Abstract: An ink contains water, a coloring material, a resin, and an organic solvent, wherein the dried layer of the ink has a surface free energy ?S having a polar component ?Sp of from 3.5 to 20 J/m2 at 25 degrees C.

Abstract: An adjustable brassiere includes a pair of cup parts, a base part supporting the cup parts, a back part, and straps. Each cup part has, on its back surface, an underbust adjustment pocket and a volume adjustment pocket. The base part is continuous with the cup parts and has a stretchable skin-side base part and a front-side base part that are layered. The front-side base part includes a wire insertion part that has substantially the same curve as a curve of a lower edge of the cup part on a front surface. The skin-side base part and the front-side base part are fixed to each other at the front center tops, side edges, and a lower end, and the cup lower edge of the skin-side base part and the wire insertion part of the front-side base part are not fixed to each other, except for both ends thereof.

Abstract: Problem: To provide a flavorful milky beverage. Solution: A proline-containing milky beverage. This milky beverage may have the flavor of fermented milk. This milky beverage contains less than 3.0% of non-fat milk solids, and may contain less than 1,000,000 lactic acid bacteria or yeast cells per 1 mL. This milky beverage may be a yogurt flavored soft drink. This milky beverage need not contain amino acids other than proline. This milky beverage can be stored at ordinary temperatures.

Abstract: An adjustable brassiere includes a pair of cup parts, a base part supporting the cup parts, a back part, and straps. Each cup part has, on its back surface, an underbust adjustment pocket and a volume adjustment pocket. The base part is continuous with the cup parts and has a stretchable skin-side base part and a front-side base part that are layered. The front-side base part includes a wire insertion part that has substantially the same curve as a curve of a lower edge of the cup part on a front surface. The skin-side base part and the front-side base part are fixed to each other at the front center tops, side edges, and a lower end, and the cup lower edge of the skin-side base part and the wire insertion part of the front-side base part are not fixed to each other, except for both ends thereof.

Abstract: A laminated polyester film includes a pigment-containing polyester layer A and wax-containing polyester layers B1 and B2 on both sides of the polyester layer A, wherein the film satisfies formulae (I) and (II), and the coefficient of variation of water contact angle for each layer B1 and layer B2 is not less than 0% and not more than 10%, when the contact angle with water is measured 10 times at arbitrary defined positions within the range of 200 mm×200 mm: Wb1>Wa??(I) Wb2>Wa??(II) wherein Wb1 and Wb2 represent the wax content per unit area of the layer B1 and layer B2 respectively, and Wa represents the wax content per unit area of the layer A, and wherein the coefficient of variation represents a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation in values measured 10 times by the average value.

Abstract: Provided is a mascara applicator for shaping eyelashes while heating the eyelashes and applying mascara liquid while heating the mascara liquid to a suitable temperature so that application of makeup on the eyelashes can be carried out in a short time in total. The mascara applicator includes: a container 1 for housing mascara liquid; an application body 2 to be attached to and detached from the container 1; and a shaping body 3 to be attached to and detached from the application body 2. The application body 2 includes an application rod 11 in a shape of a hollow shaft to be inserted into the container 1 and an application portion 12 provided at an end portion of the application rod 11. The shaping body 3 includes a shaping rod 21 to be housed by insertion into the application rod 11, a heating shaping portion 22, and a heater 29. The heater 29 can be switched between an OFF state and two stages of ON states.

Abstract: A laminated polyester film includes a pigment-containing polyester layer A and wax-containing polyester layers B1 and B2 on both sides of the polyester layer A, wherein the film satisfies formulae (I) and (II), and the coefficient of variation of water contact angle for each layer B1 and layer B2 is not less than 0% and not more than 10%, when the contact angle with water is measured 10 times at arbitrary defined positions within the range of 200 mm×200 mm: Wb1>Wa??(I) Wb2>Wa??(II) wherein Wb1 and Wb2 represent the wax content per unit area of the layer B1 and layer B2 respectively, and Wa represents the wax content per unit area of the layer A, and wherein the coefficient of variation represents a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation in values measured 10 times by the average value.

