Abstract: A coding apparatus that performs coding processing on each block of an input image comprises a coding unit that executes coding processing using an inter-prediction mode, an intra-prediction mode or a multi-reference prediction mode, an output unit that outputs a result of the coding processing as coded data; and a calculation unit that calculates a first coding cost if the block is coded in the inter-prediction mode and a second coding cost if the block is coded in the intra-prediction mode using a predetermined function. The coding unit executes the coding processing using the multi-reference prediction mode if a difference between the first coding cost and the second coding cost is equal to or less than a threshold, and using the prediction mode with a smaller one of the first coding cost and the second coding cost if the difference is larger than the threshold.

Abstract: A communication device that communicates wirelessly receives, from a first another device, a predetermined signal to be transmitted before a connection with the first another device is established, a response to the predetermined signal being to be transmitted to the first another device when the communication device receives the predetermined signal, and controls, upon receiving the predetermined signal, a transmission timing of the response to the predetermined signal, based on communication that is executable by the communication device with a second another device that is a communication partner of the first another device.

Abstract: A skeletal structure is provided that includes a panel, and a frame joined to a front surface side of the panel. The frame includes a plurality of first frames oriented in a fixed direction and a second frame oriented in a direction orthogonal to the plurality of first frames, and each of the plurality of first frames and the second frame are formed to have an open cross-sectional shape. An end portion of each first frame of the plurality of first frames is joined to the second frame in an overlapping state.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a first connection portion and a second connection portion adjacent to the first connection portion, a first cap and a second cap pivotally supported by the housing respectively to be displaceable between an open position where the first and second connection portions are exposed to outside and a closed position where the first and second connection portions are shielded from the outside, a first lock and a second lock rotatably supported by the housing configured to lock the first cap and the second cap respectively. The second lock has a power transmission portion configured to transmit a rotational force in a lock releasing direction of the second lock to the first lock such that the first cap and the second cap are integrally displaced to the open position.

Abstract: A method for constructing a plastic optical fiber includes a first step of cutting the plastic optical fiber at a construction site to form end faces of the plastic optical fiber; and a second step of connecting the end faces to wavelength multiplexing optical extenders without polishing the end faces at the same construction site.

Abstract: A press forming method of press forming a press forming part that includes a top portion, a side wall portion continuous from the top portion via a punch shoulder, and a flange portion continuous from the side wall portion via a die shoulder, the press forming part having a curved portion curved in a recessed manner in a top view, the press forming method includes: making a bending radius of the die shoulder in the curved portion increased from an end side toward a middle portion of the curve.

Abstract: A detection system includes: an obtainer that obtains image data generated based on an amount of light received by each of a plurality of pixels from a detection target and event data generated based on a change in an amount of light received by each of a plurality of pixels from the detection target; a processor that extracts, from the event data as auxiliary information, information to be used to assist in detecting the detection target from the image data; and a detector that detects the detection target or a state of the detection target based on at least the image data and the auxiliary information.

Abstract: The photochromic compound is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein, X denotes an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom unsubstituted or substituted by a substituent selected from the following Y1 group: Y1 group: —R1, -A1(B1)l(A2)m(B2)nR2, -A3A4, -A5R3 R1 denotes a cyano group or the like, R2 denotes an alkyl group or the like, R3 denotes a halogen atom or the like, A1, A2, A3, and A5 each independently denote an alkylene group or the like, A4 denotes a naphthyl group which may be substituted, B1 and B2 each independently denote any one of the divalent groups selected from the following group: l, m, and n are each independently 0 or 1, provided that n is 0 if m is 0, Y2 denotes a hydrogen atom or the like, R denotes a hydrogen atom or the like, denotes a norbornylidene group or the like.

Abstract: Provided are a steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition, and a steel microstructure comprising, by vol %, ferrite: 1 to 50%, ratio of nonrecrystallized ferrite in the ferrite: 0 to 50%, tempered martensite: 1% or more, retained austenite: 5% or more, fresh martensite: 0 to 10%, total of pearlite and cementite: 0 to 5%, and balance: bainite, and, when analyzing the surface by an EPMA, an area ratio of regions with an AlS/SiS ratio of 0.2 or less is 50% or less, and a tensile strength is 980 MPa or more, and a method for producing the same.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a first area and a second area; a plurality of memory cells provided in the first area; a mark provided in the second area and having a first side surface and a second side surface that intersects with the first side surface; and a plurality of patterns provided in the second area and provided on the first side surface and the second side surface.

Abstract: The present invention is a resist underlayer film material, including: (A) a compound or resin having a phenolic hydroxy group; (B) a base generator; and (C) an organic solvent. By the above configuration, the present invention provides: a resist underlayer film material that can form a resist underlayer film having excellent planarizing ability and film formability even on a substrate to be processed having a portion with particular difficulty in planarization, such as a wide trench structure, and that yields a resist underlayer film having an appropriate etching characteristic in a fine patterning process with a multilayer resist method in a semiconductor apparatus manufacturing process; and a patterning process and method for forming a resist underlayer film using the above material.

