Abstract: A method and a gateway for extending a network are disclosed. A method by which a gateway extends an EtherCAT network to a wireless network according to an embodiment of the invention includes: receiving first data from the EtherCAT network and converting the first data by a protocol conversion to second data suitable for the wireless network, and transmitting the converted second data to the wireless network, where the transmitting of the converted second data may include reducing the difference in communication speed between the EtherCAT network and the wireless network by using an internal buffer.

Abstract: The present application relates to a composition including gut flora-derived extracellular vesicles, and to an animal disease model using same. In addition, the present application relates to a method for using the gut flora-derived extracellular vesicles to efficiently search for a candidate drug which may prevent or treat diseases that occur due to gut flora-derived extracellular vesicles, and to a vaccine which can efficiently prevent or treat infections caused by gut flora or diseases that occur due to gut flora-derived extracellular vesicles. Further, the development of diagnostic technology to discover, using the gut flora-derived extracellular vesicles of the present application, the etiology of diseases that occur due to gut flora-derived extracellular vesicles, can be achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor memory device, a memory system including the same, and an operation method thereof. The semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells; and a plurality of page buffers configured to supply currents to bit lines when a sensing operation is performed and sense currents of the bit lines to sense data of the plurality of memory cells and generate current paths between the bit lines and a ground according to program states of the plurality of memory cells.

Abstract: A system for compensating for gamma data is provided comprising a display panel including at least one feedback line connected to at least one pixel, a gray voltage generator generating a reference gray voltage based on first gamma data, a data driver generating a data voltage based on the reference gray voltage and applying the generated data voltage to a data line, a multiplexer receiving at least one feedback voltage from the at least one feedback line and selecting a feedback voltage from the received at least one feedback voltage and outputting the selected feedback voltage, an A/D converter converting the selected feedback voltage into feedback data, and a signal controller storing the feedback data as feedback gamma data for the entire grays and compensating for the first gamma data based on the feedback gamma data.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing forming an external appearance of the air conditioner and provided with an air discharge port forming an air discharge flow path allowing air inside of the housing to be discharged therethrough, a blade arranged at the air discharge port to control a flow direction of the air discharged from the air discharge port, and a blade reinforcement support arranged on the blade to prevent bending of the blade, wherein the blade reinforcement support includes a blade support having a support protrusion provided with a shaft hole parallel with the blade, and a seating portion comprising a seating protrusion inserted into the shaft hole to allow rotation of the support protrusion, and a seating guide to surround an outer circumferential surface of the support protrusion. Thereby, the blade may have an enhanced fastening strength and be stably supported.

Abstract: Provided are a fault detector and a fault detection method for an attitude control system (ACS) of a spacecraft. The fault detector includes a first interacting multiple model (IMM) fault detection block for generating a normal model filter of the plurality of actuators and a plurality of upper level filters including fault model filters corresponding to the respective actuators, and detecting faults of the plurality of actuators using an IMM estimation technique from the plurality of upper level filters, and a second IMM fault detection block for generating a plurality of lower level filters each including a fault type model filter of the fault-detected actuator in the first IMM fault detection block, and detecting a fault type of the failed actuator using the IMM estimation technique.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrode for a display apparatus includes printing and drying a conductive paste on a substrate, and printing a glass paste on the dried conductive paste, followed by patterning.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display including a transparent pixel electrode and a transparent common electrode in a pixel region to drive liquid crystals. The transparent common electrode includes a plurality of slits and is configured to open at least a portion of a switching device to connect unit pixels, the slits have an angle of 5 to 10° with respect to a gate line, and a rubbing direction of a liquid crystal layer is substantially parallel to a gate direction. Therefore, it is possible to provide the liquid crystal display capable of removing factors decreasing an aperture ratio, preventing light from leaking, and further improving internal reflection.

Abstract: A display device and a driving method is disclosed. The driving method includes receiving an image signal for one frame for one pixel, converting the image signal into at least two data voltages according to at least two gamma curves, applying a first gate signal and a second gate signal to a plurality of gate lines respectively connected to a plurality of subpixels included in one pixel during the frame. The method further includes applying the at least two data voltages to the plurality of subpixels during the frame. A gamma curve for the data voltage applied to one subpixel among the plurality of subpixels includes the at least two different gamma curves and is changed with a period of a first time.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for treating return ores using plasma, capable of treating sintered return ores generated in a sintering process in a steel maker or return ores (iron ores) employed in other ironmaking process such as FINEX. The method of treating return ores using plasma includes: providing return ores sorted out by a sorting process; and bonding the return ores by fusing and agglomerating the return ores using plasma. Also, an apparatus for treating return ores using plasma includes a plasma heating device used to fuse and agglomerate sorted return ores. The return ores of a predetermined grain size are fusion-bonded and agglomerated using a flame of a plasma heating device. Particularly, the return ores can be treated in a massive amount to enhance productivity of a fusion-bonding process of the return ores. Furthermore, a great amount of sintered return ores generated in the sintering process can be subjected to a fewer number of re-treatment processes.

Abstract: A rear panel for a plasma display panel (PDP) includes a substrate, and an address electrode on the substrate, the address electrode including an aluminum containing layer and a silver containing layer stacked on each other.

