Abstract: A connection structure of optical waveguide chips includes a base substrate (2003) in which grooves (2013) are formed, spacer optical fibers (2006) each disposed for a corresponding one of the grooves (2013) and fitted in the groove (2013) while partially projecting from the base substrate (2003), and silica-based PLCs (2001, 2002) that are a plurality of optical waveguide chips in each of which grooves (2007) fitted on the projecting portions of the spacer optical fibers (2006) are formed at positions of an optical waveguide layer (2008) facing the grooves (2013), and each of which is mounted on the base substrate (2003) while being supported by the spacer optical fibers (2006). The silica-based PLCs (2001, 2002) are mounted on the base substrate (2003) such that incident/exit end faces of the optical waveguide layers (2008) face each other.

Abstract: A cold storage heat exchanger includes refrigerant tubes having therein refrigerant passages and arranged to provide a clearance therebetween. A cold storage container is bonded to a refrigerant tube and defines therein a compartment receiving a cold storage material. The cold storage container has protrusion portions protruding outward and being in contact with the refrigerant tube.

Abstract: A UE 200 operates as any one of a plurality of categories according to capability. The UE 200 includes: an attach processing unit 220 that performs attaching to a core network; an operation control unit 230 that causes the UE 200 to operate as a restricted category whose capability is restricted as compared to a normal category; and a category notification unit 240 that notifies the core network of a category in which the UE 200 is operating at the time of the attaching or after the attaching.

Abstract: A generative adversarial network including a generator portion and a discriminator portion is constructed. The network is configured such that the network operates to enhance intensity images, wherein an intensity image is obtained by illuminating an object with an energy pulse and measuring the return strength of the energy pulse, and wherein a pixel of the intensity image corresponds to the return strength. As a part of the configuring, a loss function of the generative adversarial network is minimized, the loss function comprising a mean square error loss measurement of a noisy intensity image relative to a mean square error loss measurement of a corresponding clean intensity image. An enhanced intensity image is generated by applying the minimized loss function of the network to an original intensity image, the applying improving an image quality measurement of the enhanced intensity image relative to the original intensity image.

Abstract: A generative adversarial network including a generator portion and a discriminator portion is constructed. The network is configured such that the network operates to enhance intensity images, wherein an intensity image is obtained by illuminating an object with an energy pulse and measuring the return strength of the energy pulse, and wherein a pixel of the intensity image corresponds to the return strength. As a part of the configuring, a loss function of the generative adversarial network is minimized, the loss function comprising a mean square error loss measurement of a noisy intensity image relative to a mean square error loss measurement of a corresponding clean intensity image. An enhanced intensity image is generated by applying the minimized loss function of the network to an original intensity image, the applying improving an image quality measurement of the enhanced intensity image relative to the original intensity image.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for liver tissue regeneration, in particular, a composition for liver tissue regeneration for prevention or treatment of a liver disease. The composition for liver tissue regeneration includes a human dental pulp stem cell as an effective component.

Abstract: Provided is a non-human model animal for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (NAFLD model animal) which reflects clinical manifestations in humans. The non-human model animal for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is prepared by rearing a non-human animal by feeding the animal with a choline-deficient L-amino acid-defined (CDAA) diet which is substantially free of protein.

Abstract: This heat-caulking device is inserted into one or more holes penetrating a main plate having a substantially conical hollow portion, whereby one or more bosses of a blade protruding from an inner peripheral surface of the main plate toward the hollow portion are melted so as to join the main plate and the blade. A heat chip of the heat-caulking device has a substantially conical hollow main body portion, an outer peripheral surface of which conforms to the inner peripheral surface of the main plate. On the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion, a convex portion protruding toward the vicinity of the holes of the inner peripheral surface of the main plate is provided.

Abstract: A method for determining a disease state transition path includes receiving a patient data having functional data and/or structural data related to a patient. Based on the patient data, a first disease state of a plurality of non-overlapping disease states each associated with a predetermined range of functional and/or structural degeneration values may be identified. A second, non-adjacent disease state of the plurality of disease states may be identified based on the patient data. A most probable path between the first disease state and the second disease state may be determined using a two dimensional continuous-time hidden Markov model.

Abstract: A signal transmission cable includes a signal line, an insulation layer configured to cover the signal line, and a plating layer configured to cover the insulation layer. An arithmetic average roughness Ra of an outer peripheral surface of the insulation layer is between 0.6 ?m and 10 ?m inclusive. A method of manufacturing the signal transmission cable includes covering the signal line with the insulation layer, followed by conducting a dry-ice-blasting on the outer peripheral surface of the insulation layer, followed by conducting a corona discharge exposure process on the outer peripheral surface, and forming the plating layer on the outer peripheral surface.

