Abstract: An illumination system for projecting illumination light onto an eye. A left (right) light receiving system includes a left (right) objective lens and left (right) image sensor, and guides returning light of the illumination light to the left (right) image sensor via the left (right) objective lens. The objective optical axes of the left and right light receiving systems are disposed nonparallelly to each other. A projection system includes a projection system objective lens, and projects light onto the eye via the projection system objective lens. An optical scanner is used for scanning the eye with the light from the projection system. A deflection member is disposed near the objective optical axes, disposed in the optical path of the projection system between the optical scanner and the projection system objective lens, and deflects the optical path.

Abstract: Provided is an electrochromic compound represented by the following general formula (I) or (II) where R1 to R13 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a monovalent organic group, or a polymerizable functional group, and at least one of the R1 to the R13 is a polymerizable functional group.

Abstract: An illumination system of an ophthalmologic microscope system projects illumination light onto a patient's eye. A light receiving system guides returning light of the illumination light to an image sensor. A display controller controls a display device to display an image obtained by the image sensor. A magnification changing unit changes display magnification of the image. An interference optical system detects interference light generated from returning light of measurement light from the eye and reference light. An optical scanner is used to scan the eye with the measurement light. An OCT data generation unit processes a detection result of the interference light to generate data. A condition setting unit sets a projection condition of the measurement light in accordance with change in the display magnification. An OCT controller controls the interference optical system and/or the optical scanner based on the projection condition.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide a compound having a superior ROR?t inhibitory action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, uveitis, asthma, ankylopoietic spondylarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): [wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION] or a salt thereof, which has an ROR?t inhibitory action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, uveitis, asthma, ankylopoietic spondylarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or the like.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of monitoring units (10) that monitor the states of batteries allocates, as identifying information for itself, identifying information corresponding to an input signal inputted from a preceding control unit (3) or monitoring unit (10); outputs, to a subsequent monitoring unit (10), a signal that differs from the input signal corresponding to the identifying information the monitoring unit (10) in question has allocated to itself; and, if and when identifying information corresponding to an input signal differs from the identifying information the monitoring unit (10) in question had allocated to itself, reallocates identifying information corresponding to said input signal as identifying information for itself.

Abstract: Described herein are enhancements for providing error correction in writing and reading data to and from a data storage device. In one implementation, an encoder matrix is used to generate, for a data set, first error correcting code (ECC) parity data on a host system, and second ECC parity data for tracks on data storage device coupled to the host system. Once generated, the data storage device may store the data set and the first and second ECC parity data on storage media for the device. When a read is required, the storage device may provide a first version of the data set with the first and second ECC parity data to the host system, permitting the host system to use the parity data to generate a corrected version of the data set.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for monitoring health of a head in a magnetic data storage drive. A health controller may be configured to receive multi-variate sensor signals indicative of a respective reference value at least one head parameter, wherein the respective reference value is based in part on at least one initial measurement of parameters of the head obtained at a first time, determine a respective predicted current value based at least in part on a respective fixed-drift model and the multi-variate sensor signals, determine a respective actual current value that is based at least in part on at least one current measurement of the head obtained at a second time later than the first time, determine a health status for the head, and store the health status in memory.

Abstract: A battery monitoring device is configured to include a monitoring unit that transmits state information that indicates a state of a battery and that interrupts, using an interrupter, a power supply from a battery to a load upon receiving a power-interruption request or when a power supply to the monitoring unit is interrupted, and a controller that transmits a power-interruption request to the monitoring unit upon determining, on the basis of the state information transmitted from the monitoring unit, that an anomaly has occurred in the battery, wherein the controller interrupts, using an interrupter, a power supply to the monitoring unit upon determining that a communication anomaly has occurred between the monitoring unit and the controller, or that an anomaly has occurred in the monitoring unit.

Abstract: There is provided a method which includes: plasticizing and melting a thermoplastic resin to provide a molten resin in a plasticization zone of a plasticizing cylinder; allowing the molten resin to be in a starved state in a starvation zone of the plasticizing cylinder; introducing a pressurized fluid containing a physical foaming agent having a fixed pressure into the starvation zone to retain the starvation zone at the fixed pressure; bringing the molten resin in the starved state in contact with the pressurized fluid containing the physical foaming agent having the fixed pressure in the starvation zone in a state in which the starvation zone is retained at the fixed pressure; and molding the molten resin having been brought in contact with the pressurized fluid containing the physical foaming agent into the foam-molded product.

Abstract: An anisotropic conductive sheet, in which the arrangement interval of the structure that exhibits conductivity in a planar section is relatively small, comprises an elastic layer having resin as the main component, and a plurality of CNT pillars that are formed from CNT fiber bundles and penetrate the elastic layer in the thickness direction. The electrical inspection head measures electrical characteristics between a plurality of measurement points of a measurement target, and comprises a measurement substrate having a plurality of electrode pads on its surface that opposes the measurement points, and an anisotropic conductive sheet laminated on that surface. The method for manufacturing an anisotropic conductive sheet comprises growing a plurality of CNT pillars formed from CNT fiber bundles by chemical vapor deposition by arranging catalysts on the surface of a growth substrate, and filling the space between the plurality of CNT pillars with a resin composition.

