Abstract: A controller executes an equalization process of equalizing capacities of a plurality of cells, and a cell abnormality determination process of, of detected voltages of the plurality of cells, calculating a voltage difference between a representative voltage based on the detected voltage of at least one cell to be compared and the detected voltage of one cell to be detected at a first time and a second time, and when a difference between the two voltage differences is greater than or equal to a threshold value, determining that the cell to be detected is abnormal. In the case of executing the cell abnormality determination process during the equalization process, the controller provides the detected voltage of a target cell to be subjected to the equalization process with a compensation value corresponding to a voltage change based on energy transfer in the target cell due to the equalization process between the first time and the second time, and calculates the voltage difference at the second time.

Abstract: In a storage system, processing related to data replication includes associating first control information with a logical volume and a snapshot and second control information with data on a pool volume. Data of the logical volume and the snapshot is managed by associating the first control information with the second control information. A time series of the logical volume and one or more snapshots is managed using generation information associated with the first control information, for each piece of data on the pool volume. Generation information indicating a generation in which the data is created is managed in association with the second control information. Invalidation of the first and second control information asynchronously with a processing of data related to the logical volume and the snapshot is executed. Whether the invalidation is possible is determined by referring to the generation information associated with the first and second control information.

Abstract: An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, the electrode catalyst having high initial activity and being capable of long-term retention of said activity; and a fuel cell using the electrode catalyst for a fuel cell. The electrode catalyst for a fuel cell includes catalyst metal particles that include platinum or a platinum alloy, and carrier particles that carry said catalyst metal particles, wherein the carrier particles are a carbonaceous material having a cumulative pore volume of 0.10 cc/g or less in the diameter range of 2 nm or less, and a BET specific surface area of greater than 900 m2/g; and a fuel cell comprising the electrode catalyst for a fuel cell.

Abstract: A vehicle body rear part structure includes a rear frame and a beam member. The rear frame has: a first inner bead, a first outer bead, a second inner bead, and a second outer bead. The first inner bead and the first outer bead are formed on an inner wall and an outer wall, respectively, in a region close to the beam member. The second inner bead and the second outer bead are formed on the inner wall and the outer wall, respectively, in a region that is separated to a vehicle body frontward direction from the first beads. The first outer bead is formed to have a higher fragility than the first inner bead.

Abstract: An object is to provide a technique that can make it easy to achieve favorable heat dissipation performance. An electrical junction box includes: a circuit substrate in which a via hole is formed; a blocking member that blocks the via hole; a heat-transfer member provided in a region of a main surface of the circuit substrate in which the via hole is formed; and a heat dissipation member that comes into contact with the heat-transfer member from the opposite side to the circuit substrate, wherein the blocking member is a solid member, and fills at least the main surface side of the via hole.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor laser device capable of reducing a measurement error of a temperature detecting element for detecting the temperature of a semiconductor laser element and accurately controlling the temperature of the semiconductor laser element. The semiconductor laser device is used for optical analysis and includes: a semiconductor laser element; a temperature detecting element that detects the temperature of the semiconductor laser element; output terminals that output the output of the temperature detecting element to the outside; wires that electrically connect the temperature detecting element and the output terminals; and a heat capacity increasing part that is provided interposed between the temperature detecting element and output terminal, and the output terminal, and contacts with at least part of the wires to increase the heat capacity of the wires.

Abstract: A popularity estimation device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a first map image including a first particular point and to acquire a plurality of second map images including a second particular point which is a particular point; a generation unit configured to generate a first feature vector and a second feature vector by inputting the first map image and the second map images to a geographical feature generation model with a map image as an input and with a feature vector indicating geographical features of the map image as an output; a score calculating unit configured to calculate a popularity score of the first particular point from a popularity score of the second particular point based on a degree of similarity between the first feature vector and the second feature vector; and an output unit configured to output the popularity score of the first particular point.

Abstract: A flush toilet includes: a toilet body; a function unit arranged in a rear part of the toilet body; a panel member covering a side surface of the function unit and including a protruding part protruding toward the toilet body; and a holding part causing the toilet body and the panel member to hold to each other by magnetic force. The toilet body includes: a reception part arranged under the protruding part and receiving the protruding part in a state where the panel member is attached to the toilet body; and a protrusion part extending upward from the reception part. When the panel member is attached to the toilet body, the protrusion part is in a position where at least a part of the protrusion part is overlapped with the protruding part in a rear view when the toilet body is viewed from behind.

Abstract: A piezoelectric speaker (10) includes: a piezoelectric film (35); a fixing face (17) for fixing the piezoelectric film (35) to a support; and an interposed layer (40) disposed between the piezoelectric film (35) and the fixing face (17). The interposed layer (40) has a holding degree of 5×108 N/m3 or less.

