Abstract: This negative electrode for a rechargeable battery, according to an exemplary embodiment, comprises: a core; and a mixture layer formed on the core. The mixture layer includes: a first mixture layer; and a second mixture layer disposed on the first mixture layer. The first mixture layer and the second mixture layer have mutually different pore size distributions. In a case where a pore size corresponding to the maximum peak of the pore size distribution of the first mixture layer is defined as pore size A and a pore size corresponding to the maximum peak of the pore size distribution of the second mixture layer is defined as pore size B, the ratio of pore size A to pore size B (A/B) is greater than 0.01 and less than 1.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode material mixture including a negative electrode active material capable of electrochemically absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, a carbon nanotube; and an acrylic resin. The negative electrode active material includes a composite material including a silicate phase, and silicon particles dispersed in the silicate phase, and the silicate phase includes at least one selected from the group consisting of alkali metal elements and Group 2 elements.

Abstract: Conventional porous membranes have a mesh structure having a relatively large pore diameter in order to improve the removability of a relatively large component such as a virus. When a contaminative liquid to be filtered is filtered, contaminants are easily accumulated in the porous membranes, clogging or the like occurs in the porous membranes, and contamination of the porous membranes easily occurs. Accordingly, an object is to provide a porous membrane having high contamination resistance and high-precision removability. To achieve the object, provided is a porous membrane including, in at least one surface, a surface portion spanning 10 ?m in thickness from the surface, being denser than an inner portion, and having a removal rate T of dextran having a weight-average molecular weight of 40,000 Da of 60 to 95%, in which a number of surface pores per unit area observed on the surface of the surface portion is 200 pores/?m2 to 2,000 pores/?m2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a HDAC6 inhibitory action, which is useful for the treatment of central nervous system diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, and the like, and a medicament comprising the compound. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention acquires learning data including grouped uncoupled data acquired from a plurality of groups to be investigated, and grouped size comparison data. First, a processing of updating a hyperparameter using a first optimization method is executed on the obtained grouped uncoupled data, and an optimization hyperparameter that minimizes a first objective function is estimated. Next, a processing of updating a parameter using a second optimization method is executed on the basis of the acquired grouped uncoupled data and grouped size comparison data and the estimated optimization hyperparameter, and an optimization parameter that minimizes a second objective function is estimated. Finally, the estimated optimization parameter is outputted.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit is connected to the second unit by a connection power wire and a connection ground wire, the connection power wire feeding power from the first unit to the second unit, the connection ground wire connecting ground of the first unit to ground of the second unit. The first unit includes a capacitor connected between the connection power wire and ground of the first unit. The connection power wire and the connection ground wire extend through a hole of a magnetic piece.

Abstract: A non oriented electrical steel sheet consists of a silicon steel sheet and an insulation coating. The silicon steel sheet contains Si, Al, and Mn as chemical composition, and an alignment degree to {5 5 7}<7 14 5> orientation in a central area along a thickness direction of the silicon steel sheet is 12 to 35.

Abstract: An apparatus diagnostic apparatus is configured such that: a time range during which a first time-series signal obtained from a sensor is masked is set; data in which a first time-series signal corresponding to the masked time range is masked is created; a standardized model is created by using the data obtained by masking the first time-series signal; a standardization process is performed on the data in which the first time-series signal is masked by using the standardized model; a normal model is created by using a plurality of pieces of data; masking of a second time-series signal in a masked time range is performed on a second time-series signal obtained from a sensor; a standardization process is performed by using the standardized model; and an anomalous value is calculated from a signal obtained by the standardization process of the second time-series signal.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a doped electrode may use an active metal layer doped with an alkali metal. A strip-shaped electrode may including an active material layer may be conveyed along a path that passes through a doping tank that stores a doping solution containing ions of an alkali metal and an aprotic organic solvent, a counter electrode unit, and a guide mechanism. In the doping tank, a distance between the electrode and the counter electrode unit may be maintained in a fixed range by the guide mechanism disposed between the electrode and the counter electrode unit. In the doping tank, the electrode and the counter electrode unit may be electrically connected via the doping solution.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a HDAC inhibitory action, which is useful for the treatment of central nervous system diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, and the like, and a medicament comprising the compound. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the description, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A silver-containing film including a silver-containing layer containing silver in an amount of 50 mass % or more, and particles made of a non-conductive organic compound and being in contact with the silver-containing layer, wherein a carbon-containing reactive layer can be formed on the silver-containing layer.

Abstract: A machine tool includes: a body (130) including a processing area for a workpiece; an ejection part (125) configured to eject a coolant into the processing area; and a mist collector (40) configured to suck a substance included in air as a result of the coolant being ejected from the ejection part (125) into the processing area. The mist collector (40) includes a first filter (56) for removing the substance. The machine tool further includes: a drain (65) configured to discharge the substance that has passed through the first filter (56) to the body (130); and a suction mechanism (66) configured to suck the substance that has passed through the first filter (56) from the mist collector (40) into the drain (65).

