Abstract: A bracket assembly that supports an intermediate bearing fitted onto a propeller shaft, includes: a cylindrical member that supports the intermediate bearing; and a bracket fixed to the cylindrical member and to a vehicle body, the bracket includes an arc member that extends along an outer circumference surface of the cylindrical member, and legs that extend from ends of the arc member and are fixed to the vehicle body, and the arc member includes: a fixed portion that is fixed to the cylindrical member; a first fragile portion between one of the ends of the arc member and the fixed portion; and a second fragile portion between other of the ends of the arc member and the fixed portion, in which the first and second fragile portions are more fragile against a load in an axial direction of the cylindrical member than other portions of the arc member.

Abstract: There is provided a titanium cast product for hot rolling composed of commercially pure titanium, the titanium cast product including: a microstructural refinement layer having acicular microstructure on an outermost layer of a surface layer to be rolled; and an inside microstructural refinement layer having acicular microstructure provided in an inside of the microstructural refinement layer. Cast solidification microstructure is present more inward than the inside microstructural refinement layer. The microstructural refinement layer has finer microstructure than the inside microstructural refinement layer. The microstructural refinement layer is present in a range of a depth of 1 mm or more and less than 6 mm from the surface. The inside microstructural refinement layer is present in an inside of the microstructural refinement layer in a range of a depth of 3 mm or more and 20 mm or less from the surface.

Abstract: A display control device includes: detection means that detects an inclination and movement amount of the display control device; and control means that switches a display direction of an image according to the inclination if the movement amount satisfies a predetermined condition, and maintains the display direction of the image irrespective of the inclination if the movement amount does not satisfy the predetermined condition.

Abstract: A vinyl-compound-based resin composition containing a terminal vinyl compound (a) of a bifunctional phenylene ether oligomer having a polyphenylene ether skeleton, a specific maleimide compound (b), a naphthol aralkyl type cyanate ester resin (c) and a naphthalene-skeleton-modified novolak type epoxy resin (d) for a high-multilayer and high-frequency printed wiring board, which resin composition is excellent in varnish shelf life at low temperature and does not show a decrease in multilayer moldability, heat resistance after moisture absorption, electrical characteristics and peel strength even in a winter period and for a long period of time, and a prepreg, a metal-foil-clad laminate and a resin sheet each of which uses the above resin composition.

Abstract: To provide a mixture, a dissolving solution and a pharmaceutical agent, which contain a thermophilic microorganism to make it possible to regulate a mucous membrane immune system gene cluster and metabolism-related gene clusters of the intestines and the liver. Each of them is prepared by fermentation of an organic material containing a thermophilic microorganism at a temperature of 50° C. or more and 90° C. or less. By being administered to the animal, it regulates at least one of a mucous membrane immune system gene cluster, a metabolism-related gene cluster in the intestines, and a metabolism-related gene cluster in the liver of the animal. The microorganism includes at least one species of the genus Bacillus, Oceanobacillus, Paenibacillus, Anoxybacillus, Lysinibacillus, Methanopyrus, Geogemma, Pyrolobus, Pyrodictium, Hyperthermus, Pyrococcus, Pyrobaculum, Thermococcus, Aeropyrum, Aquifex, Thermotoga, Thermodesulfobacterium, Thermus, Geobacillus, and Thermomyces.

Abstract: A method of reducing interference between wireless networks operating on channels with different bandwidths is proposed. One wireless network operates on a narrow band channel while the other network operates on a wide band channel that overlaps the narrow band channel. The method involves communicating information regarding the wide band channel to the devices of the network operating on the narrow band channel. A device in the network operating on the wide band channel constructs a special frame that carries its network ID as well as information regarding the wide band channel that it is operating on, namely the center frequency and the channel bandwidth. The device then broadcasts this frame on the narrow band channel. In addition, this frame is protected from possible collision by preceding the transmission of the frame by protection frames on both the channels.

Abstract: A preamble generating unit generates first and second synchronization preambles having different numbers of subcarriers. A transmission signal generating unit generates an OFDM transmission signal through time-division multiplexing by using the generated first and second synchronization preambles. A transmission RF unit converts the generated OFDM transmission signal into a radio-frequency OFDM signal and transmits the radio-frequency OFDM signal. The preamble generating unit adds a predetermined dummy period between the first synchronization preamble and the second synchronization preamble.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus and transmission method are capable of easily and correctly mixing an in-phase component and a quadrature-phase component in a quadrature modulator. A local signal with a duty ratio of 25% or smaller is generated without using frequency which is a multiple of frequency of the local signal. Without providing switches in series to the outputs of I and Q amplifiers, a duty ratio of 25% or less is obtained. for the local signal, and class-D unit amplifiers are operated such that one of the I amplifier and the Q amplifier is connected to the output side in any state regardless of whether an output power control signal is at an on-level or an off-level. In producing the 25% duty ratio, a local signal with a 50% duty ratio is converted so as to have a duty ratio of 25% by I and Q duty converters.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a digital amplifier having a plurality of class-D amplifiers connected in parallel to each other, each of the class-D amplifiers including a logic circuit that processes input signals from two input terminals and outputs the input signals to one of two output terminals, according to a selection signal, and including capacitors connected in series to the two output terminals, respectively, a first selection circuit that outputs either an in-phase component or a quadrature component of a transmission signal to the digital amplifier depending on the selection signal, and a second selection circuit that outputs either an in-phase component carrier signal or a quadrature component carrier signal to the digital amplifier depending on the selection signal.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a digital amplifier having a plurality of class-D amplifiers connected in parallel to each other, each of the class-D amplifiers including a logic circuit that processes input signals from two input terminals and outputs the input signals to one of two output terminals, according to a selection signal, and including capacitors connected in series to the two output terminals, respectively, a first selection circuit that outputs either an in-phase component or a quadrature component of a transmission signal to the digital amplifier depending on the selection signal, and a second selection circuit that outputs either an in-phase component carrier signal or a quadrature component carrier signal to the digital amplifier depending on the selection signal.

