Abstract: Provided is an RF shield that achieves a balance between an improved irradiation efficiency and suppression of eddy current-induced heat by a gradient magnetic field coil, while avoiding complexity of conductor pattern design for suppressing an eddy current by the gradient magnetic field coil. A cylindrical RF shield, which is one of elements constituting a high-frequency coil unit, is formed by rolling patterned conductive thin films formed on both front and back surfaces of an insulating sheet, front and back patterns of the patterned conductive thin film are mirror-symmetrical in a central axis direction of a cylinder, the front pattern is divided into two in the central axis direction, one side of two divided patterns is further divided into two in a circumferential direction, each of three independent pattern islands has slits such that strips are formed along to the cylinder axis direction, and each of the strips has a portion connected in an up-down direction at one location.

Abstract: To suppress eddy current generation by a gradient magnetic field while an RF shield has a function of reducing magnetic coupling of an RF coil with a gradient magnetic coil, the RF shield must be formed of a conductive material of a tiled or slitted strip-shaped thin plate. On the other hand, cooling must be performed to suppress temperature rise due to heat generation by the eddy current. Furthermore, to enlarge an opening through which a patient is inserted, the gradient magnetic coil, the RF coil, and the RF shield, which are located in a static field magnet and have roughly concentrically cylindrical shapes, are required to be reduced in thickness.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus generates content data including image data corresponding to products, and associates a sound effect identifier indicative of sound effect data in a memory region in a terminal with the image data in accordance with an operator's operation. The apparatus transmits to the terminal the image data together with the sound effect identifier associated with the image data in order to cause the terminal to play the image data and the sound effect data corresponding to the image data.

Abstract: A NOx amount capable of being absorbed by a criteria catalyst as a boundary between degradation and normality is supplied to a NOx storage reduction catalyst and thereafter, a reducer amount corresponding to the NOx amount is supplied by a rich spike operation. Degradation of the NOx catalyst is determined based upon the output of the NOx sensor at this time. Since the degradation of the NOx catalyst is determined only by a magnitude of the NOx sensor output, the degradation diagnosis can be performed with high precision. While the catalyst is normal, the excessive reducers are not supplied and therefore, deterioration of the fuel consumption can be prevented.

Abstract: The NOx sensor malfunction diagnostic device includes a control section. The control section performs the supplying of an excess amount of reducing agent, which is more than an amount required to reduce adsorbed NOx in a NOx reduction catalyst when a predetermined amount of NOx has been adsorbed in the NOx catalyst, and detects malfunctions of the NOx sensor based on NOx sensor output signal when the excess amount of reduction agent is supplied.

Abstract: An NOx catalyst of storage reduction type and an after-catalyst NOx sensor are provided in an exhaust passage in an internal combustion engine. The after-catalyst NOx sensor detects the NOx concentration on the downstream side of the NOx catalyst. The NOx concentration on the upstream side of the NOx catalyst is detected or estimated. The possible abnormality of the after-catalyst NOx sensor is determined by comparing the NOx concentration on the upstream side of the NOx catalyst detected or estimated and the NOx concentration detected by the after-catalyst NOx sensor, under the condition that the NOx catalyst does not substantially absorb NOx in exhaust gas. Abnormality diagnosis is performed with the possible impact of the NOx catalyst inhibited.

Abstract: The NOx sensor malfunction diagnostic device includes a control section. The control section performs the supplying of an excess amount of reducing agent, which is more than an amount required to reduce adsorbed NOx in a NOx reduction catalyst when a predetermined amount of NOx has been adsorbed in the NOx catalyst, and detects malfunctions of the NOx sensor based on NOx sensor output signal when the excess amount of reduction agent is supplied.

Abstract: An exhaust gas control apparatus includes a PM trapping filter provided in an exhaust gas passage of an internal combustion engine, an oxygen concentration sensor provided upstream of the filter, a device that estimates the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas supplied to the oxygen concentration sensor, and a device that estimates the amount of PM trapped in the filter based on the estimated exhaust gas air-fuel ratio and the oxygen concentration sensor output. The amount of PM trapped in the filter is estimated using the fact that the oxygen concentration sensor output value changes according to the exhaust gas air-fuel ratio and the amount of PM accumulated on the oxygen concentration sensor. As a result, the structure of the exhaust passage is able to be kept simple because only an oxygen concentration sensor is added upstream of the filter.

Abstract: A NOx amount capable of being absorbed by a criteria catalyst as a boundary between degradation and normality is supplied to a NOx storage reduction catalyst and thereafter, a reducer amount corresponding to the NOx amount is supplied by a rich spike operation. Degradation of the NOx catalyst is determined based upon the output of the NOx sensor at this time. Since the degradation of the NOx catalyst is determined only by a magnitude of the NOx sensor output, the degradation diagnosis can be performed with high precision. While the catalyst is normal, the excessive reducers are not supplied and therefore, deterioration of the fuel consumption can be prevented.

Abstract: An NOx catalyst of storage reduction type and an after-catalyst NOx sensor are provided in an exhaust passage in an internal combustion engine. The after-catalyst NOx sensor detects the NOx concentration on the downstream side of the NOx catalyst. The NOx concentration on the upstream side of the NOx catalyst is detected or estimated. The possible abnormality of the after-catalyst NOx sensor is determined by comparing the NOx concentration on the upstream side of the NOx catalyst detected or estimated and the NOx concentration detected by the after-catalyst NOx sensor, under the condition that the NOx catalyst does not substantially absorb NOx in exhaust gas. Abnormality diagnosis is performed with the possible impact of the NOx catalyst inhibited.

