Abstract: A charging control apparatus, a charging control system, a charging service providing method, and an information presenting method are disclosed. The charging control apparatus includes: a time receiver that receives information indicating a scheduled parking time of a vehicle in a parking space where a power transmitter corresponding to a power receiver mounted on the vehicle is installed; a state of charge receiver that receives information indicating a target state of charge of a storage battery for traveling mounted on the vehicle; and a current controller that controls a charging current of the storage battery for traveling in such a way that a state of charge of the storage battery for traveling reaches the target state of charge when the scheduled parking time has passed.

Abstract: Disclosed are an automated valet parking method and an automated valet parking system. This automated valet parking method uses an information processing apparatus and includes: selecting a parking space based on vehicle information on a specification of a vehicle supporting automated valet parking, where the parking space is a parking space at which a power transmitter supporting a power receiver for inductive charging, which is mounted in the vehicle, is installed; and adjusting a position of the vehicle, which is guided to the parking space having been selected, based on positional misalignment information such that a misalignment amount of an installation position of the power receiver with respect to an installation position of the power transmitter becomes smaller, where the positional misalignment information indicates the misalignment amount of the installation position of the power receiver with respect to the installation position of the power transmitter.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores programmed instructions. The instructions, when executed by a computer of an information display device that is able to communicate via a network with a navigation device configured to guide a vehicle to a parking location and includes a display, cause the computer to perform: acquiring, as parking location information, a current location of the vehicle transmitted from the navigation device that has detected parking of the vehicle; and causing the display to display a parking location in accordance with the acquired parking location information.

Abstract: An information presentation method incldues: acquiring full/vacancy information regarding a parking lot located at a facility set as a goal by a user; generating a route from a current location of a vehicle to the facility, based on road network data on a road from the current location of the vehicle to the facility; selecting, as a destination, a parking space based on parking lot network data on parking spaces and a roadway in the parking lot, and full/vacancy information indicating unoccupied parking spaces in the parking lot, and generating a route from an entrance of the parking lot to the selected parking space; and outputting guidance information for guiding the vehicle according to the generated routes, based on the current location of the vehicle both while reaching the facility from the current location and while reaching the destination from the entrance of the parking lot.

Abstract: A display control apparatus is configured to control a display of a head-up display provided in a vehicle configured to receive power by a wireless power transfer. The display control apparatus includes: a processor; and a memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: acquiring power supply position information indicating a position of a power supply apparatus that is installed in a road and configured to perform power reception by the wireless power transfer; and causing the head-up display to display guidance information that guides the vehicle to the position indicated by the power supply position information.

Abstract: A light receiving/emitting element 11 includes: a light receiving/emitting layer 21 in which a plurality of compound semiconductor layers are stacked; and an electrode 30 having a first surface 30A and a second surface 30B and made of a transparent conductive material, in which the second surface faces the first surface 30A, and the electrode is in contact, at the first surface 30A, with the light receiving/emitting layer 21. The transparent conductive material contains an additive made of one or more metals, or a compound thereof, selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, chromium, ruthenium, titanium, nickel, zinc, iron, and copper, and concentration of the additive contained in the transparent conductive material near an interface to the first surface 30A of the electrode 30 is higher than concentration of the additive contained in the transparent conductive material near the second surface 30B of the electrode 30.

Abstract: There is provided a medical high frequency treatment device (200). A distal portion of the high frequency treatment device (200) includes a high frequency treatment device knife (100) having a pair of scissors (10) so as to incise a biological tissue. The pair of scissors (10) is configured to be capable of shearing the biological tissue by pivoting in a direction closer to each other. Each of the pair of scissors (10) has a blade surface (13). Each surface of the pair of scissors (10) includes a formation region of a non-conductive layer (insulating film (12)) and an electrode region (19) where the non-conductive layer is not formed on the surface of the blade surface (13). With regard to at least one of the pair of scissors (10), a width dimension of the electrode region (19) in a plate thickness direction of the scissors (10) varies depending on a position of the scissors (10) in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: An endoscopic clip device including a clip, a treatment instrument body comprising a sheath, an operation wire, and a distal connection portion, a sleeve accommodated inside the sheath and accommodating the connection portion in distal portion of the wire such that portion of inner diameter of the sleeve is smaller than outer diameter of the locking portion when the connection portion is drawable from the accommodation portion. The sleeve has diameter enlargement portion on distal side of the sleeve and elastically self-openable, a diameter reduction step portion on proximal side of the enlargement portion, and a sleeve body positioned on the proximal side of the enlargement portion from the step portion and having radial rigidity higher than that of the enlargement portion, and the inner diameter of the sleeve body is smaller than the outer diameter of the locking portion when the connection portion is drawable from the accommodation portion.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a clip cartridge in which a clip having a structure enabling a user to easily perform a series of procedures can be easily and reliably mounted on a treatment instrument body. A clip cartridge (200) according to the present invention includes an inner case (30) that has a first accommodation region (32) for accommodating a clip (110), and an outer case (40) that has an elongated insertion hole (43) into which a treatment instrument body (90) is inserted, and a second accommodation region (42) which accommodates the inner case (30) so as to be movable. The treatment instrument body (90) is inserted into the insertion hole (43), and an operation wire is pressed forward so that a distal connection portion and a diameter enlargement portion of the sleeve protrude from the sheath to a distal side and enter the second accommodation region (42), and so that a diameter enlargement portion is elastically enlarged in diameter.

