Abstract: A Ni-based alloy core wire for a covered electrode according to an aspect of the invention includes, as a chemical composition, by mass %: C: 0.0100% to 0.0800%; Si: 0.010% to 0.800%; Mn: 0.010% to 1.800%; Mo: 15.0% to 28.0%; W: 2.5% to 8.0%; Cu: 0.10% to 1.20%; Ta: 0.002% to 0.120%; Ni: 65.0% to 82.3%; and a remainder: impurities with other optional selective elements; in which a value X is 0.010% to 0.160%.

Abstract: A Ni-based alloy core wire for a covered electrode according to an aspect of the invention includes, as a chemical composition, by mass %: C: 0.0100% to 0.0800%; Si: 0.010% to 0.800%; Mn: 0.010% to 1.800%; Mo: 15.0% to 28.0%; W: 2.5% to 8.0%; Cu: 0.10% to 1.20%; Ta: 0.002% to 0.120%; Ni: 65.0% to 82.3%; and a remainder: impurities with other optional selective elements; in which a value X is 0.010% to 0.160%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to steel pipe excellent in toughness of the weld metal part at a low temperature obtained by submerged arc welding in the longitudinal direction from both the inside and outside surfaces having strengths of the X60 to X70 class. The steel pipe of the present invention is a pipe having weld zones welded in a longitudinal direction at an inside surface and outside surface, wherein the tensile strength of the base metal is 480 to 620 MPa, the weld metal has a predetermined composition of constituents, when % X expresses a content of an element X in the weld metal, Pcm defined by Pcm=% C+% Si/30+(% Mn+% Cu+% Cr)/20+% Ni/60+% Mo/15+% V/10+5% B is 0.2% or less, Ceq defined by Ceq=% C+% Mn/6+(% Cr+% Mo+% V)/5+(% Ni+% Cu)/15 is 0.35 to 0.45%, ?? defined by ??=(1.5×(% O?0.89% Al)+3.4×% N?% Ti)×1000 is ?20 to 40, and % Al/% O is 0.3 to 0.8.

Abstract: The present invention relates to steel pipe excellent in toughness of the weld metal part at a low temperature obtained by submerged arc welding in the longitudinal direction from both the inside and outside surfaces having strengths of the X60 to X70 class. The steel pipe of the present invention is a pipe having weld zones welded in a longitudinal direction at an inside surface and outside surface, wherein the tensile strength of the base metal is 480 to 620 MPa, the weld metal has a predetermined composition of constituents, when % X expresses a content of an element X in the weld metal, Pcm defined by Pcm=% C+% Si/30+(% Mn+% Cu+% Cr)/20+% Ni/60+% Mo/15+% V/10+5% B is 0.2% or less, Ceq defined by Ceq=% C+% Mn/6+(% Cr+% Mo+% V)/5+(% Ni+% Cu)/15 is 0.35 to 0.45%, and ?? defined by ??=(1.5×(% O-0.89% Al)+3.4×% N-% Ti)×1000 is ?20 to 40, and % Al/% O is 0.3 to 0.8.

Abstract: [Object] There is provided a flux-cored wire capable of obtaining a weld metal having excellent low temperature toughness and improving welding efficiency, in which preheating performed for preventing cold cracking can be omitted or simplified. [Means for Solving Problems] The flux-cored wire includes one or more of CaF2, BaF2, SrF2, MgF2, and LiF and, when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is 2.0% to 7.0%, by mass %, with respect to a total mass of the flux-cored wire, one or more of a Ti oxide, a Si oxide, a Mg oxide, an Al oxide, a Zr oxide, and a Ca oxide are included in the flux-cored wire, and when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is 0.2% to 0.9%, by mass %, with respect to the total mass of the flux-cored wire, a ratio of an amount of the CaF2 with respect to the ? is 0.90 or more, and a ratio of the ? with respect to the ? is 3.0 or more and 15.0 or less.

Abstract: In a flux-cored wire according to the present invention, CaF2 and the like are included and a total amount thereof ? is 3.3 to 6.0% in terms of mass % with respect to a total mass, Ti oxide and the like are included and a total amount thereof ? is 0.4 to 1.2% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass, CaCO3 and the like are included and a total amount thereof is 0.1 to 0.5% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass, and an amount of an iron powder in the flux is less than 10% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass.

Abstract: [Object] There is provided a flux-cored wire capable of obtaining a weld metal having excellent low temperature toughness and improving welding efficiency, in which preheating performed for preventing cold cracking can be omitted or simplified. [Means for Solving Problems] The flux-cored wire includes one or more of CaF2, BaF2, SrF2, MgF2, and LiF and, when a total amount thereof is defined as a, the ? is 2.0% to 7.0%, by mass %, with respect to a total mass of the flux-cored wire, one or more of a Ti oxide, a Si oxide, a Mg oxide, an Al oxide, a Zr oxide, and a Ca oxide are included in the flux-cored wire, and when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is 0.2% to 0.9%, by mass %, with respect to the total mass of the flux-cored wire, a ratio of an amount of the CaF2 with respect to the ? is 0.90 or more, and a ratio of the ? with respect to the ? is 3.0 or more and 15.0 or less.

