Abstract: [Problems] An object of the present invention is to provide a polyester resin having excellent curability and further having processability, retort resistance, and dent resistance, and a coating composition in which the polyester resin is used. [Solution] A polyester resin comprising a polyvalent carboxylic acid component and a polyhydric alcohol component as copolymerization components, wherein the polyester resin satisfies the following requirements (i) to (iii), (i) the polyvalent carboxylic acid component constituting the polyester resin has 10 mol % or more of a polyvalent carboxylic acid component having a furan skeleton, (ii) the number of kinds of polyhydric alcohol components constituting the polyester resin is two or more, and (iii) the polyester resin has an acid value of 70 eq/t or more and 400 eq/t or less.

Abstract: A electric motor control device comprising a converter section converting AC voltage to DC voltage, an inverter section converting DC voltage from the converter section to AC voltage and supplying said AC voltage to electric motor, an inverter control unit controlling said inverter section, a current detection unit detecting the current flowing in said electric motors and a power calculation unit estimating the temperature of said electric motors from said detected current, calculating the resistance of said electric motors from said estimated temperature, and calculating the copper loss from said calculated resistance.

Abstract: A dicationic ionic liquid contains a cation having two moieties each containing a heteroatom having a positive formal charge, and a linking group bonding to each of the heteroatoms of the two moieties to link the two moieties, in which the linking group is represented by a formula: —CR1R2OCR3R4CR5R6OCR7R8—. (In the formula, R1 to R8 are each a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a body; a sheet conveyor to convey a sheet in an interior of the body; a removable component detachably attachable to the interior of the body from one side face of the body. The sheet conveyor includes a sheet conveyance roller having: a first face to guide the sheet in the interior of the body; and a second face to guide the removable component during an attachment or a detachment of the removable component to or from the body.

Abstract: A turbine includes an impeller, and a housing that accommodates the impeller, the housing including an inlet that fluidly communicates with an exhaust port of an engine, a first space that accommodates the impeller, a second space that is located downstream of the first space in a flow of exhaust gas from the engine, a first flow path that connects the inlet to the first space, and a second flow path that directly connects the inlet to the second space without connecting the inlet to the first space.

Abstract: This inspection assistance program for assisting inspection of a vehicle causes a computer to function as: a display control unit 272 that causes a display unit 25 to display a selection screen for selecting one inspection execution item from a plurality of inspection items; and a device control unit 273 that causes a device provided to the computer and associated with the inspection execution item selected on the selection screen to operate. When a liquid amount of a battery of the vehicle is selected as an inspection execution item on the selection screen, the device control unit 273 may turn on a light 22 as a device associated with the inspection execution item. The device control unit 273 may activate an imaging device 23 that generates an image as the device associated with the inspection execution item.

Abstract: A structure blocking electromagnetic waves includes a first portion comprised of a first material consisting of an electric conductor, and a second portion comprised of a second material having an electrical conductivity smaller than the same of the first material and a corrosion-resistance higher than the same of the first material, the second portion covering therewith at least a part of a surface of the first portion.

Abstract: An organic material decomposition catalyst that contains BaCO3 and a perovskite composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, wherein A contains Ba, B contains Zr, and M denotes Mn. A peak intensity I(BaCO3(111)) of BaCO3(111) of the BaCO3 and a peak intensity I(BaZrO3(110)) of a perovskite composite oxide AxByMzOw(110) of the perovskite composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, each determined by X-ray diffractometry of the organic material decomposition catalyst, have a ratio I(BaCO3(111))/I(BaZrO3(110)) in a range of 0.022 to 0.052. In another aspect, in the perovskite composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, 1.01?x?1.06, 0.1?z?0.125, and y+z=1 are satisfied, w denotes a positive value that satisfies electroneutrality, and the organic material decomposition catalyst has a specific surface area in the range of 12.3 to 16.9 m2/g.

