Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device and a wireless communication connection control method thereof.

Abstract: A method for performing transactions using an aggregate payment medium involves obtaining payee data associated with a payee, obtaining transaction data associated with a transaction to be performed between a payer and the payee, and determining, for each payment medium, a benefit and a cost associated with using the payment medium for the transaction. The method further includes obtaining, for each of the payment media, a return from using the payment medium for the transaction, based on the benefit and the cost, selecting, from the payment media, a payment medium with a highest return, and providing, by the aggregate payment medium, payment medium data associated with the selected payment medium to the payee to enable execution of the transaction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery, which has a reinforced strength and can simplify the manufacturing process thereof. For example, one embodiment provides a secondary battery which comprises: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate, wherein one of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate includes a plurality of first tabs formed to protrude in one direction; a first current collection tab coupled to the first tabs; a case housing the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to the upper part of the case, wherein the first current collection tab is coupled to one of the cap assembly and the bottom surface of the case.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a memory storing a program including a plurality of program codes and performing a predetermined function; a communicator configured to receive policy information including target information and determination information from an external server; and a processor configured to perform the predetermined function using the program and, when a program code corresponding to the target information is executed while performing the predetermined function, compare an execution result of the program code with the determination information and determine whether the program code normally operates.

Abstract: A bilayer combination tablet for oral administration, which is prescribed for alleviation of symptoms or signs of osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis), alleviation of symptoms or sings of rheumatoid arthritis, alleviation of symptoms or signs of ankylosing spondylitis, alleviation of acute pain in adults (post-operative or post-tooth extraction pain), alleviation of primary dysmenorrhea, or alleviation of severe and moderate acute or chronic pain. The bilayer combination tablet includes: a controlled-release layer containing tramadol as an active ingredient; and an immediate-release layer containing celecoxib as an active ingredient. A composition for treating pain may be provided, which has a long-lasting analgesic effect for 12 hours while reducing the side effects of tramadol by slow release of water-soluble tramadol and immediate release of poorly soluble celecoxib.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inductively-coupled plasma-generating device including: a first power supply for supplying high frequency power; a second power supply for supplying low frequency power; a single coil-based plasma source including at least two antennas which comprise a first antenna having one end as a grounded end and the other end, wherein the first power supply is connected to the first antenna at a point thereof adjacent to the grounded end to receive the high frequency power; and a second antenna surrounded by the first antenna, wherein the second antenna has one end connected to the first antenna and the other end as a low frequency power receiving end connected to the second power supply; and a gas supply for supplying a gas, wherein the gas is excited into plasma by the single coil-based plasma source.

Abstract: A clothes treatment apparatus and a control method thereof are disclosed. The clothes treatment apparatus includes a fixed nozzle device and a moving nozzle device to supply at least one of steam and heated air to clothes. As a result, the clothes may be washed effectively or refreshed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display substrate polyimide film having: remarkably improved insulation characteristics; inner pores, included in the polyimide film, of which the maximum size is 10 nm or less; and a high maximum dielectric breakdown voltage of 350 V/?m or more. The polyimide film according to the present invention has improved insulation characteristics so as to be capable of suppressing the generation of a current fluctuation of TFTs according to the long-term driving of a TFT device in a display such as an OLED, thereby enabling the deterioration of the contrast of a display to be reduced.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a secondary battery, wherein a technical problem to be solved is to provide a secondary battery which has low resistance and can output high power without loss of capacity, and can prevent deformation or cracking of an electrode assembly. To this end, the present invention provides a secondary battery comprising: a cylindrical can; an electrode assembly which is received in the cylindrical can and includes multiple first tabs extending in a first direction which is a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical can, and multiple second tabs extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction; a cap assembly for sealing the cylindrical can; a first current collecting structure which electrically connects the multiple first tabs to the cap assembly while being insulated from the cylindrical can; and a second current collecting structure for electrically connecting the multiple second tabs to the cylindrical can.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for detecting a defect and a method for detecting a defect using the same, and more particularly, to an apparatus for detecting a defect and a method for detecting a defect using the same for detecting a defect inside an inspection object without destructing the inspection object. An apparatus for detecting a defect according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first probe unit configured to transmit a signal into an inspection object and receive a signal generated inside the inspection object, a second probe unit separately installed from the first probe unit and configured to receive the signal generated inside the inspection object, and a position determining unit configured to detect a defect position inside the inspection object using the signal received by the first probe unit and the signal received by the second probe unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-temperature sinterable copper particle material prepared using an electride and an organic copper compound and a preparation method therefor and, more particularly, to a copper nanoparticle which can be useful as a conductive copper ink material thanks to its small size and high dispersibility, and a method for preparing the copper nanoparticle by reducing an organic copper compound with an electride as a reducing agent. The present invention provides copper nanoparticles which can be suitably used as a conductive copper nanoink material because the copper nanoparticles show the restrained oxidation of the copper, have an average particle diameter of around 5 nm to cause the depression of melting point, are of high dispersibility, and allow the removal of the electride in a simple ultrasonication process.

