Abstract: Provided is a water purifier comprising: a filter unit which has a reverse osmosis membrane filter; a supply valve; an instantaneous heating device which is provided with an inflow port, and an outflow port, and which heats and purified water entering through the inflow port and flowing to the outflow port, so that hot water is discharged through the outflow port; an extraction member; a supply pump; a domestic water drain line; a hot water drain line; a hot water drain valve; and a control unit which controls the opening/closing of respective flow channels of the hot water drain line and the domestic water drain line so that, among a hot water draining process through the hot water drain line, and a domestic water draining process through the domestic water drain line, the hot water draining process is carried out first.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an evidence collection guidance method and apparatus for file selection. The evidence collection guidance method includes generating pieces of preliminary analysis information that are pieces of collection target information, setting levels of the pieces of preliminary analysis information based on predefined rules, and generating and outputting notification information including summary description information and follow-up measure items related to the pieces of preliminary analysis information corresponding to the levels.

Abstract: A respiratory therapy apparatus is operable to deliver multiple types of therapy to a patient. The apparatus includes a main housing and a nebulizer tray that selectively attaches to a bottom of the main housing. The apparatus also includes a filter housing unit having an antenna surrounding a pneumatic passage and a transponder chip coupled to the antenna. The main housing has also has an antenna that surrounds a respective pneumatic passage of a main outlet port of the apparatus. The main housing includes a reader that controls communication between the antennae. The main housing of the apparatus also has a pivotable hose support plate, a firmware upgrade port underneath part of the top wall of the housing, and a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays various user inputs for control of the apparatus and that displays various alert conditions that are detected.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a screen refresh rate switching method, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: when a screen is in an idle state, setting, if a plurality of preset conditions are met, a refresh rate of the screen to a first refresh rate, where the plurality of preset conditions includes that a screen luminance is less than a preset screen luminance threshold, an ambient light luminance is less than a preset ambient light luminance threshold, and a proportion of low grayscale pixels of an image that is currently displayed on the screen is greater than a preset proportion; and setting, if none of the plurality of preset conditions is met, the refresh rate of the screen to a second refresh rate, where the second refresh rate is less than the first refresh rate.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizing film and a contrast-improving optical film sequentially stacked in the stated order. The contrast-improving optical film includes a contrast-improving layer including a first resin layer and a second resin layer facing the first resin layer. The second resin layer includes a patterned portion having optical patterns and a flat section between the optical patterns. The second resin layer satisfies Equation 1, and the polarizing plate has a contrast ratio gain of about 1.00 or more, as represented by Equation 2.

Abstract: A vibration apparatus can include a first cover member; a second cover member; a vibration portion between the first cover member and the second cover member; a contact portion between the first cover member and the vibration portion; and a signal cable. The signal cable can include a first signal line connected to a first surface of the vibration portion via the contact portion, and a second signal line connected to a second surface of the vibration portion opposite to the first surface of the vibration portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a charging system and a charging method for charging a main battery of a vehicle. The main battery can be charged with a voltage of a swappable battery using a DC-DC converter of an on-board computer (OBC) without installing additional converters for a plurality of swappable batteries through connection of the plurality of swappable batteries to input terminals of a plurality of DC-DC converters of the OBC charging the main battery, so that a driving distance of the vehicle is increased, and the efficiency of a motor and the inverters is increased.

Abstract: A polymer three-dimensional (3D) printing methodology is disclosed for freeform fabrication of polymeric structures under ambient conditions without the use of printed support structures. The build material can be dissolved in a suitable solvent for 3D printing. The polymer solution can be printed in (e.g., continuously printed using a moving dispensing nozzle) a yield-stress support bath to form an intermediate article. The intermediate article may be liquid or only partially coagulated after being printed into the yield-stress support bath. The yield-stress support bath may be at least partially disposed within a container, and the container may be immersed in a post-treatment coagulation solution to remove some or all of the solvent, causing the build material to fully solidify to form a finished article from the intermediate article.

Abstract: An automatic working system that includes a self-moving device and a positioning device. The self-moving device includes a movement module, a task execution module. The positioning device is configured to detect a current position of the self-moving device. The automatic working system includes: a storage unit, configured to store a working area map, and: a map confirmation procedure, which including: providing a drive circuit instruction to move along a working area boundary, and receiving a confirmation signal from a user to complete the map confirmation procedure; and a working procedure including providing a drive circuit instruction to move within a working area defined by the map and execute the working task; and a control module, configured to monitor an output of the positioning device to execute the map confirmation procedure and execute the working procedure after the map confirmation procedure is completed.

