Abstract: Provided is a heterocyclic compound that can have an antagonistic action on an NMD A receptor containing the NR2B subunit and that is expected to be useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for depression, bipolar disorder, migraine, pain, peripheral symptoms of dementia and the like. A compound represented by the formula (I), wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an identification unit configured to identify unique information on shoes using at least part of a captured image of the shoes, and a setting unit configured to set an association between an acquisition device configured to acquire the unique information and a module device attached to the shoes based on the unique information.

Abstract: A safety valve is disposed to cover at least a portion of the center line of the lid plate between the pair of terminals for the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The distance from the center line of the lid plate to end portions of the components to be energized on the safety valve side is equal to or less than the distance from the center line of the lid plate to the outermost circumference of the safety valve. The shadow area obtained by projecting an opening portion of the safety valve in operation onto the plane of the lid plate does not overlap with the respective shadow areas obtained by projecting the electrically connected components, such as the external output terminals for the positive electrode and the negative electrode, onto the plane of the lid plate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is disclosed a semiconductor storage device comprising a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of electrical rewritable nonvolatile memory cells. Each of the memory cells includes a floating gate and a control gate on the semiconductor substrate. Each of the memory cells shares a source/drain region with an adjacent memory cell. The memory cells are connected serially and configure a NAND cell unit. The source/drain region includes silicide layer.

Abstract: There is proposed a battery with a large capacity that excels in safety. The safety valve is disposed to cover at least a portion of the center line of the lid plate between the pair of terminals for the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The distance from the center line of the lid plate to end portions of the components to be energized on the safety valve side is equal to or less than the distance from the center line of the lid plate to the outermost circumference of the safety valve. The shadow area obtained by projecting an opening portion of the safety valve in operation onto the plane of the lid plate does not overlap with the respective shadow areas obtained by projecting the electrically connected components, such as the external output terminals for the positive electrode and the negative electrode, onto the plane of the lid plate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion module, comprising plural first electrode films (11, 12, 13) formed apart from each other on the top surface of an insulating body (10), plural p- and n-type thermoelectric semiconductor element films (16, 19) and (17, 18) formed thereon, which are arranged apart from each other so that p- and n-type thermoelectric semiconductor element films alternate with each other, and second electrode films (20) connecting p-type thermoelectric semiconductor element film (19) and n-type thermoelectric semiconductor element film (18) over the gaps between the first electrode films; and a terminal electrode is connected to each of the p-and n-type thermoelectric semiconductor element film (16, 17) at the end; and a production method thereof.

Abstract: An optical pickup and an optical disk apparatus of the invention includes a light source 1 mounted with a light-emitting element constituted of a monoblock on a surface of a plate 6 and emitting plural light beams, a light-receiving element 2, optical members 4, 5 and a coupling base 3 for coupling the light source 1, the light-receiving element 2 and the optical members 4, 5, wherein a light from the light source 1 is directed through the optical members 4, 5 toward an optical disk, and a returning light from the optical disk is guided through the optical members 4, 5 to the light-receiving element 2, characterized in that the plate 6 provided in the light source 1 and the coupling base 3 are adjoined by a solder.

Abstract: An interlock device includes an upper lid provided such that an inverter unit cannot be exposed and having a shape accommodating a housing, an interlock detecting terminal electrically connected to the housing when being in contact therewith and electrically disconnected from the housing when losing contact therewith, a bolt for fixing the upper lid to the housing, and a bracket for restricting a motion of the bolt for removal of the upper lid when the interlock detecting terminal is in contact with the housing.

Abstract: An interlock device includes an upper lid provided such that an inverter unit cannot be exposed and having a shape accommodating a housing, an interlock detecting terminal electrically connected to the housing when being in contact therewith and electrically disconnected from the housing when losing contact therewith, a bolt for fixing the upper lid to the housing, and a bracket for restricting a motion of the bolt for removal of the upper lid when the interlock detecting terminal is in contact with the housing.

Abstract: An optical pickup and an optical disk apparatus of the invention includes a light source 1 mounted with a light-emitting element constituted of a monoblock on a surface of a plate 6 and emitting plural light beams, a light-receiving element 2, optical members 4, 5 and a coupling base 3 for coupling the light source 1, the light-receiving element 2 and the optical members 4, 5, wherein a light from the light source 1 is directed through the optical members 4, 5 toward an optical disk, and a returning light from the optical disk is guided through the optical members 4, 5 to the light-receiving element 2, characterized in that the plate 6 provided in the light source 1 and the coupling base 3 are adjoined by a solder.

Abstract: A speech spurt detecting apparatus for detecting speech spurts in a voice signal has a storage for storing an input voice signal. A decision portion determines speech spurt sections and mute sections using a threshold value and sets one of the mute sections at a latter part of a hangover time. A mute level statistical processor estimates the noise distribution of a signal in the mute sections. A speech spurt detecting threshold value decision portion receives the average and the variance of the noise distribution from the mute level statistical processor and approximates the noise distribution to a gamma distribution to decide a speech spurt detecting threshold. A speech spurt transmitting portion outputs the voice signal in the speech spurt sections from the storage. A speech spurt level statistical processor carries out statistical processing of the speech spurt sections.

Abstract: Incineration flyash is treated by reducing the organic chlorine compounds contained in the flyash. A cylindrical body equipped with a rotating shaft having a screw conveyor and agitating blades for conveying and agitating the flyash is filled to at least a 75 vol % charge so that contact of the flyash with oxygen is made as small as possible. The flyash is subjected to agitation and heat-treatment at 300.degree. C. or higher. The cylindrical body has a feeding port for the waste incineration flyash and a discharging port for the discharge of the treated flyash. The screw conveyor is at the introducing part and has a pitch that is successively reduced toward the agitating part for charging the flyash in the agitating part at a greater vol. % than that which occurs in the introducing part.