Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a gas supply line and a cleaning liquid supply line. A nozzle is connected to the gas and the cleaning liquid supply lines. The nozzle applies the cleaning liquid to a substrate. A gas entrance port at a top of a body of the nozzle is connected to the gas supply line. A first cleaning liquid entrance port is disposed on a sidewall of the nozzle body and is connected to the cleaning liquid supply line. A fluid injection port is disposed at a bottom of the nozzle body and discharges both the gas and the cleaning liquid. An internal passage of the nozzle body connects each of the gas entrance port and the first cleaning liquid entrance port to the fluid injection port. The fluid injection port has a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the first cleaning liquid entrance port.

Abstract: A method is provided for preparing a super absorbent polymer capable of exhibiting an excellent absorption rate by including a uniform porous structure through a simple and economical process. The method includes: performing a crosslinking polymerization of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer to form a hydrogel polymer; drying and pulverizing the hydrogel polymer; classifying the pulverized polymer into polymer particles having a particle size of at least 10 to 150 ?m, polymer particles having a particle size of 150 to 200 ?m, and polymer particles having a particle size of 200 to 850 ?m to form a base polymer powder having a particle size of 150 to 850 ?m; and surface-crosslinking the base polymer powder, wherein in the crosslinking polymerization step, the foaming polymerization proceeds in the presence of polymer particles having an average particle size of 10 to 200 ?m obtained in the classifying step and an anionic surfactant.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method of processing an ultrasound image. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a display configured to display a moving image consisting of a plurality of ultrasound images that are played back according to a time order together with at least one icon, corresponding to at least one piece of change information for changing a display of at least one of the plurality of ultrasound images, in association with the time order.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a display device, an apparatus for testing a display device, and a method for testing a display device. A display device includes a first substrate having a display area and a non-display area defined thereon, the non-display area being on an outer side of the display area. The non-display area may include a plurality of test pads and a first dummy thin-film transistor electrically connected to the test pads. The first dummy thin-film transistor includes a dummy gate electrode, and a dummy source electrode and a dummy drain electrode insulated from the gate electrode and spaced apart from each other. A bending area is defined on the first substrate that at least partially traverses the display area and the non-display area, the bending area overlaps the first dummy thin-film transistor.

Abstract: A method of calculating the SOC of a battery in real time includes a battery parameter measurement operation for measuring current, voltage, temperature, and degradation degree of battery, and a real-time SOC calculation operation for calculating the SOC of the battery in real time based on the measured battery parameter. The real-time SOC calculation operation calculates the SOC of the battery in real time using an Extended Kalman Filter.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a marine data collection apparatus, a maritime IoT device, and a marine data transmission method. The maritime IoT device includes a marine data collection unit for collecting marine data including at least one of ocean state information and service application data using one or more sensors, a phase information calculation unit for analyzing the collected marine data and then generating phase information and period information of waves, a communication schedule management unit for generating communication-scheduling information including communication-available time information, which indicates a time during which communication with a marine data collection apparatus is available, based on the phase information and the period information, and a communication unit for transmitting the marine data including at least one of the ocean state information and the service application data to the marine data collection apparatus during the communication-available time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing, as an active ingredient, niclosamide or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for treating or preventing disease related to Axin-GSK3 interaction, such as familial adenomatosis polyposis (FAP). According to the present invention, familial adenomatosis polyposis (FAP) which causes pain due to lack of specific treatment methods, can be effectively treated using niclosamide, which is a safe drug approved by the FDA.

Abstract: A post-mix beverage dispenser utilizing a beverage dispensing valve including a movable valve activation device is provided. The beverage dispensing valve can move the valve activation device to a predetermined activation position to dispense a fluid in response to a control signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and an address decoder. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory blocks, each of the plurality of memory blocks includes a plurality of dynamic memory cells coupled to word-lines and bit-lines, each of the plurality of memory blocks are divided into a plurality of row blocks by row block identity bits of a row address, and each of the of row blocks includes a plurality of sub-array blocks arranged in a first direction. The address decoder changes a physical row address of a memory cell that stores or outputs data based on a column address received with a write command or a read command.

Abstract: A memory system includes a nonvolatile memory electrically connected to a data bus, a DRAM electrically connected to the data bus, and a memory controller configured to drive the DRAM as a cache memory and the nonvolatile memory as a main memory and to synchronize data of a cache line with data of the nonvolatile memory in units of cache units based on a dirty flag. The DRAM is configured to load data of the cache line that caches data stored in the nonvolatile memory and to store the dirty flag, which indicates whether a cache unit is dirty, in units of cache units, where a size of each cache unit is smaller than a size of the cache line.

