Abstract: The R-T-B-based magnet contains one or more kinds of rare earth elements (R), a transition metal element (T) including iron or iron and Co as an essential element, B, an element M that is Ga or Ga and Al, and C. When ratios of the number of atoms of R, T, B, M, and C are set as a, b, c, d, and e, respectively, relationships of 14%?a?20%, 70%?b?82%, 4%?c?7%, 0.009?d/b?0.035, and 0.025?e/b?0.055 are satisfied. The R-T-B-based magnet includes main phase crystal grains having an R2T14B-type tetragonal structure, and a grain boundary phase including an R-T-M-C phase. When ratios of R, T, M, and C in the main phase crystal grains are set as RMP, TMP, MMP, and CMP, and ratios of R, T, M, and C in the R-T-M-C phase are set as RRC, TRC, MRC, and CRC, relationships of RRC>RMP, TRC<TMP, MRC>MMP, and CRC>CMP are satisfied, and a relationship of 0.07?MRC/TRC?0.65 is satisfied.

Abstract: An R-T-B-based rare earth permanent magnet in which the composition formula is represented by (R11-x-ySmxR2y)aTbBcMd, wherein: R1 is one or more rare earth elements not including Sm and Y; R2 is one or more rare earth elements from among Y, Ce, and La; T is Fe, etc.; M is Ga, etc.; x and y are in the region indicated in FIG. 1; the relationships 0.16?a/b?0.28, 0.050?c/b?0.075, and 0.005?d/b?0.028 are satisfied; the R-T-B-based rare earth permanent magnet includes a grain boundary phase and a main phase comprising an R2T14B compound; the average crystal grain diameter of the main-phase crystal grains is D50?4.00 ?m; the granularity distribution is (D90?D10)/D50?1.60; and the coverage of the grain boundary phase is at least 70.0%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber structure including an elastic polyurethane yarn. The elastic polyurethane yarn contains: 0.5 to 10 mass % of a cationic high-molecular-weight compound A having a number-average molecular weight of 2000 or more; and an inorganic chlorine deterioration inhibitor B. The mass ratio of the cationic high-molecular-weight compound A to the inorganic chlorine deterioration inhibitor B ranges from 0.3 to 3, and a silicone oil is applied to the elastic polyurethane yarn. The fiber structure is treated with water repellent finishing. The fiber structure preferably includes an elastic polyurethane yarn whose ratio of fluorine (F) to carbon (C) on the elastic polyurethane yarn is 0.030 or more in an elemental mass concentration according to scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX). Thereby, it is possible to provide a fiber structure having high water repellency and keeping a low water retention rate when immersed in water for an extended time.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an R-T-B based permanent magnet having a low coercive force and a low magnetizing field, and having a high residual magnetic flux density and a high minor curve flatness even in the low magnetizing field. Provided is an R-T-B based permanent magnet including a main phase crystal grain including a compound having an R2T14B type tetragonal structure and a grain boundary phase existing between the main phase crystal grains, in which R is at least one rare earth element including scandium and yttrium, T is at least one transition metal element including iron, or at least two transition metal elements including iron and cobalt, an average diameter D50 of the main phase crystal grain is 1.00 ?m or less, and a content of carbon included in the R-T-B based permanent magnet is 3,000 ppm or more.

Abstract: The R-T-B-based magnet contains one or more kinds of rare earth elements (R), a transition metal element (T) including iron or iron and Co as an essential element, B, an element M that is Ga or Ga and Al, and C. When ratios of the number of atoms of R, T, B, M, and C are set as a, b, c, d, and e, respectively, relationships of 14%?a?20%, 70%?b?82%, 4%?c?7%, 0.009?d/b?0.035, and 0.025?e/b?0.055 are satisfied. The R-T-B-based magnet includes main phase crystal grains having an R2T14B-type tetragonal structure, and a grain boundary phase including an R-T-M-C phase. When ratios of R, T, M, and C in the main phase crystal grains are set as RMP, TMP, MMP, and CMP, and ratios of R, T, M, and C in the R-T-M-C phase are set as RRC, TRC, MRC, and CRC, relationships of RRC>RMP, TRC<TMP, MRC>MMP, and CRC>CMP are satisfied, and a relationship of 0.07?MRC/TRC?0.65 is satisfied.

