Abstract: The semiconductor light-emitting device includes a base layer including an n-type semiconductor layer, a tunnel junction part on the n-type semiconductor layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer on the tunnel junction part, a plurality of columnar semiconductors on the base layer, a buried layer filling in a space between each of the plurality of columnar semiconductors, and a current suppression region suppressing a current, where each of the plurality of columnar semiconductors has a hexagonal column, and an active layer covering the hexagonal column, where the hexagonal column has a hexagonal first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, where the first surface faces the base layer, where the second surface faces the current suppression region, where the buried layer is an n-type semiconductor, and where the hexagonal column is a p-type semiconductor.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner contains toner particles and silica particles that are added to an exterior of the toner particles and contain a nitrogen element-containing compound containing a molybdenum element, in which in the silica particles, a ratio (Mo/Si) of Net intensity of the molybdenum element to Net intensity of a silicon element measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis is 0.035 or more and 0.35 or less.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention includes: a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium; a pretreatment unit that performs corona treatment on a surface of the recording medium; an ink image forming unit configured to be able to form an ink image by applying an ink of at least two colors, the ink containing an anionic pigment; a brightness measuring unit that measures brightness of the ink image; and a corona treatment intensity changing unit configured to change a corona treatment intensity of the pretreatment unit based on a result of the brightness measuring unit.

Abstract: A method for producing a Group III nitride semiconductor, includes: performing an ammonia treatment of supplying a gas containing ammonia to a surface of a substrate containing sapphire; subjecting the surface of the substrate to a heat treatment in a hydrogen-dominated atmosphere, after the ammonia treatment; nitriding the surface of the substrate by supplying a gas containing ammonia to the surface of the substrate, after the subjecting; and forming a crystal nucleus layer on the substrate by generating nuclei of GaN, AlGaN or AlN on the substrate, after the nitriding.

Abstract: In a surroundings monitoring apparatus, a third determiner determines, based on a positional relationship between the object determined by a first determiner and the towed vehicle determined by a second determiner, whether the rearward side object is a ghost. An establishing unit establishes an object searching area located at least in front of or on the right or left side of an own vehicle in accordance with: (i) a position of a radio-wave transceiver; (ii) at least one of a position of each of left and right edges of the front end of the towed vehicle and a position of each of left and right edges of the rear end of the towed vehicle; and (iii) an angle of the towed vehicle tilted to a traveling direction of the own vehicle. The first determiner determines whether an object is located in the established searching area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, a program, and an image presentation system capable of presenting a more suitable image to the interior of a vehicle. An image processing unit generates a presentation image to be presented to the interior of a second vehicle that is traveling, on the basis of a vehicle external image obtained by capturing an environment outside a first vehicle that is traveling. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a projector type presentation device.

Abstract: Provided is a new agent for increasing the melting temperature (Tm value) of a nucleic acid. The present invention uses a specific (di)allylamine-based compound that meets a specific relationship between the molecular weight of the (di)allylamine-based compound and a numerical value calculated from a specific parameter related to the chemical structure of the (di)allylamine-based compound.

Abstract: A touch panel, a display panel, and a display unit achieving prevention of erroneous detection caused by external noise. The touch panel includes: a plurality of detection scan electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of detection electrodes facing the plurality of detection scan electrodes and extending in a second direction which intersects the first direction. The one or more selected detection scan electrodes are selected, in a desired unit, from the plurality of detection scan electrodes, to be supplied with a selection pulse, and each of the first and the second detection electrodes is selected from the plurality of detection electrodes.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a convenient method capable of detecting a mutant gene at a mutant gene content rate that is lower than the detection limit of the mutant gene according to a clamp-PCR method; and a kit that implements the same. It is another object of the present invention to provide a convenient method capable of selectively inhibiting amplification of a target base sequence in a nucleic acid amplification reaction; and a kit for implementing the same. Inhibitory effect on the amplification of a nucleic acid having a base sequence complementary to a clamp nucleic acid in a nucleic acid amplification reaction by the clamp nucleic acid is enhanced in the coexistence of an amphoteric copolymer comprising a cationic structural unit (1) with an amino acid and an anionic structural unit (2), the mole ratio of the cationic structural unit (1) to the anionic structural unit (2) (cationic structural unit (1)/anionic structural unit (2)) being in the range of 0.13 to 1.

Abstract: In order to address problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a novel agent for raising the melting temperature (Tm) of a double-stranded nucleic acid, methods for detecting mismatching of a double-stranded nucleic acid or mutation with respect to a standard nucleic acid in a sample nucleic acid, and kits for carrying out these methods.

Abstract: One purpose of the present invention is to provide a simple method by which a mutant gene can be detected at a lower mutant gene content than the mutant gene detection limit by the ordinary clamp-PCR method, and a kit for performing the method. Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a simple method by which, in a nucleic acid amplification reaction, the amplification of a target base sequence can be selectively inhibited, and a kit for performing the method.