Abstract: The present invention relates to fusion proteins or protein complexes comprising a ligand binding moiety fused to a ligand moiety, wherein the ligand binding moiety comprises an IL-12 binding domain and a protease cleavage site that, when activated by cleavage by a protease, restores biological activity of the ligand moiety, wherein the ligand moiety is an IL-12 fusion protein. The invention also relates to a polypeptide representing a mutated p40 subunit of IL-12, and to an IL-12 fusion protein or a protein complex comprising the mutated p40 subunit. The invention also relates to anti-IL-12 binding molecule or anti-IL-12 binding molecule complex defined by its variable light and heavy chains. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the fusion proteins or fusion protein complexes or polypeptides or binding molecules, to methods of producing same, to their uses and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same.

Abstract: A cooling device of a vehicle is provided, which includes a transmission, a first coolant circuit where a first coolant which cools the internal combustion engine circulates, a second coolant circuit independent from the first coolant circuit, where a second coolant which cools the electric drive system circulates, and a fluid circuit where fluid which lubricates and cools friction engagement elements in the transmission circulates. The fluid circuit includes a first heat exchanger which exchanges heat between the fluid and the first coolant, a second heat exchanger in-series with the first heat exchanger which exchanges heat between the fluid and the second coolant, a first adjuster which changes a flow rate of the fluid passing through the first heat exchanger, and a second adjuster which changes a flow rate of the fluid passing through the second heat exchanger.

Abstract: In a rotor of a motor or the like, in order to suppress scattering of a part of a magnet provided around a rotating shaft, the rotor has a cylindrical magnet through which the rotating shaft passes, a first holder which covers the magnet from one side in an axial direction of the rotating shaft and a second holder which covers the magnet from the other side in the axial direction. The magnet is press-fitted into a first body portion of the first holder and a second body portion of the second holder, and a first end of the first body portion and a second end of the second body portion are joined by welding or the like. An inner diameter of the first end and the inner diameter of the second end are larger than an outer diameter of the magnet.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for preventing leakage of mist through a gap in a mist collector. A mist collector configured to collect mist generated in processing of a workpiece includes: a rotary filter configured to catch the mist; a drive unit configured to drive the rotary filter in such a manner as to rotate about a rotation axis passing through the center of the rotary filter; and a housing including a tubular portion. The housing houses the rotary filter in the tubular portion. A radial direction of the rotary filter is orthogonal to an inner surface of the tubular portion. An inflow preventing mechanism configured to prevent the mist from flowing into a gap between the tubular portion and the rotary filter is provided in housing.

Abstract: Provided is a labyrinth seal including a first structure; and a second structure opposing the first structure. The first structure includes seal fins located at intervals in an axial direction and extending toward the second structure; a downstream wall surface located most downstream one of the seal fins and extending toward the second structure. A tip of the downstream wall surface located at a side of a tip of the most downstream seal fin, the side being close to the second structure in a radial direction and having a first outlet surface extending from the tip of the downstream wall surface toward a downstream side. The second structure includes a second outlet surface opposing the first outlet surface, a radial gap between the first outlet surface and the second outlet surface; and a cavity surface located upstream of the second outlet surface recessed away from the first structure.

Abstract: A ceramic member is produced by performing a laser treatment on a ceramic substrate as a pretreatment for a surface treatment such that grooves that can be substantially uniformly filled with a surface treatment material are formed in the surface of the ceramic substrate. Through laser irradiation of the surface, grooves with recessed surfaces formed to extend in at least one direction are provided. Flat surfaces are formed at areas between the grooves that are adjacent to each other. Pitches between the adjacent grooves are set to a range of 0.05 mm to 0.30 mm. One of the grooves has a width that progressively decreases as the depth increases and is opened on one side in the depth direction at a maximum width. The one of the grooves has an aspect ratio in a range of 0.5 to 1.3 and an opening ratio of equal to or greater than 70%.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to reduce the amount of data used in an apparatus, a system, and a method for performing a substrate processing. In order to achieve this object, a substrate processing apparatus includes one or more processing units each for performing a processing on a substrate and one or more arithmetic processing parts. One or more arithmetic processing parts generate a flow recipe defining a flow of a series of processings for a substrate by combining two or more processing recipes among a plurality of processing recipes each defining a processing condition relating to a processing to be performed on a substrate in the one or more processing units. The plurality of processing recipes include a plurality of liquid processing recipes each defining a condition of a processing to be performed on a substrate by using a processing liquid.

Abstract: A signal detection circuit includes: a voltage dividing circuit having at least a first pair of voltage dividing capacitors connected in series for dividing an input voltage and configured to output a divided voltage, and a detection circuit configured to detect the divided voltage. The first pair of voltage dividing capacitors are included in one semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: (i) a semiconductor substrate, (ii) a first conductor layer, (iii) a first dielectric layer, (iv) a second conductor layer, (v) a second dielectric layer, (vi) a third conductor layer, and (vii) a short-circuit portion configured to short-circuit the first conductor layer and the semiconductor substrate.