Abstract: Provided are an additive and a surface treatment agent capable of suppressing agglutination of latex particles contained in a reagent for a latex agglutination reaction during storage of the reagent although a synthetic polymer is contained as an active component. An additive is to be added to latex particles used in a reagent for a latex agglutination reaction. The latex particles have not been subjected to blocking treatment. The additive includes a polymer containing more than 60% by mass and 99% by mass or less of hydrophilic repeating units (A) relative to all repeating units and 1% by mass or more and less than 40% by mass of hydrophobic repeating units (B) relative to all repeating units, and having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 or more.

Abstract: A liquid photocurable resin composition not containing a thermal polymerization initiator is applied to a surface of a light-transmitting cover member having a light-shielding layer or a surface of an image display member, irradiated with ultraviolet rays under an atmosphere where the oxygen concentration is significantly decreased and cured, to form a light-transmitting cured resin layer. Subsequently, the image display member and the light-transmitting cover member are stacked through the light-transmitting cured resin layer to manufacture an image display device of the present invention.

Abstract: A radiation image imaging apparatus which generates an image from irradiated radiation, the radiation image imaging apparatus including: a communication unit which directly communicates by wireless communication with an information processing apparatus, which performs wireless communication, and receives installation setting information transmitted from the information processing apparatus to perform a predetermined setting at a time of an installation; and a hardware processor which performs the predetermined setting of the radiation image imaging apparatus in accordance with the installation setting information received by the communication unit.

Abstract: A dynamic image analysis system includes a modality and a hardware processor. The modality generates first and second dynamic images each composed of frame images indicating dynamics of a subject. The processor detects a first signal value of a pixel in a first region in each of the frame images of the first dynamic image. The hardware processor detects a second signal value of a pixel in a second region in which an identical site to that of the first region is imaged, the second region being in each of the frame images of the second dynamic image. The processor determines an image processing condition for making the first signal value close to the second signal value based on the first and second signal values detected. The hardware processor performs image processing on the first dynamic image under the determined image processing condition to generate a processed dynamic image.

Abstract: A vehicle monitoring apparatus includes a hardware processor functioning as an image acquisition unit, an abnormality information acquisition unit, a damage determination unit, and a damage reporting unit. The image acquisition unit serves to acquire a captured image including an image representation of an exterior of a vehicle body of a vehicle. The abnormality information acquisition unit serves to acquire vehicle-body abnormality information indicating an abnormality in the vehicle body. The damage determination unit serves to determine presence or absence of damage to the vehicle body on the basis of the captured image and the vehicle-body abnormality information. The damage reporting unit serves to report, to an information processing apparatus, a damage report including the captured image or an image generated on the basis of the captured image. The damage report is reported in accordance with on a result of the determination on the damage.

Abstract: A liquid photocurable resin composition not containing a thermal polymerization initiator is applied to a surface of a light-transmitting cover member having a light-shielding layer or a surface of an image display member, irradiated with ultraviolet rays under an atmosphere where the oxygen concentration is significantly decreased and cured, to form a light-transmitting cured resin layer. Subsequently, the image display member and the light-transmitting cover member are stacked through the light-transmitting cured resin layer to manufacture an image display device of the present invention.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes a memory and a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to acquire voice information uttered by a driver, recognize content of the voice information, output information on content of a process based on a recognition result of the voice information before executing the process, and execute the process when an approval signal that approves the execution of the process is input from an operation member disposed on a steering wheel that the driver holds to steer a vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is a mixing/clarifying device 100 including a coagulant feeder 10 that feeds coagulant to water to be treated to obtain coagulant-containing water and a tank 20 in which the coagulant-containing water is mixed to form a floc and solid-liquid separation is performed. The tank 20 includes an outer cylinder 21 having an inflow port 210 that flows the coagulant-containing water into the tank 20 and an inner cylinder 22 arranged inserted from the upper side of the tank 20 to the lower side of the inflow port of the outer cylinder 21 and having a lower end open in the tank 20.

Abstract: A UV-photocured resin layer (and an image display device including the UV-photocured resin layer), the UV-photocured resin layer including the following cured components: an acrylate-based oligomer component selected from the group consisting of a polyisoprene-based (meth)acrylate oligomer, a polybutadiene-based (meth)acrylate oligomer, and a polyurethane-based (meth)acrylate oligomer; an acrylic-based monomer component; a plasticizer component; and a photoradical polymerization initiator component.

Abstract: Provided is a radiation image detection device used in a radiation image photographing system including the radiation image detection device that is portable and acquires radiation image data based on irradiated radiation, and a plurality of control terminals that are connected to the radiation image detection device and acquire the radiation image data acquired by the radiation image detection device, the radiation image detection device includes a hardware processor that: transmits and receives communication information to and from each of the control terminals; determines whether an IP address to be used for data communication by a connected one of the control terminals is a dynamic IP address or a static IP address, based on initial information received from each of the control terminals before data communication is established; and acquires an IP address, in accordance with a determination result.

