Abstract: A cell culture container includes a container that houses therein a liquid mixture including one or more cells and a culture solution, an irradiator that irradiates the liquid mixture with light, and an image sensor that receives transmitted light that is the light that has been emitted from the irradiator and has passed through the liquid mixture. The light emitted from the irradiator includes a plurality of rays, and the plurality of rays do not cross each other between the irradiator and the image sensor.

Abstract: In a vehicle control device that is configured to be capable of switching from an automatic travel of the vehicle to manual travel by a driver, a manual driving adaptation degree of a driver during an automatic travel is calculated based on a driver state (S16), a notification timing is set such that the notification timing is earlier as the manual driving adaptation degree becomes lower (S18), and the automatic travel end notification is given to the driver at the set notification timing (S20).

Abstract: In a vehicle control device that is configured to be capable of switching from an automatic travel of the vehicle to manual travel by a driver, a manual driving adaptation degree of a driver during an automatic travel is calculated based on a driver state (S16), a notification timing is set such that the notification timing is earlier as the manual driving adaptation degree becomes lower (S18), and the automatic travel end notification is given to the driver at the set notification timing (S20).

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a single layer type photosensitive layer which includes a binder resin, a charge generating material, a hole transport material, a first electron transport material represented by the formula (1), and a second electron transport material represented by the formula (2), wherein X1 represents an oxygen atom or ?C(CN)2; R11 to R17 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; and R18 represents an alkyl group, -L111-O—R112, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; provided that L111 represents an alkylene group, and R112 represents an alkyl group, wherein X2 represents an oxygen atom or ?C(CN)2; R21 to R27 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; and R28 represents an alkylene group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms or the like.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical injection device comprises a main body case, a piston, a drive motor, a controller, a memory, a communication component, and a battery. The piston pushes a pharmaceutical contained in the main body case out through an injection needle and into the patient's body. The drive motor drives the piston. The controller is connected to the drive motor. The memory is connected to the controller. The battery supplies power to the drive motor, the controller, the memory, and the communication component. The controller receives change data pertaining to the amount of drive by the drive motor from a mobile communication device through the communication unit, records the change data in the memory, and sends the execution of change data, as the change data reception status, back to the mobile communication device through the communication component.

Abstract: A device produces a composite active material powder by coating active material or composite particle surfaces, which are obtained by coating the active material particle surfaces with an oxide-based solid electrolyte, with a sulfide-based solid electrolyte. The device includes: a storage body having a cylindrical inner wall surface, and a rotating body disposed in an internal space surrounded by the storage body inner wall surface, having a rotating shaft aligned with the internal space central axis, and which includes blades. Each blade end part has such a tapered section on a front side in the rotating body rotation/movement direction, that a thickness of the blade gradually tapers toward a blade end side, and each blade end part has such a curved end surface on a back side in the rotating body rotation/movement direction, that the curved end surface faces the storage body inner wall surface and is generally parallel thereto.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide an electrode body in which electron conductivity of a coated active material improves and reaction resistance decreases. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem by providing an electrode body comprising a coated active material having an oxide active material and a coat layer for coating the surface of the above-mentioned oxide active material, containing an oxide solid electrolyte material, and a sulfide solid electrolyte material contacting with the above-mentioned coated active material, characterized in that the above-mentioned coat layer contains a conductive assistant.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing active material composite particles having a dense coating layer. In the present invention, the above object is achieved by providing a method for producing an active material composite particle, the method comprising steps of: a coating step of coating a surface of an active material with a precursor solution of a Li ion conductive oxide to form a precursor layer; a heat treatment step of performing heat treatment on the precursor layer to form a coating layer comprising the Li ion conductive oxide; and a compression shearing treatment step of performing compression shearing treatment on the coating layer.

Abstract: A drive assist apparatus includes an arrival window time calculation unit configured to calculate an arrival window time before the vehicle arrives at a switching completion point, a driving concentration degree estimation unit configured to estimate a driving concentration degree of a driver based on a state of the driver when the arrival window time is equal to or shorter than a predetermined time, and a stimulation providing unit configured to provide a stimulus to the driver according to the driving concentration degree. In a case where the driving concentration degree is equal to or less than a threshold value set in advance, the stimulation providing unit provides a stimulus to the driver, which is stronger than that in a case where the driving concentration degree is greater than the threshold value, or provides a stronger stimulus to the driver in accordance with reduction in the driving concentration degree.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a single layer type photosensitive layer which includes a binder resin, a charge generating material, a hole transport material, a first electron transport material represented by the formula (1), and a second electron transport material represented by the formula (2), wherein X1 represents an oxygen atom or ?C(CN)2; R11 to R17 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; and R18 represents an alkyl group, -L111-O—R112, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; provided that L111 represents an alkylene group, and R112 represents an alkyl group, wherein X2 represents an oxygen atom or ?C(CN)2; R21 to R27 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; and R28 represents an alkylene group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms or the like.

