Abstract: A moisture content measurement method that calculates moisture content of dehydrated sludge using a calibration curve for calculating the moisture content of the dehydrated sludge, the calibration curve being obtained by performing multivariate regression analysis after first-order differential processing or an offset correction is performed on absorbance for reflected light or reflectance for infrared rays from dehydrated sludge, the absorbance or the reflectance being obtained by measuring the dehydrated sludge using an infrared measurement apparatus provided with a light-receiving unit that can receive at least infrared rays reflected from a target object to be measured and a light source that has a plurality of infrared LEDs that can emit infrared rays having respectively different wavelengths or a light source having an infrared-region tungsten lamp or halogen lamp.

Abstract: A film capacitor that includes: an outer case defining an opening; a capacitor element within the outer case, the capacitor element including one or more metallized films, each metallized film including a resin film and a metal layer on a surface of the resin film; and a filling resin that fills a space between the capacitor element and the outer case, wherein the filling resin includes a first filling resin layer surrounding the capacitor element and a second filling resin layer disposed closer to the opening of the outer case than the first filling resin layer, the first filling resin layer and the second filling resin layer are made of the same resin and each contain a filler, and a filler content of the second filling resin layer is higher than a filler content of a portion of the first filling resin layer opposing the second filling resin layer.

Abstract: The toner contains binder resin-containing toner particles and silica fine particle S1, wherein the weight-average particle diameter of the toner is 4.0-15.0 ?m, both inclusive, peaks originating with the silica fine particle S1 are observed in 29 Si-NMR measurement of the silica fine particle S1, and, in the spectrum obtained by 29Si CP/MAS NMR or 29Si DD/MAS NMR, the peak area of a peak corresponding to the D1 unit structure in the silica fine particle S1, the peak area of a peak corresponding to the D2 unit structure in the silica fine particle S1, and the peak area of a peak corresponding to the Q unit structure in the silica fine particle S1 satisfy a prescribed relationship.

Abstract: A capacitor module that includes: a first capacitor; a second capacitor; a first bus bar having a support surface supporting the first capacitor and the second capacitor such that a first side surface of the first capacitor and a second side surface of the second capacitor face each other in a first direction along the support surface and define a space separating a curved portion of the first side surface and a curved portion of the second side surface in the first direction, the first bus bar electrically connected to a first electrode of the first capacitor and a third electrode of the second capacitor; a second bus bar electrically connected to a second electrode of the first capacitor and a fourth electrode of the second capacitor; and a sensor including a detector arranged in the space.

Abstract: An amorphous dielectric includes a compound represented by A1+?BOxNy. ?0.3???0.3, 0<x?3.50, 0?y?1.00, and 6.70?2x+3y?7.30 are satisfied. A sum of an average valence of A-site ions and an average valence of B-site ions is 6.70 to 7.30.

Abstract: A battery pack which includes: a battery cell which contains a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the battery cell is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery; a casing which stores the battery cell; and at least one liquid leakage sensor which detects liquid leakage from the battery cell, wherein the casing and/or the battery cell have a leaked liquid retention region in which the non-aqueous electrolyte tends to be retained when the non-aqueous electrolyte leaks out of the battery cell, wherein the liquid leakage sensor outputs measurement information as a detection result without using a charging/discharging circuit which charges and discharges the battery cell, and wherein at least one sensor unit of the liquid leakage sensor is provided in the leaked liquid retention region.

Abstract: A film capacitor that includes: an outer case defining an opening; a capacitor element within the outer case, the capacitor element including one or more metallized films, each metallized film including a resin film and a metal layer on a surface of the resin film; and a filling resin that fills a space between the capacitor element and the outer case, wherein the filling resin includes a first filling resin layer surrounding the capacitor element and a second filling resin layer disposed closer to the opening of the outer case than the first filling resin layer, the first filling resin layer and the second filling resin layer are made of the same resin and each contain a filler, and a filler content of the second filling resin layer is higher than a filler content of a portion of the first filling resin layer opposing the second filling resin layer.

