Abstract: A surface decoration structure includes an undercoat film, a silver mirror film layer, and a topcoat film formed on a surface of a substrate. The silver mirror film layer includes a film of stacked nanometer-sized silver particles having surfaces coated with a polymer dispersing agent, and the topcoat film includes, as a solvent, at least one member selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic hydrocarbon compound, an aliphatic hydrocarbon compound solution including 10% by mass or less of an aromatic compound, and diisobutyl ketone. The undercoat film and/or the topcoat film may include a corrosion inhibitor. The silver mirror film layer may further include a corrosion inhibitor. The surface decoration structure includes the silver mirror film layer with improved luster and corrosion resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods comprising abiotic, synthetic polymers with affinity and specificity to proteins. The synthetic polymers are an improvement over biological agents by providing a simpler, less expensive, and customizable platform for binding to proteins. In one embodiment, the compositions and methods relate to synthetic polymers with affinity and specificity to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for treating diseases and disorders related to the overexpression of VEGF. In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for treating cancer. In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for detecting VEGF levels from biological samples. In one embodiment, the compositions are useful for detecting overexpression of VEGF from biological samples. In one embodiment, the compositions are used to diagnose cancer.

Abstract: A laser treatment apparatus that is configured to irradiate a laser beam to an affected area to treat the affected area. The laser treatment apparatus includes: a beam source device that is configured to output a laser beam; and a scanning device that is configured to scan a therapeutic range including the affected area with the laser beam by irradiating the laser beam to the therapeutic range. The scanning device has a transmission medium that is configured to change an output direction of a laser beam according to an applied voltage.

Abstract: A solar photovoltaic output optimizer circuit utilizes generated energy without waste. The optimizer circuit includes a solar photovoltaic power generation input device for receiving the generated output of a solar photovoltaic panel, a switching device, and a voltage doubler rectification device, and further includes: a first power collection circuit that connects a connection point between a source electrode of a second switching transistor of the switching device and one end of a primary winding of a transformer of the voltage doubler rectification device to a drain electrode of a sixth switching transistor; and a second power collection circuit including a seventh switching transistor whose drain electrode is connected to a drain electrode of a fifth switching transistor of the switching device and whose source electrode is connected to a source electrode of the sixth switching transistor of the first power collection circuit and an anode electrode of a third diode.

Abstract: Provided is a silica glass member for hermetic sealing of an ultraviolet SMD LED element to be suitably used for hermetic sealing of, and as a transmission window material for, a surface mount-type package (SMD) having an ultraviolet LED mounted thereon and configured to emit ultraviolet light in a wavelength range of from 200 nm to 350 nm.

Abstract: In a battery cooling structure for a vehicle, a battery including a plurality of cell groups arrayed in a vehicle body front-and-rear direction. Each cell group includes a plurality of cuboid cells that are arrayed in a thickness direction of the cells. Each cell includes a positive terminal provided at one side wall extending in a short side direction of the cell and a negative terminal provided at another side wall extending in the short side direction. The positive terminals of one of the cell groups and the negative terminals of another of the cell groups, which cell groups are adjacent in the vehicle body front-and-rear direction, oppose one another in plan view.

Abstract: A laser treatment apparatus that is configured to irradiate a laser beam to an affected area to treat the affected area. The laser treatment apparatus includes: a beam source device that is configured to output a laser beam; and a scanning device that is configured to scan a therapeutic range including the affected area with the laser beam by irradiating the laser beam to the therapeutic range. The scanning device has a transmission medium that is configured to change an output direction of a laser beam according to an applied voltage.

Abstract: A motor drive device that includes: a power control unit that drives a motor, which configures a motive power source of a moving body, by supplying a drive signal modulated according to a carrier frequency; a memory; and a processor that is coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: predict torque demand on the motor, and change the carrier frequency of the power control unit in a case in which an increase in the torque demand on the motor has been predicted.

Abstract: A battery mounting structure of a vehicle includes a battery case, a cable and a shielding member. The battery case includes a lower case and an upper case. In each of plural battery cell groups, plural battery cells are arrayed in a first direction. The battery cell groups are accommodated in the battery case in a state in which the battery cell groups are arrayed along a second direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction in plan view. The cable is routed at an upper face side of the battery cell groups so as to connect the battery cells in series. The shielding member is configured by a conductor so as to form an electrical loop, and is provided at the upper case so as to be overlapped with at least a portion of the cable in plan view.

Abstract: A magnetic field measurement device measures a magnetic flux density vector or a magnetic field vector generated from each of segments obtained by segmenting a measurement target surface of a vehicle. A magnetic field evaluation device includes a propagation intensity calculation unit and a display control unit. The propagation intensity calculation unit calculates propagation intensity that is the intensity of a magnetic field or the magnitude of magnetic flux density that propagates from each of the segments to an evaluation point that is separated from the measurement target surface with use of the magnetic flux density vector or the magnetic field vector in each of the segments and a separation distance between the segments and the evaluation point. A display control unit displays on a display unit a propagation intensity distribution image indicating the position of the evaluation point and distribution of the propagation intensity in each of the segments.

