Abstract: Examples described herein include sensor devices for measuring a parameter of a user. The sensor devices may include a reusable portion (e.g., a sensor). The sensor devices may include one or more weakened portions that may fracture on removal of a portion of the sensor device from the user. Fracturing the weakened portions may expose the reusable portion (e.g., the sensor). Accordingly, the reusable portion may be more readily observed and collected for reuse.

Abstract: The present invention includes: a learning data generation unit (53) that acquires an expected value of a measured value of received power; a spatial distribution synthesis unit (54) that calculates an expected value of a measured value of received power when a radio wave is transmitted from any position in a target area; a likelihood calculation unit (55) that calculates a likelihood distribution that a radio wave source exists at each point of the target area; a position estimation unit (56) that estimates transmission power of a transmission source to be estimated, estimates a likelihood distribution at the transmission power, and estimates a position of the transmission source; and a display unit (57) that displays a spatial distribution of a conformity degree in the target area and a position of a maximum likelihood value and a position of a local maximum value of the likelihood calculated (55).

Abstract: A wireless terminal detection system provided with user position information acquisition means for measuring a position of a reception-side wireless terminal; pattern classification means for classifying movement patterns extracted from position history information of the reception-side wireless terminal into ordinary patterns and non-ordinary patterns based on classification results in which the movement patterns are classified in accordance with times and positions; and determination means for determining whether a transmission-side wireless terminal, which is a transmission source of radio waves received by the reception-side wireless terminal, is a suspicious terminal based on a reception history of radio waves from the transmission-side wireless terminal in time intervals classified as the non-ordinary patterns.

Abstract: A wireless terminal detection system provided with a radio wave identification unit that extracts identification information in accordance with the wireless terminals that are transmission sources; a radio wave intensity measurement unit that measures radio wave intensities of the radio waves; a distance estimation unit that estimates an attenuation rate of the radio wave intensities with respect to distance based on a number of the wireless terminals, and that estimates distances to the individual wireless terminals based on the estimated attenuation rate; and a notification unit that notifies a user that a suspicious wireless terminal has been detected if, based on the identification information, a wireless terminal among the radio wave transmission sources is determined to be registered as a suspicious wireless terminal, and the estimated distance to the wireless terminal among the radio wave transmission sources is not more than a prescribed distance.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a humanized antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof having stable physical property, superior in tumor accumulation, and capable of binding to mucin subtype 5AC. The above-mentioned problem is solved by the present invention that provides a humanized antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof having a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1-4 or a mutated amino acid sequence thereof, and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5-8 or a mutated amino acid sequence thereof, and capable of binding to mucin subtype 5AC.

Abstract: Provided are a diagnostic device and the like for easily diagnosing the condition of the interior of a pipeline. This diagnostic device is provided with: a frictional loss calculating unit which, on the basis of the pressure of a fluid in the pipeline, finds a pressure frictional loss; and a diagnosing unit which diagnoses the condition of the inner surface of the pipeline on the basis of the frictional loss.

Abstract: The blood flow analysis apparatus includes an acquisition unit and an extractor. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire blood flow information representing time-course changes in a blood flow velocity of a single retinal artery or retinal vein. The extractor is configured to extract one or more parameters corresponding to change in the blood flow velocity from the blood flow information.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus recognition apparatus includes a receiver configured to receives a signal wirelessly transmitted from a transmission apparatus, a signal region detector, a feature extractor, and a recognizer. The signal region detector generates a spectrogram from a received signal received by the receiver, and detects a signal region parameter indicating a specific signal region based on the spectrogram. The feature extractor converts the received signal based on a signal conversion parameter according to the signal region parameter, and extracts a feature from the converted signal. The recognizer calculates a degree of similarity based on the extracted feature and a feature stored in advance, and recognizes the transmission apparatus based on the degree of similarity. The transmission apparatus recognition apparatus adjusts the signal region parameter based on a recognition accuracy of the recognizer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mechanism for making it possible to efficiently determine an optimal configuration set for one or more sensors for use for estimating the state of an object. Information processing apparatus is provided, which includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a spatial distribution model of accuracy of estimation related to a state of an object, performed using one or more sensors, a calculation unit configured to calculate a representative statistic for evaluating the accuracy of estimation based on the spatial distribution model obtained, and an optimization unit configured to determine an optimal set of sensor configurations for the one or more sensors based on representative statistics calculated respectively for different sets of sensor configurations for the one or more sensors.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating the number of people according to the present disclosure includes at least one memory configured to store an instruction and at least one processor configured to execute the instruction, the memory and the processor being configured to group signals of terminals acquired within a predetermined time, extract first identifiers of the terminals from the signals included in the group, classify the first identifiers into first identifiers assigned to a global network and those assigned to a local network, count the first identifiers assigned to the global network, and estimate the number of people by using the number of the first identifiers assigned to the global network.

