Abstract: In order to ensure isolation between a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a narrow space while reducing a size of an antenna device for a vehicle, an antenna device (100) for a vehicle includes an antenna case (101), a base (102) forming an accommodation space together with the antenna case (101), and a first antenna element (122) and a second antenna element (123) that are accommodated in the accommodation space. The first antenna element (122) and the second antenna element (123) at least transmit or receive radio waves in different frequency bands. The first antenna element (122) at least partially has a meandering shape in a first direction that intersects polarization of radio waves transmitted or received by the second antenna element (123).

Abstract: An image processing unit repeatedly acquires a captured bird's-eye image which is obtained by bird's-eye conversion of a captured image of the surroundings of a vehicle. An image processing unit acquires a history image that is a bird's-eye image corresponding to a predetermined area in front in the traveling direction at each timing determined according to a predetermined condition. The image processing unit acquires a history image at every predetermined first cycle if an unstable condition related to a behavior of the vehicle is not satisfied. If an unstable condition is satisfied, the history image is acquired at a later timing than the first cycle. The image processing unit creates a bird's-eye image for display by extracting an area corresponding to a non-imaging area of the latest captured bird's-eye image from among the accumulated history images, and combining the extracted area with the non-imaging area.

Abstract: An image processing unit repeatedly acquires a captured bird's-eye image which is obtained by bird's-eye conversion of a captured image of the surroundings of a vehicle. An image processing unit acquires a history image that is a bird's-eye image corresponding to a predetermined area in front in the traveling direction at each timing determined according to a predetermined condition. The image processing unit acquires a history image at every predetermined first cycle if an unstable condition related to a behavior of the vehicle is not satisfied. If an unstable condition is satisfied, the history image is acquired at a later timing than the first cycle. The image processing unit creates a bird's-eye image for display by extracting an area corresponding to a non-imaging area of the latest captured bird's-eye image from among the accumulated history images, and combining the extracted area with the non-imaging area.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to provide an aluminum base for a current collector, which enables the production of a secondary battery having excellent cycle properties; and a current collector, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a secondary battery, each of which is produced using the aluminum base. The aluminum base for a current collector has a surface in which at least two structures selected from the group consisting of a large-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 5 ?m but up to 100 ?m, a medium-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 0.5 ?m but up to 5 ?m, and a small-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 0.01 ?m but up to 0.5 ?m are superimposed on one another, wherein a maximum peak-to-valley height Pt of a profile curve of the surface is up to 10 ?m.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to provide an aluminum base for a current collector, which enables the production of a secondary battery having excellent cycle properties; and a current collector, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a secondary battery, each of which is produced using the aluminum base. The aluminum base for a current collector has a surface in which at least two structures selected from the group consisting of a large-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 5 ?m but up to 100 ?m, a medium-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 0.5 ?m but up to 5 ?m, and a small-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 0.01 ?m but up to 0.5 ?m are superimposed on one another, wherein a maximum peak-to-valley height Pt of a profile curve of the surface is up to 10 ?m.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a biochemical instrument having a surface that can simultaneously inhibit adsorption of a biopolymer and that of a hydrophobic low-molecular-weight compound. The present invention provides a biochemical instrument comprising a region that inhibits adsorption of a hydrophobic low-molecular-weight compound and a region that inhibits adsorption of a biopolymer on the surface of a water-insoluble material.

Abstract: A hydrophilic member comprising a substrate and a hydrophilic coating film provided on the substrate, wherein the hydrophilic coating film is produced by coating a substrate with an aqueous solution containing (a) a hydrophilic polymer, (b) an alkoxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, and Al, and (c) a metal complex catalyst, and heat-drying the solution applied.

Abstract: A hydrophilic composition contains (A) a hydrophilic polymer represented by the following general formula (I); and (B) an alkoxide compound of an element selected from Si, Ti, Zr and Al: wherein the symbols in the formula are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A hydrophilic composition containing a hydrophilic polymer (A) having two or more hydrolyzable silyl groups per molecule and a catalyst (B), with the surface zeta potential of a coating film obtained by coating and drying the hydrophilic composition being from ?15 mV to 10 mV, is provided for the purpose of providing a hydrophilic composition capable of forming a hydrophilic coating film having excellent scratch resistance and antifouling properties without hybridizing with sol-gel.

Abstract: An image forming method in which a planographic printing plate precursor having, on a support, an image recording layer containing (A) a polymerization initiator, (B) a polymerizable compound, and (C) a binder polymer, and having photosensitivity in a wavelength range of 250 nm to 420 nm, is subjected to exposure using laser light in the wavelength range of 250 nm to 420 nm, and a one-pixel drawing time is one millisecond or less, a planographic printing plate precursor having the image recording layer which further contains (D) a compound having a polymerizable group and a support adsorptive group, or (F) a filler, and a planographic printing method including development-on-machine, are provided.

