Abstract: OTA master mounted on the vehicle is configured as an in-vehicle device that manages updating of the software of the vehicle. The OTA master determines whether user consent is necessary based on the type of software. Then, when determining that user consent is necessary, the OTA master makes an inquiry to the user as to whether to execute a process for the update of the software.

Abstract: It is an objective of the present disclosure to reduce computational complexity for obtaining a network topology configuration capable of efficiently accommodating a plurality of traffic demands assumed between nodes present in a network. A device of the present disclosure includes: a computation traffic generation unit that creates a traffic demand matrix whose elements are values individually obtained by demands between nodes present in a target network area from a plurality of traffic demand matrices created based on predicted traffic demands between the nodes; and a network topology generation unit that generates a network topology based on the traffic demand matrix generated by the computation traffic generation unit and port information of the nodes in the network area.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a substance with a modified carbon allotrope surface that can suppress or prevent uneven distribution, uneven orientation, and the like of a structural analysis target substance in a structural analysis by cryo-electron microscopy. A method for producing a substance with a modified carbon allotrope surface of the present invention includes: the step of surface-treating by reacting a carbon allotrope surface with a halogen oxide radical, wherein the carbon allotrope surface is modified by the surface-treating.

Abstract: An event regarding control of a terminal that significantly affects communication quality with which communication between the terminal and an external communication device is performed is predicted by acquiring surrounding information of the terminal using a surrounding environment information collection unit, and a packet loss caused in communication, communication disconnection, and communication quality that does not meet required performance are prevented using communication control to change setting related to communication, such as selection/addition/deletion of a communication counterpart, selection/change of a communication scheme, a change in modulation scheme, coding rate, and number of spatial multiplexings of communication, and a change in setting of an automatic gain controller of a receiver for communication.

Abstract: The surface fastener includes a base portion, a fastener member that includes a plurality of engagement elements, and a masking member that is detachably held by the fastener member. The masking member covers an engaging area of the fastener member, at least a part of the engaging element is embedded in the masking member. A space portion is provided between the base portion and the masking member in the engaging area. Thus, a foam resin can be prevented from intruding the engaging area of the fastener member in foam-molding of the cushion body. The masking member is also easily peeled off from the fastener member after foam-molding.

Abstract: The OTA master downloads data from the OTA server via the off-vehicle network. The processing circuit of the OTA master determines whether the communication speed when downloading data via the external network is less than the determined communication speed. When the processing circuit determines that the communication speed will be less than the determined communication speed, the processing circuit proposes to the user to change the communication plan to a communication plan that allows the communication speed to be higher than or equal to the determined communication speed.

Abstract: A vehicle is equipped with an OTA master. A processing circuit of the OTA master predicts whether a prohibition period occurs when an activation process of activating software in a storage device of a target ECU is performed the next time the vehicle is started, the prohibition period being a period during which the vehicle is prohibited from starting to move or the use of a specific function in the vehicle is prohibited. When the processing circuit predicts that the prohibition period occurs when the activation process is performed the next time the vehicle is started, the processing circuit notifies a user of the vehicle of the length of the prohibition period.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an antisense oligonucleic acid with reduced hepatotoxicity. The antisense oligonucleic acid according to the present invention is characterized in that it has a base length of not less than 7 nt and not more than 30 nt, wherein nucleic acid residues of not less than 1 nt and not more than 5 nt respectively from the both terminals are 2?,4?-bridged nucleic acids, 2?,4?-non-bridged nucleic acid residue(s) is(are) present between the above-mentioned both terminals, and one or more bases in the nucleic acid residue(s) of the above-mentioned 2?,4?-non-bridged nucleic acid residue(s) is/are modified.

Abstract: An electrochemical measurement apparatus includes: a tank containing electrolytic solution and a sample that generates or consumes measurement target substances in the electrolytic solution; a plurality of uniformly mixed working electrodes; and a counter electrode; the apparatus adapted to simultaneously apply a voltage between each of the working electrodes and the counter electrode; and the apparatus configured to measure a current that flows between each of the working electrodes and the counter electrode; wherein any two working electrode groups are mutually different in at least any of the determined voltage, presence/absence of a molecular modification of an electrode surface, and a species of the molecular modification; and whereby a distribution in measurement area of the currents that flow through the working electrodes is acquired.

Abstract: A vehicle configured to obtain update data via a wireless LAN and updates software of an in-vehicle device using the update data includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether an update of the software is in an executable state in a situation where the update of the software is requested and the vehicle is located in a position where the vehicle is connectable to the wireless LAN. The one or more processors are configured to connect the vehicle to the wireless LAN on a condition that the one or more processors determine that the update of the software is in the executable state.

