Abstract: A double-talk detector finds an estimated power value of near end background noise based on a residual signal by a noise estimator; the average power of a transmitter input signal by a transmitter average power calculator; the average power of a receiver input signal by a receiver average power calculator; and an estimated echo path attenuation value through a predetermined echo path attenuation value estimating process based on the estimated power value of the near end background noise, the average power of the transmitter input signal and the average power of the receiver input signal by an attenuation value estimator. The double-talk detector detects a double-talk state based on the estimated echo path attenuation value, the average power of the transmitter input signal and the average power of the receiver input signal by a double-talk determiner to control update of the coefficient of an adaptive filter.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a bore configured to accommodate a subject therein, an RF coil positioned about the bore, and an RF shield positioned about the RF coil. The RF coil includes a first portion positioned adjacent a lower surface side of the bore and spaced a distance from the RF shield that is larger than a distance between a second portion of the RF coil and an upper surface side of the bore.

Abstract: FPGAs and MPLDs, which are conventional programmable semiconductor devices, have had poor cost performance and did not suitably take long signal lines into account. To solve this, a flip-flop is built into each MLUT block comprised of a plurality of MLUTs, each MLUT comprising a memory and an address-data pair. With respect to the adjacent line between adjacent MLUTs, alternated adjacent line are introduced, while in the case of interconnects between non-adjacent MLUTs, dedicated distant line and, furthermore, a torus interconnect network are provided.

Abstract: An echo canceler has an adaptive filter that generates an echo replica signal from a far-end signal. The filter coefficients of the adaptive filter are updated according to a residual error signal, which is obtained by subtracting the echo replica signal from a near-end signal to cancel echo. A background noise estimator estimates the near-end background noise power level from the residual error signal. A step size calculator uses the estimated near-end background noise power in determining the step size of the adaptive updating of the filter coefficients. When the estimated near-end background noise level is high, a small step size is used, which improves echo cancellation under these conditions. When the estimated near-end background noise level is low, a larger step size is used to permit rapid convergence of the filter coefficients.

Abstract: A gas sensor contains such a dielectric substance having a domain boundary formed between domains with different polarization directions. When a gaseous molecule is adsorbed to the dielectric substance, a transient current is generated due to displacement of the domain boundary under an applied voltage. The adsorbed gaseous molecule is detected by measuring the transient current.

Abstract: A jitter buffer control apparatus has a buffer for storing data included in an input packet transmitted from a telecommunications network, and a jitter buffer controller for controlling the buffer to store the input data into the buffer and take out the stored data from the buffer on the basis of a sequence number included in the input packet in a processing period. When under-running occurs in the buffer, the jitter buffer controller stores input data into the buffer with a storage location skipped which corresponds to the processing period associated with packet loss due to the under-running.

Abstract: A redundancy gateway system that can avoid short interruption of data communication caused by system switching in gateway units configured in a multiplex manner for a plurality of systems, and that can maintain the communication state prior to the system switching and avoid degradation of communication quality. A duplicate of a received packet is generated, thereby supplying the packet of the same content to a configuration of gateway units. For each packet, a common write pointer corresponding to identification information appended to the packet is generated. Each gateway unit writes the packet to its own jitter buffer in accordance with the common write pointer corresponding to each supplied packet, sequentially reads out the written packet from the jitter buffer, and generates a TDM signal. One of the gateway units is selectively switched and only the TDM signal generated by the one gateway unit is supplied to a TDM network.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging device. An imaging device includes an image sensor for producing an image data related an object image; an optical system for forming on the image sensor the object image in which a predetermined region having as center a position that is different from a center position of the image sensor is expanded and a peripheral region thereof is compressed with distortion; and a distortion correction circuit for correcting the compressed distortion with respect to image data related to the object image from the image sensor.

Abstract: A radio wave absorber that can be bonded securely to a flexible cable or a flexible printed circuit board eliminates the need for a release film. A radio wave absorber comprising a thermosetting adhesive sheet 1 that is cured into a flexible material, and a Sendust-containing curable resin composition layer 2 that is cured into a flexible material, wherein the curable resin composition layer is formed on either surface of the thermosetting adhesive sheet. The average particle diameter of Sendust is in the range of 30 to 100 ?m. The content ratio of Sendust in the curable resin composition layer is in the range of 50 to 85 wt %.

Abstract: A gas sensor contains such a dielectric substance having a domain boundary formed between domains with different polarization directions. When a gaseous molecule is adsorbed to the dielectric substance, a transient current is generated due to displacement of the domain boundary under an applied voltage. The adsorbed gaseous molecule is detected by measuring the transient current.

Abstract: A double-talk detector finds an estimated power value of near end background noise based on a residual signal by a noise estimator; the average power of a transmitter input signal by a transmitter average power calculator; the average power of a receiver input signal by a receiver average power calculator; and an estimated echo path attenuation value through a predetermined echo path attenuation value estimating process based on the estimated power value of the near end background noise, the average power of the transmitter input signal and the average power of the receiver input signal by an attenuation value estimator. The double-talk detector detects a double-talk state based on the estimated echo path attenuation value, the average power of the transmitter input signal and the average power of the receiver input signal by a double-talk determiner to control update of the coefficient of an adaptive filter.

