Abstract: Disclosed are: an advantageous production process for a carotenoid intermediate; and others. Specifically disclosed are: a process for producing a dialcohol represented by formula (1), which is characterized by reacting a Grignard reagent with an acetylene gas in an organic solvent at a temperature of 30° C. or higher to prepare an ethynyl magnesium halide and subsequently reacting the ethynyl magnesium halide with methacrolein; a process for producing an allylhalide compound represented by formula (3) [wherein X represents a halogen atom: and the wavy line means the compound is either of E/Z geometric isomers or a mixture thereof], which is characterized by reducing a dialcohol represented by formula (1) with hydrogen to produce a triene alcohol represented by formula (2) [wherein the wavy line is as defined above] and halogenating the triene alcohol; and an allylchloride compound represented by formula (4) [wherein the wavy line is as defined above].

Abstract: In a condition detection and display system (100), an omnidirectional camera (1), internal condition sensors (3), external condition sensors (4), and others detect a condition of a vehicle and surroundings around the vehicle, image data which is a detection result obtained by the aforesaid members and contains an image of the vehicle is selected from an image database (6), and the selected image data is displayed on a liquid crystal panel (7) at a position close to a display of a speedometer.

Abstract: An onboard display device includes a display section attached to an instrument panel of a vehicle. The section has a second display area and a first display area. The second display area shows at least the speed as vehicle condition images indicating the conditions of the vehicle. The first display area shows a navigation image and other secondary images. The display section measures greater in width than in height with an aspect ratio of 7:3 or greater. The aspect ratio is the width/height ratio of a display area. The onboard display device allows for a visibility-improved simultaneous display of the secondary image, such as a navigation image, and the vehicle condition image, such as a speed display, which presents information on the conditions of the vehicle.

Abstract: The producing method of a gas barrier layer uses a material having at least one Si—H bond, a material having at least one N-H bond, and at least one of nitrogen gas, hydrogen gas and a noble gas and forms the gas barrier layer by plasma-enhanced CVD using a plasma in which an emission intensity A of emission at 414 nm, an emission intensity B of emission at 336 nm, an emission intensity C of emission at 337 nm, and an emission intensity D of emission at 656 nm satisfy formulas a to c: 2<B/A<20??Formula a C/B<2??Formula b 0.5<D/B<50.

Abstract: A method according to the invention comprises: starting plasma discharge for forming the gas barrier layer in a film deposition chamber; and producing the gas barrier layer by using a plasma after a first predetermined period of time has elapsed from a start of the plasma discharge.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound, a photoelectric converter and a photoelectrochemical cell. The complex compound (I) is obtained by coordinating a ligand represented by the formula (II) and a ligand represented by the formula (III) to a metal atom, wherein Y1 and Y2 each independently represent a group including an unsaturated hydrocarbon group and an aromatic ring, R1 and R2 each independently represent a protogenic group or a salt thereof, at least one of R1 and R2 is a protogenic group, R3 and R4 each independently represent an aprotogenic group, R3 and R4 may be bound together, A and B each independently represent a group including an element of group 14, 15, or 16 of the Periodic Table, m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, a, b, c, and d each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, and a+b?1.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (100) includes mean value computing sections (9a, 9b) and an optical intensity regulation section (11). The mean value computing section (9a) outputs a mean luminance level (A1) for the pixels forming an image display produced in a driver seat display area (2). The mean value computing section (9b) outputs a mean luminance level (A2) for the pixels forming an image display produced in a front passenger seat display area (3). The optical intensity regulation section (11) controls (regulates) the output optical intensity of backlights (4a, 4b) according to the mean luminance level (A1) and the mean luminance level (A2). As a result, the luminance of the image display in the front passenger seat display area (3) is further limited than the luminance of the image display in the driver seat display area (2). The control ensures high visibility of image displays for the driver.

Abstract: A display section displays a speedometer having a substantially circular shape on an outer circumference of which a speed scale is provided. Then, that point on the outer circumference of the speedometer which indicates a speed at a moment is calculated. Further a speed that is attained at a given time period (e.g. 0.5 second) after the moment if the speed is increased at an acceleration at the moment is calculated. An arc-shaped pointer is displayed, the arc-shaped pointer passing (i) the calculated point of the speed scale, (ii) a middle point between the calculated point of the speed scale and a center of the speedometer, and (iii) the center of the speedometer. With this arrangement, a display device displaying the speedometer allows a driver to easily recognize the speed and an amount of a change therein (i.e. acceleration).

Abstract: The present invention provides a complex compound (I) obtained by coordinating a ligand represented by the formula (II) below and a bidentate ligand to a metal atom, wherein, in the formula, Y1 and Y2 each independently represent a group containing an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon and an aromatic ring; R1 and R2 each independently represent a salt of an acidic group or an acidic group; A represents a group containing a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a carbon atom, a silicon atom, a sulfur atom or a selenium atom; and m, a, and b each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, while satisfying a+b?1.

