Abstract: A gas meter includes a flow rate measurer that is located at a gas passage and measures a flow rate of the gas flowing through the passage, a self-diagnoser that performs self-diagnosis, and a vibration detector that detects vibration. The gas meter also includes a calculator that calculates an earthquake index value based on the detected vibration, the earthquake index value indicating the scale of an earthquake, a blocker that switches from an open state to a closed state of the passage when the earthquake index value is not less than a predetermined value, and a restoring method determiner that, when the blocker is in the closed state, determines a restoring method of restoring the blocker from the closed state to the open state based on a result of the diagnosis by the self-diagnoser and the earthquake index value.

Abstract: A motor assembly includes a housing, a first substrate, a second substrate, and a cover. The housing includes a tubular portion that accommodates a motor whose axis of rotation extends in the vertical direction. The first substrate opposes the radial outer end surface of the tubular portion in the radial direction. The second substrate extends perpendicularly to the axial direction and is above the motor. The cover includes a first cover portion that covers the radial outer end surface of the first substrate, and a second cover portion that covers the upper surface of the second substrate. The outer edge of the first cover portion as viewed from the radial direction and the outer edge of the second cover portion as viewed from the axial direction come into contact with the housing via a seal.

Abstract: A steering control system that controls a steering device of a vehicle includes a storage unit, and a control unit configured to make a state transition to a normal control state via a start-up state after a power source system of the vehicle is started. In the start-up state, the control unit executes a correction information storing process of acquiring correction element information using a state variable obtained from the steering device and writing correction information obtained based on the correction element information into the storage unit. In the start-up state, the control unit is configured to execute an abnormal condition determination process of determining whether an abnormal condition indicating that the correction information is abnormal is met. The correction information storing process is re-executed when the abnormal condition is met. The abnormal condition determination process is executed at least either before or after the correction information storing process.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition, in particular, a compound suitable for preventing and/or treating inflammatory diseases and/or neurodegenerative disease. The present inventors have conducted intensive studies to find a compound having an inhibitory effect on NLRP3 inflammasome activation and found that an annulated pyridazine compound has an inhibitory effect on NLRP3 inflammasome activation, thus completing the present invention. The annulated pyridazine compound of the present invention is expected to serve as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for inflammatory diseases and/or neurodegenerative diseases.

Abstract: The present disclosure is a photonic crystal fiber in which a plurality of holes are formed in a cladding, having a uniform light refractive index, capable of propagating three modes of a fundamental mode, a first higher-order mode, and a second higher-order mode, wherein the plurality of holes are disposed in a triangular lattice pattern so as to surround a center of the photonic crystal fiber with no hole disposed at the center of the photonic crystal fiber, and the photonic crystal fiber has a ratio d/A of a diameter d of each of the holes to a pitch A between the holes such that a confinement loss of a third higher-order mode at a minimum wavelength within a used wavelength range is 1.0 dB/m or more and a confinement loss at a maximum wavelength is 0.001 dB/km or less.

Abstract: The motor control unit reduces the drive braking torque for applying the braking force to the drive wheel by the reverse rotation timing predicted by the reverse rotation prediction unit at the latest, and the friction braking unit increases a friction braking force applied to the drive wheel by the friction braking device so that the friction braking force exceeds the braking force provided by the drive braking torque by the reverse rotation timing predicted by the reverse rotation prediction unit at the latest.

Abstract: A steering control device includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute a control angle calculation process, an angle feedback process, and a standard value adjustment process. The control angle calculation process is a process of calculating a control angle as an absolute angle relative to a standard value, and the angle feedback process is a process of performing feedback control on the control angle, and the standard value adjustment process is a process of adjusting the stored standard value. The standard value adjustment process includes a process of, when, in a straight-ahead state, the control angle deviates from a value showing the straight-ahead state, adjusting the standard value such that the deviation of the control angle from the value showing the straight-ahead state decreases.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a driving control device and an auxiliary control device, the vehicle including a main power source, an auxiliary power source, and a supply path, the supply path being a path configured to be opened and closed according to a state of a start switch of the vehicle. The driving control device is a device that controls a state of equipment installed in the vehicle and the auxiliary control device is a device that controls a state of the auxiliary power source. The driving control device is configured to execute a storage process, a permission signal transmission process, and an initial value process, and the auxiliary control device is configured to execute a permission signal reception process and a stop process.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle includes a plurality of control circuits configured to control a control object by starting in response to powering-on of a vehicle and to perform power latch control for continuing to be supplied with electric power in a predetermined period in response to powering-off of the vehicle. Each of the control circuits is configured to perform starting after all of the control circuits have recognized the powering-on of the vehicle in a case where the vehicle is powered on while the power latch control is being performed after the vehicle has been powered off.