Abstract: A method measures a meandering amount of a strip, which is capable of reducing troubles. In the method of measuring a meandering amount of a strip during conveyance, an imaging means is arranged in one side of the strip at a state of tilting an optical axis thereof to a pass line plane of the strip and a light is arranged in the other side of the strip to irradiate light to the strip from the back of the strip viewing from the imaging means, and the strip is shot by the imaging means from an oblique side to include both edges of the strip and the edge of the strip is detected with an image shot by the imaging means and a meandering amount of the strip is calculated based on the detected edge position information of the strip from a standard position.

Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus of an exemplary embodiment is capable of applying OCT to the fundus of a subject's eye, and includes an optical system, an optical scanner, an optical path length changing device, and a controller. The optical system splits light output front a light source into measurement light and reference light, projects the measurement light onto the fundus, generates interference light by superposing returning light of the measurement light from the subject's eye on the reference light, and detects the interference light. The optical scanner deflects the measurement light for scanning the fundus. The optical path length changing device changes at least one of an optical path length of the measurement light and an optical path length of the reference light. The controller controls the optical scanner based on at least the optical path length.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ophthalmic device capable of minimizing the generation of flare at a lower cost and in a shorter time than in the prior arts when photographing in a state where an optical axis of an examination optical system is deviated from a reference position of a subject eye.

Abstract: A blood flow measuring unit of a blood flow measurement apparatus of an embodiment includes an optical system for applying an OCT scan to an eye fundus and obtains blood flow information based on data acquired by the OCT scan. A movement mechanism moves the optical system. A controller applies a first movement control to the movement mechanism to move the optical system in a first direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical system by a predetermined distance from the optical axis. A judging unit judges occurrence of vignetting based on a detection result of return light of light incident on the eye through the optical system after the first movement control. The controller applies a second movement control to the movement mechanism to further move the optical system based on a judgement result obtained by the judging unit.

Abstract: An exemplary OCT apparatus includes a scanner, controller, phase information generator, phase information processor. The scanner applies an OCT scan to an object using an optical scanner. The controller controls the scanner to perform a first scan that scans a cross section of the object in a first scan direction and a second scan that scans a cross section of the object in a second scan direction opposite to the first scan direction. The phase information generator generates first phase information based on first acquisition data acquired by the first scan and second phase information based on second acquisition data acquired by the second scan. The phase information processor generates composite phase information based on the first phase information and the second phase information.

Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus of an embodiment include a data acquisition device, distribution data generator, correction value calculator, magnification corrector, and data comparator. The data acquisition device acquires three dimensional data by applying OCT to the fundus of a subject's eye. The distribution data generator generates distribution data of a predetermined measurement value in the fundus based on the three dimensional data. The correction value calculator calculates a magnification correction value based on a predetermined condition for acquiring the three dimensional data. The magnification corrector changes at least one of the size of standard distribution data generated in advance for the predetermined measurement value and the size of the distribution data, based on the magnification correction value. The data comparator compares the distribution data with the standard distribution data, at least one of whose sizes has been changed by the magnification corrector.

Abstract: An ultraviolet light-emitting element includes: a multilayer stack in which an n-type AlGaN layer, a light-emitting layer, a first p-type AlGaN layer, and a second p-type AlGaN layer are arranged in this order; a negative electrode; and a positive electrode. The first p-type AlGaN layer has a larger Al composition ratio than first AlGaN layers serving as well layers. The second p-type AlGaN layer has a larger Al composition ratio than the first AlGaN layers. The first p-type AlGaN layer and the second p-type AlGaN layer both contain Mg. The second p-type AlGaN layer has a higher maximum Mg concentration than the first p-type AlGaN layer. The second p-type AlGaN layer includes a region where an Mg concentration increases in a thickness direction thereof as a distance from the first p-type AlGaN layer increases in the thickness direction.

Abstract: A location estimation system includes a location estimation part that estimates a location of a radio wave transmission source by using radio wave strengths received by a plurality of radio wave sensors dispersedly placed in a predetermined area, propagation models, each of which represents a relationship between radio wave strengths and distance, and probability distribution models of the radio wave strengths. The location estimation part in the location estimation system estimates the location of the radio wave transmission source by using a propagation model set for an individual sub-area obtained by dividing the predetermined area based on locations of the radio wave sensors in the predetermined area and placement of an obstacle(s) in the predetermined area.

Abstract: A state analysis device is capable of determining a state of the interior of piping with high precision, and includes: an index calculation means for deriving an index indicating the state of the piping, based on a flow speed of fluid flowing out of the piping, and a fluid pressure of the interior of the piping at two or more locations of the piping; and a determination means for determining the state of the piping, based on the index.

Abstract: An embodiment is a blood flow measurement device that generates blood flow information based on data collected by repeatedly scanning an interested cross section intersecting a blood vessel of an eye fundus using OCT. A data collector scans four or more cross sections intersecting the blood vessel. A first calculator determines a first gradient and second gradient of the blood vessel by analyzing a first data group and second data group among four or more pieces of data corresponding to the four or more cross sections collected by the data collector. A second calculator determines a gradient of the blood vessel at the interested cross section based on the first gradient and the second gradient. A blood flow information generator generates the blood flow information based on the gradient determined by the second calculator and the data collected by repeatedly scanning the interested cross section.