Abstract: An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a photoacid generator A that generates an acid represented by General Formula (I), the acid having a pKa of ?1.00 or more; one or more selected from the group consisting of a photoacid generator B that generates an acid having a pKa larger than that of an acid generated from the photoacid generator A by 1.00 or more, and a nitrogen-containing compound C having a pKa of a conjugate acid thereof larger than that of the acid generated from the photoacid generator A by 1.00 or more; and an acid-decomposable resin, in which in a case where the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a photoacid generator D that generates an acid having a pKa of less than ?1.00, a ratio of the number of moles of the photoacid generator A to the number of moles of the photoacid generator D in the composition, is 1.0 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: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including Fe, as a main component, and including C. the soft magnetic alloy includes an Fe composite network phase having Fe-rich grids connected in a continuous measurement range including 80000 grids, each of which size is 1 nm×1 nm×1 nm. An average of C content ratio of the Fe-poor grids having cumulative frequency of 90% or more from lower C content is 5.0 times or more to an average of C content ratio of the whole soft magnetic alloy.

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: According to an embodiment, a piezoelectric pump includes a pressure chamber and a buffer chamber. The buffer chamber is provided for at least one of an inlet of the pressure chamber in which liquid flows or an outlet of the pressure chamber from which the liquid is discharged. The buffer chamber includes a wall portion that forms a gas chamber that retains gas from the liquid.

Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including Fe, as a main component, and including B. Among 80000 pieces of a grid having 1 nm×1 nm×1 nm in a continuous measurement range of the soft magnetic alloy, 4000 pieces of the grid from lower Fe content shows B content variation (?B) of 2.8 or more, and an amorphization ratio X of the soft magnetic alloy of 85% or more.

Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy is composed of a Fe-based nanocrystal and an amorphous phase. In the soft magnetic alloy, S2-S1>0 is satisfied, where S1 (at %) denotes an average content rate of Si in the Fe-based nanocrystal and S2 (at %) denotes an average content rate of Si in the amorphous phase. In addition, the soft magnetic alloy has a composition formula of ((Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaBbSicPdCreCuf)1?gCg. X1 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O, S and a rare earth element, and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, V and W. In the composition formula, a to g, ? and ? are in specific ranges.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a fluid circulation apparatus includes a first tank to store fluid to be supplied to a fluid ejection head, a circulation path including a first flow path portion to provide fluid from the first tank to a supply port of the fluid ejection head, and a second flow path portion to return fluid from a collection port of the fluid ejection head to the first tank, a bypass flow path to connect the supply port to the collection port outside of the fluid ejection head, and a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure of the bypass flow path.

Abstract: A scintillator panel includes a substrate having a substrate main surface, a substrate rear surface, and a substrate side surface; and a scintillator layer having a scintillator rear surface formed of a plurality of columnar crystals, a scintillator main surface, and a scintillator side surface. The substrate side surface and the scintillator side surface are substantially flush with each other. In the substrate, an angle between the substrate rear surface and the substrate side surface is smaller than 90 degrees.

Abstract: A scintillator panel includes a substrate having a substrate main surface, a substrate rear surface, and a substrate side surface; a scintillator layer having a scintillator rear surface formed of a plurality of columnar crystals, a scintillator main surface, and a scintillator side surface; and a protective film covering the scintillator side surface of the scintillator layer. The substrate side surface partially has a coarsened region. The scintillator side surface has a coarse surface including an uneven structure. The protective film closely adheres to the scintillator side surface such that the coarse surfaces are covered.

