Abstract: A rotating electric machine including a rotor, a stator, and a case forming outflow holes through which a refrigerant flows out toward an extra-slot conductor of a stator coil. The outflow holes are arranged above the extra-slot conductor, and when the bending direction of the extra-slot conductor with respect to an intra-slot conductor arranged on the outermost diameter side in a slot in the stator coil on an upper portion of the stator is a coil bending direction, the first outflow hole is arranged on the bending direction side with respect to a vertical line passing through the rotation center axis, and the second outflow hole is arranged on a side opposite to the bending direction with respect to the vertical line, and the arrangement angle of the second outflow hole with reference to the vertical line is larger than the arrangement angle of the first outflow hole with reference to the vertical line.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a dielectric sheet, includes the steps of extrusion molding a mixture including powder polytetrafluoroethylene and spherical silica at a temperature lower than or equal to a melting point of the polytetrafluoroethylene, and calendering a sheet body obtained by the extrusion molding. A mass ratio of the silica with respect to the polytetrafluoroethylene is 1.3 or greater. An average particle diameter of the silica is 0.1 ?m or greater but 3.0 ?m or less. A reduction ratio of the extrusion molding is 8 or less.

Abstract: Reliability of a rotating electrical machine is enhanced.

Abstract: A frequency conversion device includes a modulation unit configured to receive electromagnetic waves at a first frequency output from a wave source as input waves, and output output waves as a result of modulation to a second frequency higher than the first frequency. The modulation unit includes a modulation circuit formed by a metamaterial configured to receive the input waves and generate modulated waves. The modulation circuit generates modulated output waves as a result of time modulation of the input waves in accordance with a refractive index on which time modulation is performed based on control on at least one of dielectric constant and magnetic permeability.

Abstract: An image processing method according to the invention includes obtaining a plurality of original images at mutually different depths of focus captured by imaging the specimen, generating a composite image including images of the specimen included in each of the plurality of original images in one image plane, and inputting the composite image to a classification model constructed in advance and obtaining an output of the classification model. The classification model is constructed by performing machine learning in advance using teacher images including a plurality of images of same cell or cell mass and having mutually different depths of focus in one image plane. It is possible to obtain useful information on the specimen automatically from a plurality of images obtained by imaging the specimen including a cell at mutually different depths of focus.

Abstract: A rim portion of a vehicle wheel has an outer flange portion. In a region of the outer flange portion, a space portion between spoke portions is disposed on a radial-direction inner side, a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface are provided. The first inclined surface is provided on an axial-direction outer side of an outer flange outer circumferential portion. The second inclined surface is on an axial-direction outer side of an outer flange inner circumferential portion. The first inclined surface is formed to incline from the axial-direction outer side toward an axial-direction inner side as the first inclined surface extends from a radial-direction outer side end toward the radial-direction inner side. The second inclined surface is a surface formed to incline from the axial-direction inner side toward the axial-direction outer side as the second inclined surface extends from the radial-direction outer side toward the radial-direction inner side.

Abstract: A polyimide material is obtained from a first monomer and a second monomer. The first monomer includes an es-ter-containing dianhydride. The second monomer includes a diamine. The polyimide material has desirable optical, structural, thermal, mechanical properties, or combination thereof.

Abstract: A polyamide-imide material comprises an amidophenyl-ethyl-imide moiety or alternatively an imidophenyl-ethyl-amide moiety as depicted in formulas (I) or (II) in the disclosure. The polyamide-imide material can have selected mechanical properties, such as a tensile modulus between at least 3.5 GPa and at least 7.8 GPa, a glass transition temperature between at least 180° C. and at least 305° C., an elongation at break of a film of the polyamide-imide material having a thickness of 25 micrometer (±5 micrometer) of not more than 15%, or a folding endurance of the film over a pin having a radius of 1 mm between at least 10,000 folds and at least 1,000,000 folds. The polyamide-imide film can have high transparency of visible light, a low yellow index, and a low haze.

Abstract: A cell counting method according to this invention includes obtaining an image stack of the cell mass obtained by bright-field imaging at mutually different depths of focus, generating heat maps respectively corresponding to the images using a machine learning model, detecting a peak from the heat maps, associating the peaks belonging to mutually different heat maps and having distances in directions along a map plane and of the depth of focus respectively smaller than predetermined values, and counting number of the peaks while regarding a plurality of the associated peaks as one peak. The machine learning model is constructed using sets of a teacher image and a ground truth image as teacher data, the teacher image being a bright-field image of a cell, the ground truth image being a heat map to which a weight increasing toward a central part of the cell is given.

Abstract: A product conveyance robot includes: a travel portion configured to travel on a road surface; a holding portion provided above the travel portion and configured to hold a product, the holding portion being provided rotatably around a lateral turn axis extending in the height direction of the holding portion; and a controller configured to control driving of the travel portion and a rotation angle of the holding portion around the lateral turn axis.

