Abstract: A powder containing a tubular boron nitride particle and an aggregated boron nitride particle that is an aggregate of a plurality of boron nitride primary particles, the aggregated boron nitride particle having a crushing strength of less than 7 MPa. A method for producing a heat dissipation sheet, the method including a step of applying a pressure to a composition to form into a sheet shape, the composition comprises a tubular boron nitride particle, an aggregated boron nitride particle that is an aggregate of a plurality of boron nitride primary particles and a resin, the aggregated boron nitride particle having a crushing strength of less than 7 MPa. A heat dissipation sheet containing a tubular boron nitride particle, a plurality of boron nitride primary particles and a resin, in which some of the plurality of boron nitride primary particles are located within the tubular boron nitride particle.

Abstract: Provided is a multicore fiber transmission line in which a plurality of MCFs including a first MCF and a second MCF are connected in series with respect to each core, wherein cores of the first MCF and cores of the second MCF to be connected are selected in such a way that a variation in loss among a plurality of cores to be connected between the first MCF and the second MCF is reduced.

Abstract: The disclosed hybrid vehicle (1) is a hybrid vehicle (1) including an engine (2), a motor (3), a generator (4), and a controller (10) that controls an operating state of at least the engine (2), and performs series driving in which driving force from the motor (3) drives the vehicle while driving force from the engine (2) causes the generator (4) to generate electric power. The hybrid vehicle (1) has a normal mode in which a driver requesting output is set according to an accelerator opening degree and a sport mode in which the driver requesting output is set to be equal to or higher than the driver requesting output set in the normal mode according to the accelerator opening degree. The controller (10) sets a first minimum rotational speed (?1) of the engine (2) in the sport mode higher than a second minimum rotational speed (?2) of the engine (2) in the normal mode during series driving.

Abstract: The boron nitride particle of the present invention in cross section includes a streaky void. The heat dissipation sheet of the present invention is obtained by forming a thermally conductive resin composition including the boron nitride particle of the present invention and a resin. According to the present invention, a boron nitride particle having a small porosity and a heat dissipation sheet including the boron nitride particle can be provided.

Abstract: A display control device for a support system includes a number-of-charging-lights determination unit for determining the number of charging lights, which corresponds to state-of-charge which ranges from maximum state-of-charge of a driving battery to a charge threshold and is assigned to a plurality of segments; a number-of-output-lights determination unit for determining the number of output lights, which corresponds to a difference, where a requested output ranging from an output that can be output to an output threshold is assigned to the plurality of segments; and a number-of-lights instruction unit for instructing a display device to light up the least number of segments of the number of charging lights or the number of output lights, when an EV priority mode is selected.

Abstract: A light source outputs an optical signal to a transmission line. A polarization characteristic measuring unit measures a polarization characteristic of an optical signal transmitted through the transmission line. A Fourier transform unit Fourier-transforms the polarization characteristic measured by the polarization characteristic measuring unit. A fluctuation estimation unit estimates a polarization fluctuation frequency occurring in the transmission line, based on the polarization characteristics Fourier-transformed by the Fourier transform unit.

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: An image display apparatus includes a display device configured to display an image to a user, an eyepiece optical system configured to guide the image displayed on the display device to the user, and a guide mechanism configured to move the display device in an optical axis direction of the eyepiece optical system. The guide mechanism guides a movement of the display device on both sides of the display device in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the eyepiece optical system, and overlaps the eyepiece optical system when viewed from the optical axis direction.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a medicinal composition and a drug combination by which nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis can be prevented and/or treated. The present invention provides a combination of a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) a agonist with a sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, which is to be used for preventing and/or treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

Abstract: A capacitor that comprises a capacitor element is provided. The capacitor element comprises a deoxidized and sintered anode body that is formed from a powder having a specific charge of about 35,000 ?F*V/g or more. Further, a dielectric overlies the anode body and a solid electrolyte overlies the dielectric. The capacitor also exhibits a normalized aged leakage current of about 0.1% or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof has an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity, and is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of narcolepsy.

Abstract: A multicore fiber includes: a cladding; and three or more and five or less cores disposed at rotationally asymmetric positions on a circumference centered at a center of the cladding. No core is disposed at the center of the cladding. Angles formed by adjacent ones of lines connecting the center of the cladding and respective ones of the cores are all larger than 60°.

Abstract: A multicore fiber includes: a cladding; a center core at a center of the cladding; and seven or more outer cores disposed at rotationally asymmetric positions on a circumference centered at the center of the cladding. Angles formed by adjacent ones of lines connecting the center core and respective ones of the outer cores are all 60° or less.

Abstract: A boron nitride particle having a long and thin shape, in which, when the boron nitride particle is subjected to a loading and unloading test comprising a loading step and unloading step in this order, at least a part of a length in the lateral direction of the boron nitride particle compressed in the loading step returns in the unloading step, in which the loading step includes gradually applying a load from 0.2 mN up to 20 mN at a loading rate of 0.27 mN/second in a lateral direction of the boron nitride particle to compress the boron nitride particle, and the unloading step includes gradually unloading the boron nitride particle to 0.2 mN at an unloading rate of 0.27 mN/second.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a medicinal composition and a drug combination by which nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis can be prevented and/or treated. The present invention provides a combination of a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) ? agonist with a sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, which is to be used for preventing and/or treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

Abstract: In an optical amplification device using a multicore optical fiber, it is difficult to efficiently amplify signal light. In order to solve this problem, an optical amplification device according to the present disclosure includes an optical fiber amplification unit including a plurality of amplification cores, a first connection unit being connected to one end of the optical fiber amplification unit, and a second connection unit being connected to another end of the optical fiber amplification unit, wherein the first connection unit is configured in such a way as to connect a transmission fiber including a plurality of transmission cores to the optical fiber amplification unit, and the number of the plurality of amplification cores is larger than the number of the plurality of transmission cores.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity. Provided is a compound of formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof has an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity, and is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of narcolepsy.

Abstract: A boron nitride powder that is an aggregate of boron nitride particles, wherein, when each of 20 boron nitride particles A that are selected from the boron nitride powder is crushed, a ratio of an average value Y (?m) to an average particle diameter X (?m) is 0.20 or more, wherein each of 20 boron nitride particles A is crushed by gradually applying a load at a loading rate of 0.7 mN/second in an arbitrary direction, the average particle diameter X (?m) is an average particle diameter of the boron nitride powder before applying the load, and the average value Y (?m) is displacement amounts in the direction of the boron nitride particles A until crushing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides: a non-woven fabric for a sterilization packaging material, the non-woven fabric being capable of being compatible with all sterilization treatment methods and maintaining a sterile state in the interior without breaking even in a variety of environments in which the non-woven fabric can be assumed to be used as a sterilization packaging material; and a non-woven fabric for a sterilization packaging material, the non-woven fabric achieving both easy-peel properties that enable easy handling without breakage and barrier properties for retaining the sterile state in the interior.

Abstract: A boron nitride powder that is an aggregate of boron nitride particles, wherein the boron nitride powder has a BET specific surface area of 4.6 m2/g or more, and an average pore diameter of 0.65 ?m or less. A resin composition containing: the boron nitride powder, and a resin.