Abstract: A method for producing a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both enhancement in definition and reduction in weight even when a size increased, a method for producing a vapor deposition mask device capable of aligning the vapor deposition mask to a frame with high precision, and a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition are provided. A metal mask provided with a slit, and a resin mask that is positioned on a front surface of the metal mask and has openings corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition arranged by lengthwise and crosswise in a plurality of rows, are stacked.

Abstract: Provided is a structure of the floor of a vehicle having a battery pack mounted on the lower side of the floor, the structure including a floor panel constituting the floor; a floor tunnel extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle on the middle portion of the floor panel; a lower dash panel disposed in front of the floor panel and the floor tunnel; and an electromagnetic wave shielding panel covering a corner where the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel are connected to each other.

Abstract: A magnetic field measurement device measures a magnetic flux density vector or a magnetic field vector generated from each of segments obtained by segmenting a measurement target surface of a vehicle. A magnetic field evaluation device includes a propagation intensity calculation unit and a display control unit. The propagation intensity calculation unit calculates propagation intensity that is the intensity of a magnetic field or the magnitude of magnetic flux density that propagates from each of the segments to an evaluation point that is separated from the measurement target surface with use of the magnetic flux density vector or the magnetic field vector in each of the segments and a separation distance between the segments and the evaluation point. A display control unit displays on a display unit a propagation intensity distribution image indicating the position of the evaluation point and distribution of the propagation intensity in each of the segments.

Abstract: Provided is a silica glass member for hermetic sealing of an ultraviolet SMD LED element to be suitably used for hermetic sealing of, and as a transmission window material for, a surface mount-type package (SMD) having an ultraviolet LED mounted thereon and configured to emit ultraviolet light in a wavelength range of from 200 nm to 350 nm.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute: sending a comment input by a user when transmission of the comment is ordered and the comment satisfies a predetermined transmission condition; displaying the sent comment in a list; specifying an amount of value to be donated to a donation target; and sending the comment and the specified amount of value when transmission of the comment and the specified amount of value is ordered and the comment satisfies the transmission condition, wherein displaying the sent comment in the list includes displaying the comment and the specified amount of value with being associated with each other when the comment and the specified amount of value are sent, and wherein the value can be donated only when the comment is sent.

Abstract: A solar photovoltaic output optimizer circuit utilizes generated energy without waste. The optimizer circuit includes a solar photovoltaic power generation input device for receiving the generated output of a solar photovoltaic panel, a switching device, and a voltage doubler rectification device, and further includes: a first power collection circuit that connects a connection point between a source electrode of a second switching transistor of the switching device and one end of a primary winding of a transformer of the voltage doubler rectification device to a drain electrode of a sixth switching transistor; and a second power collection circuit including a seventh switching transistor whose drain electrode is connected to a drain electrode of a fifth switching transistor of the switching device and whose source electrode is connected to a source electrode of the sixth switching transistor of the first power collection circuit and an anode electrode of a third diode.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a secondary battery and a manufacturing apparatus for a secondary battery that are applicable to a secondary battery in which an electrolyte solution injection hole has a diameter of 1.5 mm or more are provided. The secondary battery includes a battery case including a cover plate provided with an electrolyte solution injection hole, and a sealing member sealing the electrolyte solution injection hole. The manufacturing method includes a preparing step and a press-fitting step. The preparing step is preparing a cell in which, after an electrolyte solution is injected to the battery case through the electrolyte solution injection hole, the sealing member is disposed on the electrolyte solution injection hole. The press-fitting step is press-fitting the sealing member into the electrolyte solution injection hole while applying press-fitting load and ultrasonic vibration with a frequency of 20 kHz or more in parallel to a press-fitting direction.

Abstract: A magnetic field shielding structure includes a magnetic field generating source configured to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field shielding structure further includes a shielding member that includes a pair of layers. The pair of layers includes a layer having high magnetic permeability, and a layer having low magnetic permeability laminated with the layer having high magnetic permeability. The layer having high magnetic permeability is closer to the magnetic field generating source than the layer having low magnetic permeability.

Abstract: A battery mounting structure of a vehicle includes a battery case, a cable and a shielding member. The battery case includes a lower case and an upper case. In each of plural battery cell groups, plural battery cells are arrayed in a first direction. The battery cell groups are accommodated in the battery case in a state in which the battery cell groups are arrayed along a second direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction in plan view. The cable is routed at an upper face side of the battery cell groups so as to connect the battery cells in series. The shielding member is configured by a conductor so as to form an electrical loop, and is provided at the upper case so as to be overlapped with at least a portion of the cable in plan view.

Abstract: Provided is a silica glass member for hermetic sealing of an ultraviolet SMD LED element to be suitably used for hermetic sealing of, and as a transmission window material for, a surface mount-type package (SMD) having an ultraviolet LED mounted thereon and configured to emit ultraviolet light in a wavelength range of from 200 nm to 350 nm.