Abstract: A heater includes a single plate substrate that extends along a first direction, and a first heat generating member disposed on a first surface of the substrate and covering a first portion of the first surface. The first heat generating member has electrodes formed at both end portions thereof in a second direction crossing the first direction and is electrically connected to a power source. The heater further includes a second heat generating member disposed on a second surface of the substrate and covering a second portion of the second surface at a location on the substrate that is offset with respect to a location of the first portion on the substrate in the first direction. The second heat generating member has electrodes formed at both end portions thereof in the second direction and is electrically connected to the power source.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus operable to perform measurement concerning a predetermined item for a target subject which is a measurement target. The apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to, for a captured image acquired by capturing of an image capturing range that includes the target subject, acquire distance information indicating a distribution of a subject distance from an image capturing apparatus that performed the capturing and, at least, normal line information that indicates a normal line of a surface of the target subject; and a presentation unit configured to present a notification that indicates an image capturing direction of the image capturing apparatus for performing measurement of the predetermined item based on the normal line information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A bonding layer evaluation system includes an elastic wave generation device configured to generate an elastic wave from a sample including a bonding layer; an elastic wave reflection body configured to reflect the elastic wave generated from the sample; a sample installation unit provided between the elastic wave generation device and the elastic wave reflection body; an elastic wave detection device disposed in a direction in which the elastic wave is reflected by the elastic wave reflection body, and configured to detect the reflected elastic wave; and a control device configured to evaluate a parameter related to the bonding layer. The control device evaluates the parameter related to the bonding layer by comparing the actual value of the elastic wave detected by the elastic wave detection device with a theoretical value of the elastic wave calculated based on a theoretical model related to the sample.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus has an airflow direction deflector having a shaft located in a second airflow passage extending from a heat exchanger to an air outlet of an outer panel, the shaft being connected to a vane and an airflow speed reducer provided between the heat exchanger and the shaft in the second airflow passage. The airflow speed reducer is spaced apart from a first airflow passage wall located between a first airflow passage extending from an air inlet of the outer panel to the heat exchanger and the second airflow passage. The airflow moves between the airflow speed reducer and the shaft at an airflow speed slower than the airflow speed thereof between the heat exchanger and the airflow speed reducer.

Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to perform a method. The method includes acquiring information on operation of one or more peripheral devices connectable to an information processing device and causing a peripheral device being connected to the information processing device to operate according to the information on the operation of the one or more peripheral devices.

Abstract: An information display apparatus that displays image information on a vehicle includes a HUD apparatus projecting a large-scale virtual image onto a distant position and serving as a first information display apparatus 100 arranged between a windshield glass 6 of the vehicle and an instrument panel, and effectively displays a plurality of pieces of the image information by making coordination with a second information display apparatus 48 close to the windshield glass 6, the second information display apparatus causing a transparent dispersion sheet in the windshield glass to directly reflect a screen of a large-scale high-resolution image display panel so that the screen is observed by the driver.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the importance analysis apparatus includes an importance calculator and a distribution calculator. Based on a trained model and a plurality of input data samples, the importance calculator calculates an importance of each of a plurality of feature amounts of each of the input data samples. The distribution calculator calculates a distribution of the importances of each of the feature amounts across the input data samples.

Abstract: The present invention relates to, for example, a method of producing a xanthohumol-containing composition, including: contacting a first mixture of a hop-derived, xanthohumol-containing component and a first solvent containing water and a water-miscible solvent with polyvinylpolypyrrolidone to adsorb xanthohumol on the polyvinylpolypyrrolidone; washing the polyvinylpolypyrrolidone containing xanthohumol adsorbed thereon with a second solvent; and eluting xanthohumol from the polyvinylpolypyrrolidone with a third solvent to obtain a xanthohumol-containing eluate, wherein the second solvent is an aqueous ethanol solution, and the third solvent is ethanol or an aqueous ethanol solution having a higher concentration than the second solvent.

Abstract: A cell culture instrument configured to detach cells at a desired position and a cell processing method using the cell culture instrument. The cell culture instrument includes: a substrate; and a photoreactive layer having a photosolubility and a photothermal convertibility, wherein the photoreactive layer is laminated on the substrate, and the photoreactive layer includes a polymer having a photosolubility and a photothermal convertibility.

