Abstract: A sensor interface circuit includes a frequency synchronization circuit connectable to a sensor. The frequency synchronization circuit includes: a reference voltage source generating a reference voltage; a current source connected to the reference voltage source, and generating a current by using the reference voltage; a voltage difference detection circuit including first and second input nodes and an output node, generating a control voltage according to a difference between voltages received at the first and second input nodes, one of the voltages received at the first and second input nodes corresponding to a detection value of the sensor; a voltage-controlled oscillation circuit connected to the output node, and generating an oscillation signal according to the control voltage; and a frequency/impedance conversion circuit connected between the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit and the second input node, and converting a frequency of a signal according to the oscillation signal into impedance.

Abstract: A total sum obtained by multiplying a distribution ratio set for each of distribution destination pixels by a relative position in a first direction is a first direction total sum, a total sum obtained by multiplying the distribution ratio set for each of the distribution destination pixels by a relative position in a second direction is a second direction total sum, a ratio of the second direction total sum to the first direction total sum is a total sum ratio, a ratio of a second direction resolution to a first direction resolution is a resolution ratio, the total sum ratio when the resolution ratio is a first resolution ratio is a first total sum ratio, when the resolution ratio is a second resolution ratio greater than the first resolution ratio is a second total sum ratio, and the second total sum ratio is greater than the first total sum ratio.

Abstract: The present invention is a semiconductor nanoparticle composed of a semiconductor crystal of a compound containing Ag, Au and S as essential constitutional elements. A AgAuS-based compound constituting the semiconductor nanoparticle has a total content of Ag, Au and S of 95 mass % or more. In addition, the compound is preferably a AgAuS ternary compound represented by the general formula Ag(nx)Au(ny)S(nz). In the formula, n is any positive integer. x, y and z represent proportions of the number of atoms of the respective atoms of Ag, Au and S in the compound and are real numbers satisfying 0<x, y, z?1, and x/y is 1/7 or more and 7 or less.

Abstract: A guide pipe provided along a movement path of a wire electrode between a direction change pulley and a winding device and guiding the wire electrode has antistatic properties. A gas-liquid mixed fluid is supplied into the guide pipe. A suction nozzle passes between a pair of rollers of the winding device and is directly or indirectly connected to an outlet side of the guide pipe. The suction nozzle suctions the gas-liquid mixed fluid in the guide pipe and a tip of the wire electrode by a suction device and captures the wire electrode. The captured wire electrode is wound by the winding device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an inorganic/organic hybrid complementary semiconductor device that can be manufactured at a lower cost, has excellent long-term stability, has a well-balanced operation between the p-type transistor and the n-type transistor, and operates at a high speed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal wiring, to be formed on a flexible substrate, including a sintered body of silver particles. The sintered body constituting the metal wiring has a volume resistivity of 20 ??·cm or less, hardness of 0.38 GPa or less, and a Young's modulus of 7.0 GPa or less. A conductive sheet provided with the metal wiring can be produced by applying/calcinating, on a substrate, a metal paste containing, as a solid content, silver particles having prescribed particle size and particle size distribution, and further containing, as a conditioner, an ethyl cellulose having a number average molecular weight of 10,000 or more and 90,000 or less. The metal wiring of the present invention is excellent in bending resistance with change in electrical characteristics suppressed even through repetitive bending deformation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sealing material suitable for a compound having a non-stoichiometric composi263tion. The present disclosure is related to a sealing material for a compound having a non-stoichiometric composition, the sealing material including a polymer layer and an inorganic oxide insulator layer, wherein the polymer layer includes a first polymer layer containing an organic solvent soluble polymer.

Abstract: Provided is a substance capable of effectively suppressing cancer metastasis or a pharmaceutical composition that effectively acts on an inflammatory disease. The pharmaceutical composition is a pharmaceutical composition containing, as an active ingredient, an antibody or an antibody fragment thereof having antigen-binding activity for an S100A8/A9 heterodimer, and blocks interaction between S100A8/A9 and a group of receptors therefor, to thereby strongly suppress cancer metastasis both in vitro and in vivo, or alleviate inflammation. That is, the anti-S100A8/A9 antibody or the antibody fragment thereof can strongly suppress cancer metastasis or alleviate inflammation, by virtue of its blocking action on the interaction between S100A8/A9 and the group of receptors therefor.

