Abstract: A wireless IC tag, to which data can be written by using an IC tag introducing machine, the wireless IC tag can ensure the communication distance required for writing and reading data in the wireless IC tag formed in a dimension that does not intensively affect the strength of the material for building a construction and is provided with antennas with performance of excellent directionality, is provided. The wireless IC tag including an RFID tag module, a plate-shaped ferrite core to which the] RFID tag module is mounted, a primary antenna wound around a circumferential surface of the plate-shaped ferrite core, the primary antenna being connected with the RFID tag module, and a pair of secondary antennas, each of the pair of secondary antennas being wound around a circumferential surface of the plate-shaped ferrite core and being connected with the RFID tag module.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for facilitating label-less returns. The apparatus may include a memory and a processor(s) configured to receive a shipment identifier of an item(s) responsive to a device scanning a label or marking(s) on the item(s) delivered to a customer for a shipper. The processor is also configured to determine whether the customer is registered in a returns program and whether the item(s) qualifies for return based on analyzing the identifier. The processor is also configured to generate a return authorization number (RAN) or indicator for the item(s) and link the RAN/indicator to the identifier responsive to verifying that the customer is registered and that the item(s) qualifies for return. The processor is further configured to cause return delivery of the item(s) to the shipper using the label or the marking(s) on the item(s) responsive to verifying the RAN/indicator is linked to the identifier. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.

Abstract: There is provided a progressive addition lens for spectacles including a distance portion and a near portion having different powers, wherein an equivalent spherical power of the distance portion is plus; and a first lens and a second lens having different addition powers from each other, and a difference between vertical surface power in the distance portion and vertical surface power in the near portion on an object-side surface of the first lens, and a difference between vertical surface power in the distance portion and vertical surface power in the near portion on an object-side surface of the second lens are the same.

Abstract: An evaluation aid which can be used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray image thereof is taken and then evaluation is carried out through the digital X-ray image. The evaluation aid is adapted to be used for taking a digital X-ray image thereof through which evaluation is carried out, and contains a substrate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios and step members provided on the plate-like body.

Abstract: An indoor unit includes a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of a fan and formed with a plurality of lower end portions in a vertical cross section from the front side to the back side of a casing, a plurality of drain pans provided below the lower end portions of the heat exchanger and configured to collect drain water occurring on the heat exchanger, and a drain channel provided between the drain pans and configured to be a flow channel of the drain, and a connecting port to which a drain hose configured to drain the drain water collected by the drain pans to the outside of the casing, and one of the drain pans is arranged to a level equal to or higher than the level of the other drain pan, and the drain channel is provided on the drain pan arranged on the back side of the casing.

Abstract: There is provided a progressive addition lens, including: a distance portion and a near portion; an object side surface including a first toric surface element; and an eyeball side surface including a second toric surface element that cancels the first toric surface element, wherein the first toric surface element is the element in which a vertical surface power OVPf1 at a distance reference point which is previously defined in the distance portion on the object side surface, is larger than a horizontal surface power OHPf1 at the distance reference point, and OVPf1 is not less than a vertical surface power OVPn1 at a near reference point which is previously defined in the near potion on the object side surface.

Abstract: A progressive-power lens has one surface which satisfies the following expressions CY(DP)=CT(DP) CY(P)>CT(P) where CT(DP) denotes a vertical direction curvature at the distance reference point, CY(DP) denotes a horizontal direction curvature, CY(P) denotes a horizontal direction curvature at a point on the principal meridian which is located further on the near portion than the progressive start point, and CT(P) denotes a vertical direction curvature at the point.

Abstract: An apparatus e firmly writes data to wireless IC tags and embeds the wireless IC tags having been written with data to the object to be embedded. The data writing apparatus includes a radio communication means for writing data to wireless IC tags through radio communication and a wireless IC tag charging member for embedding the wireless IC tags having been written with data to the object to be embedded with wireless IC tags being received in a mixing/kneading tank in the liquid, viscous or semisolid state. The radio communication means writes data to the wireless IC tags and the wireless IC tags having been written with data are embedded to the object to be embedded with wireless IC tags through the wireless IC tag charging member.

Abstract: To provide a composition for producing a sheet for forming a laminate, which contains an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and a polyethylene resin, by which the above-described problems in the width of the temperature range in which a processable viscosity range is obtained and the like are improved and which excels in processing properties such as a film-forming property when producing a sheet, and a sheet for forming a laminate using this. A composition for producing a sheet for forming a laminate, which contains an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and polyethylene, wherein the composition has a sea-island structure in which the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is a sea phase and the polyethylene is an island phase, and a sheet for forming a laminate using this.

Abstract: An IC tag searching apparatus capable of changing the shape of its searching board in a simple manner in accordance with the situations of a location to be searched, said location includes wide to narrow areas and areas in the corners, at the time of searching the positions of wireless IC tags those which are embedded in a concrete construction and the like, efficiently detecting the positions of the embedded wireless IC tags and performing reading and writing of information from/to the wireless IC tags is provided. The IC tag searching apparatus 10 according to the present invention comprises a plurality of plate members 2, 3 each having an antenna built-in, said plate members may be joined with each other in a direction of those flat surfaces, respectively, a joining means provided to the plate members having an antenna built-in and information transmission/reception section 11 for performing data transmission/reception between the plate member having an antenna built-in and the R/W main body 9.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a compound that has an intestinal phosphate transporter (NPT-IIb) inhibitory action and is useful as an active ingredient of an agent for treating and/or preventing hyperphosphatemia. [Means for Solution] The present inventors conducted their studies on a compound that has an NPT-IIb inhibitory action and is useful as an active ingredient of an agent for treating and/or preventing hyperphosphatemia. As a result, they created an aminoalkyl-substituted N-thienylbenzamide derivative which has NPT-IIb inhibitory action, thereby completing the present invention. The aminoalkyl-substituted N-thienylbenzamide derivative of the present invention has an NPT-IIb inhibitory action and can be used as an agent for preventing and/or treating hyperphosphatemia.

Abstract: In order to provide technology for limiting the deterioration of hardware in a portable diagnostic ultrasound apparatus without increasing user workload, internal processing of the portable diagnostic ultrasound apparatus is controlled according to the opening or closing of the cover case in which the monitor is disposed. In particular, when the cover case is closed, not only is output of ultrasonic waves stopped but processing that is being executed inside the apparatus is appropriately terminated and the power is turned off. When so doing, processing that is being executed is interrupted and cancelled and processing that is waiting to be executed is cancelled. The cancelled information is stored in a storage device.

Abstract: A wireless IC tag injection apparatus has a rotary tag-feeding mechanical section feeding IC tags to a delivering guide pass, while receiving wireless IC tags falling from a tag-housing hopper to outer circumferential pockets provided to a rotating disc, and a first tag-sorting mechanical section arranged at the lower end of the delivering guide pass and adapted to switch a delivering pass between two branched passes alternately. The apparatus also has a tag temporary-shutoff mechanical section and a data writing/reading device both provided to the branched pass, a second tag-sorting mechanical section arranged at the lower end of the branched pass and adapted to sort the data-processed IC tags to defective tag evacuation side and conforming tag feeding side, and a tag-injecting section connected to the conforming tag feeding section in the second tag-sorting mechanical section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solar cell sealing film in which the shrinkage is prevented when heated. The solar cell sealing film 13A, 13B comprises a resin mixture of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and polyethylene, and an organic peroxide. The mass ratio (EVA:PE) of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) to the polyethylene (PE) is 8:2 to 3:7 and the melting point of the resin mixture (temperature at a viscosity of 30,000 Pa·s) is 80 to 105° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solar cell sealing film whereby generation of gas is decreased. The solar cell sealing film comprises a resin mixture of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and a polyethylene, and an organic peroxide. The mass ratio (EVA:PE) of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) to the polyethylene (PE) is 8:2 to 3:7, the content of the organic peroxide is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the resin mixture, and the gel rate after crosslinking is 20 to 80% by mass.

Abstract: To provide an assembled cell in which problems such as the fast deterioration of only some unit cells positioned in a middle part are solved by realizing smooth heat dissipation from the middle part of the cell even if an outer member is made of a flexible material. A first heat transfer member 6 including bag members 6a made of polycarbonate and filled with silicone gel is provided between a housing 2 and a unit cell assembly 5 in which a plurality of unit cells 10 are stacked, and in a middle part in a direction of stacking of the unit cells 10. The unit cells 10 are each provided with an outer member 18 made of aluminum laminate film.

Abstract: An information processing device according to the present invention includes: a storage unit configured to store possessed character information that is information related to characters possessed by a player and a game parameter indicating an accumulation state of points possessed by the player in association with the player; a character selection unit configured to select a main character and a sub character from among the characters possessed by the player; a point accumulation unit configured to accumulate points by updating the possessed character information so that the sub character selected by the character selection unit is made into a character not possessed by the player and by adding the number of points corresponding to the sub character to the game parameter; and a parameter varying unit configured to vary a parameter set to the main character by causing the points accumulated by the point accumulation unit to be consumed.

Abstract: The purpose is to provide a compound which has an intestinal phosphate transporter (NPT-IIb) inhibitory action and is useful as an active ingredient of an agent for treating and/or preventing hyperphosphatemia. A tetrahydrobenzothiophene compound of the following formula (I) has NPT-IIb inhibitory action and can be used as an agent for treating and/or preventing hyperphosphatemia: wherein, R1 represents —O-lower alkyl, -lower alkylene-phenyl, or the like; R2 and R3 are the same as or different from each other and represent H, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or the like, or, R2 and R3 may be combined with a nitrogen atom to which they bind to form 5- to 7-membered saturated cyclic amino; R4's are the same as or different from each other and represent halogen, lower alkyl; and n represents 0 to 2.

Abstract: A working fluid whose base material is a glycol, characterized in that such working fluid contains a modified silicone oil.

Abstract: A manufacturing method with which a high thermal conductivity silicon nitride substrate having excellent sintering performance can be manufactured without the occurrence of a molding crack or degreasing crack, as well as to provide a silicon nitride substrate, and a silicon nitride circuit board and a semiconductor module using the silicon nitride substrate. In the manufacturing method, in which a slurry is produced by mixing a silicon nitride powder, a sintering additive powder, and a binder in an organic solvent which is a dispersion medium, and the slurry is formed into a sheet, followed by degreasing and sintering, the oxygen content of the silicon nitride powder is 2.0 mass % or less and the specific surface area of the same is 3 to 11 m2/g, the additive ratio of the sintering additive powder is 4 to 15 mol %, and the water content ratio of the organic solvent is 0.03 to 3 mass %.