Abstract: In a negative electrode for a secondary battery that is an example of an embodiment, a mixture layer contains graphite particles, and has a lower layer arranged on the core body side of the mixture layer and an upper layer arranged on the surface of the mixture layer. The average thickness of the upper layer is 5% or less than the average thickness of the mixture layer. The volume-based median diameter of graphite particles contained in the lower layer exceeds 10 ?m, and the volume-based median diameter of graphite particles contained in the upper layer is 4 ?m or greater and 10 ?m or less. The BET specific surface area of the graphite particles contained in the lower layer exceeds 4.0 m2/g, and the BET 10 specific surface area of the graphite particles contained in the upper layer is 2.0 m2/g or greater and 4.0 m2/g or less.

Abstract: An output device performs: acquiring a plurality of images chronologically captured by a camera located to photograph an inside of a bowl of a toilet; extracting, from the acquired images, an excrement image showing excrement; extracting, from the acquired images, a blood image showing a blood spot; determining, based on time information about the excrement image, an excretion start time; determining, based on time information about the blood image, a blood appearance start time, and determining, based on the blood image, a blood size indicating a size of the blood spot; generating, as excretion information, information including the excretion start time, the blood appearance start time, and the blood size; and outputting the generated excretion information.

Abstract: A laminated electrode body manufacturing device is provided with: a negative electrode cutting drum for cutting a negative electrode veneer to a first width to create a negative electrode plate, a negative electrode heating drum; a positive electrode cutting drum for cutting a positive electrode veneer to a second width to create a positive electrode plate, a positive electrode heating drum; and a bonding drum for arranging the negative electrode plate on a first separator veneer, arranging a second separator veneer thereon, arranging the positive electrode plate thereon, and bonding the same. The drums each include a plurality of holding heads arranged in the circumferential direction of the drum, wherein the plurality of holding heads hold a rectangular electrode body and rotate about a common central axis, and the speed of movement of each holding head in the circumferential direction can be changed relative to the adjacent holding head.

Abstract: The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein: the negative electrode has a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixture layer formed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector; the negative electrode mixture layer has a first negative electrode mixture layer facing the negative electrode current collector and a second negative electrode mixture layer facing the positive electrode; the negative electrode mixture layer includes a particulate negative electrode active material; at least the second negative electrode mixture layer includes carbon nanotubes; and when the interparticle porosity of the negative electrode active material in the first negative electrode mixture layer is S1, and the interparticle porosity of the negative electrode active material in the second negative electrode mixture layer is S2, 3.5?S2/S1?5.

Abstract: A supercooling release device according to one aspect of the present disclosure releases a supercooled state of a heat storage material. The supercooling release device includes a first member and a second member capable of being brought into contact with each other. The first member and the second member each include a metal. While a load is continuously applied to at least one of the first member and the second member to bring at least a portion of a surface of the first member and at least a portion of a surface of the second member into close contact with each other, the supercooled state is maintained. When the supercooled state is to be released, the supercooling release device reduces the above load.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a Group III nitride crystal, the method including: bringing a surface of a Group III nitride seed crystal into contact with a melt including at least one Group III element selected from among gallium, aluminum, and indium and an alkali metal in an atmosphere containing nitrogen to cause the Group III element and the nitrogen to react with each other in the melt to grow a Group III nitride crystal on the Group III nitride seed crystal, the method includes: growing a plurality of island-like Group III nitride crystal nuclei on the surface of the Group III nitride seed crystal; growing a first Group III nitride crystal having an inverted triangular shape or a trapezoidal shape in section from each of the plurality of island-like Group III nitride crystal nuclei; and growing a second Group III nitride crystal such that the second Group III nitride crystal fills a depression of the first Group III nitride crystal to form the second Group III nitride crystal having a flat surface, wherein

Abstract: An electric tool according to the present disclosure includes a motor, a holding member, a transmission mechanism, a torque detection unit, a control unit, and a clutch mechanism. The holding member holds a tip tool thereon. The transmission mechanism transmits torque of the motor to the holding member. The torque detection unit detects the torque transmitted from the motor to the holding member. The control unit stops running the motor when the torque detected by the torque detection unit reaches first preset torque). The clutch mechanism switches, when the torque transmitted from the motor to the holding member reaches second preset torque, from a transmitting state where the torque of the motor is transmitted to the holding member to a cutoff state where transmission of the torque of the motor to the holding member is cut off.

Abstract: This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that is an example of an embodiment comprises a winding type electrode body for which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are wound with a separator interposed. The electrode body has a positive electrode lead. The positive electrode lead has: a lead base made of metal that includes a first surface joined to the positive electrode, and a second surface on the side opposite to the first surface; and an insulating ceramic layer principally comprising an inorganic compound and formed over a range within the second surface of the lead base so as to face the negative electrode with at least the separator interposed therebetween.

