Abstract: Provided is carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles that exhibit excellent battery properties when used as a negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery. The carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles includes: graphite particles; and carbonaceous coatings covering at least part of surfaces of the graphite particles, and the carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles have a specific surface area SBET determined by BET method of 4.0 to 15.0 m2/g, and a pore volume Vs of pores with a pore size of 7.8 to 36.0 nm is 0.001 to 0.026 cm3/g, and in a pore size distribution graph with the pore size being plotted on a horizontal axis and a dV/dP value obtained by differentiating the pore volume with the pore size being plotted on a vertical axis, a pore size Pmax with which the dV/dP value is maximized is 2.5 to 5.5 nm.

Abstract: Provided are carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles that include: graphite particles; and carbonaceous coatings covering at least part of surfaces of the graphite particles, the carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles have a maximum particle diameter of 30.0 to 90.0 ?m, a pore volume Vs of pores with a pore size of 7.8 to 36.0 nm is 0.009 to 0.164 cm3/g, and in a pore size distribution graph with the pore size being plotted on a horizontal axis and a dV/dP value obtained by differentiating the pore volume with the pore size being plotted on a vertical axis, a pore size Pmax with which the dV/dP value is maximized is 2.5 to 5.5 nm.

Abstract: A fuel cell system having a direct liquid fuel cell that uses a liquid containing a formic acid or an alcohol as a fuel includes: a fuel tank that stores the fuel to be supplied to the fuel cell; a fuel supply device that supplies the fuel in the fuel tank to the fuel cell; and a bubbling device that blows an inert gas into the fuel stored in the fuel tank.

Abstract: Electronic circuitry includes a resonant circuit to receive a square-wave voltage based on a first DC voltage and generate a first voltage; a first transmission circuit to transmit the first voltage via a transformer including a primary inductor and a secondary inductor; a second transmission circuit to transmit the first voltage via a first capacitor and a second capacitor, the first capacitor being electrically connected to a first end of the primary inductor, the second capacitor being electrically connected to a second end of the primary inductor; a rectifier circuit to rectify the first voltage and generate a second DC voltage, the first voltage being transmitted by the first transmission circuit or the second transmission circuit; a first switch circuit configured to connect the first transmission circuit and the rectifier circuit; and a second switch circuit to connect the second transmission circuit and the rectifier circuit.

Abstract: The present invention is a low dielectric resin substrate, which is a composite including an annealed quartz glass cloth and an organic resin, where the annealed quartz glass cloth has a dielectric loss tangent of less than 0.0010 at 10 GHz, and tensile strength of 1.0 N/25 mm or more per cloth weight (g/m2). This provides a resin substrate that includes a quartz glass cloth which has a low dielectric loss tangent and which is also excellent in tensile strength.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is communicably connected to a link rule storage unit. The link rule storage unit stores a link rule. The link rule represents a criterion as to whether or not to link a plurality of pieces of trajectory data representing a trajectory of an object into one. Further, the link rule is a criterion for linking the plurality of pieces of trajectory data estimated to represent the trajectory of the same object. The information processing apparatus obtains a plurality of pieces of trajectory data, and classifies the obtained plurality of pieces of trajectory data into groups for each object. The information processing apparatus updates the link rule stored in the link rule storage unit by using the plurality of pieces of trajectory data classified into the groups.

Abstract: A server configured to transmit update data used in updating software of an in-vehicle device of a vehicle to the vehicle. The server includes: a communication module configured to receive usage information representing a usage state of the vehicle, and transmit the update data to the vehicle; and one or more processors configured to control, based on the usage information, at least one of a timing or a communication speed of transmitting the update data to the vehicle by the communication module.

Abstract: In order to absorb collision energy so as to prevent an increase in reaction force against a pedestrian to a level higher than or equal to a certain level during collision, a bumper absorber of the present invention includes: a trunk part that extends in an X direction and that is simply compressed in the X direction in response to an impact; and a branch part that branches off from the trunk part toward a rear of a vehicle body, the branch part having a branching part in which the branch part branches off from the trunk part and which is provided with a breakage inducing part that causes breakage between the trunk part and the branch part in response to the impact.

