Abstract: A bio-electrode composition contains (A) an ionic polymer material. The component (A) is a polymer compound containing: a repeating unit-a having a structure selected from the group consisting of salts of ammonium, sodium, potassium, and silver formed with any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and N-carbonyl-fluorosulfonamide; and a repeating unit-b having a side chain with a radical-polymerizable double bond in a structure selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylate, vinyl ether, and styrene. Thus, the present invention provides: a bio-electrode composition capable of forming a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode to enable signal collection immediately after attachment to skin and prevention of residue on the skin after peeling from the skin; a bio-electrode including a living body contact layer formed of the bio-electrode composition; and a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode.

Abstract: A polymer (P) to generate an acid by light exposure and to change in solubility in a developer with an action of the acid, the polymer containing: a repeating unit represented by the following formula (A-1); a repeating unit represented by any one or more selected from the following formulae (B-1), (B-2), (B-3), and (B-4) to generate an acid by light exposure; and a repeating unit represented by the following formula (a-1) or (a-2) other than the repeating unit represented by the formula (A-1). This provides a polymer to be contained in a resist composition that is excellent in etching resistance and that makes it possible to form a pattern with high sensitivity, high resolution, high contrast, and small LWR and CDU when using, in particular, an electron beam or an extreme ultraviolet ray (EUV) having a wavelength of 13.5 nm; a resist composition containing the polymer; and a patterning process using the resist composition.

Abstract: Provided is a testing apparatus including: a light emission control unit which causes a plurality of light emitting elements to be tested to emit light; a light measurement unit which receives the light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements and measures wavelengths of the received light; and a determination unit which determines whether there is an abnormality in at least one light emitting element on the basis of intensity distributions of the wavelengths of the light, which is emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements, measured by the light measurement unit. The testing apparatus may further include: a light source; an optical system which irradiates the plurality of light emitting elements with light emitted from the light source; and an electrical measurement unit which measures a photoelectric signal obtained by each of the plurality of light emitting elements photoelectrically converting the light radiated by the optical system.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device capable of switching between a transparent state and a scattering state, reducing or preventing a decrease in transmittance in the transparent state, and reducing or preventing a decrease in luminance in the panel central portion in the scattering state. The liquid crystal display device includes, sequentially from its viewing surface side toward its back surface side: a first liquid crystal panel; a light source; and a second liquid crystal panel, the first liquid crystal panel including a polymer dispersed liquid crystal containing a polymer network and liquid crystal components, the light source being configured to irradiate a back surface side main surface of the first liquid crystal panel with light from an oblique direction.

Abstract: A bio-electrode, excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light-weight, manufacturable at low cost, and free from large lowering of the electric conductivity even though it is wetted with water or dried, includes an electro-conductive base material and a living body contact layer formed on the electro-conductive base material. The living body contact layer is a cured material of a bio-electrode composition including (A) an ionic material and (C) a metal powder, wherein the component (A) is a polymer compound containing a repeating unit-a having a structure selected from an ammonium salt, a sodium salt, a potassium salt, and a silver salt of any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and fluorosulfonamide.

Abstract: A moving vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a chair frame including universal casters, a sitting seat disposed above the chair frame and connected to the chair frame, and a driving unit disposed below the sitting seat and connected to the chair frame so that the driving unit can rotate about a unit connection shaft, in which the driving unit includes a driving wheel including a rotation shaft located at a position deviated from a central axis of the unit connection shaft, a velocity detection unit configured to detect a rotational velocity of the driving wheel, and a driving control unit configured to control a velocity of the driving wheel according to an external driving force applied to the driving wheel.

Abstract: Provided is an agent or a food composition capable of decreasing a neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. An agent for decreasing a neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in blood contains a curcumin as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention is a sulfonium-salt-type polymerizable monomer represented by the following formula (1), wherein “p” represents an integer of 1 to 3; R11 represents a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; Rf represents a fluorine atom or a fluorine-atom-containing C1-6 group selected from alkyl, alkoxy, and sulfide; “q” represents an integer of 1 to 4; RALU represents an acid-labile group; “r” represents an integer of 1 to 4; R12 represents a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; “s” represents an integer of 0 to 4; “t” represents an integer of 0 to 2; Rf and —O—RALU are bonded to adjacent carbon atoms; and A-X? represents a non-nucleophilic counterion having a polymerizable group A. This provides: a monomer to yield a polymer; the polymer contained in a resist composition; the composition having excellent solvent-solubility, sensitivity, contrast, and lithographic performance, and hardly causing pattern collapse even with fine patterning; and a patterning process using the composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bio-electrode composition including: (A) an ionic material; and (B) a resin other than the component (A); wherein the component (A) contains both of a repeating unit-a having a structure of any of silver salts of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and fluorosulfonamide; and a repeating unit-b having silicon. This can form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode that is excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light in weight, manufacturable at low cost, and free from large lowering of the electric conductivity even when it is wetted with water or dried. The present invention also provides a bio-electrode in which the living body contact layer is formed from the bio-electrode composition, and a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode.

