Abstract: A processor-implemented method includes generating a preprocessed infrared (IR) image by performing first preprocessing based on an IR image including an object; generating a preprocessed depth image by performing second preprocessing based on a depth image including the object; and determining whether the object is a genuine object based on the preprocessed IR image and the preprocessed depth image.

Abstract: A ventilation and heating apparatus for a child seat is provided. A ventilation mat with an embedded heating wire is mounted on a body of the child seat, so ventilation air is discharged toward a child's body through the ventilation mat in summer or when ventilation is required, and heating wire embedded in the ventilation mat is driven in winter, thus providing a comfortable seating environment for a child sitting on the child seat, and improving the sitting comfort of a child.

Abstract: A power trading system of virtual power plant includes a plurality of virtual power plants connected to a power system and including a distributed energy resource; a heat conversion device connected to the power system and converting the power generated from the plurality of distributed energy resources into thermal energy; and a power trading device configured to analyze an excess and insufficient power amount of the plurality of virtual power plant due to an output variation of the distributed energy resource, control power trading between the plurality of virtual power plant, the power system, or the heat conversion device by using the analysis result of the excess and insufficient power amount to stabilize the output of the power system and the virtual power plant.

Abstract: An embodiment battery system reinforcement apparatus includes a case, a plurality of battery modules mounted in multiple stages in the case, a plurality of cooling blocks respectively attached to the battery modules and defining a cooling passage, and a support member disposed in contact with an outer side of the battery modules and connected to the battery modules or the cooling blocks to support the battery modules and the cooling blocks.

Abstract: An embodiment battery system cooling apparatus includes a lower case, a plurality of battery modules mounted in multiple stages on an outer surface of the lower case, a plurality of cooling blocks respectively attached to outer surfaces of the battery modules and defining a cooling passage, an upper case coupled to the lower case and covering the battery modules and the cooling blocks, and a cooling hose respectively connected in parallel to the cooling blocks on an outside of the upper case, the cooling hose including an inlet and an outlet for circulation of a cooling medium.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna device having a contact structure, and the antenna device includes: a radiator formed on a carrier; a printed circuit board having a power supply module configured to supply a power supply signal to the radiator; and a first contact structure configured to electrically connect the radiator and the printed circuit board, wherein the first contact structure includes: a conductive gasket formed with a through hole therein, installed on the radiator to be fixed onto the radiator; a torsion suppression member inserted into the conductive gasket through the through hole to suppress the torsion of the conductive gasket; and a separation suppression member extending from the radiator along an outer wall of one side of the conductive gasket in a height direction of the conductive gasket to suppress the separation of the conductive gasket.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate 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 embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium 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 embodiments of 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 refined hydrocarbons having a low content of impurities and a high octane number from waste plastic pyrolysis oil.

Abstract: A coil component is disposed. The coil component according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a body; a coil portion disposed in the body; an external electrode portion including a first metal layer disposed on the body, and connected to the coil portion; and a surface insulating layer disposed on the body to cover a first region of the first metal layer and open a second region of the first metal layer. Surface roughness of an interface of the first region of the first metal layer with the surface insulating layer is higher than surface roughness of an outer surface of the second region of the first metal layer.

Abstract: The technical idea of the present invention provides a semiconductor package having improved performance and reliability while simplifying a process. The semiconductor package according the technical idea of the present invention includes a first package including a first semiconductor chip, a first encapsulation layer covering a side surface of the first semiconductor chip, and a first redistribution pattern connected to a pad of the first semiconductor chip, and a second package provided on the first package and including a second semiconductor chip, a second encapsulation layer covering the second semiconductor chip, and a second redistribution pattern connected to a pad of the second semiconductor chip, wherein the first redistribution pattern is connected to the second redistribution pattern through the first encapsulation layer.

Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol-generating article, a body arranged to surround the aerosol-generating article; a first cover coupled to a side of the body and comprising a first hole for receiving the aerosol-generating article; and a second cover coupled to another side of the body and comprising a second hole for receiving a power line for supplying power to the heater.

