Abstract: An apparatus receives, in a bitstream for a block, an indication of a block vector predictor (BVP) and a first and a second component magnitude of a block vector difference (BVD). The apparatus determines each of a plurality of block vector (BV) candidates based on a sum of the BVP and a different one of a plurality of BVD candidates. Each of the plurality of BVD candidates includes: the first and second component magnitudes of the BVD, and a different combination of signs for the first and second component magnitudes. Validities of the plurality of BV candidates are determined based on values of samples, stored in a reference memory, of reference blocks indicated by the plurality of BV candidates. The apparatus determines a sign for at least one of the first and second component magnitudes of the BVD based on the validities of the plurality of BV candidates.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention is characterized by comprising: about 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; about 1 to about 15 parts by weight of a rubber-modified vinyl-based copolymer resin; about 10 to about 30 parts by weight of a phosphorus-based flame retardant; about 0.01 to about 0.5 parts by weight of a fluoropolymer encapsulated with methyl methacrylate; about 1 to about 20 parts by weight of wollastonite; about 2 to about 8 parts by weight of graphene composed of 1 to 3 carbon atom layers and having an average particle diameter (D50) of about 5 to about 15 nm; and about 0.5 to about 5 parts by weight of carbon black coated with silicon (Si). The thermoplastic resin composition has excellent electrical conductivity, flame retardancy, fluidity, impact resistance, balance of physical properties thereof, and the like.

Abstract: Improved electrochemical yarn energy harvesters that convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. These harvesters include an ionically conducting electrolyte, and an electronically conducting material, and a material that can undergo charge injection, which can also be the electronically conducting material. At least one device electrode is either twisted, twisted and coiled, or twisted and plied.

Abstract: Proposed is a polymer for a gel-type polymer electrolyte of a secondary battery, in which the polymer is PMVEMA-GMA, which is a polymer obtained by polymerizing (methylvinylether-alt-maleic acid) (PMVEMA) and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA). A gel-type polymer electrolyte including the polymer as a matrix, and a lithium secondary battery including the gel-type polymer electrolyte are also proposed. The polymer of the present disclosure complements a limitation of a liquid electrolyte such as leakage and has a higher ion conductivity than a solid electrolyte. Aside from the advantages, the gel-type polymer electrolyte according to the present disclosure has a higher ion conductivity than a conventional gel-type polymer electrolyte that is based on poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic acid) (PMVEMA) added with lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) because it can be dissolved well in highly volatile tetrahydrofuran (THF) and thus can be dried at a low temperature.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a transistor disposed over the substrate, a first electrode pad electrically connected to the transistor, a first connector disposed on the first electrode pad, an anti-reflection portion arranged around the first connector, and a light-emitting element electrically connected to the first electrode pad through the first connector. Additionally, each of the first connector and the anti-reflection portion includes a first material, where a density of the first material included in the first connector is greater than a density of the first material included in the anti-reflection portion.

Abstract: This specification relates to a packaging substrate and a manufacturing method for the packaging substrate. The packaging substrate according to this specification includes a core layer comprising a glass core having a first surface and a second surface facing each other, as well as a cavity portion penetrating through the glass core. An element module is disposed of the cavity portion. The element module comprises one or more cavity elements and a cavity distribution layer that are modularized into a capsule layer, wherein the cavity distribution layer is disposed above the cavity element, and the cavity distribution layer comprises a redistribution distribution circuit layer. A manufacturing method of a packaging substrate comprises preparing operation of a glass core with a cavity portion and an element module; and arranging operation of the element module in the cavity portion.

Abstract: An inhaler according to an embodiment comprises: a housing provided with one surface, the other surface facing the surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting one surface to the other surface; a canister which is attached in the housing to be replaceable and accommodates an inhalable composition; a storage to which the canister is connected to be opened/closed and which stores the inhalable composition; a lever which controls the opening/closing operations of the canister; and a counter arranged between the canister and the lever to be rotatable, wherein the counter is rotated by a certain angle according to the operation of the lever so as to provide notification of the remaining amount of the inhalable composition in the canister.

Abstract: A display device includes an emission area and a non-emission area, first to third alignment electrodes sequentially arranged in a first direction, a plurality of first light-emitting elements disposed between the first alignment electrode and the second alignment electrode and a plurality of second light-emitting elements disposed between the second alignment electrode and the third alignment electrode, a first electrode electrically connected to a first end portion of each of the first and second plurality of light-emitting elements, and a second electrode electrically connected to a second end portion of each of the first and second plurality of light-emitting elements. The emission area may include a first area, a second area, and a third area divided in a second direction. The first electrode may be positioned in the first area and the second area and may be electrically disconnected in the third area.

