Abstract: A cell-testing apparatus for testing one or more cells includes a cell-test enclosure that includes at least one internal vent. The cell-testing apparatus also includes an external housing that contains the cell-test enclosure and that includes at least one exhaust vent that vents to outside the external housing. During testing, the cell-test enclosure is located within the external housing so as to define at least one explosion-gas pathway from the at least one internal vent to the at least one exhaust vent. In some embodiments, the venting axis of the internal vent(s) is perpendicular to the venting axis of the exhaust vent(s). In some embodiments, the vents each comprise one or more fenestrated plates. In some embodiments, the cell-test enclosure is a drawer-type enclosure including a cabinet and a drawer that is designed and configured to receive a battery cell for testing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a negative electrode active material, a negative electrode including the same, a secondary battery including the negative electrode, and a method for manufacturing a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes a silicon-based particle including SiOx (0<x<2) and a Li compound, a carbon layer provided on at least a portion of a surface of the silicon-based particle, and a surface layer provided on at least a portion of a surface of the carbon layer and comprising Li, Al and P, wherein an oxide comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of Zr, B, Al, Zn, W and Ti is provided at an interface between the silicon-based particle and the carbon layer.

Abstract: Provided are an information feedback method and device, an information receiving method and device, and a storage medium. The information feedback method includes the following. Configuration information from a first communication node is received. Precoding matrix information is determined according to the configuration information, where a target frequency band of the precoding matrix information is determined through indication information of a precoding matrix information subband, and the precoding matrix information subband is determined according to the configuration information. The precoding matrix information is fed back to the first communication node.

Abstract: A method of operating an electronic device includes receiving a plurality of reference code values respectively corresponding to a plurality of reference images captured by an image sensor during different exposure times, receiving a plurality of target code values corresponding to a target image captured by the image sensor, estimating an inverse camera response function (CRF) by adjusting a scale of the plurality of reference code values so that the scale of the plurality of reference code values is equal to a scale of the inverse CRF, wherein the inverse CRF estimates radiance corresponding to the plurality of reference code values, generating a radiance map based on the plurality of reference code values and the inverse CRF, and measuring an effective dynamic range (DR) length of the image sensor based on the radiance map and the plurality of target code values.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens group including a first lens and a second lens, a second lens group including a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, and a third lens group including a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are arranged in order from an object side, at least one of the first lens group to the third lens group is moved on an optical axis to change a distance between the first lens group to the third lens group, and the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.2 < BFL / ( 2 * IMG ? HT ) < 2. where BFL is a distance on the optical axis from an image-side surface of the seventh lens to an imaging surface of an image sensor, and IMG HT is half a diagonal length of the imaging surface of the image sensor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include obtaining a text prompt describing an element, layout information indicating a target region for the element, and a precision level corresponding to the element. Some embodiments generate a text feature pyramid based on the text prompt, the layout information, and the precision level, wherein the text feature pyramid comprises a plurality of text feature maps at a plurality of scales, respectively. Then, an image is generated based on the text feature pyramid. In some cases, the image includes an object corresponding to the element of the text prompt at the target region. Additionally, a shape of the object corresponds to a shape of the target region based on the precision level.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an immersion cooling apparatus including a chamber, a rack module installed in the chamber and having a plurality of slots each having a cooling target mounted thereon, a supply part connected to the chamber and configured to supply a cooling fluid to the inside of the chamber, and a discharge part disposed to be spaced apart from the supply part and configured to discharge the cooling fluid from the chamber.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, provided is a method for determining phase transition temperature using electrical conductivity. More specifically, according to the present disclosure, there is provided a method for determining phase transition temperature using electrical conductivity, including preparing a graph of the change in electrical conductivity of molten salts according to temperature, and performing at least one mathematical analysis of (i) performing a first-order differential on the graph, (ii) performing a second-order differential on the graph; and (iii) determining the number (n) of data and resolution (AT) based on the graph to derive Tn by Equation (1) below and performing linear regression analysis on a linear section to detect an outlier based on a distance from the linear regression equation, T n = T max - ? ? T × n Equation ? ( 1 ) where n denotes the number of data, and ?T denotes an interval of measurement temperature and means resolution.