Abstract: A method for displaying an artificial intelligence (AI) content, executed by one or more processors, includes receiving an AI-generated content; outputting the AI-generated content on a display; receiving, from a user, a user request to modify a first part of the AI-generated content; modifying the first part to a user-generated content based on the user request and outputting a second part of the AI-generated content on the display together with a first visual effect.

Abstract: A semiconductor includes an active pattern with a lower pattern and sheet patterns spaced apart from the lower pattern in a first direction, a source/drain pattern on the lower pattern, the source/drain pattern being in contact with the sheet patterns, and gate structures on opposite sides of the source/drain pattern, the gate structures being spaced apart from each other along a second direction and including gate electrodes that surround the sheet patterns, wherein the source/drain pattern includes a first epitaxial region having at least one of antimony and bismuth, the first epitaxial region having a bottom part in contact with the lower pattern, but not with the sheet patterns, and a thickness of the bottom part increasing and decreasing away from the gate structures in the second direction, and a second epitaxial region on the first epitaxial region, the second epitaxial region including phosphorus.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing that forms an exterior of the aerosol generating device, and includes an opening into which a cigarette is inserted, a heater that generates an aerosol by heating the cigarette, a battery that supplies power to the heater, a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an internal component of the aerosol generating device, and a controller that prevents abnormal operation of the aerosol generating device based on the temperature of the internal component sensed by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving muscle strength, and/or muscle mass by administering a composition containing as an active ingredient at least one selected from the group consisting of Akkermansia muciniphila cells, a culture thereof and a lysate thereof, and a method for preventing or treating muscle diseases where muscle strength and/or mass is weakened by sarcopenia, cachexia or muscle wasting.

Abstract: A virtual power plant system using a renewable combined heat and power plant includes a plurality of distributed energy resources connected to a virtual power plant; a virtual power plant output adjustment device connected to the virtual power plant and including a renewable combined heat and power plant that produces electricity using a new and renewable energy source; and a virtual power plant management device configured to conduct a bidding by predicting an power generation amount of the plurality of distributed energy resources, analyze output variation and error of the virtual power plant based on the power generation amount of the plurality of distributed energy resources, and stabilize an output variation of the virtual power plant by controlling a power generation amount of the virtual power plant output adjustment device.

Abstract: Provided is an electrode protection member comprising a lower structure including a carbon-based tubular body whose surface is functionalized with a hydroxy group; and a composite resin part including a thermoset resin and an ultraviolet curing resin disposed on the lower structure, a manufacturing method of the electrode protection membrane, and an all-solid-state battery including the electrode protection member.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels connected to an initialization line and a first power source line, a sensor unit provided on the display unit and including a plurality of driving electrodes, a sensor driver providing a touch driving voltage to a plurality of driving lines connected to the plurality of driving electrodes, a power supply providing an initialization voltage to the initialization line and providing a first power source voltage to the first power source line, and a compensation circuit compensating for the initialization voltage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for dipping an adhesive material, and the method for dipping an adhesive material includes dipping an adhesive material onto a first dipping stamp, transferring the adhesive material, which is dipped onto the first dipping stamp, to a target substrate, and transferring a device to the target substrate, to which the adhesive material is transferred.

Abstract: Disclosed are a colorimetric sensor kit for screening a therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease, capable of easily detecting the degradation of amyloids by a drug, and a method for screening a therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease.

Abstract: A button-type secondary battery according to the present disclosure includes: an electrode assembly; a lower can configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; an upper can coupled to an opening of the lower can; a gasket configured to insulate a coupling portion between the lower can and the upper can; and a center part provided at a core portion of the electrode assembly, wherein the center part includes: a center pin inserted into the core portion of the electrode assembly; and an upper plate provided with an upper cover surface provided on an upper end of the center pin to protect an upper portion of the electrode assembly, wherein an edge of the upper cover surface is provided to be supported on an inner wall of the lower can.