Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical imaging system, a medical imaging device, and an operation method that make it possible to capture a medical image in which an operative field can be better observed. The medical imaging system includes: a first imaging element that receives light through a color filter and outputs a first image signal; a second imaging element that receives light not through a color filter and outputs a second image signal; an optical splitting system that splits incident light incident from a mount surface into light to be incident on the first imaging element and light to be incident on the second imaging element; and a signal processing unit that performs depth-of-field extension processing to generate an extended-depth-of-field image obtained by extending a depth of field using the first image signal and the second image signal.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive, from a terminal of a visitor, identification information for identifying a building and position information of the terminal of the visitor, a controller configured to determine whether the terminal of the visitor is positioned within a predetermined range from the building based on position information of the building related to the identification information and the position information of the terminal of the visitor, and a transmitter configured to transmit, to the terminal of the visitor, first image data for calling a terminal of a dweller of the building, the calling to be performed by the visitor, when the terminal of the visitor is positioned within the predetermined range from the building.

Abstract: A display device includes a base substrate, a thin film transistor layer including an upper layer insulating film and an organic resin layer, a plurality of light-emitting elements provided on the thin film transistor layer and each including a common function layer, a non-display region provided in the display region, an opening provided in the non-display region and passing through the base substrate, and a first frame-shaped protruding portion provided on the upper layer insulating film in a circumferential shape along the opening. The first frame-shaped protruding portion includes a portion where an area of a transverse section parallel to an upper face of the base substrate decreases from an upper face to a bottom face, the common function layer is also provided in the non-display region, and a slit surrounding the first frame-shaped protruding portion is formed in the common function layer provided in the non-display region.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for testing hearing in infants based on pupil dilation response. It does not require sedation or depend on subjective judgments of human testers. Pupil dilation response to sound is measured by presenting on a display a visually engaging video containing periodic changes; presenting sounds synchronized with the periodic changes of the video; recording images from a camera directed in front of the display, where the camera is sensitive to infrared wavelengths; processing the images to measure pupil sizes; and processing the measured pupil sizes to determine, statistically, the presence of a pupil dilation response to the sounds.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is a tape-shaped magnetic recording medium that has a recording layer including an ?-iron oxide particle. An area ratio Rlow (=(Slow/Stotal)×100) of a total area Stotal of an SFD curve of the recording layer in a perpendicular direction and an area Slow of the SFD curve in which a coercivity Hc is in a range from ?500 [Oe]?Hc?500 [Oe] is equal to or less than 5.5%.

Abstract: A method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes: heating a steel slab containing a specific composition; subsequently performing hot rolling; performing hot-band annealing as necessary; performing cold rolling either once or two or more times with intermediate annealing between each rolling to obtain a cold-rolled sheet having a final sheet thickness; performing primary recrystallization annealing which also serves as decarburization annealing; and performing finishing annealing. In the method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, the heating temperature for the slab is 1300° C. or higher. In the rough rolling of the hot rolling, one of rolling passes is performed in the temperature range of 1200° C. or higher, and subsequently, a next rolling pass is performed in an opposite direction after a time interval of 5 seconds or longer, with a total rolling reduction of the rough rolling achieved 75% or higher.

Abstract: The electrostatic capacitance detecting device includes a first substrate; a detection electrode provided on a front-side surface of the first substrate to detect a proximity of an operating body to an operating face; a stray capacitance coupling conductor provided in a direction with respect to the first substrate, the direction being opposite to a direction of the detection electrode with respect to the first substrate; a first peripheral electrode provided on the front-side surface of the first substrate to surround the detection electrode; and a plurality of lateral electrodes provided side by side to surround the detection electrode, the plurality of lateral electrodes extending along a thickness direction of the first substrate and connected to each of the first peripheral electrode and the stray capacitance coupling conductor.

Abstract: A novel nucleic acid oligomer and a method for producing the same. The nucleic acid oligomer includes a nucleotide unit represented by general formula (1) and a nucleotide unit represented by general formula (2), and optionally includes a nucleotide unit represented by general formula (3).

Abstract: A technique is provided to enable a baggage holder to smoothly place baggage on a conveyor belt. An inspection device inspects the baggage of a visitor using x-rays. A belt conveyor transports the baggage to an inspection device. On the surface of the belt, plural marks are printed at predetermined intervals along the transport direction. When the belt conveyor drives the belt, the marks move in the transport direction at the transport speed of the belt. When placing baggage on the belt, the visitor can easily perceive the status of the belt, such as its transport direction and speed. The inspection device may have a light emitter near the loading position where baggage should be placed on the belt, and the color of light from the light emitter may change to notify the visitor when baggage should be placed on the belt.

