Abstract: A visual perception function evaluation system 10 includes: a display device 12 configured to three-dimensionally display a three-dimensional test image 20 including an object 22 to a subject; a processing device 13 connected to the display device 12; and an input device 11 through which a reply related to whether the object 22 can be perceived is input from the subject to the processing device 13. The processing device 13 includes a display control means 15 for controlling the state of display of the test image 20 on the display device 12, and a neglect region specifying means 16 for specifying a neglect region in a three-dimensional space based on the reply. The display control means 15 controls display so that the three-dimensional position of a display point P varies over time.

Abstract: A stay includes a first arm rotatably connected to any one of a body or a door openable to the body; a second arm, one end of the second arm being rotatably connected to the first arm and the other end being connected to any one of the body or the door. The first arm includes a resilient body, a slider urged by the resilient body to the second arm. A case slidably supports the slider toward the second arm, and a pressing part is abutted and pressured onto a cam face disposed to the second arm by the slider. An adjustment mechanism changes a pressing position between the cam face and the pressing part to a crossing direction with respect to a sliding direction of the slider and a rotation shaft axis direction of the second arm.

Abstract: A stay includes a first arm rotatably connected to any one of a body or a door openable to the body; a second arm, one end of the second arm being rotatably connected to the first arm and the other end being connected to any one of the body or the door. The first arm includes a resilient body, a slider urged by the resilient body to the second arm. A case slidably supports the slider toward the second arm, and a pressing part is abutted and pressured onto a cam face disposed to the second arm by the slider. An adjustment mechanism changes a pressing position between the cam face and the pressing part to a crossing direction with respect to a sliding direction of the slider and a rotation shaft axis direction of the second arm.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode including an active material-containing layer and a film is provided. The active material-containing layer contains an active material containing a titanium-containing oxide. The film is present on at least a part of a surface of the active material-containing layer. The film contains fluorine, an organic atom, and a metal ion. The fluorine includes fluorine bonded to the organic atom and fluorine bonded to the metal ion. The film satisfies a relationship of following formula (1), where F1 is a proportion of the fluorine bonded to the organic atom, and F2 is a proportion of the fluorine bonded to the metal ion: 0.1?F2/F1?0.6??(1).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode composite is provided. The electrode composite includes a negative electrode active material-containing layer and an insulating particle layer. The negative electrode active material-containing layer includes negative electrode active material secondary particles having an average secondary particle size of from 1 ?m to 30 ?m. The insulating particle layer is provided on the negative electrode active material-containing layer. The insulating particle layer includes a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface. The first surface is in contact with the negative electrode active material-containing layer. The second surface has a surface roughness of 0.1 ?m or less.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode including an active material-containing layer and a film is provided. The active material-containing layer contains an active material containing a titanium-containing oxide. The film is present on at least a part of a surface of the active material-containing layer. The film contains fluorine, an organic atom, and a metal ion. The fluorine includes fluorine bonded to the organic atom and fluorine bonded to the metal ion. The film satisfies a relationship of following formula (1), where F1 is a proportion of the fluorine bonded to the organic atom, and F2 is a proportion of the fluorine bonded to the metal ion: 0.1?F2/F1?0.6??(1).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode composite is provided. The electrode composite includes a negative electrode active material-containing layer and an insulating particle layer. The negative electrode active material-containing layer includes negative electrode active material secondary particles having an average secondary particle size of from 1 ?m to 30 ?m. The insulating particle layer is provided on the negative electrode active material-containing layer. The insulating particle layer includes a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface. The first surface is in contact with the negative electrode active material-containing layer. The second surface has a surface roughness of 0.1 ?m or less.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material according to an embodiment includes at least a titanic oxide compound. The intensity ratio of an infrared absorption spectrum after pyridine adsorption and desorption on a surface of the negative electrode active material satisfies relationships represented by the following formula [{I(3663 cm?1)/I(3738 cm?1)}>0.7] and the following formula [{I(2981 cm?1)/I(2930 cm?1)}<1], provided that, in the above formulae, {I(3663 cm?1)}, {I(3738 cm?1)}, {I(2981 cm?1)}, and {I(2930 cm?1)} indicate integrated intensities in regions of infrared wavenumbers.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided. This nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material including a titanium oxide, and has a coating that coats at least a portion of a surface of the negative electrode. The coating includes fluorine atoms, organic atoms and metal atoms.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode layer. The negative electrode layer contains a titanium composite oxide and a carboxymethyl-cellulose compound. The carboxymethyl-cellulose has a degree of etherification of 1 or more and 2 or less. The negative electrode layer has a density of 2.2 g/cm3 or more.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode includes a current collector and an active material-including layer. The active material-including layer includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is provided on a surface of the current collector and includes lithium titanium oxide having a spinel structure. The second layer is provided on the first layer and includes a monoclinic ?-type titanium composite oxide.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode includes a current collector, an active material-containing layer, a first peak, a second peak and a pore volume. The active material-containing layer contains an active material having a lithium absorption potential of 0.4 V (vs. Li/Li+) or more. The first peak has a mode diameter of 0.01 to 0.1 ?m in a diameter distribution of pores detected by mercury porosimetry. The second peak has a mode diameter of 0.2 ?m (exclusive) to 1 ?m (inclusive) in the diameter distribution of pores. The pore volume detected by the mercury porosimetry is within a range of 0.1 to 0.3 mL per gram of a weight of the electrode excluding a weight of the current collector.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery electrode includes an active material layer and a current collector is provided. The active material layer contains particles of a monoclinic ?-type titanium complex oxide and particles of a lithium titanate having a spinel structure. When a particle size frequency distribution of particles contained in the active material layer is measured by the laser diffraction and scattering method, a first peak P1 appears in a range of 0.3 ?m to 3 ?m and a second peak P2 appears in a range of 5 ?m to 20 ?m in the frequency distribution diagram. The ratio FP1/FP2 of the frequency FP1 of the first peak P1 to the frequency FP2 of the second peak P2 is 0.4 to 2.3.

