Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material formed of Li—[Mn—Ti]-M-O-based material including a transition metal (M) to enable reversible intercalation and deintercalation of lithium and molybdenum oxide. The positive electrode active material is coated with the molybdenum oxide to form a coating layer on a surface thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an air cleaning and disinfection robot and a method of operating the same. The air cleaning and disinfection robot includes a driving unit configured to move autonomously in a target space, a plurality of air conditioning modules configured to manage air quality in the target space and detachably provided on the driving unit, a station on which the plurality of air conditioning modules are mounted, a docking unit configured to couple and separate the driving unit and each of the air conditioning modules to and from each other, and a detection unit configured to detect an operation environment of the target space, wherein the driving unit, based on information obtained by the detection unit, may selectively couple to and move with any one of the plurality of air conditioning modules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide with anti-inflammatory activity, wherein the peptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 1, the peptide has above 80% homology of amino acid sequence with above-mentioned sequence, or the peptide is the fragment of the above-mentioned peptides. The present invention also relates to an inflammatory composition comprising the above mentioned peptides. According to the present invention, a peptide comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 has an outstanding efficacy in both suppressing inflammation and in prophylactic means. Therefore, the composition comprising the peptide of this invention can be used as anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical composition or as cosmetic composition, in turn, treating and preventing a variety of different types of inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of Chemical Formula 1, optical isomers of the compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds or the optical isomers. The compounds, isomers, and salts exhibit excellent activity as GLP-1 receptor agonists. In particular, they, as GLP-1 receptor agonists, exhibit excellent glucose tolerance, thus having a great potential to be used as therapeutic agents for metabolic diseases. Moreover, they exhibit excellent pharmacological safety for cardiovascular systems.

Abstract: There is provided a method for etching a silicon-containing film. The method includes: introducing a substrate having a first silicon-containing film and a second silicon-containing film into a process chamber of an etching apparatus; supplying at least one etching gas including F3NO into the process chamber; applying a predetermined power to the process chamber maintained at a predetermined pressure to generate direct plasma in the process chamber; and etching the first silicon-containing film on the substrate by reactive species (radicals) of the etching gas activated by the direct plasma. The predetermined pressure is set within a predetermined range in which the slope of the etch rate of the first silicon-containing film with respect to the pressure differs from the slope of the etch rate of the second silicon-containing film with respect to the pressure in terms of sign.

Abstract: A method of combining compressed uplink signals according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a method of combining IQ data of uplink signals compressed without decompression by a block floating point compression method, a block scaling compression method, or a -law compression method.

Abstract: A fronthaul multiplexer according to one aspect of the present invention combines uplink packets in a compressed state that is received from two or more radio units so that the uplink packets are accumulated and combined immediately when received or the uplink packets are recompressed using a compressing method with high compression efficiency when stored in a memory in order to reduce a use amount of memory.

Abstract: A method of producing hydrogen using biomass includes: pretreating the biomass using an ionic liquid; and extracting hydrogen by reacting the pretreated biomass with an alkaline substance.

Abstract: A gas injector includes first and second gas introduction passages extending in a first direction toward a central axis of a process chamber respectively, a first bypass passage extending from the first gas introduction passage in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, a second bypass passage extending from the second gas introduction passage in a reverse direction to the second direction, a first distribution passage isolated from the first bypass passage in the first direction and extending from an outlet of the first bypass passage in the reverse direction to the second direction, a second distribution passage isolated from the second bypass passage in the first direction and extending from an outlet of the second bypass passage in the second direction, and a plurality of spray holes in an outer surface of the first and second distribution passages and configured to spray the process gas.

Abstract: Provided are a composition for target-specific photothermal therapy and a method of photothermal therapy using the composition and more particularly, a method of photothermal therapy for selectively killing inflammatory cells by using the composition for target-specific photothermal therapy comprising carbon nanotubes coated with dextran. According to the present invention, the composition for photothermal therapy comprising the carbon nanotubes coated with dextran is absorbed only into desired target cells, i.e., inflammatory cells, and causes thermotherapeutic action through light irradiated from an external light source, while not damaging cells except for inflammatory cells. The method of photothermal therapy using the composition for photothermal therapy has advantages of minimizing side effects and maximizing therapeutic effects.

