Abstract: A hand includes a hand body in which a predetermined first reference axis is defined, a gripper in which a predetermined second reference axis is defined and which grips a workpiece, and a coupler that couples the gripper to the hand body. The coupler includes at least one of a decentering supporter that supports the gripper such that the second reference axis is capable of being decentered with respect to the first reference axis, or a tilt supporter that supports the gripper such that the second reference axis is capable of being tilted with respect to the first reference axis.

Abstract: A network management apparatus including a failure influence calculation unit that calculates, in a case where a communication failure occurs in a plurality of buildings in which communication facilities are accommodated and which correspond to upper layers of a network, an influence of the communication failure, the influence being an influence on other buildings corresponding to lower layers of the network by the occurred failure. Further, there is a priority calculation unit that calculates a priority of a possibility of the buildings in which the occurred failure is to be actually recovered among the buildings in which the failure occurs and which correspond to the upper layers, based on a degree of the communication failure continuously occurring in any building of the network under a condition in which the occurred failure and the influence calculated by the failure influence calculation unit are applied.

Abstract: A network management device includes a priority calculation unit to apply, to a situation in which, when a failure in communication occurs in a plurality of buildings that houses a communication facility. When a condition in which the failure that occurred is assumed to be restored regarding a plurality of combinations of some buildings among the buildings in which the failure has occurred by performing restoration on the communication facility housed in the building is applied, the failure in communication continuously occurs in a building that houses a communication facility used for providing a predetermined type of communication service among the plurality of buildings, a policy that defines weighting corresponding to the situation and calculate, for each of the plurality of combinations, priority of a possible combination of buildings in which the failure that occurred is to be actually restored among the buildings in which the failure has occurred.

Abstract: A resource determination device according to one embodiment includes a storage unit that stores a model that indicates relationship among resource arrangement of a virtual machine, a plurality of types of processing loads of the virtual machine, and processing performance of the virtual machine, a function derivation unit that derives a function using the resource arrangement as an argument and a processing load having relatively high relevance to the processing performance as a return value, and a determination unit that calculates the processing load in the resource arrangement that is designated on the basis of the function, calculates the processing performance in the designated resource arrangement by inputting the calculated processing load to the model, and determines that the designated resource arrangement is appropriate in a case where the calculated processing performance satisfies a requirement.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stable aqueous pharmaceutical composition or lyophilized pharmaceutical composition comprising a protein as the active ingredient. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a protein having physiological activity and two different nonionic surfactants, including polysorbate 80 and polyoxyethylene(160) polyoxypropylene(30) glycol as the nonionic surfactants, for example, and as optional components, sodium chloride as a neutral salt, sucrose as a disaccharide and citrate buffer as a buffering agent.

Abstract: Provided is a battery pack comprising a plurality of batteries; and a plurality of memories that correspond respectively to the batteries and that each record deterioration information of the corresponding battery. Each set of a battery and a corresponding memory may be formed integrally as a battery cell. As a result, the deterioration information of each battery cell can be known even after the battery pack is disassembled.

Abstract: A rubbery composition is prepared by combining (A) a rubber component, (B) a cellulose, and (C) fluorene compound having a 9,9-bis(aryl)fluorene skeleton. The fluorene compound (C1) may be a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein a ring Z represents an arene ring, R1 and R2 represent a substituent, X1 represents a heteroatom-containing functional group, k denotes an integer of 0 to 4, n denotes an integer of not less than 1, p denotes an integer of not less than 0. The rubbery composition has improved mechanical properties such as strength, elongation, and hardness.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for the treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer's disease having an improved therapeutic or prophylactic effect together with reduced side effects. This composition for the treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer's disease contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of glycerophosphocholine (G) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as a first active ingredient and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of herperidin (H), narirutin (N), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as a second active ingredient. This composition promotes remyelination, promotes the activity of ?-secretase, and also suppresses the expression of ?-secretase.

Abstract: Provided is a battery pack comprising a plurality of batteries; and a plurality of memories that correspond respectively to the batteries and that each record deterioration information of the corresponding battery. Each set of a battery and a corresponding memory may be formed integrally as a battery cell. As a result, the deterioration information of each battery cell can be known even after the battery pack is disassembled.

