Abstract: The present invention is directed to provide a modified CMV gB protein that can induce a group of antibodies including a high ratio of neutralizing antibodies that exhibit a high neutralizing activity against a CMV gB protein, in comparison with a wild type CMV gB, upon induction of immunity and that can be used in the prevention and/or treatment of CMV infection and a CMV vaccine comprising the modified CMV gB protein. The modified CMV gB protein according to the present invention is a modified CMV gB protein having an improved ability to induce body region-recognizing antibodies and comprising modification in a head region.

Abstract: A composition for absorbing carbon dioxide including an ionic liquid (A) containing a cation and an anion, and a protic compound (B) having a relative permittivity at 25° C. of 20 or more, wherein the cation at least includes a cation represented by the formula (1), the anion includes an anion where an acid dissociation constant (pKa) at 25° C. of its conjugate acid in water is 4.5 or more, and the ratio of a value obtained by multiplying the number of hydroxyl groups of the protic compound (B) by the number of moles of the protic compound (B) to the number of moles of the ionic liquid (A) [number of moles of protic compound (B)/number of moles of ionic liquid (A)] is 0.2 to 1.0: wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen or a C1-C6 linear alkyl group.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a data processing device is configured to process data related to a mobile body. The mobile body moves by autonomously traveling over a traveling surface. The data processing device is further configured to calculate a first error occurring in a first movement from a first position to a transit position. The first movement includes a translational motion and a turning motion. The data processing device is further configured to predict, based on the first error, a second error occurring in a second movement from the transit position to a second position. The second movement includes a turning motion. The data processing device is further configured to correct a movement amount of the mobile body in the second movement by using the first and second errors.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transport device includes a main part, a wheel, and a reader. The main part supports or pulls an object. The wheel is mounted to the main part, and rolls over a traveling surface. The reader is fixed with respect to the main part, and reads an identifier in a direction tilted with respect to a first direction and a second direction. The first direction is along the traveling surface, and the second direction is perpendicular to the traveling surface. The identifier is mounted to a surface, which crosses the first direction, of the object. A position of an area of the surface read by the reader changes along the second direction as the transport device moves in the first direction.

Abstract: A solid-state battery package that includes: a substrate; a solid-state battery on the substrate; and a water vapor barrier layer between the substrate and the solid-state battery. The water vapor barrier layer preferably has both an Si—O bond and an Si—N bond, and preferably has a water vapor transmission rate of less than 5×10?3 g/(m2·Day).

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a transfer system comprises a mobile body, a detection object, and a first detecting part. The mobile body is configured to travel and to transfer an object. The detection object is mounted to the object. The detection object is located at a higher position than the object when referenced to a surface on which the mobile body travels. The first detecting part is located at a higher position than the object when referenced to the surface. The first detecting part detects the detection object.

Abstract: A detection system includes an acquisition portion scanning light to acquire point-cloud information corresponding to a plurality of positions of a detection target object; an estimation portion using consistency with an outer shape model of the detection target object to estimate a location and attitude of the detection target object based on the point-cloud information; and an output portion outputting information relating to a movement target location based on an estimation result, wherein the estimation portion fits an outer shape model indicating an outer shape of the detection target object to a point cloud according to the point-cloud information, and uses point-cloud information existing outside the outer shape model to estimate the location and the attitude of the detection target object.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an autonomous mobile robot has a driver, a first detector, a second detector, a localization estimation part, a route-generating part, and a control part. The localization estimation part is configured to calculate an estimated position of the autonomous mobile robot in a predetermined region in accordance with first data. The route-generating part is configured to calculate a position of an object present around the autonomous mobile robot in accordance with second data. The route-generating part is configured to calculate a route to a target position in accordance with the estimated position and the position of the object. The control part is configured to control the driver in accordance with the route. The control part is configured to cause the autonomous mobile robot to travel to the target position.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry to store, in a memory, primary address information indicating an address of a primary mail server and alternate address information indicating one or more addresses of corresponding one or more alternate mail servers. The circuitry performs authentication of a user and transmits, after the authentication succeeds, the e-mail using the primary mail server based on the primary address information, in response to a first transmission request for transmission using the primary mail server. When transmission using the primary mail server fails, the circuitry controls display of a selection screen for selecting one from the one or more alternate mail servers, based on the alternate address information and transmits, in response to a second transmission request for transmission using the alternate mail server, the e-mail using the one selected from the one or more alternate mail servers on the selection screen.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry to store, in a memory, primary address information indicating an address of a primary mail server and alternate address information indicating one or more addresses of corresponding one or more alternate mail servers. The circuitry performs authentication of a user and transmits, after the authentication succeeds, the e-mail using the primary mail server based on the primary address information, in response to a first transmission request for transmission using the primary mail server. When transmission using the primary mail server fails, the circuitry controls display of a selection screen for selecting one from the one or more alternate mail servers, based on the alternate address information and transmits, in response to a second transmission request for transmission using the alternate mail server, the e-mail using the one selected from the one or more alternate mail servers on the selection screen.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a liquid-crystal-display device; a display control circuit; a backlight device; and a light-emitting-diode control circuit that adjusts luminance of the backlight device using a pulse width modulation signal as an output to the white light emitting diode. Gradation correction data corresponding to a chromaticity variation due to a duty ratio of the pulse width modulation signal is stored in the display control circuit in advance, the display control circuit determines the gradation correction data corresponding to input image data input to the liquid crystal display, based on the input image data and the duty ratio, and the display control circuit outputs output image data, which is calculated so as to correct the chromaticity variation based on the gradation correction data and the input image data, as the image signal to the liquid-crystal-display device.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a liquid-crystal-display device; a display control circuit; a backlight device; and a light-emitting-diode control circuit that adjusts luminance of the backlight device using a pulse width modulation signal as an output to the white light emitting diode. Gradation correction data corresponding to a chromaticity variation due to a duty ratio of the pulse width modulation signal is stored in the display control circuit in advance, the display control circuit determines the gradation correction data corresponding to input image data input to the liquid crystal display, based on the input image data and the duty ratio, and the display control circuit outputs output image data, which is calculated so as to correct the chromaticity variation based on the gradation correction data and the input image data, as the image signal to the liquid-crystal-display device.