Abstract: A sensor interface circuit includes: an RF switch having a control node; a bias circuit electrically connected to the control node and applying, to the control node, a voltage at a first level or a second level corresponding to a linear region of a reflection characteristic; a first variable oscillation circuit electrically connectable to a first sensor; a second variable oscillation circuit electrically connectable to a second sensor; and a difference circuit electrically connected between the first variable oscillation circuit and the bias circuit, and between the second variable oscillation circuit and the bias circuit.

Abstract: A tire can include a pair of beads, a carcass, an inner liner, and an insulation located between the carcass and the inner liner. The carcass can include one carcass ply. The carcass ply can include a plurality of carcass cords and a topping rubber. Each carcass cord can have a total fineness of not less than 6000 dtex and not greater than 9000 dtex. The insulation can be located between first and second beads. A ratio (ta/td) of a thickness to of the topping rubber located between the insulation and the carcass cords to a thickness td of the insulation can be not less than 0.2 and not greater than 0.6.

Abstract: A fabrication method of a thermoelectric conversion element includes forming a first metal layer containing Cu on a first surface of a thermoelectric conversion layer, and forming a first electrode and a first intermediate layer from the first metal layer. The thermoelectric conversion layer is composed of a thermoelectric conversion material containing Mg and at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Sb and Bi, the first intermediate layer is provided between the thermoelectric conversion layer and the first electrode, the first intermediate layer is in contact with the thermoelectric conversion layer, the first electrode is in contact with the first intermediate layer, and a composition of the first intermediate layer is different from both a composition of the first electrode and a composition of the thermoelectric conversion layer.

Abstract: A volume control device includes at least one information processor configured to: acquire a sound setting related to a sound output based on sound source information; and generate a sound output signal from the acquired sound source information on the basis of the sound setting, in which the sound setting includes a volume setting that defines a volume and a correction setting related to a correction amount of the volume according to a volume feeling of the sound setting, and the information processor is further configured to correct the volume defined in the volume setting with the correction amount to generate the sound output signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermoelectric conversion material having a composition represented by a chemical formula of Li2?a+bMg1?bSi. In this thermoelectric conversion material, either requirement (i) in which 0?a?0.0001 and 0.0001?b?0.25-a or requirement (ii) in which 0.0001?a?0.25 and 0?b?0.25-a is satisfied. The thermoelectric conversion material has an Li8Al3Si5 type crystalline structure.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a selection unit configured to select, based on a selection criterion, one or more first colorimetric regions in an image to be formed based on image data; an input/output control unit configured to receive a first user input for selecting one or more second colorimetric regions from the one or more first colorimetric regions selected by the selection unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a print job including information indicating the one or more second colorimetric regions and the image data, to an image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a connection circuit to which a device is coupled, an arithmetic processing circuit communicating with the device coupled to the connection circuit through a first communication path, a correction circuit that corrects a signal in the first communication path, and a control circuit.

Abstract: A health management support system includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a user, including a health condition of the user; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire information about at least one purchase-candidate food; an estimation unit configured to estimate an effect on the health condition of the user that is caused when the user ingests the at least one purchase-candidate food; a calculation unit configured to calculate a cost that is incurred to alleviate the effect on the health condition of the user estimated by the estimation unit; and an output unit configured to output the effect on the health condition of the user estimated by the estimation unit and the cost calculated by the calculation unit.

Abstract: A health management support system includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire information about each of members of a specific group to which a user belongs, including his/her health condition; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a food purchased by the user; an inference unit configured to infer, when an abnormality is detected in a health condition of any one of a plurality of members belonging to the specific group, as to which food has caused the abnormality in the health condition of the member from a history of foods purchased by the user; and a notification unit configured to notify the user that the food inferred by the inference unit may have caused the abnormality in the health condition of the member.

Abstract: A health management support system includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a current state of a user, information about a target health condition of the user after a lapse of a set period, and information about a budget of the user; a plan calculation unit configured to calculate at least one plan for a behavioral item that the user should perform during the set period based on the information about the current state of the user, the target health condition of the user after the lapse of the set period, and the budget; and an output unit configured to output the at least one plan calculated by the plan calculation unit.