Abstract: A heat exchanger core includes a core formed such that a pair of adjacent passages are folded on top of one another while being adjacent. At least one passage of the pair of adjacent passages has a pair of adjacent passage portions between which the other passage is not interposed in a direction in which the passages lie on top of one another. The core has a heat insulation layer between the pair of passage portions.

Abstract: A hydraulic excavator as an electric work machine includes, in a machine body, a battery unit that stores electric power, an electric motor that is driven by the electric power supplied from the battery unit, a hydraulic pump that is driven by the electric motor, an oil cooler that cools hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump, and a fan that draws air into the machine body. The machine body has a first opening and a second opening, and the first opening is provided on a first lateral side of the machine body, and the second opening is provided on a second lateral side of the machine body. The fan is placed to face the first opening in the machine body, and the oil cooler is placed to face the second opening in the machine body.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device and method, a decoding device and method, and a program that enable to improve an encoding efficiency in a state where a real-time operation is maintained. The encoding device includes a priority information generation unit that generates priority information indicating a priority of an audio signal, on the basis of at least one of the audio signal or metadata of the audio signal, a time-frequency transform unit that performs time-frequency transform on the audio signal and generates an MDCT coefficient, and a bit allocation unit that quantizes the MDCT coefficient of the audio signal, in descending order of the priority of the audio signal indicated by the priority information, for a plurality of the audio signals. The present technology may be applied to the encoding device.

Abstract: A needle holder for holding a curved needle to which a suture thread is connected. The needle holder includes a flexible tube; and a grasper provided at a distal end of the flexible tube. The grasper includes a first jaw having a groove, and a protrusion at a distal end portion of the first jaw; and a second jaw movably connected to the first jaw. The grasper can hold the curved needle between the second jaw and the protrusion of the first jaw, and can hold a part of the suture thread between a surface of the groove and the second jaw such that another part of the suture thread passes through a gap formed between another surface of the groove and the second jaw. The protrusion has a hook surface for hooking the suture thread extending outside the groove.

Abstract: A heat exchange core according to one embodiment includes: a header flow path that extends in a first direction; and a plurality of branching flow paths that are connected to the header flow path and extend in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. A first angle formed by the header flow path with respect to a virtual connection plane between the header flow path and the plurality of branching flow paths is less than a second angle formed by the branching flow paths with respect to the connection plane.

Abstract: There is provided a drain recovery system with which power for driving a feedwater pump can be reduced and the feedwater pump can be driven at low costs. The drain recovery system includes: a buffer tank; an assist tank disposed below the buffer tank; a first drain supply line that connects a load device and the buffer tank; a second drain supply line that connects the buffer tank and the assist tank; a drain supply valve; a communication line that establishes communication between the assist tank and the buffer tank; a communication valve; a steam supply line that supplies steam from a boiler to the assist tank; a steam supply valve; a feedwater line that supplies drain from the assist tank to the boiler; and a feedwater pump.

Abstract: To achieve a downsized drain tank without reducing an effective drain recovery rate. A closed drain recovery system includes: a steam boiler (2); a closed-type drain tank (4); an air-open-type makeup water tank (7); a steam introduction line (10) for introducing a first flush steam within the drain tank (4) to the makeup water tank (7); a surplus drain introduction line (8) for introducing surplus drain to the makeup water tank (7) from the drain tank (4); and condensing units (33) and (39) provided for the makeup water tank (7), and configured to condense one or both of the first flush steam and a second flush steam by bringing the one or both of the first flush steam and the second flush steam into contact with the makeup water within the makeup water tank (7), the second flush steam being generated from the surplus drain.

Abstract: To achieve a downsized drain tank without reducing an effective drain recovery rate. A closed drain recovery system includes: a steam boiler (2); a closed-type drain tank (4); an air-open-type makeup water tank (7); a steam introduction line (10) for introducing a first flush steam within the drain tank (4) to the makeup water tank (7); a surplus drain introduction line (8) for introducing surplus drain to the makeup water tank (7) from the drain tank (4); and condensing units (33) and (39) provided for the makeup water tank (7), and configured to condense one or both of the first flush steam and a second flush steam by bringing the one or both of the first flush steam and the second flush steam into contact with the makeup water within the makeup water tank (7), the second flush steam being generated from the surplus drain.

