Abstract: A positive electrode active material that is a composite oxide that is represented by the general formula LiaNixCoyMnzMbO2, wherein 0.9<a<1.1, 0.4?x<1.0, 0?y<0.4, 0?z<0.4, 0?b<0.2, 0.9<(x+y+z+b)<1.1, and the element M includes at least one element from the group that consists of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Al, Ga, and In. The ratio (B/A) of BET specific surface area (A) before particle compression testing and BET specific surface area (B) after particle compression testing of the composite oxide particles is 1.0-3.0.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member and a developer bearing member. A first period is from when rotational drive of the developer bearing member is started until increased to a speed at which the image forming apparatus performs image forming. A first absolute value of a difference between a developer bearing member surface potential Vdc and an image bearing member surface potential Vd, as determined when the image bearing member is facing the developer bearing member, is obtained during the first period. The value |Vdc?Vd| obtained during the first period is smaller than the value |Vdc?Vd| obtained after the first period. During the first period, the image bearing member surface potential Vd at the facing position is a first potential and, after the first period, the image bearing member surface potential Vd at the facing position becomes a second potential different from the first potential.

Abstract: An S(+) form of 4-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-4-oxo-butanoic acid or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof may be useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition or a food or drink composition, and the like. An enantiomeric excess of an S(+) form may be at least 97% or more. The compound may be used in treating, improving, or preventing a mitochondrial disease and/or a symptom or a disease associated with aging.

Abstract: Provided is a radio communication device capable of reducing interference, caused by non-SR transmission, with a basic service set (BSS) performing spatial reuse (SR) transmission. An SR transmission resource control unit (107) of the radio communication device (SR initiator) (100) determines transmission resources for an SR signal to be transmitted by means of SR to a second BSS other than a first BSS to which the radio communication device (100) belongs on the basis of radio quality information transmitted from other radio communication devices (SR responders) in the first BSS. A radio transmission/reception unit (101) transmits the SR signal by using the determined transmission resources.

Abstract: A communication apparatus in the present disclosure comprises an AID generator, a Trigger frame generator, and a wireless transmitter/receiver. When a Trigger Type in a trigger frame is an RA trigger, the AID generator generates, as information for an AID12 subfield, information that is different from an AID. The Trigger frame generator generates a RA variant Trigger frame when the Trigger Type in the trigger frame is an RA trigger, and sets, in the AID12 subfield included in the RA variant Trigger frame, the information output from the AID generator. The wireless transmitter/receiver transmits the Trigger frame, generated by the Trigger frame generator, to a terminal.

Abstract: A method for producing a negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery obtained therewith are disclosed. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer provided on the surface of the negative electrode current collector, and a first film which has lithium ion permeability and which coats at least a portion of the surface of the negative electrode active material layer and partially coats the surface of the negative electrode current collector. The first film preferably contains a first lithium compound containing an element M1, an element A1, and lithium. Herein, M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of P, Si, B, V, Nb, W, Ti, Zr, Al, Ba, La, and Ta; and A1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, S, O, N, and Br.

Abstract: An electric resistance welded steel pipe includes a base metal zone and an electric resistance welded zone. The base metal zone has a chemical composition containing, by mass, predetermined amounts of C, Si, Mn, P, S, Al, N, Nb, V, and Ti, with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. The steel microstructure of the wall-thickness center of the base metal zone includes ferrite and bainite such that the total volume fraction of the ferrite and the bainite in the steel microstructure is 70% or more, with the balance being one or more selected from pearlite, martensite, and austenite. The steel microstructure has an average grain size of 7.0 m or less and a dislocation density of 1.0×1014 to 6.0×1015 m?2. The residual stress generated in the inner and outer surfaces of the pipe in the axial direction is 150 MPa or less.

Abstract: In order to accurately detect a posture angle of a swivel section even when a disturbance acceleration occurs due to the movement of the swivel section, a swivel work machine includes: a swivel section; at least one inertial sensor that is disposed on the swivel section and that is configured to calculate a posture angle of the swivel section on the basis of an angular velocity and an acceleration; a first operation detection section as a detection section configured to detect an operation of causing the swivel section to move; and an IMU instruction section as an output section configured to, in a case where an operation of causing movement has been detected, output a signal corresponding to the operation, to the at least one inertial sensor.

Abstract: A display controller for controlling a content displayed on the display provided on the working machine comprises a display control unit. The display control unit is configured to display, on the display, an icon image indicating information regarding the working machine and a plurality of graphic meter images indicating respective conditions of the working machine so that the graphic meter images, each in an arcuate shape, are displayed as being arranged so as to surround the icon image.

Abstract: A gripping device includes a partition film that is elastically deformable, a vacuum pump (deformation unit) that elastically deforms the partition film, and a cylindrical gripping portion that extends from the peripheral edge of the partition film and is elastically deformed in the central axis direction along with the elastic deformation of the partition film to wrap a workpiece. When the gripping portion comes into contact with the workpiece, a sealed space is formed between the workpiece, the gripping portion, and the partition film. Since the volume of the sealed space increases due to the elastic deformation of the partition film, a negative pressure is generated in the sealed space. The gripping device reliably grips the workpiece by a frictional force acting between the workpiece and the gripping portion and a suction force due to a negative pressure generated in the sealed space.