Abstract: A steering control device includes a control circuit configured to control driving of a reaction force motor that generates steering reaction force applied to a steering wheel in which power transmission with turning wheels of a vehicle is separated. When a vehicle power source is turned on, the control circuit requests a vehicle control device to stop traveling of the vehicle when information is exchanged with the vehicle control device in a manner that does not follow a predetermined pattern.

Abstract: A turning control device includes a precursor detection circuit configured to detect a precursor of an abnormality by which a smooth operation of a turning device is impaired. The precursor detection circuit is configured to start measurement of a total running time of a vehicle when the precursor is detected, and is configured to execute a process of reporting the precursor, based on the measured total running time. The precursor detection circuit is configured to perform the measurement of the total running time regardless of whether the precursor is detected again, when a vehicle electric power source is switched off and then is switched on again after the precursor is detected once.

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including: a pixel section configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged therein; and an AD conversion unit configured to perform analog-to-digital (AD) conversion on a pixel signal on the basis of a result of comparison between a first voltage of a signal, which is obtained by adding, via capacitances, the pixel signal of the pixel and a reference signal that linearly changes in a direction opposite to the pixel signal, with a second voltage serving as a reference.

Abstract: An electric circuit includes a first power-supply line, a second power-supply line, a ground line, a first circuit, a second circuit, an RC series circuit, a capacitor, and a noise filter. The first circuit is configured to be electrically connected to the first power-supply line via a first power-supply terminal and electrically connected to the ground line via a first ground terminal. The second circuit is configured to be electrically connected to the second power-supply line via a second power-supply terminal and electrically connected to the ground line via a second ground terminal. The RC series circuit is disposed between the first power-supply terminal and the first ground terminal. The capacitor is disposed between the second power-supply terminal and the second ground terminal. The noise filter is disposed between the first power-supply line and the second power-supply line.

Abstract: A wireless mobile object 1 includes: a response unit 32 that responds to a call received through a voice channel over a mobile communication network; and a control unit 36 that controls an action of the wireless mobile object, based on maneuver information received through the voice channel.

Abstract: An electrophotographic member including at least a base layer, an elastic layer, and a surface layer comprising a fluorocarbon resin in this order, wherein the elastic layer has a surface resistivity of 1×1014?/? or more, the surface layer has a surface resistivity of 1×1015?/? or more, the electrophotographic member further has a resin layer between the elastic layer and the surface layer, the resin layer includes an ionic conducting agent, and the resin layer has a surface resistivity of 1×1014?/? or more.

Abstract: An operation support apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires an operation status of transportation means; a generation unit that performs processing of recognizing voices of a first staff who gives an instruction to operate the transportation means and a second staff who is instructed by the first staff, and generates character information obtained by converting the recognized voice into characters; a detection unit that performs syntax analysis on the character information and detects wrong recognition by the first or second staff; and a display control unit that displays the character information and the detection result of the wrong recognition by the detection unit on a display device visually recognizable by the first staff, thereby reducing occurrence of an accident due to the wrong recognition by the staff related to operation of the transportation means at a site where the transportation means is operated.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus connected to a first post-processing machine that executes first post-processing on at least one of a plurality of sheets includes: an image forming device that forms an image on each of the sheet; and a controller that instructs, in response to an output of a target sheet that satisfies a specific condition from the image forming section, the first post-processing machine to execute the first post-processing on the target sheet and a stacked sheet among the sheets.

Abstract: There is a need to provide an image generator and an image generation method capable of avoiding wasting a normal printed matter if any in sheets of paper output after an occurrence of waste paper. When paper contains an abnormal image, the paper is detected as waste paper based on a read result from an image read sensor. Detection of the waste paper allows an image generator to perform reprint from a print job for the waste paper. Normal-image paper may be contained in sheets of paper output between detection of the waste paper and the reprint to be performed. In this case, the normal-image paper is used as a normal printed matter and is avoided from being consumed wastefully.

Abstract: An energy storage apparatus 50 includes: a cell 62; positive and negative external terminals 51, 52; a current interruption device 53 disposed on a first line 55P that connects the cell and one of the external terminals; a resistor 54 for current measurement that is disposed on a second line 55N that connects the cell and the other of the external terminals; a discharge circuit 120 connected to the cell 62 and the current interruption device 53 in parallel; and a control device 130. The discharge circuit 120 includes a discharge resistor 121 and a discharge switch 123.