Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a carbon hard mask laminated on an etching target film, in which the concentration ratio of a methylene group CH2 and a methyl group CH3 contained in the carbon hard mask satisfies the expression CH2/(CH2+CH3)?0.5.

Abstract: A power generation device, comprising a fuel, an anode and a cathode, the anode comprising an enzyme that promotes oxidation of the fuel, and the power generation device containing more water when generating power than when not generating power.

Abstract: A plasma-processing apparatus includes a processing container, a stage provided within the processing container, an upper electrode provided above a front surface of the stage, with a space within the processing container interposed therebetween, a waveguide configured to introduce radio-frequency waves in a VHF/UHF band into the space, and a conductive part extending between the outer peripheral portion of the stage and a side wall of the processing container. The stage includes a metal layer. Its outer peripheral portion includes a part of the metal layer. The waveguide includes an end portion from which radio-frequency waves are emitted. The end portion is disposed to face the space. The side wall is grounded. The conductive part is electrically connected to the metal layer and the side wall while extending from the outer peripheral portion toward the side wall so that the radio-frequency waves are introduced into the space.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of stress-related disorders, stress-induced anxiety disorders, or stress-related disorders or anxiety disorders associated with depression, the composition containing a selective ?-opioid receptor agonist as an active component, wherein the selective ?-opioid receptor agonist preferably also has a ?-opioid receptor antagonist action and a ?-opioid receptor antagonist action.

Abstract: It would be helpful to provide a sheet-form thermoelectric conversion module with excellent thermoelectric conversion characteristics. A thermoelectric conversion module according to the disclosure is a thermoelectric conversion module formed in sheet form, the thermoelectric conversion module being disposed in contact or proximity to a heat source and generating power based on a temperature difference between a portion close to the heat source and a portion away from the heat source, the thermoelectric conversion module including an incision penetrating in a sheet thickness direction, wherein by stretching the thermoelectric conversion module in a predetermined direction, mutually opposite edges of the incision are separated, and the thermoelectric conversion module is transformed from a sheet form A into a three-dimensional structural form B protruding in the sheet thickness direction.

Abstract: A gold alloy and a method for producing the gold alloy. The gold alloy includes: gold; and an Au—X-RE-based hypermaterial represented by a compositional formula AU100-(a+b)XaREb, wherein, in the compositional formula, X represents at least one atom selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, and Sn; RE represents a rare-earth element; and a and b respectively represent a content of X and a content of RE, expressed in at %, and satisfy the following (1) and (2): 10?a?40 (1); and 13?b?17 (2), wherein the Au—X-RE-based hypermaterial is dispersed in a gold matrix phase.

Abstract: As one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for growing a ?-Ga2O3-based single crystal film by using HYPE method. The method includes a step of exposing a Ga2O3-based substrate to a gallium chloride-based gas and an oxygen-including gas, and growing a ?-Ga2O3-based single crystal film on a principal surface of the Ga2O3-based substrate at a growth temperature of not lower than 900° C.

Abstract: A quantum computing system including plural base configurations each configured including a first quantum bit group configured from first quantum bits arranged so as to form a single column without mutual coupling, a second quantum bit group configured from second quantum bits arranged so as to form a single column with adjacent ones of the second quantum bits coupled together and each of the second quantum bits coupled to the first quantum bit that is arranged in a same row, and a third quantum bit coupled to all of the second quantum bits. The plural base configurations are arranged so as to form a single column with the third quantum bits in adjacent ones of the base configurations coupled together. In a quantum computing circuit configuration, a two-dimensional cluster state or a three-dimensional cluster state is accordingly realized with two-dimensional control wiring, or surface code is accordingly realized with a pseudo two-dimensional superconducting circuit.

Abstract: A semiconductor laminate film includes a silicon substrate and a semiconductor layer formed on the silicon substrate and containing silicon and germanium. The semiconductor layer having a surface roughness Rms of 1 nm or less. Further, the semiconductor layer satisfies the following relationship t?0.881×x?4.79 where t represents a thickness (nm) of the semiconductor layer, and x represents a ratio of the number of germanium atoms to a sum of the number of silicon atoms and the number of germanium atoms in the semiconductor layer. Also, the semiconductor layer being a mixed crystal semiconductor layer containing silicon and germanium.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a converting portion having a plurality of electrical conductors to be arranged in mutual separation and a medium arranged so as to mutually connect the plurality of electrical conductors, wherein the converting portion is the information processing apparatus to convert an input signal to an output signal. The medium includes the electrolyte and is configured to be capable of controlling an electrical conductivity of an electrically conductive path mutually electrically connecting the plurality of electrical conductors, and the medium is selected such that the electrical conductivity of the electrically conductive path changes over time with the input signal not being present.

