Abstract: Provided is a core-shell structure that can achieve both improvement in transdermal absorption of an active ingredient and reduction in skin irritation at a high level. A core-shell structure 10 includes: a core portion 11 containing an active ingredient, the core portion being solid; and a shell portion 12 containing both a first surfactant having a melting point of less than 35° C. and a second surfactant having a melting point of 35° C. or more, the first surfactant and the second surfactant each having an HLB value of 4 to 14, the first surfactant and the second surfactant each containing at least one selected from the group consisting of sorbitan fatty acid esters, glycerin fatty acid esters, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, and fatty acid alkanolamides.

Abstract: When forming valve seat coats at opening portions (16a1 to 16a8) of intake ports (16) provided at a cylinder block mounting surface (12a) of a semimanufactured cylinder head (3), the nozzle of a cold spray apparatus moves along a nozzle movement path for air intake (Inp1) that is set between any two of the plurality of opening portions (16a1 to 16a8), while continuing to spray a raw material powder. When forming valve seat coats at opening portions (17a1 to 17a8) of exhaust ports (17), the nozzle moves along a nozzle movement path for air exhaust (Enp1) that is set between any two of the plurality of opening portions (17a1 to 17a8), while continuing to spray the raw material powder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control device and to a control method for a vehicle drive mechanism including a moving body having a movability range regulated by two stoppers, and a sensor which senses a position of the moving body. The control device of the present invention learns an output of the sensor corresponding to a contact state of a high-rigidity stopper, and limits, to a lower level, an operation variable of the actuator for moving the moving body toward a low-rigidity stopper along with an increase in an amount of change in the output of the sensor from the contact state of the high-rigidity stopper. Then, the control device learns the output of the sensor corresponding to the contact state of the low-rigidity stopper, and controls the actuator based on the output of the sensor learned at both the stopper positions.

Abstract: To enable overmodulation control having high controllability and low noise characteristics, a control device of an AC motor includes an inverter for driving an AC motor and a controller for controlling the inverter by pulse width modulation. The controller, when over-modulating the inverter, limits the amplitude of the voltage command in the pulse width modulation to a predetermined upper limit value or less.

Abstract: The information processing apparatus includes a control section that detects a position of a sound source appearing in a video displayed on a screen of a display unit and that uses one or more vibrators to vibrate the display unit and thereby control output of sound such that a sound image of sound in synchronization with the video is localized at the position where the sound source appears on the screen displaying the video. In a case of displaying videos of two or more video sources on individual windows, the control section localizes a sound image of a sound source detected from the video of each video source at a position where the sound source appears in the corresponding window.

Abstract: An electric heating type support includes: a pillar shaped honeycomb structure being configured to a ceramic, including: an outer peripheral wall; and a partition wall disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition wall defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from one end face to other end face to form a flow path; an electrode layer disposed on a surface of the outer peripheral wall of the pillar shaped honeycomb structure; two or more underlayers having conductivity, the underlayers being provided on the electrode layer so as to be spaced apart from each other; and a metal electrode provided on the underlayers. A surface of each of the underlayers has a concave portion forming a space between each of the underlayers and the metal electrode.

Abstract: A connector includes: a housing; and a cover. The housing includes a lock body that is lockable to a counterpart lock body so that fitting connection with the counterpart housing is not canceled, and a lock cancellation arm that deforms with application of lock cancellation force to a point-of-effort part and cancels a state in which the lock body is lockable to the counterpart lock body. The cover includes a second wall that covers the housing up to the position of the point-of-effort part in the fitting connection direction, an exposure part formed at the wall to expose the point-of-effort part, and a lock cancellation operation body that includes an operation part capable of receiving a press movement operation, blocks the exposure part to an extent that deformation along with the press movement operation is possible, and applies the lock cancellation force to the point-of-effort part through the deformation.

Abstract: Information processing apparatus including a processor configured to acquire a document image representing one of multiple documents, a partial image representing a part included in the document image and having a character written in the document, and a character recognition result regarding the character. The character recognition result includes a first character recognition result regarding a first character and a second character recognition result regarding a second character. The processor is configured to display the first document image, the first character recognition result, and a first partial image associated with the first character recognition result on a document basis in a first display mode. The processor is further configured to, in a second display mode, display the second character recognition result and a second partial image associated with the second character recognition result on a basis of a character common to the multiple documents and not display the document image.

Abstract: The nozzle for cold spray (25) used in a cold spray apparatus (2) is configured to include a tubular nozzle main body (252) and a cooling jacket (253) that surrounds the nozzle main body (252) to form a flow path (25e) for refrigerant (R) between the nozzle main body (252) and the cooling jacket (253). The cooling jacket (253) is provided with a seal retaining portion (253c) that retains an O-ring (253b) for the flow path (25e). The seal retaining portion (253c) and the nozzle main body (252) are joined in a socket-and-spigot joint fashion.

