Abstract: The present invention relates to an inhibitor against the stem cells of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of CML having preventive effect on CML recurrence, a method of preventing CML recurrence, and a method of assessing the efficacy of treatment with a drug in a patient with CML, including a step of determining the expression level of latexin.

Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving a list of areas on a subject tape to be read, wherein each area of the list of areas is indicated by a first record number and a last record number corresponding to the area, identifying parameters of a tape drive configured to read the subject tape, wherein the identified parameters of the tape drive contribute to a speed with which the tape drive can read the list of areas, creating a directed graph of the areas on the subject tape based on the identified parameters, wherein the directed graph indicates how long the tape drive will take to read the areas on the subject tape, and determining a fastest reading order of the areas on the subject tape, based, at least in part, on the directed graph and the identified parameters. A computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.

Abstract: A tactile and proximity sensor includes a light source, a light receiving section, and a cover. The light source emits light. The light receiving section receives light and generates a signal providing a result of the received light. The cover includes an elastic body that deforms under external force and that covers the light source and the light receiving section. The cover includes a reflective section that reflects light between the light source and the light receiving section and a transmission section that allows light to pass through in a first direction from the light source and that allows light to pass through in a second direction from the light receiving section.

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus includes a first polarizing member and a second polarizing member between a light source and a MEMS mirror that is a deflection mirror. The first polarizing member reflects a first polarization component included in a beam light emitted from the light source so as to squarely enter the MEMS mirror and passes a second polarization component having a phase difference of a half-wavelength with respect to the first polarization component. The second polarizing member is provided between the first polarizing member and the MEMS mirror to pass the first polarization component reflected by the first polarizing member therethrough twice before and after being reflected by the MEMS mirror to change the first polarization component into the second polarization component. A rotation axis of the MEMS mirror is parallel to an optical axis of the beam light immediately before being reflected by the first polarizing member.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for unoptimized tape drive read detection is disclosed. The computer-implemented includes determining whether a read order of a trio of related files is consistent with an order in which the trio of related files are stored on a magnetic tape media. The computer-implemented method further includes generating an unoptimized tape drive read warning in response to determining that the read order of the trio of related files is inconsistent with the order in which the trio of related files are stored on the magnetic tape media.

Abstract: An operation management system manages operations carried out by people in charge of operation regarding a common operation target, including: an operation information database storing operation information related to implementation of the operations; a start notification unit that notifies each person of the start of each operation when the start notification unit detects occurrence of a predetermined trigger event in the operation target; an operation flow construction unit that constructs an operation flow indicating the operation to be carried out by each person in relation to the trigger event, on the basis of the operation information database; an information providing unit that provides, to each person, the operation information with content suitable for the person in charge of operation on the basis of the operation flow; and a progress notification unit that notifies each person of progress of the operation.

Abstract: A data management system that enables appropriate management of data in offices is provided. A data management system including one or more server devices provided in each of a plurality of offices, in which: when receiving a request for data of another office from a client terminal, a setting unit sets information indicating acquisition of data of the other office in setting information; and an acquisition unit acquires the data of the other office from the server device in the other office according to the setting information in which a change is detected by a monitoring unit.

Abstract: It is intended to allow an appropriate route search to be performed even with a geographical NW in which accessibility information includes an uninvestigated link. A route appropriateness value calculation unit 160 calculates, for each of a plurality of routes each connecting a departure point and a destination extracted by a route extraction unit 120 and including links connecting individual spots including the departure point and the destination, a route appropriateness value of the route.

Abstract: To mitigate the accuracy of misalignment to reduce costs, and to suppress an inter-mode propagation delay difference to enable high-quality transmission of signals. An optical waveguide is configured to propagate only a fundamental mode at a first wavelength and propagate at least a first-order mode as well as the fundamental mode at a second wavelength. The optical waveguide is configured such that a refractive index distribution of a core and a cladding is controlled so that the inter-mode propagation delay difference is within a predetermined threshold, for example, the inter-mode propagation delay difference is zero, when communication is performed using light of the second wavelength. For example, the first wavelength is in a 1310-nm band and the second wavelength is in an 850-nm band.

Abstract: A copy operation is received. The copy operation is of one or more files stored on a linear tape file system. The copy operation is performed in a plurality of units of extents of the one or more files.

Abstract: Shake correction is performed using posture information corresponding to each frame of image data constituting a moving image on each frame, the frame having been subjected to processing of pasting to a celestial sphere model. Further, protrusion prevention processing for correcting an effective cropping area from each frame so that the effective cropping area does not protrude from a movable area in which the effective shake correction is maintained is performed on a requested cropping area to set an effective cropping area applied to each frame. Processing for generating an effective cropping area image is performed, the effective cropping area image being an image subjected to the shake correction and then projected onto a plane model from the celestial sphere model and being an image of the set effective cropping area.

Abstract: An optical scanning device comprises an optical box that houses an optical component(s). The optical box includes a box main body and a cover member. A first engaging portion is formed on a side wall of the box main body, and a second engaging portion that engages with the first engaging portion is formed on a first fitting wall portion of the cover member. The box main body is provided with a vertical wall that is erected inside the first engaging portion. Moreover, there is formed on the cover member with a first barrier wall that is protruded downward from a top wall so as to enter a space between the first engaging portion and the vertical wall.

