Abstract: The disclosure relates a direct type backlight unit, and provides a backlight unit capable of reducing the thickness by maintaining necessary and sufficient optical characteristics and reducing the optical distance (OD), and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the same. Provided is a backlight unit including: light source; a diffusion plate provided to diffuse light emitted from the light source; and an optical sheet disposed between the light source and the diffusion plate and having a plurality of protrusions having a pyramidal shape and the plurality of protrusions protrude toward the light source so that light emitted from the light source is incident onto the plurality of protrusions.

Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel, a light guide plate arranged behind the display panel, a light guide member configured to guide light toward a rear surface of the light guide plate, the light guide member formed of a transparent material and arranged to have a front surface come in contact with the rear surface of the light guide plate, and a light source configured to supply light to the light guide member, wherein the light guide member includes a light guide portion having a width and a length longer than the width and configured to guide widthwise movement of light supplied from the light source and an exit portion protruding forward from the light guide portion to guide the light to be emitted toward the rear surface of the light guide member.

Abstract: According to an aspect disclosed, there is provided a display apparatus and a manufacturing method capable of maintaining color conversion efficiency and simultaneously expanding a color gamut by emitting light of two wavelengths to one light source. A display apparatus includes a light source configured to emit signal light having a first peak center wavelength and excitation light having a second peak center wavelength shorter than the first peak center wavelength; and a converter configured to convert color of the excitation light emitted by the light source. The light source may be configured to include at least one single chip in which a first semiconductor layer emitting the excitation light and a second semiconductor layer emitting the signal light are arranged in a horizontal or vertical direction.

Abstract: A yield calculation system comprises a position sensor configured to detect a position. A baler comprises a bale chamber in which crop material is to be formed into a bale, a volume measurement sensor provided in the bale chamber and configured to measure a volume of the bale in the bale chamber, the volume corresponding to the position detected by the position sensor, and a moisture measurement sensor provided in the bale chamber and configured to measure a moisture amount in the bale, the moisture amount corresponding to the position detected by the position sensor. Circuitry is configured to calculate, based on the volume of the bale and the moisture amount corresponding to the position, a yield corresponding to the position by excluding the moisture amount from an amount of the bale.

Abstract: To provide a novel colitis ameliorating agent. A colitis ameliorating agent comprising a trans-astaxanthin derivative of formula (I), geometric isomers thereof, a mixture of the geometric isomers, an optical isomer thereof, or a salt thereof; (wherein m1, m2, n1, and n2 are each the same or different and mean an integer of 1 to 6).

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel; a light source module configured to provide light to the liquid crystal panel; a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the light source module is mounted; and at least one chassis accommodating the liquid crystal panel and the PCB. The light source module includes: a substrate; a reflector positioned on the substrate, and including a curved surface having a shape resulting from rotating a portion of a parabola around a directrix of the parabola, the directrix perpendicular to the substrate; and a plurality of light sources mounted on the substrate along focal points of the parabola of the reflector.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) apparatus is provided. The LED apparatus includes: an LED layer including a plurality of LEDs corresponding to a plurality of sub-pixels; a phosphor layer which is stacked on a top of the LED layer and includes a phosphor corresponding to at least a part of the plurality of sub-pixels; and a filter layer which is stacked on a top of the phosphor layer and includes a plurality of color filters corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixels, and each of the plurality of color filters includes a plurality of absorption films which are spaced from one another at predetermined intervals to absorb external light.

Abstract: An operation support system for a working machine includes a biological condition detector device to detect vital data of an operator, the biological condition detector device being attached to the operator, a relating portion to relate the biological condition detector device to the working machine configured to travel, an abnormality detector to detect, from the vital data, abnormality of the operator to which the biological condition detector device related to the working machine is attached, and a stopping controller to stop the working machine related to the biological condition detector device when the abnormality detector detects the abnormality of the operator, the biological condition detector device being attached to the operator.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to find a carotenoid compound that is excellent in water solubility. A carotenoid derivative having a formula (I): wherein X represents a carbonyl group or a methylene group, one of R1 and R2 represents (a) or (b) and the other represents (a), (b), (c) or a hydrogen atom: (a): —CO-A-B-D wherein A represents an alkylene group an alkenylene group, etc., B represents a formula of —S(O)n— or a formula of —NR4CONR5— and D represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy group, etc., (b): —CO-E-F wherein E represents an alkylene group or a formula of —NR3— wherein R3 represents (a1) a hydrogen atom, (b1) an alkyl group etc., and F represents a sulfo group and (c): —CO-G wherein G represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, etc., a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester or amide thereof.

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) apparatus is provided. The LED apparatus includes: an LED layer including a plurality of LEDs corresponding to a plurality of sub-pixels; a phosphor layer which is stacked on a top of the LED layer and includes a phosphor corresponding to at least a part of the plurality of sub-pixels; and a filter layer which is stacked on a top of the phosphor layer and includes a plurality of color filters corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixels, and each of the plurality of color filters includes a plurality of absorption films which are spaced from one another at predetermined intervals to absorb external light.

Abstract: A phosphor sheet includes: a stacked structure including a first phosphor layer and a pair of transparent films each being in contact with either side of the first phosphor layer; a seal layer integrally covering an area from an end face of the stacked structure to a periphery of the stacked structure; and a second phosphor layer further covering a portion of the seal layer, the portion covering at least the periphery of the stacked structure.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to find a carotenoid compound that is excellent in water solubility. A carotenoid derivative having a formula (I): wherein X represents a carbonyl group or a methylene group, one of R1 and R2 represents (a) or (b) and the other represents (a), (b), (c) or a hydrogen atom: (a): —CO-A-B-D wherein A represents an alkylene group an alkenylene group, etc., B represents a formula of —S(O)n— or a formula of —NR4CONR5— and D represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy group, etc., (b): —CO-E-F wherein E represents an alkylene group or a formula of —NR3— wherein R3 represents (a1) a hydrogen atom, (b1) an alkyl group etc., and F represents a sulfo group and (c): —CO-G wherein G represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, etc., a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester or amide thereof.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.

Abstract: A phosphor sheet includes: a stacked structure including a first phosphor layer and a pair of transparent films each being in contact with either side of the first phosphor layer; a seal layer integrally covering an area from an end face of the stacked structure to a periphery of the stacked structure; and a second phosphor layer further covering a portion of the seal layer, the portion covering at least the periphery of the stacked structure.

Abstract: In a screen light computation device, a first polarizing filter (93) blocks P waves reflected by a reflective surface, and screen light; the reflected light sensor (95) receives S waves; a second polarizing filter (83) allows the screen light to pass while blocking the S waves; and a screen light sensor (85), being set at Brewster's angle, where the P waves is not received, still receives some leakage P waves. A screen light extraction computation (LUT; not shown) stores a correlation between the detection value by the reflected light sensor 95 and the detection value by the screen light sensor 85. The LUT is queried, a value of only the screen light that does not include reflected light is computed, and the screen light that does not include ambient light (reflected light) reflected in a display screen of the monitor is detected without turning off a backlight of a monitor.

Abstract: An optical sheet, a backlight device, and a liquid crystal display device are provided. The beam-condensing optical sheet includes a large number of irregularity portions arranged on one main surface of a light-transmissive base, in which a pitch of arrangement of the irregularity portions is 110 ?m or more and 330 ?m or less, and surface roughness (Ra) of the irregularity portion is 0.1 ?m or less.