Abstract: An electrochromic element including: a first electrode; a second electrode disposed to face the first electrode with a gap between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first electrochromic layer disposed on or above the first electrode, including conductor or semiconductor nano-structures and an electrochromic compound; and an electrolyte layer including an electrolyte, disposed between the first electrochromic layer and the second electrode, wherein the electrochromic compound is a compound represented by General Formula 1, and an anion of the electrolyte is a monovalent anion having oxidation potential higher than reduction potential of a dication of General Formula 1 by 3.1 V or greater, where X? is a monovalent anion having oxidation potential higher than reduction potential of the dication of General Formula 1 by 3.

Abstract: In an injection process, molten resin is successively injected from a first flow channel and a second flow channel connected with each other in order into a cavity of a metal mold. High-temperature resin existing in the first flow channel is injected in advance into the cavity as a part of a single shot of molten resin to later form a skin layer of a molded article. Other low temperature resin near a flowable limit existing in the second flow channel is subsequently injected into the cavity as another part of the single shot of molten resin to later form a core layer of the molded article. A low temperature resin remaining in the first flow channel when injection is completed is warmed to be a high-temperature resin before the next cycle, thereby allowing successive molding of molded articles.

Abstract: A travelling control system includes a plurality of vehicles each including a controller, a server including a generator configured to generate a travelling control information for the plurality of vehicles, a predictor configured to predict a merging interference between a first vehicle travelling from a merging road toward a main road and a second vehicle travelling on the main road, a sender which is provided in the first vehicle to send an interference suppressing request, and a receiver which is provided in the second vehicle to receive the interference suppressing request. The controller of the second vehicle travelling on the main road is configured to execute interference suppressing control of suppressing an approach of the second vehicle to the first vehicle travelling from the merging road to the main road, in a case that the receiver receives the interference suppressing request from the first vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provides an industrially-advantageous process for preparing a benzoyl formic acid compound, and an efficient process for preparing a pyridazine compound using the same process. Specifically, the present invention provides a process for preparing a compound represented by formula (2), which comprises a step (B): a step of reacting a compound represented by formula (1) with a nitrosyl sulfuric acid in water to produce the compound represented by formula (2).

Abstract: A storage system includes first and second apparatuses and a management apparatus. The first apparatus includes first storage and a first processor. The first processor notifies the common apparatus information and the common area information to a superordinate apparatus through a first path. Upon receiving a request to access the virtual area from the superordinate apparatus through the first path, the first processor performs the access on basis of first management information associating the virtual area with a first area. The second apparatus includes second storage and a second processor. The second processor notifies the common apparatus information and the common area information to the superordinate apparatus through a second path. Upon receiving a request to access the virtual area from the superordinate apparatus through the second path, the second processor performs the access on basis of second management information associating the virtual area with a second area.

Abstract: A storage control apparatus includes: a copy processing unit to perform a first copy process of copying, when receiving a write request targeting on a write destination address with a copy of a copy source volume to a copy destination volume being not yet completed, write data of the write destination address to the copy destination volume, and to perform a second copy process, when executing a copy process of an overall storage area of the copy source volume, according to a copy sequence on a management area unit basis of management areas into which the overall storage area is segmented; and a copy sequence resetting unit to reset the copy sequences on the basis of a reception timing of the write request received during the second copy process by the copy processing unit and a write destination address.

Abstract: A host bus driver verifying apparatus is connected, through a host bus adapter, to a higher-order system and includes a storage device preliminarily storing correspondence relation information that correlates an operating system type operating in the higher-order system, a host bus adaptor type, and a driver type of the host bus adaptor; and a processor that obtains for the host bus adaptor, the driver type to be set in the higher-order system to which connection is made. The processor obtains the driver type based on the correspondence relation information, and connection information that includes information concerning the operating system type and the host adaptor type and that is received, via host bus adapter, from the higher-order system to which connection is made. The processor further verifies whether the obtained driver type matches a driver type set for a host bus adaptor in the higher-order system to which connection is made.

Abstract: A storage control apparatus includes: a copy processing unit to perform a first copy process of copying, when receiving a write request targeting on a write destination address with a copy of a copy source volume to a copy destination volume being not yet completed, write data of the write destination address to the copy destination volume, and to perform a second copy process, when executing a copy process of an overall storage area of the copy source volume, according to a copy sequence on a management area unit basis of management areas into which the overall storage area is segmented; and a copy sequence resetting unit to reset the copy sequences on the basis of a reception timing of the write request received during the second copy process by the copy processing unit and a write destination address.

Abstract: A method for producing an alkoxycarbonyl compound wherein the method comprises reacting carbon monoxide and an alcohol compound with methylacetylene in the presence of a catalyst containing a Group 10 metal compound, a proton acid and a phosphine compound, the propadiene content of the methylacetylene is 50 ppm or less, the phosphine compound is used at greater than 0.000020 mol with respect to 1 mol of methylacetylene, and the carbon monoxide and the alcohol compound are reacted with 200000 mol or more of methylacetylene with respect to 1 mol of the Group 10 metal compound.

