Abstract: A nitride semiconductor substrate that has a diameter of 2 inches or more and includes a main surface for which the closest low index crystal plane is a (0001) plane. The ratio of FWHM1{10-12} to FWHM2{10-12} is 80% or more.

Abstract: This lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide includes secondary particles that are aggregates of primary particles into or from which lithium ions are dopable or dedopable, and satisfies the following conditions: (1) the lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide is represented by Formula (I), Li[Lix(Ni(1?y?z?w)CoyMnzMw)1?x]O2??(I) (2) from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, a specific ? is calculated for each of the surface of the secondary particle and the inside of the secondary particle, and when the ? value of the surface of the secondary particle is referred to as ?1 and the ? value of the inside of the secondary particle is referred to as ?2, ?1 and ?2 satisfy the condition of Formula (II). 0.3??1/?2?1.0??(II).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing RNA by a phosphoramidite solid-phase synthesis using an porous inorganic carrier containing a primary amino group, the method being able to bring about an increased purity even in the synthesis of medium-stranded to long-stranded RNA. In the method for producing RNA, an amount of the primary amino group contained in the porous inorganic carrier satisfies the following formula (1): 0.7?(I×R)/S?1.8 [wherein, I is an amount of the amino group per unit mass of the porous inorganic carrier (?mol/g), as measured by a 2-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid adsorption method; R is a ratio of the primary amino group in the total amino groups contained in the porous inorganic carrier (amount of primary amino group/amount of total amino groups); and S is a specific surface area (m2/g) of the porous inorganic carrier as measured by a nitrogen adsorption method].

Abstract: A precursor for lithium secondary battery positive electrode active materials containing at least nickel, in which the following formula (1) is satisfied. 0.20?Dmin/Dmax??(1) (in the formula (1), Dmin is a minimum particle diameter (?m) in a cumulative particle size distribution curve obtained by measuring the precursor for lithium secondary battery positive electrode active materials with a laser diffraction-type particle size distribution measuring instrument, and Dmax is a maximum particle diameter (?m) in the cumulative particle size distribution curve obtained by the measurement with the laser diffraction-type particle size distribution measuring instrument.).

Abstract: Disclosed are a carboxylate represented by formula (I), a carboxylic acid generator and a resist composition: wherein W1 and W2 each represent a substituted/unsubstituted cyclic hydrocarbon group, —CH2— in the group may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO— or —SO2—, X1 represents —CO—O—, —O—CO—, etc., L1 and L2 each independently represent a single bond or a substituted/unsubstituted hydrocarbon group, X20 represents single bond, *—O—**, *—CO—O—**, *—O—CO—O—**, etc., R5 represents a H atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group which may have a halogen atom, and ZI+ represents an organic cation.

Abstract: A porous ceramic laminate, which can reduce pressure loss of a fluid, includes a first porous layer and a second porous layer. The second porous layer is laminated on, in contact with or via air, the first porous layer. A part of the second porous layer is laminated on, in contact with, the first porous layer. Each of the first porous layer and the second porous layer contains a metal oxide. A ratio Da/Db of an average pore diameter Da of the first porous layer relative to an average pore diameter Db of the second porous layer is 10 or more. A proportion of a portion in which a distance between the first porous layer and the second porous layer is smaller than 1 ?m is 70% or less.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is directed to provide a novel dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-4) inhibitor and a production method thereof. The DPP-4 inhibitor according to an aspect of the present invention contains a hydrolysate obtained by hydrolyzing a protein derived from a microorganism. An article according to another aspect of the present invention for preventing and/or improving abnormality involving DPP-4 contains the DPP-4 inhibitor. A method for producing the DPP-4 inhibitor according to another aspect of the present invention includes a step of hydrolyzing a protein derived from a microorganism with a protease.

Abstract: An inorganic porous carrier that can be used to increase the purity of nucleic acid in a production thereof, and that comprises a linker of formula (1), wherein a Survival Bone Rate (SBR) value is 5.0% or more. In the formula (1), a bond * represents a linkage of an inorganic porous substance to the oxygen atom of a silanol group; n is an integer of 1 etc.; R represents independently of each other an alkyl group containing 3 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent such as an alkoxy group etc.; and L represents a single bond; an alkylene group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; or an alkylene group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms which contains —CH2-Q-CH2— group wherein any group Q selected from a group consisting of —O— etc. is inserted into at least one of —CH2—CH2— group constituting the alkylene group.

Abstract: A gas sensor system for measuring a plurality of gases in an environment. The gas sensors system comprises multiple gas sensors where each of the gas sensors includes a pair of electrodes separated by a semiconducting material. The gas pairs of electrodes of the gas sensors are separated by different distances in each of the gas sensors. Resistivity of the semiconducting material of the gas sensors changes in the presence of a first gas and a contact resistivity between the electrodes and the semiconducting material of gas sensors changes in the presence of a second gas. From measurements of total resistivity of each of the gas sensors the presence and/or the concentration of both the first and the second gas sensors can be determined.

Abstract: A resist composition includes a novolak resin in which a hydroxy group is substituted with a group represented by formula (3), an acid generator, a quencher, and a solvent: wherein, in formula (3), Ra10 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms (e.g., a chain hydrocarbon group such as an alkyl group, an alkenyl group and an alkynyl group, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, groups formed by combining these groups, etc.) and * represents a bond.

