Abstract: An outboard motor includes an engine, a propeller shaft that rotates together with a propeller and extends in a forward-rearward direction, and a lower case that houses the propeller shaft. The lower case includes a front case and a rear case separate from the front case and positioned rearward of the front case, and the front case and the rear case are assembled to each other.

Abstract: An outboard motor includes an engine, a drive shaft, and a shift shaft disposed forward of the drive shaft. The shift shaft includes a first shift shaft that extends in an upward-downward direction, a second shift shaft disposed below the first shift shaft and spaced apart from and rearward of the first shift shaft, the second shift shaft extending in the upward-downward direction, and a shift force transmission to transmit, to the second shift shaft, a shift force applied to the first shift shaft.

Abstract: Disclosed is a selectively reflective member which can uniformly reflect only a desired wavelength with high efficiency even in a large area and, at the same time, is highly cost effective. Specifically, there is provided an electromagnetic wave reflecting member that reflects electromagnetic waves with a specific wavelength, the electromagnetic wave reflecting member comprising a first selectively reflective layer that reflects only a clockwise or counterclockwise circularly polarized light component with wavelength ? in incident electromagnetic waves, a phase difference layer, and a second selectively reflective layer that reflects only a clockwise or counterclockwise circularly polarized light component with wavelength ?, provided in that order, the phase difference layer having a retardation satisfying the following equation: Re={(2n+1)/2±0.2}×? wherein Re represents average retardation; ? represents wavelength; and n is an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: When a shift member is in a first position, a first clutch couples a second drive shaft to a first drive shaft. When the shift member is in the first position, a second clutch decouples a first gear from the first drive shaft. When the shift member is in the first position, a third clutch decouples a second gear from the second drive shaft.

Abstract: An engine includes a crankshaft extending in a vertical direction. A drive shaft is connected to the crankshaft and coaxial with the crankshaft. A water intake passage is connected to the engine. A water pump is connected to the water intake passage. The water pump includes a pump shaft. The pump shaft is eccentrically mounted with respect to the drive shaft and parallel or substantially parallel to the drive shaft. The pump shaft rotates according to rotation of the drive shaft.

Abstract: A non-human animal is provided in which blood cells have a first genetic background, cells other than blood cells have a second genetic background, the first genetic background is different from the second genetic background, and the second genetic background is a genetic mutation that does not form hematopoietic stem cells.

Abstract: To acquire a correction image by performing a sub-pixel shift process for shifting an image using a pixel interpolation filter by a pixel shift amount between pixels and a frequency correction process for correcting a frequency characteristic of the image after shifted.

Abstract: Provided is a mounting base member used in a pair for mounting an object to be conveyed thereon, the mounting base member including: a body part configured to support the object to be conveyed; and a top plate part that extends in at least a horizontal direction from an upper part of the body part. The top plate part covers an upper surface of the body part, or the upper surface of the body part contacting the conveyed object is flush with an upper surface of an extending portion of the top plate part.

Abstract: A map points-of-change detection device includes: a camera capturing an image of an area around a vehicle; a bird's-eye-view transformation section transforming the image into a bird's-eye view image; a map storage portion storing a road map including a road surface map; a collation processing section determining whether a point of change in the road surface map exits, the point of change being a position at which a change has occurred on an actual road surface; and a collation region identification section that determines a region for collation in a width direction of the vehicle from the bird's-eye view image.

Abstract: An apparatus generates first context data representing a context of correction target text based on the correction target text, and corrects an error in the correction target text by inputting a character string of the correction target text, the generated first context data, and meta-information corresponding to the correction target text to a neural network that has been trained to correct an error in the correction target text by inputting a character string of text corresponding to training data, second context data representing a context of the text, and meta-information of the text.