Abstract: In a flux-cored wire for welding an ultrahigh tensile strength steel, one or more of CaF2, BaF2, SrF2, and MgF2 are included in the wire and, when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is more than 2.0% and equal to or less than 8.0% in terms of mass % with respect to a total mass of the wire, one or more of Ti oxide, Si oxide, Mg oxide, and Al oxide are included in the wire and, when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is 0.01% to 1.20% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass of the wire, a ratio of an amount of the CaF2 with respect to the ? is 0.50 or more, a ratio of the ? with respect to the ? is 2.0 to 800.0, and Ceq defined in the following expression is 0.60% to 1.20%, Ceq=[C]+[Si]/24+[Mn]/6+[Ni]/40+[Cr]/5+[Mo]/4+[V]/14.

Abstract: A connecting wire fixing device includes a wire mounting member and a wire presser disposed opposite to each other so as to hold a connecting wire therebetween, the wire mounting member and the wire presser being provided, in their opposite surfaces with wire presser ridges stretching in a cross-wiring direction at alternate positions in a wiring direction, and holding the connecting wire by means of these ridges wherein the ridges on at least one of the wire mounting member side and the wire presser side are composed of two or more ridges aligned in the wiring direction, and at least one ridge of the two or more ridges has a flat wire pressing surface at the protrusion tip, while the other ridges including those on the other side have a triangular shape with the protrusion tip forming an acute angle.

Abstract: In a flux-cored wire according to the present invention, CaF2 and the like are included and a total amount thereof ? is 3.3 to 6.0% in terms of mass % with respect to a total mass, Ti oxide and the like are included and a total amount thereof ? is 0.4 to 1.2% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass, CaCO3 and the like are included and a total amount thereof is 0.1 to 0.5% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass, and an amount of an iron powder in the flux is less than 10% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass.

Abstract: A flux-cored wire for gas shielded welding use which can reduce the oxygen of weld metal to obtain a weld joint which is excellent in toughness and which enables all-position welding by direct current reverse polarity, wherein the wire contains, by mass % with respect to the wire total mass, CaO: 0.2 to 7.0%, one or more of MgF2, CaF2, SrF2, and BaF2 in a total of 1.0% or more (total of fluorides and CaO being 3.0 to 12.0%), one or more of Si, Al (less than 0.3%), Ti, Mg, Zr, Ca, Ce, and La in a total of 0.2 to 2.0%, and one or more oxides of Si, Mn, Al, Ti, B, and Zr in a total of 0.2 to 3.0%, ?=C+Si/30+Mn/20+Cu/20+Ni/60+Cr/20+Mo/15+V/10+Nb/10+5B is 0.15 to 0.40%, P and S in a total of 0.040% or less, a balance of Fe, an arc stabilizer, unavoidable impurities, and a content of iron powder in the flux of 5.0% or less.

Abstract: A chondroitin sulfate having a decreased molecular weight which has utilization as an inhibitor of peritoneal disorder caused by long-term use of a peritoneal dialysis fluid containing glucose or a polysaccharide thereof as an osmotic agent, utilization as an osmotic agent in a peritoneal dialysis fluid, and the like. The chondroitin sulfate having a decreased molecular weight of the present invention as a means for achieving the object is characterized by having a weight average molecular weight of from 1000 to 20000 and containing a constituent disaccharide unit represented by the following structural formula in an amount of from 65% to 100% (molar ratio) of the total: -[4GlcA?1-3GalNAc(6S)?1]- (wherein GlcA represents a D-glucuronic acid residue; GalNAc represents an N-acetyl-D-galactosamine residue; ?1-3 represents a ?1-3 glycosidic linkage; ?1-4 represents a ?1-4 glycosidic linkage; and (6S) indicates that position 6 of the monosaccharide residue is sulfated).

Abstract: In a flux-cored wire for welding an ultrahigh tensile strength steel, one or more of CaF2, BaF2, SrF2, and MgF2 are included in the wire and, when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is more than 2.0% and equal to or less than 8.0% in terms of mass % with respect to a total mass of the wire, one or more of Ti oxide, Si oxide, Mg oxide, and Al oxide are included in the wire and, when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is 0.01% to 1.20% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass of the wire, a ratio of an amount of the CaF2 with respect to the ? is 0.50 or more, a ratio of the ? with respect to the ? is 2.0 to 800.0, and Ceq defined in following Expression a is 0.60% to 1.20%, Ceq=[C]+[Si]/24+[Mn]/6+[Ni]/40+[Cr]/5+[Mo]/4+[V]/14??(a).