Abstract: Each actual page inside a pool is configured from a plurality of actual tracks, and each virtual page inside a virtual volume is configured from a plurality of virtual tracks. A storage control apparatus of a mainframe system has management information that includes information denoting a track in which there exists a user record, which is a record including user data (the data used by a host apparatus of a mainframe system). Based on the management information, a controller identifies an actual page that is configured only from tracks that do not comprise the user record, and cancels the allocation of the identified actual page to the virtual page.

Abstract: A magnetic levitation apparatus includes at least one pair of magnets arranged to create a static magnetic field that generates position-dependent energy dependent on a resultant force of a gravitational force and a magnetic force for a magnetic body to be levitated, a position detecting unit that generates location information indicating a location of the magnetic body in an unstable axis, an electromagnet that generates a magnetic field having a gradient along the unstable axis at an equilibrium position by a supply of electric power, a controller that receives the location information and that controls the supply of electric power to the electromagnet, a support member that has a support surface supporting the magnetic body at any time other than at the time of levitation of the magnetic body, and an equilibrium position moving member that moves the equilibrium position to change a height of the equilibrium position.

Abstract: [Object] A storage apparatus capable of preventing degradation of processing performance when transferring data of a record format to a main frame is proposed. [Solution] When data designated by a read request from a main frame is stored in a cache memory, a transfer control unit refers to internal control information, identifies the length of a key area and the length of a data area of the data designated by the read request, calculates an address of the data, which is designated by the read request, in the cache memory based on the identified length of the key area, the identified length of the data area, and the length of a count area which is a fixed length, and controls processing for collectively transferring the data, which is stored at the calculated address in the cache memory, from the cache memory to a channel adapter.

Abstract: Each actual page inside a pool is configured from a plurality of actual tracks, and each virtual page inside a virtual volume is configured from a plurality of virtual tracks. A storage control apparatus of a mainframe system has management information that includes information denoting a track in which there exists a user record, which is a record including user data (the data used by a host apparatus of a mainframe system). Based on the management information, a controller identifies an actual page that is configured only from tracks that do not comprise the user record, and cancels the allocation of the identified actual page to the virtual page.

Abstract: A storage apparatus includes a microprocessor package configured to access a logical volume and a local memory in the microprocessor package. An input/output (I/O) request range of one I/O request, including a start position address and an end position address of the logical volume which is a target of the one I/O request, is stored in the local memory. A counter value indicating a number of I/O requests to and from the logical volume associated with the one I/O request is acquired and stored in the local memory. If the counter value associated with the one I/O request is greater than the counter value associated with another I/O request, the I/O request ranges of the one I/O request and the other I/O request are compared. If there is no overlap between the I/O request ranges, the one I/O request is executed; otherwise, the one I/O request is placed on standby.

Abstract: Each actual page inside a pool is configured from a plurality of actual tracks, and each virtual page inside a virtual volume is configured from a plurality of virtual tracks. A storage control apparatus of a mainframe system has management information that includes information denoting a track in which there exists a user record, which is a record including user data (the data used by a host apparatus of a mainframe system). Based on the management information, a controller identifies an actual page that is configured only from tracks that do not comprise the user record, and cancels the allocation of the identified actual page to the virtual page.

Abstract: To improve water discharging performance of a wire harness, and to protect a water discharging structure of the wire harness, an electric wire group is exposed from an outer cover material at a lower end portion (B) where the wire harness (10) is arranged, one side of the exposed portion is surrounded by a first waterproof material, the other side of the exposed portion is surrounded by a second waterproof material, the first waterproof material (I) forms an opening (27) at the lower end portion (B), the end of the second waterproof material is inserted into the first waterproof material (I) from the opening (27) so as to overlap on the first waterproof material, and a water discharging gap (28) is formed at a wrapped portion (C).

Abstract: Improving response time performance by executing exclusive extent processing of a plurality of I/O requests is proposed.