Abstract: Provided is a burner of double tube structure including an outer tube and an inner tube. The inner tube includes a tip-side support portion fixed on the outer tube, a base-side support portion fixed on the outer tube, a main body portion supported by the tip-side support portion, bellows interposed between the main body portion and the base-side support portion, and a bulkhead member attached at a position between the tip-side support portion and the base-side support portion. Between an outer peripheral surface of the bulkhead member and an inner peripheral surface of the outer tube, a second gap smaller than a first gap between an outermost peripheral surface of the bellows and the inner peripheral surface of the outer tube is interposed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a solid electrolyte comprised of partially stabilized zirconia, and a gas sensor including the solid electrolyte. The partially stabilized zirconia includes crystal particles, the crystal particles include at least stabilizer low-concentration phase particles, and the partially stabilized zirconia further includes voids. Among the stabilizer low-concentration phase particles, the presence rate of the stabilizer low-concentration phase particles where each distance from a void is 5 ?m or less is 65 volume percent or more. The stabilizer low-concentration phase particles include specific stabilizer low-concentration phase particles each having a distance of 5 ?m or less from an adjacent void in the voids, a presence rate of the specific stabilizer low-concentration phase particles having 65 volume percent or more.

Abstract: A radiation image processing apparatus for executing image processing on an image obtained by emitting radiation to an object, executes, in order to improve a contrast of the image, processing of extracting a low-frequency component of an input signal of the image to generate a first signal of the image, processing of dividing the input signal of the image by the first signal of the image to generate a second signal of the image, processing of executing non-linear processing on the second signal of the image to generate a third signal of the image, and processing of outputting an output signal of the image obtained by multiplying the input signal of the image by the third signal of the image.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose phthalate (HPMCP), including an esterification step of reacting hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose with a carboxybenzoylating agent in the presence of an aliphatic carboxylic acid in a kneader reactor equipped with two or more stirring blades rotating around their own axes and orbitally revolving, to obtain a reaction product solution containing HPMCP; a precipitation step of precipitating the HPMCP by mixing the reaction product solution with water to obtain a suspension of the precipitated HPMCP; and a washing and recovery step of washing the HPMCP in the suspension and recovering the washed HPMCP. Further, there is provided HPMCP having yellowness at 20° C. of 10.0 or less, as determined in a 10% by mass solution of the HPMCP in acetone.

Abstract: A base material processing apparatus includes a first detector, a second detector, and an arithmetic unit. The first detector intermittently detects the position of the edge of the base material in the width direction at a first detection position to acquire a first detection result (Ra). The second detector intermittently detects the position of the edge of the base material in the width direction at a second detection position located downstream of the first detection position to acquire a second detection result (Rb). The arithmetic unit calculates a transport error of the base material by comparison between the first detection result (Ra) and the second detection result (Rb). The controller changes detection timing of at least one of the first detector and the second detector.

