Abstract: An image data collecting apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires position information of a plurality of mobile bodies on which a photographing device is mounted, and a selecting unit that acquires, for each mobile body, the position information acquired for the plurality of mobile bodies, information indicating photographing ranges of the photographing devices mounted on the plurality of mobile bodies, and position information of a predetermined object, and selects a mobile body on which a photographing device that outputs collection target image data is mounted from the plurality of mobile bodies on the basis of the acquired information; a transmitting unit that transmits a collection instruction for image data which is a photographing result of the photographing device mounted on the mobile body to the selected mobile body; and a receiving unit that receives the image data transmitted from the mobile body having received the collection instruction.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first silicon carbide region of a first conductivity type, a second silicon carbide region of a second conductivity type on the first region, and a third silicon carbide region of a second conductivity type on the second region. Fourth and fifth silicon carbide region of the first conductivity type are on the third region. A first electrode has a first portion between the fourth region and fifth region in a first direction. A metal silicide layer is between the first portion and the third region, between the first portion and the fourth region in the first direction, and between the first portion and the fifth silicon carbide region in the first direction.

Abstract: A robot 100 includes a base 1 having side portions, an arm 3 rotatably coupled to the base 1, and a hand 8 coupled to the arm 3. A joint between the arm 3 and the base 1 is closest to a first side portion 11a in a plan view. The base 1 houses control components. A second side portion 11b is provided with a maintenance area 12 on which a maintenance component such as a first board 24 is disposed. The maintenance area 12 is used for maintenance of the maintenance component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cell adhesion sheet in which the adhesion of platelets is suppressed and the adhesion of cells is excellent. The cell adhesion sheet according to the embodiment of the present invention is formed of a composition containing a compound represented by Formula (1).

Abstract: Provided is a medical device containing a polyurethane resin elastomer that can achieve both biocompatibility and physical properties. The medical device in an embodiment contains a polyurethane resin elastomer and water contained in the polyurethane resin elastomer. The polyurethane resin elastomer contains polyethylene glycol and a polyisocyanate as constituents, the polyethylene glycol has a number average molecular weight of 200 or more and 2200 or less, and the polyethylene glycol is present in an amount of 1 mass % or higher and lower than 50 mass % based on 100 mass % of the constituents of the polyurethane resin elastomer.

Abstract: Hydrocarbon-type refrigerants tend to dissolve in refrigerating machine oils, which may result in a decrease in the viscosity of the refrigerating machine oils and cause excessive wear of the sliding portions inside the compressors. An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an indoor heat exchanger are sequentially connected and a refrigerant is circulated. The compressor includes a sliding portion including a first bearing metal or an Oldham ring. At least one of two members slidable with each other in the sliding portion is formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy. The refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant circuit is a hydrocarbon-type refrigerant. A refrigerating machine oil used in the compressor has a refrigerant solubility of 30% or less at a pressure of 1.9 MPa and at a temperature of 60° C.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a polymer-coated substrate for capturing cancer cells in which a polymer layer is stably maintained on the surface of the substrate for a long time even in a liquid environment. The method of producing a polymer-coated substrate for capturing cancer cells includes forming a polymer layer using a hydrophilic polymer represented by the following formula (I) on a surface of a substrate having undergone anti-reflection treatment, wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents an alkyl group; m represents 1 to 5; and n represents the number of repetitions.

Abstract: A medical coating agent contains a polymer including a structural unit (A) derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a urethane bond. The polymer has a glass transition temperature of ?25° C. or lower in a saturated hydration state, the state being defined as such a hydration state of the polymer that the top of the endothermic peak attributed to melting of ice emerges at 0° C. in a DSC curve obtained when the polymer which has been hydrated is heated by means of a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) at a rate of 5° C./minute.

Abstract: An inside air-conditioning device includes a refrigerant circuit (50) and a refrigerant that is sealed in the refrigerant circuit (50). The refrigerant circuit (50) includes a compressor (10), a condenser (25), an electronic expansion valve (13), and an evaporator (17). The refrigerant contains at least 1,2-difluoroethylene.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant and a refrigeration cycle circuit. The refrigeration cycle circuit includes a heat exchanger and a compressor, and circulates the refrigerant. The refrigerant is a single hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)-based refrigerant or a mixed refrigerant. In the mixed refrigerant, an HFO-based refrigerant is mixed at a mixing ratio of 10% by weight or more. The compressor includes a motor. The motor includes a resin component. The resin component includes a polyimide having a terminal blocked with a terminal group.

