Abstract: An outdoor heat exchanger includes: a group of windward flat tubes, a group of leeward flat tubes and a distributor. When the outdoor heat exchanger acts as an evaporator, the refrigerant flows through the plurality of second flat tubes, the plurality of fourth flat tubes, the plurality of third flat tubes, and the plurality of first flat tubes in this order, and when the outdoor heat exchanger acts as a condenser, the refrigerant flows through the plurality of first flat tubes, the plurality of third flat tubes, the plurality of fourth flat tubes, and the plurality of second flat tubes in this order.

Abstract: This positive electrode for batteries comprises a positive electrode mixture that contains at least a positive electrode active material, a conductive agent and a fibrous binder; and the ratio of the BET specific surface area (Spo) of the positive electrode mixture to the BET specific surface area (Sin) of inorganic particles containing the positive electrode active material and the conductive agent, namely Spo/Sin is from 1.0 to 2.0.

Abstract: This electrode for batteries is provided with: a core material; and a mixture layer which contains an active material and a binder, while being arranged on the surface of the core material. If the mixture layer is trisected in the thickness direction and the divided sections are defined as the first region, the second region and the third region sequentially from the core material side, the void fraction of the second region is higher than the void fraction of the first region.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing cellulose particles or cellulose acetate particles. By a production method including: (a) dissolving cellulose acetate in an organic solvent and preparing a cellulose acetate solution; (b) obtaining an emulsion of the cellulose acetate solution and an aqueous medium using a porous membrane; and (c) precipitating cellulose acetate particles from the emulsion, cellulose acetate particles are produced. By further saponifying the cellulose acetate obtained by the production method, cellulose particles are produced.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing cellulose particles or cellulose acetate particles. By a production method including: (a) dissolving cellulose acetate in an organic solvent and preparing a cellulose acetate solution; (b) obtaining an emulsion by passing the cellulose acetate solution and an aqueous medium through a gap between an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder arranged coaxially inside the outer cylinder and rotating at least one of the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder; and (c) precipitating cellulose acetate particles from the emulsion, cellulose acetate particles are produced. By further saponifying the cellulose acetate obtained by the production method, cellulose particles are produced.

Abstract: The present invention propose an broadcast reception system, wherein a program reception control apparatus is connected to Internet via a network interface to which a terminal apparatus carrying by a user. The broadcast received at an antenna is selected by a tuner, A/D converted, compressed at a compression unit, and encrypted at an encryption unit. The encrypted data from the encryption unit changed to packets at packet creation unit, and transmitted to the terminal apparatus via the network interface. A User is able to view the program in real time before the end of the broadcast for the program by successively creating data based on the received data, and transmitting them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus with improved operatability. With the information processing apparatus in which the user is capable of watching a television program and connecting to the Internet, the index panel 1 shows channel buttons 2 to be operated to select a desired program, a site button 71 to be operated to make an access to site A available on the Internet and a site button 72 to be operated to make an access to site B on the Internet. The present invention allows the user to watch a television program and can be applied to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, which can be connected to the Internet.

Abstract: A node device provided on a network has a log-information storage unit in which log information on the node device is stored, a control unit that performs processing of producing the log information during operation to store the log information in the log-information storage unit, a first sending and receiving unit that receives data from an outside of the node device and to send data to the outside of the node device, and a log processing unit that receives the data from the outside of the node device through the first sending and receiving unit and to perform processing of reading the log information from the log-information storage unit to cause the first sending and receiving unit to send the log information irrespective of the control unit when the received data comprises a log request command expressing a request for the log information.

Abstract: A laminated-type electronic component including: plural magnetic material layers; plural conductive patterns; a laminated layer body formed by laminating the plural magnetic material layers and the plural conductive patterns; a coil formed in the laminated layer body by connecting the conductive patterns between the magnetic material layers; and at least one magnetic gap formed in the laminated layer body, wherein the magnetic gaps are formed of a compound of Ni and Cu.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus with improved operatability. With the information processing apparatus in which the user is capable of watching a television program and connecting to the Internet, the index panel 1 shows channel buttons 2 to be operated to select a desired program, a site button 71 to be operated to make an access to site A available on the Internet and a site button 72 to be operated to make an access to site B on the Internet. The present invention allows the user to watch a television program and can be applied to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, which can be connected to the Internet.

Abstract: A compound useful as a plant activator for activating an endogenous defense system of a plant to control disease damage is provided. A compound represented by the formula: (R3)NH—(CH2)4—N(R1)—(CH2)3—NH(R2) (one of R1 and R2 represents a linear C6-18 alkanoyl group or alkenoyl group, the other represents hydrogen atom or a protective group of amino group; and R3 represents hydrogen atom or a protective group of amino group).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus with improved operatability. With the information processing apparatus in which the user is capable of watching a television program and connecting to the Internet, the index panel 1 shows channel buttons 2 to be operated to select a desired program, a site button 71 to be operated to make an access to site A available on the Internet and a site button 72 to be operated to make an access to site B on the Internet. The present invention allows the user to watch a television program and can be applied to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, which can be connected to the Internet.