Abstract: An air circulator includes a blower unit that is provided with an airflow opening on its front side, and a support unit that supports the blower unit. A grill is provided in the airflow opening. The grill is provided with plural airflow guide blades in a spiral manner Inner end portions thereof closer to the center of the spiral of the airflow guide blades are protruded from outer end portions thereof in an airflow direction. The blower unit has a cover for forming an outer panel thereof, and the cover has a spherical shape.

Abstract: In a driving assist system, a driving assist device as a control device acquires driving control information to be used for performing a driving control process in which an own vehicle follows a preceding vehicle running on the same lane of the own vehicle in front of the own vehicle. The driving assist device performs the driving control process of the own vehicle based on the acquired driving control information. The driving assist device detects an interruption of a preceding-vehicle following of the own vehicle. In the preceding-vehicle following, the own vehicle follows the preceding vehicle running on the same lane. The driving assist device decelerates a vehicle speed of the own vehicle by using a predetermined braking force when detecting the interruption of the preceding-vehicle following of the own vehicle during the preceding-vehicle following.

Abstract: A substrate processing system capable of reliably releasing a wafer without damaging the wafer is disclosed. The substrate processing system 200 includes a top ring 31, a vacuum forming mechanism 220, and a controller 5. A program causes a processer 5b to measure a height of the top ring 31, to compare the height of the top ring 31 with a suction start position, and to form a vacuum inside an elastic bag 46 based on a result of comparison between the height of the top ring 31 and the suction start position.

Abstract: Provided is a thermal caulking method of melting, at one time, a plurality of bosses 33 of a second member 30 protruding toward an inner circumferential surface of a conical hollow portion 11 of a first member 10 while being fitted to a plurality of holes 132 provided in the inner circumferential surface of the hollow portion 11 of the first member 10 having the substantially conical hollow portion 11 so that the plurality of bosses are joined to the first member 10, in which the plurality of bosses 33 are melted at one time by using a heat chip 51 having a continuous shape in the circumferential direction of the hollow portion 11 along the inner circumferential surface and are joined to the first member 10 while the adjacent melted bosses 33 are connected to each other.

Abstract: An air circulator includes a blower unit that is provided with an airflow opening on its front side and in which a grill is provided in the airflow opening and a support unit that supports the blower unit, and the grill is provided with plural airflow guide blades in a spiral manner and their inner end portions closer to the center of the spiral of the plural airflow guide blades are protruded in an airflow direction from their outer end portions made continuous to the airflow opening.

Abstract: In 5G cell (230) of 5G system (200), upon detecting that access to the 5G system (200) is barred, the 5G system (200) is congested, 5G core network (220) of the 5G system (200) does not support IMS-type communication service, or fallback to 4G system (300) is instructed, UE (100) selects 4G cell (330) of the 4G system (300) as a target cell for connection. The UE (100) transmits a connection request signal for the IMS-type communication service to the target cell for connection.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus including: a control unit that determine whether to select a gateway having a specific function for a user equipment based on capability information received from the user equipment and a service availability information of the user equipment received from a subscriber information management apparatus; a transmission unit that transmits an inquiry signal including a parameter indicating that the specific function can be used to a DNS when the control unit determines to select the gateway having the specific function for the user equipment; and a reception unit that receives a list of gateways having the specific function from the DNS.

Abstract: vSEPP (210) encapsulates a predetermined element included in an original message received via a mobile communication network and adds a first signature to a first message of which the predetermined element is encapsulated. A relay device (310) receives the first message, decapsulates the predetermined element included in the first message, and then executes a modification to the predetermined element. The relay device (310) adds a second signature to a second message including the modified predetermined element and relays the second message to HPLMN (30).

Abstract: A generative adversarial network including a generator portion and a discriminator portion is constructed. The network is configured such that the network operates to enhance intensity images, wherein an intensity image is obtained by illuminating an object with an energy pulse and measuring the return strength of the energy pulse, and wherein a pixel of the intensity image corresponds to the return strength. As a part of the configuring, a loss function of the generative adversarial network is minimized, the loss function comprising a mean square error loss measurement of a noisy intensity image relative to a mean square error loss measurement of a corresponding clean intensity image. An enhanced intensity image is generated by applying the minimized loss function of the network to an original intensity image, the applying improving an image quality measurement of the enhanced intensity image relative to the original intensity image.