Abstract: A conveyance seat includes a seat pad; and a skin which covers the seat pad, wherein the seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member that is harder than the first pad member, wherein the second pad member includes a first region and a second region which is harder than the first region, and wherein an engagement portion that locks the skin is provided in the first region of the second pad member.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holding unit, a rotation driving unit, a first rotational ring, a second rotational ring, and a first nozzle. The substrate holding unit includes a base plate and a plurality of gripping units that grips a peripheral edge of a substrate, and horizontally holds the substrate spaced apart from the base plate by the gripping units. The rotation driving unit rotates the substrate holding unit. The first rotational ring surrounds a peripheral edge of a lower surface of the substrate and rotates together with the substrate holding unit. The second rotational ring is provided outside the first rotational ring, surrounds a peripheral edge of an upper surface of the substrate, and rotates together with the substrate holding unit. The first nozzle ejects a cleaning liquid from above an entrance of a rotational flow path toward the entrance of the rotational flow path.

Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to realize an analysis apparatus having a plurality of liquid chromatographs capable of judging separation performance and the like at the right timing and improving analysis performance early. Analysis starts and a mixed sample is prepared by adding a non-retaining ingredient to a measurement object sample and is introduced into an analysis flow path (S401 to S404). The mixed sample is separated into components by a separation column, the components are outputted as chromatogram data by a detector, and the analysis finishes (S404 to S406). Retention time and peak information are acquired from the chromatogram outputted from the detector, whether or not a measurement result is within an allowable range is judged, and the process shifts to next analysis when the measurement result is within the allowable range (S407 to S409).

Abstract: A laminated electrolyte membrane including a first layer including a hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte as a major component, and a second layer including a fluoropolymer electrolyte and polyvinylidene fluoride as major components laminated on at least one side of the first layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer are laminated via a region in which components constituting both layers are mixed in a mixed region.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus that supplies a processing liquid to a front surface of a substrate which is rotating, includes: a substrate holder configured to hold the substrate, wherein the substrate holder includes: a gripper configured to come into contact with a periphery of the substrate to grip the substrate; and a base to which the gripper is attached.

Abstract: The analysis apparatus includes a standby section which is provided between a dispensing operation of an analysis item B? prior to an analysis item C and the sample analysis channel introduction. The sample analysis channel introduction is arranged prior to a data collection section of an analysis item A. The operation is started earlier but after a sample dispensing operation section of the analysis item A. A sample dispensing operation section of the analysis item C can be started earlier and the analysis time of the analysis item C can be moved to immediately after a sample analysis operation section of the analysis item B?. The analysis item A in a second cycle can be started earlier by the early start time of the analysis item C in a first cycle. A total processing time Tc can be shorter than a total processing time Tb.

Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte membrane including at least the following: an A-layer composed of an ion-conducting fluorinated polymer and a non-ion-conducting fluorinated polymer; and a B-layer composed of an ion-conducting hydrocarbon polymer, wherein the ion-conducting hydrocarbon polymer is dispersed in the A-layer. Provided is an electrolyte membrane having excellent oxidation resistance. In addition, provided is an electrolyte membrane for a redox-flow battery, in which the electrolyte membrane used as a barrier membrane for a redox-flow battery makes it possible to achieve high power efficiency and stable charge and discharge even in long-term use.

Abstract: A composite polymer electrolyte membrane including a polymer electrolyte and a porous substrate, and having a dry tensile modulus of 100 N/cm or more per width and a wet tensile modulus of 35 N/cm or more per width. Enhancing the mechanical characteristics of the electrolyte membrane results in providing an electrolyte membrane that achieves good dry-wet cycle durability.

Abstract: A composite electrolyte membrane having a composite layer that is a composite of a hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte and a fluorine-containing polymer porous substrate, wherein a fractal dimension D exhibiting the distribution of the hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte and the fluorine-containing polymer porous substrate in the composite layer is 1.7 or more. An object of the present invention is to enable a composite electrolyte membrane composed of a hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte and a fluorine-containing polymer porous substrate to achieve high proton conduction ability and high mechanical durability.

