Abstract: Collapses of pillars are suppressed. An optical detecting device includes a pixel array section having multiple pixels that are arranged two-dimensionally therein. Further, each pixel of the multiple pixels includes a photoelectric converting section provided on a semiconductor layer and a metasurface structure that is arranged on a light incidence surface side of the semiconductor layer and that guides incident light to the photoelectric converting section. Moreover, the metasurface structure includes multiple pillars that are arranged at distances therebetween which are shorter than a wavelength of the incident light and a transparent support that connects and supports at least some of the multiple pillars.

Abstract: A print control device includes: a posting unit configured to post information about printing in a chat room; and a change instruction acquisition unit configured to acquire a change instruction inputted to the chat room and giving an instruction to change a posting language used in the chat t room, and when the change instruction is acquired, the posting unit changes the posting language from a first language used before the change instruction is acquired, to a second language, and then performs posting.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a processor configured to acquire a first image by a first external camera and a second image by a second external camera, convert the first image and the second image into a first viewpoint image and a second viewpoint image from a specific virtual viewpoint, and generate a composite image by synthesizing the first viewpoint image and the second viewpoint image. The composite image has an imaged ground surface that curves to have a horizon convex upward. A first position on an imaged ground surface of the first viewpoint image and a second position on an imaged ground surface of the second viewpoint image are aligned with each other, and the first position and the second position represent the same position in an actual ground surface. An object extends across the horizon in the composite image has a smoothly curved outline across the horizon.

Abstract: A vehicle steering handle, comprising: a steering wheel that is an isosceles trapezoidal annular body composed of an upper bottom portion, a lower bottom portion longer than the upper bottom portion, and left and right leg portions; an accelerator lever attached to the right leg portion; and a brake lever attached to the left leg portion and the right leg portion.

Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin material includes: a first fiber-reinforced resin layer; a second fiber-reinforced resin layer having higher ductility and lower elasticity than those of the first fiber-reinforced resin layer; and a third fiber-reinforced resin layer having higher ductility and lower elasticity than those of the second fiber-reinforced resin layer. The first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are laminated and integrated in this order, wherein the laminate is made of the fiber-reinforced resin material. The manufacturing method includes: stacking a sheet-shaped product obtained by forming continuous fibers into a sheet shape and a resin sheet that serves as a first thermoplastic resin, a second thermoplastic resin, or a third thermoplastic resin so as to obtain a laminated structure in which the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are laminated in this order; and heating and compressing the obtained stacked product in a stacking direction.

Abstract: A print control device configured to be able to communicate with a terminal device via a chat server providing a chat service includes: a saving instruction acquisition unit configured to acquire a saving instruction giving an instruction to save a file, from the terminal device via the chat service; a file acquisition unit configured to acquire a file to be saved corresponding to the saving instruction; a storage configured to store the acquired file; a print instruction acquisition unit configured to acquire a print instruction giving an instruction to print the stored file, from the terminal device via the chat service; and a print controller configured to cause an image forming device to execute printing of the file for which the instruction to print is given by the print instruction.

Abstract: A rare earth complex is represented by general formula (1). M3+·(HC)n·(L1)m1·(L2)m2·(XL)3-n??(1) [In the formula, HC represents a quinolinonato ligand or coumarinato ligand, L1 represents, for example, a nitrogen-containing ligand, L2 represents, for example, water, XL represents, for example, a halide ion, M3+ represents a trivalent rare earth metal ion, n represents 1, 2 or 3, m1 represents 0, 1 or 2, and m2 represents 0 to 3.

Abstract: A print control device includes: a post acquisition unit configured to acquire a first URL posted in a chat room; a file acquisition unit configured to acquire a file; an encode processing unit configured to encode an encodable character; and a print control unit configured to cause an image forming device to execute printing of the acquired file, wherein the encode processing unit encodes an encodable character except a predetermined character in a character string of the first URL, and the file acquisition unit acquires a file indicated by a second URL formed by encoding the encodable character except the predetermined character in the character string of the first URL.

Abstract: An alloy composed of three or more types of elements, wherein all the standard deviation of distribution in the alloy of each element constituting the alloy are 15 atomic % or less provides a novel alloy composed of three or more types of elements and having a high solid solution uniformity.

Abstract: A sample holder includes a base comprising a support structure and a printed circuit board (PCB) in contact with the base. The PCB has a through hole. The PCB has a cavity in at least a part of the base below the through hole. The support structure that supports a surface of a chip and is electrically connected to the base. The support structure is disposed in the cavity. At least a part of the section supporting the chip in the support structure is not parallel to the back surface of the chip.

Abstract: There is provided a rechargeable battery evaluation device including: a charging controller configured to switch charging current of a rechargeable battery being charged with first current to second current; and a first state estimator configured to estimate a state of the rechargeable battery based on a feature of change in at least one of a voltage and a charging amount of the rechargeable battery due to switching from the charging current to the second current.

Abstract: There is provided with an information processing system including a server apparatus, and a first apparatus and a second apparatus that are able to communicate with the server apparatus. A management unit collects, based on a predetermined reference, each piece of data that is acquired from the first apparatus and is associated with each of a plurality of images and manage the collected data. An image identification unit identifies at least a portion of the plurality of images based on the collected data. A sending unit sends the at least a portion of the plurality of images that is identified by the image identification unit, to the second apparatus.

Abstract: A sample holder includes a base comprising a support structure and a printed circuit board (PCB) in contact with the base. The PCB includes: a dielectric; a front-surface ground (GND) formed on a front surface of the dielectric; a back-surface GND formed on a back surface of the dielectric; a through hole penetrating from the front-surface GND to the back-surface GND, the through hole in which a chip is disposed, and a conductor that electrically connects the front-surface GND and the back-surface GND on an end face of the through hole. At least a part of the base below the through hole has a cavity. The support structure that supports a surface of the chip and is electrically connected to the base. The support structure is disposed in the cavity.

Abstract: An electric work vehicle includes a battery; a motor that generates motive power by receiving electric power from the battery; a traveling device operated by the motive power; a work power output portion that outputs the motive power to be supplied to a working device for performing work; a travel transmission system that transmits the motive power from the motor to the traveling device; a work transmission system that transmits the motive power from the motor to the work power output portion; a state detection unit that detects a state of work travel; and a transmission control unit that controls the transmission states of the travel transmission system and the work transmission system. In response to the state detection unit detecting that the work travel is in a predetermined low work travel state, the transmission control unit performs power conservation control for reducing the electric power consumed by the motor.

Abstract: Improvements in the accuracy of position measurement based on a result of distance measurement using a phase-based method or distance measurement using a communication device are disclosed. In one example, an information processing device includes determination processing that determines, based on reliability information on distance measurement or position measurement obtained by performing communication processing for distance measurement using a phase-based method with a selected communication device, whether or not reselection of a communication device to be used for position measurement is required or whether or not to perform distance measurement using a method other than the phase-based method.

Abstract: A server device includes: a communication unit configured to be able to communicate with a terminal device via an SNS server device providing a social networking service; and a controller configured to be able to control whether printing is available at a printing device or not. The controller receives a second print instruction at a second time point after receiving a first print instruction at a first time point by the communication unit, and makes printing based on the second print instruction unavailable at the printing device when it is determined that a time period from the first time point to the second time point is shorter than a predetermined time period.

Abstract: A power source supervisory apparatus is provided with a connection path that connects between a first path and a second path, an inter-path switch SW provided on the connection path, a current limiting element disposed to be in series to the inter-path switch SW on the connection path enabling a conduction from a first path side to a second path side under a current limiting state and obstructing conduction from the second path side to the first path side, a supervisory unit that supervises occurrence of a voltage drop on the first path in a state where the inter-switch is closed, and a switch operation unit that opens the inter-path switch SW when the supervisory unit determines that a voltage drop occurs on the first path.

Abstract: A biological detection device includes a signal acquirer that acquires a signal including a heartbeat, an analyzer that performs a frequency analysis of the signal to generate a spectrogram, an integrated value calculator that integrates energy of a heartbeat frequency component, which is a frequency component corresponding to the heartbeat, among frequency components of the signal shown by the spectrogram and calculates an integrated value, a peak specifier that specifies peaks, which are maximum values, in the integrated value, a peak set generator that combines, among the peaks, a first peak and a second peak, which occurs in a later time than the first peak, and generates a peak set, and a selector that selects, from the peak set, a sequence having highest likelihood in a maximum likelihood estimation method.

Abstract: A battery device includes a battery pack, a circuit substrate which acquires battery information on the battery pack or controls charge and discharge of the battery pack, a switch including a first power element or a second power element, and a heat radiator. The switch is a device controlling input and output of electric power to and from the battery pack, and an exterior part of the switch is arranged away from the circuit substrate. The heat radiator is a member made of a material having thermal conductivity, and is in direct contact with or indirect contact via a heat conductor with the exterior part of the switch so that heat of the switch can be transferred.

Abstract: An acidic gas separation membrane sheet causes an acidic gas to selectively permeate therethrough. The acidic gas separation membrane sheet includes a first porous layer, a hydrophilic resin composition layer, and a second porous layer in this order. A second peel strength between the second porous layer and the hydrophilic resin composition layer is less than a first peel strength between the first porous layer and the hydrophilic resin composition layer. An average value of the second peel strength is within a range of greater than or equal to 5 N/m and less than or equal to 500 N/m.