Abstract: The system includes a computer-readable memory having a data structure configured to store information about a time-based event for a patient having reduced cognitive abilities, and optionally also electronic data reflecting the patient's cognitive ability. A networked computer system coupled to the computer-readable memory provides an information communicating interface to the patient. The computer system is programmed to monitor context information relevant to the patient and to dynamically adjust the presentation of the stored information based on the context, and optionally also based upon the patient's cognitive ability.

Abstract: A method for measuring a concentration of a biogenic substance in a living body includes steps of: preparing an apparatus including a light source, a substrate which has periodic metal structures and generates surface enhanced Raman scattering light by being irradiated with light from the light source, and spectroscopic means which disperses and detects the light, wherein the periodic metal structure is arranged with first and second distances in first and second direction respectively, the first distance is set to generate surface plasmon by matching a phase of the light from the light source, and the second distance is smaller than the first distance and is set between 300 nm and 350 nm; irradiating the substrate with the light from the light source to generate the surface enhanced Raman scattering; detecting the scattering with the spectroscopic means; and calculating the concentration of the biogenic substance based on the scattering.

Abstract: A wireless power supply system for lighting includes: a power transmission unit including a power transmission coil; and a power reception unit including a power reception coil. The power transmission coil generates an AC magnetic field in response to a supplied AC power. The power reception coil receives an electric power from the power transmission unit through an electromagnetic induction due to the AC magnetic field generated by the power transmission coil. The power reception unit further includes a power circuit and a receive-side control section. The power circuit receives an output power from the power reception coil and to perform Buck-Boost operation so as to output a predetermined electric power to a lighting load. The receive-side control section controls the Buck-Boost operation of the power circuit. The power circuit is configured to be capable of boosting and stepping-down of the output power from said power reception coil.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes an image pickup element for imaging a subject, and an image forming section for forming image data based on image-pickup data acquired from the image pickup element. The image pickup apparatus has a first image-pickup mode of acquiring first image-pickup data in a non-emission state of light from an illuminating section to the subject, and a second image-pickup mode of acquiring second image-pickup data in an emission state of light from the illuminating section to the subject. The image forming section forms the image data by using, as a correction value for the second image-pickup data, multiplication data that is acquired by multiplying differential data calculated based on the first image-pickup data and the second image-pickup data by light-distribution correction data for smoothing the light distribution characteristic of the illuminating section.

Abstract: Local control for high-quality 3D images is achieved while reducing circuit cost and extraneous radiation. A control signal is outputted to an LED backlight 105 having a plurality of light emission areas for emitting light to a liquid crystal panel 103 from the back for the respective light emission areas corresponding to a plurality of display areas included in the liquid crystal panel 103 capable of displaying a three-dimensional image by receiving a left-eye video signal 101b and a right-eye video signal 101a, the control signal controlling the intensity of each of the light emission areas according to the intensity of an image. Light emission intensity is determined based on the left-eye video signal 101b and the parallax information or depth information of the image, and then information on the light emission intensity is outputted to the LED backlight 105.

Abstract: An exemplary image processing apparatus generates an interpolation frame to be inserted between two contiguous frames of a moving picture. The image processing apparatus includes: a motion vector calculation section configured to calculate a first motion vector by performing a matching operation between first and second frames, of a first frame, a second frame and a third frame of the moving picture contiguous with one another, and calculate a second motion vector by performing a matching operation between the second and third frames; and an interpolation frame generation section configured to generate an interpolation frame to be inserted between the second frame and the third frame through a process performed based on a magnitude of a difference vector between the first motion vector and the second motion vector.

Abstract: A power generation system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell unit (101) including a fuel cell (11) and a case (12); a controller (102); a combustion unit (103) provided outside the case (12) and configured to combust a combustible gas to supply heat; and a discharge passage (70) configured to cause the fuel cell unit (101) and the combustion unit (103) to communicate with each other, wherein in a case where an exhaust gas is being discharged to the discharge passage (70) from one of the fuel cell unit (101) and the combustion unit (103) and the controller (102) changes the flow rate of the exhaust gas discharged from the other unit, the controller (102) controls at least the flow rate of the exhaust gas discharged from the other unit such that the flow rate of the exhaust gas discharged from the one unit becomes constant.

Abstract: Provided is a recombination protein which binds specifically to troponin I derived from human myocardium. The recombinant protein includes a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 63; and a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 65.

Abstract: A lens barrel is provided that includes an optical system, a housing, a cover member, an electronic part, a flexible substrate. The optical system is configured to form an optical image of a subject. The housing supports the optical system in an interior. The cover member supports the housing in a state of covering an opening of the housing. The electronic part is provided in the interior of the housing. The flexible substrate is electrically connected to the electronic part. The flexible substrate has a connection terminal. The cover member has a through-hole formed in a specific direction. The connection terminal is positioned on inside of the through-hole when viewed in the specific direction.

Abstract: A radio frequency power amplifier includes: an amplifying element which amplifies an input signal and outputs the signal from an output terminal; and an output load circuit which includes a first resonant circuit and a second resonant circuit that are connected to the output terminal. The first resonant circuit has a resonance frequency higher than the frequency of the second harmonic of the input signal, and the second resonant circuit has a resonance frequency lower than the frequency of the third harmonic of the input signal. The output load circuit has such an impedance looking from the output terminal that a phase of a reflection coefficient at the second harmonic of the input signal is greater than 180 degrees and less than 360 degrees, and a phase of a reflection coefficient at the third harmonic of the input signal is greater than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees.

