Abstract: Gamma ray and e-beam irradiation provided efficient sterilization of certain self-assembling peptides (including RADA16 in solution) without substantial degradation of the major peptide, while, e.g., another self-assembly peptide, QLEL12 was significantly degraded following irradiation. Irradiation sterilization enhances the rheological property of, for example, RADA16 hydrogel once applied to tissue at a physiological pH. The rheological property increase can result in higher efficacy in a variety of biomedical applications.

Abstract: A powder coating device includes a powder fluidizing tank configured to store resin powder, a workpiece gripper configured to grip a stator W, and a workpiece conveyor configured to convey the workpiece gripper to immerse at least a part of the stator W gripped by the workpiece gripper into the resin powder in the powder fluidizing tank. The workpiece gripper includes a vibrator configured to apply vibrations to the stator.

Abstract: Provided is a fixing apparatus that fixes an unfixed image on a sheet by causing the sheet to pass through a fixing nip formed by pressing a belt by a pressurizing roller, a lubricant being applied on an inner peripheral surface of the belt, the pressurizing roller being disposed on an outer peripheral side of the belt, and the fixing apparatus includes: a non-rotary pad including a pressed part disposed on an inner peripheral side of the belt and pressed by the pressurizing roller via the belt, and a guide that is disposed upstream of the pressed part in a belt circulating direction and guides the belt to the fixing nip; and a pressure application part that applies a pressure between an end of the belt in a belt width direction and the guide at a position upstream of and immediately before the fixing nip in the belt circulating direction.

Abstract: An image-processing method includes a measurement step, an index calculation step, a comparison step, and a selection step. A processor measures a distance at each of two or more points in one or more images of a subject in the measurement step. The processor calculates a first index or a second index on the basis of the distance in the index calculation step. The processor compares the first index or the second index with a threshold value in the comparison step. The processor selects at least one image included in the one or more images in the selection step when the first index is greater than the threshold value or the second index is less than the threshold value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reagent for determination of activated partial thromboplastin time, comprising: a phosphatidylcholine (PC); a phosphatidylserine (PS); and a phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), wherein a concentration ratio of the PS relative to the PC is not less than 0.16 and not more than 0.25, and a concentration of the PS is not less than 7 ?g/mL and not more than 13 ?g/mL.

Abstract: A data-processing method includes an information display step, a position selection step, and a processing step. A processor displays, on a display, position information indicating a positional relationship between two or more positions in a three-dimensional space including an object on the basis of position data indicating the two or more positions in the information display step. The processor selects at least one position included in the two or more positions in the position selection step. The processor processes meta-data associated with a still image in the processing step. The still image is associated with the at least one selected position.

Abstract: A shock absorber is provided. The shock absorber of the present invention includes a shock absorber main body, a damping passage, a primary damping force generation component, and a secondary damping force generation component. The shock absorber main body has an outer tube and a rod and is stretchable. The damping passage communicates operating chambers with each other provided in the shock absorber main body. The primary and secondary damping force generation components are provided in series with the damping passage. The secondary damping force generation component includes a secondary valve, an annular facing portion, and a valve stopper. The annular facing portion faces the secondary valve with an annular gap between the annular facing portion and the secondary valve. The valve stopper has elasticity to allow bending, and when the secondary valve bends and comes in contact with the valve stopper, restricts the secondary valve from bending.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor memory device in an embodiment, includes: forming a first mask pattern having a first opening and a plurality of second openings above a stacked body; forming a second mask pattern covering some of the plurality of second openings; and etching the stacked body with the first mask pattern as a mask while sequentially exposing the plurality of second openings by causing an end of the second mask pattern to retreat to form a first hole extending in the stacked body in a stacking direction of the stacked body at a position of the first opening and form a plurality of second holes extending in the stacked body to different depths in the stacking direction at positions of the plurality of second openings, and reaching first layers of a plurality of first layers at different levels.

Abstract: An endoscopic system includes a left optical system having a first focal position, a right optical system having a second focal position that is different from the first focal position. An image capturing device generates a first image and a second image respectively from images of a subject that are obtained by the left optical system and the right optical system. A display device displays the first image or the second image. A proper image determiner determines the magnitude relationship between the position of the subject in a predetermined area displayed on the display device and at least one threshold value Th is established between the first focal position and the second focal position. A video signal processor switches to the first image or the second image depending on a determined result from the proper image determiner and displays the image on the display device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a stacked section in which a plurality of conductor layers are stacked along a first direction and a stepped section in which the plurality of conductor layers are in a stepped shape. The stepped section includes a lower stepped section and an upper stepped section. In the upper stepped section, the conductor layers closer to the lower stepped section side along the first direction extend longer toward one side along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The lower stepped section is located at a position toward an opposite side to the one side along the second direction with respect to the upper stepped section.

