Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element having a photoelectric conversion layer formed between a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer, in which the photoelectric conversion layer contains Cu and Ag, which are Group I elements, In and Ga, which are Group III elements, and Se and S, which are Group VI elements. A portion at which a minimum value of a band gap appears in a thickness direction of the photoelectric conversion layer is included in the intermediate region. When a ratio of a mole amount of Ag to a sum of mole amounts of the Group I elements other than Ag, the Group III elements, and the Group VI elements is defined as an Ag concentration, a portion at which a maximum value of the Ag concentration appears in the thickness direction of the photoelectric conversion layer is included in the intermediate region.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator activity and useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof. wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A fixing belt includes a base member containing a metal, a sliding layer containing a filler and formed on a base member inner side, and a separation layer formed on a base member outer side. Assume that (i) a sliding layer cross section is obtained by cutting the sliding layer along a sliding layer thickness direction and is divided into sections each having a length that is the same as a sliding layer thickness in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, and (ii) a ratio of a filler area to a sliding layer area in each cross section sections is an area ratio. A period coefficient is calculated using the formula (Ave %?Min %)/Ave %, where an average of area ratios of filler areas in all the sections is Ave % and a minimum of the area ratios is Min %, and the calculated period coefficient is 0.6 or more.

Abstract: A rubber composition of the present technology contains: diene rubber (A) containing a predetermined amount of specific conjugated diene rubber represented by a predetermined formula; silica having a CTAB adsorption specific surface area in a predetermined range; and a silane coupling agent represented by a predetermined formula.

Abstract: A noise reflector configured to reduce engine sound passing below a side member of a vehicle and leaking laterally from the vehicle. The noise reflector is disposed on a lower side of a lower surface of the side member, has a sound reflective surface tilted from a vertical direction to be directed downward as being gradually laterally distant from an engine, and is configured to reflect downward engine sound received by the sound reflective surface and cause the engine sound thus reflected to interfere with engine sound passing below the side member.

Abstract: An active period that is expressed by a range of a count value t[x] and is a period during which communication of a packet with an outside is permitted and an inactive period that is expressed by a range of the count value t[x] and is a period during which communication of a packet with an outside is prohibited are defined in schedule data. A wireless communication interface communicates a packet with the outside during the active period. A power supply controller cuts off power supplied to the wireless communication interface during the inactive period. A synchronous controller updates a count value of a counter based on a synchronous data value in the received packet during a reception operation of the packet, define the synchronous data value based on the updated count value t[y] during a transmission operation of the packet, and store it in the packet to be transmitted.

Abstract: Epigenomic states of genome DNA are altered at multiple sites to rapidly change traits by providing a fusion protein including a first region that defines a polypeptide capable of binding sequence-specifically to multiple sites on genome DNA and a second region that defines a polypeptide capable of regulating an epigenomic state.

Abstract: A method of inducing genetic recombination, including: allowing a protein having DNA double-stranded cleavage activity to act in cells of a eukaryotic organism which is a polyploidy inherently possessed by a eukaryotic organism. In eukaryotic organisms, various genetic recombination generates new genome set composition. This is done to obtain a population of eukaryotic organisms that hold the modified genomic set.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal authentication device that can suppress a troublesome operation to authenticate a terminal when the terminal is connected to a network. A reception unit receives a beacon signal broadcasted from a terminal. A position determination unit determines the position of the terminal using the received beacon signal. A connection control unit controls the terminal to be connected to a mesh network in the case where the determined position of the terminal is within a predetermined authentication possible region.

