Abstract: A roll electrode is provided with a core, an electrode, a fixing part and a regulating part. The core extends in an axial direction and has an outer circumference that is substantially circular. The electrode has an expansion coefficient lower than that of the core. The electrode wound into a roll shape on the outer circumference of the core. The fixing part is provided for fixing an end portion from which the electrode starts being wound around the core. The regulating part is provided for regulating the axial movement of the electrode wound into the roll shape with respect to the core.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide a compound having a superior ROR?t inhibitory action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, uveitis, asthma, ankylopoietic spondylarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): [wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION] or a salt thereof, which has an ROR?t inhibitory action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, uveitis, asthma, ankylopoietic spondylarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or the like.

Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate including a display region and a drive circuit arranged with a light emitting element having an organic layer including organic materials, a first metal oxide layer above a portion of the display region and a portion of the drive circuit, a first inorganic insulating layer above the display region and the drive circuit and having an opening exposing an upper surface of the first metal oxide layer, an organic insulating layer above the first metal oxide layer and the first inorganic insulating layer, a second metal oxide layer above the organic insulating layer in a region overlapping the first metal oxide layer, a second inorganic insulating layer above the display region and the drive circuit and having an opening exposing an upper surface of the second metal oxide layer, and a second substrate above the second inorganic insulating layer.

Abstract: A multicore fiber communicates using light up to an xth-order LP mode (where x is an integer of 1 or more) in a communication band. The multicore fiber includes: a plurality of cores; a clad that surrounds the plurality of cores and has a refractive index lower than refractive indexes of the plurality of cores; and a cover layer that covers the clad and has a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the clad. Each of the plurality of cores propagates light up to an (x+1)th-order LP mode. A core pitch is set to a distance where crosstalk of the light up to the xth-order LP mode becomes less than or equal to ?40 dB/km and crosstalk of light of the (x+1)th-order LP mode becomes greater than or equal to ?30 dB/km.

Abstract: A multi-core fiber performs communication using light up to an xth-order LP mode (where x is an integer of 1 or more) in a communication band. The multi-core fiber includes: a plurality of signal light propagation cores that propagate light up to an (x+1)th-order LP mode; and at least one high-loss core that has a higher loss of propagated light than the signal light propagation cores. Crosstalk occurs between light of the (x+1)th-order LP mode propagated through at least one signal light propagation core and light of a primary LP mode propagated through at least one high-loss core.

Abstract: A display device includes a first inorganic insulating layer covering a display region; a first organic insulating layer on the first inorganic insulating layer; a second organic insulating layer covering the first organic insulating layer; and a second inorganic insulating layer covering the second organic insulating layer, the second inorganic insulating layer including a region in contact with the first inorganic insulating layer. An end of the first organic insulating layer and an end of the second organic insulating layer each have a tapering shape, the first organic insulating layer has a first side surface and a first bottom surface, the second organic insulating layer has a second side surface and a second bottom surface, and an angle made by the second side surface and the second bottom surface is smaller than an angle made by the first side surface and the first bottom surface.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores therein first authentication information corresponding to an account of a user on a server, and a session ID generated by the server when the user logs in. Upon receipt of a processing request including second authentication information from a user apparatus operated by the user, the processing unit checks the second authentication information against the first authentication information. If the second authentication information and the first authentication information match, the processing unit includes the session ID in an acquisition request for data to be used in processing that is performed in accordance with the processing request, and sends the acquisition request to the server.

Abstract: A relationship analyzing unit generates an assumed endpoint based on class relationship information. A log analyzing unit refers to the class relationship information and extracts noun-verb information from an access log, and an actual endpoint generating unit generates an actual endpoint by converting a verb in the noun-verb information into an HTTP method name and converting a noun therein into a path. A merge unit identifies an endpoint included in assumed endpoints generated by the relationship analyzing unit, as a specification endpoint, among actual endpoints.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an IRAK-4 inhibitory action, which is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of inflammatory disease, autoimmune disease, osteoarticular degenerative disease, neoplastic disease and the like, and a medicament containing thereof. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A display device includes a first inorganic insulating layer covering a display region; a first organic insulating layer on the first inorganic insulating layer; a second inorganic insulating layer on the first organic insulating layer; a second organic insulating layer on the second inorganic insulating layer; and a third inorganic insulating layer on the second organic insulating layer. The second organic insulating layer contains a compound reactive with moisture; and the first organic insulating layer is thicker than the second organic insulating layer.

