Abstract: A body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes disposed alternately with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; and external electrodes disposed on the body, wherein the dielectric layer includes a main component containing calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), zirconium (Zr) and titanium (Ti) and a sub-component containing manganese (Mn), yttrium (Y) and silicon (Si), wherein the dielectric layer includes a plurality of dielectric grains and grain boundaries disposed between adjacent dielectric grains, and at least a portion of the plurality of dielectric grains has a core-shell structure, a content of yttrium (Y) included in a core relative to 100 moles of zirconium (Zr) included in the core and a shell is defined as Yc, a content of yttrium (Y) included in the shell relative to 100 moles of zirconium (Zr) included in the core and the shell is defined as Ys, and Ys/Yc>9 is satisfied.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium chloride salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons according to the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because deactivation of a catalyst used in the process is prevented, and may produce, from waste plastics, refined hydrocarbons including aromatic hydrocarbons that have a low content of impurities and a low content of olefins and may implement high-value-addition.

Abstract: Methods of forming semiconductor devices by enhancing selective deposition are described. In some embodiments, a blocking layer is deposited on a metal surface before deposition of a barrier layer. The methods include exposing a substrate with a metal surface, a dielectric surface and an aluminum oxide surface or an aluminum nitride surface to a blocking molecule, such as a boron-containing compound, to form the blocking layer selectively on the metal surface over the dielectric surface and one of the aluminum oxide surface or the aluminum nitride surface.

Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing flying car includes: power systems for both ground-traveling and flying in which, at upper portions of intermediate portions of central lines of wheel shafts of front wheels and rear wheels of a four-wheel electric car, motors are installed to be adjacent, parallel, and symmetrical to each other at left and right sides with respect to a central line of a chassis.

Abstract: An electric power supply apparatus for external devices of an overhead hoist transport system using a high frequency track cable, the electric power supply apparatus being conveniently installed without specific machining of a structure having a high frequency track cable laid therein on a side of an overhead hoist transport system adjacent to external devices installed to monitor the state of tracks or a carriage and the electric power supply apparatus being supplied with inductive power using magnetic induction through a magnetic field generated by the high frequency track cable to be able to supply power for operation of the external devices, thereby not requiring specific machining of a structure for changing the structure of existing overhead hoist transport systems or attaching an electric power supply apparatus.

Abstract: An autonomous driving device and a driving control method thereof are provided. The autonomous driving device includes at least one sensor, a processor, and storage including a database. The processor is configured to detect, using the at least one sensor, an obstacle that is present on a passage in a first driving path, of the first autonomous driving device, to a destination; determine whether there is a need for the first autonomous driving device to cross paths with the obstacle to pass through the passage; determine a time to collision by the first autonomous driving device with the obstacle; determine whether the obstacle is a second autonomous driving device; identify a driving rule corresponding to the second autonomous driving device; determine, based on the driving rule, a second driving path for passing through the passage; and control the first autonomous driving device to drive on the passage along the second driving path.

Abstract: An exemplary method for producing a strain sensor using crack propagation includes opening and blunting includes applying conductive nanowires to a substrate to form a conductive nanowire network on the substrate. The method also includes applying an elastomer to the nanowire network to form a composite layer on top of the conductive nanowire network. The method also includes removing the substrate from the conductive nanowire network, wherein removing the substrate at least partially exposes a surface of the conductive nanowire network. The method further includes cutting intervallic incisions in the surface of the conductive nanowire network, wherein the intervallic incisions extend alternatingly and inwardly from one of two opposing edges of the conductive nanowire network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method for a sarcosinate including: step 1, reacting a solution of glyoxylic acid or a glyoxylate with an amine solution to prepare a Schiff base solution; step 2, subjecting the prepared Schiff base solution to a hydrogenation reaction under the condition of a catalyst; and step 3, adjusting a pH value of a solution obtained after the hydrogenation reaction to be alkaline to obtain the sarcosinate. Wherein the pH value of the solution obtained after the hydrogenation reaction in the step 3 is adjusted to be acidic to obtain sarcosine. Wherein a sarcosinate solution obtained in the step 3 is reacted with cyanamide to prepare a sarcosine derivative.

