Abstract: The present invention provides a method for improving visibility of an image display device which is capable of providing an image display device excellent in anti-reflection properties and bright-field contrast even using an optical layered body including a light-transmitting substrate having in-plane birefringence, such as a polyester film. The method of the present invention is a method for improving visibility of an image display device that has an optical layered body including a light-transmitting substrate having in-plane birefringence and an optical functional layer disposed on one surface of the substrate. The method includes the step of disposing the optical layered body such that the slow axis showing a greater refractive index of the light-transmitting substrate is in parallel with the vertical direction of a display screen of the image display device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for improving visibility of an image display device which is capable of providing an image display device excellent in anti-reflection properties and bright-field contrast even using an optical layered body including a light-transmitting substrate having in-plane birefringence, such as a polyester film. The method of the present invention is a method for improving visibility of an image display device that has an optical layered body including a light-transmitting substrate having in-plane birefringence and an optical functional layer disposed on one surface of the substrate. The method includes the step of disposing the optical layered body such that the slow axis showing a greater refractive index of the light-transmitting substrate is in parallel with the vertical direction of a display screen of the image display device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for improving visibility of an image display device which is capable of providing an image display device excellent in anti-reflection properties and bright-field contrast even using an optical layered body including a light-transmitting substrate having in-plane birefringence, such as a polyester film. The method of the present invention is a method for improving visibility of an image display device that has an optical layered body including a light-transmitting substrate having in-plane birefringence and an optical functional layer disposed on one surface of the substrate. The method includes the step of disposing the optical layered body such that the slow axis showing a greater refractive index of the light-transmitting substrate is in parallel with the vertical direction of a display screen of the image display device.

Abstract: An endoscope system includes: an endoscope scope insertion portion having an insertion portion configured to be inserted inside a living organism; an extracorporeal device which is disposed outside the living organism; a first scope-side signal connecting portion that is provided on the endoscope scope insertion portion and has a first electrode; and a cylindrical first extracorporeal-side signal connecting portion that is provided on the extracorporeal device and has a second electrode, the first extracorporeal-side signal connecting portion configured to engage with the first scope-side signal connecting portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antiglare film that has a thin antiglare layer and suppresses generation of scintillation and white muddiness at significantly high levels, while maintaining the hard-coating property and antiglare property, thereby providing favorable high-contrast display images.

Abstract: An antiglare film that includes light-transmitting substrate and a diffusion layer, the diffusion layer having a surface roughness on a surface thereof and being formed on at least one side of the light-transmitting substrate, wherein the diffusion layer contains a cured product of a binder component and organic fine particles (A) dispersed in the cured product of the binder component, and the following expression is satisfied: |NA?nb|>|nA?nb|>0 where NA represents a refractive index of the organic fine particles (A) before the organic fine particles (A) are introduced into the diffusion layer, nA represents a refractive index of the organic fine particles (A) in the diffusion layer, and nb represents a refractive index in the cured product of the binder component.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antiglare film having an excellent antiglare property and being capable of suitably preventing an occurrence of scintillation and a decrease in contrast. The antiglare film includes a light-transmitting substrate and a diffusion layer. The diffusion layer has a surface roughness and is formed on at least one side of the light-transmitting substrate, wherein the diffusion layer contains organic fine particles (A), organic fine particles (B), and a cured product of a binder component, and satisfies the expressions: (1) ?A<?B; (2) RA>RB; and (3) CA/RA3<CB/RB3, where CA and CB represent a content of the organic fine particles (A) or the organic fine particles (B) in the diffusion layer, respectively, RA and RB represent an average particle size thereof, respectively, and ?A and ?B represent a refractive index thereof relative to the cured product of the binder component, respectively.

Abstract: A farm-work-detail input support method includes receiving, by a computer, selection of a field, selection of a work item, and designation of a total work time; and recording and distributing, by the computer, the total work time when multiple fields and multiple work items are selected, all the selected work items being assigned to all the selected fields and the total work time being distributed to each work item in each field.

Abstract: A harvest amount distributing method includes receiving, by a computer, input of a harvest amount of a predetermined crop; referring to a recording device recording therein information of fields according to crop, and presenting the information of one or more of the fields corresponding to the predetermined crop, so as to enable selection, the referring and presenting being performed by the computer; and distributing the input harvest amount among the one or more of the fields selected, and recording each distributed harvest amount as a harvest amount of a corresponding field, the distributing and recording being performed by the computer.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to achieve a video display device antiglare sheet having excellent black glossiness, darkness in dark places, and antiglare properties in video applications, and suited to realizing high image quality. The antiglare layer comprising a transparent resin and diffusion particles is provided on at least one surface of a transparent substrate. The antiglare layer is uneven on the surface opposite of the transparent substrate, said unevenness being formed mainly by convexities resulting from the diffusion particles, and the diffusion particles have an impregnation layer formed from the impregnation of the transparent resin. The brightness values and the transmission intensities about the antiglare sheet satisfy specific relational expressions.

Abstract: A farm work detail input support method includes receiving, by a computer, selection of plural fields for which a farm work detail is to be input; and controlling, by the computer, whether input of the agrochemical application detail for the plural fields is permitted, corresponding to whether in a memory, planted crops respectively stored associated with the selected plural fields are the same.