Abstract: A steering device and a method for controlling the steering device according to the present invention are capable of suppressing, in a steer-by-wire steering device including a steering operation input member and a turning actuator that applies a turning force to a road wheel based on a driving signal, a change in which a yaw rate gain of a vehicle rises with respect to the operation speed of the steering operation input member by changing a turning angle command value to an angle less than the angle before the change when a turning frequency of the road wheel is a predetermined frequency. As a result, it becomes possible to suppress a case in which the yaw rate gain of the vehicle becomes too sensitive with respect to a steering operation by a driver.

Abstract: Provided are vitamin D3 derivatives of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and pharmaceutical or medical uses thereof for treating metabolic disease, a liver disease, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer in a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a polymerizable compound represented by a Formula E-1 or Formula E-2 shown in the description. In Formula E-1 or Formula E-2, R1 represents an alkoxy group, —NRN2, a hydroxy group, an aryl group, or an alkyl group, wherein RN each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; n represents an integer from 1 to 5; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, a phenoxyacetyl group, a pivaloyl group, a benzyl group, a 4-methoxybenzyl group, a benzoyl group, a triphenylmethyl group, a 4,4?-dimethoxytrityl (DMTr) group, a 4-methoxytrityl (MMTr) group, a 9-phenylxanthenyl group, a trimethylsilyl group, a cyanomethoxymethyl group, a 2-(cyanoethoxy)ethyl group, or a cyanoethoxymethyl group; and X represents a structure represented by any one of Formula B-1 to Formula B-5 shown in the description.

Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus capable of improving the in-plane uniformity of plasma and a lower stage used for the plasma processing apparatus are anticipated. In an exemplary embodiment, the lower stage is for a lower stage that generates plasma with an upper electrode. The lower stage includes: a lower dielectric body formed of ceramic, a lower electrode embedded in the lower dielectric body, and a heating element embedded in the lower dielectric body. The separation distance between the top surface of the lower dielectric body at the outer edge position thereof and the lower electrode is smaller than the separation distance between the top surface of the lower dielectric body in the central region thereof and the lower electrode. The lower electrode has an inclination region inclined with respect to the top surface between the outer edge position and the central region.

Abstract: To provide an active-energy-ray-curable composition including a compound represented by General Formula (I) below: where in the General Formula (I), R is hydrogen or a methyl group; A is a structure expressed by one selected from the group consisting of Structural Formulas (II) to (VII) below, each of which may have a substituent such as an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, or both; j and k in the Structural Formulas (VI) and (VII) are an integer of 0 or more; X denotes a substituent including a heteroatom; n is an integer of 0 or more, m is an integer of 1 or more, and n+m is 3 or more, or n is an integer of 0 and m is an integer of 2; and wavy lines in the Structural Formulas (II) to (VII) each independently denote a bond with X or a (meth)acryloyl group (H2C?CR—C(?O)—):

Abstract: A fire retardant material comprising a carbon fiber which tensile elasticity is 700 GPa or more, and a fire retardant resin such as polycarbonate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel therapeutic means effective and practical against cancer, and a novel substance useful as such a therapeutic means. Provided are novel peptides derived from a partial region of HMGN1, HMGN2, HMGN4 or HMGN5, and anti-cancer agents and anti-cancer effect enhancers containing the peptide as an active ingredient. The peptide of the present invention has an anti-tumor effect even independently, and exerts a remarkably excellent anti-tumor effect particularly when used in combination with an immune checkpoint regulator, or an anti-CD4 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.

Abstract: An electret includes an electret layer. The electret layer is formed by subjecting a composite film in which inorganic dielectric particles are dispersed and held in a base film to a polarization treatment. The inorganic dielectric particles are mainly composed of an inorganic dielectric material having a bandgap energy of 4 eV or more.

Abstract: An electret includes a substrate and an electret layer formed above a surface of the substrate. The electret layer is a composite metal compound containing two or more different metal elements, and is obtained by subjecting a thin film mainly composed of an inorganic dielectric material having a bandgap energy of 4 eV or more to a polarization treatment.

Abstract: An optical pulse pair generator is configured to generate an optical pulse pair including a first pulse beam and a second pulse beam having respective central wavelengths that are separated by a predetermined wavelength difference from each other and having target time waveforms that are substantially the same as each other. The optical pulse pair generator provided includes a splitter section configured to split an incident pulse beam into two, a first shaping section configured to shape one of the pulse beams split by the splitter section by shaping into the target time waveform and setting a central frequency so as to configure the first pulse beam, and a second shaping section configured to shape the other of the pulse beams split by the splitter section by shaping into the target time waveform so as to configure the second pulse beam.