Abstract: There is provided an epitaxial substrate, including: a GaN substrate whose main surface is a c-plane; and a GaN layer epitaxially grown on the main surface, wherein the main surface includes a region where an off-angle is 0.4° or more, and an E3 trap concentration in the GaN layer grown on the region is 3.0×1013 cm?3 or less.

Abstract: A powder storage apparatus 41 includes: a container 42 having a powder inlet 18A, a powder outlet 10A, and a gas outlet 18B; and a tube 70 connected to the powder inlet 18A. If AS [m2] is a cross-sectional area of a cross section perpendicular to an axis of the tube 70 at a bottom end 70b of the tube 70 and AB [m2] is a cross-sectional area of the gas outlet 18B, the following expression is satisfied. AS/AB<4.

Abstract: Disclosed are a resist composition comprising an acid generator including a salt represented by formula (I), and a crosslinking agent: wherein X represents S or I; R1, R2 and R3 each represent a hydroxy group, —X2—R10, etc.; X2 represents *—CO—O—, etc.; R4 to R9 each represent a halogen atom, etc.; R10 represents an acid-labile group; A1, A2 and A3 each represent a hydrocarbon group; Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 each represent an aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group; m10 represents 0 or 1, and when X is S, m10 is 1, and when X is I, m10 is 0; m1 to m3 and m7 to m9 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m4 to m6 represent an integer of 0 to 4, 0?m1+m7?5, 0?m2+m8?5, 0?m3+m9?5, at least one of m1 to m3 and m7 to m9 represent an integer of 1 or more, and when m1 to m3=0, at least one of one or more R7 to R9 represent a hydroxy group, —X2—R10, etc.; and AI? represents an organic anion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing a cell aggregate containing pituitary hormone-producing cells from pluripotent stem cells.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin (A), and a flat plate having a thickness of 3 mm obtained by injection molding using only the resin composition as a raw material satisfies all Eqs. 1 to 3 below: (Eq. 1) x<8; (Eq. 2) y<12; and (Eq. 3) y<12x?0.75 [where x is an initial haze (%) of the flat plate measured according to JIS K 7136 before a steel wool abrasion test, y is an amount of change in the haze (%) of the flat plate with respect to the initial haze (%) measured according to JIS K 7136 after the steel wool abrasion test, and the steel wool abrasion test is a test in which #0000 steel wool is pressed against a surface of the flat plate at a pressure of 14 kPa and rubbed back-and-forth 11 times at a speed of 15 cm/sec in a direction perpendicular to the fiber direction of the steel wool].

Abstract: This light detecting element has a reduced dark current and improved external quantum efficiency. The light detecting element includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an active layer that is provided between said positive electrode and said negative electrode, and that contains a p-type semiconductor material and an n-type semiconductor material. The thickness of the active layer is at least 800 nm. The value obtained by subtracting the absolute value of the LUMO of the n-type semiconductor material from the work function of the surface in contact with the negative electrode side surface of the active layer is 0.0 to 0.5 eV. The absolute value of the LUMO of the n-type semiconductor material is 2.0 to 10.0 eV.

Abstract: A source material gas (31) is supplied to a catalyst (30), a first heating medium (21) is caused to flow through a first heat exchange section (22) so that a temperature of a surface of the first heat exchange section (22) on a catalyst side is maintained higher than a dew point of a reacted gas (32), a second heating medium (51) is caused to flow through a second heat exchange section (52) so that a temperature of a surface of the second heat exchange section (52) on a space (4) side is maintained not higher than the dew point of the reacted gas (32), and a liquid obtained by condensation in the space (4) is allowed to fall down so as to be separated from the source material gas.

Abstract: To enable highly efficient production of an olefin with a low environmental impact. The production includes a thermal cracking step of thermal cracking plastic to obtain a thermally cracked gas (G1) and a catalytic cracking step of cracking the thermally cracked gas (G1) in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a catalytically cracked gas (G2). When a ratio of an olefin to paraffin in the thermally cracked gas (G1) is indicated as R1 and a ratio of an olefin to paraffin in the catalytically cracked gas (G2) is indicated as R2, the following formula is satisfied: R2/R1 ?1.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for efficiently producing a cell population containing pituitary tissue from pluripotent stem cells. The method for producing a cell population containing pituitary tissue includes the following steps (1) and (2): (1) a first step of culturing the pluripotent stem cells in the presence of a c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signal transduction pathway inhibiting substance and a Wnt signal transduction pathway inhibiting substance, (2) a second step of culturing the cell population obtained in the first step in the presence of a BMP signal transduction pathway activating substance and a Sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway activating substance, thereby obtaining a cell population containing pituitary tissue.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (I) [wherein L represents an oxygen atom or CH2, E represents a C2-C10 chain hydrocarbon group or the like, R1 represents a C1-C3 chain hydrocarbon group or the like, R2 represents a C1-C3 chain hydrocarbon group or the like, and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3.] or its N oxide or agriculturally acceptable salt, which is a compound that have excellent pests controlling effects.