Nissan North America, Inc.

Media Co., Ltd.

Nitto-denko Corporation

Toda Kogyo Corporation

Kaoru Kobayashi

Tatsuro Hayashi

Hironobu Tsuji

Yosuke Tsuji

Akitoshi Katsumata

Shigehisa Yamamoto

Jason Lyman

Takuya Eto

Kazumasa Igarashi

Shinji Shimoda

Naoya Kodama

Masaya Innami

Tadahiro Kawano

Kazushi Nishimoto

Provided are: a device () and a system () for quantitatively calculating bone density by using an X-ray image of a bone pail, in particular, an alveolar bone; and an imaging assisting tool () for accurately and easily performing X-ray imaging of an alveolar bone. This bone density measurement device () comprises: an image display unit () for displaying X-ray images for an imaged bone part and a reference body on the same screen; a reference body density measurement unit () for measuring the density of the displayed X-ray image for the reference body; a bone part density measurement unit () for measuring the density of the displayed X-ray image for the bone part; and a bone density calculation unit () for calculating the hone density of the bone part by comparing the density of the X-ray image for the bone part with the density of the X-ray image for the reference body.

Bone density measurement device, bone density measurement system, and imaging assisting tool

A vehicle front end structure includes an engine cradle and a force receiving structure. The engine cradle has a front corner and an engine mounted to the engine cradle. The force receiving structure has a force receiving surface extending laterally outboard from proximate the front corner of the engine cradle and a force directing section located rearward of the force receiving surface. The force receiving structure is installed to the engine cradle by a vertically oriented first mechanical fastener designed and structured such that during an impact event where an impacting force is applied to the force receiving surface, the force receiving structure pivots about the first mechanical fastener with an outboard portion of the force receiving surface initially moving rearward relative to the engine cradle and the force directing section initially moving laterally inboard contacting the engine and imparting a portion of the impacting force thereto.

Vehicle front end structure

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Kanagawa, Japan

Kaoru Kobayashi