Abstract: A connector 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12 to be coupled to each other. The first and second housings 11, 12 respectively include a first wall 24 and a second wall 44 partitioning between the first and second housings 11, 12. The first housing 11 includes a first cavity 13, a reference portion 27 constituting a part of the first wall, 24 and a first opening 29 communicating with the first cavity 13. The second housing 12 includes a restricting portion 47 constituting a part of the second wall 44. The restricting portion 47 projects into the first cavity 13 from the first opening 29 beyond the reference portion 27, and a tip thereof in a projecting direction is arranged to face an end part of a wire 30.

Abstract: A wireless roadside device that performs roadside-to-vehicle communication with an in-vehicle communication device in a traffic communication system includes a roadside-to-vehicle communicator that cyclically transmits a roadside-to-vehicle message, and a controller that performs inhibition control to inhibit cyclic transmission of the roadside-to-vehicle message when the roadside-to-vehicle communicator receives no vehicle information message from the in-vehicle communication device.

Abstract: An odor detection device (1) includes an odor sensor (10), environmental information measurement means (11, 12), odor information collection means (20), difference information acquisition means (21), and correction means (22). The odor sensor (10) detects information on an odor emitted from an odor source (2). The environmental information measurement means (11, 12) measures information on an environment, correlated with the amount of water vapor contained in surrounding gas. The difference information acquisition means (21) acquires the difference amount of water vapor, indicating a difference between information on an environment surrounding the odor sensor (10) and information on an environment surrounding the odor source (2). The correction means (22) corrects information on an odor, collected by the odor information collection means (20), on the basis of difference information acquired by the difference information acquisition means (21).

Abstract: An electrophotographic member includes a base layer, an elastic layer, and a surface layer stacked in this order. The surface layer contains a fluorine resin and a fluorine rubber, the fluorine rubber is contained at a proportion of 0.5 parts by mass or more and 1.0 parts by mass or less with respect to 1 part by mass of the fluorine resin, and the surface layer further contains a compound represented by formula (1): CH3(CH2)m—O—((CH2)lO)n—OH??(1) In formula (1), m, l, and n each independently represent an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: To provide a method of producing a plate denture using a stereolithography 3D printer, which is capable of producing a plate denture in a short time with a more simplified production process, the plate denture exhibiting excellent occlusion. [Solving Means] The problem is solved by a method of producing a plate denture, including: adhering an artificial tooth and a denture base photochemically solidified by a stereolithography 3D printer to each other by polymerizing an unpolymerized curable composition for stereolithography present on a surface of the denture base. Further, stronger adhesion between the artificial tooth and the denture base is achieved by mixing, in the curable composition for stereolithography, a polymerization initiator other than a photopolymerization initiator for stereolithography.

Abstract: Provided is a disposable diaper (1) which includes an absorbent member (4) and a topsheet (2). The topsheet (2) includes a first sheet (20) and a second sheet (21). Both sheets (20) and (21) are partially joined to form a plurality of joined regions (22), and the first sheet (20) has a plurality of projections (23) which protrude from the second sheet (21) toward the wearer's skin side at a portion other than the joined regions (22). The projections (23) include first projections (23A) and second projections (23B) and, when the topsheet (2) is viewed in a plan view, a second projection region (23R) is formed which includes the second projections (23B) surrounded by the plurality of first projections (23A). When the topsheet (2) is viewed in a plan view, the joined regions (22) include an inner joined region (22A1) in the second projection region (23R).

Abstract: A method for analyzing a cause of prolonging coagulation time of a blood specimen includes: adding a calcium solution to a first sample resulting from a first waiting time from mixing of a blood specimen from a subject and a measurement reagent for an activated partial thromboplastin time; obtaining a first coagulation time and/or a first parameter regarding a differential of a coagulation waveform, for the first sample; adding the calcium solution to a second sample resulting from a second waiting time, which is longer than the first waiting time, from mixing of the blood specimen from the subject and the measurement reagent; obtaining a second coagulation time and/or a second parameter regarding a differential of a coagulation waveform, for the second sample; and obtaining information regarding a cause of prolonging a coagulation time, on the basis of the first and second coagulation time and/or the first and second parameter.

Abstract: A frying oil ordering device 60 comprises a remaining amount recognition unit 61 that recognizes an amount of frying oil 17 remaining in a storage tank 33, and an ordering timing determination unit 62 that determines an ordering timing for the storage tank 33 to be replenished with the frying oil 17 based on the remaining amount and at least one of information regarding replacing the frying oil 17 in a fryer 14 in a facility 32, and parameters that affect future sales of fried foods 19 in the facility 32.

Abstract: Disclosed is a detection method for detecting occurrence of nonspecific reaction in analysis for an antigen or an antibody contained in a biological sample with use of a measurement reagent containing an antibody or an antigen that causes antigen-antibody reaction with the antigen or the antibody in the biological sample, and the detection method includes: generating a data group about progress of antigen-antibody reaction between the antigen or the antibody contained in the biological sample and the antibody or the antigen contained in the measurement reagent; inputting the data group to a deep learning algorithm; and generating information about occurrence of nonspecific reaction, based on a result outputted by the deep learning algorithm.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy according to the present invention includes 1.2% by mass to 4.0% by mass of copper, 4.0% by mass to 14.0% by mass of zinc, 0.5% by mass to 4.0% by mass of magnesium, 0.01% or less of silicon, and 0.01% or less of iron, with the balance containing aluminum and inevitable impurities, and has an average equivalent circle crystal grain size of 500 nm or less.

