Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an ignition device including a housing, a bulk fuel, and at least two lead wires as electrodes. The bulk fuel is made of a plastic material, such as polylactic acid (PLA) or epoxy resin. The bulk fuel contains an internally dispersed powdery conductive material, thereby obtaining a conductive solid fuel. One end of the lead wire is partially embedded in the bulk fuel. The other end of the lead wire is connected to a power source. A portion of the bulk fuel is gasified by energizing the lead wire, and the gasified fuel is combusted by reaction with an oxidant.

Abstract: An audio processing method may involve receiving output signals from each microphone of a plurality of microphones in an audio environment, the output signals corresponding to a current utterance of a person and determining, based on the output signals, one or more aspects of context information relating to the person, including an estimated current proximity of the person to one or more microphone locations. The method may involve selecting two or more loudspeaker-equipped audio devices based, at least in part, on the one or more aspects of the context information, determining one or more types of audio processing changes to apply to audio data being rendered to loudspeaker feed signals for the audio devices and causing one or more types of audio processing changes to be applied. In some examples, the audio processing changes have the effect of increasing a speech to echo ratio at one or more microphones.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device for transmitting signals to and/or receiving signals from an infrastructure equipment of wireless communications network and transmitting signals to and/or receiving signals from one or more other communications devices in accordance with Device-to-Device, D2D, communications is provided. The method comprises determining that the communications device is to transmit one or more reference signals in accordance with one or more reference signal characteristics, transmitting the reference signals to the infrastructure equipment and/or one or more of the other communications devices in accordance with the determined reference signal characteristics, and performing measurements on the basis of signals received in response to the transmitted reference signals and/or other reference signals received from one or more of the other communications devices.

Abstract: In a first aspect, a communication control method includes receiving, by a relay node, a packet in an upstream direction, and performing, by the relay node, routing processing for the packet, based on routing configuration information including a plurality of routing IDs. The performing of the routing processing includes, when an egress backhaul link corresponding to a routing ID matching destination information included in a BAP header of the packet is unavailable, performing inter-donor-DU re-routing for the packet.

Abstract: A medical information processing device includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to generate a volume rendering (VR) image from a medical image of a subject; acquire a color image acquired by one or a plurality of optical imaging units, the color image sharing at least a part of an imaging region with the medical image; and superimpose at least a part of the color image on the VR image.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes: a second chip bonded to a first chip including: a first area; a second area including a first opening of a first layer; and a third area including a second opening of a layer between the first and second areas. The first opening has a tapered shape in which a dimension of a part on the first chip side of the first opening is smaller than a dimension of a part on the second chip side of the first opening. An angle between a side surface of the second opening and a part on the first chip side of the second opening is closer to 90 degrees than an angle between a side surface of the first opening and the part on the first chip side of the first opening.

Abstract: An information processing method for an information processing system (1) according to the present disclosure includes a processed sound generation step and an adjustment step. In the processed sound generation step, the processed sound is generated by acoustic processing using a parameter that changes a sound collection function or a hearing aid function of a sound output unit. In the adjustment step, the sound output unit is adjusted by a parameter selected on the basis of a parameter used for the acoustic processing and feedback on the processed sound output from the sound output unit.

Abstract: Provided are a compound having an inhibitory activity against glucosylceramide synthase (GCS), i.e., compounds having a 2,3-dihydro-1H-indene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, or chromane moiety, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a process for the preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and a use thereof, wherein the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an inhibitory activity against glucosylceramide synthase (GCS), and exhibits the effects of alleviating symptoms in the central nervous system as well as in the peripheral nervous system, through excellent blood-brain barrier permeability, and therefore, the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be usefully applied for preventing or treating various diseases associated with GCS, such as Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Parkinson's disease, etc.

Abstract: A medical system includes a treatment tool provided with an end effector that treats a tissue, an imager capturing an image of the tissue, and a processor. The processor acquires color information of a target tissue from the captured image output from the imager. The target tissue is a portion of the tissue that covers at least a portion of the end effector that has slid into the tissue. The processor estimates a force applied to the target tissue by the end effector from the color information of the target tissue. The processor notifies an operator of a result of the estimation of the force.

Abstract: An image acquisition unit acquires a phase contrast image consisting of a plurality of phases, in which a pixel value of each pixel represents a velocity of fluid, the phase contrast image being acquired by imaging a subject including a structure inside which fluid flows by a phase contrast magnetic resonance method. An identification unit identifies a region of the structure in the phase contrast image on the basis of a maximum value of the velocity of the fluid between corresponding pixels in each of the phases of the phase contrast image.