Abstract: There is provided a drain recovery system with which power for driving a feedwater pump can be reduced and the feedwater pump can be driven at low costs. The drain recovery system includes: a buffer tank; an assist tank disposed below the buffer tank; a first drain supply line that connects a load device and the buffer tank; a second drain supply line that connects the buffer tank and the assist tank; a drain supply valve; a communication line that establishes communication between the assist tank and the buffer tank; a communication valve; a steam supply line that supplies steam from a boiler to the assist tank; a steam supply valve; a feedwater line that supplies drain from the assist tank to the boiler; and a feedwater pump.

Abstract: Even goods of a low price can be handled at a virtual shop and services to the user side are improved. When a payment instruction of certain goods is issued from a user's terminal 1, a paying method presenting unit (21) of a virtual shop (2) presents a paying method using a prepaid type electronic money by the sale on a network (6). When the payment instruction by the prepaid type electronic money is issued from the user's terminal, an electronic money purchasing unit (22) purchases the prepaid type electronic money by using a settlement unit on the network, subtracts a payment money amount of the goods from a money amount of the purchased prepaid type electronic money, and notifies the user's terminal of a balance.

Abstract: A system which improves convenience on the user side and contributes to a cost reduction on the sales shop side is provided. A sales shop 2 manages requested contents to the users by a notice information management unit (22) in correspondence to a URL provided for each user. A requested contents notice unit (23) notifies the user of the requested contents managed by the notice information management unit (22) and the user's URL by Email. When there is an access to the URL in the Email from the user and a paying instruction is issued with respect to the requested contents, a settlement unit (24) makes a settlement on a network (5).

Abstract: An information-processing system includes a phrase category processing unit, a first hypertext document generating unit, a first correlation management unit, a second correlation management unit that manages a correlation between one or a plurality of action categories and the locations of application function units and a selection accepting unit. As a user specifies a phrase in a first hypertext document, the first correlation management unit is engaged to search for an action category corresponding to the phrase category of the phrase. As the user selects an action by using a dialogue component in a second hypertext document provided by the selection accepting unit, the application function unit corresponding to the action category of the action is started up by engaging the second correlation management unit to search for the location of the application function unit.

Abstract: Even goods of a low price can be handled at a virtual shop and services to the user side are improved. When a payment instruction of certain goods is issued from a user's terminal 1, a paying method presenting unit (21) of a virtual shop (2) presents a paying method using a prepaid type electronic money by the sale on a network (6). When the payment instruction by the prepaid type electronic money is issued from the user's terminal, an electronic money purchasing unit (22) purchases the prepaid type electronic money by using a settlement unit on the network, subtracts a payment money amount of the goods from a money amount of the purchased prepaid type electronic money, and notifies the user's terminal of a balance.

Abstract: A system which improves convenience on the user side and contributes to a cost reduction on the sales shop side is provided. A sales shop 2 manages requested contents to the users by a notice information management unit (22) in correspondence to a URL provided for each user. A requested contents notice unit (23) notifies the user of the requested contents managed by the notice information management unit (22) and the user's URL by Email. When there is an access to the URL in the Email from the user and a paying instruction is issued with respect to the requested contents, a settlement unit (24) makes a settlement on a network (5).

Abstract: In a head-mounted display device, image display light emitted from a display device is directed towards the eye of an observer by changing the light path thereof by means of an optical system. The display device, optical system and a drive signal generating device for the display device are worn on the head of the observer by means of a holding member. This optical system is positioned in front of the display device emitting display light in a forward direction from a position separated radially from the visual axis of the observer when looking straight ahead. The drive signal generating device is located in a position separated radially from the visual axis with an interval from the display device and optical system.