Abstract: An optical device includes a first axicon lens to which collimated light is incident and which is configured to form diverging ring-shaped light; a lens to which the ring-shaped light formed by the first axicon lens is incident and which is configured to form ring-shaped collimated light; and a condensing mirror that is configured to condense the ring-shaped collimated light formed by the lens. A photoacoustic microscope includes the optical device described above and a detector that is configured to detect an acoustic wave caused by light condensed by the condensing mirror.

Abstract: An API adapter generation device include a conversion rule calculation unit (16) configured to acquire a data model of an orchestrator (210) and an API specification to be managed and perform schema matching on the basis of a data schema of the orchestrator and a data schema of the API specification to calculate a model conversion rule, a call logic unit generation unit (19) configured to rewrite a source code of an API call logic unit 232 describing an API adapter execution logic on the basis of the model conversion rule, and an API adapter generation unit (21) configured to generate an API adapter to be managed on the basis of the API call logic unit in which the source code is rewritten.

Abstract: A plasma processing system includes: first and second processing chambers having respective first and second substrate supports; a transport chamber connected to the first and second processing chambers, and having a transport device; and a controller that executes processing of (a) disposing a substrate including a silicon-containing film having a recess portion and a mask on the silicon-containing film on the first substrate support of the first processing chamber, (b) forming a carbon-containing film on a side wall of the silicon-containing film defining the recess portion in the first processing chamber, (c) transporting the substrate from the first processing chamber to the second processing chamber via the transport chamber and disposing the substrate on the second substrate support, and (d) etching a bottom portion of the recess portion where the carbon-containing film is formed by using a plasma formed from a first processing gas in the second processing chamber.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a reproduction system, a display apparatus, and a reproduction apparatus for providing higher acoustic performance. There is provided a reproduction system including a display apparatus including a display section configured to display an image of content, and a first sound output section configured to output a sound of the content in a manner localizing a sound image on a screen of the display section, and a reproduction apparatus including a processing section configured to process an audio signal of the content, and a second sound output section configured to output the sound of the content, in which the first sound output section and the second sound output section output the sound simultaneously on the basis of an audio signal of a center channel of the content. This disclosure may be applied to an AV system formed by a television receiver and audio equipment, for example.

Abstract: Provided is a drug superior for preventing and/or treating dementia. It contains a carbostyril derivative of the following formula (1) (wherein R is a cycloalkyl group, A is a lower alkyl group, and a single bond or a double bond is present between the 3-position and the 4-position of the carbostyril nucleus) and dihydroquercetin.

Abstract: A brushless motor includes a motor part and a gear part. The motor part includes: a rotating shaft, having a first gear; a rotor, having a bottom wall and a side wall, the bottom wall being fixed to the rotating shaft; magnets, fixed to the side wall and arranged side by side in a circumferential direction of the rotor; a stator, provided between the rotating shaft and the magnets in a radial direction of the rotor and wound with a coil; and a motor housing, rotatably supporting the rotating shaft, and accommodating the rotor and the stator. The gear part includes: a second gear, meshed with the first gear; an output shaft, having an output part, having a base end side thereof fixed to the second gear, and parallel to the rotating shaft; and a gear housing, rotatably supporting the output shaft, and accommodating the second gear.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a system, and an information processing method.

Abstract: A porous metal organic framework having gas adsorption selectivity and excellent water resistance, an adsorbent consisting of the porous metal organic framework, and a method for separating carbon dioxide using the same are provided, which are: a porous metal organic framework, which is characterized by comprising a metal oxalate, a cycloazocarbyl compound, and a bidentate organic ligand; an adsorbent consisting of the porous metal organic framework; and a method for separating carbon dioxide using the same.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a system, and an information processing method.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of preventing or delaying the progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia or a therapeutic agent therefor.

