Abstract: An electrochromic element including: a first electrode; a second electrode disposed to face the first electrode with a gap between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first electrochromic layer disposed on or above the first electrode, including conductor or semiconductor nano-structures and an electrochromic compound; and an electrolyte layer including an electrolyte, disposed between the first electrochromic layer and the second electrode, wherein the electrochromic compound is a compound represented by General Formula 1, and an anion of the electrolyte is a monovalent anion having oxidation potential higher than reduction potential of a dication of General Formula 1 by 3.1 V or greater, where X? is a monovalent anion having oxidation potential higher than reduction potential of the dication of General Formula 1 by 3.

Abstract: To provide an image display device for enabling a polarization axis direction of a reflection type polarizing plate to be identified with simplicity and accuracy, and enabling an adjustment in the polarization reflection axis direction to be made with high accuracy, a wire grid polarizing plate for enabling the polarization axis direction to be examined simply, and the like, a head-up display device (1) in the present invention is an image display device provided with an image display (14) that outputs image light which is polarized light, a reflection type polarizing plate (15) having an reflecting surface (28) that reflects the image light, and a projection plate (11) onto which the image light reflected by the reflection type polarizing plate is projected, and is characterized in that the reflection type polarizing plate allows a bright line (B) as an indicator indicative of the polarization axis direction of the reflecting surface to be observed.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a forged article, capable of improving the durability of a die for forging is provided. The method, includes forging a steel material, by using a die, by spraying or applying a water-soluble polymer lubricant containing 0.01 to 0.98 mass % of a water-soluble sulfate onto a working surface of the die, the die being made of a raw material having a constituent composition of by mass %, of 0.4 to 0.7% of C, 1.0% or less of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 4.0 to 6.0% of Cr, 2.0 to 4.0% of (Mo+½W), 0.5 to 2.5% of (V+Nb), 0 to 1.0% of Ni, 0 to 5.0% of Co, 0.02% or less of N, and a remnant composed of Fe and impurities, and having hardness of 55 to 60 HRC, and the die including a nitrided layer or a nitrosulfidized layer on the working surface thereof.

Abstract: A method for producing an L-amino acid such as L-glutamic acid is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing in a culture medium a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae and having an L-amino acid-producing ability, and collecting the L-amino acid from the culture medium and/or cells of the bacterium, wherein the bacterium has been modified to have one or more of the following modifications: (A) modification of reducing the activity of a BudA protein; (B) modification of reducing the activity of a BudB protein; (C) modification of reducing the activity of a BudC protein; (D) modification of reducing the activity of a PAJ_3461 protein; (E) modification of reducing the activity of a PAJ_3462 protein; and (F) modification of reducing the activity of a PAJ_3463 protein.

Abstract: An information takeover system includes: a first board that includes a first control unit and a first storage unit storing first information about an air conditioning apparatus; and a second board that includes a second control unit and is connectable to the first board in an information exchangeable manner. The first control unit is configured to perform first control to transmit the first information to the second board with the first board and the second board connected to each other in the information exchangeable manner.

Abstract: A hot-rolled steel sheet includes, as chemical composition, C, Si, Mn, and sol.Al. In the hot-rolled steel sheet, an average of pole densities in crystal orientation group consisting of {110}<110> to {110}<001> in surface region is 0.5 to 3.0, a standard deviation of the pole densities in the crystal orientation group is 0.2 to 2.0, and the tensile strength is 780 to 1370 MPa.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit configured to determine whether to include a regenerative brake in specifications of a proposed vehicle based on regenerative brake operation data acquired while a first vehicle including the regenerative brake is traveling in a predetermined area. The proposed vehicle is a vehicle proposed as a vehicle for a customer to drive in the predetermined area.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus configured to perform image formation using a component unit configured to be attachable to and detachable from a main body of the image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes: an access unit configured to access a storage device included in the component unit attached to the main body; and a control unit configured to control the access unit to read and update information stored in the storage device. The storage device includes a first area and a second area configured to store use information indicating a use state of the component unit, and updating of the use information stored in the first area by the control unit is configured such that updating only within a predetermined limit is permitted, and no limit is provided on updating of the use information stored in the second area.

Abstract: To provide a mobile terminal testing device capable of easily referring to an EVM measurement result of an SRS by automatically calculating an allocation position of the SRS. The mobile terminal testing device includes: a pseudo base station unit 2 that transmits and receives an RF signal to and from a mobile terminal 10; a scenario processing unit 3 that transmits notification information to the pseudo base station unit 2 and executes a communication sequence with the mobile terminal 10, based on a scenario of a test; and a control unit 6 that calculates an allocation position of an SRS based on a set parameter, and displays an EVM measurement result such that the allocation position of the SRS is recognized.

Abstract: A positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a positive composite layer containing a composite positive active material in which at least part of a surface of a positive active material is coated with carbon, a proportion of a pore specific surface area of the carbon to a pore specific surface area of the composite positive active material is 20% or more and 50% or less, a density of the positive composite layer is 1.80 g/cm3 or more and 2.10 g/cm3 or less, and the positive active material is a compound represented by the following Formula 1.

Abstract: This internal oxide layer thickness estimation device estimates a thickness of an internal oxide layer formed in a hot-rolled steel sheet.

