Abstract: A method for producing a fluoropolymer which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer, the surfactant being represented by the general formula (1): CR1R2R4—CR3R5—X-A, wherein R1 to R5 are each H or a monovalent substituent, with the proviso that at least one of R1 and R3 represents a group represented by the general formula: —Y—R6 and at least one of R2 and R5 represents a group represented by the general formula: —X-A or a group represented by the general formula: —Y—R6; and A is the same or different at each occurrence and is —COOM, —SO3M, or —OSO3M. Also disclosed is a surfactant for polymerization represented by the general formula (1), a method for producing a fluoropolymer using the surfactant and a composition including a fluoropolymer and the surfactant.

Abstract: A seismic sensor includes a measurement unit configured to measure acceleration; an earthquake determination unit configured to determine whether or not an earthquake has occurred based on the acceleration measured in a predetermined determination period; an index calculator configured to calculate an index value indicating a scale of an earthquake in an earthquake processing period after the predetermined determination period, when the earthquake determination unit determines that an earthquake has occurred; a continuous earthquake determination unit configured to determine whether or not an earthquake has occurred, based on the acceleration measured in the earthquake processing period; and a shut-off determination unit configured to inhibit output of the shut-off signal regardless of the index value when the continuous earthquake determination unit determines that no earthquake has occurred.

Abstract: A display device includes: a temperature distribution obtaining circuit obtaining temperature distribution on a display panel on a basis of a capacitance value signal to be output from a capacitive touch panel overlapping the display panel; and a correcting circuit correcting an input image signal on a basis of the temperature distribution on the display panel, and supplying the input image signal.

Abstract: An object is to prevent an operation defect and to reduce an influence of fluctuation in threshold voltage of a field-effect transistor. A field-effect transistor, a switch, and a capacitor are provided. The field-effect transistor includes a first gate and a second gate which overlap with each other with a channel formation region therebetween, and the threshold voltage of the field-effect transistor varies depending on the potential of the second gate. The switch has a function of determining whether electrical connection between one of a source and a drain of the field-effect transistor and the second gate of the field-effect transistor is established. The capacitor has a function of holding a voltage between the second gate of the field-effect transistor and the other of the source and the drain of the field-effect transistor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel sulfonamide compound having a ribonucleotide reductase inhibitory activity or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient. A compound represented by Formula (I) [wherein, X1 represents an oxygen atom or the like; X2 represents an oxygen atom; X3 represents —NH—; X4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R1 represents —C(R11)(R12)— or the like; R11 and R12 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R2 represents an optionally substituted C6-C14 aromatic hydrocarbon group or the like; R3 represents an optionally substituted C6-C14 aromatic hydrocarbon group or the like; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like] or a salt thereof.

Abstract: In a method of forming an access route to the bile duct, a needle is introduced into a duodenum, and the introduced needle is pierced into an oral side projection of a duodenal papilla, which is located at an oral position than an opening of the duodenal papilla. The tip of the pierced needle is made to reach the inside of the bile duct to form a tunnel communicating the duodenum and the bile duct, and a treatment device is inserted into the formed tunnel.

Abstract: As an antitumor drug which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety, there is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula is conjugated to an antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the following formula: -L1-L2-LF-NH—(CH2)n1-La-Lb-Lc- wherein the antibody is connected to the terminal of L1, and the antitumor compound is connected to the terminal of Lc with the nitrogen atom of the amino group at position 1 as a connecting position.

Abstract: A transfer device includes: a frame information acquisition unit configured to monitor downstream frames between host devices and OLTs and calculate a statistical value of the downstream frames per a fixed cycle; a frame storage unit configured to store the downstream frames in a plurality of queues; a frame sorting unit configured to input the downstream frames to the queues; and a distribution control unit configured to determine the number of frames to be sequentially input to the queues and increase the number of distributed frames of at least one of the host devices input to an OLT, the OLT having a smaller value of a total number of frames input from all the host devices than a maximum number of rounded frames obtained by dividing a value of a total number of frames input until the frames of all the host devices take turns around the plurality of queues by the number of OLTs.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a vehicle body rear part structure. The vehicle body rear part structure includes a load support part on a quarter pillar. The load support part includes a side sill stiffener, a quarter pillar stiffener and a damper stiffener. The side sill stiffener reinforces a side sill and forms a part of the quarter pillar. The quarter pillar stiffener is provided continuously with the side sill stiffener and reinforces the quarter pillar. The damper stiffener is provided above a rear wheel house and joined to the quarter pillar stiffener and a roof side rail.

Abstract: Provided is a camera optical lens, which includes first to fourth lenses. The camera optical lens satisfies: 0.03?R1/R2?0.10; 1.00?R3/R4?1.50; 3.50?R5/R6?5.50; and 3.50?d1/d2?5.50, where R1 and R2 denote curvature radiuses of an object side surface and an image side surface of the first lens, respectively; R3 and R4 denote curvature radiuses of an object side surface and an image side surface of the second lens, respectively; R5 and R6 denote curvature radiuses of an object side surface and an image side surface of the third lens, respectively; d1 denotes an on-axis thickness of the first lens; and d2 denotes an on-axis distance from the image side surface of the first lens to the object side surface of the second lens. The camera optical lens has good optical performance while satisfying design requirements for ultra-thin, wide-angle lenses having large apertures.