Abstract: The invention provides an image recording method and a lithographic printing method in which both high image quality and good fine line reproducibility can be achieved, and high sensitivity and safety under white light can be obtained, and the image recording method for a lithographic printing plate, which comprises imagewise exposing with an imaging time per pixel of 1 millisecond or less using a laser light with an emission wavelength of from 250 nm to 420 nm, wherein the lithographic printing plate precursor comprises a support and an image recording layer, in which the image recording layer contains (A) a polymerization initiator and (B) a polymeric compound and has an image recording layer which is photosensitive in a wavelength of from 250 nm to 420 nm, and the support has an anodized film with sealed micropores on the surface; and a lithographic printing method utilizing the same.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a biochemical instrument having a surface that can simultaneously inhibit adsorption of a biopolymer and that of a hydrophobic low-molecular-weight compound. The present invention provides a biochemical instrument comprising a region that inhibits adsorption of a hydrophobic low-molecular-weight compound and a region that inhibits adsorption of a biopolymer on the surface of a water-insoluble material.

Abstract: A hydrophilic member comprising a substrate and a hydrophilic coating film provided on the substrate, wherein the hydrophilic coating film is produced by coating a substrate with an aqueous solution containing (a) a hydrophilic polymer, (b) an alkoxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, and Al, and (c) a metal complex catalyst, and heat-drying the solution applied.

Abstract: A structure comprising: an adhesive layer; a plastic substrate; and a hydrophilic coating film, provided in this order, wherein the hydrophilic coating film includes a cross-linked structure produced by hydrolysis and polycondensation with an aqueous solution containing (a) a hydrophilic polymer and (b) an alkoxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, and Al.

Abstract: The invention provides a hydrophilic film obtained by curing, by at least one energy source selected from heat and light, a composition comprising a compound that has, in a molecule thereof, two or more ring structures selected from the group consisting of five-membered structures and six-membered structures, wherein the ring structures have a hydrophilic group. The invention further provides a planographic printing material having at least a substrate and the hydrophilic film formed on the substrate. The invention further provides a method for forming a planographic printing plate including at least forming an ink receiving portion on a planographic printing material by applying a hydrophobic material by an ink jet recording process.

Abstract: A two-liquid composition, includes (A) a first liquid composition that contains a hydrophilic polymer having a hydrolyzable silyl group; and (B) a second liquid composition that contains a catalyst capable of accelerating reaction of the hydrolyzable silyl group, and a hydrophilic member is formed by mixing the first liquid composition (A) and the second liquid composition (B), coating a substrate with the resultant mixture and drying the mixture coated.

Abstract: A presensitized lithographic plate comprises a support and a hydrophilic image-recording layer. The hydrophilic image-recording layer contains a hydrophilic polymer and an agent capable of converting hydrophilic to hydrophobic when the agent is heated. The hydrophilic polymer comprises a main chain and branched chains. Each of the branched chain comprises a hydrophilic chain having a molecular weight in the range of 200 to 1,000,000. A hydrophilic substrate and a lithographic printing process are also disclosed.

Abstract: An aqueous coating material composition, includes: a hydrophilic polymer that has a hydrophilic group-containing structural unit and at least one hydrolyzable silyl group represented by formula (a) in a main chain terminal or side chain of the hydrophilic polymer, wherein the hydrophilic group-containing structural unit is contained in an amount of 30 mol % or more based on the entire hydrophilic polymer: —Si(R102)a—(OR101)3-a??Formula (a) wherein R101 represents a hydrogen atom or an allyl group; R102 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aryl group and an aralkyl group; a represents an integer of 0 to 2; and when a plurality of R101's or R102's are present, the plurality of R101's or R102's may be the same or different respectively.

Abstract: A hydrophilic member includes: a substrate; a first layer and a hydrophilic layer in this order, wherein the first layer contains a polymer and is joined with the substrate and the hydrophilic layer by a chemical bond; and the hydrophilic layer contains a hydrophilic polymer and a metal element selected from Si, Ti, Zr and Al and has a crosslinking structure.

Abstract: A hydrophilic member includes, in the following order: a substrate; an undercoat layer; and a hydrophilic layer formed by heating a hydrophilic composition containing a hydrophilic polymer having a structural unit represented by the formula (I-a) defined herein and a structural unit represented by the formula (I-b) defined herein, and a non-volatile catalyst.