Abstract: Even in the case of drop accident occurring due to a certain cause during transport or the like, it is intended by the present invention that any deformation of a motor support or a fan panel will not occur. A fan mechanism includes fan units having fan panels disposed vertically, motor supports mounted inwardly of said fan panels, motors mounted on said motor supports so that output shafts of the motors are parallel to the surfaces of the fan panels, fans positioned inwardly of said fan panels and driven by the motors, and spacers mounted to the motor supports so as to be positioned between the motor supports and a top plate or a bottom plate that serves as a bottom during conveyance.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel pharmaceutical agents and methods for treating or preventing diseases caused by neovascularization in human choroid (neovascular maculopathy). The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines for treating and/or preventing diseases caused by neovascularization in human choroid (neovascular maculopathy), comprising at least one type each of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence derived from a VEGFR-1 protein and having an activity of inducing cytotoxic T cells, and a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence derived from a VEGFR-2 protein and having an activity of inducing cytotoxic T cells.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus for fixing a toner image formed on a recording material includes a rotatable member; a cleaning unit for cleaning the rotatable member, the cleaning unit including a cleaning fabric for cleaning the rotatable member, a feeding roller on which the cleaning fabric is wound, and a winding-up roller for winding up the cleaning fabric fed from the feeding roller; and a load applying mechanism for applying a retarding force against a winding-up operation of the winding-up roller such that when a frictional force between the rotatable member and the cleaning fabric which is in a standstill state and which is in contact with the rotatable member which is rotating exceeds the retarding force of the load applying mechanism, the winding-up roller rotates to wind up the cleaning fabric.

Abstract: There is provided a numerical value management system which includes a server device and a plurality of user terminals. Each user terminal generates title data to send to the server device when the title name is inputted, the server counts a number of users who create the title data for each title name based on the title data group to generate title compilation data indicating a relationship between the title name and a number of creating users. Further, a high-order title screen data is generated and sent to the user terminal when the server device obtains the high-order title reference request and the high-order title screen data is displayed on a screen in the user terminal.

Abstract: A plasma etching method is provided for forming a hole using a first processing gas to etch a silicon layer of a substrate to be processed including a silicon oxide film that is formed into a predetermined pattern. The method includes a first depositing step (S11) of depositing a protective film on a surface of the silicon oxide film using a second processing gas containing carbon monoxide gas, a first etching step (S12) of etching the silicon layer using the first processing gas, a second depositing step (S13) of depositing the protective film on a side wall of a hole etched by the first etching step using the second processing gas, and a second etching step (S14) of further etching the silicon layer using the first processing gas. The second depositing step (S13) and the second etching step (S14) are alternately repeated at least two times each.

Abstract: There is provided a plasma etching method including a first process of etching an intermediate layer, which contains silicon and nitrogen and is positioned below a resist mask formed on a surface of a substrate, to cause a silicon layer positioned below the intermediate layer to be exposed through the resist mask and the intermediate layer, a second process of subsequently supplying a chlorine gas to the substrate to cause a reaction product to attach onto sidewalls of opening portions of the resist mask and the intermediate layer, and a third process of etching a portion of the silicon layer corresponding to the opening portion of the intermediate layer using a process gas containing sulfur and fluorine to form a recess in the silicon layer.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a ?-glycoside compound represented by formula (3), characterized in that the process includes causing to react a cyclic alkene compound represented by formula (1) or (2) with a nucleophile in the presence of a transition metal catalyst.

Abstract: A mobile terminal in a mobile communication system is disclosed, the mobile terminal including a location measurement unit configured to obtain location information, an area ID obtaining unit configured to obtain information of an identifier of an area in which the mobile terminal resides, a control unit configured to cause the location measurement unit to obtain the location information in the case where the identifier of the area in which the mobile terminal currently resides is different from the identifier of the area in which the mobile terminal resided in the past, and a reporting unit configured to report the location information obtained by the location measurement unit to a server.

Abstract: There is provided a collision avoidance assist apparatus that includes an object detection sensor that detects a relative speed between a vehicle and an object ahead, a brake unit that brakes the vehicle so as to avoid collision with the object ahead, and a control unit that sets a set braking time that will be taken for the relative speed to reach zero based on set deceleration determined depending on a braking ability of the vehicle, and controls the brake unit such that the braking of the vehicle is continued over the set braking time.

