Abstract: Provided are a bacterium having a 16S rRNA gene that contains a nucleotide sequence with 98.80% or more identity to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No: 1 and having the ability to assimilate mannitol and the ability to control a plant disease and a bacterium with Accession Number of NITE BP-03197, NITE BP-03198, NITE BP-03199, NITE BP-03200, NITE BP-03201, or NITE BP-03202, and a control agent against a plant disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum or Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum, containing bacterial cells or a cell culture product of the bacterium, or an extract thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a novel semiconductor material. A compound represented by the following formula (I): A1-B1-A1 (I) (In the formula (I), A1 represents an electron-withdrawing group, B1 is a divalent group including two or more constituent units that are linked by a single bond to constitute a ?-conjugated system, at least one of the two or more constituent units is a first constituent unit represented by the following formula (II), and the remaining second constituent unit other than the first constituent unit is a divalent group including an unsaturated bond, an arylene group, or a heteroarylene group.) (In the formula (II), Ar1, Ar2, Y, and R are as defined in the specification.).

Abstract: The present invention provides an excellent control method against plant diseases. A compound represented by formula (I) [wherein: Z represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like; Q represents a group represented by Q1, a group represented by Q2, or a group represented by Q3 (wherein # represents the binding site to the phenyl group; and • represents the binding site to the sulfur atom); R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like; R6, R7, R8, and R9 are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a hydrogen atom or the like; and n represents 0, 1, or 2] can be used for controlling plant diseases.

Abstract: Heat resistance is improved. A photoelectric conversion element 10 includes an anode 12, a cathode 16, and an active layer 14 provided between the anode and the cathode, in which the active layer contains at least one p-type semiconductor material and at least two n-type semiconductor materials, and a dispersive energy Hansen solubility parameter ?D(P) of the at least one p-type semiconductor material and a first dispersive energy Hansen solubility parameter ?D(Ni) and a second dispersive energy Hansen solubility parameter ?D(Nii) of the at least two n-type semiconductor materials satisfy the following requirements (i) and (ii): 2.1 MPa0.5<|?D(P)??D(Ni)|+|?D(Ni)??D(Nii)|<4.0 MPa0.5??Requirement (i): 0.8 MPa0.5<|?D(P)??D(Ni)| and 0.2 MPa0.

Abstract: A gas separation membrane selectively permeable to a specific gas component includes a first porous layer, and a separation function layer provided on a first surface of the first porous layer. The separation function layer contains a hydrophilic resin. The first surface has a wetting tension of greater than or equal to 38 mN/m and less than or equal to 52 mN/m.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a curable composition comprising a fluorescent particle containing a perovskite compound, wherein a decrease in the quantum yield of a film formed by curing the curable composition due to heat can be suppressed; a film formed by curing the curable composition; and a laminated body and a display apparatus comprising the film. Provided are a curable composition comprising a fluorescent particle (A) containing a perovskite compound, a photopolymerizable compound (B), a photopolymerization initiator (C), and an antioxidant (D); a film formed by curing the curable composition; and a laminated body and a display apparatus comprising the film.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (I) or formula (II) capable of reducing the color difference before and after post-baking. [In the formula (I), R1 represents a C2-C20 unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C20 hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent, or a single bond connecting Z2 and R1; and Z1 and Z2 each independently represent a single bond or an oxygen atom, and in the formula (II), R3 represents a C2-C20 unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent; and Z3 represents a single bond or an oxygen atom].

Abstract: There is provided a piezoelectric stack, including: a substrate; an output-side bottom electrode film on the substrate; an output-side piezoelectric film, being an oxide film, on the output-side bottom electrode film; an output-side top electrode film on the output-side piezoelectric film; an input-side bottom electrode film on the substrate; an input-side piezoelectric film, being a nitride film, on the input-side bottom electrode film; an input-side top electrode film on the input-side piezoelectric film; and an ultrasonic output part and ultrasonic input part placed in such a manner as not overlapping each other when viewed from a top surface of the substrate, the ultrasonic output part comprising a stacked part of the output-side bottom electrode film, the output-side piezoelectric film, and the output-side top electrode film, the ultrasonic input part comprising a stacked part of the input-side bottom electrode film, the input-side piezoelectric film, and the input-side top electrode film.

Abstract: A sputtering target comprising: a backing plate; and a target material bonded via a bonding material to a bonding region of the backing plate, wherein a bonding area of a bonding portion between the target material and the backing plate accounts for 97% or more of the area of the bonding region, and wherein a maximum defect area of portions without the bonding material present between the target material and the backing plate accounts for 0.6% or less of the area of the bonding region. The sputtering target enables manufacturing of the sputtering target in which the target material is hardly peeled off during sputtering.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film comprising a polyimide-based resin having a constitutional unit derived from an aliphatic diamine, wherein the optical film has a glass transition temperature of 165° C. or higher and an optical transmittance at 350 nm of 10% or less.

