Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a transmission antenna configured to transmit transmission waves; a reception antenna configured to receive reflected waves resulting from reflection of the transmission waves; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect an object reflecting the transmission waves, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission waves and a reception signal received as the reflected waves. The controller is configured to make a range of detection of the object by the transmission signal and the reception signal, variable.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller, the controller being configured to execute: acquiring pieces of result data showing movement results of a plurality of users; calculating at least either first evaluation values about convenience in a case of moving in predetermined sections in private vehicles or second evaluation values about convenience in a case of moving in the predetermined sections in public transportation at least based on the pieces of result data; and calculating, for a predetermined area, a score indicating a deviation between convenience in the case of moving in the private vehicles and convenience in the case of moving in the public transportation based on the first and second evaluation values.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires a menu having a schedule on actions including housework; outputs information to recommend performing each of action items for a scheduled time; acquires, in automatic execution of a device or an installation, first information indicative of whether the device or the installation is in completion of preparation for the automatic execution, or second information indicative of whether the automatic execution of the device or the installation is suspended; and outputs, on the basis of the acquired first information or second information, result information indicative of an achievement level of the menu.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna that transmits a transmission wave, a reception antenna that receives a reflected wave that is the reflected transmission wave, and a control unit that detects an object that reflects the transmission wave, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave. The electronic device transmits, to an information processing apparatus, sensing information based on the transmission signal and the reception signal at a location of the electronic device along with location information of the electronic device.

Abstract: An insulated wire comprising a conductor and an insulating layer covering the conductor, wherein: the insulating layer comprises a resin and a first filler; the resin comprises a polyimide; the first filler is present in the form of a primary particle or a secondary particle having a plurality of the primary particles aggregated; the primary particle is a silica or alumina particle; the secondary particle has a particle diameter of 0.03 ?m or more and 5 ?m or less; and the percentage of the total area of the secondary particles to the sum of the total area of the primary particles and the total area of the secondary particles in the cross section of the insulated wire is 50% or more.

Abstract: At least one dividing line formed of a straight line is set in a hole forming region surrounded by a hole processing line. It is determined whether or not a smaller one of connection angles at a first connecting point at which the dividing line is connected to a hole processing line is smaller than a predetermined angle. When the connection angle is smaller than the predetermined angle, a line segment between an auxiliary line and the hole processing line is replaced with corrected dividing line. A corrected connection angle at a second connecting point at which the corrected dividing line is connected to the hole processing line is set so as to be larger than a connection angle before correction.

Abstract: In the hand detection device, an image acquisition unit acquires an image for hand detection, which is an image obtained by capturing a hand detection region in a vehicle. A luminance difference calculation unit calculates an inter-frame luminance difference of the image for hand detection. A hand detection unit detects a hand of a user from the image for hand detection. An erroneous detection determination unit determines whether or not the detected hand has been erroneously detected on the basis of the luminance difference between the frame in which the hand has been detected and the frame immediately preceding thereof in the hand detection area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for decomposing a plastic-containing material which makes it possible to stably and efficiently decompose a plastic-containing material, and a method for recovering an inorganic material, as well as a regenerated carbon fiber and a method for producing the regenerated carbon fiber. The present disclosure also relates to a blended spun yarn comprising a regenerated carbon fiber, a carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin pellet comprising the blended spun yarn, and a method for producing them, a carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin strand and a method for producing the same, and a carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic pellet.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sizing agent composition that gives a carbon fiber from which a carbon fiber-reinforced composite material having excellent adhesion between a resin and the carbon fiber and having excellent mechanical properties can be formed. The sizing agent composition of the invention is a sizing agent composition comprising (A) a blocked isocyanate, and (B) a compound containing at least one polar group and at least one unsaturated group per molecule. In the invention, the mixing ratio (mass ratio) of the blocked isocyanate (A) and the compound (B) containing at least one polar group and at least one unsaturated group per molecule (A/B) is preferably 95/5 to 5/95. In the invention, the blocked isocyanate (A) is preferably a compound having an aliphatic skeleton.

Abstract: Provided is a gesture detection apparatus that accurately detects a hand of an occupant in gesturing. The gesture detection apparatus includes a face frame information acquisition unit, a hand candidate detection unit, and a determination unit. The face frame information acquisition unit acquires face frame information. The face frame is set so as to surround the face of the occupant detected on the basis of the video. The hand candidate detection unit detects a hand candidate on the basis of the video. The determination unit rejects the information of the hand candidate so that the hand candidate is not detected as the hand of the occupant in the gesture of the occupant as a detection target on the basis of a predetermined condition regarding the overlap between the face frame in the video and the hand candidate frame set to surround the hand candidate.

