Abstract: To suppress the deterioration of the characteristics of a MIMO equalizer as well as minimizing an increase in circuit size in spite of the occurrence of signal spectrum narrowing and asymmetric spectrum degradation, a wavelength-division multiplexing optical transmission system (10) according to an embodiment includes a transmitter (1) that generates one channel signal by wavelength-division multiplexing a plurality of subcarrier signals so as to overlap each other and transmits the channel signal, and a receiver (2) that separates a received channel signal into subcarrier signals, and performs equalization using an MIMO equalizer (3) including a FDE-MIMO equalizer (4) and a TDE-MIMO equalizer (5) on each of the separated subcarrier signals.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes external terminals configured for connection to a device-under-test (DUT), the external terminals including first and second force terminals and first and second sense terminals. The measurement apparatus further includes a controller and a feedback loop configured in a current feedback mode to sense a current flowing from the first force terminal to the second force terminal, and in a voltage feedback mode to sense a voltage across the first and second sense terminals. The measurement apparatus further includes a measurement path configured to measure a least one of a voltage and current across a pair of the external terminals and to supply the measured at least one of the voltage and current to the controller.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body and a moveable unit. The apparatus body includes an image forming device and a restriction portion. The moveable unit includes an image reading device and is detachably attached to the apparatus body. The moveable unit is opened and closed with respect to the apparatus body by rotation about a rotation shaft when the moveable unit is attached to the apparatus body. The moveable unit is attached to and detached from the apparatus body by moving in an axial direction of the rotation shaft. The moveable unit further includes a restricted portion that engages with the restriction portion that restricts a movement of the moveable unit in the axial direction. The restriction portion or the restricted portion further includes a deformation portion having elasticity. The deformation portion is deformed so that the moveable unit is attached to and detached from the apparatus body.

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.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes: pixels forming columns and each configured to output a pixel signal; and comparator units provided to respective columns and each configured to receive the pixel signal from the pixels on a corresponding column and the reference signal. Each comparator unit includes a comparator having a first input node that receives the pixel signal and a second input node that receives the reference signal, a first capacitor that connects a reference signal line and the second input node, a second capacitor whose one electrode is connected to the second input node, and a select unit that connects the other electrode of the second capacitor to either the reference signal line or a reference voltage line. The other electrode of the second capacitor is connected to the reference signal line during first mode AD conversion and connected to the reference voltage line during second mode AD conversion.

Abstract: In an imaging device according to the present disclosure, during a period in which a signal from an amplifier transistor is output from a pixel via a select transistor, the gate voltage of the capacitance addition transistor changes frons the first voltage VH to the second voltage VL, and the amount of voltage change per time until the gate voltage changes from the first voltage VH to the second voltage VL is smaller than the amount of voltage change per unit time until the gate voltage changes from the second voltage VL to the first voltage VH.

Abstract: A light emitting component includes: a first light emitting element row including light emitting elements arranged in a main scanning direction; and a second light emitting element row including light emitting elements arranged in the main scanning direction such that the second light emitting element row is deviated from the first light emitting element row in a sub scanning direction and each of the light emitting elements in the second light emitting element row is positioned between light emitting elements adjacent to each other in the first light emitting element row, and a light emitting point area that is an area where each light emitting element of the first light emitting element row emits light, and a light emitting point area that is an area where each light emitting element of the second light emitting element row emits light are overlapped with each other in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: A sheet storage device for storing sheets includes a supporting unit, a regulation unit, and a moving unit. The supporting unit supports stored sheets. The regulation unit is movably arranged on the supporting unit, and regulates a position of an edge portion of a sheet. The moving unit moves the regulation unit. The moving unit includes moving members to move in a direction parallel to a moving direction of the regulation unit. The moving members are moved by rotation of a rotation member in a case where the rotation member is in contact with the moving members. In a case where a fixing member attached to the sheet storage device in place of the rotation member, movement of the moving members is regulated by placing the moving members into contact with the fixing member.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes: an electrically-conductive base plate including a first part, a second part at an outer circumference of the first part, and a gas inlet path for introducing a cooling gas; a first electrostatic chuck part configured to clamp a wafer on the first part, including a ceramic dielectric substrate that includes an embedded first clamping electrode and at least one through-hole communicating with the gas inlet path; and a second electrostatic chuck part configured to clamp a focus ring on the second part, including a ceramic layer that includes at least one through-hole for introducing a cooling gas and that includes at least a first layer contacting the focus ring when the second electrostatic chuck part clamps the focus ring, in which the first layer is less dense than the ceramic dielectric substrate. Thereby, the electrostatic chuck can increase the device yield.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a second substrate including a signal processing circuit configured to perform signal processing using machine learning on a signal output from the first substrate. The second substrate is disposed on the first substrate in a multilayer structure. The signal processing circuit is so disposed to overlap with a pixel array but not overlap with a light-shielded pixel area as seen in a plan view.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first substrate including a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, a second substrate layered on the first substrate and including an AD conversion portion including a plurality of AD conversion circuits configured to convert a signal output from the first substrate into a digital signal, wherein the second substrate further includes a plurality of signal processing units including a first signal processing unit and a second signal processing unit both configured to perform machine learning processing, wherein each of a plurality of sets includes a plurality of AD conversion circuits that differ between the plurality of sets, wherein the first signal processing unit is arranged to correspond to one of the plurality of sets, and wherein the second signal processing unit is arranged to correspond to another one of the plurality of sets.

