Abstract: The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to a present embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to: acquire at least one of optical image data and sound data as data related to a confirmation item corresponding to a disorder name of a subject or an examination type for an ultrasonic scan; associate the ultrasonic image data acquired by the ultrasonic scan with the data related to the confirmation item; and store the association in a memory.

Abstract: An underwater optical wireless communication device (first communication device) is an underwater optical wireless communication device for underwater optical wireless communication. It includes a first light emitter for emitting first light having a first wavelength included in a blue wavelength band as a center wavelength, a first light receiver for receiving second light having a second wavelength included in a green wavelength band as a center wavelength, and a noise suppression unit for suppressing noise caused by green light generated due to the first light.

Abstract: A water purification apparatus and a water purification method capable of effectively using a layered double hydroxide and easily being applied are described. A water purification apparatus for removing a polluted substance from polluted water includes a solid-liquid separator that separates the polluted water and a solid material from each other, and a polluted substance remover that removes, by a layered double hydroxide, the polluted substance contained in the polluted water separated by the solid-liquid separator.

Abstract: A wire drawing die 1 includes a non-diamond material, is provided with a die hole 1h, and has a reduction 1c and a bearing 1d that is positioned downstream of the reduction 1c. A reduction angle ? which is an opening angle of the die hole 1h at the reduction 1c is less than or equal to 17°, and a surface roughness Ra of the die hole 1h within ±20 ?m from a specific position inside the bearing 1d in a circumferential direction of the die hole 1h that is perpendicular to a wire drawing direction is less than or equal to 0.025 ?m.

Abstract: A novel amino acid derivative is provided, wherein the amino acid derivative is expected to improve binding affinity of polypeptides comprising the derivative therein.

Abstract: It is aimed for miniaturization. A connector device is provided with a first connector, a second connector provided to face the first connector, an adapter for connecting the first and second connectors, posture holding portions provided on the first connector and the adapter and configured to hold the adapter in a constant posture with respect to the first connector by coming into contact with each other, a resilient holding portion provided on the adapter and configured to hold the first posture holding portion of the first connector and the movable posture holding portion of the adapter in a state in contact with each other by a resilient force, and a first guide portion and a second guide portion for correcting position shifts of the second connector and the adapter by inclining the adapter while resiliently deforming the resilient holding portion.

Abstract: It is aimed to reduce a projection area of a board-side connector on a mounting surface of a circuit board. A connector device (A) is provided with a board-side connector (10), a mating connector (30) facing the board-side connector (10), an adapter (40) rockably supported in the mating connector (30), a tip part of the adapter being connected to the board-side connector (10), a first guide portion (12) and a second guide portion (21) provided on a tip part of the board-side connector (10) and having outer peripheral surfaces inclined to reduce a diameter toward a tip side, and a guided portion (50) provided on the tip part of the adapter (40) and configured to correct a position shift of the adapter (40) with respect to the board-side connector (10) by sliding in contact with the first and second guide portions (12, 21).

Abstract: It is aimed for miniaturization. A connector device is provided with a first connector (10), a second connector (40) provided to face the first connector (10), an adapter (20) for connecting the first and second connectors (10, 40), resilient holding portions (14) formed in the first connector (10), having a shape retention force capable of holding the adapter (20) in a fixed posture with respect to the first connector (10) and being resiliently deformable, and a first guide portion (42) and second guide portions (47) for absorbing position shifts of the first and second connectors (10, 40) by inclining the adapter (20) with respect to the first connector (10) while resiliently deforming the resilient holding portions (14).

Abstract: Producing a filtration body formed of a layered double hydroxide having a crystallite size of 20 nm or less carried on a carrier including a thermally fusible fiber is described. The carrier is prepared that has a first mesh carrier having a first mesh size and a second mesh carrier provided above the first mesh carrier. The second mesh carrier has a second mesh size larger than the first mesh size. A layered double hydroxide in the form of granules is supplied toward the second mesh carrier. The first mesh carrier carries the layered double hydroxide that has passed through the second mesh carrier. The carrier is shaken so that a portion of the layered double hydroxide (e.g., at least one granule) passes through the first and second mesh carriers. Thereafter, the layered double hydroxide carried on the first mesh carrier is adhered by thermally fusing the thermally fusible fiber.

Abstract: A novel amino acid derivative is provided, wherein the amino acid derivative is expected to improve solubility of polypeptides comprising the derivative therein.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe and a a main body. The ultrasonic probe includes at least a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged in an array and an ultrasonic lens. The main body inspects the ultrasonic probe by using a reflected signal from an interface between the ultrasonic lens and air, and includes inspection processing circuitry. The inspection processing circuitry is configured to: sequentially select an ultrasonic transducer to be inspected from the plurality of ultrasonic transducers one by one in such a manner that any two ultrasonic transducers being continuously selected are not spatially adjacent but are separated by a predetermined separation distance; cause the selected ultrasonic transducer to transmit an ultrasonic pulse; and sequentially inspect each of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers by acquiring a reflected signal responding to transmission of the ultrasonic pulse from the interface.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic device includes an ultrasonic probe and processing circuitry. The probe conducts ultrasonic scanning on a three-dimensional area of a subject and receives a reflected wave from the subject. The circuitry acquires the correspondence relation between a position in ultrasonic image data on the three-dimensional area based on the reflected wave and a position in volume data on the subject captured by a different medical-image diagnostic device. The circuitry receives, from an operator, an operation to set a position marker, which indicates the position at which blood-flow information is extracted, on a scan area of the ultrasonic image data. The circuitry causes the image generated during a rendering process on the ultrasonic image data to be displayed and causes the position marker to be displayed at a corresponding position on a display image based on at least the volume data in accordance with the correspondence relation.

