Abstract: A terminal includes a receiver, which, in operation, receives time unit information related to an amount of an uplink time resource per a time unit, and receives a number of repetitions over a plurality of the time units, wherein the time unit includes a downlink time resource for a downlink signal and the uplink time resource for a response signal. The amount of the uplink time resource is expressed as a fixed number of consecutive symbols that remains the same number over the plurality of the time units over which the response signal is repeatedly transmitted. The terminal includes a transmitter, which, in operation, repeatedly transmits the response signal over the plurality of the time units.

Abstract: Provided is a base station capable of enhancing signal reception performance. In the base station (100), a control unit (101) generates data signals in unit of fixed length. A transmission unit (107) performs repetitive transmission of a transmission signal including at least one of the data signals in unit of fixed length in a resource that can be set to a plurality of data lengths.

Abstract: A base station (100, 300) is provided with a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter (109) transmits a downlink signal in a downlink transmission region, in a time unit that includes the downlink transmission region, an uplink transmission region, and a gap period that is a switching point between the downlink transmission region and the uplink transmission region. The receiver (111) receives an uplink signal in the uplink transmission region, in the time unit. Furthermore, a delay tolerant signal for which a delay is tolerated more than for the downlink signal and the uplink signal is mapped to within the gap period.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a sliding member formed by impregnating a porous base member made of a bronze-based alloy with a resin material, the sliding member including a sliding surface where both the porous base member and the resin material are exposed, the method including: a step of preparing a back metal layer; a porous base member formation step of forming the porous base member by depositing particles of the bronze-based alloy on a surface of the back metal layer and sintering the particles; an impregnation step of impregnating the porous base member with the resin material; a deformation step of deforming an end edge of the back metal layer in a direction away from the sliding surface; and a cutting step of cutting the porous base member impregnated with the resin material to form the sliding surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sliding member which enables further reduction of friction and improvement of seizure resistance without deteriorating wear resistance of a sliding surface. The sliding member includes a porous metal base material, and a resin material with which the porous metal base material is impregnated. The sliding member includes an exposed sliding surface. The sliding surface includes a top surface made of the resin material, and a bottom surface made of the porous metal base material. A height from the bottom surface to the top surface is 10 to 30 ?m, and the resin material includes fluorine resin.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a sliding member formed by impregnating a porous base member made of a bronze-based alloy with a resin material, the sliding member including a sliding surface where both the porous base member and the resin material are exposed, the method including: a step of preparing a back metal layer; a porous base member formation step of forming the porous base member by depositing particles of the bronze-based alloy on a surface of the back metal layer and sintering the particles; an impregnation step of impregnating the porous base member with the resin material; a deformation step of deforming an end edge of the back metal layer in a direction away from the sliding surface; and a cutting step of cutting the porous base member impregnated with the resin material to form the sliding surface.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an acquiring unit that acquires cell information indicating a state of a cell from production of a pluripotent stem cell to differentiation of the pluripotent stem cell into a specific differentiated cell by differentiation induction, and process history information indicating a history of a processing process for obtaining the differentiated cell, and a deriving unit that derives differentiation potency information indicating differentiation potency of the pluripotent stem cell based on the cell information and the process history information which are acquired by the acquiring unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for supplying dietary fiber to food and drink and/or for improving quality of food and drink, which includes a partially hydrolyzed substance of glucomannan. This partially hydrolyzed substance of glucomannan has a viscosity in a 1% aqueous solution which is in a range of 1,000 to 10,000 mPa·s and a weight average molecular weight which is in a range of 100,000 to 800,000. Because an aqueous solution thereof is lowly viscous, not only the composition can be added to food and drink, in a comparatively high concentration, but also upon adding the composition to an emulsified food such as an ice cream, even by heating, a shape of the food before heating can be retained.

Abstract: A display device including a first light source that emits light, a background panel including a translucent portion to which light emitted from the first light source is entered and from which transmitted light is exited, the translucent portion provided in at least a portion of the background panel; and a dial including a transparent portion to which at least a portion of the transmitted light exited from the translucent portion is entered, the transparent portion provided in at least a portion of the dial.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a backup system that collectively performs the backup of data in a block form stored by a block recording device, and the back of data in a file form stored by a file recording device. According to the present invention, a backup system comprises: a first storage unit for storing first data using a first storage form; a second storage unit for storing second data using a second storage form; a backup storage unit for storing backup data for the first data and the second data; a storage form converter for converting into data for the second storage form the first data stored in the first storage form by the first storage unit; and a backup manager for copying into the backup storage unit the first data and the second data stored in the second storage form by the second storage unit.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a backup system that collectively performs the backup of data in a block form stored by a block recording device, and the back of data in a file form stored by a file recording device. According to the present invention, a backup system comprises: a first storage unit for storing first data using a first storage form; a second storage unit for storing second data using a second storage form; a backup storage unit for storing backup data for the first data and the second data; a storage form converter for converting into data for the second storage form the first data stored in the first storage form by the first storage unit; and a backup manager for copying into the backup storage unit the first data and the second data stored in the second storage form by the second storage unit.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a backup system that collectively performs the backup of data in a block form stored by a block recording device, and the back of data in a file form stored by a file recording device. According to the present invention, a backup system comprises: a first storage unit for storing first data using a first storage form; a second storage unit for storing second data using a second storage form; a backup storage unit for storing backup data for the first data and the second data; a storage form converter for converting into data for the second storage form the first data stored in the first storage form by the first storage unit; and a backup manager for copying into the backup storage unit the first data and the second data stored in the second storage form by the second storage unit.

