Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a fuel cell separator having a low contact resistance due to a tin oxide film and having an excellent corrosion resistance. An embodiment is a method for manufacturing a fuel cell separator including a stainless steel substrate. The method includes forming the tin oxide film on a surface of the stainless steel substrate; and attaching phosphoric acid or phosphate to at least a defective portion in the tin oxide film.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel compound which can generate a base and radical upon the irradiation with an active energy ray; a photopolymerization initiator which comprises the novel compound; and a photosensitive resin composition which contains the photopolymerization initiator, has high sensitivity and excellent storage stability, and can be formed into a cured article that does not have a metal-corrosive property. The novel compound is represented by formula (1): (wherein R1 to R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an organic group other than the aforementioned substituents, or the like; X represents a residue having a structure such that n hydrogen atoms are removed from a saturated hydrocarbon containing a ring structure; and n represents an integer of 1 to 6).

Abstract: A molecular kinetics evaluation method is provided which involves: a step for dosing a human or non-human animal with a proteolysis-inducing molecule, which is a conjugate of a proteolysis induction tag, i.e., a molecule which has affinity for protease and which does not inhibit proteolysis by protease, and a specific protein affinity molecule having affinity to a specific protein, and inducing proteolysis of the specific protein in vivo in the human or non-human animal; and a step for evaluating the molecular kinetics of the specific protein affinity molecules or the proteolysis-inducing molecules by detecting proteolysis of the specific proteins in a sample which is at least part of the human or non-human animal.

Abstract: A switched reluctance motor system includes a switched reluctance motor, a rotor including a plurality of salient poles, a stator including a plurality of salient poles, coils of three phases wound around the salient poles of the stator, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to drive the switched reluctance motor in a pole configuration pattern of NSNSNS in which the salient poles of the stator that have different polarities are alternately arranged. The electronic control unit is configured to perform current waveform control when an excitation sound frequency of a given order coincides with a resonance frequency of the switched reluctance motor.

Abstract: A positive electrode-active material is provided for use in a positive electrode for a sodium secondary cell and a sodium secondary cell. Also provided is a positive electrode for a sodium secondary cell and a sodium secondary cell having a high energy density. The positive electrode-active material for a sodium secondary cell includes a composite metal oxide, which has an ?-NaFeO2 type crystal structure and is denoted by Formula (1) described below: Naa(FewNixMny-zTiz)O2??(1), wherein a is greater than or equal to 0.6 and less than or equal to 1.0, w is greater than 0 and less than 0.5, x is greater than 0 and less than 0.5, y is greater than 0.03 and less than or equal to 0.5, z is greater than or equal to 0.03 and less than 0.5, and w+x+y=1.0, and y>z.

Abstract: A sodium transition metal based cathode material for a rechargeable sodium battery, having a P2 orthorhombic layered bronze crystal structure with space group Cmcm, and having a composition NaxMyMn1-yLiy?AzO2 with 0.60<x<0.95, wherein M consists of either one or more elements of the group consisting of Cu, Zn and Ni; A consisting of either one or more elements of the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Fe, Cr and Co, with 0<y<0.20, 0?z<0.2, 0?y?<0.33, and z+y?>0.

Abstract: A p53 degradation inducing molecule which can induce degradation of p53 proteins or p53 composites, and a pharmaceutical composition containing said p53 degradation inducing molecule are provided. This p53 degradation inducing molecule is a conjugate of a p53 affinity molecule which has affinity for p53 proteins or p53 composites, and a proteolysis induction tag which has affinity for protease and which does not inhibit proteolysis of proteins by protease.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for easily producing an antigen-specific B cell population comprising IgG-positive B cells specific to a specific antigen. The present invention provides a method for producing a B cell population, comprising culturing B cells, in which the expression of a Bach2 gene has been increased, in the presence of a means for acting on CD40 and/or a BAFF receptor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by the general formula (A), a base generator comprising the compound, a base-reactive composition which comprises the base generator and a base-reactive compound, as well as a method for generating a base, etc.

Abstract: Provided is the positive electrode active material for a potassium ion battery according to the embodiment comprises a compound represented by Formula (1), in which M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, Fe, Co, Ni, and Mn, and x represents a number from 0 to 1; and is a positive electrode for a potassium ion battery comprising the positive electrode active material for a potassium ion battery according to the embodiment, or a potassium ion battery comprising the positive electrode for a potassium ion battery.

Abstract: Provided is an agent for the treatment of an autoimmune disease, the agent comprising C1q/TNF-related protein 3 (CTRP3), and a method for the treatment of an autoimmune disease, the method comprising: administering an agent, which comprises CTRPb3 for the treatment of an autoimmune disease, to a subject in need of a treatment of an autoimmune disease.