Abstract: The present invention provides a curable resin composition for coating natural or artificial nails, which in particular exhibits an excellent appearance after coating, high water and scratch resistances, and low levels of odor, damage to nails, and dermal irritancy, resulting in a high level of safety to human bodies and superior storage stability. The curable resin composition for coating a natural or artificial nail of the present invention comprises (A) an aqueous emulsion of a polymer having functional groups polymerizable by exposure to active energy radiation, (B) polyethylene glycol, and (C) a photo radical initiator containing no nitrogen atom in its molecule.

Abstract: An ultrahigh-strength welded joint with superior strength and toughness, and a method for producing the ultrahigh-strength welded joint by means of single-pass welding by using laser hybrid welding, are provided, wherein the welded joint comprising a steel plate having a plate thickness of 4 mm to 12 mm and including weld metal of almost full martensite structure, wherein, in a cross-section of the welded joint in a direction perpendicular to a welding direction, a cross-sectional shape of the weld metal has a width W1 of 2.0 to 7.0 mm at a surface of the steel plate and a width W2 of 0.5 to 2.4 mm at a position where is separated from the surface by three-quarters of the plate thickness, wherein the weld metal comprises, by mass %, C: over 0.09% to 0.24%; Si: 0.2% to 1.0%; Mn: 0.5% to 2.5%; P: 0.02% or less; S: 0.02% or less; Al: 0.004% to 0.08%; Ti: 0.005% to 0.15%; O: 0.005% to 0.05%; and Ni: 1.0% to 9%, and wherein a carbon equivalent (Ceq) is 0.40% to 1.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electroless palladium plating solution which can form a plating layer having excellent soldering properties onto electronic components and the like and excellent wire bonding properties. The electroless palladium plating solution comprises a palladium compound, an amine compound, an inorganic sulfur compound and a reducing agent, wherein a combination of hypophosphorous acid or a hypophosphorous acid compound and formic acid or a formic acid compound is used as the reducing agent, and wherein the palladium compound, the amine compound, the inorganic sulfur compound, the hypophosphorous acid compound, and formic acid or the formic acid compound are contained in amounts of 0.001 to 0.1 mole/l, 0.05 to 5 mole/l, 0.01 to 0.1 mole/l, 0.05 to 1.0 mole/l and 0.001 to 0.1 mole/l, respectively. The electroless palladium plating solution is characterized by having excellent soldering properties and excellent wire bonding properties.

Abstract: An image processing unit includes a second-taken image generation unit which performs a blurring process on a first taken image including a plurality of small areas so as to generate a second taken image, a focus degree deriving unit which derives a focus degree of each small area, and a combination process unit which combines each small area of the first taken image with each second small area of the second taken image corresponding to each small area of the first taken image. The combination process unit sets a mixing ratio of the second taken image in the combination to a larger value as a focus degree of each small area derived by the focus degree deriving unit is smaller. The second-taken image generation unit includes a face area detection unit which detects a face image area from the first taken image, and a blurring process unit which performs the blurring process on the first taken image on the basis of the detected face image area so as to generate the second taken image.

Abstract: A clipping processing portion is provided with: a subject detection portion that detects a main subject and a sub-subject from an input image; a degree-of-relationship calculation portion that calculates the degree of relationship between the main subject and the sub-subject; a clip region setting portion that sets a clip region based on the positions of the main subject and the sub-subject in the input image and the degree of relationship; a clipping portion that clips the clip region from the input image. The clip region setting portion sets the clip region so as to include the main subject and the sub-subject having the high degree of relationship thereof.

Abstract: An ultrahigh-strength welded joint with superior strength and toughness, and a method for producing the ultrahigh-strength welded joint by means of single-pass welding by using laser hybrid welding, are provided, wherein the welded joint comprising a steel plate having a plate thickness of 4 mm to 12 mm and including weld metal of almost full martensite structure, wherein, in a cross-section of the welded joint in a direction perpendicular to a welding direction, a cross-sectional shape of the weld metal has a width W1 of 2.0 to 7.0 mm at a surface of the steel plate and a width W2 of 0.5 to 2.4 mm at a position where is separated from the surface by three-quarters of the plate thickness, wherein the weld metal comprises, by mass %, C: over 0.09% to 0.24%; Si: 0.2% to 1.0%; Mn: 0.5% to 2.5%; P: 0.02% or less; S: 0.02% or less; Al: 0.004% to 0.08%; Ti: 0.005% to 0.15%; O: 0.005% to 0.05%; and Ni: 1.0% to 9%, and wherein a carbon equivalent (Ceq) is 0.40% to 1.

Abstract: Aan electronic device includes: a focus degree map generation portion that generates a focus degree map indicating a focus degree in each position on an input image; an output image generation portion that performs image processing corresponding to the focus degree map on the input image to generate an output image; and a record control portion that sets the input image or the output image at a record target image and that records the record target image and the focus degree map in a recording medium such that the record target image and the focus degree map are associated with each other or that records the record target image in the recording medium such that the focus degree map is embedded in the record target image.