Abstract: A harvest amount display method executed by a computer includes receiving input of a value indicating a harvest amount of a predetermined crop by a unit of storage; converting, by the computer, the input first value into a value indicating a corresponding weight; displaying the first value and the value indicating the weight, obtained by conversion; and changing, when among displayed values, the first value is changed, the value indicating the weight to a value indicating a weight corresponding to the changed value indicating the harvest amount by a unit of storage, and refraining from changing the input first value, when among the displayed values, the value indicating the weight is changed.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical reflection film which is suppressed in iridescent irregularities caused by unevenness of birefringence or film thickness among layers of a reflection unit and has excellent optical reflection performance and light transmittance. The optical reflection film of the present invention, having a plurality of function layers includes at least: a reflection unit that is obtained by alternately laminating a high-refractive-index layer and a low-refractive-index layer and reflects light; and a birefringence layer that has an in-plane retardation of 3000 nm or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antiglare film having an excellent antiglare property and being capable of suitably preventing an occurrence of scintillation and a decrease in contrast. The film includes a light-transmitting substrate and a diffusion layer. The diffusion layer has a surface roughness and is formed on at least one side of the light-transmitting substrate, wherein the diffusion layer contains organic fine particles (A), organic fine particles (B), and a cured product of a binder component, and satisfies the expressions: (1) rA>rB; (2) ?A<?B; and (3) rB/rA>CB/CA, where CA and CB represent a content ratio of the organic fine particles (A) or the organic fine particles (B) in the diffusion layer, respectively, rA and rB represent an average particle size thereof, respectively, and ?A and ?B represent a refractive index thereof relative to the cured product of the binder component, respectively.

Abstract: An anti-glare sheet that exhibits excellent glossy black textures, blackness in dark locations, and anti-glare properties for dynamic images, and that is suited to the implementation of high quality images. The anti-glare sheet has, on at least one surface of a transparent substrate, an anti-glare layer comprising binder resin, diffusion particles, and binder particulates. The transmission intensities of the anti-glare sheet satisfy specific relational equations.

Abstract: A controller and indoor unit introducing outdoor air and/or return air from an air conditioning control target, and discharging introduced air to the air conditioning control target as supply air. The indoor unit includes a first space including an outdoor air introducing unit introducing outdoor air, a cooler, and a second space including a return air introducing unit introducing return air from the air conditioning control target. The controller, after determining air conditioning control on the air conditioning control target is necessary, introduces the outdoor air to the first space through the outdoor air introducing unit, subjecting such to cooling by the cooler and/or dehumidification to result in processed outdoor air, and introduces the return air to the second space through the return air introducing unit, where the processed outdoor air is mixed with the return air and supplied to the air conditioning control target as the supply air.

Abstract: A non-transitory, computer-readable recording medium stores therein a screen control program that causes a computer to execute a process that includes performing when a predetermined operation is detected during display of a first calendar screen or a second calendar screen, screen control of changing a date of a calendar screen to be displayed, by a changing scheme that differs according to whether a displayed calendar screen is the first calendar screen or the second calendar screen. The computer is configured to switch display of the first calendar screen by which dates are aligned chronologically in a vertical direction enabling scrolling and the second calendar screen in which the dates are arranged according to days of a week in a horizontal direction and chronologically in a vertical direction in a lattice.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas barrier film having high barrier properties, folding/bending resistance and smoothness and excellent cutting suitability, and also provides an organic photoelectric conversion element equipped with the gas barrier film. The gas barrier film is characterized by having a gas barrier layer unit (5) on a side face of at least one surface of a base material (2), wherein the gas barrier layer unit (5) comprises a first barrier layer (3) formed by a chemical vapor deposition method and a second barrier layer (4) formed by applying a silicon compound onto the first barrier layer (3) to form a coating film and modifying the coating film, and wherein the second barrier layer (4) has an unmodified region (4B) on a side facing the base material and a modified region (4A) on a side facing the front layer of the film.

Abstract: Provided is an antiglare film having a hard coat property, capable of highly suppressing generation of a rainbow interference pattern and interference fringes in display images, preventing white muddiness and scintillation of a display screen, while giving high contrast in a bright room and a dark room. The antiglare film includes an antiglare layer having an uneven form on its surface and formed on one face of a transparent substrate having an in-plane birefringence and a retardation of 3000 nm or higher. The antiglare layer contains silica fine particles, organic fine particles, and a binder resin. The silica particles include particles forming agglomerates to be contained coarsely and densely in the antiglare layer. The agglomerates are distributed densely around the organic fine particles, and some agglomerates adhere to surfaces of the organic particles and/or some silica particles are impregnated in the inside of the organic particles.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated elastomer composition which can improve, in production of a fluorinated foamed rubber by foaming and crosslinking a fluorinated elastomer using an organic peroxide as a crosslinking agent, the foamed state and physical properties of the fluorinated foamed rubber. A fluorinated elastomer composition which comprises 100 parts by mass of a fluorinated elastomer, from 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of a blowing agent and from 0.05 to 10 parts by mass of a crosslinking agent comprising a peroxide compound, and which contains no crosslinking aid or contains a crosslinking aid comprising a compound having at least two carbon-carbon double bond-containing groups in the same molecule, in a content of at most 0.3 part by mass, is foamed and crosslinked to produce a fluorinated foamed rubber.