Abstract: A method for testing for sensitivity of chemotherapy against colorectal cancer, the method using, as an indicator, methylation in at least one site selected from the group consisting of CpG sites comprised in regions (i) to (xvi) in DNA collected from a colorectal cancer patient (the regions (i) to (xvi) are as described herein).

Abstract: A power supply control apparatus is applied to a power supply system. The power supply system includes: a first storage battery and a second storage battery that are connected in parallel to a power generator; and a switch that is provided further towards the first storage battery side than a connection point with the power generator on an electrical path that connects the first storage battery and the second storage battery is. A power supply control apparatus is started in accompaniment with input of a startup signal from outside and controls open and closed states of the switch. The power supply control apparatus includes: an abnormality determining unit that determines whether a startup signal abnormality in which the startup signal has not been received by the power supply control apparatus in a normal manner has occurred; and an abnormality operating unit that operates the switch to a closed state when the startup signal abnormality is determined to have occurred.

Abstract: Making a positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries includes: weighting and mixing lithium carbonate and a compound containing respective metallic elements other than Li in a composition formula Li?NixCoyM21-x-y-zM2zO2+? so as to have a metallic constituent ratio of the formula to obtain a mixture, and firing the mixture to obtain a lithium composite compound. Performing, on the mixture, a first heat treatment at 200° C. to 400° C. for 0.5 to 5 hours to obtain a first precursor. A step of performing a heat treatment on the first precursor under an oxidizing atmosphere at 450° C. to 800° C. for 0.5 to 50 hours, and reacting 92 mass % or more of the lithium carbonate to obtain a second precursor, and a finishing step of performing a heat treatment on the second precursor under an oxidizing atmosphere at 755° C. to 900° C. for 0.5 to 50 hours to obtain the lithium composite compound.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery which has a large charge-discharge capacity, and excels in charge-discharge cycle properties, output properties and productivity, and, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same. The cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium-transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2 type crystal structure and represented by the following formula (1); Li1+aNibCocMdO2+?, where, in the formula (1), M is at least one metal element other than Li, Ni and Co; and a, b, c, d and a are respectively numbers satisfying ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b?1.0, 0?c?0.06, b+c+d=1, and ?0.2<?<0.2, and an a-axis lattice constant of the crystal structure is 2.878×10?10 m or more.

Abstract: A compound having a layered structure that is used for a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery achieves both a high energy density and a high cyclability. The positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a compound having a layered structure belonging to a space group R-3m, in which the compound having a layered structure is represented by a compositional formula: Li1+aM1O2+? wherein M1 represents a metal element or metal elements other than Li, and contains at least Ni, ?0.03?a?0.10, and ?0.1<?<0.1, a proportion of Ni in M1 is larger than 70 atom %, and a site occupancy of a transition metal or transition metals at a 3a site obtained by structural analysis by a Rietveld method is less than 2%, and a content of residual lithium hydroxide in the positive electrode active material is 1 mass % or less.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery which has a large charge-discharge capacity, and excels in charge-discharge cycle properties, output properties and productivity, and, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same. The cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium transition metal composite oxide represented by the following Formula (1); Li1+aNibCocMndMeO2+?, where, in the formula (1), M is at least one metal element other than Li, Ni, Co, and Mn; and a, b, c, d, e, and ? satisfy the following conditions: ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b<1.00, 0?c?0.04, 0<d<0.20, b+c+d+e=1, ?0.2<?<0.2, and c and d in the Formula (1) satisfy c/d?0.75.

Abstract: A positive-electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a lithium complex compound that is represented by the formula: Li1+aNibMncCodTieMfO2+?, and has an atomic ratio Ti3+/Ti4+ between Ti3+ and Ti4+, as determined through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal to 20. In the formula, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Zr, Mo, and Nb, and a, b, c, d, e, f, and a are numbers satisfying ?0.1?a?0.2, 0.7<b?0.9, 0?c<0.3, 0?d<0.3, 0<e?0.25, 0?f<0.3, b+c+d+e+f=1, and ?0.2???0.2.

Abstract: A positive-electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a lithium complex compound that is represented by the formula: Li1+aNibMncCodTieMfO2+?, and has an atomic ratio Ti3+/Ti4+ between Ti3+ and Ti4+, as determined through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal to 20. In the formula, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Zr, Mo, and Nb, and a, b, c, d, e, f, and ? are numbers satisfying ?0.1?a?0.2, 0.7<b?0.9, 0?c<0.3, 0?d<0.3, 0<e?0.25, 0?f<0.3, b+c+d+e+f=1, and ?0.2???0.2.

Abstract: Provided is a cathode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery in which the secondary particles constituting the powder have a high breaking strength and a good coatability, and a method for manufacturing same. The cathode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a primary particle of a lithium composite compound; and secondary particles formed by an aggregation of primary particles, wherein a ratio between an average particle size of the primary particles and an average particle size of the secondary particles is 0.006 or more and 0.25 or less, an amount of lithium carbonate is 0.4% by mass or less, and a breaking strength of the secondary particles is 30 MPa or more.

Abstract: Provided are a cathode active substance used for a lithium ion secondary battery capable of suppressing an increase in an internal resistance inside the battery caused following charge/discharge cycles, a cathode including the cathode active substance, and a lithium ion secondary battery provided with the cathode. The cathode active substance includes a lithium composite compound represented by Formula: Li1+?NixCoyM11-x-y-zM2zO2+?. When Pi is defined as porosity with respect to an opening diameter of 0.6 ?m or less and measured by subjecting the active substance to a mercury press-in method, and Pp is defined as porosity with respect to the same diameter and measured by filling the active substance in a mold with an inner diameter of 10 mm, pressing the filled substance by a load of 40 MPa, and subjecting the pressed substance to the same method, a value of Pp/Pi is 1.5 or less.

Abstract: A power supply control apparatus is applied to a power supply system. The power supply system includes: a first storage battery and a second storage battery that are connected in parallel to a power generator; and a switch that is provided further towards the first storage battery side than a connection point with the power generator on an electrical path that connects the first storage battery and the second storage battery is. A power supply control apparatus is started in accompaniment with input of a startup signal from outside and controls open and closed states of the switch. The power supply control apparatus includes: an abnormality determining unit that determines whether a startup signal abnormality in which the startup signal has not been received by the power supply control apparatus in a normal manner has occurred; and an abnormality operating unit that operates the switch to a closed state when the startup signal abnormality is determined to have occurred.

Abstract: Provided are a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery capable of sufficiently realizing both high charge/discharge capacities and excellent cycle properties, and a lithium ion secondary battery using the cathode active material. The cathode active material contains a plurality of secondary particles formed via agglomeration of a plurality of primary particles of a lithium transition metal composite oxide. Spreading resistance distributions of the secondary particles respectively observed in cross-sections at optional three positions of the cathode active material are measured so as to afford average values of spreading resistance of the secondary particles in the respective cross-sections. The average values of spreading resistance of the secondary particles are further averaged. The resultant averaged value of spreading resistance is made to enter the range of 1.0×106 ?/cm or more and 1.0×1010 ?/cm or less.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a power supply conduction member to be electrically connected to a power supply, a power supply terminal connected to the power supply conduction member, a load conduction member to be connected to an electrical load, a load terminal connected to the load conduction member, a wiring pattern connecting the power supply terminal and the load terminal, and a switch provided in the wiring pattern. The power supply conduction member includes a plurality of power supply connection terminals that are mechanically and electrically connected to a plurality of power supply terminals, respectively, and the load conduction member includes a plurality of load connection terminals that are mechanically and electrically connected to a plurality of load terminals, respectively.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a primary particle represented by Compositional Formula (1): Li1+xNiyCozM1?x?y?zO2 ??(1), where x is a number satisfying a relation represented by an expression ?0.12?x?0.2; y is a number satisfying a relation represented by an expression 0.7?y?0.9; z is a number satisfying a relation represented by an expression 0.05?z?0.3; and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Ti, Mn, Zr, Mo, and Nb; or a secondary particle into which the primary particle aggregates. The primary particle or the secondary particle includes a free lithium compound in a weight proportion of 0.1% or more and 2.0% or less, and the weight of lithium hydroxide in the free lithium compound is 60% or less of the weight of lithium carbonate in the free lithium compound.

