Abstract: A surface-treating agent for a nitrided surface, including a fluorine-containing compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond at its molecular terminal as a group of —Y-A wherein Y is a single bond, an oxygen atom or a divalent organic group, and A is —CH?CH2 or —C?CH. Also disclosed is an article treated with the surface-treating agent, a method for forming a surface-treating layer on a surface of a base material, a surface-treating layer forming apparatus, and a process for producing an article including a base material and a surface-treating layer coating a surface of the base material.

Abstract: Providing an auxin derivative that can exert its intended effect more efficiently, while reducing any unintended effects. A compound represented by the General Formula (1) having a specific substituent at the 5- and/or 6-position of the auxin indole ring.

Abstract: A mobile device including: at least an imaging element; and a light-emitting device that irradiates a subject in accordance with imaging of the imaging element, in which the light-emitting device includes a semiconductor light-emitting element, and the difference of the normalized spectral power distribution at a wavelength of 580 nm and a value B representing a difference between normalized spectral power distributions in a wavelength range from 540 nm to 610 nm and a wavelength range from 610 nm to 680 nm are appropriate values. By providing a wavelength control element, it is possible to improve the color reproducibility and the like of a captured image. The mobile device achieves both sensitivity improvement and color reproducibility in a trade-off relationship.

Abstract: Provided is a composite resin material that yields a resin molded body which has not only a low volume resistivity but also excellent electroconductivity and/or antistatic properties and whose volume resistivity is unlikely to be increased even when subjected to, for example, a washing treatment with ozone water. The composite resin material contains a polychlorotrifluoroethylene and carbon nanotubes and has an average particle diameter of 500 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: The invention relates to dense synthetic membranes made from polymerised phosphonium-based ionic liquids which were found to be particularly suitable for use in gas separation. The membranes are obtainable by copolymerization via UV-curing of a composition comprising a phosphonium-based ionic liquid monomer, a co-monomer, a cross-linker, a surfactant and a photo-initiator, the remainder of the polymerization mixture consisting of water. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing said membranes, resulting in solid, dense and mechanically stable membranes, and to the use of the membranes so produced in the separation of gas mixtures, particularly gas mixtures containing carbon dioxide.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion module includes a photoelectric conversion panel, and a frame attached to an outer edge of the photoelectric conversion panel. The photoelectric conversion panel includes a first substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate that covers the photoelectric conversion layer, and a seal that is disposed over peripheral portions of the first substrate and the second substrate so as to seal the first substrate and the second substrate, and that also covers a portion of the photoelectric conversion layer. An insulating material made of a different material from the seal is provided between the seal and the frame.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin material that yields a resin molded article which has not only a low volume resistivity but also excellent weldability and cleanliness and whose volume resistivity is unlikely to be increased even when subjected to an SPM cleaning treatment and the like. The present invention provides a composite resin material that contains a modified polytetrafluoroethylene and carbon nanotubes and has an average particle diameter of 500 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: Provided are: a laminate film which is equipped with a vapor-deposited aluminum oxide film exhibiting high barrier performance and excellent so-called retort resistance, and also exhibits favorable adhesion between the vapor-deposited aluminum oxide film and a plastic substrate even after undergoing a hydrothermal treatment; a barrier laminate film containing the laminate film; and a barrier packaging material which uses the barrier laminate film.

Abstract: An injector includes a nozzle portion to inject fluid, a coil to generate a driving force to open and close the nozzle portion, and a molded resin that seals the coil. A cooling jacket has a flow path to cause cooling fluid to flow therethrough. The cooling jacket houses the injector and has an opening in an end opposite to the nozzle portion. A sealing material is filled in a space between the cooling jacket and the molded resin.

Abstract: An electromagnetic field band-stop filter includes a plurality of unit structures that have reflection characteristics on an electromagnetic wave of a predetermined frequency. Each of the plurality of unit structures includes: a plurality of electrode parts each of which is disposed along a side of a polygon in a non-contact manner with another electrode part; and a plurality of conductor parts which are provided for the plurality of electrode parts on a one-to-one basis and each of which has at least one bent portion between one end and other end, the one ends of the plurality of conductor parts being connected to the electrode parts on a one-to-one basis and the other ends of the plurality of conductor parts being connected at one point on an inner side of the electrode parts in the individual unit structure.

