Abstract: The invention reduces a pressure or thermal effect while reducing the mass of a screw rotor. There is provided a screw rotor having a helical tooth on an outer periphery, the helical tooth extending by a predetermined length in an axial direction, in which a radial cross section of the screw rotor includes a lobe portion having a predetermined thickness in a direction toward an axis and forming the helical tooth, and a hollow portion extending from an axial side inner surface of the lobe portion toward an axial side, and the predetermined thickness of the lobe portion differs between a high load side on the outer periphery of the screw rotor and a low load side on the outer periphery.

Abstract: The invention prevents a decrease in strength of a screw rotor including a hollow portion and improves cooling performance.

Abstract: This method for producing fermented milk comprises: a starter inoculation step for inoculating a raw material milk with a starter to obtain a fermented milk base material; a fermentation step for fermenting the fermented milk base material to obtain a fermented milk; and a lactic acid bacteria addition step for adding lactic acid bacteria to the fermented milk.

Abstract: In a preparation step, raw material milk is prepared. In a lactose degradation step, lactose included in the prepared raw material milk is degraded using a lactose degrading enzyme until a lactose degradation rate becomes not less than 75%. In a fermentation step, a lactic acid bacterium is added to the raw material milk in which lactose is degraded such that the lactose degradation rate is not less than 75%, and the raw material milk to which the lactic acid bacterium is added is fermented. The lactic degradation rate in the fermented milk produced by this production method of fermented milk is 100%.

Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a separator; and an intermediate layer. The intermediate layer is provided between the positive electrode and the separator and includes one or both of a fluororesin and a particle. The positive electrode has a positive electrode active material layer including a fluorine-based binder having a melting point of 166° C. or less, and a content of the fluorine-based binder in the positive electrode active material layer is from 0.5% by mass to 2.8% by mass.

Abstract: A separator which includes a covering layer in which a fine framework of polyolefin resin is coated with a glass layer and an exposed layer in which the polyolefin resin is exposed is provided. A battery is provided having a cathode and an anode, an electrolyte, and a separator where the separator has the covering layer in which the fine framework of polyolefin resin is coated with the glass layer and a method for manufacturing a separator including the step of coating a fine framework of polyolefin resin with the glass layer by applying a precursor containing viscous liquid product which contains only polysilazane compound or a mixture of viscous liquid product which contains only polysilazane compound with polycarbosilazane compound to the polyolefin resin and placing the precursor applied polyolefin resin in a water bath to dry.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a scintillator includes a first layer provided on a surface of a substrate and including thallium activated cesium iodide; and a second layer provided on the first layer and including thallium activated cesium iodide. The second layer includes crystals having a [001] orientation partially diverted from a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. Half width at half maximum of a frequency distribution curve of an angle between the direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate and the [001] orientation, which is obtained by measuring the angle using EBSD method, is 2.4 degree or less.

Abstract: A battery including an anode with an anode active material layer that includes anode active material particles made of an anode active material including at least one of silicon and tin as an element. An oxide-containing film including an oxide of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium and tin is formed in a region of the surface of each anode active material particle in contact with an electrolytic solution by a liquid-phase method such as a liquid-phase deposition method. The region in contact with the electrolytic solution of the surface of each anode active material particle is covered with the oxide-containing film. The thickness of the oxide-containing film is preferably within a range from 0.1 nm to 500 nm both inclusive.

Abstract: According to the embodiment, a radiation detector includes a photoelectric conversion substrate converting light to an electrical signal and a scintillator layer being in contact with the photoelectric conversion substrate and converting externally incident radiation to light. The scintillator layer is made of a phosphor containing Tl as an activator in CsI, which is a halide. A concentration of the activator in the phosphor is 1.6 mass %±0.4 mass %, and a concentration distribution of the activator in an in-plane direction and a film thickness direction is within ±15%.

Abstract: [Problems] The object of the invention is to provide a process for producing fermented milk having a satisfactory level of harness and smooth texture. [Means of solving the problems] It is found that fermented milk having a satisfactory level of hardness as well as extremely smooth texture can be produced by deoxidizing (deaerating) a yogurt mix, subjecting the deoxidized (deaerated) product to an UHT processing, and then fermenting the resulting product. Specifically disclosed is a process for producing a fermented milk, which comprises a first deoxygenating step for decreasing oxygen concentration in yogurt mix; a ultra high temperature sterilization step for heating the yogurt mix after the first deoxygenating step for longer than 1 second at higher than 110 degrees Celsius so as to sterilize the yogurt mix; and a fermentation step for fermenting the yogurt mix after the ultra high temperature sterilization step.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a scintillator includes a first layer provided on a surface of a substrate and including thallium activated cesium iodide; and a second layer provided on the first layer and including thallium activated cesium iodide. The second layer includes crystals having a [100] orientation partially diverted from a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. Half width at half maximum of a frequency distribution curve of an angle between the direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate and the [001] orientation, which is obtained by measuring the angle using EBSD method, is 2.4 degree or less.