Abstract: An electric conductive fiber structure includes an electric conductive resin containing electric conductive polymer(s), the electric conductive resin being filled in gaps between single fibers included in a fiber structure, the electric conductive fiber structure having 15% or more area ratio of the electric conductive resin present in an area of 15 to 30 ?m from a surface when a cross section in a thickness direction of the fiber structure is observed.

Abstract: A wearable electrode includes: a garment including an outer member and a backing member configured to cover at least a part of an inner surface of the outer member; and an electrode unit configured to come into contact with a living body clothed in the garment to acquire a biological signal emitted by the living body and attached to an opposite side of the backing member from the outer member. The outer member and the backing member are connected to each other in a part other than a part of the backing member, to which the electrode unit is attached.

Abstract: An R-T-B-based rare earth permanent magnet in which the composition formula is represented by (R11-x-ySmXR2y)aTbBcMd, wherein: R1 is one or more rare earth elements not including Sm and Y; R2 is one or more rare earth elements from among Y, Ce, and La; T is Fe, etc.; M is Ga, etc.; x and y are in the region indicated in FIG. 1; the relationships 0.16?a/b?0.28, 0.050?c/b?0.075, and 0.005?d/b?0.028 are satisfied; the R-T-B-based rare earth permanent magnet includes a grain boundary phase and a main phase comprising an R2T14B compound; the average crystal grain diameter of the main-phase crystal grains is D50?4.00 ?m; the granularity distribution is (D90?D10)/D50?1.60; and the coverage of the grain boundary phase is at least 70.0%.

Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a fitting member (1106) formed by an electrically insulating member fixed on a surface of a garment (1100) that comes in contact with a living body (1000), an electrode part (1101a) formed by a conductive member fixed on a surface of the fitting member (1106) that comes in contact with the living body (1000), a connector (1102a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to connect a bioelectric signal measurement device, a wiring line (1103a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to electrically connect the connector (1102a) and the electrode part (1101a), and an electrically-insulating insulating member (1105) configured to cover a portion within the surface of the wiring line (1103a) that comes in contact with the living body (1000).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an R-T-B based permanent magnet having a low coercive force and a low magnetizing field, and having a high residual magnetic flux density and a high minor curve flatness even in the low magnetizing field. Provided is an R-T-B based permanent magnet including a main phase including a compound having an R2T14B type tetragonal structure and a grain boundary phase existing between the main phases, in which R is at least one rare earth element including scandium and yttrium, T is at least one transition metal element including iron, or at least two transition metal elements including iron and cobalt, the grain boundary includes an R-T-B—C based compound having a higher R concentration, B concentration and C concentration than that of the main phase and having a lower T concentration than that of the main phase.

Abstract: A biomedical electrode which is detachably attached to a garment and includes: an electrode coming into contact with a living body clothed in the garment to acquire a biological signal emitted by the living body; and a locked section which is conductive, is electrically connected to the electrode, is detachably locked to a locking section which is conductive and is provided in the garment, and is electrically connected to the locking section when locked to the locking section.

Abstract: Provided is a fiber structure having high adhesion suppressibility against aqueous soil and oily soil and soil removability in washing. A soil resistant fiber structure includes a resin film on at least a part of a fiber surface, the resin film containing polyvinyl alcohol and a fluorine-based oil-repellent resin having a hydrophilic component, the fiber structure having a water repellency degree of 2 or less as measured by a spray test in accordance with JIS L-1092, and an oil repellency degree of 2 or more as measured in accordance with AATCC 118 method. The fluorine-based oil-repellent resin is preferably a fluorine-based oil-repellent resin containing a polyoxyalkylene group. The polyvinyl alcohol preferably has an average polymerization degree of 200 to 1500.

Abstract: A biomedical electrode which is detachably attached to a garment and includes: an electrode coming into contact with a living body clothed in the garment to acquire a biological signal emitted by the living body; and a locked section which is conductive, is electrically connected to the electrode, is detachably locked to a locking section which is conductive and is provided in the garment, and is electrically connected to the locking section when locked to the locking section.

