Abstract: An inkjet ink contains a quinacridone pigment, a resin, and an aqueous medium. A ratio of a mass of the resin to a mass of the quinacridone pigment is no greater than 0.50. The resin has an acid value of at least 60 mgKOH/g and no greater than 120 mgKOH/g. A supernatant has a phosphorus concentration of no greater than 2.0 ppm. The supernatant is obtained by centrifugation of the inkjet ink at 1,050,000 G for 3 hours.

Abstract: An inkjet ink contains an aqueous medium and pigment particles dispersed in the aqueous medium. The pigment particles contain a pigment and a specific resin. The specific resin includes an acid group and a first repeating unit derived from a specific monomer, and has a crosslinking structure derived from a carbodiimide crosslinking agent. The specific resin has a neutralization rate of at least 20% and no greater than 50%. The first repeating unit has a percentage content in the specific resin of at least 1.0% by mass and no greater than 20.0% by mass. The specific monomer has a morpholine structure or a pyrrolidone structure.

Abstract: A foam identification system including a thermal imaging camera and a controller connected to the thermal imaging camera. The thermal imaging camera images a surface of a liquid in a vessel that is exposed to a headspace of the vessel. The headspace being either warmer or cooler than the liquid. The camera and the controller detect a change in temperature of the exposed surface of the liquid to identify foam on the exposed surface of the liquid.

Abstract: A sheet conveyance device includes a cover member, a sheet stacking tray, a control portion, and an optical sensor. The cover member has a stationary rib that enters and retreats from an optical path along with opening and closing of the cover member, and a swingable rib that enters and retreats from the optical path along with up-down movement of the sheet on the sheet stacking tray. The control portion, based on an amount of received light incident on the optical sensor, detects an opened state and a closed state of the cover member and an up-down position of the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking tray.

Abstract: A siphon includes a feed area for feeding a liquid, a downpipe connecting to the feed area, extended from top to bottom in a use position of the siphon, a deflection pipe filled with liquid during stationary operation on the end of the downpipe facing away from the feed area connecting to this, a riser pipe on the end of the deflection pipe facing away from the downpipe, and connecting to this, extended from bottom to top in the use position, and a discharge area connecting to the end of the riser pipe facing away from the deflection pipe for discharging liquid. A storage tank arranged on the siphon between the feed area and the discharge area is hydraulically connected to the deflection pipe and designed to automatically fill with liquid during stationary operation and to automatically empty into the deflection pipe following a pressure surge affecting the siphon.

Abstract: An article including a substrate; a diffuser polymer; and a thin layer of optical material 14 that conforms to a surface of the diffuser polymer is disclosed. A method of making the article is also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program provide for obtaining channel response data including a channel frequency response of a channel over a frequency spectrum, wherein the channel frequency response is generated in response to a transmission over the channel or a simulation thereof; and generating an indication of channel impairments in response to applying the channel response data to a transformer-based machine-learning (ML) model trained to predict a channel impairment estimate.

Abstract: A planning device includes: a specifying unit that specifies a demand type categorizing a hydrogen demand and an intended use of the hydrogen demand; an importance degree setting unit that sets an importance degree table configured to link importance degrees of the demand type and the intended use with results of the specification; an importance degree determining unit that determines the importance degree of the demand type and the importance degree of the intended use based on the hydrogen demand information, the results of the specification, and the importance degree table; a demand predicting unit that predicts the hydrogen demand based on the hydrogen demand information and the results of the specification; and a supply plan creating unit that creates a hydrogen supply plan based on the state information, the hydrogen demand information, a result of the prediction, the importance degrees, and an electric power information.

Abstract: Physical authentication devices and systems using such devices may be provided. A device may include a first substrate having first and second surfaces, and an NFC circuit coupled to the first substrate. The NFC circuit may be configured to transmit first information. The device may include a transparent second substrate coupled to the first surface. The device may include a plurality of rare earth phosphors positioned in or on the substrate, such as within the transparent second substrate or between the first substrate and the transparent second substrate. Each rare earth phosphor may be configured to emit at least one wavelength of light when irradiated with an irradiating wavelength of light, the irradiating wavelength being different from the at least one wavelength of light. In some embodiments, a magnet may be coupled to the second surface. In some embodiments, the transparent second substrate may be adhered to the first substrate.

Abstract: A packing material includes: a packing case; a support member arranged inside the packing case and having a first side plate facing one side face of a packed article in a first direction; a cushioning member disposed between the packing case and the first side plate and absorbing shock applied from the first direction to the packed article; and a shock distribution plate disposed between the first side plate and the cushioning member, larger than the contact area with the cushioning member and elongate in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The shock distribution plate has such rigidity as not to deform against shock from the cushioning member.

