Abstract: A bicycle controller is provided that performs control in accordance with a riding condition of a bicycle. The bicycle controller includes an electronic control unit that controls a motor. The motor assists human power that is inputted to a bicycle. Upon determining a gear changer that changes a gear ratio of the bicycle is operated, the electronic control unit switches a control state of the motor from a first control state to a second control state based on a rotation phase of a crank of the bicycle and changes a timing at which the control state of the motor is switched from the first control state to the second control state based on an inclination of the bicycle in a front-rear direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition and a steel microstructure that contains, in area ratio, 15% or more and 55% or less of polygonal ferrite and 15% or more and 30% or less of martensite, and that contains, in volume fraction, 12% or more of retained austenite, in which the polygonal ferrite, the martensite, and the retained austenite have a mean grain size of 4 ?m or less, 2 ?m or less, and 2 ?m or less, respectively, and each have a mean grain aspect ratio of 2.0 or less, and in which a value obtained by dividing an Mn content in the retained austenite in mass % by an Mn content in the polygonal ferrite in mass % equals 2.0 or more.

Abstract: An impact load reduction structure includes a battery frame and a load reduction frame. The battery frame is fixed to a vehicle body frame of an electrically-powered vehicle and supports a battery. The load reduction frame is disposed so as to extend in a front-rear direction on a front side of the battery frame. A rear section of the load reduction frame is disposed facing a front section of the battery frame with a predetermined gap therebetween such that the load reduction frame comes into contact with the battery frame when the electrically-powered vehicle is involved in a collision.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer device includes a base, a first electrode film, a piezoelectric film, a second electrode film and a first conductive film. The base has a plurality of vibrating film portions arranged in an array pattern. The first electrode film is disposed on each of the vibrating film portions. The piezoelectric film is disposed on the first electrode film. The second electrode film is disposed on the piezoelectric film. The first conductive film is connected to the first electrode film. The first conductive film has a film thickness larger than a film thickness of the first electrode film.

Abstract: A diagnosis support device, which is suitable for comparing different diseases, is provided, along with others. In the diagnosis support device, the input of an MRI brain image of a subject is received, and a shrinkage score, which represents the degree of shrinkage of the brain, is calculated based on the MRI brain image. Subsequently, sites to be compared in the brain are identified. Then, a degree of shrinkage, which represents the degree of shrinkage of each of the identified sites, and a shrinkage ratio, which is the ratio between the degrees of shrinkage of the sites, are calculated, and then compared and displayed.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor includes a plurality of ultrasonic wave elements each including a first electrode and a second electrode, and a control circuit configured to switch parallel connection and serial connection of the plurality of the ultrasonic wave elements.

Abstract: A control system includes: a first human detector that detects the presence or absence of a human within a first detection range; a second human detector that has a second detection range that overlaps with the first detection range, and detects the presence or absence of a human within the second detection range; a determiner that has a plurality of determination modes for determining the presence or absence of a human; a transmitter that transmits a control signal to a control target based on a result of determination made by the determiner; and a load that receives the control signal and serves as the control target whose operation mode is switched according to the control signal.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a grain oriented electrical steel sheet uses austenite (?)-ferrite (?) transformation which develops excellent magnetic properties, uses T? calculated from equation (1) and performs the first pass of rough hot rolling at a temperature of (T??100)° C. or higher with a rolling reduction of 30% or more, and further uses T?max calculated from equation (2) and performs any one pass of finish hot rolling in a temperature range of (T?max±50)° C. with a rolling reduction of 40% or more: T?[° C.]=1383.98?73.29[% Si]+2426.33[% C]+271.68[% Ni]??(1) T?max[° C.]=1276.47?59.24[% Si]+919.22[% C]+149.03[% Ni]??(2) where [% A] represents content of element “A” in steel (mass %).