Abstract: A laminated electrolyte membrane including a first layer including a hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte as a major component, and a second layer including a fluoropolymer electrolyte and polyvinylidene fluoride as major components laminated on at least one side of the first layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer are laminated via a region in which components constituting both layers are mixed in a mixed region.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a composite electrolyte membrane which has excellent chemical resistance and can maintain sufficient mechanical strength even under conditions of high humidity and high pressure, which are the operating conditions for electrochemical hydrogen pumps and water electrolyzers. This composite electrolyte membrane, which is for achieving said purpose, has a composite layer obtained by combining a polyelectrolyte with a mesh woven material that satisfies (1) and (2) and comprises liquid crystal polyester fibers or polyphenylene sulfide fibers. (1): Mesh thickness (?m)/fiber diameter (?m)<2.0. (2): Opening (?m)/fiber diameter (?m)>1.0.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire device information on a plurality of connected input terminals, and a selection unit configured to determine an importance degree of the input terminals based on information concerning detection units of the input terminals included in the device information to select the input terminal to be used depending on the importance degree.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an immunochromatography method capable of measuring a sample in a low concentration range and a high concentration range by setting the measurable range of the sample much wider than the conventional measurable range.

Abstract: A white film has reflective properties, concealing properties and film-forming stability and can be made into a thin film, a white film, which contains voids therein and satisfies the following formulae (i) to (iii) is provided: 0.6?nB/nA?0.9??(i) 20?nA??(ii) 15?nB??(iii) (wherein, nA represents the number of interfaces in 10 ?m of the surface layer in the film thickness direction; and nB represents the number of interfaces in ±5 ?m of the central part in the film thickness direction).

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire device information on a plurality of connected input terminals, and a selection unit configured to determine an importance degree of the input terminals based on information concerning detection units of the input terminals included in the device information to select the input terminal to be used depending on the importance degree.

Abstract: In an image processing device, a transfer unit enlarges or reduces the image data at the transfer magnification by performing an enlarging or reducing process on the image data once, when the transfer magnification is equal to or smaller than an upper limit or equal to or greater than a lower limit. The transfer unit also repeats, by a plurality of times, a process of performing an enlarging or reducing process on an image data stored in a first region of a storage unit at a divided-transfer magnification equal to or smaller than the upper limit or equal to or greater than the lower limit and then storing the image data in a second region of the storage unit, when the transfer magnification is above the upper limit or below the lower limit.

Abstract: A white film has reflective properties, concealing properties and film-forming stability and can be made into a thin film, a white film, which contains voids therein and satisfies the following formulae (i) to (iii) is provided: 0.6?nB/nA?0.9 ??(i) 20?nA ??(ii) 15?nB ??(iii) (wherein, nA represents the number of interfaces in 10 ?m of the surface layer in the film thickness direction; and nB represents the number of interfaces in ±5 ?m of the central part in the film thickness direction).

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an immunochromatography method capable of measuring a sample in a low concentration range and a high concentration range by setting the measurable range of the sample much wider than the conventional measurable range.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical head apparatus comprising: a light source; a collimating means of converting a beam of light emitted from the light source into a substantially parallel beam of light; a focusing means of focusing the light onto an information medium surface; a beam splitting means of splitting the beam of light modulated by the information medium; and a light receiving means of receiving the light modulated by the information medium, wherein a lens having a negative power and a lens having a positive power are arranged in this order as viewed from the collimating means side between the collimating means and the focusing means, and at least either one of the lenses is moved along an optical axis to correct spherical aberration occurring on the information medium surface, and wherein the distance from the lens having the positive power to the focusing means is set substantially equal to the focal length of the lens having the positive power.

Abstract: An optical pickup head is provided with a light source, a diffracting means for creating a plurality of diffracted beams, a converging means for focusing the diffracted beams onto an optical storage medium, a beam branching means for branching the plurality of beams reflected by the optical storage medium, and an optical detecting means for outputting a signal corresponding to the amount of light of the received beams. The optical detecting means has main beam light receiving portions and sub-beam light receiving portions. The amount of light of the first or higher order diffracted beams when they are substantially focused on and reflected by a focus plane of the plurality of information recording planes is equal to or greater than the amount of light of the zero order diffracted beam when it is reflected without focusing by a non-focus plane other then the focus plane of the plurality of information recording planes.