Abstract: There is provided a piezoelectric stack, including: a substrate; an oxide film on the substrate, containing zinc and oxygen as main elements; an electrode film on the oxide film; and a piezoelectric film on the electrode film, being an alkali niobium oxide film containing potassium, sodium, niobium, and oxygen and having a perovskite structure.

Abstract: An object is to provide a technique for detecting a nitro compound. The object is achieved by a nitro compound detection element formed from a specific type of an insect olfactory receptor or from an insect olfactory receptor having a specific mutation introduced.

Abstract: Disclosed are a salt represented by formula (I), an acid generator, and a resist composition including the same: wherein R4 to R9 each represent a halogen atom, a haloalkyl group, etc., A1, A2 and A3 each represent a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, —CH2— included in the group may be replaced by —O—, —CO—, —S—, etc., X4, X5 and X6 each represent —O— or —S—, m1 and m7 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m2, m3, m8 and m9 represent an integer of 0 to 4, m4 to m6 represent an integer of 0 to 3, 0 ? m1 + m7 ? 5, 0 ? m2 + m8 ? 4, 0 ? m3 + m9 ? 4, one or more of m1, m2 and m3 represent an integer of 1 or more, X7 represents a single bond, —CH2—, —O—, —S—, etc., and Al— represents an organic anion.

Abstract: Provided herein is a herbicidal composition which exerts excellent control effect on weeds, and a method for controlling weeds. A herbicidal composition comprising epyrifenacil and one or more compounds selected from the following compound group Y: Compound group Y: group consisting of 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(7-fluoro-1H-indol-6-yl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid cyanomethyl ester, phenylisoxazoline compound represented by the following formula (1): (1S,4R)-4-[[[(5S)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-5-vinyl-4H-1,2-oxazol-5-yl]carbonyl]amino]-cyclopent-2-ene-1-carboxylic acid methyl ester, rimisoxafen and 2,4-D DMAPA salt.

Abstract: An inorganic porous substrate having a silyl group represented by (i) and (ii) and having characteristics (iii) to (v), an inorganic porous support derived from the inorganic porous substrate, and a nucleic acid production method using the inorganic porous support: (i) a silyl group (A): a silyl group represented by the formula (i-1); (ii) a silyl group (B): at least one silyl group selected from the group consisting of silyl groups represented by (ii-1), (ii-2), and (ii-3); (iii) a particle diameter of 1 ?m or more; (iv) a pore diameter of 20 nm or more; and (v) a cumulative pore volume in a pore diameter range of 40 nm to 1000 nm of more than 0.32 mL/g and 4 mL/g or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a further more effective process for preparing a certain optically active compound including an optically active 1-acetyl-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline. The present invention provides a process for an optically active compound represented by formula (3) (wherein R5 represents a hydrogen atom etc., R6 and R7 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, etc., R8 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, and R9, R10 and R11 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, etc. The carbon atom with a symbol of the asterisked “*” represents an asymmetric carbon atom), which comprises a reacting a compound represented by formula (2) (wherein R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, and R11 has the same meanings as the above) with hydrogen in the presence of asymmetric cobalt complex.

Abstract: There is provided a resin composition containing a resin (A), a light scattering agent (B), a solvent (C), and a leveling agent (H), in which the content ratio of the solvent (C) is 40% by mass or more and less than 74% by mass based on the total amount of the resin composition, and the content ratio of the leveling agent (H) is 0.01% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less based on the total amount of the resin composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an optical film, the method comprising: step (I) for dissolving a polyimide-based resin in a solvent to prepare a varnish; step (II) for applying the varnish onto a substrate to form a coating film; and step (III) for drying the coating film to form a film, wherein the polyimide-based resin contains a constitutional unit derived from an aliphatic diamine, the solvent in step (I) has a moisture absorption speed per unit area of 25% by mass/h m2 or more as measured by a Karl Fischer method, and a time T from the completion of the formation of the coating film in step (II) to the start of the drying of the coating film in step (III) satisfies the following equation (A): T < 0.0018 Vs ( A ) wherein Vs represents a moisture absorption speed per minute (% by mass/min) of the solvent as determined by a Karl Fischer method.

Abstract: Provided is a polypropylene-based resin composition from which molded objects diminished in protrudent glass fibers and having excellent flame retardancy can be produced. The polypropylene-based resin composition includes a polypropylene-based polymer (A), a flame retardant (B), and glass fibers (C) having an aspect ratio of 20-60. The glass fibers (C) have a length of preferably 200-600 µm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film having a glass transition temperature of 165° C. or higher, an optical transmittance at 350 nm of 10% or less, an in-plane retardation of 30 nm or less, and a retardation in a thickness direction of 100 nm or less.