Abstract: A mobile unit control system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire operation information on transportation located around the traveling area of a mobile unit that a user gets on and off while the mobile unit is traveling and a setting unit configured to set the traveling route or the traveling speed of the mobile unit based on the operation information on transportation.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heat dissipation sheet having high thermal conductivity in the thickness direction. The present invention provides a heat dissipation sheet having a structure in which at least two thermally conductive insulation layers are laminated, wherein the lamination direction of the thermally conductive insulation layers is substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction of the heat dissipation sheet, and wherein for the entire cross-section perpendicular to the in-plane direction of the heat dissipation sheet, the thermally conductive insulation layer contains 75 to 97% by area of insulating particles, 3 to 25% by area of a binder resin, and 10% by area or less of voids.

Abstract: The present invention provides a double-stranded nucleic acid consisting of a sense-strand nucleic acid and an antisense-strand nucleic acid and comprising a double-strand region having at least 11 base pairs, for suppressing expression of APCS gene, in which an oligonucleotide chain having a chain length of at least 17 nucleotides and at most 30 nucleotides in the antisense-strand nucleic acid is complementary to a target APCS mRNA sequence comprising a base sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1288 to 1930.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and the like capable of reducing labor of associating an item for sale with a category. The information processing device acquires an image specified by a user. The information processing device extracts a feature value of the specified image. The information processing device acquires category information corresponding to an item for sale represented by the specified image. The information processing device searches for images similar to the specified image, based on the extracted feature value. The information processing device causes at least one of the found images to be displayed as a search result. The information processing device, when the user has selected any one image from the displayed search result, makes a storage unit store the acquired category information in association with sale item identification information corresponding to the selected image.

Abstract: An optimum scattering angle calculator calculates an optimum scattering angle at which molten metal is most desirably scattered at a time of piercing processing of opening a pierced hole in a sheet metal to fabricate a first product, the molten metal being not adhered to an approach path and not adhered to a processing path for a second product positioned within a search region centered on a center of the pierced hole at the optimum scattering angle. A program creator creates a processing program by adding an auxiliary code to a code for fabricating the first product, the auxiliary code indicating that, at a time of the piercing processing on the first product, a position of a laser beam in an opening of a nozzle is displaced in an angle direction of the optimum scattering angle from a center of the opening, the laser beam being emitted from the opening.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an insulation sheet having high thermal conductivity in the in-plane direction. The present invention provides an insulation sheet comprising insulating particles and a binder resin, wherein, for the entire cross-section of the sheet perpendicular to the in-plane direction, the insulation sheet contains 75 to 97% by area of the insulating particles, 3 to 25% by area of the binder resin, and 10% by area or less of the voids.

Abstract: A selection device (100) displays objects that are selection subjects on a touch screen, and selects an object according to an operation performed on the touch screen. In this selection device (100), a detector (130) detects a touch operation performed on the touch screen. A divider (150) divides the detection area of the touch screen into a plurality of sections on the basis of the positions of the objects that are currently displayed and the detection position where the detector (130) detected the touch operation. When an operation of selecting one of the sections divided by the divider (150) is detected, a confirmer (160) confirms the selection of the object that corresponds to the selected section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nucleic acid conjugate represented by the following formula 1: wherein X is a double-stranded nucleic acid consisting of a sense strand and an antisense strand and comprising a duplex region of at least 11 base pairs, wherein in the double-stranded nucleic acid, an oligonucleotide strand having a chain length of 17 to 30 nucleotides in the antisense strand is complementary to any of target APCS mRNA sequences described in Tables 1-1 to 1-13, and the 3? end or the 5? end of the sense strand binds to S3, L1 and L2 are each independently sugar ligand, and Si, S2 and S3 are each independently a linker.

Abstract: Provided is a composition, with which it is possible, by means of a simple application process, to form an organic film that has excellent performance, such as optical and electrical properties, and exhibits optical anisotropy. This composition, which exhibits lyotropic liquid crystallinity, contains: a polymer (P) having an acidic functional group; water; and a compound (A) that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a basic monomer and a base-generating agent. The composition contains: a polymer (P) having a partial structure shown in formula (0); water; and a compound (A) that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a basic monomer and a base-generating agent. Formula (0) has at least one acidic functional group.

Abstract: A reciprocating pump includes: a housing with a fluid channel that includes a pump chamber; a reciprocated member that is disposed in the housing to form the pump chamber, and reciprocable for suction and discharge of fluid; an actuator configured to reciprocate the reciprocated member; and a pressure gauge with a pressure receiving portion, configured to detect pressure of the fluid in the fluid channel via the pressure receiving portion. The housing includes an inner wall facing the fluid channel, and a flexible, membranous portion placed continuously next to the inner wall to face the fluid channel. The pressure gauge is attached to the housing such that the membranous portion is sandwiched between the pressure receiving portion and the fluid channel.