Abstract: A silicon wafer having a layer of oxygen precipitates and method of manufacturing thereof wherein the wafer exhibiting robustness characterized as having a ratio of a first average density from a first treatment that to a second average density from a second treatment is between 0.74 to 1.02, wherein the first treatment includes heating the wafer or a portion of the wafer at about 1150° C. for about 2 minutes and then between about 950 to 1000° C. for about 16 hours, and the second treatment includes heating the wafer or a portion of the wafer at about 780° C. for about 3 hours and then between about 950 to 1000° C. for about 16 hours. The wafer exhibits heretofore unattainable uniformity wherein a ratio of an oxygen precipitate density determined from any one cubic centimeter in the BMD layer of the wafer to another oxygen precipitate density from any other one cubic centimeter in the BMD layer of the wafer is in a range of 0.77 to 1.30.

Abstract: A LiDAR device is a light detection device including a light-emitting unit, a light-receiving unit, and an optical unit. In the light-emitting unit, a plurality of VCSEL elements respectively emitting a beam are arranged along a light source array direction. The light-receiving unit receives a reflected beam from a measurement area. The optical unit includes a first optical element and a second optical element, and forms a projected beam extending along the light source array direction. The first optical element has a negative power along a transmission direction of the beam on a main scanning plane that is orthogonal to the light source array direction. The second optical element is positioned behind the first optical element, and has a positive power along the transmission direction on the main scanning plane that is orthogonal to the light source array direction.

Abstract: An image processing method in a diagnosis assisting device that diagnoses lesions from a picked-up image, the method including A) performing an image correction on the picked-up image for diagnosis, and B) obtaining an input image to an identifier that identifies diseases based on the picked-up image having undergone the image correction. In A), when a brightness correction is performed as the image correction, a peripheral area other than a diagnosis area that has a high probability as diseases in the picked-up image is set to be a measuring area, a brightness histogram is created relative to the measuring area, a correction gain value is calculated based on a peak value of the created brightness histogram, and each of pixels in a color space is corrected by using the calculated correction gain value.

Abstract: Mesoporous carbon includes a linked structure in which carbon particles are linked. The carbon particles have primary pores and are primary particles. An average entrance diameter of the primary pores is 2.0 nm or more and 3.0 nm or less. An average constriction diameter of the primary pores is 1.6 nm or more and 2.4 nm or less. An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell includes the mesoporous carbon and catalyst particles supported in the primary pores of the mesoporous carbon. A catalyst layer includes the electrode catalyst for a fuel cell and a catalyst layer ionomer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for labeling an agent, the method comprising: (i) a step of chelating a non-radioactive substance by a chelating agent having a reactive group, and (ii) a step of binding the chelating agent that chelated the non-radioactive substance in step (i) to the agent via the reactive group, the method being for use in the evaluation of pharmacokinetics, and the like.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus (100) includes a photoelectric conversion portion (24) that receives light reflected by a document sheet and outputs an electric signal based on the light, a posture adjustment portion (400) having an operation shaft (34) rotatable about a first axis (AX1) and that adjusts a posture of the photoelectric conversion portion (24) according to rotation of the operation shaft (34), and a stimulus output portion (402) that outputs a stimulus perceivable by an operator of the operation shaft (34) each time the operation shaft (34) is rotated by a predetermined specific angle.

Abstract: A computer-implemented sound processing method includes: outputting singing sound data based on a sound signal representing singing sound; and outputting sound data representing musical instrument sound that correlates with musical elements of the singing sound, by inputting input data that includes the singing sound data to a trained model that has learned, by machine learning, a relationship between singing sound for training and musical instrument sound for training.

Abstract: Performance of a semiconductor device is enhanced. A loss of a circuit device using a semiconductor device as a switch is reduced. A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor chip having a first MOSFET of p-type and a first parasitic diode; and a second semiconductor chip having a second MOSFET of n-type and a second parasitic diode. On front surfaces of the first and second semiconductor chips, a first source electrode and a first gate wiring and a second source electrode and a second gate wiring are formed, respectively. On back surfaces of the first and second semiconductor chips, first and second drain electrodes are formed, respectively. The second back surface and the first front surface face each other such that the second drain electrode and the first source electrode come into contact with each other via a conductive paste.

Abstract: A control system includes a task assigning unit, a task processing execution unit, and a reassigning unit. The task assigning unit divides a plurality of tasks dispersed in space into a plurality of groups each including one or more tasks and assign the plurality of respective groups to a plurality of respective objects of which states are changeable in the space. The task processing execution unit executes control for causing the respective objects to process the tasks of the assigned group. The reassigning unit assigns, when a processing status of a task satisfies a condition decided in advance, a task of which processing has not been ended in another group to the object that has completed processing of all the tasks of the assigned group.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a body, a liquid discharge head, a liquid receptacle, an instruction device, and circuitry. The liquid discharge head discharges a liquid. The liquid receptacle is replaceable by detachably attaching to the body. The liquid receptacle stores a waste liquid discharged from the liquid discharge head. The instruction device displays an instruction and receives code data assigned to the liquid receptacle. The circuitry causes the instruction device to display the instruction to replace the liquid receptacle storing the waste liquid, an amount of which is greater than a threshold, with another liquid receptacle, and causes the instruction device to display the instruction to input the code data assigned to another liquid receptacle.

