Abstract: Provided is a resin particle producing method including: a fiber aggregate producing step of directly joining fibers containing a thermoplastic resin with each other to obtain a fiber aggregate; and a particle forming step of forming the fiber aggregate into particles to obtain resin particles.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a platooning operation system organizes a platoon by causing a plurality of vehicles to cooperate on a predetermined route. An application reception processor accepts an application of a vehicle to join to the platoon including at least a designation of a platoon of a plurality of platoons for which a departure time and an arrival time at each point located on the route are preset, and a designation of a departure point and an arrival point on the route. An application management processor performs management of the application including determination on permission of reception of the application such that number of cooperating vehicles in each of the plurality of platoons does not exceed a predetermined number.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transport service method comprises organizing a vehicle group of a plurality of self-driving vehicles in which a parameter value inherent to vehicles falls within a predetermined range, and controlling cooperative travel of the self-driving vehicles in the vehicle group to perform transport service of baggage, persons, animals, and the like.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus (10) includes a substrate (100), an insulating layer (160), a light emitting element (102), a coating film (140), and a structure (150). The insulating layer (160) is formed over one surface of the substrate (100), and includes an opening (162). The light emitting element (102) is formed in the opening (162). The coating film (140) is formed over the one surface of the substrate (100), and covers a portion of the light emitting element (102), the insulating layer (160), and the one surface of the substrate (100). The coating film (140) does not cover another portion of the substrate (100) (for example, a portion of an end portion: hereinafter, referred to as a first portion). The structure (150) is located between the first portion of the substrate (100) and the insulating layer (160). The coating film (140) also covers the insulating layer (160).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes data acquisition circuitry and processing circuitry. The data acquisition circuitry is configured to acquire projection data of a first area and projection data of a second area, the first area being an area where the projection data is complete for one rotation, the second area being an area where the projection data is obtained for an angle smaller than the one rotation. The processing circuitry is configured to perform, for at least part of the first area, reconstruction processing using the projection data corresponding to a partial angle among the projection data and to perform, for the second area, reconstruction processing using the projection data of a smaller acquisition range that is smaller than one rotation.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus (10) includes a substrate (100), an insulating layer (160), a light emitting element (102), a coating film (140), and a structure (150). The insulating layer (160) is formed over one surface of the substrate (100), and includes an opening (162). The light emitting element (102) is formed in the opening (162). The coating film (140) is formed over the one surface of the substrate (100), and covers a portion of the light emitting element (102), the insulating layer (160), and the one surface of the substrate (100). The coating film (140) does not cover another portion of the substrate (100) (for example, a portion of an end portion: hereinafter, referred to as a first portion). The structure (150) is located between the first portion of the substrate (100) and the insulating layer (160). The coating film (140) also covers the insulating layer (160).

Abstract: The ink jet recording method is an ink jet recording method of recording an image on a recording medium using an ink jet recording apparatus including: a recording head in which a plurality of recording element substrates are arranged to form joint portions; and a cleaning unit including a plurality of wipers arranged to form wiper overlapping portions and wiping the joint portion by at least a part of the wiper overlapping portion. The cleaning unit wipes an ejection orifice surface on which the ejection orifice arrays are formed in order of the first ejection orifice array ejecting a first ink and the second ejection orifice array ejecting a second ink, and a dynamic surface tension (?D1) of the first ink is equal to or more than a static surface tension (?S2) of the second ink.

Abstract: A measurement method for brown adipose tissue includes a light input step of inputting near-infrared light from a light input unit into a measurement target portion, a light detection step of detecting light intensity of the near-infrared light having propagated through an interior of the measurement target portion by a light detection unit, and a calculation step of calculating an index value for a BAT amount from an oxygenated hemoglobin concentration or the like of the measurement target portion, which is acquired by near-infrared spectroscopy based on the detection result by the light detection unit.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus (10) includes a substrate (100), an insulating layer (160), a light emitting element (102), a coating film (140), and a structure (150). The insulating layer (160) is formed over one surface of the substrate (100), and includes an opening (162). The light emitting element (102) is formed in the opening (162). The coating film (140) is formed over the one surface of the substrate (100), and covers a portion of the light emitting element (102), the insulating layer (160), and the one surface of the substrate (100). The coating film (140) does not cover another portion of the substrate (100) (for example, a portion of an end portion: hereinafter, referred to as a first portion). The structure (150) is located between the first portion of the substrate (100) and the insulating layer (160). The coating film (140) also covers the insulating layer (160).

