Abstract: A distance measurement system includes a light source, a wavelength conversion module that generates a harmonic G1 with which a target S is to be irradiated as guide light by converting a wavelength of a part of a fundamental wave L1 of light L0 emitted from the light source, a photodetector that detects reflected light L1r generated by reflection, on the target S, the fundamental wave L1 that has passed through the wavelength conversion module, and a signal processing unit that calculates a distance to the target S on the basis of a detection result of the photodetector.

Abstract: Provided is a stick pick-up device which has a simple structure, is easy to control, and is capable of reliably picking up sticks one by one. The stick pick-up device includes a stick stock portion, a reverse inclined wall, and a push-up portion. The stick stock portion includes a stick receiving portion that is inclined down toward a downstream side and can store a plurality of sticks. The reverse inclined wall is provided on the downstream side of the stick receiving portion, and has a reverse inclined surface inclined in a direction covering over a stick receiving portion side. The push-up portion is provided on a reverse inclined surface side, has a stick push-up surface inclined down toward the downstream side, pushes up the sticks on the stick push-up surface one by one along the reverse inclined surface, and causes the sticks to move downstream over the reverse inclined wall.

Abstract: A slurry composition for a positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising a polymer A wherein a HOMO value by a semiempirical method molecular orbital calculation is ?13.5 eV to ?10 eV and a content of ethylene repeating units is 30 mol % to 95 mol %; a polymer B wherein a HOMO value by a semiempirical method molecular orbital calculation is ?13.5 eV to ?10 eV, a glass transition temperature is ?80° C. to 0° C., and a gel content is 50 wt % or more; an active material for a positive electrode; a conductivity adding agent; and a liquid medium C in which the polymer A dissolves but the polymer B does not dissolve. According to the composition, a lithium ion secondary battery having a large battery capacity, a good charge/discharge cycle characteristic and an improved rate characteristic can be realized.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical element including: a substrate; and an antireflection film formed on a surface of the substrate. The antireflection film includes a plurality of lower refractive index layers, and a plurality of higher refractive index layers which are layered alternately. Each of at least two of the plurality of lower refractive index layers comprises a same main component each other and comprises a side component with a different content ratio independently.

Abstract: On the one surface of a back plate suited to a length-and-width size of a ring binder, hooks serving as an engaging means are formed. The back plate is fixed to the spine surface of the file cover. When the ring binder is pressed against the back plate, the hooks are engaged with the ring binder so that the file cover is mounted on a booklet bound with the ring binder.

Abstract: An antireflection coating provided on an optical element which passes through at least two wavelengths of light in the wavelength range of 1300-1600 nm, wherein the antireflection coating comprises: a high refractive index layer; a low refractive index layer having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the high refractive index layer; and a supplementary layer having a composition different from a composition of the high refractive index layer or from a composition of the low refractive index layer, and being provided adjacent to the high refractive index layer or to the low refractive index layer.

Abstract: A slurry composition for electrode comprising a binder, an active material, and a liquid medium, characterized in that the binder comprises a polymer (X) comprising 60 to 95 mole % of repeating units derived from acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile and 5 to 30 mole % of repeating units derived from at least one kind of a monomer selected from 1-olefins and compounds represented by the following general formula (1): CH2?CR1—COOR2 wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R2 represents an alkyl group; and the liquid medium is capable of dissolving the polymer (X). The slurry composition allows the manufacture of a lithium ion secondary battery having enhanced capacity and good charge-discharge cycle characteristics and good charge-discharge rate characteristics.

Abstract: Imidazole compounds having adenosine deaminase inhibitory activity represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl, R2 is lower alkyl; R3 is hydroxy or protected hydroxy; X is O or S; and -A- is lower alkylene, its prodrug, or their salt.

Abstract: On the one surface of a back plate suited to a length-and-width size of a ring binder, hooks serving as an engaging means are formed. The back plate is fixed to the spine surface of the file cover. When the ring binder is pressed against the back plate, the hooks are engaged with the ring binder so that the file cover is mounted on a booklet bound with the ring binder.

Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein R1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R2 is lower alkyl, etc.; R3 is lower alkoxy, etc.; R4 is hydroxy, etc.; X is O, S, etc.; Y is CH or N; Z is lower alkylene or lower alkenylene; and m is 0 or 1; or salts thereof, which are useful as a medicament.

Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein R1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R2 is lower alkyl, etc.; R3 is lower alkoxy, etc.; R4 is hydroxy, etc.; X is O, S, etc.; Y is CH or N; Z is lower alkylene or lower alkenylene; and m is 0 or 1; or salts thereof, which are useful as a medicament.

Abstract: A compound of the formula (1): wherein R1 is cyano, and the like; R2 is hydroxy, and the like; R3 is (lower)alkoxy, and the like; X and Y are each CH or N; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful as a medicament.