Abstract: An optical signal processing circuit (1) includes: an FDE-MIMO equalizer (2) configured to generate, based on continuous subcarrier signals including a target subcarrier signal in an optical multicarrier signal to be received, the continuous subcarrier signals that have been subjected to frequency-domain MIMO equalization processing; and a TDE-MIMO equalizer (3) configured to generate, based on the continuous subcarrier signals that have been subjected to the frequency-domain MIMO equalization processing, the target subcarrier signal that has been subjected to time-domain MIMO equalization processing.

Abstract: To contribute to downsizing of a device while reducing sound pressure of noise over a wide band. The present technology provides a sound pressure control device that includes a sound pressure control unit that includes a first path and a second path through which infiltrating sound passes, in which the first path is formed in a cylindrical shape in a direction differing from a direction in which the sound infiltrates, and the second path is formed in a spiral shape around an outer periphery of the first path. Furthermore, the present technology provides an electronic device and a component including the sound pressure control device.

Abstract: A storage element according to an embodiment includes: a fixed layer that has a fixed magnetization direction; an insulation layer that is disposed on the fixed layer; a storage layer that is disposed on the insulation layer and changes a magnetization direction according to an applied current; and a cap layer that is disposed on the storage layer and made of an oxide, and the cap layer includes a plurality of conductive regions having higher conductivity than conductivity of the oxide.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a compound that may be useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of constipation and the like. The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A chromatic dispersion compensation filter is configured to multiply each of a real component and an imaginary component of each of a first polarization and a second polarization of a polarization-multiplexed optical signal by a filter coefficient that compensates for chromatic dispersion. An adaptive equalizer is configured to multiply input signals and their phase conjugates by a complex impulse response and add the signals multiplied by the complex impulse response. The adaptive equalizer is configured to perform, for each polarization, phase rotation for carrier phase compensation including a frequency offset and rotation reverse to the phase rotation and add, for each polarization, the signals subjected to the phase rotation and the signals subjected to the rotation reverse to the phase rotation.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus can communicate with a controller configured to operate a catheter robot capable of moving an inserted device within the object and comprises a display and processing circuitry. The display is configured to display at least one fluoroscopic image of an object. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a control signal indicating a content of an operation on the catheter robot from the controller, acquire a plurality of fluoroscopic images of the object by irradiating the object with X-rays, control X-ray irradiation to the object, cause the display to display the plurality of fluoroscopic images to be sequentially acquired when the X-ray irradiation is performed, generate a plurality of reproduced images based on the plurality of fluoroscopic images acquired before a stop of the X-ray irradiation and cause the display to display the plurality of reproduced images when the X-ray irradiation is stopped.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus is provided. The photoelectric conversion apparatus includes: a photoelectric conversion unit configured to receive incident light; a differential circuit configured to receive a first signal and a second signal, which are signals respectively corresponding to signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit based on the incident light, and output a third signal indicating a difference between the first signal and the second signal; and an oversampling conversion circuit configured to perform analog-digital conversion of the third signal.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an image capturing apparatus and an image capturing method that can accurately capture an image of a sample irrespective of the presence or absence of thermal expansion by the sample. [Solving Means] An image capturing apparatus includes a table, a chuck having a back surface secured to the table and a front surface for holding a sample under suction, a temperature sensor that obtains a temperature of the chuck, a column that captures an image of the sample mounted on the chuck, a mirror provided on the table, a laser interferometer that emits laser light onto the mirror and measures a distance to the mirror, and a control unit that calculates an amount of position correction for an image capturing location on the basis of the temperature of the chuck.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a sensor, an actuator, a vibration control circuit, a transmission circuit, and a reception circuit. The sensor detects vibration of a control target. The actuator provides vibration control of the control target. The vibration control circuit generates a drive signal for the vibration control for the actuator according to an output signal of the sensor, and outputs the generated drive signal to the actuator. The transmission circuit modulates transmission data to produce a transmission signal, and synthesizes the modulated transmission signal to produce the drive signal for the vibration control that is to be outputted to the actuator. The reception circuit extracts a reception signal from the output signal of the sensor, and demodulates the extracted reception signal to produce reception data.

Abstract: In order to estimate a polarization fluctuation speed with high accuracy independently of the quality of a received signal, a polarization-fluctuation estimating device according to the present invention includes: a polarization de-multiplexing unit that generates a single-polarization optical signal from an input polarization-multiplexed optical signal; a photoelectric converting unit that converts the generated optical signal into an electrical signal; and an estimation unit that estimates the polarization fluctuation speed of the polarization-multiplexed optical signal in accordance with the electrical signal.

