Abstract: An operation unit for a construction machine includes an operation part configured to be operated to input a direction for operating the construction machine. When a first direction is input through the operation part, the operation part is configured to present a second direction corresponding to the first direction to an operator operating the operation part.

Abstract: A communication system includes a communication apparatus and a base station. The communication apparatus includes a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) transformer which transforms a time-domain signal into a frequency-domain signal with a DFT size that is a product of powers of a plurality of values; a mapper which maps the frequency-domain signal on a plurality of frequency bands, each frequency band being located at a position separate from position(s) of other(s) of the plurality of frequency bands; and a signal generator which generates a single carrier-frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) time-domain signal from the mapped signal. The base station includes a receiver which receives the SC-FDMA time-domain signal; a combiner which generates the frequency-domain signal from the SC-FDMA time-domain signal; and a transformer which transforms the frequency-domain signal into the time-domain signal with an inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) having the DFT size.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicular image capturing system capable of further improving characteristics such as a reduction in power consumption. The system includes: an event detection unit, installed in a vehicle, that outputs an event signal in accordance with an amount of change in an intensity of received light from a predetermined light receiving range; an image capturing unit, installed in the vehicle, that performs image capturing, the image capturing being an operation of generating and accumulating a charge in accordance with an intensity of received light from a predetermined image capturing range that at least partially overlaps with the predetermined light receiving range, and generating image information in accordance with an accumulation amount of the charge; and a control unit that outputs, to the image capturing unit, a control signal according to the event signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a vertical MOSFET in which a trench including a gate electrode and a field plate electrode therebelow at a gate potential and a trench including a gate electrode and a field plate electrode therebelow at a source potential are alternately arranged on an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate in a plan view.

Abstract: A method includes providing a first bonding surface on a first substrate, the first bonding surface including a bonding layer that is thermally curable or photocurable. The method includes providing a second bonding surface on a second substrate. The method includes bonding the first substrate to the second substrate by making physical contact between the first bonding surface and second bonding surface. The method further includes applying thermal energy or light to the bonding layer.

Abstract: A communication management server according to one example embodiment of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive first connection destination information being information about a first connection destination to which user equipment requests connection, and position information of the user equipment, from a control apparatus configured to control connection of the user equipment; acquire second connection destination information being information about a connection destination of the user equipment associated with the position information; determine whether the second connection destination information is different from the first connection destination information; and transmit the second connection destination information to the control apparatus in a case where the second connection destination information is different from the first connection destination information.

Abstract: A network apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a memory (902) and at least one processor (901) coupled to the memory (902). The at least one processor has a function of converting a Diameter protocol compatible message to an SBI protocol compatible message, and a function of converting an SBI protocol compatible message to a Diameter protocol compatible message.

Abstract: Provided is a radio communication device which can separate propagation paths of antenna ports and improve a channel estimation accuracy even when using virtual antennas. The device includes: a mapping unit which maps a data signal after modulation to a virtual antenna and a virtual antenna; a phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of S0 transmitted from an antenna port in synchronization with a phase inversion unit between the odd-number slot and the even-number slot; the phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of R0 transmitted from the antenna port; a phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of S1 transmitted from an antenna port in synchronization with a phase inversion unit; and the phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of R1 transmitted from an antenna port.

Abstract: Provided is a positive resist composition for EUV lithography that can form a resist film having high sensitivity to extreme ultraviolet light. The positive resist composition contains a solvent and a copolymer that includes a monomer unit (A) represented by general formula (I) and a monomer unit (B) represented by general formula (II). In the formulae, R1 indicates an organic group including 5 or more fluorine atoms, le indicates a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an unsubstituted alkyl group, or a fluorine atom-substituted alkyl group, R3 indicates a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted alkyl group, or a fluorine atom-substituted alkyl group, p and q are each an integer of 0 to 5, and p+q=5.

Abstract: Provided is a technique that enables formation of a resist pattern having little resist pattern top loss and high contrast. A positive resist composition that contains a copolymer A, a copolymer B, and a solvent and in which a difference between surface free energy of the copolymer A and surface free energy of the copolymer B is 4 mJ/m2 or more is used as a positive resist composition.

