Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for producing hepatocytes or hepatic progenitor cells; a method for suppressing hepatocyte aging using a drug causing histone hyperacetylation; a hepatocyte anti-aging agent; a method for increasing hepatocyte plasticity; and a drug for increasing hepatocyte plasticity.

Abstract: Provided are a representative point extraction circuitry that extracts a representative reflection point of a target a line segment setting circuitry that sets a plurality of detection line segments of the same length that extend from the representative reflection point and are arranged within the irradiation field at intervals about the representative reflection point as a center, a reflection point counter that counts a coordinate point indicating a reflection level higher than a second threshold value as a reflection point by using the second threshold value, and a reflection point determinator that determines a reflection point counted in the detection line segments to a top second place in which the number of reflection points is large, as a reflection point from the target.

Abstract: An optical modulator includes a plurality of optical modulation units having a Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguide consisting of two optical waveguides and a high-frequency line pair arranged along the two optical waveguides and consisting of two signal electrodes for applying a pair of differential high-frequency signals, and a plurality of high-resistance conductive films are provided between adjacent high-frequency line pairs separated from the high-frequency line pair.

Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin material includes: a first fiber-reinforced resin layer; a second fiber-reinforced resin layer having higher ductility and lower elasticity than those of the first fiber-reinforced resin layer; and a third fiber-reinforced resin layer having higher ductility and lower elasticity than those of the second fiber-reinforced resin layer. The first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are laminated and integrated in this order is made of the fiber-reinforced resin material. The manufacturing method includes: stacking a sheet-shaped product obtained by forming continuous fibers into a sheet shape and a resin sheet that serves as a first thermoplastic resin, a second thermoplastic resin, or a third thermoplastic resin so as to obtain a laminated structure in which the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are laminated in this order; and heating and compressing the obtained stacked product in a stacking direction.

Abstract: A hot-rolled steel sheet has, as a chemical composition, by mass %: C: 0.01% to 0.30%; Si: 0.01% to 3.00%; Mn: 0.20% to 3.00%; P: 0.030% or less; S: 0.030% or less; Al: 0.001% to 2.000%; N: 0.0100% or less; and Ni: 0.02% to 0.50%, in which among measurement points at which elemental analysis is performed at a measurement pitch of 1 ?m using an EPMA in a region of 250 ?m×250 ?m on a surface, the percentage of measurement points having a Ni content of 0.5 mass % or more is 10% to 70%.

Abstract: An yttrium compound and a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device, the compound being represented by General Formula (I):

Abstract: A compound of Formula I, is disclosed. In Formula I, M is Pd or Pt; each of X1 to X12 is C or N; each of X13 and X14 is CH, CD or N; each of Z1, Z2, and Z3 is C or N; L1 is selected from a variety of bivalent linkers; X is selected from O, S, Se, NR?, and CR?R??; each R, R?, R1, R2, R3, RA, RB, RC, RD, and RE is hydrogen or a General Substituent; at least one of Z1, Z2, and Z3 is a carbon atom substituted with a substituent with a molecular weight of at least 16. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products that include Formula I are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel chromatographic materials, e.g., for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation and separations devices containing the chromatographic material; separations devices, chromatographic columns and kits comprising the same; and methods for the preparation thereof. The chromatographic materials of the invention are chromatographic materials comprising having a narrow particle size distribution.

Abstract: Provided is a weight-control pet food that is used for the purpose of controlling body weight while diminishing loss of muscle mass that has a water content of less than (25)% and that has with respect to the total mass of the pet food a protein content of (20) mass % or more in terms of dry matter and an isolated soybean protein content of (5)-(30) mass % in terms of dry matter.

Abstract: Providing a method for producing a balloon catheter, that is capable of uniformly heating and cooling the entire mold and less likely to cause temperature unevenness. A method for producing a balloon catheter which comprises a shaft extending in a longitudinal direction and a medical resin balloon provided at a distal end portion of the shaft, comprising the steps of inserting a resin tubular body (10) into a mold (20), and placing the mold (20) inside a thermal jacket (30) wherein a porous metal body (50) is disposed outside the mold (20) and inside the thermal jacket (30).

Abstract: An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a model having a structure of a neural network and input information input to the model; and a generation unit that generates basis information indicating a basis for an output of the model after the input information is input to the model based on state information indicating a state of the model after the input of the input information to the model.

