Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing, improving, or treating diseases related to advanced glycation end products, comprising an indole derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Specifically, the composition of the present invention possesses the effect of trapping methylglyoxal (MGO), which is a main precursor of advanced glycation end products, and thus can be effectively used for preventing, improving, or treating diseases related to advanced glycation end products.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel indole derivative and a use thereof. The novel indole derivative according to the present invention traps methylglyoxal (MGO), which is a main precursor of advanced glycation end products, and thus can be effectively used for preventing, improving, or treating diseases related to advanced glycation end products.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode tab welding apparatus for welding electrode tabs of a pouch-shaped battery to each other in a state of gathering the electrode tabs using tab guides in a preliminary welding step of welding the electrode tabs to each other before welding the electrode tabs and an electrode lead of the pouch-shaped battery to each other and an electrode tab welding method using the same.

Abstract: Disclosed are an inter-prediction method and an image decoding apparatus using the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an inter-prediction method including extracting a merge candidate flag and offset information from a bitstream, selecting a merge candidate corresponding to the extracted merge candidate flag from a merge candidate list including neighboring blocks of a current block as merge candidates, deciding a motion vector of the current block by applying the offset information to a motion vector of the selected merge candidate, and generating, as a prediction block of the current block, a block indicated by the motion vector of the current block in a reference picture referenced by the selected merge candidate.

Abstract: A three-dimensional semiconductor integrated circuit device including an inter-die interface is provided. The device includes a top die including a plurality of micro cells provided on a top surface of the top die, a plurality of micro bumps provided on a bottom surface of the top die, and wiring patterns connecting the plurality of micro cells to the plurality of micro bumps; and a bottom die including a plurality of macro cells provided on a top surface thereof, wherein the plurality of macro cells are electrically connected to the plurality of micro bumps, respectively, wherein a size of a region in which the plurality of micro cells are provided is smaller than a size of a region in which the plurality of micro bumps are provided.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for reconstructing a current block in units of sub-blocks included in the current block. The method includes: decoding transform coefficients in a transform block of the current block, sub-block information indicating a division form of the sub-blocks and transform type information indicating a transform type applied to the transform block from a bitstream; deriving a residual block of the current block from the transform coefficients on the basis of the transform type indicated by the transform type information and the sub-block information; and filtering boundaries of the sub-blocks in a reconstructed block of the current block derived on the basis of the residual block.

Abstract: A thin-film forming apparatus and method are provided. A thin-film forming apparatus includes a chamber configured to hold a vacuum formed in the chamber, a deposition object placed at a set position inside the chamber, a sputtering target placed inside the chamber and containing particles for deposition, a gas supply module configured to supply a gas for forming a plasma state inside the chamber, a step-coverage control module located inside the chamber and facing the deposition object, and a voltage supply module located inside the chamber and configured to supply an electric current to the sputtering target, wherein the deposition object is deposited with the particles provided from the sputtering target based on the electric current, and wherein the step-coverage control module is configured to control a step coverage of the deposition object by adjusting an amount of the particles moving toward the deposition object through a repositioning maneuver.

Abstract: A coding tool setting method and a video decoding apparatus using the same are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for setting whether or not to use a coding tool, and provides a coding tool setting method comprising the steps of: decoding, from a bitstream, a profile syntax element indicating a target profile among available profiles and a coding tool syntax element for configurable coding tools, the coding tool syntax element indicating whether or not to apply the coding tool; and setting, on the basis of the coding tool syntax element, target coding tools that are coding tools included in the target profile to be on or off.

Abstract: A coding tool setting method and a video decoding apparatus using the same are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for setting whether or not to use a coding tool, and provides a coding tool setting method comprising the steps of: decoding, from a bitstream, a profile syntax element indicating a target profile among available profiles and a coding tool syntax element for configurable coding tools, the coding tool syntax element indicating whether or not to apply the coding tool; and setting, on the basis of the coding tool syntax element, target coding tools that are coding tools included in the target profile to be on or off.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a method for treating a surface of an object to be treated, in which a part provided and contaminated in an apparatus for treatment of a substrate such as a wafer serves as the object to be treated. In an embodiment, the surface treatment method includes forming a vacuum in an atmosphere in which the object is provided and cleaning the surface of the object by collision of first particles with contaminants on the surface of the object at supersonic speed.

Abstract: A flow velocity increasing device of an apparatus for depositing a thin film includes a device body disposed within the chamber and a flow velocity increasing hole portion formed in the device body and tapered in a direction of gas passage so that a flow velocity of passed gas is faster than that externally.