Abstract: Provided is a mascara applicator for shaping eyelashes while heating the eyelashes and applying mascara liquid while heating the mascara liquid to a suitable temperature so that application of makeup on the eyelashes can be carried out in a short time in total. The mascara applicator includes: a container 1 for housing mascara liquid; an application body 2 to be attached to and detached from the container 1; and a shaping body 3 to be attached to and detached from the application body 2. The application body 2 includes an application rod 11 in a shape of a hollow shaft to be inserted into the container 1 and an application portion 12 provided at an end portion of the application rod 11. The shaping body 3 includes a shaping rod 21 to be housed by insertion into the application rod 11, a heating shaping portion 22, and a heater 29. The heater 29 can be switched between an OFF state and two stages of ON states.

Abstract: The present invention employs a configuration described as follows, so as to realize a surface light source apparatus which attain a thinness and a further improved luminance uniformity without suffering a deterioration in luminance. Specifically, space maintaining sections (6) are provided on a substrate (4) onto which light sources (2) are mounted, so as to cause an optical sheet (5) and a light emitting surface made up of outputting surfaces (1c) to be away from each other by a given distance. The space marinating sections 6 are provided so as to protrude from respective gaps each of which occurs between adjacent two of light guides (1) which are juxtaposed so as not to overlap each other.

Abstract: A solution-type preparation of lurasidone comprising N-[4-[4-(1,2-benzisothiazol-3-yl)-1-piperazinyl]-(2R,3R)-2,3-tetramethylene-butyl]-(1?R,2?S,3?R,4?S)-2,3-bicyclo[2,2,1]heptanedicarboxyimide hydrochloride (lurasidone) as an active ingredient and containing at least one substance selected from benzyl alcohol, N,N-dimethylacetamide, lactic acid and propylene glycol.

Abstract: Uneven brightness caused by displacement of an optical member with respect to a light source is prevented. A backlight unit 12 includes a light source 18, a chassis 14 housing the light source 18, and optical members 15 disposed on a light exit side with respect to the light source 18. The optical members 15 have different optical properties between an area LA overlapping with the light source 18 and an area LN not overlapping with the light source 18. Convex portions 19b are provided on relay connectors 19 as a light source positioning member provided on the light source 18 for positioning the light source 18 with respect to the optical members 15. Cutout portions 33 are provided on a diffuser 30 as an optical member positioning member disposed on the optical members 15 for positioning the optical members 15 with respect to the light source 18.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source, a chassis, an optical member, and a reflection member. The chassis includes a bottom plate disposed on a side opposite to a light output side of the light source and houses the light source. The optical member is disposed more to the light output side than the light source. The reflection member is configured to reflect light and disposed in the chassis. The reflection member includes rising portions rising from a side close to the bottom plate toward a side close to the optical member. The rising portions rise stepwise and include at least first rising sections with base ends on the bottom plate and second rising sections with distal ends reaching the optical member. Each second rising section and the optical member form an angle larger than an angle between each first rising section and the bottom plate.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a hot cathode tube (17) and a chassis (14) housing the hot cathode tube (17). The discharge tube includes an exposed portion that is exposed to the outside of the chassis (14). The lighting device further includes an inverter board (26) configured to supply driving power to the hot cathode tube (17). The hot cathode tube (17) has an a glass tube (17a) and a ferrule (17b) which is electrically connected to the inverter board (26), and the exposed portion of the hot cathode tube (17) is the ferrule (17B).

