Abstract: A charge roller includes a base and a surface layer formed on an outer peripheral surface of the base, with a contact angle between the surface layer and toluene being 6° or more, and a contact angle between the surface layer and tetradecane being 22° or more.

Abstract: A network node that transfers a signal between a service-user-side network node and a service-provider-side network node includes: a reception section that receives a first control signal including information indicating an application of connection requested by the service-user-side network node; a control section that determines whether the connection for the application is permitted; and a transmission section that transmits a second control signal including information indicating a result of the determination to the service-user-side network node.

Abstract: A cutting insert which is excellent both in manufacturing performances and dimensional precision and forms a pair with a tool body and a gear cutter including the cutting insert are provided. A cutting insert has a first face which is a rake face, a second face, a peripheral side face, and a mounting hole. On a ridge line where the first face and the peripheral side face cross each other, a cutting blade is formed. The cutting blade includes a corner part capable of machining a tooth bottom of a gear, and a main part extending to the corner part. The peripheral side face includes an inner side face in contact with a tool body and a first flank facing the main part. The mounting hole penetrates the first flank and the inner side face so that a center axis crosses the inner side face perpendicularly. The cutting insert is formed having a wedge shape such that thickness of the first flank and the inner side face becomes smaller as it goes from one end to the other end.

Abstract: An object is to provide a fixing structure of a webbing which can improve workability when a webbing is mounted and can also contribute to cost reduction, and a vehicle seat provided therewith. A fixing structure of a webbing in a vehicle seat having an airbag device, including an airbag module fixed to a seat frame of the vehicle seat, a first webbing and a second webbing surrounding the airbag module together with the seat frame and guiding the inflating airbag to an airbag outlet on a seat surface, a locked portion provided on a first end part of the first webbing, a fixed portion provided on a second end part of the second webbing, a locking member formed of a member having rigidity and having a fixing portion to which the fixed portion of the second webbing is fixed and a locking portion which hooks and locks the locked portion of the first webbing.

Abstract: A wirelessly rechargeable power supply device includes a circuit board, a power storage device, two or more antennas configured to receive power, a housing that accommodates the circuit board, the power storage device, and the two or more antennas, and a charging circuit that is mounted on the circuit board and is configured to charge the power storage device with the power received by the two or more antennas. The two or more antennas include a first antenna and a second antenna. A direction in which a sensitivity of the first antenna is lowest and a direction in which a sensitivity of the second antenna is lowest are different from each other.

Abstract: The environment measurement device includes: a housing having a first intake port, a second intake port, and an exhaust port, a dust sensor defining a first flow path and configured to detect dust contained in the air passing through the first flow path, the dust sensor being disposed inside the housing such that an inlet of the first flow path is connected to the first intake port, a fan disposed on the exhaust port such that a discharge of the fan is directed toward the exhaust port, a dust filter provided in the second intake port and configured to collect dust contained in the air supplied from the second intake port, and an environmental sensor configured to measure air supplied from the second intake port through the dust filter, wherein the air supplied from the first intake port and the second intake port are exhausted from the exhaust port.

Abstract: A variable vent mechanism has an air bag having a vent hole, a flap attached to the air bag at a first fix portion and covering the vent hole, a strap extending from a connection end of the flap, fixed to an attachment portion at a second fix portion, and fixing the flap in a closed position where the vent hole is closed, and a device which brings the strap into a free state. A relationship L3/L4 between a maximum length L3 between the first fix portion and the connection end in a first direction connecting the first and second fix portions, and a maximum length L4 of the first fix portion in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction satisfies 0.5?L3/L4?3.0. A length of the flap in the second direction is shorter on the connection end side than on the first fix portion side.

Abstract: An X-ray generation device includes: a housing; an electron gun including an electron-emitting unit that emits an electron inside the housing, and an extraction electrode for extracting the electron emitted from the electron-emitting unit; a target that generates an X-ray upon an incidence of the electron inside the housing; a window member that seals an opening of the housing and that transmits the X-ray; and a tube voltage application unit that applies a tube voltage between the electron-emitting unit and the target. A thickness of the target has a distribution, and the target is disposed to be inclined with respect to an imaginary plane orthogonal to an axis of the electron gun.

Abstract: A coupling device attaches a sealing device to a panel. The sealing device seals a gap between the panel and a rotational shaft located in a shaft hole provided in the panel. The coupling device includes: a supporting wall part formed with a through hole into which the sealing device is to be inserted; multiple sealing-device hooks located on a first surface side of the supporting wall part and located around the through hole, the sealing-device hooks for being hooked on the sealing device from the outside; and multiple panel hooks located on a second surface side of the supporting wall part and located around the through hole, the panel hooks for being inserted into the shaft hole of the panel and to be hooked on a periphery of the shaft hole of the panel from the inside.

Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a technique that can contribute to less invasive or more reliable diagnosis of lymphocytic anterior hypophysitis and its related diseases. For this purpose, the KCNMA1 (calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha-1) protein or an epitope thereof is used as a diagnostic agent for lymphocytic anterior hypophysitis.

Abstract: Provided is an optical resin composition for lenses that contains a resin having a structural unit represented by formula (1), and a binaphthalene compound and/or a binaphthalene compound oligomer having a structural unit represented by formula (2). A, p, K1, K2, Z, and q in formula (1) are as described in the present specification. R1-R10, a, and b in formula (2) are as described in the present specification.

Abstract: Provided are a radio transmission device and a radio transmission method capable of improving downlink and uplink throughput even when performing dynamic symbol allocation. In the device and the method, BS and MS share a table correlating a basic TF as a combination of parameters such as TB size used for transmitting only user data, an allocation RB quantity, a modulation method, and an encoding ratio, with a derived TF having user data of different TB size by combining L1/L2 control information. Even when multiplexing L1/L2 control information, Index corresponding to the basic TF is reported from BS to MS.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a processor configured to execute a program so as to: acquire viewpoint information, motion information and object information; process an object image wherein: the object image is an image representing a virtual substance and is updated based on the viewpoint information and the motion information; calculate a position when superimposing a background image and the object image, wherein: the background image is an image according to the field of view of the user; generate visual information superimposing the background image and the object image based on the position calculated, and output the generated visual information to a display device; and generate tactile information for an ultrasound generator irradiating the user with ultrasound corresponding to the object based on the position calculated, the motion information and the object information, and output the generated tactile information to the ultrasound generator.

Abstract: An electrophotographic member comprising: a base material; an elastic layer on the base material; and a surface layer on the elastic layer, wherein the elastic layer comprises silicone rubber, the surface layer comprises fluoro rubber, a thickness of the surface layer is 3 ?m or more, an elastic deformation power ?IT calculated from a load displacement curve, obtained with a nanoindentation test according to ISO 14577 by bringing a Vickers indenter into contact with an outer surface of the surface layer and setting a test load at 120 ?N, is 30 to 50%, and a Martens hardness determined by the nanoindentation test at the outer surface of the surface layer is 12.0 to 18.0 N/mm2.

Abstract: A medium processing apparatus for processing a medium ejected from an image forming apparatus includes a conveyor, a slit, a medium processing device, a stopper, and detectors. The conveyor conveys the medium ejected from the image forming apparatus. The slit communicates with an opening of a housing into which a medium is manually inserted from outside and includes a placement face on which the inserted medium is placed. The placement face has a first side and a second side orthogonal to the first side. The first and second sides are not parallel to a direction in which a side face of the housing extends. The medium processing device processes the medium conveyed by the conveyor or the medium placed on the slit. The stopper regulates edges of the medium along the first and second sides of the placement face. The detectors are disposed on the stopper to detect the medium.

Abstract: An image processing device includes an image processing unit configured to execute image processing on an image based on an input image, and output a result of the image processing. The input image is a post-conversion image obtained by performing image conversion on an original image. The image conversion includes image conversion for further reducing a data size of the original image while maintaining a feature acquired from the original image and related to an object similar to a subject captured in the original image and maintaining processing accuracy of the image processing.

Abstract: A liquid application device for applying liquid to a plurality of media to be crimped by a crimping device includes a liquid applier and a liquid-applier moving mechanism. The liquid applier applies liquid to the plurality of media. The liquid-applier moving mechanism moves the liquid applier to a first position at which the liquid applier applies liquid to a medium on a conveyance path in the liquid application device and a second position at which the liquid applier applies liquid to the plurality of media inserted through a liquid application slit of the liquid application device.

Abstract: A seat experience system that allows an occupant to grasp the state of the system and feel secure about using the system is provided. In the seat experience system, a seat includes a seat body, and a sensor provided at the seat body and configured to acquire a measurement value for detection of a motion of the occupant seated on the seat body. A controller is connected to the sensor and capable of acquiring the measurement value from the sensor, and a seat experience device is connected to the controller and operable based on the measurement value. The seat experience device may be capable of communicating with a server. If the seat experience device detects a malfunction of the seat experience system, the seat experience device notifies the occupant of the malfunction and limits at least a subset of functions of the seat experience system.

Abstract: A hollow-fiber membrane module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a rectangular tubular outer casing with at least one sidewall being open, the outer casing having a plurality of open ports, and an inner casing configured such that a plurality of hollow-fiber membranes aligned in a longitudinal direction of the outer casing are placeable in the inner casing and configured to be insertable into the one sidewall.

Abstract: An X-ray tube includes a housing, an electron gun that emits an electron beam inside the housing, a target that generates an X-ray upon an incidence of the electron beam inside the housing, and a window member that seals an opening of the housing and that transmits the X-ray. The window member is formed in a plate shape from a single crystal diamond. A [100] direction of the single crystal diamond is in an intersection relationship with a thickness direction of the window member at an angle of less than 45 degrees.