Abstract: A base station includes communication circuitry which, in operation, transmits or receives a reference signal in a plurality of bands using a part of a plurality of antennas, and control circuitry which, in operation, determines which of the plurality of bands to allocate to a terminal, based on a result of measurement using the reference signal.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode core body, and a negative electrode mixture layer. When the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode mixture layer on the side opposite to the negative electrode core body is defined as a first region and the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the interface between the negative electrode mixture layer and the negative electrode core body is defined as a second region, the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region.

Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a nitride semiconductor layer above the substrate; a high-resistance layer above the nitride semiconductor layer; a p-type nitride semiconductor layer above the high-resistance layer; a first opening penetrating through the p-type nitride semiconductor layer and the high-resistance layer to the nitride semiconductor layer; an electron transport layer and an electron supply layer covering an upper portion of the p-type nitride semiconductor layer and the first opening; a gate electrode above the electron supply layer; a source electrode in contact with the electron supply layer; a second opening penetrating through the electron supply layer and the electron transport layer to the p-type nitride semiconductor layer; a potential fixing electrode in contact with the p-type nitride semiconductor layer at a bottom part of the second opening; and a drain electrode.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a plurality of batteries and an exterior case. Each of the plurality of batteries includes an exhaust valve configured to open if an internal pressure becomes higher than a predetermined pressure. The exterior case accommodates the plurality of batteries and includes a collision-enhancing gas-releasing path for releasing a gas discharged through the exhaust valve to the outside of the exterior case. The collision-enhancing releasing path includes a first collision plate and a second collision plate configured such the gas collides against the first collision plate and the second collision plate and is then released to the outside of the exterior case. The first collision plate is configured to reflect a flow direction of the gas by collision of the gas against a surface of the first collision plate. The second collision plate faces the first collision plate.

Abstract: A rectangular secondary battery includes: an electrode body; a current collector connected to an edge of the electrode; and an external terminal connected to the current collector. The current collector includes a first connector and a second connector integrated into a single member, the first connector being connected to the external terminal, the second connector being connected to the edge of the electrode body. The first connector penetrates through-holes of the sealing plate and the external terminal, and has a tip crimped so as to be connected to the external terminal and to fix the current collector and the external terminal to the sealing plate.

Abstract: An image processing method includes: acquiring image data; detecting a face region including at least a part of a face of a person from the image data; setting a first region used for detection of an eye of the person in the face region having been detected; setting a second region estimated to include a pupil or an iris by narrowing the first region based on a predetermined criterion; detecting pupil information indicating the pupil or the iris in the second region; and outputting the pupil information having been detected.

Abstract: This positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries comprises a lithium-transition metal composite oxide and a surface modification layer. The lithium transition metal composite oxide contains at least Al and 80 mol % or more Ni with reference to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li, and the surface modification layer contains at least Sr and is formed on the surface of primary particles of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide.

Abstract: An image capturing device which captures an image of excrement is provided at a toilet having a bowl and includes a sensor unit including an image capturing sensor. A view angle and an attachment position of the sensor unit are set so that a detection area presumed to receive dropping excrement in the bowl falls within a view field of the sensor unit.

Abstract: This control device for performing channel allocation for terminals which support a first radio system and which belong to a first network is provided with: a receiving unit which acquires a classification result obtained by classifying interference detected in each of channels to first interference from a radio device which supports the first radio system and which belongs to the first network, and second interference different from the first interference; and a control unit which, on the basis of the sum of an unmanaged traffic amount of each of the channels, determined on the basis of the amount of interference of the second interference, and a managed traffic amount distributed to each terminal, determines the managed traffic amount for each channel, and which determines the number of terminals to be allocated to each of the channels on the basis of the managed traffic amount.

Abstract: A heat storage device of the present disclosure includes a latent heat storage material and a container. The latent heat storage material is water-soluble. The container houses the latent heat storage material and is formed of a main material being aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The container has a joining portion and a first coating. The first coating covers at least the joining portion on an inner surface of the container. On a surface of the first coating, a first element and fluorine are present. The first element is an element other than aluminum and having a lower ionization tendency than potassium.

Abstract: A solar cell module of an embodiment comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and an extraction electrode layer. The extraction electrode layer includes a metal layer and a transparent conductive layer that are stacked on each other, and is provided in a region on the first substrate that does not overlap the photoelectric conversion layer when the substrate is viewed in plan. The solar cell module further comprises a glass frit portion provided between the second substrate and the extraction electrode layer.