Abstract: Lactobacillus plantarum CJLP243 (KCTC 11045P), a composition for treating intestinal diseases comprising Lactobacillus plantarum CJLP243, and a composition for enhancing immune response comprising Lactobacillus plantarum CJLP243.

Abstract: A method for treating an immune disease caused by a Th1/Th2 imbalance in favor of a Th2 shift in a subject including administering a composition comprising Lactobacillus plantarum CJLP133 strain KCTC 11403BP to the subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a battery pack which has an upper plate configured to have a seating surface, on which battery modules are seated, and a plurality of members configured to separate the seating surface of the upper plate into a plurality of regions. The method includes calculating height tolerances of the seating surface in the respective regions, determining application amounts of the gap filler in the respective regions based on the calculated height tolerances in the respective regions, and applying the determined application amounts of the gap filler in the respective regions.

Abstract: A lidar system that includes a laser source and a scannable mirror can also include a circuit that schedules a variable rate firing of a plurality of upcoming laser pulse shots by the laser source using a laser energy model as compared to a plurality of energy requirements applicable to the upcoming laser pulse shots, and wherein the laser energy model takes into consideration a retention of energy in the laser source after the upcoming laser pulse shots are fired and quantitatively predicts available energy amounts for the upcoming laser pulse shots from the laser source based on a history of prior laser pulse shots by the laser source. The laser energy model is capable of modeling the energy available for laser pulse shots in the laser source over very short time intervals (such as 10-100 nanoseconds).

Abstract: A lidar system that includes a laser source can be controlled to schedule the firing of laser pulse shots at range points in a field of view. As part of this scheduling, the system can prioritize which elevations will be targeted with shots before other elevations based on defined criteria. Examples of such criteria can include prioritizing elevations corresponding to a horizon, prioritizing elevations which contain objects of interest (e.g., nearby objects, fast moving objects, objects heading toward the lidar system, etc).

Abstract: A wire feeding unit includes a driving motor; a driving roller which rotates by a driving force of the driving motor; a plurality of driven rollers arranged such that outer circumferential surfaces thereof are positioned on a same line; a belt which interlocks the driving roller and the plurality of driven rollers and is brought into contact with a wire, which is drawn into a side of the driven rollers, on a side of the plurality of driven rollers; and a plurality of idlers which support the wire on a side in which the wire and the belt are in contact with each other and assist feeding of the wire along a feeding direction of the belt in a free-rotation state.

Abstract: A lidar system that includes a laser source and transmits laser pulses produced by the laser source toward range points in a field of view via a mirror that scans through a plurality of scan angles can use (1) a laser energy model to model the available energy in the laser source over time and (2) a mirror motion model to model motion of the mirror over time. A shot list for the upcoming laser pulse shots that are modeled according to the laser energy and mirror motion models can further be controlled based on eye safety and/or camera safety models to prevent the lidar system firing too much laser energy into defined spatial areas over defined time periods and thus reduce the risk of damage to eyes and/or cameras in the field of view.

Abstract: Provided is a multiplexing signal processing device based on a passive element including a plurality of signal converters that respectively process a plurality of input signals and are arranged in a matrix consisting of N rows and M columns and include N signal converter blocks respectively connected to N row unit output terminals; and M signal converter blocks respectively connected to M column unit output terminals. The signal converters each include a first diode having an input terminal connected to an input signal node, a second diode having an input terminal connected to the input signal node, and a ground resistor coupled to the input signal node.

Abstract: A battery module and a battery pack including the same are provided. Battery cells are manufactured in the form of a module, and thus, even when the specifications of the battery pack are changed depending on a vehicle kind, the standardized battery cells are applicable to battery packs having various specifications and a separate design process for disposing the battery cells in the battery pack may be omitted, thereby reducing the development period and costs of a new battery pack. Further, plural temperature sensors configured to measure the temperatures of the battery cells are provided so as to provide the optimum environment to the battery cells, and the respective temperature sensors may not be located inside the battery module so as to be easily managed. Moreover, surface pressure performance due to end plates may be secured even when the temperature sensors are located outside the battery module.

Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of stacked battery cells, a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature of the battery cells and be coupled to a wire connected to the outside of the battery module, an inner plate configured to be coupled to the outside of the plurality of stacked battery cells in a stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells to cover the side surfaces of the plurality of battery cells and having a mounting groove to mount the temperature sensor therein, an outer plate configured to be coupled to the outside of the inner plate to apply a surface pressure to the plurality of stacked battery cells, and a fixing part configured to protrude from the inner plate to fix the wire extending from the temperature sensor, in which the fixing part is disposed to avoid the outer plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a condenser for a water purifier, comprising a pipe provided with a plurality of bending parts which are disposed so as to be vertically overlapping with one another, cooling wires provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the plurality of bending parts; and fixing members for fixing the cooling wires. The cooling wires that are provided on the surfaces, facing each other, of the plurality of bending parts are disposed so as to alternate with each other.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a vehicle body with a battery connected thereto including a lower panel of a vehicle which extends in a horizontal direction, and to which a battery case in which a battery is provided in an upper portion or a lower portion is coupled, a seat cross member configured to extend in a direction parallel to a transverse direction of the vehicle and located on an upper surface or a lower surface of the lower panel, a battery cross member provided in the battery case, configured to extend in the direction parallel to the transverse direction of the vehicle, and located to correspond to the seat cross member in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and a coupling device configured to simultaneously pass through to couple the lower panel, the seat cross member, and the battery cross member in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A door lock apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted in a door and moves a deadbolt to a locked position or a released position as a motor is driven. The door lock apparatus may include a main gear rotated by the motor, a damping clutch part engaged and rotated by rotation of the main gear, a shaft which is engaged and rotated by rotation of the damping clutch part and moves the deadbolt as the shaft is rotated, and a knob which is manually operable by a user and is connected to the shaft. An emergency rotation operation of the shaft may be enabled by disengaging the main gear and the damping clutch part through the knob.

Abstract: A battery assembly for a vehicle, may include a battery case including a front wall structure, a rear wall structure, and a pair of side walls connected to the front wall structure and the rear wall structure; and a battery cover with which a top portion of the battery case is covered, wherein the front wall includes a front flat wall and a pair of front inclined walls which are opposite on both sides of the front flat wall, and each front inclined wall is formed to be inclined from the front flat wall to a front end portion of a corresponding side wall among the pair of side walls.

Abstract: An embodiment battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, a cooling channel disposed below the plurality of battery cells, a heat transfer material disposed between the plurality of battery cells and the cooling channel, end plates covering outer surfaces of outermost battery cells of the plurality of battery cells, wherein an installation space is provided at a lower end of each of the end plates, temperature sensors disposed in the installation spaces at the lower ends of the respective end plates, wherein the temperature sensors are configured to measure temperatures of the plurality of battery cells, and sensor covers combined with outer surfaces of the end plates at points respectively provided with the temperature sensors installed therein, wherein the sensor covers include a lower end bent to cover a lower surface of a corresponding one of the temperature sensors.

Abstract: A cold water tank includes a tank body, a cover part connected to the tank body to cover an open top of the tank body, and a cooling unit disposed in the tank body to cool water stored inside the tank body so as to make cold water. The cover part is configured to have an air layer formed therein, thereby minimizing or preventing the occurrence of condensation.

Abstract: A lidar system that includes a laser source and transmits laser pulses produced by the laser source toward range points in a field of view via a mirror that scans through a plurality of scan angles can use (1) a laser energy model to model the available energy in the laser source over time and (2) a mirror motion model to model motion of the mirror over time. The mirror can exhibit a variable scan amplitude, and a control circuit can then evaluate whether benefits such as a shorter completion time for firing laser pulse shots at a list of range points can be achieved by changing the mirror's scan amplitude. When making such decisions, the control circuit can take into account a settle time for the variable amplitude mirror that arises from changing the mirror's scan amplitude.

Abstract: A lidar system that includes a laser source and transmits laser pulses produced by the laser source toward range points in a field of view via a mirror that scans through a plurality of scan angles can use (1) a laser energy model to model the available energy in the laser source over time and (2) a mirror motion model to model motion of the mirror over time. The mirror can exhibit a variable scan amplitude, and a control circuit can then evaluate whether benefits such as a shorter completion time for firing laser pulse shots at a list of range points can be achieved by changing the mirror's scan amplitude. When making such decisions, the control circuit can take into account a settle time for the variable amplitude mirror that arises from changing the mirror's scan amplitude.

Abstract: A battery module is disclosed. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, which are stacked on one another so as to form a battery cell stack, a pair of end plates, which are respectively in surface contact with two ends of the battery cell stack in a stacking direction in which the plurality of battery cells are stacked on one another, and a first cover, which is disposed above the battery cell stack in a vertical direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells so as to cover one surface of the battery cell stack, wherein first ends of the pair of end plates extend further downwards than lower ends of the plurality of battery cells.

Abstract: A method for generating a bending path of an orthodontic wire according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes generating scan data for a plurality of teeth in an oral cavity of a target patient by using a three-dimensional (3D) scanner, generating a virtual 3D tooth model through the generated scan data, determining one of a maxillary and a mandible for the virtual 3D tooth model, generating an occlusal plane for the virtual 3D tooth model and a virtual plane parallel to the occlusal plane, generating an occlusal surface where the virtual plane and the virtual 3D tooth model meet, generating a virtual point along the occlusal surface to generate a bending path of a wire, and outputting the bending path of the wire.