Abstract: A battery pack of a vehicle includes a plurality of battery modules, and a first cooling jacket in which a flow path through which a cooling medium flows is internally formed. Each of the plurality of battery modules may include a battery, a power conversion module converting power of the battery, and a busbar connecting the battery and the power conversion module, and the busbar may be in close contact with the first cooling jacket and may be formed integrally with the first cooling jacket.

Abstract: Provided are circular RNAs (circRNAs) encoding an antigenic polypeptide of a SARS-CoV-2 variant. Provided are circRNA vaccines against a SARS-CoV-2 variant, such as a Delta or Omicron variant. The circRNA vaccine comprises a circRNA comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an antigenic polypeptide comprising a Spike(S) protein or a fragment thereof of a SRAS-CoV-2 variant. Also provided are methods of treating or preventing a SARS-CoV-2 infection using the circRNAs or compositions thereof.

Abstract: A method for cloud gaming. The method including receiving one or more encoded slices of a video frame at a client, wherein the video frame was generated at a server while executing a video game, and encoded by an encoder at the server into the one or more encoded slices. The method including decoding a first encoded slice at a decoder of the client before fully receiving the one or more encoded slices of the video frame.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving a first message from a first node, where the first message includes a first key agreement parameter, the first key agreement parameter is obtained based on a first private key and an intermediate parameter, the intermediate parameter is obtained based on a security parameter and a common parameter, and the security parameter is a first password or a PSK; determining a first key based on the first key agreement parameter and a second private key; sending a second message to the first node, where the second message includes a second key agreement parameter, and the second key agreement parameter is obtained based on the second private key and the intermediate parameter; and obtaining the first key based on the first key agreement parameter and the second private key.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a 3D microfluidic channel manufacturing device comprising: a main build platform and an auxiliary build platform, for printing microfluidic channels in a 3D printed product.

Abstract: The present application discloses an image processing method and image processing apparatus for recognizing a target object.

Abstract: A phase shifter, a phase shifter array, an antenna array and an electronic device are provided and belong to the field of communication technology. The phase shifter includes: first and second dielectric substrates opposite to each other, a first transmission line and a second transmission line on a side of the first dielectric substrate close to the second dielectric substrate, patch electrodes on a side of the second dielectric substrate close to the first dielectric substrate, and a tunable dielectric layer between a layer where the transmission lines are located and a layer where the patch electrodes are located; wherein orthographic projections of two ends of each patch electrode on the first dielectric substrate overlap with orthographic projections of the first and second transmission lines on the first dielectric substrate, respectively; and at least two of the plurality of patch electrodes are connected to different first bias voltage lines.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bicyclic heterocycles of Formula (I), and pharmaceutical compositions of the same, that are modulators, antagonists, or inhibitors of the G protein-coupled receptor MRGPRX2 and are useful in the treatment of MRGPRX2 dependent conditions such as inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an aerosol generating device includes a display including a display panel and a touch panel configured to receive a touch input, a battery, and a processor electrically connected to the display and the battery, wherein the processor is configured to detect that a power state of the aerosol generating device is changed to a first state and change the power state of the aerosol generating device to a second state, based on whether a touch input through the touch panel of the display is received within a threshold time after the power state is changed to the first state, the second state being distinguished from the first state. Various embodiments may be made.

Abstract: A light emitting device and a light emitting apparatus including the same are disclosed. A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of protrusions protruding from one surface of the substrate, and a light emitting structure disposed on the substrate.

Abstract: Recombinant clusterin polypeptides and compositions comprising the same are provided. In some aspects, recombinant clusterin or nucleic acids encoding the same may be used for treating and preventing an abnormality of morphology and function in a mammal with disease (e.g., cardiovascular diseases or alcoholism).

Abstract: A clock generating circuit includes a buffer circuit and a phase compensating circuit. The buffer circuit buffers an input clock signal to generate an output clock signal. The phase compensating circuit detects a noise in a power voltage and adjusts, according to the noise of the power voltage, a voltage level of the input clock signal to compensate for a phase change of the output clock signal due to the noise of the power voltage.