Abstract: A copolymer including a structural unit represented by General Formula (1) below and a structural unit represented by General Formula (2) below, where, in General Formula (1), R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and X is a hydrogen atom or a cation, where, in General Formula (2), L is an alkylene group having 2 or more but 18 or less carbon atoms.

Abstract: Ink includes water, a coloring material, and a copolymer including a first structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 1 and a second structure unit including an anionic group. In the Chemical formula, R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X represents an alkylene group having 2-4 carbon atoms, and Y represents a substituted or non-substituted straight-chain alkylene group having 5 to 7 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided is an ink including: copolymer including at least one of structural unit of formula (1) and structural unit of formula (2); pigment having acid value of 15 ?mol/g and represented by formula (3); water; and water-soluble organic solvent. In formula (1), R1 represents hydrogen or methyl group. L1 represents alkylene group including 2-18 carbon atoms. In formula (2), R1 represents hydrogen or methyl group. L2 represents single bond or —(CH2)n-O— of which oxygen is bound with biphenyl. n represents integer of 2 through 18. In formula (3), R1 represents any one of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl group including 1-4 carbon atoms, alkoxy group including 1-4 carbon atoms, hydroxy, nitro, and alkyl substituted or unsubstituted amino group including 1-4 carbon atoms. n represents integer of 1 through 5. When n is a plural number, R1 may be identical or different. R2, R3, and R4 represent alkyl group including 1-4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided is an ink containing a copper phthalocyanine pigment, wherein an absorbance ratio (Y/X) of a local minimum absorbance Y of the ink in a wavelength range of from 665 nm through 675 nm to a local maximum absorbance X of the ink in a wavelength range of from 610 nm through 620 nm is 0.660 or greater but 0.740 or less.

Abstract: An ink includes a pigment, a wax, a water soluble solvent including a solvent having an SP value of from 9.0 to 11.0, and water, wherein the mass ratio of the content of the wax in the ink to the content of the solvent having an SP value of from 9.0 to 11.0 is in a range of from 1.0:2.5 to 1.0:25.0.

Abstract: A copolymer includes the structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 1 and the structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 2, where R1 and R2 each, independently represent hydrogen atoms or methyl groups, and n represents a value in the range of from 1 to 90, where R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and L represents an alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A copolymer includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X represents a hydrogen atom or a cationic ion; and L represents a single bond or —(CH2)n—O—, the oxygen atom of which is bonded with the biphenyl; and n represents an integer of from 2 to 18.

Abstract: An ink includes water, a pigment, and a copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains a structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 1, where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, M1+ and M2+ each, independently represent monovalent cations, n and m each, independently represent 0 or integers of from 1 to 6 excluding a case where both are 0 and a structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 2, where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y represents an alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An ink includes water, a pigment, and a copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains a structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 1, where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, M1+ and M2+ each, independently represent monovalent cations, n and m each, independently represent 0 or integers of from 1 to 6 excluding a case where both are 0 and a structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 2, where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y represents an alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A copolymer includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X represents a hydrogen atom or a cationic ion; and L represents a single bond or —(CH2)n—O—, the oxygen atom of which is bonded with the biphenyl; and n represents an integer of from 2 to 18.

Abstract: One object is to provide a system for facilitating posting for digital contents. The system according to an embodiment includes: a service control unit; an information storage unit a determination unit for determining whether a user is a fan of an artist a user information updating unit for storing a determination result by the determination unit in the information storage unit a use history information sending unit for sending reproduction history information; a posting information reception unit for receiving posting information including musical piece specifying information; a posting information registration unit for storing received posting information in the information storage unit; a posting information sending unit for sending the posting information to the terminal; a reproduction screen sending unit for sending, to the terminal, screen data of a musical piece reproduction screen; and a recommended user information sending unit for sending information on recommended users to the terminal.

