Abstract: Each of a plurality of monitoring units (10) that monitor the states of batteries allocates, as identifying information for itself, identifying information corresponding to an input signal inputted from a preceding control unit (3) or monitoring unit (10); outputs, to a subsequent monitoring unit (10), a signal that differs from the input signal corresponding to the identifying information the monitoring unit (10) in question has allocated to itself; and, if and when identifying information corresponding to an input signal differs from the identifying information the monitoring unit (10) in question had allocated to itself, reallocates identifying information corresponding to said input signal as identifying information for itself.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermochromic resin composite and a dimmer allowing easy adjustment of a clouding point. The thermochromic resin composite is predominantly composed of an aqueous medium, an amphiphilic linear polymer changeable between a transparent state and an opaque state in the aqueous medium depending on temperature, and an amphiphilic endless polymer changeable between a transparent state and an opaque state in the aqueous medium depending on temperature, and the amphiphilic linear polymer and the amphiphilic endless polymer in the aqueous medium have one clouding point, the clouding point changing in accordance with a mixing ratio of the amphiphilic linear polymer to the amphiphilic endless polymer.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: an engine which is disposed on a front side in the vehicle, and which is configured to drive rear wheels of the vehicle, the engine which includes a crank shaft that is extended in a front/back direction of the vehicle; and a drive motor which is arranged in line with the engine in a width direction of the vehicle, and which is disposed on an air intake side of the engine, the drive motor which is configured to drive front wheels of the vehicle.

Abstract: A wireless LAN apparatus including a transmission unit capable of transmitting, through a single channel, a first beacon or a second beacon used for connection of a wireless LAN terminal to the apparatus, and a control unit that when first profile information associated with the first beacon with which the wireless LAN terminal belongs to the apparatus has been changed to second profile information, has the transmission unit transmit the second beacon with which the first profile information is associated.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a primary side circuit having a primary side port; a secondary side circuit having a secondary side port; and a control unit that derives a control constant suitable for a feedback value according to a relationship rule between the feedback value and the control constant, and adjusts a phase difference between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit using the control constant that is derived from the relationship rule, so as to control transmitted power that is transmitted between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit, wherein the feedback value is obtained based on current flowing to the primary side port or the secondary side port.

Abstract: A GNSS receiver includes: a first correlation peak detecting unit (1102) that detects a peak of a correlation value between a positioning signal and a C/A code replica signal; a second correlation peak detecting unit (1104) that detects a peak of the correlation value through a multipath error reduction technique; a signal intensity detecting unit (110, 112) that detects a signal intensity of the positioning signal; a switching unit (108) that inputs the positioning signal to the second correlation peak detecting unit (1104) when the signal intensity is higher than or equal to a threshold, and inputs the positioning signal to the first correlation peak detecting unit (1102) when the signal intensity is lower than the threshold; a pseudo-range calculation unit (114) that calculates a pseudo-range based on the detected correlation peak; and a positioning calculation unit (116) that calculates a location of the GNSS receiver based on the pseudo-range.

Abstract: A rolling bearing has an inner ring; an outer ring; a seal fixing groove provided at either the inner ring or the outer ring; a seal contact groove provided at either the inner ring or the outer ring on a side where the seal fixing groove has not been provided; and a sealing member with two ends. One end of the sealing member is fitted into the seal fixing groove, and the other end of the sealing member is configured not to contact the seal contact groove in a non-preloaded state but to contact the seal contact groove in an axial direction in a preloaded state. Further, a central line average roughness Ra of a contact surface of the seal contact groove to which the sealing member contacts is Ra?0.6 ?m.

Abstract: A method for adjusting calcium ion in epidermis is described. The method involves applying a material for enhancing skin barrier function to the skin of a subject.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermochromic resin composite and a dimmer allowing easy adjustment of a clouding point. The thermochromic resin composite is predominantly composed of an aqueous medium, an amphiphilic linear polymer changeable between a transparent state and an opaque state in the aqueous medium depending on temperature, and an amphiphilic endless polymer changeable between a transparent state and an opaque state in the aqueous medium depending on temperature, and the amphiphilic linear polymer and the amphiphilic endless polymer in the aqueous medium have one clouding point, the clouding point changing in accordance with a mixing ratio of the amphiphilic linear polymer to the amphiphilic endless polymer.

Abstract: A GNSS receiver includes: a first correlation peak detecting unit (1102) that detects a peak of a correlation value between a positioning signal and a C/A code replica signal; a second correlation peak detecting unit (1104) that detects a peak of the correlation value through a multipath error reduction technique; a signal intensity detecting unit (110, 112) that detects a signal intensity of the positioning signal; a switching unit (108) that inputs the positioning signal to the second correlation peak detecting unit (1104) when the signal intensity is higher than or equal to a threshold, and inputs the positioning signal to the first correlation peak detecting unit (1102) when the signal intensity is lower than the threshold; a pseudo-range calculation unit (114) that calculates a pseudo-range based on the detected correlation peak; and a positioning calculation unit (116) that calculates a location of the GNSS receiver based on the pseudo-range.

Abstract: A method for adjusting calcium ion in epidermis is described. The method involves applying a material for enhancing skin barrier function to the skin of a subject.

Abstract: To reduce warping of a copper clad laminate coated with copper foils of different thicknesses on both sides, and thereby to improve production efficiency of the printed-wiring boards, there is provided a copper clad laminate coated with copper foils of different thicknesses on both sides, wherein a first copper foil on one side of the laminate is not recrystallizable by hot pressing for production of said laminate and a second foil on the other side is recrystallizable by the hot pressing and thicker than the first foil.