Abstract: A processing machine is configured to include a processing device capable of applying processing for forming many holes to a processing area as a part of a region to be processed in a workpiece, a transferring device to relatively move the workpiece with respect to the processing device after the processing is applied to a certain area in the region to be processed, and to position an unprocessed area as a new area to be processed by the processing device, a processing pattern storage unit to store information defining arrangement positions of the holes formed by the processing device, and a control unit to determine a target processing position of each of the holes by adding a position correction amount of each hole on a random basis to the position of each hole defined by the information stored in the processing pattern storage unit.

Abstract: The present invention propose an broadcast reception system, wherein a program reception control apparatus is connected to Internet via a network interface to which a terminal apparatus carrying by a user. The broadcast received at an antenna is selected by a tuner, A/D converted, compressed at a compression unit, and encrypted at an encryption unit. The encrypted data from the encryption unit changed to packets at packet creation unit, and transmitted to the terminal apparatus via the network interface. A User is able to view the program in real time before the end of the broadcast for the program by successively creating data based on the received data, and transmitting them.

Abstract: A laminated-type electronic component including: plural magnetic material layers; plural conductive patterns; a laminated layer body formed by laminating the plural magnetic material layers and the plural conductive patterns; a coil formed in the laminated layer body by connecting the conductive patterns between the magnetic material layers; and at least one magnetic gap formed in the laminated layer body, wherein the magnetic gaps are formed of a compound of Ni and Cu.

Abstract: In an information-processing system shown in FIG. 1, a server (106) for delivering remote-operation control information in accordance with an audio/video instrument (110) and an information-processing apparatus (103) with a remote-operation screen display function for remote-controlling the audio/video instrument (110) based on control information acquired from this server (106) are connected to each other through the Internet (105) etc. The information-processing apparatus (103) makes a request to the server (106) to deliver the remote-operation control information in accordance with this audio/video instrument (110) and, based on the control information delivered from the server (106) owing to this delivery request, performs display processing of a remote-operation screen and, based on remote-operation information input by operations on the remote-operation screen, remote-controls the audio/video instrument (110).

Abstract: A compound useful as a plant activator for activating an endogenous defense system of a plant to control disease damage is provided. A compound represented by the formula: (R3)NH—(CH2)4—N(R1)—(CH2)3—NH(R2) (one of R1 and R2 represents a linear C6-18 alkanoyl group or alkenoyl group, the other represents hydrogen atom or a protective group of amino group; and R3 represents hydrogen atom or a protective group of amino group).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a content transmission apparatus connected to a content reception apparatus at a remote place via a network, the content transmission apparatus including: a broadcast signal reception section configured to receive a broadcast content on one or more channels; a recording/reproducing section configured to compress and record data of at least 24 hours of broadcast content on each channel, and reproduce the recorded compressed data; a communication section configured to transmit the compressed data to the content reception apparatus via the network; and a delay control section configured to control the recording/reproducing section to control a delay time between a broadcasting time of the content and a time at which the compressed data is transmitted. The delay time is set in accordance with time difference information indicating a time difference between places where the content transmission apparatus and the content reception apparatus are placed.

Abstract: A measurement device (10) for quantitatively measuring stiffness, torque or range of motion (ROM) around the joint axis of the ankle-foot complex of a lower limb in the sagittal and coronal planes, the device (10) comprising: a plate (13, 21) for placement of the ankle-foot complex, the plate (13, 21) operatively connected to an actuator (14, 16) for manual actuation; an angular measurement device (12, 17) to measure an angular position of the ankle-foot complex; a torquemeter (11) to measure resistance torque of the ankle-foot complex; an electromyograph (48) to monitor muscular activity of muscles of the lower limb; and computer software to record the measured angular position, resistance torque of the ankle-foot complex and EMG of the lower limb muscles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transmission/reception apparatus capable of achieving both a high processing speed and good extensibility in performing communication protocol processes. Used for transmitting data in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol and receiving data transmitted in accordance with the predetermined communication protocol, the transmission/reception apparatus has a configuration capable of executing communication protocol processes by using hardware (in first and second communication-protocol-processing units) and software (in first and second control units). The hardware or the software can be selected properly in accordance with the type of data. For example, a communication protocol process for data regarded as a heavy processing load can be carried out by using the hardware at the high processing speed whereas a communication protocol process for data regarded as a light processing load can be carried out by using the software, which offers the good extensibility.