Abstract: The present application relates to instant rice, and more particularly, to a honey Yakbab in the form of an instant rice, and the instant rice can exhibit sufficient sterilization effect due to microorganisms lower than a threshold value in the final instant rice, even when the instant rice is prepared using raw ingredients that are susceptible to microbial contamination of are difficult to sterilize, and does not cause the problem of deterioration in rice quality that may occur due to strict sterilization, and thus can exhibit excellent texture and taste.

Abstract: There are provided an apparatus, method, system, and recording medium for performing selective encoding/decoding on feature information. An encoding apparatus generates residual feature information. The encoding apparatus transmits the residual feature information to a decoding apparatus through a residual feature map bitstream. The residual feature information is the difference between feature information extracted from an original image and feature information extracted from a reconstructed image. Feature information of the reconstructed image is generated using the reconstructed image. Reconstructed feature information is generated using the feature information of the reconstructed image and reconstructed residual feature information.

Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus. The positions of a first electrode and a second electrode are adjusted in advance in consideration of differences in coefficients of thermal expansion so that a short circuit created by contact between the first electrode and the second electrode is prevented even in the case in which the first electrode and the second electrode are thermally expanded during processing. Even in the case in which the first electrode and the second electrode are thermally expanded due to an increase in temperature during processing, a short circuit between the first electrode and the second electrode can be prevented, and the uniformity of a thin film can be maintained in the substrate processing apparatus for processing a large substrate.

Abstract: A motor driving apparatus of driving a motor including a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases is disclosed. The motor driving apparatus includes a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the windings, a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements and connected to a second end of each of the windings, and a controller electrically connected to the first switching elements and the second switching elements and configured to generate limited pole voltage commands for space vector pulse width modulation based on preset voltage commands of the motor and to distribute the limited pole voltage commands to generate first pole voltage commands for switching of the first switching elements and second pole voltage commands for switching of the second switching elements.

Abstract: Bladders for footwear uppers, footwear uppers including the bladders, articles of footwear including the bladders, and/or methods of making and using such bladders are described. At least one bladder chamber is provided in the instep and/or tongue area of the upper/article of footwear. In some examples, force applied to the instep based bladder chamber(s) moves fluid to one or more additional bladder chambers located in the arch and/or midfoot areas of the upper/article of footwear, and/or other areas of the wearer's foot. This movement of fluid increases fluid pressure and/or volume in the arch, midfoot, and/or other areas of the wearer's foot to provide additional support.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle may include: a main battery and an auxiliary battery; a motor system including a dual inverter connected to the main battery and driving a motor depending on a motor driving mode, and a transfer switch for switching between first and second driving modes included in the motor driving mode; and a charging switch connected between the motor system and the auxiliary battery, and configured to form a boost charging path connected from the auxiliary battery to the main battery through the motor system when the first driving mode switches to a charging mode while driving.

Abstract: A display device includes a display module, and a window which is disposed on the display module and in which a first non-folding region, a folding region, and a second non-folding region are sequentially defined in a first direction, wherein the window includes a base layer, a first hard coating layer disposed on an upper surface of the base layer, and a second hard coating layer disposed on a lower surface of the base layer, and the second hard coating layer includes a first portion overlapping the first non-folding region and the second non-folding region of the window, and a second portion overlapping the folding region of the window and having a hardness lower than a hardness of the first portion. Therefore, it is possible to provide a display device having desired surface hardness, impact resistance, and bending properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for preparing lithium sulfide includes a reaction chamber that has a reaction space for generating lithium sulfide and is provided to move a supplied lithium raw material in a predetermined direction; a lithium raw material supply unit provided to continuously supply the lithium raw material to an upstream side of the reaction chamber in the predetermined direction; a hydrogen sulfide supply unit provided to supply hydrogen sulfide to the reaction chamber; a heating unit; a lithium sulfide recovery unit provided on a downstream side of the reaction chamber in the predetermined direction and provided to recover lithium sulfide that is generated by a reaction between the hydrogen sulfide and the lithium raw material in the reaction chamber; an inert gas supply unit provided to supply an inert gas to the upstream side of the reaction chamber in the predetermined direction; and a moisture removal unit.