Abstract: Provided is a radio communication device capable of reducing interference, caused by non-SR transmission, with a basic service set (BSS) performing spatial reuse (SR) transmission. An SR transmission resource control unit (107) of the radio communication device (SR initiator) (100) determines transmission resources for an SR signal to be transmitted by means of SR to a second BSS other than a first BSS to which the radio communication device (100) belongs on the basis of radio quality information transmitted from other radio communication devices (SR responders) in the first BSS. A radio transmission/reception unit (101) transmits the SR signal by using the determined transmission resources.

Abstract: There is provided a method of processing a substrate, the method including: providing the substrate on which a natural oxide film is formed; performing a pre-processing on the substrate such that the natural oxide film formed on the substrate is removed; and directly forming a tungsten film on the substrate by heating a stage on which the substrate is mounted to a predetermined temperature and supplying a tungsten chloride gas and a reduction gas to the substrate which has been subjected to the pre-processing.

Abstract: Provided is a line-of-sight detection apparatus that outputs reliability of an estimation result of a line of sight when an eye to be a line-of-sight detection target is switched. The line-of-sight detection apparatus includes: an estimation target selection unit configured to select an eye of a line-of-sight detection target person as one of switchable line-of-sight detection modes; a line-of-sight estimation unit configured to estimate a line of sight of the line-of-sight detection target person in the line-of-sight detection mode; a reliability determination unit configured to determine, based on a first line of sight before the mode is switched and a second line of sight after the mode is switched, reliability of the second line of sight; and a line-of-sight direction output unit configured to output information on the second line of sight and the reliability of the second line of sight.

Abstract: An awakening effort motion estimation device includes processing circuitry configured to acquire a captured image obtained by imaging an occupant's face in a vehicle; detect, on a basis of the captured image having been acquired, two reference points for estimating a motion of the occupant's mouth, the two reference points including one point on a mask worn by the occupant, and the other point being a point based on a feature point of the occupant's face or a point different from the one point on the mask in the captured image; calculate a reference point distance between the detected two reference points; and estimate whether or not the occupant is performing an awakening effort motion by moving his or her mouth depending on whether or not the calculated reference point distance satisfies an awakening effort estimating condition.

Abstract: A monitoring system of a work machine includes a monitor to monitor whether or not a work machine is within an area when a first signal is received and stop monitoring when a second signal is received. The work machine includes at least a communication terminal to transmit the first signal and the second signal to the monitor, a first instruction generator operable to instruct the communication terminal to transmit the first signal, and a second instruction generator operable to instruct the communication terminal to transmit the second signal when the monitor is monitoring the work machine.

Abstract: A communication apparatus in the present disclosure comprises an AID generator, a Trigger frame generator, and a wireless transmitter/receiver. When a Trigger Type in a trigger frame is an RA trigger, the AID generator (103) generates, as information for an AID12 subfield, information that is different from an AID. The Trigger frame generator (104) generates a RA variant Trigger frame when the Trigger Type in the trigger frame is an RA trigger, and sets, in the AID12 subfield included in the RA variant Trigger frame, the information output from the AID generator (103). The wireless transmitter/receiver (106) transmits the Trigger frame, generated by the Trigger frame generator (104), to a terminal (200).

Abstract: A metal pipe having an outer diameter of 150 mm to 3,000 mm and a wall thickness of 2 mm to 50 mm, and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes a pipe-end-portion expansion step of expanding pipe end portions that are located at both ends of a mother pipe and an internal pressure application step that is performed after the pipe-end-portion expansion step and in which the mother pipe is expanded by applying an internal pressure, p, to the entire interior of the mother pipe until the internal pressure, p (MPa), that corresponds to changes in an axial compression amount s (mm), the axial compression amount, s, representing an amount of compression in a pipe axial direction against pipe extreme ends which are the both ends of the mother pipe, becomes a preset maximum internal pressure pmax (MPa), and p and s satisfy a specified formula.

Abstract: A device management system includes an automatic updater that automatically generates an automatic F/W update task in accordance with an automatic F/W update plan which is a setting for automatically generating the automatic F/W update task as a task for updating firmware of an image forming apparatus. The automatic F/W update plan includes specifying of firmware for update and a mode in which the update is fully executed on all electronic apparatuses of a target of the software update. The automatic updater automatically generates the automatic F/W update task in accordance with the automatic F/W update plan at a specific timing in a repeat manner.

Abstract: Provided is a radio communication device which can prevent interference between SRS and PUCCH when the PUCCH transmission bandwidth fluctuates and suppress degradation of CQI estimation accuracy by the band where no SRS is transmitted. The device includes: an SRS code generation unit (201) which generates an SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) for measuring uplink line data channel quality; an SRS arrangement unit (202) which frequency-multiplexes the SRS on the SR transmission band and arranges it; and an SRS arrangement control unit (208) which controls SRS frequency multiplex so as to be uniform in frequency without modifying the bandwidth of one SRS multiplex unit in accordance with the fluctuation of the reference signal transmission bandwidth according to the SRS arrangement information transmitted from the base station and furthermore controls the transmission interval of the frequency-multiplexed SRS.

Abstract: The present invention provides a zirconia pre-sintered body that exhibits suitable shade, translucency, and strength with short firing.