Abstract: A battery active material of the present embodiment includes a first active material and a second active material. The first active material contains a neutral or acidic active material substrate formed of a titanium oxide or a titanate compound, and an inorganic compound layer covering a surface of the active material substrate. The second active material is basic and is formed of a titanium oxide or a titanate compound. The first active material and/or the second active material are covered with a carbon coating layer.

Abstract: An endoscope holding device includes an insertion part that is long and holds the distal end part of an endoscope so as to freely protrude and retract; a distal end face that specifies a protruding direction of the endoscope, and is formed at the distal end of the insertion part, a displacement part which has a displacement face that is curved from the distal end toward a proximal end and provided at a position apart from the distal end face in order to displace living body tissue in front of the insertion part to secure a space for operating the distal end part of the endoscope protruded from the distal end face to curve; and a fixing portion that fixes the displacement part and the insertion part such that the distal end side of the displacement face intersects a direction orthogonal to the distal end face.

Abstract: The present application relates to a biological tissue transfer method for transferring a biological target tissue within the body, the method comprising: (a) attaching part of a first traction member to a first position which is different from a connecting position at which the target tissue is connected to other biological tissue; (b) attaching part of a second traction member to a second position which serves as the apex of a triangle formed together with the connecting position and the first position that surrounds the target site; (c) extending the first traction member in the direction from the connecting position to the first position, and extending the second traction member in the direction from the connecting position to the second position; and (d) transferring the target tissue within the body by applying traction on the first traction member and the second traction member respectively.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode layer. The negative electrode layer contains a titanium composite oxide and a carboxymethyl-cellulose compound. The carboxymethyl-cellulose has a degree of etherification of 1 or more and 2 or less. The negative electrode layer has a density of 2.2 g/cm3 or more.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode includes a current collector and an active material-including layer. The active material-including layer includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is provided on a surface of the current collector and includes lithium titanium oxide having a spinel structure. The second layer is provided on the first layer and includes a monoclinic ?-type titanium composite oxide.

Abstract: A fuel cartridge includes a container having an outlet port section, and a liquid fuel provided in the container. The liquid fuel contains a cationic impurity excluding H+. The concentration of the cationic impurity falls within a range of 1×10?7 to 6×10?6 equivalent/L at the outlet port section.

Abstract: A direct methanol fuel cell includes a cathode catalyst layer; an electrolyte membrane; an anode catalyst layer; a first fuel control layer that is water-repellent and conductive and that has pores; a second fuel control layer that is water-repellent and conductive and that has larger pores than the those of the first fuel control layer; a third fuel control layer that is water-repellent and conductive and that has smaller porous than those of the first fuel control layer and those of the second fuel control layer; and an anode GDL layer that is water-repellent and conductive, wherein the membrane and the layers above are arranged in the above order.