Abstract: The invention may provide a puncture robot that can precisely move a needle in the puncture direction by setting needle position in a CT gantry. Provided is a puncture robot comprising a puncture unit, puncture robot being configured such that: the puncture unit comprises a puncture needle, an arm unit, a frame unit, and a base unit; the frame unit comprises a first frame and a second frame that are each provided with an advancing and retracting shaft, and a connecting rod; the arm unit comprises an upper arm and a lower arm, with the puncture needle being mounted to be parallel to the advancing and retracting shaft and the upper arm and the lower arm are advanced and retracted along the advancing and retracting shaft.

Abstract: The invention may provide a puncture robot that can precisely move a needle in the puncture direction by setting needle position in a CT gantry. Provided is a puncture robot comprising a puncture unit, puncture robot being configured such that: the puncture unit comprises a puncture needle, an arm unit, a frame unit, and a base unit; the frame unit comprises a first frame and a second frame that are each provided with an advancing and retracting shaft, and a connecting rod; the arm unit comprises an upper arm and a lower arm, with the puncture needle being mounted to be parallel to the advancing and retracting shaft; and the upper arm and the lower arm are advanced and retracted along the advancing and retracting shaft.

Abstract: A lens-group moving apparatus for moving, in an optical system including a plurality of lenses, a lens group including at least one lens among the plurality of lenses includes: a moving lens frame that holds the lens group; a fixed cylinder that holds the moving lens frame movably in an optical axis direction; a moving frame that is movable in the optical axis direction and changes a relative position with respect to the fixed cylinder; a moving structure that causes the moving frame to move in the optical axis direction; an intermediate member that contacts the moving frame and the moving lens frame and that transmits a movement of the moving frame to the moving lens frame; and an urging member that urges the moving lens frame in a direction of the intermediate member.

Abstract: A battery pack which includes: a battery cell which contains a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the battery cell is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery; a casing which stores the battery cell; and at least one liquid leakage sensor which detects liquid leakage from the battery cell, wherein the casing and/or the battery cell have a leaked liquid retention region in which the non-aqueous electrolyte tends to be retained when the non-aqueous electrolyte leaks out of the battery cell, wherein the liquid leakage sensor outputs measurement information as a detection result without using a charging/discharging circuit which charges and discharges the battery cell, and wherein at least one sensor unit of the liquid leakage sensor is provided in the leaked liquid retention region.

Abstract: A lens-group moving apparatus for moving, in an optical system including a plurality of lenses, a lens group including at least one lens among the plurality of lenses includes: a moving lens frame that holds the lens group; a fixed cylinder that holds the moving lens frame movably in an optical axis direction; a moving frame that is movable in the optical axis direction and changes a relative position with respect to the fixed cylinder; a moving structure that causes the moving frame to move in the optical axis direction; an intermediate member that contacts the moving frame and the moving lens frame and that transmits a movement of the moving frame to the moving lens frame; and an urging member that urges the moving lens frame in a direction of the intermediate member.

Abstract: A lens unit includes a correction lens that corrects movement of a focus position of an optical system, a holding frame that holds the lens, a stationary tube that movably supports the frame along a direction of an optical axis, a movement guide portion that is provided between the tube and the frame in a radial direction of the tube and limits rotation of the frame in a direction intersecting with a plane orthogonal to the optical axis and guides movement of the frame in the direction of the optical axis, bimetals that are provided between the tube and the frame in the direction of the optical axis and change a distance between the frame and the tube along the direction of the optical axis, and a first biasing means that relatively biases the frame against the tube via the movement guide portion in the radial direction of the tube.

Abstract: The invention may provide a puncture robot that can precisely move a needle in the puncture direction by setting needle position in a CT gantry. Provided is a puncture robot comprising a puncture unit, puncture robot being configured such that: the puncture unit comprises a puncture needle, an arm unit, a frame unit, and a base unit; the frame unit comprises a first frame and a second frame that are each provided with an advancing and retracting shaft, and a connecting rod; the arm unit comprises an upper arm and a lower arm, with the puncture needle being mounted to be parallel to the advancing and retracting shaft and the upper arm and the lower arm are advanced and retracted along the advancing and retracting shaft.

