Abstract: A fixing apparatus is used that has: a first rotation member; an elongated heater disposed in an internal space of the first rotation member, and having a heat generating member and a substrate on which the heat generating member is provided; a temperature sensing unit that detects a temperature of the heater; a heater holder that holds the heater; a second rotation member that forms a nip portion with the heater, across the first rotation member; a reservoir unit that stores grease that is supplied between the first rotation member and the heater; and an elastic member that encloses the temperature sensing unit, such that a toner image formed on a recording material is heated and fixed at the nip portion.

Abstract: A head-up display device includes: an indicator dimmed by duty ratio control and configured to emit display light; a mirror member rotatable about a rotation shaft and configured to reflect the display light from the indicator to project a display image; a control unit configured to control the dimming of the indicator and the rotation of the mirror member; and a temperature sensor configured to output a signal corresponding to an ambient temperature around the indicator. The control unit includes: a temperature prediction unit configured to predict a temperature of the indicator, and a failure avoidance unit configured to execute lowering an upper limit of the duty ratio or rotation control of the mirror member for reducing the amount of sunlight that enters the indicator through the mirror member when the predicted temperature of the indicator is greater than or equal to a threshold.

Abstract: The present invention provides a failure diagnosis system (10) including: a vehicle-related data acquisition unit (11) acquiring vehicle-related data related to a target vehicle; a malfunction determination unit (12) determining a malfunction that may be occurring in the target vehicle, based on the vehicle-related data; an image capture location determination unit (13) determining an area to be captured for failure diagnosis, based on the determined malfunction; and a notification unit (14) notifying a user of the determined area to be captured.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound having a STING agonistic activity, which may be expected to be useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of STING-related diseases. The present disclosure relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A method for producing 4-borono-L-phenylalanine and its intermediates is provided. The method is for producing a substituted phenyl compound represented by formula (II) from a substituted phenyl compound represented by formula (I). The method comprises a first step in which the compound represented by formula (I) reacts with a linear or branched C1-C10 alkylmagnesium halide in the presence of a metal halide; and a second step in which a boronic acid ester or boronic acid amide reacts with the compound obtained in said first step. The method also can comprise a step of deprotecting the compound of formula (II) obtained in the second step.

Abstract: A method for producing a 1-acyloxy-2-methyl-2-propene represented by the following general formula (II), including reacting a carboxylic acid represented by the following general formula (I), isobutylene, and oxygen, in the presence of a catalyst, in a liquid phase, with an amount of the isobutylene used of more than 1 mol and 50 mol or less per 1 mol of the carboxylic acid.

Abstract: A method for producing a 1,3-bisacyloxy-2-methylenepropane represented by the following general formula (II), including reacting a carboxylic acid represented by the following general formula (I), isobutylene, and oxygen, in a liquid phase, in the presence of a catalyst containing a carrier having carried thereon palladium and a transition metal of Group 11 in the periodic table, and a catalyst activator.

Abstract: A method for producing a 1,3-bisacyloxy-2-methylenepropane represented by the following general formula (II), including reacting a carboxylic acid represented by the following general formula (I), isobutylene, and oxygen, in a liquid phase, in the presence of a catalyst containing a carrier having carried thereon palladium and a transition metal of Group 11 in the periodic table, and a catalyst activator.

Abstract: A method for producing a 1-acyloxy-2-methyl-2-propene represented by the following general formula (II), including reacting a carboxylic acid represented by the following general formula (I), isobutylene, and oxygen, in the presence of a catalyst, in a liquid phase, with an amount of the isobutylene used of more than 1 mol and 50 mol or less per 1 mol of the carboxylic acid.

Abstract: A method of producing a bis-acyloxylated exomethylene compound represented by general formula (III), including reacting a monoacyloxylated exomethylene compound represented by general formula (I), a carboxylic acid represented by general formula (II), and oxygen in a liquid phase in the presence of a catalyst and optionally a solvent:

Abstract: A method of producing a bis-acyloxylated exomethylene compound represented by general formula (III), including reacting a monoacyloxylated exomethylene compound represented by general formula (I), a carboxylic acid represented by general formula (II), and oxygen in a liquid phase in the presence of a catalyst and optionally a solvent:

Abstract: A plurality of pieces of send candidate information are stored (S12). Each piece of send candidate information has sender identification information identifying a sender of an email, recipient identification information identifying a recipient of the email, item identification information (52b and 52c), item information that are associated with each other. The item information includes element values of one or more elements. From among the stored pieces of send candidate information, two or more pieces of send candidate information that have different pieces of sender identification information, the same recipient identification information, and related pieces of item identification information are extracted (S13).

