Abstract: A phase rotation correcting method includes receiving a signal modulated by a multi-value modulation method; recognizing a position of a symbol point of the received signal on an IQ plane; performing phase rotation for rotating a phase of the symbol point of the received signal toward an I axis or a Q axis in accordance with the recognized position and calculating, as an amount of phase rotation correction, a value on an axis different from the axis toward which the phase of the symbol point has been rotated by the phase rotation; and correcting phase rotation of the symbol point by using the calculated amount of phase rotation correction.

Abstract: The present invention provide a method for detecting a test substance utilizing a color development caused by an enzyme reaction, or a color development caused by a specific interaction such as an antigen-antibody reaction and an enzyme reaction, the test substance being detected rapidly, sensitively and quantitatively without using a spectroscopic measurement device. The method for measuring a concentration of a test substance by the present invention comprises the steps of: generating a peroxide from the test substance; obtaining a polymerized substance by bringing an oxidoreductase for producing a polymerized substance and a substrate of the oxidoreductase for producing a polymerized substance into contact with the peroxide; and irradiating the polymerized substance with light to record a temporal variation information of an intensity of scattered light generated from an irradiation point.

Abstract: A storage which, in operation, stores a first minimum value and a second minimum value each time a plurality of data are input. Round-robin comparison circuitry which, in operation, makes a magnitude comparison among the plurality of data. First selection comparison circuitry and second selection comparison circuitry which, in operation, make a magnitude comparison between the first minimum value and each of the plurality of data and a magnitude comparison between the second minimum value and each of the plurality of data, respectively. Judgment circuitry which, in operation, judges a new first minimum value and a new second minimum value on the basis of a comparison result from the round-robin comparison circuitry and comparison results from the first and second selection comparison circuitry.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of image forming units forming an image in the corresponding color by electrophotographic system; a high-voltage power supply circuit capable of generating a bias voltage; and a control unit that controls a first printing mode and a second printing mode, wherein in the second printing mode, the control unit performs such control that the photosensitive bodies provided on the image forming units not used in the second printing mode continuously rotate at a speed lower than a speed in the first printing mode, and/or such control that a bias voltage whose absolute value is less than an absolute value of a bias voltage in the first printing mode is supplied from the high-voltage power supply circuit to the processing components of the same type provided on the image forming units not used in the second printing mode.

Abstract: The affinity of collagen for the skin and its persistence on the skin are improved without destroying the triple helical structure inherent in collagen to thereby improve its ability to retain the moisture of the skin and increase the amount of bound water when such collagen is used as a skin cosmetic. The collagen can thereby exert its moisture retention effect more effectively. A cosmetic base includes an aqueous solution of a liposome that is surface-modified with water-soluble collagen having a triple helical structure.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance sensor disposed near a pair of conveyance rollers so as to accurately detect an amount of movement of the recording paper, a conveyance delay determination unit to determine a conveyance delay of the recording paper, and a conveyance control unit to control drive for rollers. The conveyance delay determination unit obtains conveyance delay information from among information detected with the conveyance sensor, or the like, and accelerates a rotational velocity of the pair of paper feed rollers when the conveyance delay quantity exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: A decoding device has a decoding section that has a plurality of decoding cores which decode a received packet (e.g., likelihoods generated as a result of demodulation), which will become data to be decoded, in parallel on a per-likelihood basis and in which a first decoding core and a second decoding core of a plurality of decoding cores can perform decoding in parallel and a control section that controls decoding, wherein the decoding section lets the second decoding core decode a second likelihood when the second likelihood is input in the middle of the first decoding core decoding the first likelihood of the data to be decoded, whereby another likelihood can be decoded by use of another decoding core in the middle of decoding of a certain likelihood. Thus, entire decoding speed is increased.

Abstract: A phase rotation correcting method includes receiving a signal modulated by a multi-value modulation method; recognizing a position of a symbol point of the received signal on an IQ plane; performing phase rotation for rotating a phase of the symbol point of the received signal toward an I axis or a Q axis in accordance with the recognized position and calculating, as an amount of phase rotation correction, a value on an axis different from the axis toward which the phase of the symbol point has been rotated by the phase rotation; and correcting phase rotation of the symbol point by using the calculated amount of phase rotation correction.

Abstract: A variable shifter includes: a plurality of shifters that cyclically shift input data having a plurality of bits or cyclically shifted data; and a control unit that selects a shift amount for each of the plurality of shifters in accordance with a predetermined cyclic shift amount. The number of types of the predetermined cyclic shift amount is smaller than the number of bits in the input data, each shifter selects one of a plurality of shift amounts in accordance with the predetermined cyclic shift amount, and the plurality of shift amounts have a combination of shift amounts that differ from one shifter to another.

Abstract: A fixing device for fixing an unfixed toner image on a recording sheet by passing the recording sheet through a fixing nip and applying heat and pressure to the recording sheet, the fixing device comprising: a heater including a resistance heater part and a supporting member, the resistance heater part having a positive resistance-temperature characteristic in a temperature range above a predetermined level, and the supporting member being insulative and supporting the resistance heater part such that the resistance heater part applies heat to the recording sheet; a current detector detecting a current supplied to the resistance heater part; and an abnormality determiner determining whether the resistance heater part has an abnormality, based on an initial current detected by the current detector at a predetermined time after a beginning of power supply to the resistance heater part and before the temperature of the resistance heater part reaches the predetermined level.

