Abstract: An electro-conductive layer of an electrophotographic electro-conductive member has a matrix-domain structure. The matrix contains a first rubber. The domain contains a second rubber and electro-conductive particles. Where ? represents an average of ratios of the cross-sectional area of the electro-conductive particles contained in each of the domains to the cross-sectional area of each of the domains appearing on a cross-section of the electro-conductive layer in a thickness direction, and ? represents a standard deviation of the ratios, ?/? is 0 or more and 0.4 or less, and ? is 20% or more and 40% or less. At least eight of samples with a first cubic shape 9 ?m on a side, which are sampled at arbitrary nine positions on the electro-conductive layer, satisfy the specified condition.

Abstract: An electrophotographic developing member includes an electro-conductive support and an electro-conductive layer provided on the support, wherein the electro-conductive layer has a matrix containing a first rubber and a plurality of domains dispersed in the matrix, and the domain contains a second rubber and an electronic conductive agent and when a frequency is log-log-plotted on a horizontal axis and an impedance is log-log-plotted on a vertical axis with respect to an impedance measured by applying an alternating current voltage having an amplitude of 1 V on the electro-conductive layer while changing a frequency between 1.0×10?2 Hz to 1.0×107 Hz under a specific environment, an inclination of an impedance on a high frequency side is ?0.8 or more and ?0.3 or less and an impedance on a low frequency side is 1.0×104? to 1.0×1011?.

Abstract: This security evaluation system includes a first graph generation part that generates a first evaluation graph representing a connection relationship between resources as a target for security evaluation; a second graph generation part that generates a second evaluation graph representing a personal relationship between areas where the resources are located; and display part that displays the first evaluation graph and the second evaluation graph in association with each other.

Abstract: The electrophotographic member includes an electro-conductive substrate, a urethane resin having a structure of structural formula (1), an anion, and a resin particle, and has a protrusion derived from the resin particle on an outer surface thereof, the resin particle contains one or both of a urethane resin and a polyamide resin, the resin layer further contains carbon black, and the carbon black extracted from the resin layer has a BET specific surface area of 33 m2/g or more and 133 m2/g or less, and DBP absorption amount at a 70% torque value in DBP absorption measurement of 42 ml/100 g or more and 90 ml/100 g or less.

Abstract: This security evaluation system includes a first graph generation part that generates a first evaluation graph representing a connection relationship between resources as a target for security evaluation; a second graph generation part that generates a second evaluation graph representing a connection relationship between areas where the resources are located; and display part that displays the first evaluation graph and the second evaluation graph in association with each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a comparator, an AD converter, a solid-state imaging device, an electronic apparatus, and a comparator control method that can reduce power consumption while increasing the determination speed of the comparator. The comparator includes a comparison unit, a positive feedback circuit, and a current limiting unit. The comparison unit compares the voltage of an input signal and the voltage of a reference signal, and outputs a comparison result signal. The positive feedback circuit increases the transition speed at the time when the comparison result signal is inverted. The current limiting unit limits the current flowing in the comparison unit after the inversion of the comparison result signal. The present disclosure can be applied to comparators, for example.

Abstract: An electronic device according to a first aspect comprises an imaging device and a processor. The imaging device has a predetermined imaging region, and is configured to capture images having different focal distances. The processor is configured to execute a first process of identifying two or more focus identification regions included in a first imaging region included in the predetermined imaging region by comparing the captured images in the first imaging region, and a second process of interpolating a focal distance of a middle region not belonging to the two or more focus identification regions in the first imaging region. The second process includes a process of interpolating the focal distance of the middle region based on a focal distance of an interpolation focus region that is located inside or outside the middle region and that is one of the two or more focus identification regions.

Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a magnetic tunnel junction element which prevents properties degradation due to hydrogen ions, and to which RIE processing that is capable of securing an etching shape is applied. A multilayer film which has a magnetic film and an oxidation film, of which a thickness of the magnetic film is 2 nm or less, and of which the magnetic film and the oxidation film have an interface in a film surface direction is generated, a mask layer that is patterned is formed on the multilayer film, etching is performed with respect to the multilayer film on which the mask layer is formed, by using a mixed gas of a hydrogen gas and a nitrogen gas as a reaction gas, and a ratio of a flow rate of the hydrogen gas to a flow rate of the mixed gas is 50% or less.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of the embodiment includes first and second conductive layer; a silicon nitride layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer; a silicon oxide layer between the silicon nitride layer and the second conductive layer; a silicon oxynitride layer between the silicon oxide layer and the second conductive layer; and a third conductive layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the third conductive layer electrically connected to the first and second conductive layer, a first tilt angle of a plane where the third conductive layer is in contact with the silicon oxynitride layer with respect to an interface between the silicon nitride layer and the silicon oxide layer is smaller than a second tilt angle of a plane where the third conductive layer is in contact with the silicon oxide layer with respect to the interface.

