Abstract: A display control method for a peripheral device shared by a plurality of user terminals includes: storing a connection history of a user terminal for connecting the peripheral device; storing settings information specifying an operation of the peripheral device, the settings information being associated with identification information of the user terminal; selecting settings information stored in the storing settings information or identification information of a user terminal on the basis of the connection history stored in the storing a connection history; and displaying settings information or identification information selected in the selecting.

Abstract: A circuit module includes a substrate module including an upper main surface with a normal line extending in a vertical direction, an electronic component on the substrate module, and a bonding adhesive fixing the electronic component to the upper main surface. The electronic component includes a first electrode. The substrate module includes a second electrode on the right of the bonding adhesive. The first electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode through solder. A first recess recessed downward and including a bottom is in the upper main surface. An upper end of the second electrode is above the bottom. The first recess includes a first area on the left of a first electrode and overlapping the second electrode when viewed in the lateral direction. A material of the first recess is identical to a material of the upper main surface.

Abstract: A display control method for a peripheral device shared by a plurality of user terminals includes: storing a connection history of a user terminal for connecting the peripheral device; storing settings information specifying an operation of the peripheral device, the settings information being associated with identification information of the user terminal; selecting settings information stored in the storing settings information or identification information of a user terminal on the basis of the connection history stored in the storing a connection history; and displaying settings information or identification information selected in the selecting.

Abstract: It is to provide an agent for treating and/or ameliorating retinopathy caused by glucose. It is an agent for treating retinopathy caused by glucose comprising sodium/glucose cotransporter2 inhibitor (SGLT2 inhibitor) as an active ingredient, and is used at a normal dosage amount, or at a lower dosage whereby no lowering in blood sugar is observed.

Abstract: It is to provide an agent for treating and/or ameliorating retinopathy caused by glucose. It is an agent for treating retinopathy caused by glucose comprising sodium/glucose cotransporter2 inhibitor (SGLT2 inhibitor) as an active ingredient, and is used at a normal dosage amount, or at a lower dosage whereby no lowering in blood sugar is observed.

Abstract: A heat receiving block formed of carbon material having a through hole; a cooling tube formed of copper alloy fitted in the through hole of the heat receiving block; cylindrical material of interlayer disposed between the heat receiving block and the cooling tube; and brazing material layers inserted between the material of interlayer and the heat receiving block and between the material of interlayer and the cooling tube, also a slit which penetrates the heat receiving block and the material of interlayer over thickness of the heat receiving block and reaches the cooling tube on the back side of the heat receiving surface. It can provide heat receiving tile formed of carbon fiber composite material for high heat flux component such as a first wall of nuclear fusion reactor, which is produced by metallurgically joining carbon material with copper alloy and has higher cooling efficiency than conventional heat receiving tiles.

Abstract: A negative electrode for use in an iron-air secondary battery of the present invention comprises a three-dimensionally formed structure in which particles of metal powder comprising iron or an iron alloy as a principal component are coupled to each other through metallic bonding, wherein the negative electrode has a porosity of greater than or equal to 30% and less than or equal to 70%. A production method of a negative electrode for an iron-air secondary battery of the present invention comprises: mixing with a resin, metal powder comprising iron or an iron alloy as a principle component; molding a mixture obtained after the mixing; and sintering a molded body obtained after the molding.

Abstract: A heat receiving block formed of carbon material having a through hole; a cooling tube formed of copper alloy fitted in the through hole of the heat receiving block; cylindrical material of interlayer disposed between the heat receiving block and the cooling tube; and brazing material layers inserted between the material of interlayer and the heat receiving block and between the material of interlayer and the cooling tube, also a slit which penetrates the heat receiving block and the material of interlayer over thickness of the heat receiving block and reaches the cooling tube on the back side of the heat receiving surface. It can provide heat receiving tile formed of carbon fiber composite material for high heat flux component such as a first wall of nuclear fusion reactor, which is produced by metallurgically joining carbon material with copper alloy and has higher cooling efficiency than conventional heat receiving tiles.

Abstract: A pulse wave detection device detects pulse wave data from a pulse wave obtained from a user. The pulse wave detection device includes: a pulse wave detection unit detecting the pulse wave data from the pulse wave; a pulse wave derivative unit calculating velocity plethysmogram data by temporally deriving the pulse wave data; a component extraction unit extracting maximum and minimum values in a current first time range of the velocity plethysmogram data, while shifting the current first time range in a time axis direction, the extraction being repeated in a next current first time range; a component ratio calculation unit calculating a component ratio the maximum and minimum values extracted for each current first time range; and a noise segment determination unit determining, as a noise segment, a segment in which component ratios calculated by the component ratio calculation unit are temporally inconstant.

Abstract: Comfortable sensation of living bodies is estimated, considering individual differences in biological information on the living bodies staying or residing in a common space, and stimulation contents is properly controlled. A stimulation generator generates a stimulation to be applied to users. Biological information acquirers and acquire time-series data of biological information on the users. Parameter extractors and extract a parameter which is changed with a lapse of time by analyzing the time-series data. Thermal sensation estimators and estimate statuses of the users to the stimulation generated by the stimulation generator, based on the parameter extracted by the parameter extractors and. A multi-user thermal sensation processor integrates estimation results on the users estimated by the thermal sensation estimators and into a single estimation result. A stimulation controller controls the stimulation generator based on the integrated estimation result.

Abstract: An environment control device, an environment control method, an environment control program, and a computer-readable recording medium containing the environment control program for enabling the user to actually have a comfortable feeling in a reliable manner and further to maintain such a comfortable state, are provided. A biological information measuring portion acquires time-series data of the biological information of the user. A chaos analysis portion calculates a parameter about the biological information through chaos analysis of the time-series data acquired by the biological information measuring portion. A state inferring portion infers a comfortable feeling of the user on the basis of the parameter calculated by the chaos analysis portion. A device control portion controls generation of a stimulus to be given to the user on the basis of the result of inference made by the state inferring portion.

