Abstract: According to one embodiment, a platooning operation system organizes a platoon by making a plurality of vehicles cooperate. The platooning operation system includes an application acceptance processor and a platoon organization processor. The application acceptance processor accepts an application of a vehicle for admission to the platoon. The platoon organization processor which selects a platoon to which the vehicle is to be admitted or determines possibility of admission of the vehicle to the platoon, based on at least one of information on a driver driving the vehicle and information on the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terpenoid derivative that has the ability to activate the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway and is excellent in anti-inflammatory action and cytoprotective action, and a sustained-release pharmaceutical composition effective for the treatment and prevention of a posterior eye disease caused by oxidative stress, comprising the terpenoid derivative as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a local administration-type sustained-release pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of a posterior eye disease, comprising the terpenoid derivative of the present invention as an active ingredient, wherein the sustained-release pharmaceutical composition maintains a pharmacological action thereof for 1 week or longer by the sustained release of the terpenoid derivative under physiological conditions and has a base material administrable to the vitreous body and a form administrable to the vitreous body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terpenoid derivative that has the ability to activate the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway and is excellent in anti-inflammatory action and cytoprotective action, and a sustained-release pharmaceutical composition effective for the treatment and prevention of a posterior eye disease caused by oxidative stress, comprising the terpenoid derivative as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a local administration-type sustained-release pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of a posterior eye disease, comprising the terpenoid derivative of the present invention as an active ingredient, wherein the sustained-release pharmaceutical composition maintains a pharmacological action thereof for 1 week or longer by the sustained release of the terpenoid derivative under physiological conditions and has a base material administrable to the vitreous body and a form administrable to the vitreous body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terpenoid derivative that has the ability to activate the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway and is excellent in anti-inflammatory action and cytoprotective action, and a sustained-release pharmaceutical composition effective for the treatment and prevention of a posterior eye disease caused by oxidative stress, comprising the terpenoid derivative as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a local administration-type sustained-release pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of a posterior eye disease, comprising the terpenoid derivative of the present invention as an active ingredient, wherein the sustained-release pharmaceutical composition maintains a pharmacological action thereof for 1 week or longer by the sustained release of the terpenoid derivative under physiological conditions and has a base material administrable to the vitreous body and a form administrable to the vitreous body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terpenoid derivative that has the ability to activate the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway and is excellent in anti-inflammatory action and cytoprotective action, and a sustained-release pharmaceutical composition effective for the treatment and prevention of a posterior eye disease caused by oxidative stress, comprising the terpenoid derivative as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a local administration-type sustained-release pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of a posterior eye disease, comprising the terpenoid derivative of the present invention as an active ingredient, wherein the sustained-release pharmaceutical composition maintains a pharmacological action thereof for 1 week or longer by the sustained release of the terpenoid derivative under physiological conditions and has a base material administrable to the vitreous body and a form administrable to the vitreous body.

Abstract: An automatic hair washing machine including a sink in which a head portion of a user is laid, the sink having an enclosed space that is formed when the head portion is laid in the sink, a nozzle link unit for jetting liquid containing at least one of washing water and cleaning agent liquid, and a mist spraying unit for spraying mist into the enclosed space.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a thin, low-power consumption, light-weight, and inexpensive surface light emitting apparatus using a hollow multilayer structure in combination with LEDs, and a method of light emission for the same. More specifically, the invention provides a surface light emitting apparatus comprising: a hollow multilayer structure formed from a plurality of hollow cells; a light source for emitting light into the hollow multilayer structure through an end face thereof containing a cell opening; and optical means for causing the light introduced through the cell opening-containing end face of the hollow multilayer structure to emerge from a surface of the hollow multilayer structure.

Abstract: A disc brake for a vehicle has a caliper body including an acting section having a cylinder hole and provided on a first side of a disc rotor, a reacting section on a second side of the disc rotor and a bridge section connecting the acting section with the reacting section, a pair of friction pads, a caliper bracket fixed to a vehicle body via a pair of mounting bolts, the caliper bracket having a mount hole for the mounting bolt and a torque receiving face and provided on both sides of the caliper bracket in a circumferential direction of the disc rotor and a pair of slide pins wherein a center of the mount hole of the mounting bolt and a center of the cylinder hole are located in an area defined between the first and second base lines.

Abstract: A disc brake for a vehicle has a caliper body including an acting section having a cylinder hole and provided on a first side of a disc rotor, a reacting section on a second side of the disc rotor and a bridge section connecting the acting section with the reacting section, a pair of friction pads, a caliper bracket fixed to a vehicle body via a pair of mounting bolts, the caliper bracket having a mount hole for the mounting bolt and a torque receiving face and provided on both sides of the caliper bracket in a circumferential direction of the disc rotor and a pair of slide pins wherein a center of the mount hole of the mounting bolt and a center of the cylinder hole are located in an area defined between the first and second base lines.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photodetector with a multilayer filter. A light-receiving substrate is mounted on a recessed portion of a ceramic stem. An electrode pad is formed on a P-type layer of the light-receiving substrate while another electrode pad is formed on an N-type layer of the light-receiving substrate. An optical multilayer filter is formed on the light-receiving substrate except the regions of the electrode pads. Further, an epoxy transparent resin is poured into the recessed portion of the stem and then cured, so that a resin portion to cover the light-receiving substrate is formed. The optical multilayer filter is formed of amorphous low refractive index films made of SiC.sub.2 and amorphous high refractive index films made of TiO.sub.2. The amorphous high and low refractive index films are alternately stacked.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a contact type one-dimensional image sensor, which includes the step of providing a light receiving element portion composed of one or more of Group II-VI compounds semiconductor containing Cd on a substrate, and also providing a matrix wiring portion on the same substrate as that of the light receiving element portion, and the method is characterized by the step of forming an insulating layer for the formation of the matrix wiring portion in such a manner as to cover the light receiving element portion.

Abstract: A substrate for wiring an electrical component with an external circuit, comprises a base plate for accommodating the electrical component therein, a first insulation layer made of an organic material formed on the base plate, a first wiring formed on the first insulating layer, a second insulation layer made of an organic material formed on the first wiring, a second wiring formed on the second insulation layer, the second wiring being coupled to the electrical component, the base plate, the first insulation layer, the first wiring, and the second insulation layer being bent at the marginal edges thereof, in which portions of the first wiring on the bent portions are made of a material having a low temperature of recrystallization.

Abstract: A substrate for wiring an electrical component in an electrical circuit comprises a base substrate, a first insulating layer of an organic material formed over the base substrate, a wiring member formed on the first insulating layer, coupled to the component, a second insulating layer of an organic material formed over the first insulating layer, and a terminal member on the first insulating layer and appearing from the second insulating layer, connected to the wiring member. A third insulating layer of an organic material may be interposed between the first and the second insulating layers, carrying a second wiring member connected to the first wiring member.

Abstract: A display module comprises a display device for displaying visual information, an electrode disposed on the display device, a circuit board for carrying wiring lines connected to circuit elements for driving the display deivce, and a conductive elastomer body for connecting the wiring lines and the electrode, the conductive elastomer body being placed between the electrode and a curled edge a flange of the circuit board. In a specific form, the display device is a liquid crystal display cell.

Abstract: A high-insulation adhesive sheet is formed on a metal substrate. Bottom conductors are formed on the high-insulation adhesive sheet. A high-insulation organic layer is formed on the high-insulation adhesive sheet and the bottom conductors, and top conductors are formed thereon. The high-insulation organic layer is tightly attached to the metal substrate via the high-insulation adhesive sheet. The bottom conductors and the top conductors are communicated to each other via through holes formed in the high-voltage organic layer.