Abstract: A gas sensor element which may be employed in measuring the concentration of gas such O2 is provided. The gas sensor element is of a laminated type and designed to introduce gas to be measured into a measurement gas chamber through a diffusion resistor. The measurement gas chamber has a volume of 0.15 mm3 in order to facilitate expelling of the gas remaining within the measurement gas chamber during transition of thermal activation of the gas sensor element.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a data processing apparatus comprising: an operating system that manages a correlation between a specific button and a predetermined application allocated for the specific button, and that starts the predetermined application when the specific button is depressed; a storage area that stores data with respect to the correlation; a registry area that is provided separately from the storage area; a first application that is to be started by the operating system when the specific button is depressed; and, a setup application that sets the registry area, wherein the first application reads data correlated with the specific button in the registry area after the registry area is set by the setup application, wherein the first application starts a second application when the data includes an instruction to launch the second application.

Abstract: A gas sensor element and a related manufacturing method are disclosed. The gas sensor element comprises a solid electrolyte body 11, having oxygen ion conductivity, which has both surfaces formed with a measuring gas detecting electrode and a reference gas detecting electrode, respectively, and a porous layer, covering the measuring gas detecting electrode and permeating measuring gases, which is formed using a porous layer green sheet containing fibrous organic materials, oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to a thickness direction thereof, which are caused to burn down to form a coarse layer with large porosity in one area closer to the solid electrolyte and a dense layer with less porosity than that of the coarse layer in the other area remote from the solid electrolyte body to provide capability of permeating measuring gases in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the porous layer.

Abstract: A multilayered gas sensing element 2 is positioned in a cylindrical housing 10 via a cylindrical insulator 3. The multilayered gas sensing element 2 includes a narrow-width portion 21 and a wide-width portion 22. The wide-width portion 22 is in a fixed relationship with respect to the insulator 3. The narrow-width portion 21 is in a floating relationship with respect to the insulator 3. The narrow-width portion 21 has a gas sensing portion for detecting the concentration of a specific gas contained in a measuring objective gas.

Abstract: A multilayered gas sensing element includes a sensor cell and a ceramic heater which are integrally laminated. The sensor cell has a solid electrolytic substrate containing an electrolytic component serving as a main component of the ionic conductive solid electrolyte. The ceramic heater has a heater substrate containing the insulating ceramic as a main component. The solid electrolytic substrate includes a first electrolytic layer containing the insulating ceramic at a position closest to the ceramic heater, and a second electrolytic layer whose insulating ceramic content is smaller than that of the first electrolytic layer.

Abstract: A heater substrate contains insulating ceramic. Each of first and second solid electrolytic substrates contains first and second components. A thermal expansion coefficient of the second component is different from a thermal expansion coefficient of the insulating ceramic by an amount equal to or less than 2.0×10?6° C.?1. A second component content of the first solid electrolytic substrate is different from an insulating ceramic content of the heater substrate by an amount equal to or less than 90 wt. %. A second component content of the second solid electrolytic substrate is different from the second component content of the first solid electrolytic substrate by an amount equal to or greater than 10 wt. %. The second component content of the first or second solid electrolytic substrate is equal to or less than 80 wt. %.

Abstract: A gas sensor element which may be employed in measuring the concentration of gas such O2 is provided. The gas sensor element is of a laminated type and designed to introduce gas to be measured into a measurement gas chamber through a diffusion resistor. The measurement gas chamber has a volume of 0.15 mm3 in order to facilitate expelling of the gas remaining within the measurement gas chamber during transition of thermal activation of the gas sensor element.

Abstract: A nonfragile ad quickly activatable structure of a gas sensor element which may be built in a gas sensor employed in an air-fuel ratio control system for automotive vehicles for measuring the concentration of gas such O2, NOx, or CO. The gas sensor element is made of a lamination of a measurement gas electrode, a reference gas electrode, and a heater. The heater works to elevate the temperature of the gas sensor element up to a given value required to bring the gas sensor element into an activated condition. The heater includes a heater substrate, a heating element, and power supply leads. A minimum distance X between an edge of the heater substrate and an edge of the heating element meets a relation of 0.1 mm≦X≦0.6 mm, thereby minimizing a thermal expansion difference between the heater element and the heater substrate to avoid cracks in a portion of the heater substrate near the heater element.

Abstract: A measuring objective gas side electrode is provided on a surface of a solid electrolytic substrate. A reference electrode is provided on another surface of the solid electrolytic substrate. The measuring objective gas side electrode is exposed to a chamber. A gas introducing passage extends to connect the chamber to an external environment of the gas sensing element. A relationship S/Ld≦1.5 is established, where S represents a cross-sectional area of an inner open end of the gas introducing passage opening to the chamber, L represents a circumferential length of the inner open end, and d represents a thickness of the chamber in the vicinity of the inner open end of the gas introducing passage.

Abstract: A multilayered gas sensing element 2 is positioned in a cylindrical housing 10 via a cylindrical insulator 3. The multilayered gas sensing element 2 includes a narrow-width portion 21 and a wide-width portion 22. The wide-width portion 22 is in a fixed relationship with respect to the insulator 3. The narrow-width portion 21 is in a floating relationship with respect to the insulator 3. The narrow-width portion 21 has a gas sensing portion for detecting the concentration of a specific gas contained in a measuring objective gas.