Abstract: Provided is a high-strength, heat-resistant, Ni-base alloy comprising Co: from 5 to 12%, Cr: from 5 to 12%, Mo: from 0.5 to 3.0%, W: from 3.0 to 6.0%, Al: from 5.5 to 7.2%, Ti: from 1.0 to 3.0%, Ta: from 1.5 to 6.0%, Re: from 0 to 2.0%, and C: from 0.01 to 0.20%. The high-strength, heat-resistant, Ni-base alloy is constituted of a Ni-based alloy, the balance of the Ni-based alloy comprising Ni and inevitable impurities. The density of the high-strength, heat-resistant Ni-base alloy is less than 8.5 g/cm3.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member; an exposure unit configured to divide one pixel into a plurality of pixel pieces and perform exposure on a pixel piece-by-pixel piece basis, to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member; a determination unit configured to determine, based on image data, an isolated pixel surrounded by blank pixels in the electrostatic latent image; a selection unit configured to select a correction target pixel from the blank pixels surrounding the isolated pixel; and a correction unit configured to correct the image data so as to expose a pixel piece of the correction target pixel.

Abstract: A rectangular substrate is prepared by providing a starting rectangular substrate having front and back surfaces and four side surfaces as ground, and pressing a rotary polishing pad perpendicularly against one side surface under a constant pressure, and relatively moving the rotary polishing pad and the substrate parallel to the side surface, for thereby polishing the side surface of the substrate. In the imprint lithography, the rectangular substrate is capable of controlling compression and pattern shape at a high accuracy and thus transferring a complex pattern of fine feature size to a recipient.

Abstract: An electronic grade glass substrate is provided with a recess, channel or step in one surface, and a first chamfer between the side surface of the recess, channel or step and the one surface. The side and bottom surfaces of the recess, channel or step are mirror finished, and the first chamfer is mirror finished.

Abstract: A rectangular substrate is prepared by providing a starting rectangular substrate having front and back surfaces and four side surfaces as ground, and pressing a rotary polishing pad perpendicularly against one side surface under a constant pressure, and relatively moving the rotary polishing pad and the substrate parallel to the side surface, for thereby polishing the side surface of the substrate. In the imprint lithography, the rectangular substrate is capable of controlling compression and pattern shape at a high accuracy and thus transferring a complex pattern of fine feature size to a recipient.

Abstract: In order to provide a technology in which a heater resistance can be reduced without increasing the thickness or width of a heater, a heater for optical waveguide comprises a heater formed near an optical waveguide, a first electrode formed in such a way as to electrically connect to the heater to which a first electric potential is applied, and a second electrode formed in such a way as to electrically connect to the heater to which a second electric potential different from the first electric potential is applied, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are alternately to disposed in such a way that the heater is sectioned into two or more areas.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus performs misregistration correction based on a detection result of a detection pattern. The detection pattern includes basic patterns arranged at a first interval in a sub-scanning direction. Each basic pattern includes N image groups arranged at a second interval. In the N image groups, a first group including an image at a first angle and a second group including an image at a second angle are arranged alternately in the sub-scanning direction. The first interval corresponds to a distance that a surface of an image carrier moves in a period of M times a first period corresponding to a rotation period of a rotational member, and the second interval corresponds to a distance that a surface of the image carrier moves in a period of 1/(N?1) of the first period.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member; an exposure unit configured to divide one pixel into a plurality of pixel pieces and perform exposure on a pixel piece-by-pixel piece basis, to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member; a determination unit configured to determine, based on image data, an isolated pixel surrounded by blank pixels in the electrostatic latent image; a selection unit configured to select a correction target pixel from the blank pixels surrounding the isolated pixel; and a correction unit configured to correct the image data so as to expose a pixel piece of the correction target pixel.

Abstract: To notify a residual life of a replaceable part at appropriate time on image quality required by the user. An image forming apparatus including: a replaceable part used for image formation; an output unit configured to output information indicating that a usage amount has reached a threshold; an input unit configured to input information; and a control unit configured to change the threshold in accordance with information about image quality input by the input unit.

Abstract: An optical device capable of suppressing a reflected light at an end of an optical waveguide regardless of the width of the optical waveguide is provided. An optical device includes an optical waveguide and a terminator. The optical waveguide is formed on a substrate. The terminator is formed on the substrate in such a way that the terminator is connected to one end of the optical waveguide, includes a curved optical waveguide having such a curvature that it causes a bending loss in an input light input from the optical waveguide, the input light decaying as it propagates through the curved optical waveguide.