Abstract: An exemplary image processing apparatus generates an interpolation frame to be inserted between a first frame and a second frame of a moving picture contiguous with each other. The image processing apparatus includes: a repetitive pattern detection section configured to detect whether a repetitive pattern is present in at least one of the first and second frames; a motion vector calculation section configured to calculate a motion vector of an object in the first and second frames; and an interpolation frame generation section configured to compare a repetition cycle of the repetitive pattern in a first direction with a magnitude of the motion vector in the first direction so as to generate the interpolation frame through a process performed based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming a fin-type semiconductor region on a substrate; and introducing an n-type impurity into at least a side of the fin-type semiconductor region by a plasma doping process, thereby forming an n-type impurity region in the side of the fin-type semiconductor region. In the introducing the n-type impurity, when a source power in the plasma doping process is denoted by a character Y [W], the supply of a gas containing the n-type impurity per unit time and per unit volume is set greater than or equal to 5.1×10?8/((1.72.51/24.51)×(Y/500)) [mol/(min·L·sec)], and the supply of a diluent gas per unit time and per unit volume is set greater than or equal to 1.7×10?4/(202.51/24.51)×(Y/500)) [mol/(min·L·sec)].

Abstract: An image processing section includes: a repetitive pattern detection section for detecting whether a repetitive pattern is present in at least one of first and second frames; a motion vector calculation section for calculating a motion vector by performing a matching operation between the first and second frames within a search range determined based on a detection result from the repetitive pattern detection section; and an interpolation image generating section for generating an interpolation frame in accordance with a calculation result of the motion vector.

Abstract: A wireless communication method for a transmission apparatus that transmits an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) signal using a communication band, which comprises a plurality of subcarrier groups each including a plurality of subcarriers. The method includes specifying which subcarrier group and how many subcarriers are to be used to transmit the OFDM signal, determining a configuration of a transmission frame, generating the OFDM signal by mapping data symbols according to the determined configuration of the transmission frame, and transmitting the generated OFDM signal.

Abstract: An image processing section includes: a motion vector calculation section for receiving information representing the magnitude of motion of an image capturing section and calculating a motion vector by performing a matching operation between first and second frames within a search range determined based on the magnitude of motion (a first search range and a second search range different from the first search range); and an interpolation frame generating section for generating an interpolation frame in accordance with the motion vector calculation result.

Abstract: The present invention includes a voltage applying step of applying an applied voltage including a DC component and a plurality of frequency components to a PM motor, a motor current detecting step of detecting a motor current flowing depending on the applied voltage, and a current control gain adjusting step of calculating a current control gain based on frequency characteristics of the applied voltage and the motor current. In this manner, a stable current control gain having a high current response can be adjusted within a short period of time.

Abstract: An image coding method, comprising: subtracting a prediction signal from the input image signal for each coding unit, thereby generating respective prediction error signals; performing orthogonal transform and quantization on a corresponding one of the prediction error signals for each transform unit, eventually generating quantization coefficients; and coding pieces of management information indicating a structure of the transform units and the quantization coefficients into a tree structure. Each of the transform units corresponds to a corresponding one of leaf nodes in the tree structure. In the coding, for each leaf node, management information and a quantization coefficient are coded, eventually generating a coded signal in which the coded management information and the coded quantization coefficient are arranged in succession for each leaf node.

Abstract: In an image encoding device, a predicted pixel generator generates a predicted value for pixel data based on at least one of pixels adjacent to a pixel to be compressed. A quantization processor quantizes a difference value between the pixel data and the generated predicted value to a quantized value having a smaller number of bits than that of the pixel data to compress the pixel data to the quantized value. In a quantization width determiner, an edge determiner determines whether or not there are both a flat portion and an edge portion, based on a characteristic of the difference value in the group, and an edge pixel determiner determines whether each of pixels included in the group is a pixel in an edge portion or a pixel in a flat portion, based on the difference value, whereby a quantization width used in the quantization processor is determined.

Abstract: A carrying case, which accommodates a pharmaceutical injection device for administering a pharmaceutical to a living body, comprises a case unit configured to accommodate the pharmaceutical injection device therein and a temperature regulation unit configured to regulate a temperature within the case unit. The temperature regulation unit includes: a cooling execution section configured to execute a cooling operation; a cooling fan configured to supply a cool air into the case unit; and a cooling control section configured to control the cooling execution section.

Abstract: The invention provides a level shift circuit which uses a low supply voltage level shift circuit as a first level shift element and a high supply voltage level shift circuit as a second level shift element and which is configured to switch these level shift circuits in accordance with supply voltage. The low supply voltage level shift circuit is in an operating state with its power supply turned ON when supply voltage is low and in a shut-down state with the power supply turned OFF to ensure the breakdown voltages of the elements when supply voltage is high. The high supply voltage level shift circuit is in a shut-down state with its power supply turned OFF when supply voltage is low and comes into an operating state with the power supply turned ON while ensuring the breakdown voltages of elements when supply voltage is high.