Abstract: An underwater detection device capable of simply and accurately optimizing a transmission condition of an ultrasonic oscillator included in a transducer is provided. The underwater detection device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to supply a transmission voltage and a transmission current to the ultrasonic oscillator, measure the transmission voltage, measure the transmission current, and optimize the transmission condition of the ultrasonic oscillator based on the measured transmission voltage and the measured transmission current.

Abstract: An ink discharging device contains an ink containing an organic solvent with an SP value of from 9.0 to 12.0, a white pigment, a polyurethane resin with a glass transition temperature Tg of 0 degrees C. or lower, and water, and an ink discharging unit including a nozzle plate including a liquid repellent layer containing a silicone resin, the ink discharging unit for discharging the ink, wherein the proportion of the organic solvent to the entire of the ink is from 0.5 to 2.5 percent by mass and the proportion of the white pigment to the entire of the ink is from 6 to 15 percent by mass.

Abstract: A hot pressed member that has excellent corrosion resistance after coating, in particular when a zirconium chemical conversion treatment is applied, and with reduced microcracks. The hot pressed member includes a steel sheet, a coated or plated layer containing FeAl, Fe2Al5, and Zn distributed over at least one side of the steel sheet, and a Zn-containing oxide layer distributed over the coated or plated layer. The solute Zn content in the FeAl is less than 10 mass %.

Abstract: A cartridge provides comprising: a toner, a developing roller, a supply member and a regular member. The supply member abuts the surface of the developing roller and the regulating member serves to regulate the toner carried on the surface of the developing roller. The cartridge includes a first supply electrode to which a voltage is supplied from outside of the cartridge, with the supply member and the regulating member electrically connected to the same first supply electrode. Additionally, the toner contains a compound A having a structure represented by Formula (1) below, —(CH2CH2O)—??(1) where, when compound A is eluted in methanol a supernatant containing compound A is analyzed by liquid chromatograph ESI/MS, a specific peak of which an average m/z is 300 to 1000 exists.

Abstract: A fiber bundle winding device includes: a traverse guide configured to guide a fiber bundle to a bobbin; and a controller configured to control the traverse guide according to a rotation of the bobbin. The traverse guide is movable parallel to a center axis of the bobbin. The controller can perform: first movement control that moves the traverse guide to wind the fiber bundle onto the bobbin in a predetermined first area extending in a direction of the center axis of the bobbin; and second movement control that moves the traverse guide to wind the fiber bundle onto the bobbin in a second area being smaller than the first area and having ends that are located within the first area and at different positions from respective ends of the first area. The first movement control and second movement control are performed at a ratio of N:1 (N is an integer more than 1).

Abstract: A handrail disinfection system for vehicle with handrail is mounted on a vehicle having handrail for grasping by an occupant. The handrail disinfection system includes a tank to store disinfectant solution, an exudation part provided on the handrail, an actuator for exuding the disinfectant solution stored in the tank from the exudation part, and a controller for controlling the actuator. At least one processor included in the controller executes upon execution of at least one program, performing a disinfecting process in which the actuator is controlled to exude the disinfectant solution from the exudation part to a surface of the handrail when a predetermined execution condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A display driver includes a driver circuit and a sensing controller. The driver circuit is configured to drive a display panel according to display information. The display panel defines a sensing region. The sensing controller interface circuit is configured to transmit an output vertical sync signal to a proximity sensing controller. The proximity sensing controller is configured to generate positional information of an input object based at least in part on a resulting signal received from a sensor electrode disposed in the sensing region. The output vertical sync signal comprises encoding the display information in the output vertical sync signal.

Abstract: A film contains a siloxane compound having an alkyl group and a resin having a density of 1.1 g/cm3 or higher and a glass transition temperature of 150° C. or higher.

Abstract: It is aimed to prevent a reduction in connection reliability. A terminal fitting is to be mounted into a housing having a board accommodation space and is provided with a connection terminal including a resilient contact piece to be brought into contact with a circuit board inserted into the board accommodation space and a protection terminal separate from the connection terminal and attached to the connection terminal. The connection terminal is movable with respect to the protection terminal between a protection position where the resilient contact piece is accommodated in the protection terminal and a connection position where the resilient contact piece is exposed to outside of the protection terminal to be contactable with the circuit board.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a reduced amount of oxygen vacancy in a channel formation region of an oxide semiconductor is provided. Further, a semiconductor device which includes an oxide semiconductor and has improved electric characteristics is provided. Furthermore, a methods for manufacturing the semiconductor device is provided. An oxide semiconductor film is formed; a conductive film is formed over the oxide semiconductor film at the same time as forming a low-resistance region between the oxide semiconductor film and the conductive film; the conductive film is processed to form a source electrode and a drain electrode; and oxygen is added to the low-resistance region between the source electrode and the drain electrode, so that a channel formation region having a higher resistance than the low-resistance region is formed and a first low-resistance region and a second low-resistance region between which the channel formation region is positioned are formed.

Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer belt having a surface to which a toner image may be transferred and solid lubricant particles are attached, a primary transfer member performing primary transfer of a toner image to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt, a secondary transfer member performing secondary transfer of the toner image to a surface of a recording medium, and a detection device detecting a density of the toner image and has a light irradiation unit irradiating the surface of the intermediate transfer belt and a light receiving unit receiving reflected light, in which a relationship between a volume-average particle size A (nm) of the solid lubricant particles attached to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt and a wavelength B (nm) of the light radiated from the light irradiation unit satisfies the following Expression: Expression 1:B>A×8.6+300.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus detects an edge in an N-arized image (N is a natural number not less than 2) representing a result of threshold-based processing for a grayscale image obtained from an input image. The apparatus generates the print data based on the input image and a detection result of the edge.

Abstract: A work machine control method includes acquiring operation information on an operation of an operation section of a display device for a work machine, displaying an operation menu in a position corresponding to the operation section on the display screen displayed in a display section of the display device, executing control based on the operation information, and switching a display mode of the operation menu from a normal mode to a specific mode on the display screen when a switching condition is satisfied.

Abstract: Print data is generated so that a first edge region of an object where a ratio of pixels printed by at least one element in a first array to pixels in the first edge region is lower than a ratio of pixels printed by at least one element in a second array is a region contacting a boundary where the object changes to a margin region of a medium when viewed in a first direction, and a second edge region of the object where a ratio of pixels printed by at least one element in the second array to pixels in the second edge region is lower than a ratio of pixels printed by at least one element in the first array is a region contacting a boundary where the object changes to the margin region of the medium when viewed in a second direction.

Abstract: The print unit includes a first print unit configured to be able to print a dot in a first region of each pixel of the object, and a second print unit configured to be able to print a dot in a second region of each pixel of the object. As a result of the processing by the dot arrangement unit, in first edge pixels in a first edge portion of the object, a ratio of arranging dots in the second regions is lower than a ratio of arranging dots in the first regions, and in second edge pixels in a second edge portion different from the first edge portion of the object, a ratio of arranging dots in the first regions is lower than a ratio of arranging dots in the second regions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by general formula (I) (in the formula (I), X represents a methyl group or a halogen atom; R1 to R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; Bm? represents a polyoxometalate anion; m represents an integer of 1 to 20; n represents an integer of 1 to 20, provided that n is determined such that the charge of the whole formula (I) becomes zero).

Abstract: A mobile body management device enables cost-effective execution of work that requires a mobile body. It includes an acceptance unit to receive work information specifying the application, time, and location. A determination unit compares this information with mobile body management data, considering storage location and availability, to select a mobile body that meets the criteria for executing the work. A control information generation unit generates instructions to control the movement of the selected mobile body based on the work application. These instructions are then transmitted to a mobile body control device to oversee the movement of the mobile body during the work. Overall, this device efficiently manages and utilizes mobile bodies for various tasks while maintaining low costs.

Abstract: A system includes: an entrance accepting unit configured to accept a seat-waiting request from a customer and store the request as acceptance information; a vacant seat processing unit configured to set any seat among a plurality of seats that has become vacant, as a vacant seat in association with seat information relating to the seat; a seat setting unit configured to associate the seat-waiting information with seat information relating to a vacant seat in a predetermined order under a predetermined condition when any seat among the seats for customers has been set as the vacant seat by the vacant seat processing unit; and a start setting unit configured to record eating and/or drinking start information that indicates start of eating and/or drinking in association with the seat information upon the acceptance information being associated with the seat information by the seat setting unit.

Abstract: This exhaust gas purifying catalyst is provided with a substrate and a catalyst layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The catalyst layer contains zeolite particles that support a metal, and a rare earth element-containing compound that contains a rare earth element. The rare earth element-containing compound is added in such an amount that the molar ratio of the rare earth element relative to Si contained in the zeolite is 0.001 to 0.014 in terms of oxides.

Abstract: A stratum corneum-collecting adhesive composition includes a hydrophobic component having adhesiveness, and a hydrophilic component that is present in a dispersed state in the hydrophobic component.