Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel electrolyte additive, a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery comprising the novel electrolyte additive, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte. More specifically, the present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery comprising an additive capable of forming a stable film on an electrode surface. The present invention also relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising such a non-aqueous electrolyte, thereby, a high temperature lifespan of the lithium secondary battery is not deteriorated, resistance does not increase when the lithium secondary battery is stored at a high temperature, and expansion of a volume (thickness) of the lithium secondary battery is suppressed when the lithium secondary battery is stored at a high temperature.

Abstract: An upper rail device for a seat of a vehicle includes: a lower plate in which a slot is formed, a drive housing mounted on the lower plate, a drive support that passes through the slot for insertion into a curved movement path of a lower rail, a motor with a reducer mounted on an upper surface of the drive housing, a drive shaft connected to an output portion of the reducer, a drive gear mounted on a lower end portion of the drive shaft and engaged with a driven gear mounted within the curved movement path of the lower rail. The upper rail device may be fastened to enable sliding movement along the curved movement path of the lower rail so that the seat can be moved in a diagonal or oblique direction depending on various purposes, which can improve a seat position movement adjustment.

Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling message sending, performed by at least one computing device The method may comprise acquiring sending information of a target message; configuring input data of a machine-learning model based on the sending information, the machine-learning model being trained through a task of predicting a future load of a message sending module; predicting a load of the message sending module according to sending the target message from the input data through the machine-learning model; and controlling the message sending module based on the predicted load.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device using mechanical cutting technology and a light-emitting device manufactured through the method, and an embodiment provides a method of implementing a pixelated light-emitting device.

Abstract: The present invention provides: ferritin; a single-chain variable fragment bound to the N-terminus of the ferritin; and a fusion protein self-assembling nanoparticle structure in which an N-terminus RNA-interaction domain (RID) in a human-derived lysyl-tRNA synthetase is bound to the N-terminus of the single-chain variable fragment by means of a novel fusion partner. Therefore, the present invention provides: a fusion protein having enhanced water solubility; nanoparticles; a vector coding same; a host cell transformed by means of the vector, and a pharmaceutical composition, for treating a disease, using the same.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a first lens assembly including a plurality of first lens modules and a single first image sensor, and a second lens assembly including a plurality of second lens modules and a single second image sensor, wherein the first lens assembly and the second lens assembly are arranged to be adjacent to each other, wherein a field of view of each first lens module of the plurality of first lens modules is wider than a field of view of each second lens module of the plurality of second lens modules, and wherein f35t/f35w?2 is satisfied, where f35t is a 35 mm equivalent focal length of the second lens module and f35w is a 35 mm equivalent focal length of the first lens module.

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: An organic compound represented by a Chemical Formula 1 in accordance with the present invention exhibits excellent hole injection and hole transport characteristics. In addition, an hole transport auxiliary layer of the organic light-emitting diode in accordance with the present invention contains the organic compound represented by the Chemical Formula 1 to lower an operation voltage, and improve efficiency, and lifetime characteristics of the organic light-emitting diode.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a first transistor including a first bottom gate electrode disposed on the substrate, a first active layer disposed on the first bottom gate electrode and including a first channel region, a first drain region, and a first source region, and a first top gate electrode disposed on a portion of the first active layer including the first channel region, a first insulating layer disposed between the first bottom gate electrode and the first active layer, and a second insulating layer disposed between the first active layer and the first top gate electrode. The second insulating layer includes: a first portion disposed on a portion of the first active layer including the first channel region and having a first thickness and a second portion disposed on a remaining portion of the first active layer and having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness.

Abstract: Provided is a vaporizer including a storage for storing an aerosol generating material, a generator configured to generate an aerosol from the aerosol generating material, and an accommodating unit including a chamber configured to accommodate the generator, and an inlet configured to introduce air into the chamber, wherein the accommodating unit includes a plurality of walls surrounding the chamber, and at least some of the plurality of walls include an inclined surface.

Abstract: A pouch for an aerosol generating device includes a liquid composition that generates an aerosol when heated, and a water-soluble film surrounding the liquid composition.

Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a first lens group, an optical path conversion element, and a second lens group arranged in order from an object side. An optical axis of the second lens group is disposed eccentrically in a direction with respect to a geometric optical axis of the optical path conversion element.

Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a lens module; a first optical path change part including an incident surface and an emitting surface, and reflecting light, which is incident onto the incident surface, to emit the light via the emitting surface; and a second optical path change part including a first surface which faces the emitting surface in an optical axial direction of the lens module and a second surface which is an opposite surface to the first surface, wherein, in order to change the path of light emitted via the emitting surface, the first optical path change part is tilted or rotated about a first axis perpendicular to the optical axial direction, and, in order to change the path of light emitted from the second surface, the second optical path change part is tilted or rotated about a second axis perpendicular to the optical axial direction and the first axis.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cap plate assembly, a method of manufacturing a cap plate assembly, and a battery cell including the same. The cap plate assembly may include a cap plate formed to cover an upper side of a housing and having a first accommodation hole formed through at least a part of the cap plate so that the inside and outside of the housing communicate with each other, and a first electrode part coupled to the first through-hole from above and below the cap plate.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a wavelength self-filtering ultra-low noise near infrared quantum dot photodiode manufacturing method and a near infrared quantum dot photodiode manufactured thereby. According to the present invention, a near infrared (NIR) quantum dot photodiode includes: a transparent electrode through which visible light and near-infrared light pass; a p-type layer that is formed on the transparent electrode to shield the visible light; a quantum dot light absorption layer that is formed on the p-type layer to a preset thickness or more to generate excitons through the near-infrared light; an n-type layer that moves negative charges generated by the excitons; and an upper electrode that is formed on the n-type layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel promoter variant in which some nucleotides of the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapA) gene promoter of Escherichia coli are deleted. The novel promoter variant according to the present invention can constitutively express a target protein at a high level, particularly an enzyme, in Escherichia coli. Therefore, a target protein, particularly an enzyme, can be economically mass-produced using a recombinant strain transformed with an expression vector containing the novel promoter variant according to the present invention. For example, allulose epimerase can be economically mass-produced or allulose can be economically mass-produced from fructose using a recombinant strain transformed with an expression vector containing the novel promoter variant according to the present invention.

Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a first nozzle device that provides a fluid passage, in which a fluid flows, and a second nozzle device that surrounds the first nozzle device, and when an imaginary straight line passing through the fluid passage and extending in a direction, in which the fluid flows, is defined as a reference straight line, the first nozzle device includes a spacing area having a shape that is recessed in a direction that faces the reference straight line to be spaced apart from a portion of the second nozzle device. The nozzle assembly may be fixed to a body of a vehicle as part of an ejector for ejecting fluid having a pressure to a targeted location such as a hydrogen fuel cell of the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a time-division multi-channel transmission and reception system including a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a first transmit channel that outputs a first transmit signal based on a first time-division pulse signal, a second transmit channel that outputs a second transmit signal based on a second time-division pulse signal, and a time-division pulse generator that generates the first time-division pulse signal and the second time-division pulse signal based on a clock signal. The first transmit signal and the second transmit signal are separated from each other in time.

Abstract: An electrode assembly, a manufacturing method, an ultrasonic cutting device, a cylindrical battery including the electrode assembly, a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided. In the electrode assembly, two electrodes and a separator interposed therebetween are wound about an axis, at least one of the electrodes includes an uncoated portion provided at a long side end, a winding turn region of the uncoated portion is provided at one end of the electrode assembly, the winding turn region includes a cut portion and a bent portion alternately disposed along a circumferential direction of the electrode assembly, an axial height of the cut portion is smaller than an axial height of the bent portion, the bent portion includes a plurality of uncoated portion flags, and the plurality of uncoated portion flags overlap along and axial direction to define a bending surface region.

Abstract: A vaporizer for an aerosol generating device includes a storage unit storing an aerosol generating material, and a heating chamber configured to heat the aerosol generating material, wherein the heating chamber includes a wick extending in a longitudinal direction and configured to absorb the aerosol generating material, a coil wound around the wick and configured to heat the aerosol generating material absorbed into the wick, and an accommodation portion configured to accommodate the wick, a diameter of wire of the coil is 0.15 mm to 0.2 mm, the number of turns of the coil is 6 times to 9 times, and an ohmic loss in the coil is less than 8 watts (W).