Abstract: A camera module includes a lens barrel moving in the direction of the optical axis, a holder disposed below the lens barrel and having a seating portion recessed in the top surface thereof, a filter disposed on the bottom surface of the seating portion of the holder, a first adhesive member disposed between the bottom surface of the seating portion and a lower surface of the filter and comprising a second opening, a second adhesive member disposed in the groove portion to be coupled to the filter, and an image sensor disposed under the filter.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a battery module, a plurality of battery cells each of which includes a pouch case including an inactive adhesive layer formed on an outer surface thereof and an electrode assembly accommodated in the pouch case are prepared. An energy is applied to the inactive adhesive layer of each of the battery cells to form an adhesive layer having an increased adhesion. The battery cells including the adhesive layer are stacked so that the adhesive layer is interposed between neighboring battery cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video encoding method and apparatus for setting and encoding quantization parameters, and to a video decoding method and apparatus for decoding and setting quantization parameters in a video encoding and decoding apparatus which uses blocks having various sizes and depths as encoding and decoding units.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a dielectric layer and a plurality of internal electrodes stacked on one another with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and external electrodes disposed externally on the body, and each connected to the plurality of internal electrodes, wherein at least one of the plurality of internal electrodes includes an alloy region formed in a region in contact with a corresponding external electrode of the external electrodes, and the alloy region includes a nickel (Ni)-chromium (Cr) alloy.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an intra prediction method including: deriving neighbor prediction mode information from a left neighbor prediction mode and an upper neighbor prediction mode; deriving an intra prediction mode for a decoding target unit by using the derived neighbor prediction mode information; and performing intra prediction on the decoding target unit based on the intra prediction mode. According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) protein having an intracellular delivery function, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising same. The PROTAC protein according to the present invention has higher solubility than a PROTAC prepared by a conventional method and efficiently degrades intrinsic disease proteins when applied to cells, and thus is effective in the treatment of cancer or inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for performing intra-prediction using an adaptive filter. The method for performing intra-prediction includes the steps of: determining whether or not to apply a first filter for a reference pixel value on the basis of information of a neighboring block of a current block; applying the first filter for the reference pixel value when it is determined to apply the first filter; performing intra-prediction on the current block on the basis of the reference pixel value; determining whether or not to apply a second filter for a prediction value according to each prediction mode of the current block, which is predicted by the intra-prediction performance on the basis of the information of the neighboring block; and applying the second filter for the prediction value according to each prediction mode of the current block when it is determined to apply the second filter.

Abstract: The present invention may provide a kit for sampling and preserving a specimen, the kit comprising: a specimen sampling swab; a specimen preserving container for accommodating and storing the specimen sampling swab; a specimen container cover which is coupled to one opened side of the specimen preserving container to be attachable/detachable and opens/closes an accommodation space; and an insertion/coupling portion which protrudes from the inner bottom surface of the specimen container cover toward the accommodation space and has an inner space formed therein, so that a plurality of stick portions are inserted and fitted into the inner space. According to the above statement, when the saliva in the oral cavity and nasal cavity of an examinee are sampled by using respective sampling swabs, the sampling sticks can be simultaneously stored in one sealed container without being stored in separate sealed containers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier for delivering oligonucleotides into cells for therapeutic use. To inhibit a target protein or promote expression of a target protein in a cell, a peptide-lipid conjugate is prepared, and a nanoparticle consisting of a peptide-lipid conjugate comprising oligonucleotides and a pharmaceutical composition comprising same are provided. It was confirmed that, by using the nanoparticle consisting of a peptide-lipid conjugate according to the present invention, oligonucleotides were effectively delivered into cells. In addition, by confirming that expression of a cancer-causing protein is reduced by the oligonucleotides and an anticancer effect is exhibited in an animal model in which cancer occurs, the nanoparticle consisting of a peptide-lipid conjugate was found to be effective in the delivery of oligonucleotides.

Abstract: The present invention can provide a container cap for storing a specimen, the container cap being characterized by comprising: a cap body which includes a tubular side portion and a bottom portion coupled to one end of the side portion, and is detachably screw-fastened to an open side of a specimen storage container in which one or more specimen collection swabs are inserted; an insertion coupling part which protrudes from the bottom portion toward the specimen storage container and has an inner space formed therein, wherein respective stick portions of the one or more specimen collection swabs are inserted into the inner space and fitted and coupled thereto; and a protrusion fitting part which is positioned at the central portion of the inner space and protrudes from the bottom surface of the cover body.

