Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing that forms an exterior of the aerosol generating device, and includes an opening into which a cigarette is inserted, a heater that generates an aerosol by heating the cigarette, a battery that supplies power to the heater, a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an internal component of the aerosol generating device, and a controller that prevents abnormal operation of the aerosol generating device based on the temperature of the internal component sensed by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a secondary battery includes a forming step of pressing a pouch sheet by using a press die so that left and right accommodation grooves, which are bilaterally symmetrical to each other and are opened upward, and a bridge connecting the left and right accommodation grooves to each other are formed in the pouch sheet, wherein the bridge protrudes upward with respect to bottom surfaces of the left and right accommodation grooves, and a curved portion having a rounded shape is formed on an upper end of the bridge, a seating step of seating an electrode assembly in one of the left and right accommodation grooves, and a folding step of folding the pouch sheet so that the left and right accommodation grooves face each other.

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 pharmaceutical composition including vitrified periodontal tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells for prevention or treatment of male infertility. The pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of male infertility according to the present invention recovers sex hormone levels in seminiferous tubules of atrophic testes and blood to normal levels through improvement in the activity of lipid metabolism enzymes in the liver, thereby exhibiting remarkable prophylactic and therapeutic effects on male infertility. In addition, the periodontal tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells which are an active ingredient in the present invention can be obtained in the most non-invasive manner and as such, are expected to be advantageously used as a cell therapy product for male infertility.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wake-up circuit including a preprocessing unit that generates a first signal by removing noise from an input signal, a comparison unit that generates a second signal based on the first signal and weight data, an output circuit that generates a power signal based on the second signal and an initialization signal, and a micro control unit (MCU) that generates the initialization signal based on a state signal received from the output circuit. The comparison unit includes a spike neuron network structure that generates the second signal by applying the weight data to the first signal. The output circuit supplies power to an external sensor node in response to the power signal.

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.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a first peripheral circuit structure, a cell array structure, a mold insulating structure disposed between the first peripheral circuit structure and the cell array structure, and a second peripheral circuit structure disposed in the mold insulating structure and including a pass transistor.

Abstract: A case for a secondary battery, in which an electrode assembly having a structure, in which electrodes and separators are alternately disposed, is accommodated, includes: a first recess part and a second recess part, each of which has a recessed shape; a circumferential part configured to surround a circumference of each of the first recess part and the second recess part when the case is unfolded; and a connection part provided between the first recess part and the second recess part to connect the first recess part to the second recess part, wherein, when the case is unfolded, the connection part has a shape that is recessed from each of the first recess part and the second recess part in one direction.

Abstract: An organic light emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer including an emission layer, wherein the organic layer includes a first compound, a second compound, a third compound, and a fourth compound, and the first compound to the fourth compound satisfy Equations 1 to 8: E1,LUMO?E2,LUMO+0.15 electron volts (eV)??Equation 1 E1,HOMO?E2,HOMO+0.15 eV??Equation 2 E1,T1?E4,T1??Equation 3 E2,T1?E4,T1??Equation 4 E3,T1?E4,T1??Equation 5 E3,LUMO?E2,LUMO+0.1 eV??Equation 6 ?5.6 eV?E3,HOMO??Equation 7 Egap1?Egap3.

Abstract: An electrode for lithium secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electrode for lithium secondary battery comprised of an electric collector formed of a metal and a slurry coated on a portion of the electric collector includes a coated part including the portion of the electric collector, on which the slurry is coated, and the slurry, and an uncoated part including a remaining portion of the electric collector on which the slurry is not coated. The uncoated part includes a first uncoated part extended from the coated part and a second uncoated part extended from the first uncoated part and including a tab connection portion coupled to an electrode tab. A tensile strength of the first uncoated part is greater than a tensile strength of the tab connection portion.

Abstract: A method of a terminal may comprise: selecting one of a TN base station or NTN base station as a first base station; performing a first access registration procedure between the terminal and a core network through the first base station; identifying whether the core network supports dual-steering, based on a result of the first access registration procedure; in response to identifying that the core network supports dual-steering, performing a second access registration procedure between the terminal and the core network through a second base station other than the first base station among the TN base station or the NTN base station; and in response to a success of the second access registration procedure, performing a multiple access (MA) protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment procedure according to dual-steering through the first base station.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a matting agent including polymer particles, a matting polymer composition including a matting agent, and a method of producing polymer particles. The polymer particles may be produced by a simple process using a suspension polymerization method, and is relatively easy to control a degree of crosslinking. In addition, in a case where a matting polymer composition is prepared using a matting agent including the polymer particles, it is possible to manufacture a molded article having excellent appearance and matting effect without deterioration of the existing mechanical properties such as impact strength and tensile strength of a thermoplastic polymer, and in particular, an excellent matting effect may be exerted even in the extrusion processing, which has been difficult to achieve in the related art.

