Abstract: A communication control apparatus includes a transmitting unit, a monitoring unit, a determining unit, and a control unit. The transmitting unit transmits data to other communication control apparatuses. The monitoring unit monitors an amount of data to be transmitted by the transmitting unit. The determining unit determines whether to shift a state of the transmitting unit to a power-saving state according to the amount of data monitored by the monitoring unit, the power-saving state being a state in which power consumption is lower than power consumption in a normal state. The control unit causes the transmitting unit to enter the power-saving state when the determining unit determines that the state of the transmitting unit is to be shifted to the power-saving state.

Abstract: A process for producing (meth)acrylic acid, comprising a crystallizing step of supplying a cooling medium from a refrigerator to a crystallizer and returning the cooling medium from the crystallizer to the refrigerator, thereby obtaining a (meth)acrylic acid crystal from a (meth)acrylic acid-containing solution; and a melting step of supplying a heating medium from a refrigerator to the crystallizer and returning the heating medium from the crystallizer to the refrigerator, thereby melting the (meth)acrylic acid crystal; wherein the crystallizing step and the melting step are respectively performed at least once, thereby producing purified (meth)acrylic acid from a crude (meth)acrylic acid solution; temperature of the cooling medium discharged from the refrigerator is maintained constant at temperature T1; temperature of the cooling medium to be returned to the refrigerator is maintained constant at temperature T2; the temperature T2 is adjusted depending on a production amount of the purified (meth)acrylic a

Abstract: A system controller connected to a plurality of processors includes a request store that stores a request from a first processor of the plurality of processors; a return store that stores a return to a second processor of the plurality of processors, the return corresponding to the request from the first processor; and a priority unit that outputs the return prior to the request, if a return has been stored in the return store when a request is stored in the request store, and outputs the request prior to the return, if no return has been stored in the return store when the request is stored in the request store.

Abstract: A compound semiconductor contains main constituent elements all of which satisfy the relationship (Cu1-wAw)2(1+a)(Zn1-xBx)1+b(Sn1-yCy)1+c(Sn1-zSez)4(1+d) and having a CZTSX-based compound as a main phase, where ?0.3?a?0.3, ?0.3 ?b?0.3, ?0.3?c?0.3, ?0.3?d?0.3, 0?w<0.5, 0?x <0.5, 0?y<0.5, 0?z<1.0 and 0<x+y+z+w. The element A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of group Ia elements, group IIa elements, group Ib elements (excluding Cu) and group IIb elements. The element B is at least one element selected from the group consisting of group IIa elements and group Ib elements. The element C is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zn, group IIIb elements and group IVb elements. A compound in which x=y=z=0 and the element A is Ag, and a compound in which x=y=w=0 are_excluded from the formula.

Abstract: A decoding apparatus includes a standard predicted image generating unit which generates a standard decoded image and a standard predicted image of standard image quality; a non-standard decoded image generating unit which generates a non-standard decoded image different in image quality based on a prediction error information; a non-standard predicted image generating unit which generates a non-standard predicted image different in image quality based on the non-standard decoded image; and a correction value calculating unit which calculates correction values corresponding to differences between the standard and non-standard predicted images. The non-standard decoded image generating unit includes a predicted image reconstructing unit which corrects the non-standard predicted image, and a decoding unit which inverse-quantizes the prediction error information and adds the inverse-quantized prediction error information and the corrected non-standard predicted image to generate the non-standard decoded image.

Abstract: Write pointer generation units successively switch and indicate storage locations of data transmitted from a transmitter end LSI from plural buffers constituting FIFO circuits. A clock-step ring buffer delays a gated step signal to instruct an operation stop. When receiving the gated stop signal delayed by the clock-step ring buffer, the write pointer generation units stop switching instructions of the storage locations.

Abstract: A plurality of system board modules are connected to a crossbar module. An error detection unit detects an error in a packet received from a corresponding system board module. When an error is detected by the error detection unit, a transmission control unit issues a completion data generation request. When receiving the completion data generation request, a packet completion unit generates completion data. When receiving an error packet, a selector circuit outputs a completion packet in which completion data is provided in place of a data unit involving error.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel polypeptide having a ?1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity; a method for producing the polypeptide; a DNA which encodes the polypeptide; a recombinant vector into which the DNA is inserted; a transformant comprising the recombinant vector; a method for producing a sugar chain or complex carbohydrate, using the polypeptide; a method for producing a sugar chain or complex carbohydrate, using the transformant; an antibody which recognizes the polypeptide; a method for screening a substance which changes the expression of the gene which encodes the polypeptide; and a method for screening a substance which changes the activity of the polypeptide.

Abstract: A motion vector searching apparatus to which a reference image, an object image and weight parameters for the reference image are inputted and searches a motion vector based thereon is provides. The motion vector searching apparatus includes an inverse weighting section that generates an inverse weighted object image by performing, on the object image using the weight parameter, a weighting inverse from a weighting performed on the reference image using the weight parameter; an image comparing section that compares the generated inverse weighted object image with the reference image to obtain a comparison value indicating a degree of approximation between the two images; and a determination section that determines an optimum motion vector from the comparison value.

Abstract: A method of controlling an apparatus including a processor and an I/O controller includes storing execution information, receiving a first and a second requests successively, determining whether initiation of each execution of the first and the second requests is to be supervised by either of the processor and the I/O controller in reference to the execution information, transmitting the first request to the processor from the I/O controller, and upon completion of execution of the first request at the processor, transmitting the second request to the processor from the I/O controller when the initiations of executions of the first and second request is supervised by the I/O controller, and transmitting the first and second requests to the processor regardless of completion of execution of the first request by the processor when the initiations of executions of the first and second requests is supervised by the processor.

Abstract: A process for producing (meth)acrylic acid, comprising the step of repeating a crystallization operation “n” times (providing “n” is an integer 2 or more) to produce purified (meth)acrylic acid from crude (meth)acrylic acid, wherein a (meth)acrylic acid solution is crystallized and the crystallized (meth)acrylic acid is melted to obtain a (meth)acrylic acid melt in the crystallization operation; wherein a constant amount Ak of the (meth)acrylic acid solution is subjected to the kth crystallization operation (providing “k” is an integer 1 or more and n?1 or less), and the (meth)acrylic acid melt obtained by the kth crystallization operation is utilized as the (meth)acrylic acid solution for the k+1th crystallization operation without being discharged from a crystallizer or is transferred from the crystallizer to a k+1th storage tank for storing the (meth)acrylic acid solution to be used in the k+1th crystallization operation depending on the stored amount of the k+1 th storage tank.

Abstract: PROBLEM There is provided a melting method of (meth)acrylic acid crystal which is capable of providing a higher quality of (meth)acrylic acid without carrying out an additional purification treatment to (meth)acrylic acid obtained by a crystallization operation accompanied by melting of (meth)acrylic acid. In addition, there is provided a simple method for adjusting a content of polymerization inhibitor in a product (meth)acrylic acid. SOLUTION In the crystallization method melting (meth)acrylic acid crystal while wetting with the crystalline molten liquid, a polymerization inhibitor is added to a molten liquid melted after initiation of melting, and all of crystal is melted while circulating and feeding the molten liquid containing said polymerization inhibitor to the crystal.

Abstract: A process for producing (meth)acrylic acid, comprising a crystallizing step of supplying a cooling medium from a refrigerator to a crystallizer and returning the cooling medium from the crystallizer to the refrigerator, thereby obtaining a (meth)acrylic acid crystal from a (meth)acrylic acid-containing solution; and a melting step of supplying a heating medium from a refrigerator to the crystallizer and returning the heating medium from the crystallizer to the refrigerator, thereby melting the (meth)acrylic acid crystal; wherein the crystallizing step and the melting step are respectively performed at least once, thereby producing purified (meth)acrylic acid from a crude (meth)acrylic acid solution; temperature of the cooling medium discharged from the refrigerator is maintained constant at temperature T1; temperature of the cooling medium to be returned to the refrigerator is maintained constant at temperature T2; the temperature T2 is adjusted depending on a production amount of the purified (meth)acrylic a

