Abstract: A catalyst having a high production efficiency of a synthetic gas, including CO, a cathode, an ion exchange membrane-electrode assembly, and a solid electrolyte electrolysis apparatus. The catalyst includes fine particles selected from gold, silver, copper, nickel, iron, cobalt, zinc, chromium, palladium, tin, manganese, aluminum, indium, bismuth, molybdenum, and carbon nitride, a metal complex including a metal selected from copper, nickel, iron, cobalt, zinc, manganese, molybdenum, and aluminum, or an ion of the metal, having a ligand coordinated to the metal, and a carrier including carbon the carrier having a nitrogen-containing heteroaryl group having a primary amino group on a surface.

Abstract: A controller for a vehicle equipped with a motor for running includes one or more processors and one or more recording media storing a program to be executed by the one or more processors. The program includes one or more instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to perform a sweep driving process including sweeping an excitation frequency of vibration applied to a vehicle body of the vehicle by the motor while driving the motor during an inspection of the vehicle.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a kit, a method, and a reagent which prevent the problem of false positive due to nonspecific adsorption, suppress the increase in noise to be generated, and are capable of achieving high-precision measurement of progesterone in a wide concentration range from a low concentration to a high concentration, in the measurement of progesterone in a biological sample.

Abstract: A transport device and a transport method efficiently increase a thrust to suppress power consumption. The transport device has a first magnetic body on a side of a to-be-transported object, a magnetic circuit with a core consisting of a second magnetic body, and a winding wound around an outside of the core, and a drive circuit supplying a current to the winding of the magnetic circuit. The magnetic circuit has first and second magnetic circuits, and in a case where the first magnetic body is located on a side of the second magnetic circuit relative to a first predetermined position between the first magnetic circuit and the second magnetic circuit, the drive circuit supplies a current to a winding of the first magnetic circuit in such a manner to cause an electromagnetic repulsive force to be generated between the first magnetic body and the first magnetic circuit.

Abstract: Provided are a technique related to a CO2 electrolysis device that is more excellent in production efficiency for producing a reduction product (CO or the like) from CO2, and a technique related to a CO2 electrolysis device that can suppress a decrease in CO2 reduction efficiency and be stably operated. An aspect of the present invention is a CO2 electrolysis device including an electrode material. The CO2 electrolysis device includes: a support including a conductive carrier and a catalyst supported on the conductive carrier, the catalyst including any one or more of particles of a metal complex, a metal, or an inorganic compound; and an anion exchange resin covering a part or the whole of the surface of the support and including an ionomer of the following formula (1): where m and n represent natural numbers of 1 to 200.

Abstract: A solid-electrolyte electrolytic device may be excellent in operation rate and have device life without stopping a CO2 reduction reaction. A solid-electrolyte electrolytic device may include: a cathode that performs a reduction reaction; an anode that constitutes one pair of electrodes together with the cathode; an electrolytic solution that is in contact with the anode and supports an oxidation-reduction reaction; a solid electrolyte that is disposed between the cathode and the anode; and a refresh unit that supplies a recovery liquid for diluting or replacing the electrolytic solution to the anode to remove a salt precipitated between the cathode and the solid electrolyte, the recovery liquid being a solution with a lower concentration of a cation identical to a cation included in the salt than the electrolytic solution.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite in which at least one of an elemental metal or a metal compound is carried on a carrier. The method includes exposing a dispersion liquid containing a solvent and the carrier to a reduced-pressure environment of less than 80 kPa (absolute pressure) at normal temperature, preparing a raw material mixture liquid by mixing a metal-ion supplying agent which is a metal ion source of the elemental metal or the metal compound with the dispersion liquid, and mixing a reducing agent with the raw material mixture liquid and causing the elemental metal or the metal compound to be carried on a surface of the carrier.

Abstract: A polymer ion exchange membrane including an ion exchange resin (A) having a basic site density DA and an ion exchange resin (B) having a basic site density DB, wherein a difference (DA—DB) between the basic site density DA and the basic site density DB is 0.3 mmol/cm3 or more.

Abstract: An electrode material containing a carrying body and an anion exchange resin. The carrying body includes a conductive carrier and a catalyst, the catalyst is supported on the conductive carrier, and the catalyst includes one or a plurality of particles selected from a metal complex, a metal, and an inorganic compound. The anion exchange resin covers a part or all of a surface of the carrying body, the anion exchange resin includes an ionomer containing one or a plurality of groups selected from a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, and a quaternary ammonium group, and a basic site density of the ionomer is 2.0 mmol/cm3 or more and 5.0 mmol/cm3 or less.

