Abstract: A methodology that enables, for example, tape drive operation at lower SNR and/or reduced rewrite area uses a first threshold T and a second threshold r for a rewrite condition. Codeword interleaves (CWIs) in a data set are written onto a plurality of simultaneously-written parallel tracks of a magnetic recording medium, read back and error correction decoded. A determination is made as to whether at least one of the C1 or C1? codewords in each decoded CWI contains more byte errors than the second threshold r of the rewrite condition. A number of CWIs in a rewrite buffer are according to the following criteria: bi?=bi?T when bi is greater than the first threshold T, and bi?=0 when bi is less than or equal to the first threshold T.

Abstract: In a semiconductor-mounting heat dissipation base plate including: an insulating substrate to which a metal circuit layer for mounting a semiconductor chip thereon is fixed; a heat dissipation base formed from the same metal material as the metal circuit layer at a side opposite to the metal circuit layer across the insulating substrate and fixed to the insulating substrate similar to the metal circuit layer; and a strengthening member provided in the heat dissipation base so as to be separated from the insulating substrate, the sizes of crystal grains of a metal structure at a part of the heat dissipation base or the metal circuit layer are reduced by a crystal size reducing material adhered to a mold, thereby preventing an adverse effect of a columnar crystal structure.

Abstract: A breather device that communicates an inside of a case with an outside of the case in a vertical direction includes a cylindrical body having a hollow portion that extends in the vertical direction, a stopper inserted in the hollow portion, and a blocking body that is located in a space defined by the stopper in the hollow portion, and blocks a communicating hole provided in a lower part of the cylindrical body as viewed in the vertical direction. The communicating hole ceases to be blocked when the pressure inside the case exceeds a first predetermined value, and the blocking body moves upward in the vertical direction in the space.

Abstract: The present embodiment relates to an internal combustion engine having an anodic oxide coating formed on at least a portion of an aluminum-based wall surface facing a combustion chamber. The anodic oxide coating has a plurality of nanopores extending substantially in the thickness direction of the anodic oxide coating, a first micropore extending from the surface toward the inside of the anodic oxide coating, and a second micropore present in the inside of the anodic oxide coating; the surface opening diameter of the nanopores is 0 nm or larger and smaller than 30 nm; the inside diameter of the nanopores is larger than the surface opening diameter; the film thickness of the anodic oxide coating is 15 ?m or larger and 130 ?m or smaller; and the porosity of the anodic oxide coating is 23% or more.

Abstract: A radar control device is provided, which includes a signal generating module configured to generate a transmission pattern signal comprised of at least one kind of pulse signal that is set among pulse signals including first and second pulse signals, a transmitter configured to externally transmit the transmission pattern signal via a radar antenna, a detector configured to detect transmission power of each pulse signal included in the transmission pattern signal, and a processing circuit configured to control, when the transmission pattern signal includes the second pulse signal, the transmission power of the transmission pattern signal by using a control value calculated based on the transmission power of the second pulse signal, and control, when the transmission pattern signal consists of the first signal, the transmission power of the first pulse signal by using a control value previously used for controlling the transmission power of the second pulse signal.

Abstract: A toner including a toner particle; and an external additive, wherein the external additive contains strontium titanate particle, and when in a projected image of the strontium titanate particle photographed using a scanning electron microscope, a standard deviation of a distance from a center of the projected image to an outline of the projected image is Ds, and a circle-equivalent diameter of the projected image is Da, a value CV calculated by Equation (1) is 0.07 or less, CV=Ds/(Da/2)??(1).

Abstract: A signal processing device is provided, which includes a pulse compressing module configured to generate a pulse compressed signal obtained by performing pulse compression on a reception signal that is a reflection of a transmission signal transmitted to outside the device, a pseudo signal generating module configured to generate, based on the reception signal, a pseudo signal of which a pseudo main lobe portion corresponding to a main lobe of the pulse compressed signal has a lower signal level than signal levels of pseudo side lobe portions corresponding to side lobes of the pulse compressed signal, and a side lobe removing module configured to remove the pseudo signal from the pulse compressed signal.

Abstract: A grille shutter control device of a vehicle includes an encapsulation structure covering an engine, a grille shutter provided at an opening formed at a front wall portion of the encapsulation structure, an actuator configured to move the grille shutter to open/close the opening, and a controller configured to control the actuator. The controller determines whether or not heat damage occurs on a related component relating to the engine upon key OFF, closes the grille shutter upon key OFF in the case of determining that the heat damage will not occur, and opens the grille shutter upon key OFF in the case of determining that the heat damage will occur.

Abstract: The present embodiment relates to an internal combustion engine having an anodic oxide coating formed on at least a portion of an aluminum-based wall surface facing a combustion chamber. The anodic oxide coating has a plurality of nanopores extending substantially in the thickness direction of the anodic oxide coating, a first micropore extending from the surface toward the inside of the anodic oxide coating, and a second micropore present in the inside of the anodic oxide coating; the surface opening diameter of the nanopores is 0 nm or larger and smaller than 30 nm; the inside diameter of the nanopores is larger than the surface opening diameter; the film thickness of the anodic oxide coating is 15 ?m or larger and 130 ?m or smaller; and the porosity of the anodic oxide coating is 23% or more.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to collagen-binding agent compositions and methods of using the same. More specifically, the invention relates in part to new collagen-binding agent compositions and methods that may be used to treat damaged collagen within tissues or used to specifically target therapeutics to tissues containing undamaged or damaged collagen.

