Abstract: Although a variety of pest control agents have been used for many years, many of these pest control agents have various problems, such as insufficient effectiveness, and restriction on use thereof due to resistance acquired by pests, and the like. Therefore, it is desired to develop a novel pest control agent that is less likely to have such drawbacks. One of objects of the present invention is to provide a highly active compound or a salt thereof against a pest. The present invention relates to an N-(4-pyridyl)nicotinamide compound represented by the following formula (I) (in the formula (I), for each substituent, see Description) or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A connector including a body having an insulating property, at least one terminal, a circuit board fixed to the body, and at least one current sensor mounted on the circuit board. The or each terminal includes a distal portion, an externally connectable lead portion, and a body portion therebetween. The distal portion protrudes from the body to one side in the first direction or is exposed from the body. The body portion is at least partly held by the body, and includes a measurement target extending in first and second directions and being disposed inside the body. The circuit board is spaced from the measurement target or targets of the at least one terminal in a third direction. The or each current sensor is disposed near the or a corresponding measurement target and configured to perform a non-contact detection of a current flowing through the or a corresponding terminal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a display panel and a display panel manufactured using the same. The display panel includes: a substrate, a photoresist layer, a flexible substrate layer, a lower polarizer, a retardation film, a liquid crystal layer, and an upper polarizer, which are laminated disposed. The method includes steps of: providing a substrate; forming a flexible substrate layer on the substrate; forming a lower polarizer on the flexible substrate layer by coating; forming a liquid crystal layer on the lower polarizer; and forming an upper polarizer on the liquid crystal layer by coating.

Abstract: The present application provides a display panel and a method of fabricating the same. The display panel includes a display area, a non-display area, and a channel. The non-display area includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a first conductive layer, and a third insulating layer. The surface of the second insulating layer has a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions that are continuously distributed. The first conductive layer covers the second insulating layer. The third insulating layer includes a plurality of insulating strips spaced apart on the first conductive layer, and the plurality of insulating strips are disposed corresponding to the plurality of concave portions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a display panel and a display panel manufactured using the same. The display panel includes: a substrate, a photoresist layer, a flexible substrate layer, a lower polarizer, a retardation film, a liquid crystal layer, and an upper polarizer, which are laminated disposed. The method includes steps of: providing a substrate; forming a flexible substrate layer on the substrate; forming a lower polarizer on the flexible substrate layer by coating; forming a liquid crystal layer on the lower polarizer; and forming an upper polarizer on the liquid crystal layer by coating.

Abstract: The present application provides a display panel and a method of fabricating the same. The display panel includes a display area, a non-display area, and a channel. The non-display area includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a first conductive layer, and a third insulating layer. The surface of the second insulating layer has a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions that are continuously distributed. The first conductive layer covers the second insulating layer. The third insulating layer includes a plurality of insulating strips spaced apart on the first conductive layer, and the plurality of insulating strips are disposed corresponding to the plurality of concave portions.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of electrically controlled birefringence mode includes the combination of a liquid crystal cell having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of substrates, and a hybrid retardation layer in which liquid crystal molecules are hybrid-aligned, and the hybrid retardation layer is formed by deposition at the liquid crystal layer side on one substrate of the pair of substrates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of electrically controlled birefringence mode includes the combination of a liquid crystal cell having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of substrates, and a hybrid retardation layer in which liquid crystal molecules are hybrid-aligned, and the hybrid retardation layer is formed by deposition at the liquid crystal layer side on one substrate of the pair of substrates.

Abstract: A water-based resin dispersion, a method for producing the water-based resin dispersion, and its applications. The water-based resin dispersion of the invention is excellent in permeability, leveling property and chemical stability. The water-based resin dispersion is produced by causing reaction of macromonomer composition and a vinyl monomer in an aqueous medium. The macromonomer composition is obtained by polymerization of a monomer mixture in a temperature range between 160° C. and 350° C., wherein a monomer mixture contains, with respect to the total amount of all monomers provided for the production of the macromonomer composition, for example: a vinyl monomer having alkyl group in the &agr;-position at 10 to 80 weight %; a non-aromatic vinyl monomer having hydrogen atom in the &agr;-position at 90 weight % or less; and styrene at 30 weight % or less. The macromonomer composition includes a hydrophilic monomer unit and a hydrophobic monomer unit.

Abstract: A process for producing an article with a label, which comprises attaching, to an article, a heat-sensitive and pressure-sensitive adhesive label having an adhesive layer composed of a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, which is an aqueous emulsion type composition comprising: (A) a water-soluble resin obtained by neutralizing a resin having an acid value of 1 meq/g or more, with a base, and (B) a polymer having an acid value of 0.6 meq/g or less and a glass transition temperature of −20° C. or lower, obtained by emulsion polymerization of a radical-polymerizable monomer, and which, when made into an aqueous film and dried at a temperature lower than 60° C., becomes a film (1) of two-phase structure wherein particles composed of the component (B) are dispersed in a continuous phase composed of the component (A) and, when the film (1) is heated to a temperature of 60° C.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a first transparent electrode layer and a second transparent electrode layer sandwiching a liquid crystal layer between, a light source for radiating the substantially collimated light to the liquid crystal layer, and a diffusion unit for diffusing the light which has just been transmitted through the liquid crystal layer. The diffusion unit is arranged on the first glass plate via a transparent polymer for forming the first transparent electrode layer and a first alignment layer. Then, on the second glass plate, the second transparent electrode layer and a second orientation film are formed. A liquid crystal is introduced into a space between the first orientation film and the second alignment layer film and the light source is arranged for completing the liquid crystal display device.