Abstract: A rubber composition including 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing natural rubber, and blended with from 40 to 80 parts by mass of carbon black, cobalt neodecanoate borate represented by the following Chemical Formula (1), a phenolic resin, a curing agent, sulfur, and a vulcanization accelerator, wherein the carbon black has DBP oil absorption of from 50×10?5 to 80×10?5 m3/kg, and iodine adsorption of from 100 to 150 g/kg, and a vulcanized rubber has characteristics of a dynamic storage modulus (E?) at a dynamic strain of 2% and at 20° C. of 8 MPa or more, a tangent loss (tan ?) at 60° C. of 0.20 or less, and the number of times of repetition until fracture is caused in a constant strain fatigue test at a strain of 60% and at 400 rpm of 45,000 or more.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element having a photoelectric conversion layer formed between a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer, in which the photoelectric conversion layer contains Cu and Ag, which are Group I elements, In and Ga, which are Group III elements, and Se and S, which are Group VI elements. A portion at which a minimum value of a band gap appears in a thickness direction of the photoelectric conversion layer is included in the intermediate region. When a ratio of a mole amount of Ag to a sum of mole amounts of the Group I elements other than Ag, the Group III elements, and the Group VI elements is defined as an Ag concentration, a portion at which a maximum value of the Ag concentration appears in the thickness direction of the photoelectric conversion layer is included in the intermediate region.

Abstract: A method of modifying the genome of an organism, wherein the modification method includes modifying the genome of the organism by using in a cell of the organism a protein having an optimal temperature for double-stranded DNA breakage activity in an ordinary temperature region.

Abstract: A noise reflector configured to reduce engine sound passing below a side member of a vehicle and leaking laterally from the vehicle. The noise reflector is disposed on a lower side of a lower surface of the side member, has a sound reflective surface tilted from a vertical direction to be directed downward as being gradually laterally distant from an engine, and is configured to reflect downward engine sound received by the sound reflective surface and cause the engine sound thus reflected to interfere with engine sound passing below the side member.

Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes an absorber layer having a back contact formed on the absorber layer, the back contact having an exposed surface free from a substrate. It further includes a top contact formed in contact with a transparent conductive layer opposite the back contact and a stressor layer forming a superstrate on the absorber layer opposite the back contact.

Abstract: A method includes introducing a protein having double-stranded DNA cleavage activity itself into the eukaryote or a part of the eukaryote, and rearranging DNA of the eukaryote by the protein in the eukaryote or a part of cells of the eukaryote.

Abstract: A rubber composition of the present technology contains: diene rubber (A) containing a predetermined amount of specific conjugated diene rubber represented by a predetermined formula; silica having a CTAB adsorption specific surface area in a predetermined range; and a silane coupling agent represented by a predetermined formula.

Abstract: Controlling the transmission timing based on the random value or the serial number has a problem that the latency cannot be reduced. The latency required for signal communication from a source node to a destination node is reduced by reducing the waiting time until a relay operation is performed in each relay node including a transmission and reception unit for receiving a signal, a received signal evaluation unit for measuring the strength of a received signal when the signal is received, and a signal relay control unit for determining the delay time until the signal is transferred in accordance with the received signal strength.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a cap tread portion, an undertread portion, and a belt cover layer from outside to inside in the tire radial direction, a rubber composition for an undertread forming the undertread portion includes from 40 to 80 parts by mass of silica blended in 100 parts by mass of diene rubber containing 70 mass % or greater of natural rubber and/or isoprene rubber, and includes a silane coupling agent blended by an amount from 2 to 15 mass % with respect to the silica, a ratio (SUT/MUT) of tensile strength at break (SUT) to 300% deformation tensile stress (MUT) of the rubber composition for an undertread is 1.80 or greater, and an absolute value |MUT-MBC| of difference between the 300% deformation tensile stress (MUT) and 300% deformation tensile stress (MBC) of a rubber composition for a belt cover forming the belt cover layer is 3.0 MPa or less.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a wireless base station, a plurality of wireless terminals that communicate with the wireless base station using a first communication function, communicate with each other using a second communication function that consumes less power than the first communication function, and are driven by a battery, and a wireless controller. According to the configuration, it is possible to solve problems of the battery replacement cost of the wireless terminals in the system.

Abstract: Epigenomic states of genome DNA are altered at multiple sites to rapidly change traits by providing a fusion protein including a first region that defines a polypeptide capable of binding sequence-specifically to multiple sites on genome DNA and a second region that defines a polypeptide capable of regulating an epigenomic state.