Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image encoding method performed by an image encoding apparatus may comprise determining an intra-prediction mode of a current block, configuring a reference sample of intra prediction by using at least one of a neighbor pixel of the current block in a current picture and a pixel of a reference picture, and performing intra prediction for the current block based on the intra-prediction mode and the reference sample.

Abstract: A novel strain, Lactobacillus paracasei ATG-E1 (Accession No. KCTC 14245BP), and a composition containing the same for preventing or treating respiratory diseases which are caused by fine particulate matter. The Lactobacillus paracasei ATG-E1 strain reduces the number of immune cells bronchoalveolar and lung tissues and inhibits the expression of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-17A (IL-17A), tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?), macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP2), C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CXCL-1), macrophage inflammatory protein-? (MIP-1?) or interleukin-6 (IL-6).

Abstract: A technology related to a transmission device of an amplitude modulation method is disclosed. In the amplitude modulation transmission device, a transmission data signal transformed into a sinusoidal wave transition form is input to a signal input stage of a cascode power amplifier, and a transmission data signal transformed into another sinusoidal wave transition form is input to a bias power stage of the cascode power amplifier. The transmission data signal transformed into the sinusoidal wave transition form has a sinusoidal wave form in a section in which input data transitions and maintain its previous value in a section in which the input data is maintained.

Abstract: A battery pack includes battery modules provided with a heatsink; a pack housing including a floor panel having an upper surface on which the battery modules are placed and a lower surface in which coolant channels for supplying and discharging a coolant to/from the heatsink of the battery modules, and a base plate disposed below the floor panel in a layered form; and a coolant supply pipe for selectively communicating with the coolant channels, coupled to an upper surface of the floor panel and disposed along a right side line of the floor panel; and a coolant discharge pipe for selectively communicating with the coolant channels, coupled to the upper surface of the floor panel and disposed along a left side line of the floor panel, with the coolant channels have a lower end fixedly coupled to the base plate.

Abstract: A negative electrode material for a secondary battery includes a matrix containing silicon oxide, a composite oxide of one or more doping elements selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, and a post-transition metal, and silicon, or a mixture thereof; and silicon nanoparticles dispersed and embedded in the matrix; wherein a hardness and a Young's modulus measured by a nanoindentation test are 4.0 GPa or more and 40 GPa or more, respectively, and in an X-ray diffraction pattern using a CuK? ray, a ratio (A1/A2) of an area (A1) of a first peak present in a region where a diffraction angle 2? is 10° to 27.4° to an area (A2) of a second peak present in a region where the diffraction angle 2? is 28±0.5° is 0.8 to 6.

Abstract: A battery pack includes battery modules provided with a heatsink; a pack housing including a floor panel having an upper surface on which the battery modules are placed and a lower surface in which coolant channels for supplying and discharging a coolant to/from the heatsink of the battery modules, and a base plate disposed below the floor panel in a layered form; and a coolant supply pipe for selectively communicating with the coolant channels, coupled to an upper surface of the floor panel and disposed along a right side line of the floor panel; and a coolant discharge pipe for selectively communicating with the coolant channels, coupled to the upper surface of the floor panel and disposed along a left side line of the floor panel, with the coolant channels have a lower end fixedly coupled to the base plate.

Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device may include a second semiconductor substrate directly bonded to a first semiconductor substrate. The first semiconductor substrate may include a first through via with an end portion protruding through a first top surface, the first top surface being a top surface of a first semiconductor substrate body, a liner extending to partially expose a side surface of the end portion of the first through via, and a first diffusion barrier layer. The liner may include a third top surface that is positioned at a lower height than a second top surface, the second top surface being a top surface of the end portion of the first through via and substantially equal to the first top surface. Alternatively, the liner may include a third surface positioned at a height that is lower than the second top surface and higher than the first top surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are an AR optical system for measurement of ocular dyskinesia with improved quality of photographed images, and an AR apparatus including the same. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there are provided an AR optical system for measurement of ocular dyskinesia with improved quality of photographed images by resolving the problem of uneven brightness and darkness occurring in the images due to structural problems, and an AR apparatus including the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel heterocyclic compound and a composition, for preventing or treating a cancer, an autoimmune disease, and an inflammatory disease, comprising same. The novel heterocyclic compound of the present invention is a bifunctional compound having a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) degradation function via a ubiquitin proteasome pathway, and may be utilized as a composition for preventing or treating a cancer, an autoimmune disease, and Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a pixel located in the display area, a pad unit on one side of the non-display area, and a driver connected to the pixel. The pixel includes a first insulating layer, a first light emitting element on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer on the first light emitting element and exposing one end portion and another end portion of the first light emitting element, a first contact electrode on the second insulating layer and connected to the one end portion of the first light emitting element, and a second contact electrode on the second insulating layer and connected to the other end portion of the first light emitting element. The pad unit includes a pad metal layer, a first pad insulating layer, a second pad insulating layer, and a pad electrode.