Abstract: A catheter of the invention includes an elongated flexible tubular main body; a plurality of manipulation wires inserted through the tubular main body and having tips connected to a distal part of the tubular main body; a manipulation-part main body provided at a base end of the tubular main body; and a bending manipulation part. The bending manipulation part has an engagement part engaging with base ends of the manipulation wires, and individually applies pulling force to the plurality of manipulation wires through pulling operations so as to bend the distal part of the tubular main body. The bending manipulation part is provided so as to be movable with respect to the manipulation-part main body. The path lengths of the plurality of manipulation wires from the tips thereof to the engagement part are simultaneously increased or decreased when the bending manipulation part and the manipulation-part main body move relative to each other.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a clip cartridge in which a clip having a structure enabling a user to easily perform a series of procedures can be easily and reliably mounted on a treatment instrument body. A clip cartridge (200) according to the present invention includes an inner case (30) that has a first accommodation region (32) for accommodating a clip (110), and an outer case (40) that has an elongated insertion hole (43) into which a treatment instrument body (90) is inserted, and a second accommodation region (42) which accommodates the inner case (30) so as to be movable. The treatment instrument body (90) is inserted into the insertion hole (43), and an operation wire is pressed forward so that a distal connection portion and a diameter enlargement portion of the sleeve protrude from the sheath to a distal side and enter the second accommodation region (42), and so that a diameter enlargement portion is elastically enlarged in diameter.

Abstract: A light receiving/emitting element 11 includes: a light receiving/emitting layer 21 in which a plurality of compound semiconductor layers are stacked; and an electrode 30 having a first surface 30A and a second surface 30B and made of a transparent conductive material, in which the second surface faces the first surface 30A, and the electrode is in contact, at the first surface 30A, with the light receiving/emitting layer 21. The transparent conductive material contains an additive made of one or more metals, or a compound thereof, selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, chromium, ruthenium, titanium, nickel, zinc, iron, and copper, and concentration of the additive contained in the transparent conductive material near an interface to the first surface 30A of the electrode 30 is higher than concentration of the additive contained in the transparent conductive material near the second surface 30B of the electrode 30.

Abstract: The present invention provides an endoscopic clip device and a clip in which a connection operation between a clip and an operation wire is facilitated, and in which a procedure can be quickly performed by reducing an exchange frequency of a treatment instrument body. An endoscopic clip device (100) according to the present invention includes a clip (110) that has a plurality of arms (120) for gripping a living body tissue and a locking portion (130), and a treatment instrument body that comprises an elongated sheath (10) and an operation wire (20) in which a chunky distal connection portion (50) is disposed in a distal end. In a state where the distal connection portion (50) is accommodated in an accommodation portion (134), the operation wire (20) is drawn to a proximal side in a forward/backward movement direction so that the arms (120) are closed to grip the living body tissue.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheath for gastrostoma (1), a sheathed dilator, a gastrostomy catheter kit and a method of splitting a sheath for gastrostoma. The sheath for gastrostoma (1) includes a sheath body (11) in which a gastrostomy catheter (2) is inserted and a handle (12). The sheath for gastrostoma (1) lowers the insertion resistance of a gastrostomy catheter when inserted in a fistula before insertion of the gastrostomy catheter in the fistula for replacement in the patient's body. According to the invention, a sheath for gastrostoma, a sheathed dilator, a sheath for gastrostoma with insertion aid, a gastrostomy catheter kit and a method of splitting a sheath for gastrostoma which can lower the insertion resistance during placement of a catheter in the patient's body, facilitate air supply control of an endoscope and stabilize endoscopic visual field during surgery are provided.

