Abstract: The steel material includes a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.15 to 0.45%, Si: 0.50% or less, Mn: 0.20 to 0.60%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Cr: 0.80 to 1.50%, Mo: 0.17 to 0.30%, V: 0.24 to 0.40%, Al: 0.005 to 0.100%, N: 0.0300% or less, O: 0.0015% or less, and the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying Formula (1) to Formula (4) described in Embodiment, wherein, in its microstructure, a total area fraction of ferrite and pearlite is 10.0% or more, and a proportion of a content of V (mass %) in electrolytic extraction residue to the content of V (mass %) in the chemical composition is 10.0% or less.

Abstract: A thermal treatment apparatus includes a treatment tank including a treatment chamber to perform thermal treatment on toner particles; a toner particle supply unit configured to supply toner particles into the treatment chamber; and a hot air supply unit including a supply port to supply hot air into the treatment chamber. The supply port of the hot air supply unit is disposed on a ceiling of the treatment chamber. The treatment tank further includes: a columnar member that is vertically disposed at the center inside of the treatment chamber; and a protruded member that is disposed at an upper end of the columnar member and has an approximately conical shape protruding toward the ceiling. The columnar member has a cylindrical shape and a radius of curvature RCP (mm) of an upper end edge in a vertical cross-section thereof is 5<RCP<75.

Abstract: A remote operation device includes: a vibration detector to detect a plurality of vibration components in a plurality of directions different from each other, the vibration components being included in a vibration caused on an attachment; a transmission device; and a transmission control section that controls an operation of the transmission device. A vibration determination condition is set in advance, the vibration determination condition including a condition that an amplitude of a maximum vibration component largest in amplitude among the plurality of vibration components detected by the vibration detector is equal to or larger than a preset amplitude threshold. The transmission control section controls the operation of the transmission device to allow the vibration information to be transmitted to an operator only when the vibration determination condition is met.

Abstract: Provided is an infrared imaging device capable of reducing streak noise by calculating correction coefficients for correcting streak noise from a single image. The infrared imaging device includes: a thermal image generator to generate a single thermal image on the basis of a signal from a thermal image sensor; a correction coefficient calculator to calculate multiple correction coefficients included in a correction equation for converting pixel values of pixels included in the single thermal image into target values in which streak noise is reduced; and a thermal image corrector to correct a thermal image generated by the thermal image generator by using the multiple correction coefficients, wherein the correction coefficient calculator calculates the multiple correction coefficients on the basis of difference between pixel values of pixels arranged in a direction in which the streak noise occurs in the single thermal image.

Abstract: A system and method control an automobile by decelerating the automobile at a first deceleration using a braking mechanism in response to detecting that a parking brake switch is turned on, a second deceleration which is smaller than the first deceleration, in response to not detecting that the parking brake switch is turned on and determining that the driver is incapacitated, and a third deceleration which is smaller than the first deceleration, in response to determining that an SOS switch is turned on, detecting that the parking brake switch is changed from on to off, and not determining that the driver is incapacitated.

Abstract: A battery packaging material including a laminate that is provided with a barrier layer, a heat-fusible resin layer positioned on one surface side of the barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on the other surface side of the barrier layer. When the infrared absorption spectrum on the surface of the polyester film in 18 directions at intervals of 10° from 0° to 180° is obtained using the total reflection method of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the ratio (surface orientation degree, Ymax/Ymin) of the maximum value Ymax and the minimum value Ymin of the ratio (Y1340/Y1410) of the absorption peak intensity Y1340 in 1340 cm?1 and the absorption peak intensity Y1410 in 1410 cm?1 in the infrared absorption spectrum is in the range of 1.4-2.7.

Abstract: Provided is a botulinum toxin producing method which is simple achieves a high toxin yield, and obtains a toxin having high specific activity. This botulinum toxin producing method includes: (A) a step in which a botulinum toxin is produced from botulinum toxin-producing bacteria in a medium, and a mixture a is obtained which contains a botulinum toxin, a bacterial component, and a nucleic acid component derived from the botulinum toxin; (B) a step in which the mixture a is subjected to the removal of the bacterial component, and a mixture b is obtained which contains a nucleic acid component and a botulinum toxin; (C) a step in which an endonuclease is added to the mixture b and a mixture c is obtained which contains a nucleic acid degradation product and a botulinum toxin; and (D) a step in which the mixture c is subjected to removal of the nucleic acid degradation product, and an isolated botulinum toxin liquid d is obtained.

Abstract: A packaging material for batteries including a laminate in which at least a base material layer, a metal layer, and a sealant layer are laminated in order. The battery packaging material satisfies the relationships of: (A1?A2)?60 N/15 mm; and (B1?B2)?50 N/15 mm. A1 is a stress in elongation by 10% in the MD direction and B1 is a stress in elongation by 10% in the TD direction in the laminate, and A2 is a stress in elongation by 10% in the MD direction and B2 is a stress in elongation by 10% in the TD direction in the base material layer.

Abstract: A transparent substrate for a liquid crystal device includes an alignment layer that regulates an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules contained in a light control layer included in a light control sheet, which is the liquid crystal device, and a base layer on which the alignment layer is formed. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface is part of the alignment layer. The second surface is part of the base layer. A surface, which contacts the alignment layer, of the base layer has surface roughness Ra1 of 20 nm or less in a pencil hardness test. A sum Ra1+Ra2 of the surface roughness Ra1 and surface roughness Ra2 of the second surface is 5 nm or more.