Abstract: An audio processing device includes: a signal processing circuit configured to select between a first state for outputting a first signal obtained by reducing components that fall below a first frequency in an audio signal and a second state for outputting a second signal obtained by reducing components that fall below a second frequency in the audio signal, and output one of the selected first or second signal as an output signal, where the second frequency is higher than the first frequency; a class-D amplifier that amplifies the output signal; a processor configured to: determine whether or not an intensity of a low-frequency component in the audio signal exceeds a threshold value; and control the signal processing circuit to select: the first state in a case where a determination result is negative, where the intensity of the low-frequency component in the audio signal is determined to not exceed the threshold value; and the second state in a case where the determination result is affirmative, where the i

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: According to one embodiment, a fluid circulation apparatus includes a first tank to store fluid to be supplied to a fluid ejection head, a circulation path including a first flow path portion to provide fluid from the first tank to a supply port of the fluid ejection head, and a second flow path portion to return fluid from a collection port of the fluid ejection head to the first tank, a bypass flow path that connects the supply port to the collection port outside of the fluid ejection head, and a buffer tank in the bypass flow path.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a fluid circulation apparatus includes a first tank to store fluid to be supplied to a fluid ejection head, a circulation path including a first flow path portion to provide fluid from the first tank to a supply port of the fluid ejection head, and a second flow path portion to return fluid from a collection port of the fluid ejection head to the first tank, a bypass flow path to connect the supply port to the collection port outside of the fluid ejection head, and a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure of the bypass flow path.

Abstract: A scintillator panel includes a substrate, a resin protective layer formed on the substrate and made of an organic material, a barrier layer formed on the resin protective layer and including thallium iodide as a main component, and a scintillator layer formed on the barrier layer and including cesium iodide with thallium added thereto as a main component. According to this scintillator panel, moisture resistance can be improved due to the barrier layer provided therein.

Abstract: To suppress damage such as the formation of holes and wrinkles in laminated bodies constituting a bag. A bag having a storage section includes: laminated bodies that include a sealant film positioned on an inner surface of the bag and at least one plastic film positioned on an outer surface side of the sealant film; and a seal section where inner surfaces of one pair of laminated bodies are joined together. The seal section has an outer edge seal part that is positioned along an outer edge of the bag, and a steam-releasing seal part that is positioned closer to a center point side of the storage section than the outer edge seal part and peels off due to an increase in pressure in the storage section. The steam-releasing seal part peels off when the pressure in the storage section is 130 kPa or lower.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes a resin, a photoacid generator, a solvent, and a low-molecular-weight ester compound, in which low-molecular-weight ester compound has alkali degradability and has a molecular weight of less than 1,500, and a content of the low-molecular-weight ester compound is from 0.1% by mass to 6% by mass with respect to the total solid content of the composition.

Abstract: A vehicle drive assistance system is provided, which includes one or more processors configured to execute a general driver model learning engine configured to build a general driver model to be applied to a plurality of drivers based on driving data of the drivers, an individual driver model learning engine configured to build an individual driver model unique to a specific driver based on driving data of the driver, and an on-board controller provided in a vehicle operated by the driver. The individual driver model learning engine includes a vehicle control updating program configured to cause the on-board controller to update vehicle control processing based on the general and individual driver models. The vehicle control updating program acquires the driver models and, according to a given condition, determines a driver model based on which the vehicle control processing is updated, between the general and individual driver models.

Abstract: A liquid circulation device comprises a booster pump that draws liquid from a liquid replenishing tank to supply it to a liquid discharge head; a pressure reducing pump that collects the liquid from the liquid discharge head to supply it to the liquid replenishing tank; a buffer tank connected between the liquid discharge head and the booster pump and between the liquid discharge head and the pressure reducing pump, and into which the liquid flows; a pressure sensor that detects pressure in the buffer tank; and a processor that controls driving voltages of the booster pump and the pressure reducing pump based on a nozzle surface pressure of the liquid discharge head calculated based on pressure data detected by the pressure sensor, and determines whether the liquid is deficient based on the nozzle surface pressure, the driving voltages of the booster pump and the pressure reducing pump.

Abstract: Provided is an actuator including: a stack including: an elastomer layer; and an elastic electrode disposed on each surface of the elastomer layer, in which the stack is subjected to a pre-strain of 50% or more at least in one direction.