Abstract: In an air-conditioning apparatus, a first flow passage selection device and a second flow passage selection device each are a constant-energized-type three-way valve in which a position of a main valve can be fixed in a de-energized state. When the refrigerant circuit is switched to the cooling circuit by a flow switching device, when at least one of the first flow passage selection device and the second flow passage selection device is in a de-energized state, the first flow passage selection device or the second flow passage selection device in the de-energized state is configured to output refrigerant discharged from the compressor and input therein via the flow switching device and the bypass pipe to a corresponding one of an upper-side outdoor heat exchanger and a lower-side outdoor heat exchanger.

Abstract: A semiconductor device which has favorable electrical characteristics and can be highly integrated is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator; an oxide over the first insulator; a second insulator over the oxide; a first conductor over the second insulator; a third insulator in contact with a top surface of the first insulator, a side surface of the oxide, a top surface of the oxide, a side surface of the second insulator, and a side surface of the first conductor; and a fourth insulator over the third insulator. The third insulator includes an opening exposing the first insulator, and the fourth insulator is in contact with the first insulator through the opening.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) receives a request for registration of a substitute person. The request includes at least a face image of the substitute person who picks up a picked-up target as a substitute. The information processing apparatus (2000) registers the substitute person using the face image of the substitute person shown in the request. In addition, the information processing apparatus (2000) performs notification related to registration of the substitute person with respect to an authorized picking-up person associated with the picked-up target. The authorized picking-up person is determined using an authorized picking-up person information storage unit that stores the picked-up target in association with the authorized picking-up person of the picked-up target.

Abstract: A vehicle running control system includes: a steering apparatus that includes a turning device being mechanically separated from a steering wheel; a vehicle drive unit; and a control device. The control device is configured to execute: a turning processing that controls the turning device such that an actual turning angle of the wheel approaches a target turning angle; a vehicle driving processing that determines a target vehicle driving force according to a required vehicle driving force based on a vehicle driving request and that controls the vehicle drive unit so as to cause an actual vehicle driving force to the target vehicle driving force determined; and where a turning angle difference is greater than a turning angle threshold value in a low vehicle speed condition, a driving force limiting processing that limits the target vehicle driving force so as to become smaller than the required vehicle driving force.

Abstract: The efficiency of wireless communication is improved. A communication system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus controls to determine an information amount to be used for a receipt acknowledgment response to packets to be transmitted to a second information processing apparatus on the basis of information relating to the packets and notifies the second information processing apparatus of that determined information amount. The second information processing apparatus controls to return the receipt acknowledgment response to the packets transmitted from the first information processing apparatus to the first information processing apparatus on the basis of the information amount notified from the first information processing apparatus.

Abstract: In accordance with a program, a processor obtains a plurality of manufacturing parameters and a measured value of an at least one property of an alloy material, calculates a pre-predicted value based on a first manufacturing parameter included in the plurality of manufacturing parameters using a prediction expression describing a relationship between the first manufacturing parameter, and a pre-predicted value of the property representing a roughly calculated value of a target predicted value that is a target value of the property, calculates a difference between the pre-predicted value and a measured value of the property, and trains a model using a training data set including a second manufacturing parameter and the difference, to generate a trained model that is used to predict the at least one property.

Abstract: What is provided is a lithium-ion battery in which the energy efficiency can be improved by decreasing both the initial resistance value and deterioration resistance value after charge and discharge cycles of the lithium-ion battery and the generation of heat from the positive electrode associated with discharging can be suppressed.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel anti-CD147 antibody exhibiting potent antitumor efficacy and having excellent safety. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical product comprising such an antibody. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for treating tumors using the antibody or the pharmaceutical product, for example. The present invention provides a CD147-specific antibody that activates CD147 and exhibits high antitumor efficacy. The present invention provides the anti-CD147 antibody that exhibits high antitumor efficacy independent of effector functions. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising such an anti-CD147 antibody. The present invention provides a method for treating tumors using such an anti-CD147 antibody and/or pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: Provided are: a silane coupling agent composition with which it is possible to obtain a rubber composition having excellent scorch resistance and uncrosslinked compound viscosity; and a crosslinked product of a rubber composition having excellent viscoelastic properties, and a tire using the same which has an excellent balance of wet grip performance and low-fuel consumption.

Abstract: A substrate for a display device, includes: an insulation substrate; an insulation film, which is formed on the insulation substrate and is primarily made of one of silicon oxide and oxidized metal; an inorganic film, which is formed to be in direct contact with the insulation film and has an insulator part that is formed by changing oxide semiconductor into insulator; and a wiring film, which is formed to be in direct contact with the insulator part.