Abstract: An organic electric field light-emitting element, which contains: an anode; a cathode; and a light-emitting layer provided between the anode and the cathode, wherein the light-emitting layer contains two or more luminescent materials each giving a different emission peak, and a concentration ratio [(B/A)×100] in the light-emitting layer gradually increases along with the direction from an anode side of the light-emitting layer to a cathode side of the light-emitting layer, where A denotes a concentration of the luminescent material having the emission peak at the shortest wavelength side compared to the emission peaks of other luminescent materials, and B denote a concentration of the luminescent material having the emission peak at the longest wavelength side compared to the emission peaks of other luminescent materials, and wherein the light-emitting layer satisfies the relationship of: [(B/A)×100]?10%.

Abstract: High light transmission efficiency is achieved in an electroluminescence device without lowering the durability of the device. The electroluminescence device includes: electrodes; a plurality of layers that are deposited one on another between the electrodes; and a light emitting region between the plurality of layers. The light emitting region emits light by application of an electric field between the electrodes. At least one microparticle that induces plasmon resonance on the surface thereof by the light emitted from the light emitting region is arranged in the vicinity of the light emitting region or in the light emitting region. The microparticle is a core-shell-type microparticle including at least one metal microparticle core and an insulation shell that covers the at least one metal microparticle core.

Abstract: In an electroluminescence device, highly efficient light emission is realized without reducing the durability thereof. The electroluminescence device includes electrodes, a plurality of layers deposited between the electrodes, a light emitting region between the plurality of layers, the light emitting region emitting light by application of an electric field between the electrodes. The plurality of layers include a metal thin-film in the vicinity of the light emitting region. The metal thin-film induces plasmon resonance on the surface thereof by the emitted light. Surface modification is provided on at least one of the surfaces of the metal thin-film. The surface modification includes an end group having polarity that makes the work function of the metal thin-film become close to the work function of at least a layer next to the metal thin-film.

Abstract: An organic electric field light-emitting element, which contains: an anode; a cathode; and a light-emitting layer provided between the anode and the cathode, wherein the light-emitting layer contains two or more luminescent materials each giving a different emission peak, and a concentration ratio [(B/A)×100] in the light-emitting layer gradually increases along with the direction from an anode side of the light-emitting layer to a cathode side of the light-emitting layer, where A denotes a concentration of the luminescent material having the emission peak at the shortest wavelength side compared to the emission peaks of other luminescent materials, and B denote a concentration of the luminescent material having the emission peak at the longest wavelength side compared to the emission peaks of other luminescent materials, and wherein the light-emitting layer satisfies the relationship of: [(B/A)×100]?10%.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having two electrodes and a plurality of organic layers between the two electrodes, in which the organic layers include a light emitting layer that emits light when an electric field is applied between the two electrodes. The device further includes a plurality of metal fine particles, which generates a local plasmon by light emitted from the light emitting layer, inside of at least either one of the electrodes or adjacent to a side of the electrode facing the organic layers and inside of a conductive organic layer, and at least some of the plurality of metal fine particles are disposed adjacent to the light emitting layer. Here, as the metal fine particles, particles having a scattering cross section ?S which is larger than an absorption cross section ?A thereof with respect to light emitted from the light emitting layer are used.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having two electrodes and a plurality of organic layers between the two electrodes, in which the organic layers include a light emitting layer that emits light when an electric field is applied between the two electrodes. The device further includes, inside or on the organic layer side of at least either one of the electrodes, a metal structure that generates a surface or local plasmon by light emitted from the light emitting layer, and the metal structure is embedded in a conductive layer and at least a portion of the metal structure is located adjacent to the light emitting layer.

Abstract: An examination-schedule memory unit stores an examination schedule including a plurality of examinations. An operation-status acquisition unit acquires the operation status of a washing apparatus that washes a scope used for an examination. A rescheduling unit changes the start time of at least one examination included in an examination schedule in accordance with the operation status acquired by the operation-status acquisition unit. The rescheduling unit may specify the washing-completion time of the used scope based on the washing-start time acquired by the operation-status acquisition unit, determine whether or not an already-washed scope will be available at the start time of each examination based on the specified washing-completion time and the start time of each examination, and change, when it is determined that there will be no already-washed scopes available, the start time of the examination to be after the time at which an already-washed scope will become available.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing fine particles, including: forming on a surface of a base material a concavo-convex pattern made by arranging a plurality of convex portions on the surface; forming fine particles made of a fine particle material on at least part of the concavo-convex pattern; and releasing the formed fine particles from the concavo-convex pattern.

Abstract: A method of recovering and recycling solvents, comprising, during printing or coating of solvent-recoverable and recyclable printing ink composition comprising solvents, a step of recovering the solvents vaporized in a solvent recovery apparatus, a step of separating the solvents obtained into one or more single solvents and/or one or more azeotropic compositions of two or more solvents by multi-stage distillation, and a step of recycling them as a printing ink raw material and/or dilution solvent raw material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a developing apparatus that can effectively prevent generation of a ghost due to poor detachment of a developer after development, and generation of unevenness in density between a left part and a right part of an image region due to lack of an amount of the developer transported. The developing apparatus satisfies the relationship r+R?d?3r+R where r denotes a rotational radius of a second developer transporting screw, R denotes a rotational radius of a development roller, and d denotes a center distance between the second developer transporting screw and the development roller. The developing apparatus also satisfies the relationship M0?(mg0×v×l)/0.

