Abstract: A ladder type filter includes series resonators connected in series between an input terminal and an output terminal, parallel resonators connected in parallel between the input terminal and the output terminal, a resonator connected in series with the series resonators between the input terminal and the output terminal, the resonator having a resonance frequency lower than resonance frequencies of the series resonators, and an inductor connected in parallel with the resonator. According to the present ladder filter, signals having frequencies away from the pass band can be suppressed by an attenuation pole formed by the inductor. it is further possible to suppress the insertion loss in the pass band by the resonator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the circuit size of a gate selection circuit of an active matrix liquid crystal panel. A plurality of clock signals are generated by a clock generation circuit, a shift register is formed by a plurality of latch circuits, and hold information is shifted in synchronization with enable clock signals. In a switch circuit, a plurality of clock signals are sequentially outputted as gate selection signals according to each output signal of the latch circuits. A driving method and a driving apparatus of the gate selection circuit are also disclosed.

Abstract: An optimum design management apparatus that analyzes response variable values from groups of predictor variable values, and performs optimization using the analysis result, which includes a predictor variable transmission unit that transmits groups of predictor variable values to be used for the analysis to the calculation node, and a response variable reception unit that receives response variable values of the analysis result from the calculation node. The optimum design management apparatus includes a response surface calculation unit that calculates at least one response surface from groups of predictor variable values and response variable values, an optimization calculation unit that updates groups of predictor variable values coming close to a predetermined optimization condition in the response surface to new groups of predictor variable values, and a control unit that repeats the processing continuing from the predictor variable transmission unit until a predetermined end condition is fulfilled.

Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a multi radiation generating apparatus having a plurality of radiation generating devices which irradiate a two-dimensional sensor with radiation sets the intensity of radiation with which the plurality of radiation generating devices irradiate the two-dimensional sensor based on information about a part or physique of a patient, which is input by an input device.

Abstract: A method of measuring a quantity of a substrate contained in sample liquid is provided. This method can reduce measurement errors caused by a biosensor. The biosensor includes at least a pair of electrodes on an insulating board and is inserted into a measuring device which includes a supporting section for supporting detachably the biosensor, plural connecting terminals to be coupled to the respective electrodes, and a driving power supply which applies a voltage to the respective electrodes via the connecting terminals. One of the electrodes of the biosensor is connected to the first and second connecting terminals of the measuring device only when the biosensor is inserted into the measuring device in a given direction, and has a structure such that the electrode becomes conductive between the first and second connecting terminals due to a voltage application by the driving power supply.

Abstract: A method includes: obtaining, for each of plural first sets predetermined input variable values, a second set of predetermined output variable values from a model to be investigated; generating plural approximate expressions representing relation between the input variables and the output variables by carrying out, plural times, a processing to calculate the approximate expression from the obtained data; calculating, for each of the plural approximate expressions, a feasible region for at least one of the predetermined input variables and the predetermined output variables; and generating display data to display the superimposed feasible regions for said plural approximate expressions, and outputting the display data to an output device.

Abstract: For each input variable value set, an indicator value associated with dispersion of actually measured output variable values is calculated from data including, for each input variable value set, the actually measured output variable values. Then, a processing to cause a simulator to compute a calculated output variable value for each combination of a candidate input parameter value sets and one input variable value set, and a processing to calculate, for each candidate input parameter value set, an entire error obtained by taking into consideration, with respect to all input variable value sets, partial errors obtained respectively by evaluating, by the indicator value for a corresponding input variable value set, difference between the calculated and actually measured output variable values for the corresponding input variable value set are repeated to identify the candidate input parameter value set making the entire error minimum.

Abstract: An exposure control unit comprising a photometer, a designator, a first calculator, a first counter, a selector, a second calculator, a categorizer, and an exposure controller is provided. The photometer comprises a plurality of photometric zones. The designator designates the photometric zones one by one as a target zone. The first calculator calculates a first difference. The first counter counts a first determination number. The selector selects the target zone of which the first determination number is greater than a second threshold. The second calculator calculates a categorization value. The categorizer categorizes a target zone into low- or high-luminous zones. The exposure controller controls an exposure of the imaging apparatus on the basis of the partial value of light for one of the low- and high-luminous zones.

Abstract: A method of measuring a quantity of a substrate contained in sample liquid is provided. This method can reduce measurement errors caused by a biosensor. The biosensor includes at least a pair of electrodes on an insulating board and is inserted into a measuring device which includes a supporting section for supporting detachably the biosensor, plural connecting terminals to be coupled to the respective electrodes, and a driving power supply which applies a voltage to the respective electrodes via the connecting terminals. One of the electrodes of the biosensor is connected to the first and second connecting terminals of the measuring device only when the biosensor is inserted into the measuring device in a given direction, and has a structure such that the electrode becomes conductive between the first and second connecting terminals due to a voltage application by the driving power supply.

Abstract: A filter of the present invention is a filter including a substrate and a filter element mounted on the substrate, wherein the substrate is provided with a plurality of wiring layers including a filter element wiring layer which is formed with wirings and connected with the filter element, an insulating layer interposed between the plural wiring layers and a ground pattern formed in at least a part of a wiring layer under the filter element wiring layer; and the thickness of the insulating layer interposed between the filter element wiring layer and the other wiring layer is smaller than the width of the wiring formed in the filter element wiring layer, and is larger than the thickness of the other wiring layer. By such a configuration, a thin, high-suppression and high-isolation filter can be realized.

