Abstract: A receiver apparatus receiving a quadrature-modulated, modulated wave, includes: a real-zero signal generator for adding a sinusoidal wave to the modulated wave to generate a real-zero signal; an in-phase and quadrature component detector for extracting an in-phase component signal and a quadrature component signal from the real-zero signal; a real-zero sequence generator for generating a real-zero sequence as a sequence of time points at which the in-phase component and quadrature component signals become zero; and a signal reconstruction unit for reproducing the in-phase component and quadrature component from the real-zero sequence. It is possible to provide a receiving apparatus that enables decoding of a received signal with high precision even when sufficient linearity cannot be secured in the analog circuit of the receiver apparatus.

Abstract: A region of a predetermined range including a location of the image forming device is determined based on location data representing a location of the image forming device stored in the print server. If the print server obtains positional data concerning the position of a mobile phone, the print server transmits data to the image forming device if, for example, the mobile phone is within the region, based on the positional data, the location data and the region, and the image forming device performs image forming based on the data.

Abstract: Provided is a printing apparatus in which a printed material of a same page is printed in almost same color tone even in a case where calibration execution conditions are satisfied in executing printing processing and concentration correction information is updated. A decision portion decides, when a calibration execution portion executes calibration in executing print image data generation processing based on print setting information of N-up printing, poster printing and the like, whether print image data of N-up printing, poster printing and the like is generated using concentration correction information before update or concentration correction information after update based on print setting information analyzed by a data analyzing portion. Then, based on the decision results, the print image data generation portion generates print image data of N-up printing, poster printing and the like.

Abstract: A light transmitting substrate having at least a light receiving surface, a first electrode located on the light transmitting substrate, a collector electrode located on at least a part of the first electrode and formed from a metal thin film, a photoelectric conversion portion located on an upper surface of the first electrode or the collector electrode, carrying a photosensitizer, and immersed in a carrier transport material, an insulating frame portion surrounding sides of the photoelectric conversion portion, and a second electrode located to be opposed to the first electrode above the photoelectric conversion portion are provided. Relation of Isc×Rh<0.05×Voc is satisfied, where Isc represents a short-circuit current value of a dye-sensitized solar cell, Rh represents a total value of electrical resistance values of the collector electrode, the first electrode, and the second electrode, and Voc represents an open circuit voltage value of the dye-sensitized solar cell.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel and repeating a scanning period during which the display panel is scanned and a pause period during which the display panel is not scanned. A scanning period and a pause period are set successively to a preceding frame out of two consecutive frames. A pause period is set to an entire period of a subsequent frame out of the two consecutive frames.

Abstract: An auto stereoscopic display includes a plurality of views thereby providing a perceived three dimensional image to a viewer. The display includes a sensor that determines the position of the viewer with respect to the display and modifies the plurality of views to provide an improved perceived three dimensional image to the viewer.

Abstract: A backlight device (illumination device) 80 includes a plurality of LEDs 22 and entrance ends 30a that light from the LEDs 22 enters, and further includes a plurality of light guide bars 30 that guide the light from the LEDs 22 and a bar-shaped attachment member 55 to which the LEDs 22 and the light guide bars 30 are attached.

Abstract: A TFT substrate (20a) includes a plurality of pixel electrodes (17a) provided in a matrix, a plurality of TFTs (5) each provided for a corresponding one of the pixel electrodes (17a), and a plurality of auxiliary capacitors (6a) each provided for a corresponding one of the pixel electrodes (17a). Each of the auxiliary capacitors (6a) includes a capacitor line (11b) made of a material identical to that of the gate electrode (11aa) of the TFT (5) and provided in a layer identical to that of the gate electrode (11aa) of the TFT (5), the gate insulating film (12) provided so as to cover the capacitor line (11b), and a corresponding one of the pixel electrodes (17a) provided on the gate insulating film (12) so as to overlap with the capacitor line (11b) and being in conduction with a drain electrode (14ca).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is provided with: an array substrate (10) in which a pixel electrode (41), a TFT (20), and a storage capacitor element (30) are provided for each pixel (P); an opposite substrate (50) in which a plurality of common electrodes (59A, 59B) are provided for each pixel (P); a liquid crystal layer (81); and a driver circuit (4) that dividedly drives the liquid crystal layer (81) of each pixel (P) through each of the common electrodes (59A, 59B) by supplying a predetermined potential to each pixel electrode (41) and supplying different potentials to the respective common electrodes (59A, 59B) in each pixel (P). The liquid crystal display device according to the present invention has improved viewing angle dependency of the gamma characteristics, while increasing the aperture ratio of each pixel.

