Abstract: An on-board device includes a processor. The processor is configured to operate as an acquisition unit configured to acquire data from a sensor mounted on a vehicle, a human-machine-interface (HMI) unit configured to perform a process for exerting a human-machine-interface (HMI) function, and a data management unit configured to make determination on a category of the data delivered from the acquisition unit and deliver, to the HMI unit, data in a first category that does not contain data that is not desired to be delivered to the HMI unit. The HMI unit is configured to perform the process for exerting the HMI function based on the data delivered from the data management unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for providing aid to people in need of assistance outdoors. The information processing apparatus includes a controller. When a request for a search for a route is received, the controller generates, using a link and a node at which travel by a wheelchair is possible, a section to be included in the route between two locations and that is to be traveled by the wheelchair.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller performs control to store service specifications received from a first terminal apparatus in association with a child-care facility corresponding to the first terminal apparatus. The controller performs control to store a child-care request received from a second terminal apparatus. The controller generates a pick-up route. The pick-up route is for navigating a vehicle to travel via a pick-up location of the child-care request within a pick-up time slot and reach a facility location at or after the child-care start time of the child-care facility. The controller sends, to a third terminal apparatus installed in a vehicle, the pick-up route.

Abstract: A method of operating a traffic management system comprises receiving data from a vehicle indicating a traffic state, estimating a future time at which the vehicle will receive driving instructions transmitted by the traffic management system, predicting a future traffic state at the estimated future time, determining the driving instructions for the vehicle based on the predicted future traffic state, and transmitting the driving instructions to the vehicle.

Abstract: In this drill, a wall face of a chip removal groove includes a first wall face having a concave curve shape and a second wall face having a straight line shape in a cross section orthogonal to an axis of the drill main body, an extension line of a straight line of the second wall face extends in a direction opposite to a drill rotation direction as the straight line of the second wall face goes to an outer periphery side of the drill main body with respect to a radius line connecting an outer peripheral end of the second wall face and the axis with each other, the cutting edge includes a first cutting edge having a concave curve shape and a second cutting edge having a straight line shape which intersects with the first cutting edge at an obtuse angle.

Abstract: A surface property measurement technology by which a surface property of a substance can be evaluated with high accuracy, is provided. A surface property measurement method includes radiating an ultrasonic wave to a measurement target and acquiring a reflected signal from the measurement target; calculating, by a measurement apparatus, a maximum value of a cross-correlation function between the reflected signal from the measurement target and a reference reflected signal from a reference substance acquired in advance; calculating a reflection component at an interface, by using the maximum value of the cross-correlation function; and outputting, as a measurement value, one of an acoustic impedance of the measurement target or an acoustic impedance of the reference substance, according to a result of comparing the reflection component with the reference reflected signal.

Abstract: An alkylene oxide derivative represented by formula (1), wherein a ratio Mz/Mw of a weight average molecular weight (Mw) and z average molecular weight (Mz) calculated from a chromatogram obtained by gel permeation chromatography measurement of the alkylene oxide derivative satisfies formula (2) below: Z - [ O - ( P ? O ) a - ( P ? O ) b / ( E ? O ) ? ? c ] - H ] n ( 1 ) 5 ? M z / M w ? 60 ( 2 ) where Z, n, PO, EO, a, b and c are as defined herein; a+b+c?10, and b/c=1/5˜5/1; (PO)b/(EO)c indicates that PO and EO are randomly added; and a random ratio x of PO and EO satisfies 0.1?x?1.

Abstract: A device of an embodiment includes: an optical mechanism that guides light from a light source to skin tissue to scan the skin tissue; a control computation unit that controls driving of the optical mechanism, acquires tomographic images of the skin by processing optical interference signals from the optical system, and calculates a network of blood vessels on the basis of the tomographic images; and a display device that displays the network of blood vessels.

Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement method includes irradiating an object to be measured with an ultrasonic wave, acquiring a reflection wave from the object, calculating at a processor an acoustic impedance in a depth direction of the object from the reflection wave, and estimating and outputting a thickness of the object based upon an inflection point determined by second-order differentiation of the acoustic impedance.

