Abstract: A lithium battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode containing lithium, and a lithium ion conductive nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes at least one selected from the group consisting of manganese oxide and graphite fluoride. The lithium battery includes a powdery or fibrous material attached to at least a portion of a surface of the negative electrode opposed to the positive electrode. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes a nonaqueous solvent, a solute and additives. The solute includes LiClO4. The additives include LiBF4 and an oxyfluorophosphate salt.

Abstract: Learned model providing system is configured of learned model providing device in which a plurality of learned models are saved in advance and user side device that receives the learned model from learned model providing device. Learned model providing device can select the learned model to be provided from a plurality of learned models saved in learned model database to user side device based on the performance calculated using test data acquired from user side device. Accordingly, it is possible to select and provide the learned model optimal for use by user side device from the plurality of learned models saved in database in advance.

Abstract: A charger includes: a first opposed electrode and a second opposed electrode disposed at mutually opposed positions; a discharge electrode between the first opposed electrode and the second opposed electrode; and a power supply unit that applies a voltage to at least one of the first opposed electrode, the second opposed electrode, and the discharge electrode. A first period in which a first charging region is formed between the first opposed electrode and the discharge electrode and a first non-charging region is formed between the second opposed electrode and the discharge electrode, and a second period in which a second non-charging region is formed between the first opposed electrode and the discharge electrode and a second charging region is formed between the second opposed electrode and the discharge electrode are repeated periodically. In the first charging region and the second charging region, particles are charged to the same polarity.

Abstract: An audio processing system is provided with a speaker, a plurality of microphones, and an audio processing device. The audio processing device includes a plurality of filters that allow audio signals of audio collected by the plurality of microphones to pass any respective first bands included in a band of the audio output from the speaker, a plurality of delayers that delay the audio signals passed through the plurality of filters by delay times corresponding to the first bands respectively, a correlation value calculator that calculates a correlation value of a plurality of audio signals delayed respectively by the plurality of delayers and an audio signal of the audio output from the speaker, and a determinator that determines presence or absence of abnormality in the plurality of microphones and the speaker based on the correlation value.

Abstract: Provided are a novel method and device for treating a liquid that can be utilized for treating ballast water used in ships, etc. The method and device for treating a liquid provided herein allow aquatic organisms contained in a liquid to be sufficiently inactivated or separated by being configured in such a manner as to, in supplying the liquid containing aquatic organisms, carry out at least one of an aquatic organism-inactivating treatment and a physical treatment using a centrifugal force and then store the liquid in a storage means, and in discharging the liquid thus stored, determine whether or not the aquatic organism-inactivating treatment is required, carry out the treatment based on the determination, and carry out the physical treatment using a centrifugal force.

Abstract: A room air conditioning system includes a plurality of indoor units and a controller. Each of the plurality of indoor units includes: an air conditioner main body having a plurality of blow-off openings formed therein; a plurality of flaps rotatably that are disposed in the respective blow-off openings and that can independently change vertical angles of airflows; and a human body sensor that detects whether a person is present below a corresponding one of the plurality of indoor units. When at least one of the human body sensors in the plurality of indoor units detects the absence of a person in a state of selecting the airflow control, the controller causes a corresponding one of the indoor units that detects the absence to perform the temperature evenness control. This room air conditioning system successfully reduces unevenness of room temperature.

Abstract: A solar cell includes: a first bus bar electrode disposed on a first end portion of the solar cell, and to which the wiring member is connected; a second bus bar electrode disposed on a second end portion of the solar cell, and to which the wiring member is connected; first finger electrodes disposed on the solar cell, electrically connected to the first bus bar electrode, and extending in a first direction toward the second bus bar electrode; second finger electrodes disposed on the solar cell, electrically connected to the second bus bar electrode, and extending in a second direction toward the first bus bar electrode. Each first finger electrode has a thickness which decreases as a distance to the second bus bar electrode decreases, and each second finger electrode has a thickness which decreases as a distance to the first bus bar electrode decreases.

Abstract: An electric power transmission device includes a first power transmitting electrode, a second power transmitting electrode, a conductive first shield disposed between the first power transmitting electrode and the second power transmitting electrode, a conductive second shield that covers at least one of a first gap between the first power transmitting electrode and the first shield or a second gap between the second power transmitting electrode and the first shield, and a conductive third shield that covers at least one of a plurality of gaps between a plurality of divided portions of the second shield.

Abstract: A conversion method for converting luminance of a video, including a luminance value in a first luminance range, to be displayed on a display apparatus includes: acquiring a first luminance signal indicating a code value obtained by quantization of the luminance value of the video; and converting the code value indicated by the acquired first luminance signal into a second luminance value determined based on a luminance range of the display apparatus, the second luminance value being compatible with a second luminance range with a maximum value smaller than a maximum value of the first luminance range and larger than 100 nit. This provides the conversion method capable of achieving further improvement.

Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes: a first display that displays a first image, the first display being located in front of a pupil of a user in a forward-looking-state in which the pupil is looking forward; a second display that displays a second image, the second display being located diagonally in front of the pupil in the forward-looking-state; a first eye lens that causes first light of the first image to pass through the pupil, the first eye lens being located between the pupil and the first display in the forward-looking-state; and a second eye lens that causes second light of the second image to pass through the pupil, the second eye lens being located between the pupil and the second display in the forward-looking-state. The distance between the second display and the second eye lens decreases as a distance from the first display increases.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes an electrically conductive first electrode block, an electrically conductive submount, an insulating layer, a semiconductor element, an electrically conductive bump, and an electrically conductive second electrode block. The submount is provided in a first region of the upper surface of the first electrode block, and electrically connected to the first electrode block. The semiconductor element is provided on the submount, and has a first electrode electrically connected to the submount. The bump is provided on the upper surface of a second electrode, opposite the first electrode, of the semiconductor element, and electrically connected to the second electrode. A third region of the lower surface of the second electrode block is electrically connected to the bump via an electrically conductive metal layer. An electrically conductive metal sheet is provided between the metal layer and the bump.

Abstract: A first ventilation apparatus of ventilation apparatuses which form a ventilation system includes: a first information transmission part (18a); a first information reception part (19a); and a first control part (17a). The first control part (17a) includes: a first total ventilation air volume determination part (20a); a first-ventilation-apparatus first air volume decision part (21a); and a first air volume detection part (22a).

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to improve operability of an imaging apparatus. The present disclosure is an imaging apparatus including: first operation part 15 for receiving selection of a first numerical value from a first numerical value group that specifies a photography setting condition; second operation part 14 for receiving selection of an operation from an operation group for the first numerical value; and a controller for determining a set value set by combining the first numerical value selected via first operation part 15 and the operation selected via the second operation part 14.

Abstract: A sound source separation device includes a first microphone that picks up a first voice, a second microphone that picks up a second voice, a first crosstalk canceller that removes, from a voice signal of the first microphone, first crosstalk caused when the second voice is picked up by the first microphone, and a second crosstalk canceller that removes, from a voice signal of the second microphone, second crosstalk caused when the first voice is picked up by the second microphone. The first crosstalk canceller uses a voice signal in which the second crosstalk is removed from the voice signal of the second microphone to estimate and calculate a first interference signal indicative of a degree of the first crosstalk, and to remove the calculated first interference signal from the voice signal of the first microphone.

Abstract: A solid-state light source lighting device includes an adjuster configured to adjust an output current to be output through an output port, and a first switch to be electrically connected in parallel with a second LED of a plurality of solid-state light sources, and a controller configured to turn on and off the first switch. The controller is configured to keep the first switch off while the DC voltage (input voltage) received through the input port is higher than a threshold voltage, and keep the first switch on while the input voltage is lower than or equal to the threshold voltage. The threshold voltage is higher than or equal to a voltage necessary to turn on the plurality of solid-state light sources while the first switch is off.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor is provided with a mount that is fixed to an inside-face of the bumper, and a sensor body that is coupled to the mount so as to be exposed outside the bumper through an exposure hole that is provided in the bumper. Compared with a case where an ultrasonic sensor is fixed to a bumper by sandwiching the bumper from inside and outside of the bumper, appearance can be improved, since protrusion outward from the bumper is eliminated.

Abstract: Provided is a sound masking device that can effectively mask a noise at a predetermined position in a vehicle. Sound masking device includes: information acquisition unit that acquires frequency information indicating a frequency of a noise; signal source that generates a masker signal in order to output a masker sound masking the noise; pitch shifting unit that performs pitch shifting on the masker signal according to the frequency information that has been acquired; first corrector that performs correction on the masker signal after the pitch shifting according to the predetermined position; and output unit that outputs the masker signal after the correction.

Abstract: The present invention is an antibody including an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence includes, in an N- to C-direction, the following structural domains: N-FR1-CDR1-FR2-CDR2-FR3-CDR3-FR4-C wherein FR denotes a framework region amino acid sequence and CDR denotes a complementary determining region amino acid sequence; the CDR1 includes an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; the CDR2 includes an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2; the CDR3 includes an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3; and the antibody is capable of binding to an intranuclear protein of an influenza virus.

Abstract: A playback method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is performed by a Blu-ray device connected to a display device. The playback method includes obtaining, from a recording medium, output control information of content recorded on the recording medium; obtaining, from the recording medium, a video signal of the content recorded on the recording medium; and (a) outputting the obtained video signal to the display device without converting image quality of the video signal, when the obtained output control information does not restrict output of content using a first copyright protection technology, and (b) converting the image quality of the obtained video signal and outputting the video signal to the display device, when the obtained output control information restricts output of content using the first copyright protection technology and output using the first copyright protection technology is performed according to a type of the display device.

Abstract: Provided is a myoelectric potential measurement device that recognizes a user arm movement, including a bracelet having a plurality of electrodes, at least one memory, and a processor.