Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a base body including dielectric ceramic layers and internal electrode layers stacked in a thickness direction, and a pair of external electrodes on first and second end surfaces and electrically connected to the internal electrode layers. The dielectric ceramic layers include, as a main component, crystal grains including a perovskite complex oxide including barium and titanium, and a rare earth element, and include, in a cross section including the thickness direction, a rare earth element high-concentration region in an area proportion of about 50% or more, the rare earth element high-concentration region including the rare earth element in a molar ratio of the rare earth element to titanium of about 0.04 or more and about 0.30 or less.

Abstract: A film-like graphite that satisfies the following condition (1) or condition (2) described below. Condition (1): a graphite crystal orientation degree P is 96% or more with respect to a film plane. Condition (2): a graphite crystal orientation degree P is 94% or more with respect to a film plane and a thickness is 42 ?m or more.

Abstract: At least one processor cause an information processing apparatus to act as the following units. A first installation unit installs a first application. A second installation unit installs a second application for activating the first application. An acquisition unit acquires identification information unique to the first application installed by the first installation unit. An acceptance unit accepts a request for activation of the first application which uses a deep link. A first determination unit, in a case where the acceptance unit accepts a request for activation, determines whether or not to activate, by the second application, the first application by using the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit. An activation unit activates, by the second application, the first application based on a result of the determination by the first determination unit.

Abstract: An exposure device includes a first light emitting element substrate including a plurality of first light emitting elements arranged at an arrangement interval T in a longitudinal direction, and a second light emitting element substrate including a part in the longitudinal direction that overlaps with a part of the first light receiving element substrate so as to form an overlapping region. The first and second light emitting element substrates are shifted from each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The second light emitting element substrate includes a plurality of second light emitting elements arranged in the longitudinal direction. The second light emitting elements are arranged at the arrangement interval T at least outside the overlapping region.

Abstract: An exposure device includes a first light emitting element substrate including a plurality of first light emitting elements arranged at an arrangement interval T in a longitudinal direction, and a second light emitting element substrate including a part in the longitudinal direction that overlaps with a part of the first light receiving element substrate so as to form an overlapping region. The first and second light emitting element substrates are shifted from each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The second light emitting element substrate includes a plurality of second light emitting elements arranged in the longitudinal direction. The second light emitting elements are arranged at the arrangement interval T at least outside the overlapping region.

Abstract: Individuals having diabetes are more prone to fractures, periodontitis, and other bone related issues as compared to healthy individuals. Furthermore, bone healing in diabetic patients is prolonged. The invention provides a method for decreasing bone resorption or increasing bone formation or promoting bone healing in diabetic patients. In particular, a biodegradeable polymer, such as a polyanhydride salicylate is administered at or near a bone defect site, and upon hydrolysis of the polymer will releases biologically active salicylic acid.

Abstract: On the surface of the optical fiber core wire 1 where plastic cover is removed, a foundation layer comprising 0.01-0.5 ?m of an electroless Ni plating layer 2, 0.5-4.0 ?m of an inner layer comprising an electrolytic Ni plating layer 3 and 0.05-1 ?m of an outermost layer comprising an electrolytic Au layer 4 are formed.

Abstract: A display device for vehicles which is capable of reducing fatigue of the driver due to driving a vehicle. The display device includes a display unit capable of displaying a three dimensional image by shifting the position of a real image and a virtual image in a front and back direction, and a total control unit which controls a display content of the display unit. The total control unit includes a vehicle condition determination unit which determines the condition of the vehicle based on internal and external information data; an information selection unit which selects information data to be displayed from the internal and external information data based on the condition of the vehicle determined by the vehicle condition determination unit; and a display control unit which displays internal and external information data selected by the information selection unit using real images and virtual images, respectively.

Abstract: A display device for vehicles which is capable of reducing fatigue of the driver due to driving a vehicle. The display device includes a display unit capable of displaying a three dimensional image by shifting the position of a real image and a virtual image in a front and back direction, and a total control unit which controls a display content of the display unit. The total control unit includes a vehicle condition determination unit which determines the condition of the vehicle based on internal and external information data; an information selection unit which selects information data to be displayed from the internal and external information data based on the condition of the vehicle determined by the vehicle condition determination unit; and a display control unit which displays internal and external information data selected by the information selection unit using real images and virtual images, respectively.

Abstract: A compact specular reflection type image pickup unit has a light source 11 mounted at a position a specified distance away from the target surface of an original P, and the light source 11 emits an outgoing light ph 11 at an angle &thgr; to the normal to the target surface. The emitted light ph 11 passes through a glass plate 12 and is incident on the focal points f of a rod lens array 13 on the target surface of the original P at an incidence angle &thgr;, and is reflected at a reflection angle &thgr; as a reflected light rf11. The reflected light rf11 is converged by the rod lens array 13, received by an image pickup element 14 and converted into electric signals. A board 14a is arranged such that the light-receiving faces of the image-pickup elements are parallel with the target object surface of the original P, and the board 14a is fixed to the bottom wall of a housing 15A. As a consequence, the height of the housing 15A is smaller by L1 than that of the housing 5.

