A detecting element including a substrate, an electrically conductive portion formed on a surface of the substrate, lead wires for connecting the electrically conductive portion with an external circuit, and a protective layer for covering the electrically conductive portion. The protective layer is made of at least an inorganic glass and a material having a heat conductivity greater than that of the inorganic glass.

A method is disclosed for detecting the formation of or presence of light-interacting domains, e.g. particles or clumps of particles, in a supporting medium which comprises: disposing the supporting medium between a source of multipoint illumination and a scintillation detector, illuminating the supporting medium with a multiplicity of discrete light beams directed through the medium toward the scintillation detector; and causing relative motion between the light beams and the supporting medium....

In general, systems and methods for identifying anomalous activity are described. For example, systems and methods are described, in which patterns of unusual behavior can be identified by aggregating logged, or sampled, data into cells and annotating each cell with statistically derived measures of how extreme the cell is relative to, for example, historical behavior of corresponding characteristics or relative to, for example, behavior of characteristics from a general population. Cells that h...

A detecting device of the present invention includes a U-shaped case, a horn disposed in a leg portion of the case and outputting sound waves, a receiver disposed in a leg portion and converting sound waves received from the horn to electric signals having a voltage corresponding to a sound volume of the sound waves, and a comparator which outputs detection signals when voltages of the electric signal from the receiver equal to or are more than a threshold. By outputting the detection signal whe...

In a position detecting system used to monitor a suspicious person and to give an alarm by using a radar which transmits/receives a microwave or a millimeterwave, the shape of a detectable area of the radar and that of the area to be monitored are not always equal to each other, and thus, an alarm may be erroneously given in response to the object outside the area to be monitored. For its solution, the area to be monitored is surrounded by a plurality of reflectors, and the coordinate values of ...

A detecting apparatus for detecting a focusing condition or a distance from a subject, and a camera having the detecting apparatus. The apparatus includes: image taking lenses which make respective subject images on respectively individual positions; area photo sensor, which are of the charge accumulation type, arranged on the respective positions focused by the lenses; and at least one of brightness monitor, arranged across a detecting area of at least one of the area photo acceptance units, fo...

Methods and composition for inducing, detecting and modulating seizure in animal systems are provided. Methods for inducing seizure comprise (1) electrically stimulating an unanesthetized fly and detecting seizure induction in the fly (2) electrically stimulating a fly with less than 10V and detecting seizure induction in the fly; (3) electrically stimulating a population of wild-type flies and detecting seizure induction in most of the flies and (4) electrically stimulating a population of flie...

A detecting device is provided for detecting a transfer object. The detecting device includes a reflection type sensor mounted on a support member, an actuator which is pivoted between a first position adjacent to the sensor and a second position away from the sensor, a reflector provided at the free end of the pivotal portion of the actuator for detection by the sensor, and a stopper projection provided on the reflector for contact with the support member when the actuator is pivoted to the fir...

A detecting agent for detecting at least one member selected from the group consisting of halogen gases and acidic gases which is contained in a gas, wherein the detecting agent comprises a discoloring component which comprises a hydroxide of a transition metal and Congo Red. Halogen gases and acidic gases which are contained in hydrogen, nitrogen, argon, or helium can be detected under a dry condition with a high sensitivity in accordance with the present invention.

An inputted signal applied to an input terminal of a detecting circuit is rectified in a positive amplitude range thereof by a rectifier block and stored in a capacitor. In a negative amplitude range, the electric energy stored in the capacitor is discharged through a load block. The rectifier block and the load block have equal impedances, and hence a time constant when the capacitor is charged is equal to a time constant when the capacitor is discharged. A DC signal outputted from an output te...