Abstract: A centrifugal fan includes: an impeller having a back plate; and a scroll casing including a peripheral wall a first side wall facing a virtual extension of the back plate and an inner end portion of the volute shape of the scroll casing, an expanded portion, and a first edge end portion being an end of a first edge defining the discharge port, of the first side wall, are arranged in a named order in the rotation direction, the first edge end portion being farther from the rotation shaft than an other end of the first edge and distance L1?distance LM?distance LS>is satisfied where LS is a distance between the first side wall at the inner end portion of the volute shape and the virtual extension of the back plate, LM is a distance between the first side wall at the expanded portion and the virtual extension of the back plate, the expanded portion being a portion at which the distance between the first side wall and the virtual extension of the back plate is larger than LS, and L1 is a distance between the f

Abstract: This fungicide for agricultural and horticultural use includes a compound represented by formula (I) (in the formula, X represents a halogen group, or the like; n represents any integer of 0 to 4; when n is 2 or more, X may be the same or different; L represents a single bond or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylene group; Q is a group represented by formula (Q-1) or formula (Q-2) (in the formulae, * represents a binding site; Y1 is N or CR1; Y2 is N or CR2; Y3 is N or CR3; Y4 is N or CR4, at least two of Y1 to Y4 are not nitrogen atoms; R1, R2, R3, and R4, each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, or the like; R represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group or the like; G represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylene group; T represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylene group; Y5 is N or CH)) or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A registration device (10) includes an extracting unit (131) that extracts inner header information and outer header information of an encapsulated packet, a filter unit (132) that calculates a hash value of the inner header information and the outer header information as an address of a hash table in which arrival information indicating whether a first packet of a series of flow has arrived is registered for each address and causes, based on the hash table, inner header information and outer header information of the first packet of the series of flow to pass, and a registering unit (133) that registers the inner header information and the outer header information of the first packet, which the filter unit (132) has caused to pass, in a database in association with each other.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing AlN whiskers includes reduced incorporation of metal particles, an AlN whisker body, AlN whiskers, a resin molded body, and a method for producing the resin molded body. The method for producing AlN whiskers includes heating an Al-containing material in a material accommodation unit to thereby generate Al gas; and introducing the Al gas into a reaction chamber through a communication portion while introducing nitrogen gas into the reaction chamber through a gas inlet port, to thereby grow AlN whiskers on the surface of an Al2O3 substrate placed in the reaction chamber.

Abstract: A deformation of a stacked lens is suppressed. A stacked lens structure has a configuration in which substrates with lenses having a lens disposed on an inner side of a through-hole formed in the substrate are bonded and stacked by direct bonding. The present technique can be applied to a camera module or the like in which a stacked lens structure in which at least three substrates with lenses including first to third substrates with lenses which are substrates with lenses in which a through-hole is formed in the substrate and a lens is formed on an inner side of the through-hole is integrated with a light receiving element, for example.

Abstract: In a connector, each of housings of a socket and a header serving as connector parts includes: a terminal holder extending in a first direction and includes a terminal section of the associated connector part; and a side wall connector extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and connected to one end of the terminal holder of the associated connector part in the first direction. The shield member includes a first portion on the side wall connector, and a second portion aligned with the terminal holder of the connector part in the second direction. The socket and the header are inserted into each other in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions. The second portion of at least one of the shield members includes a shield bent portion with a curved portion curving toward the other connector part to be inserted.

Abstract: A medication support apparatus includes a storage unit, an extracting unit, a transfer unit, and a medicine distributing unit. The storage unit is configured to store, in a stacked manner, one-dose packages in each of which medicines are packed. The extracting unit is configured to extract a specific one-dose package from the storage unit. The transfer unit is configured to transfer the one-dose package extracted by the extracting unit. One-dose package transferred by the transfer unit is configured to be arranged on the medicine distributing unit. The extracting unit is configured to be located under the storage unit when the one-dose package is extracted from the storage unit.

Abstract: A power control unit includes a power module, a support block configured to support the power module, an upper case configured to cover the power module from above, and a connection conductor configured to connect an internal power feeding passage on the side of the power module and an external power feeding passage on the side of the motor unit, wherein the connection conductor vertically passes through the support block and includes a connecting fixing section that protrudes upward than the support block and that is connected to the internal power feeding passage by a fastening member, an inclination wall inclined downward toward a side end portion of the upper wall of the upper case is provided on the upper wall of the upper case, and an opening section facing the connecting fixing section of the connection conductor is provided in the inclination wall.

Abstract: An impeller includes a backing plate, a rim disposed so as to face the backing plate, and a plurality of blades arranged in a circumferential direction around a virtual rotation axis of the backing plate. Each of the plurality of blades has an inner circumferential end, an outer circumferential end a sirocco blade portion being forward-swept and including the outer circumferential end and having a blade outlet angle of larger than 90 degrees, and a turbo blade portion being swept-back and including the inner circumferential end, a first region located closer to the backing plate than a middle point in an axial direction of the rotation axis, and a second region located closer to the rim than the first region. Each of the plurality of blades is formed such that a blade length in the first region is longer than a blade length in the second region.

