Abstract: In an engine provided with a valve lift amount variable mechanism and a center phase variable mechanism for an intake valve, a region between a region where a flow rate of an intake air passing through the intake valve reaches a sonic speed and a region where an intake air amount does not substantially change relative to a change in an opening area of the intake valve is made to be a learning region. Then, in order to resolve an error in intake air amount in the learning region, a correction value for correcting control process of the valve lift amount variable mechanism is learned. When the learning of the correction value is converged, the learning correction value is corrected with an occupied rate of the valve lift amount variable mechanism in the influence ratio between influences on the two mechanisms in relation to the error.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device has a light-emitting portion formed on a semiconductor substrate, an As-based p-type contact layer formed thereon, a current spreading layer formed thereon of a metal oxide material, and a buffer layer formed between the p-type cladding layer and the p-type contact layer. The buffer layer has a group III/V semiconductor with a p-type conductivity and hydrogen or carbon included intentionally or unavoidably therein, and the buffer layer has a thickness equal to or greater than a diffusion length L of a dopant doped into the p-type contact layer.

Abstract: In a light emitting diode, a light-emitting region is including an active layer provided between a first conductivity type cladding layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and a second conductivity type cladding layer. A transparent conductive film made of a metal oxide is located over the light-emitting region. A layer for preventing exfoliation of the transparent conductive film, the preventing layer being made of a compound semiconductor contains at least aluminum and is located between the light-emitting region and the transparent conductive film. The layer for preventing exfoliation of the transparent conductive film contains a conductivity type determining impurity in a concentration of 1×1019 cm?3 or higher.

Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor layers including an active layer 6 and a light extract layer 4, and a reflective metal film 11 are formed in a semiconductor light emitting device. The light extract layer 4 is formed of a plurality of layers 23, 24 having different composition ratios. An irregularity 22 is formed on the layers 23, 24 including an outermost layer to provide a main surface S as a rough-surface.

Abstract: On a GaAs substrate 1, a light emitting part 4, an intermediate layer 5 of AlGaInP and a current spreading layer 6 are sequentially formed. The light emitting part 4 includes a first conductivity type AlGaInP based lower cladding layer 41, an AlGaInP based light emitting layer 42, and a second conductivity type AlGaInP based upper cladding layer 43 sequentially formed on the GaAs substrate 1. In each layer of the light emitting part 4, a hydrogen concentration is not more than 2×1017 cm?3, a carbon concentration is not more than 2×1016 cm?3, and an oxygen concentration is not more than 2×1016 cm?3. In a partial region or in a total region of the current-spreading layer 6, a hydrogen concentration is not more than 5×1017 cm?3, a carbon concentration is not more than 5×1017 cm?3, and an oxygen concentration is not more than 2×1016 cm?3.

Abstract: In an intake-air quantity control system of an engine employing a variable valve operating device capable of controlling a cylinder intake-air quantity by variable control of an operating characteristic of an intake valve, in a normal intake-valve operating mode a target operating characteristic of the intake valve is determined based on a target cylinder intake-air quantity calculated based on a target engine torque. In a predetermined high-load range, in particular, at full-load operation, the target operating characteristic is switched to a high-load period valve operating characteristic, preset to be suitable for the predetermined high-load range.

Abstract: A compact data processing system suitable for long-term use that enables the maintenance of failure resistance without having to mount many spare disks or replace disks; a data processing method; and a storage apparatus for this data processing system are provided. In the data processing system, which has a host system and a storage apparatus that provides first memory areas for storing data read/written by the host system, the storage apparatus has a reservation unit that dynamically reserves one of the first memory areas as a spare second memory area when a failure occurs in any one of the first memory areas and there is no spare second memory area to migrate the data stored in that faulty memory area to.

Abstract: A variable valve control system for an internal combustion engine, includes a valve to open and close an opening of a combustion chamber of the engine, a variable lift characteristic control mechanism to adjust a valve lift characteristic of the valve, a sensing section to collect information needed to determine an estimated valve lift characteristic of the valve, an input section to receive an externally input calibration-mode command. The variable valve control system is configured to perform: controlling the valve lift characteristic to be a mechanically defined small setting in response to the calibration-mode command; collecting the information when the valve lift characteristic is the small setting; and calibrating the sensing section in accordance with the collected information.

Abstract: A dustproof structure for an electronic equipment includes internal switches disposed in a housing forming an external frame of the electronic equipment and an opening for use in operating the internal switches. The dustproof structure further includes a shutter plate for opening or closing the opening; and a cover plate for supporting the shutter plate, the shutter plate being freely slidable between the cover plate and the housing. A slide recess serving as a sliding area of the shutter plate is formed in the housing or the cover plate.

Abstract: With a variable valve timing system, engine operability may be lost when performing open control of lift characteristic amounts to the minimum or the maximum of a variable range when a sensor error occurs. The present invention provides a lift operation angle changing mechanism that can continuously change intake valve lift amount and operation angle within a prescribed variable range. A target operation angle is calculated based on the number of engine revolutions and the accelerator pedal opening APO. An error is determined for the operation angle sensor that detects the actual operation angle. A normal control amount is calculated based on the target operation angle and the actual operation angle, and a failure control amount is calculated based on the number of engine revolutions. Therefore, an intermediate value within the variable range can be obtained as the failure control amount.