Abstract: A complex compound (I) obtained by coordinating a compound represented by the following formula (II), hereinafter abbreviated as compound (II), to a metal atom. In the formula, R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a substituent represented by the following formula (III), formula (IV), formula (V) or formula (VI) and at least one of them is a substituent represented by the formula (III); a, b and c each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2 and a+b+c?1; here, L represents a linking group represented by the following formula (VII) or formula (VIII); Ar represents an aryl group which may have a substituent; A represents an acidic group or a salt thereof; Y represents a halogen atom or a substituent; Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms or a cyano group; and p and q each represent an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: A method of forming a gas barrier layer comprises: forming a first layer over a substrate by plasma-enhanced CVD at a first pressure, at least a part of a surface of the substrate being made of an organic material; and forming a second layer on the first layer by plasma-enhanced CVD at a second pressure which is lower than the first pressure.

Abstract: A method of producing a gas barrier film comprises the steps of: supplying a material gas including silane gas, ammonia gas and at least one of nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas to a process chamber; keeping the process chamber at an internal pressure of 20 to 200 Pa; holding a substrate in the process chamber at a substrate temperature of not more than 70° C.; forming a bias potential of ?100 V or less at the substrate; and supplying power P (W) to the material gas so as to have a ratio P/Q of the power P to a silane gas flow rate Q (sccm) of 15 to 30 W/sccm to generate plasma, thereby depositing a silicon nitride layer on a surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a diamond electrode that, in waste water treatment or production of functional water by using electrolysis, does not cause contamination of a solution or release of toxic substances, achieves enhancement of the energy efficiency, has excellent durability, and can endure prolonged use without damage. The present invention further provides a treatment device where the above electrode is used, and a method for manufacturing the above electrode. In a diamond electrode according to the present invention, the electrode includes a conductive diamond film covering one surface of a substrate. Assuming that the thickness of the substrate is T (?m) and the thickness of the conductive diamond film is t1 (?m), the ratio between them is 0.0010?t1/T?0.022 and 10?t1?70.

Abstract: There is provided a system for showing a multi-directional image of surroundings of transportation device requiring a manual maneuver, when starting the transportation device in a parked state (stop state). The surroundings exhibiting system is constituted by an omnidirectional camera, an ignition instruction detection sensor, a control section including a CPU and a frame memory, and a liquid crystal panel. The omnidirectional camera captures an omnidirectional image of the surroundings around the transportation device in synchronization with a driver's ignition instruction detected by the ignition instruction detection sensor. Further, the captured image data is temporally stored in the frame memory, and the stored image data is sequentially transmitted to the liquid crystal panel so as to be displayed thereon.

Abstract: A method of forming a gas barrier layer comprises: forming a first layer over a substrate by plasma-enhanced CVD with a first plasma excitation power, at least a part of a surface of the substrate being made of an organic material; and forming a second layer on the first layer by plasma-enhanced CVD with a second plasma excitation power which is higher than the first plasma excitation power.

Abstract: A diamond electrode includes a conductive silicon substrate having a plurality of pores. The diamond electrode also includes a conductive diamond covering the conductive silicon substrate. The inner wall surfaces of the plurality of pores are at an angle of 60° to 85° with respect to a substrate of the conductive silicon substrate.

Abstract: A process for producing gas barrier films comprises the steps of: applying a pressure of 50 N/m2 and above to a surface of a substrate; and subsequently forming a gas barrier layer on the surface of the substrate by plasma-enhanced CVD in a pressure atmosphere of 60 Pa and above.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a master recording medium used for magnetic transfer and having a concavo-convex pattern formed on a surface of the recording medium, the method comprising: a surface treatment step of forming the concavo-convex pattern on a surface of a metal plate to fabricate a metal master disk; a monomolecular layer forming step of forming a monomolecular layer on a surface of the metal master disk, the surface having the concavo-convex pattern formed thereon; a metallic substrate forming step of dipping the metal master disk having the monomolecular layer formed thereon into a plating solution and forming the master recording medium by plating on the surface of the metal master disk, the surface having the monomolecular layer formed thereon; and an exfoliating step of exfoliating the master recording medium from the metal master disk.

Abstract: A film depositing apparatus comprises: a rotatable drum within a chamber around which a substrate is wrapped in a specified surface region; a film depositing unit comprising a film depositing electrode spaced facing to a surface of the drum, and a feed gas supply section supplying a feed gas for forming a film into a gap between the drum and the film depositing electrode; and an exhaust unit that exhausts the gap between the drum and the film depositing electrode during film formation by the film depositing unit so as to forcibly discharge the feed gas, supplied into the gap by the feed gas supply section, through at least one of end portions of the gap upstream side and downstream side in a rotating direction of the drum uniformly over an entire region of the gap in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the drum.

Abstract: An image processing method for dividing a digital image signal into plural image signals corresponding to plural blocks constituting a single display screen, and performing block-by-block coding of the image signals of the respective blocks, comprises transforming an image signal of a coding target block to be subjected to coding into frequency components by frame-by-frame frequency transformation on a frame basis or field-by-field frequency transformation on a field basis; setting a processing order for coding the frequency components corresponding to the image signal of the coding target block, according as the image signal of the coding target block has been subjected to the frame-by-frame frequency transformation or the field-by-field frequency transformation; and successively coding the frequency components corresponding to the image signal of the coding target block according to the order which has been set.