Abstract: There is provided a grommet with water-blocking performance improved by suppression of deformation of a rear end caused by deformation of a fastening fixing portion. The grommet includes: a rear band mounting portion 415 which fastens and fixes a portion displaced from the rear end and overlapping a corrugated tube 5 fitted in the grommet by using a band-shaped binding band 8; and a plurality of rear end-side annular protruding portion 411, first fixed-side annular protruding portion 412, and second fixed-side annular protruding portion 413 protruding from an inner peripheral face and extending in a circumferential direction and disposed along a front-rear direction X so as to be fitted with the corrugated tube 5 by use of protruding and recessed shapes.

Abstract: Making a positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries includes: weighting and mixing lithium carbonate and a compound containing respective metallic elements other than Li in a composition formula Li?NixCoyM11?x?y?zM2zO2+? so as to have a metallic constituent ratio of the formula to obtain a mixture, and firing the mixture to obtain a lithium composite compound. Performing, on the mixture, a first heat treatment at 200° C. to 400° C. for 0.5 to 5 hours to obtain a first precursor. A step of performing a heat treatment on the first precursor under an oxidizing atmosphere at 450° C. to 800° C. for 0.5 to 50 hours, and reacting 92 mass % or more of the lithium carbonate to obtain a second precursor, and a finishing step of performing a heat treatment on the second precursor under an oxidizing atmosphere at 755° C. to 900° C. for 0.5 to 50 hours to obtain the lithium composite compound.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: an additive for electrochemical elements, which is capable of improving the service life characteristics of a battery, while having high physical stability; an electrolyte solution for electrochemical elements, which uses this additive for electrochemical elements; an electrochemical element; an electrolyte solution for lithium ion secondary batteries; a lithium ion secondary battery; and a method for producing an additive for electrochemical elements. An additive for electrochemical elements according to the present invention is characterized by being represented by general formula [(BO)3(OR)3]m(H2O)n (wherein each of m and n represents an integer of 1 or more; and each R independently represents an organic group having 1 or more carbon atoms). A method for producing an additive for electrochemical elements according to the present invention is characterized by a synthesis by means of dehydration condensation of boric acid and an alcohol.

Abstract: A positive-electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a lithium complex compound that is represented by the formula: Li1+aNibMncCodTieMfO2+?, and has an atomic ratio Ti3+/Ti4+ between Ti3+ and Ti4+, as determined through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal to 20. In the formula, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Zr, Mo, and Nb, and a, b, c, d, e, f, and ? are numbers satisfying ?0.1?a?0.2, 0.7<b?0.9, 0?c<0.3, 0?d<0.3, 0<e?0.25, 0?f<0.3, b+c+d+e+f=1, and ?0.2???0.2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high capacity lithium secondary cell in which the decrease in capacity associated with the charge and discharge cycle is small, and a method for manufacturing the lithium secondary cell. This lithium secondary cell is characterized in being provided with a positive electrode containing a lithium-transition metal composite oxide for which lithium ions can be reversibly stored and released, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte; the non-aqueous electrolyte containing a boroxine compound represented by the general formula (RO)3(BO)3 (where each R independently represents a C2-6 organic group); and the value of the ratio of the number of moles of the boroxine compound and the number of moles of the transition metal atoms in the lithium-transition metal composite oxide being 5.7×10?3 or less.

Abstract: A positive-electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a lithium complex compound that is represented by the formula: Li1+aNibMncCodTieMfO2+?, and has an atomic ratio Ti3+/Ti4+ between Ti3+ and Ti4+, as determined through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal to 20. In the formula, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Zr, Mo, and Nb, and a, b, c, d, e, f, and ? are numbers satisfying ?0.1?a?0.2, 0.7<b?0.9, 0?c<0.3, 0?d<0.3, 0<e?0.25, 0?f<0.3, b+c+d+e+f=1, and ?0.2???0.2.