Abstract: An optical connector includes an optical fiber, a ferrule provided at an end portion of the optical fiber, a plug housing in which the ferrule is accommodated, a lock arm provided on the plug housing and holding the plug housing and the mating housing in a fitted state, a holder assembled to the plug housing to hold the ferrule in the plug housing, and a holder protrusion provided on the holder and pressed by the lock arm which is flexibly deformed in an unlocking direction by a predetermined amount or more so that the holder is displaced in a direction of releasing the ferrule from being held by the holder.

Abstract: The use of a blade driving device including a first plate wherein a first opening portion is formed; a blade formed so as to enable opening/closing of the first opening portion; a driving mechanism driving the blade; and a cover, wherein a second opening portion is formed so as to essentially overlap the first opening portion, and formed so as to cover the base plate and the driving mechanism portion. Because the base plate and driving mechanism portion are covered by the cover, when compared to the conventional structure, this enables the transmission, without variability, of heat in relation to the driving mechanism portion and the base plate.

Abstract: A needleless injector pressurizes a substance to be injected having an ejection pressure defined as a pressure of the substance to be injected ejected through an ejection port. The ejection pressure is raised to a first peak pressure after pressurizing is started, is lowered to a pressure lower than the first peak pressure afterward, and then is raised to a second peak pressure again. An on-completion reached depth that is an on-completion reached depth of the substance when the pressurizing portion completes pressurizing is adjustable, the on-completion reached depth being increased along with increase of the first peak pressure and being increased along with reduction of a length between peaks from a first timing at which the ejection pressure reaches the first peak pressure to a second timing at which the ejection pressure reaches the second peak pressure.

Abstract: A management method includes generating frequency information indicative of a frequency band of radio waves available to a first audio system from among a plurality of audio systems, by reference to radio wave information indicative of a frequency band of radio waves used by a second audio system, other than the first audio system, from among the plurality of audio systems, where each audio system includes one or more receiving devices for wireless reception of an audio signal; and transmitting the generated frequency information to the first audio system.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer comprises an emission layer, and wherein the organic layer comprises a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound having the lowest excited triplet energy level greater than 2.73 electron volts: wherein in Formula 1, R11 to R33 are the same as described in the specification.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer, the emission layer includes a host and a fluorescent dopant, the organic light-emitting device satisfies Equation 1, the host includes a compound represented by Formulae 1, 2, or 3, and the fluorescent dopant satisfies Equation 2, wherein Formulae 1-3 and Equations 1-2 are the same as described in the specification.

Abstract: An adsorbent for phosphoric acid-based anionic substances, that contains foamed glass, and that has a Ca2p concentration of 7.5 atom % or more or a Na1s concentration of 5.0 atom % or less at the surface thereof as measured by XPS analysis, and a half-width of Si2p peak of 2.4 eV or more. The adsorbent can also have a specific surface area of 45 m2/g or more or a pore volume of 2.5 cm3/g or more as measured by mercury intrusion.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer comprises an emission layer, and wherein the organic layer comprises a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound having the lowest excited triplet energy level greater than 2.73 electron volts: wherein in Formula 1, R11 to R33 are the same as described in the specification.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer, the emission layer includes a host and a fluorescent dopant, the organic light-emitting device satisfies Equation 1, the host includes a compound represented by Formulae 1, 2, or 3, and the fluorescent dopant satisfies Equation 2, wherein Formulae 1-3 and Equations 1-2 are the same as described in the specification.

Abstract: An anionic substance-adsorbing agent having an excellent ability to adsorb anionic substances; a method for producing the anionic substance-adsorbing agent; an apparatus for producing the anionic substance-adsorbing agent; and a method for recovering anionic substances. The present invention pertains to an anionic substance-adsorbing agent which contains foam glass, wherein, as determined by XPS analysis, the concentration of Ca2P is at least 4.0 at % or the concentration of Na1s is at most 8.0 at % on the surface of the adsorbing agent, and the full width at half maximum of the Si2p peak is at least 2.4 eV. The adsorbing agent can have a specific surface area of 15 m2/g or greater or a pore volume of 1.7 cm3/g or greater as measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry.

