Abstract: A method of estimating life of a nickel-metal hydride battery that accommodates a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate facing the positive electrode plate with a separator therebetween and containing a hydrogen absorbing alloy together with an electrolyte is disclosed. A charge phase of charging the nickel-metal hydride battery and a discharge phase of discharging the nickel-metal hydride battery after the charge phase constitutes one cycle for charge/discharge of the nickel-metal hydride battery. The method includes: determining a rate of change after one charge/discharge cycle of a surface area of the negative electrode plate which is a boundary face in contact with the electrolyte, and determining an amount of corrosion of the hydrogen absorbing alloy based on the rate of change accumulated for n charge/discharge cycles to estimate the life of the nickel-metal hydride battery based on the amount of corrosion.

Abstract: A termination unit includes: a plurality of first optical fibers fusion-connected to a multicore cable; a tray slidable in a first direction, the tray being provided on one end side of the termination unit in the first direction; and a plurality of adapters which are provided in a line on the tray, to which a plurality of second optical fibers are connected from each of one end sides of the adapters, and to which the plurality of first optical fibers are connected from each of the other end sides of the adapters, in which the tray has a cover part for protecting the plurality of adapters, and in which the cover part is rotatable with a shaft that extends along a second direction, and the cover part rotates downward when the tray has slid in a direction toward the one end side from the other end side.

Abstract: A termination unit includes: a plurality of first optical fibers fusion-connected to a multicore cable; a tray slidable in a first direction, the tray being provided on one end side of the termination unit in the first direction; and a plurality of adapters which are provided in a line on the tray, to which a plurality of second optical fibers are connected from each of one end sides of the adapters, and to which the plurality of first optical fibers are connected from each of the other end sides of the adapters, in which the tray has a cover part for protecting the plurality of adapters, and in which the cover part is rotatable with a shaft that extends along a second direction, and the cover part rotates downward when the tray has slid in a direction toward the one end side from the other end side.

Abstract: A termination unit located on a rack part of an optical fiber rack includes a housing a plurality of first optical fibers located in the housing, the plurality of first optical fibers being fusion spliced to a multi fiber cable introduced from an outside of the optical fiber rack, an adapter group including a plurality of adapters in a line in the housing, the plurality of adapters being respectively connected to the plurality of first optical fibers on an inside of the housing and being respectively connected to a plurality of second optical fibers on an outside of the housing, and an optical fiber passing part through which at least one optical fiber is configured to pass, the optical fiber passing part being located in at least one of: the adapter group, and between the housing and the adapter group in an arrangement direction.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus sets, in a second program: a second array where an occurrence pattern indicating whether elements are subjected to computation is a repetition of a pattern for every power-of-two number of elements; a second mask array generated by adding masks indicating that corresponding elements are not subjected to the computation to a first mask array so that the second mask array includes as many masks as the number of elements included in a second pattern; and a second instruction string providing an instruction for the computation of elements corresponding to masks indicating that corresponding elements are subjected to the computation, among the elements set in the second array. Each mask in the second mask array to be applied to an element in the second array is specified by a bitwise logical AND using a value indicating the position of the element in the second array.

Abstract: A termination unit to be located on a rack part of an optical fiber rack includes a housing, a plurality of first optical fibers located in the housing and fusion spliced to a multi fiber cable introduced from an outside of the optical fiber rack, a plurality of external connection adapters located in a line in a first direction, and in which the plurality of first optical fibers are respectively connected to the plurality of external connection adaptors on an inside of the housing, a guide part located on one side surface of the housing crossing the first direction, and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a fixing member attached to the one side surface of the housing, and to which the multi fiber cable is fixed. The fixing member is movably attached along the guide part.

Abstract: An optical fiber rack includes a rack part on which a termination unit is located, and an optical fiber housing part for housing an extra length wiring part in an optical fiber bundle, the optical fiber housing part being positioned in a first direction. The termination unit includes a plurality of first optical fibers, a ay provided on one end side of the termination unit in a second direction, the tray being slidable in the second direction, and a plurality of adapters which are arranged in a line on the tray. The tray has a first support part for supporting the optical fiber bundle, the optical fiber rack further includes a second support part arranged in the second direction with respect to the first support part, and the second support part stretchably supports the optical fiber bundle extending from the first support part to the optical fiber housing part.

Abstract: A termination unit located on a rack part of an optical fiber rack includes a housing a plurality of first optical fibers located in the housing, the plurality of first optical fibers being fusion spliced to a multi fiber cable introduced from an outside of the optical fiber rack, an adapter group including a plurality of adapters in a line in the housing, the plurality of adapters being respectively connected to the plurality of first optical fibers on an inside of the housing and being respectively connected to a plurality of second optical fibers on an outside of the housing, and an optical fiber passing part through which at least one optical fiber is configured to pass, the optical fiber passing part being located in at least one of: the adapter group, and between the housing and the adapter group in an arrangement direction.