Abstract: An information generation apparatus includes a feature information generator that generates feature information on transition to a first screen based on a log including a transition timepoint and identification information, the transition timepoint being a timepoint when a foreground screen transitioned from a second screen to the first screen among a plurality of screens displayed by a plurality of program modules that differ from each other, and the identification information identifying from among the program modules a first program module for displaying the first screen, an index value generator that generates an index value indicative of a degree to which the first screen draws attention from a user based on the feature information, and a determiner that determines based on the index value whether to use the identification information that identifies the first program module in a process of estimating the state of the user.

Abstract: A feature extraction device is a device that extracts a feature quantity to be input to a state estimation model for estimating a state related to a terminal where the activity is executed or a user of the terminal, which includes an acquisition unit that acquires activity history information indicating an execution history of the activity in a specified period of time and including time-series activity logs, an extraction unit that extracts co-occurrence relationship information indicating a co-occurrence relationship of activities in a specified period of time based on the activity history information, a generation unit that aggregates activity feature quantities indicating a feature of each activity based on the co-occurrence relationship information and generates an activity history feature quantity indicating a feature of the activity history information, and an output unit that outputs the activity history feature quantity as a feature quantity to be input to the state estimation model.

Abstract: An object is to provide an information processing device capable of reducing power consumption for acquiring sensor values and preventing a loss of an important sensor value. A power saving model server (100) is an information processing device for controlling a plurality of sensors (acceleration sensor 201, etc.) that respectively detect a plurality of terminal states. The power saving model server (100) includes a sensor control unit (104) that stops an operation related to one or a plurality of sensors among the plurality of sensors on the basis of the plurality of terminal states.

Abstract: A server includes a first statistic processor configured to calculate, for each of different types of screens displayed on a display; a first statistic value of display time of a screen of each type display on the display, to generate first statistic values corresponding to the different types of screens; a first determiner configured to determine, for each type of the screens, whether a user is concentrating on a screen of each type, based on, from among the first statistic values, a first statistic value calculated for the screen of each type; and a generator configured to generate a list including screen identification information for identifying, from among the different types of screens, a type of screen for which a corresponding determination result from the first determiner is affirmative.

Abstract: An object is to provide an information processing device capable of reasonably presenting grounds of an estimation result using a state estimation model.

Abstract: An image display method includes a determination step, a generation step, and a display step. A processor refers to a reference model indicating a figure expanding two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally in a three-dimensional space including two or more points and determines whether or not a positional relationship between each of the two or more points and the reference model meets a condition that is set in advance in the determination step. The processor generates an image and differentiates a display state of a pixel corresponding to a first point from a display state of a pixel corresponding to a second point in the generation step. The first point meets the condition, and the second point does not meet the condition. The processor displays the image on a display in the display step.

Abstract: A current sensor that can be downsized without lowering measurement precision has bus bars, magnetic sensors, each of which measures an induced magnetic field generated from one bus bar, a circuit board on which the magnetic sensors are mounted, a case that fixes the bus bars and circuit board, a lid that closes the case, and in-side magnetic shields provided in the lid. The in-side magnetic shield has cutouts along its circumferential edges. Hole are formed in the lid. From each hole, the outer edges of the cutout of the in-side magnetic shield are exposed. Therefore, when the lid is formed, the distance between adjacent in-side magnetic shields can be shortened when the in-side magnetic shield is positioned by pressing portions in a mold.

Abstract: A current sensor sending an output to the outside through a connector does not affect the precision of the sensor even when an external connector is inserted or removed. The current sensor has a bus bar and a case housing part of the bus bar. The case has an open upper surface and a lid covering the upper surface. A circuit board is fixed to the case body with three caulking portions. The circuit board includes a fixed area enclosed by these caulking portions and an extended portion extending from two of these caulking portions. The lid is provided with two lid-side stoppers. Inside the case body, case-body-side stoppers are provided at three positions. When an external connector is connected to or removed from the connector, the warp of the extended portion is suppressed by the case-body-side stoppers and lid-side stoppers.

Abstract: An air-conditioner outdoor heat exchanger has a fin, multiple heat transfer pipes thermally connected to the fin, having a flat sectional shape, and configured such that refrigerant flows through header pipes connected to inlet and outlet sides of the heat transfer pipes. The refrigerant flows through the heat transfer pipes in parallel, and when the refrigerant returns from the outlet-side header pipe to the inlet-side header pipe through the heat transfer pipes, the refrigerant returns to the inlet-side header pipe through one of the heat transfer pipes adjacent to another one of the heat transfer pipes through which the refrigerant has flowed when flowing from the inlet-side header pipe to the outlet-side header pipe. At least two systems of refrigerant paths are formed, and the refrigerant flows back and forth in each system between the inlet-side header pipe and the outlet-side header pipe.

Abstract: Provided is an iron-based powder for dust cores that has high apparent density and enables producing dust cores having high green density. An iron-based powder for dust cores comprises a maximum particle size of 1 mm or less, wherein a median circularity of particles constituting the iron-based powder for dust cores is 0.40 or more, and a uniformity number in Rosin-Rammler equation is 0.30 or more and 90.0 or less.