Abstract: A crucible (50) of the present invention includes: an opening (55a) from which vapor deposition particles are injected toward a film formation substrate on which a film is to be formed; a focal point member (54a), provided so as to face the opening (55a), which reflects vapor deposition particles injected from the opening (55a); and a revolution paraboloid (55b) which reflects, toward the film formation substrate, vapor deposition particles which have been reflected by the focal point member (54a).

Abstract: An image display apparatus operates in field sequence mode which effectively reduces the generation of color break. A color break strength calculating unit determines a color break strength that indicates the noticeability of the generation of the color break. A light-source signal generating unit controls each light source so that as the color break strength of a color mixed component having the highest color break strength is higher, the color mixed component is contained more in light output from a light-source unit during the extension subframe period. If there is present a first pixel region as an area including one or more pixel formation regions where an image containing the component of interest is displayed, the color break strength of the component of interest increases more as a magnitude of the component of interest is larger in the first pixel region.

Abstract: A pseudo sunlight emitting device includes a first light source for emitting first light having a certain spectral distribution; a first light guide member for receiving, at its light incident surface, the first light from the first light source, and for emitting, via its light emission surface, light having a controlled directivity; a first optical filter for adjusting a spectrum of the light emitted from the first light guide member; a second light source for emitting second light whose accumulative irradiance in an infrared wavelength region is greater than an accumulative irradiance of a wavelength region of light shorter in wavelength than infrared light; second light guide members for receiving, at their light incident surfaces, the second light from the second light source, and for emitting, via their light emission surfaces, light having a controlled directivity; a second optical filter(s) for adjusting a spectrum of the light emitted from the second light guide member, a number of the second light gu

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (10) includes an array substrate (20), a counter substrate (22), and a liquid crystal layer (60). Liquid crystal molecules (62) are initially aligned in the vertical direction, and the liquid crystal display device displays an image by controlling the liquid crystal molecules with a transverse electric field. A convex projection (42) is disposed on the array substrate (20), and a pixel electrode (24) is disposed to cover at least a part of a side surface (44) of the convex projection.

Abstract: There is generated an image where a guide image that represents a position in real space of a display unit configured to display a stereoscopic image and serves as a reference of depth in the stereoscopic image is overlapped on the stereoscopic image, thereby generating a stereoscopic image where a viewer can readily recognize a forward/backward position of an object within the stereoscopic image.

Abstract: A gray scale correction method for a display device includes a step of setting a target value including a target luminance and a target chromaticity of a color display pixel (S22), a step of measuring tristimulus values of each of a plurality of reference colors and each of a plurality of comparative colors in accordance with a prescribed gamma characteristic (S24), a step of finding a reference value and a comparative value from the measured tristimulus values (S26), and a step of correcting a gray scale based on the target value, the reference value and the comparative value (S28).

Abstract: Provided is a display panel in which the adhesive strength between two substrates can be increased. This display panel is provided with: a glass substrate (1) having an interlayer insulating film (14) formed thereon; a glass substrate (2) having formed thereon a black matrix layer (17) and a opposite electrode (13); and a sealing member (3) disposed along the outer periphery of the glass substrate (2), the outer periphery including the corners (2b) of the glass substrate (2). Cut-outs (14b) are formed in the portions (14a) of the interlayer insulating film (14) which are superposed on the corners (2b), cut-outs (17b) are formed in the portions (17a) of the black matrix layer (17) which are located at the corners (2b), and cut-outs (13b) are formed in the portions (13a) of the opposite electrode (13) which are located at the corners (2b).

Abstract: A layer (71), made from a material that is attracted by a magnet, is formed in at least part of a chamber component (70), which at least part makes in contact with a film forming material. A method for collecting a film forming material includes the steps of: (a) exfoliating an attachment (22) which has attached to a surface of the chamber component (70); and (b) collecting the attachment (22) by separating a fragment of the layer (71), which fragment has been exfoliated in the step (a), while causing the fragment to be attracted by a magnet (202a).

Abstract: To effectively reduce the load on a device involved in converting the format of content data. A storage unit (14) stores format information that includes at least information about the container format of first content data and encoding information about multimedia data included in the first content data; and a container converter (16) converts the second container format of second content data into the first container format of the first content data on the basis of information stored in the storage unit (14), without decoding the multimedia data included in the second content data and without encoding the multimedia data obtained as a result of the decoding, whereby the first content data is generated.

Abstract: First and second vapor deposition particles (91a, 91b) discharged from first and second vapor deposition source openings (61a, 61b) pass through first and second limiting openings (82a, 82b) of a limiting plate unit (80), pass through mask opening (71) of a vapor deposition mask (70) and adhere to a substrate (10) so as to form a coating film. If regions on the substrate to which the first vapor deposition particles and the second vapor deposition particles adhere if the vapor deposition mask is assumed not to exist are respectively denoted by a first region (92a) and a second region (92b), the limiting plate unit limits the directionalities of the first vapor deposition particles and the second vapor deposition particles in a first direction (10a) that travel to the substrate such that the second region is contained within the first region. Accordingly, it is possible to form a light emitting layer with a doping method by using vapor deposition by color.

