Abstract: The present disclosure provides a negative electrode for use in a lithium-ion secondary battery capable of protecting the negative electrode from breakage and cracks due to expansion and contraction of an Si-based negative electrode active material. The negative electrode is for use in a lithium-ion secondary battery and includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer contains, as a negative electrode active material, an Si-based negative electrode active material including Si as a component and capable of reversibly absorbing and releasing lithium ions. The negative electrode further includes a high-molecular-weight organic compound for improving durability of the lithium-ion secondary battery. The high-molecular-weight organic compound has a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 or higher.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte for use in a lithium-ion secondary battery, capable of reducing gas generation due to degradation of nonaqueous electrolyte, is provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte disclosed herein is for use in a lithium-ion secondary battery wherein a negative electrode active material in a negative electrode includes at least one of a Si-based negative electrode active material including Si as a component and capable of reversibly absorbing and releasing lithium ions or a graphite-based carbon negative electrode active material. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a nonaqueous solvent and an electrolyte dissolved in the nonaqueous solvent, and further contains a cyclic carbonate and a high-molecular-weight organic compound having a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 or higher.

Abstract: A sphygmomanometer according to the present disclosure includes a main body that is mounted with a pump and is to be disposed on a dorsal surface of a wrist and a cuff that is to be attached around the wrist. The cuff extends along a circumferential direction of the wrist from an ulnar side end portion of the main body to a palmar surface and is set to a length covering an ulnar artery or a length covering a radial artery beyond the ulnar artery of a wrist having a preset maximum wrist circumference. A fluid is supplied from the pump to the cuff to press the wrist. A blood pressure is calculated based on a pressure of the fluid contained in the cuff.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a thickener that can be suitably used as a thickener for adhesives and can improve the odor when used in the application of a thickener for adhesives, especially when used in the cyanoacrylate-based adhesives. The thickener for cyanoacrylate-based adhesives contains a methacrylic resin containing 95 to 99.9% by mass of a methyl methacrylate monomer unit and 0.1% to 5% by mass of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 4 or more.

Abstract: To provide a novel compound or a salt thereof or a solvate thereof, having a CSF-1R inhibitory activity and exhibiting antitumor effect. An azaindole derivative of formula (I): wherein A represents a C6-10 aryl ring, an aromatic heterocycle, or an unsaturated heterocycle, and A optionally has one substituent or more same or different substituents; and R represents a C1-3 alkyl group or a saturated heterocyclic group, or a salt thereof or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: SSL is improved with stronger defense against an attack from a third party, in particular, an MITMA. A client and a server each have the function of generating the same solution under the same conditions. The client generates a first solution (S1002) and transmits the solution to the server (S1003). When receiving the solution, the server generates a solution (S2002) and authenticates the client if the solution agrees with the solution received from the client (S2003). The server generates a new solution (S2004), encrypts a server certificate and an SSL certificate (S2005) by using the solution, and then transmits the certificates to the client (S2006). The client generates a new solution (S1005) and decrypts the server certificate and the SSL certificate by using the solution (S1006). The subsequent processing is identical to that of current SSL communications.

Abstract: A printing apparatus having a copying function includes a document feeder that feeds a document, an image reading section that scans the document fed from the document feeder and generates image data of the document, a printing section that performs printing on paper in accordance with the image data, and a controller. The controller performs an avoidance process of avoiding performing the printing in which a size of a sheet of the document and a size of the paper do not match against an intention of a user, in a case where a setting is made in which the document, on which single-sided printing is performed, is printed on both sides of the paper to perform double-sided printing, and the document includes sheets having different sizes and includes an odd number of successive sheets with an identical size.

Abstract: A printing apparatus having a copying function includes a document feeder that feeds a document, an image reading section that scans the document fed from the document feeder and generates image data of the document, a printing section that performs printing on paper in accordance with the image data, and a controller. The controller performs an avoidance process of avoiding performing the printing in which a size of a sheet of the document and a size of the paper do not match against an intention of a user, in a case where a setting is made in which the document, on which single-sided printing is performed, is printed on both sides of the paper to perform double-sided printing, and the document includes sheets having different sizes and includes an odd number of successive sheets with an identical size.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first pull-down transistor, a mode switching circuit, and a leak-cut circuit are provided. The first pull-down transistor pulls down an input/output terminal. The mode switching circuit controls on and off of the first pull-down transistor based on an enable signal. The leak-cut circuit turns off the first pull-down transistor when a power supply of the mode switching circuit is shut down.

Abstract: A three-dimensional model display device and a model display system in which even a beginner can easily edit a model, and edit and watch a moving image using a model while maintaining harmony of a model, a texture, and a motion. When a user clicks a selection button of “trying-on”, performed is a preview display about how an avatar possessed by the user is displayed when the avatar wears a cloth, a hairstyle, an item, and an accessory desired to be tried on. A head size, a body portion size, and a bust portion size of the avatar possessed by the user are managed in a user management table. Display data related to the preview display displayed on the display screen of the model display device is dynamically generated by a model display server based on the head size, the body portion size, and the bust portion size.

