Abstract: A server device includes: a storage unit storing first period information indicating a first period, manner information in the first period, and second period information indicating a second period, the first period being a period of use of an item by a user who has consented to provide the manner information, the manner information being information indicating a manner of use of the item, and the second period being a period of use of the item by a user who has not consented to provide the manner information; and a control unit configured to output to an information processing device information for displaying the first period information, the second period information, and condition information on the information processing device, the condition information being information indicating a condition of the item based on the manner information.

Abstract: An electrode material which can improve the mobility of electrons and the mobility of ions at the same time, and, furthermore, does not have a problem of the impairment of the diffusion of lithium ions in a thin layer containing a carbonaceous electron-conductive substance so as to be excellent in terms of load characteristics and energy density, and an electrode and a lithium ion battery are provided. The electrode material of the invention is produced by forming a thin layer made of a carbonaceous electron-conductive substance on surfaces of primary particles made of an electrode active material, in which the carbonaceous electron-conductive substance contains nitrogen atoms.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing the positive electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a first step of mixing Li3PO4, LiOH, H3PO4, an Fe source, a Mn source, and an M source to prepare raw material slurry, and a second step of subjecting the raw material slurry to a reaction under a high temperature and a high pressure. In the first step, mixing amounts of Li and P are set to 3.00?Li/(Fe+Mn+M)?3.10 and 1.00?P/(Fe+Mn+M)?1.10, mixing amounts of LiOH and H3PO4 are set to 0<LiOH/(Fe+Mn+M)<0.40 and 0<H3PO4/(Fe+Mn+M)<0.15, the amount of Li3PO4, LiOH, H3PO4, the Fe source, the Mn source and the M source in the raw material slurry is set to 0.5 to 1.5 mol/L in terms of LiFexMn1-x-yMyPO4, and pH of the raw material slurry is set to 4.0 to 5.5.

Abstract: To provide a positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries capable of reducing waste loss, a method of producing the same, a positive electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries and a lithium ion secondary battery which contain the above-described positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries. A positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries, wherein the positive electrode material includes inorganic particles whose surfaces are coated with a carbonaceous film, the inorganic particles being represented by a formula LiFexMn1-x-yMyPO4 (0.05?x?1.0, 0?y?0.14, where M represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Co, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, and rare earth elements), a specific surface area is 6 m2/g to 20 m2/g, a lightness L* is 0 to 40, and a chroma C* is 0 to 3.5.

Abstract: To provide a positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries capable of reducing waste loss, a method of producing the same, a positive electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries and a lithium ion secondary battery which contain the above-described positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries. A positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries, wherein the positive electrode material includes inorganic particles whose surfaces are coated with a carbonaceous film, the inorganic particles being represented by a formula LiFexMn1-x-yMyPO4 (0.05?x?1.0, 0?y?0.14, where M represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Co, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, and rare earth elements), a specific surface area is 6 m2/g to 20 m2/g, a lightness L* is 0 to 40, and a chroma C* is 0 to 3.5.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing the positive electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a first step of mixing Li3PO4, LiOH, H3PO4, an Fe source, a Mn source, and an M source to prepare raw material slurry, and a second step of subjecting the raw material slurry to a reaction under a high temperature and a high pressure. In the first step, mixing amounts of Li and P are set to 3.00?Li/(Fe+Mn+M)?3.10 and 1.00?P/(Fe+Mn+M)?1.10, mixing amounts of LiOH and H3PO4 are set to 0<LiOH/(Fe+Mn+M)<0.40 and 0<H3PO4/(Fe+Mn+M)<0.15, the amount of Li3PO4, LiOH, H3PO4, the Fe source, the Mn source and the M source in the raw material slurry is set to 0.5 to 1.5 mol/L in terms of LiFexMn1-x-yMyPO4, and pH of the raw material slurry is set to 4.0 to 5.5.

Abstract: Provided are a hard tissue restoration material, which is excellent in hard tissue restoration ability, extremely effective in promoting recalcification of dental enamel, and excellent in protection properties and aesthetic properties, and a hard tissue restoration method. The hard tissue restoration material according to the present invention is a biocompatible ceramic film with flexibility and pliability that is obtained, for example, by immersing a substrate, having the biocompatible ceramic film formed thereon, in a solvent, which does not dissolve the biocompatible ceramic but dissolves at least a portion of the substrate, to dissolve or separate the substrate. Also, with the hard tissue restoration method according to the present invention, the hard tissue restoration material according to the present invention is bonded to or wound around a hard tissue defect site.

Abstract: An electrode-active material, a lithium-ion battery, and a method for detecting a discharge state of an electrode-active material that make it possible to realize high load characteristics, high cycle characteristics, and high energy density, have a high degree of safety and stability, and make it possible to easily detect the state of a late stage of discharge are disclosed. The electrode-active material is obtained by coating the surface of a particle containing LiwAxDO4 with a coating layer containing LiyEzGO4. In a discharge curve of the electrode-active material, a second region which follows a first region showing a substantially constant discharge potential and shows a drop in a discharge potential includes a third region in which a rate of change in a discharge potential is lower than an average rate of change in a discharge potential of the second region.

Abstract: An electrode material which can improve the mobility of electrons and the mobility of ions at the same time, and, furthermore, does not have a problem of the impairment of the diffusion of lithium ions in a thin layer containing a carbonaceous electron-conductive substance so as to be excellent in terms of load characteristics and energy density, and an electrode and a lithium ion battery are provided. The electrode material of the invention is produced by forming a thin layer made of a carbonaceous electron-conductive substance on surfaces of primary particles made of an electrode active material, in which the carbonaceous electron-conductive substance contains nitrogen atoms.

Abstract: Provided are a hard tissue restoration material, which is excellent in hard tissue restoration ability, extremely effective in promoting recalcification of dental enamel, and excellent in protection properties and aesthetic properties, and a hard tissue restoration method. The hard tissue restoration material according to the present invention is a biocompatible ceramic film with flexibility and pliability that is obtained, for example, by immersing a substrate, having the biocompatible ceramic film formed thereon, in a solvent, which does not dissolve the biocompatible ceramic but dissolves at least a portion of the substrate, to dissolve or separate the substrate. Also, with the hard tissue restoration method according to the present invention, the hard tissue restoration material according to the present invention is bonded to or wound around a hard tissue defect site.

Abstract: The invention is related to an electrophotographic photoreceptor, its preparation, and its use in electrophotography. The instant photoreceptor comprises a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer containing an organic pigment as a charge generating material, wherein said organic pigment is formed from a soluble organic pigment precursor.Particularly suitable soluble pigment precursors are of formulae (I) or (XIV), ##STR1## wherein A represents a chromophore residue which is a perylene, quinacridone, dioxazine, anthraquinone, azo, phthalocyanine, isoindolinone, isoindoline, indigo, quinophthalone or pyrrolopyrrole with 1 to 5 N atoms bound to the D.sub.1 and D.sub.2 groups, whereby each N atom of A is independently from the other bound to 0, 1 or 2 groups D.sub.1 or D.sub.2 ;D.sub.1 and D.sub.2 are independently a group represented by the general formula ##STR2## x is an integer from 0 to 4; L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are independently from one other halogen, alkoxy or amino groups, andM.sub.