Abstract: Provided are: an on-press development type planographic printing plate precursor having a support, an image-recording layer, and an overcoat layer in this order, in which a content of an inorganic compound in the overcoat layer is zero or is more than 0% by mass or less than 1% by mass with respect to a total mass of the overcoat layer, and the image-recording layer contains an infrared absorber, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, and an oil agent; and a method of preparing a planographic printing plate and a planographic printing method in which the on-press development type planographic printing plate precursor is used.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a frequency modulation amount measuring device that measures an optical spectral shift of scattered light at a position in an optical transmission line, and calculates a frequency modulation amount at the position, using the measured optical spectral shift.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (b) at least one first polyglyceryl fatty acid ester having an HLB value of 12.0 or more, preferably 12.5 or more, and more preferably 13.0 or more; (c) at least one second polyglyceryl fatty acid ester having an HLB value of 10.0 or less, preferably 9.5 or less, and more preferably 9.0 or less; (d) at least one skin care active ingredient. The composition according to the present invention can enhance or improve the penetration of the ingredient (d) into the skin as compared to a case in which the combination of the ingredients (b) and (c) is not used.

Abstract: A map creation unit that creates a driving diagnostic map used by the driving diagnostic unit for driving diagnosis of the vehicle based on a detection value of vehicle information acquired by a sensor provided in the vehicle, and a map management unit that discards the driving diagnostic map when a discarding condition is satisfied with respect to the driving diagnostic map and the latest detection value created by the map creation unit based on the detection value acquired before the latest detection value which is the latest detection value.

Abstract: An article conveys containers with carriers moved by a linear driving apparatus. The article conveyance apparatus includes a first upper side linear conveyance rail, a second lower side linear conveyance rail, a first delivery unit that is inverted while holding the carriers to deliver the carriers from a downstream end A of the first conveyance rail to an upstream end of the second conveyance rail. A second delivery unit that is inverted while holding the plurality of carriers, delivers the carriers from a downstream end of the second conveyance rail to an upstream end B of the first conveyance rail. An interval between the first conveyance rail (forward path) and the second conveyance rail (return path) is reduced as compared with an existing article conveyance apparatus.

Abstract: An acylsulfamide compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitory activity, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and their medical use, etc., are provided. A compound of Formula [Ia]: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein a partial structure: is: Ring Cy is an optionally substituted heteroaryl or phenyl; RDy and REy are each independently hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-4 haloalkyl, optionally substituted C3-6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl, or alternatively, RDy and REy may combine together with the nitrogen atom to which they attach to form heterocycloalkyl, etc.

Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a disk-shaped rotation body, a raw material supply mechanism, a chamber body, and a foil trap. The raw material supply mechanism supplies a front surface of the rotation body with liquid raw material that is irradiated with an energy beam to generate plasma. The chamber body includes a beam introduction section that introduces the energy beam, a radiation extraction section that extracts radiation from the plasma that has been generated, and a plasma generation section that accommodates the rotation body. The foil trap includes a shaft member rotatably disposed in the chamber body and a plurality of foils radially arranged around the shaft member, and the plurality of foils is arranged between the rotation body and the radiation extraction section to capture debris that has been generated from the plasma.

Abstract: A contactless biometric authentication device including an insertion chamber with an opening in one side and a space into which an authenticator's finger is inserted; a shooting device positioned to capture the ventral side of the finger inserted into the insertion chamber; a first light source installed in the insertion chamber at a position on the far side of the shooting device and emits light toward the shooting device, the light being blocked by the inserted finger; a second light source provided at a position higher than a height at which the finger is inserted and emits light within a predetermined range including the shooting device when the light from the first light source is blocked by the finger, the light being absorbed by a blood vessel of the finger; and a reflection surface provided in the insertion chamber and receives and reflects the light from the second light source.

Abstract: An electrostatic separation method includes: applying voltage between a lower electrode at a bottom portion of or in the raw material layer and an upper electrode above the raw material layer, generating an electric field between electrodes; fluidizing the raw material layer and bringing conductive particles and the lower electrode into contact in the raw material layer charging only the conductive particles wherein their polarity becomes the same as the lower electrode; generating polarity, the same as the upper electrode, by dielectric polarization on a conveyor belt downward-facing conveyance surface passing through a capture region above the raw material layer and under the upper electrode, the conveyance surface including a nonconductor; separates charged conductive particles from the raw material layer surface by electrostatic force and adhering conductive particles to the conveyor belt conveyance surface; and separating and collecting the particles from the conveyance surface that moved outside the ele