Abstract: In order to realize a photoelectric conversion device having a photoelectric conversion element for outputting a signal according to the incidence of a photon that has a low power consumption, the photoelectric conversion device includes: at least one pixel including a photoelectric conversion element that outputs a signal according to an incident photon; a photon counter that measures the number of photons incident to the pixel; a time counter that measures a time until the photon counter reaches a first threshold after starting measurement and outputs the measured time as a pixel value; and a first threshold changing unit configured to change the first threshold.

Abstract: In a robot utilization system using a plurality of transport robots, the transport robot includes a traveling mechanism having a traveling function, a main body supported by the traveling mechanism and configured to receive products, and a specifying unit configured to specify the products received by the main body. The transport robots include a transport robot that performs a purchase process of the products received by the main body, and a transport robot that performs a return process of the products received by the main body.

Abstract: An analysis apparatus includes a two-dimensional photographing unit 20, a three-dimensional photographing unit 30, and a computer 50 serving as an analysis unit. The two-dimensional photographing unit 20 two-dimensionally photographs a sample, to acquire a two-dimensional image D2. The three-dimensional photographing unit 30 three-dimensionally photographs the sample to acquire a three-dimensional image D3. The computer 50 analyzes the two-dimensional image D2 and outputs a two-dimensional analysis result R2, first. Subsequently, the computer 50 analyzes the three-dimensional image D3 and outputs a three-dimensional analysis result R3. At that time, the computer 50 analyzes the three-dimensional image D3 using an indicator included in the two-dimensional analysis result R2. This can improve the accuracy of the three-dimensional analysis result R3.

Abstract: A vehicle front structure is provided for preventing a vortex from being generated between high-speed air separated from an outer edge of a deflector and low-speed air in a front wheel house due to a wind speed difference. Embodiments include a deflector disposed in front of a front wheel house projected downward from a lower surface of a bumper face. The deflector includes an air introducing section to introduce air into a space inside the deflector in a front portion of the deflector; and an intermediate-speed wind generating hole section that communicates with the air introducing section and generates an airflow at an intermediate wind speed, lower than a wind speed of air separated from deflector outer edges and higher than a wind speed of air in the front wheel house, in an area not opposing a tire in a vehicle front view of a portion immediately behind the deflector.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions derived from bioreachable molecules, such as amino acids and/or steroids. In particular, the composition can be a monomer, a polymer, or a copolymer derived from an amino acid dimer. Such compositions can optionally include a functionalized steroid.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an antiviral agent that is safe to a human body, and provides an antiviral agent comprising a titanium phosphate compound, a silicic acid compound, a silver compound, and a copper compound.

Abstract: Provided is an improvement in a method for manufacturing a slit carbon fiber bundle. The method for manufacturing a slit carbon fiber bundle of the present invention is a method including a step of forming a resin film on one surface of a flat carbon fiber bundle to obtain a single-sided coated carbon fiber bundle, and a step of partially slitting the single-sided coated carbon fiber bundle using a slitter roll to obtain a slit carbon fiber bundle, which has been split into sub-bundles, wherein in the step of slitting, the single-sided coated carbon fiber bundle contacts a circumferential surface of the slitter roll on a surface where the resin film has been formed.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel including a photoelectric conversion circuit configured to output a signal corresponding to photon incidence. The photoelectric conversion apparatus further includes a first measurement circuit, an addition circuit, and a second measurement circuit. The first measurement circuit is configured to measure the signal output from the pixel. The addition circuit is configured to add measured values of a plurality of the first measurement circuits. The second measurement circuit is configured to measure a time from when each of the plurality of first measurement circuits starts measuring the signal to when the measured values added by the addition circuit reach a first threshold value.

Abstract: In order to realize a photoelectric conversion device having a photoelectric conversion element for outputting a signal according to the incidence of a photon that has a low power consumption, the photoelectric conversion device includes: at least one pixel including a photoelectric conversion element that outputs a signal according to an incident photon; a photon counter that measures the number of photons incident to the pixel; a time counter that measures a time until the photon counter reaches a first threshold after starting measurement and outputs the measured time as a pixel value; and a first threshold changing unit configured to change the first threshold.

Abstract: A front vehicle-body structure flows air from the vehicle lower side to its upper side. After hitting a front bumper face, the air is separated and flows around and along a top face of an exterior member, ensuring aerodynamic performance. Embodiments include exterior members covering the upper side of an engine room, and a front grille disposed on a lower side relative to a front end portion of the exterior member. A rectification member extends the width of the exterior member in the vehicle width direction on the lower side of the exterior member front end portion. The rectification member includes a front piece portion extending toward the vehicle up-down-direction lower side from the exterior member to an upper end portion of the front grille, and a lower piece portion extending toward the vehicle rear side from an upper end of the front piece portion.