Abstract: An apparatus includes a reception processing unit configured to output a frequency division multiplexed signal obtained from a transmission signal transmitted over the wired communication network, an output control unit configured to output, in a case that apparatus identifying data matches signal specifying data, a frequency band specifying data indicating a frequency band corresponding to the signal specifying data, the apparatus identifying data being for requesting signal quality degradation, and the signal specifying data specifying a carrier signal requesting signal quality degradation among a plurality of carrier signals included in the frequency division multiplexed signal, a disturbing signal generation unit configured to generate a disturbing signal in a frequency band corresponding to the frequency band specifying data output by the output control unit, and a multiplexing unit configured to multiplex the frequency division multiplexed signal and the disturbing signal to output.

Abstract: An optical receiving apparatus includes: a first branching unit that branches an input optical signal into a first optical signal and a second optical signal; a reception amplification unit that amplifies power of the first optical signal; a compensation unit that compensates for wavelength distortion of the first optical signal whose power has been amplified; a first detection unit that detects power of the second optical signal; a first control unit that controls an amount of compensation for the wavelength distortion on the basis of the power of the second optical signal; a second branching unit that branches the first optical signal compensated for the wavelength distortion into a third optical signal and a fourth optical signal; a second detection unit that detects power of the third optical signal; and a second control unit that controls an amplification factor of the power of the first optical signal before the compensation for the wavelength distortion on the basis of the power of the third optical si

Abstract: A monetary risk prediction apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a predictive model recording unit that records a predictive model to predict time-series data showing a future asset amount of a user; and prediction means for receiving evaluation data that is time-series data including an asset amount and a numeric value showing a health condition of the user, inputting the evaluation data to the predictive model recorded on the predictive model recording unit, and outputting the time-series data showing the future asset amount of the user predicted by the predictive model according to the input.

Abstract: In a marine propulsion system, a controller determines a point of action of a resultant force of first propulsion devices at a stern of a hull during a parallel motion based on a target direction and a required propulsion force, controls the first propulsion devices to apply the resultant force in the target direction to the point of action, and controls a second propulsion device in front of the stern to apply a propulsion force to cancel undesired components of the resultant propulsion force. The controller moves the point of action backward as the required propulsion force increases during the parallel motion, and increases the propulsion force of one first propulsion device in a forward direction when the point of action reaches a rear limit position and the propulsion force of another first propulsion device in a backward direction reaches an upper limit propulsion force.

Abstract: A marine propulsion system includes a first propulsion device that is steerable and located at a stern of a hull, a second propulsion device that is steerable and located in front of the stern, a controller configured or programmed to include an obtaining unit to obtain information about a propulsion force of the first propulsion device in forward and backward directions, and information about a propulsion force of the second propulsion device, a determination unit to determine whether to cause the first propulsion device during a lateral motion of the hull to generate a propulsion force in a direction in a first range including a component in the forward direction, or to generate a propulsion force in a direction in a second range including a component in the backward direction based on the obtained information, and a storage to store a content determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: A marine propulsion system includes a first propulsion device that is steerable, located at a stern of a hull, and includes a rudder, a second propulsion device that is steerable and located in front of the stern of the hull, and a controller configured or programmed to control a propulsion force of the second propulsion device and a steering angle of the rudder without generating a propulsion force of the first propulsion device according to a maneuvering instruction in predetermined modes in which the propulsion force of the second propulsion device is used.

Abstract: A marine propulsion system includes first propulsion devices located at a stern of the hull, a second propulsion device located toward a bow of the hull, and a controller. To move the hull laterally, the controller is configured or programmed to steer the first propulsion device on a port side of the hull in a leftward turning direction, and fully steer the first propulsion device on a starboard side of the hull in a rightward turning direction; cause one of the first propulsion devices to generate a forward/rearward thrust and cause another one of the first propulsion devices to generate a rearward/forward thrust to position a point of action of a resultant force of the generated thrusts in front of a turning center of the hull; and generate with the second propulsion device a counter moment to cancel a yaw moment about the turning center generated by the resultant force.

Abstract: A marine propulsion system includes a propulsion device movable between a use position and a storage position and changeable in a direction by a steering operation, a receiver to receive a use start instruction designating a maneuvering mode of the propulsion device, a controller to move the propulsion device to the use position in response to reception of the use start instruction, an obtainer to obtain a latest maneuvering instruction content in response to reception of the use start instruction, and a determiner to determine the direction of the propulsion device based on the maneuvering mode designated in the use start instruction and the latest maneuvering instruction content. The controller starts a process of steering the propulsion device to the determined direction during movement of the propulsion device to the use position and before completion of the movement of the propulsion device to the use position.

Abstract: In an optical transmission system including a plurality of optical transmitting units and a relay device, the plurality of optical transmitting units include a frequency modulation conversion unit that converts an input signal into a frequency modulation signal through frequency modulation conversion processing, a multiplexing unit that multiplexes monitoring signals with different frequencies with the frequency modulation signal, and an optical modulation unit that converts the frequency modulation signal that is an electric signal in which the monitoring signals are multiplexed into optical signals having different wavelengths, and the relay device includes a photoelectric conversion unit that acquires a combined signal obtained by combining optical signals having different wavelengths from each other and converts the combined signal into an electric signal, and a measuring unit that measures transmission quality of the plurality of monitoring signals included in the electric signal.

