Abstract: Provided are: a novel marker useful for measuring hypoxia or predicting the risk of exacerbation of a hypoxia-related pathological condition; a hypoxia measurement method or a method for predicting the risk of exacerbation of a pathological condition using the marker as an indicator; a composition for measuring hypoxia or predicting the risk of exacerbation of a pathological condition; a method for screening a candidate substance for a therapeutic agent for a hypoxia-related pathological condition; a composition for ameliorating a hypoxia-related pathological condition; and the like. A method for measuring hypoxia in a subject or a method for predicting the risk of exacerbation of a pathological condition, each method comprising the step of measuring the amount of SPINK1 in a sample collected from a subject. Use of SPINK1 as a biomarker for measuring hypoxia or for predicting the risk of exacerbation of a pathological condition.

Abstract: A medical image diagnosis apparatus according to one embodiment includes a gantry and a first light source. The gantry includes a first opening to which a subject is inserted. The first light source emits light capable of sterilization to the first opening.

Abstract: Provided is a learning method, a learning program, a learning device, and a learning system, for training a classification model, to further raise the correct answer rate of classification by the classification model. The learning method includes execution of generating one piece of composite data by compositing a plurality of pieces of training data of which classification has each been set, or a plurality of pieces of converted data obtained by converting the plurality of pieces of training data, at a predetermined ratio, inputting one or a plurality of pieces of the composite data into the classification model, and updating a parameter of the classification model so that classification of the plurality of pieces of training data included in the composite data is replicated at the predetermined ratio by output of the classification model, by a computer provided with at least one hardware processor and at least one memory.

Abstract: An occupant information sensing device 100 includes a plurality of heater electrodes that are provided at a vehicle steering wheel 104 and insulated and separated from one another and that generate heat by conduction. Power sources provide electrical current for heater electrodes. Electrical circuit elements enable the system to provide occupant biological condition monitoring, gripping detection, and electrical stimulation. The circuits enable common electrical connecting to the heater electrodes to provide multiple functions through the use of filtering and time division multiplexing.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition interface and a processor. The acquisition interface acquires a first detection image obtained by capturing an image of a plurality of target objects including a first target object and a second target object, which is more transparent to visible light than the first target object, using the visible light, and a second detection image obtained by capturing an image of the plurality of target objects using infrared light. The processor obtains a first feature amount based on the first detection image, obtains a second feature amount based on the second detection image, and calculates a third feature amount corresponding to a difference between the first feature amount and the second feature amount. The processor detects a position of the second target object in at least one of the first detection image and the second detection image, based on the third feature amount.

Abstract: Provided is a learning method, a learning program, a learning device, and a learning system, for training a classification model, to further raise the correct answer rate of classification by the classification model. The learning method includes execution of generating one piece of composite data by compositing a plurality of pieces of training data of which classification has each been set, or a plurality of pieces of converted data obtained by converting the plurality of pieces of training data, at a predetermined ratio, inputting one or a plurality of pieces of the composite data into the classification model, and updating a parameter of the classification model so that classification of the plurality of pieces of training data included in the composite data is replicated at the predetermined ratio by output of the classification model, by a computer provided with at least one hardware processor and at least one memory.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an authentication system and method which can reduce a burden on a user while ensuring security by using a combination of a plurality of authentication methods.

Abstract: A through wiring substrate comprises a substrate having a pair of principal surfaces and a through hole penetrating between the pair of principal surfaces, the pair of principal surfaces and an inner surface of the through hole being electrically insulative; a through electrode provided on the inner surface of the through hole; a first wiring layer provided on one of the principal surfaces and connected to the through electrode; a second wiring layer provided on the other of the principal surfaces and connected to the through electrode; an underlying metal layer provided between the one of the principal surfaces and the first wiring layer; and catalyst metal particles existing between the underlying metal layer and the first wiring layer and between the through electrode and the inner surface of the through hole.

Abstract: A through wiring substrate comprises a substrate having a pair of principal surfaces and a through hole penetrating between the pair of principal surfaces, the pair of principal surfaces and an inner surface of the through hole being electrically insulative; a through electrode provided on the inner surface of the through hole; a first wiring layer provided on one of the principal surfaces and connected to the through electrode; a second wiring layer provided on the other of the principal surfaces and connected to the through electrode; an underlying metal layer provided between the one of the principal surfaces and the first wiring layer; and catalyst metal particles existing between the underlying metal layer and the first wiring layer and between the through electrode and the inner surface of the through hole.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an authentication system and method which can reduce a burden on a user while ensuring security by using a combination of a plurality of authentication methods.

Abstract: An occupant information sensing device 100 includes a plurality of heater electrodes that are provided at a vehicle steering wheel 104 and insulated and separated from one another and that generate heat by conduction. Power sources provide electrical current for heater electrodes. Electrical circuit elements enable the system to provide occupant biological condition monitoring, gripping detecton, and electrical stimulation. The circuits enable common electrical connecting to the heater electrodes to provide multiple functions through the use of filtering and time division multiplexing.