Abstract: An LCD device has a reflective area that reflects light incident from a polarizing film side using a reflection film, and a transmissive area that transmits light of a backlight incident from a TFT substrate side. The drive voltages of the reflective area and transmissive area are Vr and Vt, the black voltage in the reflective area is Vr (K), the black voltage in the transmissive area is Vt (K). The reflectance R, the transmittance T, characteristics of R with respect to drive voltage [Vr (K)?Vr] and characteristics of T with respect to drive voltage [Vt?Vt (K)] substantially match each other.

Abstract: [Object] To provide, at low cost, a resource saving-type titanium alloy that uses alloy elements more abundant in resources and more inexpensively available compared to conventional titanium alloys, and, when added even in a smaller amount than the conventional alloys, can simultaneously realize both high strength and high toughness [Solution] Provided is a titanium alloy member having excellent strength and toughness, consisting of, in mass %, Al: more than or equal to 4.5% and less than 5.5%, Fe: more than or equal to 1.3% and less than 2.3%, Si: more than or equal to 0.25% and less than 0.50%, O: more than or equal to 0.05% and less than 0.25%, and the balance: titanium and unavoidable impurities. The titanium alloy member has a microscopic structure that is an acicular structure having an acicular ? phase with a mean width of less than 5 ?m.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal panel, a reflective pixel electrode and a transmissive pixel electrode in a unit pixel are supplied with an image signal output from a data line drive circuit, the two mutually different scanning signals output from a scanning line drive circuit, and common signals output from a common line drive circuit. The phase of the image signal is set different from that of the common signal. Further, a period during which the two scanning signals are selected is set in one horizontal period, the ending of the selection period for one of the scanning signals is set to a point in time before an electrical potential of the common signal changes, and the ending of the selection period for the other scanning signal is set to a point in time after the electrical potential of the common signal changes.

Abstract: User data used or generated by an online application is stored by the online application on the client device, rather than entirely on the system hosting the online application.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus and transmission method are capable of easily and correctly mixing an in-phase component and a quadrature-phase component in a quadrature modulator. A local signal with a duty ratio of 25% or smaller is generated without using frequency which is a multiple of frequency of the local signal. Without providing switches in series to the outputs of I and Q amplifiers, a duty ratio of 25% or less is obtained. for the local signal, and class-D unit amplifiers are operated such that one of the I amplifier and the Q amplifier is connected to the output side in any state regardless of whether an output power control signal is at an on-level or an off-level. In producing the 25% duty ratio, a local signal with a 50% duty ratio is converted so as to have a duty ratio of 25% by I and Q duty converters.

Abstract: A traction transmission capacity control device includes a one-direction turning-stop-position detecting means configured to detect a position at which the turning of a second roller stops after a second-roller turning means starts to turn the second roller in one direction; an another-direction turning-stop-position detecting means configured to detect a position at which the turning of the second roller stops after the second-roller turning means starts to turn the second roller in another direction; and a second-roller turning-motion reference-point setting means configured to set a center position between the position detected by the one-direction turning-stop-position detecting means and the position detected by the another-direction turning-stop-position detecting means, as a turning-motion reference point of the second roller.

Abstract: To suppress light leakage at the time of dark state, and to provide a liquid crystal display device whose electrodes in the reflection areas can be formed with high precision. The liquid crystal display device has a reflection area within a pixel unit by corresponding at least to a reflection plate forming part, and the reflection area is driven with a lateral electric field mode and normally-white. A driving electrode for forming an electric field to a liquid crystal layer of the reflection area is formed on the reflection plate via an insulating film by using a non-transparent electric conductor.

Abstract: Disclosed are an HCV gene having higher replication efficiency and higher reinfection efficiency than the known HCV gene of genotype 1b, an RNA replicon having this gene, a cell infected with this RNA replicon, which cell allows replication of HCV, and an HCV particle. The hepatitis C virus gene encodes an amino acid sequence wherein the 979th amino acid is threonine; the 1804th amino acid is leucine; and the 1966th amino acid is lysine. An HCV gene which can propagate in vitro and has higher replication efficiency and higher reinfection efficiency than the known HCV gene of genotype 1b was provided.

Abstract: An oil pump includes a first spill passage formed on a side surface (60) of a pump chamber (58) to communicate a hydraulic pressure chamber (54) with a first high pressure discharge passage (68) when the entire hydraulic pressure chamber (54) is positioned between the first high pressure discharge passage (68) and a first low pressure discharge passage (70). Therefore, when the hydraulic pressure chamber (54) passes between the first high pressure discharge passage (68) and the first low pressure discharge passage (70), the hydraulic pressure inside the predetermined hydraulic pressure chamber (54) escapes to the first high pressure discharge passage (68) through a first spill passage (76), so a hydraulic pressure value inside the hydraulic pressure chamber (54) is maintained at the pressure value inside the first high pressure discharge passage (68).

Abstract: An analysis support method includes: searching for a second physical machine that has a configuration similar to a first physical machine on which a first virtual machine to be analyzed is executed, the second physical machine having configurations similar to the first physical machine before and after a change of a state of a virtual machine executed on the second physical machine; and searching for a second virtual machine that is executed on the second physical machine and similar to the first virtual machine before and after the change of the state of the virtual machine.