Abstract: A transformable toy transformable so as to be coupled to a model toy and a toy set including the model toy and the transformable toy are provided. The transformable toy includes a transformable body that is transformable into a first state of being independent from the model toy and a second state of partially covering the model toy and being releasably coupled to the model toy. The transformable body incudes a frame portion and a transformation portion. The frame portion partially covers the model toy in the second state of the transformable body. The transformation portion is coupled to the frame portion so as to be rotatable about a corresponding rotation axis. The transformation portion is rotated about the corresponding rotation axis with respect to the frame portion for transformation of the transformable body from one of the first and second states to the other.

Abstract: A transformable toy transformable so as to be coupled to a model toy and a toy set including the model toy and the transformable toy are provided. The transformable toy includes a transformable body. The transformable body is configured to be transformable into a first state where the transformable body is independent from the model toy and a second state where the transformable body at least partially covers the model toy and is releasably coupled to the model toy. The transformable body includes a pair of grip portions. The pair of grip portions are configured to be rotatable in opposite directions about one rotation axis or a pair of rotation axes and are configured to releasably grip the model toy by being moved toward each other.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of heat treating a membrane electrode assembly, in which a first membrane electrode assembly or the like is positioned between a first member and a second member and heat treatment is performed as at least one of the first member and the second member being a heating member, and also in which variation in the temperature of the membrane electrode assembly at different roll positions is decreased and interfacial bonding between the layers in the membrane electrode assembly is enhanced. Thus, the quality of the membrane electrode assembly, such as the durability and performance thereof, may be improved, the yield thereof may be increased, and the amount of heat treatment may be efficiently increased, thereby reducing costs through mass heat treatment and decreasing the rate of processing of the membrane electrode assembly.

Abstract: An integrated control system of a vehicle includes: a power manager that receives power of a vehicle and supplies power to a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor connected to an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, and a transmission, respectively; a sensor signal receiver that receives an accelerator pedal output signal, a brake pedal output signal, and a transmission output signal from the first sensor, second sensor, and third sensor, respectively; a main controller that is connected to the power manager, monitors information about power supplied to the first sensor, second sensor, and third sensor, and integrally controls accelerating, braking, and shifting of the vehicle in response to the accelerator pedal output signal, brake pedal output signal, and transmission output signal; and a communicator that sends the accelerator pedal output signal, brake pedal output signal, and transmission output signal to a plurality of relevant control units.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are membrane-electrode-subgasket assembly and a membrane-electrode-subgasket assembly manufactured by the method. The membrane-electrode-subgasket assembly includes substrates having sizes and shapes asymmetric with each other provided on a first and second surfaces thereof.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an Electricity-Generating Assembly (EGA) includes: preparing an electrolyte membrane including a central portion and a peripheral portion; providing a contact member to the peripheral portion of the electrolyte membrane; providing at least one of a first Gas Diffusion Electrode (GDE) including a reaction portion of a first Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) and a first electrode layer or a second GDE including a reaction portion of a second GDL and a second electrode layer, on at least one central portion of the first surface of the electrolyte membrane or the second surface of the electrolyte membrane; and providing a gas diffusion portion of a respective GDL among the first and second GDLs on the contact member.

Abstract: An anti-theft device for a vehicle includes an approach prevention cover disposed in a shift lever housing to cover a shift cable connected to a shift lever so as to prevent the shift cable from being detached. Such an anti-theft vehicle makes is possible to easily and efficiently prevent theft of the vehicle by preventing a shift cable operated along with operation of a shift lever from being removed.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an Electricity-Generating Assembly (EGA) includes: preparing an electrolyte membrane including a central portion and a peripheral portion; providing a contact member to the peripheral portion of the electrolyte membrane; providing at least one of a first Gas Diffusion Electrode (GDE) including a reaction portion of a first Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) and a first electrode layer or a second GDE including a reaction portion of a second GDL and a second electrode layer, on at least one central portion of the first surface of the electrolyte membrane or the second surface of the electrolyte membrane; and providing a gas diffusion portion of a respective GDL among the first and second GDLs on the contact member.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a method for treating a surface of an object to be treated, in which a part provided and contaminated in an apparatus for treatment of a substrate such as a wafer serves as the object to be treated. In an embodiment, the surface treatment method includes forming a vacuum in an atmosphere in which the object is provided and cleaning the surface of the object by collision of first particles with contaminants on the surface of the object at supersonic speed.