Abstract: An optical device may include a waveguide-based Mach-Zehnder (MZ) interferometer associated with performing polarization multiplexing or demultiplexing. The waveguide-based MZ interferomenter may include a first MZ arm, a second MZ arm, and a set of stress-balancing trenches. A portion of the first MZ arm may be between at least two stress-reducing trenches of a plurality of stress-reducing trenches. The plurality of stress-reducing trenches may be in a cladding layer on a substrate. The set of stress-balancing trenches may be on an opposite side of the second MZ arm from the plurality of stress-reducing trenches. The set of stress-balancing trenches may be in the cladding layer on the substrate.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has stored therein a program that causes a computer to execute a process including: inputting, to each of a plurality of agents, a plurality of purchasing behavioral objectives, a first purchasing behavioral objective, and facilities information indicating a plurality of facilities corresponding to the plurality of purchasing behavioral objectives; and causing each of the plurality of agents to determine, based on a condition that has been set in accordance with a facility search behavior with respect to a facility that is selected from the plurality of facilities in response to the purchasing behavioral objective of each of the plurality of agents at a time of execution of simulation, a second purchasing behavioral objective of each of the plurality of agents from among the plurality of purchasing behavioral objectives.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition having good abrasion resistance and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. Provided is a rubber composition containing: a compound having a group represented by the following formula (I): wherein R11 and R12 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group optionally containing a heteroatom; and a sulfur atom-containing vulcanization accelerator.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition having good abrasion resistance and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. Provided is a rubber composition containing: a compound having a group represented by the following formula (I): wherein R11 and R12 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group optionally containing a heteroatom; and a sulfur atom-containing vulcanization accelerator, the rubber composition being obtained by, before kneading a rubber component with any sulfur, kneading the rubber component and the sulfur atom-containing vulcanization accelerator, and then kneading the kneaded mixture with sulfur.

Abstract: An active-energy-ray-curable composition including: polymerizable monomer (A1) containing one (meth)acryloyl group; acylphosphine oxide-based polymerization initiator (B1); and acridone-based polymerization initiator (B2), an amount of the polymerizable monomer (A1) containing one (meth)acryloyl group being from 50.0% by mass through 99.8% by mass.

Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte having a high ion conductivity and excellent in battery performance not going through a step of removing water such as a drying step, while simplifying the production process and reducing the production cost. Specifically, provided is a method for producing a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, including causing a reaction of an alkali metal sulfide and a specific substance in a solvent.

Abstract: A composition comprising an acrylamide compound (A1) having an ester structure and a molecular weight of from 150 to 200 and an acylphosphine oxide polymerization initiator (B1) is provided.

Abstract: A chemical liquid treatment apparatus includes processing chambers; a chemical liquid feeding unit configured to cyclically feed a chemical liquid into the processing chambers; and a modifying unit. The modifying unit, when using a chemical liquid in which an effect thereof varies with a chemical liquid discharge time, is configured to calculate a variation of the effect of the chemical liquid based on the chemical liquid discharge time and is configured to modify the chemical liquid discharge time for each of the processing chambers based on the calculated variation of the effect of the chemical liquid and a cumulative time of the chemical liquid discharge time.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a substrate treatment method includes bringing a first metallic film on a substrate into contact with a first liquid, mixing a second liquid into the first liquid, and bringing the first metallic film or a second metallic film different from the first metallic film into contact with a liquid in which the first liquid and the second liquid are mixed together to etch the first or second metallic film. The first liquid includes an oxidizing agent, a complexing agent, and water (H2O) of a first content rate to etch the first metallic film. The second liquid includes water (H2O) at a second content rate higher than the first content rate after the etching has started.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a substrate processing liquid contains phosphoric acid as a primary component and contains water and ketone. In another embodiment, a substrate processing method includes processing a substrate in a substrate processing bath with a substrate processing liquid containing phosphoric acid, water and ketone. The method further includes discharging the substrate processing liquid from the substrate processing bath to a circulating flow channel, heating the substrate processing liquid flowing through the circulating flow channel at a temperature between 50° C. and 90° C., and supplying the substrate processing liquid again from the circulating flow channel to the substrate processing bath to circulate the substrate processing liquid under heating.

Abstract: A substrate processing device capable of stabilizing an etching amount of a metal film provided on a substrate is provided. The substrate processing device includes a first container, a second container and a control unit. The first container stores a first liquid in which an acid solution containing phosphoric acid and water are mixed. The first liquid is capable of etching a metal film provided on a substrate. The second container stores a second liquid containing water. The control unit controls supply of the second liquid from the second container to the first container such that a water concentration of the first liquid increases over time corresponding to change in a concentration of the phosphoric acid in the first liquid.