Abstract: An image display control system includes a hardware processor that acquires data of a static image of a subject, and data of a dynamic image of the subject including a plurality of frame images, analyzes the dynamic image that is acquired, and creates analysis result data based on an analysis result, and selects, on a basis of a purpose of checking of data, at least one of the data among the data of the static image that is acquired, a part of the data of the dynamic image that is acquired, and the analysis result data that is created.

Abstract: A UV-photocured resin layer (and an image display device including the UV-photocured resin layer), the UV-photocured resin layer including the following cured components: an acrylate-based oligomer component selected from the group consisting of a polyisoprene-based (meth)acrylate oligomer, a polybutadiene-based (meth)acrylate oligomer, and a polyurethane-based (meth)acrylate oligomer; an acrylic-based monomer component; a plasticizer component; and a photoradical polymerization initiator component.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal layer, each having an excellent alignment degree, a laminate including the liquid crystal layer, and an image display device using the same. The liquid crystal composition includes at least a liquid crystalline compound and a surfactant, in which the surfactant is a copolymer having a repeating unit including an alkyl fluoride group and a repeating unit including a ring structure, and a content of fluorine of the surfactant is 32% by mass or more.

Abstract: A seat apparatus includes plural links configured to be attached to a base member, a seat cushion frame supported by the links, and a connecting member. The seat cushion frame includes a pair of side walls connected by the connecting member, and a contact portion on at least one of the pair of side walls. At least one of the links includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a projecting portion projecting from the second end portion. The first end portion is rotatably connectable to the base member directly or indirectly about a first rotation axis, the second end portion is rotatably connectable to the side wall directly or indirectly about a second rotation axis, and the projecting portion is configured such that at least when the seat cushion frame is moved to the highest position, a predetermined portion of the projecting portion faces the contact portion.

Abstract: The negative electrode active material includes a plurality of first negative electrode active material particles. Each of the first negative electrode active material particles includes a central portion including silicon and a covering portion provided on a surface of the central portion. The covering portion includes a (meth)acrylic acid-based polymer and a compound having a siloxane bond. The (meth)acrylic acid-based polymer includes at least one of poly(meth)acrylate or a derivative of poly(meth)acrylic acid.

Abstract: A cartridge for an image forming apparatus includes: a process unit to be used to form an image; a first member including a first resin material; a second member including a second resin material having higher flame retardant capability than the first resin material; and an electrode member including a contact section configured to be supplied with power from an apparatus main body of the image forming apparatus. The electrode member is configured to electrically connect the apparatus main body to the process unit. The second resin material of the second member has a greater density than the first resin material of the first member. The contact section is located in the vicinity of the first and second members and is closer to the second member than to the first member.

Abstract: Provided is a wiring substrate and its manufacturing method in which a thick wiring layer capable of being applied with a large current and a thin wiring layer capable of being subjected to microfabrication coexist in the same layer. The wiring substrate includes: an insulating film located over a first wiring and having a via; and a second wiring over the insulating film. The second wiring has a stacked structure including a first layer and a second layer covering the first layer. The second layer is in direct contact with the first wiring in the via.

Abstract: A radiation imaging control apparatus includes a hardware processor and an operator. The hardware processor obtains an examination order and one or a plurality of radiation irradiating parameters corresponding to each examination order. The examination order to be executed is selected using the operator. When the examination order is selected on the operator, the hardware processor determines a selecting condition according to a priority setting from a plurality of selecting conditions, and selects a radiation irradiating parameter for the examination order from one or a plurality of radiation irradiating parameters according to the determined selecting condition.

Abstract: A seat apparatus includes plural links configured to be attached to a base member, a seat cushion frame supported by the links, and a connecting member. The seat cushion frame includes a pair of side walls connected by the connecting member, and a contact portion on at least one of the pair of side walls. At least one of the links includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a projecting portion projecting from the second end portion. The first end portion is rotatably connectable to the base member directly or indirectly about a first rotation axis, the second end portion is rotatably connectable to the side wall directly or indirectly about a second rotation axis, and the projecting portion is configured such that at least when the seat cushion frame is moved to the highest position, a predetermined portion of the projecting portion faces the contact portion.

Abstract: Provided is a wiring substrate and its manufacturing method in which a thick wiring layer capable of being applied with a large current and a thin wiring layer capable of being subjected to microfabrication coexist in the same layer. The wiring substrate includes: an insulating film located over a first wiring and having a via; and a second wiring over the insulating film. The second wiring has a stacked structure including a first layer and a second layer covering the first layer. The second layer is in direct contact with the first wiring in the via. A thickness of the second layer in a region overlapping with the first layer is different from a thickness of the second layer in the via.