Abstract: An optical filter includes a spectroscopic element configured to disperse input light, and emit the dispersed input light as spectrum light; and an optical fiber including an end face having a recess, a core having a first face in contact with a bottom of the recess and a second face sandwiched between the first face and a circumference end of the recess, and a clad surrounding the core, wherein in the optical fiber, the recess is irradiated with the spectrum light, the second face is inclined such that a second portion incident from the second face to the core out of the irradiated spectrum light is emitted to the clad, and a first portion incident from the first face to the core out of the irradiated spectrum light is outputted.

Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus includes a splitter configured to split a first wavelength division multiplexed optical signal arranged in a first wavelength band and a second wavelength division multiplexed optical signal arranged in a second wavelength band, respectively, from an optical signal including the first wavelength division multiplexed optical signal and the second wavelength division multiplexed optical signal, a wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of the split second wavelength division multiplexed optical signal to generate a third wavelength division multiplexed optical signal to be arranged in the first wavelength band, an optical monitor configured to monitor power of each wavelength channel of the third wavelength division multiplexed optical signal, and a transmitter configured to transmit a monitoring result by the optical monitor to a transmission source node of the optical signal or a relay node of the optical signal.

Abstract: A near-infrared cut filter has an absorption layer and a reflection layer and satisfies following requirements: average transmittance (R) of 620-750 nm is ?20%, average transmittance (G) of 495-570 nm is ?90%, and a ratio (R)/(G) is ?0.20; |T0(600-725)?T30(600-725)| is ?3%·nm where T0(600-725) is a transmittance integral value of 600-725 nm in a spectral transmittance curve (0°), and T30(600-725) is a transmittance integral value of 600-725 nm in a spectral transmittance curve (30°); wavelengths ?IRT(80), ?IRT(50), and ?IRT(20) where transmittance becomes 80%, 50%, and 20% respectively in 550-750 nm in the spectral transmittance curve (0°) normalized by maximum transmittance in 450-650 nm satisfy following formulae: 0??IRT(80)??T(80)?30 nm, 0??IRT(50)??T(50)?35 nm, and 0??IRT(20)??T(20)?37 nm where ?T(80), ?T(50), and ?T(20) are wavelengths on a long wavelength side where relative visibility of 0.8, 0.5 and 0.2 is exhibited in a relative visibility curve.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel including pixels each having sub-pixels numbered in n (n is an integer of two or greater), a viewing angle improvement circuit, and a processing object determination circuit. The processing object determination circuit determines a pixel as a non-object for viewing angle improvement processing if gradation values, in input video signals for the pixel, for the sub-pixels satisfy specified conditions prescribing gradation values for the sub-pixels causing no changes in color tones between views of a display surface of the panel from front and diagonal directions and determines a pixel as an object for the processing if the gradation values do not satisfy the conditions. The viewing angle improvement circuit performs the processing for the input gradation values for the pixels determined as the objects and does not perform the processing for the values for the pixels determined as the non-objects.

Abstract: There are provided a near-infrared cut filter having a sufficient near-infrared blocking property and being capable of reducing or preventing, in a solid-state imaging device using the near-infrared cut filter, occurrence of a phenomenon that an object which did not exist on the original subject appears in a taken image, and also a highly sensitive solid-state imaging device having the near-infrared cut filter. A near-infrared cut filter includes a stack having a near-infrared absorbing glass substrate and a near-infrared absorbing layer containing a near-infrared absorbing dye and a transparent resin on at least one main surface of the near-infrared absorbing glass substrate, and a dielectric multilayer film formed on at least one main surface of the stack, wherein maximum transmittance at an incident angle of 31 to 60 degrees with respect to light with a wavelength of from 775 to 900 nm is 50% or less.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for extracting nucleic acid. A biological sample existing in a fluid is trapped using metal mesh. The biological sample contains nucleic acid and a coating structure covering the nucleic acid. The metal mesh with the biological sample trapped thereon is immersed in a nucleic acid extractant. The nucleic acid extractant is a solvent for the nucleic acid but not for the coating structure.

Abstract: A luminance indicated by an HDR signal is appropriately displayed. A first image processing unit (22) converts, in accordance with a maximum luminance level indicated by an HDR signal input to the first image processing unit (22), a gradation performance indicated by the HDR signal into a prescribed gradation performance according to a display panel (10), and a panel control unit (27) converts, in accordance with the maximum luminance level indicated by the HDR signal and a maximum luminance displayable by the display panel (10), a gradation value indicated by the HDR signal into a gradation value displayable by the display panel (10).

Abstract: A metallic porous membrane that classifies cell aggregates includes a membrane section having a first principal surface for capturing the cell aggregates, a second principal surface opposing the first principal surface, and a plurality of through-holes communicating with the first principal surface and the second principal surface.

Abstract: An inverted pendulum vehicle 10 is provided with a display unit 70 for illuminating a floor surface 110 surrounding a vehicle body thereof, and a display control unit 87 for controlling an illumination pattern of the display unit according to an inclination angle detected by an inclination detection unit 66, 81.