Abstract: An apparatus for partially removing plating films of a leadframe includes a mask member having annular openings configured to coincide with the predetermined areas of the leadframe for which plating films are not required; a mask supporting means having outflow channels to introduce a film removing liquid, film removing liquid outflow holes, film removing liquid inflow channels, and an insoluble cathode wire housing groove; a mechanism for supplying a power to continuously run an insoluble cathode wire; and a mechanism for masking and dismasking the upper surface of the leadframe placed at a predetermined position of the mask supporting member. In this way, the plating films deposited outside an area for which plating is necessary are easily removed and cost can be reduced.

Abstract: A method for producing a carbonic acid ester, which comprises reacting an aliphatic alcohol with carbon monoxide and oxygen in the presence of 1 a platinum group metal or its salt, 2 metal copper, a copper salt or a copper complex, 3 at least one member selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts, and 4 a 2-hydroxypyridine.

Abstract: Porous glass consisting essentially of silica, zirconia and an alkali metal compound, wherein the content of zirconia is at least 5% by weight and the content of the alkali metal compound is at least 2% by weight as calculated as M.sub.2 O wherein M is an alkali metal element, and the total pore volume (A) of pores having pore radii of from 20 to 10,000 .ANG. is at least 0.2 ml/g, and the proportion of the pore volume (B) of pores having pore radii of from 100 to 10,000 .ANG. to the total pore volume (A) of pores having pore radii of from 210 to 10,000 .ANG. is at least 80%.

Abstract: A method for producing a lactone by hydrogenating a dicarboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid anhydride and/or a dicarboxylic acid ester in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the hydrogenation reaction is conducted in the liquid phase in the presence of (1) ruthenium, (2) an organic phosphine and (3) a compound of a metal selected from the group consisting of Groups IVA, VA and IIIB in the Periodic Table.According to the present invention, for the production of a lactone by hydrogenating a dicarboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid anhydride and/or a dicarboxylic ester, the reaction is conducted in a homogeneous liquid phase reaction by using the ruthenium,organic phosphine and compound of a metal selected from the group consisting of Groups IVA, VA and IIIB, of the present invention as the catalyst, whereby the desired lactone product can be obtained at high selectivity under a mild condition as compared with the conventional methods.

Abstract: A method for producing a lactone by hydrogenating a dicarboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid anhydride and/or a dicarboxylic acid ester in the presence of a catalyst, wherein said catalyst is a ruthenium catalyst comprising (1) ruthenium, (2) an organic phosphine and (3) a conjugate base of an acid having a pKa of less than 2.

Abstract: An improving method for producing alkadienols by reaction of conjugated alkadiene and water in the presence of carbon dioxide and a catalyst composed of a palladium compound and phosphine (or phosphite), wherein the by-products having high boiling point and the palladium catalyst are efficiently separated from the reaction product for re-use without impairing their effectiveness as the catalyst.

Abstract: Porous glass consisting essentially of silica, zicronia and an alkali metal compound, wherein the content of zirconia is at least 5% by weight and the content of the alkali metal compound is at least 2% by weight as calculated as M.sub.2 O wherein M is an alkali metal element, and the total pore volume (A) of pores having pore radii of from 20 to 10,000 .ANG. is at least 0.2 ml/g. and the proportion of the pore volume (B) of pores having pore radii of from 100 to 10,000 .ANG. to the total pore volume (A) of pores having pore radii of from 20 to 10,000 .ANG. is at least 80%.

Abstract: A process for preparing a sucrose fatty acid ester by interesterification between sucrose and a lower alkanol ester or glyceride of a fatty acid in the presence of an ion exchange resin is disclosed, wherein said ion exchange resin is a cation exchange resin having a carboxyl group having been ion-exchanged with an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal. A sucrose fatty acid can be prepared in a high yield through a simplified recovery and purification step.

Abstract: A method for producing a lactone by hydrogenating a dicarboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid anhydride and/or a dicarboxylic acid ester in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the hydrogenation reaction is conducted in the liquid phase in the presence of (1) ruthenium, (2) an organic phosphine and (3) a compound of a metal selected from the group consisting of Groups IVA, VA and IIIB in the Periodic Table.According to the present invention, for the production of a lactone by hydrogenating a dicarboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid anhydride and/or a dicarboxylic ester, the reaction is conducted in a homogeneous liquid phase reaction by using the ruthenium, organic phosphine and compound of a metal selected from the group consisting of Groups IVA, VA and IIIB, of the present invention as the catalyst, whereby the desired lactone product can be obtained at high selectivity under a mild condition as compared with the conventional methods.