Abstract: Provided is a power transmission device with which it is possible to minimize transmission of an excessive external force. This power transmission device (200) has an input lever (204), an output lever (212), and a housing (202) that are capable of moving relative to each other and that are mechanically connected to each other so as to be capable of transmitting power therebetween. The power transmission device has: a main spring (208) disposed on a first power transmission path that is for transmitting power between the input lever (204) and the output lever (212); a return spring (216) disposed on a second power transmission path that is for transmitting power between the input lever (204) and the housing (202); and a damper (214) disposed on a third power transmission path that is for transmitting power between the output lever (212) and the housing (202).

Abstract: A method and system for managing medical data is described. Medical data is stored in a database, where the medical data is supplied by both a patient and by other members of a care team authorized by the patient to provide medical data to the database, the other members of the care team including at least one of a physician, a pharmacist, other health professional and a family member of the patient. A computing device connected to a network provides at least some portions of the medical data supplied by the other members of the care team to the patient and provides at least some portions of the medical data supplied by the patient to members of the care team that are authorized by the patient to receive at least some portions of the medical data, where the providing includes providing a plurality of graphic representations of medical data along a common timeline.

Abstract: A method and system for managing medical data is described. Medical data is stored in a database, where the medical data is supplied by both a patient and by other members of a care team authorized by the patient to provide medical data to the database, the other members of the care team including at least one of a physician, a pharmacist, other health professional and a family member of the patient. A computing device connected to a network provides at least some portions of the medical data (440, 450, 460, 470) supplied by the other members of the care team to the patient and provides at least some portions of the medical data (430) supplied by the patient to members of the care team that are authorized by the patient to receive at least some portions of the medical data, where the providing includes providing a plurality of graphic representations of medical data along a common timeline.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element having a small reduction rate in the luminance immediately after the start of light emission is provided. The organic electroluminescent element includes a substrate, a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate, a light emitting layer disposed between the electrodes, and at least one organic layer disposed between the light emitting layer and the anode, in which at least one kind of a specific compound including a fluorene structure is contained in at least one organic layer between the light emitting layer and the anode, and at least one kind of a specific compound including a carbazole structure or a fluorene structure is contained as a light emitting material in the light emitting layer.

Abstract: A layered polyester film includes a substrate polyester film with at least one surface laminated with a lamination layer including a polyester resin as a primary component, the surface of the lamination layer having a wetting tension of 35-45 mN/m and the polyester resin contained in the lamination layer meeting (a) to (c): (a) the lamination layer contains polyesters (A) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 110-140° C. and polyesters (B) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40-90° C., (b) at least either polyesters (A) or polyesters (B) contains both a monomer having a sulfonic acid component and a monomer having a tri or higher-valent, carboxylic acid component, and (c) the mixing ratio between polyesters (A) and polyesters (B) is 10/90 to 60/40.

Abstract: An inverted pendulum control type moving body is provided with: a first driving portion that moves a host moving body at least in a forward/backward direction; a supporting portion that supports the inverted pendulum control type moving body so that it stands independently in a state of being in contact with the ground; an operation portion that switches between the ground contact state and a ground separation state of the supporting portion; and a control portion that, when the operation portion switches the state of the supporting portion from the ground contact state to the ground separation state, controls operation of the first driving portion so that a forward/backward direction tilt angle of the inverted pendulum control type moving body approximates a target tilt angle in the ground contact state.

Abstract: An inverted pendulum control type moving body is provided with: a first driving portion that moves a host moving body at least in a forward/backward direction; a supporting portion that supports the inverted pendulum control type moving body so that it stands independently in a state of being in contact with the ground; an operation portion that switches between the ground contact state and a ground separation state of the supporting portion; and a control portion that, when the operation portion switches the state of the supporting portion from the ground contact state to the ground separation state, controls operation of the first driving portion so that a forward/backward direction tilt angle of the inverted pendulum control type moving body approximates a target tilt angle in the ground contact state.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element having a small reduction rate in the luminance immediately after the start of light emission is provided. The organic electroluminescent element includes a substrate, a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate, a light emitting layer disposed between the electrodes, and at least one organic layer disposed between the light emitting layer and the anode, in which at least one kind of a specific compound including a fluorene structure is contained in at least one organic layer between the light emitting layer and the anode, and at least one kind of a specific compound including a carbazole structure or a fluorene structure is contained as a light emitting material in the light emitting layer.

Abstract: A layered polyester film includes a substrate polyester film with at least one surface laminated with a lamination layer including a polyester resin as a primary component, the surface of the lamination layer having a wetting tension of 35-45 mN/m and the polyester resin contained in the lamination layer meeting (a) to (c): (a) the lamination layer contains polyesters (A) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 110-140° C. and polyesters (B) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40-90° C., (b) at least either polyesters (A) or polyesters (B) contains both a monomer having a sulfonic acid component and a monomer having a tri or higher-valent, carboxylic acid component, and (c) the mixing ratio between polyesters (A) and polyesters (B) is 10/90 to 60/40.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element that has the characteristic of excellent blue chromaticity, achieves a higher level of both external quantum efficiency and driving durability compared to conventional organic electroluminescent elements, and has a low change in chromaticity before and after driving the element. The organic electroluminescent element has a pair of electrodes and a light-emitting layer between said electrodes on a substrate, and the aforementioned light-emitting layer contains: a carbazole compound having a particular structure; and an iridium complex having a particular structure as a blue phosphorescent light-emitting material.

