Abstract: A front structure of a fuel cell vehicle is provided, which can suppress blowing wind from hitting a water heater located in a front compartment. A fuel cell vehicle is equipped with a water heater that heats water to warm air for air-conditioning in a front compartment that is separated from a vehicle cabin by a dash panel. A front trunk is provided within the front compartment. The front trunk is divided from other spaces by wall portions. The water heater is located behind the rear wall portion of the front trunk.

Abstract: A rear air-conditioning controller can execute limitation on the volume of air to a rear side of a vehicle cabin when a first condition is satisfied. The first condition is a condition where a grille shutter upper or a grille shutter lower is stuck in an open state and a defroster function is in an on state.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods comprising abiotic, synthetic polymers with affinity and specificity to proteins. The synthetic polymers are an improvement over biological agents by providing a simpler, less expensive, and customizable platform for binding to proteins. In one embodiment, the compositions and methods relate to synthetic polymers with affinity and specificity to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for treating diseases and disorders related to the overexpression of VEGF. In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for treating cancer. In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for detecting VEGF levels from biological samples. In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for detecting overexpression of VEGF from biological samples. In one embodiment, the compositions are used to diagnose cancer.

Abstract: An image capturing and display apparatus comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for converting incident light from the outside of the image capturing and display apparatus to electrical charge signals, and a plurality of light-emitting elements for emitting light of an intensity corresponding to the electrical charge signals acquired by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. A pixel region is defined as a region in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in an array. Signal paths for transmitting signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements to the plurality of light-emitting elements lie within the pixel region.

Abstract: When the temperature of a battery is high, the output power of the battery is limited to suppress the temperature rise. Upon fulfillment of three conditions of (i) the ambient temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, (ii) the vehicle traveling load is equal to or greater than a predetermined traveling load, and (iii) the operating load of a battery cooling device is equal to or greater than a predetermined operating load, the output power of the battery is limited using a high-load output limiting value less than an output limiting value for the normal condition in a temperature range equal to or higher than a second power restrictive lower limit temperature that is equal to or lower than a first power restrictive lower limit temperature for the normal condition.

Abstract: A vehicle control device that controls an air conditioning device and a battery in a vehicle that uses a coolant of the air conditioning device that cools a vehicle cabin for cooling the battery, the vehicle control device including: an air conditioning load determination unit that determines whether the air conditioning device is driven by a predetermined load or more; and a battery input-output control unit that controls at least one of an input power or an output power of the battery. When the air conditioning device is driven by the predetermined load or more, at least one of the input power or the output power is restricted without cooling the battery.

Abstract: A vehicle controller that is configured to control traveling of an electric vehicle which is a battery electric automobile or a fuel cell automobile, in which, when the electric vehicle performs towing, the vehicle controller judges whether or not power consumption reduction is needed based on an output of a battery that is configured to supply electric power to a traveling motor and the amount of remaining stored energy, and partially limits the function of the electric vehicle if the power consumption reduction is needed, and the amount of remaining stored energy is the amount of remaining charge in the battery when the electric vehicle is the battery electric automobile, and is the amount of remaining stored hydrogen when the electric vehicle is the fuel cell automobile.

Abstract: The engine, the heater, and the heater core are connected by pipes. When the traveling mode is HEV traveling mode or the engine single traveling mode, a flow path formed of pipes is formed, and the coolant is heated by the engine to heat the heater core. When the traveling mode is EV traveling mode, a flow path including a pipe is formed, and the coolant is heated by the heater to heat the heater core.

Abstract: When a temperature of a coolant is a first predetermined temperature or higher, an air conditioner ECU executes a first control that sets a target evaporation temperature higher by a predetermined temperature and the air conditioner ECU executes a second control that changes the target evaporation temperature in accordance with a cooling load inside the vehicle cabin. When the second control is executed after the first control is executed, the air conditioner ECU sets a first target evaporation temperature set by the first control as the target evaporation temperature, and calculates a second target evaporation temperature that is changed by the second control based on the target evaporation temperature immediately before the first control is executed. When the second target evaporation temperature becomes larger than the first target evaporation temperature, the air conditioner ECU sets the second target evaporation temperature as the target evaporation temperature.

Abstract: A temperature control system includes an air-conditioning circuit, a battery temperature adjustment circuit, a heat exchanger, a thermometer, and a controller. The air-conditioning circuit includes a heating unit for heating the air-conditioning heating medium and an air-conditioning flow amount adjustment unit for adjusting the amount of flow of the air-conditioning heating medium. The battery temperature adjustment circuit includes a battery flow amount adjustment unit for adjusting the amount of flow of the battery heating medium. The controller variably controls the amount of flow of at least one of the air-conditioning heating medium and the battery heating medium, depending on a request for increasing the temperature of the battery, a request for heating the cabin of the vehicle, and the temperature of the battery.