Abstract: There are provided a wireless communication method of configuring a measurement resource and a wireless communication device therefor. The method comprises determining a measurement resource to be disregarded when the number of measurement resources configured in one subframe exceeds the maximum number of measurement resources that a user equipment is able to measure in one subframe, wherein the measurement resource with lower priority is determined to be disregarded, and the measurement resource is not disregarded A times within the duration of N subframes, where A is an integer larger than 1, N corresponds to one plus B*periodicity of the measurement resource, and B is an integer equal to or larger than 1.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver, in operation, receives from a neighboring cell a reference signal mapped to at least one first resource element. No signal is received from a serving cell on the at least one first resource element. The transmitter, in operation, transmits to a base station measurement information obtained based on the reference signal.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizer in this order from a viewing side, in which a first light absorption anisotropic layer is disposed on the viewing side of the liquid crystal cell, a second light absorption anisotropic layer is disposed on a non-viewing side of the liquid crystal cell, the first and second polarizers each have an absorption axis in a film surface, the absorption axis of the first polarizer is orthogonal to the absorption axis of the second polarizer, an angle ?1 between a transmittance central axis of the first anisotropic layer and a normal line of the film is in a range of 0° to 45°, and an angle ?2 between a transmittance central axis of the second anisotropic layer and a normal line of the film is in a range of 0° to 45°.

Abstract: To provide a galvanized steel sheet having high strength, specifically, a tensile strength of 1,150 MPa or more, and excellent resistance spot weldability, a base steel sheet has a defined chemical composition, an amount of diffusible hydrogen in the base steel sheet is 0.20 mass ppm or less, and surface roughness Ra of the galvanized steel sheet is 0.6 ?m or less.

Abstract: A polysilicon rod has a diameter of 120 mm or more, the polysilicon rod having a lowest resistivity of 3300 ?cm or more and an RRG of 100% or less. A polysilicon rod has a diameter of 140 mm or more, the polysilicon rod having a lowest resistivity of 3300 ?cm or more and an RRG of 150% or less.

Abstract: Provided are an eNB, a UE and wireless communication methods. The eNB, in an embodiment, includes circuitry operative to fill a SPS activation/deactivation field in a DCI with a predetermined pattern of bits; and a transmitter operative to transmit the DCI to a first UE for the first UE to start periodically transmitting signals to a second UE or stop periodically transmitting signals to the second UE based on the SPS activation/deactivation field. The DCI is in a SPS format formed by adopting part or all bits of at least one field of DCI format 5 as the SPS activation/deactivation field, and information supposed to be transmitted in the at least one field is indicated with the assistance of or by RRC or MAC signaling.

Abstract: This invention provides a processing apparatus for determining a state of secular change of a deformation of a construction, comprising a selection unit that selects, as a target for determination of secular change, at least a portion of deformations from among a plurality of deformations included in a first image at a first time period, on the basis of at least one of information relating to deformations, information relating to the construction, user selection, or a shape and a relative positional relationship of two or more deformations; a first determination unit that determines a deformation corresponding to a selected deformation among a plurality of deformations included in a second image at a second time period; and a second determination unit that determines a state of secular change between a selected deformation and a deformation determined by the first determination unit.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes: a substrate; a mesa portion formed on the substrate and including an active layer, a first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer; a metal layer including a first metal part disposed on a top surface of the mesa portion and connected to the second semiconductor layer and a second metal part formed integrally with the first metal part and extending along a side surface of the mesa portion; an insulating layer formed on the side surface; and a resin layer formed on the insulating layer. The first metal part includes an opening region formed with a light passage opening and a connection region for external connection. The second metal part is formed on the side surface via the insulating layer and the resin layer and overlaps the active layer when viewed in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the substrate.

Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst providing a catalyst performance and an OSC performance at the same time even at low temperature. The present disclosure relates to an exhaust gas purification catalyst including a substrate and a catalyst coating layer coated on the substrate. The catalyst coating layer includes a first catalyst coating layer containing Pd and/or Pt and a second catalyst coating layer containing Rh. The first catalyst coating layer is formed from an end portion in an upstream side with respect to an exhaust gas flow direction in the exhaust gas purification catalyst. The second catalyst coating layer includes an upstream coating layer and a downstream coating layer. Rh in the upstream coating layer and the downstream coating layer are supported on specific carrier particles. Further, a particle diameter of Rh is controlled.