Abstract: An image display apparatus includes an image forming unit and a vehicle provided with the image display apparatus. The image forming unit includes a light source unit configured to emit light, an optical scanner configured to scan the light emitted from the light source unit two-dimensionally in a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction, and an intermediate image forming unit configured to form an intermediate image by the light scanned by the optical scanner. The image forming unit satisfies 0.3<Rm/L<3, where Rm denotes a radius of curvature of the intermediate image forming unit in the main scanning direction, and L denotes distance between a reference point when the optical scanner deflects and scans the light and a center of the intermediate image formed on the intermediate image forming unit. In the vehicle, the image display apparatus indicates the intermediate image to a driver as a virtual image.

Abstract: A parameter determination apparatus is provided with: an input/output I/F configured to receive topology information representing connections between nodes included in a communication system, and node pair information indicating node pairs that communicate with each other; a parameter determination unit configured to simultaneously determine, based on the topology information and the node pair information, a group formed of 1 or more node pairs and a transmission rate to be assigned to the group; and a parameter setting unit configured to give notification of the group and the transmission rate to the nodes included in the communication system. In this way, network utilization efficiency is increased.

Abstract: A panel connected body comprises: a plurality of thin panels arranged in a matrix of m rows and n columns; and a connection portion connecting the plurality of thin panels in a row direction and a column direction, wherein the panel connected body is foldable between adjacent thin panels of the plurality of thin panels. The connection portion has, alternately in the column direction, a first type row satisfying relationships D1?2L and Dy?Dy?1+2L and a second type row satisfying relationships Dn?2L and Dy?Dy+1+2L, where Dy is a length of the connection portion between thin panels P adjacent in the column direction at a yth column, and L is a thickness of each of the plurality of thin panels in a vertical direction.

Abstract: In order to achieve a communication apparatus capable of efficiently transmitting data, the present invention is provided with a plurality of buffers configured to cause a communication packet to wait therein, and an intra-buffer packet switching means for moving a predetermined communication packet among packets waiting in the plurality of buffers from a first buffer in which the predetermined communication packet waits to a second buffer among the plurality of buffers.

Abstract: Disclosed are a management node and the like for enabling packets to be efficiently sent to a plurality of destination terminals, while preventing the increase of implementation scale of network interface cards (NIC). The management node includes: a rule determination means for determining a prescribed rule for distributing packets to a plurality of rate control means included in the network interface cards (NIC) provided to the terminals; and a rule sending means for sending the determined prescribed rule to the terminals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photocured product having both excellent toughness and high strength, and also provides a photocurable composition for forming said photocured product. The present invention provides a photocurable composition comprising: A. a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, wherein the glass transition temperature of a polymer formed from only said monomer is 20° C. or higher; B. a polyrotaxane obtained by respectively placing blocking groups at both ends of a pseudo-polyrotaxane, which is obtained by threading a linear molecule through the hole of a cyclic molecule, so as not to release the cyclic molecule, wherein the cyclic molecule has a (meth)acrylic group; and C. a photopolymerization initiator. The present invention also provides a photocured product formed from said composition.

Abstract: The power generation module group 1 includes a sheet 10 and power generation panels 21 to 24. First lines L1 and L1? are present between the panels 21 and 22 adjacent to each other in the lateral direction, the first lines crossing neither the panels 21 nor 22 and coming in contact with both the panels 21 and 22. The second line L2 is present on the bottom side of the panel 21 and on the bottom side of the panel 22, crosses neither the panels 21 nor 22 and is parallel in the lateral direction. An angle ?1 that is the largest angle on the panel 22 side of angles formed by the second line L2 and the first lines L1 and L1? is an acute angle. The panels 23 and 24 are disposed in line symmetry with the panels 21 and 22, respectively, with respect to the lateral direction.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sealant composition for an organic solar cell, comprising (A) a hydrogenated epoxy resin, (B) a photobase generator, and (C) an anionically curable compound other than the component (A). The disclosure also relates to a sealant for an organic solar cell, which is a cured product of the sealant composition. The disclosure further relates to an electrode for an organic solar cell, comprising a substrate, a current collecting wire on the substrate, and a sealant covering the current collecting wire, wherein the current collecting wire is a photocured product, and the sealant is a photocured product of the sealant composition. The disclosure further relates to an organic solar cell prepared by using the sealant composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), in particular a polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPU), that has exceptional elongation, strength, and wear resistance, and in particular has exceptional wear resistance. The present invention provides: a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing A) a thermoplastic urethane elastomer composition having A1) at least one polyol selected from the group consisting of polyether polyols, polyesterpolyols, and polycarbonate polyols, A2) a diisocyanate, and A3) a chain extender, and B) polyrotaxane formed by arranging blocking groups, at both ends of pseudo-polyrotaxane formed by inclusion of the openings of cyclic molecules in a shape skewered by linear molecules, so that the cyclic molecules are not eliminated; and a thermoplastic elastomer derived from this composition.

Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric conversion module group that enables a balance of high levels of mechanical strength improvement and weight reduction when thin photoelectric conversion modules are used. The photoelectric conversion module includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion modules (11); a flexible linking portion (12) that mechanically and electrically connects two adjacent photoelectric conversion modules (11) among the plurality of photoelectric conversion modules (11); a flexible protective member (14) that covers at least one of a front surface and a rear surface of the linking portion (12); and one or more rigid reinforcing members (13) that partially cover the photoelectric conversion modules (11). In a case in which a reinforcing member (13) is present at a rear surface of any of the photoelectric conversion modules (11), the rear surface includes an exposed surface region that is not covered by the reinforcing member (13).

Abstract: [Problem] In a case where a plurality of packets are compiled for transmission to a network, the length of data to be continuously transmitted to each of a plurality of destinations is increased and hence the time interval in which the packet(s) addressed to each destination gets a transmission opportunity is increased, with the result that the packet delay is disadvantageously increased. [Solution] A packet extraction unit (22 of FIG. 2) extracts a plurality of packets as a whole from a packet compilation queue (21 of FIG. 2) that sorts, according to destinations, and stores packets. A limited number of packets to be extracted as a whole at this time is given in accordance with a maximum packet compilation number defined by a maximum compilation number calculation unit (29 of FIG. 2) on the basis of a band increase and a delay increase due to a packet compilation.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a light source device including a light source unit; a scanning optical system including an image forming unit on which an intermediate image is formed by light from the light source unit; and a virtual image optical system configured to guide light of the intermediate image by using a reflecting mirror and a curved transmissive reflection member. The scanning optical system includes an optical scanning unit configured to scan the light from the light source unit in a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction of the image forming unit. The image forming unit is a transmissive member curved with a convex surface toward the reflecting mirror.

Abstract: Provided is contribution for improving response performance. For that, a storage system includes a control device and a memory device that is connected to the control device via an interconnected network, wherein the memory device includes a data memory unit that stores data and a comparison write unit that performs a comparison write process of comparing first data specified by the control device with second data stored into a predetermined area in the data memory means and determining whether to update data in the predetermined area depending on a result of the comparison, and wherein the control device includes a read command issuance unit that issues a read command to the memory device; a write buffer memory unit that holds data that has been read based on the read command; and a comparison write command unit that designates data written to the write buffer memory means as the first data and instructs, in the form of a comparison write command, the memory device to perform the comparison write process.

Abstract: An accelerator control apparatus includes: a task storage part which holds an executable task(s); a data scheduler which selects a task needing a relatively small input/output data amount on a memory included in an accelerator when the task is executed by the accelerator from the executable task(s) and instructs the accelerator to prepare for data I/O on the memory for the selected task; and a task scheduler which instructs the accelerator to execute the selected task and adds a task that becomes executable upon completion of the selected task to the task storage part, wherein the data scheduler continues, depending on a use status of the memory, selection of a next task from the executable task(s) held in the task storage part and preparation of data I/O for the next task selected.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a polyurethane foam having excellent viscoelastic characteristics and/or excellent feeling; a composition for the polyurethane foam; and a method for producing the polyurethane foam. The present invention provides a composition for a polyurethane foam, the composition containing: (A) a polyol having three or more OH groups; (B) a compound having two or more isocyanate groups; and (C) a polyrotaxane obtained as a result of arranging, on both ends of a pseudo-polyrotaxane formed through skewering-like inclusion of a linear molecule through the openings of cyclic molecules, stopper groups so that the cyclic molecules do not dissociate from the pseudo-polyrotaxane.

Abstract: A network management apparatus includes: a determination part that determines, when a set of transmission rates set for a plurality of groups including one or more flows is gradually changed from a start state to an end state, a set(s) of transmission rates used in an intermediate state(s) in such a manner that a constraint(s) on a bandwidth(s) of a link(s) through which a flow(s) passes is satisfied; and a setting part that gradually changes the set of transmission rates set for the plurality of groups from the start state to the end state while using the determined set(s) of transmission rates in the intermediate state(s).

Abstract: The present invention provides technology that improves the performance of a distributed processing system by preventing increases in data volume from causing deterioration of data access processing performance. A distributed processing system 1 comprises: a data holding device 11; and distributed processing devices 10 that have a distributed processing execution unit 101 and a data access processing unit 102. The data holding device 11 holds data that is used in distributed processing. The distributed processing execution unit 101 executes tasks that have been allocated to the device thereof in the distributed processing. The data access processing unit 102 issues access processing commands on a block-by-block basis for the blocks that constitute a storage area of the data holding device 11 by aggregating by block the access processing requests made of the data holding device 11 by the distributed processing execution unit 101.

Abstract: Provided is an accelerator control apparatus including: an accelerator that is configured to store at least one segment data item of a plurality of segment data items obtained by dividing data, and a boundary data item that is data item being included in a segment data item adjacent to the at least one segment data item; and data management unit to determine whether a width of data which is included in the boundary data item and is consistent with the segment data item adjacent to the at least one segment data item, is equal to or larger than a reference width representing a width of data referred to in processing executed by the accelerator.