Abstract: A substrate processing method includes a liquid film forming step of forming a liquid film, a liquid film heat retaining step of keeping the liquid film warm, a gas phase layer forming step of forming a gas phase layer which holds the processing liquid on a center portion of the liquid film, an opening forming step of forming an opening in the center portion of the liquid film by excluding the processing liquid held by the gas phase layer, a substrate rotating step of rotating the substrate around a rotation axis, and an opening expanding step of expanding the opening, while a state in which the gas phase layer is formed on an inner circumferential edge of the liquid film is maintained, by moving the irradiation region toward a circumferential edge portion of the substrate while the liquid film heat retaining step and the substrate rotating step are performed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for regulating carbohydrate metabolism, the composition containing, as an active ingredient, an agent for controlling the amount of D-amino acid in the living body of a subject. Moreover, the present invention provides a method for assessing carbohydrate metabolism conditions of a subject by monitoring the amount of D-amino acid in the living body of the subject.

Abstract: For example, an influence of a series resonant circuit formed when a switching unit is turned off is reduced. An illumination device includes a light emission element including a first light emission unit group including a plurality of first light emission units and a second light emission unit group including a plurality of second light emission units, a first electrode of the first light emission unit group and a second electrode of the second light emission unit group made common, a first switching unit connected between a power supply and a third electrode of the first light emission unit group, a second switching unit connected between the power supply and a fourth electrode of the second light emission unit group, and at least one capacitor connected to a connection point between the power supply and the first switching unit and second switching unit.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing head, a control unit, and a reading unit, and the printing apparatus forms a test pattern for correcting printing characteristics on the medium and corrects the printing characteristics based on a reading result of the test pattern obtained by the reading unit. The control unit acquires moire characteristics information for determining whether moire of a reading density due to an interference between an arrangement of a plurality of dots included in the test pattern and the reading resolution at the reading unit occurs. The control unit controls the ejection of the droplet such that when the moire characteristics information does not indicate occurrence of the moire, the test pattern is formed on the medium N1 times and when the moire characteristics information indicates occurrence of the moire, the test pattern is formed on the medium N2 times, N2 being an integer greater than N1.

Abstract: A field effect transistor includes at least one line trench extending downward from a top surface of a channel region which laterally surrounds or underlies the at least one line trench, a gate dielectric contacting all surfaces of the at least one line trench and including a planar gate dielectric portion that extends over an entirety of a top surface of the channel region, a gate electrode, a source region, and a drain region.

Abstract: For example, a decrease in beam intensity at a portion where beam profiles overlap in uniform irradiation is suppressed.

Abstract: For example, a light emitting element capable of increasing a speed at which light emission of light emission units is switched is provided.

Abstract: Resolution is improved while suppressing the number of light emitting elements disposed in an optical module.

Abstract: A field effect transistor includes at least one line trench extending downward from a top surface of a channel region which laterally surrounds or underlies the at least one line trench, a gate dielectric contacting all surfaces of the at least one line trench and including a planar gate dielectric portion that extends over an entirety of a top surface of the channel region, a gate electrode, a source region, and a drain region.

Abstract: To improve resolution while suppressing the number of light emitting elements arranged in an optical module. The optical module is provided with an optical element that converts a light beam emitted from the light emitting element into a substantially parallel light beam or a light beam having a predetermined angular width, and a diffraction element that diffracts the light beam to separate into a plurality of light beams. The diffraction element generates diffracted lights in n direction, and an angle ?x formed between one diffraction direction and a side in a direction in which the light emitting element is arranged satisfies tan?1 (b/3a). A diffraction angle ?x of the diffracted light satisfies m·sgrt((3?a){circumflex over (?)}2+?b{circumflex over (?)}2)/(2(2n+1)). Note that, ?a and ?b are angular differences of two light beams caused by inter-light emission distances a and b. Furthermore, n is a natural number, and m is a natural number excluding an integral multiple of 2n+1.

Abstract: A recording device, including a transport roller whose circumference length is different from nozzle array length in a transport direction, performs TP recording control to record a group of test patterns, in which a plurality of test patterns including a first patch and a second patch with different positions in the transport direction are arranged in a main scanning direction, and in which an amount of liquid ejected for a boundary area between the first patch and the second patch is different for each test pattern, wherein, in the TP recording control, records a first TP group and a second TP group at different positions in the transport direction onto a medium, transports the medium by a first distance based on the nozzle array length as a transport between the recording of the first patch and the second patch of the TP, and, as a transport between the recording of the second patch of the first TP group and the recording of the first patch of the second TP group, transports the medium by a second distance

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine a first shutter speed based on a reciprocal of a light amount change frequency of detected flicker and a selection unit configured to select a second shutter speed as a candidate in capturing an image of the object with reduced effect of the flicker. If a third shutter speed is set in advance, the determination unit determines a closer one of shutter speeds to the third shutter speed than the others as the first shutter speed, wherein the shutter speeds being integer multiples of a shutter speed that is the reciprocal of the light amount change frequency of the flicker detected. The selection unit selects one of settable shutter speeds of the image capturing apparatus as the second shutter speed, wherein the one has a smaller difference from the first shutter speed than the others.

