Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for improving exercise performance, or preventing, ameliorating or treating muscle diseases, the composition containing a gypenoside compounds as an active ingredient. A composition of the present disclosure, which contains a gypenoside compound as an active ingredient, has an excellent effect in improving exercise performance and enhancing physical strength and, thus, is expected to be very useful in the field of pharmaceuticals or functional foods.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor device, for example comprising a finger print sensor, and a method for manufacturing thereof. Various aspects of the present disclosure may, for example, provide an ultra-slim finger print sensor having a thickness of 500 ?m or less that does not include a separate printed circuit board (PCB), and a method for manufacturing thereof.

Abstract: In a method for ameliorating or treating a respiratory disease, a composition including a Lysimachia mauritiana extract as effective component is administered to a subject in need thereof. Since the Lysimachia mauritiana extract is effective in reducing the production amount of the chemokine RANTES, an inflammatory mediator, from bronchial epithelial cells, which are respiratory cells, the composition can be advantageously used as a functional health food or medicine for respiratory diseases including asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a microelectrode chip and a method for differentiating neural stem cells into neurons using same. The microelectrode chip can efficiently differentiate neural stem cells into neurons, thereby enabling the production of a large quantity of functional neurons through the differentiation of patient-specific neural stem cells. This facilitates quality-controlled production of neurons and can be widely used in various fields, including platforms for screening neural regeneration candidates and research into treatments for various degenerative neurological diseases.

Abstract: A method for collateral circulation assessment, using dynamic MRI images, includes the steps of: receiving dynamic perfusion MRI images of a subject by an analysis device; extracting arterial phase images, capillary phase images, and venous phase images from the dynamic perfusion MRI images by the analysis device; inputting the arterial phase images, capillary phase images, and venous phase images into pre-trained, deep learning models, respectively, to calculate a plurality of collateral circulation prediction probability values by the analysis device; and conducting a final collateral circulation assessment for the subject, using the plurality of collateral circulation prediction probability values by the analysis device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an acoustic matching member comprising matching pattern to determine an impedance of the acoustic matching member and a phase change of the acoustic matching member defined as the product of a wave number and thickness of the acoustic matching member, which satisfies the impedance and the phase change matching conditions so that 90% or more of an ultrasound may be transmitted through a barrier located between an incident medium and a target medium.

Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes: a master converter configured to operate to generate a panel power voltage based on an input voltage regardless of a panel current, and a slave converter configured to operate to generate the panel power voltage with the master converter based on the input voltage when the panel current is greater than a reference current. The master converter and the slave converter are connected to a first inductor.

Abstract: A thin film thickness measuring apparatus and a method that can overcome the measurement limit of the reflected ultrasonic wave signal when measuring the thickness of a thin film using retroreflection of ultrasonic waves can be provided. A thin film thickness measuring apparatus includes: an ultrasonic retroreflector that is provided under a test object formed in the shape of a thin film and retroreflects an ultrasonic wave incident through the test object; an ultrasonic wave input portion that is provided on one side of the test object and inputting an ultrasonic wave to one side of the test subject; and a measurement portion that is connected to the ultrasonic wave input portion and measures an arrival time of the ultrasonic wave reflected through the test object.

Abstract: An integrated cleaning module of a vehicle sensor includes a washing liquid supply module configured to supply cleaning liquid; and an air supply module connected to the washing liquid supply module and configured to supply air. The air supply module includes a compressor configured to generate compressed air; an air tank in which the compressed air generated by the compressor is stored; and an integrated dispenser configured to be in fluid connection with the washing liquid supply module and the air tank. The integrated dispenser is configured to distribute the cleaning liquid and the compressed air.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is described, in which a multi-bridge is packaged in a substrate to improve a small form factor. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate including a first surface and a second surface, which face each other, and defining a first cavity passing through the first surface and the second surface, a first redistribution layer structure formed on the first surface of the substrate, a second redistribution layer structure formed on the second surface of the substrate, a connection terminal disposed on the second redistribution layer structure, and a multi-bridge packaged in the first cavity, including a first bridge facing the first surface and electrically connected to the first redistribution layer structure and a second bridge facing the second surface and electrically connected to the second redistribution layer structure.

Abstract: A direct current-to-direct current (“DC-DC”) converter includes: a first converter which outputs a first power voltage in a normal mode or a power saving mode based on a inductor current generated therein, where the first converter operates in a first driving manner in the normal mode, and operates in a second driving manner in the power saving mode; a second converter which outputs a second power voltage based on a inductor current generated therein, where the second converter operates in a third driving manner in the power saving mode, and a magnitude of the second power voltage in the power saving mode is different from that in the normal mode; and a mode selector which supplies a mode control signal to the first and second converters, where the first and second converters are driven in the normal mode or the power saving mode based on the mode control signal.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a voltage converter including: an inductor in which a first electrode thereof receives an input voltage and a second electrode thereof is connected to a first node; a first transistor in which a first electrode thereof is connected to the first node and a second electrode thereof is connected to a second node providing an output voltage; a second transistor in which a first electrode thereof is connected to the first node and a second electrode thereof is connected to a reference terminal; and a current sensor connected to the first node and the second node, wherein the current sensor includes: a third transistor in which a first electrode thereof is connected to the first node and a second electrode thereof is connected to a third node; and a current mirror circuit that mirrors currents flowing through the second node, the third node, and a sensing terminal.

Abstract: A composition for preventing, ameliorating or treating a respiratory disease includes fermented Centella asiatica extract as effective component. The composition is effective in, in bronchial epithelial cells as respiratory cells, reducing the production amount of the inflammatory chemokine RANTES, protecting damaged cells induced by LPS, and reducing the expression level of the inflammatory cytokine IL-6, and it can also reduce the neutrophil count and regulate the expression level of inflammatory cytokines or chemokines in an animal model of lung injury. Accordingly, it can be advantageously used for a functional health food for preventing or ameliorating a respiratory disease, or a pharmaceutical product for preventing or treating a respiratory disease.

Abstract: A CMP slurry composition for polishing a tungsten pattern wafer and a method of polishing a tungsten pattern wafer, the CMP slurry composition including a solvent, the solvent being a polar solvent or a non-polar solvent; an abrasive agent; and a biocide, wherein the abrasive agent includes silica modified with a silane containing two nitrogen atoms or silica modified with a silane containing three nitrogen atoms, the biocide includes a compound of Formula 3:

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first power supply region, a second power supply region, and a cell region therein. The cell region extends between the first power supply region and the second power supply region. A first active region and a second active region are provided, which extend side-by-side within the cell region. A first power supply wiring is provided, which extends in the first direction within the first power supply region. A first source/drain contact is provided, which connects the first active region and the second active region. A second source/drain contact is provided, which connects the first active region and the first power supply wiring. The first source/drain contact includes a first recess portion disposed inside an intermediate region between the first active region and the second active region.

Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes a first switching element, a second switching element, a first amplifier, a second amplifier, a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller, an output inductor and a power compensator. The second switching element is connected to the first switching element. The first amplifier outputs a first switching control signal to control the first switching element. The second amplifier outputs a second switching control signal to control the second switching element. The PWM controller generates a control signal applied to input terminals of the first amplifier and the second amplifier. The output inductor includes a first terminal connected to the first switching element and the second switching element and a second terminal outputting the pixel power supply voltage. The power compensator receives an input voltage and adjusts a power supply voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the first amplifier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificially manipulated immune system having an improved immune effect. More particularly, the present invention relates to an immune system having functions artificially altered which comprises artificially manipulated immunoregulatory elements and cells containing the same.