Abstract: A combustor including: a transition piece having a cylindrical shape and including an inlet of combustion gas at one end and an outlet of the combustion gas at the other end and configured to allow the combustion gas flowing from the inlet to flow out from the outlet so as to introduce the combustion gas into a turbine; a cooling medium introduction unit introduced with the cooling medium and provided on an outer periphery portion in an outlet side of the transition piece; a cooling medium inlet configured to introduce the cooling medium into the cooling medium introduction unit; and a cooling portion, connected to the cooling medium introduction unit, provided on a portion from the outlet of the transition piece toward the inlet and configured to allow the cooling medium from the cooling medium introduction unit to pass through the outlet toward the inlet.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an input unit configured to input image data, an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording material based on the input image data, a reading unit configured to read the image formed on the recording material, and a control unit configured to, based on the input image data and the image read by the reading unit, acquire a plurality of change amounts from the read image, and determine a type of an abnormal image based on a plurality of the acquired change amounts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel cyanopyrimidine compound and a pharmaceutical composition which have a safe and potent adenosine A2a receptor agonistic activity.

Abstract: A vehicle charging unit includes a lid box inserted into a first hole in the body of a vehicle from outside of the vehicle and attached to the body, and an inlet fixed to the lid box. The lid box includes an attachment portion, a bottom having a second hole formed therein, and a sidewall. The bottom has a stud bolt protruding toward inside of the vehicle in a state in which the lid box is attached to the body. The inlet includes a barrel portion capable of receiving a charge connector from outside of the vehicle and a collar portion positioned around the barrel portion. The barrel portion is inserted into the second hole from inside of the vehicle and the collar portion is fixed with the stud bolt, whereby the inlet is fixed to the lid box.

Abstract: It is provided that an optical functional integrated unit and a method for manufacturing thereof in which a positive optical device and a passive optical device including a silicon waveguide can be readily integrated. An optical functional integrated unit includes a semiconductor optical amplifier, a photonics device, a mounting board, pedestals and. The pedestals and are provided on the mounting board. The semiconductor optical amplifier is mounted on the pedestal and outputs a light from an active layer. The photonics device is mounted on the pedestal. The photonics device includes silicon waveguide to which the light output from the semiconductor optical amplifier is guided.

Abstract: A gas turbine combustor comprising a plurality of cooling air passages (27A) through which bled pressurized air flows from downstream of a combustion gas flow toward upstream, the plurality of cooling air passages (27A) being disposed in a wall portion (26) side by side and aligned in a flow direction of a combustion gas; wherein the plurality of cooling air passages (27A) are divided via a passage transition groove portion (33) into upstream cooling air passages (27A1) disposed closer to bled pressurized air inlet holes (30a) and downstream cooling air passages (27A2) disposed closer to bled pressurized air outlet holes (30b), and center lines (C1) of the upstream cooling air passages are non-collinear with center lines (C2) of the downstream cooling air passages.

Abstract: To notify a residual life of a replaceable part at appropriate time on image quality required by the user. An image forming apparatus including: a replaceable part used for image formation; an output unit configured to output information indicating that a usage amount has reached a threshold; an input unit configured to input information; and a control unit configured to change the threshold in accordance with information about image quality input by the input unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a detection unit that detects information about a used amount of a unit, and a control unit that outputs information indicating that the unit is required to be replaced when the information about the detected used amount reaches a first predetermined threshold value, wherein the control unit changes the threshold value to a second threshold value according to information about the used amount when the unit is replaced.

Abstract: A rectangular substrate is used as a mold after it is provided with a topological pattern. The substrate has A-side and B-side opposed surfaces, the A-side surface being provided with the topological pattern. The A-side surface includes a central rectangular region of 1 to 50 mm by 1 to 50 mm having a flatness of up to 350 nm. Use of the mold-forming substrate prevents the occurrence of a pattern misalignment or pattern error between the step of forming a pattern on a mold-forming substrate and the transfer step. Transfer of a fine size and complex pattern is possible.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit that fixes an image, an obtaining unit that obtains information regarding conveying time taken to convey a recording material, a detection unit that detects information regarding an environment, and a control unit configured to determine, based on the information regarding the conveying time and the information regarding the environment, a timing at which the fixing unit is replaced.