Abstract: A toner classification apparatus comprising a classification rotor, wherein the classification rotor comprises a first vane group containing first vanes and a second vane group containing second vanes, the second vanes have a length shorter than the first vane group; the number of second vanes, which are disposed between two adjacent first vanes, is 1 to 2, independently; each of the first vanes draws first trajectory and each of the second vanes draws second trajectory when the classification rotor rotates, a distance from the center of rotation to an outer circumference side end of the first and second trajectory are defined as L1 and L3, respectively, and a distance from the center of rotation to the center side end of the first and second trajectory are defined as L2 and L4, respectively, L1 to L4 satisfy prescribed relationships, and a toner production method using the toner classification apparatus.

Abstract: A toner classification apparatus comprising a classification rotor in which the classification rotor has a vane A which extends from a rotation center direction of the classification rotor to an outer circumference direction thereof and a vane B having a length longer than that of the vane A, the vane A, and the vane B are disposed so as to satisfy a predetermined relationship, and a toner production method comprising a classification step of carrying out a classification process on particles to be classified by using the toner classification apparatus.

Abstract: Toner classification apparatus comprising classification rotor comprising a plurality of vanes extending from rotation center side of classification rotor to outer circumference side of classification rotor; the plurality of vanes are disposed with prescribed gaps established between vanes; gaps form opening facing rotation center region of classification rotor; each of vanes is disposed such that portion of vane away from of center of rotation of classification rotor is located on more upstream side in a direction of rotation of classification rotor than portion of vane closer to center of rotation of classification rotor; each of vanes has elbow; and in a horizontal cross section provided by sectioning classification rotor in a rotational axis perpendicular direction of classification rotor, shape of vane satisfies prescribed formulae, as well as toner production method comprising classification step of carrying out classification process on particles to be classified by using toner classification apparatus

Abstract: Provided is a toner that expresses all of low-temperature fixability, transferability, and scratch resistance at high levels. The toner is a toner including a toner particle containing a binder resin, a wax, and an inorganic fine particle, wherein when an outflow start temperature measured with the toner is represented by T1 (° C.), the inorganic fine particle always has a thermal expansion coefficient of ?0.1×10?6 (/K) or less in a temperature range of from 30° C. or more to T1° C. or less, the thermal expansion coefficient being determined by X-ray diffraction and wherein a content of the wax is 3.0 mass % or more and 20.0 mass % or less with respect to a mass of the toner particle.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing roller, a developing motor, a blade, and a controller. The developing roller includes a sleeve configured to carry a developer that is supplied to an electrostatic latent image held by an image carrier. The developing motor is configured to rotate the sleeve in any one of a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction. The blade is configured to regulate a thickness of a layer of the developer that is carried by the sleeve rotating in the first direction with the developing motor. The controller is configured to rotate the sleeve in the second direction with the developing motor until a surface of the sleeve present in a peel-off region of the developer arrives at a facing position facing the blade after development on the electrostatic latent image held by the image carrier ends.

Abstract: A rotating electrical machine control system includes a base current instruction setting part that sets a base current instruction based on target torque of a rotating electrical machine; a correction current instruction setting part that sets a correction current instruction with a frequency determined based on torque ripple; and a current control part that performs current feedback control to compute a voltage instruction which is an instruction value of a voltage to be applied to the rotating electrical machine. The current control part includes a first current control part whose control target is a component of the base current instruction; and a second current control part whose control target is a component of the correction current instruction. A gain of the second current control part is set to be low compared to a gain of the first current control part.

Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin including a polyester resin, and a polyolefin resin having a sulfonic acid group, wherein the polyolefin resin having a sulfonic acid group is a polymer in which a vinyl polymer is bonded to a polyolefin, a content ratio of a monomer unit containing a sulfonic acid group in the vinyl polymer is from 1.0 mass % to 20.0 mass %, in a FT-IR spectrum obtained through measurement of a large particle size toner and a small particle size toner resulting from dividing, on a number basis, the toner into two substantially equal parts, a ratio of an intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1130 cm?1 to 1170 cm?1 with respect to an intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1713 cm?1 to 1723 cm?1 exhibits a specific relationship.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a structure capable of stably removing noise. A DC motor includes: a brush in sliding contact with a commutator; a brush holder base holding the brush; a flexible wiring connected to the brush; and a choke coil connected to the brush via the wiring, wherein the brush holder base has a clamping portion restraining the wiring to extend along a direction parallel to a direction of a magnetic flux generated in the choke coil.

Abstract: Provided is a catalyst that is free from catalyst deactivation caused by reaction of the support and exhibits good catalytic activity in an ammonia synthesis reaction in a low-temperature, low-pressure process. The present invention relates to an ammonia synthesis catalyst having a structure in which at least one of ruthenium or an oxide of ruthenium is loaded on a titanium suboxide support represented by the composition formula TiOx where x represents a number satisfying 1.5<x<2.0.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a toner including supplying powder particles containing a binder resin via a plurality of powder-particle supplying units to a treating chamber, the treating chamber having a cylindrical inner peripheral surface, heat treating the powder particles in the treating chamber by supplying hot air into the treating chamber, wherein a temperature of the hot air supplied into the treating chamber is 100.0° C. or higher and 200.0° C. or lower, and adjusting a humidity of the hot air so that a relative humidity of the hot air supplied into the treating chamber is 3.0% or more and 80.0% or less.

Abstract: An information processing system includes: a reception processor which receives a display request for displaying a display screen of a first user terminal on one or a plurality of display devices, from the first user terminal of a first user among a plurality of users participating in a conference; a specifying processor which specifies a first display application for enabling the display screen to be shared by all users participating in the conference, of display applications which can be used in the first user terminal and the one or plurality of display devices, when the display request has been received by the reception processor; and an output processor which outputs a display instruction including information of the first display application specified by the specifying processor, to the first user terminal.