Abstract: According to one embodiment, a louver includes a first transparent substrate, a first organic insulating film provided on an inner surface side of the first transparent substrate, and including a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface, a first reflective layer provided along the first inclined surface, and a second reflective layer provided along the second inclined surface. The first reflective layer includes a first reflective surface. The second reflective layer includes a second reflective surface. An interval between the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface increases with distance from the first transparent substrate.

Abstract: A laminated structure including: an electrically conductive layer; an underlying layer including a first resin and inorganic particles; a support including a second resin; and a resin layer including a third resin that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a resin of same kind as the second resin and a resin having a softening temperature equal to or lower than a softening temperature of the second resin, the electrically conductive layer, the underlying layer, the support, and the resin layer being disposed in this order.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a viewing angle control element includes an electrochromic layer, a plurality of projections formed on a first base, a first area and a second area provided on each of the projections, a first transparent electrode provided on the first area, and a second transparent electrode provided on the second area, wherein the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are electrically independent of each other.

Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a belt cover disposed on an outer side in a radial direction of a belt layer includes a cover portion having a width equal to a width of the belt cover, and edge cover portions layered on the cover portion at two locations on both sides of the cover portion. Of the edge cover portions at the two locations, one of the edge cover portions is located on a radially inner side of the cover portion, and the other of the edge cover portions is located on a radially outer side of the cover portion. The belt cover is a single strip material having a band-like shape spirally wound about a tire rotation axis, and the cover portion at least partially includes a portion where circumferential portions adjacent in the width direction of the strip material that is spirally wound overlap in the radial direction.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that prevents erroneous use of paper by enabling registration of user identification of a user who can use a paper feed deck in information about each paper feed deck of the image processing apparatus and controlling paper feeding so that just the user associated with the user identification can use a paper feed deck to which the user identification was added.

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor functioning to reserve a sheet feeding unit of an image forming apparatus and provide information indicating that the sheet feeding unit is reserved.

Abstract: An operation control system includes: a storing processing part configured to store collected information on abnormality in countermeasure progress information storage parts in which information on an abnormality or countermeasure information on a countermeasure to the abnormality is stored; an equipment abnormality monitor part configured to, when a length of a time period during which the abnormality continues exceeds a prescribed time period, update a state of the abnormality; a countermeasure monitor part configured to monitor a state of the countermeasure, and, when the state of the countermeasure changes, update the state of the countermeasure; and an output processing part configured to change how to output alarm information in accordance with the length of the time period during which the abnormality continues and the state of the countermeasure.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device comprises a plurality of microlenses arranged in a hexagonal periodic structure, and provided in the plurality of sensor regions, and a plurality of spacers between the plurality of sensor regions, wherein the plurality of sensor regions include a first sensor region adjacent to the plurality of spacers, a second sensor region adjacent to the first sensor region in the first direction, and a third sensor region adjacent to the first sensor region in the second direction, and include at least one microlens overlapped with the first sensor region and the second sensor region, and at least one microlens overlapped with the first sensor region and the third sensor region.

Abstract: An electronic device includes electrode layers and supports. The electrode layers and supports include an electrode layer and a support on each of both sides of an electronic functional layer in a thickness direction. Taking-out electrode parts from the electrode layers are exposed in a plane region of at least one of the supports on the both sides.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a first substrate that includes a sensor element, a first light-shielding layer, and a first pinhole that is provided between the first light-shielding layers adjacent to each other, and a second substrate that includes a second light-shielding layer that is provided in contact with a base, a second pinhole that is provided between the second light-shielding layers adjacent to each other, a third light-shielding layer that is in contact with an insulating layer, a third pinhole that is provided between the third light-shielding layers adjacent to each other, wherein a transparent resin layer is provided inside the third pinhole.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electro-optical device includes a panel, a sealant, a liquid crystal layer, a light source and a reflective layer. The panel includes first and second transparent substrates, an electro-optical area and a peripheral area. The seal is provided in the peripheral area and adheres the substrates. The liquid crystal layer contains a polymer liquid crystal composition. The light source opposes a side surface of the first or second substrates. The reflective layer is between the substrates. The panel includes a first edge, and the reflective layer overlaps a portion of the sealant, located along the first edge.

