Abstract: A plated steel material having a plating layer having an average chemical composition containing, in mass %, Zn: more than 50.00%, Al: more than 15.0% and less than 30.0%, Mg: more than 5.0% and less than 15.0%, and Si: 0.25% or more and less than 3.50%, and impurities, and wherein a total amount (?A) of at least one selected from the group consisting of Sn, Bi and In is less than 1.00%, a total amount (?B) of at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, Y, La, Ce and Sr is 0.02% or more and less than 0.60%, 2.0?SMg/Si<20.0 (Formula 1), 3.0?Si/?B<24.0 (Formula 2), and 26.0?(Si/?B)×(Mg/Si)<375.0 (Formula 3) are satisfied, and in an X-ray diffraction pattern of the surface of the plating layer, a diffraction intensity ratio R1 defined by R1={I(16.18°)+I(32.69°)}/I(27.0°) (Formula 4) satisfies 2.5<R1 (Formula 5) is used.

Abstract: A tire testing method includes: applying a lubrication solution to a bead part of a tire; detecting a phase of a reference point of the tire; detecting a phase of a rotation origin of a spindle at common coordinates shared with coordinates at which the phase of the reference point is indicated; detecting a singular point present on the tire by conducting a tire test while rotating the tire on the spindle, and detecting a phase from the rotation origin to the singular point; calculating a phase from the reference point to the singular point based on the phase of the reference point, the phase of the rotation origin, and the phase from the rotation origin to the singular point; storing information about the reference point and information about the rotation origin at the common coordinates; and marking the tire at a position where the singular point is present.

Abstract: A tire testing method includes: applying a lubrication solution to a bead part of a tire; detecting a phase of a reference point of the tire; detecting a phase of a rotation origin of a spindle at common coordinates shared with coordinates at which the phase of the reference point is indicated; detecting a singular point present on the tire by conducting a tire test while rotating the tire on the spindle, and detecting a phase from the rotation origin to the singular point; calculating a phase from the reference point to the singular point based on the phase of the reference point, the phase of the rotation origin, and the phase from the rotation origin to the singular point; storing information about the reference point and information about the rotation origin at the common coordinates; and marking the tire at a position where the singular point is present.

Abstract: The semiconductor device includes: an AlGaN layer; a contact electrode; an insulating film; and a passivation film. The semiconductor device further includes: an extended wire extending over the contact electrode and the insulating film; and a pad electrode electrically connected to the extended wire. The passivation film covers the insulating film and the extended wire and including an opening for exposing the pad electrode. The insulating film accommodates the opening in a plan view. The passivation film accommodates the contact electrode in a plan view. The semiconductor device further includes a heat dissipation layer on a surface of the passivation film.

Abstract: An active sonar apparatus which emits a sound wave and detects a target object based on a sound reflected by this target object including an FFT part which performs the fast Fourier transform of the received sound wave to derive a frequency spectrum and outputs this as an FFT signal, a normalization part which normalizes the FFT signal and outputs this signal as a normalized signal, and a noise elimination unit which performs a plurality of smoothing processes to the normalized signal, combines the signals to which the smoothing processes are performed to generate a combined signal, and outputs the combined signal in which a noise received together with the reflected sound is suppressed.

Abstract: The energy harvesting device includes a power management circuit to charge a storage with power from a generator including generation units to generate AC power when vibrated. The power management circuit includes: a first power extraction circuit including a rectification circuit converting AC power at a first input unit into DC power; a second power extraction circuit including a switching circuit operating with power from the storage and generating DC power using AC power at a second input unit; and a switch circuit having a first connection mode of connecting the first input unit to the generation units to receive an AC voltage greater in effective value than an AC voltage to the second input unit, and a second connection mode of connecting the second input unit to the generation units to receive an AC voltage greater in effective value than an AC voltage to the first input unit.

Abstract: A bone cement composition which contains titanium dioxide particles having a median diameter of 0.5 to 7.0 ?m as measured by a laser diffraction/scattering particle size distribution analyzer and a BET specific surface area of 0.5 to 7.0 m2/g as measured by a nitrogen adsorption method, and a base-forming component comprising a (meth)acrylate polymer and a (meth)acrylate monomer, wherein the content of the titanium dioxide particles is 5 to 50% by mass based on the total mass of the composition. The bone cement composition has bioactivity and is capable of forming a hardened material having a high mechanical strength.

Abstract: An active sonar apparatus which emits a sound wave and detects a target object based on a sound reflected by this target object including an FFT part which performs the fast Fourier transform of the received sound wave to derive a frequency spectrum and outputs this as an FFT signal, a normalization part which normalizes the FFT signal and outputs this signal as a normalized signal, and a noise elimination unit which performs a plurality of smoothing processes to the normalized signal, combines the signals to which the smoothing processes are performed to generate a combined signal, and outputs the combined signal in which a noise received together with the reflected sound is suppressed.

Abstract: A bone cement composition which contains large-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles having an average particle diameter of 10 to 60 ?m, small-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 2.0 ?m, a (meth)acrylate monomer and a polymerization initiator, wherein the content of the small-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles is 5 to 30% by mass based on the total mass of the small-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles and the large-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles, and a part or a whole of the small-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles are contained in the form of aggregates having an average particle diameter of 30 to 50 ?m.

Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first display section, a second display section aligned with the first display section, and a control section configured to control display of the first and second display sections. The control section is configured to display, on at least one of the first and second display sections, a key object to switch a display mode of the first and second display sections. The control section is configured to switch the display mode between a first mode where an execution screen for one application is displayed on the first and second display sections and a second mode where an execution screen for one of two applications is displayed on the first display section and an execution screen for the other of the two applications is displayed on the second display section, based on an operation to the key object.

Abstract: The invention has as its objects the provision of a bone cement composition and a bone cement composition kit for obtaining the bone cement composition having bioactivity and capable of forming a hardened material having high mechanical strength practically required, and the provision of a bone cement formed material having both bioactivity and high mechanical strength practically required and a production method thereof. The bone cement composition of the invention contains titanium dioxide particles having a median diameter of 0.5 to 7.0 ?m as measured by a laser diffraction/scattering type particle size distribution analyzer and a BET specific surface area of 0.5 to 7.0 m2/g as measured by a nitrogen adsorption method, and a base-forming component comprising a (meth)acrylate polymer and a (meth)acrylate monomer, wherein the content of the titanium dioxide particles is 5 to 50% by mass based on the total mass of the composition.

Abstract: The invention has as its objects the provision of a bone cement composition, a bone cement composition kit for obtaining the bone cement composition, and a production method of a bone cement hardened material, which are short in doughing time that is a time required to become a state in which a good handling operation can be conducted, and have consequently capable of achieving a high working efficiency by shortening the time required before the handling operation is started. The bone cement composition of the invention contains large-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles having an average particle diameter of 10 to 60 ?m, small-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 2.0 ?m, a (meth)acrylate monomer and a polymerization initiator, wherein the content of the small-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles is 5 to 30% by mass based on the total mass of the small-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles and the large-diameter (meth)acrylate polymer particles.

Abstract: The communication terminal device pertaining to the present invention has a touch panel, a display processing unit that displays information on the touch panel, a file identification unit that identifies a target file based on information displayed within a user specification range in the touch panel, the user specification range being specified by a user operation of the touch panel, and a file transmission unit that transmits the file identified by the file specification unit to an external device.

Abstract: A method for operating an image display device for resizing an image on a touch panel is disclosed. The method displays an image, and detects an image resizing instruction set for changing a size of the image on the touch panel. The method changes the size of the image on the touch panel based on the image resizing instruction set. In this manner, a user can change the size of the image on the touch panel without inadvertently terminating an image resizing process.

Abstract: A processing load of a high performance application processing such as a voice, an image and the like is reduced, and a processing capacity of a base band processing is improved. A semiconductor integrated circuit device used in a mobile communication system such as a cellular phone is provided with a base band CPU block performing a base band processing for executing a base band protocol stack, an application system CPU block executing a high-level OS and controlling applications other than the base band processing, an application real-time CPU block executing a real-time OS and the like and controlling an image/voice processing, all of which are formed on one semiconductor chip. Further, internal high-speed buses to which these CPU blocks are connected are respectively connected via bridges.

Abstract: A control section (50) of a chair-type massage machine (1) is configured so that air cells (7c) press the area around the lumbar of the user supported on a backrest section (3) to push up the area in conjunction with the backward tilting of the backrest section (3) performed using an actuator (37).

Abstract: A terminal control system is provided that has a main control device, a plurality of terminal devices controlled by the main control device, and communication lines for connecting the main control device and each of the terminal devices so as to allow bidirectional communication, wherein the configuration is simple, communication time is short, and highly reliable bidirectional communication is possible. The terminal control system comprises a main control device 1, a plurality of terminal devices 2 controlled by the main control device 1, and communication lines 3 for connecting the main control device and each of the terminal devices so as to allow bidirectional communication, wherein control data is simultaneously and collectively sent from the main control device 1 to a plurality of the terminal devices 2, and terminal data for each of the terminal devices is independently sent from each of the terminal devices 2 to the main control device 1.

Abstract: A massaging apparatus capable of applying visual stimulus to a user being massaged is provided. A massaging apparatus 1 of the present invention comprises a hood 5 configured to cover a head part of the user supported by a body support unit; and a light emitting device 10 mounted to the hood 5. The light emitting device 10 includes a light guiding member 11 of a rod-shape provided with a fluorescent portion 11a on a peripheral surface thereof and a light source 12 configured to emit light entering an inside of the light guiding member 11 through an end surface of the light guiding member 11. The light guiding member 11 is disposed inside the hood 5.

Abstract: A terminal control system is provided that has a main control device, a plurality of terminal devices controlled by the main control device, and communication lines for connecting the main control device and each of the terminal devices so as to allow bidirectional communication, wherein the configuration is simple, communication time is short, and highly reliable bidirectional communication is possible. The terminal control system comprises a main control device 1, a plurality of terminal devices 2 controlled by the main control device 1, and communication lines 3 for connecting the main control device and each of the terminal devices so as to allow bidirectional communication, wherein control data is simultaneously and collectively sent from the main control device 1 to a plurality of the terminal devices 2, and terminal data for each of the terminal devices is independently sent from each of the terminal devices 2 to the main control device 1.

Abstract: A Petunia variety named ‘Hoobenihime’ particularly distinguished by having red-purple flowers with a dark purple edge and small flower size is disclosed.