Abstract: An electric power tool includes a body, a driver, a manipulation section, a load sensor, and a controller. To the body, a tool is attachable. The driver is configured to drive the tool to rotate, the tool being attached to the body. The manipulation section is configured to receive an operation for causing operation of the driver. The load sensor is configured to measure a load caused when the driver operates. The controller is configured to: set an upper limit value of a rotation speed of the driver in accordance with the load measured by the load sensor; and control driving of the driver to rotate based on the upper limit value.

Abstract: In a specific state where an electric vehicle is in a stop state and a creep torque is generate in an electric motor (2), when a shift range is switched from a traveling range to a non-traveling range, a motor control section (10B) performs a torque decrease control to stepwisely decrease the creep torque of the electric motor (2), and an automatic transmission control device (30) performs a disengagement control to gradually disengage the frictional engagement element of the automatic transmission (3).

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the emission layer comprises a host and a thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter, the host comprises a first material and a second material, the first material and the second material are different from each other, the second material has a dipole moment of about 5.5 debye or more, the second material does not comprise a group represented by *=o, and * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

Abstract: A method of preparing a hydroxyl fullerene dispersion including mixing fullerene, a dispersing agent, a first oxidizing agent, or a combination thereof, in water, crushing the fullerene to obtain pulverized fullerene and oxidizing the pulverized fullerene to obtain hydroxyl fullerene represented by Cx(OH)y, wherein, x is 60, 70, 74, 76 or 78 and y is 12 to 44, and to prepare the hydroxyl fullerene dispersion.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer has an emission layer, wherein the emission layer includes a host and a thermally activated delayed fluorescent dopant, wherein the dopant includes a condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1, and wherein an amount of the dopant is smaller than that of the host: Ar1—Ar2??Formula 1 wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are the same as described in the specification.

Abstract: A focal plane shutter has a base plate with an opening; a leading and trailing blade opening and closing the opening; a leading blade driver; a trailing blade driver; a charging portion; a braking member; and a brake driver. The leading blade driver drives the leading blade through a first biasing force of a first biasing member and drives the leading blade through a second biasing force of a second biasing member. The trailing blade driver drives the trailing blade by a third biasing force of a third biasing member. The charging portion applies the second biasing force to the second biasing member and applies the third biasing force to the third biasing member. The braking member brakes the leading blade through friction and the brake driver moves the braking member to brake the leading blade, independently of the leading blade driver, the trailing blade driver, and the charging portion.

Abstract: A compound represented by A-D-A is useful as a light. emitting material used in an organic electroluminescent device and others.

Abstract: A mode setting unit sets a parameter setting mode or a work mode. A parameter setting unit sets a plurality of parameter values in the parameter setting mode. A torque estimation unit calculates a tightening torque value by using a detection result from an impact detection unit. In a work mode, a control unit stops a rotation of a motor based on the plurality of parameter values set by the parameter setting unit and in accordance with the tightening torque value calculated by the torque estimation unit. In the parameter setting mode, a work information storage unit stores the tightening torque value calculated by the torque estimation unit during a tightening work according to a user operation, and the parameter setting unit sets the plurality of parameter values based on the tightening torque value stored in the work information storage unit.

Abstract: A condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, groups and variables are the same as described in the specification.

Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula (1) is useful as a light emitting material. In the general formula (1), Ar1 to Ar3 represent an aryl group, provided that Ar2 and Ar3 are the same as each other, and at least one of Ar1 to Ar3 represents an aryl group substituted with a group represented by the general formula (2). In the general formula (2), R1 to R8 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Z represents O, S, R9—N, (R10) (R11)C, or (R12) (R13)Si; and R9 to R13 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.