Abstract: To provide a moisture sensor controlling apparatus, a moisture sensor controlling system, and a moisture sensor controlling method that make it possible to reduce power consumption more effectively. A moisture sensor controlling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a sensor state selecting section. The sensor state selecting section controls an operation state of at least one moisture sensor on the basis of environment information regarding an environment of soil in which crops are planted, and on the basis of position information regarding a position of the at least one moisture sensor, the at least one moisture sensor being installed in the soil and detecting a moisture amount in the soil.

Abstract: A signal generation apparatus is used in a ToF camera system especially adopting the indirect system and suppresses occurrence of a cyclic error. The signal generation apparatus includes a first pulse generator configured to generate a pulse to be supplied to a light source that irradiates light upon a distance measurement target, a second pulse generator configured to generate a pulse to be supplied to a pixel that receives the light reflected by the distance measurement target, and a signal selection section configured to select and output a duty cycle of a signal to be outputted from the first pulse generator from between a first duty cycle and a second duty cycle different from the first duty cycle.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an illumination apparatus and a ranging apparatus, the illumination apparatus including a light-emitting element that includes a plurality of light emitter groups, the illumination apparatus being suitable to drive the light emitter for each light emitter group. [Solving Means] An illumination apparatus according to the present technology includes a light-emitting element and a drive circuit. The light-emitting element includes a plurality of first light emitters, a plurality of second light emitters, a lower electrode that is connected to the plurality of first light emitters and the plurality of second light emitters, a first upper electrode that is connected to each of the plurality of first light emitters, and a second upper electrode that is connected to each of the plurality of second light emitters.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a flicker frequency of a subject light source by sampling an output signal of a sensor in first sampling processing, a determination unit configured to determine whether the detected flicker frequency falls within a detection target range, by sampling an output signal of the sensor in second sampling processing, and a control unit configured to perform control to notify a user in response to determination by the determination unit that the detected flicker frequency falls out of a detection target range in the first sampling processing.

Abstract: There is provided a piezoelectric vibrator element which is excellent in vibration characteristics, high in quality, and capable of suppressing a frequency fluctuation after a frequency adjustment. The piezoelectric vibrator element is provided with a piezoelectric plate having a pair of vibrating arm parts, an electrode film disposed on obverse and reverse surfaces of the piezoelectric plate, and weight metal films for a frequency adjustment disposed on the electrode film at the obverse surface side in the vibrating arm parts. The reverse surface of the vibrating arm part has a reverse side exposure part from which the piezoelectric plate is exposed. The obverse surface of the vibrating arm part has an obverse side exposure part from which the weight metal film and the electrode film are removed, and from which the piezoelectric plate is exposed.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor section and a signal processor for processing an image input from the image sensor section via a signal line. A control arithmetic unit switches the signal processor to a recognition mode or a learning mode. The image sensor section includes an image capturing section for generating the image, and a sensor recognition section for performing recognition processing based on the image. The signal processor includes a recognition section for performing, in the recognition mode, recognition processing by inputting the image input from the image sensor section to a learning model, and a learning section for performing, in the learning mode, machine learning of the learning model based on a recognition result obtained by the sensor recognition section and the image input from the image sensor section.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor section and a signal processor for processing an image input from the image sensor section via a signal line. A control arithmetic unit switches the image sensor section to a recognition mode or a learning mode. The image sensor section includes an image capturing section for generating an image, and a sensor recognition section for performing, in the recognition mode, recognition processing by inputting the image to a first learning model. The signal processor includes a recognition section for performing recognition processing by inputting the image to a second learning model. The image sensor section further includes a sensor learning section for updating, in the learning mode, the first learning model, based on a recognition result obtained by the second recognition unit and input from the signal processor, and an image generated by the image capturing unit.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a low-resistance a multi-layer electrode and method of making a multi-layer electrode. Silicon is deposited on a substrate to form a top silicon layer. Nickel is deposited onto the top silicon layer to form a nickel layer. The substrate is annealed for a first time period and at a first temperature to form a di-nickel silicide layer with a remainder silicon layer between the di-nickel silicide layer and the substrate. Unreacted nickel of the nickel layer is removed to expose the di-nickel silicide layer. The substrate is annealed for a second time period and at a second temperature to form a nickel monosilicide layer from the di-nickel silicide layer and the remainder silicon layer such that the nickel monosilicide layer forms between a remainder di-nickel silicide layer and the substrate. The remainder di-nickel silicide layer and nickel monosilicide layer form a multi-layer electrode.