Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a waveguide-type light-emitting element formed on a cladding layer, a core formed on the cladding layer and constituting a port opposite to an output port of the light-emitting element, and a light absorption layer formed on the core in contact therewith. The core may be composed of a III-V compound semiconductor such as InP. The core is composed of a III-V compound semiconductor capable of guiding (transmitting) light (laser light) output from the light-emitting element. The light absorption layer is composed of a III-V compound semiconductor having a refractive index higher than that of the core, such as InGaAs. The III-V compound semiconductor having a higher refractive index has an absorption coefficient for light (light output from the light-emitting element) transmitted through the core.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds represented by the formula (1) wherein X and Y are oxygen atoms or sulfur atoms, Z is a hydroxyl group or the like, R1 is a hydrogen atom or the like, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen atoms and the like, and R5 and Q are substituted phenyl groups and the like, or salts thereof, pest control agents containing the compounds as active ingredients, and methods for use thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds represented by the formula (1) wherein X and Y are oxygen atoms or sulfur atoms, Z is a hydroxyl group or the like, R1 is an alkyl group or the like, R2 and R4 are substituted phenyl groups and the like, R3, R5 and R6 are hydrogen atoms and the like, and R7 is a substituted phenyl group or the like, or salts thereof, pest control agents containing the compounds as active ingredients, and methods for use thereof.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser of the present invention includes: a waveguide structure including, in order, a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer; a p-type semiconductor layer disposed in contact with one side surface of the active layer; an n-type semiconductor layer disposed in contact with the other side surface of the active layer; a reflector optically coupled to one end of the active layer in a waveguide direction; a waveguide layer optically coupled to the other end of the active layer in the waveguide direction; a diffraction grating disposed on either one of a lower surface and an upper surface of the waveguide layer; and a refractive index control unit for changing a refractive index of the waveguide layer. Thus, the semiconductor laser of the present invention can provide a good high-temperature operation with a simple configuration.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser includes: a waveguide structure including, in order, a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer; a p-type semiconductor layer disposed in contact with one side surface of the active layer; an n-type semiconductor layer disposed in contact with the other side surface of the active layer; a waveguide layer optically coupled to the active layer in a waveguide direction; a first diffraction grating disposed on either one of a lower surface of the first semiconductor layer, an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer, and a side surface of the active layer; a second diffraction grating disposed on either one of a lower surface and an upper surface of the waveguide layer; and a refractive index control unit for changing a refractive index of the waveguide layer. The semiconductor laser can achieve a good high-temperature operation with a simple configuration.

Abstract: A computer implemented method performed by a smart device includes receiving a meeting signal from a conference hub device in a meeting room indicative of an electronic conference, communicatively connecting with the conference hub in response to receiving the meeting signal, generating a communication tunnel to a smart device microphone, and accepting commands from the conference hub device to control the smart device microphone via the communication tunnel.

Abstract: A method for polishing a diamond crystal includes preparing a diamond crystal having a main surface having a plane orientation of (100). Mechanical polishing is performed on the main surface using a polishing wheel such that: a tangent contacts a curve extending in a rotation direction of the wheel and contacting a contact position between the diamond crystal and the wheel that is rotating; and a tangent direction of the tangent at the contact position is within a range of ±10 degrees relative to a <110> direction of the diamond crystal, thereby causing an affected region to appear such that the affected region is parallel to a direction of a plane orientation (111) of the diamond crystal and penetrates the diamond crystal onto the main surface. Chemical mechanical polishing is performed on the main surface to remove the affected region, thereby removing the affected region from the main surface.

Abstract: A pressure tank unit may include: a tank including a container space which contains compressed gas; and a plurality of protectors bonded to a surface of the tank, wherein the tank may include: a body part having a cylindrical shape; and a dome part provided at an end of the body part and having a hemispherical shape, the plurality of protectors may be arranged along a boundary between the body part and the dome part in a circumferential direction of the tank, each of the plurality of protectors may have a first portion covering the dome part and a second portion covering the body part, and an inner surface of the second portion facing the body part may include at least one bonding area bonded to the body part via a bonding material.

Abstract: A cargo handling system includes: a first detection unit configured to detect a cargo on a pallet held by a fork of a forklift as a loaded state together with the pallet using at least one type of sensor before cargo handling work is started; a first abnormality determination unit configured to determine whether the loaded state detected by the first detection unit is abnormal; a second detection unit configured to detect a work situation using a plurality of types of sensors after the cargo handling work is started; and a second abnormality determination unit configured to determine whether the work situation detected by the second detection unit is abnormal.

Abstract: A document conveying device (9) includes a sheet feeding tray (44), a discharge tray (43) provided below the sheet feeding tray (44), a feeding roller (51), a conveying mechanism (35), a lifting mechanism (38) which lifts and lowers the sheet feeding tray (44), a discharge tray document sensor (18) which detects the document on the discharge tray (43), and a control part (10) which controls the lifting mechanism (38) such that the document placed on the sheet feeding tray (44) is pressed against the feeding roller (51) when the conveying mechanism (35) conveys the document. The control part (10) controls the lifting mechanism (38) to lower the sheet feeding tray (44) by a larger amount in a case where the document is not detected by the discharge tray document sensor (18) when power is turned on than a case where the document is detected by the discharge tray document sensor (18).