Abstract: The burden of designing software for controlling an apparatus incorporating a computer is reduced. An apparatus that incorporates a computer having software including a plurality of components and that is controlled by the computer includes an obtainment unit that obtains information to be delivered from a component to another component, a registration unit that registers information identification information for identifying information that each component wishes to receive in a delivery table in advance, and a delivery unit that identifies a component to which the information obtained by the obtainment unit is to be delivered on the basis of the delivery table and delivers the information to the identified component.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for performing a predetermined job, includes: an operation panel; and a panel controller, wherein the panel controller detects whether a user operation received by the operation panel is a job starting operation or a reference/change operation and determines whether or not the user operation is an operation which is an object of user authentication, and the panel controller performs first authentication control of, when the job starting operation is received, requiring the user authentication and permitting starting of the job after authentication success, and performs second authentication control of, when a first reference/change operation is received when not in the authentication permission mode, requiring the user authentication, permitting the first reference/change operation after authentication success, and transferring to the authentication permission mode, and in the authentication permission mode, permitting the first reference/change operation and terminating the auth

Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-dimensional (3D) model display device and a 3D model display system in which even a beginner can easily edit a 3D model, and edit and watch a moving image using a 3D model while maintaining harmony of a model, a texture, and a motion. When a user clicks a selection button 508b of “trying-on”, performed is a preview display about how an avatar possessed by the user is displayed when the avatar wears a cloth, a hairstyle, an item, and an accessory desired to be tried on. A head size, a body portion size, and a bust portion size of the avatar possessed by the user are managed in a user management table. Display data related to the preview display displayed on the display screen 114 of the 3D model display device is dynamically generated by a 3D model display server based on the head size, the body portion size, and the bust portion size.

Abstract: The present invention provides a medicine which promotes the production of neutrophiles in case the number of the neutrophiles decreases upon treating the tumor of a cat, and does not have side-effects, wherein said medicine is prepared by incorporating, as an active ingredient, a protein which consists of 174 amino acids, and has an activity as a feline granulocyte colony stimulating factor.

Abstract: An inner die hole (3) communicates with an outer relief hole (5) having a diameter larger than that of the inner die hole (3) concentrically through a stepped portion (4). A screen (1) has a thickness (T) set larger than a diameter (d1) of the inner die hole (3). The inner die hole (3) has a depth (h1) set substantially equal to the diameter (d1) thereof. The outer relief hole (5) has a depth (h2) set to a remainder (T-h1) of the thickness (T).

Abstract: A double screen (42) including a cylindrical screen (18) and a conical screen (23) is attached to an upper casing (3) into which a revolution shaft (11) is inserted and is provided with a supply opening (2). A rotary blade 12 is arranged within an annular space (15) having a nearly V-shaped section between the cylindrical screen (18) and the conical screen (23) so as to rotate keeping a desired gap relative to the respective screen surfaces. Since the annular space (15) having the nearly V-shaped section is spaced apart from the revolution shaft (11), the rotary blade (12) rotates at a high circumferential speed even in the bottom portion of the annular space (15).

Abstract: The photosensitive resin composition comprises (a) a ternary copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated amide, carboxyl-containing monomer and third monomer, (b) an esterified resin by the reaction of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and a novolactype epoxy resin, (c) a photopolymerizable monomer, (d) a photopolymerization initiator and (e) a powder such as a finely divided silica filler. The resist layer formed from the composition is capable of being developed with an alkaline aqueous solution and has excellent heat resistance in addition to other desirable properties when the patterned resist layer by the pattern-wise exposure to ultraviolet light and development is subjected to a heat treatment to effect thermal curing.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a particle processing apparatus to be used in a wide field including food, medical and chemical industries either for granulating or coating particles on a disk by rotating the disk in a barrel equipped with scrapers or for blending the particles in the barrel by rotating blades in the barrel. The particle processing apparatus comprises: a barrel for accommodating particles to be processed; a disk-shaped rotating member having an outer circumference of V-shaped section and including processing means for processing the particles in the barrel when the rotating member is rotated; rotating means for rotating the rotating member; and an annular bearing member having an inner circumference of V-shaped section for bearing the rotating member in a rotatable manner with a small gap between its inner circumference and the outer circumference of the rotating member.

Abstract: A graphic data processor for processing two-dimensional signals or one-dimensional signals such as observed graphic data. One graphic data processor includes circuitry for effecting two-dimensional Fourier conversion of the observed graphic data signals such that components occur with respect to first through fourth image limits on the resultant two-dimensional Fourier plane; circuitry for forming processed graphic data including circuitry for nullifying all but one of the components from the first through fourth image limits and circuitry for effecting two-dimensional inverse Fourier conversion on the one component to derive the processed graphic data; circuitry for determining the phase component of the processed graphic data; and circuitry for determining the local gradient of said phase component.

Abstract: In an X-ray CT apparatus including an X-ray source for irradiating X-rays to an object to be tested; a radiant ray detector for detecting the amount of X-rays transmitted through said object to be tested; a device for rotating the X-ray source and the detector about an axis to produce detection signals corresponding to the amount of transmitted X-rays; a filter for filter processing the detection signal; circuitry for back-projecting the filtering resultant to thereby reproduce a distribution image of X-ray absorption in a cross-section of the object to be tested, and a device for interpolating interpolation values into the detection signals to form expanded signals having an elongated length so that the expanded signals are used for the filter processing.