Abstract: An anodized titanium material includes a titanium base material and an anodized titanium layer. The anodized titanium layer is provided on a surface of the titanium base material. The anodized titanium layer includes a porous first anodized titanium layer. The anodized titanium layer has a withstand voltage at 25° C. of 500 V or more, a Vickers hardness of 200 or more, a film thickness of 20 ?m or more and less than 80 ?m, an arithmetic average roughness Ra of a surface of less than 1.6 ?m, and a maximum height roughness Rz of the surface is less than 6.3 ?m. In both of a section perpendicular to a thickness direction of the first anodized titanium oxide layer and the surface, no pore sections having a shape capable of including a circle having a diameter of 0.5 ?m or more are observed.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus and electronic equipment are provided that allow improvement of bondability between a first electrode section and a second electrode section. A semiconductor apparatus includes a first interconnect section, a first interlayer insulating film covering one surface side of the first interconnect section, a first electrode section in a first through-hole in the first interlayer insulating film and electrically connected to the first interconnect section, a second interconnect section, a second interlayer insulating film covering a surface side of the second interconnect section facing the first interconnect section, and a second electrode section in a second through-hole in the second interlayer insulating film and electrically connected to the second interconnect section. The first electrode section and the second electrode section are directly bonded to each other. The first electrode section has a larger coefficient of thermal expansion than that of the first interconnect section.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of images having a plurality of image types. The method further includes, for each image type from the plurality of image types and to generate a plurality of subsets of images, identifying a subset of images from the plurality of images being that image type using an image classifier. The method further includes, for each subset of images from the plurality of subsets of images, performing feature extraction on each image from that subset of images to generate features associated with that image. The method further includes inputting the features associated with each image from that subset of images to a trained ML model from a plurality of trained ML models to generate an output indicating whether a collectible associated with that image is authentic or counterfeit.

Abstract: This hot-rolled steel sheet has a desired chemical composition and microstructure, an average sphere equivalent radius of alloy carbides in the ferrite is 0.5 nm or more and less than 5.0 nm, an average number density of the alloy carbides in the ferrite is 3.5×1016/cm3 or more, an E value that indicates periodicity of the microstructure is 10.7 or more, and an I value that indicates uniformity of the microstructure is 1.020 or more, a standard deviation of a Mn concentration is 0.60 mass % or less, and a tensile strength is 980 MPa or more.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus, including a main body capable of attaching a cartridge thereto. The main body includes: a housing provided with an opening for allowing the cartridge to pass therethrough; and an opening/closing member capable of moving between a closed position and an open position. The opening/closing member includes a first cover portion that is opposed to an end surface of the cartridge on an upstream side in an attaching direction and a second cover portion that is opposed to a top surface of the cartridge on the upstream side when the opening/closing member is located at the closed position. The opening/closing member moves to the open position by rotating downward about a rotation axis provided at a lower end of the first cover portion when the opening/closing member is located at the closed position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a crystal of 6-(3-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-1-[(S)-1-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpropyl]-7-methoxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid, which shows a particular powder X-ray diffraction pattern of a characteristic diffraction peaks at diffraction angles 2?(°) as measured by powder X-ray diffractometry. The crystal of the present invention is superior in physical and chemical stability.

Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device according to an embodiment includes a light-emitting layer, a semiconductor substrate, and a multilayer film part. The semiconductor substrate includes gallium arsenide. The gallium arsenide is a cubic crystal. The semiconductor substrate includes a substrate lower surface and a substrate upper surface. The substrate upper surface is tilted with respect to a (100) plane of the cubic crystal. The multilayer film part is positioned between the substrate upper surface and the light-emitting layer. The multilayer film part includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a first surface. The second layer is positioned between the first surface and the light-emitting layer. The second layer contacts the first surface. The second layer includes a second surface. An unevenness of the second surface is greater than an unevenness of the first surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a multilayer film structure which has high crystallinity and planarity; and a method for producing this multilayer film structure. This multilayer film structure is provided with: an Si (111) substrate; a first thin film that is arranged on the Si (111) substrate, while being formed of a nitride material and/or aluminum; and a second thin film that is arranged on the first thin film, while being formed of a nitride material. An amorphous layer having a thickness of 0 nm or more but less than 1.0 nm are present on the Si (111) substrate; and the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of a rocking curve of the (0002) plane at the surface of this multilayer film structure is 1.50° or less.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a holding member located on the substrate, the holding member including a module placement part and an opening arranged in a first direction; an optical module located in the module placement part and mounted on the substrate; and an optical fiber passing through the opening, the optical fiber being connected with the optical module. The holding member includes a first corner part and a second corner part. The opening is between the first corner part and the second corner part in a direction crossing the first direction. The first corner part and the second corner part are beveled.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first cell region including a plurality of memory cells, a second cell region including a plurality of memory cells, a connection region between the first cell region and the second cell region, and a row decoder for propagating a voltage to word lines in the first and second cell regions via the connection region.

Abstract: A lead frame includes a plurality of lead portions. At least a part of an upper surface of the lead portion and a sidewall surface of the lead portion is a rough surface having been subjected to roughening treatment. A value of a* in a CIELab color space of the rough surface is within a range from 12 to 19, and a value of b* is within a range from 12 to 17.