Abstract: A system, computer program product and method for deciding whether to make a loan to an applicant and/or terms of the loan. A first program function determines a credit risk of the applicant. A second program function computes a default probability of the applicant over time based on the credit risk. The second program function determines a surviving probability of an applicant based on the applicant's credit risk. The second program function determines the default probability for each month of the term of the loan based in part on the surviving probability. A third program function computes a sum of the expected profit during each month of a term of the loan based in part on the default probability.

Abstract: A pulse wave detection device for detecting pulse wave data indicating a pulse wave of a user, the pulse wave detection device including: a pulse wave detection unit (1011) configured to detect, in time series, the pulse wave data indicating the pulse wave of the user; a pulse wave derivative unit (1012) configured to calculate time-series velocity plethysmogram data by temporally deriving the time-series pulse wave data detected by the pulse wave detection unit (1011); a component extraction unit (1013) configured to extract a maximum value and a minimum value in a current first time range in the time-series velocity plethysmogram data calculated by the pulse wave derivative unit (1012) while shifting the current first time range in a time axis direction, the extraction being repeated in a next current first time range; a component ratio calculation unit (1014) configured to calculate a component ratio which is a ratio of the maximum value and the minimum value extracted for each current first time range by

Abstract: A device control device for controlling an on-vehicle device based on a vital sign of a user, the device control device including: a vital sign measurement unit (101) configured to measure, in time series, the vital sign of the user; a parameter extraction unit (102) configured to extract time-series parameter values for evaluating current statuses of the user based on the vital sign measured continuously by the vital sign measurement unit (101); a determination unit (120) configured to determine whether a factor of a change in the vital sign is a change in a health condition of the user or a change in an environment temperature around the user, based on the parameter values extracted by the parameter extraction unit; and a control unit (130) configured to control the on-vehicle device based on a result of the determination made by the determination unit (120).

Abstract: An environment control device, an environment control method, an environment control program, and a computer-readable recording medium containing the environment control program for enabling the user to actually have a comfortable feeling in a reliable manner and further to maintain such a comfortable state, are provided. A biological information measuring portion acquires time-series data of the biological information of the user. A chaos analysis portion calculates a parameter about the biological information through chaos analysis of the time-series data acquired by the biological information measuring portion. A state inferring portion infers a comfortable feeling of the user on the basis of the parameter calculated by the chaos analysis portion. A device control portion controls generation of a stimulus to be given to the user on the basis of the result of inference made by the state inferring portion.

Abstract: Comfortable sensation of living bodies is estimated, considering individual differences in biological information on the living bodies staying or residing in a common space, and stimulation contents is properly controlled. A stimulation generator 300 generates a stimulation to be applied to users. Biological information acquirers 101a and 101b acquire time-series data of biological information on the users. Parameter extractors 102a and 102b extract a parameter which is changed with a lapse of time by analyzing the time-series data. Thermal sensation estimators 103a and 103b estimate statuses of the users to the stimulation generated by the stimulation generator 300, based on the parameter extracted by the parameter extractors 102a and 102b. A multi-user thermal sensation processor 105 integrates estimation results on the users estimated by the thermal sensation estimators 103a and 103b into a single estimation result.

Abstract: A communication system includes a transmitting unit transmitting a packet data and a receiving unit receiving a packet data. The transmitting unit includes a first detection unit receiving a packet data transmitted using a first protocol, detecting a predetermined bit pattern in the received packet data, and determining the packet data in which the bit pattern is detected is a target of protocol conversion; and a first converting unit converting the first protocol of the determined packet data into a second protocol including a retransmission function, adding a tag indicating the protocol conversion to the converted packet data and transmitting the converted data. The receiving unit includes a second detection unit receiving the packet data transmitted using the second protocol and detecting the tag; and a second converting unit converting the protocol of the packet data in which the conversion tag is detected into a third protocol.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to automatically acquire function information of electric devices whose manufacturers, models, and model numbers are different one from another. A specifications information storage (21) stores specifications information, in which function information including at least setting items for controlling a home electric appliance (1) is predefined, in association with identification information. A setting check data creation processor (25) acquires the identification information of the home electric appliance (1), and creates setting check data for checking a setting concerning the home electric appliance (1) with respect to each of the setting items, based on the specifications information matching with model information and version information included in the identification information. A setting check processor (26) executes the setting concerning the home electric appliance (1) by using the setting check data, and updates the function information based on the setting result.

Abstract: A system, computer program product and method for deciding whether to make a loan to an applicant and/or terms of the loan. A first program function determines a credit risk of the applicant. A second program function computes a default probability of the applicant over time based on the credit risk. The second program function determines a surviving probability of an applicant based on the applicant's credit risk. The second program function determines the default probability for each month of the term of the loan based in part on the surviving probability. A third program function computes a sum of the expected profit during each month of a term of the loan based in part on the default probability.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a developing unit for stocking a developing agent containing toner and forming a toner image on a photosensitive medium with the developing agent, a toner supply unit for supplying the toner to the developing unit, a toner specific concentration detecting unit for detecting the toner specific concentration of the developing agent stocked in the developing unit, a humidity detecting unit for detecting humidity in the neighborhood of the developing unit, a storage unit for storing the humidity information detected by the humidity detecting unit, and a toner specific concentration correcting unit for controlling the toner supply amount of the toner supply unit on the basis of the humidity information stored to correct the toner specific concentration, wherein the toner specific concentration correcting unit compares newly-detected humidity with reference humidity corresponding to the humidity which is detected at the time when the developing agent is stocked into the developi