Abstract: Provided is an electron transport material represented by formula (1): wherein X represents an oxygen atom or ?C(CN)2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; R8, R9, and R10 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, —R11—O—R12, or —R13—CO—O—R14; R11 represents a linear or branched alkylene group; R12 represents a linear or branched alkyl group; R13 represents a single bond or a linear or branched alkylene group; and R14 represents a linear or branched alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group, provided that at least two or more groups of R8, R9, and R10 represent a group other than a hydrogen atom.

Abstract: Provided is an electron transport material represented by formula (1): wherein X represents an oxygen atom or ?C(CN)2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; R8, R9, and R10 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, —R11—O—R12, or —R13—CO—O—R14; R11 represents a linear or branched alkylene group; R12 represents a linear or branched alkyl group; R13 represents a single bond or a linear or branched alkylene group; and R14 represents a linear or branched alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group, provided that at least two or more groups of R8, R9, and R10 represent a group other than a hydrogen atom.

Abstract: In a vehicle control device that is configured to be capable of switching from an automatic travel of the vehicle to manual travel by a driver, a manual driving adaptation degree of a driver during an automatic travel is calculated based on a driver state (S16), a notification timing is set such that the notification timing is earlier as the manual driving adaptation degree becomes lower (S18), and the automatic travel end notification is given to the driver at the set notification timing (S20).

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus that switches an operating condition of a vehicle to a manual operation when the vehicle reaches a preset initial switch position while an automatic operation is underway includes: a driver condition determination unit configured to determine whether or not a driver is in a manual operation acceptance condition; an evacuation space identification unit configured to identify an evacuation space provided on a path of the vehicle before the initial switch position on the basis of map information; and a switch position setting unit configured to set a switch position in which the operating condition of the vehicle is to be switched from the automatic operation to the manual operation, in a position between the vehicle and the evacuation space when the driver is not in the manual operation acceptance condition.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a single-layered photosensitive layer formed so as to overlie the conductive substrate, the photosensitive layer containing a binder resin, a charge-generating material, a hole-transporting material, an electron-transporting material represented by General Formula (1), and at least one compound selected from a compound represented by General Formula (2) and a compound represented by General Formula (3). The amount of the at least one compound selected from the compound represented by General Formula (2) and the compound represented by General Formula (3) is in the range of approximately 10 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight in total relative to 100 parts by weight of the electron-transporting material represented by General Formula (1).

Abstract: A method for producing a composite active material includes a preparation step of preparing composite particles comprising active material particles and an oxide solid electrolyte coating at least a part of the surfaces of the active material particles, wherein the active material particles comprise lithium, oxygen and at least one selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel, and manganese; and a coating step of mixing the composite particles and a crystalline sulfide solid electrolyte while controlling a temperature of a mixture of the composite particles and the sulfide solid electrolyte to be no greater than 58.6° C. and while applying an energy to the mixture such that the sulfide solid electrolyte undergoes plastic deformation, such that the surfaces of the composite particles are coated with the sulfide solid electrolyte.

Abstract: A composite active material including composite particles and a sulfide-based solid electrolyte is proposed. The composite particles contain active material particles and an oxide-based solid electrolyte. The active material particles contain at least any one of a cobalt element, a nickel element and a manganese element and further contain a lithium element and an oxygen element. The oxide-based solid electrolyte coats all or part of a surface of each of the active material particles. The sulfide-based solid electrolyte further coats 76.0% or more of a surface of each of the composite particles.

Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a coated active material capable of forming a coating layer while controlling damage to the active material surface. The invention solves the problem by providing a method of producing a coated active material, the coated active material is provided with an active material and a coating layer containing a sulfide solid electrolyte, including the steps of: a preparation step of preparing a raw material composition containing the active material and the sulfide solid electrolyte, and a kneading step of performing a rotary and revolutionary kneading process for the raw material composition without using a crushing medium and forming the coating layer on the surface of the active material.

Abstract: The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a composite active material having favorable electron conductivity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a composite active material comprising an active material, a coat layer with an average thickness of less than 100 nm, formed on a surface of the active material and composed of an ion conductive oxide, and carbon particles penetrating the coat layer, formed on a surface of the active material.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a single-layered photosensitive layer formed so as to overlie the conductive substrate, the photosensitive layer containing a binder resin, a charge-generating material, a hole-transporting material, an electron-transporting material represented by General Formula (1), and at least one compound selected from a compound represented by General Formula (2) and a compound represented by General Formula (3). The amount of the at least one compound selected from the compound represented by General Formula (2) and the compound represented by General Formula (3) is in the range of approximately 10 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight in total relative to 100 parts by weight of the electron-transporting material represented by General Formula (1).