Abstract: An organic EL device having excellent light-emitting properties, particularly a long lifetime, by controlling a balance between a hole and an electron, which is required for light-emitting in the organic EL device, includes a structure in which an anode, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer, and a cathode are stacked on a substrate in this order, wherein the light-emitting layer includes two or more different light-emitting materials, and a difference in photoluminescence peak wavelength between the two or more different light-emitting materials is about 50 nm or less.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a semiconductor chip provided with an insulating layer formed so as to be thinner in a first secondary-wire-free area than in a first secondary-wire-containing area. Further, the semiconductor chip has an edge extending further outward than a side wall, which severs as an edge of an upper insulating layer, in an extending direction of a circuit-forming surface of the semiconductor chip on which electrode pads are provided. This makes it possible to provide a semiconductor device capable of suppressing electromagnetic interference between a secondary wire and an electronic circuit of a semiconductor chip and the curvature of a wafer even in the case of overlap between the secondary wire and the electronic circuit, and of reducing the risk of occurrence of chipping in a dicing step.

Abstract: Adjacent regions are identified in an image. Coding parameters for the adjacent regions are identified. Selective filtering is performed at the region between the identified adjacent regions.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, cirrhosis of the liver, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

Abstract: A notch is formed in a side of an optical sheet. As seen in plan view, the notch is shaped such that the maximum width of the notch as measured in the direction parallel to the line connecting both ends of a mouth portion of the notch is greater than the width of the mouth portion along the side of the optical sheet. Here, it is preferable that the notch be polygonal or have a curved shape as seen in plan view.

Abstract: A receiver apparatus 3 has a digital circuit portion 13 that converts a compressed digital signal outputted from a digital demodulating portion 12 into digital video and audio signals, a video/audio output circuit 14 that converts the digital video and audio signals outputted from the digital circuit portion 13 into analog video and audio signals, and an intermediate-frequency processing circuit portion 15 that converts an intermediate-frequency signal into an audio intermediate-frequency signal. With this configuration, a video/audio processing IC for digital signal processing no longer needs to be mounted on the circuit board of a video display apparatus 4, and thus a receiver system can be realized with a video display apparatus having a simple configuration.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel substituted aminocyclohexanes which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme (“DPP-IV inhibitors”) and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.

Abstract: A method for embedded encoding of at least two types of information. A first message and a second message are received. The types of a first encoder and a second encoder are determined. The rates of the first encoder and the second encoder are determined. A first codeword and a second codeword are generated. A mapping rule for the second codeword and a coding rule for the first codeword are determined. The second codeword is mapped into a plurality of symbols using the mapping rule. A third codeword is determined using the first codeword, the plurality of symbols, and the coding rule. The third codeword is then transmitted. The third codeword includes at least two types of information.

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal display device capable of improving display characteristics. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device including a structure in which the first substrate including a reflective layer, a liquid crystal layer, the second substrate, and a polarizer are stacked in this order from a back face to a display face, wherein the liquid crystal display device includes a retardation layer, in a region on a liquid crystal layer side of the reflective layer of the first substrate, or in a region where the reflective layer is not arranged of the first substrate, or in the second substrate, and the retardation layer provides two or more regions having different retardations in a display surface plane.

Abstract: A power board includes an on-board connector having an output terminal that is surrounded by a housing made of synthetic resin. The output terminal is arranged in an area of the housing that is farther from the edge portion of a circuit board so that sectional arrangement is provided. The output terminal is thus surrounded by the synthetic-resin housing, and thereby a leak at the output terminal can be prevented. Further, the output terminal is arranged in the limited area of the housing farther from the edge portion of the circuit board, resulting in a long distance maintained between the output terminal and the edge portion of the circuit board, which can effectively prevent the leak.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.

Abstract: When radiating light onto a liquid crystal composition containing a photosensitive material, the alignment of liquid crystal molecules is adjusted by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal composition layer, to achieve substantially orderly alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, or the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is made uniform by adjusting the structure of the liquid crystal display device, or any display defect is driven out of the display area. When radiating light to the liquid crystal composition containing the photosensitive material, the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules can be adjusted so as to achieve substantially orderly alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, and the liquid crystal display device can thus be driven stably.