Abstract: A copolymer includes a structure unit represented by Chemical Formula I; and a structure unit represented by Chemical Formula II, where R1 and R2 each, independently represent hydrogen atoms or methyl groups, X represents a hydrogen atom or a cation, and L represents an alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A photoconductor, which contains an electrically conductive support, and at least a photoconductive layer provided over the electrically conductive support, wherein the photoconductive layer contains a compound represented by the following general formula (1): where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an aralkyloxy group; n, a, b, c, and d are each independently an integer of 1 to 4 and m is 1 or 2; and a plurality of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 or R6 may be the same or different when n, m, a, b, c, or d is an integer of 2 or greater.

Abstract: To provide an amine compound, represented by General Formula (I) below: [In General Formula (I), R1 and R2 represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, which may be identical or different; m and n are an integer of 1 or 0; Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group; Ar2 and Ar3 represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group; and Ar1 and Ar2 or Ar2 and Ar3 may bind to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group including a nitrogen atom.

Abstract: A hydroxygallium porphyrazine derivative mixture including: a plurality of different hydroxygallium porphyrazine derivatives each represented by the following General Formula (A-2): where A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3 and B4 each independently represent a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom bonded to hydrogen, with the proviso that both of A1 and B1 are carbon atoms each bonded to hydrogen or only one of A1 and B1 is a nitrogen atom, both of A2 and B2 are carbon atoms each bonded to hydrogen or only one of A2 and B2 is a nitrogen atom, both of A3 and B3 are carbon atoms each bonded to hydrogen or only one of A3 and B3 is a nitrogen atom, and both of A4 and B4 are carbon atoms each bonded to hydrogen or only one of A4 and B4 is a nitrogen atom.

Abstract: A photoconductor, which contains an electrically conductive support, and at least a photoconductive layer provided over the electrically conductive support, wherein the photoconductive layer contains a compound represented by the following general formula (1): where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an aralkyloxy group; n, a, b, c, and d are each independently an integer of 1 to 4 and m is 1 or 2; and a plurality of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 or R6 may be the same or different when n, m, a, b, c, or d is an integer of 2 or greater.

Abstract: One object is to allow users to enjoy digital contents more easily. The server according to an embodiment can execute a program including: a service control module; a screen sending module configured to send, in response to a request from a terminal, screen data of screens including a playback instruction screen for making an instruction for playback of a musical piece; a mode setting module configured to set, for each user, a playback starting mode selected from a plurality of modes including Normal mode and One-tap Playback mode; a playback control module configured to start playback of a musical piece; and a possession state update module configured to update a possession state of playback tickets in response to playback of the musical piece.

Abstract: An image bearing member including an electroconductive substrate, and a photosensitive layer provided overlying the electroconductive substrate, the photosensitive layer containing at least one charge transport materials selected from the group consisting of a naphthalene tetracarboxylic acid diimide-isoindol derivative represented by the following chemical structure 1, a naphthalimide-isoindol derivative represented by the following chemical structure 2, and a triphenyl amine-isoindol derivative represented by the following chemical structure 3, where R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a substituted or non-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, and a nitro group, k represents an integer of 1 to 4, and l represents an integer of from 1 to 5 and R3 represents a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group, a substituted or non-substituted cycloalkyl group, and a substituted or non-substituted aromatic hydrocarbo

Abstract: One object is to provide a system for facilitating posting for digital contents. The system according to an embodiment includes: a service control unit; an information storage unit a determination unit for determining whether a user is a fan of an artist a user information updating unit for storing a determination result by the determination unit in the information storage unit a use history information sending unit for sending reproduction history information; a posting information reception unit for receiving posting information including musical piece specifying information; a posting information registration unit for storing received posting information in the information storage unit; a posting information sending unit for sending the posting information to the terminal; a reproduction screen sending unit for sending, to the terminal, screen data of a musical piece reproduction screen; and a recommended user information sending unit for sending information on recommended users to the terminal.

Abstract: An information providing system appropriately filtering post contents posted by users is provided. An information providing system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes one or more processors executing a given program. The program includes a selecting module selecting one or more particular post contents from among a plurality of post contents posted by one or more users in association with a particular webpage on the basis of rating information for the post contents, a feed information generating module generating particular feed information including the particular post content or contents, and a feed information delivery module delivering the particular feed information.