Abstract: A stick cosmetic accommodating container in which a dish member that holds a stick cosmetic is moved in an up/down direction in an inner portion of an inner cylindrical member by an extending mechanism, and the stick cosmetic is accommodated such as to freely emerge and retract from the inner cylindrical member is a stick cosmetic accommodating container that includes: an engaging piece that is formed in a bottom portion of the dish member; a rod member that has an engaging portion that engages with the engaging piece in an upper end portion; and an engagement releasing mechanism that increases a dimension of the engaging portion when the dish member is raised to near an upper dead point and sets an engaged state with the engaged piece to a substantially released state, an issue thereof being to provide a stick cosmetic accommodating container in which only the dish member can be attached and detached even after assembly, and segregated disposal is also improved.

Abstract: A document feeder includes a lift plate, a pickup roller, a lift motor, a retard roller, and a control unit. In a manual feed mode, the control unit rotates the retard roller to feed a document in a document conveyance direction. Further, the control unit causes the lift motor to start lowering the lift plate while the pickup roller is feeding a document after the rotation of the pickup roller is started.

Abstract: The document feeder includes a lift plate, a pickup roller, a lift motor, a retard roller, and a control unit. In a manual feed mode, the control unit rotates the retard roller to feed a document in a document conveyance direction. Further, the control unit causes the lift motor to start lowering the lift plate while the pickup roller is feeding a document after starting to rotate the pickup roller. When there is a document set on the lift plate at the time when the pickup roller stops, the control unit automatically resumes the feeding in the manual feed mode.

Abstract: A controller starts sheet feeding at a primary sheet feeding speed, then momentarily stops a sheet feeding rotary member, and thereafter starts secondary sheet feeding. When the secondary sheet feeding speed equals a first speed, the controller momentarily stops the sheet feeding rotary member such that the leading end of a document sheet stops at a first stop position. When the secondary sheet feeding speed equals a second speed, the controller momentarily stops the sheet feeding rotary member such that the leading end of a document sheet stops at a second stop position. The second stop position is located downstream of the first stop position in the document conveying direction.

Abstract: Conveyance modes include a registration mode accompanied with skew correction and a registrationless mode unaccompanied with skew correction. When a jam occurs, the controller interrupts a job, and invokes blank-feed processing starting from a state with all sheets re-set. On invoking blank-feed processing, the controller checks the conveyance mode and recognizes the number of jams. If the conveyance mode is the registration mode and in addition the number of jams has not reached a threshold number of jams, the controller invokes blank-feed processing in the registrationless mode.

Abstract: A heartbeat detection device including a time difference value calculation unit to calculate a time difference value from a sampling data string of an electrocardiographic waveform of a living body, an index value calculation unit to calculate an index value for heartbeat detection based on the time difference value, a threshold setting unit to determine whether a peak of the index value exceeding a threshold can be detected, to calculate, a threshold candidate based on an average value of the predetermined number of the most recent peaks among these peaks. A threshold candidate is set as a new threshold when the threshold candidate has a value equal to or less than a threshold limit value. A heartbeat time determination unit sets the sampling time of the peak as the heartbeat time when the peak of the index value exceeding the threshold is detected.

Abstract: Conveyance modes include a registration mode accompanied with skew correction and a registrationless mode unaccompanied with skew correction. When a jam occurs, the controller interrupts a job, and invokes blank-feed processing starting from a state with all sheets re-set. On invoking blank-feed processing, the controller checks the conveyance mode and recognizes the number of jams. If the conveyance mode is the registration mode and in addition the number of jams has not reached a threshold number of jams, the controller invokes blank-feed processing in the registrationless mode.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquiring section, an encoding section, and a learning section. The acquiring section acquires log information indicating an operational condition of an electronic device. The encoding section assigns codes uniquely corresponding to the log information to the log information. The learning section applies the codes to a learning model that uses a recurrent neural network to presume an appearance probability of the log information corresponding to the codes.

Abstract: A controller starts sheet feeding at a primary sheet feeding speed, then momentarily stops a sheet feeding rotary member, and thereafter starts secondary sheet feeding. When the secondary sheet feeding speed equals a first speed, the controller momentarily stops the sheet feeding rotary member such that the leading end of a document sheet stops at a first stop position. When the secondary sheet feeding speed equals a second speed, the controller momentarily stops the sheet feeding rotary member such that the leading end of a document sheet stops at a second stop position. The second stop position is located downstream of the first stop position in the document conveying direction.

Abstract: A residual anaerobic work capacity calculating method includes a step (S1) of obtaining a heart rate, and a step (S2, S3) of calculating a residual anaerobic work capacity based on the obtained heart rate and a relationship between the residual anaerobic work capacity and the heart rate. This method need only measure the heart rate when calculating the residual anaerobic work capacity, and obviates the need to measure power by using an expensive power meter.