Abstract: A lighting device 30 includes a light source unit 32 and an optical member 60. The light source unit 32 includes a plurality of planar light sources 31 arranged along a planar direction. The optical member 60 is arranged on a light exit surface side of the light source unit 32. The optical member 60 includes boundary overlapping portions 62T and 62Y, and light source overlapping portions 63. The boundary overlapping portions 62T and 62Y overlap boundaries 55T and 55Y between the adjacent planar light sources 31 of the light source unit 32. The light source overlapping portions 63 overlap the planar light sources 31. The boundary overlapping portions 62T and 62Y have higher light transmissivity than the light source overlapping portions 63.

Abstract: The present invention employs a configuration described as follows, so as to realize a surface light source apparatus which attain a thinness and a further improved luminance uniformity without suffering a deterioration in luminance. Specifically, space maintaining sections (6) are provided on a substrate (4) onto which light sources (2) are mounted, so as to cause an optical sheet (5) and a light emitting surface made up of outputting surfaces (1c) to be away from each other by a given distance. The space marinating sections 6 are provided so as to protrude from respective gaps each of which occurs between adjacent two of light guides (1) which are juxtaposed so as not to overlap each other.

Abstract: A backlight (2) (illumination device) is provided with a plurality of light emitting units (11), each of which includes a light source (5), a light guide (7) which diffuses light emitted from the light source and emits light from a light emitting surface, and a reflecting sheet (6) which is disposed on the opposite side to the light emitting surface of the light guide and reflects light traveling in the light guide so that the reflected light is directed toward the light emitting surface. In the backlight (2), the light emitting units (11) are arranged in tandem. Each light emitting unit (11) is also provided with a substrate (4) on which the light source (5) is fixed. The light guide (7) is provided with a projection (12) on the surface facing the reflecting sheet (6). Each of the reflecting sheet (6) and the substrate (14) is provided with a hole (14) or a through hole (13) (a hole or a recess) in which the projection (12) fits.

Abstract: A touch panel device includes an operation panel, an image display unit, a control generator, a vibrator, and a controller. The operation panel receives an operation input upon contact of a surface of the operation panel by a manipulator. The image display unit, disposed facing the operation panel, displays an image. The control generator generates an image of a control displayable on the image display unit. The vibrator vibrates the operation panel when a control is operated by the manipulator contacting a position on the operation panel corresponding to a position of the image of the control displayed on the image display unit. The controller causes the vibrator to provide a tactile sensation using vibration, corresponding to a shape of the control at a contact position between the manipulator and the control on the operation panel as the manipulator moves on the operation panel to move the control in the image display unit.

Abstract: A solution-type preparation of lurasidone comprising N-[4-[4-(1,2-benzisothiazol-3-yl)-1-piperazinyl]-(2R,3R)-2,3-tetramethylene-butyl]-(1?R,2?S,3?R,4?S)-2,3-bicyclo[2,2,1]heptanedicarboxyimide hydrochloride (lurasidone) as an active ingredient and containing at least one substance selected from benzyl alcohol, N,N-dimethylacetamide, lactic acid and propylene glycol.

Abstract: An optical telecommunication apparatus includes a shelf, a primary substrate provided in the shelf, a secondary substrate provided on the primary substrate, an optical component provided on the secondary substrate, and an optical connector provided on the secondary substrate for connection with an external optical cable, wherein the secondary substrate is pivoted on the primary substrate about a pivot axis so as to be movable about the pivot axis between a first position in which the secondary substrate is inside said shelf and a second position in which the secondary substrate projects outside of the shelf. The secondary substrate is in electrical connection with the primary substrate while in any position between the first and second positions.

Abstract: An all-directional optical sensor apparatus 8 includes an all-directional prism 20 which has a cylindrical-shaped body with a hollow-out cone section formed in its top surface 22. The surface 28 of the cone works as a reflector 30 for rays received through side surfaces 24 of the cylindrical-shaped body. An optical sensing element is disposed adjacent to a bottom surface 26 of the prism 20. A roof plate 40 having a dimension larger than the top surface 22 of the prism is arranged for shielding the entry of any light other than an input signal into an upper portion of the prism 20.