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: 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 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: 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.

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: The present invention relates to compound (I) or a salt thereof which has a ROR?t inhibitory action. In the formula (I), each symbol is as defined in the specification.

Abstract: In a C band and an L band, the effective refractive indices of light propagating through the cores 11 and 21 adjacent to each other are different from each other such that a magnitude of crosstalk of light of a highest-order LP mode commonly propagating through the cores 11 and 21 adjacent to each other between the cores 11 and 21 adjacent to each other becomes a peak at a bending diameter smaller than a diameter of 100 mm, and the core has a higher refractive index in a center portion than in an outer circumferential portion such that a differential mode group delay of the cores 11 and 12 is 700 picoseconds/km or less.

Abstract: A to-be-stubbed target determining apparatus includes: a processor that executes a determining program; and a memory that stores the determining program; wherein according to determining program, the processor: extracts relational information that represents a relation between a program under test and one or more functions which are called from the program under test; and determines, according to the relational information, from among the one or mode functions, a function that returns a user-defined type of instance accessed in the program under test and a function that returns a value used as a condition of a conditional branch in the program under test, as a first function excluded from functions to be stubbed.

Abstract: A microprocessor unit (MPU) connected to external sensors is provided with an interface unit that acquires detection information acquired by the external sensors and a digital signal processor (DSP) that estimates the state of a target object on the basis of the detection information acquired by the interface part and generates state information. The DSP is provided with a SIMD type arithmetic processing circuitry that processes a plurality of information with one command and is provided with single precision floating point computing units. The interface part outputs the state information generated by the DSP to an externally provided main processor. Therefore, power consumption can be reduced.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor that comprises an anode that comprises a porous anode body and a dielectric layer is provided. The anode body is formed from a pressed and sintered valve metal powder having a specific charge of about 200,000 ?F*V/g or more and a phosphorous content of about 150 parts per million or less. A solid electrolyte overlies the anode.

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 method includes: first identifying, from among one or more items included in a source code of a program, a first item used for storing data input to the program or data output by the program; associating, for each of predetermined ranges configuring the source code, an index value, based on a number of the first items referenced in the relevant predetermined range and the number of times the first item is referenced in the relevant predetermined range, with the relevant predetermined range; and outputting an association result of the index value for each of the predetermined ranges.

Abstract: Object is to perform appropriate communication control even if a size of “UE-EUTRA-Capability” is increased. A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a mobile station (UE) notifying a radio base station (eNB) of “UE-EUTRA-Capability”, the radio base station (eNB) deleting, when a size of the “UE-EUTRA-Capability” exceeds a size that can be stored in the radio base station (eNB) or a mobility management node (MME), a predetermined capability from the “UE-EUTRA-Capability”, and the radio base station (eNB) notifying the mobility management node (MME) of a capability deleted from the “UE-EUTRA-Capability” or a remaining capability that is not deleted from the “UE-EUTRA-Capability”.

Abstract: A multicore fiber for communication 10 which allows propagation of an optical signal includes: a clad 12; a core 11a which is arranged in a center of the clad 12; and seven to ten cores 11b which are arranged at equal intervals surrounding the core 11a, and the cladding diameter is 230 ?m, distances between centers of the mutually neighboring cores 11a and 11b are 30 ?m or more, distances between the centers of the cores 11b and an outer peripheral surface of the clad 12 are 35 ?m or more and a mode field diameter of light propagating in the cores 11a and 11b is 9 ?m to 13 ?m.

Abstract: A multicore fiber for communication 10 which allows propagation of an optical signal includes: a clad 12; a core 11a which is arranged in a center of the clad 12; and seven to ten cores 11b which are arranged at equal intervals surrounding the core 11a, and the cladding diameter is 230 ?m, distances between centers of the mutually neighboring cores 11a and 11b are 30 ?m or more, distances between the centers of the cores 11b and an outer peripheral surface of the clad 12 are 35 ?m or more and a mode field diameter of light propagating in the cores 11a and 11b is 9 ?m to 13 ?m.

Abstract: A multi-core fiber (1) is a multi-core fiber including 10 or greater of even numbered cores and a cladding surrounding the core. In the even numbered cores, a half of cores (11a) are disposed in such a manner that centers are located on the apexes of a regular polygon (RP) whose center is at an origin point (O) in a cladding (20). In the even numbered cores, other cores (11b) are disposed in a manner that centers are located on perpendicular bisectors (LV) of the edges of a regular polygon on the inner side of the regular polygon (RP). The other cores (11b) are disposed in a specific range in the regular polygon (RP).

Abstract: In a C band and an L band, the effective refractive indices of light propagating through the cores 11 and 21 adjacent to each other are different from each other such that a magnitude of crosstalk of light of a highest-order LP mode commonly propagating through the cores 11 and 21 adjacent to each other between the cores 11 and 21 adjacent to each other becomes a peak at a bending diameter smaller than a diameter of 100 mm, and the core has a higher refractive index in a center portion than in an outer circumferential portion such that a differential mode group delay of the cores 11 and 12 is 700 picoseconds/km or less.

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.