Abstract: The invention provides a miniature adapter for MPO plug which can make the adapter small to the limit so as to be the same size as a plug, can be mounted at a high density without any restriction in an arrangement place and can be manufactured with a simple structure at a low cost. An adapter main body is formed into a tubular shape by upper and lower wall portions which are approximately flush with upper and lower wall portions of a coupling, and left and right wall portions which are approximately flush with left and right wall portions of the coupling, and is provided in both front and rear ends of the left and right wall portions of the adapter main body with elastic locking portions which are provided so as to face to a side of plug insertion and removal opening portions.

Abstract: A method of producing a lower olefin and BTX from stock oils selected from at least two kinds of oils is provided. The method includes a first catalytic cracking step of bringing one stock oil A into contact with a catalytic cracking catalyst; a second catalytic cracking step of bringing one stock oil B, having an aromatic component content smaller than that of the stock oil A, into contact with the catalytic cracking catalyst; and a separation and collection step of collecting the lower olefins and BTX from a product generated in the first and second catalytic cracking steps. A contact time A during which the stock oil A is in contact with the catalytic cracking catalyst in the first catalytic cracking step is longer than a contact time B during which the stock oil B is in contact with the catalytic cracking catalyst in the second catalytic cracking step.

Abstract: Provided is an information presentation apparatus that includes an actuator, a control unit and a belt. The actuator includes a movable portion and is capable of linearly driving the movable portion. The control unit controls the actuator so that the movable portion is driven corresponding to waveform information. The belt is for attaching the actuator to a user.

Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate including a plurality of nozzles to discharge liquid, a plurality of individual chambers communicating with the plurality of nozzles, respectively, a supply-side channel communicating with the plurality of individual chambers, and a collection-side channel communicating with the plurality of individual chambers. The collection-side channel includes a first channel arranged in a first direction along a surface of the nozzle plate, a second channel communicating with the first channel, the second channel arranged in a second direction across the surface of the nozzle plate, and a branch channel branched from the first channel and connected to the second channel, the branch channel arranged in a third direction across the surface of the nozzle plate.

Abstract: Provided is an optical connector configured to be able to prevent a load caused by a bending stress of a protective boot from being concentrated on each of locking projections of a spring push on both right and left sides at the head thereof, thereby improving bending performance. At least a pair of locking holes (2b) and locking projections (6b) are respectively provided behind a locking hole (2a) at the front of a housing (2) and a locking projection (6a) at the head of a spring push (6) in such a manner as to distribute a load applied to the locking projection (6a) at the head of the spring push (6) with the aid of the rear locking projection (6b) at the rear thereof when an optical fiber cable (3b) is bent.

Abstract: A rotor for a motor is provided with: a stacked core made of a plurality of steel plates stacked on top of each other in a direction of an axis of a rotating shaft, has a circular pillar shape centered around the axis, and is provided with a plurality of magnet insertion grooves arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotor and penetrating through the circular pillar shape in the direction of the axis; permanent magnets respectively inserted into the magnet insertion grooves; a pair of end plates respectively stacked on opposite ends of the stacked core in the direction of the axis and closing the magnet insertion grooves; and a pressing portion restraining the permanent magnet in the direction of the axis by pressing the permanent magnet in the direction of the axis.

Abstract: To provide a vehicle illumination device that achieves good design and that appropriately emits light in a sequence of operations for charging. A vehicle illumination device 1 includes: first light emitting portions 21a and 21b disposed in the vicinity of a boundary portion 4 between a body 2 and a lid 14 via notched portions 18a and 18b formed at upper and lower edges of the lid 14; and second light emitting portions 22a and 22b disposed inside the lid 14. When the lid 14 is unlocked in operation to unlock the lid 14, the first light emitting portions 21a and 21b are turned on. When the lid 14 is depressed in operation to open the lid 14, the first light emitting portions 21a and 21b are turned off. When the lid 14 is opened, the second light emitting portions 22a and 22b are turned on to illuminate power supply ports 11 and 12.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a container including a first conductive material, a plurality of battery racks including a second conductive material, a plurality of electricity storage modules mounted on the battery racks and having grounded portions connected to the battery racks, and a grounding means configured to connect the battery racks to a ground outside the container.

Abstract: This actuator includes: a holder; a slider; a wire; and a pair of electrode units. The slider is slidably held by the holder. The wire is a member that is locked at the slider, the wire causing the slider to slide by contracting in at least a line length direction when being energized. One end of the wire is bonded to one of the electrode units, and the other end of the wire is bonded to the other of the electrode units.

Abstract: Provided is a tab (2) including operating member (3) which is provided with an engaging part (5a) at a tip of a plurality of arms (5) so as to detachably attach and hold in each of a plurality of engaging holes (13a) formed at the rear end of a coupling (13), and gripping member (4) which is extendingly provided from the back of the operating member (3), wherein the coupling (13) advances and retreats 3 with respect to a housing (18) by an operation of the operating member (3) in association with the advance and retreat of the gripping member (4), and forward pressing or backward pressing of the plug body (1) is released.