Abstract: A compressor includes a casing, a compression mechanism, and an insulating member. A refrigerating machine oil is stored in the casing. The compression mechanism is housed within the casing. The compression mechanism compresses a refrigerant. The insulating member is housed within the casing. The insulating member is formed of a polymer having an ester bond. The refrigerant includes a hydrocarbon as a main component. The refrigerant has a saturated water content of less than 0.3% by weight. The refrigerating machine oil has a saturated water content of 1.8% by weight or more. A refrigeration apparatus includes the compressor.

Abstract: A compressor is a compressor for a refrigeration cycle apparatus that performs a refrigeration cycle using a refrigerant containing a hydrofluoroolefin and a refrigeration oil containing a polyol ester or a polyvinyl ether. The compressor includes a sliding portion. The sliding portion is formed of an aluminum alloy containing from 5 wt % to 25 wt % of silicon. The refrigeration oil contains an acid scavenger or an oxygen scavenger and satisfies the following relational formula: total content (wt %) of acid scavenger and oxygen scavenger in refrigeration oil?(2.3+2.6×(hydrofluoroolefin content (wt %) in refrigerant)?1.6×(silicon content (wt %) in sliding portion))/100.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for a refrigeration machine capable of reducing a friction coefficient in friction between sliding members in a refrigeration machine, and a composition kit for a refrigeration machine for providing the composition for a refrigeration machine. A composition for a refrigeration machine of the present disclosure includes a refrigeration machine oil, nanodiamond particles dispersed in the refrigeration machine oil, and a dispersant. The refrigeration machine oil preferably contains a polyvinyl ether, a polyol ester, a polyalkylene glycol, an alkylbenzene, or a mineral oil. The composition kit for a refrigeration machine of the present disclosure includes a refrigeration machine oil (A) containing a base oil and nanodiamond particles dispersed in the base oil, and a refrigerant (B).

Abstract: No studies have been made regarding what kinds of refrigerants should be used in a refrigeration cycle device for a vehicle. An air conditioner (1) for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit (10) and a refrigerant that is sealed in the refrigerant circuit (10). The refrigerant circuit (10) includes a compressor (80), a first heat exchanger (85), which serves as a heat dissipater in a dehumidifying heating mode, an outside-air heat exchanger (82), a cooling control valve (87), and a second heat exchanger (86), which serves as an evaporator in the dehumidifying heating mode. The refrigerant is a refrigerant having a low GWP.

Abstract: A showcase includes a refrigerant circuit and a refrigerant enclosed in the refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor (121), a radiator (122), an expansion valve (123), and an evaporator (124). The refrigerant is a low-GWP refrigerant.

Abstract: Provided is a medical composition capable of imparting biocompatibility to the surface of a medical instrument etc. and application of the medical composition. In an embodiment of the present invention, the medical composition contains a urethane resin, and the urethane resin has urethane bonds in the main chain and a polyoxyethylene structure in the main chain and/or side chains. In another embodiment of the present invention, the urethane resin has a structural unit derived from a polycarbonate polyol and a structural unit derived from an aliphatic isocyanate and also has at least one urea bond.

Abstract: A distribution system includes a device control circuit that receives a first sound signal and a second sound signal that are related to a performance sound to be distributed. The device control circuit also receives meta-data indicating a type of the first sound signal and a type of the second sound signal. The device control circuit also receives sound environment data indicating a sound characteristic of a sound appliance. Based on a combination of the type of the first sound signal and the sound characteristic or a combination of the type of the second sound signal and the sound characteristic, the device control circuit controls the first sound signal or the second sound signal to be output to the sound appliance.

Abstract: No studies have been made regarding what kinds of refrigerants should be used in a refrigeration cycle device for a vehicle. An air conditioner (1) for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit (10) and a refrigerant that is sealed in the refrigerant circuit (10). The refrigerant circuit (10) includes a compressor (80), a first heat exchanger (85), which serves as a heat dissipater in a dehumidifying heating mode, an outside-air heat exchanger (82), a cooling control valve (87), and a second heat exchanger (86), which serves as an evaporator in the dehumidifying heating mode. The refrigerant is a refrigerant having a low GWP.

Abstract: A showcase includes a refrigerant circuit and a refrigerant enclosed in the refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor (121), a radiator (122), an expansion valve (123), and an evaporator (124). The refrigerant is a low-GWP refrigerant.

Abstract: Provided is grease capable of suppressing a decrease in a function as a lubricant even when used in a device installed in a refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant containing a chlorine atom and an olefin bond in a molecule flows, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus using the grease as a lubricant. Grease that is used in a device installed in a refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant containing a chlorine atom and an olefin bond in a molecule flows contains fluorine as a component. In a chiller apparatus, the grease is used as a lubricant for at least one of a first radial touchdown bearing and a second radial touchdown bearing of a compressor, a drive portion of an inlet guide vane of the compressor, and a drive portion of an expansion valve.