Abstract: The liquid crystal display apparatus according to the present invention has a plurality of pixels including a red pixel, a green pixel and a blue pixel. In at least one example embodiment, each of the plurality of pixels has a plurality of subpixels including a first subpixel and a second subpixel. When the grayscale levels of input signals corresponding to the red, green and blue pixels are equal to one another at a given level, the ratio of the difference in luminance between the first and second subpixels of one of the red, green and blue pixels to the maximum luminance of that one of the red, green and blue pixels is greater than the ratio of the difference in luminance between the first and second subpixels of each one of the other two pixels to the maximum luminance of the respective one of the other two pixels.

Abstract: The document creation apparatus includes a planned division region data extraction unit that extracts data of a planned division region from document image data for each of all pages of a double-page spread document; a reference data generation unit that generates reference data for the planned division regions based on the extracted data of the planned division regions of all pages; a division determination unit that, if a difference between the reference data and the data of the planned division region is larger than or equal to a preset determination threshold, determines that division is impossible, and if the difference is smaller than the determination threshold, determines that division is possible; and an image division processing unit that, if the determination result is that division is impossible, prints the document image data without dividing the document image data, and if the determination result is that division is possible, divides and prints the document image data.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a gate electrode (62) of a thin film transistor (10) and an oxygen supply layer (64), the gate electrode (62) and the oxygen supply layer (64) being formed on a substrate (60); a gate insulating layer (66) formed on the gate electrode (62) and the oxygen supply layer (64); an oxide semiconductor layer (68) of the thin film transistor (10), the oxide semiconductor layer (68) being formed on the gate insulating layer (66); and a source electrode (70S) and a drain electrode (70d) of the thin film transistor (10), the source electrode (70S) and the drain electrode (70d) being formed on the gate insulating layer (66) and the oxide semiconductor layer (68).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrazolopyrimidine compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a level shift circuit having low possibility of malfunction by noise, and can operate with low power.

Abstract: An antenna element-waveguide converter includes an antenna substrate having, on one surface, an antenna element and rectangular metal plates arranged in a plurality of rows to surround this antenna element, and a waveguide having, at one end, an opening opposed to the one surface of the antenna substrate. Surfaces of the rectangular metal plates and the opening of the waveguide are arranged with a predetermined gap left therebetween in a direction perpendicular to the one surface of the antenna substrate. Thus arranging the antenna substrate and the waveguide avoids a stress due to assembly variations, which can achieve favorable antenna characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device wherein display performance of a two-dimensional image and that of a three-dimensional image are both improved. The liquid crystal display device is provided with: a liquid crystal display panel, which displays the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image by selectively switching the images; and a backlight, which supplies light to the liquid crystal display panel. The backlight includes an illuminating region, which is scan-lighted corresponding to scanning of the liquid crystal display panel, and the scanning frequencies of the illuminating region at the time of displaying the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image on the liquid crystal display panel are different from each other.

Abstract: A content distribution system that is supplied with power from a plurality of power sources having different environmental loads and that distributes content to a content playback apparatus connected via a communication circuit, the content distribution system distributing content with respect to a content distribution request from the content playback apparatus with a service quality that is determined so as to suppress the environmental load by the power supplied from the plurality of power sources to a predetermined environmental load.

Abstract: Regarding a wording including a character stored neither in character DB1 storing characters whose shapes have portions to be positioned under a base line nor in other character DB2 storing characters that are positioned to separate upward from the base line, a mean YBav calculated with bottom Y coordinates of all characters neither stored in the DB1 nor DB2 is designated as a bottom Y coordinate of wording. Regarding a wording including only characters stored in the DB1, a predetermined value is added to a mean YBav0 calculated with bottom Y coordinates of all characters for obtaining an YBav designated as a bottom Y coordinate of wording. Regarding a wording configured with only characters stored in the DB2, a predetermined value is subtracted from a mean YTav calculated with top Y coordinates of all character marks for obtaining a YBav designated as a bottom Y coordinate of wording.

Abstract: There are provided a fixing device having excellent fixation properties when a toner image is fixed onto a member to be subjected to fixation, and an image forming apparatus including the fixing device. A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a fixing roller and a heating roller between which the fixing belt is wound under tension, and a pressure roller which is in pressure-contact with the fixing roller through the fixing belt. An elastic layer as a surface layer of the fixing roller has, when being brought into pressure-contact with the pressure roller through the fixing belt, a pressing rate of 40% or more, and an Asker C hardness of 20 degrees or more and less than 30 degrees.

