Abstract: Provided is an antenna device whose characteristics are enhanced (radio waves are efficiently emitted from an extended antenna) without need to place a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the outside of a vehicle in close proximity to a loop structure of the vehicle, thus allowing a high flexibility of installation of the communication unit. An antenna device mounted on a vehicle includes a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an outside of the vehicle, and a metal bracket configured to serve also as an extended antenna, and the communication unit includes a housing and a substrate-accommodated in the housing and on which a pattern antenna is formed, the metal bracket includes a first part fixed to the housing and a second part fixed to the vehicle.

Abstract: A traveling car includes a car body and a driver. The driver has a motor that is attached to the car body, a drive wheel, a support that supports the drive wheel, and a transmission that transmits rotary drive force to the drive wheel. The support has a holder that rotatably supports the drive wheel and is attached to the car body so as to rotate about a rotation axis M extending in the horizontal direction. The transmission has an output pulley that is coupled to the motor and is located on the car body, an input pulley that is coupled to the drive wheel and is located on the holder, and a belt wound around the output pulley and the input pulley. The rotation axis M is located coaxial with the output pulley.

Abstract: A wrist of an arm robot includes a first motor, a first speed reducer, a second motor, a transmission shaft, and a second speed reducer. The first motor is arranged at a base and generates a first rotational drive force to rotate a first distal portion. The first speed reducer is arranged at the first distal portion, includes a hollow portion, and reduces a rotational speed of the first rotational drive force. The second motor is arranged at the base and generates a second rotational drive force to rotate a second distal portion. The transmission shaft is arranged at the first distal portion and passes through the hollow portion of the first speed reducer. The second speed reducer is arranged at the first distal portion, is arranged coaxial with the first speed reducer, and is arranged along an axial direction of the first speed reducer.

Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to enhance the degree of freedom for settlement, even once the settlement method has been selected by the user.

Abstract: A method for producing a library of biological molecules generally includes providing an engineered polynucleotide vector, amplifying the polynucleotide, and sequencing the library of biological molecules produced. The polynucleotide includes a cloning vector backbone, a recombination site, one or more cloning sites, and a nucleotide sequence template. The nucleotide sequence template includes a coding region, a sequence 5? to the coding region that is complementary to a portion of the vector backbone, and a sequence 3? to the coding region that is complementary to a portion of the vector backbone.

Abstract: Described herein is a method that generally includes infecting a host cell with a rescue adenovirus, wherein the rescue adenovirus genome comprises a loxP site and encodes at least one marker, and wherein the host cell comprises a library of polynucleotides that complement the adenovirus genome marker and encode a detectable polypeptide; incubating the infected host cell under conditions effective to permit recombination between the adenovirus genome and one or more of the library polynucleotides and the production of recombinant adenovirus particles comprising at least on detectable polypeptide; and detecting the at least one detectable polypeptide. Also described are adenovirus libraries constructed using such a method.

Abstract: Described herein is a method that generally includes infecting a host cell with a rescue adenovirus, wherein the rescue adenovirus genome comprises a loxP site and encodes at least one marker, and wherein the host cell comprises a library of polynucleotides that complement the adenovirus genome marker and encode a detectable polypeptide; incubating the infected host cell under conditions effective to permit recombination between the adenovirus genome and one or more of the library polynucleotides and the production of recombinant adenovirus particles comprising at least on detectable polypeptide; and detecting the at least one detectable polypeptide. Also described are adenovirus libraries constructed using such a method.

Abstract: An image processing device and image processing method that reduce the probability that the power consumption of two processing systems will be maximized simultaneously. Such image processing device includes an image processing circuit, a conversion circuit receiving a first pixel data array outputted from the image processing circuit and converting the first pixel data array into a second pixel data array by converting an arrangement of pieces of pixel data included in the first pixel data array pixel by pixel, the first pixel data array being an aggregate of a plurality of pieces of pixel data, the pieces of pixel data being pieces of data corresponding to a plurality of pixels, each of the pieces of pixel data having a plurality of bits, an aggregate of the pixels forming a pixel array, and a processing unit processing the second pixel data array outputted from the conversion circuit.

Abstract: An information processing method to be executed by an information processing apparatus includes providing a deferred payment service that includes a lump-sum payment to be liquidated in lump-sum within a predetermined period, and multiple times of payments to be liquidated respectively on a plurality of dates including a date within the predetermined period and dates after the predetermined period; receiving information of a first maximum amount to be liquidated by the deferred payment service within the predetermined period, designated by a user; and setting a second maximum amount, to be liquidated by one payment of the multiple times of payments, below the first maximum amount.

Abstract: An image processing device and image processing method that reduce the probability that the power consumption of two processing systems will be maximized simultaneously. Such image processing device includes an image processing circuit, a conversion circuit receiving a first pixel data array outputted from the image processing circuit and converting the first pixel data array into a second pixel data array by converting an arrangement of pieces of pixel data included in the first pixel data array pixel by pixel, the first pixel data array being an aggregate of a plurality of pieces of pixel data, the pieces of pixel data being pieces of data corresponding to a plurality of pixels, each of the pieces of pixel data having a plurality of bits, an aggregate of the pixels forming a pixel array, and a processing unit processing the second pixel data array outputted from the conversion circuit.

