Abstract: A connector has a front retainer (20) with a detecting portion (32) and a detecting surface (24) formed on a rear end part of the detecting portion (32). The detecting surface is inclined with respect to a virtual orthogonal plane (S) orthogonal to a mounting direction of the front retainer (20) and butts against a locking lance (12) located in a deflection space (13) when a terminal fitting (16) is in an incompletely inserted state. A first pressure receiving surface (23) and a second pressure receiving surface (26) formed on the rear end part of the detecting portion (22) are set to be at a smaller angle to the virtual orthogonal plane (S) than an angle of the detecting surface (24) to the virtual orthogonal plane (S).

Abstract: An electrical wire guide including a plurality of link members that are lined up along one direction, and are coupled together so as to be rotatable relative to each other. The link members are respectively provided with: through holes that extend in an intersection direction intersecting a direction in which the link members are lined up; and lock protrusions that are each provided with a claw that is locked to a peripheral portion around the corresponding through hole and protrudes in the intersection direction. The lock protrusions of the plurality of link members protrude in the same direction. The link members are coupled together by the lock protrusions being locked to the through holes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods of performing in-line mixing of assay components and delivery of such mixed components into microfluidic channels. In one aspect, a method of delivering mixed assay components is provided which comprises causing an unmixed primer solution to flow into a first mixing channel, the unmixed primer solution comprising a common reagent and a primer, holding the unmixed primer solution in the first mixing channel for at least a threshold amount of time to allow the unmixed primer solution to transition into a mixed primer solution, causing a buffer to flow into a second mixing channel, the buffer comprising the common reagent but not including a primer, and, after holding the unmixed primer solution in the first mixing channel for at least the threshold amount of time, drawing, from the first mixing channel, the mixed primer solution into a common exit channel.

Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes pre-computing, by a computing device having a processor, a plurality of coefficients for a given two-dimensional point on which a voxel of a three-dimensional object is projected, based on integer parts of coordinates of surrounding two-dimensional points with respect to the given two-dimensional point. The plurality of coefficients lack inclusion of the coordinates. The method further includes storing, by a non-transitory storage device, the plurality of coefficients. The method additionally includes computing, by the computing device during a back-projection operation that forms a reconstructed three-dimensional image, an intensity value at the given two-dimensional point. The computing device computes the intensity value by reading the plurality of coefficients from the non-transitory storage device and combining the plurality of coefficients with the coordinates.

Abstract: A carrier gas supplied from a carrier gas source is injected from a carrier gas injection nozzle. Also, a fuel including a hydrocarbon-based liquid and supplied from a fuel source is supplied to a tip end of the carrier gas injection nozzle, whereby this fuel is atomized with the carrier gas injected from the carrier gas injection nozzle. Furthermore, an inlet of a reforming part that decomposes the atomized fuel and reforms the atomized fuel into a reducing gas including either or both of hydrogen and an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon is provided so as to face the carrier gas injection nozzle and the fuel supply nozzle, and a reducing gas supply nozzle that supplies the reducing gas discharged from an outlet of the reforming part is provided in an exhaust pipe.

Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes pre-computing, by a computing device having a processor, a plurality of coefficients for a given two-dimensional point on which a voxel of a three-dimensional object is projected, based on integer parts of coordinates of surrounding two-dimensional points with respect to the given two-dimensional point. The plurality of coefficients lack inclusion of the coordinates. The method further includes storing, by a non-transitory storage device, the plurality of coefficients. The method additionally includes computing, by the computing device during a back-projection operation that forms a reconstructed three-dimensional image, an intensity value at the given two-dimensional point. The computing device computes the intensity value by reading the plurality of coefficients from the non-transitory storage device and combining the plurality of coefficients with the coordinates.

Abstract: A calculation method for evaluating response time in a computer system in which a plurality of units of execution are run on individual processor cores. The calculation method evaluates response time in a computer system in which a plurality of units of execution are run in parallel on individual processor cores while sharing internal hardware resources. The method includes the steps of: normalizing the utilization state of the computer system with the state of parallelism of the units of execution and evaluating the utilization state; and calculating an expected value of response time in a desired state of parallelism of the units of execution from the normalized utilization state on the basis of queueing theory in which changes in average single-thread performance of the units of execution according to the parallel running state are taken into account.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for amplifying nucleic acids in micro-channels. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods for performing a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a continuous-flow microfluidic system and to methods for monitoring real-time PCR in such systems.

Abstract: A long and thin decorative lighting part is attached to an electrical wire guiding body without causing a hindrance to curving deformation of the electrical wire guiding body. An electrical wire guiding apparatus includes a long and thin electrical wire guiding body that receives insertion of a wire harness (electrical wires) and can undergo curving deformation, and holders, each of which has lock portions (leg portions and locking end portions) that can be locked to the outer surface of the electrical wire guiding body, and a holding portion that can hold a decorative lighting part. When the decorative lighting part is to be attached to the electrical wire guiding body, it is sufficient to hold the decorative lighting part in the holders and then lock the holders to the electrical wire guiding body.

