Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a generation unit that generates a print job related to an increased portion of the number of prints in a case where the number of prints of a print job under printing is increased, and an addition unit that adds the print job generated by the generation unit to a position, from which a print job is taken and processed last, in a print standby queue where print jobs are processed in a sequential order, in order to minimize an influence on print end times of print jobs that are standing by in the printing apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymeric actuator which has excellent flexibility and elongation rate; low temperature dependability of physical properties such as an elastic modulus and high dielectric breakdown strength, and which can drive in a low electric field. The present invention relates to a polymeric actuator, wherein the polymeric dielectric has a storage elastic modulus at 20° C. [E?(20° C.)] determined by a dynamic viscoelastic measurement at a frequency of 1 Hz of not more than 0.5 MPa, a ratio [E?(?20° C.)/E?(20° C.)] of a storage elastic modulus at ?20° C. [E?(?20° C.)] determined by a dynamic viscoelastic measurement at a frequency of 1 Hz to the [E?(20° C.)] of not more than 5.0, and a ratio [E?(40° C.)/E?(20° C.)] of a storage elastic modulus at 40° C. [E?(40° C.)] determined by a dynamic viscoelastic measurement at a frequency of 1 Hz to the [E?(20° C.)] of not less than 0.5.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a storing unit, an obtaining unit, a detecting unit, a display unit, and a setting unit. The storing unit stores a print job. The obtaining unit obtains sheet attribute information designated by the print job stored in the storing unit. The detecting unit detects an openable sheet holding unit being in a shut state. The display unit displays the sheet attribute information obtained by the obtaining unit in a case where the sheet holding unit is detected in the shut state by the detecting unit. The setting unit sets the sheet attribute information displayed by the display unit for the shut state sheet holding unit in the case where the sheet holding unit is detected in the shut state by the detecting unit.

Abstract: A polishing pad, having a polishing layer comprising a thermoset polyurethane foam, wherein the polishing layer has an in-plane variation of 12 or less in microrubber A hardness, the variation being obtained by measuring the polishing layer from a polishing surface side of the layer, the thermoset polyurethane foam contains, as raw material components, an isocyanate component and active-hydrogen-containing compounds, and the active-hydrogen-containing compounds comprise a trifunctional polyol having at least one terminated hydroxyl group that is a secondary hydroxyl group, and having a hydroxyl group value of 150 to 1,000 mg KOH/g in an amount of 10 to 50 parts by weight for 100 parts by weight of the active-hydrogen-containing compounds.

Abstract: A polishing pad, having a polishing layer comprising a thermoset polyurethane foam, wherein the polishing layer has an in-plane variation of 12 or less in microrubber A hardness, the variation being obtained by measuring the polishing layer from a polishing surface side of the layer, the thermoset polyurethane foam contains, as raw material components, an isocyanate component and active-hydrogen-containing compounds, and the active-hydrogen-containing compounds comprise a trifunctional polyol having at least one terminated hydroxyl group that is a secondary hydroxyl group, and having a hydroxyl group value of 150 to 1,000 mg KOH/g in an amount of 10 to 50 parts by weight for 100 parts by weight of the active-hydrogen-containing compounds.