Abstract: This encoding device comprises: a control unit that, if an inputted stereo signal is determined to be a signal suitable for encoding using a mid-side stereo system, determines whether to apply a first encoding mode or a second encoding mode on the basis of a numerical value calculated by using the number of bits estimated to be necessary for encoding a mid-channel and the number of bits estimated to be necessary for encoding a side channel; a first encoding unit that, if application of the first encoding mode is determined, applies code-excited-linear-prediction (CELP) encoding to a mid-channel signal; and a second encoding unit that, if application of the second encoding mode is determined, performs spectral encoding on a stereo signal.

Abstract: This encoding device comprises: a downmix circuit that switches mixing processing according to the characteristic of an input stereo signal to generate either a first stereo signal or a second stereo signal obtained by mixing processing of a left channel signal and a right channel signal; a first encoding circuit that encodes the first stereo signal; and a second encoding circuit that encodes two signals included in the second stereo signal. The second encoding circuit performs monaural encoding on the basis of the encoding mode of the first encoding circuit in a first section in which switching from the first stereo signal to the second stereo signal is performed and/or a second section in which switching from the second stereo signal to the first stereo signal is performed.

Abstract: An encoding device includes a control circuit which, when it has been determined that an input stereo signal is suitable to be encoded using a mid-side stereo technique, decides, according to a condition, whether to convert the input stereo signal into a mid-side signal in a time domain and apply first encoding or apply second encoding; a first encoding circuit that encodes the mid-side signal when the first encoding is to be applied; and a second encoding circuit that encodes the input stereo signal in a frequency domain when the second encoding is to be applied.

Abstract: This encoding device comprises: a downmix circuit that switches mixing processing according to the characteristic of an input stereo signal to generate either a first stereo signal or a second stereo signal obtained by mixing processing of a left channel signal and a right channel signal; a first encoding circuit that encodes the first stereo signal; and a second encoding circuit that encodes two signals included in the second stereo signal. The second encoding circuit performs monaural encoding on the basis of the encoding mode of the first encoding circuit in a first section in which switching from the first stereo signal to the second stereo signal is performed and/or a second section in which switching from the second stereo signal to the first stereo signal is performed.

Abstract: A coding apparatus includes: a first coding circuit that codes an input signal selectively using coding in a time domain or a frequency domain according to the characteristic of the input signal in a core layer; and a second coding circuit that codes an error in coding by the first coding circuit using a coding method corresponding to the domain type of coding used in the core layer in an extension layer for the core layer.

Abstract: An exhaust pipe support member of a vehicle includes: an elastic support portion that has multiple insertion holes into which multiple hanger stays provided in an exhaust pipe are inserted; a metal frame that surrounds the elastic support portion; and multiple support legs that are arranged between the elastic support portion and the metal frame to support the elastic support portion.

Abstract: An exhaust pipe support body including: an attachment member configured to be attached to one of a vehicle body and an exhaust pipe; a center attachment part configured to be attached to another of the vehicle body and the exhaust pipe, the center attachment part having a vertical lengthwise dimension that is larger than a lateral widthwise dimension thereof and being arranged in an installation hole provided to the attachment member; and a plurality of connection arms elastically connecting the center attachment part to the attachment member, the connection arms being integrally formed with the center attachment part and remote from each other in a vertical lengthwise direction between opposed faces of each of left and right sides of the center attachment part and corresponding one of left and right side walls of the installation hole.

Abstract: An exhaust pipe support body including: an attachment member configured to be attached to one of a vehicle body and an exhaust pipe; a center attachment part configured to be attached to another of the vehicle body and the exhaust pipe, the center attachment part having a vertical lengthwise dimension that is larger than a lateral widthwise dimension thereof and being arranged in an installation hole provided to the attachment member; and a plurality of connection arms elastically connecting the center attachment part to the attachment member, the connection arms being integrally formed with the center attachment part and remote from each other in a vertical lengthwise direction between opposed faces of each of left and right sides of the center attachment part and corresponding one of left and right side walls of the installation hole.

Abstract: A novel intercalation compound is provided, in which compound monohydric alcohol is intercalated between layers of a layered compound comprising vanadium, phosphorus and oxygen as primary components, characterized in that the monohydric alcohol is aliphatic secondary monohydric alcohol, alicyclic monohydric alcohol, or aromatic monohydric alcohol. By heating the intercalation compound, a vanadium-phosphorus mixed oxide having a BET specific surface area of at least 80 m2/g can be obtained.

Abstract: A novel intercalation compound is provided, in which compound monohydric alcohol is intercalated between layers of a layered compound comprising vanadium, phosphorus and oxygen as primary components, characterized in that the monohydric alcohol is aliphatic secondary monohydric alcohol, alicyclic monohydric alcohol, or aromatic monohydric alcohol. By heating the intercalation compound, a vanadium-phosphorus mixed oxide having a BET specific surface area of at least 80 m2/g can be obtained.

Abstract: A novel intercalation compound is provided, in which compound monohydric alcohol is intercalated between layers of a layered compound comprising vanadium, phosphorus and oxygen as primary components, characterized in that the monohydric alcohol is aliphatic secondary monohydric alcohol, alicyclic monohydric alcohol, or aromatic monohydric alcohol By heating the intercalation compound, a vanadium-phosphorus mixed oxide having a BET specific surface area of at least 80 m2/g can be obtained.