Abstract: The present invention is a phenol compound represented by the following general formula (1A). This phenol compound makes it possible to provide a phenol compound as an additive for a conductive paste composition having a small decrease in electric conductivity in repetitive elongations and shrinkages and excellent printing processability, a conductive paste composition containing the additive, and a conductive wire made by using the conductive paste composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bio-electrode composition comprising a polymer compound having a repeating unit A that contains silver salt of fluorosulfonic acid, silver salt of fluorosulfonimide, or silver salt of fluorosulfonamide. This can form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode with excellent electric conductivity, biocompatibility and light weight, which can be manufactured at low cost and does not cause large lowering of the electric conductivity even when it is wetted with water or dried. The present invention also provides a bio-electrode in which the living body contact layer is formed from the bio-electrode composition and a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode.

Abstract: The conductive wiring material composition includes (A) a polymer compound having a repeating unit “a” which has a structure selected from an ammonium salt, a lithium salt, a sodium salt, a potassium salt and a silver salt of any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide and fluorosulfonamide and (B) metal powder, wherein the component (B) is contained with an amount exceeding 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of a solid content of the conductive wiring material composition excluding the component (B).

Abstract: An information distribution control device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: distribute, to a terminal device, distribution information in which the terminal device is designated as a distribution destination, the terminal device displaying the received distribution information in a signage region included in a display screen; receive input information indicating an input to the signage region; update the distribution information according to the input information; and distribute the updated distribution information to a terminal device designated as a distribution destination of the distribution information.

Abstract: The disclosed techniques generally relate to the use of action paths comprising sequences of steps performed by a user to efficiently perform tasks or resolve incidents. Action paths as discussed herein may be used to achieve more efficient outcomes, to train new employees, or to anticipate the future needs of a user.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer, a resist composition, and a pattern forming method with high sensitivity, high resolution, and high contrast, and that can form a pattern with small variation in pattern width (LWR), and small in-plane uniformity of the pattern (CDU) with high energy ray. A polymer to generate an acid by light exposure and to change in solubility in a developing liquid with an action of the acid, the polymer including: a repeating unit represented by the following formula (A-1); and a repeating unit represented by any one or more of the following formulae (B-1) to (B-4), wherein, M? represents a non-nucleophilic counterion, A+ represents an onium cation, n1 represents an integer of 1 or 2, n2 represents an integer of 0 to 2, n3 represents an integer of 0 to 5, n4 represents an integer of 0 to 2, and “c” represents an integer of 0 to 3.

Abstract: An onium salt consisting of an anion containing an iodized aromatic group and two sulfonate groups and a sulfonium or iodonium cation is a useful photoacid generator. A chemically amplified resist composition comprising the photoacid generator forms a pattern of rectangular profile with a good balance of sensitivity, CDU, LWR, MEF, and DOF when it is processed by photolithography using high-energy radiation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bio-electrode composition including a silicone bonded to a sulfonamide salt, wherein the sulfonamide salt is shown by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents a linear, branched, or cyclic alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally having an aromatic group, an ether group, or an ester group, or an arylene group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms; Rf represents a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and containing at least one fluorine atom; M+ is an ion selected from a lithium ion, a sodium ion, a potassium ion, and a silver ion. This can form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode that is excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light-weight, manufacturable at low cost, and free from large lowering of the electric conductivity even though it is wetted with water or dried.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bio-electrode composition including a silicone bonded to a sulfonimide salt, wherein the sulfonimide salt is shown by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents a linear, branched, or cyclic alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally having an aromatic group, an ether group, or an ester group, or an arylene group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms; Rf represents a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and containing at least one fluorine atom; M+ is an ion selected from a lithium ion, a sodium ion, a potassium ion, and a silver ion. This can form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode that is excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light-weight, manufacturable at low cost, and free from large lowering of the electric conductivity even though it is wetted with water or dried.

Abstract: A moving body includes: a vehicle which includes a front wheel and rear wheels and which a passenger gets on; an unmanned carrier vehicle which is arranged at the back side of the vehicle, and includes a wheel and a driving unit which drives the wheel; and a coupler which couples the vehicle and the unmanned carrier vehicle. The coupler includes a biasing mechanism which biases a rear part of the vehicle toward an upper side of the vehicle, the biasing mechanism includes a first elastic member; when the passenger is on the vehicle, the first elastic member is deformed by the weight of the passenger to place the rear wheels in contact with a road surface, and when the passenger is not on the vehicle, the rear wheels are separated from the road surface by the elastic force of the first elastic member.

Abstract: The present invention is a stretchable film of a cured product of a resin including: a polymer compound having a urethane bond in the main chain, a repeating unit containing a fluorine atom, and a repeating unit containing a silicon atom. The present invention provides a stretchable film that has excellent stretchability and strength, with the film surface having excellent water repellency, and a method for forming the same.