Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a PHY frame generating circuit that generates a PHY frame including either of a short Sector Sweep frame and a Sector Sweep frame; and an array antenna that selects, based on the PHY frame, any sector from among a plurality of sectors and transmits the PHY frame. In a case where, in the PHY frame including the short Sector Sweep frame, a Direction field of the short Sector Sweep frame indicates Initiator Sector Sweep, the PHY frame generating circuit replaces a Short Sector Sweep Feedback field indicating a number of a selected best short Sector Sweep with a Short Scrambled Basic Service Set ID field indicating an abbreviated address generated from an address of a destination communication apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and methods of making devices for facilitating condition monitoring of machinery allowing improve efficiencies and increased lifetime of the machinery while also reducing maintenance. In one embodiment, a device includes an enclosure assembly and a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. The enclosure assembly includes a cap, a base mechanically coupled with the cap, and a support bracket mechanically coupled with the base. The PCB assembly includes a processor, a memory coupled with the processor, a first sensor electrically coupled with the processor, a second sensor electrically coupled with the processor, and a communication interface electrically coupled with the processor. The device, when installed, may generally form a shape of a tapered cylinder having a maximum height of 2.1 inches and a maximum diameter of 1.2 inches.

Abstract: The rotating electric machine includes a stator having a stator winding and a rotor facing the stator in a radial direction. The rotor includes a carrier having a disk-shaped end plate section fixed to a rotating shaft and arranged coaxially with the rotating shaft, and an annular magnet unit arranged coaxially with the rotating shaft. The magnet has a cylindrical magnet holder whose one end in an axial direction is fixed to the end plate section, and a magnet fixed to a peripheral surface on a stator side in the radial direction in the magnet holder and having an alternating polarity in a circumferential direction. The magnet holder is made of a non-magnetic material. In the magnet, an orientation of an axis of easy magnetization on a q-axis is deviated from an orientation parallel to the q-axis.

Abstract: A connector 10 includes a housing 11 made of synthetic resin, a terminal 12 made of metal to be accommodated into the housing 11, a shield member 14 made of metal to be arranged on an outer periphery of the housing 11, and a cover member 15 made of synthetic resin for covering the shield member 14. The cover member 15 includes shield member locking portions 42 for locking the shield member 14 with the shield member 14 restricted from being detached from the cover member 14.

Abstract: A picture decoding device includes a spatial candidate derivation unit configured to derive a spatial candidate from inter prediction information of a block neighboring a decoding target block and register the derived spatial candidate as a candidate to a first candidate list, a history-based candidate derivation unit configured to generate a second candidate list by adding a history-based candidate included in a history-based candidate list as a candidate to the first candidate list, a candidate selection unit configured to select a selection candidate from candidates included in the second candidate list, and an inter prediction unit configured to perform inter prediction using the selection candidate.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present application provides a contact probe, which comprises a tubular structure, an engagement part, a pushing part and an elastic member. The elastic member is received within the tubular structure; the engagement part is arranged within the tubular structure; the pushing part is arranged within the tubular structure and is arranged at the inner wall of the tubular structure opposite to the engagement part; a part of the elastic member is arranged in the tubular structure, and a side surface at a first end of the elastic member is engaged with the engagement part, and the pushing part presses a side surface of the elastic member facing the pushing part, and both the engagement part and the pushing part press the elastic member to make the elastic member in a bent state, and make a part of the elastic member in the tubular structure to abut closely against the inner wall of the tubular structure.

Abstract: A secondary battery system of a vehicle includes a battery in which a function is maintained by a differential pressure between an internal pressure and an external atmospheric pressure, and a CPU that controls a temperature of the battery based on information related to an average of external atmospheric pressures of the battery based on a traveling history of the vehicle, and information related to a present external atmospheric pressure of the battery based on a present position of the vehicle.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus on which a first toner container and a second toner container are mountable, includes an apparatus body, and a moving unit including a first developing unit and a second developing unit, the moving unit being configured to move with respect to the apparatus body between an internal position and an external position. The first developing unit and the second developing unit are configured to be replenished with the toner from the first toner container and the second toner container mounted on the image forming apparatus, respectively, in a state in which the moving unit is at the external position and supported by the apparatus body. The moving unit is configured not to be movable from the external position to the internal position in a state in which the first toner container and the second toner container are mounted on the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a widely applicable and safe prophylactic agent or therapeutic agent for adverse reaction of an anthracycline anticancer agent. In cancer treatment with an anthracycline anticancer agent, 5-aminolevulinic acids are used in combination therewith.

Abstract: A biological information measuring device includes a light source that irradiates light, a sensor having a plurality of pixels arranged in an array in a two-dimensional plane and a saturation charge number of 1,000,000 or more. The sensor receives irradiated light transmitted, reflected, or scattered from the light source in a living body and outputs information according to the light intensity of the received light. A specific location selection unit selects a measurement target location of the measurement target for the biological information and a reference location different from the measurement target location, based on the information obtained by the image sensor. A biological information acquisition unit acquires biological information from the information obtained by the sensor at the measurement target location, using the information obtained by the sensor at the reference location as a reference.

