum plating containing an alcohol, an aqueous solution of a platinum chloride compound, and an aqueous solution of a basic compound.

Abstract: A method for recycling a nonwoven fabric, including: a waste nonwoven fabric pulverization step of pulverizing a waste nonwoven fabric to obtain pulverized waste nonwoven fabric particles; a material mixing step of dispersing and mixing the pulverized nonwoven fabric particles and a filler in water to obtain a nonwoven fabric mixture; a raw material mixing step of adding a fixing agent for agglomeration of the pulverized waste nonwoven fabric particles and the filler to the nonwoven fabric mixture, followed by mixing, to form a raw material; a draining step of separating and removing water from the raw material to form a recycled nonwoven fabric sheet; a first lamination step of laminating the plurality of recycled nonwoven fabric sheets to form a laminate; and a compressing/dehydrating step of compressing and dehydrating the laminate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel adenoviral vector not including a replication competent adenovirus. A recombinant E1/E3/E4-deleted adenoviral vector, of the present invention, in which an antigenic protein and an E4orf6 gene are inserted in an E1 gene-deleted region, has adenovirus productivity, degree of antigen expression, neutralizing antibody production amount, and T cell induction ability that are similar to those of a control group, and thus can be effectively used as a carrier for various vaccines for diseases or anti-cancer vaccines.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a DC-DC converter including a slope compensation circuit configured to generate a sawtooth-shaped compensation ramp wave to output a slope voltage, a current sensing circuit configured to receive and convert a sensing current to output the converted current, and an adder configured to receive the slope voltage and the sensing current, wherein the adder includes a sensing resistor and a sensing switch, one end of the sensing resistor is connected to the current sensing circuit and the other end of the sensing resistor is connected to the sensing switch and the slope compensation circuit, and one end of the sensing switch is connected to the sensing resistor and the slope compensation circuit and the other end of the sensing switch is connected to the ground.

Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I) as described herein, along with pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods to use these compounds, salts and compositions for treating viral infections.

Abstract: Disclosed is a condenser for a water purifier, comprising a pipe provided with a plurality of bending parts which are disposed so as to be vertically overlapping with one another, cooling wires provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the plurality of bending parts; and fixing members for fixing the cooling wires. The cooling wires that are provided on the surfaces, facing each other, of the plurality of bending parts are disposed so as to alternate with each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hafnium-containing precursor that can be used in the formation of various hafnium-containing thin films, wherein the hafnium-containing precursor is liquid at room temperature and exhibits high volatility and high thermal stability and thus can be used in a high-quality hafnium-containing thin film and a preparation method therefor.

Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, sequentially disposed at intervals from an object side of the imaging lens system. A refractive index of each of the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens is 1.6 or greater, and TTL/2IH<0.730, where TTL is a distance from an object side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane, and 2IH is a diagonal length of the imaging plane.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure provide a color conversion panel including a substrate, a bank on the substrate, defining openings, and including a light-blocking area including black pigment on an upper portion thereof, a concentration of the black pigment increasing in a direction away from the substrate, and a color conversion layer and a transmission layer respectively in the openings.

Abstract: Provided is a 3D printer having a residual powder removal device, including: a cabinet configured to form an exterior and protect a plurality of parts embedded therein, a chamber configured to form a printing space where a 3D part is formed by being irradiated with a laser from a laser irradiator inside the cabinet, a concentration measurer configured to measure a concentration of metal powder scattered inside the chamber, a powder transfer unit configured to transfer the metal powder from inside the chamber, and a residual powder removal device configured to spray an inert gas into the chamber to forcibly scatter cohered metal powder, discharge the metal powder scattered inside the chamber to the outside along with the inert gas, and cause the metal powder to pass through a filter assembly so that the metal powder is filtered and the residual metal powder is removed from inside the chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel biphenyl derivative compound, an optical isomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The biphenyl derivative compound, optical isomer thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to the present disclosure may induce cancer cell death by damaging mitochondria and inducing ATP depletion in cells which are in a nutrient-starved state such as a glucose-starved state, which is the normal environment of cancer cells. In addition, it is an Nm23-H1/NDPK activity-increasing substance that may suppress cancer metastasis and growth. Thus, it exhibits excellent effects not only on the prevention, alleviation and treatment of cancer, but also on the suppression of cancer metastasis.