Abstract: A method for recovering hydrogen which is capable of efficiently recovering high concentration hydrogen gas by adsorbing and removing hydrocarbon gas such as carbon dioxide from biomass pyrolysis gas under a relatively low pressure, and also capable of storing the recovered high concentration hydrogen gas, preferably, in a cartridge type container that can be used as is as a hydrogen storing container for an apparatus equipped with a fuel cell. The method includes a first purifying stare of purifying biomass pyrolysis gas and a second purifying stage of purifying the obtained purified gas under a pressure equal to or less than the pressure in the first purifying stage to recover gas that contains hydrogen, and further includes a hydrogen storing stage of feeding the gas containing hydrogen recovered in the second purifying stage into the container filled with a hydrogen storage alloy and storing high purity hydrogen.

Abstract: A new BiVO4-laminate manufacturing method and BiVO4 laminate are provided. A bismuth-vanadate laminate is manufactured as follows: a substrate that can be heated by microwaves is disposed inside a precursor solution containing a vanadium salt and a bismuth salt, microwave-activated chemical bath deposition (MW-CBD) is used to form a bismuth-vanadate layer on the substrate, and a firing process is performed as necessary. A bismuth-vanadate laminate manufactured in this way is suitable for use as a photocatalyst or photoelectrode.

Abstract: Provided is a hydrogen concentration measuring device capable of measuring with high accuracy a hydrogen concentration over an extensive range by a simple configuration. The device includes: a sensor chip which detects the electric resistance of a sensing film; an optical measurement unit which detects the transmitted light intensity of the film; and a controller. The controller performs measurement processing such that a hydrogen concentration in the gas atmosphere is measured based on the detected electric resistance in a first measurement range and based on the detected transmitted light intensity in a second measurement range and is determined so as to reduce a difference between the hydrogen concentration based on the detected electric resistance and the hydrogen concentration based on the detected transmitted light intensity in the overlap of the first measurement range and the second measurement range.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rare-earth complex polymer including trivalent rare-earth ions and a phosphine oxide bidentate ligand represented by the formula (1). One phosphine oxide bidentate ligand is coordinated to the two rare-earth ions, and crosslinks the same.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a magnesium secondary battery, and a positive electrode for a magnesium secondary battery and a magnesium secondary battery in which the positive electrode active material is used are provided. The positive electrode active material consists of a magnesium composite oxide which is represented by Formula (1): MgxM1yM2zO2 and which has a rock salt-type crystal structure of space group Fm-3m. In Formula (1), M1 is Ni, Co, or Mn, M2 is different from M1 and is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Cu, Nb, W, Mo, and Ru, 0<x?1, 0<y<2, 0<z<1; and 1.5?x+y+z?2.0.

Abstract: Provided is a photosensitive resin composition that contains (A) a photobase generator and (B) an alkali-soluble epoxy compound, wherein the photobase generator (A) contains a compound represented by formula (2-1): and the alkali-soluble epoxy compound (B) is an epoxy compound obtained by reacting (c) a polybasic acid anhydride with a product of a reaction between (a) an epoxy compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule and (b) a compound having one or more hydroxyl groups and one carboxyl group in the molecule.

Abstract: A sodium transition metal cathode material for a rechargeable sodium battery having a P2 layered bronze crystal structure, comprising at least 55 mol % manganese, wherein the manganese valence state is at least 3.75. The material undergoes a structural transformation to a secondary cathode material by extraction of sodium during the 1st charge of a rechargeable sodium battery comprising the sodium cathode material. The material has either a composition NaxMO2 where M=Mn1-y-zLiyAz where z<0.2 and y<0.33 and 0.66<x<0.95, and wherein A consists of either one of more elements of the group Ti, Fe, Ni, Mg and Co, or a composition NaxMO2 where M=LiaMn1-a-b-cMgbAc where 0<a<0.2, c<0.2 and 0.2<a+b<0.46 and 0.66<x<0.95, and wherein A consists of either one of more elements of the group Ti, Fe, Ni and Co.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel compound which can generate a base and radical upon the irradiation with an active energy ray; a photopolymerization initiator which comprises the novel compound; and a photosensitive resin composition which contains the photopolymerization initiator, has high sensitivity and excellent storage stability, and can be formed into a cured article that does not have a metal-corrosive property. The novel compound is represented by formula (1): (wherein R1 to R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an organic group other than the aforementioned substituents, or the like; X represents a residue having a structure such that n hydrogen atoms are removed from a saturated hydrocarbon containing a ring structure; and n represents an integer of 1 to 6).

Abstract: Provided is a novel lithium complex oxide containing molybdenum. A complex oxide represented by the following compositional formula: LixMyMozO wherein M is one or two or more selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ru, Sn, Mg, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn; x is in the range of 0.60 to 0.75; y is in the range of 0.15 to 0.25; and z is in the range of 0.075 to 0.20.