Abstract: Applications on a computing device provide notifications associated with the application to a notification system. A notification includes an identification of content to be presented for the notification and an indication of when the content is to be presented. The notification system presents the notification content at the appropriate time regardless of whether the application is executing and without resuming execution of the application if the application is not running. Various power efficiency techniques are also used to determine which notifications are presented and when a user interface is updated to reflect those notifications in order to avoid updating the user interface to reflect notifications that would not be observable (e.g., due to a power mode of the computing device).

Abstract: Gate drive circuit includes a plurality of stages connected one after another to each other. An m-th stage includes a pull-up section outputting a first clock signal as a gate signal of the m-th stage to an output terminal, a pull-down section applying a low voltage to the output terminal, a carry section outputting the first clock signal as a carry signal of the m-th stage in response to the high voltage of the first node signal, a first carry holding section maintaining the carry signal of the m-th stage at the low voltage in response to the high voltage of the first clock signal and a second carry holding section maintaining the carry signal of the m-th stage at the low voltage in response to a high voltage of the second clock signal.

Abstract: A first slit pattern is formed in a display substrate and a display panel of vertical alignment mode having the display substrate. The first slit pattern includes slits, a pair of projections and a pair of notches. A divergence point where the slits meet each other and an incision portion of the slits have the same function as the pair of projections in the generation of a singular point of liquid crystal. A contact hole exposing a part of an output electrode of a switching element is formed at a protective layer of an array substrate. A step recess is formed at a protective layer corresponding to a storage electrode, a divergence point of the slits is arranged to correspond to the storage electrode. The singular point of the liquid crystal is induced to occur at a regular position, and thus afterimages and spots can be prevented.

Abstract: A foam pump dispenser that has a prevention function against any reverse flow is disclosed, which comprises an air guide which is engaged at a lower side of the air and liquid mixing chamber of the piston cover member; a liquid leakage prevention spring which is located between the piston cover member and the piston member; and a liquid leakage prevention valve which is covered on the upper side of the liquid compression piston. The foam pump dispenser with the above construction is able to prevent a leakage of liquid, and is able to obtain a reliable fixed supply of air in a pump dispenser designed to properly mix liquid such as foaming cleanser, foam hand soap, shave foam, and hair mousse, etc. with air and to pump out in a foam shape.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD), according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, includes a first pixel formed between the first and second gate lines, the first and the second data lines, a first subpixel configured to have applied thereto a first data voltage and a second subpixel configured to have applied thereto a second data voltage lower than the first data voltage, a second pixel formed between the second and third gate lines, the first and second data lines, and having a third subpixel configured to have applied thereto a third data voltage and a fourth subpixel configured to have applied thereto a fourth data voltage lower than the third data voltage.

Abstract: A system for compensating for gamma data is provided comprising a display panel including at least one feedback line connected to at least one pixel, a gray voltage generator generating a reference gray voltage based on first gamma data, a data driver generating a data voltage based on the reference gray voltage and applying the generated data voltage to a data line, a multiplexer receiving at least one feedback voltage from the at least one feedback line and selecting a feedback voltage from the received at least one feedback voltage and outputting the selected feedback voltage, an A/D converter converting the selected feedback voltage into feedback data, and a signal controller storing the feedback data as feedback gamma data for the entire grays and compensating for the first gamma data based on the feedback gamma data.

Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a shift register and a vertical start line. The shift register includes first to N-th circuit stages sequentially providing first to N-th gate-on signals to first to N-th gate lines, respectively, at least one reverse dummy stage adjacent to the first circuit stage and at least one forward dummy stage adjacent to the N-th circuit stage (N is a natural number). The vertical start line is electrically connected to the first circuit stage or the N-th circuit stage according to a scan direction and transfers a vertical start signal to the first or N-th circuit stage.

Abstract: There is provided a method and an apparatus for treating return ores using plasma, capable of treating sintered return ores generated in a sintering process in a steel maker or return ores (iron ores) employed in other ironmaking process such as FINEX. The method of treating return ores using plasma includes: providing return ores sorted out by a sorting process; and bonding the return ores by fusing and agglomerating the return ores using plasma. Also, an apparatus for treating return ores using plasma includes a plasma heating device used to fuse and agglomerate sorted return ores. The return ores of a predetermined grain size are fusion-bonded and agglomerated using a flame of a plasma heating device. Particularly, the return ores can be treated in a massive amount to enhance productivity of a fusion-bonding process of the return ores. Furthermore, a great amount of sintered return ores generated in the sintering process can be subjected to a fewer number of re-treatment processes.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for testing the same are disclosed, relating to a technology for simultaneously screening an off-leakage-current fail caused by a passing gate effect and a neighbor gate effect. The semiconductor device includes a memory cell configured to read and write data; a sense amplifier configured to sense and amplify cell data received from the memory cell through a pair of bit lines; a bit line precharge unit configured to equalize the pair of bit lines to a level of a ground voltage in response to a bit line equalization signal; a precharge voltage generator configured to provide the ground voltage to the bit line precharge unit during a test mode; and a test controller configured to, during the test mode, maintain an activation state of the bit line equalization signal during a test mode period, and control the sense amplifier to be deactivated.