Abstract: A process for producing (meth)acrylic acid of the present invention comprises the steps in the following order: a crystallization step of supplying a cooling medium cooled by a heat source device to a crystallizer to obtain a (meth)acrylic acid crystal from a crude (meth)acrylic acid solution; an adjustment step of returning the cooling medium discharged from the crystallizer to the crystallizer without cooling; a sweating step of supplying a heating medium to the crystallizer to partially melt the (meth)acrylic acid crystal, thereby obtaining a melted liquid, and discharging the melted liquid from the crystallizer; and a melting step of supplying the heating medium to the crystallizer to melt the (meth)acrylic acid crystal, thereby obtaining purified (meth)acrylic acid. According to the present invention, purified (meth)acrylic acid with high purity can be obtained.

Abstract: A multiprocessor system comprises a plurality of system controllers, each of which performs a snoop processing regarding a cache device in its charge. The system controllers adjust the number of steps of a snoop pipeline for the snoop processing according to communication time with the other system controllers. The number-of-steps adjustment absorbs the difference of the communication time in the results of the snoop for each scale of the multiprocessor system. When a retrial is determined by an address conflict or the like in the snoop processing, each of the system controllers resubmits the access to be retried to the snoop pipeline after waiting until no other access which may cause an address conflict precedes. The resubmission timing prevents infinite repetition of the retrial of the snoop processing in the system controllers.

Abstract: A protective cover 10 is mounted to the outer surface of a yoke 2 of a canister vent solenoid valve 1 installed near a rear wheel of a vehicle body. A guide groove engaged with fringes of a yoke mounting board 3 is provided in the inner walls of opposite side plates 10b of the cover 10. On the sides of the plates 10b opposite a top plate 10a are provided mounting sections 12 projecting in a direction parallel to the guide groove. At the tips of the sections 12, there are provided claw sections 12a locking edges on the rear of the yoke 2 when the cover 10 is mounted along the groove 11 from the front of the yoke 2. The top plate 10a of the cover 10 is provided with a connector hole 13 passing through a power source connector 5 of the valve 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel polypeptide having a ?1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase activity; a method for producing the polypeptide; a DNA which encodes the polypeptide; a recombinant vector into which the DNA is inserted; a transformant comprising the recombinant vector; a method for producing a sugar chain or complex carbohydrate, using the polypeptide; a method for producing a sugar chain or complex carbohydrate, using the transformant; an antibody which recognizes the polypeptide; a method for screening a substance which changes the expression of the gene which encodes the polypeptide; and a method for screening a substance which changes the activity of the polypeptide.

Abstract: A surface light emitting device includes a polarized light source that emits polarized light; and a light guide plate including a light incident surface on which the polarized light emitted from the polarized light source is made incident, and a light emitting surface that emits light, the light guide plate being made of light transmissive resin having low birefringence in which retardation is one-fourth or less of a wavelength of the polarized light.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate, and a light emitting portion that is disposed on the substrate, and includes an active layer formed of a group III nitride semiconductor using a nonpolar plane or a semipolar plane as a growth principal surface, in which side end surfaces of the active layer are specular surfaces.

Abstract: A decoding apparatus includes a standard predicted image generating unit which generates a standard decoded image and a standard predicted image of standard image quality; a non-standard decoded image generating unit which generates a non-standard decoded image different in image quality based on a prediction error information; a non-standard predicted image generating unit which generates a non-standard predicted image different in image quality based on the non-standard decoded image; and a correction value calculating unit which calculates correction values corresponding to differences between the standard and non-standard predicted images. The non-standard decoded image generating unit includes a predicted image reconstructing unit which corrects the non-standard predicted image, and a decoding unit which inverse-quantizes the prediction error information and adds the inverse-quantized prediction error information and the corrected non-standard predicted image to generate the non-standard decoded image.