Abstract: A capacitor element that includes: a capacitor portion including an anode plate having a porous portion on a core portion, a dielectric layer on the porous portion, and a cathode layer on the dielectric layer; a first cathode through conductor and a second cathode through conductor each penetrating the dielectric layer and the anode plate in a thickness direction and electrically connected to the cathode layer; and an anode through conductor penetrating the dielectric layer and the anode plate in the thickness direction and electrically connected to the anode plate, wherein, in a plan view from a thickness direction of the anode plate, a first center-to-center distance between the first anode through conductor and the first cathode through conductor is equivalent to a second center-to-center distance between the first anode through conductor and the second cathode through conductor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with reduced power consumption is provided. The semiconductor device includes a transmitter unit, a receiver unit, a bias-outputting unit, and a controller unit. The bias-outputting unit has a plurality of memory units. The plurality of memory units each retains information to determine transmission power. The receiver unit receives a request signal transmitted from a base station and supplies it to the controller unit. The controller unit selects one of the plurality of memory units according to the request signal. The memory unit has an OS transistor and retains information when power supply is stopped.

Abstract: A flexible tube insertion apparatus includes a flexible tube to be inserted into a tract, a shape calculation system configured to calculate a shape of the flexible tube, and a bend detection unit configured to detect formation of first and second bend portions in the flexible tube, based on information of the calculated shape of the flexible tube. The apparatus also includes a positional relationship calculation unit configured to calculate a three-dimensional positional relationship expressed by a crossing angle between first and second imaginary planes respectively passing through the first and second bend portions, and a stiffness control system configured to control a stiffness of the flexible tube, based on the three-dimensional positional relationship.

Abstract: A flexible tube insertion apparatus includes: a flexible tube; a stiffness control system configured to control a stiffness of the tube; a buckling detection system configured to detect occurrence of a buckling in the tube; a pulling operation detection system configured to detect that a pulling operation of the tube is performed, after detection of the occurrence of the buckling; and a storage configured to store position information of a stiffness-to-be-enhanced portion of the tube neighboring a buckling portion of the tube and located on a distal side of the buckling portion. The stiffness control system is configured to enhance a stiffness of the stiffness-to-be-enhanced portion, based on the position information, at detection of the pulling operation.

Abstract: An earphone includes a communication interface capable of performing data communication with an own user terminal communicably connected to at least one another user terminal via a network, a first microphone configured to collect a speech voice of at least one another user located near the user during a conference, a buffer configured to accumulate collected audio data of the speech voice of the other user, which is collected by the first microphone, and a signal processing unit configured to execute, by using audio-processed data of the other user speech voice transmitted from the other user terminal to the own user terminal via the network during the conference and the collected audio data accumulated in the buffer, cancellation processing for canceling a component of the speech voice of the other user included in the audio-processed data.

Abstract: An inline-type strainer including a drain line and a screen configured to be attachable to and detachable from a housing is provided. A screen is supported to be attachable to and detachable from a lid. A lid coupling mechanism that couples a housing and the lid when the lid is attached to the housing is provided between a bottom surface of the housing facing the filter chamber and a lower end of the lid. A lower discharge flow path is formed in a lower coupling element on a side close to the housing constituting the lid coupling mechanism, and an upper discharge flow path is formed in the upper coupling element on a side close to the lid constituting the lid coupling mechanism. When the lid is attached to the housing, a coupling state is established between the upper and lower coupling elements, and the upper and lower discharge flow paths communicate with each other, and thus a drain line is constructed.

Abstract: A conference system in which a server and a plurality of user terminals are communicably connected is provided. The server has a function of setting permission and prohibition of output of speech voice signals of one or more other users for each user who is a user of each of the user terminals. When a specific user among a plurality of users participating in a conference speaks, the server, based on the setting, transmits the speech voice signals to user terminals of permitted users who are permitted to output the speech voice signals with respect to the specific user, and omits transmission of the speech voice signals of user terminals of prohibited users who are prohibited from outputting the speech voice signals with respect to the specific user.

Abstract: A dust core includes a metal magnetic material and a resin. Fine particles exist on a surface of the dust core.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film (TLCP film) having a dielectric constant in a thickness direction of the film, which is suitable for a millimeter-wave radar substrate. The TLCP film is a film comprising a thermoplastic polymer capable of forming an optically anisotropic melt phase, wherein the TLCP film has a dielectric constant of from 2.5 to 3.2 in the thickness direction of the film at a temperature of 23° C. and a frequency of 20 GHz, and a heat deformation temperature of from 180 to 320° C. The TLCP film has, on a film plane, dielectric constants of from 2.6 to 3.7 at a temperature of 23° C. and a frequency of 15 GHz both in one direction of the film and in a direction perpendicular to the one direction of the film.

Abstract: A fusible plug for a high pressure gas cylinder includes a communication hole filled with a low melting point alloy, a porous metal sintered body is press-fitted in at least a part of the communication hole in a length direction, all or a part of the porous metal sintered body is impregnated with the low melting point alloy to solidify and composite the low melting point alloy. It is preferable that: the low melting point alloy has a melting point of 110° C.; the porous metal sintered body to be press-fitted is a porous metal sintered body having pores with an area ratio of 30% or more and 50% or less and having pores with a diameter exceeding 5 ?m among the pores of 80% or more in terms of area ratio to all the pores; and the porous metal sintered body is a porous austenitic stainless steel sintered body.