Abstract: The invention is intended to establish means for manufacturing MB2 single crystals and to provide a useful superconductive material (wire rod and so forth) taking advantage of anisotropic superconductive properties thereof. A mixed raw material of Mg and B or a precursor containing MgB2 crystallites, obtained by causing reaction of the mixed raw material of Mg and B, kept in contact with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), is held at a high temperature in the range of 1300 to 1700° C. and under a high pressure in the range of 3 to 6 GPa to cause reaction for forming an intermediate product, thereby growing the MB2 single crystals having anisotropic superconductive properties via the intermediate product.

Abstract: An Hg- or Nd-based oxide superconductor comprises Ba as a constituent element and has a content of carbon as an impurity at a level of not greater than 2.0 atomic % whereby the oxide superconductor stably shows high superconducting characteristics without causing degradation with time. For its production, BaO, which has a reduced content of carbon impurity of 0.5% or below, is provided as a feed stock for Ba, and the starting materials are mixed and processed in a dry atmosphere wherein an amount of a carbon-containing gas is suppressed to a certain level, thereby obtaining the oxide superconductor.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a backup system that collectively performs the backup of data in a block form stored by a block recording device, and the back of data in a file form stored by a file recording device. According to the present invention, a backup system comprises: a first storage unit for storing first data using a first storage form; a second storage unit for storing second data using a second storage form; a backup storage unit for storing backup data for the first data and the second data; a storage form converter for converting into data for the second storage form the first data stored in the first storage form by the first storage unit; and a backup manager for copying into the backup storage unit the first data and the second data stored in the second storage form by the second storage unit.

Abstract: The invention makes it possible to predict a gene contained in a DNA fragment obtained as a result of gene expression analysis effectively in a simple and easy manner. Searching is made in a gene database utilizing the information about the size from a known nucleotide sequence to a specific sequence in a target fragment and the information about the specific sequence to thereby extract the predicted gene. The invention makes it possible to predict and identify a target fragment gene rapidly, whereby the gene analysis efficiency is markedly improved.

Abstract: The invention is intended to establish means for manufacturing MB2 single crystals and to provide a useful superconductive material (wire rod and so forth) taking advantage of anisotropic superconductive properties thereof. A mixed raw material of Mg and B or a precursor containing MgB2 crystallites, obtained by causing reaction of the mixed raw material of Mg and B, kept in contact with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), is held at a high temperature in the range of 1300 to 1700° C. and under a high pressure in the range of 3 to 6 GPa to cause reaction for forming an intermediate product, thereby growing the MB2 single crystals having anisotropic superconductive properties via the intermediate product.

Abstract: An Hg- or Nd-based oxide superconductor comprises Ba as a constituent element and has a content of carbon as an impurity at a level of not greater than 2.0 atomic % whereby the oxide superconductor stably shows high superconducting characteristics without causing degradation with time. For its production, BaO, which has a reduced content of carbon impurity of 0.5% or below, is provided as a feed stock for Ba, and the starting materials are mixed and processed in a dry atmosphere wherein an amount of a carbon-containing gas is suppressed to a certain level, thereby obtaining the oxide superconductor.

Abstract: An Hg- or Nd-based oxide superconductor comprises Ba as a constituent element and has a content of carbon as an impurity at a level of not greater than 2.0 atomic % whereby the oxide superconductor stably shows high superconducting characteristics without causing degradation with time. For its production, BaO, which has a reduced content of carbon impurity of 0.5% or below, is provided as a feed stock for Ba, and the starting materials are mixed and processed in a dry atmosphere wherein an amount of a carbon-containing gas is suppressed to a certain level, thereby obtaining the oxide superconductor.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an oxide superconductor, including the steps of mixing oxide materials of the metals contained in an oxide superconductor represented by HgBa.sub.2 Ca.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.8+y to prepare a powder mixture of the composition noted above, molding the powder mixture to prepare a molded body of a desired shape, and applying a heat treatment to the molded body within a hermetic container at a temperature sufficient for bringing about a solid phase reaction of the oxide materials for at least 20 hours.