Abstract: Provided is an ink discharging apparatus configured to discharge an active-energy-ray-curable ink from an ink discharging head of which members to contact the ink are joined using an epoxy adhesive, wherein the ink contains at least any one selected from the group consisting of an acrylamide compound and an N-vinyl compound, and wherein an elastic modulus decreasing rate represented by a formula (1) below is 50 percent or less, Elastic modulus decreasing rate (%)={(E1?E2)/E1}×100?? formula (1) where E1 represents an elastic modulus (GPa) of a cured product obtained by curing the epoxy adhesive at 90 degrees C. for 4 hours, and E2 represents an elastic modulus (GPa) of an immersed product obtained by immersing the cured product in the ink at 60 degrees C. for 4 weeks.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a substrate treatment method includes bringing a first metallic film on a substrate into contact with a first liquid, mixing a second liquid into the first liquid, and bringing the first metallic film or a second metallic film different from the first metallic film into contact with a liquid in which the first liquid and the second liquid are mixed together to etch the first or second metallic film. The first liquid includes an oxidizing agent, a complexing agent, and water (H2O) of a first content rate to etch the first metallic film. The second liquid includes water (H2O) at a second content rate higher than the first content rate after the etching has started.

Abstract: A substrate processing device capable of stabilizing an etching amount of a metal film provided on a substrate is provided. The substrate processing device includes a first container, a second container and a control unit. The first container stores a first liquid in which an acid solution containing phosphoric acid and water are mixed. The first liquid is capable of etching a metal film provided on a substrate. The second container stores a second liquid containing water. The control unit controls supply of the second liquid from the second container to the first container such that a water concentration of the first liquid increases over time corresponding to change in a concentration of the phosphoric acid in the first liquid.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dividing method of a workpiece including a dicing tape sticking step of sticking a dicing tape to the workpiece, a first laser processing step of irradiating the workpiece with a laser beam with such a wavelength as to be absorbed by the workpiece along a first direction to form first laser-processed grooves, a first expanding step of expanding the dicing tape in a second direction to enlarge the width of the first laser-processed grooves, a second laser processing step of irradiating the workpiece with the laser beam with such a wavelength as to be absorbed by the workpiece along the second direction to form second laser-processed grooves, and a second expanding step of expanding the dicing tape in the first direction to enlarge the width of the second laser-processed grooves.

Abstract: An electrical junction box includes: an electrical junction box housing; and a common relay block, an individual corresponding relay block, a common power supply block, and an individual corresponding semiconductor module. The common relay block, the individual corresponding relay block, the common power supply block, and the individual corresponding semiconductor module are attached to the electrical junction box housing.

Abstract: An active energy ray curable composition is provided. The active energy ray curable composition includes a polymerizable monomer (A) and a polymerization initiator (B). The polymerization initiator (B) includes a skin-sensitizing polymerization initiator (B1) in an amount less than 1.0% by mass but not less than 0.1% by mass of the active energy ray curable composition, and 99.0% by mass or more of the active energy ray curable composition consists of non-skin-sensitizing constituents.

Abstract: A substrate processing device capable of stabilizing an etching amount of a metal film provided on a substrate is provided. The substrate processing device includes a first container, a second container and a control unit. The first container stores a first liquid in which an acid solution containing phosphoric acid and water are mixed. The first liquid is capable of etching a metal film provided on a substrate. The second container stores a second liquid containing water. The control unit controls supply of the second liquid from the second container to the first container such that a water concentration of the first liquid increases over time corresponding to change in a concentration of the phosphoric acid in the first liquid.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing system that includes an information processing terminal equipped with an IC chip capable of non-contact communication with a reader/writer, a data provider device that stores a first data record for creating service data, and a control information processing device that creates the service data and transmits the service data to the information processing terminal. The information processing terminal includes a terminal communication portion that acquires the first data record from the data provider device and transmits the first data record to the control information processing device. The control information processing device includes a control communication portion that receives the first data record, a control storage portion that stores a second data record for creating the service data, and a data creation portion that creates the service data based on the first data record and the second data record.

Abstract: A spot size converter may include a tapered periodic segmented waveguide (PSW). The tapered PSW may include a plurality of waveguide segments defined by a plurality of gaps between the plurality of waveguide segments. The plurality of gaps may be at one or more angles that are not substantially parallel to a direction of a width of the tapered PSW. The direction of the width of the tapered PSW may be substantially perpendicular to a direction in which light passes through the tapered PSW.