Abstract: This culturing apparatus includes: a housing; a vapor supply device including a liquid receiver, a heater generating vapor, and a vapor supply pipe guiding the vapor to a culture chamber; a liquid supply device including a pump and a liquid pipe that is configured to be attachable to a water storage or a decontamination liquid storage, and supplying water or a decontamination liquid to the liquid receiver by the pump; and a control device. The control device controls the heater and the pump to perform: a cooling process in which the water is caused to pass through the liquid pipe and the liquid receiver and discharged from the vapor supply pipe without heating the liquid receiver; and a decontamination process in which the decontamination liquid is caused to pass through the liquid pipe and the liquid receiver and discharged from the vapor supply pipe.

Abstract: Dielectric layers include outer dielectric layers and inner dielectric layers. The outer dielectric layers are located between a first principal surface and an internal electrode layer located closest to the first principal surface in a thickness direction and between a second principal surface and an internal electrode layer located closest to the second principal surface in the thickness direction. The inner dielectric layers are located between internal electrode layers adjacent to each other in the thickness direction. In an element body portion, side margin portions, which are located in a width direction between a first side surface and a plurality of internal electrode layers and between a second side surface and a plurality of internal electrode layers, have a higher Mn content than the inner dielectric layers.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes an element body portion including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers, and external electrodes. In a cross section of the element body portion extending through a central portion in a length direction, a deviation amount in a width direction between internal electrode layers adjacent to each other in a thickness direction is smaller than about 3 ?m, each of the internal electrode layers includes an opposing portion opposed to the internal electrode layer, and a lead-out portion, a width of the opposing portion is greater than a width of the lead-out portion, a region of the element body portion where the lead-out portions overlap in the thickness direction includes a thick portion thicker than the central portion in the length direction, and end portions of the lead-out portions in the thickness direction deviate by about 3 ?m or more in the width direction.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes an element body portion including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers laminated in a thickness direction, and external electrodes respectively on first and second end surfaces and electrically connected to the internal electrode layers. Each of the internal electrode layers includes an opposing portion opposed to another internal electrode layer, and a lead-out portion connected to the opposing portion and extending to the first or second end surface, a width of the opposing portion is larger than a width of the lead-out portion in the width direction, and a relationship of C1>C2 is satisfied when a continuity of an end portion of the opposing portion in the width direction is defined as C1 and a continuity of an end portion of the lead-out portion in the width direction is defined as C2.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes an element body portion including internal electrode layers, and first and second external electrodes. In the internal electrode layers, a width of an opposing portion is larger than a width of a lead-out portion, each of the first and second external electrodes includes a Cu layer on the element body portion including first and second layer portions. The first layer portion has a higher Cu content than the second layer portion, the second layer portion has a higher glass content than the first layer portion. The Cu in the first layer portion is continuous to connect lead-out portions adjacent to each other. In a cross section of the second layer portion extending through a central portion in the width direction and parallel to the thickness and length directions, the glass occupies about 25% or more of an area of the second layer portion.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes an element body portion including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers including Ni laminated in a thickness direction. In the internal electrode layers, a width of an opposing portion is larger than a width of a lead-out portion. The element body portion includes first, second, and third regions in order from an inside to an outside in the width direction in each of a region from an end portion on one side of the lead-out portion in the width direction to the first side surface and a region from an end portion on another side of the lead-out portion to the second side surface. When grain sizes of dielectrics included in the first, second, and third regions are respectively defined as gr1, gr2, and gr3, a relationship of gr1<gr2<gr3 is satisfied.

Abstract: An external electrode includes a base electrode layer, a Ni plating layer, and a Sn plating layer. The base electrode layer is provided on an element body portion. The Ni plating layer is provided above the base electrode layer. The Sn plating layer is provided on the Ni plating layer. The base electrode layer includes Ni as a primary component and a dielectric material.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes an element body portion including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers including Ni, and external electrodes. In each internal electrode layer, a width of an opposing portion is larger than a width of a lead-out portion. The element body portion includes side margin portions extending from both end portions of the opposing portion to first and second side surfaces, through a central portion in a length direction, and parallel or substantially parallel to a thickness direction and a width direction. A dielectric layer between adjacent internal electrode layers in the thickness direction includes grains including pores. Each of the side margin portions includes a dielectric including grains that do not include pores.

Abstract: A surface-treated steel sheet including a tin-plated steel sheet having a tin plating on a steel sheet; a tin oxide layer formed on the tin-plated steel sheet and containing tin oxide as a main component; a composite oxide layer formed on the tin oxide layer and containing phosphoric acid and aluminum as main components; and an aluminum-oxygen compound layer formed on the composite oxide layer and containing an aluminum-oxygen compound as a main component, wherein the tin oxide layer has a thickness of 8 to 20 nm.

Abstract: Provided are a lignin degradation catalyst that exhibits excellent lignin degradability and that is readily separated after degradation reaction, a method for producing the catalyst, and a method for degrading lignin. The lignin degradation catalyst according to the present invention contains a substrate and at least one metal compound immobilized on the substrate, wherein the at least one metal compound contains a copper compound. The method for producing a lignin degradation catalyst according to the present invention includes the step of brining a porous copper substrate into contact with a solution containing an oxidant to obtain a substrate having a copper compound immobilized thereon, or the step of subjecting a porous copper substrate to electro-oxidation to obtain a substrate having a copper compound immobilized thereon.

Abstract: A method for producing a drug substance of crystalline pitavastatin calcium excellent in stability, is presented. In the production of a compound (pitavastatin calcium) represented by the formula (1): The water content is adjusted to a level of from 5 to 15%, and the crystal form is controlled to be crystal form A, thereby to obtain a drug substance excellent in stability.