Abstract: A fuel injection control method includes measuring EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) rate through a CO2 sensor measuring the amount of CO2 entering the intake side of the engine, setting an optimum SCR (Steam to Carbon Ratio) value based on the measured EGR rate, calculating the amount of steam supplied to the engine based on the measured EGR rate, calculating an actual SCR value by the ratio of the steam amount and the carbon component of the fuel supplied to the engine, comparing the actual SCR value with the optimum SCR value, calculating the SCR difference value by subtracting the optimum SCR value from the actual SCR value if the actual SCR value is greater than the optimum SCR value, calculating an additional fuel amount to be added based on the SCR difference value, and injecting fuel to the fuel reformer based on the calculated additional fuel amount.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer including a recessed region and a protruding region, an active layer and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer on the protruding region, a reflective electrode layer disposed on the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an insulating layer including a first opening disposed on a contact region of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer and a second opening disposed on a contact region of the reflective electrode layer, a first conductive pattern disposed on the insulating layer, and extending into the first opening to be electrically connected to the contact region of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a second conductive pattern disposed on the insulating layer, and extending into the second opening to be electrically connected to the reflective electrode layer, and a multilayer insulating structure covering the first and second conductive patterns.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an inverter to prevent an unnecessary fan trip. The method includes: receiving a fan current; when the fan current is above a high trip level or is below a low trip level, incrementing an error count; when the error count reaches an error count maximum value, incrementing a trip count and initializing the error count; and when the trip count reaches a trip count maximum value, generating a fan trip signal.

Abstract: A real-time detection/recovery system of a power line failure in a power distribution system, which immediately alerts, shuts off, and recovers power in real-time when a disconnection, a resistance increase, a contact failure, a half-disconnection, or a short circuit occurs in a single-phase power supply side of a three-phase or single-phase power distribution system. A power distribution system can be provided with one or more of a power supply side detection/recovery device and a load side detection/recovery device. The power supply side and load side detection/recovery devices can recover, shut off, alert, notify, or control an electrical failure in a power supply line of a single-phase or three-phase power supply by forming a neutral point with an element electrically/electronically connected to the single-phase or three-phase power supply to ground the neutral point or detect a potential difference between the neutral point and the ground.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming an interconnect on a substrate is provided. A protective layer is formed on the substrate and in a via formed on the substrate wherein the protective layer is resistant to a halogen containing material. A barrier layer is formed on top of the protective layer. The barrier layer comprises a halogen containing material. A metal layer is deposited over the barrier layer. In another embodiment, the protective layer is selectively deposited in the via.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a data concentration unit, a power meter, and a method of operating the same. To this end, according to the present invention, there is a provided a data concentration unit that collects power metering data from power meters including a High-level Data Link Control (HDLC)-based power meter and an Internet Protocol-based power meter, and transmits the collected power metering data to an AMI server, wherein the power metering data is collected according to a communication model pre-configured for high-speed power line communication, and the communication model includes a high-speed power line communication MAC layer, an Internet Protocol layer, and an adaptation layer configured between the high-speed power line communication MAC layer and the Internet Protocol layer, the adaptation layer supporting communication with the HDLC-based power meter and with the Internet Protocol-based power meter.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a device for a terminal executing a scheduling request in wireless communication. The method may include: receiving, from a base station, scheduling request configuration information for configuring a scheduling request using a multi-scheduling request resource; allocating the multi-scheduling request resource according to the scheduling request configuration information; and transmitting, to the base station, a multi-scheduling request using the multi-scheduling request resource.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel. A window is disposed on the display panel. A conductive sheet is disposed beneath the display panel such that the display panel is disposed between the window and the conductive sheet. A pressure sensor is disposed between the display panel and the conductive sheet. The pressure sensor includes a sensing area corresponding to a portion of the pressure sensor. A pressure concentration bump is disposed between the window and the conductive sheet. The pressure concentration bump overlaps the sensing area. The pressure sensor includes a first electrode disposed within the sensing area and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode.

Abstract: An apparatus for reducing belt slip of a vehicle, in which the vehicle includes an engine as a vibration source and an electric motor connected to the engine through a belt to transmit torque of the engine, includes: a signal generator configured to generate a reference signal with a frequency corresponding to vibration of the engine; an adaptive filter configured to calculate a filter coefficient to remove an error value between a rotational speed of the engine and a rotational speed of the electric motor and apply the filter coefficient to the reference signal to generate a reference torque signal; and a torque compensator configured to generate a belt slip compensation torque signal by changing an amplitude of the reference torque signal, and apply the belt slip compensation torque signal to determine a final torque command of the electric motor.

Abstract: Systems and methods for cable transmission are provided. The system includes an up-tilt circuit, a digital-to-analog converter, and a power amplifier. The up-tilt circuit is configured to receive an input digital signal that has a flat spectrum and generate an up-tilted digital signal that has an up-tilted spectrum. The digital-to-analog converter is configured to receive the up-tilted digital signal and to provide an analog signal. The power amplifier is configured to receive the analog signal and amplify the analog signal for cable transmission.