Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition, the method comprising providing a twin-screw extrusion granulator that comprises a cylinder provided with at least one supply port and two screws installed in the cylinder; supplying (A) a liquid-crystalline polyester and (B) a titanium oxide filler into the cylinder through one of the at least one supply port; and melt-kneading the components (A) and (B), wherein a cylinder setting temperature is set at a temperature of (Tm?10)° C. or lower wherein Tm is a fluidization temperature of the component (A).

Abstract: A technique that can effectively utilize unused wireless link and realize high-quality wireless communication between a communication terminal and a base station and enables efficient distribution of radio resources over an entire wireless communication system is provided. A wireless communication system in which a base station and a communication terminal can conduct wireless communication by detecting a usable wireless link and changing a wireless link used for the connection is also provided. On the communication network side, in addition to a plurality of wireless communication networks and a base station, a server device is provided.

Abstract: A wireless device capable of enabling improvement in reliability of communication, enlargement of cell regions, improvement in PER and improvement in system performance is provided. The wireless device according to an embodiment is a wireless device which transmits information for a counterpart wireless device, and includes a signal processing unit which generates a symbol sequence; a transmission vector calculating unit which converts the symbol sequence into a plurality of transmission symbol sequences, and controls phases of the transmission symbol sequences to be a same phase or an opposite phase based on a channel estimation to the counterpart wireless device; and a plurality of antennas each of which transmits the plurality of transmission symbol sequences.

Abstract: In order to suppress out-of-band radiation within a range of a spectrum mask regulation without reducing transmission signal power or the like even when a wireless communication is performed in a white space by using OFDM or the like, the present invention is characterized by including an RF circuit characteristic analysis unit, a multipath delay detection unit, a digital filter setting unit, and a transmission power setting unit and further including: a windowing function/windowing duration selection unit configured to select a windowing function and a windowing duration based on the analysis result by the RF circuit characteristic analysis unit, the detection result by the multipath delay detection unit, and the setting by the digital filter setting unit and the transmission power setting unit; a guard interval duration selection unit configured to select a guard interval duration; and a transmission power selection unit configured to select transmission power.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for producing a resin composition including feeding a resin (A), a fibrous filler (B), and a particulate filler (C) which is harder than the fibrous filler (B) to an extruder, and melt-kneading to extrude a kneaded material, the resin composition comprising a fibrous filler (B) which is 140 ?m or less in weight average fiber length. According to the present invention, a production method with high versatility is provided in which a resin composition containing the fibrous filler having the weight average fiber length of 140 ?m or less is effectively produced.

Abstract: A glow plug including a heater (200) having a rear heat-generating element (260) formed of a resistance heat-generating element, and provided in an axial region thereof between a forward end (136) of a housing and a rear end (315) of a displacement member (300) located rearward of the forward end (136). The heat-generating element (260) is arranged separately from a forward heat-generating element (205) provided at a forward end portion of the heater.

Abstract: A plurality of consecutive frequency bands are used as a broadband and use efficiency thereof is improved. An available-frequency-band-information-list is retained such that the list is categorized into frequency-band-groups, each of the groups is a series of consecutive frequency bands, and a frequency-band-number-width is given to each of the groups. Determining a necessary-frequency-band-number, one group is selected from the groups whose width match the number as a first-type band group, when any of the width of each of the groups does not match the number, one group is selected from the groups whose width are next larger than the number as a frequency band group to be used, and a series of consecutive frequency bands corresponding to the number is selected from the frequency band group to be used as a second-type band group. Communication is controlled so as to use the first-type or the second-type band group.

Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving data between a plurality of nodes, each performing a periodical standby operation at a specific interval, includes: a step of detecting another communicable node performed by one node; a step of consecutively transmitting notice information representing data transmission timing to another node for a plurality of number of times at a predetermined interval by using the one node; a step of performing a standby operation for data according to the data transmission timing represented in the notice information performed by the another node receiving the notice information within the periodical standby operation; a step of transmitting the notice information to the another node according to the data transmission timing performed by the one node; and a step of receiving the transmission data transmitted from the one node according to the notified data transmission timing performed by the another node.

Abstract: There is provided a method for transmitting and receiving data capable of effectively suppressing the consumption of power.

Abstract: A Ni-based superalloy component includes a bond coat layer having a chemical composition not allowing interdiffusion to occur on a Ni-base superalloy substrate, and by allowing the bond coat layer to have Pt and/or Ir content equal to or higher than 0.2% but not exceeding 15% by mass, generation of an SRZ, which occurs at an interface between the Ni-base superalloy substrate and the bond coat layer in a high-temperature oxidizing atmosphere, can be suppressed, and at the same time adhesion at the interface between a ceramic thermal barrier coat layer and the bond coat layer is improved. Thus, a long-life Ni-based superalloy component with suppressed elemental interdiffusion between the Ni-base superalloy substrate and the bond coat layer even at temperatures exceeding 1100° C. is provided.