Abstract: A learning data generation device includes processing circuitry to extract a cause expression and a result expression from an input text, and to generate a modified text by at least one of a method of interchanging the cause expression and the result expression and a method of specifying one of the cause expression and the result expression as a modification target sentence and replacing the modification target sentence with a replacement candidate sentence dissimilar to the modification target sentence.

Abstract: A measurement system, a measurement device, and a measurement method being able to measure a flow speed for each position of an optical fiber are provided. According to one example embodiment, a measurement system includes: an object provided in a fluid, and generating a self-excited vibration by the fluid; an optical fiber provided in the fluid, and detecting the vibration; a light source outputting light P to the optical fiber; an acquisition unit acquiring backscattered light generated from the light P in the optical fiber and including a pattern indicating the vibration in a vibration position on the optical fiber to which the vibration of the fluid is transmitted; and a measurement unit measuring, from a pattern included in the backscattered light and indicating the vibration, a flow speed of the fluid in the vibration position.

Abstract: An authentication system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: track an object included in a video captured by a first capture device; detect a candidate for biometric authentication in the object being tracked; determine whether biometric authentication has been performed for the candidate based on a record of biometric authentication performed for the object being tracked; and perform the biometric authentication for the candidate based on a video of an authentication part of the candidate when the biometric authentication has not been performed for the candidate, the video of the authentication part being captured by a second capture device having a capture range including a part of a capture range of the first capture device.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for the divergent distribution of electronic digital certificates. The present invention may be configured to generate an electronic digital certificate associated with an artifact, store the electronic digital certificate on a distributed ledger, and record, on the distributed ledger, an interest of the user in the electronic digital certificate. The present invention may be configured to receive a request from the user to divide ownership of the electronic digital certificate amongst a group of users. The present invention may be configured to determine shares in the electronic digital certificate by determining for each user of the group of users a share of the shares. The present invention may be configured to record, on the distributed ledger and based on the shares, interests of the group of users in the electronic digital certificate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in part, compounds having allosteric effector properties against Hepatitis B virus Cp. Also provided herein are methods of treating viral infections, such as hepatitis B, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a disclosed compound.

Abstract: A stator includes: a stator core including an annular yoke portion and a plurality of tooth portions formed on an inner side in a radial direction of the yoke portion so as to be arranged at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction and protrude toward the inner side in the radial direction; and a winding arranged in slots formed between the tooth portions. The stator includes cooling tubes made of a nonconductive material, extending in an axial direction of the stator, and serving as flow paths for a coolant. The cooling tube has a constant outer shape along the axial direction and has a thickness that changes along the axial direction.

Abstract: A flag sequence generator (12) generates {x0}, . . . , {x??11} indicating a msb of a. A bit sequence generator (13) calculates {yi}:={x2i} XOR {x2i+1} to generate {y0}, . . . , {y???1}. A flag calculator (14) calculates an exclusive logical sum of all {xj} to calculate [r] for each odd j. A public value multiplier setting-unit (16) sets r? that becomes ?2 when ? is an odd and 1 when ? is an even. A normalization multiplier generator (17) bit-connects {y0}, . . . to generate [c?]. A normalization multiplier generator (18) bit-connects {x??1}, . . . to generate [c]. A normalizer (19) calculates [b]:=[a][c]. A square root calculator (20) calculates [w]:=[?b]*(r?/?2) when r=1, and [w?]:=[?b]*r? when r=0. An inverse normalizer (21) calculates [w][c?] and performs ?? bits right-shift.

Abstract: The present disclosure addresses the problem of providing at least a composition for suppressing obesity and the problem is solved by a composition for suppressing obesity comprising a prenylflavonoid represented by general formula (1), as an active ingredient, below.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for active detection and mitigation of unauthorized activity within a technology infrastructure. The present invention is configured to continuously monitor one or more incoming messages in one or more computing devices; detect one or more assessment vectors embedded in the one or more incoming messages; initiate an isolated virtual environment; redirect the one or more incoming messages associated with the one or more assessment vectors from the one or more computing devices to the isolated virtual environment; trigger an access routine to emulate, within the isolated virtual environment, an action of accessing the one or more incoming messages; determine, based on at least the access routine, whether the one or more incoming messages is associated with malware; and display a notification to the user indicating whether the one or more incoming messages is associated with malware.