Abstract: To easily design a communication path topology optimized in view of reducing the amount of equipment needed under the condition that availability against multiple failures in a network is maintained. A transmission path design apparatus (100) performs: a step (S14) of extracting, from the multiple base stations, a first group of base stations whose number of communication-path routes connected is large, based on transmission network model initial data (D0); a step (S16) of extracting a first group of communication paths connecting the base stations in the first group; a step (S16) of calculating a both-end path value (d_i,j) for each communication path in the first group; and steps (S18 to S24) of determining the communication path whose both-end path value satisfies a predetermined condition as a thinning-out target communication path, and generating output data Dy in which the thinning-out target communication path is reflected on the transmission network model initial data.

Abstract: An air intake passage structure includes an outer cover forming an outer wall of an outboard motor, an inner cover disposed inside the outer cover, a first intake port formed in the outer cover, a second intake port formed in the inner cover, an air introduction chamber formed between the outer cover and the inner cover; and an air passage formed inside the outer cover. The air passage includes a first passage part on an upper side of the air introduction chamber, and a second passage part extending downward from the first passage part. The air introduction chamber includes a side portion communicating with the first intake port, and a top portion communicating with the first passage part through an opening formed in the partition wall.

Abstract: An optical scanning unit steers a light beam emitted from a laser diode in the main scanning direction by a polygon mirror. The laser diode, a collimator lens, an aperture, a first lens, the polygon mirror, and a condensing lens are sequentially placed in the optical system of the optical scanning unit. The laser diode emits a light beam in which divergent angles in intersecting two directions are different from each other. The direction in which the light beam divergent angle is large is aligned with the sub-scanning direction, and the direction in which the light beam divergent angle is small is aligned with the main scanning direction. The first lens has a first function to condense a beam in the sub-scanning direction and a second function to diffuse a beam in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: A light source apparatus includes light sources emitting first and second polarized light, an optical element transmitting one of the polarized light and reflecting the other, a polarization rotator generating polarization rotated light from the first polarized light, a wavelength convertor converting the second polarized light into wavelength converted light, and a controller. The optical element generates emitted light by combining the wavelength converted light and polarization rotated light. The controller acquires respective deterioration amounts of the light sources, and controls, based on respective changes in light emission amounts from the light sources acquired from the deterioration amounts, the light emission amount from at least one of the light sources for making different respective change amounts of the light emission amounts from the light sources, or changing a ratio between respective light emission amounts from the light sources.

Abstract: A calculation device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to; in an amplifier circuit including an input terminal to which a radio frequency signal is input, a transistor configured to amplify the input radio frequency signal, an output terminal from which the amplified radio frequency signal is output, and a matching circuit connected between the transistor and the output terminal, calculate a radio frequency characteristic of the amplifier circuit, if the calculated radio frequency characteristic of the amplifier circuit is a desired characteristic, calculate, at least one value of a current value and a voltage value at a predetermined portion within the equivalent circuit, and calculate, the deterioration degree of the electric characteristic of the transistor.

Abstract: An outboard motor, includes: an engine; and an accommodation cover forming an accommodation space accommodating the engine. The accommodation cover includes: a lower cover configured to accommodate a lower part of the engine; an upper cover attached to the lower cover and configured to accommodate an upper part of the engine; and a plurality of lock portions provided in a connection part between the lower cover and the upper cover facing the accommodation space and configured to fix the upper cover to the lower cover. A part of the plurality of lock portions includes an interlocking mechanism configured to lock or unlock the part of the plurality of lock portions simultaneously in response to a single operation.

Abstract: Provided is an optical subassembly, which is compact, is easy to manufacture, and has satisfactory high-frequency characteristics. The optical subassembly includes: an eyelet including a first surface, a second surface and a plurality of through-holes; a plurality of lead terminals; a relay substrate including a lead connection surface and a first bonding surface and having first and second conductor patterns formed across the lead connection surface and the first bonding surface; a device mounting unit including a second bonding surface having formed thereon third and fourth conductor patterns; and an optical device configured to convert one of an optical signal and the differential electrical signals into the other. The first and second conductor patterns on the first bonding surface are connected to the third and fourth conductor patterns by bonding wires, respectively, and the first and second bonding surfaces have normal directions in the same direction.

Abstract: An optical module includes: an optical semiconductor device in which a semiconductor laser and an optical modulator are integrated; a bypass capacitor including a lower electrode and an upper electrode, the bypass capacitor being connected in parallel to the semiconductor laser; a dielectric substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, the optical semiconductor device and the bypass capacitor being surface-mounted on the upper surface, the dielectric substrate having a conductor pattern on the upper surface, the cathode electrode and the lower electrode being bonded to the conductor pattern; and a conductor block supporting the lower surface of the dielectric substrate. The lower electrode of the bypass capacitor having an overlap area overlapping with the upper surface of the dielectric substrate, the lower electrode of the bypass capacitor having an overhang area overhanging from the upper surface of the dielectric substrate.