Abstract: An inkjet ink contains a quinacridone pigment, a resin, and an aqueous medium. A 50-fold dilution of a supernatant obtained by centrifugating the inkjet ink at 1,050,000 G for 3 hours has a phosphorous concentration of at least 1.0 ppm and no greater than 6.0 ppm. On an ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum of the supernatant, a first peak appears at a first absorbance of at least 0.16 and no greater than 0.40. The first peak is a maximum peak in a wavelength range of the ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum of at least 300 nm and no greater than 340 nm. On the ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum of the supernatant, a second peak appears at a second absorbance of at least 0.15 and no greater than 0.80. The second peak is a maximum peak in a wavelength range of the ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum of at least 400 nm and no greater than 490 nm.

Abstract: At least one server comprising at least one processor coupled to at least one memory storing instructions. The server can receive a first signal from a first monitored system comprising an internal combustion engine and a first sensor, the first signal associated with a first occurrence of an internal combustion engine event, a second occurrence of the internal combustion engine event, and first measurement data of the first sensor. The server can determine a first measurement from the first measurement data. The server can determine a second measurement from the first measurement data. The server can determine a measurement deviation between the first measurement and the second measurement. The server can compare the measurement deviation to a stored measurement threshold. The server can determine a first exhibited useful life of the first sensor based on the measurement deviation and at least one of the first measurement or the second measurement.

Abstract: Provided are an imaging device and an electronic device capable of improving the charge transfer characteristic. The imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate and a vertical transistor provided on the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate is provided with a hole opened to the first main surface side. The vertical transistor includes a first gate electrode provided inside the hole, and a second gate electrode provided outside the hole and connected to the first gate electrode. The first gate electrode includes a first part and a second part including a material having conductivity different from conductivity of the first part.

Abstract: A wire guide assembly includes a seal cover having a cover opening defined therethrough and a fixation element. A seal is fitted to the seal cover and defines a seal opening aligned with the cover opening in an axial direction of the assembly. A strain relief guide of the assembly is fitted to a side of the seal opposite the seal cover and defines a guide opening aligned with the seal opening and the cover opening in the axial direction.

Abstract: Aqueous treatment compositions for crude oil and/or petroleum distillates to remove sulfur compounds therefrom and treatment methods using such compositions are disclosed. The composition has less than 0.5% wt/wt di- or tri-benzohydroxy compound, a strong base, less than 1% wt/wt divalent metal gluconate, a balance of water, and a pH that is 9 or greater. The treatment method includes adding said treatment composition to crude oil or a petroleum distillate to form a mixture having 0.001% to 0.02% wt di- or tri-benzohydroxy compound/wt oil and 0.001% to 0.03% wt divalent metal gluconate/wt oil and mixing the same together.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state imaging device capable of acquiring an image with higher image quality. It includes a plurality of pixel units including on-chip lenses, color filters, and photoelectric conversion units. The plurality of pixel units includes a first pixel unit (e.g., a pixel unit of an imaging pixel) and a second pixel unit (e.g., a pixel unit of a phase-difference detection pixel), the first pixel unit including an on-chip lens of a predetermined size, the second pixel unit including an on-chip lens of a size larger than the predetermined size, the first pixel unit including first pixel units, the second pixel unit including second pixel units. A height of an inter-CF light-shielding portion surrounding the respective color filters of the second pixel units is larger than a height of an inter-CF light-shielding portion between the color filters of the first pixel units.

Abstract: Shrouds for preventing unintentional engagement or initiation of triggers of trigger operated devices during handling of the trigger operated device are described.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device is provided with a substrate in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion parts is formed, and with a light incident surface layer formed on the light incident surface of the substrate. The substrate and the light incident surface layer include a compound semiconductor containing germanium. A concentration of the germanium in the light incident surface layer increases toward a surface side remote from the substrate. At the time of production, isotropic etching is performed after a lattice-shaped groove is formed in the light incident surface layer, so that a groove width of the lattice-shaped groove increases toward a light incident surface side of the light incident surface layer due to a difference in etching rate attributed to the concentration of the germanium, and an uneven structure having a tapered bump can thus be formed relatively easily.

Abstract: In accordance with a preferable one aspect of a battery herein disclosed, the battery comprising: an electrode body including respective electrodes of positive and negative electrodes; a battery case including an opening, and for accommodating the electrode body; a sealing plate including a terminal mounting hole, and for sealing the opening; a collector terminal electrically joined at one end thereof with any electrode of the positive and negative electrodes inside the battery case, and inserted at another end thereof through the terminal mounting hole to be exposed to an outer side surface of the sealing plate; and an insulating member for establishing an insulation between at least a part of the sealing plate and the collector terminal. A plurality of concave parts are existed at the sealing plate, and the concave part is filled with the insulating member opposed to the concave part.

Abstract: An inkjet ink contains a pigment, urethane resin particles, polyolefin resin particles, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol, and water. The urethane resin particles have a percentage content of at least 2.5% by mass and no greater than 9.0% by mass. The polyolefin resin particles have a percentage content of at least 2.5% by mass and no greater than 9.0% by mass. The dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether has a percentage content of at least 4.0% by mass and no greater than 25.0% by mass. The propylene glycol has a percentage content of at least 9.0% by mass and no greater than 35.0% by mass.