Abstract: A method of measuring a quantity of a substrate contained in sample liquid is provided. This method can reduce measurement errors caused by a biosensor. The biosensor includes at least a pair of electrodes on an insulating board and is inserted into a measuring device which includes a supporting section for supporting detachably the biosensor, plural connecting terminals to be coupled to the respective electrodes, and a driving power supply which applies a voltage to the respective electrodes via the connecting terminals. One of the electrodes of the biosensor is connected to the first and second connecting terminals of the measuring device only when the biosensor is inserted into the measuring device in a given direction, and has a structure such that the electrode becomes conductive between the first and second connecting terminals due to a voltage application by the driving power supply.

Abstract: The present invention provides an efficient production method of an optically active cis-silylolefin oxide compound useful as an intermediate for various compounds. A production method of an optically active cis-silylolefin oxide compound by subjecting an optically active cis-silylolefin compound to an asymmetric oxidation with a high enantioselectivity and a high chemical yield by utilizing as a catalyst, an optically active titanium complex of Formula (1), Formula (2): or the like.

Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus comprising: a first and second radiation-generating units adapted to irradiate the object with first and second radiation from a first and second directions; a first radiation-detection unit adapted to detect the first radiation irradiated by the first radiation-generating unit and transmitted through the object; a second radiation-detection unit adapted to detect the second radiation irradiated by the second radiation-generating unit and transmitted through the object and the first radiation irradiated by the first radiation-generating unit and scattered by the object; a readout unit adapted to read out image information indicating a result of imaging of the object from the second radiation-detection unit; an image-analysis unit adapted to analyze the image information read out by the readout unit; and a radiation-control unit adapted to control an irradiation timing of the second radiation by the second radiation-generating unit based on an analysis result obtained by the image

Abstract: A photographic apparatus comprises an imaging sensor, an image-processing unit, and a display unit. The imaging sensor obtains image data. The image-processing unit performs an image-processing operation on the image data. The display unit displays an image-processing setting picture having a setting-status indication area that shows a setting status of the image-processing operation, and having a color status indication area that displays a diagrammatic representation of a color status in the image-processing operation corresponding to the setting status. The setting-status indication area shows hue in the image-processing operation, as the setting status. The color status indication area has a figure that shows saturations of a plurality of color components in the image-processing operation in order to display the diagrammatic representation of the color status. The figure is rotated according to said hue. A shape of the figure and a size of the figure change in accordance with the saturations.

Abstract: A communication module includes a filter element, a package substrate on which the filter element is mounted, and a module substrate on which the package substrate is mounted. Each of the package substrate and the module substrate is formed of a laminate of a plurality of metal layers and a plurality of insulation layers. An outermost insulation layer forming a mounting surface of the package substrate that is a surface on which the filter element is mounted has a thickness smaller than a thickness of at least one of the other insulation layers included in the package substrate. An outer insulation layer forming a mounting surface of the module substrate that is a surface on which the package substrate is mounted has a thickness smaller than a thickness of at least one of the other insulation layers included in the module substrate.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a production method of optically active epoxy compound, and a complex used for the production method and a production method of the complex. [Means for solving the problem] The skeleton that is necessary for expressing a high catalyst activity of optically active titanium salan complex of formulae (1) and (1?) and the substituent that is useful therefor and the position of the substituent are identified, and it is found that optically active epoxy compounds can be produced with a high enantioselectivity and a high chemical yield compared with a case where the prior optically active titanium salan complex is used. The production method comprises subjecting a prochiral compound (formula (4), (5) or (6)) having carbon-carbon double bond in the molecule to asymmetric epoxidation to produce an optically active epoxy compound (formula (7), (8) or (9)). The present invention relates also to a complex used for the production method and a production method of the complex.

Abstract: A method of measuring a quantity of a substrate contained in sample liquid is provided. This method can reduce measurement errors caused by a biosensor. The biosensor includes at least a pair of electrodes on an insulating board and is inserted into a measuring device which includes a supporting section for supporting detachably the biosensor, plural connecting terminals to be coupled to the respective electrodes, and a driving power supply which applies a voltage to the respective electrodes via the connecting terminals. One of the electrodes of the biosensor is connected to the first and second connecting terminals of the measuring device only when the biosensor is inserted into the measuring device in a given direction, and has a structure such that the electrode becomes conductive between the first and second connecting terminals due to a voltage application by the driving power supply.

Abstract: A scanning imaging device has a spot light projecting section 101 that irradiates a first spot light for excitation and two second spot lights for focus detection onto a flow channel of a substrate 4 and an imaging section 102 for picking up an image of light emitted from a target of detection in the flow channel as it is excited by the first spot light. One of the second spot lights is reflected at the top surface of the flow channel and the other of the second spot lights is reflected at the bottom surface of the flow channel and a focus position adjustment mechanism for adjusting the focus position of each of the first and second spot lights in the depth direction of the flow channel such that the quantity of deviation of the focus positions of the first and second spot lights in the depth direction of the flow channel as determined by comparing the intensities of the one and the other of the second reflected lights reflected at the flow channel.

Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus comprises: a radiation generator configured to irradiate an object with radiation; a radiation detector configured to detect radiation transmitted through the object; a detector configured to detect at least one of movement and rotation of the radiation generator and the radiation detector relative to the object; and a controller configured to change a size of an irradiated region of radiation applied to the object by the radiation generator based on a detection result.

Abstract: A light shielding member shields a part of a light radiated from a light source and passes a remaining part of the light. A reflection surface reflects the light that passes through the light shielding member forward of a vehicle as a light distribution pattern including a cutoff line on a driving lane side and a cutoff line on an oncoming lane side.