Abstract: Uniform, rigid, spherical nanoporous calcium phosphate particles that define an internal space and an amount of active agent present in the internal space are provided. Also provided are topical delivery compositions that include the active agent loaded particles, as well as methods of making the particles and topical compositions. The particles and compositions thereof find use in a variety of different applications, including active agent delivery applications.

Abstract: In write processing of a data set group to be written to be one or more data sets to be written, a storage system performs encoding processing including processing for generating a data model showing regularity of the data set group to be written and having one or more input values as an input and the data set group as an output. In the write processing, the storage system writes the data model generated in the encoding processing and associated with a key of the data set group to be written.

Abstract: It is provided a storage system comprising at least one controller and a storage device. The at least one controller verifies, for each predetermined storage area within a logical volume provided to the host computer, whether data of the each predetermined storage area is duplicated to another storage area. The storage device holds unshared data associated only with the storage area and shared data associated with the storage area and the another storage area in the case where the data of the each predetermined storage area is identical to the data of the another storage area. The at least one controller reads the unshared data in the case where a request to read the data is received under a state in which the unshared data and the shared data are held, and releases an area in which the unshared data is stored at predetermined timing.

Abstract: A storage system monitors the first access frequency of occurrence which is the access frequency of occurrence from a host device during a first period, and the second access frequency of occurrence which is the access frequency of occurrence from a host device during a second period shorter than the first period. Along with performing data relocation among the tiers (levels) in the first period cycle based on the first access frequency of occurrence, the storage system performs a decision whether or not to perform a second relocation based on the first access frequency of occurrence and the second access frequency of occurrence, synchronously with access from a host device. Here the threshold value utilized in a decision on whether or not to perform the first relocation is different from the threshold value utilized in a decision on whether or not to perform the second relocation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having a macromolecular carrier having a plurality of terminal groups, wherein the carbonyl group of serine is linked by a peptide bond or an ester bond directly or via a linker to the terminal groups, a carrier for drug delivery composed of the compound, and a medicament for preventing or treating renal diseases, containing the carrier for drug delivery and a drug bonded to the carrier directly or via a linker or encapsulated therein. According to the present invention, a carrier for drug delivery that is selectively accumulated in kidney in vivo can be provided.

Abstract: A storage unit includes a plurality of storage devices that form a RAID group, that are coupled to the same bus, and that communicate with each other. Each of the plurality of storage devices includes a device controller and a storage medium. The plurality of storage devices store each of data and parities generated on the basis of the data, the data and the parities being included in RAID stripes. A first device controller of a first storage device included in the RAID group transmits, to the plurality of storage devices included in the RAID group other than the first storage device, an instruction to transfer the data and/or the parities included in the RAID stripes and restores the data or the parity corresponding to the first storage device of the RAID stripes on the basis of the transferred data and the transferred parities.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an ejection orifice through which a liquid is ejected, a first liquid flow path which is in communication with the ejection orifice and through which the liquid flows, a second liquid flow path which is in communication with the ejection orifice on the opposite side of the first liquid flow path with respect to the ejection orifice 12 and through which the liquid flows, a first electrode positioned in the first liquid flow path 13, and a second electrode which is positioned in the second liquid flow path and generates an electro-osmotic flow in the liquid together with the first electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate including a first polarizer, a first patterned optical anisotropic layer, a second patterned optical anisotropic layer, and a second polarizer in this order and an optically anisotropic layer disposed between the second polarizer and the second patterned optical anisotropic layer, in which an angle formed between an absorption axis of the first polarizer and an absorption axis of the second polarizer is 90°±5°; each of the first patterned optical anisotropic layer and the second patterned optical anisotropic layer has a plurality of phase difference regions having different slow axis directions in a plane of the first patterned optical anisotropic layer or the second patterned optical anisotropic layer; a white display state and a black display state are switched with each other; none of the slow axis directions of first phase difference regions and the slow axis directions of second phase difference regions are parallel or orthogonal to the absorption axes and transmission axes of the

Abstract: A liquid ejection head is provided with an ejection orifice array having multiple ejection orifices in order to eject a liquid; multiple energy-generating elements for generating energy in order to eject the liquid; a substrate provided with the energy-generating elements; a through-port array having multiple through-ports penetrating the substrate; multiple linear liquid flow paths positioned between the through-port array and the ejection orifice array and connected to respective ejection orifices of the ejection orifice array and respective through-ports of the through-port array; and first and second electrodes arranged in each of the multiple liquid flow paths for generating an electroosmotic flow in the liquid.