Abstract: A method for taking a picture according to an embodiment may include a step of acquiring a first image of a subject, a step of determining a background and a composition based on the first image, and a step of acquiring a second image of the subject by taking a picture of the subject with the background and the composition.

Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a glass layer, a through-hole penetrating through the glass layer, a seed layer provided along an inner wall of the through-hole, and a through-via disposed on the seed layer and filling the through-hole. The seed layer includes a carbon-based conductive material.

Abstract: A method for predicting a lifespan of a battery cell of the present invention includes: virtually dividing a capacity of a battery cell, which is a measurement object for lifespan prediction, into two or more capacity parts, and measuring charge and discharge cycle data for each of the capacity parts; correcting the charge and discharge cycle data by reflecting storage degeneration a positive electrode active material; and predicting a lifespan of the battery cell, based on the corrected charge and discharge cycle data.

Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array including memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows; an ECC engine configured to detect an error in first data that is read from the memory cell array in response to a read command and a read address, to output a first error occurrence signal, and to correct the error in the first data; a row fail detector configured to output a fail row address, which indicates a fail row among the plurality of rows; and a flag generator configured to receive the read address, the first error occurrence signal, and the fail row address, and to generate a decoding state flag, which indicates whether an error is detected and whether an error is corrected, and a fail row flag, which indicates that a read row address included in the read address is the fail row address.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel heterocyclic compound and a composition, for preventing or treating a cancer, an autoimmune disease, and an inflammatory disease, comprising same. The novel heterocyclic compound of the present invention is a bifunctional compound having a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) degradation function via a ubiquitin proteasome pathway, and may be utilized as a composition for preventing or treating a cancer, an autoimmune disease, and Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image encoding/decoding method. The method of decoding the image includes structuring a motion information candidate list of a current block, selecting a first motion information candidate used for prediction of a first subblock in the current block from the motion information candidate list, selecting a second motion information candidate used for prediction of a second subblock in the current block from the motion information candidate list, generating a prediction sample of the first subblock by performing inter prediction with respect to the first subblock based on the first motion information candidate, and generating a prediction sample of the second subblock by performing inter prediction with the second subblock based on the second motion information candidate. The first and second motion information candidates are any one of candidates in first and second prediction directions in the motion information candidate list, respectively.

Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting/receiving a control channel for sensitive traffic are disclosed. The method of a terminal comprises the steps of: receiving first DRX configuration information from a base station; confirming a first DRX active time and a first DRX inactive time on the basis of the first DRX configuration information; receiving a first downlink signal set from the base station in the first DRX active time; and receiving a second downlink signal set from the base station in the first DRX inactive time.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating biological information may include a sensor configured to detect a first light signal and a second light signal from an object of a user and a processor configured to determine whether a condition for estimating biological information is satisfied based on the detected first light signal and estimate biological information based on the second light signal, wherein the sensor includes a force sensor configured to measure a force applied to the object when the object is in contact with a cover surface of the sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypropylene-based composite, including (A) polypropylene, and (B) an olefin-based polymer satisfying the following conditions: (1) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) is from 0.1 g/10 min to 10.0 g/10 min, (2) a density (d) is from 0.860 g/cc to 0.880 g/cc, and (3) T(90)-T(50)?50 and T(95)-T(90)?10 are satisfied, wherein T(50), T(90) and T(95) are temperatures at which 50%, 90%, and 95% are melted, respectively, when fractionating a temperature-heat capacity curve from measurement results by the differential scanning calorimetry precise measurement method (SSA). The polypropylene-based composite of the present invention may show excellent impact strength.

Abstract: A battery cell assembly, including: a cell block including a plurality of battery cells; and a side frame disposed on one side surface of the cell block, wherein the side frame includes a side wall portion and a flange portion disposed on the side wall portion on a side opposite the cell block and configured to be fastened to an external support structure, and wherein the side wall portion includes a hollow space formed throughout an inside thereof.