Abstract: A label issuing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of product information regarding a product; a print control unit that generates print data defining that a barcode, in which at least one piece of the product information stored in the storage unit is encoded, and a digital watermark, in which at least one piece of the product information encoded as the barcode is embedded, are arranged on one product label and the barcode and the digital watermark are arranged at different positions on the one product label; and a label issuing unit that issues the product label on which the barcode and the digital watermark are displayed at different positions by printing information based on the print data on a label.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS), including an esterification step of reacting hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose with an acetylating agent and a succinoylating agent in the presence of an aliphatic carboxylic acid in a kneader reactor equipped with two or more stirring blades rotating around their own axes and orbitally revolving, to obtain a reaction product solution containing HPMCAS; a precipitation step of precipitating the HPMCAS by mixing the reaction product solution with water to obtain a suspension of the precipitated HPMCAS; and a washing and recovery step of washing the HPMCAS in the suspension and recovering the washed HPMCAS. Further, there is provided HPMCAS having yellowness at 20° C. of 15.0 or less, as determined in a 2% by mass solution of the HPMCAS in a mixed solvent of dichloromethane, methanol and water in a mass ratio of 44:44:10.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte includes partially stabilized zirconia in which a stabilizer forms a solid solution in zirconia. The partially stabilized zirconia includes, as crystal particles that configure the partially stabilized zirconia, stabilizer low-concentration phase particles of which concentration of the stabilizer at a particle center is less than 4.7 mol % and stabilizer high-concentration phase particles of which the concentration of the stabilizer at the particle center is equal to or greater than 4.7 mol %. The partially stabilized zirconia includes an adjacent particle portion in which two or more particles of the stabilizer low-concentration phase particles of which an average particle size is greater than 0.1 ?m are adjacent. An abundance ratio of the stabilizer high-concentration phase particles on a cross-section of the solid electrolyte is equal to or greater than 70% in terms of area ratio relative to all crystal particles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a solid electrolyte including partially stabilized zirconia, a producing method thereof, and a gas sensor including a solid electrolyte. The partially stabilized zirconia includes crystal particles, the crystal particles include mixed phase particles each having a high-concentration phase and a low-concentration phase, the high-concentration phase being defined such that a concentration of the stabilizer is 4.7 mol % or more, the low-concentration phase being defined as a concentration of the stabilizer is less than 4.7 mol %.

Abstract: There are provided a method for efficiently producing a water-soluble cellulose ether without using a special apparatus, and a novel water-soluble cellulose ether. More specifically, there are provided a method for producing a water-soluble cellulose ether including a first pulverization step of pulverizing a starting water-soluble cellulose ether to obtain a first pulverization product, and a first sieving step of sieving the first pulverization product by using a first sieve whose mesh surface is coated with an inorganic metal compound to obtain a first-sieve-passed water-soluble cellulose ether fraction; and a novel water-soluble cellulose ether.

Abstract: A base material processing apparatus includes a tension detector that detects tension on a base material that is being transported, an encoder that detects the amounts of rotational drive of rollers that transport the base material, edge position detectors that detect the position of an edge of the base material in the width direction, and a transport displacement calculation part that calculates a transport displacement of the base material in the transport direction. The transport displacement calculation part includes an operation unit that has completed learning through machine learning and outputs the transport displacement on the basis of at least one of the result of detecting the tension, the result of detecting the amounts of rotational drive of the rollers, and the result of detecting the position of the edge. Accordingly, the transport displacement can be detected with high accuracy and low cost.

Abstract: To provide a radiation treatment system which enables wide irradiation range of radiation to a patient without increasing a load on a structure body. A radiation treatment system includes: a couch that carries a treatment target; a radiation source; a rotation mechanism configured to support the radiation source and to rotate the radiation source around the couch; a sensor configured to detect radiation transmitted through the treatment target; and a control unit configured to control the radiation source and the rotation mechanism, and the control unit sets an irradiation plan in which an irradiation range of first irradiation and an irradiation range of second irradiation are partially overlapped, and controls a radiation dose for an overlapping portion based on a detection result obtained by the sensor.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte includes partially stabilized zirconia in which a stabilizer forms a solid solution in zirconia. The partially stabilized zirconia includes at least monoclinic phase particles and cubic phase particles as crystal particles that configure the partially stabilized zirconia, and an abundance ratio of the monoclinic phase particle is 5 to 25% by volume. The partially stabilized zirconia includes stabilizer low-concentration phase particles of which concentration of the stabilizer at a particle center is equal to or less than 1 mol %, as the crystal particles. The stabilizer low-concentration phase particles have a particle-size distribution of number frequency thereof having a peak at which an average particle size is 0.6 to 1.0 ?m, and a particle size at 10% of a cumulative number is 0.5 ?m or greater, and of the overall low-concentration phase particles, 50% by volume or greater belong to the peak.