Abstract: Methods of forming patterned structures suitable for a multiple patterning process and manipulating film properties are disclosed. Exemplary methods include forming a layer overlying the substrate, followed by treating the layer, wherein the layer is formed by providing a precursor to the reaction chamber for a precursor pulse period, providing a reactant to the reaction chamber for a reactant pulse period, applying a first plasma power having a first frequency for a first plasma power period, and optionally applying a second plasma power having a second frequency for a second plasma power period, wherein the first frequency is different than the second frequency. Exemplary methods can further include a step of treating the deposited material.

Abstract: A fan device that can be attached to a garment body includes a fan, a drive, an operation interface, and a controller. The drive rotates the fan. The operation interface is for a user to switch drive status of the drive. The controller switches the drive status of the drive based on operation on the operation interface by the user. The operation interface includes a first switch and a second switch. The first switch is for switching an air volume of the fan between air volumes of multiple modes. The second switch is for switching a mode to a first mode in which the air volume of the fan is a first air volume which is larger than air volumes that are switched by the first switch.

Abstract: Provided are a mobile terminal testing apparatus, a mobile terminal testing system, and a control method for a mobile terminal testing apparatus which can prevent the level of the multiplexed signal transmitted and received to and from a mobile terminal from being misidentified. Provided is a mobile terminal testing apparatus which tests a waveform of a multiplexed signal obtained by multiplexing a uplink signal transmitted by a mobile terminal and a downlink signal transmitted to the mobile terminal by time division multiplexing, in which area information 21 of a first display mode indicating the uplink signal and area information 22 of a second display mode indicating the downlink signal are displayed in association with the waveform 23 of the multiplexed signal, on the display unit.

Abstract: A replaceable unit includes a communication unit to perform communication with a main body, and a non-volatile memory storing code information indicating whether a configuration of an error detection code is a first configuration or a second configuration. The communication unit stores, in a volatile memory, the code information, executes the communication in accordance with the code information in the volatile memory, and, upon receiving a change command, updates the code information stored in the volatile memory. The first configuration uses an error detection code of a first code length, the second configuration uses an error detection code of a second code length longer than the first code length, and the first configuration is used for the change command in order to change from the first configuration to the second configuration.

Abstract: A printing system includes: a control unit; and a printing device including: a supply unit configured to be attached with a supply roll configured by an ink ribbon; a winding unit configured to be attached with a winding roll for winding the ink ribbon fed out from the supply roll; a ribbon motor configured to rotationally drive at least one of the supply unit and the winding unit; a thermal head configured to perform printing by heating the ink ribbon transported from the supply roll toward the winding roll by driving the ribbon motor; and a head drive source configured to move the thermal head. The control unit is configured to control the ribbon motor to decrease tension of the ink ribbon when the thermal head is moved in a first direction, in which the tension of the ink ribbon increases, with the head drive source.

Abstract: To provide a mobile terminal test device capable of efficiently testing a mobile terminal compatible with NSA while suppressing a test configuration to be small. A mobile terminal test device includes a first analysis unit 24a and a second analysis unit 24b that analyze a signal received from a mobile terminal, a first port 21a, a second port 21b, a first port 31a, and a second port 31b connected to the mobile terminal, a selection unit 22 that selects the ports to be connected to the first analysis unit 24a and the second analysis unit 24b, and a control unit 6 that performs control such that it is not possible to perform measurement setting for a measurement target of which it is not possible to simultaneously perform measurement, based on the measurement target to be measured by the set first analysis unit 24a and second analysis unit 24b.

Abstract: To provide a mobile terminal test device capable of efficiently testing a mobile terminal compatible with NSA while suppressing a test configuration to be small. A mobile terminal test device includes a first analysis unit 24a and a second analysis unit 24b that analyze a signal received from a mobile terminal, a selection unit 22 that selects ports for a first port 21a, a second port 21b, a first port 31a, and a second port 31b connected to the mobile terminal, and ports connected to the first analysis unit 24a and the second analysis unit 24b, and a control unit 6 that causes the selection unit 22 to select the ports to be connected to the first analysis unit 24a and the second analysis unit 24b, from a connection state between the port and the mobile terminal.

Abstract: The positive active material for an energy storage device according to one aspect of the present invention has an olivine-type crystal structure, has a surface at least partially coated with carbon, and satisfies either (A) or (B) below. (A) a pore volume in a range of a pore size of 60 nm or more and 200 nm or less determined by a BJH method from a desorption isotherm using a nitrogen gas adsorption method is 0.05 cm3/g or more and 0.25 cm3/g or less, and a pore specific surface area in a range of a pore size of 10 nm or more and 200 nm or less using a nitrogen gas adsorption method is 5 m2/g or more; (B) a full width at half maximum ratio (200)/(131) of a peak corresponding to a (200) plane to a peak corresponding to a (131) plane by a powder X-ray diffraction method using a CuK? ray in a charged state is 1.10 or less.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device including: a negative electrode including a negative active material layer with a thickness expansion rate of 10% or more due to charge; and a separator, in which the absolute value (|dR/dP|) of an increase in resistance (dR) to a change in pressure (dP) in pressurization is 0.15 ?·cm2/MPa or less in the separator impregnated with a measurement electrolyte solution, the measurement electrolyte solution contains an ethylene carbonate and an ethyl methyl carbonate as a solvent, and a lithium hexafluorophosphate as an electrolyte salt, the volume ratio between the ethylene carbonate and the ethyl methyl carbonate is 30:70, and the concentration of the lithium hexafluorophosphate is 1.0 mol/L.