Abstract: Provided is a battery pack comprising a plurality of batteries; and a plurality of memories that correspond respectively to the batteries and that each record deterioration information of the corresponding battery. Each set of a battery and a corresponding memory may be formed integrally as a battery cell. As a result, the deterioration information of each battery cell can be known even after the battery pack is disassembled.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for the treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer's disease having an improved therapeutic or prophylactic effect together with reduced side effects. This composition for the treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer's disease contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of glycerophosphocholine (G) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as a first active ingredient and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of herperidin (H), narirutin (N), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as a second active ingredient. This composition promotes remyelination, promotes the activity of ?-secretase, and also suppresses the expression of ?-secretase.

Abstract: Provided is a battery pack comprising a plurality of batteries; and a plurality of memories that correspond respectively to the batteries and that each record deterioration information of the corresponding battery. Each set of a battery and a corresponding memory may be formed integrally as a battery cell. As a result, the deterioration information of each battery cell can be known even after the battery pack is disassembled.

Abstract: Provided is a battery pack comprising a plurality of batteries; and a plurality of memories that correspond respectively to the batteries and that each record deterioration information of the corresponding battery. Each set of a battery and a corresponding memory may be formed integrally as a battery cell. As a result, the deterioration information of each battery cell can be known even after the battery pack is disassembled.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a vehicle, includes: preparing a chassis of the vehicle in which a plurality of battery modules are installed; forming a wiring section in a body of the vehicle; and electrically connecting the plurality of battery modules by means of the wiring section, by coupling the chassis to the body.

Abstract: A battery control apparatus includes: a battery circuit in which a plurality of batteries are connected in series; a plurality of bypass circuits, each of which removes a corresponding battery from the battery circuit; a plurality of switches, each of which switches whether to connect a corresponding battery in series with the other batteries, or to connect the corresponding battery to a corresponding bypass circuit to remove the corresponding battery from the battery circuit; a deterioration detecting section that detects deterioration of each of the plurality of batteries; and a switch control section that controls the plurality of switches to remove, from the battery circuit, the batteries having greater deterioration and connects, in series, the batteries having smaller deterioration.

Abstract: Provided is a battery assembling apparatus comprising a selecting section that selects as battery cells to be assembled into a battery pack, from among a plurality of battery cells, battery cells having similar charge curves that indicate a relationship between voltage and charge period, which is a time period necessary for a battery cell to be charged from a first voltage to a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage. As a result, the lifetimes of battery cells and of a battery pack assembled from a plurality of battery cells can be extended.

Abstract: Included are a power-generation amount calculating section calculating an expected amount of power-generation being an amount of power generated by a power generating section in the future, for each predetermined period, a power-consumption amount calculating section calculating an expected amount of power-consumption being an amount of power consumed by a power load, for the predetermined period, an excess power period determining section determining an excess power period, an excess power amount calculating section calculating an expected excess power amount, and a charge/discharge control section controlling charge/discharge of a battery so that a remaining amount of the battery at the beginning of the excess power period becomes an amount resulting from subtracting the expected excess power amount from a pre-set charge amount.

Abstract: A polysilane having excellent functionalities (e.g., solubility in a solvent and reactivity) is obtained by introducing a structural unit of the following formula (1) to a polysilane through a reaction of a dihalosilane having a Si—H bond and adding a hydrosilylatable compound (e.g., a compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond) to the Si—H bond, wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an organic group, or a silyl group; and “n” denotes an integer of not less than 1.

Abstract: Provided is a battery assembling apparatus comprising a selecting section that selects as battery cells to be assembled into a battery pack, from among a plurality of battery cells, battery cells having similar charge curves that indicate a relationship between voltage and charge period, which is a time period necessary for a battery cell to be charged from a first voltage to a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage. As a result, the lifetimes of battery cells and of a battery pack assembled from a plurality of battery cells can be extended.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a vehicle, includes: preparing a chassis of the vehicle in which a plurality of battery modules are installed; forming a wiring section in a body of the vehicle; and electrically connecting the plurality of battery modules by means of the wiring section, by coupling the chassis to the body.