Abstract: An electrical wire guiding apparatus includes: an electrical wire guiding body that is configured by coupling multiple link members in a single line so as to be capable of undergoing curving deformation, and that receives insertion of electrical wires; a self-adhesive cloth member that has stretchability and is wrapped around the electrical wire guiding body in the circumference direction so as to envelop the electrical wire guiding body; and clips (fixing means) for fixing the self-adhesive cloth member to the electrical wire guiding body. The self-adhesive cloth member is wrapped around the electrical wire guiding body in the circumference direction so as to envelop it. Also, the self-adhesive cloth member is fixed to the link members by the clips, and therefore there is no risk of detachment from the electrical wire guiding body or becoming twisted.

Abstract: A vessel propulsion system includes an engine that provides a propulsive force to a vessel, a throttle valve to adjust an air amount supplied to the engine, an accelerator operation unit operated by an operator to adjust a throttle opening degree, the throttle opening degree corresponding to an operation amount of the accelerator operation unit, and a control unit programmed to vary an engine output even when the throttle opening degree is maintained at a fixed value other than an idling opening degree, the engine output corresponding to the operation amount of the accelerator operation unit as a reference output.

Abstract: A valve seat has an inner passage and outer passages. A suction valve member has first passages and a first projection portion that guides, to the first passages, the fuel that flows from a pressure chamber at the time of valve opening. Therefore, an action force by the dynamic pressure applied to the suction valve member in the valve closing direction is reduced. An action force by the pressure of fuel that flows into pressure equalization grooves counterbalances the action force by the dynamic pressure of the suction valve member. Therefore, self-closing by the dynamic pressure can be inhibited, and the maximum output of an electromagnetic driving unit can be reduced. Fuel flow through a passage radially outside the suction valve member and the firs passages. A fluid passage area is securable even when a lift amount of the suction valve member is small.

Abstract: Provided is a navigation server or the like capable of promoting enhancement of convenience in traffic of moving bodies with a comprehensive consideration of various factors of each link. There is found a server route R configured by link groups that connect a starting point p1 and a destination point p2 of a navigation client 2 of interest, the server route R having a minimum total value ?C2 of second moving costs C2 in the link groups. The second costs C2 result from first moving costs C1 corrected based on various factors, such as combinations of “static factors” and “dynamic factors”.

Abstract: Provided is a navigation server, a navigation client, and a navigation method that allow for searching for a route estimated to have a low degree of making a user feel burdened. A server cost recognition correction element 12 evaluates, for at least one of a plurality of indices representing one or both of a road environment of a subject segment and a relative relationship between the subject segment and one or more of other segments included in the server route candidate, a segment cost index value representing a traffic difficulty of the subject segment, and corrects a cost of the subject segment using the segment cost index value of the subject segment (STEP234, STEP236, STEP239, STEP241, STEP244, STEP247, STEP249, STEP350, and STEP450).

Abstract: A method for controlling priority of dynamic compilation by a computer system is disclosed. A task is executed by using a thread pooled in a thread pool. A metric related to the dynamic compilation is monitored. And then, determination is done whether the metric meets a predetermined criterion. In returning of the thread to the thread pool for next execution, a lowering of priority of the thread is caused if the metric is determined to meet the predetermined criterion. The lowering of priority of the thread may be caused by causing the thread to sleep for a period of time before the returning. The metric may be a length of a compilation queue for the dynamic compilation or a utilization rate of a compiler thread executing the dynamic compilation.

Abstract: A valve seat has an inner passage and outer passages. A suction valve member has first passages and a first projection portion that guides, to the first passages, the fuel that flows from a pressure chamber at the time of valve opening. Therefore, an action force by the dynamic pressure applied to the suction valve member in the valve closing direction is reduced. An action force by the pressure of fuel that flows into pressure equalization grooves counterbalances the action force by the dynamic pressure of the suction valve member. Therefore, self-closing by the dynamic pressure can be inhibited, and the maximum output of an electromagnetic driving unit can be reduced. Fuel flow through a passage radially outside the suction valve member and the first passages. A fluid passage area is securable even when a lift amount of the suction valve member is small.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for microfluidic DNA sample preparation. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for the isolation of DNA from patient samples on a microfluidic device and use of the DNA for downstream processing, such as performing amplification reactions and thermal melt analysis on the microfluidic device.

Abstract: The present invention provides uniformly electrified electret fine particles having excellent electrophoretic properties. Specifically, the present invention provides a core-shell electret fine particle comprising a core part and a shell part, the core part containing a material that has an ability to disperse a pigment therein, the shell part containing an electret resin, and the electret resin being a fluorine-containing resin and being electretized by electron ray irradiation, radial ray irradiation, or corona discharge treatment.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and devices for control of an integrated thin-film device with a plurality of microfluidic channels. In one embodiment, the microfluidic device includes a microfluidic chip comprising a first zone having a plurality of microfluidic channels and a second zone having a plurality of microfluidic channels, wherein the microfluidic channels in the first and second zones are in fluid communication. The microfluidic device further comprising a thin-film heater in thermal communication with each of the microfluidic channels in the first and second zones. The microfluidic device also includes a control system configured to independently control the temperature of each of the thin-film heaters using pulse width modulation (PWM) control signals that are optimized for each of the thin-film heaters.