Abstract: The present invention acquires, from control data for an apparatus to be controlled in a normal operation, a relationship between a noise included in a reception signal from a cable and the apparatus to be controlled. An information processing device (13) is provided with a correlation derivation unit (13212, 13212d) for deriving a correlation value between a variation of a time-series data (1331) of a noise included in a signal input through a cable in a network and a variation of a time-series data (1332) of control data of an apparatus to be controlled (11, 16) in the network.

Abstract: A developing cartridge may include a housing configured to hold toner. The cartridge may further include a developing roller including a developing roller shaft, a supply roller including a supply roller shaft, a developing electrode and a supply electrode. The developing electrode and supply electrode may be configured to guide an electrical contact of an image forming apparatus in one or more directions. In some examples, the developing electrode and supply electrode may have angled surfaces that extend toward one another.

Abstract: A driving device of one embodiment includes a phase estimator and a voltage controller. The phase estimator estimates a phase of stator interlinkage magnetic flux of an electric motor based on a current flowing through the electric motor, a voltage command of a drive voltage applied to the electric motor, and a winding resistance value of the electric motor. The voltage controller acquires a first voltage vector component in a direction in which the stator interlinkage magnetic flux acts and a second voltage vector component in a direction which is orthogonal to the direction in which the stator interlinkage magnetic flux acts for the voltage command of the drive voltage, and sets the voltage command of the drive voltage based on the first voltage vector component and the second voltage vector component.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optically clear adhesive sheet that has excellent flexibility and prevents delay bubbles in high temperature and high humidity environments. The optically clear adhesive sheet of the present invention sequentially includes a first surface-adhesive layer, an intermediate adhesive layer, and a second surface-adhesive layer. The first surface-adhesive layer and the second surface-adhesive layer each have a higher storage elastic modulus at 85° C. than the intermediate adhesive layer. The first surface-adhesive layer and the second surface-adhesive layer each have a storage elastic modulus at 85° C. of 3.0×104 Pa or higher and 30.0×104 Pa or lower. The intermediate adhesive layer has a storage elastic modulus at 85° C. of 1.0×104 Pa or higher and 15.0×104 Pa or lower. The intermediate adhesive layer contains polyurethane.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores therein a generating program that causes a computer to execute a process including: receiving a word; generating a first and a second vectors according to the received word by applying a first and a second conversion parameters each to the received word; and generating a new third vector according to the word based on the generated first and second vectors.

Abstract: A exhaust gas mixing apparatus includes an outer cylinder being configured to an insulating ceramic; fins being configured to an insulating ceramic, the fins being provided on an inner side of the outer cylinder; and an electric heating portion embedded in at least a part of the outer cylinder and/or the fins.

Abstract: A polarization property image measurement device includes: a first radiation unit that radiates light beams in different polarization conditions onto a target object after subjecting the light beams to intensity modulation at frequencies different from one another; a light receiving unit including first photoelectric conversion units that photoelectrically convert the light beams having been radiated from the first radiation unit and scattered at the target object in correspondence to each of the different polarization conditions, and second photoelectric conversion units that photoelectrically convert visible light from the target object; and a processor that detects signals individually output from the first photoelectric conversion units at the different frequencies and differentiates each signal from other signals so as to determine an origin of the signal as one of the light beams; and creates an image of the target object based upon signals individually output from the second photoelectric conversion un

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a gas turbine includes: a casing; a rotor shaft penetrating through the casing; a plurality of turbine stages which are in the casing and are arranged along an axial direction of the rotor shaft and through which a working fluid passes; two bearings disposed on outer sides of the casing in terms of the axial direction and supporting the rotor shaft in a rotatable manner; and a plurality of outlet pipes through which the working fluid having finished work in the turbine stages is discharged. The outlet pipes are provided in an upper half and a lower half of the casing.

Abstract: An intermediate structure for manufacturing a micro LED display includes a transparent substrate that is configured to allow laser light of a certain wavelength to be transmitted there through, a first resin layer arranged on the transparent substrate, a second resin layer arranged on the first resin layer, and a plurality of micro LED chips arranged on the second resin layer. The first resin layer and the second resin layer are patterned to correspond to the plurality of micro LED chips.

Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting component failure in a vehicle and alerting a driver based thereon. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving sensor data from at least one vehicle sensor over a period of time, processing the sensor data using a predictive model to detect an anomaly indicative of an upcoming component failure, determining a severity of the upcoming component failure based on at least one operating characteristic of the vehicle, and providing an alert to the driver of the vehicle regarding the severity of the upcoming component failure.