Abstract: A metal complex having a pyridylphosphine compound represented by the formula (1) and a Group 10 metal atom of the periodic table.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a cycloolefin resin composition, comprising a step of hydrogenating a resin composition. The resin composition before hydrogenation, which is used in the above step, includes 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of an unsaturated hydrocarbon compound having a boiling point of 50° C. or higher, for example, a monomer employed in polymerization, per 100 parts by weight of the resin composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal transfer receiving sheet obtained by sequentially forming a hollow particle-containing intermediate layer and an image receiving layer on one surface of a sheet-like support mainly comprising cellulose pulp, wherein the moisture content of the entire thermal transfer receiving sheet is from 2 to 8 mass % and the moisture permeability of the entire receiving sheet is 400 g/m2·day or less; and a production method thereof. The present invention further provides a thermal transfer receiving sheet obtained by sequentially forming a hollow particle-containing intermediate layer and an image receiving layer on one surface of a sheet-like support mainly comprising cellulose pulp and providing a backside layer on another surface of the support, wherein the backside layer mainly comprises an acryl-based resin having a glass transition point (Tg) of 45° C.

Abstract: A method for producing an alkoxycarbonyl compound wherein the method comprises reacting carbon monoxide and an alcohol compound with methylacetylene in the presence of a catalyst containing a Group 10 metal compound, a proton acid and a phosphine compound, the propadiene content of the methylacetylene is 50 ppm or less, the phosphine compound is used at greater than 0.000020 mol with respect to 1 mol of methylacetylene, and the carbon monoxide and the alcohol compound are reacted with 200000 mol or more of methylacetylene with respect to 1 mol of the Group 10 metal compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal transfer receiving sheet obtained by sequentially forming a hollow particle-containing intermediate layer and an image receiving layer on one surface of a sheet-like support mainly comprising cellulose pulp, wherein the moisture content of the entire thermal transfer receiving sheet is from 2 to 8 mass % and the moisture permeability of the entire receiving sheet is 400 g/m2·day or less; and a production method thereof. The present invention further provides a thermal transfer receiving sheet obtained by sequentially forming a hollow particle-containing intermediate layer and an image receiving layer on one surface of a sheet-like support mainly comprising cellulose pulp and providing a backside layer on another surface of the support, wherein the backside layer mainly comprises an acryl-based resin having a glass transition point (Tg) of 45° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal transfer receiving sheet obtained by sequentially forming a hollow particle-containing intermediate layer and an image receiving layer on one surface of a sheet-like support mainly comprising cellulose pulp, wherein the moisture content of the entire thermal transfer receiving sheet is from 2 to 8 mass % and the moisture permeability of the entire receiving sheet is 400 g/m2·day or less; and a production method thereof. The present invention further provides a thermal transfer receiving sheet obtained by sequentially forming a hollow particle-containing intermediate layer and an image receiving layer on one surface of a sheet-like support mainly comprising cellulose pulp and providing a backside layer on another surface of the support, wherein the backside layer mainly comprises an acryl-based resin having a glass transition point (Tg) of 45° C.

Abstract: A thermal transfer receiving sheet comprising a sheet-like support having sequentially formed on at least one surface thereof a hollow particle-containing intermediate layer and an image receiving layer, wherein the hollow particles have an average particle diameter of 0.2 to 35 ?m and a hollow percentage by volume of 30 to 97% and the printing smoothness (Rp value) on the surface of the thermal transfer receiving sheet, as measured by using a Microtopograph under an applied pressure of 0.1 MPa 10 m-seconds after the initiation of pressure application, is 1.5 ?m or less. A production method of the thermal transfer receiving sheet is also provided.

Abstract: A thermal transfer receiving sheet having laminated, on one side of its support, an intermediate layer, a barrier layer and an image receiving layer in this order, wherein said intermediate layer comprises hollow particles, and said barrier layer comprises a polyvinyl alcohol derivative, and comprises, as further main components, a resin or a mixture of two or more resins selected from the group consisting of a styrene-maleic acid copolymer, a styrene-acrylic copolymer, an acrylic acid ester polymer and polyester, or wherein said barrier layer comprises, as main components, an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and polyurethane.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a cycloolefin resin composition, comprising a step of hydrogenating a resin composition. The resin composition before hydrogenation, which is used in the above step, includes 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of an unsaturated hydrocarbon compound having a boiling point of 50° C. or higher, for example, a monomer employed in polymerization, per 100 parts by weight of the resin composition.

Abstract: There is provided a thermal transfer receiving sheet comprising a sheet-like support and an image receiving layer formed on at least one side of the sheet-like support, wherein the image receiving layer contains a polyester resin with a branched structure obtained by polycondensation of a polyhydric carboxylic acid component and a polyhydric alcohol component, and 30-75 mol % of the polyhydric carboxylic acid component is an aromatic dicarboxylic acid while 15-60 mol % is an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid.

Abstract: A thermal transfer receiving sheet comprising: the sequential formation of an intermediate layer containing hollow particles and an image receiving layer on at least one side of a sheet-form substrate; wherein, the mean particle diameter of the hollow particles is 0.2 to 30 ?m, the volumetric hollow rate is 40 to 95%, the printing smoothness (Rp value) of the surface of the image receiving layer as determined 10 msec after the start of pressurization at a printing pressure of 0.1 MPa using a microtopograph is 1.5 ?m or less, and the 20° gloss in accordance with JIS Z 8741 is 80 or less.