Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automatic metal sorting system using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. The system may include: a conveyer configured to move waste metals at a constant speed; a shape measurer configured to measure a position and a shape of at least one waste metal on the conveyer; a laser induced breakdown spectroscopic device configured to determine the kind of the waste metal by emitting a laser to the waste metal and receiving and analyzing a plasma spectrum signal generated by the emitted laser; and a discharger configured to separate and discharge the waste metal in accordance with the determined kind of the waste metal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoplastic elastomeric composition for vehicle mounts which has improved surface energy and compression set while solving reduction in wear strength, by blending EPDM rubber, polypropylene, silicon, and poly(styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene) (SEBS) in appropriate amounts, and a molded article including the same.

Abstract: A display device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The display device, comprises a first base substrate, a first barrier layer disposed on the first base substrate, a second base substrate disposed on the first barrier layer, at least one transistor disposed on the second base substrate, and an organic light emitting diode disposed on the at least one transistor, wherein the first barrier layer includes a silicon oxide, and has an adhesion force of 200 gf/inch or more to the second base substrate.

Abstract: A light device including a substrate, and first and second light emitters spaced apart from each other, and a power source to control the first light emitter and the second light emitter, in which the first and second light emitters include a light emitting region, a wavelength conversion layer disposed on the light emitting region, and a lateral reflection layer covering a region of a side of the light emitting region and the wavelength conversion layer, the first light emitter and the second light emitter are configured to output the same or different magnitudes of power by receiving the same or different magnitudes of current, the first and second light emitters are respectively configured to emit first light and second light, the first light emitter is electrically connected to the second light emitter through a common electrode.

Abstract: A method of reinforcement learning of a neural network device for generating a verification vector for verifying a circuit design comprising a circuit block includes inputting a test vector to the circuit block, generating one or more rewards based on a coverage corresponding to the test vector, the coverage being determined based on a state transition of the circuit block based on the test vector, and applying the one or more rewards to a reinforcement learning.

Abstract: A memory controller comprising a DMA master device configured to provide a first data group to a non-volatile memory (NVM) device, a program buffer memory configured to temporarily store the first data group before the DMA master device provides the first data group to the NVM device, an exclusive OR computing circuit configured to perform an exclusive OR computation and an accumulation on a plurality of data included in the first data group provided from the program buffer memory to generate a first recovery data, after the DMA master device provides the first data group to the NVM device, and a buffer slave device including a first program recovery buffer memory configured to store the first recovery data and provide the first recovery data from the first program recovery buffer memory to the program buffer memory, in response to a program failure signal, may be provided.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides an intruder detection method capable of accurately detecting an intruder and estimating an abnormal behavior of the intruder even when viewpoints of acquired images are different from each other. An intruder detection method is suitable for being performed by an intruder detection device for detecting an intruder based on images and includes: receiving input images acquired by multiple cameras; extracting feature maps associated with a plurality of viewpoints by applying the input images to a plurality of convolutional neural networks provided separately for the plurality of viewpoints of the images; and detecting the intruder based on the feature maps associated with the plurality of viewpoints.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for carrying out dose delivery quality assurance for high-precision radiation treatment, in which parameters affecting a pass rate of dose delivery quality assurance can be derived through regression analysis, which is a known statistical analysis method, and a pass rate prediction model capable of predicting each parameter and the pass rate of dose delivery quality assurance can be derived, and accordingly, it can be predicted in advance whether dose delivery quality assurance will be passed according to the parameters through the above prediction model, without repeatedly carrying out dose delivery quality assurance according to a patient's treatment plan, and as a result, the efficiency of dose delivery quality assurance can be enhanced, and the time or capacity required for such quality assurance is reduced, such that radiation treatment for an actual patient can be quickly and precisely carried out.

Abstract: Proposed is an all-solid-state battery including a self-standing sheet layer positioned on a negative electrode current collector. The all-solid-state battery may include the negative electrode current collector, the self-standing sheet layer positioned on the negative electrode current collector, a solid electrolyte layer positioned on the sheet layer, a positive electrode active material layer positioned on the solid electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode current collector positioned on the positive electrode active material layer. The sheet layer contains carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: An embodiment roof assembly for a vehicle includes a roof panel including a core, an upper skin attached to a top surface of the core, and a lower skin attached to a bottom surface of the core, a face sheet disposed above the roof panel, and a foam layer interposed between the roof panel and the face sheet.

