Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation device includes an inner cylinder forming a treatment flow path, an inflow portion allowing the object to flow into the treatment flow path, an outer cylinder accommodating the inner cylinder, a light emitting element irradiating the object passing through the treatment flow path with ultraviolet light, an O-ring dividing a space provided between an outer circumferential surface of the inner cylinder and an inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder into a first chamber through which the object before ultraviolet irradiation passes and a third chamber through which the object after the ultraviolet irradiation passes, and a second chamber communicating with the first chamber through communication holes. The second chamber communicates with the treatment flow path through a plate.

Abstract: In order to detect the amount of radiation received by or the temperature of air in the vicinity of each of body parts of an occupant in a vehicle, a radiation information calculating device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires member temperature information that reflects temperatures of members exposed to a cabin of a vehicle; a calculation unit configured to calculate plural radiation information corresponding to each of body parts of an occupant in the cabin based on the member temperature information acquired by the acquisition unit; and an output unit that outputs the plural radiation information calculated by the calculation unit. The radiation information represents an amount of radiation received by a corresponding body part of the occupant.

Abstract: An optical device includes: a substrate having a pair of main surfaces opposite each other in a first direction and an end surface adjacent to the main surface, and an optical waveguide formed on the substrate and having a light incident surface or a light exit surface in a direction of a plane where the end surface is located, where at least a central portion of the light incident surface and/or light exit surface of the optical waveguide includes an inclined surface having a preset angle with respect to the end surface of the substrate.

Abstract: An optical device includes: a substrate having a pair of main surfaces opposite each other in a first direction, end surfaces adjacent to the main surfaces, and a pair of side surfaces, and an optical waveguide, disposed along the main surface of the substrate and having a light incidence end or a light exit end in the direction of a plane where the end surface is located, wherein, an adhesive for connection is coated on the end surface of the substrate, and at least one stepped portion is formed between the optical waveguide and the adhesive.

Abstract: A sensor module includes: a diaphragm including a first region and a second region that includes a position at which a strain ? that occurs by an effect of a physical quantity caused by a measurement target fluid is zero and has a smaller effect of the physical quantity caused by the measurement target fluid than the first region; strain detecting elements disposed in the first region; and an electric conductor that is at least partially disposed in the second region and electrically couples the strain detecting elements to each other to configure a bridge circuit. The electric conductor includes a resistance adjuster, at a position corresponding to the second region, that adjusts a resistance of the electric conductor.

Abstract: An access network device according to an embodiment is an access network device that is disposed between a plurality of user-side terminals and a core network, provides the plurality of user-side terminals with connection to the core network, and includes an important user determination unit and an order processing unit. The important user determination unit acquires and accumulates user state information indicating a state of each user-side terminal, acquires user characteristic information indicating a characteristic of each user-side terminal from the accumulated past user state information, and determines an important user related to human life and/or safety on the basis of the acquired user characteristic information.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device, a hydrogen concentration distribution has a hydrogen concentration peak, a helium concentration distribution has a helium concentration peak, and a donor concentration distribution has a first donor concentration peak and a second donor concentration peak; the hydrogen concentration peak and the first donor concentration peak are located at a first depth, and the helium concentration peak and the second donor concentration peak are located at a second depth; each concentration peak has an upward slope; and a value which is obtained by normalizing a gradient of the upward slope of the second donor concentration peak by a gradient of the upward slope of the helium concentration peak is smaller than a value which is obtained by normalizing a gradient of the upward slope of the first donor concentration peak by a gradient of the upward slope of the hydrogen concentration peak.

Abstract: Provided is a zirconium composite oxide containing 5 mass % to 50 mass % yttrium oxide and cerium oxide, the specific surface area after 10 hours of heating at 1250° C. being 3.0 m2/g to 20.0 m2/g.

Abstract: Provided are a modified filamentous fungus with improved protein productivity and a method for producing a protein using the modified filamentous fungus. The modified filamentous fungus expresses an ACE3 variant that is a variant in which substantially the whole of a Zn(II)2Cys6-type DNA-binding domain of the ACE3 is deleted. The method for producing a protein includes culturing the modified filamentous fungus.