Abstract: The present disclosure according to at least one embodiment provides a method of providing a multi-transmission path service on a cloud virtual network, the method being performed by a computing system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, an organic light emitting device including the same and a composition for an organic material layer. Each substituent of Chemical Formula 1 has the same definition as described in the description of the disclosure.

Abstract: A zoom optical system includes a first lens group, a position of which with respect to an imaging plane is adjustable, and including first and second lenses. The zoom optical system also includes a second lens group of which a position with respect to the imaging plane is adjustable and includes third to fifth lenses. The zoom optical system further includes a third lens group including a sixth lens. An object-side surface of the first lens is convex.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus are disclosed. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer; and a retardation layer stack formed on one surface of the polarizer, wherein the retardation layer stack includes a second retardation layer, a first adhesive layer, and a first retardation layer sequentially stacked from the one surface of the polarizer, the first adhesive layer has a modulus of 1×105 Pa to 1×106 Pa at 25° C., and the second retardation layer and the first adhesive layer satisfy Relation 1.

Abstract: Disclosed are a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method. The substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber including a processing space defined therein, a substrate support unit configured to support a substrate in the processing space, a microwave unit configured to supply microwaves to the processing space, a window member disposed below the microwave unit and configured to transmit the microwaves supplied from the microwave unit, a heat transfer plate disposed in the processing space so as to be spaced a predetermined distance from the window member and configured to be heated by the microwaves supplied to the processing space and to transfer heat to the substrate, and a controller configured to control the microwave unit.

Abstract: Provided are a modifier represented by Formula 1, which is useful for modifying a conjugated diene-based polymer, has excellent affinity with a filler and improves the compounding properties of the conjugated diene-based polymer, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer comprising a functional group derived from the modifier, and a method for preparing the modified conjugated diene-based polymer, wherein all the variables are described herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, an apparatus, a system, and a computer program for enhancing security of a heterogeneous operating system device and, more specifically, provides a security method for a computing apparatus in which a heterogeneous operating system is driven, the method including an operation of collecting, by a first security agent driven in a host OS of the computing apparatus, guest OS information for a guest OS installed on the host OS and an operation of performing, by the first security agent on the basis of the guest OS information, management for a second security agent driven on the guest OS.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic compound represented by the following Formula 1, and a high-efficiency and long-lifetime organic light emitting device enabling significantly improved low voltage driving, and having long lifetime, excellent luminous efficiency and the like by employing the same as a light emitting layer host material in the device.

Abstract: Wafer-bonding methods are provided. A wafer-bonding method includes overlaying a first wafer and a second wafer with each other. The first wafer includes a transparent or translucent material having first alignment marks thereon. The second wafer has second alignment marks. The method includes providing light through the first wafer to check alignment of the first alignment marks with the second alignment marks. The method includes bonding the first wafer to the second wafer. Moreover, the method includes removing the transparent or translucent material while the first alignment marks remain bonded to the second wafer.

Abstract: A transport apparatus includes: a vehicle; a housing connected to the vehicle and forming an internal space with an open bottom; a hand unit provided to be movable in an up-down direction, in the housing, and to grip and upgrip a transport object; and a slide unit separated from the hand unit, in the housing, and moving horizontally in a direction where the hand unit is disposed, wherein the slide unit includes: a base plate provided in the internal space of the housing; a slide plate sliding from the base plate in the direction where the hand unit is disposed and seating the transport object; and a drive module provided on the base plate, and sliding the slide plate so that the slide plate protrudes from the base plate.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens group including a reflective member and one or two lenses disposed in front of the reflective member; and a second lens group disposed behind the reflective member and including a plurality of lenses. The one or two lenses included in the first lens group have a positive refractive power overall, an image-side surface of a lens disposed closest to the reflective member among the one or two lenses included in the first lens group is concave, the reflective member includes an incident surface, a reflection surface, and an exit surface, and 0.25?D12P/DR?1.0 is satisfied, where D12P is a distance on an optical axis from the image-side surface of the lens disposed closest to the reflective member to the incident surface, and DR is a distance on the optical axis from the incident surface to the reflection surface.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a precharge pulse generation circuit configured to generate a first precharge pulse and a second precharge pulse, based on a column pulse generated when a column operation including a write operation and a read operation is performed. The semiconductor device also includes an input/output switching signal generation circuit configured to generate an input/output switching signal for connecting a first input/output line pair and a second input/output line pair to each other, based on the first precharge pulse and the second precharge pulse in a test mode.