Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods to assess lymph node samples such as endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) samples to determine sample sufficiency and/or to detect metastasis in mediastinal lymph nodes using lymph node biomarkers. Also provided are devices and kits that can be used to perform the methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: A device of the present disclosure includes: a power-generation element including at least one battery cell and having a first main surface, a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, and a side surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface; a first structure being in contact with the side surface and having a component electrochemically connected to one or more of the at least one battery cell at the side surface; and a second structure having a first member which is located near the first main surface of the power-generation element and which covers the first main surface and the first structure, the first member of the second structure has, at a region covering the first structure, an inclined structure which becomes progressively thicker with distance from the side surface.

Abstract: A first shielding case of a receptacle respectively has arms extending to a forward side to be forwardly folded back from proximal ends fixed to a back end of an upper surface wall, stopper walls formed on free ends of the arms and projecting from outside to inside of the first shielding case and abut on an unauthorized plug in inserting the unauthorized plug, plug pickup parts formed on the free ends of the arms and are integrally formed in parallel with the stopper walls and projecting from outside to inside of the first shielding case and abut on an authorized plug in of inserting the authorized plug, and holes formed near to an opening of the upper surface wall, the holes into which the stopper walls and the plug pickup parts are inserted, on both ends of a width direction.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing and terminal fittings attached to a printed circuit board. The terminal fittings form two terminal rows. In the terminal rows, one end parts of the terminal fittings are piled in a fitting plate part of the housing to which a mate side connector is fitted in a mutually parallel state and arranged in parallel with a surface of the printed circuit board. Central parts of the terminal fittings are bent. The other end parts are connected to a conductor pattern of the printed circuit board. In the other end parts of the terminal fittings, outward bent parts are provided which are bent outward in the direction of width of the housing. Tip ends of the other end parts of all the terminal fittings are arranged with spaces left between them along the direction of width of the housing.

Abstract: A first shielding case of a receptacle respectively has arms extending to a forward side to be forwardly folded back from proximal ends fixed to a back end of an upper surface wall, stopper walls formed on free ends of the arms and projecting from outside to inside of the first shielding case and abut on an unauthorized plug in inserting the unauthorized plug, plug pickup parts formed on the free ends of the arms and are integrally formed in parallel with the stopper walls and projecting from outside to inside of the first shielding case and abut on an authorized plug in of inserting the authorized plug, and holes formed near to an opening of the upper surface wall, the holes into which the stopper walls and the plug pickup parts are inserted, on both ends of a width direction.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing and terminal fittings attached to a printed circuit board. The terminal fittings form two terminal rows. In the terminal rows, one end parts of the terminal fittings are piled in a fitting plate part of the housing to which a mate side connector is fitted in a mutually parallel state and arranged in parallel with a surface of the printed circuit board. Central parts of the terminal fittings are bent. The other end parts are connected to a conductor pattern of the printed circuit board. In the other end parts of the terminal fittings, outward bent parts are provided which are bent outward in the direction of width of the housing. Tip ends of the other end parts of all the terminal fittings are arranged with spaces left between them along the direction of width of the housing.

Abstract: In a connector adapted to be connected to a mating object in a first direction, a plurality of contacts arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Each of the contacts includes a contacting portion to be contacted with a mating object and an intermediate portion between the contacting portion and a terminal portion. The contacts includes a plurality of paired signal contacts and a plurality of ground contacts. A combination of the paired signal contacts in one of the rows and the ground contact in the other row forms a first set. A combination of the paired signal contacts in the other row and the ground contact in the one row forms a second set. Adjacent ones of the intermediate portions in the first and the second sets are shifted in position from each other in the first direction.

Abstract: In a connector adapted to be connected to a mating object in a first direction, a plurality of contacts arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Each of the contacts includes a contacting portion to be contacted with a mating object and an intermediate portion between the contacting portion and a terminal portion. The contacts include a plurality of paired signal contacts and a plurality of ground contacts. A combination of the paired signal contacts in one of the rows and the ground contact in the other row forms a first set. A combination of the paired signal contacts in the other row and the ground contact in the one row forms a second set. Adjacent ones of the intermediate portions in the first and the second sets are shifted in position from each other in the first direction.

Abstract: In a shielded-cable connector (10) for use in connecting a mating connector with a shielded cable (13), a metal plate (22) is used to face a side surface of the shielded cable. A positioning portion (27) is engaged with an insulating inner sheath (15) of the shielded cable. Thus, a predetermined positional relationship is given between the metal plate and a core wire (14) of the shielded cable. The core wire is connected to a contact (11) held by an insulator housing (21). The contact has a contacting portion (18) to be connected to the mating connector and a cable connecting portion 19 to be connected to the core wire.

Abstract: In order to prevent damage to an electroconductive member during an assembly process or when using electronic equipment, a hinge connector is constituted primarily by a main unit connector assembly to be connected to a connector of a computer main unit, an LCD connector assembly to which an FPC from an LCD is connected, and an electroconductive member to be installed in these connector assemblies. The electroconductive member is comprised of connections provided at both ends and a flexible portion located between the connections. The flexible portion has a plurality of slits that extend in a direction for connecting the connections so that the flexible portion is contractible in the foregoing direction.

Abstract: In a coaxial cable having a signal conductor and a shield conductor between which a first dielectric member is placed, a second dielectric member covers the shield conductor and said first dielectric member. The second dielectric member has a dielectric constant equal to that of the first dielectric member.

Abstract: In a shielded-cable connector (10) for use in connecting a mating connector with a shielded cable (13), a metal plate (22) is used to face a side surface of the shielded cable. A positioning portion (27) is engaged with an insulating inner sheath (15) of the shielded cable. Thus, a predetermined positional relationship is given between the metal plate and a core wire (14) of the shielded cable. The core wire is connected to a contact (11) held by an insulator housing (21). The contact has a contacting portion (18) to be connected to the mating connector and a cable connecting portion 19 to be connected to the core wire.