Abstract: A gas injector includes first and second gas introduction passages extending in a first direction toward a central axis of a process chamber respectively, a first bypass passage extending from the first gas introduction passage in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, a second bypass passage extending from the second gas introduction passage in a reverse direction to the second direction, a first distribution passage isolated from the first bypass passage in the first direction and extending from an outlet of the first bypass passage in the reverse direction to the second direction, a second distribution passage isolated from the second bypass passage in the first direction and extending from an outlet of the second bypass passage in the second direction, and a plurality of spray holes in an outer surface of the first and second distribution passages and configured to spray the process gas.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for providing an overseas remittance service, comprising: a first country remitter client for transmitting a remittance request to a service provider server; a first country local partner server for collecting the remittance from an account of a remitter; the service provider server for receiving the remittance request transmitted from the remitter client, and calculating, in consideration of the exchange rate and the remittance fee, a first amount of money to be received by a second country remittee; and a second country local partner server for remitting the first amount of money to an account of the remittee.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data in a core cache server of a communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a source base station, a core cache search signal; selecting a relay core cache unit according to the received core cache search signal; and transmitting content data to a target base station through the selected relay core cache unit. A cache server for transmitting and receiving data in a communication system, according to another embodiment of the present invention, comprises: one or more core cache units for storing content data; a receiving unit for receiving, from a source base station, a core cache search signal; a control unit for selecting a relay core cache unit among the one or more core cache units according to the received core cache search signal; and a transmission unit for transmitting the content data to a target base station through the selected relay core cache unit.

Abstract: Provided are a composition for target-specific photothermal therapy and a method of photothermal therapy using the composition and more particularly, a method of photothermal therapy for selectively killing inflammatory cells by using the composition for target-specific photothermal therapy comprising carbon nanotubes coated with dextran. According to the present invention, the composition for photothermal therapy comprising the carbon nanotubes coated with dextran is absorbed only into desired target cells, i.e., inflammatory cells, and causes thermotherapeutic action through light irradiated from an external light source, while not damaging cells except for inflammatory cells. The method of photothermal therapy using the composition for photothermal therapy has advantages of minimizing side effects and maximizing therapeutic effects.

Abstract: To forward traffic to a base station using Software Defined Network technology, a method for operating a switch includes receiving path information of a packet to be forwarded from a source terminal to a plurality of destination terminals, from a controller, receiving the packet to be forwarded from the source terminal to the destination terminals, from a base station, and transmitting the packet along a path determined by the path information. An apparatus for controlling a switch in a communication network includes a transceiver configured to receive information of a source terminal and a plurality of destination terminals, from a server which controls a service for forwarding traffic from the source terminal to the destination terminals, and a controller configured to determine a packet forward path between the source terminal and the destination terminals, wherein the transceiver transmits the determined path information to at least one switch.

Abstract: A method for operating a switch in a communication network includes receiving path information of a service flow between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE from a controller, receiving a packet forwarded through the service flow from a base station, and transmitting the packet to a path determined by the path information. An apparatus for a switch in a communication network includes a controller configured to receive path information of a service flow between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE from a controller, receive a packet forwarded through the flow from an evolved NodeB and forward the packet to a path determined by the path information. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and device for processing a service in a mobile communication system based on SDN technology are provided. The method of controlling access caches in a communication network includes receiving information about contents requested by a user equipment (UE) connected to a first base station. The method also includes transmitting a forwarding request that requests to control at least one switch in order for an access cache that has the contents and that interworks with a second eNB to transfer the contents to the first eNB.

Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive aspect include a printed circuit board and a semiconductor package using the same. The semiconductor package includes a substrate having one or more connection pads, semiconductor chips mounted on the substrate, an underfill layer filling a region between the semiconductor chips and the substrate, and solder bumps electrically connecting the connection pads and the semiconductor chips in the underfill layer. The substrate includes void preventing patterns protruding on a top surface of the substrate under the underfill layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method of separating carbon nanotubes, the method comprising: forming first carbon nanotubes having a first functional group, forming a substrate having a second functional group, and causing the first carbon nanotubes to adhere to the substrate by a click chemistry reaction between the first functional group and the second functional group.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for dynamically allocating a multicast path in a broadband wireless access system are provided. A method for an operation of a server providing a multicast service through a wireless access network includes determining to establish multicast paths for a first Base Station (BS) and at least one neighboring BS of the first BS when a terminal receiving the multicast service enters a network through the first BS, and transmitting a control station a message of instructing to establish the multicast path for a BS not holding the multicast path among the first BS and the at least one neighboring BS of the first BS.