Abstract: Provided are: composite particles having excellent oxidation resistance; and a method for producing composite particles. The composite particles are obtained by forming a composite of TiC and at least one of Zr and Si. In the method for producing composite particles, a titanium oxide powder and at least one of a zirconium oxide powder and a silicon oxide powder are used as raw material powders, and composite particles are produced using a gas phase method.

Abstract: Provided are: composite particles having excellent oxidation resistance; and a method for producing composite particles. The composite particles are obtained by forming a composite of TiN and at least one of Al, Cr, and Nb. In the method for producing composite particles, a titanium powder and a powder of at least one of Al, Cr, and Nb are used as raw material powders and composite particles are produced using a gas phase method.

Abstract: A carburetor fuel flow control device having an elongate annular body received in a cavity with an inlet in its side-wall communicating with a fuel supply passage and an outlet downstream of the inlet and adjacent to an end of the body, and a needle valve with a metering portion adjacent one end rotatably and slidably received in the body with the metering portion at least partially lapping or blocking the inlet to change the effective flow area of the inlet in response to generally axial movement of the needle valve relative to the inlet.

Abstract: A printed wiring board of the present invention includes an insulating substrate layer; a first conductive layer laminated to one surface of the substrate layer; a second conductive layer laminated to another surface of the substrate layer; and a via hole formed along an inner surface of a connection hole that is provided, in a thickness direction, through the substrate layer and the first conductive layer, the via hole electrically coupling the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. A cross-sectional shape of the connection hole along at least one surface of the substrate layer is an irregular shape.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition exhibiting good balance of mechanical properties, heat resistance, flowability, and size stability as well as excellent stability in retention in the molding, appearance of the molded article, and coating properties, and also, a molded article thereof are provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides nanocellulose/surfactant composites having excellent redispersibility in water and related compositions and methods, including methods for producing the composites. Included is a nanocellulose/surfactant composite containing a nanocellulose and a surfactant, the nanocellulose/surfactant composite having a moisture content of lower than 10%, the surfactant including an ionic surfactant having a weight average molecular weight of 3000 or more.

Abstract: A regeneration control device controlling a temperature increase unit of an exhaust gas treatment device including a DOC disposed in an exhaust passage of a diesel engine to regenerate the exhaust gas treatment device includes: a DOC temperature-increase-necessary-state detection part detecting a temperature increase necessary state including at least one of a blockage state, detected on the basis of comparison between a blockage parameter related to blockage of the DOC and a predetermined blockage threshold, of the DOC or a blockage risk state, detected when the diesel engine is in an operating state that is likely to cause blockage of the DOC, of the DOC; and a DOC temperature increase execution part executing a DOC temperature increase control including: a first temperature increase process to control the temperature increase unit, if the temperature increase necessary state of the DOC is detected, so as to increase the temperature of the DOC to a first temperature at which the DOC activates; and a second

Abstract: A covariance data creation apparatus configured to execute assembly calculations on a fuel assembly based on microscopic cross sections, the apparatus executing: a perturbation data generation step of deriving a plurality of perturbation quantities of the microscopic cross sections based on microscopic covariance data that is data regarding uncertainties of the microscopic cross sections, and generating microscopic perturbation data from the derived perturbation quantities of the microscopic cross sections; a macroscopic cross section derivation step of executing the assembly calculations based on the microscopic perturbation data generated at the perturbation data generation step, and deriving a plurality of macroscopic cross sections individually corresponding to the perturbation quantities of the microscopic cross sections; and a macroscopic covariance data generation step of generating macroscopic covariance data that is data regarding uncertainties of the macroscopic cross sections based on the macroscop

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a driver, a supporter, and processing circuitry. The X-ray tube including a rotating anode. The driver rotates the rotating anode. The supporter supports the X-ray tube in an inclinable manner. The processing circuitry acquires information indicating an attitude of the supporter and controls the driver based on information indicating the acquired attitude.

Abstract: An axial compressor includes: a casing having a tubular shape; variable stator vanes each having a vane shaft as a swing center, provided in the casing as stator vanes or inlet guide vanes, and arranged in a circumferential direction of the casing; rotor blades provided on a trailing edges side of the variable stator vanes in the casing and arranged in the circumferential direction of the casing; and a plasma actuator configured to generate a plasma annularly distributed in the circumferential direction of the casing, the plasma actuator being attached on an inner circumferential surface of the casing and intersects with a clearance between each variable stator vane and the inner circumferential surface of the casing.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device and an information processing method which are capable of simply correcting an indication position in an image which corresponds to a position that is pointed in a three-dimensional space. The information processing device includes an indication position detection unit that detects a spatial indication position that is a position pointed by an indicating object in a three-dimensional space and an indication position correction unit that corrects an image indication position that is an indication position in an image which corresponds to the spatial indication position on the basis of a user voice that is a voice spoken by a user. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a head mount display (HMD) using virtual reality (VR).

