Abstract: A titanium-niobium oxide achieves suppressed adulteration with TiO2 and Ti2Nb10O29 and suppressed growth of crystal grains, and an electrode and a lithium-ion secondary cell include such a titanium-niobium oxide. The titanium-niobium oxide contains less than 0.30 at % of an alkali metal element and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Y, La, Ce, Pr, and Sm. A ratio of thea total atomic weight of Al, Y, La, Ce, Pr, and Sm to thea total atomic weight of Ti and Nb is equal to or more than 0.001.

Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus includes: a laser module configured to emit a laser beam; a first optical system configured to scan the laser beam emitted from the laser module along a first direction; an optical element configured to refract the laser beam emitted from the first optical system; and a substrate supporter on which a base substrate to which the laser beam refracted through the optical element reaches is arranged.

Abstract: A laser irradiation method includes a first scanning wherein a laser beam is scanned in a first region having a width in the X direction and a length in the Y direction by moving a laser irradiation area on the surface of the substrate along the Y direction using a spot laser beam, and a second scanning wherein laser beam is scanned in a second region having a width in the X direction and a length in the Y direction by moving a laser irradiation area on the surface of the substrate along the Y direction using the spot laser beam. A center of the second region is spaced apart from a center of the first region in the X direction.

Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus includes a laser light source which emits a laser beam, a first lens through which the laser beam emitted from the laser light source passes, a first scanner which reflects the laser beam passing through the first lens and changes a direction of the laser beam, a second scanner which reflects the laser beam deflected by the first scanner and changes a direction of the laser beam, a plurality of second lenses through which the laser beam deflected by the second scanner passes, where at least one of the plurality of second lenses is configured to vibrate in one direction, and an optical element through which the laser beam passing through the plurality of second lenses passes, where the optical element is configured to correct an incident angle of the laser beam incident a substrate.

Abstract: A laser irradiation method includes a first scanning wherein a laser beam is scanned in a first region having a width in the X direction and a length in the Y direction by moving a laser irradiation area on the surface of the substrate along the Y direction using a spot laser beam, and a second scanning wherein laser beam is scanned in a second region having a width in the X direction and a length in the Y direction by moving a laser irradiation area on the surface of the substrate along the Y direction using the spot laser beam. A center of the second region is spaced apart from a center of the first region in the X direction.

Abstract: A controller (50) is provided with: an orientation determination unit (51) configured to determine an orientation of a subject; a protocol acquisition unit (52); an annotation processing unit (53) configured to perform annotation; a difference determination unit (54) configured to determine whether the currently selected protocol and the orientation of the subject determined by the orientation determination unit (51) are inconsistent with each other; and a warning unit (55) configured to issue a warning and an imaging prohibition unit (56) configured to prohibit imaging when the difference determination unit (54) determines that the currently selected protocol among the protocols acquired by the protocol acquisition unit (52) and the orientation of the subject determined by the orientation determination unit (51) are inconsistent with each other.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes forming a first substrate on a support substrate; forming a first barrier layer on the first substrate; and forming a conductive layer by implanting n-type impurities or p-type impurities in the first barrier layer and at least a portion of the first substrate. A display apparatus includes a conductive layer arranged on a substrate and a barrier layer arranged on the conductive layer. The conductive layer is doped with n-type impurities when the first barrier layer is doped with n-type impurities, and the conductive layer is doped with p-type impurities when the first barrier layer is doped with p-type impurities.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source, a detector for detecting X-rays, an imaging unit, an operation unit, a notification unit, and a control unit. The control unit generates an image of an inside of an examination room. Further, when detecting that a person other than a subject is present in the examination room based on the image of the inside of the examination room, the control unit performs control to issue caution information indicating that a person other than a subject is present in the examination room.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a controller configured or programmed to perform control to change an amount of assist from a drive in manually moving a moving body based on at least one of operation of an operation button configured to receive an operation for moving the moving body or an operation for aligning the moving body and a current position and target position of the moving body.

Abstract: A metal/resin composite structure (106) of the invention is formed by bonding a metal member (103) and a resin member (105) to each other. A concavo-convex shape satisfying the following characteristics (i) and (ii) is formed on a bonding surface (104) of the metal member (103) to be bonded to the resin member (105). (i) A mean width of the profile elements (RSm) is equal to or greater than 150 ?m and equal to or smaller than 1500 ?m and a maximum height roughness (Rz) is equal to or greater than 170 ?m and equal to or smaller than 800 ?m (ii) A mean width of the profile elements (RSm) is equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or smaller than 10000 nm and a maximum height roughness (Rz) is equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or smaller than 10000 nm.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a moving body movable in a predetermined direction, a moving mechanism, a motor, an operating force detector configured to detect an operating force, and a controller configured or programmed to perform mode switching control to switch, based on whether or not an operation to enable manual movement of the moving body has been detected, a control mode to a torque control mode or a position control mode.