Abstract: A method for visualizing at least one region of a joint that deviates from a baseline anatomy includes receiving image data associated with a joint of a subject, generating a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of the joint using the image data, identifying at least one region of the joint that deviates from the baseline anatomy by comparing the three-dimensional model to a baseline model, generating a measurement of a characteristic of the joint at one or more predefined locations using the three-dimensional model and a coordinate system, and generating a three-dimensional rendering of the model that includes a visual indication of the at least one region of the three-dimensional model that deviates from the baseline so that the region is visually indicated according to degree of deviation, and a representation of the measurement of the characteristic of the joint that is positioned according to the predefined locations.

Abstract: A cold rolled steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition, and a steel microstructure comprising, by area %, martensite: 90.0 to 99.5%, ferrite: 0 to 5%, retained austenite: 0.5 to 7.0%, and balance: bainite wherein a ratio of tempered martensite to the total martensite is 80 to 100%, a maximum value of curvature 1/R obtained by measuring the shape at a total width×length 300 mm region and expressed by the following formula (1) is 0.010 or less, and a tensile strength of 1470 MPa or more: 1 / R = MAX ? { ? "\[LeftBracketingBar]" ? 1 ? "\[RightBracketingBar]" , ? "\[LeftBracketingBar]" ? 2 ? "\[RightBracketingBar]" } .

Abstract: A coil assembly includes a band member and a plurality of coils. The band member is rolled along a circumferential direction into an annular shape and has a plurality of layers in a radial direction. The coils have vertical portions, and are located at predetermined positions in the circumferential direction and the radial direction on the band member and connected in a predetermined connection pattern. Moreover, the coil assembly further includes vertical-portion laminates constituted of the vertical portions of the coils which are radially laminated in a cross section of the band member and the coils taken along the radial direction. Each of the vertical-portion laminates is configured so that each radially-adjacent pair of the vertical portions constituting the vertical-portion laminate have different electric potentials when the coils are energized.

Abstract: To make it possible to extract similar data from across different data sets and to interpret the reason for the extraction, an information processing apparatus (1) includes: a feature calculation section (101) that calculates, with respect to data included in a second data set with which a second attribute expressed in a natural language is associated, a second feature pertaining to the second attribute; and a conversion section (102) that converts, on the basis of a relationship between a first attribute and the second attribute, the second feature into a first feature pertaining to the first attribute.

Abstract: A method is provided that integrates an autonomous energy harvesting capacity in vehicles in an aesthetically neutral manner. A unique set of structural features combine to implement a hidden energy harvesting system on a surface of the vehicle to provide electrical power to the vehicle, and/or to electrically-powered devices in the vehicle. Color-matched, image-matched and/or texture-matched optical layers are formed over energy harvesting components, including photovoltaic energy collecting components. Optical layers are tuned to scatter selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy back in an incident direction while allowing remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic energy to pass through the layers to the energy collecting components below.

Abstract: A method for generating a new ground speed power take-off (G-PTO) map that includes a relationship between a current work vehicle speed and a target speed of a power take-off (PTO). The method includes setting a work vehicle speed for a point to be included in the new G-PTO map, setting a PTO speed for the point to be included in the new G-PTO map, plotting the point on the new G-PTO map, and plotting a line on the new G-PTO map based on the point.

Abstract: A drive member control apparatus is provided with a control unit that controls a motor for driving a drive member and restricts a power supply to the motor when an estimated motor temperature reaches an operation restriction threshold temperature. The control unit is configured to set, at power ON, when determined that a control is terminated abnormally in a previous cycle, a difference between the operation restriction threshold temperature and the estimated motor temperature to be less than a maximum value.

Abstract: In the treatment of hemorrhagic stroke, provided is a means for conveniently complementing the diagnosis by blood tests. The method comprises a step of measuring (or determining) the concentration of soluble clec2 (or a value obtained by dividing the soluble clec2 concentration by platelet counts) present in blood collected from a patient suspected of having hemorrhagic stroke or a patient diagnosed with hemorrhagic stroke.

Abstract: An analysis device (1) according to the present invention includes a 3D point cloud data input unit (12) that receives point cloud data inside a structure measured by a laser scanner, a first analysis unit (13) that removes point cloud data other than that of a structure evaluation object from the point cloud data, and a second analysis unit (14) that extracts point cloud data of a place necessary for structure evaluation.

Abstract: A system includes a permanent magnet generator (PMG) with a generator shaft defining a longitudinal axis. A brake system includes a brake shaft with a first end operatively connected to the generator shaft for selectively rotating with the generator shaft or braking to slow the generator shaft. A shear shaft is operatively connected to a second end of the brake shaft axially opposite the first end along the longitudinal axis. The brake system includes a press fit sleeve engaged about the brake shaft and an actuator. The actuator is operatively connected to actuate a pawl between a first position spaced apart from the press fit sleeve for normal operation of the PMG, and a second position engaged with the press fit sleeve to apply braking forces to the press fit sleeve and to the generator shaft.