Abstract: An acrylic film having few fish eyes and a method for producing latex of an acrylic rubber-containing polymer having low amounts of coarse particles, excellent filtering properties, and low filter clogging frequency during a filtration step for removing foreign substances. An acrylic film containing an acrylic rubber-containing polymer and a thickness of 30 to 300 ?m, wherein the number of fish eyes that are 0.001 mm2 or greater in size is 130/m2 or fewer when a section having a light transmission rate of 75% or less for light having a wavelength of 400 to 1100 nm was detected as a fish eye A laminate film formed by laminating the acrylic film and a layer of at least one resin selected from thermoplastic resin, thermosetting resin, and photo curable resin. A laminated injection molded article formed by laminating the acrylic film on an injection molded article.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing method and the like capable of using an electronic commerce platform by work that is simpler than before. When finding a desired commodity at a member shop, a user performs smartphone settlement using a user terminal 120 to purchase the commodity. A settlement terminal 130 generates purchase information, being triggered by the smartphone settlement and transmits it to a mediation server 110. When receiving, from the user terminal 120, a notification to the effect that a user wants to list the commodity purchased at the member shop on an electronic commerce platform (application for sale), the mediation server 110 automatically generates listed commodity information based on the purchase information and transmits it to the user terminal 120.

Abstract: Described herein is a method that generally includes infecting a host cell with a rescue adenovirus, wherein the rescue adenovirus genome comprises a loxP site and encodes at least one marker, and wherein the host cell comprises a library of polynucleotides that complement the adenovirus genome marker and encode a detectable polypeptide; incubating the infected host cell under conditions effective to permit recombination between the adenovirus genome and one or more of the library polynucleotides and the production of recombinant adenovirus particles comprising at least on detectable polypeptide; and detecting the at least one detectable polypeptide. Also described are adenovirus libraries constructed using such a method.

Abstract: An acrylic film having few fish eyes and a method for producing latex of an acrylic rubber-containing polymer having low amounts of coarse particles, excellent filtering properties, and low filter clogging frequency during a filtration step for removing foreign substances are provided. An acrylic film containing an acrylic rubber-containing polymer (G) has a thickness of 30 to 300 ?m, wherein the number of fish eyes that are 0.001 mm2 or greater in size is 130/m2 or fewer when a section having a light transmission rate of 75% or less for light having a wavelength of 400 to 1100 nm was detected as a fish eye.

Abstract: Described herein is an adenovirus comprising an AB-loop comprising a targeting motif and methods of making and using the adenovirus. The targeting motif of the adenovirus can selectively bind to a tumor cell. The targeting motif of the adenovirus can selectively bind to cell markers and/or cell surface antigens including, for example, CD 133.

Abstract: Described herein is a method that generally includes infecting a host cell with a rescue adenovirus, wherein the rescue adenovirus genome comprises a loxP site and encodes at least one marker, and wherein the host cell comprises a library of polynucleotides that complement the adenovirus genome marker and encode a detectable polypeptide; incubating the infected host cell under conditions effective to permit recombination between the adenovirus genome and one or more of the library polynucleotides and the production of recombinant adenovirus particles comprising at least on detectable polypeptide; and detecting the at least one detectable polypeptide. Also described are adenovirus libraries constructed using such a method.

Abstract: An arm unit of a robot has a lower arm mechanism including a parallel link structure and an upper arm mechanism. The lower arm mechanism has a front link and a rear link including respective lower ends rotatably connected to the base portion. A lower arm drive mechanism has a lower ball screw and a lower bearing portion supporting a shaft so as to be rotatable about its axis. An extending portion extending from the lower end of the rear link is connected to a nut so as to be rotatable about a nut side rotational axis. The lower bearing portion is connected to a base portion so as to be rotatable about a bearing portion side rotational axis. Thus, high mechanical rigidity can be ensured over a wide operation range under a high load condition.

Abstract: An arm unit of a robot has a lower arm mechanism including a parallel link structure and an upper arm mechanism. The lower arm mechanism has a front link and a rear link including respective lower ends rotatably connected to the base portion. A lower arm drive mechanism has a lower ball screw and a lower bearing portion supporting a shaft so as to be rotatable about its axis. An extending portion extending from the lower end of the rear link is connected to a nut so as to be rotatable about a nut side rotational axis. The lower bearing portion is connected to a base portion so as to be rotatable about a bearing portion side rotational axis. Thus, high mechanical rigidity can be ensured over a wide operation range under a high load condition.

Abstract: This industrial robot is provided with: an arm portion having a longitudinal axis; a wrist portion provided to a distal end of the arm portion and swingable about a swing axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; a wire body inserted through the inside of the arm portion and connected to an end effector mounted to the wrist portion; and an energizing unit for energizing the wire body in a separate direction away from the wrist portion along the longitudinal axis of the arm portion. Thus, in an industrial robot in which a wire body is inserted through the inside of an arm portion, a conventional deficiency generated corresponding to a swing motion of a wrist portion can be eliminated.

Abstract: This disclosure describes oncolytic adenovirus constructs and methods on using the constructs. Generally, the oncolytic constructs includes at least a partial deletion of E3, a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a heterologous polypeptide in place of the at least partial deletion of E3, and a cell-specific regulatory polynucleotide operationally linked to the heterologous polynucleotide.