Abstract: In an intake-air quantity control system of an engine employing a variable valve operating device capable of controlling a cylinder intake-air quantity by variable control of an operating characteristic of an intake valve, in a normal intake-valve operating mode a target operating characteristic of the intake valve is determined based on a target cylinder intake-air quantity calculated based on a target engine torque. In a predetermined high-load range, in particular, at full-load operation, the target operating characteristic is switched to a high-load period valve operating characteristic, preset to be suitable for the predetermined high-load range.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing cancer comprising detecting ROBO1 protein is disclosed. In addition, a method for treating a disease caused by abnormal cell growth comprising administrating an antibody that binds to ROBO1, as well as a pharmaceutical composition, a cell growth inhibitor and an anticancer agent comprising an antibody that binds to ROBO1 as an active ingredient are disclosed. Further, a method for inducing cell damages in a ROBO1 expressing cell and a method for inhibiting the growth of a ROBO1 expressing cell by bringing a ROBO1 expressing cell into contact with an antibody that binds to ROBO1, are disclosed. Furthermore, a method for monitoring progression of hepatitis by detecting ROBO1 protein is disclosed.

Abstract: At the time of obtaining a difference in intake air amount between right and left banks in a V-type engine, a target value of a lift-amount/operation-angle-varying mechanism provided for each of the banks is set to a target value at which flow velocity of intake air passing through an intake valve becomes almost sound velocity. In a state in which the flow velocity of intake air passing through the intake valve becomes almost sound velocity, a difference in the intake air amount in the right and left banks is detected and, to reduce the difference, a correction value for a target value of a valve lift is set for each of the banks.

Abstract: A stick lever unit is provided that is capable of eliminating uncomfortable feeling during manipulation of the stick, as well as, minimizing breaking of a wiring conductor of the variable resistor. The stick lever unit includes a fixing member, a first variable resistor attached to the fixing member, a first rotational member rotatably journalled to the fixing member for rotationally controlling the first variable resistor, a second variable resistor attached to the first rotational member, and a second rotational member having a stick lever and being rotationally journalled to the first rotational member to rotationally control the second variable resistor. The wiring conductors of the second variable resistor are derived out from the lead-out hole in the rotational shaft of the first rotational member, which is attached to the second variable resistor.

Abstract: A stick lever unit for a radio-controlled device that is capable of easily changing the type of stick lever holding mechanism by a user is provided. The stick lever unit includes a fixing member to which a variable resistor is attached, a rotational member equipped with a stick lever, the rotational member being journaled to the fixing member and having an arc-shaped groove on a periphery thereof, and a pressure member bridged to the fixing member for pressing the arc-shaped groove. The pressure member has resilient plates of two types which can be suitably selected by means of an adjustment member.

Abstract: To provide a storage apparatus in which a plurality of drives in a unit are separately treated and the unit can be easily exchanged for another unit even when RAID groups are freely composed. The storage apparatus includes a plurality of drive cases in each of which a plurality of units are detachably mounted, each of the units including a plurality of drives that are detachably, and a controller case in which a disk control section is provided, wherein the disk control section comprises a RAID group creation section for creating a RAID group using the plurality of disks and an exchange indicating section for giving a notice that a unit is ready to exchange after rebuilding or copying of data in disks included in the unit at the time of exchange of the unit.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode has: a substrate; a light-emitting layer having a first conductivity type cladding layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type cladding layer stacked sequentially on a front side of the substrate; a first current-blocking portion partially formed in the middle on the light-emitting layer; a current-conducting portion formed on the second conductivity type cladding layer and the first current-blocking portion; a lower electrode formed on the back side of the substrate, a light-reflecting layer formed between the substrate and the light-emitting layer; a partial electrode formed on the surface of the light-reflecting layer and in a portion positioned below the first current-blocking portion; and a second current-blocking portion formed over the surface of the light-reflecting layer excluding the portion in which is formed the partial electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device has: a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor layer having an n-type cladding layer, an active layer, a p-type cladding layer and a p-type contact layer, wherein the p-type contact layer is made of an As-based material and located at the top of the semiconductor layer and doped with a p-type dopant at a concentration of 1×1019/cm3 or more; a current spreading layer formed on the semiconductor layer and made of a metal oxide material; and a diffusion prevention layer formed between the p-type contact layer and the p-type cladding layer. The diffusion prevention layer is made of a group III–V semiconductor that has phosphorus as a group V element and has a crystal lattice mismatch ratio of within ±0.3% to the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: Data can be recovered at the point in time when the consistency is provided, without increasing a load on the host. The control program 118 updates the snapshot generation at the point in time when the snapshot is taken for each occurrence of the point in time when the snapshot is taken. In cases where new data are written into PVOL1 from the point in time when the snapshot has been taken until the next point in time when the snapshot is taken, the old data are saved by the CoW in DVOL1 and new data are written into PVOL1. Each time new data are written into PVOL1, the update differential data, which are the copy of this data, are prepared and written into DVOL1.