Abstract: A lens unit includes a correction lens that corrects movement of a focus position of an optical system, a holding frame that holds the lens, a stationary tube that movably supports the frame along a direction of an optical axis, a movement guide portion that is provided between the tube and the frame in a radial direction of the tube and limits rotation of the frame in a direction intersecting with a plane orthogonal to the optical axis and guides movement of the frame in the direction of the optical axis, bimetals that are provided between the tube and the frame in the direction of the optical axis and change a distance between the frame and the tube along the direction of the optical axis, and a first biasing means that relatively biases the frame against the tube via the movement guide portion in the radial direction of the tube.

Abstract: With this invention, color shifting correction is performed first based on shifting amount information indicating a shifting amount with respect to the scanning direction on an image carrier of each image forming unit, and halftone processing is then performed, thus suppressing generation of moiré due to the color shifting correction, and forming a high-quality image. To this end, an image forming engine has color shifting amount storage units C, M, Y, and K (black) which store actual shifting amounts with respect to ideal scan directions on image carriers C, M, Y, and K in image forming units C, M, Y, and K. Color shifting correction amount arithmetic units C, M, Y, and K calculate color shifting correction amounts for respective color components on the basis of the stored color shifting amounts.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery with a high electrode density and an excellent rate discharge characteristic. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material of a compound represented by Lia(NixCoyAl1-x-y)O2 (0.95?a?1.05, 0.5?x?0.9, 0.05?y?0.2), and carbon adhered to the surface of the material, in the Raman spectrum using a laser of 532 nm, the positive electrode includes a peak PA (D band) at 1200˜1450 cm?1, a peak PB (G band) at 1450˜1700 cm?1 and a peak PC at 400˜600 cm?1, and when the intensities are normalized by regarding the maximum intensity as 1 and the minimum intensity as 0 in the wavenumber domain of 200˜1800 cm?1, Raman intensity of the minimum (V band) between the two peaks of said peak PA and said peak PB is 0.6 or less, and Raman intensity of said peak PC is 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less.

Abstract: With this invention, color shifting correction is performed first based on shifting amount information indicating a shifting amount with respect to the scanning direction on an image carrier of each image forming unit, and halftone processing is then performed, thus suppressing generation of moiré due to the color shifting correction, and forming a high-quality image. To this end, an image forming engine has color shifting amount storage units C, M, Y, and K (black) which store actual shifting amounts with respect to ideal scan directions on image carriers C, M, Y, and K in image forming units C, M, Y, and K. Color shifting correction amount arithmetic units C, M, Y, and K calculate color shifting correction amounts for respective color components on the basis of the stored color shifting amounts.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery with a high electrode density and an excellent rate discharge characteristic. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material of a compound represented by Lia(NixCoyAl1?x?y)O2 (0.95:?a?1.05, 0.5?x?0.9, 0.05?y?0.2), and carbon adhered to the surface of the material, in the Raman spectrum using a laser of 532 nm, the positive electrode includes a peak PA (D band) at 1200˜1450 cm?1, a peak PB (G band) at 1450˜1700 cm?1 and a peak PC at 400˜600 cm?1, and when the intensities are normalized by regarding the maximum intensity as 1 and the minimum intensity as 0 in the wavenumber domain of 200˜1800 cm?1, Raman intensity of the minimum (V band) between the two peaks of said peak PA and said peak PB is 0.6 or less, and Raman intensity of said peak PC is 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less.

Abstract: Color shifting correction is performed first based on shifting amount information indicating a shifting amount with respect to the scanning direction on an image carrier of each image forming unit, and halftone processing is then performed, thus suppressing caused by color shifting correction, and forming a high-quality image. An image forming engine has color shifting amount storage units storing actual shifting amounts with respect to ideal scan directions on image carriers in image forming units. Color shifting correction amount arithmetic units calculate color shifting correction amounts for respective color components using stored color shifting amounts. Color shifting correction units perform color shifting correction by converting coordinates upon reading image data from bitmap memories using calculated color shifting correction amounts, and perform tone correction. Data after tone correction undergo halftone processing.