Abstract: A seatbelt device for a vehicle. The seatbelt device includes a seatbelt connected at a first end to retractor and connected at a second end to a belt position changing member, which is movable between forward and rearward positions relative to the vehicle. The second end of the seatbelt is connected to the belt position changing member such that the position of the second end of the seatbelt changes relative to the belt position changing member, as the belt position changing member is moved from the rearward position to the forward position, thereby preventing the webbing of the seatbelt from twisting and inverting of the tongue plate upon activation of the belt position changing member, the latter which makes the tongue the plate difficult for an occupant to reach.

Abstract: An occupant protection system includes a winding shaft that winds up a seat belt; a reacher rotatably supported by a rotating shaft and which changes the position of the seat belt in a front-back direction of a vehicle; a biasing member biasing the reacher to turn in a front direction of the vehicle; a retraction detection unit detects that the reacher is in a rear position; a motor rotates the winding shaft in a winding direction and a pull-out direction of the seat belt; a current detection unit detects the motor current; and a control unit The control unit is configured to change the rotating direction of the motor to the pull-out direction when the motor is rotating in the direction of winding up the seat belt, the reacher is not in the rear position, and the motor current is a predetermined current value or higher.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a layered chip package that includes a main body, and wiring disposed on a side surface of the main body. The main body includes a plurality of layer portions. The method includes fabricating a plurality of substructures, and completing the layered chip package by fabricating the main body using the plurality of substructures and by forming the wiring on the main body.

Abstract: An occupant protection system includes a winding shaft that winds up a seat belt; a reacher rotatably supported by a rotating shaft and which changes the position of the seat belt in a front-back direction of a vehicle; a biasing member biasing the reacher to turn in a front direction of the vehicle; a retraction detection unit detects that the reacher is in a rear position; a motor rotates the winding shaft in a winding direction and a pull-out direction of the seat belt; a current detection unit detects the motor current; and a control unit The control unit is configured to change the rotating direction of the motor to the pull-out direction when the motor is rotating in the direction of winding up the seat belt, the reacher is not in the rear position, and the motor current is a predetermined current value or higher.

Abstract: A layered chip package includes a main body and a plurality of through electrodes. The main body includes a plurality of layer portions stacked and a plurality of through holes that penetrate all the plurality of layer portions. The plurality of through electrodes are provided in the plurality of through holes of the main body and penetrate all the plurality of layer portions. Each of the plurality of layer portions includes a semiconductor chip. At least one of the plurality of layer portions includes wiring that electrically connects the semiconductor chip to the plurality of through electrodes. The wiring includes a plurality of conductors that make contact with a through electrode that is exposed in the wall faces of any one of the plurality of through holes and passes through the through hole.

Abstract: An image data processing system has a learning storage apparatus that stores projection matrixes obtained by canonical correlation analysis so as to derive, based on at least one of an image feature and a word feature, a latent variable as an abstract concept used for associating an image with a word corresponding thereto and that further stores information required for obtaining the latent variable acquired by use of the projection matrixes, a probability of occurrence of an arbitrary image feature from a certain latent variable and a probability of occurrence of an arbitrary word feature from a certain latent variable. In this way, a probability of the image feature and word feature being simultaneously outputted can be easily and quickly determined, thereby executing a high-speed annotation or retrieval with high precision.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor may include: a motor that generates a driving force for retracting and unreeling a seat belt by rotating a shaft, a gear case has an interior portion that houses a gear that converts a rotary force of the shaft into a driving force, a harness connected to a side of the motor including the shaft that is disposed opposite the gear case, a motor case having an opening disposed in only one end thereof, and a motor cap disposed on a side of the motor including the shaft opposing the gear case. The motor cap may include a passage portion through which the harness passes to an exterior thereof. The opening in the motor case may be sealed by attaching the motor case to the motor cap and the gear case in a sandwiched manner.

Abstract: A magnetic head incorporates: a medium facing surface; a coil; a pole layer; first and second shields disposed to sandwich the pole layer therebetween; a first gap layer disposed between the first shield and the pole layer; a second gap layer disposed between the second shield and the pole layer; and a substrate. The first shield is located closer to the substrate than the second shield. The magnetic head further incorporates an antireflection film disposed between the first shield and the first gap layer or between the first gap layer and the pole layer. The pole layer is formed by frame plating.

Abstract: A layered chip package has a main body including pairs of layer portions, and wiring disposed on a side surface of the main body. Each layer portion includes a semiconductor chip. The pairs of layer portions include specific pairs of layer portions. Each of the specific pairs of layer portions includes a first-type layer portion and a second-type layer portion. The first-type layer portion includes electrodes each connected to the semiconductor chip and each having an end face located at the side surface of the main body on which the wiring is disposed, whereas the second-type layer portion does not include such electrodes. The specific pairs of layer portions are provided in an even number.