Abstract: A polyimide film according to the present invention can be effectively used as a substrate for a flexible display device without a deterioration in heat resistance even at a temperature of 350° C. or higher since a coefficient of thermal expansion (A) in the section of 100-350° C., of the polyimide film, and a coefficient of thermal expansion (B) in the section of 350-450° C.

Abstract: An agent for removing malodor from a painting booth includes a volatile organic compound (VOC) degrading microorganism and a volatile fatty acid (VFA) degrading microorganism. The VOC degrading microorganism is configured to degrade VOC. The VFA degrading microorganism is configured to degrade VFA generated when the VOC is degraded. A method of removing malodor is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for detecting a defect and a method for detecting a defect using the same, and more particularly, to an apparatus for detecting a defect and a method for detecting a defect using the same for detecting a defect inside an inspection object without destructing the inspection object. An apparatus for detecting a defect according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first probe unit configured to transmit a signal into an inspection object and receive a signal generated inside the inspection object, a second probe unit separately installed from the first probe unit and configured to receive the signal generated inside the inspection object, and a position determining unit configured to detect a defect position inside the inspection object using the signal received by the first probe unit and the signal received by the second probe unit.

Abstract: There is provided an organic light emitting display device including a display panel including pixels and a display panel driver configured to drive the display panel. The display panel driver is arranged to receive a maximum brightness signal. When a maximum brightness determined corresponding to the maximum brightness signal is lower than a first reference maximum brightness for a frame, the display panel driver is programmed to direct less than all of the pixels to emit light components during a frame period of the frame. When the maximum brightness is higher than the first reference maximum brightness and is lower than a second reference maximum brightness, the display panel driver is programmed to direct all of the pixels to emit light components during only part of the frame period. The second reference maximum brightness is higher than the first reference maximum brightness.

Abstract: Described herein are doppel-targeting molecules useful for inhibiting pathological angiogenesis and treating diseases and conditions associated with pathological angiogenesis, such as tumors, cancers, atherosclerosis, tuberculosis, asthma, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), neoplasms and neoplasm-related conditions, and for detecting doppel expression in a subject. Related compositions and methods also are described.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a wireless communication circuit, a wired communication interface, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to connect with an external device by using the wireless communication circuit or the wired communication interface, to receive first information to set the electronic device as an access point (AP) from the external device, to receive second information on another AP from the external device, to configure the electronic device by using the first information, and to wirelessly broadcast a signal by using the wireless communication circuit, to allow wireless devices to connect to the AP.

Abstract: An agent for removing malodor from a painting booth includes a volatile organic compound (VOC) degrading microorganism and a volatile fatty acid (VFA) degrading microorganism. The VOC degrading microorganism is configured to degrade VOC. The VFA degrading microorganism is configured to degrade VFA generated when the VOC is degraded.A method of removing malodor is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of measuring concentration distribution of boron for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) alone and a treatment planning method for BNCT. The methods include (a) acquiring an anatomical image of a patient and measuring a boron concentration from magnetic resonance (MR) data, (b) extracting a boron concentration change prediction parameter of the patient and predicting the concentration over time, (c) calculating and verifying a boron distribution prediction value estimated by boron imaging and spectral analysis, and (d) deriving an optimal time for BNCT based on the verified results.

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter includes: a converter including switching elements forming a bridge circuit and configured to output an alternating current (AC) voltage in response to control signals; a resonator including a resonant capacitor and a resonant coil, and configured to receive the AC voltage to transmit power wirelessly; and a controller configured to set a dead time at which a magnitude of the AC voltage is substantially zero in response to a signal received from a wireless power receiver.