Abstract: Provided are scissors with excellent safety that can more reliably prevent finger pinch when being closed. In the present invention, finger pinch prevention guards 20a, 20b for preventing fingertips from entering the opposing inner surfaces 10a, 10b side from above or below are formed on left and right operation portions 7a, 7b. This can prevent user's fingertips from reaching the opposing inner surfaces (10a, 10b) by setting the user's fingertips inserted into finger placing holes (6a, 6b) along upper and lower surfaces of the finger pinch prevention guards 20a, 20b. Consequently, when the operation portions 7a, 7b are in the closed position, the fingertips are prevented from being pinched between the opposing inner surfaces 10a, 10b so as not to cause finger pinch.

Abstract: Novel pesticide, especially insecticides or miticides are provided. Pyrazole derivative and pesticides represented by the formula (1): wherein A1 is —N(O)m2 or —CR1, each of R1, R3, R4 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl or the like, Ra is a hydrogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl or the like, Rb is —C(O)R7, —C(O)N(R8a)R8 or the like, each of R7, R8, R8a is a hydrogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl or the like, and m1 is an integer of 0 or 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides semiconductor-nanoparticle-dispersed small silica glass particles that emit bright fluorescent light with high fluorescence quantum yield and high density, compared to the conventional semiconductor-nanoparticle-dispersed small glass particles, and that have excellent fluorescence intensity stability over time; and a process for preparing the same. The semiconductor-nanoparticle-dispersed silica glass particles have a mean particle size of not less than 10 nanometers and not more than 5 micrometers, and contain a hydrolyzed alkoxide and semiconductor nanoparticles at a concentration of not less than 2×10?5 mol/l and not more than 1×10?2 mol/l. The particles emit fluorescent light with a fluorescence quantum yield (quantum yield) of 25% or more (and 60% or more), when dispersed in a solution.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an array substrate includes a first array area and a second array area adjoining the first array area. The first array area includes a first electric power supply line arranged along a periphery of the first array area. The second array area includes a pixel electrode, a second electric power supply line arranged along a periphery of the second array area, and an electric power supply pad electrically connected with the second electric power supply line. The electric power supply pad is arranged facing the first electric power supply line so as to sandwich a boundary between the first array area and the second array area. Corner potions of the electric power supply pad facing the first electric power supply line are formed in an arc shape.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having an active area in which pixels are arranged in a matrix including first and second signal lines and connecting lines. The second signal lines and connecting lines extend in a column direction in the active area. The first signal lines extend in a row direction so as to cross the second signal lines and the connecting lines. The first signal lines are connected to the connecting lines through contact portions provided at the cross area where the first signal lines cross with the connecting lines interposing an insulating layer. The second signal lines and the connecting lines are pulled out from the active area to a signal supply source provided at outside of the active area without detouring in a peripheral region of the display panel.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to prepare a fine particle with high durability and high brightness, in which semiconductor nanoparticles are assembled. The present invention provides fluorescent fine particles comprising Cd- and Se-containing semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed in silicon-containing fine particles, wherein the average particle size of the silicon-containing fine particles is 20 to 100 nm, and the number of semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed in the silicon-containing fine particles is 10 or more.

Abstract: Nanoparticles having a core/shell structure consisting of a core comprising a Group III element and a Group V element at a molar ratio of the Group III element to the Group V element in the range of 1.25 to 3.0, and a shell comprising a Group II element and a Group VI element and having a thickness of 0.2 nm to 4 nm, the nanoparticles having a photoluminescence efficiency of 10% or more and a diameter of 2.5 to 10 nm; a method of producing the water-dispersible nanoparticles and a method of producing a glass matrix having the nanoparticles dispersed therein.

Abstract: In a reactor vessel thermal load reducing system near the surface level of a coolant, the present invention is characterized in that a heat conductive member is installed not contacting the reactor vessel wall in an area above and below the coolant liquid surface, and the heat conducting member is attached to a guard vessel, the heat conducting member being made of material of good heat conductivity.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel phosphor material that has better brightness than conventional phosphors using dispersed rare earth ions, and that possesses excellent light resistance, temporal stability, and the like, and a light-emitting device with high brightness comprising such phosphor material and an excitation ultraviolet light source corresponding to the properties thereof. A phosphor comprising a silicon-containing solid matrix and semiconductor superfine particles dispersed therein at a concentration of 5×10?4 to 1×10?2 mol/L, said semiconductor superfine particles having a fluorescence quantum yield of 3% or greater and a diameter of 1.5 to 5 nm, and a light-emitting device including said phosphor and a light source for excitation light with an intensity of 3 to 800 W/cm2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a luminescent fiber, which retains a certain shape with assembled nanoparticles, and a method for producing the luminescent fiber. Specifically, the present invention provides a luminescent fiber comprising silicon and semiconductor nanoparticles having a mean particle size of 2 to 12 nm, the luminescent fiber having a diameter of 20 nm to 2 ?m, a length of 40 nm to 500 ?m, an aspect ratio of 2 to 1,000, and photoluminescence efficiency of not less than 5%.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce the incompleteness of the surface state due to lattice constant and steric hindrance, which was heretofore nearly unavoidable, in the surface treatment of light-emitting semiconductor nanoparticles. The present invention provides an excellent luminescent material that has enhanced photoluminescence efficiency, reduced photoluminescence spectrum width, and increased chemical resistance. Specifically, the present invention provides a luminescent material comprising semiconductor nanoparticles having a mean particle size of 2 to 12 nm and a band gap of 3.8 eV or less, each of the semiconductor nanoparticles being coated with a silicon-containing layer, the semiconductor nanoparticles in the luminescent material having a peak emission wavelength 20 nm or more towards the longer-wavelength side than the peak emission wavelength of the semiconductor nanoparticles alone.