Abstract: A pressure sensor has a stem in which a pressure introduction hole into which a pressure medium is introduced and a diaphragm deformable according to the pressure of the pressure medium are formed, and a strain detecting element which is arranged on the diaphragm via an insulating film and being configured to output a detection signal according to the deformation of the diaphragm. The strain detecting element is configured to have a portion made of polysilicon. A low doping layer having a higher electrical resistivity than polysilicon and a higher crystallinity than the insulating film is arranged between the insulating film and the strain detecting element.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a zirconia-based composite oxide for making it possible to form a catalyst layer which, despite having a reduced thickness, has a sufficient quantity of catalyst to function in exhaust gas treatment on a wall of a honeycomb structure. The purpose of the present invention is also to provide a method for manufacturing said zirconia-based composite oxide. The present invention relates to a zirconia-based composite oxide characterized in that the tap bulk density thereof is 0.75 g/mL or greater, and the specific surface area thereof after heat treatment for three hours at 1000° C. is 45 m2/g or greater.

Abstract: A pressure sensor has a stem in which a pressure introduction hole into which a pressure medium is introduced and a diaphragm deformable according to the pressure of the pressure medium are formed, and a strain detecting element which is arranged on the diaphragm via an insulating film and being configured to output a detection signal according to the deformation of the diaphragm. The strain detecting element is configured to have a portion made of polysilicon. A low doping layer having a higher electrical resistivity than polysilicon and a higher crystallinity than the insulating film is arranged between the insulating film and the strain detecting element.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a beam former that drives an ultrasound transducer including two-dimensionally arranged vibration elements and that acquires ultrasound data of a three-dimensional space; a delay calculating circuit sets scan conditions including a drive delay amount of the beam former; a graphic circuit that generates an ultrasound slice image of a predetermined cut surface from the ultrasound data of the three-dimensional space; and a CPU that determines a focal length or a focal depth of the ultrasound according to a distance from the ultrasound transducer to the desirably set cut surface to set an amount of delay to cause the delay calculating circuit to change the scan conditions.

Abstract: An endoscope adapted to insert a treatment tool includes: an opening portion from which the treatment tool protrudes, the opening portion being provided on a distal end of the endoscope; a rotary shaft rotatably mounted in the opening portion, a direction of a shaft center being perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the endoscope; and a raise base that is attachable to the rotary shaft and detachable from the rotary shaft in a predetermined attaching/detaching direction through the opening portion and is capable of rising around the rotary shaft while being attached to the rotary shaft.

Abstract: An imaging processing device includes an image acquisition unit, a character region estimation unit, and an output unit. The character region estimation unit determines a line indicating a direction in which characters are arranged with high probability in the acquired image and estimates a character region candidate in which characters are arranged with high probability. The output unit outputs information of the region estimated in the character region estimation unit. The character region estimation unit includes a vertical line detector, a horizontal line detector, a color distribution detector, and a character region candidate line determination unit. The image processing device includes an association imaging mode to cause a user to shoot an image of the character region candidate.

Abstract: An endoscope includes an insertion portion, the endoscope being configured to allow a treatment tool to protrude from the insertion portion. The endoscope further includes: a treatment tool elevator base configured to be elevated by rotation around a rotation shaft with respect to a direction in which the insertion portion extends; an operating portion configured to input operation of changing an angle of elevating the treatment tool with respect to the treatment tool elevator base; a wire configured to be connected to the operating portion; a first member including a first engagement portion; and a second member including a second engagement portion and a wire connection portion to be connected to the wire, the second member being configured to: be supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the rotation shaft; and transmit the operation to the treatment tool elevator base.

Abstract: An optical device production apparatus includes: an manufacturing head that manufactures an optical device by successively building layers of optical material; and a controller that acquires a result of measurement of an optical performance of an optical system including the optical device manufactured. The controller controls the manufacturing head to terminate manufacturing the optical device on the condition that the result of measurement acquired by the controller meets a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A strain detector includes a strain-causing portion, an insulation film formed on the strain-causing portion, a strain gauge formed on the insulation film and configured to detect the strain generated by the strain-causing portion as electric signals, an electrode connected to the strain gauge, a bonding pad extending from the electrode, a bonding wire connected to the bonding pad, and an insulative resin layer covering the strain gauge without covering the bonding pad and the bonding wire.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an omnidirectional imaging unit that captures and generates an image of a visual field all around an axis as omnidirectional image data; an image converter that converts at least a part of the omnidirectional image data, which is generated by the omnidirectional imaging unit, to image data having a rectangular display area and thereby generates conversion image data; and a display unit that displays an image corresponding to the conversion image data, which is generated by the image converter. The omnidirectional image data forms an annular shape.

Abstract: An image observation apparatus 10 includes an imaging unit 30 that images a specimen K and obtains a magnified image of the specimen, a display 50 that displays an image, a condition determiner that determines whether a state of the specimen with respect to the imaging unit satisfies a specific condition, and a controller that displays the magnified image obtained by the imaging unit on the display when the condition determiner determines the state of the specimen with respect to the imaging unit satisfies the specific condition.