Abstract: A radiation detector includes a sensor panel having a light receiving surface, a first scintillator panel and a second scintillator panel disposed on the light receiving surface in a state of being adjacent to each other along the light receiving surface, and an adhesive layer. The first scintillator panel has a first substrate and a first scintillator layer including a plurality of columnar crystals. The second scintillator panel has a second substrate and a second scintillator layer including a plurality of columnar crystals. The first scintillator layer reaches at least a first portion of the first substrate. The second scintillator layer reaches at least a second portion of the second substrate. The adhesive layer is provided continuous over the first scintillator panel and the second scintillator panel.

Abstract: A scintillator panel includes a substrate made of an organic material, a barrier layer formed on the substrate and including thallium iodide as a main component, and a scintillator layer formed on the barrier layer and including cesium iodide as a main component. According to this scintillator panel, moisture resistance can be improved by providing the barrier layer between the substrate and the scintillator layer.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a fatigue state detector, an information provider, and a processor. The fatigue state detector is configured to detect a fatigue degree of an occupant of the vehicle. The information provider is configured to provide various pieces of information related to traveling of the vehicle to the occupant. The processor is configured to change a frequency of providing the various pieces of the information by the information provider, depending on the fatigue degree of the occupant.

Abstract: A scintillator panel includes: a first flexible support body having a first surface and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface; a scintillator layer formed on the first surface and containing a plurality of columnar crystals; a second flexible support body provided on the second surface; an inorganic layer provided on the second flexible support body so as to be interposed between the second surface and the second flexible support body; and a first adhesive layer bonding the second surface and the inorganic layer to each other. A radiation detector includes: the scintillator panel; and a sensor panel including a photoelectric conversion element, in which the scintillator panel is provided on the sensor panel such that the first surface is on the sensor panel side with respect to the second surface.

Abstract: A lead member includes a lead conductor having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The lead member includes a resin portion that covers the first main surface, the second main surface, and two side surfaces that are between both ends of the lead conductor, while exposing the both ends of the lead conductor in a first direction. The lead conductor includes a metal substrate and a surface treatment layer formed on at least a portion of a surface of the metal substrate, the surface treatment layer including chromium, oxygen, and fluorine. A moisture content of a portion of the surface treatment layer exposed from the resin portion, as measured by coulometric Karl Fischer titration at a vaporization temperature of 220° C., is 5.0 ?g/cm2 or less.

Abstract: A radiation detector includes: a sensor panel; a scintillator panel; and a resin frame provided across the sensor panel and the scintillator panel, in which the sensor panel has a mounting surface where the scintillator panel is mounted, the scintillator panel includes a support body having a first surface, a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface, and a first side surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other, and a scintillator layer formed on the first surface and containing a plurality of columnar crystals, the scintillator panel is mounted on the mounting surface such that the scintillator layer and the first surface face the mounting surface, and the scintillator layer has a second side surface extending so as to be positioned on the same plane as the first side surface.

Abstract: A metal member-welded structure includes: a Cu member; an Al member; and a welded portion formed by melting and solidifying each of materials of the Cu member and the Al member. The Cu member includes a Cu-based material containing Cu as a main component. The Al member includes an Al-based material containing Al as a main component and a plating layer that covers a side of the Al-based material, the side being close to a surface of the Cu member. The welded portion includes a sea-island structure in a vicinity of the surface of the Cu member. The sea-island structure includes: a plurality of island portions containing pure Al, and a sea portion interposed among the island portions. The sea portion has a eutectic structure having: a phase of an intermetallic compound of Cu and Al; and a phase of pure Al.

Abstract: An air purification unit is provided for individuals seated at a table that has a unit body adapted to be mounted at a mounting height at or above the approximate head height of individuals seated at the table, and in a position between the individuals. A motorized fan system is provided within the unit body that is configured to draw air from at least one inlet proximate the bottom of the unit body. A filter is positioned in communication with the inlet and the fan system for filtering air drawn through the inlet. The unit body has at least two ducted outlets disposed radially or axially for discharging filtered air toward the individuals, while the unit prevents cross-flow of breath air between the individuals.

Abstract: A covered electrical wire comprises a conductor and an insulating covering layer provided outside the conductor, the conductor being a stranded wire composed of a plurality of copper alloy wires composed of a copper alloy and twisted together, and has a wire diameter of 0.5 mm or less, the copper alloy containing Ni, or Ni and Fe in an amount of 0.1% by mass or more and 1.6% by mass or less in total, and P in an amount of 0.05% by mass or more and 0.7% by mass or less, with a balance being Cu and impurities, in the copper alloy, a ratio of precipitation of P to solid solution of P being 1.1 or more.

Abstract: An air purification unit is provided for individuals seated at a table that has a unit body adapted to be mounted at a mounting height at or above the approximate head height of individuals seated at the table, and in a position between the individuals. A motorized fan system is provided within the unit body that is configured to draw air from at least one inlet proximate the bottom of the unit body. A filter is positioned in communication with the inlet and the fan system for filtering air drawn through the inlet. The unit body has at least two ducted outlets disposed radially or axially for discharging filtered air toward the individuals, while the unit prevents cross-flow of breath air between the individuals.

Abstract: An ozone generating device including an excimer lamp having an arc tube containing a luminescent gas, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The arc tube has a first end portion and a second end portion, a first diameter-reduced portion provided continuously from the first end portion, a diameter of which decreases as a distance from the first end portion increases, and a second diameter-reduced portion provided continuously from the second end portion, a diameter of which decreases as a distance from the second end portion increases, the first electrode is provided for an outer periphery surface of the first end portion, the second electrode is provided for an outer periphery surface of the second end portion, the arc tube is fixed via the cylindrical portion, and the first electrode is not provided over the first diameter-reduced portion, and/or the second electrode is not provided over the second diameter-reduced portion.