Abstract: Fader operators operable manually and automatically are provided in corresponding relation to a plurality of channels. For each of the channels, a setting section can set a fade operation mode of the channel to either a first mode where a fade is enabled or a second mode where the fade is disabled. Upon receipt of a crossfade execution instruction, a corresponding fader operator is automatically operated in such a manner that each channel set in the first mode is faded in or faded out. When the fade operation mode of a given channel, which is undergoing a fade process, has been changed to the second mode, the fade process for the given channel is ceased, and the corresponding operator is changed to a predetermined operating state, e.g., state immediately before the start of the crossfade. According to another example, when a crossfade cease instruction has been given (e.g.

Abstract: A method for developing an excellent material for enhancing skin barrier function, and providing a cosmetic which is developed based on the method and has excellent ability to enhance skin barrier function is described. The method evaluates skin barrier function by the steps of 1) culturing normal human epidermal cells in wells having a semipermeable membrane with two sides, in presence and absence of a test substance; 2) adding a medium not containing metal ions to a first side of the semipermeable membrane in each well and a medium containing the metal ions to a second side of the semipermeable membrane in each well, provided that the cells are adhered to the first side of the semipermeable membrane; 3) culturing the cells; 4) measuring the concentration of the metal ions in each medium; and 5) calculating permeability of the metal ions in the epidermal cell layer based on the measured concentrations of the metal ions in each media.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical recording medium recording apparatus, includes: an optical pickup section configured to irradiate laser light on an optical recording medium to perform recording or reproduction of information on or from the optical recording medium; a control section configured to control the optical pickup section; and a storage section configured to store in advance an evaluation function for adjusting the intensity of the laser light in response to reflected light of the laser light when information is to be recorded on the optical recording medium; wherein the control section being operable to interrupt a recording process of information onto the optical recording medium midway of the recording process and reproduce information recorded before the interruption and then adjust the evaluation function based on a detection result of reflected light upon the reproduction.

Abstract: A tire profile (12) includes a tread (16), a shoulder (18), a flat portion (20), an upper sidewall (22) and a lower sidewall (24). The shoulder (18) is provided in contact with a tread (16) at a point (Pa). The flat portion (20) is provided in contact with the shoulder (18) at a point (Pb). The upper sidewall (22) is provided in contact with the flat portion (20) at a point (Pc). A system including an input portion and a calculating portion is used for designing the profile (12). When the numeric values of a radius of curvature (R1) of the shoulder (18) and an inclination angle (?) of the flat portion (20) are input by the input portion, the calculating portion calculates a length (L) of the flat portion (20) and a radius of curvature (R2) of the upper sidewall (22). Based on the input numeric values and the calculated numeric values, the profile (12) is drawn by CAD software.

Abstract: A color image printer includes a print engine (13) for effecting a laser scanning exposure and a test print managing section (51) for managing control for outputting a test print through the print engine for use in image quality adjustment. The test print (TP) includes a plurality of sets of horizontal stripe test patterns having a plurality of horizontal lines extending in the main scanning direction and a plurality of sets of vertical stripe test patterns having a plurality of vertical lines extending in the sub scanning direction. The horizontal stripe test patterns and the vertical stripe test patterns are arranged in alternation. And, the horizontal lines are formed with a gradation value set in advance for each horizontal stripe test pattern. The vertical lines are formed with a gradation value set in advance for each vertical stripe test pattern.

Abstract: A method of gradation correction for laser scanning exposure is effected, based on measured density values of a test print (TP) including a horizontal stripe test pattern comprised of a plurality of horizontal lines extending in the main scanning direction and a vertical stripe pattern comprised of a plurality of vertical lines extending in the sub scanning direction. The includes the steps of calculating, based on the measured density values, a rising correction amount for main scanning rising correction of adding a rising correction component to one dot after rising of a modulated laser in order to reduce density difference between the horizontal line and the vertical line and calculating, based on the measured density values, a falling correction amount for main scanning falling correction of adding a falling correction component to one dot after rising of the modulated laser in order to reduce the density difference between the horizontal line and the vertical line.

Abstract: It is the object of the invention to provide a curable resin composition which causes no liquid crystal contamination, which are excellent in the adhesive property to a glass, and which causes no cell gap inequality in the case it is used as a sealant for a liquid crystal display element to produce a liquid crystal display element by a one drop fill process, a sealant for a liquid crystal display element, and a liquid crystal display element. The invention is a curable resin composition, which contains a curable resin to be cured by light and/or heat and a polymerization initiator, the curable resin being a crystalline (meth)acrylic acid-modified epoxy resin comprising a (meth)acrylic group and an epoxy group in one molecule.

Abstract: To provide a dielectric-layer-provided copper foil or the like for extremely improving the product yield while making the most use of the increase effect of an electric capacity of a thin dielectric layer using the sputtering vapor deposition method. In the case of dielectric-layer-provided copper foils respectively having a dielectric layer on one side of a copper foil, the dielectric layer 6 is an inorganic-oxide sputter film having a thickness of 1.0 ?m or less and formed on the one side of the copper foil in accordance with the sputtering vapor deposition method and the dielectric-layer-provided copper foils for respectively forming a capacitor layer, characterized in that a pit-like defective portion generated on the inorganic-oxide sputter film is sealed by polyimide resin are used.