Abstract: A production method is provided for producing a lithium ion secondary battery. The lithium ion secondary battery has an external casing that houses an electrolytic solution and a power generating element. The power generating element includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode layered with a separator. The production method includes first charging the lithium ion secondary battery at a voltage range of 4.0 V or lower and then opening the external casing of the lithium ion secondary battery that has been charged at a range of 4.0 V or lower to discharge gas inside the lithium ion secondary battery to the exterior. Next, the production method further includes re-sealing the external casing and charging the lithium ion secondary battery from which the gas has been discharged until the cell voltage is greater than 4.0 V.

Abstract: A control device for controlling an electric vehicle includes a driving source that rotates wheels, a braking device that applies braking force to the wheels, a creep torque control portion that controls magnitude of creep torque to be applied to the wheels, wherein the creep torque control portion includes a braking force detecting unit that detects the braking force applied by the braking device, a fundamental creep torque calculating unit that calculates fundamental creep torque corresponding to vehicle speed, a creep suppression torque calculating unit that calculates creep suppression torque smaller than the fundamental creep torque based on a result of the detection of the braking force detecting unit and a creep torque calculating unit that calculate the creep torque by subtracting the creep suppression torque from the fundamental creep torque.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that causes a computer to execute a process includes transmitting authentication information to a first server with which a communication session is to be started and acquiring session information from the first server; and transferring the acquired session information to a second server and continuing the communication session with the first server via the second server.

Abstract: No core is disposed at the lattice point of a triangular lattice of a first layer LY1. First cores 11a and 11b of the core elements 10a and 10b are disposed at the lattice points of a second layer LY2. A first core 11c of the core element 10c and the second core 21 are alternately disposed at the lattice points of a third layer LY3. In a fourth layer LY4, no core is disposed at six lattice points, and the first cores 11a and 11b of the core elements 10a and 10b are disposed at the other lattice points. The second cores 21 are adjacent to the lattice points of the fourth layer LY4, at which no core is disposed. The effective refractive indexes of the core elements adjacent to each other are different from each other.

Abstract: Provided are novel polymer particles for carrying a physiologically active substance and a method of preparing the same. The polymer particles for carrying a physiologically active substance can provide an analytical reagent, which has high analytical precision and sensitivity and can be stably prepared; can easily and precisely control the amount of functional groups carrying the physiologically active substance; can introduce, onto the surface of latex particles, a hydrophilic compound for inhibiting a nonspecific reaction; and can be prepared to have a narrow and uniform particle size distribution.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide a compound having a superior ROR?t inhibitory action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, uveitis, asthma, ankylopoietic spondylarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): [wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION] or a salt thereof, which has an ROR?t inhibitory action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, uveitis, asthma, ankylopoietic spondylarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or the like.

Abstract: A multicore fiber includes: a center core that propagates four LP mode light beams including an LP02 mode light beam; and a first to a fifth cores disposed on a first line to a fifth line segments extend from the center of the center core in the radial direction at predetermined angles. The multicore fiber includes a different mode interaction section in which the propagation constants of each mode light beam propagated through the center core are matched with the propagation constants of LP01 mode light beams propagated through the first to fifth cores.

Abstract: A multicore fiber includes: a first core configured to propagate an LP01 mode, an LP11 mode, and an LP21 mode light beam; and a second core configured to propagate an LP01 mode light beam, wherein a different mode interaction section is provided in which a propagation constant of the LP21 mode light beam propagated through the first core is matched with a propagation constant of the LP01 mode light beam propagated through the second core, a different mode non-interaction section is provided in which propagation constants of the LP mode light beams propagated through the first core are not matched with propagation constants of the LP mode light beams propagated through the second core, and the first core includes an inner core and an outer core surrounding the inner core with no gap and having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the inner core.

Abstract: No core is disposed at the lattice point of a triangular lattice of a first layer LY1. First cores 11a and 11b of the core elements 10a and 10b are disposed at the lattice points of a second layer LY2. A first core 11c of the core element 10c and the second core 21 are alternately disposed at the lattice points of a third layer LY3. In a fourth layer LY4, no core is disposed at six lattice points, and the first cores 11a and 11b of the core elements 10a and 10b are disposed at the other lattice points. The second cores 21 are adjacent to the lattice points of the fourth layer LY4, at which no core is disposed. The effective refractive indexes of the core elements adjacent to each other are different from each other.

Abstract: A multicore fiber 1 includes: a small diameter portion 33 in which a propagation constant of light of an x1-th order LP mode of the first core 11 (here, x1 is an integer of “2” or more and x or less, x is an integer of “2” or more) and a propagation constant of light of a y1-th order LP mode of the second core 12 (here, y1 is an integer of “1” or more and y or less other than x1, y is an integer of “1” or more) coincide with each other and a large diameter portion in which a propagation constant of light of each LP mode of the first core 11 and a propagation constant of light of each LP mode of the second core 12 are configured not to coincide with each other are arranged.