Abstract: When a control unit 30 detects that the apparatus becomes a traveling mode, the control unit 30 stops the power supply from a power supply circuit 52 to an opening-degree sensor S2 of a collimator leaf and a distance sensor S3 for detecting the distance between an X-ray tube 11 and a subject. On the other hand, for an acceleration sensor S1 for measuring the acceleration of a collimator 12, power supply from the power supply circuit 52 is stopped. When the control unit 30 determines that the apparatus is not in the traveling mode, electric power is supplied to all of the acceleration sensor S1, the opening-degree sensor S2, and the distance sensor S3. As a result, power consumption can be reduced by constantly supplying electric power to the acceleration sensor S1 required to perform constant monitoring, and in the traveling mode, power supply to the opening-degree sensor S2 and the distance sensor S3 used when performing X-ray imaging is stopped, so that power consumption can be reduced.

Abstract: A patient authentication system is provided with: an authentication unit configured to authenticate a subject based on a reference database, a patient authentication bio-information acquired by a patient bio-information acquisition unit, and patient identification information acquired by a patient identification information acquisition unit, the reference database storing patient reference bio-information acquired in advance as bio-information to be referred to when authenticating the patient and patient reference identification information to be referred to when authenticating the patient in association with each other; and a device control unit configured to perform control of a medical device based on an authentication result which is a result of authentication by the authentication unit

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus is provided with a front side operation unit provided on a front side of a ceiling-suspended support unit to operate a movement of the ceiling-suspended support unit by a drive unit from a front side of the ceiling-suspended support and a rear side operation unit provided on a rear side of the ceiling-suspended support unit with respect to the front side operation unit and configured to operate the movement of the ceiling-suspended support unit by the drive unit from a rear side of the ceiling-suspended support.

Abstract: A metal/resin composite structure (106) of the invention is formed by bonding a metal member (103) and a resin member (105) to each other. A concavo-convex shape satisfying the following characteristics (i) and (ii) is formed on a bonding surface (104) of the metal member (103) to be bonded to the resin member (105). (i) A mean width of the profile elements (RSm) is equal to or greater than 150 ?m and equal to or smaller than 1500 ?m and a maximum height roughness (Rz) is equal to or greater than 170 ?m and equal to or smaller than 800 ?m (ii) A mean width of the profile elements (RSm) is equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or smaller than 10000 nm and a maximum height roughness (Rz) is equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or smaller than 10000 nm.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a moving body configured to support at least one of the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector in such a manner that at least the one of the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector is movable in a predetermined direction, a drive configured to provide an amount of assist for moving the moving body in the predetermined direction, and a controller configured or programmed to perform control to change the amount of assist to be provided to the moving body by the drive according to a height position of the moving body when the moving body is manually moved.

Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus includes: a laser module configured to emit a laser beam; a first optical system configured to scan the laser beam emitted from the laser module along a first direction; an optical element configured to refract the laser beam emitted from the first optical system; and a substrate supporter on which a base substrate to which the laser beam refracted through the optical element reaches is arranged.

Abstract: A touch panel includes two ground wires. One end portion (an end portion X1) of one of the two ground wires and one end portion (an end portion Y1) of the other of the two ground wires form a gap. When the touch panel is viewed from front, the following condition as an example is satisfied: a line segment Z1 intersects at least one of the two ground wires. The line segment Z1 is a line segment which connects any one point P1 on a first line segment and any one point Q1 on a second line segment, the first line segment connecting a site of the end portion X1 and a site of the end portion Y1 which are located on two sides of an outer gate of the gap, the second line segment connecting a site of the end portion X1 and a site of the end portion Y1.

Abstract: In a first scenario, a third switch is opened when a first switch is opened to turn off the power supply provided to a device main body and a second switch is short-circuited. The third switch is opened as a result of the power supply provided to the main body controller being stopped. In a second scenario, the third switch is opened when the device main body is in a running state, the first and second switches are short-circuited, when a trolley is moved between hospital rooms. Whether or not the device main body is in a running state is recognized as a result of a lock unit sending a signal to the main body controller, said signal indicating that an arm has come in contact with the lock unit and the arm is arranged at a fixed position where the arm should be arranged when moving the trolley.

Abstract: Provided are a laser annealing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a substrate having a poly-Si layer using the laser annealing apparatus. The laser annealing apparatus includes a laser beam source that emits a linearly polarized laser beam, a polygon mirror that rotates around a rotation axis and reflects the laser beam emitted from the laser beam source, a first Kerr cell disposed on a laser beam path between the laser beam source and the polygon mirror, and a first optical element that directs the laser beam reflected by the polygon mirror toward an amorphous Si layer where the laser beam is irradiated upon the amorphous Si layer.