Abstract: Provided are a resin composition for a semiconductor device of a wafer level chip size package type, which exhibits excellent high-frequency properties, and can form a coating film which has a thickness that has less unevenness, and is unlikely to cause warpage of the semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor device using the same, and a method for producing a semiconductor device. A resin composition for a semiconductor device of a wafer level chip size package type, the resin composition comprising (A) a modified polyphenylene ether resin having an unsaturated double bond at the end thereof, (B) an elastomer having a butadiene skeleton, and optionally (C) a solvent, a semiconductor device using the same, and a method for producing a semiconductor device.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first substrate including a pixel array having a plurality of pixels including a pixel configured to output a focus detection signal and a second substrate layered on the first substrate, the second substrate including an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter including a plurality of A/D conversion circuits that converts a signal output from the first substrate to a digital signal, wherein the second substrate further includes a plurality of signal processing sections configured to perform a mechanical learning process, the second substrate including a first signal processing section and a second signal processing section, wherein the plurality of A/D conversion circuits includes a plurality of different sets, wherein the first signal processing section is disposed in correspondence with one of the plurality of sets, and wherein the second signal processing section is disposed in correspondence with another of the plurality of sets.

Abstract: A battery including a plurality of unit electrode bodies, each having a positive electrode including a molded body of a positive electrode mixture, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, and a solid electrolyte layer or a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The plurality of unit electrode bodies is stacked on top of each other. Adjacent ones of the unit electrode bodies are connected with each other in series. L/S?0.5 and 0.02?L?0.20, where L (cm) is the thickness of each unit electrode body, and S (cm2) is the electrode area of the unit electrode body. The molded body of the positive electrode mixture and the negative electrode active material layer each have a porosity of 10% or less. When the solid electrolyte layer is included, the solid electrolyte layer has a porosity of 10% or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a copolymer that produces an aromatic vinyl-diene copolymer having a low glass transition temperature, and a method of producing a rubber composition using the method. The subject method produces an aromatic vinyl-diene copolymer having a content of repeating units derived from an aromatic vinyl in an amount of 18 mass % or greater, and among repeating units derived from a diene, a proportion of a vinyl structure of 8 mol % or less, a proportion of a 1,4-trans structure of 60 mol % or less, and a proportion of a 1,4-cis structure from 40 to 95 mol %, the method including copolymerizing a monomer containing an aromatic vinyl and a diene using an initiator prepared with an organolithium compound, an alkylaluminum, a metal alcoholate, and at least one polar compound selected from the group consisting of water and an alcohol.

Abstract: A threaded joint wherein a relationship between shoulder angle parameters and thread taper angle parameters for a coupling and a pair of pins inserted from both ends of the coupling is defined by the following expression (1), and a tightening torque with which the threaded joint is tightened is 60% or more and 85% or less of a yield torque determined by the following expression (2): - 1.5 ? ° ? ? ? ? - ? ? ? ? 2. ° , ( 1 ) T = ( T S + T D ) ? 1 12 ( 2 ) T S = f t ? P c ? E 7 2 ? ( 2 ? ? ? E 7 ) ? L 4 ? 1 2 P c = E ? ? m 2 ? ( ( W 2 ) 2 - ( E 7 2 ) 2 ) ? ( ( E 7 2 ) 2 - ( d 2 ) 2 ) 2 ? ( E 7 2 ) 3 ? ( ( W 2 ) 2 - ( d 2 ) 2 ) T D = Y m ? A S ( P 2 ? ? + R t ? f s cos ? ? + R s ? f s ) .

Abstract: A coil component 1 includes an element body having a mounting surface, a coil disposed in the element body, terminal electrodes disposed on the mounting surface of the element body, and a first connection conductor and a second connection conductor connecting the coil and the terminal electrodes, respectively, in which the first connection conductor and the second connection conductor have first portions connected to the terminal electrodes, second portions connected to the coil, and third portions connecting the first portions and the second portions, respectively, and an area of a first pore per unit area in the first portion is larger than an area of a third pore per unit area in the third portion.

Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes an element body, a coil disposed in the element body, terminal electrodes disposed in the element body, and a first connection conductor and a second connection conductor that connect the coil and the terminal electrodes. A plurality of first pores are provided in the coil, a plurality of second pores are provided in the first connection conductor and the second connection conductor, and an area of the second pore per unit area in the first connection conductor and the second connection conductor is larger than an area of the first pore per unit area in the coil.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof has an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity, and is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of narcolepsy.

Abstract: Masking particles which comprise a drug-containing particle containing a drug, an acid, and a carbonate, the drug-containing particle being coated with a coating layer containing a water-insoluble polymer sufficiently suppress drug release in the oral cavity and pharynx, rapidly release a drug after swallowing, and easily control the release suppression time of a drug. The acid may be at least one organic acid. The carbonate may be at least one water-soluble carbonate. Oral pharmaceutical compositions include tablets, granules, fine granules, powders.