Abstract: An ingot growth apparatus is disclosed. The ingot growth apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a growth furnace having a main crucible which is disposed inside the growth furnace and in which molten silicon is held in order to grow an ingot; a susceptor formed to surround the outer surface of the main crucible and heating the main crucible; a heater formed to surround the outer surface of the susceptor and including a coil which is supplied with power to generate a magnetic field and heats the susceptor by electromagnetic induction from the magnetic field; and a heat insulation member disposed between the coil and the susceptor.

Abstract: A low-noise amplifier in a receiver supporting a beam forming function may selectively change a phase shift for beam steering. The low-noise amplifier may include first and second transistors and a variable capacitance circuit connected to a gate of the second transistor. The variable capacitance circuit may selectively change capacitance thereof based on a capacitance control signal applied thereto according to beam-forming information, where the changed capacitance correspondingly causes a phase change in an output signal of the low-noise amplifier. A similar scheme may be employed for amplifiers in transmit signal paths to steer a transmit beam.

Abstract: An infusion flow regulator includes: a main body having an inlet through which fluid is introduced and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged; and a rotary dial rotatably coupled to the main body, with a sealing member interposed therebetween, so as to regulate a flow rate of the fluid, in which the rotary dial includes a regulating flow path having a shape of a recessed groove in cross section with a first width and a first height, and the regulating flow path includes a first region in which the first width is constant and the first height is decreased, and a second region in which both the first width and the first height are decreased. By the aforementioned configuration, the infusion flow regulator for the fluid can accurately regulate the flow rate even in a region where the flow rate of the fluid is very small.

Abstract: A variable displacement swash plate type compressor control method and a variable displacement swash plate type compressor controlled thereby may include a first determination step of determining whether liquid refrigerant exists within the variable displacement swash plate type compressor; a first operation step of applying power to the field coil assembly and of not applying current to the electronic control valve, when it is determined in the first determination step S1 that the liquid refrigerant exists; a second determination step of comparing an elapsed period of time of operating in the first operation step with a predetermined reference time; and a second operation step of maintaining the power applied in the first operation step to the field coil assembly and applying current to the electronic control valve when the elapsed period of time is greater than or equal to the reference time.

Abstract: A method of supporting divided screen areas and a mobile terminal employing the same are disclosed. The method includes: generating input signals for one of sequentially and simultaneously activating a plurality of user functions; activating the user functions according to generated input signals; dividing a screen into divided screen areas that correspond to activated user functions; and outputting functional view areas associated with the activated user functions to the corresponding divided screen areas.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel peptide capable of inhibiting TGF-? signaling and the use thereof. The peptide of the present invention is capable of inhibiting the TGF-?-induced signaling pathway or the expression of TGF-?, and thus can treat or prevent various diseases caused by TGF-? signaling, and furthermore, can effectively inhibit tumorigenesis processes such as TGF-?-signaling induced tumor growth and metastasis.

Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle including an air-conditioning case divided into a plurality of air passageways by a separation wall. A heating heat exchanger is disposed inside the air-conditioning case and exchanges heat with air to heat the interior of the vehicle. A perforated member is disposed at a downstream side of the heating heat exchanger and has a plurality of perforated holes through which the air passing the heating heat exchanger passes, and a partition wall is disposed between the heating heat exchanger and the perforated member to divide the air passageway of the air-conditioning case into a plurality of air passageways, wherein the partition wall is formed integrally with the perforated member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high-temperature endoscope of an ingot growth apparatus in which impurity deposition is prevented by having a structure that increases a flow rate of an inert gas for preventing impurities from being deposited. A high-temperature endoscope preventing impurities of an ingot growth apparatus from being deposited, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise: a frame extending to the inside of a chamber of the ingot growth apparatus and having a gas discharge port provided at an end portion thereof through which an inert gas is discharged; a lens installed at the center of the end portion of the frame and protected by the inert gas discharged from the gas discharge port; and a guide tube installed on an outer surface of the frame and having a guide portion extending from the end portion of the frame so as to guide the inert gas to prevent impurities from being deposited on the lens by increasing a flow rate of the inert gas.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide that specifically recognizes a protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or a portion thereof; a composition for preventing or treating SARS-CoV-2 infection, comprising the peptide; and a composition for detecting SARS-CoV-2, comprising the peptide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for continuously growing an ingot, and more particularly to an apparatus for continuously growing an ingot which is capable of melting a silicon material in a solid state by means of an induction heating method, and supplying the molten silicon material to a main crucible.