Abstract: A leader movable body includes a degree of freedom setting unit configured to set a degree of freedom relevant to movement of a follower movable body, and a transmitter configured to transmit the set degree of freedom to the follower movable body. The follower movable body is configured to perform group travel with respect to the leader movable body.

Abstract: A transmitter includes a processor configured to: acquire positional information indicating a position of the transmitter; and transmit, to a receiver, first transmission target data out of transmission target data retained by the transmitter and including a data body and effective range information indicating an effective range of the data body, the first transmission target data including the effective range information indicating a first effective range that covers the position of the transmitter that is indicated by the positional information.

Abstract: An on-board device includes a processor. The processor is configured to operate as an acquisition unit configured to acquire data from a sensor mounted on a vehicle, a human-machine-interface (HMI) unit configured to perform a process for exerting a human-machine-interface (HMI) function, and a data management unit configured to make determination on a category of the data delivered from the acquisition unit and deliver, to the HMI unit, data in a first category that does not contain data that is not desired to be delivered to the HMI unit. The HMI unit is configured to perform the process for exerting the HMI function based on the data delivered from the data management unit.

Abstract: An information providing method includes: transmitting, by a management server, content information indicating contents to a terminal; storing, by the terminal, the content information transmitted from a management server in a storage; transmitting, by the terminal, the content information stored in the storage to an information processing device of a vehicle when communication is established with the vehicle; receiving, by the information processing device, the content information transmitted from the terminal; and outputting, by the information processing device, the received content information.

Abstract: A storage medium stores a program. The program causes a first terminal apparatus to execute processing including: obtaining biological information on a subject from a first sensor provided in a mobile object, obtaining identification information for the subject, obtaining a detection time, and sending the biological information in association with the identification information for the subject and the detection time to an information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An alkyloxirane derivative represented by formula (1), wherein MH and ML calculated from a gel permeation chromatogram satisfy formula (2): Z—[O-(AO)n-H]x??(1) where Z represents a residual group of a compound having 1 to 22 carbon atoms and one to six hydroxyl groups and wherein all of the hydroxyl groups are excluded from said compound; x is 1 to 6; and AO represents an oxyalkylene group having 3 carbon atoms; and n is 25 or more; 0.35?ML/MH?0.75??(2) where MH represents a distance between point O and intersecting point P, and ML represents a distance between point Q and intersecting point P determined from the chromatogram.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller obtains information about a designated area and information about a medical service target. The controller creates, in accordance with the population distribution in the designated area, a dispatch schedule for dispatching a medical service vehicle capable of dealing with the medical service target to the designated area.

Abstract: The present disclosure enables a reduction in the effort necessary for patients to receive pharmaceutical products. An information processing apparatus includes a controller. When prescription-related information is received, the controller sends, to an on-board apparatus for a vendor vehicle covering a moving area that includes at least part of a travel route along which a patient is expected to travel or a first terminal apparatus associated with a supplier that manages the vendor vehicle, at least one location on the travel route.

Abstract: Provided is a second terminal apparatus including an input interface, a communication interface, and an output interface. The input interface detects a user input for designating a relative position on a living body targeted for medical examination. The communication interface sends the relative position to a first information processing apparatus. The communication interface receives a first sound and/or a first subject image from the first information processing apparatus. The output interface outputs the first sound and/or the first subject image.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a thermoelectric conversion module capable of maintaining a thermoelectric performance and revealing excellent insulation properties and a method of producing the same. Provided are a thermoelectric conversion module including a heat dissipation layer via an insulating layer on at least one face of a thermoelectric element layer being one in which a p-type thermoelectric element layer and an n-type thermoelectric element layer are alternately arranged to be adjacent to each other in the in-plane direction and disposed in series, wherein the insulating layer has an elastic modulus at 23° C. of 0.1 to 500 GPa, and a method of producing the same.