Abstract: Laminated gasket free from liquid drug leakage. Gasket (13) to be used for a medical syringe includes main body (14) made of an elastic material and film (15) on a surface of main body (14). Gasket (13) has a circumferential surface portion (17) that can contact an inner peripheral surface of syringe barrel (11) of the syringe, and has an annular groove (22) formed circumferentially in a surface portion of the film present in the circumferential surface portion thereof. Annular groove (22) has outer edge portions (24) provided along opposite edges (23) thereof as projecting from an unprocessed surface portion of the film. Annular groove (22) has groove formation start points and end points that are connected to each other in a groove connection region. Outer edge portions (24) along the opposite edges of the annular groove have a maximum-to-minimum height difference of ?5 ?m in the groove connection region.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor, in which the processor accepts designation of a message, and presents a document used by a user within a period determined from a time when at least one of a designated message and a message related to the designated message has been transmitted, as a document related to the designated message.

Abstract: A sensing method includes sensing a first touch source at a first time point; transferring a first sensing signal of the first touch source to a CPU at the first time point; sensing a second touch source at a second time point; transferring a second sensing signal of the second touch source to the CPU at the second time point; stopping transferring the second sensing signal at a third time point, and the second touch source is away from the touch display device at a fourth time point; and the second time point is earlier than the third time point, the third time point is earlier than the fourth time point, and the first touch source is different from the second touch source.

Abstract: A pressure gauge includes an introduction member, a connection member, a bourdon tube, a pointer, a dial plate, a detector, and an information communication unit. A battery installed in the information communication unit is disposed between a circuit board and a lid. The information communication unit is inserted in a through hole of the dial plate to be disposed astride between a front surface and a rear surface of the dial plate and the lid is disposed on a side of the information communication unit close to the front surface of the dial plate.

Abstract: A sensing method includes sensing a first touch source at a first time point; transferring a first sensing signal of the first touch source to a CPU at the first time point; sensing a second touch source at a second time point; transferring a second sensing signal of the second touch source to the CPU at the second time point; stopping transferring the second sensing signal at a third time point, and the second touch source is away from the touch display device at a fourth time point; and the second time point is earlier than the third time point, the third time point is earlier than the fourth time point, and the first touch source is different from the second touch source.

Abstract: An ink jet printing ink includes a colorant selected from acid dyes and reactive dyes, an organic solvent, and water. The organic solvent has a solubility parameter value greater than or equal to 11 and less than or equal to 13.5. The organic solvent also has a viscosity, at 20° C., greater than or equal to 10 mPa·s and less than or equal to 180 mPa·s.

Abstract: A pressure gauge includes an introduction member, a connection member, a bourdon tube, a pointer, a dial plate, a detector, and an information communication unit. A battery installed in the information communication unit is disposed between a circuit board and a lid. The information communication unit is inserted in a through hole of the dial plate to be disposed astride between a front surface and a rear surface of the dial plate and the lid is disposed on a side of the information communication unit close to the front surface of the dial plate.

Abstract: A tube pump having small driving energy is provided. The tube pump includes: a flexible tube for conveying a fluid; a holder part holding the tube so that the tube is at least partially bent; a driving part; and at least one pressing part, rotationally driven around a first central axis by the driving part, and pressing the tube along the bent portion of the tube held by the holder part while rotating around the first central axis, thereby conveying the fluid in the tube. The pressing part has an inclined plane inclined from the side of the tube toward the side of the pressing part in a radially outward direction with reference to the first central axis.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electricity storage control device includes a setting unit, and a control unit. The setting unit sets, for each time zone, a target state of charge (SOC) of electric energy to be stored in an electricity storage device in the time zone. The control unit controls at least charging or discharging of the electricity storage device based on the set target SOC for each time zone, a SOC detected from the electricity storage device, and a voltage of a supply destination of electric power from the electricity storage device.

Abstract: An ink jet textile printing ink contains at least one water-soluble dye selected from the group consisting of acid dyes, reactive dyes, and direct dyes, a nonionic surfactant with a content in the range of 0.05% by mass to 3.0% by mass relative to the total mass of the ink, and an anionic surfactant with a content in the range of 1 ppm by mass to 100 ppm by mass relative to the total mass of the ink.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition includes one or two or more compounds A selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (1) and a compound represented by Formula (4), one or two or more compounds B selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (2), a compound represented by Formula (3), and a compound represented by Formula (5), and water, (in Formula (1) to Formula (5), R each independently represents NZ2 or OZ; R? each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a sulfate group, or a sulfate; X each independently represents a hydroxyl group or a hydroxide salt; Y each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a hydroxide salt; and Z each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms).