Abstract: A substrate W having a non-plateable material portion 31 and a plateable material portion 32 formed on a surface thereof is prepared, and then, a catalyst is selectively imparted to the plateable material portion 32 by performing a catalyst imparting processing on the substrate W. Thereafter, a plating layer 35 is selectively formed on the plateable material portion 32 by supplying a plating liquid M1 onto the substrate W. The plating liquid M1 contains an inhibitor which suppresses the plating layer 35 from being precipitated on the non-plateable material portion 31.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a radiation image diagnostic apparatus includes a gantry and image reconstruction circuitry. The gantry images a subject with radiation over a plurality of phases and acquires a plurality of imaging data sets for the plurality of phases. The image reconstruction circuitry executes an iterative reconstruction for the plurality of imaging data set to generate a plurality of reconstruction images for the plurality of phases. The image reconstruction circuitry executes the iterative reconstruction using, as the initial image, the first reconstruction image obtained by executing the iterative reconstruction based on the imaging data set of the first phase, generating a second reconstruction image for the second phase different from the first phase.

Abstract: This aircraft inspection support device includes a first imaging unit configured to capture a measurement information image displayed on a measurement instrument-side display unit of a specific measurement instrument associated with a model of an aircraft or an inspection target of an aircraft component, the measurement instrument-side display unit being configured to display measurement information on the inspection target, and an operator-side display unit configured to display the measurement information image so as to be visible to an inspection operator who is performing an inspection operation near the inspection target.

Abstract: An electrically-conductive member having sufficient corrosion resistivity even when the electrically-conductive member is exposed to high potential environment and a method of manufacturing the electrically-conductive member are offered. An electrically-conductive member is obtained by a mist CVD method, by forming a metal oxide film on a base member of a separator, and the electrically-conductive member has an active potential range and a passive potential range in an anode polarization curve that is measured in a sulfuric acid aqueous solution having a sulfuric acid concentration that is 5.0×10?4 mol/dm3 at pH3 and having a temperature of 25° C., an anode current density that is 1×10?7 A/cm2 or less in the passive potential range, and the passive potential range reaching to an electric potential that is 1V.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion element; a lens disposed above a first light incident surface of the photoelectric conversion element; and a plurality of columnar structures disposed on a surface parallel to the first light incident surface that is located between a second light incident surface of the lens and the first light incident surface of the photoelectric conversion element. The columnar structure includes at least one of silicon, germanium, gallium phosphide, aluminum oxide, cerium oxide, hafnium oxide, indium oxide, tin oxide, niobium pentoxide, magnesium oxide, tantalum pentoxide, titanium pentoxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, yttrium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconia, cerium fluoride, gadolinium fluoride, lanthanum fluoride, and neodymium fluoride.

Abstract: A multilayer wiring forming method includes forming, in a via 70 formed at a preset position in an insulating film 60 provided on a wiring 50 of a substrate, the via 70 being extended to the wiring 70, a monomolecular film 80 on a bottom surface 73 at which the wiring 50 is exposed; forming a barrier film 81 on a side surface 72 of the via 70; removing the monomolecular film 80; and forming an electroless plating film 82 from the bottom surface 73 of the via 70 by using the wiring 50 exposed at the bottom surface 73 of the via 70 as the catalyst.

Abstract: A method includes a step of performing a selective catalyst treatment by supplying a catalyst solution to an upper surface of an exposed interconnection layer forming a step portion of a stepped shape formed by pair layers stacked to form the stepped shape, the pair layer including an interconnection layer formed on an insulating layer, and a step of selectively growing a metal layer by performing electroless plating on the upper surface of the interconnection layer on which the catalyst treatment is performed.

Abstract: Provided is a film-forming resin composition for protecting an article that an organic polymer is exposed, including a polyurethane resin (A) having a hydroxyl group, a (meth)acrylic resin (B) having a hydroxyl group, and a polyfunctional isocyanate (C), in which the composition has a cross-linking density n of 1.0×10?4 to 5.0×10?3 mol/cm3, which is determined according to Mathematical Formula (1) n=E?min/(3RT). Here, E?min represents a minimum value E?min of storage elastic modulus of a cured film obtained by curing the resin composition at 80° C. for 16 hours in a case where the cured film is subjected to viscoelasticity measurement at a frequency of 1.0 Hz and a temperature range of ?40° C. to 160° C., T represents an absolute temperature at the minimum value E?min, and R represents a gas constant.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical preparation efficaciously promotes tissue wound repair. The wound repair promoter according to the present invention includes at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formula (1), salts of the compounds, and hydrates of the compounds or the salts. In the formula, R1 and R2 are each, identically or differently, selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbon group optionally having one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogens, —COOR3, —CONR32, —COR3, —CN, —NO2, —NHCOR3, —OR3, —SR3, —OCOR3, —SO3R3, and —SO2NR32, where R3 is, identically or differently in each occurrence, selected from hydrogen and an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and n represents an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: A substrate W having a non-plateable material portion 31 and a plateable material portion 32 formed on a surface thereof is prepared, and then, a catalyst is selectively imparted to the plateable material portion 32 by performing a catalyst imparting processing on the substrate W. Thereafter, a plating layer 35 is selectively formed on the plateable material portion 32 by performing a plating processing on the substrate W. Before the imparting of the catalyst, an organic film 36 is formed on the substrate W by supplying an organic liquid L1 onto the substrate W.

Abstract: A catalyst is imparted selectively to a plateable material portion 32 by performing a catalyst imparting processing on a substrate W having a non-plateable material portion 31 and the plateable material portion 32 formed on a surface thereof. Then, a hard mask layer 35 is formed selectively on the plateable material portion 32 by performing a plating processing on the substrate W. The non-plateable material portion 31 is made of SiO2 as a main component, and the plateable material portion 32 is made of a material including, as a main component, a material containing at least one of a OCHx group and a NHx group, a metal material containing Si as a main component, a material containing carbon as a main component or a catalyst metal material.