Abstract: A separator includes: an anode separator including an anode side surface on which a fuel gas flow passage groove is formed; a cathode separator including a cathode side surface on which an oxidation gas flow passage groove is formed; a joint portion that extends so as to surround the fuel gas flow passage groove and the oxidation gas flow passage groove, and joins the anode separator and the cathode separator to each other; and an outer peripheral seal portion provided on at least one of the fuel gas flow passage groove and the oxidation gas flow passage groove, extending along the joint portion, and formed so as to overlap the joint portion when viewed in a thickness direction of the separator.

Abstract: An adhesive composition including a polymerizable monomer having a (meth)acryloyl group; a radical polymerization initiator; and a polymer particle having a property of being swollen by an organic solvent, in which in a particle size distribution of secondary particles which are aggregates of the polymer particles, the secondary particles being in the adhesive composition and the particle size distribution being determined by a laser diffraction/scattering method, a proportion of secondary particles having a diameter of 1 ?m or more and 200 ?m or less is 30% by volume or more.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus including an avalanche photodiode is provided. The photoelectric conversion apparatus includes an oxide film disposed on a semiconductor layer and a member provided on the oxide film. The member is disposed to overlap at least a boundary between a first semiconductor region and a third semiconductor region in plan view. The work function of the member differs from the work function of each of the first semiconductor region and the third semiconductor region so that a potential gradient for signal charge is generated in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer at at least the boundary.

Abstract: A holder has a holder engagement portion in at least a position sandwiching a pad from both sides in a third direction orthogonal to both a first direction that is an urging direction of an elastic member and a second direction that is an axial direction of a worm accommodation portion. The pad has a pad engagement portion that comes into contact with the holder engagement portion on at least one of both side portions in the third direction. Based on contact between the holder engagement portion and the pad engagement portion, displacement of the pad in the third direction with respect to the holder is regulated.

Abstract: A mixing system includes a soil mixing device that crushes and grinds construction generated soil and a feed belt conveyor that is engaged with the soil mixing device and conveys the construction generated soil to the soil mixing device. In the feed belt conveyor, the number of degrees of freedom regarding rotation of a cylindrical member engaged with the soil mixing device differs from the number of degrees of freedom regarding rotation of a spherical bearing mechanism abutting on the ground. This configuration allows a plurality of units to be easily installed in an appropriate positional relation at a construction site or the like.

Abstract: A contact probe that includes a tubular structure, an engagement part and an elastic member. The elastic member is received within the tubular structure; the engagement part is arranged within the tubular structure; a part of the elastic member is arranged in the tubular structure, a first end of the elastic member is engaged with the engagement part, the elastic member abuts closely against an inner wall of the tubular structure, and a part of the tubular structure abutting against the elastic member has at least two contact surfaces. During installation, the first end of the elastic member is engaged with the engagement part of the tubular structure. At this time, the elastic member abuts closely against the inner wall of the tubular structure, and the part of the elastic member abutting against the tubular structure has at least two contact surfaces.

Abstract: A transmission device that improves data reception quality includes: a weighting synthesizer that generates a first precoded signal and a second precoded signal from a first baseband signal and a second baseband signal, respectively; a phase changer that applies a phase change of i×?? to the second precoded signal; an inserter that inserts a pilot signal into the second precoded signal applied with the phase change; and a phase changer that applies a phase change to the second precoded signal applied with the phase change and inserted with the pilot signal. ?? satisfies ?/2 radians<??<? radians or ? radians<??<3?/2 radians. Each of the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal is modulated via a modulation scheme of quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) using non-uniform mapping.

Abstract: A projection apparatus includes: multiple scanning optical systems each including: a light source to emit a light beam; a scanner to deflect the light beam from the light source to form a scanning light beam; a magnifier including: at least one positive lens; and at least one negative lens, to magnify a scanning angle of the scanning light beam from the scanner; and a board having: a mounting surface; and a perpendicular line perpendicular to the mounting surface, the board mounting multiple scanners including the scanner of the multiple scanning optical systems on the mounting surface. Multiple scanning light beams have the scanning light beam from the scanner are arranged in rotational symmetry with respect to the perpendicular line with different angles in a plane of the mounting surface of the board, and the multiple scanning optical systems project the multiple scanning light beams to different regions from each other.

Abstract: Provided is a surgical system that supports a surgical operation using an observation device and a surgical robot. The surgical system includes: an observation device that observes an operative field; a surgical robot that supports a surgical tool; a fixing portion that fixes a relationship of relative position and posture between the observation device and the surgical robot; and a processing unit that performs processing for coordinate conversion between coordinates on a captured image of the observation device and coordinates of the surgical tool on the basis of the relationship of relative position and posture. The observation device includes a microscope and a pre-lens, and the fixing portion fixes a relationship of relative position and posture of the surgical robot with respect to the pre-lens.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical element includes an optical waveguide including a first main surface and a second main surface opposed to the first main surface, an alignment film disposed on the second main surface, a liquid crystal layer which overlaps the alignment film, which includes cholesteric liquid crystals, and which reflects at least part of light incident through the optical waveguide toward the optical waveguide, and a transparent first protective layer which overlaps the liquid crystal layer, and which is formed of a water-soluble polymer or a fluorine-based resin.