Abstract: A blender which an electrical signal via a transparent film so as to detect whether a container lid is closed. The blender includes a container body receiving food; a main body provided under the container body and supporting the container body; a container lid mounted removably to the upper surface of the container body and configured to open/close the upper part of the container body; and a detection system configured to detect whether the container lid is mounted to the container body, wherein the detection system includes a transparent electrode film attached to the surface of the container body and guiding the flow of electricity. Accordingly, the transparent electrode film can transmit whether the container lid is mounted to the main body without spoiling the appearance of the container body made of a transparent material.

Abstract: A storage device includes a memory including a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of memory cells, and a controller configured to control the memory and perform a read retry operation for the memory using a read retry table. The memory includes a special block that stores a read retry table in which a plurality of read retry values are set for each of a plurality of first conditions and each of a plurality of second conditions corresponding to each of the plurality of first conditions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatuses for managing memory of storage system. In some embodiments, a controller of a storage system includes a memory storing a program, and a processor configured to execute the program to determine whether a type of data stored in the memory is at least one of a first data type and a second data type, store, in the memory, a header of the data stored in the memory, based on a first determination that the data stored in the memory is of the first data type, compress the data stored in the memory, based on a second determination that data stored in the memory is of the second data type, and power off the memory based on at least one of the header of the data and the compressed data having been stored in the memory.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for estimating tidal fronts. The method for estimating tidal fronts includes obtaining past observation data of a sea area to be estimated, substituting and calculating the obtained past observation data into a preset whole water depth mixing discriminant for a plurality of points in the sea area to be estimated, and as a result of the calculation, regarding an area of points where a calculated value is less than or equal to a preset reference value as a whole water depth mixing sea area, regarding an area of points where the calculated value exceeds the preset reference value as a stratified sea area, and estimating a boundary between the regarded whole water depth mixing sea area and stratified sea area as a tidal front.

Abstract: A full-duplex transmission and reception circuit includes a transmission module, a filtering module, and an amplification module, with the transmission module having a current-mode logic architecture. A first terminal of the transmission module is connected to a first terminal of the filtering module, and a second terminal of the transmission module is connected to a second terminal of the filtering module. A third terminal of the filtering module is connected to both a first and a second terminals of the amplification module. The transmission module is configured to transmit a forward high-speed differential signal and receive a reverse low-speed common-mode signal. The filtering module is configured to filter out the forward high-speed differential signal from a mixed signal and transmit the reverse low-speed common-mode signals to the amplification module. The amplification module is configured to amplify the reverse low-speed common-mode signal.

Abstract: Cleaning tools for cleaning the pull cable of an ingot puller apparatus and methods for cleaning the pull cable are disclosed. The cleaning tool includes a chamber for receiving the pull cable. Pressurized fluid is discharged through one or more nozzles to detach debris from the pull cable. The fluid and debris are collected in an exhaust plenum of the cleaning tool and are expelled through an exhaust tube. The cleaning tool includes one or more guides that guide the cleaning tool in an upper segment of the ingot puller apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a surface acoustic wave device and a method of manufacturing the same. The surface acoustic wave device includes: a semiconductor support substrate; a modified substrate surface layer formed on a surface of the support substrate; a low acoustic velocity layer formed on the modified substrate surface layer; a piezoelectric layer formed on the low acoustic velocity layer; and a plurality of IDT electrodes disposed on the piezoelectric layer, wherein surface roughness of one side of the modified substrate surface layer is 0.2nm or lower.

Abstract: Provided is a display substrate. The display substrate includes: a substrate body; and a plurality of support pillars disposed on the substrate body, wherein the support pillar includes a first surface in contact with the substrate body, and a second surface opposite to the first surface; wherein in any direction parallel to the substrate body, a ratio of a width of the first surface to a width of the second surface is greater than or equal to 0.8, and is less than or equal to 1.2.

Abstract: Provided is a hand piece for a skin treatment apparatus, the hand piece including: a hand piece body capable of being operated by a user hand; a skin treatment unit connected to an end of the hand piece body, and treating a user skin; a pressure sensing unit installed on the skin treatment unit, and sensing a pressure between the skin and the skin treatment unit; and a pressure display unit emitting light in a plurality of colors based on a pressure value measured by the pressure sensing unit.

Abstract: An organic electric element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic material layer includes a light-emitting layer, a hole transport layer between the first electrode and the light-emitting layer, and a plurality of light-emitting auxiliary layers between the hole transport layer and the light-emitting layer. The plurality of light-emitting auxiliary layers include a first light-emitting auxiliary layer adjacent to the hole transport layer and a second light-emitting auxiliary layer adjacent to the light-emitting layer, and the first light-emitting auxiliary layer includes a compound represented by Formula 1 and the second light-emitting auxiliary layer includes a compound represented by Formula 2.

Abstract: Coating applicators for applying high viscosity coatings to large area surfaces are disclosed. The coating applicators facilitate the ability to apply high viscosity materials over large areas at high speed with minimal air entrapment to provide coatings having a controlled thickness.