Abstract: An operation control apparatus of the invention includes a KPI tree preparation field for accepting an issues-structure tree indicating a causal relation of an issue of an organization having a plurality of departments, and KPI definition information having a KPI for evaluating the issue mutually associated with the department responsible for the KPI, and a KPI tree generation field for generating a KPI tree indicating the causal relation of the KPI from the issues-structure tree indicating the causal relation of the issue by accepting a user's association of the KPI with the issue constituting the issues-structure tree.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including: a determination unit configured to determine an inclination of a document portion in read image data generated by reading a document based on an inclination of an edge of the document portion detected in the read image data; a correction unit configured to correct the inclination of the determined document portion by a rotation process of the read image data; and a cut-out unit configured to cut out, based on a size of the document portion determined from the detected edge, a partial image of the document portion from the read image data in which the inclination has been corrected.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a viewing angle control element includes an electrochromic layer, a plurality of projections formed on a first base, a first area and a second area provided on each of the projections, a first transparent electrode provided on the first area, and a second transparent electrode provided on the second area, wherein the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are electrically independent of each other.

Abstract: Provided are a cylindrical base, a master and a method for manufacturing a master enabling a uniform transfer of a fine pattern. A cylindrical base of a quartz glass having an internal strain in terms of birefringence of less than 70 nm/cm is used. A resist layer is deposited to an outer circumference surface of this cylindrical base, a latent image is formed on the resist layer, the latent image formed on the resist layer is developed and the pattern of the developed resist layer is used as a mask for etching to form a structure including concaves or convexes arranged in a plurality of rows on the outer circumference surface of the cylindrical base.

Abstract: The present disclosure enables to display a paper-out error immediately in the middle of printing images of scanner-read originals. A control method for a printing apparatus that includes a scanner for reading originals, a printer for printing images of the originals read by the scanner, and a controller for selecting a printing paper storage unit storing printing paper on which the images are to be printed, the control method including counting a number of the originals, calculating, every time the number of the originals is counted, a number of printing paper sheets for printing the images of the read originals based on the counted number of the originals, and displaying an error message when the calculated number exceeds the number of printing paper sheets stored in the selected printing paper storage unit.

Abstract: Provided are a cylindrical base, a master and a method for manufacturing a master enabling a uniform transfer of a fine pattern. A cylindrical base of a quartz glass having an internal strain in terms of birefringence of less than 70 nm/cm is used. A resist layer is deposited to an outer circumference surface of this cylindrical base, a latent image is formed on the resist layer, the latent image formed on the resist layer is developed and the pattern of the developed resist layer is used as a mask for etching to form a structure including concaves or convexes arranged in a plurality of rows on the outer circumference surface of the cylindrical base.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including: a determination unit configured to determine an inclination of a document portion in read image data generated by reading a document based on an inclination of an edge of the document portion detected in the read image data; a correction unit configured to correct the inclination of the determined document portion by a rotation process of the read image data; and a cut-out unit configured to cut out, based on a size of the document portion determined from the detected edge, a partial image of the document portion from the read image data in which the inclination has been corrected.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a plurality of transmission-wave generation circuits configured to supply a plurality of transducers of an ultrasonic probe with a plurality of transmission waves for driving the plurality of transducers via a plurality of channels; and a transmission control circuit configured to independently and dynamically control each of the plurality of transmission-wave generation circuits at a timing different for each channel.

Abstract: An operation control apparatus of the invention includes a KPI tree preparation field for accepting an issues-structure tree indicating a causal relation of an issue of an organization having a plurality of departments, and KPI definition information having a KPI for evaluating the issue mutually associated with the department responsible for the KPI, and a KPI tree generation field for generating a KPI tree indicating the causal relation of the KPI from the issues-structure tree indicating the causal relation of the issue by accepting a user's association of the KPI with the issue constituting the issues-structure tree.