Abstract: A method for producing a resin composition using an extruder, the extruder having a cylinder and a screw disposed inside the cylinder, the cylinder being provided with a main feed port and further optionally provided with a side feed port disposed downstream in an extrusion direction from the main feed port, and the method comprising: supplying a resin (A) in the total amount to the extruder from the main feed port; supplying a fibrous filler (B), whose a weight average fiber length is 1 mm or more, in the total amount to the extruder from the main feed port, or, with the extruder being provided with the side feed port, supplying the fibrous filler (B) partly to the extruder from the main feed port and the remainder to the extruder from the side feed port; melt-kneading the supplied resin (A) and the fibrous filler (B); and extruding the melt-kneaded material.

Abstract: A sleep evaluation device includes an obtainment unit configured to obtain audio and a determination unit configured to determine a snoring level in the audio obtained by the obtainment unit based on an amount of time for which the audio occurred. The determination unit is configured to determine a snoring level based on a ratio of a cumulative time in which the obtainment unit obtains the audio to a number of times the audio is obtained by the obtainment unit.

Abstract: A glow plug having a rod-shaped heater including a resistance heating element; a tubular metallic shell; a rod-shaped inner shaft accommodated in the metallic shell and to which electric current is applied externally; and a conductive tubular member disposed inside the metallic shell. The tubular member has openings at its opposite ends. The rear end of the heater is press-fitted into one of the openings, and the front end portion of the inner shaft is inserted into the other opening, whereby the resistance heating element and the inner shaft are electrically connected. The heater includes an electrode terminal portion formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof. The tubular member includes an intermediate portion located between the one end and the other end and in contact with the electrode terminal portion, and the wall thickness at the one end is smaller than the wall thickness at the intermediate portion.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a porous material for a fuel cell electrolyte membrane, wherein at least one strength auxiliary layer is provided inside and/or on the surface of a high porosity layer, the high porosity layer and the strength auxiliary layer constitute a multilayer structure, and the average diameter of pores of the high porosity layer is different from the average diameter of pores of the strength auxiliary layer, is provided. Also, a porous material having high porosity and high strength, which is suitable as a base material for an electrolyte membrane of a solid polymer fuel cell, is provided and a high-performance fuel cell using such material is realized.

Abstract: A first position and second position at first point in time and second point in time are specified, information on planned moving route starting from the first position is stored, an option list having options in different viewpoints are stored regarding frequency selection policies in selecting frequency to be used, the route information and the option list are transmitted to database, an information list on effective frequencies listed corresponding to respective points in the route information and the options is received from the database, it is determined to which point out of the points the second position is close, appropriate option is selected from the option list as policy to be applied, frequency listed in correspondence to the point close to the second position out of the points and the policy to be applied is selected from the effective frequency information list.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a porous material for a fuel cell electrolyte membrane, wherein at least one strength auxiliary layer is provided inside and/or on the surface of a high porosity layer, the high porosity layer and the strength auxiliary layer constitute a multilayer structure, and the average diameter of pores of the high porosity layer is different from the average diameter of pores of the strength auxiliary layer, is provided. Also, a porous material having high porosity and high strength, which is suitable as a base material for an electrolyte membrane of a solid polymer fuel cell, is provided and a high-performance fuel cell using such material is realized.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a resin composition in which the fiber length of the fibrous filler contained in the resin composition is controlled. The method includes a step of feeding a resin (A) and a fibrous filler (B) to an extruder, melt-kneading and then extruding them. The extruder includes a cylinder, a screw mounted in the cylinder, a main feed port provided in the cylinder, and a side feed port provided rearwards from the main feed port in the extrusion direction. Part of the resin (A) and part of a fibrous filler (B) having a weight-average fiber length of not less than 1 mm are fed through the main feed port and the rest of the resin (A) and the rest of the fibrous filler (B) having a weight-average fiber length of not less than 1 mm are fed through the side feed port.

Abstract: Provided is a management device maintaining communication qualities while accommodating a changeable communication environment. Based on correspondence between each geographical position of plural managed devices and available frequencies thereat, pair available frequencies available in common by arbitrary two managed devices are specified for each pair, and notified to the arbitrary two devices. From managed devices, acquiring pair communication qualities obtained when the pair available frequencies is used, defined is a best pair available frequency capable of obtaining a best pair communication quality. Specifying all of candidate paths connecting the each pair, relaying other managed devices, calculated are, based on the best pair communication quality, path communication qualities in the candidate paths connecting the each pair using the best pair available frequency.

Abstract: A data transmitting/receiving method capable of effectively suppressing power consumption includes: establishing synchronization between a master device and a slave device based on predetermined synchronization information that is transmitted from the master device or the slave device; setting a contention access period (CAP) between the master device and the slave device at predetermined timing based on the established synchronization; starting data transmission/reception between the master device and the slave device within the CAP; and extending the data transmission/reception even after the CAP in a case where the data transmission/reception does not end within the CAP.

Abstract: A data transmitting/receiving method capable of effectively suppressing power consumption includes: establishing synchronization between a master device and a slave device; receiving a data frame; extracting payloads from the received data frame; generating a new payload section by combining the extracted payloads with another payload extracted from another data frame received from another device or a new payload generated by the device; generating a new synchronization section and a new header section; generating a new data frame by combining the new synchronization section and the new header section that are generated with the new payload section; and transmitting the generated new data frame.