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus (10) includes a substrate (100), an insulating layer (160), a light emitting element (102), a coating film (140), and a structure (150). The insulating layer (160) is formed over one surface of the substrate (100), and includes an opening (162). The light emitting element (102) is formed in the opening (162). The coating film (140) is formed over the one surface of the substrate (100), and covers a portion of the light emitting element (102), the insulating layer (160), and the one surface of the substrate (100). The coating film (140) does not cover another portion of the substrate (100) (for example, a portion of an end portion: hereinafter, referred to as a first portion). The structure (150) is located between the first portion of the substrate (100) and the insulating layer (160). The coating film (140) also covers the insulating layer (160).

Abstract: The present invention is a method of suppressing bio-film formation on a structure in water, including irradiating light comprising the spectrum of 409 to 412 nm to the structure where bio-film formation is to be suppressed.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of preventing settlement of a sessile organism on a structure in water, including irradiating light comprising the spectrum of 409 to 412 nm to the structure where settlement of the sessile organism is prevented.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of suppressing larvae of barnacles in the settlement stage from settling on a substrate in water by irradiating light comprising the spectrum of 409 to 412 nm and a part of 400 to 460 nm to larvae of barnacles in the settlement stage in a direction from the substrate to the larvae of barnacles in the settlement stage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of killing larvae of sessile invertebrates in the settlement stage in water, comprising the step of irradiating light comprising the spectrum of 409 to 412 nm, to the larvae in the settlement stage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of stopping larvae of sessile invertebrates in the settlement stage from swimming or crawling in water, by irradiating light comprising the spectrum of 409 to 412 nm and a part of 400 to 440 nm, to the larvae in the settlement stage.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of stopping a larva of a sessile invertebrate in a settlement stage from swimming or crawling in water, by means of irradiating violet light having a wavelength range of 400 to 550 nm to the larva in the settlement stage of the sessile invertebrate.

Abstract: A protocol converter includes a MBR emulation unit connectable to a connector for an internal hard disk drive and configured to provide MBR in response to a request from a system BIOS, a first interface configured to acquire an OS from a remote hard disk drive through a network in response to an OS acquisition request from a secondary boot loader, a second interface configured to provide the secondary boot loader with the OS acquired by the first interface, and a conversion unit configured to perform conversion between a first protocol to be used by the first interface and a second protocol to be used by the second interface.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a storage device connected through an internal network with an external network. The storage device includes a storage medium for storing files and an access unit for carrying out data communication of an e-mail with an attached file for accessing the storage medium with a terminal that is coupled with the external network. The access unit accepts access to the storage medium from the terminal by carrying out the data communication of the e-mail.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a storage power supply system includes a first storage device coupled with a network, a second storage device coupled with the network and an uninterrupted power supply. The uninterrupted power supply comprises a backup circuit that supplies backup power when commercial power supply is interrupted. The uninterrupted power supply comprises a power supply state signal generation circuit that generates a power supply state signal indicating a state of the power. The power supply state signal includes a backup state signal indicating a supply of backup power. The first storage device performs a self-processing corresponding to a state in which backup power is supplied when the backup state signal generated by the power supply state signal generation circuit is inputted.

Abstract: A protocol converter includes a MBR emulation unit connectable to a connector for an internal hard disk drive and configured to provide MBR in response to a request from a system BIOS, a first interface configured to acquire an OS from a remote hard disk drive through a network in response to an OS acquisition request from a secondary boot loader, a second interface configured to provide the secondary boot loader with the OS acquired by the first interface, and a conversion unit configured to perform conversion between a first protocol to be used by the first interface and a second protocol to be used by the second interface.