Abstract: A hydrogen storage alloy suitable for a negative electrode of an on-board alkaline storage battery, an alkaline storage battery using this hydrogen storage alloy, and a vehicle; wherein a fine-grained hydrogen storage alloy is used for an alkaline storage battery that has a crystal structure of an A2B7-type structure as a main phase and is represented by a general formula: (La1-aSma)1-bMgbNicAldCre (where suffixes a, b, c, d, and e meet the following conditions: 0?a?0.35, 0.15?b?0.30, 0.02?d?0.10, 0?e?0.10, 3.20?c+d+e?3.50, and 0<a+e), and an alkaline storage battery using this hydrogen storage alloy for a negative electrode. A vehicle also includes this alkaline storage battery as an electricity supply source for a motor.

Abstract: An optimization device includes: a memory; and a processor configured to: perform, as annealing operations, a process including, with respect to a change in a value of any of state variables included in an evaluation function representing an energy, based on a change in the energy, determining which change of value of the state variables is accepted, and determining a value of each of the state variables; retain correspondence information in which identification information that identifies the annealing operations is arranged; cause start of the process by each of the annealing operations, determine whether or not to perform, when the processes by two of the annealing operations corresponding to two temperatures are completed, exchange of the temperatures assigned to the two annealing operations; update the correspondence information when performing the exchange; and supply temperature information representing the temperatures to the two annealing operations.

Abstract: An oral composition containing nicotine, the bulk density of the oral composition being 0.4 g/cm3 or greater.

Abstract: An oral composition comprising: an inorganic porous material having an average particle size of 60 ?m or more, as a base material; and nicotine, wherein, in the inorganic porous material, the pore volume of pores having a pore size not less than 2 nm but less than 50 nm, as measured by a nitrogen adsorption method and calculated by the BJH method, is 0.50 cm3/g or more.

Abstract: A sender system 2 is equipped with an optical transmitter 20 that transmits an encoded optical signal 40 at a predetermined strength via a line-of-sight (LOS) communication channel 4, and a key distillator 21 that generates a cryptographic key from a random bit sequence outputted by the optical transmitter 20 through a key distillation processing via an authenticated public communication channel 5. A legitimate receiver system 3 is equipped with an optical receiver 30 that receives the optical signal 40 from the optical transmitter 20 via the LOS communication channel 4, and a key distillator 31 that generates a cryptographic key from the random bit sequence outputted by the optical receiver 30 through the key distillation processing via the authenticated public communication channel 5.

Abstract: An oral composition containing an inorganic porous material as a base material, and additionally containing nicotine, the inorganic porous material content being 6 wt % or greater.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a guide generation unit that generates guide information about capturing a target image on the basis of the target image; a guide output unit that outputs the guide information; and a guide evaluation unit that evaluates the guide information on the basis of the target image captured before and after an output of the guide information. According to the information processing apparatus, the guide information may be properly evaluated.

Abstract: An outer surface rubber portion is formed to cover the entire axially outer surface of a metal core. An inner surface rubber portion is formed with a circular annular opening through which the axially inner surface of the metal core is exposed on the same circumference passing on the radially outer side of minute protrusions; and circular arc-shaped openings through which the axially inner surface of the metal core is exposed on the same circumference passing on the radially inner side of the minute protrusions.

Abstract: An optimization apparatus includes hardware circuits configured to function as a random number generator configured to operate either in a first operation mode in which to generate a random number sequence after performing an initialization or in a second operation mode in which to generate a random number sequence without performing the initialization, an annealing calculation unit configured to perform an annealing process by use of random numbers generated by the random number generator, and an operation instruct unit configured to cause the random number generator to start operating in the first operation mode when the annealing calculation unit starts the annealing process, to cause the random number generator to stop operating when the annealing calculation unit, suspends the annealing process, and to cause the random number generator to restart operating in the second operation mode when the annealing calculation unit restarts the annealing process.

Abstract: An optimization apparatus includes electronic circuits configured to perform calculating, for a plurality of annealing units to which respective states and respective, different temperatures are assigned, respective evaluation function values responsive to the respective states, and causing a transition in the states with probabilities responsive to the temperatures and the evaluation function values, exchanging the temperatures or the states between the plurality of annealing units with predetermined probabilities based on the temperatures and the evaluation function values, and changing a temperature of an annealing unit of interest, such that a probability of exchange between the annealing unit of interest and a first annealing unit situated next thereto on a lower temperature side in a sequence arranged in order of temperature approaches a probability of exchange between the annealing unit of interest and a second annealing unit situated next thereto on a higher temperature side in the sequence.