Abstract: A software updating device includes a central processing unit (CPU), the CPU being configured to execute: obtaining schedule information, the schedule information including information regarding whether a scheduled event is scheduled for a user and information regarding a time slot of the scheduled event; predicting a blank period in the future in which the scheduled event will not occur, based on the schedule information that is acquired; deciding a scheduled update date-and-time that is a date and time when an update of software for an information processing device is performed, within the blank period; and performing the update of the software at the scheduled update date-and-time.

Abstract: A vehicle information processing device includes a processor. The processor performs download by receiving update software for an electronic control device mounted on a vehicle. The processor performs installation by causing the electronic control device to store the downloaded update software. The processor performs activation by validating the installed update software. The processor makes a notification of which stage among the download, the installation, and the activation a trouble has occurred in when update to the update software is not successfully completed. The update to the update software is completed when all of the download, the installation, and the activation are completed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for a vehicle includes one or more processors configured to: set a permission period of an update process based on input from an outside, the update process being a process in which software of an electronic control unit mounted on the vehicle is updated to update software; when no permission period is set, execute the update process on condition that an approval signal indicating approval to the update process is acquired; and when the permission period is set, execute the update process in the permission period not on the condition that the approval signal is acquired.

Abstract: An information processing device is for a vehicle. The information processing device includes one or more processors configured to: receive update software for an electronic control device mounted on the vehicle; perform an update of software of the electronic control device to the update software; determine whether an occupant is present in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle; make a notification before update to the update software is started when determining that the occupant is present in the vehicle cabin, the notification being made to allow the occupant to select whether to start the update to the update software; and start the update to the update software without making the notification when determining that no occupant is present in the vehicle cabin.

Abstract: A wafer grinding method includes a first grinding step of grinding a first wafer for testing held on a chuck table to a finishing thickness, a thickness measuring step of measuring, at a plurality of locations in a radial direction, a thickness of the first wafer ground in the first grinding step, a nozzle positioning step of positioning a jetting nozzle directly above a portion of the first wafer having a thickness that is one of the thicknesses of the first wafer measured at the plurality of locations in the thickness measuring step and that is either greater or smaller than a reference thickness set beforehand, and a second grinding step of grinding a second wafer that is next held on the chuck table, while jetting cold water or warm water from the jetting nozzle to the second wafer.

Abstract: A battery state detection device includes a sensor, communicator circuitry, and estimator circuitry. The sensor is configured to measure at least one of a voltage, a current, and a temperature of a rechargeable battery installed to a vehicle. The communicator circuitry is configured to obtain reference information relating to battery state detection from an external device. The estimator circuitry is configured to estimate a state of the rechargeable battery based on a measured value of the sensor. The estimator circuitry is configured to correct at least one of an estimation equation and a parameter based on the reference information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a processor configured to execute a program so as to: acquire viewpoint information, motion information and object information; process an object image wherein: the object image is an image representing a virtual substance and is updated based on the viewpoint information and the motion information; calculate a position when superimposing a background image and the object image, wherein: the background image is an image according to the field of view of the user; generate visual information superimposing the background image and the object image based on the position calculated, and output the generated visual information to a display device; and generate tactile information for an ultrasound generator irradiating the user with ultrasound corresponding to the object based on the position calculated, the motion information and the object information, and output the generated tactile information to the ultrasound generator.

Abstract: Provided is a point cloud analysis device that curbs a decrease in model estimation accuracy due to a laser measurement point cloud. A clustering unit (30) clusters a point cloud representing a three-dimensional point on an object obtained by a measurement unit mounted on a moving body and performing measurement while scanning a measurement position, within a scan line, to obtain a point cloud cluster. A central axis direction estimation unit (32) estimates a central axis direction based on the point cloud cluster. A direction-dependent local effective length estimation unit (34) estimates a local effective length based on an estimated central axis direction and an interval of scan lines, the local effective length being a length when a length of projection of the point cloud cluster in a central axis direction for each of the point cloud clusters is interpolated by an amount of a loss part of the point cloud.

Abstract: An electrophotographic member comprising: a base material; an elastic layer on the base material; and a surface layer on the elastic layer, wherein the elastic layer comprises silicone rubber, the surface layer comprises fluoro rubber, a thickness of the surface layer is 3 ?m or more, an elastic deformation power ?IT calculated from a load displacement curve, obtained with a nanoindentation test according to ISO 14577 by bringing a Vickers indenter into contact with an outer surface of the surface layer and setting a test load at 120 ?N, is 30 to 50%, and a Martens hardness determined by the nanoindentation test at the outer surface of the surface layer is 12.0 to 18.0 N/mm2.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an information acquisition interface configured to acquire a measurement result from one or more weight sensors configured to measure a weight of a user, and a controller configured to detect an increase in the weight of the user based on the measurement result.