Abstract: A bicycle controller and bicycle drive device that improves the stability of the behavior of a bicycle. The bicycle controller includes an electronic control unit that reduces the output of a motor, which is configured to assist in propulsion of the bicycle, in accordance with an angular acceleration of a rotary body. The rotary body is included in a human power transmission path extending from an input for human power to a coupling portion coupled to a drive wheel.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a correcting tool by which the center of the body is stabilized and/or a twist in the body is corrected by simply wearing the correcting tool in everyday life. [Solution] According to the present invention, the following invention is provided. (1) A tool for correcting a twist in the body is composed of a cylindrical material having elasticity with a diameter of 7-20 mm, a width 5-10 mm, a thickness of 1-3 mm, and a hardness of 4-6. According to the present invention, the tool of the present invention is worn to perform daily life activities or exercise, thereby stabilizing the center of the body and/or correcting a twist in the body.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength (TS) of 780 MPa or more and excellent in ductility, fatigue properties, stretch flangeability, surface characteristics, and sheet passage ability that can be obtained by providing a predetermined chemical composition and a steel microstructure that contains, by area, 20-50% of ferrite, 5-25% of bainitic ferrite, 1-10% of martensite, and 5-15% of tempered martensite, and that contains, by volume, 10% or more of retained austenite, in which the retained austenite has a mean grain size of 2 ?m or less, a mean Mn content in the retained austenite in mass % is at least 1.2 times the Mn content in the steel sheet in mass %, the retained austenite has a mean free path of 1.2 ?m or less, and the tempered martensite has a mean free path of 1.2 ?m or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising: preparing a steel slab with a predetermined chemical composition; subjecting the steel slab to hot rolling by heating it to a temperature of 1100-1300° C., hot rolling it with a finisher delivery temperature of 800-1000° C. to form a hot-rolled steel sheet, and coiling the steel sheet at a mean coiling temperature of 200-500° C.; subjecting the steel sheet to pickling treatment; and subjecting the steel sheet to annealing by retaining the steel sheet at a temperature of 740-840° C. for 10-900 s, then cooling the steel sheet at a mean cooling rate of 5-50° C./s to a cooling stop temperature of higher than 350° C. and 550° C. or lower, and retaining the steel sheet in a temperature range of higher than 350° C. to 550° C. for 10 s or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength (TS) of 780 MPa or more and excellent in ductility, fatigue properties, balance between high strength and ductility, surface characteristics, and sheet passage ability that can be obtained by providing a predetermined chemical composition and a steel microstructure that contains, by area, 20-50% of ferrite, 5-25% of bainitic ferrite, and 5-20% of martensite, and that contains, by volume, 10% or more of retained austenite, in which the retained austenite has a mean grain size of 2 ?m or less, a mean Mn content in the retained austenite in mass % is at least 1.2 times the Mn content in the steel sheet in mass %, and the retained austenite has a mean free path of 1.2 ?m or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high-strength steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition and a steel microstructure that contains, by area, 25-80% of ferrite and bainitic ferrite in total, and 3-20% of martensite, and that contains, by volume, 10% or more of retained austenite, in which the retained austenite has a mean grain size of 2 ?m or less, a mean Mn content in the retained austenite in mass % is at least 1.2 times the Mn content in the steel sheet in mass %, an area ratio of retained austenite having a mean C content in mass % at least 2.1 times the C content in the steel sheet in mass % is 60% or more of an area ratio of the entire retained austenite.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising: preparing a steel slab with a predetermined chemical composition; subjecting the steel slab to hot rolling by heating it to a temperature of 1100-1300° C., hot rolling it with a finisher delivery temperature of 800-1000° C. to form a hot-rolled steel sheet, and coiling the steel sheet at a mean coiling temperature of 200-500° C.; subjecting the steel sheet to pickling treatment; subjecting the steel sheet to annealing by retaining the steel sheet at a temperature of 740-840° C. for 10-900 s, and the cooling the steel sheet at a mean cooling rate of 5-30° C./s to a cooling stop temperature of 150-350° C.; and subjecting the steel sheet to reheating treatment by reheating the steel sheet to a reheating temperature of higher than 350° C. and 550° C. or lower, and retaining the steel sheet at the reheating temperature for 10 s or more.

Abstract: Grain-oriented electrical steel sheets with good magnetic properties are industrially stably produced, by using as the material, a steel slab having a predetermined composition, wherein after cold rolling and before the start of secondary recrystallization annealing, the cold rolled sheet is subjected to nitriding treatment with nitrogen content of 50 mass ppm or more and 1000 mass ppm or less, and a total content of 0.2 mass % to 15 mass % of a sulfide and/or sulfate is contained in an annealing separator, and a staying time in the temperature range of 300° C. to 800° C. in the heating stage of secondary recrystallization annealing of 5 hours or more is secured to precipitate silicon nitride (Si3N4) and MnS, and using the silicon nitride in combination with MnS as inhibiting force for normal grain growth to significantly reduce variation of magnetic properties.

Abstract: A high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet excellent in formability includes, on the basis of mass percent, 0.05-0.3% C, 1.4% or less (including 0%) Si, 0.08%-3% Mn, 0.003-0.1% P, 0.07% or less S, 0.1-2.5% Al, 0.1-0.5% Cr, and 0.007% or less N, Si+Al?0.5%, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, wherein the steel sheet has a retained austenite content of 3% or more by volume fraction, a stretch-flange formability ?>50% and wherein the average aspect ratio (major axis/minor axis) of retained austenite grains is less than 2.5.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high-strength steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition, satisfying the condition that Mn content divided by B content equals 2100 or less, and a steel microstructure that contains, by area, 25-80% of ferrite and bainitic ferrite in total, 3-20% of martensite, and that contains, by volume, 10% or more of retained austenite, in which the retained austenite has a mean grain size of 2 ?m or less, a mean Mn content in the retained austenite in mass % is at least 1.2 times the Mn content in the steel sheet in mass %, and an aggregate of retained austenite formed by seven or more identically-oriented retained austenite grains accounts for 60% or more by area of the entire retained austenite.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes first and second signal lines extending in directions intersecting each other on a component substrate, a pixel area including a pixel electrode disposed in correspondence with an intersection of the first and second signal lines, a signal output circuit disposed outside the pixel area and outputs a driving signal to the first signal line, and a connection wiring connecting the signal output circuit and the first signal line. An outer peripheral edge of the pixel area has a curved portion or a bent portion in a portion facing the signal output circuit, and the signal output circuit includes a plurality of circuit blocks arranged along the curved portion or the bent portion of the portion facing the signal output circuit with deviated between adjacent circuit blocks in the direction of extension of the first signal line and/or the direction of extension of the second signal line.

Abstract: An anti-aging agent derived from a natural product is provided. The agent uses at least one selected from the group consisting of an imidazole dipeptide and a metabolite thereof as an active ingredient. The present invention also provides an agent for improving a neuropsychologic function, which contains at least one selected from the group consisting of an imidazole dipeptide and a metabolite thereof as an active ingredient.