Abstract: The tape cartridge including a roll body around which the tape is wound in a roll shape, a cartridge case in which the roll body is accommodated and which is common to the plurality of types of the tape cartridges, a spacer portion that is provided between the cartridge ease and a first end surface which is one end surface of the roll body, and has a varying size in a tape width direction depending on the type of the tape cartridge such that a position of the center of the tape is common to the plurality of types of the tape cartridges in the tape width direction, and an urging member that is provided between the cartridge case and a second end surface which is another end surface of the roll body and urges the roll body and urges the roll body to a first end surface side.

Abstract: An actuation system includes a virtual or computer-modeled portion that is coupled to a physical portion. The virtual portion is a computer model that models or otherwise simulates a function or action, such as a physiological function or action, including for example an action potential, a calcium transient, and/or a chemical reaction. The computer model may model or simulate a chemical action, a mechanical action (such as movement of a wing) or any other action. The virtual portion drives or controls one or more physical actuators, which can be sized on a microscopic scale, such as on a nanometer scale. The actuation system can be used as or part of an artificial anatomical structure or organ, such as an artificial heart.

Abstract: A printed wiring board of the present invention includes an insulating substrate layer; a first conductive layer laminated to one surface of the substrate layer; a second conductive layer laminated to another surface of the substrate layer; and a via hole formed along an inner surface of a connection hole that is provided, in a thickness direction, through the substrate layer and the first conductive layer, the via hole electrically coupling the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. A cross-sectional shape of the connection hole along at least one surface of the substrate layer is an irregular shape.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device, includes providing a light emitting element having an element upper surface, an element lower surface opposite to the element upper surface in a thickness direction of the light emitting element, and an element side surface between the element upper surface and the element lower surface. A wavelength converter having a converter lower surface is provided. The wavelength converter is joined to the light emitting element using an adhesive so that the converter lower surface faces the element upper surface. The converter lower surface has an exposed region that does not face the element upper surface viewed along the thickness direction. The adhesive covers the element side surface and the exposed region.

Abstract: A brushless motor control apparatus includes an inverter circuit that applies a drive voltage to a winding of each phase of a brushless motor, a rotor magnetic pole detector that outputs a magnetic pole detection signal corresponding to a rotor position of the brushless motor based on a change of a magnetic pole detected by a Hall sensor, a rotor position estimator that outputs, each time a level of the magnetic pole detection signal is switched, an estimated rotor position signal that indicates an estimated rotor position with an electrical angle and indicates a predetermined electrical angle corresponding to the level after switching, a current detector that detects a current supplied to the inverter circuit as a power source current value, and an electrical angle correction unit that corrects the estimated rotor position signal by determining an electrical angle offset based on fluctuation in the power source current value and adding the electrical angle offset to the electrical angle indicated by the esti

Abstract: A thermoplastic polyester resin composition has an excellent retention stability and is capable of producing a molded article excellent in mechanical properties and heat resistance as well as in long-term hydrolysis resistance; and the molded article. The thermoplastic polyester resin includes 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin (A) and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a biphenyl aralkyl-type epoxy resin or cyclopentadiene-type epoxy resin (B) of a specific type.

Abstract: The ultrapure-water production system includes an auxiliary treatment apparatus and a dead-end filtration apparatus. The auxiliary treatment apparatus treats water such that the number of microparticles present in water treated by the auxiliary treatment apparatus is 800 to 1200 particles/mL. The dead-end filtration apparatus includes a filtration membrane that is a microfiltration membrane having pores formed in the surface of the membrane at an opening ratio of 50% to 90% with a size of 0.05 to 1 ?m, and having a thickness of 0.1 to 1 mm, or an ultrafiltration membrane having pores formed in the surface of the membrane with a size of 0.005 to 0.05 ?m, the number of the pores being 1E13 to 1E15 pores/m2, the ultrafiltration membrane having a thickness of 0.1 to 1 mm and a transmembrane pressure of 0.02 to 0.10 MPa at a permeation flux of 10 m3/m2/d.

Abstract: A graphical user interface is disclosed which achieves an easy search for a desired item. When an operation inputting section accepts a selective operation input for selection of one of plural processing functions, plural representation images individually representing plural processing object items of the processing function are displayed in an array along one direction of a display screen such that one of the representation images can be selected as a noticed representation image by an inputting operation through the operation inputting section. A decision section decides whether or not plural processing object items of the selected processing function are divided in a plurality of groups. If the processing object items are divided in groups, then the group name of the group to which the processing object item of the noticed representation image belongs is displayed in the proximity of the noticed representation image.

Abstract: A method for generating route network data for movement includes calculating a movable area in a place for a target type of movement using a space model of the place and an object model for the target type. The method also includes building network structure for route network data of the place using the movable area for the target type, in which the network structure includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links representing routes within the place. The method further includes updating the network structure by shifting a node to orient a link connected to the node toward any one of predetermined directions under a condition relating to an initial position of the node.