Abstract: An information processing device that receives, from each of several vehicles, both image information captured by an image capture device installed at the vehicle, and vehicle information including position information on the vehicle; performs image processing identifying a characteristic of a dangerously-driven vehicle based on the image information; and in a case in which a dangerously-driven vehicle has been detected, modifies a priority level for image processing of the image information received from another vehicle in the vicinity of a vehicle that has detected the dangerously-driven vehicle, so as to be higher than for a vehicle not in the vicinity of the vehicle that has detected the dangerously-driven vehicle.

Abstract: To provide a ferrite sintered magnet having a high residual magnetic flux density (Br) and a high coercive force (HcJ), and also able to produce at a low cost. The ferrite sintered magnet includes a hexagonal M-type ferrite including A, R, Fe, and Co in an atomic ratio of A1-xRx(Fe12-yCoy)zO19. A is at least one selected from Sr, Ba, and Pb. R is La only or La and at least one selected from rare earth elements. 0.13?x?0.23, 10.80?(12?y)z?12.10, and 0.13?yz?0.20 are satisfied.

Abstract: Provided are a battery pack and an electrical apparatus by which information can be transmitted at an appropriate timing from the battery pack to a device body. A battery pack (10) includes: a serial communication reception circuit (31) and a temperature information transmission circuit (32); an LS terminal that is selectively connected to the serial communication reception circuit (31) or the temperature information transmission circuit (32); a first switching circuit (21) that is provided between the LS terminal and the serial communication reception circuit (31) and the temperature information transmission circuit (32); and a V terminal that is connected to the first switching circuit (21). The first switching circuit (21) switches between connecting the serial communication reception circuit (31) or the temperature information transmission circuit (32) to the LS terminal according to a signal inputted from the V terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a driving apparatus that sets a signal wave in a low-frequency region having a frequency of 10 Hz or more and 250 Hz or less as a modulating wave and outputs to a piezoelectric actuator a driving signal having a waveform obtained by modulating an amplitude of a sine wave in a high-frequency region having a frequency of 20 kHz or more and 40 kHz or less with the modulating wave.

Abstract: A heat exchanger according to one embodiment includes: a heat exchange core; a shell provided to surround the heat exchange core; and a first partition wall that is provided in a space surrounded by an outer surface of the heat exchange core and an inner surface of the shell, and partitions the space into a first header space communicating with the heat exchange core and a second header space communicating with the heat exchange core. The first header space and the second header space are adjacent to each other, separated by the first partition wall.

Abstract: Provided is a molding apparatus used for manufacturing a molded surface fastener wherein a die wheel driving rotationally has a concentric double cylinder structure provided with an outer side cylindrical body that has provided therethrough a plurality of penetrating holes, and an inner side cylindrical body that has formed, in the outer peripheral surface thereof, a plurality of grooved portions, the grooved portions located in the inner side cylindrical body include a use grooved portion that intersects with the penetrating hole of the outer side cylindrical body and a non-use grooved portion that is covered by the inner peripheral surface of the outer side cylindrical body. By using this molding apparatus obtained is a molded surface fastener in which a plurality of types of engaging elements having different shapes in a plan view are arranged cyclically in a reference direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a processor configured to: receive paper information on a type of paper on which an image is formed; acquire assist information about assistance to supply the paper by supplying gas to the paper and adjustment information about positioning of the paper after assistance to supply the paper is performed, the assist information and the adjustment information corresponding to the received paper information and relating to transport of the paper; and perform control for storing the paper information, the assist information, and the adjustment information in association with one another into a memory.

Abstract: A substrate liquid processing apparatus includes an inner tub 34A having a top opening and storing a processing liquid therein; an outer tub 34B provided outside the inner tub; a first cover body 71 configured to move between a closing position where a first region of the top opening is closed and an opening position where the first region is opened; and a second cover body 72 configured to move between a closing position where a second region of the top opening is closed and an opening position where the second region is opened. The first cover body has a bottom wall 711R and a sidewall 712R extended upwards therefrom, and the second cover body has a bottom wall 721R and a sidewall 722R extended upwards therefrom. Further, when being placed at the closing positions, the sidewalls closely face each other with a gap G having a height H.

Abstract: The low efficiency power generation part of a control device is provided with an operating point setting part setting a target current and a target voltage defining an operating point of the fuel cell at the time of low efficiency power generation and a generated electric power control part making the generated electric power of the fuel cell increase and decrease at the time of low efficiency power generation by controlling the current of the fuel cell to the target current while making the flow rate of feed of oxidizing agent gas supplied to the fuel cell fluctuate so that the voltage of the fuel cell increases and decreases above and below the target voltage within a range where the charged and discharged electric powers of the rechargeable battery do not become larger than the allowable charged and discharged electric powers.

Abstract: A scan line to which a selection signal or a non-selection signal is input from its end, and a transistor in which a clock signal is input to a gate, the non-selection signal is input to a source, and a drain is connected to the scan line are provided. A signal input to the end of the scan line is switched from the selection signal to the non-selection signal at the same or substantially the same time as the transistor is turned on. The non-selection signal is input not only from one end but also from both ends of the scan line. This makes it possible to inhibit the potentials of portions in the scan line from being changed at different times.