Abstract: There is provided a medical high frequency treatment device (200). A distal portion of the high frequency treatment device (200) includes a high frequency treatment device knife (100) having a pair of scissors (10) so as to incise a biological tissue. The pair of scissors (10) is configured to be capable of shearing the biological tissue by pivoting in a direction closer to each other. Each of the pair of scissors (10) has a blade surface (13). Each surface of the pair of scissors (10) includes a formation region of a non-conductive layer (insulating film (12)) and an electrode region (19) where the non-conductive layer is not formed on the surface of the blade surface (13). With regard to at least one of the pair of scissors (10), a width dimension of the electrode region (19) in a plate thickness direction of the scissors (10) varies depending on a position of the scissors (10) in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Provided are a thermosetting resin composition containing polyester amide acid (A), epoxy compound (B) having a fluorene skeleton, epoxy curing agent (C) and colorant (D), and the thermosetting resin composition capable of forming a cured film having an excellent balance of satisfactory hardness and adhesion to glass under high-temperature conditions, and also an application of the thermosetting resin composition.

Abstract: This invention is concerning a structure body containing inorganic particles having an average particle diameter of 6 mm to 50 mm, and 6 parts by mass to 40 parts by mass of a resin with respect to 100 parts by mass of the inorganic particles.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrical equipment housing includes a first storage room, an air conditioner, a second storage room, a temperature sensor, and a heater. The first storage room contains a power converter converting electrical power. The air conditioner adjusts a temperature inside the first storage room. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. The indoor unit is provided inside the first storage room. The outdoor unit is provided outside the first storage room. The second storage room contains the outdoor unit. The temperature sensor senses a temperature inside the second storage room. The heater heats inside the second storage room when the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is a lower limit or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin material that yields a resin molded article which has not only a low volume resistivity but also excellent weldability and cleanliness and whose volume resistivity is unlikely to be increased even when subjected to an SPM cleaning treatment and the like. The present invention provides a composite resin material that contains a modified polytetrafluoroethylene and carbon nanotubes and has an average particle diameter of 500 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: A process for separating a feed gas comprising a polar gas and a non-polar gas into a permeate gas and a retentate gas, one of which is enriched in the polar gas and the other of which is depleted in the polar gas, the process comprising passing the feed gas through a gas separation module comprising: (i) a feed carrier comprising a membrane envelope and a feed spacer located within the membrane envelope; and (ii) a permeate carrier comprising: (a) a macroporous sheet; and (b) a protective sheet; and wherein: i) the feed gas is fed along the feed spacer of the feed carrier and a part of the feed gas passes through the membrane envelope and into the permeate carrier to give the permeate gas and a part of the feed gas is rejected by the membrane to give the retentate gas; ii) the protective sheet shields at least a part of the membrane envelope from contact with the macroporous sheet; and iii) the protective sheet comprises a non-woven material.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of reading information aloud when the information about an image forming apparatus changes. A memory that stores a set of instructions. A processor that executes the set of instructions to detect that one of display components that constitute an operation screen provided by an application running on the information processing apparatus has been dynamically changed, execute a set of instructions that constitutes the application that causes control for changing attribute information about a dynamic content associated with the changed display component by the processor, receive a fact that the display component has been dynamically changed and the attribute information showing the changed content of the dynamic content from the application using an operating system in response to the execution, and output voice guidance with a screen reader according to the attribute information received using the operating system.

Abstract: Provided is a composite resin material that yields a resin molded body which has not only a low volume resistivity but also excellent electroconductivity and/or antistatic properties and whose volume resistivity is unlikely to be increased even when subjected to, for example, a washing treatment with ozone water. The composite resin material contains a polychlorotrifluoroethylene and carbon nanotubes and has an average particle diameter of 500 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: A door device for a vehicle includes a latch drive device configured to unlatch a swing door by driving a latch mechanism, a door hold-open device configured to hold the swing door at an opened angle by applying a braking force to the swing door, a door open switch issuing an operation request of the latch drive device to open the swing door; a door stop switch issuing an operation request of the door hold-open device, and a grip portion including the door open switch and the door stop switch to issue the operation requests of the door open switch and the door stop switch in a state where an occupant of the vehicle holds the grip portion.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion module includes a photoelectric conversion panel, and a frame attached to an outer edge of the photoelectric conversion panel. The photoelectric conversion panel includes a first substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate that covers the photoelectric conversion layer, and a seal that is disposed over peripheral portions of the first substrate and the second substrate so as to seal the first substrate and the second substrate, and that also covers a portion of the photoelectric conversion layer. An insulating material made of a different material from the seal is provided between the seal and the frame.