Abstract: An electromagnetic wave shielding sheet having a high shielding effect for electromagnetic waves and capable of suppressing secondary emission causing noises without using GND connection, in which the electromagnetic shielding sheet includes a laminate film on a paper substrate, the laminate film has a laminate structure where an adhesive layer having adhesion property, a resistor layer and an insulator are laminated, the resistivity of the insulator is set to about 106 ?/cm or higher and the resistance value of the resistor layer is set to about 10? to 300?, so that secondary emission can be decreased while keeping a high shielding effect.

Abstract: There is provided a method or structure of carrying out optical measurement for the change of the state of the reactive sample solution at two or more measurement points of the channel simultaneously and continuously in a flow system reaction in which the reactive proceeds according to the elapsed time for movement. A sample containing nucleic acids is made to flow to a channel of which a temperature control means controlling the temperature of the passing area so that the temperature changes in the repetitive pattern, and the change in the state of the sample containing nucleic acids flowing on the channel is detected by optical detection means at two or more places of the channel. The channel can be placed in the analysis area on the disk driven by rotation, and information of the reactive sample solution in the channel can be detected simultaneously and continuously by optical detection means which is installed facing the disk for nucleic acid analysis.

Abstract: A radio wave absorber that can be bonded securely to a flexible cable or a flexible printed circuit board eliminates the need for a release film. A radio wave absorber comprising a thermosetting adhesive sheet 1 that is cured into a flexible material, and a Sendust-containing curable resin composition layer 2 that is cured into a flexible material, wherein the curable resin composition layer is formed on either surface of the thermosetting adhesive sheet. The average particle diameter of Sendust is in the range of 30 to 100 ?m. The content ratio of Sendust in the curable resin composition layer is in the range of 50 to 85 wt %.

Abstract: An echo canceler has an adaptive filter that generates an echo replica signal from a far-end signal. The filter coefficients of the adaptive filter are updated according to a residual error signal, which is obtained by subtracting the echo replica signal from a near-end signal to cancel echo. A background noise estimator estimates the near-end background noise power level from the residual error signal. A step size calculator uses the estimated near-end background noise power in determining the step size of the adaptive updating of the filter coefficients. When the estimated near-end background noise level is high, a small step size is used, which improves echo cancellation under these conditions. When the estimated near-end background noise level is low, a larger step size is used to permit rapid convergence of the filter coefficients.

Abstract: A redundancy gateway system that can avoid, to the maximum extent, short interruption of data communication caused by system switching in gateway units configured in a multiplex manner for a plurality of systems, and that can maintain the communication state prior to the system switching and avoid degradation of communication quality. A duplicate of a received packet is generated, thereby supplying the packet of the same content to a plurality of gateway units. For each packet, a common write pointer corresponding to identification information appended to the packet is generated. Each of the plurality of gateway units writes the packet to its own jitter buffer in accordance with the common write pointer corresponding to each supplied packet, sequentially reads out the written packet from the jitter buffer, and generates a TDM signal. One of the plurality of gateway units is selectively switched and only the TDM signal generated by the one gateway unit is supplied to a TDM network.

Abstract: A medium for analysis capable of conducting processing such as synthesis reaction, mixing, or centrifugation by a simple structure, and a method of conducting processing such as synthesis reaction, mixing, or centrifugation by using the medium for analysis, are disclosed. In one aspect, the medium for analysis is formed with an analysis part including a liquid storage part for storing and supplying a fluid specimen and a channel extending from the liquid storage part in the centrifugal direction and closed at the final end thereof to a substrate formed rotatably.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to intensify the strength of a magnetic field to be applied to a subject. An auxiliary coil is interposed between a body coil incorporated in a magnet assembly included in an MRI apparatus and the subject. When RF pulses are transmitted from the body coil, an induced current flows through the auxiliary coil and generates a magnetic field. The magnetic field excites the subject near the subject.

Abstract: There is provided a method or structure of carrying out optical measurement for the change of the state of the reactive sample solution at two or more measurement points of the channel simultaneously and continuously in a flow system reaction in which the reactive proceeds according to the elapsed time for movement. A sample containing nucleic acids is made to flow to a channel of which a temperature control means controlling the temperature of the passing area so that the temperature changes in the repetitive pattern, and the change in the state of the sample containing nucleic acids flowing on the channel is detected by optical detection means at two or more places of the channel. The channel can be placed in the analysis area on the disk driven by rotation, and information of the reactive sample solution in the channel can be detected simultaneously and continuously by optical detection means which is installed facing the disk for nucleic acid analysis.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging device. An imaging device includes an image sensor for producing an image data related an object image; an optical system for forming on the image sensor the object image in which a predetermined region having as center a position that is different from a center position of the image sensor is expanded and a peripheral region thereof is compressed with distortion; and a distortion correction circuit for correcting the compressed distortion with respect to image data related to the object image from the image sensor.