Abstract: A smear system includes smear preparing apparatus that prepares a smear slide and a smear transporting apparatus that transports the smear slide to a smear-image capture apparatus. The smear preparing apparatus includes: a smear preparation part that smears a sample on a slide; and a smear arrangement part that places smear slides in a smear container. The smear transporting apparatus includes: a smear-container transport part that transports the smear container with the smear slides; an identification-information acquisition part that acquires identification information on whether image capturing by the smear-image capture apparatus is necessary, from each of the smear slides accommodated in the smear container positioned on a transport path of the smear-container transport part; and a smear transfer part that transfers the smear slide whose image is to be captured to the smear-image capture apparatus on the basis of the identification information acquired by the identification-information acquisition part.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing unit configured to apply ink containing a coloring material, and a reactive liquid that reacts with the ink, to a printing medium, a reading unit configured to read an ink image on the printing medium, a printing control unit configured to cause the printing unit to print a plurality of ink images different in application amount of the reactive liquid on the printing medium, and a determination unit configured to determine an application amount of the reactive liquid in printing using a predetermined type of printing medium, based on a correlation between a plurality of reading results obtained by the reading unit by reading the plurality of ink images printed on the predetermined type of printing medium.

Abstract: A print position adjustment mode is performed with high accuracy while consumption of print media is saved. An inkjet printing apparatus prints an adjustment pattern including multiple patches for adjusting print positions of dots by a print head on a print medium. Patches set next to each other in a scanning direction are printed above platen ribs at intervals based on rib pitches at which the platen ribs are arranged.

Abstract: A data migration system 10 includes: a management server 20 configured to obtain transaction information from a distributed ledger at a data migration source, and transmit a migration transaction to a distributed ledger node at a data migration destination, the migration transaction specifying a transaction ID indicated by the transaction information obtained; and the distributed ledger node 100 configured to receive the migration transaction, obtain transaction information in the distributed ledger at the data migration source based on the transaction ID, extract data on a predetermined processing result from the transaction information obtained, execute a transaction using the extracted data as an argument, and transmit a result of the executed transaction to a transaction distribution node 300 at the data migration destination.

Abstract: An airbag device installed in a vehicle seat having a seat cushion forming a seat surface and a seatback forming a backrest, being provided with an inflator stowed in one side portion of the seatback that generates inflation gas, and an airbag stowed in the seatback in a rolled or folded state that deploys from one side portion by the inflator releasing the inflation gas. The airbag deploys toward the front of the seatback and includes an upper chamber region for protecting at least around the head and neck of the occupant and a lower chamber region for protecting mainly from the waist to the shoulders of the occupant.

Abstract: A ridge type semiconductor optical device includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer including at least a first stripe section; an active layer including at least an active stripe section on the first stripe section; a second conductivity type semiconductor layer including at least a second stripe section on the active stripe section; a ridge electrode on the second stripe section; an insulation film on an end face of each of the first stripe section, the active stripe section, and the second stripe section; and a film heater on the insulation film, the film heater overlapping with the end face of at least the first stripe section.

Abstract: A battery module including a plurality of battery cells that prevents the movement of the battery cells due to impact and has excellent cooling performance of the battery cells includes a battery cell group including a laminate of a plurality of flattened rectangular battery cells stacked in a thickness direction of the battery cells, and a housing storing the battery cell group. The battery cell group includes a plurality of cell holders configured to hold the individual battery cells from both sides in the thickness direction, and a plurality of side plates disposed at both ends of the plurality of battery cells in a width direction via the plurality of cell holders. Each of the cell holders has a restriction portion configured to restrict movement of the corresponding battery cell in a direction intersecting the thickness direction, and fixing portions that engage with the side plates.

Abstract: A technique capable of obtaining the displacement amount of the ejection position of a reaction liquid without changing a test pattern according to the configuration of the ejection head is to be provided. A test pattern including a detection pattern, which extends in a predetermined direction and in which, if divided into two, at least two inks and the reaction liquid are ejected to one area and only the at least two inks or the at least two inks and the reaction liquid of an amount that is smaller than that of the reaction liquid ejected to the one area are ejected to the other area, is printed, and the optical characteristics of the printed detection pattern are obtained. Further, based on the obtained optical characteristics of the detection pattern, the displacement amount of the ejection position of the reaction liquid in the predetermined direction is obtained.

Abstract: A plurality of test patterns are printed with different print conditions, the test patterns each being formed by two inks out of a plurality of inks and a reaction liquid and including a plurality of patterns among which ejection positions of the reaction liquid relative to ejection positions of the two inks are displaced by a predetermined amount at a time. The optical properties of the respective test patterns printed on the print medium are detected. A displacement amount of the relative ejection positions of the reaction liquid from the ejection positions of the plurality of inks is obtained based on the optical property of the test pattern in which an optical density difference between the patterns in the test pattern is greater than a predetermined value and which has an optical density of a lowest level among the optical properties of the test patterns detected.

