Abstract: A control unit is provided which is configured to execute: acquiring an occurrence position of an abnormal interruption in communication with a vehicle and an occurrence position of an abnormal interruption in communication; detecting that a flood damage has occurred in the first area in response to an abnormal interruption in communication occurring a predetermined number of times or more at a position lower than a predetermined altitude in the first area; and outputting information on flood damage in response to detecting that a flood damage has occurred in the first area.

Abstract: A coin hopper includes a container, a base, a rotating body having separation holes for holding the coin and being disposed so as to face the base, and a control pin that is disposed in a conveyance path for the coin held by the rotating body, that comes into contact with the coin being conveyed, and that changes a moving direction of the coin. The rotating body includes a first resin rotating body, a metal rotating body, and a second resin rotating body. The metal rotating body is sandwiched between the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body. The first resin rotating body, the metal rotating body, and the second resin rotating body are fixed to one another.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube dispersion may have excellent dispersibility. Such a carbon nanotube dispersion may include at least carbon nanotubes, oxidized cellulose nanofibers, and water, wherein, of the oxidized cellulose nanofibers, 85% or more of the oxidized cellulose nanofibers have a fiber length in a range of from 50 to 250 nm.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube dispersion may have excellent dispersibility. Such a carbon nanotube dispersion may include at least carbon nanotubes, oxidized cellulose nanofibers, and water, wherein, of the oxidized cellulose nanofibers, 85% or more of the oxidized cellulose nanofibers have a fiber length of 50 nm to 250 nm.

Abstract: Provided is a graphite dispersion for a battery electrode, which is suitable for production of a battery electrode of a lithium ion battery or the like. The graphite dispersion for a battery electrode of the present disclosure includes at least graphite particles having an average particle size of 5 to 50 ?m, a dispersing agent, and water.

Abstract: A coin hopper includes a container, a base, a rotating body having separation holes for holding the coin and being disposed so as to face the base, and a control pin that is disposed in a conveyance path for the coin held by the rotating body, that comes into contact with the coin being conveyed, and that changes a moving direction of the coin. The rotating body includes a first resin rotating body, a metal rotating body, and a second resin rotating body. The metal rotating body is sandwiched between the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body. The first resin rotating body, the metal rotating body, and the second resin rotating body are fixed to one another.

Abstract: Provided herein is a capped RNA which has a translated region beginning with a start codon and encoding a protein and an upstream region upstream of the start codon, and a branch part having a cap structure.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing lithium hydroxide, which can obtain lithium hydroxide from lithium sulfate with a relatively low cost. A method for producing lithium hydroxide from lithium sulfate includes: a hydroxylation step of allowing the lithium sulfate to react with barium hydroxide in a liquid to provide a lithium hydroxide solution; a barium removal step of removing barium ions in the lithium hydroxide solution using a cation exchange resin and/or a chelate resin; and a crystallization step of precipitating lithium hydroxide in the lithium hydroxide solution that has undergone the barium removal step.

Abstract: A method for raising a temperature of a battery module for a vehicle. The method including generating heat in one or more resistors of the battery module by supplying one or more voltages from at least a part of cells of the battery module. The battery module includes the cells coupled in series, and the one or more resistors configured to generate heat after being energized and cause temperature of the cells to be raised. Voltages of the cells are subjected to monitoring and controlling by a cell monitoring unit of the battery module.

Abstract: A primer for amplifying a nucleic acid having a structure represented by the formula (1): where B represents a base, R1 represents a decomposable protecting group, and R2 represents hydrogen or a hydroxyl group, and the symbol * represents a bond to a sugar of an adjacent nucleotide. A device for producing double-stranded DNA, includes: a forward primer and a reverse primer, having a structure represented by formula (1); a PCR device for forming double-stranded DNA with 3?-recessed ends by performing multiple cycles of PCR by using a template DNA as a template; and a photoirradiation unit for deprotecting R1 and forming a sticky end with a 3?-protruding end.

Abstract: A method for producing a capped RNA which is an RNA having the 5?-end modified with a cap, the method including: reacting an activated capping compound represented by with a monophosphate RNA having the 5?-end monophosphorylated, where, L represents a leaving group.

Abstract: A diagnostic method to be implemented by a computer includes conducting a deterioration diagnosis of a dummy battery through which a mirror current based on a current flowing through a battery used as a power source for a drive motor flows; and, in a case where it is determined in the deterioration diagnosis that the dummy battery is deteriorated, conducting a reversible deterioration diagnosis of the dummy battery based on a usage state of the battery.

Abstract: The information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit selects a communication path to be used for communication by using a first index based on a communication quality corresponding to each of a plurality of candidates of a communication path using two or more communication infrastructures and a second index that is an index other than the communication quality corresponding to each of the plurality of candidates with respect to an in-vehicle terminal that performs communication using two or more communication infrastructures of a plurality of communication carriers.

Abstract: A communication system includes a communication control device. The communication control device is configured to output an instruction to control transmission of information to each of a plurality of pieces of user equipment recognized as existing at the same position in such a manner that, concerning information to be transmitted to a specific destination from each of the plurality of pieces of UE via a cellular network, the specific destination receives information transmitted from representative UE among the plurality of pieces of UE and does not receive information from UE other than the representative UE.

Abstract: An in-vehicle communication device mounted in a vehicle, comprises a control unit that determines transmission power for wireless communication on a basis of whether a current charging mode corresponds to a first mode or a second mode with respect to the wireless communication using the in-vehicle communication device performed when the vehicle is in a parked state and in a charging state where a secondary cell that supplies power to a motor provided in the vehicle is being charged.

Abstract: An information processing device comprises a control unit that acquires information indicating each of a first computing resource and a second computing resource that are collectively-managed computing resources, the first computing resource being provided in each of one or more vehicles, the second computing resource being a computing resource placed within a network, and outputs information indicating a computing resource for providing a service to a target vehicle, the computing resource being selected from among the first computing resource and the second computing resource, wherein each of the one or more vehicles is in a parked state and in a charging state where a secondary cell that supplies power to a motor provided in each of the one or more vehicles is being charged.

Abstract: where A1 represents —S—, —S—S—, or —Se—, B represents a base, and R1 represents a decomposable protecting group, and the symbol * represents a bond to a sugar of an adjacent nucleotide. A device for producing double-stranded DNA includes: a forward primer and a reverse primer, having a structure represented by formula (1); a PCR device for forming double-stranded DNA with 3?-recessed ends by performing multiple cycles of PCR by using a template DNA as a template; Klenow fragment for making the 3? ends blunt; and a photoirradiation unit for deprotecting R1 and forming a sticky end with a 3?-protruding end.

Abstract: A system includes: a plurality of nodes in each of which at least one container is deployed; and an information processing device including a control unit. The control unit is configured to: transmit, to a first node out of the plurality of nodes, a first request for instruction to move one or more containers deployed in the first node to a second node out of the plurality of nodes; and transmit an instruction for transition to a power saving state to the first node when no container is present on the first node.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is arranged within a communication system that comprises a storage that stores authentication data for authenticating mobile communication terminals and a gateway that accommodates access from a first communication network. The communication system authenticates a mobile communication terminal connected via the first communication network and the gateway, using the authentication data. The information processing apparatus comprises a controller that relays communications from the mobile communication terminal to one or more security apparatuses based on information related to the authentication.

Abstract: Information processing includes a first network function (NF) configured to: receive a first request from a terminal, the first request being a request to establish a session with a user plane in relation to a first service; and determine whether to establish a session with a user plane for the first request based on a first condition to permit or reject establishment of the session in relation to the first service.