Abstract: It is prepared to be an elastic net which is elastic in the cross machine direction and non-elastic in the machine direction. A combined sheet is obtained by joining the net and a filamentous web. The filamentous web comprises of drawn thermoplastic continuous filaments which are oriented in a machine direction. A laminated web is obtained by laying a fibrous web of staple fibers on the combined sheet. A high-pressure liquid flow is applied to the laminated web. The staple fibers are entangled among, and with the net. A method for producing a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet.

Abstract: A method and system for managing medical data is described. Medical data is stored in a database, where the medical data is supplied by both a patient and by other members of a care team authorized by the patient to provide medical data to the database, the other members of the care team including at least one of a physician, a pharmacist, other health professional and a family member of the patient. A computing device connected to a network provides at least some portions of the medical data (440, 450, 460, 470) supplied by the other members of the care team to the patient and provides at least some portions of the medical data (430) supplied by the patient to members of the care team that are authorized by the patient to receive at least some portions of the medical data, where the providing includes providing a plurality of graphic representations of medical data along a common timeline.

Abstract: An optical member according to the present invention includes a transparent substrate provided with a barrier layer, a low-refractive-index layer, and a light diffusion layer, the transparent substrate, the low-refractive index layer and the light diffusion layer being provided in this order, wherein the light diffusion layer includes a light scattering particle and a matrix material containing at least a binder resin, the light scattering particle being dispersed in the matrix material, wherein the low-refractive-index layer has a thickness of 1.2 m or more, and wherein the optical member is used in organic electroluminescence display devices.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric formed of composite filaments by a spunbond method is disclosed. The composite filament includes a polylactic acid polymer having a melting point of 160° C. or higher and an aliphatic polyester polymer having a melting point lower, by 50° C. or more, than the melting point of the polylactic acid polymer. The aliphatic polyester polymer forms at least a portion of the filament surface. The aliphatic polyester polymer includes as the constituent components thereof 1,4-butanediol and succinic acid, and at the same time, includes 0.1 to 1% by mass of an amide wax.

Abstract: [Object] In light of the problems in the prior art, an object of the invention is to provide a white laminated polyester film for a reflective plate sheet, which has a high reflectance and a high concealing property compatible with each other, and is not easily broken and is high in productivity. [Solving means] A white laminated polyester film for a reflecting sheet, including a polyester layer (B) containing voids therein, and a polyester layer (A) laminated at least on one surface side of the layer (B), the laminated polyester film satisfying the following (1) to (5): (1) the thickness of the polyester layer (A) laminated at least on one surface side is from 5 to 15 ?m; (2) the polyester layer (A) contains therein particles having a refractive index of 2.0 or more in an amount of 3 to 15% by weight of the polyester layer (A); (3) the thickness of the polyester layer (B) is 150 ?m or more; (4) the amount of particles having a refractive index of 2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material wherein at least one of light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers includes a silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of at least 95 mol % and a silver iodide content of 0.05 mol % to 0.75 mol % and/or a silver bromide content of 0.05 mol % to 4.00 mol % and further at least one compound represented by the following formula (I): X-(L)n-Y??Formula (I) wherein X represents a group adsorptive to a silver halide, L represents a divalent connecting group comprising one of an atom and an atomic group including at least one of a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom and an oxygen atom, Y denotes a reducible group and n denotes an integer of 0 or 1.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes at least a driving TFT and pixels which are formed by organic electroluminescent elements and are provided on a substrate of the TFT. The driving TFT includes at least a substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The driving TFT further includes a resistive layer between the active layer and at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode. The pixels include at least one color-modified pixel which has a color filter that modifies the emission color of the color-modified pixel, and which emits light of the modified color.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes a driving TFT and pixels which are formed by organic electroluminescent elements and provided in a pattern on a substrate of the TFT. The driving TFT includes at least a substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; the driving TFT further includes a resistive layer between the active layer and at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode; and the pixels are formed in a pattern by a laser transfer method. A patterning method by a laser transfer method for producing the fine pixels is also provided.

Abstract: A thin film field effect transistor that has on a substrate, at least a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, wherein the active layer includes an amorphous oxide, a carrier concentration of the amorphous oxide decreases together with lowering of a temperature thereof from room temperature, and the amorphous oxide has an activation energy of from 0.04 eV to 0.10 eV is provided. A thin film field effect transistor having high mobility and a high ON-OFF ratio, and a high-gradation electroluminescence display using the same are provided.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material, wherein the total coating amount of silver of the photosensitive silver halide is 6.0 g/m2 or less in terms of metal silver, and the photosensitivity is the ISO speed of 400 or more, the silver halide color photosensitive material further comprising at least one compound selected from a group consisting of the following type 1 and type 2: (Type 1) Compound which undergoes a one-electron oxidation so as to form a one-electron oxidation product capable of, through subsequent bond cleavage reaction, releasing one or more electrons, (Type 2) Compound which undergoes a one-electron oxidation so as to form a one-electron oxidation product capable of, after subsequent bond formation reaction, releasing one or more electrons.