Abstract: A kiosk setting method for a cheering stick pairing service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is performed by a processor of a mask kiosk to provide the cheering stick pairing service and includes: receiving and storing performance information for at least one performance including a first performance; providing a first kiosk setting interface for providing the cheering stick pairing service; providing a second kiosk setting interface for providing first performance preparation information for the first performance to a paired cheering stick; and transmitting the received performance information and setting information set through the first and second kiosk setting interfaces to at least one slave kiosk.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide for penetrating the blood-brain barrier and use thereof, and more particularly, a peptide for penetrating the blood-brain barrier and a complex in which the peptide is conjugated to a drug of antibody, protein or therapeutic nucleic acid, and use thereof for the treatment or prevention of brain diseases or brain tumors. The peptide for penetrating the blood-brain barrier of the present invention passes through the cell membrane of brain endothelial cells with excellent efficiency, and the peptide-drug complex in which the peptide for penetrating the blood-brain barrier is combined with a drug such as an antibody, a protein or a therapeutic nucleic acid has the advantage of effectively delivering the drug into the brain parenchyma and maximizing the therapeutic effect of brain diseases and brain tumors.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding. In typical image encoding/decoding methods, a decoder-side motion information derivation method may be limitedly used. Therefore, the improvement of encoding efficiency attributable to the decoder-side motion information derivation method may also be limited. In embodiments, a motion information search method used in inter-prediction is disclosed. With the use of various motion search methods, encoding efficiency in inter-prediction may be improved.

Abstract: An intra prediction method according to the present invention comprises the following steps: performing a directional prediction using at least one of a neighboring pixel of a current block and a left upper corner pixel positioned at a left upper corner of the current block so as to obtain a first prediction value for the current block; obtaining a second prediction value for the current block using the reference sample positioned in the current block; and weighted summing the first prediction value and the second prediction value using a weighting matrix so as to obtain a final prediction value for the current block. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube fiber having improved physical properties and a method for manufacturing the same. The method according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: spinning carbon nanotubes with a purity of 90% by weight or more to obtain a first carbon nanotube fiber; and heat-treating the first carbon nanotube fiber at 500 to 3,000° C. under an inert gas atmosphere to obtain a second carbon nanotube fiber, wherein the second carbon nanotube fiber has a density of 1.0 to 2.5 g/cm3.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding using a binary mask. An encoding method includes generating a latent vector using an input image, generating a selected latent vector component set using a binary mask, and generating a main bitstream by performing entropy encoding on the selected latent vector component set. A decoding method includes generating a selected latent vector component set including one or more selected latent vector components by performing entropy decoding on a main bitstream and generating the latent vector in which the one or more selected latent vector components are relocated by relocating the selected latent vector component set in the latent vector.

Abstract: Footwear uppers include: (a) a first upper member (formed from one or more component parts) including: one or more lace-engaging openings formed as elongated through hole openings with a length dimension extending in a top-to-bottom direction of the upper and a width dimension extending in a heel-to-toe direction of the upper, and wherein the length dimension is at least two times larger than the width dimension; (b) one or more midfoot supporting gussets located inside the first upper member, the midfoot supporting gusset(s) including one or more lace-engaging through holes (configured to pair up with the corresponding one or more lace-engaging openings of the first upper member); and (c) a lace extending through the lace-engaging opening(s) and the lace-engaging through hole(s). When the lace is tightened, the lace-engaging through hole(s) will at least partially align with a portion of its corresponding lace-engaging opening.

Abstract: Provided is a transform coefficient scan method including: determining a reference transform block for a decoding target block; deriving a scanning map of the decoding target block using scanning information of the reference transform block; and performing inverse scanning on a transform coefficient of the decoding target block using the derived scanning map. According to the present invention, picture encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.

Abstract: An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: selecting candidate units from among reconstructed neighbor units; creating a candidate unit set with respect to units to be decoded, using the selected candidate units; determining a reference unit from among the candidate units which constitute the created candidate unit set; and performing inter prediction on the units to be decoded, using the determined reference unit. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed therein are a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding. Templating matching is used for prediction for a target block. Prediction information to be applied to encoding of the target block is determined, and prediction for the target block that uses the determined prediction information is performed. The prediction information includes a list and multiple candidates in the list. When the multiple candidates in the list are configured, template matching between blocks may be used. A candidate selected from among multiple candidates configured using template matching is used for prediction for the target block.

Abstract: The present invention may provide a cover for a specimen storage container, the cover comprising: a cover body comprising a tubular side portion and a bottom portion coupled to one end of the side portion, the cover body being detachably screwed to one open side of the specimen storage container into which at least one specimen collection swab is inserted; an insertion coupling part protruding from the bottom portion toward the specimen storage container, and having an internal space formed therein, stick parts of the at least one specimen collection swab being inserted and fitted into the internal space; and a separation prevention part provided in the insertion coupling part so as to engage with/contact the stick parts when the cover body is coupled to the specimen storage container, thereby preventing the stick parts from being separated from the insertion coupling part.