Abstract: One or more storage systems are connected to one or more storage boxes comprising multiple storage devices. Multiple storage areas provided by one or more storage boxes include an allocated area, which is a storage area that is allocated to a virtual volume, and an empty area, which is a storage area that is not allocated to any logical volume. Multiple owner rights corresponding to multiple storage areas are set in one or more storage systems. A storage system having an empty area owner right changes an empty area to the allocated area by allocating the empty area. In a case where a configuration change (a relative change in the number of storage boxes with respect to the number of storage systems) is performed, a first storage system that exists after the configuration change sets, in the first storage system, either more or fewer owner rights than the owner rights, which have been allocated to the first storage system before the configuration change.

Abstract: One or more storage systems are connected to one or more storage boxes comprising multiple storage devices. Multiple storage areas provided by one or more storage boxes include an allocated area, which is a storage area that is allocated to a virtual volume, and an empty area, which is a storage area that is not allocated to any logical volume. Multiple owner rights corresponding to multiple storage areas are set in one or more storage systems. A storage system having an empty area owner right changes an empty area to the allocated area by allocating the empty area. In a case where a configuration change (a relative change in the number of storage boxes with respect to the number of storage systems) is performed, a first storage system that exists after the configuration change sets, in the first storage system, either more or fewer owner rights than the owner rights, which have been allocated to the first storage system before the configuration change.

Abstract: A storage system as a storage cluster recognized as one storage device with respect to a host system specifies a primary volume, to which one or more snapshot volumes are associated, as a migration source primary volume and performs migration processing of migrating at least the migration source primary volume from among the migration source primary volume and a part of the snapshot volumes from a migration source storage device (storage device including specified migration source primary volume and one or more snapshot volume) to a migration target storage device.

Abstract: There is provided a gear device including an input shaft to which power is input, an internal gear, and an external gear. The input shaft has an input shaft hollow portion that extends in an axial direction, and an internal gear portion that meshes with an input pinion to be rotationally driven. The internal gear portion is configured so that the input pinion internally meshing with the internal gear portion and the input shaft hollow portion do not overlap each other when viewed in the axial direction.

Abstract: The life estimation system is a life estimation system that estimates a life of the reduction gear including a reduction mechanism. The life estimation system includes a sensor that is to be mounted onto the reduction gear and detects information for identifying a stress generated in a specific part of the reduction gear, and an estimating unit that identifies the stress generated in the specific part based on detection information obtained by the sensor and estimates the life of the specific part based on the identified stress.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a metal body in which a through hole is formed, a socket that covers the metal body without closing the through hole, a connection terminal connected to the metal body and exposed to an outside of the socket, a control board having a metal pattern and a circuit pattern, and a semiconductor chip having a control terminal connected to the circuit pattern via the through hole without being in contact with the metal body, the connection terminal being connected to the metal pattern.

Abstract: An object is to provide: a transparent screen having high transparency in which a hot spot caused by transmitted light can be reduced; and an image display system in which visibility of a screen is excellent and a hot spot is reduced by using the transparent screen. The object is achieved by the transparent screen including: a dot array in which dots obtained by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase are two-dimensionally arranged; and a layer that is obtained by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase.

Abstract: In write processing of a data set group to be written to be one or more data sets to be written, a storage system performs encoding processing including processing for generating a data model showing regularity of the data set group to be written and having one or more input values as an input and the data set group as an output. In the write processing, the storage system writes the data model generated in the encoding processing and associated with a key of the data set group to be written.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to synchronize PWM between individual phases of an IPM, so that the IPM has a simplified-scale circuit. An IPM according to the present invention includes a DC-DC converter including a multi-phase arm having a plurality of phase arms connected in parallel on a secondary side, a secondary-wire-voltage detection circuit configured to detect a secondary wire voltage in each phase arm of the DC-DC converter, and a synchronization-signal generation circuit configured to generate a synchronization signal in each phase arm on the basis of the behavior of the secondary wire voltage.

Abstract: Provided are a transparent screen having high transparency in which a hot spot caused by transmitted light can be reduced; and an image display system in which visibility of a screen is excellent and a hot spot is reduced by using the transparent screen. The transparent screen includes, in this order: a first ?/4 plate; a reflecting layer that has a structure obtained by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase and reflects a part of incidence light; and a polarizing film that has an absorption axis in a thickness direction.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate including first and second patterned polarizers, a patterned optical anisotropic layer disposed between the first and second patterned polarizers, and an optically anisotropic layer disposed between the first patterned polarizer and the patterned optical anisotropic layer; in which an angle formed between an absorption axis of each of polarization regions of the second patterned polarizer and a slow axis of each of phase difference regions of the patterned optical anisotropic layer that is superposed on each of the polarization regions of the second patterned polarizer is 0°±5° or 90°±5°; an absolute value of Rth of the optically anisotropic layer is 50 to 150 nm; at least one of the first or second patterned polarizers is movable; and a white display state and a black display state are switched with each other. Also provided is a window.