Abstract: Disclosed is an operating method of a user communication device, which includes receiving a wakeup signal from a stationary communication device over a first human body communication channel, the wakeup signal having a frequency in a low frequency band, switching from a standby mode to a wakeup mode in response to the wakeup signal, and receiving a data signal from the stationary communication device over the first human body communication channel during the wakeup mode, and the first human body communication channel is provided by a body of a user of the user communication device.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes an electrode structure, a plurality of channel posts, and at least one gate separation layer. The electrode structure includes insulating interlayers and gate conductive layers which are alternately stacked. The channel posts are formed through the electrode structure. The gate separation layer is formed between the channel posts. The gate separation layer separates an uppermost gate conductive layer among the gate conductive layers. Each channel post among the channel posts adjacent to the gate separation layer has a gibbous moon shape in a planar view. The semiconductor memory device further includes a slit structure arranged at both sides of the gate separation layer. The slit structure is formed through the electrode structure. Each channel post among the channel posts adjacent to the slit structure has a gibbous moon shape in the planar view.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for predicting a friction coefficient of a road surface are disclosed. The apparatus includes a microphone that obtains a sound signal around a tire mounted on a vehicle, and a controller that estimates a state and a type of the road surface and a degree of tire wear corresponding to the sound signal around the tire based on a first deep learning model, estimates a peak adjustment factor and an initial inclination adjustment factor of a friction coefficient curve corresponding to the state and the type of the road surface and the degree of tire wear based on a second deep learning model, and predicts the friction coefficient based on the peak adjustment factor and the initial inclination adjustment factor of the friction coefficient curve.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material including a first positive electrode active material including a lithium nickel-manganese-based composite oxide having a nickel content of greater than or equal to about 60 mol % based on about 100 mol % of a total metal excluding lithium and including secondary particles made by agglomerating a plurality of primary particles wherein an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particle is about 10 ?m to about 20 ?m, a second positive electrode active material including a lithium nickel-manganese-based composite oxide having a nickel content of greater than or equal to about 60 mol % based on about 100 mol % of a total metal excluding lithium and including single particles wherein an average particle diameter (D50) of each of the single particles is about 2 ?m to about 8 ?m, and a third positive electrode active material includes particles including lithium transition metal phosphate.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices, three-dimensional memory devices, and manufacturing methods thereof. A disclosed semiconductor device is a semiconductor device including a transistor, and the transistor may comprise a polycrystalline layer in which crystal grains are vertically oriented, a channel layer in contact with a side surface of the polycrystalline layer and having a structure in which crystal grains are vertically oriented, a source and a drain provided on a first portion and a second portion of the channel layer, respectively, and a gate for controlling an electrical characteristic of the channel layer. The polycrystalline layer may have a discontinuous structure between the source and the drain, the channel layer may have a continuous structure between the source and the drain, and grain boundaries of the channel layer may be arranged in a direction non-parallel to a channel length direction between the source and the drain.

Abstract: Disclosed are positive electrode active materials, positive electrodes, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. Some of the positive electrode active materials include particles of a first positive electrode active material including lithium cobalt-based oxide, and particles of a second positive electrode active material including a layered lithium nickel-manganese-based composite oxide having a nickel content of greater than or equal to about 60 mol % based on 100 mol % of a total metal excluding lithium, wherein the first positive electrode active material or the second positive electrode active material includes a coating layer including yttrium.

Abstract: A question-and-answer system providing an appropriate answer for a vehicle-related FAQ by using deep learning, and corresponding method are provided. The question-and-answer system includes: a memory that stores a plurality of representative questions to match a plurality of answers corresponding to the plurality of representative questions, respectively; a learning module configured to output a representative question corresponding to an input sentence from among the stored plurality of representative questions; and an output module configured to search the memory or an answer that matches the output representative question and output the found answer.

Abstract: Disclosed may be a method for evaluating valet mode driving of a vehicle. The method includes determining whether or not a valet mode entry condition may be satisfied, determining a plurality of driving evaluation factors for valet parking based on at least one of a vehicle status or a driving environment, upon determining that the valet mode entry condition may be satisfied, calculating a valet driving evaluation score by analyzing the determined driving evaluation factors and collecting result values acquired through analysis, and displaying the calculated valet driving evaluation score.