Abstract: A playing device (100) includes a communication control unit (110) to obtain a first media segment (MS) from a distribution server (300) using DASH and obtain a following MS by multicast communication, and a playing unit (120) to play the received MS. The control unit (110) starts obtaining of the first MS using DASH and obtaining of the following MS by multicast communication at the same time. The playing unit (120) plays the first-obtained MS using DASH before the MS obtained subsequently by multicast communication.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel (2) is a vertical alignment type liquid crystal panel using a horizontal electric field driving system which performs display by driving a liquid crystal layer (50) interposed between substrates (10, 20) in a horizontal electric field, each pixel includes three sub-pixels (6R, 6G, and 6B), which are of red, green, and blue, comb-shaped electrodes (14, 15) include a function as a diffraction grating with the comb-shaped electrodes (14, 15) and spaces between the comb-shaped electrodes (14, 15), and pitch distances (D) between electrodes are set such that an optical diffraction efficiency for red wavelength and an optical diffraction efficiency for green wavelength are greater than an optical diffraction efficiency for blue wavelength. Thus, it is possible to provide a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus having a wide viewing angle with less color change with a simple configuration.

Abstract: A compound having the structure (I) useful for treating hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension, congestive heart failure, conditions resulting from excessive water retention, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, cirrhosis, pre-eclampsia, osteoporosis or nephropathy.

Abstract: Provided is a TFT substrate (10) on which vapor-deposited sections are to be formed by use of a vapor deposition device (50) which includes a vapor deposition source (85) having injection holes (86); and a vapor deposition mask (81) having opening (82) through which vapor deposition particles are deposited to form the vapor-deposited sections. The TFT substrate (10) includes pixels two-dimensionally arranged in a pixel region (AG); and wires (14) electrically connected to the respective pixels. The vapor-deposited sections (Q) are formed with gaps (X) therebetween, and the wires (14) having respective terminals that are disposed in the gaps (X).

Abstract: This invention relates to novel amino acid derivatives of formula (I) wherein the R groups have the following meanings: —R1 is —H or —(1-4C)alkyl; —R2 is —C(O)R15 or —S(O)2R15; —R3 is —H, —(1-4C)alkyl or —OR16; —R4 is —H, —(1-4C)alkyl or —OR16; —R6 is —H or —C(R16)NOR16; —R7 is —H, -halogen, -cyano; —(1-6C)alkyl, —(2-6C)alkenyl or —(2-6C)alkynyl, all optionally substituted with -amino, -hydroxyl or -halogen; —R8 is —H, -cyano, -halogen, -nitro; —(1-6C)alkyl, —(2-6C)alkenyl, —(2-6C)alkynyl or —O(1-6C)alkyl, all optionally substituted with -amino, -hydroxyl or -halogen; -(hetero)aryl, optionally substituted with -cyano, -halogen, —(1-4C)alkyl, —(1-4C)alkoxy, —(1-4C)alkoxy(1-4C)alkyl or -(hetero)aryl; —C(R16)NOR16; —C(O)N(R17)2; —C(O)R18, —C(O)OR19, —NHC(O)R20, or —NHS(O)2R21; —R9 is —H, -halogen, -cyano, or —(1-4C)alkyl, optionally substituted with -halogen; —R10 is —H or —(1-4C)alkyl; —R11 is —H; —R12 is —H, -cyano or —(1-4C)alkyl; —R13 is —H, —(1-4C)alkyl, -halogen or -formyl; —R14 is —H, -halogen, -cyano, —(

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof; wherein the variables are as defined herein. The compounds selectively attenuate the production of A?42 and hence are useful in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.

Abstract: An ion-generating device has a positive electrode pair and a negative electrode pair. The positive electrode pair and the negative electrode pair are disposed in a casing with a space interposed therebetween, such that an induction electrode in the positive electrode pair and an induction electrode in the negative electrode pair are separated from each other. It is thereby possible to obtain an ion-generating device and an electrical apparatus, capable of efficiently emitting both of positive ions and negative ions to an outside of the device, and easily achieving reduction in size and thickness.

Abstract: A nonvolatile random access memory that can be mounted on a substrate during a standard CMOS process. A memory cell comprises: a first MIS transistor including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type in an electrically floating state, first drain and source regions of a second conductivity type formed on the first semiconductor layer, and a first gate electrode formed over the first semiconductor layer via a first gate insulating film; and a second MIS transistor including a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type isolated from the first semiconductor layer, second drain and source regions of the second conductivity type formed on the second semiconductor layer, a second gate electrode formed over the second semiconductor layer via a second gate insulating film. The first and second gate electrodes are electrically connected to each other so as to form a floating gate in an electrically floating state.

Abstract: A diode 201 includes a gate electrode 2, a gate insulating layer 5 provided on the gate electrode 2, at least one semiconductor layer 6, 7 provided on the gate insulating layer 5 and which includes a first region 6a and a second region 7b, a first electrode 10 which is provided on the first region 6a and which is electrically coupled to the first region 6a and the gate electrode 2, and a second electrode 12 which is provided on the second region 7b and which is electrically coupled to the second region 7b. The at least one semiconductor layer 6, 7 includes a channel region 6c which extends above the gate electrode 2 with the intervention of the gate insulating layer 5 therebetween, and a resistor region 7d which does not extend above the gate electrode 2. When the diode 201 is in an ON state, an electric current path is formed between the first electrode 10 and the second electrode 12, the electric current path including the channel region 6c and the resistor region 7d.