Abstract: [Summary] To provide resin particles with high weather resistance even when a plant-derived resin and PET are used as binder resins. [Tasks] The Resin particles includes a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the binder resin contains polyethylene terephthalate and a plant-derived resin, wherein the colorant contains an isoindoline pigment, and wherein a radioisotope 14C concentration in the resin particles is 5.4 pMC or higher.

Abstract: Resin particles include a binder resin in each of the resin particles. The binder resin includes a biomass-derived resin, and polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate. An amount A of a biomass-derived component of the biomass-derived resin and an amount B of the polyethylene terephthalate or the polybutylene terephthalate satisfy A>B. Each of the resin particles has a core-shell structure including a shell layer and a core layer. An average thickness of the shell layer is from 100 nm to 500 nm.

Abstract: Resin particles are provided. The resin particles include one or more binder resins, a release agent, and a colorant. The one or more binder resins include an amorphous resin. The amorphous resin contains an alcohol component as one of the constituents thereof. The alcohol component includes a plant-derived alcohol component. The resin particles contain a tetrahydrofuran (THF)-insoluble component by an amount of from 5% by mass through 40% by mass.

Abstract: [Summary] The invention is to provide resin particles capable of forming images with reduced environmental load, excellent low-temperature fixability, and chargeability characteristics, and excellent image quality can be obtained even when plant-derived resins are used. [Tasks] Resin particles includes polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate, wherein a concentration of radioactive carbon isotope 14C in the resin particles is 10.8 pMC or more, and wherein the resin particles contain 0.05% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less of a divalent metal element excluding an external additive.

Abstract: Resin particles each include a binder resin. The binder resin includes an amorphous polyester resin and a crystalline resin. The amorphous polyester resin includes alcohol monomers as one of constituent components. The alcohol monomers include propylene glycol. Abundance of the crystalline resin in a region from an outermost surface of each of the resin particles to a depth of 150 nm from the outermost surface is 4% or less relative to an amount of the crystalline resin in an entire region of each of the resin particles. A radiocarbon 14C content of the resin particles is 5.4 pMC or greater.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a resin particle including a binder resin, in which the binder resin contains a biomass-derived resin and a recycled resin, and a content (% by mass) of the biomass-derived resin and a content (% by mass) of the recycled resin in the binder resin satisfy the following relational equation (1): Content of recycled resin >Content of biomass-derived resin.

Abstract: A toner has excellent low temperature fixing property, heat resistant preservability, and stable image quality. The toner contains a core including a crystalline polyester, and a shell formed on a surface of the core. An aspect ratio of the crystalline polyester in the toner is within a range from 1 to 3, and an average length of a longitudinal diameter of the crystalline polyester is within a range from 10 nm to 500 nm.

Abstract: A toner includes a binding resin; and a metal crosslinking agent that forms a metal crosslinking with the binding resin. A measurement curve of a storage elastic modulus G? in a dynamic viscoelasticity measurement has a maximum value in a range of 100° C. or more.

Abstract: Provided is a urination disorder-improving agent useful for treating or improving (or alleviating) a urination disorder regardless of the degree or presence of prostatomegaly. The urination disorder-improving agent contains a 2-oxapregnane compound represented by the following formula (1) as an active ingredient. (In the formula, R1 to R3 represent an alkyl group such as methyl group, R4 represents an alkylcarbonyl group such as acetyl group, X represents a halogen atom such as a chlorine atom, Y represents a hydroxyl group or oxo group bonded to the 11-position, 15-position, or 16-position of the steroid skeleton.

Abstract: Provided is a toner including toner base particles. Each toner base particle includes a crosslinked component. The crosslinked component includes a nonlinear polymer having 3 or more branches, terminals of which are metal ion crosslinked, and a glass transition temperature Tg of the nonlinear polymer as measured by differential scanning calorimetry is ?60° C. or higher but lower than 0° C.

Abstract: A multi-axis control adjustment apparatus includes adjustment axis selection circuitry configured to select a plurality of target axes among a plurality of axes each of which represents a combination of a motor and a motor control device configured to control the motor according to a control parameter of the motor control device, adjustment operation execution circuitry configured to perform adjustment operations in each of which the control parameter is adjusted with respect to each of the plurality of target axes, and first control parameter setting circuitry configured to change, according to the adjustment operations, timing at which the control parameter is set with respect to each of the plurality of target axes.