Abstract: A fixing device receives a recording material having a toner image and applies pressure and heat to fix the toner image. The fixing device includes a fixing member, a sliding member, a pressing member, and a heating member. The fixing member has a rotatable endless belt shape that includes an inner circumferential resin layer. The sliding member is pressed against the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member with a lubricant interposed between the sliding member and the inner circumferential surface. The sliding member has a resin coating layer and slides on the inner circumferential surface. The pressing member presses the recording material toward an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member. The heating member generates heat to heat the recording material. A surface hardness of the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member is smaller than a surface hardness of the sliding surface of the sliding member.

Abstract: A crack measuring apparatus includes distance-measuring units, an image pickup unit having pixels the positions of which are identified on an imaging device, an infrared image pickup unit having pixels the positions of which are identified on an imaging device and having sensitivity to infrared rays, driving units, angle-measuring units, and an arithmetic control unit, the arithmetic control unit searches for a cracked portion from a temperature difference in an infrared image by turning the infrared image pickup unit, captures an image of the cracked portion by the image pickup unit and identifies a position of the cracked portion from a density difference in the captured image, measures the position of the cracked portion by the distance-measuring units and the angle-measuring units, and acquires three-dimensional absolute coordinates of the cracked portion.

Abstract: Provided is a film-forming resin composition for protecting an article that an organic polymer is exposed, including a polyurethane resin (A) having a hydroxyl group, a (meth)acrylic resin (B) having a hydroxyl group, and a polyfunctional isocyanate (C), in which the composition has a cross-linking density n of 1.0×10?4 to 5.0×10?3 mol/cm3, which is determined according to Mathematical Formula (1) n=E?min/(3RT). Here, E?min represents a minimum value E?min of storage elastic modulus of a cured film obtained by curing the resin composition at 80° C. for 16 hours in a case where the cured film is subjected to viscoelasticity measurement at a frequency of 1.0 Hz and a temperature range of ?40° C. to 160° C., T represents an absolute temperature at the minimum value E?min, and R represents a gas constant.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holder configured to horizontally hold and rotate a substrate which has a recess and a base metal layer exposed from a bottom surface of the recess; and a pre-cleaning liquid supply configured to supply a pre-cleaning liquid such as dicarboxylic acid or tricarboxylic acid onto the substrate being held and rotated by the substrate holder, to thereby pre-clean the base metal layer. A temperature of the pre-cleaning liquid on the substrate is equal to or higher than 40° C.

Abstract: A controller according to one aspect of an embodiment includes: a position detecting unit; an operation detecting unit; a vibration controlling unit; and a correction unit. The position detecting unit detects a touch position on an operation surface. The operation detecting unit detects a touch operation on the operation surface. The vibration controlling unit controls and causes one or more vibration elements to vibrate the operation surface. The correction unit corrects, on the basis of the touch position on the operation surface, at least one of detection of the touch operation performed by the operation detecting unit and vibration of the operation surface caused by the vibration controlling unit.

Abstract: A fixing device receives a recording material having a toner image and applies pressure and heat to fix the toner image. The fixing device includes a fixing member, a sliding member, a pressing member, and a heating member. The fixing member has a rotatable endless belt shape that includes an inner circumferential resin layer. The sliding member is pressed against the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member with a lubricant interposed between the sliding member and the inner circumferential surface. The sliding member has a resin coating layer and slides on the inner circumferential surface. The pressing member presses the recording material toward an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member. The heating member generates heat to heat the recording material. A surface hardness of the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member is smaller than a surface hardness of the sliding surface of the sliding member.

Abstract: A plating apparatus, a plating method and a recording medium can allow a temperature of a wafer to be uniform within a surface thereof. A plating apparatus 1 includes a substrate holding unit 52 configured to hold a substrate W; a plating liquid supply unit 53 configured to supply a plating liquid M1 to the substrate W; and a solvent supply unit 55a configured to supply a solvent N1 having a different temperature from a temperature of the plating liquid M1 to the substrate W. The solvent N1 is supplied to a preset position on the substrate W from the solvent supply unit 55a after the plating liquid M1 is supplied to the substrate W from the plating liquid supply unit 53.

Abstract: A substrate W having a non-plateable material portion 31 and a plateable material portion 32 formed on a surface thereof is prepared, and then, a catalyst is imparted selectively to the plateable material portion 32 by supplying a catalyst solution N1 onto the substrate W. Thereafter, a plating layer 35 is selectively formed on the plateable material portion 32 by supplying a plating liquid M1 onto the substrate W. A pH of the catalyst solution N1 is previously adjusted such that the plating layer 35 is suppressed from being precipitated on the non-plateable material portion 31 while being facilitated to be precipitated on the plateable material portion 32.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lens holder of an injector for an intraocular lens, wherein the lens holder is configured such that axial shifting of a plunger within the lens holder can be effectively prevented. A lens holder 4 of an injector 1 for an intraocular lens is provided with: a holder body 61 having a mount unit 62 on which an optical unit 91 of an intraocular lens 90 is placed, the holder body 61 having formed in the proximal-end side thereof an insertion hole 63 for a plunger 3 for pushing out the optical unit 91 positioned on the mount unit 62 toward the distal end of the holder body 61; and an axial-shift-preventing unit 110 provided within the holder body 61 between the mount unit 62 and the insertion hole 63 and in the movement path of the plunger 3, the axial-shift-preventing unit 110 being an elastic member that deforms in conformance with the shape of the plunger 3 when the plunger 3 moves toward the distal end.