Abstract: A method for treating waste printed circuit board includes carbonizing waste printed circuit board together with a calcium compound at 400° C. to 600° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to fix a halogen contained in the board as calcium halide and to melt a solder of the board to allow mounted parts to be easily separated from the board, performing crushing after the carbonizing, and sieving crushed materials into fine particles of less than 0.5 mm containing the calcium compounds, medium particles containing the mounted parts, and coarse particles containing board pieces such that the crushed materials are sorted into the calcium compounds, the mounted parts, and the board pieces.

Abstract: A treatment liquid for a screen printing plate is disclosed that contains a resin, water, a surfactant A, and a surfactant B having a solubility in water lower than a solubility of the surfactant A in water. A method for treating a screen printing plate is also disclosed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor film, and a conductive film. The semiconductor film includes an oxide semiconductor material. The semiconductor film includes a channel region, a low-resistance region, and an intermediate region. The channel region is opposed to the gate electrode. The low-resistance region has a lower electric resistance than the channel region. The intermediate region is provided between the low-resistance region and the channel region. The conductive film is provided selectively in contact with the low-resistance region of the semiconductor film.

Abstract: In this treatment method of a coated wire, a coated wire, which is a metal wire coated with a resin, is subjected to low-temperature heating in a non-combustion atmosphere in coexistence with an alkali to embrittle the coating resin, the embrittled coating resin is crushed, and the coating resin and the metal wire are separated.

Abstract: A valuable material recovery method includes a discharge step of discharging a lithium-ion battery; a thermal decomposition step of reducing a lithium compound, which is a cathode active material, into a magnetic oxide by thermally treating the lithium-ion battery after being discharged; a crushing step of crushing the lithium-ion battery, after being thermally decomposed, into fragments of a size suitable for wind sorting, allowing part of the magnetic oxide to remain in the aluminum foil; a sieving step of sieving a crushed material to separate the crushed material into an oversized product and an undersized product; a wind sorting step of separating the oversized product into a heavy product and a light product; and a magnetic sorting step of sorting and recovering the aluminum foil with a residue of the magnetic oxide, as a magnetized material, and recovering the copper foil as a non-magnetized material from the light product.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode for use in a zinc secondary battery containing (A) ZnO particles and (B) at least two selected from the group consisting of (i) metallic Zn particles having an average particle size D50 of 5 to 80 ?m, (ii) at least one metal element selected from In and Bi, and (iii) a binder resin having a hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A method for driving a display device includes stopping a display operation of a display based on a presence or absence of a signal indicating an off operation of a main power switch of the display. The method further includes applying a recovery voltage across a gate and source of a driving transistor in the display based on a threshold voltage shift of the driving transistor. The threshold voltage shift is determined during a stopped state of the display operation of the display. The stopped state of the display operation of the display occurs prior to starting the display operation of the display.

Abstract: A method of treating a waste liquid includes: an aluminum dissolution step of dissolving aluminum in an acidic waste liquid and performing separation into a first treated water and a reduced heavy metal precipitate; a gypsum recovery step of adding a calcium compound to the first treated water at a liquid property of a pH of 4 or less, and performing separation into a second treated water and gypsum; an aluminum and fluorine removal step of adding an alkali to the second treated water and performing separation into a third treated water and a precipitate containing aluminum and fluorine; and a neutralization step of adding an alkali to the third treated water and performing separation into an alkali neutralization treated water and a neutralized precipitate of a heavy metal hydroxide.

Abstract: The oscillating element includes a crystal blank, a pair of excitation electrodes, and a pair of pad portions. The crystal blank includes a pair of major surfaces, at least partially configured by crystal planes, and side surfaces which connect outer edges of the pair of major surfaces. Further, it includes a mesa portion and an outer peripheral portion which surrounds the mesa portion and has a thickness between the pair of major surfaces thinner than that of the mesa portion. The excitation electrodes are individually located on the pair of major surfaces. The pair of pad portions are located on one of the pairs of major surfaces and are electrically connected with the excitation electrodes. At least a portion of an edge part which is in contact with a crystal plane includes a projecting portion, which does not exceed the height of the mesa portion from the outer peripheral portion.

Abstract: A method of treating a waste liquid: an aluminum dissolution step of dissolving aluminum in an acidic waste liquid and performing separation into a first treated water and a reduced heavy metal precipitate; a gypsum recovery step of adding a calcium compound to the first treated water at a pH of 4 or less, and performing separation into a second treated water and gypsum; a heavy metal coprecipitation step of adding a ferric compound to the second treated water and performing separation into a third treated water and a heavy metal coprecipitate; an aluminum and fluorine removal step of adding an alkali to the third treated water and performing separation into a fourth treated water and a precipitate containing aluminum and fluorine; and a neutralization step of adding an alkali to the fourth treated water and performing separation into an alkali neutralization treated water and a neutralized heavy metal hydroxide.