Abstract: A binarization processing unit generates a binary image by comparing the visual feature of each pixel of an input image with a predetermined binarization threshold and binarizing the value of each pixel of the input image based on the comparison result. The binarization processing unit performs this process while changing the binarization threshold, thereby generating a plurality of binary images. A contour detecting unit calculates the area of a closed region having an overlap between the plurality of binary images, and determines the binarization threshold to be used for detecting a boundary of the corresponding closed region as a contour of an object, based on the area change rate of the corresponding closed region caused by changing the binarization threshold.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a resist composition used in a process for producing a semiconductor apparatus, the method including the steps of: cleaning an apparatus for producing the resist composition with a cleaning liquid; applying the cleaning liquid on an evaluation substrate by spin-coating after removing the cleaning liquid from the apparatus for producing the resist composition; repeating the step of cleaning and the step of applying until the change in the density of defects having a size of 100 nm or more on the evaluation substrate between before and after the application of the cleaning liquid becomes 0.2/cm2 or less; and producing the resist composition by using the apparatus for producing the resist composition after the step of repeating. There can be provided a method for producing a resist composition capable of producing a resist composition whose coating defects are reduced.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one image group including at least one image; a creating unit configured to create a layout candidate by laying out images included in an image group that has been acquired by the acquisition unit; an evaluating unit configured to evaluate the layout candidate created by the creating unit, based on individual evaluation of each of the images in accordance with a feature of a subject in the images that have been laid out in layouts; and an output unit configured to output the layout candidate created by the creating unit, at a predetermined output size. The feature of the subject in the images includes a size of the subject in the image identified by an output size of the layout candidate output by the output unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an unpolarized light-emitting portion configured to emit light having an unpolarized component; a polarized light-emitting portion configured to emit light having a predetermined polarized component via a first polarization filter; and an imaging element configured to image a subject, which is irradiated with light by one of the unpolarized light-emitting portion and the polarized light-emitting portion, through a second polarization filter, the first polarization filter and the second polarization filter having polarization directions in an orthogonal relationship to each other, the imaging element being further configured to image the subject irradiated with light by the unpolarized light-emitting portion and the subject irradiated with light by the polarized light-emitting portion in a time division manner and output an unpolarized light image and an orthogonal polarized light image that are obtained as a result of imaging.

Abstract: The flame-retardant silicone resin composition of the present invention comprises: an inorganic oxide particle-containing condensation-reactive silicone resin (A) comprising a crosslinking structure in which inorganic oxide particles dispersed in a polysiloxane resin having a condensation-reactive group are crosslinked with the polysiloxane resin by chemical bonds; and inorganic particles (B). The inorganic oxide particles are preferably at least one type of inorganic oxide particles selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, glass frit, and antimony-doped tin oxide.

Abstract: There is provided a novel triazinone compound that has an excellent T-type voltage-dependent calcium channel inhibitory activity and is specifically useful for treatment of pain. A compound of Formula (I), a tautomer of the compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof: where each substituent is defined in detail in the description or claims, for example R1 is H or C1-6 alkoxy, etc., each of L1 and L2 is independently a single bond or NR2, etc., L3 is C1-6 alkylene, etc., A is C6-14 aryl or 5 to 10-membered heteroaryl which is optionally substituted, etc., B is C3-11 cycloalkylene, etc., D is C6-14 aryl or 5 to 10-membered heteroaryl which is optionally substituted, etc.

Abstract: An apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one image group including at least one image; a creating unit configured to create a plurality of layout candidates, by selecting at least one image from an image group acquired by the acquisition unit, and arranging the at least one selected image; an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the layout candidates created by the creating unit; a deciding unit configured to decide a presentation order of a plurality of selected layout candidates, based on evaluation results from the evaluation unit; and a presenting unit configured to present layout candidates in the presentation order decided by the deciding unit; wherein the deciding unit decides the presentation order so that the presentation order is different from an order of evaluation values from the evaluation unit, based on the evaluation results of the evaluation unit.

Abstract: A method includes performing a first probing on a sample integrated circuit structure to generate a first Raman spectrum. During the first probing, a first laser beam having a first wavelength is projected on the sample integrated circuit structure. The method further includes performing a second probing on the sample integrated circuit structure to generate a second Raman spectrum, wherein a Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering (TERS) method is used to probe the sample integrated circuit structure. During the second probing, a second laser beam having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength is projected on the sample integrated circuit structure. A stress in a first probed region of the sample integrated circuit structure is then from the first Raman spectrum and the second Raman spectrum.

Abstract: A pulsation detecting device 100 includes a signal processing unit 130 that performs frequency resolution processing on the basis of a pulse wave detection signal from a pulse-wave detecting unit 210 and a body motion detection signal from a body-motion detecting unit 220, a pulsation-information calculating unit 170 that calculates pulsation information on the basis of a result of the frequency resolution processing, and a signal-state determining unit 150 that applies determination processing for a signal state to at least one of the pulse wave detection signal and the body motion detection signal. The signal processing unit 130 performs a different kind of the frequency resolution processing according to a determination result of the signal state by the signal-state determining unit 150.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent illuminating device is shown. The device includes, at least on flexible surface light-emitting unit and a single driving unit. The flexible surface light-emitting unit has a flexible substrate and at least one organic electroluminescent element on the flexible substrate. The single driving unit drives the flexible surface light-emitting unit. At least a portion of the flexible surface light-emitting unit is connected to the driving unit.

Abstract: An image group including at least one image is acquired, a layout candidate is created, by laying out images included in an acquired image group, and the created layout candidate is evaluated. Evaluation of the layout candidate is performed based on evaluation of each image laid out within a layout, and a scaling factor based on image size of the image placed in the layout, and a size of the image.