Abstract: A transport section transports a continuous printing paper in a predetermined transport direction. A first print section ejects first ink to the printing paper. A second print section is provided in a downstream side of the first print section in the transport direction, and ejects second ink to the printing paper. An ink amount estimating section estimates an amount of ink ejected to the printing paper from before printing by the first print section to before printing by the second print section, based on print data. A deviation amount obtaining section obtains a deviation amount between a print position by the first print section and a print position by the second print section at least based on the estimated ink amount. A print control section controls the print position by the second print section based on the deviation amount.

Abstract: Provided are HPMCAS powder having high solubility when dissolved in a solvent and being capable of suppressing generation of undissolved materials; and a method for producing the powder. More specifically, provided is hypromellose acetate succinate powder having an average ratio of L to D of from 2.0 to 3.0, wherein L and D mean maximum and minimum diameters of each particle, respectively. Also provided is a method for producing a hypromellose acetate succinate, comprising the steps of: dissolving hypromellose powder in a solvent, esterifying the dissolved hypromellose with succinic anhydride and acetic anhydride in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a reaction mixture, and mixing the reaction mixture with water to precipitate hypromellose acetate succinate, wherein the reaction mixture just before being mixed with the water has a viscosity of from 100 to 200 Pa·s.

Abstract: An accelerating cavity includes an electrically conductive cylindrical housing and a plurality of cells that are made of a dielectric material and have openings in respective central portions of the cells through which charged particles are allowed to pass. The cells are arranged inside the housing while being aligned in the axial direction of the central axis of the housing, and sandwiched by the housing in the axial direction of the central axis to be immobilized. The housing has grooves provided on portions thereof that support the respective cells and each having a depth that is one fourth of the wavelength of radio frequency waves for the acceleration mode that propagate through the cells.

Abstract: A base material processing apparatus includes a transport mechanism, a mark detector, and a calculating unit. The transport mechanism transports an elongated strip-shaped base material in a longitudinal direction thereof along a predetermined transport path. The mark detector acquires a detection result by detecting a mark continuously at a detecting position on the transport path. The mark is applied previously to an end of the base material in a width direction thereof. The calculating unit calculates a transport speed of the base material, the amount of positional deviation of the base material in a transport direction, and tension on the base material applied in the transport direction on the basis of the detection result and information about the mark applied previously to the base material.

Abstract: A label issuing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of product information regarding a product; a print control unit that generates print data defining that a barcode, in which at least one piece of the product information stored in the storage unit is encoded, and a digital watermark, in which at least one piece of the product information encoded as the barcode is embedded, are arranged on one product label and the barcode and the digital watermark are arranged at different positions on the one product label; and a label issuing unit that issues the product label on which the barcode and the digital watermark are displayed at different positions by printing information based on the print data on a label.

Abstract: A method for producing a cellulose ether having a high viscosity while keeping the same degree of polymerization as that in the production of a shaped pulp without changing a raw material or production facility. More specifically, provided is a method for producing a cellulose ether including steps of: cutting or pulverizing pulp to obtain sheet-like, chip-like, or powdery cellulose pulp, wherein the pulp is formed in a form of roll whose surface layer on at least one of the circumferential side and the ends is removed, or in a form of bale whose surface layer on at least one side is removed; bringing the obtained cellulose pulp into contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution to obtain alkali cellulose; reacting the alkali cellulose with an alkylating agent to obtain a reaction product mixture; and subjecting the reaction product mixture to purification to obtain the cellulose ether.

Abstract: A base material processing apparatus includes a first detector, a second detector, and an arithmetic unit. The first detector intermittently detects the position of the edge of the base material in the width direction at a first detection position to acquire a first detection result (Ra). The second detector intermittently detects the position of the edge of the base material in the width direction at a second detection position located downstream of the first detection position to acquire a second detection result (Rb). The arithmetic unit calculates a transport error of the base material by comparison between the first detection result (Ra) and the second detection result (Rb). The controller changes detection timing of at least one of the first detector and the second detector.