Abstract: A paste composition for forming a back surface electrode of a solar cell 10 provided by the present invention contains, as solid matter, an aluminum powder, a glass powder, and a composite powder composed of a granular composite material of titanium oxide and an organic or inorganic compound containing silicon. When the total amount of the composite powder, the aluminum powder, and the glass powder is 100% by mass, the composite powder is contained in a ratio of 0.45% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less.

Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.

Abstract: An illumination device (1) includes: a plurality of LEDs (5) that are the light sources, the LEDs being arranged in a row in a circular shape; and a diffusion lens (6) disposed on the light-emitting side of the LEDs (5) in order to diffuse light emitted by the LEDs (5), the diffusion lens (6) being disposed so as to follow an arrangement direction of the LEDs (5) to cover these LEDs. The degree of light diffusion of the diffusion lens (6) towards the direction forming a right angle with the arrangement direction of the plurality of LEDs (5) is larger than the degree of light diffusion towards the arrangement direction of the plurality of LEDs (5).

Abstract: A wireless transmission system is provided that can minimize the control command transmission amount by operating a plurality of sink devices in conjunction with each other with respect to each group. The wireless transmission system includes: a bridge device (1) which wireless-transmits an AV content; and a plurality of wireless sink devices (5, 6) which reproduce the wireless-transmitted AV content. The bridge device (1) has a group identification table which stores a group identifier for identifying a group formed by the wireless sink device (5, 6). The bridge device (1) adds a group identifier extracted from the group identification table to a control command for controlling the sink devices (5, 6) and wireless-transmits the control command having the group identifier. The wireless sink devices (5, 6) receive a control command wireless-transmitted from the bridge device (1) if a corresponding group identifier is added to the control command.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) for receiving time-division duplexing (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configurations is described. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE decodes UL/DL reconfiguration signaling on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). The UE also determines if the UL/DL reconfiguration signaling is correctly decoded. The UE further sends feedback for the UL/DL reconfiguration signaling and physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in an uplink subframe corresponding to the PDSCH HARQ-ACK information.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds for selectively inhibiting glycosidases, prodrugs of the compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds or prodrugs of the compounds. The invention also provides methods of treating diseases and disorders related to deficiency or overexpression of O-GlcNAcase, accumulation or deficiency of O-GlcNAc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant C. difficile toxin A (TcdA) and toxin B (TcdB) and binary toxin A (CDTa) proteins comprising specifically defined mutations relative to the native toxin sequence that substantially reduce or eliminate toxicity. The invention also relates to vaccines and immunogenic compositions comprising these recombinant toxins, as well as combinations of these toxins with binary toxin B (CDTb), which are capable of providing protection against C. difficile infection and/or the effects thereof. The invention also relates to methods of inducing an immune response to C. difficile comprising administering the vaccines and immunogenic compositions described herein to a patient. The invention also encompasses methods of expressing recombinant C. difficile toxin A and toxin B and CDTa mutants and CDTb in recombinant expression systems.

Abstract: The reliability of a super-resolution optical information recording medium whose capacity can be increased is increased. On an optical information recording medium (11) according to the present invention, a content is recorded as a pit group formed such that an average length Tm [nm] of a minimum mark length and a minimum space length becomes shorter than an optical system resolution limit, and reading speed information designating a reading speed in a range from 2×(4.92×Tm/149) [m/s] to less than (10000/60)×2×?×(24/1000) [m/s] is recorded as a reading speed for reproducing the content.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to increase production efficiency of high-performance flexible semiconductor devices. A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: a step of forming an insulating substrate (10) which is configured of glass substrates (11, 13) with a thermal expansion coefficient which approximates the thermal expansion coefficient of a single-crystal silicon substrate (20) and a plastic substrate (12) which is positioned between both of the glass substrates; and a step of, after bonding the insulating substrate (10) with the single-crystal silicon substrate (20), separating a portion of the single-crystal silicon substrate (20) with heat processing, and forming a single-crystal silicon layer (14) upon the glass substrate (11).

Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable configuration of a one glass solution touch panel, in which a sensor electrode and a wiring line can be reliably connected to each other. A touch panel (1) is provided with: an insulating substrate (10) having a sensing area (V) and a non-sensing area (P); sensor electrodes (11, 12), which are formed in the sensing area (P); terminals (13), which are formed in the non-sensing area (P); wiring lines (14), which electrically connect the sensor electrodes (11, 12) and the terminals (13); a light-shielding layer (171), which is formed to cover the non-sensing area (P); and a planarizing film (172), which is formed to cover the light-shielding layer (171). The planarizing film (172) is formed only in the non-sensing area (P).