Abstract: A connector includes a first housing and a second housing having facing surfaces facing each other. One of the first and second housings includes a receiving portion open forward in a front end part and the other includes a rotating portion to be arranged in the receiving portion in the front end part. The second housing is rotated with respect to the first housing about an axis passing through the rotating portion in the receiving portion along a width direction and is coupled to the first housing. The first housing includes a lock receiving portion open forward and rearward in the front end part. The second housing includes a locking portion projecting toward the first housing and to be fit to the lock receiving portion in the front end part. The locking portion includes a wide restricting portion, and the lock receiving portion includes a wide restriction receiving portion.

Abstract: A fried food display management apparatus 60 comprises: a first recognition unit 61 configured to recognize quantities of fried foods 19 according to type displayed in a display case 40 in a shop 32; a cooking schedule formulation unit 62 configured to, based on the quantities of the fried foods 19 according to type as recognized by the first recognition unit 61, formulate a cooking schedule for the types and quantities of fried foods 19 to be cooked in frying oil 17 in a fryer 14 installed in the shop 32; and a reporting unit 63 configured to report information relating to the cooking schedule in a display 25 provided in the shop 32.

Abstract: Provided is a system for reporting frying oil processing work information, with which frying oil processing work can be appropriately carried out. The frying oil processing work information reporting system comprises a deterioration state analysis unit 55 that analyzes a state of deterioration of frying oil 17 in a fryer 14, a processing work information recognition unit 56 that recognizes information about processing work for the frying oil 17 on the basis of the result of the analysis performed on the state of deterioration of the frying oil 17, and a first reporting unit 57 that is set up in a shop 32 and that reports the processing work information.

Abstract: A Stirling refrigerator serves as a reciprocating motion engine and has: a casing; a cylinder arranged within the casing; a piston capable of being reciprocated within the cylinder in a reciprocating direction as being uniaxial; a control circuit electrically controlling movement of the piston; a damping unit provided at one end side of the casing in the reciprocating direction via a first connection part and a second connection part serving as connection parts; and a vibration detection board arranged via an attachment body on the second connection part, said vibration detection board serving as a vibration detector to detect a vibration in the reciprocating direction, caused by the reciprocating movement of the piston, to transmit it to the control circuit.

Abstract: An absorbent article includes a topsheet comprising a composite sheet. In the composite sheet, projections that protrude toward the skin of the wearer are formed by a first sheet protruding in a direction away from a second sheet at portions other than bonding portions. A plurality of first oblique bonding portion rows and a plurality of second oblique bonding portion rows are formed, and a long bonding portion elongated in a longitudinal direction is formed at each intersection of the first oblique bonding portion rows and the second oblique bonding portion rows. Laterally long projections elongated in a width direction are formed in a dispersed manner in the longitudinal direction and the width direction. Each laterally long projection is surrounded by two first oblique bonding portion rows and two second oblique bonding portion rows, and the long bonding portion is formed between adjacent laterally long projections in the width direction.

Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic fixing member including an elastic layer having a low hardness while maintaining a high thermal conductivity and a high strength, the elastic layer being less liable to fracture even when repeatedly compressed in a high-temperature state. The fixing member for electrophotography includes a substrate, an elastic layer on the substrate, and a surface layer in the stated order, wherein the elastic layer contains a silicone rubber and a heat conductive filler dispersed in the silicone rubber, wherein the heat conductive filler is metal oxide particles, or metal particles each having a surface at least part of which is formed of a metal oxide, and wherein the elastic layer further contains a charge control agent negatively chargeable with respect to the heat conductive filler.

Abstract: A spring consists of, by mass %, 0.5 to 0.7% of C, 1.0 to 2.0% of Si, 0.1 to 1.0% of Mn, 0.1 to 1.0% of Cr, not more than 0.035% of P, not more than 0.035% of S, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. The spring has a structure including not less than 65% of bainite and 4 to 13% of residual austenite by area ratio in a cross section. The spring has a compressive residual stress layer in a cross section from a surface to a depth of 0.35 mm to D/4, in which D (mm) is a circle-equivalent diameter of the cross section. The spring has a high hardness layer with greater hardness than a center portion by 50 to 500 HV from a surface to a depth of 0.05 to 0.3 mm.

Abstract: Provided are: a multilayer structure in which a titanium oxide layer exhibits excellent photocatalytic activity; and a method for producing this multilayer structure. The above-described multilayer structure comprises: a conductive part which contains a metal element A other than Ti, while having electrical conductivity; and a titanium oxide layer which is arranged on the conductive part and contains 1.0% by atom or more of the metal element A.

Abstract: A steel sheet for cans which exhibits excellent weldability; and a production method therefor include a steel sheet for cans with the surface of a steel sheet in order from the steel sheet side, a chromium metal layer and a hydrous chromium oxide layer. The deposited amount of the chromium metal layer is 65-200 mg/m2. The deposited amount of the hydrous chromium oxide layer in terms of chromium is 3-30 mg/m2. The chromium metal layer includes: a base part having a thickness of 7.0 nm or higher; and granular protrusions which are on the base part, have a maximum grain size of 100 nm or lower, and have a number density per unit area of at least 200 per ?m2.

Abstract: A printing apparatus for printing an image on paper includes first and second units, and a registration unit. The first unit detects a first length, along a predetermined conveyance direction, of paper conveyed from a feed port. The second unit detects a second length, along a direction intersecting with the predetermined conveyance direction, of the paper set in the feed port. The registration unit registers a size corresponding to the first and the second lengths of the paper set in the feed port, based on second unit detection. The first unit detects the first length of first paper conveyed to print a predetermined test pattern before second paper is set in the feed port. The registration unit registers a regular size based on a result of first unit detection on the first paper from among regular sizes corresponding to a result of second unit detection on the second paper.