Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sulfuric acid solution includes supplying a chloride ion-containing sulfuric acid solution as an initial electrolyte in an electrolyzer inside of which is divided into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber by a diaphragm; and subsequently taking out a metal dissolved electrolyte in which a metal constituting the anode is dissolved from the anode chamber while supplying a current to an anode and a cathode disposed in the electrolyzer.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a drug and a method which suppress progress of disease in which the amount of amyloid ? protein in the brain is increased, such as Alzheimer’s disease. 1-(3-(2-(1-Benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof has an effect of reducing the amount of amyloid ? protein in the brain parenchyma, and thus is effective as an agent for reducing the amount of amyloid ? protein in the brain. Disease in which the amount of amyloid ? protein in the brain is increased, such as Alzheimer’s disease, can be prevented or treated by administering 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A biasing unit 2 comprises: a tension spring 22, one end of which is attached to the base member 20, another end of which is attached to the downward swing member 21, and which biases the downward swing member 21 rearward when the downward swing member 21 swings forward; an upward swing member 23 which is attached to an upper section in the base member 20 and swings back and forth with respect to the base member 20 integrally with an upper body support member 4; and a gas spring 24, one end of which is attached to the base member 20, another end of which is attached to the upward swing member 23, and which biases the upward swing member 23 rearward when the upward swing member 23 swings forward.

Abstract: Provided is a method for separating copper from nickel and cobalt, which can efficiently and selectively separate copper from nickel and cobalt in a substance containing copper, nickel, and cobalt in a waste lithium ion battery, etc. In this method, a substance containing copper, nickel, and cobalt is sulfurated to obtain a sulfide, the obtained sulfide that contains copper, nickel, and cobalt is brought into contact with an acid solution to obtain a solid containing copper and a leachate containing nickel and cobalt. The sulfide preferably contains copper sulfide as a main component, and contains nickel metal and cobalt metal. In-addition, when bringing the sulfide into contact with the acid solution, the added amounts of the sulfide and the acid solution are preferably adjusted such that the oxidation-reduction potential of the obtained leachate is maintained at 150 mV or less where a silver/silver chloride electrode is a reference electrode.

Abstract: A prepreg is provided that has excellent processability and handleability and that can be processed into a cured product with high heat resistance. Also provided is a method to produce such a prepreg in an industrially advantageous way without being restricted by the types and contents of the matrix resin components used. The prepreg includes at least components [A] to [D] as given below and a preliminary reaction product that is a reaction product of the component [B] and the component [C], at least one surface resin in the prepreg having a storage elastic modulus G? in the range of 1.0×103 to 2.0×108 Pa as measured at a temperature of 40° C. and an angular frequency in the range of 0.06 to 314 rad/s: [A] carbon fiber, [B] epoxy resin, [C] curing agent, and [D] thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: An image pickup unit includes a first optical device including a lens and a spacer arranged around the lens and having a circular inner circumference, the spacer having a thickness continuously decreasing outward, an adhesive layer disposed on an adhesive surface of the spacer of the first optical device, a second optical device adhered to the first optical device by the adhesive layer, and an imager receiving light condensed by an optical system including the first optical device and the second optical device.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a drug and a method which suppress progress of disease in which the amount of amyloid ? protein in the brain is increased, such as Alzheimer's disease. 1-(3-(2-(1-Benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof has an effect of reducing the amount of amyloid ? protein in the brain parenchyma, and thus is effective as an agent for reducing the amount of amyloid ? protein in the brain. Disease in which the amount of amyloid ? protein in the brain is increased, such as Alzheimer's disease, can be prevented or treated by administering 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A near-infrared absorbing material fine particle dispersion, a near-infrared absorber laminate, and a laminated structure for near-infrared absorption can exhibit higher near-infrared absorption property, compared to near-infrared fine particle dispersions, near-infrared absorber laminates, and laminated structures for near-infrared absorption, containing tungsten oxides or composite tungsten oxides according to the conventional art. Also, a near-infrared absorbing material fine particle dispersion in which composite tungsten oxide fine particles, each particle containing a hexagonal crystal structure, and a polymer compound with maleic anhydride introduced therein are contained in the polypropylene resin, and the near-infrared absorber laminate and the laminated structure for near-infrared absorption using the dispersion.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an excellent drug for preventing or treating spinocerebellar ataxia. 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof has an effect of suppressing brain atrophy, especially cerebellar atrophy, and is useful as an agent for preventing or treating spinocerebellar ataxia. Cerebellar atrophy observed in spinocerebellar ataxia can be prevented or treated by administering 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A motor unit having a motor shaft, and a speed reduction mechanism connected to the motor shaft are included. The speed reduction mechanism includes a sun gear unit disposed on the motor shaft, planetary gear units meshing with the sun gear unit and arranged in the circumferential direction, a carrier at least a part of which surrounds the planetary gear units, and an output unit connected to the planetary gear units. The carrier includes a first cylindrical portion disposed outward of and above the sun gear unit and extending in the axial direction. The first cylindrical portion rotatably supports the output unit via a bearing, and the bearing is at least partly disposed radially inward of the radially outer end of the planetary gear unit.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game using a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space and positional information of a user terminal of a user is provided. The functions include: an arranging function configured to arrange objects in the virtual space, at least one attribute of a plurality of attributes being associated with each of the objects; a specifying function configured to specify an object that satisfies a predetermined positional condition with respect to the positional information of the user terminal; and an updating function configured to update information regarding the user based on an attribute of the specified object.

Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes a power module unit, an adhesive sheet, a support member, and a flow prevention frame. The adhesive sheet is bonded to the power module unit. The support member is connected to the power module unit with the adhesive sheet therebetween. The flow prevention frame is sandwiched between the power module unit and the support member, and is placed around the adhesive sheet. The adhesive sheet has an outer peripheral surface adjoining an inner peripheral surface of the flow prevention frame. A value obtained by dividing a maximum value of the internal pressure on the outer peripheral surface by a minimum value of the internal pressure is less than or equal to 10.

Abstract: Provided is a thermally conductive composition that is capable of effectively suppressing pump out. Specifically provided is a thermally conductive composition that contains a base oil composition and an inorganic powder filler, wherein: the base oil composition contains a base oil, a thermoplastic resin that has a softening point of 50-150° C., and a thixotropic agent; and when shaped into a thermally conductive sheet of the thermally conductive composition at a temperature not less than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin, the type-A hardness (in compliance with JIS K 6253-3) of the thermally conductive sheet as measured using a durometer is 30-80.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game is provided. The functions include: a first specifying function configured to specify at least a part of a virtual space as a first target virtual space; a registering function configured to register the object and the user in a storage unit so as to be associated with each other; a second specifying function configured to specify a second target virtual space as the virtual space in a case where the object associated with the user is selected; and a generating function configured to generate an event corresponding to the object in a case where the object positioned within an area of the first or second target virtual space respectively specified by the first or second specifying function is selected by the user.

Abstract: Provided is a thermally conductive composition that can easily be shaped into a sheet or the like, and is capable of effectively suppressing pump out. Specifically provided is a thermally conductive composition that includes a base oil composition and an inorganic powder filler, wherein: the base oil composition contains a base oil, a thermoplastic resin that has a softening point of 50-150° C., and a thixotropic agent; the inorganic powder filler contains a first inorganic powder filler having an average particle size in the range of 10-100 µm, a second inorganic powder filler, and a third inorganic powder filler; and the thermoplastic resin is included at a proportion of 50-200 parts by mass and the thixotropic agent is included at a proportion of 1-10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the base oil.

Abstract: Provided is a thermally conductive paste which can be applied satisfactorily using conventional coating methods due to the ability to be formed into a paste, and which effectively suppresses pump out. Specifically provided is a thermally conductive paste containing a base oil composition and an inorganic powder filler, wherein the base oil composition contains a base oil, a thermoplastic resin that has a softening point of 50-150° C., and a volatile solvent, and the solubility parameter of the volatile solvent as predicted using Fedor’s method is 9.0-12.0 cal(½)/cm(3/2).

Abstract: An ion detector includes a first dynode, a second dynode, a scintillator, a conductive layer, and a photomultiplier tube. The first dynode is configured to emit a charged particle in response to the incidence of the ion. The second dynode is configured to be given a negative potential and emit a secondary electron in response to incidence of the charged particle from the first dynode. The scintillator includes an electron incident surface arranged to receive the secondary electron from the second dynode, and is configured to convert the secondary electron into light. The conductive layer is disposed on the electron incident surface. The photomultiplier tube is configured to detect the light from the scintillator.

Abstract: A terminal coupled to an electric wire includes a terminal body and a shell. The shell includes a tubular portion and pressing portions 25A and 25B that protrudes from an inner wall of the tubular portion. The tubular portion includes a bottom wall, a first sidewall that projects upward from a first side edge of the bottom wall, a second sidewall that projects upward from a second side edge of the bottom wall, a ceiling that extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall and is opposite the bottom wall, and a restricting portion that extends from the second sidewall to the first sidewall and overlaps an outer surface of the ceiling.

Abstract: A bonded body includes: a first base body including a first wiring, a first electrode made of an electroplating film and including a first surface having a first region covering a periphery of an end portion of the first wiring and a second region covering the end portion of the first wiring, and a first passivation layer made of an insulating material and covering a periphery of the first electrode; a second base body including a second electrode; and solder disposed between the first region of the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus for endoscope includes: an optical unit having an incident surface and an emitting surface; an image pickup unit adhering to the emitting surface; an interposer where the image pickup unit is bonded to a first electrode of a first main surface; and an electric cable bonded to the interposer. The image pickup unit is smaller than the optical unit and the interposer in an outer size in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis. The image pickup apparatus for endoscope further includes a heat conductive resin with which a portion among the emitting surface, the first main surface, and a side surface of the image pickup unit is filled. The first electrode extends to a position where the first electrode is brought into contact with the heat conductive resin.