Abstract: A communication terminal includes circuitry configured to: perform first transmission of connection request information indicating a connection request to a first explainer terminal that preferentially responds to the connection request from the communication terminal provided in an unmanned store; and receive response information indicating a response of connection availability from the first explainer terminal.

Abstract: A foam includes a tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or an inhalable agent, an aerosol forming agent, a foam stabilizing agent, and a foam forming agent. In one embodiment, a weight of the tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or the inhalable agent is 0.1-33 wt.-% of a weight of the foam, and a weight of the aerosol forming agent is 10-80 wt. % of the weight of the foam. In another embodiment, the foam forming agent is a non-protein contain polysaccharide and a weight of the foam forming agent is less than 20 wt.-% of the foam.

Abstract: Ensuring a high output temperature while preventing leakage of radioactive substances, etc. A nuclear reactor includes a fuel unit; a shield unit that covers a circumference of the fuel unit for shielding from radioactive rays; and a heat conductive portion that penetrates the shield unit, is arranged such that the heat conductive portion extends to inside of the fuel unit and outside of the shield unit, and transfers heat of the fuel unit to the outside of the shield unit by solid heat conduction.

Abstract: A particle set for producing a printed matter includes: a chromatic color toner containing toner particles A; and pressure-responsive particles containing base particles B, in which the base particles B contain a styrene resin containing, as polymerization components, styrene and a vinyl monomer other than styrene, and a (meth)acrylate resin containing, as a polymerization component, a (meth)acrylate, a mass ratio of the styrene resin to the (meth)acrylate resin (styrene resin:(meth)acrylate resin) is 80:20 to 20:80, a difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature of the pressure-responsive particles is 30° C. or more, and when the toner particles A have a volume average particle diameter D50A and the base particles B have a volume average particle diameter D50B, the D50A and the D50B satisfy formula 1-1: 1.5 ?m<(D50B?D50A).

Abstract: A recording apparatus configured to access a recording medium includes a controller that sets a temperature threshold value for execution of function limitation on the recording medium to the recording medium, wherein, based on an operation state of the recording apparatus, the controller selects whether to execute a first setting to set the temperature threshold value to a specific value or a second setting to set the temperature threshold value to a value greater than the specific value.

Abstract: A collision avoiding assist system avoids a collision of a first vehicle and a second vehicle. The collision avoiding assist system includes a first collision avoiding assist apparatus of the first vehicle and a second collision avoiding assist apparatus of the second vehicle. The second collision avoiding assist apparatus transmits a second wireless signal when determining that the first and second vehicles are colliding with each other, based on information, based on a first wireless signal transmitted from the first collision avoiding assist apparatus, and information from a surrounding information sensor apparatus of the second vehicle. The first collision avoiding assist apparatus executes a collision avoiding process for the first vehicle to avoid the collision of the first and second vehicles when the first collision avoiding assist apparatus receives the second wireless signal.

Abstract: A foam includes a tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or an inhalable agent, an aerosol forming agent, a foam stabilizing agent, and a foam forming agent. In one embodiment, a weight of the tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or the inhalable agent is 0.1-33 wt.-% of a weight of the foam, and a weight of the aerosol forming agent is 10-80 wt. % of the weight of the foam. In another embodiment, the foam forming agent is a non-protein contain polysaccharide and a weight of the foam forming agent is less than 20 wt.-% of the foam.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first terminal device, a second terminal device, and an advice providing device. The first terminal device is operated by an operator. The second terminal device is operated by a guest. The second terminal device communicates with the first terminal device through a network. The advice providing device includes circuitry that determines advice for the operator based on voice data including first voice data that is related to the operator and transmitted from the first terminal device and second voice data that is related to the guest and transmitted from the second terminal device. The circuitry of the advice providing device further transmits the advice to the first terminal device. The first terminal device receives the advice and displays, on a display, the advice.

Abstract: A battery block includes a plurality of cylindrical batteries, a battery holder having a plurality of accommodating parts into which axial one end portions of the cylindrical batteries are inserted, and a pair of terminal plates, that connect the cylindrical batteries in parallel. Each of the accommodating parts includes the partition wall formed along an outer peripheral surface of cylindrical battery, an extending portion that extends on the first end surface so as to surround a part of the first end surface on which the safety valve is disposed and is formed integrally with the partition wall, and an opening that exposes the part of the first end surface on which the safety valve is disposed.

Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and silica particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin that contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin that contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components and in which a ratio of a mass of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to a total mass of polymerization components is 90% by mass or more, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher, and a ratio of a surface coating rate Cs2 by the silica particles after application of the following first stress to a surface coating rate Cs1 by the silica particles before application of stress satisfies a relationship of 0.4?Cs2/Cs1?0.

Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and resin particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin that contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin that contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components, a ratio of a mass of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to a total mass of polymerization components is 90% by mass or more in the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher, and a ratio of a mass of the resin particles to a total mass of the pressure-responsive particles is 0.05% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less.

Abstract: A collision avoidance apparatus includes an object information acquisition device for acquiring object information including a three-dimensional object and dividing lines, a steering input value acquisition device for acquiring a steering input value based on a driver's steering operation, and control unit for executing collision avoidance control when a collision condition is satisfied based on the object information. When the steering input value of a steering operation to the right is defined to be positive, the control unit is configured to perform one of: avoiding executing the collision avoidance control even when the collision condition is satisfied; and changing a threshold value used for the collision condition so that satisfaction of this condition becomes more difficult, in a case where a right side adjacent lane is present, this lane is a lane in the same direction, and the steering input value is a predetermined positive steering threshold value or more.

Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus. A recording control unit performs control to record a still image or a moving image into a first recording medium. A control unit controls whether to permit execution of automatic background processing during a power saving period on the first recording medium. The control unit performs control to permit the execution of the automatic background processing during the power saving period when the still image is recorded into the first recording medium, and not to permit the execution of the automatic background processing during the power saving period when the moving image is recorded into the first recording medium.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed.

Abstract: A needleless injector according to the present disclosure includes a housing part including an accommodating space in which an intended injection substance is accommodated. The housing part includes: a housing part main body incorporating the accommodating space; a protrusion including a distal end surface in which an ejection port is formed, the protrusion having an outer diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of the housing part main body, the distal end surface having an outer circumference edge represented by an intersection point between a first straight line and a second straight line; and a connection part connecting the protrusion and the housing part main body to each other, and having an outer surface forming an annular inclined surface that is inclined with respect to a center axis of the housing part.

Abstract: [Object] To enable a user to simply and easily confirm update information of a plurality of pieces of content data handled by a plurality of various application programs without any troublesome operation. [Solving Means] A plurality of update information display cards (51) are aligned and displayed on a display screen (50). The update information display cards (51) displayed on the display screen (50) are associated with different pieces of content data, and update information of the content data is individually arranged on the corresponding update information display card (51). Moreover, the update information display cards (51) on which the update information of the different types of content data are arranged are aligned and displayed on the display screen (50) in a chronological order of the updates of the content data.

Abstract: It is desirable to provide a technology for enabling to make a reply to a received message by simple operation. There is provided an information processing device including an output control unit that, in a case where a received message has been obtained through a communication unit, controls display of first and second candidates of a transmission message, and sets the first candidate as a candidate in a selected state, in which: in a case where first pressing force has been detected by a first pressure sensor, the output control unit switches the candidate in the selected state from the first candidate to the second candidate; and in a case where second pressing force has been detected by a second pressure sensor, the output control unit controls the communication unit in such a manner that the candidate in the selected state is transmitted as the transmission message.

Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and fatty acid metal salt particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin which contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin which contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components and in which amass ratio of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to all polymerization components is 90% by mass or higher, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, and a difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher.

Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and inorganic oxide particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin which contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin which contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components and in which amass ratio of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to all polymerization components is 90% by mass or higher, a liberation rate of the inorganic oxide particles is 10% by mass or higher and 40% by mass or lower, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, and a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher.

Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and first inorganic oxide particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin which contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin which contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components and in which a mass ratio of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to all polymerization components is 90% by mass or higher, Db/Da which is a ratio of a number average particle diameter Db of the first inorganic oxide particles to a number average particle diameter Da of the pressure-responsive base particles is 0.05 or higher and 0.25 or lower, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, and a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher.