Abstract: In a method for producing hydrogen and carboxylic acid, a primary alcohol of 1 to 7 carbon atoms and water are reacted by being continuously introduced into a flow reactor packed with a solid catalyst consisting of an alloy of ruthenium and tin on a support and passed through the reactor under temperature and pressure conditions at which the water assumes a gaseous state. This method enables hydrogen and carboxylic acid to be produced in a high yield or at a high purity from a primary alcohol and water in a short time and by simple operations.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a dashboard extending in a vehicle width direction and defining a cabin and a power compartment in front of the cabin; a power unit arranged in the power compartment; a floor panel extending rearward in the cabin from the dashboard; and a dash crossmember projected forward from the dashboard and extending in the vehicle width direction. The dash crossmember has a first portion at least partially overlapping the power unit in a front view; and a second portion extending outward in the vehicle width direction from the first portion. A compressive strength of the first portion is lower than a compressive strength of the second portion.

Abstract: A vehicle-body front structure includes a partition wall portion which demarcates a vehicle cabin inside space, a motor arrangement portion which is formed by causing a part of the partition wall portion to bulge to an inside of a vehicle cabin and in which at least a part of a traveling motor is capable of being arranged, and a reinforcement member which extends from an upper portion of the motor arrangement portion to vehicle rear and is inclined to be positioned lower toward the vehicle rear. A rear portion of the reinforcement member is mounted on a floor panel and a lid body of a battery unit.

Abstract: A vehicle-body front structure includes a partition wall portion which is provided to extend in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle front portion, a motor arrangement portion which is formed by causing a part of the partition wall portion to bulge to an inside of a vehicle cabin and in which at least a part of a traveling motor is capable of being arranged, and a reinforcement member which extends from the motor arrangement portion to vehicle rear. A rear portion of the reinforcement member is mounted on a inside-unit member which is provided in the battery unit.

Abstract: A vehicle-body front structure includes a partition wall portion which demarcates a vehicle cabin inside space, a motor arrangement portion which is formed by causing a part of the partition wall portion to bulge to an inside of a vehicle cabin, a panel reinforcement that is provided to a surface of the partition wall portion on the inside of the vehicle cabin and has a portion which extends in a vehicle width direction so as to surround at least a part of a periphery of the motor arrangement portion, and a central reinforcement which is provided to the surface of the partition wall portion on the inside of the vehicle cabin and extends from an intermediate portion of the panel reinforcement in the vehicle width direction to vehicle rear.

Abstract: A vehicle-front body structure includes a partition wall portion which demarcates a vehicle cabin inside space, a motor arrangement portion which is formed by causing a part of the partition wall portion to bulge to an inside of a vehicle cabin and in which at least a part of a traveling motor is capable of being arranged, a cross member which is fixed to a floor panel on a vehicle rear side of the motor arrangement portion and extends in a vehicle width direction, and a reinforcement member which couples the motor arrangement portion and the cross member together.

Abstract: A vehicle-body front structure includes a partition wall portion which demarcates a space inside a vehicle cabin, a motor arrangement portion which is formed by causing a part of the partition wall portion to bulge to an inside of the vehicle cabin and in which at least a part of a traveling motor is capable of being arranged, a reinforcement member which is inclined to be positioned lower toward vehicle rear, and a floor reinforcement which extends in a vehicle front-rear direction. A closed cross-section is configured with the motor arrangement portion, the reinforcement member, and the floor reinforcement.

Abstract: An image processing method includes the steps of detecting edge information from an input image, identifying a plurality of lines from the edge information, dividing the input image into a plurality of areas based on the relative locations of the plurality of identified lines, calculating a similarity between adjacent areas of the plurality of divided areas, detecting boundaries between the adjacent areas as line segments partitioning the adjacent areas based on a degree of dissimilarity of the adjacent areas, wherein each of the line segments is at least a portion of the plurality of lines, and connecting the line segments forming the boundaries, and generating a connected shape using the boundaries.

Abstract: An image processing method includes the steps of detecting edge information from an input image, identifying a plurality of lines from the edge information, dividing the input image into a plurality of areas based on the relative locations of the plurality of identified lines, calculating a similarity between adjacent areas of the plurality of divided areas, detecting boundaries between the adjacent areas as line segments partitioning the adjacent areas based on a degree of dissimilarity of the adjacent areas, wherein each of the line segments is at least a portion of the plurality of lines, and connecting the line segments forming the boundaries, and generating a connected shape using the boundaries.

Abstract: A method of evaluating a pattern includes: generating a first reference pattern as evaluation reference of an inspection pattern; varying a process parameter for manufacturing the first reference pattern and generating a variation pattern group comprising patterns varied in shape from the first reference pattern according to varied process parameters; defining a second reference pattern as reference in calculating a shape variation amount in the variation pattern group; obtaining coordinates of edge points of the second reference pattern and the variation pattern group; conducting association between the edge points of the second reference pattern and of the variation pattern group; calculating a shape variation amount in the variation pattern group; adding the calculated shape variation amount to information of the edge points of the second reference pattern; and conducting matching between the inspection pattern and the second reference pattern with the shape variation amount being added.

Abstract: A multicast system comprises: a sender terminal for transmitting multicast data; a receiver terminal for receiving multicast data; an authentication server processor for managing the sender terminal and the receiver terminal; a first user processor provided in the sender terminal for transmitting a login requirement to the authentication server processor; and a second user processor provided in the receiver terminal for transmitting a login requirement to the authentication server processor, so that a user is identified by individually authenticating the user using a specified authentication server.

Abstract: A multicast system comprises: a sender terminal for transmitting multicast data; a receiver terminal for receiving multicast data; an authentication server processor for managing the sender terminal and the receiver terminal; a first user processor provided in the sender terminal for transmitting a login requirement to the authentication server processor; and a second user processor provided in the receiver terminal for transmitting a login requirement to the authentication server processor, so that a user is identified by individually authenticating the user using a specified authentication server.