Abstract: The information providing system includes the communication unit, the content database, the search unit and the map information generation unit. The communication unit acquires place information indicating a place. The content database stores place information indicating a place and specifying information specifying an expression part where an expression related to the place appears in content in association with each other. The search unit acquires the specifying information stored in association with the place information indicating a place within a specified range from the place indicated by the place information acquired by the communication unit from the content database. The map information generation unit outputs the specifying information acquired by the search unit.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a reception device that enables accurate separation of video data and SYNC data sent out from a transmission device in accordance with a data enable (DE) signal, from among reception data even if the reception data deteriorates due to noise. The reception device separates the video data and the SYNC data from the reception data in accordance with the DE signal reproduced using a detection result of the BS data and the BE data representing a transition timing of a signal level of the DE signal and a prediction result of detection timings of the BS data and the BE data or a prediction result of the transition timing of the DE signal.

Abstract: A plurality of pieces of send candidate information are stored (Step S12). Each piece of send candidate information has recipient identification information identifying a recipient of an email and an email substance (50 and 55) that are associated with each other. The email substance includes a plurality of components (51, 52, and 53). From among the stored pieces of send candidate information, two or more pieces of send candidate information that have the same recipient identification information and at least one of the components related between their email substances are extracted (S13, S14, and S15). An email substance (56) to be sent to the recipient is generated, based on common components related between the email substances of the extracted pieces of send candidate information and on components that are included in the email substances of the extracted pieces of send candidate information and that are other than the common components (S16).

Abstract: An information providing device includes a memory storing program code and a processor operating as instructed by the program code. The program code includes: reception code configured to cause the processor to receive, from a user terminal displaying a first page, a page request for access to a second page, the page request including a user ID; search code configured to cause the processor to create a query including an additional condition extracted based on the page request and the user ID, and then use the created query to search a purchase history database in order to identify a product corresponding to the query; extraction code configured to cause the processor to extract product detail information of the identified product; and transmission code configured to cause the processor to transmit the second page to the user terminal and transmit the product detail information to the user terminal or another server.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a reception device that enables accurate separation of video data and SYNC data sent out from a transmission device in accordance with a data enable (DE) signal, from among reception data even if the reception data deteriorates due to noise. The reception device separates the video data and the SYNC data from the reception data in accordance with the DE signal reproduced using a detection result of the BS data and the BE data representing a transition timing of a signal level of the DE signal and a prediction result of detection timings of the BS data and the BE data or a prediction result of the transition timing of the DE signal.

Abstract: The use of a metal complex containing a ruthenium ion or an osmium ion, and a tridentate aminodicarbene ligand, the tridentate aminodicarbene ligand having one secondary amino group and two specific heterocyclic carbene groups sandwiching the amino group, enables hydrogenation reduction of carbonyl compounds, such as ketones, carboxylic acid esters, lactones, carboxylic acid amides, and lactams, and imine compounds under relatively mild conditions to produce corresponding alcohols, amines, and the like in a high yield with high catalytic efficiency. The metal complex is obtained by a method comprising steps of reacting a specific metal compound with a specific aminodicarbene precursor and subsequently reacting a specific compound. Reduction of a carbonyl compound or an imine compound in the presence of this metal complex using a hydrogen donor makes it possible to reduce the carbonyl compound or imine compound by hydrogenation.

Abstract: A plurality of pieces of send candidate information are stored (S12). Each piece of send candidate information has sender identification information identifying a sender of an email, recipient identification information identifying a recipient of the email, item identification information (52b and 52c), item information that are associated with each other. The item information includes element values of one or more elements. From among the stored pieces of send candidate information, two or more pieces of send candidate information that have different pieces of sender identification information, the same recipient identification information, and related pieces of item identification information are extracted (S13).

Abstract: A plurality of pieces of send candidate information are stored (Step S12). Each piece of send candidate information has recipient identification information identifying a recipient of an email and an email substance (50 and 55) that are associated with each other. The email substance includes a plurality of components (51, 52, and 53). From among the stored pieces of send candidate information, two or more pieces of send candidate information that have the same recipient identification information and at least one of the components related between their email substances are extracted (S13, S14, and S15). An email substance (56) to be sent to the recipient is generated, based on common components related between the email substances of the extracted pieces of send candidate information and on components that are included in the email substances of the extracted pieces of send candidate information and that are other than the common components (S16).