Abstract: A tablet measuring apparatus has a stainless steel housing, which contains a measuring section having a conveyance disk and an optical sensor, a tablet feeding section for feeding a tablet to the measuring section, and a recovery section for returning the tablet having undergone a measurement process to a tablet coating apparatus. The optical sensor can be adjusted in its height position by a height adjusting mechanism so that the optical sensor and the tablet can be separated from each other at a predetermined distance. The tablet is sucked to and conveyed by the conveyance disk and, during the conveyance, physical properties of the tablet are measured in a non-contact manner by the optical sensor. Out-of-spec tablets are discharged from a defective product discharging section, while in-spec tablets are fed back to the tablet coating apparatus through the recovery section.

Abstract: A molecular detection apparatus according to an arrangement includes: a collection unit collecting a detection target gas containing a molecule to be detected; a detector including a detection cell that has an organic probe provided in a sensor unit, the organic probe capturing the collected molecule, and a discriminator discriminating the molecule by a detection signal generated by the molecule being captured by the organic probe of the detection cell. The detection cell has the organic probe including a dicyanovinyl structure or a coumarin structure.

Abstract: A negative resist composition comprising a sulfonium compound having formula (A) and a base polymer is provided. The resist composition exhibits a high resolution during pattern formation and forms a pattern with minimal LER.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic member having excellent deformation recovery even when stored or used under a high temperature and high humidity environment, which is useful in forming a high-quality electrophotographic image; a process cartridge; and an electrophotographic apparatus. The electrophotographic member of the present invention includes a conductive mandrel and an electro-conductive layer; the electro-conductive layer including a resin synthesized from an ion conducting agent and a compound being able to react with the ion conducting agent; the ion conducting agent including a specific anion and a cation having at least three hydroxyl groups; the compound being able to react with the hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery suppressed in heat generation entailed by charging and discharging is provided. A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode collector, a positive electrode active material layer provided at some part of the surface of the positive electrode collector, and including a positive electrode active material, and an insulation layer provided so as to be at the other part of the surface of the positive electrode collector and to be adjacent to the positive electrode active material layer. The insulation layer includes an inorganic filler, LPO, and a binder.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes a current estimation unit configured to output a detected current value corresponding to each of the three-phase AC currents based on the measured current value and rotor rotation angle information of the motor. The current estimation unit defines a phase whose duty ratio of a driving pulse supplied to an inverter circuit, which generates the three-phase AC currents, becomes more than or equal to an operation switching threshold as an estimation target phase, calculates, for the estimation target phase, an estimated current value based on a coefficient value, which is calculated from the measured current value by the current measurement unit in a period in which the duty ratio of the driving pulse is lower than the operation switching threshold, and the rotor rotation angle information, and outputs the calculated estimated current value as the detected current value of the estimation target phase.

Abstract: A characteristic of a semiconductor device having a back electrode including an Au—Sb alloy is improved. The semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate and the back electrode including the Au—Sb alloy layer. The back electrode is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The Sb concentration in the Au—Sb alloy layer is equal to or greater than 15 wt %, and equal to or less than 37 wt %. The thickness of the Au—Sb alloy layer is equal to or larger than 20 nm, and equal to or less than 45 nm.

Abstract: In a drive system including a battery, a power generation device (PGD) including a generator mounted to an engine shaft, and a drive device (DD) including a motor for driving a driven component, a drive controller performs a drive control for PGD and DD and a switching control for a switching device. During a parallel connection, respective high-voltage side terminals (HVTs) of PGD and the battery are connected to a HVT of DD, and respective low-voltage side terminals (LVTs) of PGD and the battery are connected to LVT of DD. During a series connection, HVT of any one of PGD and the battery is connected to HVT of DD, and LVT of another one of PGD and the battery is connected to LVT of DD, and terminals of PGD and the battery, which are not connected to DD, are connected to each other.

Abstract: In a back window part seal structure for a vehicle with a retractable roof wherein a weather strip is used, an outer panel provided on a deck cover includes an upper overlap portion that covers a weather strip at an upper edge of a back window from diagonally above and behind the vehicle to improve the sealing property and achieve a configuration in which the assembly failure is less likely to occur.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic member having excellent deformation recovery even when stored or used under a high temperature and high humidity environment, which is useful in forming a high-quality electrophotographic image; a process cartridge; and an electrophotographic apparatus. The electrophotographic member of the present invention includes a conductive mandrel and an electro-conductive layer; the electro-conductive layer including a resin synthesized from an ion conducting agent and a compound being able to react with the ion conducting agent; the ion conducting agent including a specific anion and a cation having at least three hydroxyl groups; the compound being able to react with the hydroxyl group.

Abstract: An optical disk (100) of the present invention includes (i) a medium information region (101) (a) in which type identification information is recorded by recesses and/or protrusions which are formed by a given modulation method and whose lengths are longer than a length of an optical system resolution limit of a playback device and (b) in which first address information is recorded in a first address data format and (ii) a data region (102) (a) in which content data is recorded by recesses and/or protrusions which are formed by the given modulation method and which include a recess and/or a protrusion whose length is shorter than the length of the optical system resolution limit and (b) in which second address information is recorded in a second address data format.