Abstract: The present disclosure provides a quarantine air-conditioning system for preventing a spread of airborne infectious diseases, and more particularly, to a quarantine air-conditioning system for preventing a spread of airborne infectious diseases, which may accurately predict a risk of infection with airborne infectious diseases to thus effectively prevent a spread of the airborne infectious diseases, and a method for preventing a spread of airborne infectious diseases using the same.

Abstract: The present application provides an air purifier with a function of inactivating collected pathogens in a filter portion. More specifically, the present application provides an air purifier with a function of inactivating collected pathogens in a filter portion, the air purifier being capable of efficiently inactivating collected pathogens in the filter portion while protecting a pathogen collection filter portion and significantly reducing ozone to be treated by an ozone catalyst portion by optimizing operation of a plasma filter portion, and an air purifying method using the same.

Abstract: An image sensing device includes a first sampling circuit suitable for sampling a reference ramp signal as a ramp signal; a switching circuit suitable for sequentially outputting first and second pixel signals to a common node based on first and second control signals; a second sampling circuit suitable for sampling the first and second pixel signals, which are sequentially outputted through the common node, as a measurement signal; a comparison circuit suitable for comparing the ramp signal with the measurement signal and generating a comparison signal corresponding to a comparison result; and a count circuit suitable for generating a count signal, which corresponds to a voltage level of the measurement signal, based on the comparison signal and a clock signal.

Abstract: A direct current-to-direct current (“DC-DC”) converter includes: a first converter which outputs a first power voltage in a normal mode or a power saving mode based on a inductor current generated therein, where the first converter operates in a first driving manner in the normal mode, and operates in a second driving manner in the power saving mode; a second converter which outputs a second power voltage based on a inductor current generated therein, where the second converter operates in a third driving manner in the power saving mode, and a magnitude of the second power voltage in the power saving mode is different from that in the normal mode; and a mode selector which supplies a mode control signal to the first and second converters, where the first and second converters are driven in the normal mode or the power saving mode based on the mode control signal.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus is provided. The method of decoding an image includes decoding at least one of prediction mode information of a neighbor block of a current block and length information of the current block, deriving an intra prediction mode of the current block into a predetermined mode using the decoded information, and reconstructing the current block based on the intra prediction mode of the current block.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of preparing a lithium compound that includes preparing a lithium phosphate, mixing the lithium phosphate with sulfuric acid to obtain a mixture, converting the lithium phosphate into lithium sulfate through a reaction in the mixture, and separating the lithium sulfate in a solid phase, wherein in the step of converting the lithium phosphate into lithium sulfate through the reaction in the mixture, a sum concentration ([P+S] mol/L) of phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) in a liquid phase of the mixture is greater than or equal to 5 mol/L.

Abstract: An image decoding method is disclosed in the present specification. An image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise deriving a candidate list for inter-prediction of a current block, deriving motion information of the current block by using the candidate list, deriving a cumulative coding information candidate by using the motion information of the current block, inserting the derived cumulative coding information candidate into a cumulative coding information candidate list and updating the candidate list by using the cumulative coding information candidate list, wherein the updated candidate list is used for inter-prediction of a block to be decoded after the current block.

Abstract: A slurry supply device includes a slurry tank for storing slurry; a temperature controller for supplying hot or cold water to the slurry tank to control the temperature of the slurry; and a double pipe for supplying the slurry to the slurry tank while being connected to the slurry tank and for allowing hot or cold water to move to control the temperature of the slurry.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamic acid aqueous solution composition capable of polymerizing polyamic acid in water rather than in an organic solvent, as well as achieving a high imidization rate during low-temperature curing.

Abstract: A display system includes an optical interface. The display system includes an optical pen outputting infrared light. A display device acquires information on a user input based on the infrared light provided by the optical pen. The display device includes a panel layer and a code layer disposed on the panel layer. The code layer includes an optical pattern absorbing at least a portion of the infrared light provided by the optical pen. The optical pen includes a pen body and a nib disposed in the pen body. The nib includes a nib head part including a first end portion and an opposite second end portion. A nib body part is connected to the nib head part. The first end portion forms a curved surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are shoes including a body having a foot insertion space into which user's foot is inserted, an air passage portion protruding from a front of the body to the outside and extending in a direction in which the body extends, and a foot support portion located in a width direction of the air passage portion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus use a geometric modified image for video encoding/decoding. The encoding method may include: generating a geometric modified reference picture by geometrically modifying a reference picture; generating a prediction block of a current block within an encoding target picture by performing inter prediction by referencing the reference picture or the geometrically modified reference picture; and encoding inter-prediction information of the current block.

Abstract: An image decoding method is disclosed in the present specification. An image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise deriving a candidate list for inter-prediction of a current block, deriving motion information of the current block by using the candidate list, deriving a cumulative coding information candidate by using the motion information of the current block, inserting the derived cumulative coding information candidate into a cumulative coding information candidate list and updating the candidate list by using the cumulative coding information candidate list, wherein the updated candidate list is used for inter-prediction of a block to be decoded after the current block.

Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of fibrosis or a health functional food composition for prevention or alleviation of fibrosis, each composition containing a 1H-pyrazole-3-amide-based compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The compound exhibits a fibrosis mitigation effect in fibrosis-induced mouse models, and thus the compositions containing the compound as an active ingredient can be favorably utilized for prevention or treatment of fibrosis.

Abstract: A gripper includes a body portion, a deformation extension portion and a driving unit. The deformation extension portion has a gripping surface on which an object is gripped. The deformation extension portion is connected to a side surface of the body portion. The driving unit is configured to apply a force to the deformation extension portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polyalkylene carbonate-based resin having excellent thermal stability, thereby having an improved heat shrinkage phenomenon, and a molded article produced using the same. The polyalkylene carbonate-based resin includes 100 parts by weight of a base resin including a polyalkylene carbonate resin and a polylactide resin, and 5 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight of a heat shrinkage prevention agent, wherein the base resin includes the polyalkylene carbonate resin and the polylactide resin in a weight ratio of 6:4 to 4:6, and the heat shrinkage prevention agent is one or more selected from the group consisting of a polyalkyl(meth)acrylate-based resin, a polyalphaolefin-vinyl acetate-based resin, and a polyoxyalkylene-based resin.

Abstract: The camera module disclosed in the embodiment of the invention includes a lens barrel having a through hole therein; and a lens part disposed in the through hole of the lens barrel and having first to third lenses in which optical axis are aligned from the object side toward the sensor side, and an image sensor. The materials of the second lens and the first lens are different, the refractive index of the second lens is lower than that of the first lens.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cathode for an all-solid-state battery including a composite-coated or double-coated cathode active material and a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A display device includes a display layer emitting light. An infrared reflective layer is disposed on the display layer. An optical pattern is disposed on the infrared reflective layer. The optical pattern absorbs at least a portion of infrared light.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing cells for cancer treatment and a kit for cancer treatment comprising cells prepared by the method. The preparation method of the present disclosure can provide F cells, which, in spite of having no difference in the proliferative capacity compared with mesenchymal stem cells expressing cytosine deaminase that are harvested and used immediately after the culture, exhibit a very excellent tumor suppressive effect through the treatment together with 5-FC and induce a remarkable synergistic effect exceeding an effect from combinative treatment with an existing anticancer drug in cases of a combinative treatment with another anticancer drug. Therefore, the present disclosure can be utilized for a kit for cancer treatment comprising such F cells, and thus can be favorably used to maximize the effect of existing cancer treatments.