Abstract: An image reading device and an image forming apparatus. The image reading device includes an image reader to read an image of a document, and a color reference component arranged to face the image reader. In the image reading device, the image reader reads the color reference component at a prescribed timing to obtain color reference image data, and correction data generating processes are executed based on the obtained color reference image data to generate correction data used to correct data of the image read by the image reader. In the image reading device, wherein the color reference component is moved relative to the image reader in a direction orthogonal to a direction toward and away from the image reader. The image forming apparatus includes the image reading device, and an image is formed on a recording material based on data of the image read by the image reading device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a gas processing equipment includes an oxygen remover 2 that removes oxygen contained in exhaust gas G, and a gas processing device 3 that processes pretreated exhaust gas G (P), from which the oxygen has been removed by the oxygen remover 2, with a carbon dioxide absorbent solvent S as a treatment agent.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a novel liver fibrosis inhibiting agent or brown adipocyte activating agent, and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis which contains the inhibiting agent or activating agent as an active ingredient. The present invention relates to a liver fibrosis inhibiting agent and a brown adipocyte activating agent, each containing taxifolin as an active ingredient, and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, containing taxifolin as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A carbon dioxide capture system according to an embodiment includes: a carbon dioxide capturer, an absorbing liquid regenerator, a first washer, a second washer, and an absorbing liquid line. The first washer washes the combustion exhaust gas discharged from the carbon dioxide capturer with a mist of a first cleaning liquid sprayed by a first spray to capture the amine accompanying the combustion exhaust gas. The absorbing liquid line supplies the absorbing liquid regenerated in the absorbing liquid regenerator as the first cleaning liquid to the first spray. The first cleaning liquid sprayed by the first spray is supplied as the absorbing liquid to the carbon dioxide capturer.

Abstract: An X-ray CT system includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to cyclically change energy of the X-rays during one rotation of the X-ray tube around a subject. The processing circuitry is configured to perform a process including a correcting process addressing a difference in a transmission amount between X-rays having first energy and X-rays having second energy, on at least one selected from between: a plurality of first projection data sets acquired when the X-rays having the first energy were radiated; and a plurality of second projection data sets acquired when the X-rays having the second energy were radiated. The processing circuitry is configured to reconstruct an image on the basis of a combined data set generated on the basis of a plurality of projection data sets including the projection data sets resulting from the process.

Abstract: An image reading device and an image forming apparatus. The image reading device includes an image reader to read an image of a document, and a color reference component arranged to face the image reader. In the image reading device, the image reader reads the color reference component at a prescribed timing to obtain color reference image data, and correction data generating processes are executed based on the obtained color reference image data to generate correction data used to correct data of the image read by the image reader. In the image reading device, wherein the color reference component is moved relative to the image reader in a direction orthogonal to a direction toward and away from the image reader. The image forming apparatus includes the image reading device, and an image is formed on a recording material based on data of the image read by the image reading device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are acid gas absorbents that afford high acid gas (CO2) absorption amount per unit volume and high absorption speed and can prevent the absorbent components from diffusing.

Abstract: An insulated wire containing a thermoplastic resin layer (A) as a covering layer directly or indirectly on a rectangular conductor, in which the insulated wire has at least one protruding part which is continuous in a longitudinal direction of said insulated wire, on a surface of a portion of the thermoplastic resin layer (A), which portion corresponds to at least one side of a cross-section of the insulated wire, said protruding part and a flat part of the surface having the protruding part forms a curved portion with a radius of curvature of 0.01 to 0.75 mm in the cross-section of the insulated wire, and a lateral face of the protruding part has a slope of less than 90° to the flat part of the surface having the protruding part in the cross-section of the insulated wire, a coil produced by processing the insulated wire by winding, and an electric/electronic equipment comprising the coil.

Abstract: A display driver comprises drop amount calculation circuitry and digital gamma correction circuitry. The drop amount calculation circuitry is configured to calculate a drop amount of a power source voltage supplied to a display panel from a setting value. The digital gamma correction circuitry is configured to perform digital gamma correction on an input image data based on the drop amount.

Abstract: A client terminal, an information processing system, and a group change method. The client terminal receives screen data from one or more information processing apparatuses, displays on a display in a selectable manner based on the received screen data one or more output devices each belonging to a particular group in an old organization, and one or more groups in a new organization as a candidate for transfer destination of the one or more output devices, receives selection of the one or more output devices belonging to the particular group in the old organization and selection of the one or more groups in the new organization, creates association information that associates the selected output device with the selected group in the new organization, and transmits the association information to the one or more information processing apparatuses.