Abstract: A termination unit to be located on a rack part of an optical fiber rack includes a housing, a plurality of first optical fibers located in the housing and fusion spliced to a multi fiber cable introduced from an outside of the optical fiber rack, a plurality of external connection adapters located in a line in a first direction, and in which the plurality of first optical fibers are respectively connected to the plurality of external connection adaptors on an inside of the housing, a guide part located on one side surface of the housing crossing the first direction, and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a fixing member attached to the one side surface of the housing, and to which the multi fiber cable is fixed. The fixing member is movably attached along the guide part.

Abstract: An optical connector plug includes an optical connector having an optical fiber built therein, and a cover member receiving the optical connector therein. The cover member includes a set of protrusions provided to protrude forward relative to a front end surface of the optical connector. A set of cutout portions as space portions are provided between the set of protrusions, and the set of cutout portions are arranged at locations opposing each other around the optical connector.

Abstract: A method of compiling a first program to output a second program, the method includes: determining a number of arithmetic units to be operated during execution of the second program for each of a plurality of sections in the first program; and creating the second program by adding an instruction to specify the number of arithmetic units to be operated to each of the plurality of sections based on the determining.

Abstract: An optical connector plug includes an optical connector having an optical fiber built therein, and a cover member receiving the optical connector therein. The cover member includes a set of protrusions provided to protrude forward relative to a front end surface of the optical connector. A set of cutout portions as space portions are provided between the set of protrusions, and the set of cutout portions are arranged at locations opposing each other around the optical connector.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus sets, in a second program: a second array where an occurrence pattern indicating whether elements are subjected to computation is a repetition of a pattern for every power-of-two number of elements; a second mask array generated by adding masks indicating that corresponding elements are not subjected to the computation to a first mask array so that the second mask array includes as many masks as the number of elements included in a second pattern; and a second instruction string providing an instruction for the computation of elements corresponding to masks indicating that corresponding elements are subjected to the computation, among the elements set in the second array. Each mask in the second mask array to be applied to an element in the second array is specified by a bitwise logical AND using a value indicating the position of the element in the second array.

Abstract: An extractor hood changes an air volume of a fan in response to a temperature of a cooking subject on a cooker. The hood includes an infrared sensor that detects an average temperature between the cooking subject temperature and an ambient temperature of the cooking subject, a temperature sensor that detects an ambient temperature of the cooker, a signal receiver, and an air-volume controller. The air volume controller calculates the cooking subject temperature based on the average temperature by using the ambient temperature of the cooker as the ambient temperature of the cooking subject, and then determines the air volume of a fan based on the cooking subject temperature and a cooker signal.

Abstract: A method of compiling a first program to output a second program, the method includes: determining a number of arithmetic units to be operated during execution of the second program for each of a plurality of sections in the first program; and creating the second program by adding an instruction to specify the number of arithmetic units to be operated to each of the plurality of sections based on the determining.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus, including, a memory unit that stores an input image and read the input image as first image second images, an acquiring unit that acquires an up-conversion line that is a line of pixels used for up conversion from the first and second images, an up-converting unit that performs up conversion using pixels of the up-conversion line, and generate first and second up-converted images obtained by up converting the first and second images, and a generating unit that writes the first and second up-converted images in first and second memory blocks, reads pixels of the first and second up-converted images written in the first and second memory blocks in a certain order decided according to a scan method of a display device configured to display an output image obtained by up converting the input image, and generates the output image according to the scan method.

Abstract: A storage unit stores source code including loop processing that is written with an array referenced by an index, a loop variable, and a parameter. A computing unit generates a conditional expression indicating that the index of the array satisfies a predetermined condition, using the loop variable and the parameter. The computing unit generates determination information on the parameter, by eliminating the loop variable from the conditional expression through formula manipulation. Then, the computing unit generates object code corresponding to the source code in accordance with the determination information.

Abstract: A compiling device comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to: extract, from a file, an optimization directive for a program at an intermediate stage of program optimization; by applying the optimization directive, verify validity of data dependency of the program; and by applying the optimization directive, determine a probability of improvement in execution performance, based on a degree of satisfaction of an optimization applicable condition that is to be satisfied by the program.

Abstract: A storage unit stores source code including loop processing that is written with an array referenced by an index, a loop variable, and a parameter. A computing unit generates a conditional expression indicating that the index of the array satisfies a predetermined condition, using the loop variable and the parameter. The computing unit generates determination information on the parameter, by eliminating the loop variable from the conditional expression through formula manipulation. Then, the computing unit generates object code corresponding to the source code in accordance with the determination information.

Abstract: provided is an image processing apparatus, including, a memory unit that stores an input image and read the input image as first image second images, an acquiring unit that acquires an up-conversion line that is a line of pixels used for up conversion from the first and second images, an up-converting unit that performs up conversion using pixels of the up-conversion line, and generate first and second up-converted images obtained by up converting the first and second images, and a generating unit that writes the first and second up-converted images in first and second memory blocks, reads pixels of the first and second up-converted images written in the first and second memory blocks in a certain order decided according to a scan method of a display device configured to display an output image obtained by up converting the input image, and generates the output image according to the scan method.