Abstract: A brassiere for radiation therapy is disclosed. The brassiere for radiation therapy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a pair of cups configured to cover breasts of a patient; a coupling member positioned between the pair of cups and configured to couple the pair of cups to each other; back bands configured to be in close contact with a back of the patient; and side compression bands, the side compression bands having one ends coupled to the pair of cups at the coupling member, respectively, and the other ends detachably coupled to the back bands, respectively, wherein positions of the breasts of the patient are changed by adjusting positions on the back bands to which the other ends of side compression bands are coupled.

Abstract: An audio rendering method and an electronic device performing the same are disclosed. The disclosed audio rendering method includes determining an air absorption attenuation amount of an audio signal based on a recording distance included in metadata of the audio signal and a source distance between a sound source of the audio signal and a listener; and rendering the audio signal based on the air absorption attenuation amount.

Abstract: Disclosed is an anti-adhesion agent composition which uses a high molecular weight compound having biocompatibility and an oil derived from animals, plants, and minerals so as to improve low viscosity and low strength, which are problems of existing anti-adhesion agents, and prevent adhesion between living tissues. The anti-adhesion composition according to the present disclosure performs a physical barrier function through simple mixing of a polymer material, serving as a physical barrier in its anti-adhesion effect, and a solvent, and remains in the body for a certain period of time, then decomposes, absorbs, and is excreted. The anti-adhesion composition does not interfere with the healing of the wound after surgery, and exhibits an excellent effect of convenient application to the surgical site.

Abstract: A negative electrode composition, a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery including the same, a lithium secondary battery, and a method for preparing the negative electrode composition are provided. The negative electrode composition comprises a silicon carbon composite, a graphite, and a negative electrode conductive material, wherein a BET specific surface area of the silicon carbon composite is larger than a BET specific surface area of the graphite.

Abstract: A rendering method of an object-based audio signal and an apparatus for performing the same are provided. The rendering method of an object-based audio signal includes obtaining a rendered audio signal, performing clipping prevention on the rendered audio signal using a first limiter, mixing a signal output by the first limiter using a mixer, and performing clipping prevention on the mixed signal using a second limiter.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for processing vehicle data security based on a cloud.

Abstract: An embodiment solid electrolyte includes a first compound and a second compound. The first compound is represented by a first chemical formula Li7-aPS6-a(X11-bX2b)a, wherein X1 and X2 are the same or different and each represents F, Cl, Br, or I, and wherein 0<a?2 and 0<b<1, and the second compound is represented by a second chemical formula Li7-cP1-2dMdS6-c-3d(X11-eX2e)c, wherein X1 and X2 are the same or different and each represents F, Cl, Br, or I, wherein M represents Ge, Si, Sn, or any combination thereof, and wherein 0<c?2, 0<d<0.5, and 0<e<1.

Abstract: A method of rendering object-based audio and an electronic device performing the method are provided. The method includes identifying a bitstream, determining a reference distance of an object sound source based on the bitstream, determining a minimum distance for applying distance-dependent attenuation, based on the reference distance, and determining a gain of object-based audio included in the bitstream based on the reference distance and the minimum distance.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate; a pixel circuit layer on the substrate and including a thin-film transistor; a display element layer on the pixel circuit layer and including a display element electrically connected to the thin-film transistor; a color filter layer on the display element layer and including a color filter overlapping the display element and a black matrix having a first side contacting the color filter and a second side extending in an edge direction of the substrate; and a blocking layer between the black matrix and the substrate, wherein a tip end of the blocking layer has no step difference with an end of the black matrix.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery which includes: silicon particles; and a coating layer surrounding respective silicon particles, wherein the silicon particles have a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of peak ranging from 2 to 10 in the particle diameter distribution having an average particle diameter (D50) of 1 ?m to 30 ?m, and the coating layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of carbon and a polymer. A negative electrode and lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode active material are also disclosed.

Abstract: An encoding/decoding apparatus and method for controlling a channel signal is disclosed, wherein the encoding apparatus may include an encoder to encode an object signal, a channel signal, and rendering information for the channel signal, and a bit stream generator to generate, as a bit stream, the encoded object signal, the encoded channel signal, and the encoded rendering information for the channel signal.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode having a cathode active material, an anode having an anode active material, a separator, and an electrolyte. The cathode active material comprises a lithium composite transition metal compound having Ni, Co, and Mn, and has single particles and/or pseudo-single particles. Each single particle consists of one nodule, and each pseudo-single crystal is a composite of 30 or fewer nodules. The single particles and/or pseudo-single particles have an average particle diameter (D50) of 1 ?m or more. The anode active material has a silicon carbon composite having an average particle diameter (D50) of more than 1 ?m. The average particle diameter (D50) of the single particles and/or pseudo-single particles is smaller than the average particle diameter (D50) of the silicon carbon composite.