Abstract: A linking structure of a wiper blade 12 includes a wiper arm 10, the wiper blade 12, a hook part 10a provided at the wiper arm 10, and a linking part 13 provided at the wiper blade 12. The hook part 10a has a tip side extension part 10b in which a through hole 10c is formed. The linking part 13 has: a pair of sidewalls 13a, 13b facing each other; a cylindrical part 13c bonded to the pair of sidewalls 13a, 13b and engaged with the hook part 10a; a release lever 13d provided at the cylindrical part 13c; and a bridging part 13g bonded to the pair of sidewalls 13a, 13b. The release lever 13d is flexible, and includes a protrusion part 13f fittable with the through hole 10c. The tip part 13e of the release lever 13d protrudes to the outside of the linking part 13.

Abstract: In a battery cooling structure for a vehicle, a battery including a plurality of cell groups arrayed in a vehicle body front-and-rear direction. Each cell group includes a plurality of cuboid cells that are arrayed in a thickness direction of the cells. Each cell includes a positive terminal provided at one side wall extending in a short side direction of the cell and a negative terminal provided at another side wall extending in the short side direction. The positive terminals of one of the cell groups and the negative terminals of another of the cell groups, which cell groups are adjacent in the vehicle body front-and-rear direction, oppose one another in plan view.

Abstract: The electrically conductive resin composition may contain matrix resin, coke powder, and carbon fiber. The volume mean particle diameter of the coke powder may be not less than 1 ?m and not more than 500 ?m. The content percentage of the coke powder in the electrically conductive resin composition may be not less than 1 wt % and not more than 60 wt %. The aspect ratio of the carbon fiber may be not less than 3 and not more than 1700. The content percentage of the carbon fiber in the electrically conductive resin composition may be not less than 0.5 wt % and not more than 10 wt %.

Abstract: A sheet sorting apparatus comprising a first tray, a second tray, a conveyance unit, a tray detection unit, a stacking amount detection unit, and a control unit configured to control the conveyance unit to not convey the sheet to the second tray, in a case where the stacking amount detection unit detects that the amount of sheets reaches the predetermined amount, wherein the control unit is configured to permit the conveyance unit to convey the sheet to the second tray, in a case where the tray detection unit detects that the first tray is detached from the apparatus main body in a state where the stacking amount detection unit detects that the amount of sheets reaches the predetermined amount and conveyance of the sheet to the second tray by the conveyance unit is stopped.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of embodiments includes a silicon carbide layer having a first face and a second face, a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer on the first face. The silicon carbide layer includes a first silicon carbide region of a first conductive type; a second silicon carbide region of a second conductive type disposed between the first silicon carbide region and the first face; a third silicon carbide region of a second conductive type between the first silicon carbide region and the first face; a fourth silicon carbide region; a fifth silicon carbide region; a sixth silicon carbide region of a second conductive type between the first silicon carbide region and the first face and between the second silicon carbide region and the third silicon carbide region; and a crystal defect. The crystal defect is in the sixth silicon carbide region.

Abstract: Pressure sensitive transfer correcting tape disclosed herein has improved resistance to bleeding from a line drawn with a ballpoint pen or the like. The pressure sensitive transfer correcting tape may include a release substrate including paper or a plastic film and a pressure sensitive transfer layer including at least a correcting and covering layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer laminated sequentially on one side of the release substrate. The correcting and covering layer contains porous silica and acid-modified rosin. In some examples, the oil absorption of the porous silica is preferably in a range of from 100 to 320 ml/100 g, and the acid value of the acid-modified rosin is preferably 180 mg KOH/g or more.

Abstract: This in-vehicle radar device includes: a conductive heat sink; a first cover covering a first-direction side of the heat sink; a second cover covering a second-direction side of the heat sink and connected to the first cover; a first circuit board including a first board, a first electronic component, a first ground pattern, and an antenna portion, stored between the heat sink and the first cover, and contacting with the heat sink; a conductive inner cover contacting with the first cover and the first circuit board; and an elastic member pressing the heat sink, the first circuit board, and the inner cover to the first cover. The first ground pattern contacts with and is electrically connected to one or both of the heat sink and the inner cover. A distance between the antenna portion and the first cover is equal to a thickness of the inner cover.

Abstract: The resistor 5 is a print-formed body including a meandering shaped first region 8 connected to the first front electrode 3 and a second region 9 connected to the first region 8 via a linking portion 10 and connected to the second front electrode 4. The first region 8 is provided with an I-cut shaped first trimming groove 11 and the second region 9 is provided with an L-cut shaped second trimming groove 12, and the side of the second region 9 positioned in the direction toward which a turn portion 12b of the second trimming groove 12 extends is an oblique side 9a that inclines to approach the second front electrode 4 as it approaches the connecting portion 7.

Abstract: An oxygen scavenger composition contains a mixed granule of a composition containing a water retention agent, a swelling agent, a metal halide, water, an iron and an alkaline substance, wherein the alkaline substance contains at least one selected from the group consisting of hydroxides of alkali metals, hydroxides of alkaline earth metals and salts composed of a weak acid and a strong base.

Abstract: An encoding device 1 includes: a transformer 13 configured to calculate an orthogonal transform coefficient by performing an orthogonal transformation process on a residual image indicating a difference between the input image and a predicted image of the input image; a quantizer 14 configured to generate quantization coefficient by quantizing the orthogonal transform coefficient based on a quantization parameter; an entropy encoder 24 configured to generate encoded data by encoding the quantization coefficient; an image decoder 10 configured to restore an orthogonal transform coefficient from the quantization coefficient based on the quantization parameter and generate a pre-filtering image by adding the predicted image to a residual image restored by performing inverse orthogonal transformation on the orthogonal transform coefficient; and a deblocking filter 18 configured to perform a filtering process on the pre-filtering image and control a filtering strength depending on a result of comparison between a