Abstract: A recording device according to the present disclosure includes: a writer that rewrites schedule information visibly recorded on a recording medium and corresponding to a time from first schedule information to second schedule information; and a generator that generates the second schedule information on the basis of a time.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to create an actuator in which the amount of deformation is maintained and no displacement in the reverse direction occurs, even when a constant voltage is continuously applied for a long period of time. As a means for achieving the above object, the invention provides a conductive thin film comprising a polymer gel containing at least one organic molecule selected from the group consisting of electron-donating organic molecules and electron-withdrawing organic molecules, a nano-carbon material, an ionic liquid, and a polymer.

Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus provided with a detector capable of improving correction accuracy at a high counting rate. The present invention is provided with: grids that remove scattered beams that emanate from an object; and a plurality of detector sub-pixels arranged so as to divide the gap between the grids into three or more segments, wherein the area of each of the detector sub-pixels located below the wall surface of the grids is larger than that of each of the other detector sub-pixels in a planar view. The size of each of the detector sub-pixels not located below the wall surface of the grids is expressed as (Pg?Tg?Lsplit×2)/N, where Pg represents the pitch between the grids, Tg represents the thickness of each of the grids, and N represents the number of segments formed by the detector sub-pixels between the grids.

Abstract: A flat pixel (20) is a single unit composing a radiation detector and is configured so as to be divided into at least four subpixels (21) such that even if a prescribed number of subpixels (21) are removed from each pixel (20) in order of largest effective area, the centroid (51) of the effective area of the entirety of the remaining subpixels (21) is positioned within a similar-shape region (30) having the same centroid (50) as the pixel (20) and having sides of lengths that are half those of the pixel (20).

Abstract: To improve performance in Photon Counting CT, pixel miniaturization, a reduction in circuit dead time, and dealing with scattered radiation and charge sharing are important. In addition, because the number of circuits increases, a reduction in power consumption of each circuit is important. Under these constraints, circuitry that deals with the scattered radiation is provided. Each pixel includes a circuit that determines whether radiation has been detected by another, adjacent pixel at the same time, and counters that count the radiation are switched on the basis of the result of the determination. On the basis of this result, counts of non-coincident events are primarily used, and coincident counts are used after being corrected, for reconstruction data.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a first unit battery, a second unit battery, and a spacer. The first unit battery includes a wound electrode body and a casing that accommodates an electrolyte solution. The spacer includes: a primary surface that faces the first unit battery; and plural projections, each of which is projected from the primary surface. The plural projections include: a first projection that abuts the casing in a state where the casing is not expanded; and a second projection, a height of which is lower than a height of the first projection.

Abstract: In a first aspect of a present inventive subject matter, a semiconductor device includes an n-type semiconductor layer including a first semiconductor as a major component, an i-type semiconductor layer including a second semiconductor as a major component and a p-type semiconductor layer including a third semiconductor as a major component. The second semiconductor contains a corundum-structured oxide semiconductor.

Abstract: In a first aspect of a present inventive subject matter, a semiconductor device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, an i-type semiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer. The i-type semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor as a major component. The oxide semiconductor that is included as the major component of the i-type semiconductor layer includes at least one metal selected from among aluminum, indium, and gallium.

Abstract: A multilayer structure includes an electrolyte layer and electrode layers each of which is placed on a corresponding one of two principal surfaces of the electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer includes a mixed ionic liquid containing a plurality of ionic liquids and a base polymer for electrolytes. The electrode layers both include a base polymer, a carbon material, and the mixed ionic liquid. The melting point Tmm of the mixed ionic liquid is lower than the melting point Tm1 of a first ionic liquid which has the lowest melting point among a plurality of the ionic liquids.

Abstract: An electroconductive film for an actuator is formed from a gel composition including carbon nanofibers, an ionic liquid, and a polymer. The carbon nanofibers are produced with an aromatic mesophase pitch by melt spinning.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to make a photon-counting CT apparatus capable of more accurate data acquisition. Such apparatus is provided with a reference detection unit and a time measuring instrument to measure temporal fluctuations in a rotational direction of an X-ray irradiation unit. The apparatus corrects temporal fluctuations in the rotational direction involved in data measured by the reference detection unit, using time measurement data which is output by the time measuring instrument. Using corrected measurement data measured by the reference detection unit, the apparatus makes corrections of fluctuations pertaining to the X-ray tube of the X-ray irradiation unit and pile-up. Data corrections with high accuracy are thus enabled.

Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus provided with a detector capable of improving correction accuracy at a high counting rate. The present invention is provided with: grids that remove scattered beams that emanate from an object; and a plurality of detector sub-pixels arranged so as to divide the gap between the grids into three or more segments, wherein the area of each of the detector sub-pixels located below the wall surface of the grids is larger than that of each of the other detector sub-pixels in a planar view. The size of each of the detector sub-pixels not located below the wall surface of the grids is expressed as (Pg?Tg?Lsplit×2)/N, where Pg represents the pitch between the grids, Tg represents the thickness of each of the grids, and N represents the number of segments formed by the detector sub-pixels between the grids.

Abstract: [Object] To propose a new and improved button unit and electronic device, in which an attitude of a button of an electronic device can be made stabilize. [Solution] A button unit including: an operating member that presses a member to be pressed, in response to being press operated; and an urging member that urges the operating member against the member to be pressed.

Abstract: An electroconductive film for an actuator is formed from a gel composition including carbon nanofibers, an ionic liquid, and a polymer. The carbon nanofibers are produced with an aromatic mesophase pitch by melt spinning.

Abstract: A projector includes: a plurality of image-forming units each including an image forming surface provided with a plurality of micromirrors; a plurality of reflecting units that are provided so as to respectively reflect the plurality of image beams formed by the image-forming units; a beam-combining unit that receives the plurality of image beams via the plurality of reflecting units and emits a combined image beam in which the plurality of image beams are combined such that the propagation directions coincide; and a projection unit that projects the combined image beam emitted from the beam-combining unit. At least two of the image-forming units are arranged such that the image-forming surface of each image-forming means lies in the same plane.

Abstract: To improve performance in Photon Counting CT, pixel miniaturization, a reduction in circuit dead time, and dealing with scattered radiation and charge sharing are important. In addition, because the number of circuits increases, a reduction in power consumption of each circuit is important. Under these constraints, circuitry that deals with the scattered radiation is provided. Each pixel includes a circuit that determines whether radiation has been detected by another, adjacent pixel at the same time, and counters that count the radiation are switched on the basis of the result of the determination. On the basis of this result, counts of non-coincident events are primarily used, and coincident counts are used after being corrected, for reconstruction data.

Abstract: A polymer actuator element includes an electrolyte layer and electrode layers, in which the electrode layer includes an activated carbon nanofiber and a carbon nanohorn.

Abstract: A unit (33) for generating count images for separate energy windows generates main measured count images and auxiliary measured count images on the basis of gamma ray (6) count information measured by a detector head (10). A main measurement window direct ray count rate estimation unit (42) estimates a count rate for direct gamma rays in a main measurement energy window, doing so by subtracting a scattered gamma ray count rate for an auxiliary measurement energy window, which has been estimated from an auxiliary measured count image and detector response data by an auxiliary measurement window scattered ray count rate estimation unit (41), from the main measured count image.

Abstract: A drive device includes a driven body provided on an opening of a case, and a polymer actuator which is bent and deformed in a height direction and movably supports the driven body in the height direction. A first conductive portion is provided on the case side, a second conductive portion is provided on the driven body side, and the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion configure a plurality of contact portions. When the driven body is raised by the polymer actuator, the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion come into contact with each other by the plurality of contact portions, and thus, the raised state of the driven body is detected.

Abstract: The system controller identifies, for each candidate user, a target item to be sold by a target seller and a comparison item to be sold by another seller than the target seller. The system controller then compares, for each candidate user, transaction terms between the above identified target and comparison items. The system controller changes the transaction terms of the target item so that they become more favorable than or comparable to the transaction terms of the comparison item. The system controller determines, with priority given to candidate users for which a value corresponding to the difference between pre-change transaction terms and post-change transaction terms of the target item is relatively small, a plurality of target users to be notified of the post-change transaction terms.