Abstract: A data retransmission method for retransmitting a data using a wireless communication, including: receiving data transmitted from a transmitting apparatus; determining whether the received data is correct or not; transmitting data including information indicating that the received data is received correctly to the transmitting apparatus upon being determined the received data is correct, and transmitting data including information indicating that the received data is not received correctly to the transmitting apparatus upon being determined the received data is not correct; measuring an elapsed time from transmission of the data including information indicating that the received data is not received correctly; and monitoring whether to receive data corresponding to the received data from the transmitting apparatus before the elapsed time reaches a predetermined time.

Abstract: A ciphering processing section that applies a deciphering process to ciphered packet data based on a deciphering key held by key holding part and a count value sequentially updated by counting part. The ciphering processing section further comprises success/failure determining part that determines success/failure of the deciphering process and query part that queries an opposing wireless communication device about a resynchronization count value when a failure of the deciphering process is determined and that receives the resynchronization count value from the opposing wireless communication device. The counting part sequentially updates the count value with the received resynchronization count value as an initial value. The ciphering processing section executes a deciphering process of packet data using the sequentially updated count value.

Abstract: An amount of data accumulated in a data-receiving buffer is monitored. When the accumulated amount of data exceeds a threshold, a control PDU indicating that the accumulated amount of data exceeds the threshold is generated and transmitted to a data transmitter.

Abstract: There is provided an article alignment apparatus 10 including an article alignment device for aligning orientations of articles by arranging two aligners 21, 21 having cylindrical surfaces, rotating each of the aligners 21 while keeping it at a predetermined inclination with respect to a horizontal direction, placing the articles on cylindrical outer surfaces of the two aligners 21, and carrying the articles from one side to the other side, in which protrusions 22 are provided on the surfaces of the aligners 21.

Abstract: A cleaning effect is improved by cleaning a component that has a recess structure by using a cleaning medium of a liquefied gas or a supercritical fluid. By the cleaning method of removing adhering substances adhering to at least the surface of the recess structure of the component that has the recess structure, cleaning is carried out by using the supercritical gas or the liquefied gas so that the cleaning medium spreads over the surface of the recess structure.

Abstract: To provide a battery module and a combination battery, whereby the handling of unit cells is facilitated to thereby enhance the production efficiency while contributing to a downsized power source, the battery module (60) includes laminate-sheathed cells (11) as unit cells, and a retention member (50) for retaining the laminate-sheathed cells, and the retention member is configured with a printed-wiring board (51) printed with voltage measurement wirings (52) for measuring voltages of the laminate-sheathed cells, respectively.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device of the present invention includes a base 13, a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions 11 formed in a surface of the base 13, and an insulating film 18 formed above the base 13. Openings 18h are formed in the insulating film 18 so that each of the openings 18h is located above each of the photoelectric conversion portions 11. Optical waveguides 19 having a refractive index higher than that of the insulating film 18 are formed in each of the openings 18h. And the optical waveguides 19 are made of a composite material containing a resin 19a and inorganic particles 19b.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thick dielectric pattern disposed on a substrate. A first precursor layer is formed by imparting a first photosensitive dielectric paste, including a dielectric material, onto a substrate and drying it. A second precursor layer is formed by imparting a second photosensitive dielectric paste, including a dielectric material higher in softening point than the dielectric material included in the first photosensitive dielectric paste, on the first precursor layer and drying it. Precursor patterns are formed by collectively exposing and developing the layered products of the first precursor layer and the second precursor layer through the mask of a predetermined pattern, and a thick dielectric pattern is formed by collectively baking the precursor patterns.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an image forming apparatus having a plurality of electron-emitting members, with row direction wires and column direction wires, in a matrix, and a dielectric layer between the row and column wires. A resist precursor layer is formed by imparting and drying a first photosensitive paste. A second precursor layer is formed by imparting a second photosensitive paste onto the first precursor layer, and by drying the second paste. A precursor pattern is formed by exposing a layered product of the first layer and the second layer through a mask. The exposed layered product is developed, and the dielectric layer is formed by baking the precursor pattern. A shrinkage ratio of the second layer after the baking to the second layer before the baking is larger than a shrinkage ratio of the first layer after the baking to the first layer before the baking.

Abstract: To provide a protective film for a polarizing plate that shows a water vapor transmission rate (WVTR40) of 30 g/m2·day or less at 60° C. and a relative humidity of 40%, a water vapor transmission rate (WVTR95) 80 g/m2·day or more and 300 g/m2·day or less at 60° C. and a relative humidity of 95% and a value obtained by dividing the difference between WVTR95 and WVTR40 by the water vapor transmission rate (WVTR60) at 60° C. and a relative humidity of 60%, or (WVTR95-WVTR40)/WVTR60, 2.0 or more.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an acoustic matching member, the acoustic matching member being incorporated into an ultrasonic transducer for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves, and including: at least two layers including a first layer and a second layer that have different acoustic impedance values from each other. The method for manufacturing including the steps of: filling voids of a porous member with a fluid filling material, and solidifying both the fluid filling material inside the voids and the surplus fluid filling material at the same time. The acoustic matching member does not have independent intermediate layers between the layers, so that delamination hardly occurs and the difficulty in the designing associated with the presence of intermediate layers can be avoided.