Abstract: To provide an electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I), where Ar1 is a pyridinium ring having a structure represented by the following general formula (IIa), (IIb), or (IIc), where Ar2 is a monovalent heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent, but Ar2 is not a pyridinium ring; R1 to R8 are each independently a monovalent group which may have a functional group, where the monovalent group may have a substituent; A is a monovalent group which may have a functional group, where the monovalent group may have a substituent; and B? is a monovalent anion.

Abstract: To provide enhanced operation of data storage devices and systems, various systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are provided herein. In a first example, a data storage device is presented that performs a write process to store data on a storage medium of the data storage device responsive to one or more write operations received over a host interface. The data storage device monitors a quality of the write process and determines when the quality of the write process falls below a threshold quality. Responsive to the quality of the write process falling below the threshold quality, the data storage device indicates the quality of the write process to a data protection node for determination of data parity information that compensates for the quality of the write process, where the data parity information is provided by the data protection node for storage in a selected parity storage device.

Abstract: The examples described herein discuss various systems, software, devices, and methods for managing a primary command queue by ordering and/or reordering and distributing incoming commands based, at least in part, on positional information of one or more components of data storage devices. More specifically, in some embodiments, the examples discussed herein describe ordering and distributing incoming commands from a primary command queue in a position-aware manner that takes into account disk rotation (e.g., rotational position) and/or actuator head location for the various data storage devices of a data storage system enclosure. Among other benefits, ordering incoming commands at the primary command queue and distributing the ordered commands to individual device queues improves overall command execution latency.

Abstract: A battery control unit system is provided that detects a state of a battery used for driving a vehicle and monitors the state of the battery on the basis of detected information so as to control a circuit device surrounding the battery according to a result of the monitoring. The battery control unit system may include an internal power source that is connected directly in parallel with the battery and that supplies power to the battery control unit system, and a microcontroller that operates using the internal power source and detects, by a software process, an on/off-state of a battery pack switch that is provided in a battery pack including the battery and the battery control unit system.

Abstract: To provide an electrochromic compound represented by the following general formula (1) where X1 and X2 are each independently a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, R1, R2 and R3 are each independently a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, x is an integer selected from 0 through 3, y and z are each independently an integer selected from 0 through 4, and at least one of L1 and L2 is a monovalent functional group bonded to a nitrogen atom of a pyridinium ring directly, or via a divalent substituent.

Abstract: To provide an electrochromic device including: a support; a first electrode formed on the support; a second electrode facing the first electrode, where through-holes are formed in the second electrode; an electrochromic layer disposed in a space between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first electrolyte layer disposed in the space between the first electrode and the second electrode; a second electrolyte layer disposed to communicate with the first electrolyte layer through the through-holes; an inorganic protective layer, which is disposed on a surface of the second electrolyte layer not facing the second electrode, and is configured to shield oxygen and water vapor; and an organic protective layer disposed on a surface of the inorganic protective layer that does not face the second electrolyte layer.

Abstract: A method for producing a foamed molded product includes: using a molding apparatus including a plasticizing cylinder having a high pressure kneading zone and a pressure reduction zone; and a screw; controlling a pressure of the pressure reduction zone to be a first pressure in a state that communication between the high pressure kneading zone and the pressure reduction zone is shut off, the first pressure being not less than an atmospheric pressure and not more than a maximum pressure of the high pressure kneading zone which is reached in a case that a molten resin is brought in contact and kneaded with a physical foaming agent; controlling back pressure of the screw to be a second pressure which is not less than the first pressure; and measuring a predetermined amount of the molten resin from which the gasified physical foaming agent has been separated.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for editing a composite presentation in a media-editing application. The method receives a media file to import into the media-editing application from an external device. The method creates a set of media clip data structures to represent the media file. At least one of the data structures references the media file on the external device. Before the media file is imported from the external device, the method uses the media clip data structure to edit a composite presentation with the media file. After the media file is imported from the external device, automatically modifying the data structure to refer to a copy of the media file on a local device.

Abstract: An electrochromic apparatus including a first support, a first electrode, a first transparent conductive layer, an electrochromic layer, a second support, a second electrode, a second transparent conductive layer, and an electrolyte layer is provided. The first and second supports have first and second surfaces, respectively, on each of which a plurality of grooves is formed. The grooves on the second surface are facing the grooves on the first surface. The first and second electrodes are disposed at each one of the plurality of grooves of the first and second supports, respectively. The first and second transparent conductive layers are in contact with the first and second surfaces, respectively. The electrochromic layer is in contact with the first transparent conductive layer. The electrolyte layer is between the electrochromic layer and the second transparent conductive layer.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a negative electrode plate for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has high capacity and good cycle characteristics and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A negative electrode plate for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the present invention contains a negative-electrode active material containing a carbon material and a silicon oxide, carboxymethylcellulose, a polyacrylate partially neutralized by at least one of NaOH and NH3, and a copolymer containing at least two selected from the group consisting of styrene, butadiene, methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and acrylonitrile as constitutional units.