Abstract: There is provided an electric wire holder for holding electric wires connected to terminal fittings at end portions of the wires, the holder configured to attach to a shielding pipe to cover an edge of the shielding pipe into which the electric wires are inserted and from which the terminal fittings and a portion of the electric wires are drawn out to an outside of the shielding pipe, the holder comprising: a first holding piece configured to hold the portion of the electric wires that is drawn out from the shielding pipe and to fix a draw-out position of the terminal fittings.

Abstract: A fixing device includes an excitation coil, a fixing member heated by electromagnetic induction by the excitation coil, a magnetic shunt alloy member, a Curie temperature of which is higher than a target fixing temperature, a determiner that determines whether the temperature of a non-sheet passing region of the fixing member is about to reach the Curie temperature, and a power controller that controls power supplied to the excitation coil. Until the determiner determines that the Curie temperature is about to be reached, the power controller performs feedback control to provide power to the excitation coil. When the determiner determines that the Curie temperature is about to be reached, the power controller switches to fixed power control so that a difference between power supplied when the Curie temperature is about to be reached and power supplied after reaching the Curie temperature falls within an allowable range.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a temperature measuring unit, configured to measure the temperature in regions that extend partially along the outer surface of a heating rotating body, which includes a resistance heating layer, in the circumferential direction and are aligned in the direction of the axis of rotation of the heat rotating body, and a control unit configured to sample temperatures, measured by the temperature measuring unit in each of the regions, over the entire outer surface of the heating rotating body in the circumferential direction by causing the heating rotating body to rotate while supplying a predetermined amount of power to the resistance heating layer, and to determine whether an abnormality has occurred in the resistance heating layer based on the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature among the sampled temperatures in each region.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal box for a solar cell module that has excellent heat radiation. The terminal box (10) is provided with multiple terminal boards (21), a reverse load bypass diode (22) that is connected to two corresponding terminal boards (21), a primary resin layer (23) that is attached to the diode (22) and covers the area around the diode (22), and a secondary resin layer (41) that is made from a resin different to that of the primary resin layer (23) and is adhered to parts other than the diode (22) and does not cover the area around the diode (22).

Abstract: A demodulation section demodulates a received signal. A decoding section decodes an output from the demodulation section. A buffer temporarily stores a portion of the received signal. A header analyzing section gives the buffer timing at which demodulation and decoding of a payload of the received signal are initiated, on the basis of a result of combination of a plurality of header sequences included in a header of the received signal and results of processing of the demodulation section and the decoding section. An improved SNR is achieved by means of combination of the plurality of header sequences, so that an iterative decoding count used for decoding the header become smaller.

Abstract: A terminal box (10) includes terminal plates (90), a base plate (21) for supporting the terminal plates (90) and an outer plate (22) surrounding the base plate (21). The base plate (21) has higher heat resistance than the outer plate (22) and is mounted and fixed to the outer plate (22). The outer plate (22) is formed integrally with pressing pieces (33) for preventing the lifting of the terminal plates (90) from the base plate 21 by being arranged to be able to come into contact with the outer surfaces of the terminal plates (90) as the base plate (21) is mounted.

Abstract: A decoding device has a decoding section that has a plurality of decoding cores which decode a received packet (e.g., likelihoods generated as a result of demodulation), which will become data to be decoded, in parallel on a per-likelihood basis and in which a first decoding core and a second decoding core of a plurality of decoding cores can perform decoding in parallel and a control section that controls decoding, wherein the decoding section lets the second decoding core decode a second likelihood when the second likelihood is input in the middle of the first decoding core decoding the first likelihood of the data to be decoded, whereby another likelihood can be decoded by use of another decoding core in the middle of decoding of a certain likelihood. Thus, entire decoding speed is increased.

Abstract: A radio transmitting/receiving circuit, a wireless communication apparatus and a radio transmitting/receiving method, wherein low power consumption can be achieved without complicating software. In a control unit of the radio transmitting/receiving circuit, according to a communication system applied to a radio transmitting/receiving unit, a clock control unit selects a clock frequency; a program decoder adjusts information included in a transmission/reception program and related to the execution timing of the transmission/reception program for the radio transmitting/receiving unit; and a timing control unit controls the execution timing on the basis of the adjusted information related to the execution timing.

Abstract: A terminal box is provided with a plurality of terminal plates (10) electrically connected to a solar cell module, bypass diodes (20) each electrically connected to two corresponding ones of the respective terminal plates (10), and a housing (31) having the respective terminal plates (10) and bypass diodes (20) arranged inside. The respective terminal plates (10) and bypass diodes (20) are mold-covered by a resin portion (30), whereby the housing (31) is integrally formed. The resin portion (30) of the housing (31) includes a thinner portion (15) deposited and having an outer shape in conformity with that of the bypass diodes (20).

Abstract: A mount damper comprises electrode plates placed on a motor side and a support body side respectively, a control unit for adjusting voltage between the electrode plates, and an electrostrictive polymer member for changing a distance between the electrode plates by the voltage therebetween. The electrostrictive polymer member is also an elastic body sandwiched between the electrode plates and has a hardness changeable with a change in the interelectrode distance. A motor is mounted through this mount damper. The control unit adjusts voltage applied between the electrode plates to a value different from a value causing resonance of the motor and the electrostrictive polymer member, thereby absorbing vibration of the motor during rotation thereof, irrespective of a rotation speed. Thus, the mount damper and the image forming apparatus using it can reliably prevent resonance and absorb vibration constantly even if a device selectively uses plural levels of the rotation speed.