Abstract: A method and associated system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and system provide for: pretreating waste plastics; producing pyrolysis gas by introducing the waste plastics pretreated in the pretreatment process into a pyrolysis reactor; producing in a lightening process pyrolysis oil by introducing the pyrolysis gas into a hot filter; and subjecting the pyrolysis oil to solvent extraction, wherein a liquid condensed in the hot filter is re-introduced into the pyrolysis reactor. The system produces refined hydrocarbons from the waste plastics.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an impact hydroforming mold and an impact hydroforming method with integration of blank holder and feeding, belonging to the technical field of metal forming. The hydroforming mold includes: a lower concave mold, a blank holder ring, and a working sleeve assembly. A working sleeve has a liquid chamber for containing liquid medium and a stamping acceleration channel; a throttling flow channel is formed between working sleeve and blank holder ring; the liquid medium can be throttled and depressurized through the throttling flow channel and then contacted with side face of the sheet. Under the action of intensity of pressure, the edge of the sheet pressed by the blank holder ring can be allowed in a mutually adaptive way to realize feeding in a downward forming process when the middle area of the sheet suffers impact, so forming quality of a target component can be effectively improved.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are: a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating fibrotic diseases, comprising hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 1 (HAPLN1) or a gene encoding same as an active ingredient; and a method for preventing or treating fibrotic diseases using the composition. According to the present invention, fibrosis of cells or tissues is prevented and inhibited such that the occurrence or progression of various kinds of diseases caused by fibrosis is fundamentally suppressed, and thus the diseases can be prevented or treated.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bismuth vanadate electrode including vanadium-functionalized graphene quantum dots and a method for preparing the same. More particularly, it relates to a technology which is capable of, by adding graphene quantum dots (GQDs) in the process of immersing a bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) electrode in an alkaline solution to remove vanadium oxide (V2O5) excessively formed on the surface of the electrode during its preparation, protecting the electrode from the alkaline solution as the graphene quantum dots are adsorbed onto the surface of BiVO4 while V2O5 is removed, and improving the efficiency of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) when applied to a photoanode due to vanadium (V)-functionalized graphene quantum dots formed as the etched vanadium ions ((VO)43?) are adsorbed onto the graphene quantum dots.

Abstract: A composition, suitable for an orally administered formulation, contains a GLP-1 analogue and, particularly, a hydrophobic ion-pair of a GLP-1 analogue and an oil phase. The pharmaceutical composition for oral administration forms an emulsion surrounding the hydrophobic ion-pair when exposed to a water phase, so as to be stably absorbed without being decomposed by digestive enzymes, and thus provides an effective and prolonged pharmacological effect. Methods for producing the composition for oral administration are also disclosed.

Abstract: A computerized system and method for processing record change requests across multiple applications is provided. A link is received from a first application, the link being associated with a record change request from a first account. A signed token is obtained from a like service using the link, wherein the signed token includes identity data associated with the first account and the record change request. An indicator of a second application is received, wherein the second application is chosen by a user for interacting with the record change request. Further, account information of a second account associated with the user is received. The second application is caused to be executed using the signed token and the indicator of the second application, wherein the second application updates a record at the second account associated with the user in response to the record change request.

Abstract: A method and associated system for producing syngas containing hydrogen from waste plastics. The method and system provide for: pretreating waste plastics; producing pyrolysis gas by introducing the waste plastics pretreated in the pretreatment process into a pyrolysis reactor; producing in a lightening process pyrolysis oil by introducing the pyrolysis gas into a hot filter; and gasifying the pyrolysis oil, wherein a liquid condensed in the hot filter is re-introduced into the pyrolysis reactor. The system produces syngas containing hydrogen from the waste plastics.

Abstract: A charge protocol inspection apparatus including an information obtaining unit is configured to obtain information about a charge protocol of a battery cell, an open circuit voltage (OCV) corresponding to a state of charge (SoC) of the battery cell, and a reference internal resistance of the battery cell, calculate an internal resistance of the battery cell during charge based on the information about the charge protocol and the OCV corresponding to the SoC of the battery cell, and compare the reference internal resistance of the battery cell with the internal resistance of the battery cell during charge.

Abstract: A battery pack including a plurality of pouch-type battery cells having a plurality of electrode leads; a pack case accommodating the plurality of pouch-type battery cells in an inner space; a cell cover configured to surround a portion of at least one of the plurality of pouch-type battery cells; a bus bar assembly configured to connect to an electrode lead of at least one of the plurality of pouch-type battery cells surrounded by the cell cover; and an end cover coupled to one side of the bus bar assembly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium chloride salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons according to the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because deactivation of a catalyst used in the process is reduced or prevented, and may produce refined hydrocarbons having a low content of impurities and a low content of olefins from waste plastic pyrolysis oil.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards an integrated memory chip with an enhanced device-region layout for reduced leakage current and an enlarged word-line etch process window (e.g., enhanced word-line etch resiliency). In some embodiments, the integrated memory chip comprises a substrate, a control gate, a word line, and an isolation structure. The substrate comprises a first source/drain region. The control gate and the word line are on the substrate. The word line is between and borders the first source/drain region and the control gate and is elongated along a length of the word line. The isolation structure extends into the substrate and has a first isolation-structure sidewall. The first isolation-structure sidewall extends laterally along the length of the word line and underlies the word line.

Abstract: A method and associated system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastics. The method and system provide for: pretreating waste plastics; producing pyrolysis gas by introducing the waste plastics pretreated in the pretreatment process into a pyrolysis reactor; producing in a lightening process pyrolysis oil by introducing the pyrolysis gas into a hot filter; and a reforming process of reforming the pyrolysis oil, wherein a liquid condensed in the hot filter is re-introduced into the pyrolysis reactor. The system produces refined hydrocarbons from the waste plastics.