Abstract: A toner includes a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous polyester resin. A ratio of the storage modulus of the toner G? (TO) at a temperature TO to the storage modulus of the toner G? (TO+3) at a temperature TO+3 is greater than or equal to 10, in a case where the temperature TO is within a range from 50° C. to 65° C.

Abstract: A toner is provided that contains a crystalline polyester resin comprising a polycondensed resin of a dicarboxylic acid represented by the following formula (1) with a diol represented by the following formula (2). A content of a cyclic ester represented by the following formula (3) in the toner, measured by a thermal extraction gas chromatographic mass spectrometry at a thermal extraction temperature of 160° C., is from 1 to 200 ppm in terms of toluene: where n represents an integer of from 2 to 12; where m represents an integer of from 2 to 12; and where n represents an integer of from 2 to 12, m represents an integer of from 2 to 12, and m+n?6 is satisfied.

Abstract: A toner is provided that contains a crystalline polyester resin comprising a polycondensed resin of a dicarboxylic acid represented by the following formula (1) with a diol represented by the following formula (2). A content of a cyclic ester represented by the following formula (3) in the toner, measured by a thermal extraction gas chromatographic mass spectrometry at a thermal extraction temperature of 160° C., is from 1 to 200 ppm in terms of toluene: where n represents an integer of from 2 to 12; where m represents an integer of from 2 to 12; and where n represents an integer of from 2 to 12, m represents an integer of from 2 to 12, and m+n?6 is satisfied.

Abstract: A toner is provided. The toner includes a resin and a fluorine-containing component. The toner satisfies the following formula: 5.0?FXPS/FXRF?25.0 where FXPS (atomic %) represents a content rate of fluorine atom in the toner determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and FXRF (weight %) represents another content rate of fluorine atom in the toner determined by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF).

Abstract: Provided is a charging connector (11) including a terminal (15), a housing (13) which is formed with a lance (33) which prevents the terminal (15) in a terminal receiving chamber 29 from slipping, a front holder (21) which abuts on the lance (33) which prevents slipping of the terminal (15) so as to regulate an engagement release of the lance (33), and a thermistor element (17) which is pressed and biased by the front holder (21) to be brought into close contact with the terminal (15) directly or through a molding resin material.

Abstract: The method includes a process of (i) and a process of (ii) in this order. In the process of (i), the potential of a first anode and the potential of a first cathode are adjusted in an aqueous solution containing chloride ions so as to increase the concentration of free chlorine in the aqueous solution. In the process of (ii), the potential of a second anode and the potential of a second cathode are adjusted in the aqueous solution so as to decrease the concentration of free chlorine in the aqueous solution. The difference between the potential of the second anode and the potential of the second cathode in the process of (ii) is smaller than the difference between the potential of the first anode and the potential of the first cathode in the process of (i).

Abstract: A toner is provided. The toner includes a resin and a fluorine-containing component. The toner satisfies the following formula: 5.0?FXPS/FXRF?25.0 where FXPS (atomic %) represents a content rate of fluorine atom in the toner determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and FXRF (weight %) represents another content rate of fluorine atom in the toner determined by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF).

Abstract: A method for producing a ceramic circuit substrate comprising the steps of forming brazing regions each comprising brazing material powder and an organic binder on a ceramic substrate; setting metal plates on the ceramic substrate via the brazing regions, and heating the ceramic substrate, the brazing regions and the metal plates to bond the metal plates to the ceramic substrate via brazing layers made of the brazing material, thereby forming a bonded body; and cleaning the bonded body with a hypochlorite-containing agent.

Abstract: Provided is a charging connector (11) including a terminal (15), a housing (13) which is formed with a lance (33) which prevents the terminal (15) in a terminal receiving chamber 29 from slipping, a front holder (21) which abuts on the lance (33) which prevents slipping of the terminal (15) so as to regulate an engagement release of the lance (33), and a thermistor element (17) which is pressed and biased by the front holder (21) to be brought into close contact with the terminal (15) directly or through a molding resin material.