Abstract: A smear system includes smear preparing apparatus that prepares a smear slide and a smear transporting apparatus that transports the smear slide to a smear-image capture apparatus. The smear preparing apparatus includes: a smear preparation part that smeares a sample on a slide; and a smear arrangement part that places smear slides in a smear container. The smear transporting apparatus includes: a smear-container transport part that transports the smear container with the smear slides; an identification-information acquisition part that acquires identification information on whether image capturing by the smear-image capture apparatus is necessary, from each of the smear slides accommodated in the smear container positioned on a transport path of the smear-container transport part; and a smear transfer part that transfers the smear slide whose image is to be captured to the smear-image capture apparatus on the basis of the identification information acquired by the identification-information acquisition part.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the embodiments, in multi-tonal image data in which each of pixels is represented by bit data of M bits (M?2), reduction processing is performed by applying a mask pattern to the bit data to be thinned out without increasing load of calculation processing.

Abstract: A battery pack includes battery groups, a holder, a positive electrode-connection bus bar, and a negative electrode-connection bus bar. The positive electrode-connection bus bar is connected to the positive electrode terminal having a highest potential in the first battery group and the second battery group which are electrically connected to each other in series. The negative electrode-connection bus bar is connected to the negative electrode terminal having a lowest potential in the first battery group and the second battery group which are electrically connected to each other in series. The positive electrode-connection bus bar and the negative electrode-connection bus bar are connected to the holder.

Abstract: A semiconductor optical device includes an element structure layer that includes a mesa stripe extending in a first direction; an electrode film that covers at least an upper surface of the mesa stripe; an electrode pad portion that covers a part of a first region positioned in a second direction, intersecting the first direction, relative to the mesa stripe on an upper surface of the element structure layer and is electrically connected to the electrode film; a first dummy electrode that covers another part of the first region and is electrically insulated from the electrode film; and a second dummy electrode that covers at least a part of a second region positioned in a third direction, opposite to the second direction, relative to the mesa stripe on the upper surface of the element structure layer and is electrically insulated from the electrode film, wherein the first dummy electrode includes a first portion disposed in the first direction relative to the electrode pad portion and a second portion dispose

Abstract: A battery pack provided with a plurality of battery cells, the battery pack making it possible to achieve higher safety than before during handling work. The battery pack is provided with a battery group in which the plurality of battery cells are stacked, and a housing in which the battery group is accommodated. The housing, with respect to a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to a height direction of the housing and to each other, has a dimension in the first direction which is made smaller than a dimension in the second direction. The battery group is eccentrically located on one side in the first direction in the housing.

Abstract: A battery pack provided with a plurality of battery cells, the battery pack making it possible to achieve higher safety than before during handling work. The battery pack is provided with a battery group in which the plurality of battery cells are stacked, and a housing in which the battery group is accommodated. The housing, with respect to a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to a height direction of the housing and to each other, has a dimension in the first direction which is made smaller than a dimension in the second direction. The battery group is eccentrically located on one side in the first direction in the housing.

Abstract: A modulation doped semiconductor laser includes a multiple quantum well composed of a plurality of layers including a plurality of first layers and a plurality of second layers stacked alternately and including an acceptor and a donor; a p-type semiconductor layer in contact with an uppermost layer of the plurality of layers; and an n-type semiconductor layer in contact with a lowermost layer of the plurality of layers, the plurality of first layers including the acceptor so that a p-type carrier concentration is 10% or more and 150% or less of the p-type semiconductor layer, the plurality of second layers containing the acceptor so that the p-type carrier concentration is 10% or more and 150% or less of the p-type semiconductor layer, the plurality of second layers containing the donor, and an effective carrier concentration corresponding to a difference between the p-type carrier concentration and an n-type carrier concentration is 10% or less of the p-type carrier concentration of the plurality of second l

Abstract: A ridge type semiconductor optical device includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer including at least a first stripe section; an active layer including at least an active stripe section on the first stripe section; a second conductivity type semiconductor layer including at least a second stripe section on the active stripe section; a ridge electrode on the second stripe section; an insulation film on an end face of each of the first stripe section, the active stripe section, and the second stripe section; and a film heater on the insulation film, the film heater overlapping with the end face of at least the first stripe section.

Abstract: An optical subassembly may include a plurality of optical semiconductor devices arrayed such that a plurality of light beams respectively traveling in parallel in a first direction are emitted therefrom or incident thereon. The optical subassembly may also include a carrier on which the plurality of optical semiconductor devices are mounted. Adjacent ones of the plurality of optical semiconductor devices may be located at positions shifted in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and may be shifted in the first direction so as not to face each other in the second direction.

Abstract: An optical transmitter module includes optical semiconductor devices including a first optical semiconductor device, a temperature adjustment means for collectively performing temperature adjustment on the optical semiconductor devices, and a first thermal resistor that is disposed between the first optical semiconductor device and the temperature adjustment means, in which, when the temperature adjustment means is driven, the temperature of the first optical semiconductor device is higher than temperatures of other optical semiconductor devices which are different from the first optical semiconductor device.

Abstract: A smear preparing apparatus includes: a smear unit that prepares a smear slide by smearing a sample on a slide; a buffer solution preparation unit that prepares diluted buffer solution by diluting a highly-concentrated buffer solution; a diluted staining solution preparation unit that prepares diluted staining solution by diluting a highly-concentrated staining solution with the diluted buffer solution; and a stain unit that stains the smear slide prepared by the smear unit with the diluted staining solution.