Abstract: A peptide which can be easily taken on a daily basis and which has few side effects and has various actions and a composition containing the peptide as an active ingredient are provided. A peptide having the amino acid sequence of (a) or (b) below is provided. (a) The amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 (Asn-Leu-Pro-Pro-Leu-Thr). (b) An amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids are substituted, deleted or added in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. Moreover, a composition containing the peptide as an active ingredient is also provided.

Abstract: An information processing method according to the application concerned is implemented in a computer; and includes obtaining a two-dimensional simulation image that is formed when a plurality of target subjects present in a three-dimensional simulation space is captured by a virtual camera, and generating the simulation image that visually displays information indicating the degree of overlapping of the plurality of target subjects in the simulation image.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound having a STING agonistic activity, which may be expected to be useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of STING-related diseases. The present disclosure relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire individual information indicating a characteristic of behavior of an individual belonging to a group of living organisms to be processed arranged in a virtual space, relative information indicating a characteristic of the behavior relative to the individuals of other individuals located around the individual belonging to the group of living organisms to be processed with respect to the individual, and environmental information indicating a characteristic of an environment around the individual belonging to the group of living organisms to be processed; and a determination unit configured to determine a behavior of an individual belonging to the group of living organisms to be processed on the basis of the individual information, the relative information, and the environmental information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: An information processing method according to the application concerned is implemented in a computer; and includes obtaining a two-dimensional simulation image that is formed when a plurality of target subjects present in a three-dimensional simulation space is captured by a virtual camera, and generating the simulation image that visually displays information indicating the degree of overlapping of the plurality of target subjects in the simulation image.

Abstract: An information processing method implemented by a computer. The information processing method includes the step of acquiring an internal parameter value regarding a biological characteristic of fish, an external parameter value regarding a surrounding environment characteristic of the fish, and a shoaling parameter value regarding a shoaling characteristic that is a behavior of one fish with respect to other fish, and the step of generating a simulation image including a behavior of each fish in a fish school based on the internal parameter value, the external parameter value, and the shoaling parameter value that are acquired in the step of acquiring.

Abstract: Systems and methods for training and implementing a sensorimotor control framework in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method for operating a sensorimotor control framework. The method includes steps for determining a current state of a musculoskeletal model, determining a desired state of the musculoskeletal model, computing a set of muscle activations, based on a difference between the current and desired states, and driving a musculoskeletal model based on the computed muscle activations.

Abstract: A multiple frame rate synchronous detecting apparatus for synchronous-detecting received serial data having one frame rate among a plurality of predetermined frame rates is provided. The apparatus comprises a serial-to-parallel converter for serial-to-parallel converting the received serial data with matching with highest frame rate, a coincidence detector for comparing a portion of the converted parallel data corresponding to a predetermined region defined based on the frame rate, with a pattern for synchronous detection to detect coincidence, and a synchronous determiner for determining to have been synchronized with the frame rate when a periodic cycle of the coincidence detection is the same as a previous one.

Abstract: A multiple frame rate synchronous detecting apparatus for synchronous-detecting received serial data having one frame rate among a plurality of predetermined frame rates is provided. The apparatus comprises a serial-to-parallel converter for serial-to-parallel converting the received serial data with matching with highest frame rate, a coincidence detector for comparing a portion of the converted parallel data corresponding to a predetermined region defined based on the frame rate, with a pattern for synchronous detection to detect coincidence, and a synchronous determiner for determining to have been synchronized with the frame rate when a periodic cycle of the coincidence detection is the same as a previous one.

Abstract: An arrow directed from the tail to the head of a jam is displayed on a map along a jammed road in its jammed section such that the attribute of the arrow changes from the jam tail to the jam head. Examples of the attribute of the arrow are color and the interval of adjacent dots of a dotted arrow.