Abstract: A connector is provided with first and second housings connectable to each other, a slider to be supported on the first housing, and a biasing member to be arranged between the slider and the first housing. The second housing includes a stopper portion for stopping a connecting operation of the first and second housings by coming into contact with a contact portion of the first housing and a slider lock receiving portion to be locked by a slider lock portion of a slider. The biasing member has a biasing force for pushing the first housing toward a connection position to the second housing when the slider lock receiving portion is locked by the slider lock portion and contact between the stopper portion and the contact portion is released.

Abstract: A connector is provided with a first housing, a second housing connectable to and separable from the first housing, a spring member, a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion arranged at positions to accumulate a resilient force in the spring member according to connection of the first housing and the second housing, a first pressure receiving portion and a second pressure receiving portion arranged to receive a resilient restoring force in a direction to connect the first housing and the second housing from the spring member having the resilient force accumulated therein, and a first holding portion and a second holding portion for holding the spring member in a resilient force accumulating state of accumulating the resilient force by the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion only from start to a halfway state of the connection of the first housing and the second housing.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a position detector, and control circuitry. The position detector detects a position in a three-dimensional space of one of an ultrasonic image and an ultrasonic probe. The control circuitry uses a vivisection view defined in a three-dimensional space. The control circuitry associates a structure related to a subject included in the ultrasonic image with a structure included in the vivisection view using a position and orientation in a first three-dimensional coordinate system of the structure related to the subject included in the ultrasonic image and a position and orientation in a second three-dimensional coordinate system of the structure included in the vivisection view.

Abstract: A circuit board (62) is arranged in a receptacle (61). A housing (11, 12) having an accommodation space (21) is fit into the receptacle (61). A protecting member (14) is arranged movably to an initial position and a connection position in the housing (11, 12). A terminal fitting (13) includes a contact point portion (25) facing the accommodation space (21). The protecting member (14) includes a body portion (41) to be located on an opening side of the accommodation space (21) at the initial position and retracted from the opening side of the accommodation space (21) at the connection position, and a hooked portion (42) connected to an end part of the body (41). The receptacle (61) includes a hooking portion (64) on an inner surface for moving the protecting member (14) from the connection position to the initial position by hooking the hooked portion (42).

Abstract: A connector (10) is provided with a terminal fitting (60) to be connected to a circuit board (120), a housing (20) for accommodating the terminal fitting (60), a board accommodating portion (50) for accommodating the circuit board (120) in the housing (20), a retainer mounting hole (54) provided in the housing (20), and a retainer (80) for locking the terminal fitting (60) by being inserted into the retainer mounting hole (54). A thermal expansion difference between the retainer (80) and the circuit board (120) is set larger than that between the housing (20) and the circuit board (120).

Abstract: It is aimed to stabilize a contact pressure. A card edge connector (A) is provided with a female housing (30), terminal fittings (40) mounted in the female housing (40), and a circuit board (12) having mounting surfaces (13) and to be fit into the female housing (40) in parallel to the mounting surfaces (13). The circuit board (12) is provided with board-side terminals (20) projecting from the mounting surfaces (13). The terminal fitting (40) is formed with a recess (43) for accommodating the board-side terminal (20). A resilient contact piece (44) provided in the recess (43) resiliently contacts the board-side terminal (20).

Abstract: -- A connector is provided with a movable conductive member (30) and a fixed conductive member (35) capable of electrically contacting a first conductor (42) and a second conductor (57) as connection objects, and a pressing member (25) made of a resilient insulating material and configured to apply a pressing force in a contact direction to the movable conductive member (30), the fixed conductive member (35), the first conductor (42) and the second conductor (57). The pressing member (25) includes a first pressing portion (26R) for applying a pressing force to the first conductor (42) and a second pressing portion (26F) for applying a pressing force to the second conductor (57). The first pressing portion (26R) and the second pressing portion (26F) are resiliently deformable independently of each other.

Abstract: A connector is provided with a female housing into which a first conductor and a second conductor are insertable, a movable conductive member accommodated in the female housing and electrically contactable with the first conductor and the second conductor, a fixed conductive member electrically contactable with the first conductor and the second conductor, and a pressing member made of a resilient insulating material and accommodated in the female housing. The pressing member applies a pressing force in a contact direction to the movable conductive member, the fixed conductive member, the first conductor and the second conductor. The female housing is formed with positioning portions for positioning the first conductor and the second conductor in a width direction orthogonal to both axial directions of the first conductor and the second conductor and a pressing direction of the pressing member.