Abstract: A medical service support system is provided which manages a use state of medical instrument used in medical operations with predetermined task sequence is provided. A reading unit reads use state specifying information recorded in the use state specifying information recording unit before the medical instruments are used for a certain task. A determination unit determines whether the use of the medical instrument for the task follows the task sequence from use state specifying information read. A writing unit writes, in the use state specifying information recording unit, the use state specifying information which specifies that the task is executed when the task is executed by a task execution unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a developing apparatus to be provided in a quick start up electrophotographic image forming apparatus that can efficiently prevent generation of unevenness by a screw pitch in a short period of time. The developing apparatus rotates a developer transporting screw so as to transport and supply a developer to a developer bearing member, and develops a latent image formed on an image bearing member by the developer. The developer transporting screw includes a vane winding around a rotation shaft in a spiral form. A vane surface on other side of a developer transport direction of the vane includes two planes having different angles with a rotational center line of the rotation shaft.

Abstract: The present invention provides a one-component development type developing apparatus including a rotatable electrostatic latent image holding member 1 on the surface of which an electrostatic latent image is formed, and using a toner 4 for rendering the electrostatic latent image visible, wherein when the shape factor SF-1 of a toner fine particle is expressed by: SF-1=(M2/A)×(?/4)×100 where A is the projected area of the fine particle and M is the absolute maximum length of the fine particle, then the shape factor SF-1 of the toner 4 is at least 100 and at most 140, and the developing apparatus includes: a toner holding member 3 that is formed from a silicone rubber elastic material and that is for holding the toner 4 and transporting it to the electrostatic latent image holding member 1; a toner layer regulating member 9 for forming the toner on the toner holding member 3 into a thin layer; and a toner supply member 5 that is formed from a silicone rubber foam and that rotates, in a position opposed to th

Abstract: The developing apparatus of the present invention includes a developer holding member for supplying a developer including a toner and a carrier onto the surface of an electrostatic latent image holding member; first developer transporter for transporting the developer in a first direction, the first developer transporter being disposed in a first developer transport path; second developer transporter for transporting the developer in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction and supplying the developer to the developer holding member, the second developer transporter being disposed in a second developer transport path; a magnet roller for drawing up the developer that has been transported through the second developer transport path into the first developer transport path; and an inclined surface that is disposed in contact with or close to the surface of the magnet roller and that is inclined such that the height thereof decreases along the first direction, wherein the developer that is held

Abstract: An image output apparatus capable of controlling the image density for a specific level in a short time and with accuracy and no control failure. When the values of manipulated variables that are control parameters of the output image quality or a controlled variable are calculated and the parameter values become out of the practically settable range in the course of obtaining new manipulated variables adjusted for controlling the output image quality for a specific level, the image density control unit of the image output apparatus corrects the data in the image density database that are used for comparison in obtaining the parameter values according to the current environmental state and repeats the calculation, whereby no control failure occurs and optimum parameter values are obtained; consequently, the output image quality can be controlled for a target level in a stable manner.

Abstract: The present invention provides a developing apparatus that can effectively prevent generation of a ghost due to poor detachment of a developer after development, and generation of unevenness in density between a left part and a right part of an image region due to lack of an amount of the developer transported. The developing apparatus satisfies the relationship r+R?d?3r+R where r denotes a rotational radius of a second developer transporting screw, R denotes a rotational radius of a development roller, and d denotes a center distance between the second developer transporting screw and the development roller. The developing apparatus also satisfies the relationship M0?(mg0×v×l)/0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a developing apparatus to be provided in a quick start up electrophotographic image forming apparatus that can efficiently prevent generation of unevenness by a screw pitch in a short period of time. The developing apparatus rotates a developer transporting screw so as to transport and supply a developer to a developer bearing member, and develops a latent image formed on an image bearing member by the developer. The developer transporting screw includes a vane winding around a rotation shaft in a spiral form. A vane surface on other side of a developer transport direction of the vane includes two planes having different angles with a rotational center line of the rotation shaft.

Abstract: The present invention provides a one-component development type developing apparatus including a rotatable electrostatic latent image holding member 1 on the surface of which an electrostatic latent image is formed, and using a toner 4 for rendering the electrostatic latent image visible, wherein when the shape factor SF-1 of a toner fine particle is expressed by: SF-1=(M2/A)×(?/4)×100 where A is the projected area of the fine particle and M is the absolute maximum length of the fine particle, then the shape factor SF-1 of the toner 4 is at least 100 and at most 140, and the developing apparatus includes: a toner holding member 3 that is formed from a silicone rubber elastic material and that is for holding the toner 4 and transporting it to the electrostatic latent image holding member 1; a toner layer regulating member 9 for forming the toner on the toner holding member 3 into a thin layer; and a toner supply member 5 that is formed from a silicone rubber foam and that rotates, in a position opposed to t

Abstract: An image output apparatus for controlling an output image stably. The image output apparatus comprises a database for storing data giving a relation between manipulated variables and a controlled variable for a reference pattern. The apparatus estimates sets of values of the manipulated variables used when outputting an image of the reference pattern, by using the data on the database to obtain values of the manipulated variables from a desired value for the reference pattern. By means of detected values for a plurality of images of the reference pattern outputted according to the estimated values of the manipulated variables, set values of the manipulated variables for the desired value is calculated.

Abstract: The developing apparatus of the present invention includes a developer holding member for supplying a developer including a toner and a carrier onto the surface of an electrostatic latent image holding member; first developer transporter for transporting the developer in a first direction, the first developer transporter being disposed in a first developer transport path; second developer transporter for transporting the developer in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction and supplying the developer to the developer holding member, the second developer transporter being disposed in a second developer transport path; a magnet roller for drawing up the developer that has been transported through the second developer transport path into the first developer transport path; and an inclined surface that is disposed in contact with or close to the surface of the magnet roller and that is inclined such that the height thereof decreases along the first direction, wherein the developer that is held