Abstract: According to the embodiment, a radiation detector includes an array substrate, a scintillator layer, a wall body, a filling body, and a moisture-resistant body. A peripheral portion of the scintillator layer has a tapered shape in a direction toward outside. The filling body adheres to an inner side surface of the wall body. The filling body is close or adhering to the peripheral portion of the scintillator layer having the tapered shape. The filling body fills a space above the peripheral portion of the scintillator layer. A height of an upper surface of the filling body is close to a height of an upper surface of the wall body.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a radiation detector comprises a photoelectric conversion substrate and a scintillator layer. The photoelectric conversion substrate converts light into an electrical signal. The scintillator layer contacts the photoelectric conversion substrate and converts radiation incident from the outside into light. The scintillator layer is a fluorescer of CsI containing Tl as an activator. The CsI is a halide. The concentration of the activator inside the fluorescer is 1.6 mass %±0.4 mass %. The concentration of the activator inside the fluorescer in an in-plane direction of the scintillator layer has the relationship of central portion>peripheral portion. The central portion is a central region of a formation region of the scintillator layer. The peripheral portion is an outer circumferential region of the formation region of the scintillator layer.

Abstract: A separator which includes a covering layer in which a fine framework of polyolefin resin is coated with a glass layer and an exposed layer in which the polyolefin resin is exposed is provided. A battery is provided having a cathode and an anode, an electrolyte, and a separator where the separator has the covering layer in which the fine framework of polyolefin resin is coated with the glass layer and a method for manufacturing a separator including the step of coating a fine framework of polyolefin resin with the glass layer by applying a precursor containing viscous liquid product which contains only polysilazane compound or a mixture of viscous liquid product which contains only polysilazane compound with polycarbosilazane compound to the polyolefin resin and placing the precursor applied polyolefin resin in a water bath to dry.

Abstract: A separator which includes a covering layer in which a fine framework of polyolefin resin is coated with a glass layer and an exposed layer in which the polyolefin resin is exposed is provided. A battery is provided having a cathode and an anode, an electrolyte, and a separator where the separator has the covering layer in which the fine framework of polyolefin resin is coated with the glass layer.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution and a battery capable of improving cycle characteristics are provided. A separator is impregnated with an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes a cyclic carbonate derivative having a halogen atom such as 4-fluoro-1,3-dioxolane-2-one or 4-chloro-1,3-dioxolane-2-one and a cyclic imide salt such as 1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane-1,3-disulfonimide lithium. Thereby, the decomposition reaction of the electrolytic solution can be inhibited, and the cycle characteristics can be improved.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a radiation detector comprises a photoelectric conversion substrate and a scintillator layer. The photoelectric conversion substrate converts light into an electrical signal. The scintillator layer contacts the photoelectric conversion substrate and converts radiation incident from the outside into light. The scintillator layer is a fluorescer of CsI containing Tl as an activator. The CsI is a halide. The concentration of the activator inside the fluorescer is 1.6 mass %±0.4 mass %. The concentration of the activator inside the fluorescer in an in-plane direction of the scintillator layer has the relationship of central portion>peripheral portion. The central portion is a central region of a formation region of the scintillator layer. The peripheral portion is an outer circumferential region of the formation region of the scintillator layer.

Abstract: An anode in which an anode active material layer is arranged on an anode current collector. The anode active material layer includes anode active material particles made of an anode active material including at least one of silicon and tin as an element. An oxide-containing film including an oxide of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium and tin is formed in a region in contact with an electrolytic solution of the surface of each anode active material particle by a liquid-phase method such as a liquid-phase deposition method. The region in contact with the electrolytic solution of the surface of each anode active material particle is covered with the oxide-containing film, to thereby improve the chemical stability of the anode and the charge-discharge efficiency. The thickness of the oxide-containing film is preferably within a range from 0.1 nm to 500 nm both inclusive.

Abstract: An anode active material including anode active material particles including silicon, tin, or both and at least partially coated with an oxide-containing film including an oxide of silicon, germanium, tin, or a combination of them formed by a liquid-phase method such as a liquid-phase deposition method. A region of the particles in contact with the electrolytic solution is covered with the oxide-containing film, to thereby improve the chemical stability of the anode and the charge-discharge efficiency. The thickness of the oxide-containing film is preferably within a range from 0.1 nm to 500 nm both inclusive.

Abstract: According to the embodiment, a radiation detector includes a photoelectric conversion substrate converting light to an electrical signal and a scintillator layer being in contact with the photoelectric conversion substrate and converting externally incident radiation to light. The scintillator layer is made of a phosphor containing Tl as an activator in CsI, which is a halide. A concentration of the activator in the phosphor is 1.6 mass %±0.4 mass %, and a concentration distribution of the activator in an in-plane direction and a film thickness direction is within ±15%.