Abstract: During operation under fuel cutoff control, the fuel cutoff control is interrupted when a decrease in temperature of cooling water from a temperature of cooling water that is detected at a start of the fuel cutoff control reaches or exceeds a second specified value under conditions that a degree of opening of an air mix door is greater than or equal to a predetermined opening degree and that a temperature setting is not raised in an operation unit.

Abstract: The polymer material of the invention is an amine-containing polymer that contains a polymer of a monomer mixture consisting of a monofunctional monomer and more than 10 mol% and 30 mol% or less of a polyfunctional monomer, and exhibits a large reversible gas absorption amount though having a low water content. An efficient production method for the polymer material of the invention includes a polymer synthesis step of synthesizing a polymer by polymerizing monomers in a reaction mixture containing a monofunctional monomer, a polyfunctional monomer, a solvent and an initiator, and an amine infiltration step of infiltrating an amine-containing processing liquid into the polymer, wherein the total monomer concentration in the reaction mixture is 0.7 mol/L. or more, the proportion of the polyfunctional monomer among the monomers contained in the reaction mixture is 10 to 30 mol%. When the monofunctional monomer has an amino group, the amine infiltration step can be omitted.

Abstract: In a driving switching preparing section of a road wherein autonomous driving performed by an autonomous driving ECU or autonomous driving controller is switched to manual driving performed by a driver, an air conditioner ECU or an air conditioner controller is configured to prohibit air conditioner power cutting control.

Abstract: A monolayer membrane containing gelling polymer particles having at least one of a basic functional group and an acidic functional group, and having a thickness of less than 5 ?m. A composite having a porous carrier and gelling polymer particles having at least any one of a basic functional group and an acidic functional group and filling up the surface pores of the porous carrier. The invention can provide a novel material capable of efficiently separating an acid gas from a mixed gas.

Abstract: A defrosting control system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry calculates a frost formation rate, indicating a frost formation amount of a windowpane on which frost is formed at an estimated departure time of a vehicle, based on frost formation information and the estimated departure time. The processing circuitry calculates an operation period of a defroster needed to remove frost from the windowpane based on the frost formation rate. The processing circuitry determines that an activation time of the defroster is a time earlier than the estimated departure time by the operation period. The processing circuitry transmits an operation request signal for starting operation of the defroster at the activation time.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods comprising abiotic, synthetic polymers with affinity and specificity to proteins. The synthetic polymers are an improvement over biological agents by providing a simpler, less expensive, and customizable platform for binding to proteins. In one embodiment, the compositions and methods relate to synthetic polymers with affinity and specificity to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for treating diseases and disorders related to the overexpression of VEGF. In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for treating cancer. In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for detecting VEGF levels from biological samples. In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for detecting overexpression of VEGF from biological samples. In one embodiment, the compositions are used to diagnose cancer.

Abstract: An air conditioning control system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry includes an ambient temperature obtainment unit, a departure time estimation unit configured to estimate a departure time of a vehicle, an air conditioning condition calculator configured to calculate an operation period and an operation output that allow a passenger compartment temperature of the vehicle to reach a preset target temperature, an air conditioning start time determination unit configured to determine an activation time of an air conditioner, and an air conditioning controller. The air conditioning start time determination unit is configured to determine that the activation time is a time earlier than the departure time by the operation period.

Abstract: A gas-absorbing material that contains amino group-having polymer compound particles and fine particles having a primary particle diameter of 1000 nm or less is a gas-absorbing material having a markedly higher gas absorption/desorption speed. Here, as the polymer compound of the amino group-having polymer compound particles, for example, a (meth)acrylamide polymer can be used, and as the fine particles, for example, water-repellent inorganic particles or fluororesin particles can be used.

Abstract: A vehicle control device that controls an air conditioning device and a battery in a vehicle that uses a coolant of the air conditioning device that cools a vehicle cabin for cooling the battery, the vehicle control device including: an air conditioning load determination unit that determines whether the air conditioning device is driven by a predetermined load or more; and a battery input-output control unit that controls at least one of an input power or an output power of the battery. When the air conditioning device is driven by the predetermined load or more, at least one of the input power or the output power is restricted without cooling the battery.

Abstract: When a temperature of a coolant is a first predetermined temperature or higher, an air conditioner ECU executes a first control that sets a target evaporation temperature higher by a predetermined temperature and the air conditioner ECU executes a second control that changes the target evaporation temperature in accordance with a cooling load inside the vehicle cabin. When the second control is executed after the first control is executed, the air conditioner ECU sets a first target evaporation temperature set by the first control as the target evaporation temperature, and calculates a second target evaporation temperature that is changed by the second control based on the target evaporation temperature immediately before the first control is executed. When the second target evaporation temperature becomes larger than the first target evaporation temperature, the air conditioner ECU sets the second target evaporation temperature as the target evaporation temperature.