Abstract: A server for proposing information related to a system configuration for a storage system to a user is provided. The server includes a processor and a memory, the memory is configured to store an availability correlation data table including availability level information related to an availability level for a plurality of storage systems, and the processor is configured to accept a condition including an availability level requested of a storage system by the user, identify a storage system candidate that satisfies the availability level included in the condition on the basis of the availability level information, and output information related to a system configuration for the identified storage system candidate.

Abstract: An imaging module includes: a substrate; an imaging element mounted on the substrate; a frame body including a plurality of side portions and a corner portion and provided outside the imaging element in a plan view; a first bonding member provided between the substrate and the frame body; a lid body that is translucent and covers a space formed by the substrate and the frame body; and a second bonding member provided between the frame body and the lid body, wherein a thickness of the second bonding member at a middle portion of the side portion is thicker than a thickness of the second bonding member at the corner portion.

Abstract: A flexible wiring board includes a plurality of signal lines, a shielding layer disposed to overlap with the plurality of signal lines in a planar view, and an insulating member disposed on a side opposite to a side where the shielding layer for the plurality of signal lines is disposed. The shielding layer is provided with openings. The shielding layer includes a first region having an opening ratio higher than a predetermined value and a second region having an opening ratio lower than the opening ratio of the first region. The second region is disposed at a position where the second region overlaps with the insulating member and the plurality of signal lines in a planar view. A boundary between the first region and the second region is disposed via a space to the insulating member in a planar view.

Abstract: An electrophotographic member comprising a base layer and a surface layer, the surface layer including at least one of an acrylic resin and a methacrylic resin, perfluoropolyether having a specified structure and a fluorine-containing copolymer, the fluorine-containing copolymer having a first polymerized unit of at least one of methyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate, and a second polymerized unit of at least one of methyl acrylate having a fluoroalkyl group and methyl methacrylate having a fluoroalkyl group, a molar ratio between the first polymerized unit and the second polymerized unit being 7 to 12, the fluorine-containing copolymer having Mw of 80000 or more and 150000 or less, and the ratio between Mn and Mw (Mw/Mn) being 3.0 or more and 6.5 or less.

Abstract: The planar heat-generating element includes: a base material; a heat-generating layer formed on the base material, the heat-generating layer having conductivity; a pair of electrodes arranged to be brought into contact with the heat-generating layer; and a protective layer, wherein the pair of electrodes are arranged so as to be opposed to each other in a direction parallel to a first direction, wherein the heat-generating layer has a plurality of holes in a region between the pair of electrodes, wherein, when widths of two holes out of the plurality of holes in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the two holes being present adjacent to each other on one and the same straight line parallel to the second direction and an interval between the two holes in a direction parallel to the second direction satisfy a specific relationship.

Abstract: An electrophotographic member capable of further reducing adhesion of a toner to an outer surface. The electrophotographic member comprises a base layer and a surface layer laminated in this order in a thickness direction of the electrophotographic member, the surface layer containing a binder resin, perfluoropolyether, and an ionic liquid, a content of the perfluoropolyether with respect to the binder resin being 20% by mass or more and 100% by mass or less, and a contact angle of a surface on a side of the surface layer that is opposite to a side facing the base layer with respect to hexadecane being 65° or more.

Abstract: An electrophotographic belt including at least a base layer and a surface layer on or above the base layer, the surface layer including a binder resin and perfluoropolyether (PFPE), having a thickness of 2 ?m or more. PFPE is removed to obtain a PFPE-removed surface layer, the PFPE-removed surface layer has pores having openings at an outer surface thereof. When assuming that the PFPE-removed surface layer is a solid-surface layer, a ratio of a total volume of the pores contained in the PFPE-removed surface layer to a volume of the solid-surface layer is 8 to 25%. A ratio of a sum of areas of the openings to a unit area (1 ?m2) of the outer surface of the PFPE-removed surface layer is 10 to 35%, and the number of the openings per unit area (1 ?m2) of the outer surface of the PFPE-removed surface layer is 10 to 500.

Abstract: An electrophotographic belt including at least a base layer and a surface layer on or above the base layer, the surface layer including a binder resin and perfluoropolyether (PFPE), having a thickness of 2 ?m or more. PFPE is removed to obtain a PFPE-removed surface layer, the PFPE-removed surface layer has pores having openings at an outer surface thereof. When assuming that the PFPE-removed surface layer is a solid-surface layer, a ratio of a total volume of the pores contained in the PFPE-removed surface layer to a volume of the solid-surface layer is 8 to 25%. A ratio of a sum of areas of the openings to a unit area (1 ?m2) of the outer surface of the PFPE-removed surface layer is 10 to 35%, and the number of the openings per unit area (1 ?m2) of the outer surface of the PFPE-removed surface layer is 10 to 500.

Abstract: A spatial sensing region is set in accordance with a spatial sensing function of a first operation detection unit included in a first operation device, and another spatial sensing region is set in accordance with a spatial sensing function of a second operation detection unit included in a second operation device. The first operation device and the second operation device are arranged in a vehicle interior. For example, when the second operation detection unit of the second operation device detects a forward movement of a hand, it is determined that an operator intends to operate the first operation device and control is performed such that a display screen of the first operation device is turned on, for example.

