Abstract: To provide a crash energy absorbing part which is light in weight, and in which collapsing deformation into a bellows shape occurs more stably even when a crash load is applied in a direction crossing the shock-absorbing direction of the crash energy absorbing part. The crash energy absorbing part of the present invention is constructed of a member that is obtained by forming a sandwich metal sheet (1), which is formed by laminating a surface layer (3A, 3B) formed of a metal sheet on each side surface of a core layer (5) and bonding them. By controlling a deformation rate of a center layer of the sandwich metal sheet (1) for constructing the crash energy absorbing part, the crash energy absorbing part of the present invention is deformed at a short wavelength regardless of a direction of a crash load that is applied, whereby collapsing deformation into a bellows shape more stably occurs.

Abstract: A connector is equipped with a housing capable of being fitted in a mating connector, a plurality of terminals which are held in the housing and electrically connected to each other, and a noise reduction member or members which are held in the housing. The mating connector is connected to brunch lines among a trunk line and the brunch lines constituting an electric circuit. One of the plurality of terminals is a trunk-line connection terminal which is a pressure contact terminal and is electrically connected to the trunk line directly, and a remaining terminals are branch-line connection terminals which are male terminals or female terminals and are electrically connected to the respective branch lines when the housing is connected to the mating connector. The noise reduction member is not disposed at the trunk-line connection terminal, and the noise reduction member is disposed at the branch-line connection terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of subcutaneous delivery of a drug or a therapeutic agent to a subject comprising administering to said subject a tumescent composition comprising: (a) the drug or the therapeutic agent, wherein a tumescent concentration of the drug is simultaneously: 1) below a threshold for local, subcutaneous tissue toxicity, 2) above a threshold for positive local therapeutic effect, and 3) above a concentration achievable by intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM) or oral (PO) delivery; (b) a vasoconstrictor; and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Some embodiments relate to a method of treating or preventing sepsis or Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) in a subject. Some embodiments relate to a tumescent solution for treating a localized viral infection, e.g., varicella-zoster (shingles), the tumescent solution comprising an antiviral agent.

Abstract: A torque fluctuation inhibiting device includes a mass body. The mass body disposed to be rotatable with a rotor and be rotatable relatively to the rotor. Each of a plurality of centrifugal elements is radially movable by a centrifugal force that acts thereon in rotation of the rotor and the mass body. When a relative displacement is produced between the rotor and the mass body in a rotational direction while the centrifugal force is acting on the each of the plurality of centrifugal elements, each of a plurality of cam mechanisms converts the centrifugal force into a circumferential force directed to reduce the relative displacement. A plurality of restriction members allow the plurality of centrifugal elements to move in actuation of the plurality of cam mechanisms, and restrict the plurality of centrifugal elements from moving radially inward in non-actuation of the plurality of cam mechanisms.

Abstract: A plasma etching method according to the present disclosure includes a first etching step of performing plasma etching of the silicon nitride film on the workpiece by supplying a processing gas containing a gas of a compound represented by a composition formula C3H2BrF3 including a 2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene gas, a (Z)-1-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene gas, an (E)-1-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene gas, and/or a 3-bromo-2,3,3-trifluoropropene gas into the processing chamber, such that a ratio CF2/F obtained by emission spectrometry of the gas of the compound represented by the composition formula C3H2BrF3 is at least 0.33 within the processing chamber.

Abstract: A multi-suture knotless anchor and related method for securing soft tissue, such as tendons, to bone are described. The suture anchor includes a body, a sleeve, and an outer deformable bone locking structure. The bone locking structure has a first low profile configuration for insertion into the bone, and a second larger profile configuration for engaging the bone when actuated. The bone anchor and methods permit a suture attachment that lies beneath the cortical bone surface and does not require tying of knots in the suture.

Abstract: An electro-optical device (e.g., a liquid crystal device) includes a data line connected to a switching element provided for each pixel, a sampling transistor that has a gate supplied with a selection signal, a source supplied with an image signal, and a drain connected to the data line, and a monitoring transistor. A gate of the monitoring transistor is supplied with an input signal. A delay signal indicating a delay amount of the selection signal is sent out from a drain of the monitoring transistor. The sampling transistor includes a plurality of transistors connected in parallel to each other along the data line. The monitoring transistor includes one transistor along the data line.

Abstract: A device for extinction angle control of a high voltage direct current (HVDC) system, includes: a converter reactive power calculator calculating a reactive power variation amount of a converter included in the HVDC system, depending on firing angle control of the converter; an alternating current (AC) system short circuit level calculator calculating a short circuit level of an AC system by applying the reactive power variation amount to a short circuit level formula of the AC system connected to the HVDC system; an extinction angle variation value calculator calculating an extinction angle variation value of the converter, corresponding to the short circuit level; and an extinction angle controller controlling an extinction angle of the converter, depending on an extinction angle control value reflecting the extinction angle variation value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there are contact pins, each of which is provided in a contact pin arrangement recess by corresponding to an arrangement position of a lead line of an IC, and changes a position in a vertical direction, depending on presence or absence of contact with the lead line. There are detection pins, each of which is inserted in a through-hole formed in a protruding portion of a cover by corresponding to an arrangement position of each contact pin, and moves up and down, depending on a position of the contact pin. A relative position of an upper surface of each detection pin relative to an upper surface of the cover differs between a first occasion where the contact pin is not in contact with the lead line and a second occasion where the contact pin is in contact with the lead line.