Abstract: An apparatus for locking a portable computer includes an apparatus body, a first clamping member rotatably coupled to the apparatus body, configured to support a first side of a computer body of the portable computer, and configured to be fitted over a first edge of a display of the portable computer, a slider coupled to the apparatus body to be reciprocally movable, a second clamping member rotatably coupled to the slider while being spaced apart from the first clamping member, configured to support a second side of the computer body of the portable computer, and configured to be fitted over a second edge of the display of the portable computer, and a locking and unlocking unit installed on the apparatus body and configured to selectively restrict or allow movement of the slider.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery which includes: a silicon-silicon oxide-magnesium silicate composite comprising a silicon oxide (SiOx, 0<x?2) matrix; and silicon (Si) crystal grains, MgSiO3 crystal grains and Mg2SiO4 crystal grains present in the silicon oxide matrix, wherein the MgSiO3 crystal grains have a crystal size of 5-30 nm and the Mg2SiO4 crystal grains have a crystal size of 20-100 nm in the silicon-silicon oxide-magnesium silicate composite, and the content ratio of MgSiO3 crystal grains to Mg2SiO4 crystal grains is 2:1-1:1 on the weight basis. A method for preparing the negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery is also provided.

Abstract: A method for generating a mask pattern to be employed in a patterning process. The method including obtaining (i) a first feature patch including a first polygon portion of an initial mask pattern, and (ii) a second feature patch including a second polygon portion of the initial mask pattern; adjusting the second polygon portion at a patch boundary between the first feature patch and the second feature patch such that a difference between the first polygon portion and the second polygon portion at the patch boundary is reduced; and combining the first polygon portion and the adjusted second polygon portion at the patch boundary to form the mask pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for processing a multichannel audio signal. A multichannel audio signal processing method may include: generating an N-channel audio signal of N channels by down-mixing an M-channel audio signal of M channels; and generating a stereo audio signal by performing binaural rendering of the N-channel audio signal.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material as well as a method of preparing a negative electrode active material which includes preparing a silicon-based compound including SiOx, wherein 0.5<x<1.3; disposing a polymer layer including a polymer compound on the silicon-based compound; disposing a metal catalyst layer on the polymer layer; heat treating the silicon-based compound on which the polymer layer and the metal catalyst layer are disposed; and removing the metal catalyst layer, wherein the polymer compound includes any one selected from the group consisting of glucose, fructose, galactose, maltose, lactose, sucrose, a phenolic resin, a naphthalene resin, a polyvinyl alcohol resin, a urethane resin, polyimide, a furan resin, a cellulose resin, an epoxy resin, a polystyrene resin, a resorcinol-based resin, a phloroglucinol-based resin, a coal-derived pitch, a petroleum-derived pitch, a tar and a mixture of two or more thereof.

Abstract: A silicon-carbon complex comprising carbon-based particles and silicon-based particles, wherein the silicon-based particles are dispersed and positioned on surfaces of the carbon-based particles, the carbon-based particles have a specific surface area of 0.4 m2/g to 1.5 m2/g, and the silicon-based particles are doped with one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Li, Ca, and Al, and a negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery comprising the same.

Abstract: Described is a free DNA-based disease prediction model and a construction method therefor and an application thereof. The construction method includes the steps of: 1) obtaining sequencing data of free DNA samples of diseased individuals and control individuals, the number of the diseased individuals and the number of the control individuals being both multiple; 2) selecting, according to the coverage of the sequencing data of the free DNA samples of the diseased individuals and the control individuals on a genome, a gene set having a difference in the coverage of a transcription initiation site region between the diseased individuals and the control individuals; and 3) for genes in the gene set, using the coverage of the sequencing data on the gene transcription initiation site region as an input prediction model for training so as to establishing a disease prediction model.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode active material including secondary particles assembled from silicon composite primary particles represented by Mg—SiOx (0<x<2) and artificial graphite primary particles, wherein the secondary particles assembled from silicon composite primary particles and artificial graphite primary particles are surface-coated with an amorphous carbon coating layer. The lithium secondary battery using the negative electrode active material can retain conductivity even after charge/discharge and can be prevented from degradation of cycle characteristic.