Abstract: An electrophotographic member comprising a base layer and a surface layer, the surface layer including at least one of an acrylic resin and a methacrylic resin, perfluoropolyether having a specified structure and a fluorine-containing copolymer, the fluorine-containing copolymer having a first polymerized unit of at least one of methyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate, and a second polymerized unit of at least one of methyl acrylate having a fluoroalkyl group and methyl methacrylate having a fluoroalkyl group, a molar ratio between the first polymerized unit and the second polymerized unit being 7 to 12, the fluorine-containing copolymer having Mw of 80000 or more and 150000 or less, and the ratio between Mn and Mw (Mw/Mn) being 3.0 or more and 6.5 or less.

Abstract: A spatial sensing region is set in accordance with a spatial sensing function of a first operation detection unit included in a first operation device, and another spatial sensing region is set in accordance with a spatial sensing function of a second operation detection unit included in a second operation device. The first operation device and the second operation device are arranged in a vehicle interior. For example, when the second operation detection unit of the second operation device detects a forward movement of a hand, it is determined that an operator intends to operate the first operation device and control is performed such that a display screen of the first operation device is turned on, for example.

Abstract: An electrophotographic member capable of further reducing adhesion of a toner to an outer surface. The electrophotographic member comprises a base layer and a surface layer laminated in this order in a thickness direction of the electrophotographic member, the surface layer containing a binder resin, perfluoropolyether, and an ionic liquid, a content of the perfluoropolyether with respect to the binder resin being 20% by mass or more and 100% by mass or less, and a contact angle of a surface on a side of the surface layer that is opposite to a side facing the base layer with respect to hexadecane being 65° or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate with an antireflection layer not only which is excellent in the antireflection properties but also which has high water repellency and oil repellency and favorable oil and fat stain removability, and a display device provided with a substrate with an antireflection layer. A substrate with an antireflection layer, which comprises an antireflection layer on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the antireflection layer contains a silica porous film having fluorinated organic groups, and the surface of the antireflection layer on the opposite side from the substrate has an element number ratio F/Si of at least 1 as obtained from the peak height of F1s and the peak height of Si2p in surface analysis by scanning X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ESCA) and has an arithmetic mean roughness (Sa) of at most 3.0 nm.

Abstract: To provide a method whereby a low reflective glass member can be produced efficiently at low cost, and a low reflective glass member. The method for producing a low reflective glass member (10) comprises immersing a glass substrate (12) made of borosilicate glass in an aqueous potassium hydrogencarbonate solution, to form a porous layer (14) at the surface of the glass substrate (12), wherein the temperature of the aqueous potassium hydrogencarbonate solution is preferably from 30 to 90° C., the time for immersing the glass substrate (12) in the aqueous potassium hydrogencarbonate solution is preferably from 0.5 to 24 hours, and the thickness of the porous layer (14) is preferably from 10 to 100,000 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical member in the form of a film or a thin plate. The optical member contains near infrared absorbing particles comprising crystallites of an oxide containing at least Cu and P and having a number average aggregated particle size of at least 20 nm and at most 200 nm. Further, a near infrared cut filter, a solid-state imaging element, a lens for an imaging device and an imaging/display device are disclosed. They comprise a near infrared absorbing layer containing near infrared absorbing particles comprising crystallites of an oxide containing at least Cu and P and having a number average aggregated particle size of at least 20 nm and at most 200 nm.

Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate with an antireflection layer not only which is excellent in the antireflection properties but also which has high water repellency and oil repellency and favorable oil and fat stain removability, and a display device provided with a substrate with an antireflection layer. A substrate with an antireflection layer, which comprises an antireflection layer on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the antireflection layer contains a silica porous film having fluorinated organic groups, and the surface of the antireflection layer on the opposite side from the substrate has an element number ratio F/Si of at least 1 as obtained from the peak height of F1s and the peak height of Si2p in surface analysis by scanning X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ESCA) and has an arithmetic mean roughness (Sa) of at most 3.0 nm.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is configured to form a toner image by a toner image forming portion on an intermediate transfer belt, to transfer the toner image to a transfer and fixing belt, and to form a toner film by heating and pressurizing the toner image on the transfer and fixing belt. The transfer and fixing belt includes an elastic layer and when the toner film is pressurized to a recording medium in a body at a toner film transfer portion, the toner film is pressed to the recording medium while following surficial ruggedness of the recording medium. Because the toner image is formed by using toner particles containing a thermoplastic elastomer having crystallinity, the toner film formed of this toner image is fully resilient.

Abstract: A nanocomposite including: a matrix including a polyimide; and surface-modified inorganic oxide particles disposed in the matrix, wherein a surface of a particle of the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles is modified with an imide functional group.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes a back-up member contacting an inner surface of a cylindrical belt; a roller having an elastic layer and contacting an outer surface of the belt, the roller being cooperative with the back-up member to form a fixing nip between the belt and the roller. A sheet carrying a toner image is nipped and fed through the fixing nip, during which the unfixed toner image is heat-fixed thereon by the fixing nip. The back-up member includes a portion contactable with the inner surface and having such a configuration that the belt forms a first curved surface convex toward the roller in an upstream region in the fixing nip with respect to a moving direction of the belt and that the belt forms a second curved surface convex toward the back-up member in a downstream region in the fixing nip with respect to the moving direction.

Abstract: An image forming portion of an image forming apparatus is configured to form a toner image on a recording medium such that a relationship of M???L/(30?3) is satisfied, where a volume average particle size of toner is L (?m), density of the toners is ? (g/cm3), and a maximum toner laid quantity per unit area of a single color toner image on a recording medium is M (mg/cm2). The toner image formed by the image forming portion is fixed on the recording medium by a fixing nip portion by being heated and applied a force in a direction of a plane of the recording medium.