Abstract: An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises: a step for deriving reference motion information related to a unit to be decoded in a current picture; and a step for performing motion compensation for the unit to be decoded, using the reference motion information that has been derived. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be enhanced.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coating bar and a method for manufacturing a separator using the same. The coating bar according to the present disclosure may form a coating layer having an area with different thicknesses by one coating. Additionally, the method for manufacturing a separator according to the present disclosure includes forming a porous coating layer using a predetermined coating bar, to manufacture a separator including the porous coating layer having an area with different thicknesses. In particular, the present disclosure manufactures the separator having a larger thickness at the two ends than at the center, thereby avoiding a lack of adhesive strength at the two ends in a transverse direction in the adhesion between the separator and the electrode, and exhibiting uniform adhesive strength over the whole interface between the separator and the electrode.

Abstract: The present invention may provide a specimen collection and storage container comprising: a specimen storage container; a specimen container cover; an insertion coupling part provided on the specimen container cover; and an airtight part provided on the specimen container cover so as to maintain airtightness by bringing the specimen container cover into contact with the specimen storage container when the specimen container cover is coupled to the specimen storage container. According to the above description, fastening force can be secured and airtightness can be improved. Therefore, a medium can be prevented from leaking and being contaminated by the outside.

Abstract: Footwear uppers include a footwear upper base formed from one or more component parts and including: (i) an instep region including at least one of a tongue base region or instep base region and (ii) a heel-containing region. A bladder is engaged with the footwear upper. The bladder includes: (i) at least a first instep chamber engaged with the instep region, (ii) at least a first heel and/or ankle support chamber engaged with the heel-containing region, and (iii) a first fluid line connecting the first instep chamber and the first heel and/or ankle support chamber and placing the first instep chamber in fluid communication with the first heel and/or ankle support chamber. Fluid moving from the first instep chamber to the first heel and/or ankle support chamber (e.g., under force applied by a footwear securing strap) provides further support for the wearer's heel and/or ankle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for depositing a thin film, and more particularly, to a method for depositing a thin film, which forms a gate insulation film on a silicon carbide substrate. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method for depositing a thin film includes: preparing a silicon carbide substrate having a plurality of semiconductor regions; and forming a gate insulation film on the silicon carbide substrate at a temperature of 100° C. to 400° C. through an atomic layer deposition process.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear is described. In one example, the sole structure includes first and second foam components and one or more mesh components, e.g., a mesh textile component. The first foam component includes first and second opposing sides, and the second foam component includes first and second opposing sides. The first and second foam components form a stack in the sole structure. The mesh components, e.g., a mesh textile component, are positioned in the stack between and bonded to the second side of the first foam component and the first side of the second foam component. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Provided are a core-shell catalyst with improved durability and a manufacturing method thereof including irradiating ultrasonic waves to a solution containing a reducing solvent, a noble metal precursor, a transition metal precursor, and a carbon support to form a cavity due to the irradiation of the ultra-waves and forming transition metal precursor core and noble metal precursor shell particles due to a difference in vapor pressure; and nitriding the transition metal precursor core and noble metal precursor shell particles at a temperature of 450 to 550° C. and a pressure condition of 60 to 100 bar under a gaseous nitrogen source, in which the transition metal may be any one selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Zn, and Mn or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to image processing, and more particularly, to a video coding/decoding method using a clipped motion vector and an apparatus thereof. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of decoding an image. The method includes clipping a motion vector of a reference picture in a predetermined dynamic range to generate a clipped motion vector, storing the clipped motion vector in a buffer, deriving a motion vector of a coding treeblock using the motion vector stored in the buffer, and performing inter prediction decoding process using the motion vector of the coding treeblock. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a size of a memory required for storing motion vectors may be reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for reproducing tactile content using spatial information, which enhances a users tactile sense of music by converting a sound of music played in a space into tactile sense in real time without any sense of difference between tactile and auditory sense and automatically correcting tactile information by reflecting a user location and spatial characteristics so that performance or image information may be realized as tactile content using spatial information and the user location.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for determining a color difference component quantization parameter and a device using the method. Method for decoding an image can comprise the steps of: decoding a color difference component quantization parameter offset on the basis of size information of a transform unit; and calculating a color difference component quantization parameter index on the basis of the decoded color difference component quantization parameter offset. Therefore, the present invention enables effective quantization by applying different color difference component quantization parameters according to the size of the transform unit when executing the quantization.