Abstract: A semiconductor device (100) according to the present invention includes a diode element (10). The diode element (10) includes: a first electrode (3) made of the same electrically conductive film as a gate electrode of a thin film transistor; an oxide semiconductor layer (5); and a second electrode (6) and a third electrode (7) being made of the same electrically conductive film as a source electrode of the thin film transistor and being in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer (5). The oxide semiconductor layer (5) includes offset regions (19) respectively between the first electrode (3) and the second electrode (6) and between the first electrode (3) and the third electrode (7).

Abstract: In one aspect, methods, markers, and expression signatures are disclosed for assessing the degree to which a cell sample has epithelial cell-like properties or mesenchymal cell-like properties. In another aspect, methods are provided for predicting cancer patient prognosis based on whether the cancer is classified as having a high or low EMT Signature Score.

Abstract: Provided is a touch panel-equipped display device (10) including: a touch panel (14); a display part (12) including source bus lines (25); a source bus line potential switching part that switches the potential of each source bus line (25) in a source bus line potential switching period (54) that is a partial period of a vertical blanking period (51); and a sensing part that performs sensing for a touch panel in a sensing period (53) that is a period in the vertical blanking period (51) other than the partial period.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide (i) a display device which, during a display of a moving image and a still image, reduces electric power consumption without causing a deterioration in display quality, and (ii) a method for displaying the display device. In an intermittent drive mode in which driving and a pause of the driving are repeated, an image identification section (6) identifies an input image (image data (DA)) as a still image or a moving image. In a case where the input image is identified as the moving image, a drive/pause control section (7) generates a drive/pause control signal (DSC) in accordance with a period ratio which is in accordance with the moving image. A timing control section (8) generates a driver control signal so that intermittent driving is carried out.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device that (i) converts an input image formed of R, G, and B into a converted image formed of R, G, B, and W to display the converted image and that (ii) compresses the luminance of an input image for the subsequent frame on the basis of an adjustment value C which is corrected in correspondence with the number of, among all pixels in a converted image for the current frame, pixels in a state of luminance saturation and that then converts the input image into a converted image, the display device including a luminance oscillation detecting section (10) for detecting, while input images identical to each other are being inputted each as the above input image, whether converted images corresponding to the respective input images have an oscillating luminance, the display device, in the case where the luminance oscillation detecting section (10) has detected that the converted images have an oscillating luminance, stopping correction of the adjustment value C to fix the adjustment value C

Abstract: A plurality of prisms 23e which make an input angle of light from an LED 21 with respect to a rear surface of a light guiding body 23 gradually small are provided on a light emission plane 23b of the light guiding body 23, and a plurality of prisms 24b which cause the light from the LED 21 to be totally reflected to front in an interface between a rear surface of a low refractive index layer 24 and an air layer are provided on the rear surface of the light guiding plate 22. The light guiding plate 22 further includes an inclined plane 30 which is inclined to an optical axis O of the light from the LED 21. The inclined plane 30 is configured so as to cause input light to be reflected in the direction which is close to the optical axis O.

Abstract: In one aspect, methods, markers, and expression signatures are disclosed for assessing the degree to which a cell sample has epithelial cell-like properties or mesenchymal cell-like properties. In another aspect, methods are provided for predicting whether a subject with cancer will respond to treatment with an agent, based on whether the cancer is classified as having a high or low EMT Signature Score.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus which allows a user to input various types of operating instructions in simpler operations is provided. An electronic apparatus including a touch panel and a processor for causing the touch panel to display an object including a plurality of types of regions is provided. Based on a touch operation on an object being displayed on the touch panel, the processor causes the object being displayed on the touch panel to be moved in accordance with a rule corresponding to the type of a touched region.

Abstract: The touch panel (1a) of the present invention includes a plurality of driver electrodes (2), a plurality of detection electrodes (3) that extend in the column direction, and a complementary electrode (4), which extends in the direction in which the driver electrodes extend, and which forms a parasitic capacitance that corresponds to capacitance components that are not affected during detection of an object to be detected that comes into contact with or approaches the detection surface among the parasitic capacitances formed in the gaps between the driver electrodes (2) and the detection electrodes (3), in the gap from the detection electrodes (3).

Abstract: A solar cell module includes a light guide body that guides incident light to propagate therein, and a solar cell element that receives the light propagating within the light guide body, wherein the light guide body is made of a light-transmissive base material and has a curved surface in at least a part thereof.