Abstract: A luminance indicated by an HDR signal is appropriately displayed. A first image processing unit (22) converts, in accordance with a maximum luminance level indicated by an HDR signal input to the first image processing unit (22), a gradation performance indicated by the HDR signal into a prescribed gradation performance according to a display panel (10), and a panel control unit (27) converts, in accordance with the maximum luminance level indicated by the HDR signal and a maximum luminance displayable by the display panel (10), a gradation value indicated by the HDR signal into a gradation value displayable by the display panel (10).

Abstract: An inverted pendulum vehicle 10 is provided with a display unit 70 for illuminating a floor surface 110 surrounding a vehicle body thereof, and a display control unit 87 for controlling an illumination pattern of the display unit according to an inclination angle detected by an inclination detection unit 66, 81.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel including pixels each having sub-pixels numbered in n (n is an integer of two or greater), a viewing angle improvement circuit, and a processing object determination circuit. The processing object determination circuit determines a pixel as a non-object for viewing angle improvement processing if gradation values, in input video signals for the pixel, for the sub-pixels satisfy specified conditions prescribing gradation values for the sub-pixels causing no changes in color tones between views of a display surface of the panel from front and diagonal directions and determines a pixel as an object for the processing if the gradation values do not satisfy the conditions. The viewing angle improvement circuit performs the processing for the input gradation values for the pixels determined as the objects and does not perform the processing for the values for the pixels determined as the non-objects.

Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic component includes a base, a plug, and a fluid stopper. The base includes a hydraulic chamber, a first bore having a first bore diameter and being in fluid communication with the hydraulic chamber, a second bore extending from the first bore and having a second bore diameter greater than the first bore diameter, and a seat surface extending between the first bore and the second bore. The plug is coupled to the second bore. The fluid stopper is configured to be accommodated in the second bore and to be pressed by the plug to seal the first bore. The fluid stopper is an individual member with respect to the plug.

Abstract: Provided is a control unit for an inverted pendulum vehicle that can warn the vehicle operator by changing the behavior of the vehicle before the upright control of the vehicle fails. The control unit includes a target tilt command computation unit for computing a target tilt command (M_cmd_xy) for the base frame, and an attitude control computation unit for computing a target translational speed (Vw1_cmd_xy) for fulfilling the target tilt command. When state information of the vehicle has deviated from a prescribed upright control tolerance range, the target tilt command computation unit generates a tilt command for notification, and superimposes the tilt command for notification (M_xy=M1_xy+M2_xy) onto the target tilt command.

Abstract: A multi-primary color display device (100) includes: a multi-primary color display panel (10) including a pixel that is defined by a plurality of sub pixels including a red sub pixel (R), a green sub pixel (G), a blue sub pixel (B), and a yellow sub pixel (Ye); and a signal converting circuit (20) converting a three-primary color image signal corresponding to three primary colors into a multi-primary color image signal corresponding to four or more primary colors. The signal converting circuit (20), in a case where a three-primary color image signal representing at least an achromatic color of a half tone is input, performs a signal conversion such that variations in luminance levels of the plurality of sub pixels are equalized.

Abstract: A medical device rack in which a medical device is detachably mountable, the medical device rack including: a main body; and a mounting section provided in the main body, the mounting section being configured such that the medical device is detachably mountable in a posture oriented in a lateral direction. The mounting section includes a supporting portion configured to be detachably fitted to the medical device to support the medical device in a rotatable manner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical filter, a solid-state imaging element and an imaging device lens which contain a near infrared ray absorbing layer having a specific near infrared ray absorbing dye dispersed in a transparent resin having a refractive index of 1.54 or more, and also relates to an imaging device containing the solid-state imaging element or the imaging device lens. The near infrared ray absorbing layer has a transmittance of visible light of from 450 to 600 nm of 70% or more, a transmittance of light in a wavelength region of from 695 to 720 nm of not more than 10%, and an amount of change of transmittance of not more than ?0.8.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed, along with a display method capable of displaying an input image having a resolution higher than the resolution of a display panel without degradation in display quality. The display device is a display device for displaying an image with each frame divided into two sub-frames. In the display device, a bright sub-pixel and a dark sub-pixel in each pixel are interchanged every sub-frame, and an input signal has a vertical resolution twice that of a display panel. The display device displays an image corresponding to the input signal by making the sub-frames different from each other in a voltage supplied to each pixel.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for extracting nucleic acid. A biological sample existing in a fluid is trapped using metal mesh. The biological sample contains nucleic acid and a coating structure covering the nucleic acid. The metal mesh with the biological sample trapped thereon is immersed in a nucleic acid extractant. The nucleic acid extractant is a solvent for the nucleic acid but not for the coating structure.

Abstract: An optical filter including a near infrared absorbing layer on a glass substrate, in which adhesiveness between the glass substrate and the near infrared absorbing layer is firm, high reliability is enabled in uses under a high temperature and high humidity environment, and manufacturing yield is secured, and a high reliability solid-state imaging device having the optical filter are provided. An optical filter includes: a glass substrate; and a near infrared absorbing layer formed on one principal surface of the glass substrate, wherein the near infrared absorbing layer is obtained by reacting a composition for forming the near infrared absorbing layer on the glass substrate and the composition contains a transparent resin having a fluorene skeleton and a reactivity group; a near infrared absorbing dye; and a silane coupling agent and/or oligomer thereof having a hydrolyzable group and a functional group which have reactivity for the reactivity group.