Abstract: A monolithic carbon foam formed of fused onion-like carbon (OLC) nanoparticles, in which the monolithic carbon foam contains interconnected pores, has a volumetric micropore surface area of 200 m2/cc-600 m2/cc, and has an electrical conductivity of 20 cm-140 S/cm. Also disclosed are a fractal carbon foam prepared from the monolithic carbon foam, methods of preparing both foams, and supercapacitors constructed therefrom. Specifically, the methods of preparing the foams comprising, inter alia, spark plasma sintering the OLC nanoparticles at a pressure of 30 MPa-1000 MPa and a temperature of 300° C.-800° C. for 2 seconds-30 minutes.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel compounds, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their medical uses. Compounds of the disclosure have activity as dual modulators of Janus kinase (JAK), alone, or in combination with one or more of an additional mechanism, including a tyrosine kinase, such as TrkA or Syk, and PDE4, and are useful in the in the treatment or control of inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other disorders and indications where modulation of JAK would be desirable. Also described herein are methods of treating inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other conditions susceptible to inhibition of JAK and PDE4 by administering a compound herein described.

Abstract: A peer-to-peer (P2P) transaction method may include issuing a service identifier associated with a first service among a plurality of services provided through different service providers; providing a sealing request function associated with an item available within the first service and a submission request function associated with a token to the first service to which the service identifier is issued; receiving a sealing request of first user associated with the item through the sealing request function from the first service; requesting the first service associated with sealing of the item in response to the sealing request; generating a token containing the service identifier and ownership of the first user associated with the item through a blockchain network; receiving a submission request associated with the token of the first user through the submission request function from the first service; and processing transaction for the token in response to the submission request.

Abstract: A web crawler system that crawls Internet articles and provides a summary service of issue articles affecting GVC includes a user terminal provided with a web agent that crawls and collects English issue articles of overseas media outlets, searches keywords, and displays a summary of overseas media issue articles; and an overseas issue article summary web crawler system that crawls English issue articles of the overseas media by the web agent to store multiple news article lists/articles classified by article titles in a DB, after sentence classification (SC) on the issue articles, selects sentences containing or related to key words of an item of interest in the issue articles, extracts words from each sentence, and provides a summary of overseas media issue articles that affect global value chain (GVC).

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes an application head which applies an adhesive material to a subject, and a selective curing module which curs a portion of the adhesive material, where the selective curing module cures an edge portion of the adhesive material.

Abstract: A laser annealing device includes a laser generator, a beam splitter, a ?/2 phase difference member, a first reflective member, and a second reflective member. The laser generator emits a laser beam. The beam splitter splits the laser beam into a first reflective light and a transmissive light. The ?/2 phase difference member changes a polarization component of the transmissive light. The first reflective member reflects the transmissive light having the changed polarization component. The second reflective member reflects the transmissive light having the changed polarization component in a way such that the transmissive light having the changed polarization component which is reflected from the first reflective member is incident to the beam splitter.

Abstract: A battery cell classification system may include a charging voltage differential value measurement device configured to determine a charging voltage differential value of a battery cell before assembling a battery module, a uniformity factor extractor configured to extract a uniformity factor based on determining uniformity of the battery cell among determined charging voltage differential values, and a controller configured to compare a uniformity factor of the battery cell with a reference uniformity value, so as to reject the battery cell as a defective cell if it has the uniformity value smaller than the reference uniformity value, or to classify battery cell based on uniformity factor if it has the uniformity value at or above than the reference uniformity value.

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 circuit board with anti-corrosion properties, a method for manufacturing the circuit board, and an electronic device are provided. The circuit board includes a circuit substrate, a first protective layer, and a second protective layer. The circuit substrate includes a base layer and an outer wiring layer formed on the base layer. The circuit substrate further defines a via hole connected to the outer wiring layer. The first protective layer is formed on the outer wiring layer and an inner sidewall of the via hole, and is made of a white oil. The second protective layer is formed on the first protective layer.

Abstract: A fan with increased heat-removing ability and reduced noise in operation includes a hub, a baffle, a first blade layer, and a second blade layer. The first blade layer includes a plurality of first blades, and the second blade layer includes a plurality of second blades. An orthogonal projection of each of the plurality of first blades on the baffle is located between orthogonal projections of adjacent two of the plurality of second blades on the baffle. A length of the plurality of first blades is greater or less than a length of the plurality of second blades to avoid any resonance. An electronic device including the fan is also disclosed.