Abstract: A toner contains toner particles, titanate fine particles having a Group II element, and hydrotalcite compound fine particles as an external additive and satisfying 10?Lt?80 and 100?Lh?Weight average particle diameter (D4) of toner particles×0.50, when the number average particle diameter (D1) of primary particles of the titanate fine particles is defined as Lt (nm) and the number average particle diameter (D1) of primary particles of the hydrotalcite compound fine particles is defined as Lh (nm).

Abstract: A metal-ceramic bonded substrate is such that a heat dissipating face is formed in a spherical protruding form, because of which contact pressure with a thermally conductive grease when attaching a heat dissipating fin to the heat dissipating face is high, and high heat dissipation can be secured. Also, by an overflow portion communicating with a metal base portion formation portion being provided farther to an outer side than an external form of the metal-ceramic bonded substrate in an interior of a casting mold, an overflow portion residue is restricted by the casting mold when causing molten metal to solidify and cool, because of which warping deformation occurring because of a difference between linear expansion coefficients of a metal material and a ceramic material can be restricted, and a casting defect such as a running defect in a molten metal flowing process, cold shut, a ripple mark, can be restricted.

Abstract: A method for producing ?-caprolactam involves a step of Beckmann-rearranging cyclohexanone oxime in a gas phase in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing silicon and at least one element selected from alkaline earth metal elements and magnesium. The concentration of the above-described element in the zeolite catalyst is 3 ppm by mass or more and 10000 ppm by mass or less.

Abstract: To provide an oil gel composition wherein the viscosity of the oily ingredient is adjustable regardless of the type of oily ingredient, and also to provide a cosmetic or an external skin preparation containing this oil gel composition. The oil gel composition containing the following ingredients (a) to (d) as essential ingredients: (a) a monoalkyl phosphate; (b) one or more neutralizing agents selected from basic amino acids and organic bases; (c) water and/or a polyol; and (d) an oily ingredient.

Abstract: A toner including a toner particle; and an external additive, wherein the external additive contains strontium titanate particle, and when in a projected image of the strontium titanate particle photographed using a scanning electron microscope, a standard deviation of a distance from a center of the projected image to an outline of the projected image is Ds, and a circle-equivalent diameter of the projected image is Da, a value CV calculated by Equation (1) is 0.07 or less, CV=Ds/(Da/2)??(1).

Abstract: A heat shield film M1 is formed on entire are of the side surface 20b. A heat shield film M2 is formed entire area of the top surface 12a and the bottom surface 20c. The heat shield films M1 and M2 are mainly composed of porous alumina. The difference between the heat shield films M1 and M2 is in film thickness. The film thickness of the heat shield film M1 is from 20 to 60 ?m and that of the heat shield film M2 is from 60 to 150 ?m.

Abstract: A method for producing ?-caprolactam involves a step of Beckmann-rearranging cyclohexanone oxime in a gas phase in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing silicon and at least one element selected from alkaline earth metal elements and magnesium. The concentration of the above-described element in the zeolite catalyst is 3 ppm by mass or more and 10000 ppm by mass or less.

Abstract: A toner including a toner particle and an external additive, wherein the external additive contains an inorganic fine particle A and a silica fine particle; in a surface of the toner observed using a scanning electron microscope, a number-average particle diameter of primary particle of the silica fine particle is from 5 nm to 50 nm, a number-average particle diameter of primary particle of the inorganic fine particle A is at least 10 nm and less than 60 nm, a coverage ratio X1 of the toner surface covered by the silica fine particle is from 60 area % to 95 area %, the inorganic fine particle A is a fine particle of a titanate having a Group 2 element, and a coverage ratio X2 of the toner surface covered by the inorganic fine particle A is from 5 area % to 40 area %.

Abstract: Provided is toner that contains a toner particle, and an external additive containing a strontium titanate particle, wherein the toner has an average circularity of at least 0.935 and not more than 0.995, the strontium titanate particle has a number-average primary particle diameter of at least 10 nm and not more than 60 nm, the strontium titanate particle has a peak in the range of 39.700°±0.150° and a peak in the range of 46.200°±0.150° in a CuK? x-ray diffraction spectrum obtained in the 2? range of at least 10° and not more than 90° where ? is the Bragg angle, and the ratio of the area Sb of the peak at 46.200°±0.150° to the area Sa of the peak at 39.700°±0.150° is at least 1.80 and not more than 2.30.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a controller and logic integrated with and/or executable by the controller. The logic is configured to perform iterative decoding on encoded data to obtain decoded data. The logic is also configured to perform post-decoding error diagnostics on a first portion of the decoded data in response to not obtaining a valid product codeword in the first portion after the iterative decoding of the encoded data. Other systems, methods, and computer program products for producing post-decoding error signatures are presented in accordance with more embodiments.