Abstract: A content data receiving device is provided with a communication interface, a buffer, and a processor. The processor, in a case in which the sequence included in the content data that has been received by the communication interface is discontinuous, performs a retransmission request to a transmission side after causing the buffer to hold the content data, causes the buffer to keep holding the content data that has been received by the communication interface until receiving content data in a continuous sequence, and, in a case of receiving the content data in a continuous sequence, outputs the content data to a subsequent stage so that the sequence is continuous.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes a polymer compound having a structure represented by Formula 1 as a component A; and an infrared absorbent as a component B. A planographic printing plate precursor includes a support; a polymer compound, which has a structure represented by Formula 1, as a component A on the support; and a recording layer, which contains an infrared absorbent, as a component B on the support. In Formula 1, R1 represents an (x+2) valent aromatic hydrocarbon ring group, and x represents an integer of 1 to 4.

Abstract: To provide a compact, high density, highly reliable and low cost three-terminal IC sensor unit, a host device to be connected to the sensor unit, a sensor system comprising such sensor unit and host device and a communication method between sensor unit and host device. The power supply voltage to be supplied to the sensor unit 100 from the host device (external device) 200 through the power supply terminal 101 is turned on/off by power supply on/off means 220 in response to command and/or data to be transmitted and such on/off pulsation of the power supply voltage is detected by the data detection section 140 for transmission from the host device 200 to the sensor unit 100. Also, the current source 160 in the sensor unit 100 varies the load current of the power supply in the host device 200 through the power supply terminal 101 in response to the data and the change in the load current is detected by the current detection section 230 for data transmission from the sensor unit 100 to the host device 200.

Abstract: A method, and associated computer system and computer program product, for notifying users of events. A notification server that includes a computer receives a notification rule. The notification server generates, for the received notification rule, a unique identifier for communication using a predefined social networking service. The notification server receives an indication of an event that occurred in an event source. The notification server determines whether the received indication satisfies the notification rule. In response to determining that the received indication satisfies the notification rule, the notification server marks the received event, using the unique identifier and broadcasting the marked event using the social networking service for receipt by those users who have access to said unique identifier.

Abstract: A method for identifying an angular deviation in the orientation of a multi-nozzle extruder includes moving the multi-nozzle extruder in a first process direction to form a first extrusion material swath and moving the multi-nozzle extruder in a second process direction opposing the first process direction to form a second extrusion material swath. The method further includes identifying widths and heights of the swaths from scanned image data and identifying a component of angular deviation for the multi-nozzle extruder with reference to at least one of a difference between the first swath width and the second swath width and another difference between the first swath height and the second swath height.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a decoding device, and a decoding method, which are capable of sharing or predicting information related to a reference image of an image having a hierarchical structure. An enhancement encoding unit sets reference image specifying generation information used for generation of reference image specifying information of an enhancement image using reference image specifying information serving as information related to a reference image used when the enhancement image is encoded and reference image specifying information serving as information related to a reference image of a base image. The enhancement encoding unit encodes the enhancement image using the reference image, and generates encoded data. A transmission unit transmits the encoded data and the reference image specifying generation information. For example, the present technology can be applied to the encoding device.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a layer of a second conductivity type on a top-surface side of a substrate of a first conductivity type, and forming a buffer layer by performing a plurality of ion implantation steps, each of the ion implantation steps implanting ions of an impurity of the first conductivity type into a bottom-surface side of the substrate with an ion implantation angle with respect to a bottom surface of the substrate fixed, the ion implantation angle of a subsequent one of the ion implantation steps being smaller than that of the previous ion implantation step, wherein in the buffer layer formation step, the plurality of ion implantation steps is performed at a fixed acceleration energy.

Abstract: A dust collection device for an electric power tool includes a main body case that includes an air exhaust port and is attachable to a hammer drill, a dust box provided therein with a filter, and a tubular sliding portion that has a base end connected to a connection port provided on the main body case, that includes a suction port at its front end, and that is slidable in a front-rear direction, and includes therein a dust collection path formed to pass from the suction port through the filter to the air exhaust port. The connection port is provided on a side surface of the main body case, and connected to a flexible hose serving as a base end of the sliding portion, and a side surface of the dust box is provided with an inlet port communicating with the connection port.

Abstract: A vehicle front structure may include a side member, a bumper member arranged linearly at a vehicle frontmost end, a vehicle rear side of the bumper member being joined to the side member, and a front side member extension attached to a tip end part of the side member. A portion projecting outward and obliquely extending toward the vehicle rear from a curving point on the outer side is provided on both ends of the bumper member, a protrusion extending toward the side member is arranged on the inner side of the projecting portion, a planar portion opposite to a side face part on the vehicle outer side of the side member is provided on a tip end part on the vehicle inner side of the protrusion, and the planar portion and the side member extension are arranged so as to overlap each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A disclosed circuit arrangement includes adhesive transfer tape, and an electronic device attached to adhesive of the adhesive transfer tape. First and second cross wires are attached to the adhesive and are disposed proximate the electronic device. One or more wire segments are attached to the adhesive and have first and second portions attached at a third portion of the first cross wire and at a fourth portion of the second cross wire, respectively. The first and second cross wires and the one or more wire segments have round cross sections, the first portion and the third portion have flat areas of contact, and the second and fourth portions have flat areas of contact. First and second bond wires are connected to the electronic device and to the first and second portions of the one or more wire segments, respectively.