Abstract: A control device for an internal combustion engine and a control method for a variable mechanism for an internal combustion engine for a vehicle, according to the present invention, is configured to maintain a drive stopped state of an electric actuator of the variable mechanism when a position of the electric actuator does not change in a case in which the position of the electric actuator is apart from stoppers and the electric actuator is stopped, whereas to restart driving the electric actuator when the position of the electric actuator changes. In this way, it is possible to prevent wasteful power consumption while the internal combustion engine is stopped.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an association unit, and a guide unit. The acquisition unit acquires biological information of a user. The association unit associates the acquired biological information with a specific state of the user. The guide unit guides the user to the specific state. A reference to be used for association with the specific state by the association unit is calibrated by using the biological information, the biological information being acquired from the user who is guided to the specific state by the guide unit.

Abstract: A connector includes: a housing; and a cover. The housing includes a lock body that is lockable to a counterpart lock body so that fitting connection with the counterpart housing is not canceled, and a lock cancellation arm that deforms with application of lock cancellation force to a point-of-effort part and cancels a state in which the lock body is lockable to the counterpart lock body. The cover includes a second wall that covers the housing up to the position of the point-of-effort part in the fitting connection direction, an exposure part formed at the wall to expose the point-of-effort part, and a lock cancellation operation body that includes an operation part capable of receiving a press movement operation, blocks the exposure part to an extent that deformation along with the press movement operation is possible, and applies the lock cancellation force to the point-of-effort part through the deformation.

Abstract: An electric heating type support includes: a pillar shaped honeycomb structure being configured to a ceramic, including: an outer peripheral wall; and a partition wall disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition wall defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from one end face to other end face to form a flow path; an electrode layer disposed on a surface of the outer peripheral wall of the pillar shaped honeycomb structure; two or more underlayers having conductivity, the underlayers being provided on the electrode layer so as to be spaced apart from each other; and a metal electrode provided on the underlayers. A surface of each of the underlayers has a concave portion forming a space between each of the underlayers and the metal electrode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an output unit. When pieces of additional information are extracted, the pieces of additional information being disposed in copies of an identical image and satisfying a predetermined condition, the output unit outputs data in which combined additional information is disposed in the image. The combined additional information is information in which the pieces of additional information are combined.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control device and to a control method for a vehicle drive mechanism including a moving body having a movability range regulated by two stoppers, and a sensor which senses a position of the moving body. The control device of the present invention learns an output of the sensor corresponding to a contact state of a high-rigidity stopper, and limits, to a lower level, an operation variable of the actuator for moving the moving body toward a low-rigidity stopper along with an increase in an amount of change in the output of the sensor from the contact state of the high-rigidity stopper. Then, the control device learns the output of the sensor corresponding to the contact state of the low-rigidity stopper, and controls the actuator based on the output of the sensor learned at both the stopper positions.

Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a thrust-up unit having a plurality of blocks in contact with a dicing tape, a head having a collet absorbing the die and capable of being moved up and down, and a control section controlling the operation of the thrust-up unit and the head. The thrust-up unit can operate each of the plurality of blocks independently. The control section configures the thrust-up sequences of the plurality of blocks in a plurality of steps, and controls the operation of the plurality of blocks on the basis of a time chart recipe capable of setting the height and the speed of the plurality of blocks for each block and in each step.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first display controller and a second display controller. The first display controller is configured to perform control to display plural pieces of data acquired from plural storage regions on one common screen, and to display a storage region display that shows the storage region in which each of the plural pieces of data is stored, on the common screen. The second display controller is configured to perform control to change the storage region display on the common screen in accordance with an operation with respect to data displayed on the common screen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control device and to a control method for a vehicle drive mechanism including a moving body having a movability range regulated by two stoppers, and a sensor which senses a position of the moving body. The control device of the present invention learns an output of the sensor corresponding to a contact state of a high-rigidity stopper, and limits, to a lower level, an operation variable of the actuator for moving the moving body toward a low-rigidity stopper along with an increase in an amount of change in the output of the sensor from the contact state of the high-rigidity stopper. Then, the control device learns the output of the sensor corresponding to the contact state of the low-rigidity stopper, and controls the actuator based on the output of the sensor learned at both the stopper positions.

Abstract: In a signal processing apparatus including a mixing region detecting unit, and an image capturing condition updating unit, the mixing region detecting unit detects a region where a non-visible light image signal is to be mixed with a visible light image signal, the non-visible light image signal and the visible light image signal being generated by repeatedly performing imaging on a basis of a predetermined image capturing condition. The image capturing condition updating unit newly generates an image capturing condition in the non-visible light image signal on a basis of the non-visible light image signal in the detected region to update the predetermined image capturing condition. A region including fog, or the like is detected, a visible light image signal is mixed with a non-visible light image signal in the region, and image capturing conditions of the non-visible light image signal in the region are updated.

Abstract: A support for an electric heating type catalyst comprises: a honeycomb structure having partition walls that define a plurality of cells, each of cells extending from one end face to other end face to form a fluid path for a fluid; and a pair of electrode layers formed on a side surface of the honeycomb structure, the pair of electrode layers being arranged so as to face each other across a center of the honeycomb structure. The pair of electrode layers is electrically connected to the honeycomb structure. The honeycomb structure side of each of the electrode layers comprises a portion having a thermal expansion coefficient lower than that of the honeycomb structure.