Abstract: Provided is an optical system and an imaging apparatus provided with the optical system. The optical system includes: a first lens having negative refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens having positive refractive power, the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the fourth lens being disposed in this order from an object side. The optical system satisfies a predetermined condition relating to the focal length of the optical system and the distance on the optical axis between an exit pupil and an imaging plane in the optical system.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes: an electrically-conductive base plate including a first part, a second part at an outer circumference of the first part, and a gas inlet path for introducing a cooling gas; a first electrostatic chuck part configured to clamp a wafer on the first part, including a ceramic dielectric substrate that includes an embedded first clamping electrode and at least one through-hole communicating with the gas inlet path; and a second electrostatic chuck part configured to clamp a focus ring on the second part, including a ceramic layer that includes at least one through-hole for introducing a cooling gas and that includes at least a first layer contacting the focus ring when the second electrostatic chuck part clamps the focus ring, in which the first layer is less dense than the ceramic dielectric substrate. Thereby, the electrostatic chuck can increase the device yield.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, a signal line connected to the plurality of pixels, and a limiter circuit configured to limit an amplitude of the signal at the signal line. A first pixel in the plurality of pixels sequentially outputs a noise signal, a focus detection signal, and an image capturing signal to the signal line. A second pixel in the plurality of pixels sequentially outputs a noise signal and an image capturing signal to the signal line, and wherein a potential of the signal at the signal line is set to a potential by the limiter circuit during a period after the second pixel outputs the noise signal and before the second pixel outputs the image capturing signal.

Abstract: A method of assessing the risk for development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or an inflammatory disease in a patient comprises (i) incubating a sample of body fluid with donor particles, wherein the donor particles are coated with a lipid and a first quantity of detectably labeled, non-exchangeable lipid probe (NELP); (ii) separating the detectably labeled NELP-associated HDL into a first portion and the donor particles into a second portion; (iii) measuring the second quantity of detectably labeled NELP in the first portion; (iv) determining a detectably labeled NELP efflux value for the patient; and (v) comparing the detectably labeled NELP efflux value for the patient to a reference standard. Related methods of lowering the risk for development of CVD or an inflammatory disease in a patient and methods of measuring the quantity of functional HDL in a sample of body fluid are also provided.

Abstract: In order to elucidate the mechanism of malignant alteration of pancreatic cancer caused by BACH1, changes in the gene expression depending on the expression level of BACH1 in the pancreatic cancer cell line were clarified by RNA sequencing. As a result of experiments on in vitro migration ability and invasion ability and in vivo orthotopic transplantation, BACH1 was found to be used as an excellent biomarker for epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of pancreatic cancer when used alone or in combination with its downstream regulator FOXA1.

Abstract: To suppress the deterioration of the characteristics of a MIMO equalizer as well as minimizing an increase in circuit size in spite of the occurrence of signal spectrum narrowing and asymmetric spectrum degradation, a wavelength-division multiplexing optical transmission system (10) according to an embodiment includes a transmitter (1) that generates one channel signal by wavelength-division multiplexing a plurality of subcarrier signals so as to overlap each other and transmits the channel signal, and a receiver (2) that separates a received channel signal into subcarrier signals, and performs equalization using an MIMO equalizer (3) including a FDE-MIMO equalizer (4) and a TDE-MIMO equalizer (5) on each of the separated subcarrier signals.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a frame, which is a part of a main assembly frame, extending along a predetermined plane, a cover provided outside of the frame and extending along the predetermined plane and a circuit board, provided between the frame and the cover with in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined plane and extending along the predetermined plane. An opening portion penetrating the circuit board is formed in the circuit board. The frame includes a first abutting portion protruding toward the circuit board and the cover includes a second abutting portion protruding toward the circuit board. The first and second abutting portions are opposite to each other via the circuit board and positioned in an area where the opening portion of the circuit board is sandwiched therebetween in the direction perpendicular to the predetermined plane.

Abstract: Provided is a reagent cartridge configured to be set in a genetic testing device and the reagent cartridge includes a plurality of reagent containers in which a reagent is filled, and a holder formed with a plurality of opening parts in which the reagent containers are loaded and configured to hold the reagent containers loaded in the opening parts, in which the holder holds the reagent containers with an allowance in a vertical direction in a state in which the reagent cartridge is set in the genetic testing device.