Abstract: A multi-junction solar cell that is lattice-matched with a base, and that includes a sub-cell having a desirable band gap is provided. A plurality of sub-cells are laminated, each including first and second compound semiconductor layers. At least one predetermined sub-cell is configured of first layers and a second layer. In each of the first layers, a 1-A layer and a 1-B layer are laminated. In the second layer, a 2-A layer and a 2-B layer are laminated. A composition A of the 1-A layer and the 2-A layer is determined based on a value of a band gap of the predetermined sub-cell. A composition B of the 1-B layer and the 2-B layer is determined based on a difference between a base lattice constant of the base and a lattice constant of the composition A. Thicknesses of 1-B layer and 2-B layer are determined based on difference between base lattice constant and a lattice constant of composition B, and on thickness of the 1-A layer and thickness of 2-A layer.

Abstract: A catheter of the invention includes an elongated flexible tubular main body; a plurality of manipulation wires inserted through the tubular main body and having tips connected to a distal part of the tubular main body; a manipulation-part main body provided at a base end of the tubular main body; and a bending manipulation part. The bending manipulation part has an engagement part engaging with base ends of the manipulation wires, and individually applies pulling force to the plurality of manipulation wires through pulling operations so as to bend the distal part of the tubular main body. The bending manipulation part is provided so as to be movable with respect to the manipulation-part main body. The path lengths of the plurality of manipulation wires from the tips thereof to the engagement part are simultaneously increased or decreased when the bending manipulation part and the manipulation-part main body move relative to each other.

Abstract: A grinding abnormality monitoring method and device for grinding a plurality of works of the same type are proposed which can improve the accuracy of judgment whether an abnormality is generated or not by properly setting a threshold value. According to the method or the device, by setting at least one of upper and lower limit values of a trial grinding load detected at the trial grinding of at least one of the works, an occurrence of grinding abnormality is judged when an actual grinding load detected at the actual grinding of work exceeds at least one of the upper and lower limit values thereof which varies depending on the time elapsed from the start of the actual grinding or a position of work relative to a grinding wheel.

Abstract: A light receiving/emitting element 11 includes: a light receiving/emitting layer 21 in which a plurality of compound semiconductor layers are stacked; and an electrode 30 having a first surface 30A and a second surface 30B and made of a transparent conductive material, in which the second surface faces the first surface 30A, and the electrode is in contact, at the first surface 30A, with the light receiving/emitting layer 21. The transparent conductive material contains an additive made of one or more metals, or a compound thereof, selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, chromium, ruthenium, titanium, nickel, zinc, iron, and copper, and concentration of the additive contained in the transparent conductive material near an interface to the first surface 30A of the electrode 30 is higher than concentration of the additive contained in the transparent conductive material near the second surface 30B of the electrode 30.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheath for gastrostoma (1), a sheathed dilator, a gastrostomy catheter kit and a method of splitting a sheath for gastrostoma. The sheath for gastrostoma (1) includes a sheath body (11) in which a gastrostomy catheter (2) is inserted and a handle (12). The sheath for gastrostoma (1) lowers the insertion resistance of a gastrostomy catheter when inserted in a fistula before insertion of the gastrostomy catheter in the fistula for replacement in the patient's body. According to the invention, a sheath for gastrostoma, a sheathed dilator, a sheath for gastrostoma with insertion aid, a gastrostomy catheter kit and a method of splitting a sheath for gastrostoma which can lower the insertion resistance during placement of a catheter in the patient's body, facilitate air supply control of an endoscope and stabilize endoscopic visual field during surgery are provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor optical amplifier includes: a laminated structure sequentially including a first compound semiconductor layer composed of GaN compound semiconductor and having a first conductivity type, a third compound semiconductor layer having a light amplification region composed of GaN compound semiconductor, and a second compound semiconductor layer composed of GaN compound semiconductor and having a second conductivity type; a second electrode formed on the second compound semiconductor layer; and a first electrode electrically connected to the first compound semiconductor layer. The laminated structure has a ridge stripe structure. When widths of the ridge stripe structure in a light output end face and the ridge stripe structure in a light incident end face are respectively Wout, and Win, Wout>Win is satisfied. A carrier non-injection region is provided in an internal region of the laminated structure from the light output end face along an axis line of the semiconductor optical amplifier.