Abstract: The present invention provides fine silicon-containing glass beads each having one or more cavities therein and containing nanoparticles in a glass phase of each of the silicon-containing glass beads, and a method of producing such glass beads, and also provides silicon-containing glass beads containing nanoparticles, which may be identical to or different from the nanoparticles in the glass phase, and a functional material such as pharmaceutical molecules (e.g., materials having fluorescent properties, magnetic properties, drug effects, etc.), and a method of producing such glass beads. The present invention relates to silicon-containing glass beads each having one or more cavities therein and having an average particle diameter of 20 nm to 1 ?m, the silicon-containing glass beads containing nanoparticles A in the silicon-containing glass phase, and also containing a functional material in the cavity.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having an active area in which pixels are arranged in a matrix including first and second signal lines and connecting lines. The second signal lines and connecting lines extend in a column direction in the active area. The first signal lines extend in a row direction so as to cross the second signal lines and the connecting lines. The first signal lines are connected to the connecting lines through contact portions provided at the cross area where the first signal lines cross with the connecting lines interposing an insulating layer. The second signal lines and the connecting lines are pulled out from the active area to a signal supply source provided at outside of the active area without detouring in a peripheral region of the display panel.

Abstract: The present invention provides electroluminescent materials that emit very bright light with little energy consumption, little loss of energy converted into heat, etc., and suffers from little deterioration due to long-term use, in particular, inorganic electroluminescent materials that emit blue to green light having a wavelength shorter than yellow.

Abstract: A multi-cell battery system includes a plurality of modules connected in series, each of the modules comprising a battery cell and a slave for monitoring a state of the battery cell, and a master for monitoring the state of the battery cell by communicating with the slave of each of the plurality of modules. The master transmits, in order, to the plurality of modules a series of numbers to be numbered on each module as a numbering signal. Each of the plurality of modules numbers the series of numbers in the series-connected order by receiving the numbering signal from the master and executing numbering based on number information contained in the numbering signal when receiving a numbering reception request signal for executing the numbering, and transmitting the numbering reception request signal to a module of a next stage in the series when the numbering is completed.

Abstract: The present invention provides nanoparticles having a core/shell structure consisting of a core comprising a Group III element and a Group V element at a molar ratio of the Group III element to the Group V element in the range of 1.25 to 3.0, and a shell comprising a Group II element and a Group VI element and having a thickness of 0.2 nm to 4 nm, the nanoparticles having a photoluminescence efficiency of 10% or more and a diameter of 2.5 to 10 nm; a method of producing the water-dispersible nanoparticles comprising bringing a dispersion of III-V semiconductor nanoparticles in an organic solvent into contact with an aqueous solution of a Group II element-containing compound and a Group VI element-containing compound to thereby transfer the III-V semiconductor nanoparticles of the organic solvent dispersion to the aqueous solution, and then irradiating the aqueous solution with light; and a method of producing a glass matrix having the nanoparticles dispersed therein.

Abstract: The present invention provides semiconductor-nanoparticle-dispersed small silica glass particles that emit bright fluorescent light with high fluorescence quantum yield and high density, compared to the conventional semiconductor-nanoparticle-dispersed small glass particles, and that have excellent fluorescence intensity stability over time; and a process for preparing the same. The semiconductor-nanoparticle-dispersed silica glass particles have a mean particle size of not less than 10 nanometers and not more than 5 micrometers, and contain a hydrolyzed alkoxide and semiconductor nanoparticles at a concentration of not less than 2×10?5 mol/l and not more than 1×10?2 mol/l. The particles emit fluorescent light with a fluorescence quantum yield (quantum yield) of 25% or more (and 60% or more), when dispersed in a solution.

Abstract: In a reactor vessel thermal load reducing system near the surface level of a coolant, the present invention is characterized in that a heat conductive member is installed not contacting the reactor vessel wall in an area above and below the coolant liquid surface, and the heat conducting member is attached to a guard vessel, the heat conducting member being made of material of good heat conductivity.

Abstract: The information processing device includes a plurality of integrated circuits that are interconnected via an external bus. Each of the integrated circuits is structured to be connectable via an internal bus to a CPU, a user logic, and a bridge. One integrated circuit is set as a master integrated circuit, which controls other integrated circuits, and the other integrated circuits are set as slave integrated circuits. CPUs of the slave integrated circuits are set in a reset state. Only the CPU of the master integrated circuit can be boot and it controls the user logic of the slave integrated circuit via the bridge of the slave integrated circuit and the external bus.

Abstract: In a reactor vessel thermal load reducing system near the surface level of a coolant, the present invention is characterized in that a heat conductive member is installed not contacting the reactor vessel (1) wall in an area above and below the coolant liquid surface, and the heat conducting member is a guard vessel (2) made of good heat conductivity, or a heat conductive plate (20) made of good heat conductivity.