Abstract: A light guide element (7) including a light-emitting section (7b) having a light-emitting surface (7a) which allows light emitted from a dot-like light source (6) to produce a surface emission; an light guide section (7c) for guiding the light emitted from the light source (6) to the light-emitting section (7b); and diffusing means (9) for diffusing incident light, wherein the diffusing means (9) is provided in at least part of a region extending from (i) a boundary surface (8) between the light-emitting section (7b) and the light guide section (7c) to (ii) a halfway point between the boundary surface (8) and that end of the light guide section (7c) which is closer to the light source (6).

Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a substrate; scanning lines formed on the substrate; an insulating film covering the scanning lines; signal lines intersecting the scanning lines via the insulating film; switching elements formed on the substrate, each operating in response to a signal which is applied to the corresponding scanning line; and pixel electrodes each capable of being electrically connected to the corresponding signal line via the switching elements. The insulating film is a multilayer insulating film including a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer. The first insulating layer is formed of an insulating material containing an organic component, and the multilayer insulating film has a low-stack region in at least a portion of a region overlapping each switching element, the first insulating layer not being formed in the low-stack region.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, a print control method, and a print control program are provided that are capable of printing after changing print setting by an easy operation for a application program in operating. Together with two windows of document creating programs which are operating, a gadget indicating calendar information and a print setting gadget are displayed as gadget programs in an area of the right side of a desktop screen of a PC. When a print setting button of the print setting gadget is selected, the print setting condition corresponding to the selected button and the application program in operating are stored, and when a print request is made from the application program, the setting value of a printer driver is changed for printing.

Abstract: A light source device and a display device capable of preventing or minimizing occurrence of warpage, bend or distortion in a thin-plate-shaped optical member. A light source device (2) includes a chassis (11), a light source (22) that is disposed on a front side of the chassis (11), an optical member (24) having a thin plate shape that is disposed on a front side of the light source (22) and arranged to control properties of light the light source (22) emits, and a boss (114) that includes a rotation mechanism, is disposed in a protruding manner along a side of the chassis (11) that is a lower side when the thin-plate-shaped optical member (24) is in a normal usage state, and is arranged to support at least one side of the optical member (24) that is a lower side when the optical member (24) is in the normal usage state.

Abstract: In an optical information storage medium reproduction apparatus (10) for reproducing an optical information storage medium including a plurality of information recording layers each including a recording mark having a length shorter than an optical system resolution limit, reproduction laser power for reading an information recording layer closest to a reproduction-laser-incident surface of the optical information storage medium is set to be lower than reproduction laser power for reading an information recording layer farthest from the reproduction-laser-incident surface but not lower than minimum reproduction laser power that satisfies a reproduction signal characteristic that the optical information storage medium reproduction apparatus (10) requires.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device 10, a plurality of structures 25 are formed in a part of a first substrate 12 located in a seal region 17? to be arranged in a direction in which the seal region 17? extends, and at least one eave portion 26 is formed on the structures 25 to protrude in a direction along a surface of an insulating base material and provide voids 27 under the at least one eave portion 26. A sealant 17 is provided on the at least one eave portion 26 to adhere to the at least one eave portion 26 and is filled in the voids 27 to adhere to the structures 25.

Abstract: A simple double-speed process circuit 60 outputs a video signal V1 twice at a double speed in units of frames. A time-division gradation process circuit 50 performs gradation level conversion on the video signal in order to distribute brightness for one frame cycle to two sub-frame cycles, i.e. first and second sub-frame cycles. An overshoot process circuit 40 performs gradation level conversion on the video signal in order to-emphasize a temporal change of the signal. A drive circuit 20 drives liquid crystal display elements 31 using a video signal V2 obtained through processing by the three circuits. A frame interpolation process circuit may be added to this circuit configuration or may be substituted for the simple double-speed process circuit 60. This makes it possible to improve moving image display performance, while making up for a lack of response speed of the display elements.