Abstract: A firmware upgrade apparatus and method are disclosed. A firmware upgrade apparatus according to some embodiments of the present invention includes access points, a relay configured to upload firmware data to the access point, a node configured to upload the firmware data to the relay, and an over-the-air (OTA) access point configured to upload the firmware data to the node.

Abstract: An event detecting apparatus acquires one or more video data, and generates, from the one or more video data, object relationship information that indicates two or more action-related relationships between objects. The event detecting apparatus acquires an event information that indicates an event of interest by a sequence of action-related situations at least one of which represents a situation in which a specific action is taken by a specific subject. The event detecting apparatus determines whether or not the event of interest occurs based on the object relationship information and the event information.

Abstract: A relationship extracting apparatus acquires event information that indicates features of an event of interest, determine target duration based on one or more features of the event of interest, and extract one or more action-related relationships that exist during the target duration from object relationships information. The object relationship information indicates two or more action-related relationships between objects in association with time at which or during which the action-related relationship exists.

Abstract: A fault diagnostic system of an air spring brake chamber for vehicles according to an embodiment includes a pressure measurement unit configured to measure a pressure in each of a parking chamber between a piston and an adaptor housing and a service chamber between the adaptor housing and a diaphragm; a brake lining temperature sensing unit connected to a brake lining to detect a temperature of the brake lining; and a notification unit configured to generate an alarm about an abnormal situation in the brake based on a pressure measurement value of the pressure measurement unit and a temperature measurement value of the lining temperature sensing unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of heat dissipation for electronic devices, and discloses a manifold microchannel heat sink based on directional optimization of hotspot areas, including a power module, a heat dissipation substrate, a cold source device, and a diverter manifold; the heat dissipation substrate is arranged on the power module, a microchannel is provided on a side of the heat dissipation substrate away from the power module and on a back of a heat generating area of the power module for carrying the power module and dissipating heat from the power module. According to the manifold microchannel heat sink based on the directional optimization of hotspot areas, the local heat dissipation performance of the power module may be preliminarily changed by optimizing the microchannel on the heat dissipation substrate, which avoids poor heat dissipation temperature uniformity in a multi-heat source system.

Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a stage for supporting a substrate and an inkjet head disposed above the stage and discharging resin toward the stage. The stage includes a first stage part having a first thermal conductivity, and a second stage part disposed around the first stage part and surrounding at least a portion of the first stage part, wherein the second stage part has a second thermal conductivity that is greater than the first thermal conductivity.

Abstract: A polishing device includes a bearing mechanism including a bearing plate configured to carry wafers and drive the wafer to rotate and a first polishing mechanism including at least one group of rotatable first polishing wheels. Each first polishing wheel is formed with a first polishing groove extending along a circumferential direction. Each group includes two first polishing wheels. The two first polishing wheels in each group are arranged symmetrically with respect to the bearing plate and rotation axes of the two first polishing wheels are coplanar with a rotation axis of the bearing plate. The two first polishing wheels in each group are capable of moving close to or away from the wafer, so that an inner sidewall of the first polishing groove is pressed against or moves away from the wafer.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel compounds, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their medical uses. Compounds of the disclosure have activity as dual modulators of Janus kinase (JAK), alone, or in combination with one or more of an additional mechanism, including a tyrosine kinase, such as TrkA or Syk, and PDE4, and are useful in the in the treatment or control of inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other disorders and indications where modulation of JAK would be desirable. Also described herein are methods of treating inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other conditions susceptible to inhibition of JAK and PDE4 by administering a compound herein described.

Abstract: Methods of treating anti-inflammatory conditions through the use of boron-containing small molecules are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for non-destructive-type diagnosis of a degree of degradation of a battery. The apparatus includes: a chamber inside which a battery subject to inspection is arranged; a charging and discharging unit connected to a lead portion of the battery and charging or discharging the battery; a thermoelectric element module thermally connected to the battery and generating an electromotive force caused by heat generated by charging and discharging the battery; a first measurement unit measuring the electromotive force generated by the thermoelectric element module; a second measurement unit measuring a change in impedance due to the charging and discharging of the battery; and a determination unit comparing data on the electromotive force of the battery, measured by the first measurement unit, and data on the impedance of the battery, measured by the second measurement unit, with pre-prepared comparative data and determining a degree of degradation of the battery.