Abstract: A cooling system includes a rotary electric machine, a pump that pumps coolant, a first coolant flow path that guides coolant to the rotary electric machine, a second coolant flow path branching off from the first coolant flow path, a pressure regulation valve provided in the second coolant flow path, a first orifice provided at downstream than the pressure regulation valve in the second coolant flow path in coolant flow direction, a third coolant flow path branching off from between the pressure regulation valve and the first orifice in the second coolant flow path and joining to a downstream than the branching position of the second coolant flow path in the first coolant flow path in coolant flow direction, and a switching valve provided in the third coolant flow path and that allows coolant flow to the first coolant flow path when experiencing a pressure of a threshold or more.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first communication device and multiple second communication devices. The first communication device includes a first transmitting unit that transmits control information to instruct a resource in a shared band to the second communication device by using a resource in a dedicated band. Each of the second communication devices includes a determining unit and a second transmitting unit. The determining unit determines whether the resource in the shared band is idle. When the resource in the shared band is idle, the second transmitting unit transmits data by using the resource in the shared band specified in the control information after transmitting a predetermined signal to the shared band. When receiving the predetermined signal from other second communication device, the second transmitting unit transmits data by using the resource in the shared band even when the resource in the shared band is busy.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: producing a plurality of dielectric green sheets; producing therefrom a plurality of internal electrode-printed green sheets; producing therefrom a plurality of individually cut unsintered laminates by stacking some of the plurality of dielectric green sheets, as cover layers, and the plurality of internal electrode-printed green sheets together; producing therefrom element body precursors by applying a ceramic paste to side faces of the unsintered laminates for forming side margins thereon, wherein an application thickness of the ceramic paste is adjusted in a manner such that a thickness of the side margins is greater than a thickness of the cover layers in the final product; producing therefrom element bodies by sintering; and forming external electrodes on at least one of principal faces and on both end faces of the element bodies.

Abstract: A light source apparatus for an endoscope includes an optical fiber that guides emission light emitted from a light source and is incident on a fiber end face, a ferrule having a ferrule end face having a through-hole in which the optical fiber is inserted, a holder to which the ferrule is fixed, the holder having a reflecting surface that reflects first reflected light to thereby emit second reflected light, the first reflected light being the emission light reflected on the fiber end face, and an optical sensor that receives the second reflected light disposed between the light source and the fiber end face and in a region facing the reflecting surface through an optical axis.

Abstract: A wireless communications system is configured to perform wireless communication by using a first band dedicated to the system and a second band shared by the system and another wireless communications system. The system includes a base station configured to transmit in the first band to a terminal when detecting an available carrier wave of the second band, a control signal permitting data transmission in the second band from the terminal to the base station, the base station continuously sending out a radio wave of the second band during a period until the data transmission; and the terminal configured to perform the data transmission after a predetermined time from transmission of the control signal by the base station.

Abstract: A terminal device includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor, wherein the processor executes a process including: receiving a resource specifying signal that specifies a random access resource used to transmit a preamble for random access; selecting one preamble from a plurality of preamble candidates previously acquired; and transmitting the selected preamble by using a random access resource arranged in timing based on a reception timing of the resource specifying signal.

Abstract: A terminal device includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor, wherein the processor executes a process including: receiving a resource specifying signal that specifies a random access resource used to transmit a preamble for random access; selecting one preamble from a plurality of preamble candidates previously acquired; and transmitting the selected preamble by using a random access resource arranged in timing based on a reception timing of the resource specifying signal.

Abstract: A communication device has a first communication function and a second communication function. The communication device includes a processor. The processor is configured to detect identification information for identifying a specific cell having the second communication function set in advance. The processor is configured to change, in a case of detecting the identification information for identifying the specific cell, connection destination information indicating a connection destination of the communication device to connection destination information corresponding to the specific cell. The processor is configured to perform connection processing and authentication processing with a communication destination via the specific cell, on the basis of the changed connection destination information corresponding to the specific cell. As a result, connection to a local network via the specific cell can be automated.

Abstract: A sealing device for suppressing a leakage flow of a fluid via an annular gap between a stationary member and a rotary member of a rotary machine includes: a fixed fin having an annular shape and disposed in the annular gap; and a movable fin having an annular shape and being disposed adjacent to the fixed fin in an axial direction inside the annular gap. The movable fin has a greater thermal expansion coefficient than the fixed fin and is fixed to the fixed fin in a fixing region on a root-end side of the movable fin.

Abstract: A radio communication method includes: by a radio terminal device, generating position indicating signals that are different between blocks of radio resources each of which is an allocation unit of data; mapping the position indicating signals generated and transmission data to the blocks; and transmitting a signal including the blocks; by a base station device, receiving the signal including the blocks of the radio resources; evaluating continuity of the blocks, based on the position indicating signals mapped to the blocks; and demodulating data mapped to the blocks for each radio terminal device, based on an evaluation result.

Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit in which a pair of signal lines is wired, the wiring shape of these signal lines is simplified. An output circuit outputs a predetermined differential signal from a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal. A plurality of positive transistors and a plurality of negative transistors are disposed in a logic circuit. Gates of the plurality of positive transistors are arranged in a predetermined direction. Gates of the plurality of negative transistors are arranged in a predetermined direction. A positive signal line is wired from the positive output terminal along the predetermined direction, and connects each of the gates of the plurality of positive transistors and the positive output terminal. A negative signal line is wired from the negative output terminal along the predetermined direction, and connects each of the gates of the plurality of negative transistors and the negative output terminal.

Abstract: A radio communication device includes: a communication circuit configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from other radio communication device; and a control circuit configured to cause the communication circuit to transmit, through a control channel in a first layer, first acknowledgement information to the other radio communication device, the first acknowledgement information indicating whether data in a second layer different from the first layer is normally received from the other radio communication device.

Abstract: A surface emission laser formed of a group III nitride semiconductor includes a first conductivity type first clad layer; a first conductivity type first guide layer on the first clad layer; a light-emitting layer on the first guide layer; a second guide layer on the light-emitting layer; and a second conductivity type second clad layer on the second guide layer. The first or second guide layer internally includes voids periodically arranged at square lattice positions with two axes perpendicular to one another as arrangement directions in a surface parallel to the guide layer. The voids have a polygonal prism structure or an oval columnar structure with a long axis and a short axis perpendicular to the long axis in the parallel surface, and the long axis is inclined with respect to one axis among the arrangement directions of the voids.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light converter that primary light enters and that is configured to convert at least part of the primary light into secondary light having a second wavelength that differs from a first wavelength of the primary light and to diffuse the secondary light, a first reflector configured to reflect at least part of the diffused secondary light toward the light converter, and a holder holding at least one of the first reflector and the light converter. The first reflector and the light converter are separated from each other so that the primary light transmitted through the first reflector enters the light converter.

Abstract: A stator for a rotary electric machine includes: a stator core including an annular stator yoke, a plurality of teeth protruding from the stator yoke to an inside in a radial direction, and a plurality of slots formed between adjacent teeth; and a plurality of coils arranged in each of the slots. In the stator core, a coolant distributing plate having an annular shape to surround the plurality of coils from an outer circumferential side is interposed, and the coolant distributing plate is provided with coolant supply portions discharging a coolant toward the plurality of coils.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes: a transmitting apparatus to transmit using one or more of radio resources; and a receiving apparatus to store correspondence information indicating a correspondence between a resource amount and a data size, the transmitting apparatus transmits to the receiving apparatus, data mapped to the radio resources, where the transmitting apparatus transmits a single control signal associated with the data to be transmitted across a plurality of time resource, the transmitting apparatus transmits a single control signal associated with the data transmitted across a plurality of frequency resources, the single control signal includes information indicating a value based on a number of the plurality of time resources, a number of the plurality of frequency resources, or information indicating a first resource amount wherein the receiving apparatus acquires a first data size being dependent on the value, the first resource amount, and correspondence information, and decode the da

Abstract: A radio communication method includes: by a radio terminal device, generating position indicating signals that are different between blocks of radio resources each of which is an allocation unit of data; mapping the position indicating signals generated and transmission data to the blocks; and transmitting a signal including the blocks; by a base station device, receiving the signal including the blocks of the radio resources; evaluating continuity of the blocks, based on the position indicating signals mapped to the blocks; and demodulating data mapped to the blocks for each radio terminal device, based on an evaluation result.

Abstract: An object to provide a photonic crystal capable of resonating light at more resonant frequencies within a particular frequency range. A plurality of photonic crystal structure formation bodies each including a plate-like member in which cyclic refractive index distribution is formed are provided so as to be spaced apart from each other in the thickness direction of the plate-like member, and the respective refractive index distributions of the plurality of photonic crystal structure formation bodies are set such that: at least one of the plurality of photonic crystal structure formation bodies resonates with light having at least two frequencies within the frequency range; and the two frequencies are different from resonant frequencies of at least one of the other photonic crystal structure formation bodies.

Abstract: A radio communication device includes: a communication circuit configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from other radio communication device; and a control circuit configured to cause the communication circuit to transmit, through a control channel in a first layer, first acknowledgement information to the other radio communication device, the first acknowledgement information indicating whether data in a second layer different from the first layer is normally received from the other radio communication device.

Abstract: A base station includes a licensed band transmitting unit, a determining unit, and an unlicensed band transmitting unit. The licensed band transmitting unit transmits, to a terminal, a control signal for specifying a resource in a shared band to be used for data transmission by the terminal. The determining unit determines whether the resource in the shared band is idle or busy. The unlicensed band transmitting unit transmits a permission signal for permitting transmission in the shared band when the determining unit determines that the resource in the shared band is idle. The control signal or the permission signal includes an offset indicating a time from the permission signal to a start of transmission of data from the terminal to the base station with reference to the permission signal transmitted from the unlicensed band transmitting unit.