Abstract: Provided are a lithium composite metal compound having excellent cycle characteristics in the case of being used as battery materials, a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery using the same, a positive electrode using the same, and a lithium secondary battery using the same. The lithium composite metal compound is represented by Composition Formula (I), in which physical property values of pores that are obtained from measurement of nitrogen adsorption and desorption isotherms at a liquid nitrogen temperature satisfy requirements (1) and (2).

Abstract: A communication device includes a communicator that is mounted in a mobile body and functions as a wireless access point, a power supplier configured to supply electric power at least to a driver that causes the mobile body to travel, a detector configured to detect the electric energy of the power supplier, and a controller configured to control at least one of communication strength and communication quality of the communicator based on the electric energy detected by the detector.

Abstract: An information management device according to the embodiment is an information management device that manages information provided to a first device mounted on a mobile object that an occupant has boarded and a second device used by a user at a location different from the mobile object, and includes an acquirer configured to acquire information from the first device and the second device, and a provider configured to provide each of the first device and the second device with information on the basis of the information acquired, in which the acquirer acquires an indoor image and an outdoor image of the mobile object using the first device, and acquires operation information of the user using the second device, and the provider switches between the indoor image and the outdoor image and provides the second device with a switching result when an operation of the user is a predetermined operation.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes: a transmission unit that transmits a request frame indicating a request for traffic information; a receiving unit that receives a response frame in which the traffic information is stored; and a control unit that controls transmission of a frame related to permission of transmission directed to a first wireless communication device that is identified on the basis of the traffic information stored in the received response frame and that is permitted to perform multiple access. A wireless communication device includes: a receiving unit that receives a request frame indicating a request for traffic information; a transmission unit that transmits a response frame in which the traffic information is stored in response to the received request frame; and a control unit that controls transmission of a frame related to the traffic information on the basis of a communication parameter related to multiple access.

Abstract: An information management device according to the embodiment is an information management device that manages information provided to a first device mounted on a mobile object on which an occupant boards and a second device used by a user at a location different from the mobile object, and includes an acquirer configured to acquire information from the first device and the second device, and a provider configured to provide each of the first device and the second device with information based on the information acquired, in which the information acquired by the first device includes an indoor image of the mobile object, an outdoor image, and indoor voice information of the mobile object, and the provider provides the second device with information set to be available among the indoor image, the outdoor image, and the indoor voice information based on provision availability information set by the occupant.

Abstract: A DC power supply and distribution system is obtained that improves power distribution efficiency at a low-load factor while suppressing overall upsizing. The DC power supply and distribution system includes a main AC/DC converter and an auxiliary AC/DC converter connected in parallel to the main AC/DC converter and having a rated power capacity smaller than that of the main AC/DC converter, wherein when the absolute value of the DC output power is smaller than the absolute value of a threshold power set smaller than the rated power capacity of the auxiliary AC/DC converter, a first switching command for switching from the first operation mode to the second operation mode is generated for a power conversion unit.

Abstract: A display system includes: a first display device displaying an image in a first region to cause the image to be visually recognized in a position at a first distance from a visual line of a driver of an auto-vehicle; a second display device displaying an image in a second region to cause the image to be visually recognized at a second distance greater than the first distance from the visual line; and a display controller displaying a warning image in the second region if a first condition is satisfied, moving the warning image to display a warning image in the first region if a second condition in which a warning level is higher than that of the first condition is satisfied after the first condition is satisfied, then updating the warning image to an updated warning image, and then moving the updated warning image to the second region.

Abstract: A communication device that performs multi-link and multi-user communication is provided. A communication device includes a communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating on a plurality of links, a communication processing unit that performs processing of simultaneously transmitting data to a plurality of reception-side communication devices, and a control unit that performs control to transmit data using an optimum link to each of the plurality of reception-side communication devices. The control unit performs control to transmit a trigger request signal for requesting information regarding a reception opportunity from the plurality of reception-side communication devices on a link on which a transmission opportunity has been acquired, and determine an optimum link for each reception-side communication device on the basis of a request response signal from the plurality of reception-side communication devices.

Abstract: To provide an inorganic filler fluidity modifier for improving the fluidity of an inorganic filler.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus installed on an inside of a firewall includes a processor configured to transmit, to an information processing apparatus installed on an outside of the firewall, an image generated in accordance with an instruction of a user, process information indicating a content of a process on the image, and storage destination information indicating a storage destination of a process image obtained in a manner that the information processing apparatus executes the process according to the process information on the image, and perform control of causing the information processing apparatus to directly store the process image in a storage destination on the outside of the firewall in a case where the storage destination of the process image obtained from the storage destination information is the storage destination on the outside of the firewall.

Abstract: An information management device for managing information provided to a plurality of first devices mounted on a mobile object that an occupant boards and a second device used by a user at a location different from the mobile object includes a processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program to acquire information from the plurality of first devices and the second device, match any one of the plurality of first devices with the second device, receive a designation of the user for setting any one of the plurality of first devices as a matching target of the second device, and switch the matching target of the second device when a designation of the user for setting any one of the plurality of first devices as the matching target of the second device already matched with the first device is received.