Abstract: Silica particles contain a nitrogen element-containing compound containing a molybdenum element, in which a ratio (Mo/Si) of Net intensity of the molybdenum element to Net intensity of a silicon element measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis is 0.035 or more and 0.35 or less.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet printing method including: subjecting a printing medium to corona discharge treatment; and applying an ink containing an anionic pigment to a surface of the printing medium subjected to the corona discharge treatment, wherein the corona discharge treatment has a discharge quantity of 3,400 W·min/m2 or more.

Abstract: An object detection apparatus is mounted to a vehicle and detects an object by a reflected wave of a probe wave. The object detection apparatus calculates a relative velocity of the object to the vehicle, estimates an azimuth of the object relative to the vehicle, and corrects the estimated azimuth. The object detection apparatus generates a velocity-azimuth curve that indicates a relationship between the relative velocity of the object and the azimuth of the object that is calculated based on a theoretical mounting angle of the object detection apparatus, supplies a weight to an azimuth error that is an error between the velocity-azimuth curve and the estimated azimuth, based on the estimated azimuth, and calculates a correction value of the estimated azimuth by calculating, as an actual mounting angle deviation of the object detection apparatus, a weighted average value of the azimuth error to which the weight is supplied.

Abstract: In a surroundings monitoring device for a vehicle to which a towed vehicle is attachable, a turn information acquisition unit is configured to, when a subject vehicle is turning with the towed vehicle attached to a rear of the subject vehicle, acquire turn information related to the subject vehicle and the towed vehicle. A zone setting unit is configured to set warning zones to left and right, behind the subject vehicle, and extend, based on the turn information acquired, the warning zones further rearward when the towed vehicle is attached to the rear of the subject vehicle than when there is no towed vehicle attached. A control unit is configured to, when an object is detected by a detection device in any of the warning zones set by the zone setting unit, trigger a collision-inhibiting operation for inhibiting a collision with the object to be performed.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle-exit assist apparatus including: a target information acquisition device (12) configured to acquire target information on a target existing on a rear side of an own vehicle; and a control unit (10) configured to execute vehicle-exit assist control. The control unit is configured to: determine, based on the target information, whether an interference target which is liable to interfere with the safe exit of the occupant from the own vehicle during a vehicle stop is detected; determine, when a vehicle-exit assist condition which is satisfied at least when the interference target is detected is satisfied, whether a specific condition is satisfied, the specific condition being satisfied when at least a part of the interference target exists in a rear-side vehicle width region; execute the vehicle-exit assist control when the specific condition is not satisfied; and avoid executing the vehicle-exit assist control when the specific condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A driving assist apparatus that performs, in accordance with periphery monitoring information of an own vehicle acquired from a periphery monitoring apparatus, a driving assist operation of the own vehicle. The driving assist apparatus is provided with a travelling locus calculation unit that calculates a travelling locus of the own vehicle; an operation region calculation unit that calculates an operation region in the vicinity of the own vehicle; a lane change detection unit that detects a lane change of the own vehicle; an operation region correction unit that corrects the operation region based on lane information related to a traffic lane after the lane change of the own vehicle; and an operation determination unit that determines, when an object is detected in the operation region, whether the driving assist operation needs to be activated based on the periphery monitoring information.

Abstract: A periphery monitoring apparatus is applied for a vehicle provided with a ranging sensor that transmits probe waves and receives reflection waves of the probe waves, setting a precaution region in a laterally rear side of an own vehicle and causing a collision avoidance operation to be executed when the ranging sensor detects an object in the precaution region. The periphery monitoring apparatus is provided with an acquiring unit that acquires lane information indicating presence or absence of a lane marking on a traffic lane; a recognition unit that recognizes a position of the lane marking based on the lane information; and a precaution region setting unit that sets the precaution region based on the position of the lane marking recognized by the recognition unit.

Abstract: A surroundings monitoring system (30) is used with a system-mounted vehicle (40) equipped with an object sensor (21, 22) which senses an object around the system-mounted vehicle. When a vehicle approaching from behind the system-mounted vehicle on a road where the system-mounted vehicle is moving is detected by the object sensor, the surroundings monitoring system performs a collision avoidance task depending upon whether a predetermined warning condition for the approaching vehicle is met. The surroundings monitoring system determines whether a non-target vehicle is present in a region on the road which is defined to extend from the system-mounted vehicle to the approaching vehicle. The non-target vehicle is a vehicle not meeting the warning condition. When the non-target vehicle is determined to be present, the surrounding monitoring system inhibits the collision avoidance task from being performed for the approaching vehicle present behind the non-target vehicle.