Abstract: Provided is a proton conductor that achieves an improvement in transport number while suppressing a decrease in conductivity. The proton conductor contains a metal oxide having a perovskite structure and represented by formula (1): AaB1-x-yB?xMyO3-? (1), wherein an element A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, and Ca, an element B is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr and Ce, an element B? is Hf, an element M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Yb, Er, Ho, Tm, Gd, In, and Sc, ? is an oxygen deficiency amount, and “a”, “x”, and “y” satisfy 0.9?a?1.0, 0.1?y?0.2, and 0<x(1?y)?0.2.

Abstract: An air purification unit is provided for individuals seated at a table that has a unit body adapted to be mounted at a mounting height at or above the approximate head height of individuals seated at the table, and in a position between the individuals. A motorized fan system is provided within the unit body that is configured to draw air from at least one inlet proximate the bottom of the unit body. A filter is positioned in communication with the inlet and the fan system for filtering air drawn through the inlet. The unit body has at least two ducted outlets disposed radially or axially for discharging filtered air toward the individuals, while the unit prevents cross-flow of breath air between the individuals.

Abstract: A metal member-welded structure includes: a Cu member; an Al member; and a welded portion formed by melting and solidifying each of materials of the Cu member and the Al member. The Cu member includes a Cu-based material containing Cu as a main component. The Al member includes an Al-based material containing Al as a main component and a plating layer that covers a side of the Al-based material, the side being close to a surface of the Cu member. The welded portion includes a sea-island structure in a vicinity of the surface of the Cu member. The sea-island structure includes: a plurality of island portions containing pure Al, and a sea portion interposed among the island portions. The sea portion has a eutectic structure having: a phase of an intermetallic compound of Cu and Al; and a phase of pure Al.

Abstract: A covered electrical wire comprises a conductor and an insulating covering layer provided outside the conductor, the conductor being a stranded wire composed of a plurality of copper alloy wires composed of a copper alloy and twisted together, and has a wire diameter of 0.5 mm or less, the copper alloy containing Ni, or Ni and Fe in an amount of 0.1% by mass or more and 1.6% by mass or less in total, and P in an amount of 0.05% by mass or more and 0.7% by mass or less, with a balance being Cu and impurities, in the copper alloy, a ratio of precipitation of P to solid solution of P being 1.1 or more.

Abstract: An electrically powered vehicle includes a battery, a mounting member, a switch, and a switch controller. The battery is configured to supply power for moving. On the mounting member, a supplementary battery configured to supply power for moving is detachably mountable. The switch is configured to switch connection of the battery and the supplementary battery mounted on the mounting member between series and parallel connections. The switch controller is configured to control the switch in accordance with condition information about the battery and condition information about the supplementary battery mounted on the mounting member.

Abstract: An ozone generating device including an excimer lamp having an arc tube containing a luminescent gas, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The arc tube has a first end portion and a second end portion, a first diameter-reduced portion provided continuously from the first end portion, a diameter of which decreases as a distance from the first end portion increases, and a second diameter-reduced portion provided continuously from the second end portion, a diameter of which decreases as a distance from the second end portion increases, the first electrode is provided for an outer periphery surface of the first end portion, the second electrode is provided for an outer periphery surface of the second end portion, the arc tube is fixed via the cylindrical portion, and the first electrode is not provided over the first diameter-reduced portion, and/or the second electrode is not provided over the second diameter-reduced portion.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metal member-welded structure includes: a preparing step of preparing an Al alloy member formed of an Al-based alloy and a Cu member containing Cu as a main component; and a welding step of applying laser from a side of the Al alloy member to the Al alloy member and the Cu member disposed to face each other, and welding the Al alloy member and the Cu member to each other. The Al-based alloy contains, as an additional element, one of: 1 mass % or more and 17 mass % or less of Si; 0.05 mass % or more and 2.5 mass % or less of Fe; and 0.05 mass % or more and 2.5 mass % or less of Mn. A laser applying condition satisfies an output of 550 W or more and a scanning rate of 10 min/sec or more.

Abstract: An electrically powered vehicle includes a battery, a mounting member, a switch, and a switch controller. The battery is configured to supply power for moving. On the mounting member, a supplementary battery configured to supply power for moving is detachably mountable. The switch is configured to switch connection of the battery and the supplementary battery mounted on the mounting member between series and parallel connections. The switch controller is configured to control the switch in accordance with condition information about the battery and condition information about the supplementary battery mounted on the mounting member.

Abstract: A composition having an oil film retention function which an oil film can be stably retained on surfaces of various metals, an anticorrosive agent using same, and insulated terminated electric wire. A composition having oil film retention function for being added to base oil to be applied onto a metal surface and retaining base oil on metal surface, and composition contains a component that is an adduct of an azole compound and acidic alkyl phosphate ester including one or more compounds represented by General Formulae (1) (Chemical Formula 1) P(?O)(—OR1)(—OH)2 . . . (1) or General Formula (2) (Chemical Formula 2) P(?O)(—OR1)2(—OH) . . . (2) where R1 represents an organic group having four or more carbon atoms, and component that is an adduct of a metal and/or organic amine compound and acidic alkyl phosphate ester including one or more compounds represented by General Formulae (1) or (2).