Abstract: There is provided an illuminant substrate comprising: a substrate; first and second light emitting members provided on the substrate; a first anode that covers the first light emitting member; a second anode that covers the second light emitting member; and a resistor that is located between the first and second light emitting members and electrically connects the first and second anode; wherein the resistor has at least a first layer and a second layer laminated on the first layer; and an edge of the first layer facing the first light emitting member projects toward the first light emitting member further than an edge of the second layer facing the first light emitting member.

Abstract: A radio communication system includes a first radio communication apparatus which transmits signals according to cyclic process numbers and a second radio communication apparatus which receives the signals and aims at reducing the possibility of misrecognition occurrence on a reception result (ACK/NACK information). The second radio communication apparatus add the second information element (Other ACK/NACK information element) indicating a reception result of a received signal of another process number to the first information element (Own ACK/NACK information element) indicating a reception result of a received signal of a certain process number, which information elements are transmitted to the first radio communication apparatus. The first radio communication apparatus judges a reception result of the transmitted signal on the basis of the first and the second information elements received from the second radio communication apparatus.

Abstract: A battery cooling system includes a depression-shaped battery accommodating section formed at a bottom surface of a floor panel of a vehicle and dented to side of a passenger compartment so as to accommodate therein a battery. An introduction device is disposed in front of the battery in a vehicle traveling direction, to introduce travel air flow into the battery accommodating section. Here, the battery is accommodated within the battery accommodating section in a condition where a bottom surface of the battery is located at a level above or at a substantially same level as a level of a bottom surface of the vehicle which bottom surface is around the accommodating section. Additionally, the battery includes a plurality of thin cells which are electrically connected with each other, and disposed in a posture that a major surface of each thin cell extends substantially parallelly with the vehicle traveling direction.

Abstract: In a communication system for respectively transmitting pilot signals from a plurality of base stations to a mobile station via a first channel and also for transmitting data from one base station to a mobile station via a second channel, the mobile station corrects total receive power at the time of handover by subtracting power of the data signal received via the second channel from the total receive power of the signals received from a base station in communication (serving cells) via the second channel, then corrects the total noise power based on the total receive power after the correction, and measures the communication environment between the base station and the mobile station using the power of the pilot signal received from the base station in-communication and the corrected total noise power.

Abstract: A laminate battery is provided with a tab, an electric power generating element connected to the tab, and a laminate sheet allowing the electric power generating element to be accommodated. The laminate sheet includes a metallic layer and a thermally welding resin layer laminated on the metallic layer. The tab and the thermally welding resin layer are welded by permitting a thermally welding area, which is formed in at least one of the thermally welding resin layer and the tab, and the other of the thermally welding resin layer and the tab to be welded to one another.

Abstract: A heat-insulating container having a first fiber layer (111) with a prescribed density and a second fiber layer (112) which is formed inside the first fiber layer (111) and has a lower density than the first fiber layer (111). The first fiber layer (111) is 0.2 to 1 mm thick, and the second fiber layer (112) is 0.4 to 3 mm thick, with the total thickness of the first fiber layer (111) and the second fiber layer (112) being 0.6 to 4 mm.

Abstract: Methods and reagents for rhodium-promoted carbonylation via isocyanate using carbon-isotope labeled carbon monoxide are provided. The resultant carbon isotope labeled compounds are useful as radiopharmaceuticals, especially for use in Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Associated kits for PET studies are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile station apparatus and a transmission power control method for the same apparatus, capable of improving the decision accuracy in a mobile station with respect to a TPC command from a base station to the mobile station and of maintaining the optimum transmission power. In the mobile station which is made to control the transmission power to the base station on the basis of a TPC command received from the base station, a plurality of TPC commands received from a plurality of base stations are weighting-combined so as to control the transmission power to the base stations on the basis of a result of the weighting combination.

Abstract: The present invention provides: (1) antiviral agents that act by reducing or inhibiting the activity of SR proteins, more specifically, (i) antiviral agents that act by enhancing dephosphorylation of SR proteins, and (ii) antiviral agents that act by inhibiting proteins that phosphorylate SR proteins; (2) antiviral agents that act by inhibiting the expression of SR proteins, and (3) antiviral agents that act by activating proteins that antagonize SR proteins. The present invention also provides compounds that inhibit SRPKs, which phosphorylate SR proteins. Such compounds inhibit the activity of SR proteins and have antiviral activities. Various new viruses including SARS have emerged, and thus the present invention provides long-lasting broad-spectrum antiviral agents applicable to new viruses.