Abstract: Provided is a III nitride semiconductor light emitting device with improved reliability capable of maintaining light output power reliably as compared with conventional devices, and a method of producing the same. The III-nitride semiconductor light-emitting device comprising: a light emitting layer, a p-type electron blocking layer, a p-type contact layer, and a p-side electrode in this order. The p-type contact layer has a first p-type contact layer co-doped with Mg and Si in contact with the p-type electron blocking layer and a second p-type contact layer doped with Mg in contact with the p-side electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having an n-type semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, a barrier layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer is formed by forming an electron blocking layer on the light emitting layer; supplying a carrier gas containing nitrogen to a surface of the electron blocking layer; and forming a second p-type contact layer made of AlyGa1-yN on the electron blocking layer after the nitrogen carrier gas supply step. The second p-type contact formation step is performed using a carrier gas containing hydrogen. Source gases of Al and Ga are supplied to form a first p-type contact layer made of AlxGa1-xN with a thickness of more than 0 nm and 30 nm or less directly on the electron blocking layer and directly under the second p-type contact layer.

Abstract: An image processing device (2A) comprises: an input means for inputting a brightfield image representing cell morphology in a tissue section, and a fluorescence image representing, by fluorescent bright spots, the expression of a specific protein in the same range of the tissue section; a first generation means for generating a cell image obtained by extracting a specific site of a cell from the brightfield image; a second generation means for generating an image obtained by extracting bright spot regions from the fluorescence image, creating a brightness profile for each bright spot region, and generating a fluorescent particle image obtained by extracting the fluorescent particles in the bright spot regions on the basis of the fluorescence profile for one fluorescent particle, which serves as a fluorescence bright spot source; and a calculation means for superimposing the cell image and the fluorescent particle image on one another.

Abstract: A communication system includes: a service control apparatus that is provided in a first network in which user terminals communicate via a wireless base station and that distributes messages to the user terminals; a server that is provided in a second network for allowing user terminals to communicate without the mediation of a wireless base station and that communicates with the user terminals via the second network; and a relaying apparatus that is connected to the service control apparatus and that relays messages transmitted and received between user terminals in the first network and messages transmitted and received between user terminals in the first network and user terminals in the second network.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having an n-type semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, a barrier layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer is formed by forming an electron blocking layer on the light emitting layer; supplying a carrier gas containing nitrogen to a surface of the electron blocking layer; and forming a second p-type contact layer made of AlyGa1-yN on the electron blocking layer after the nitrogen carrier gas supply step. The second p-type contact formation step is performed using a carrier gas containing hydrogen. Source gases of Al and Ga are supplied to form a first p-type contact layer made of AlxGa1-xN with a thickness of more than 0 nm and 30 nm or less directly on the electron blocking layer and directly under the second p-type contact layer.

Abstract: Provided is a tab (2) including operating member (3) which is provided with an engaging part (5a) at a tip of a plurality of arms (5) so as to detachably attach and hold in each of a plurality of engaging holes (13a) formed at the rear end of a coupling (13), and gripping member (4) which is extendingly provided from the back of the operating member (3), wherein the coupling (13) advances and retreats 3 with respect to a housing (18) by an operation of the operating member (3) in association with the advance and retreat of the gripping member (4), and forward pressing or backward pressing of the plug body (1) is released.

Abstract: A cap main body is provided with an approximately rectangular conical occluded portion in a leading end side, an approximately rectangular tubular cover portion in an inner side of the occluded portion, and approximately rectangular tubular right and left and upper and lower side plates in a rear end side. A pair of slits are provided at upper and lower positions of the right and left side plates or right and left positions of the upper and lower side plates from an opening end of the cap main body toward an inward occluded portion so that elastic side plates are formed in a facing manner. A locking mechanism protruding out of an opening portion in a rear end of the cap main body and capable of locking to and unlocking from a spring push of the plug main body is provided in a leading end of the elastic side plates.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a first package including a first arithmetic circuit, first cache memory and a transmitting circuit, as well as a second package including a second arithmetic circuit, second cache memory and a receiving circuit. The first arithmetic circuit is configured to provide transfer data to the first cache memory that is destined for the second cache memory. The transmitting circuit is configured to transmit to the receiving circuit an indication of a data transfer of the transfer data and to restrict use of the first cache memory for data other than the transfer data during the data transfer. The receiving circuit is configured to receive the indication of the data transfer, to acquire the transfer data stored in the first cache memory and to store the acquired transfer data in the second cache memory.

Abstract: Provided is a III-nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having excellent device lifetime as compared with conventional devices and a method of producing the same. A III-nitride semiconductor light-emitting device 100 has an n-type semiconductor layer 30, a light emitting layer 40 containing at least Al, an electron blocking layer 50, and a p-type semiconductor layer 60 in this order. The light emitting layer 40 has a quantum well structure having well layers 41 and barrier layers 42. The electron blocking layer 50 is adjacent to the light emitting layer 40 and is formed from a layer having an Al content higher than that of the barrier layers 42 and the p-type semiconductor layer 60. The electron blocking layer 50 has a Si-based doped region layer 50a.

Abstract: A force sense presentation device includes a movable body, an actuator unit, a posture detection unit, a posture detection unit, a signal generation unit, and a control unit. The actuator unit is connected to the movable body. The posture detection unit is configured to detect posture of the force sense presentation device. The signal generation unit is configured to generate a driving signal for generating vibration on the actuator unit, the vibration having within a period at least one of a plurality of different amplitudes and a plurality of different frequencies. The control unit is configured to control the generation of the driving signal by the signal generation unit depending on the detected posture.