Abstract: In an outboard motor, a feed passage, through which a lubricating oil that flows upward from a gear mechanism due to rotation of the gear mechanism, extends upward from a gear chamber and includes a first feed passage that extends from the gear chamber to a connection passage via a first upstream passage, a spiral passage, and an interior of an upper bearing, in that order. The feed passage further includes a second feed passage that extends from the gear chamber to the return passage while bypassing the spiral passage via a bypass passage. The bypass passage includes two ends spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the driveshaft and is disposed around the spiral passage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a selectively reflective member which can uniformly reflect only a desired wavelength with high efficiency even in a large area and, at the same time, is highly cost effective. Specifically, there is provided an electromagnetic wave reflecting member that reflects electromagnetic waves with a specific wavelength, the electromagnetic wave reflecting member comprising a first selectively reflective layer that reflects only a clockwise or counterclockwise circularly polarized light component with wavelength ? in incident electromagnetic waves, a phase difference layer, and a second selectively reflective layer that reflects only a clockwise or counterclockwise circularly polarized light component with wavelength ?, provided in that order, the phase difference layer having a retardation satisfying the following equation: Re={(2n+1)/2±0.2}×? wherein Re represents average retardation; ? represents wavelength; and n is an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: In an outboard motor, a feed passage, through which a lubricating oil that flows upward from a gear mechanism due to rotation of the gear mechanism, extends upward from a gear chamber and includes a first feed passage that extends from the gear chamber to a connection passage via a first upstream passage, a spiral passage, and an interior of an upper bearing, in that order. The feed passage further includes a second feed passage that extends from the gear chamber to the return passage while bypassing the spiral passage via a bypass passage. The bypass passage includes two ends spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the driveshaft and is disposed around the spiral passage.

Abstract: In an outboard motor, a feed passage, through which a lubricating oil that flows upward from a gear mechanism due to rotation of the gear mechanism is fed upward from a gear chamber, includes a first feed passage, extending from the gear chamber to a connection passage via a first upstream passage, a spiral passage, and an interior of an upper bearing, in that order, and a second feed passage, extending from the first upstream passage to the connection passage while bypassing the spiral passage via a bypass passage. The bypass passage is positioned farther outward than the spiral passage in a radial direction of the driveshaft. A diameter of a cross section of the bypass passage that is orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to a center line of the driveshaft is smaller than a maximum diameter of the driveshaft.

Abstract: In an outboard motor, a feed passage, through which a lubricating oil that flows upward from a gear mechanism due to rotation of the gear mechanism is fed upward from a gear chamber, includes a first feed passage, extending from the gear chamber to a connection passage via a first upstream passage, a spiral passage, and an interior of an upper bearing, in that order, and a second feed passage, extending from the first upstream passage to the connection passage while bypassing the spiral passage via a bypass passage. The bypass passage is positioned farther outward than the spiral passage in a radial direction of the driveshaft. A diameter of a cross section of the bypass passage that is orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to a center line of the driveshaft is smaller than a maximum diameter of the driveshaft.

Abstract: Disclosed is an infrared-ray reflective member which efficiently reflects infrared rays (heat rays) contained in sunlight while transmitting visible light rays. The infrared-ray reflective member has an infrared-ray reflective layer having a selective reflection layer for reflecting infrared rays of a right-circularly polarized light component or a left-circularly polarized light component, and the infrared-ray reflective layer has a first reflection band corresponding to a first radiant energy band containing a peak located closest to the short-wavelength side of the infrared range of the spectrum of sunlight on earth, and when the maximum reflectance in the first reflection band is determined at R1 and a wavelength in the short-wavelength side for allowing half-value reflectance of the R1 is determined at ?1, the ?1 is 900 nm to 1010 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed is an infrared-ray reflective member which efficiently reflects infrared rays (heat rays) contained in sunlight while transmitting visible light rays. The infrared-ray reflective member has an infrared-ray reflective layer having a selective reflection layer for reflecting infrared rays of a right-circularly polarized light component or a left-circularly polarized light component, and the infrared-ray reflective layer has a first reflection band corresponding to a first radiant energy band containing a peak located closest to the short-wavelength side of the infrared range of the spectrum of sunlight on earth, and when the maximum reflectance in the first reflection band is determined at R1 and a wavelength in the short-wavelength side for allowing half-value reflectance of the R1 is determined at ?1, the ?1 is 900 nm to 1010 nm.

Abstract: Method for producing an electromagnetic wave reflective film by a first selective reflection layer forming process of using a transparent substrate; applying a first selective reflection layer forming coating solution on the transparent substrate to form a first selective reflection layer forming layer; irradiating the first selective reflection layer forming layer with ultraviolet rays at a dose in the range of 25 mJ/cm2 to 800 mJ/cm2; and thereby forming a first selective reflection layer; and a second selective reflection layer forming process of: using a second selective reflection layer forming coating solution; applying the second selective reflection layer forming coating solution on the first selective reflection layer so as to be in direct contact therewith to form a second selective reflection layer forming layer; irradiating the second selective reflection layer forming layer with ultraviolet rays; and thereby forming a second selective reflection layer.