Abstract: The present disclosure acquires information on a cold insulator. The cold insulator includes: at least one cold storage material; a packaging unit configured to package the at least one cold storage material; one or more first temperature sensors disposed on the packaging unit; and a transmission unit disposed on the packaging unit to transmit a result of measurement performed by the one or more first temperature sensors to an external device.

Abstract: A pop-up hood apparatus includes a hood, a hood lock mechanism, an actuator for raising, and an auxiliary support section configured to support a side edge portion of the hood from below upon an actuation of the actuator. The auxiliary support section includes a load receiving block configured to support the side edge portion of the hood from below, a biasing member configured to bias the load receiving block upward, a displacement restricting member configured to restrict upward displacement of the load receiving block, and a restriction releasing section configured to release upward displacement restriction of the load receiving block according to upward displacement of the hood lock mechanism. The displacement restricting member is displaced to a position that abuts a lower surface of the load receiving block when the load receiving block that has been released upward displacement restriction is displaced upward by a predetermined amount or more.

Abstract: A solar battery unit (100) is provided that includes: a substrate (120); a solar battery (110) attached to a back face of the substrate (120); and a communications module (130) attached to the substrate (120). The communications module (130) includes an antenna (132) disposed so as not to overlap solar cells (115) in the solar battery (110) in a front view.

Abstract: The device of the invention is equipped with a pressure sensor and a control unit, and the control unit judges a point at which a pressure gradient calculated from a signal of the pressure sensor becomes larger in the absolute value than a pressure gradient threshold as an inspiration sensing point and starts respiratory gas supply. In addition, the device judges from a frequency of the inspiration sensing point during predetermined time whether a pressure gradient threshold used as a criterion for the inspiration sensing point corresponds to an activity state of the user, and when the pressure gradient threshold does not correspond to the activity state, switches the pressure gradient threshold to another threshold and thus fits the pressure gradient threshold to the activity state.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides technology of setting the reception period of a repeater or the transmission period of a transmitter. The present disclosure provides a method of setting the reception period of a repeater 100 including a battery 120 and configured to receive radio waves transmitted by at least one transmitter 200, the method including setting the reception period of the repeater 100 based on a power consumption Pk (Wh) of the at least one transmitter 200 and a power consumption Pc (Wh) of the repeater 100.

Abstract: A power transmission device is provided that enables more accurate detection of an undesired switching state for a switching element and an appropriate supply of power. The power transmission device includes a power supply, a switching element, a ringing detection circuit, and a control circuit unit. The ringing detection circuit detects ringing that occurs in the switching element. The control circuit unit controls at least the power supply or the switching element in accordance with a detection result of the ringing detection circuit. The ringing detection circuit includes a diode and a resistor. The diode conducts when a negative polarity voltage is generated in the switching element. The resistor is connected in series with the diode.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of enlarging a clearance between an engine room and a hood so as to reduce an impact when a protection target collides with a vehicle body and suitably prevent the collision between the protection target and a windshield lower and/or a wiper. This vehicle body structure includes: a hood provided at a vehicle body; and a shift mechanism by which the hood is moved relative to the vehicle body, wherein the shift mechanism supports the hood movable with respect to the vehicle body and moves the hood upward and rearward with respect to the vehicle body. The vehicle body includes a wiper configured to wipe a front window W and the shift mechanism moves the hood to a position where the hood and at least part of the wiper overlap in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A solar battery unit (100) is provided that includes: a substrate (120); a sola battery (110) attached to a back face of the substrate (120); and a communications module (130) attached to the substrate (120). The communications module (130) includes an antenna (132) disposed so as not to overlap solar cells (115) in the solar battery (110) in a front view.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless power transmission apparatus capable of efficiently supplying power. The wireless power transmission apparatus includes: a power transmission coil; an inverter driving the power transmission coil; a DC/DC conversion circuit driving the inverter; and a control circuit varying and determining an output voltage instruction value to the DC/DC conversion circuit, in order to decrease power output from the DC/DC conversion circuit.

Abstract: A vehicle body front structure includes a pop-up hood unit disposed on a front end portion of an enginehood of a vehicle body and configured to move upward above the enginehood by using a lift-up mechanism. The pop-up hood unit is deformable due to an input of an impact upon a collision with a target for protection. The pop-up hood unit is shaped as a plate that extends in a left-right direction of the vehicle body and has a plate surface having an inclination angle that is variable relative to a horizontal plane.