Abstract: An R-T-B based rare earth permanent magnet is expressed by formula: (R11-x(Y1-y-z Cey Laz)x)aTbBcMd in which, R1 is one or more kinds of rare earth element not including Y, Ce and La, “T” is one or more kinds of transition metal, and includes Fe or Fe and Co as an essential component, “M” is an element having Ga or Ga and one or more of Sn, Bi and Si, 0.4?x?0.7, 0.00?y+z?0.20, 0.16?a/b?0.28, 0.050?c/b?0.070, 0.005?d/b?0.028, 0.25?(a-2c)/(b-14c)?2.00 and 0.025?d/(b-14c)?0.500. The magnet has a structure having a main phase, having a compound having a R2T14B type tetragonal structure, and a grain boundary phase, on an arbitrary cross sectional area, an area ratio of R-T-M, T-rich and R-rich phases, with respect to a total grain boundary phase area is 10.0% or more, 60.0% or less and 70.0% or less, respectively, and the coating rate of the grain boundary phase is 70.0% or more.

Abstract: An R-T-B based rare earth permanent magnet is expressed by a compositional formula: (R11?x(Y1?y?z Cey Laz)x)aTbBcMd in which R1 is one or more kinds of rare earth element not including Y, Ce and La, “T” is one or more kinds of transition metal, and includes Fe or Fe and Co as an essential component, “M” is an element having Ga or Ga and one or more kinds selected from Sn, Bi and Si, and 0.4?x?0.7, 0.00?y+z?0.20, 0.16?a/b?0.28, 0.050?c/b?0.075 and 0.005?d/b?0.028. The magnet includes a main phase, including a compound having a R2T14B type tetragonal structure, and a grain boundary phase. D10, D50, D90 of crystal grain diameter according to the main phase crystal grains satisfies the following formula: D50?4.00 ?m and (D90?D10)/D50?1.60. A coating rate of the grain boundary is 70.0% or more.

Abstract: To provide a permanent magnet which uses Ce of an abundant resource and has a great magnetic anisotropy in rare earth permanent magnets. To obtain a permanent magnet having a high magnetic anisotropy due to the trivalent Ce state by setting the abundance ratio C3/(C3+C4) in the main phase grains to be 0.1?C3/(C3+C4)?0.5 where C3 denotes the number of trivalent Ce atoms and C4 denotes the number of tetravalent Ce atoms.

Abstract: A soil resistant fiber structure, including a fiber and a soil resistant resin fixed to at least a part of a surface of the fiber, wherein the resin has, in at least a part inside the resin, one or more regions dyed with osmium oxide as observed with a transmission electron microscope, at least one of the regions is circular, the regions have a maximum diameter of 100 nm or more and 500 nm or less, and the soil resistant fiber structure has a mass concentration ratio of oxygen atoms to fluorine atoms (O/F) of 3 or more as obtained by measuring the surface of the fiber with an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer. The present invention provides a fiber structure having high anti-adhesion property against aqueous soils and oily soils as well as soil release property by washing.

Abstract: An easy-to-fit measuring instrument is provided. A measuring instrument (10) includes: a main wearable unit (1) to be fitted either to a neck of an animal on which measurement is to be made or close to the neck; and an electrode belt (5) including an electrode (6) to be fitted, for measurement of biological information, in such a manner that the electrode is in contact with at least either one of left and right axillae of the animal, wherein the electrode belt has a first end that is connected to the main wearable unit and a second end that is to be connected to the main wearable unit in a location that is closer to a back of the animal than the first end is close to the back of the animal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ion exchange fiber including: a core fiber; and an ion exchange layer that is disposed at a vicinity of the core fiber and includes a crosslinked polymer compound having an ion exchange group, in which, in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the ion exchange fiber, an area of the ion exchange layer occupies 50% or more and 90% or less of a total cross sectional area, and the ion exchange fiber has a swelling ratio of 50% or less.

Abstract: A rubber composition for tires is disclosed, which is capable of improving fuel efficiency, wear resistance, wet grip performance, and snow braking performance, and also a pneumatic tire using the same. A rubber composition for tires, including a rubber component containing at least a natural rubber and a butadiene rubber, an inorganic filler, a thermoplastic elastomer containing a functional group that reacts or interacts with a surface functional group of the inorganic filler and having a specific gravity of 1.00 or less, and a phosphate having a coagulation point of ?55° C.