Abstract: Compounds or salts thereof represented by formula (I): wherein X indicates a leaving group, Y indicates an affinity peptide having a binding region in a CH2 domain in an immunoglobulin unit comprising two heavy chains and two light chains, M indicates a trivalent group linking the carbon atom in C?O adjacent to M and the carbon atom in C?W via a main chain portion consisting of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, O indicates an oxygen atom, S indicates a sulfur atom, W indicates an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, N3 indicates an azide group, La indicates a bond or a divalent group, and Lb indicates a bond or a divalent group; and antibodies or salts thereof which can be prepared using such a compound or salt thereof, are useful for controlling the bonding ratio of an antibody and a modifying group within a desired range.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composite that contains a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, large optical anisotropy and large positive dielectric anisotropy, and that is suitable for dimming, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; and a liquid crystal dimming device having the liquid crystal composite. The liquid crystal composite contains a polymer and a liquid crystal composition containing a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy. The liquid crystal composite may further contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or low minimum temperature; or a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition includes a polymerizable compound (or polymer) and a polar compound, where the homeotropic alignment of liquid crystal molecules can be achieved by the action of these compounds, and a liquid crystal display device includes such a composition. A nematic liquid crystal composition has positive dielectric anisotropy and includes a polymerizable compound as a first additive and a polar compound as a second additive, and the composition may include a specific liquid crystal compound having a large positive dielectric anisotropy and a specific liquid crystal compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity, and a liquid crystal display device includes such a composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal compound having positive dielectric anisotropy is provided and contains a compound represented by formula (1) as a first component, a compound represented by formula (2) as a second component, a polar compound as a first additive and a polymerizable compound as a second additive. In formula (1), R1a is alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, or the like; ring Q and ring S are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1a and Z2a are independently a single bond or the like; X1a and X2a are independently hydrogen or fluorine; Y1a is fluorine, chlorine, alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons in which at least one hydrogen is replaced by fluorine or chlorine, or the like; q is 1, 2, 3 or 4; s is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and a sum of q and s is 4 or less.

Abstract: Shown is a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy and small frequency dependence, or has a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having positive dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component or a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal composite that is suitable for dimming and includes a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy and a large negative dielectric anisotropy or being suitably balanced between at least two of these characteristics, and a liquid crystal dimming device including the liquid crystal composite, where the liquid crystal composite includes a polymer and a liquid crystal composition including a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy, and the liquid crystal composite may further include a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a low minimum temperature.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition for dimming that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy and a large positive dielectric anisotropy, or that is suitably balanced between at least two of these characteristics, and a liquid crystal dimming device including this composition. A liquid crystal composition for dimming that includes a specific compound having a large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component and that may include a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a low minimum temperature as a second component and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy in the minor axis direction as a third component.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition for dimming that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy and a large negative dielectric anisotropy, or that is suitably balanced between at least two of these characteristics, and a liquid crystal dimming device including this composition. A liquid crystal composition for dimming that includes a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component and that may include a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a low minimum temperature as a second component.

Abstract: Shown are a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy and large dielectric anisotropy, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having small viscosity as a second component, and the composition may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having positive dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, or a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component.

Abstract: A liquid crystal compound having positive dielectric anisotropy is provided and contains a compound represented by formula (1) as a first component, a compound represented by formula (2) as a second component, a polar compound as a first additive and a polymerizable compound as a second additive. In formula (1), R1a is alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, or the like; ring Q and ring S are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1a and Z2a are independently a single bond or the like; X1a and X2a are independently hydrogen or fluorine; Y1a is fluorine, chlorine, alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons in which at least one hydrogen is replaced by fluorine or chlorine, or the like; q is 1, 2, 3 or 4; s is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and a sum of q and s is 4 or less.

Abstract: The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that includes a polymerizable compound (or polymer) and a polar compound, where the homeotropic alignment of liquid crystal molecules can be achieved by the action of these compounds, and a liquid crystal display device including this composition. The means concerns a nematic liquid crystal composition that has positive dielectric anisotropy and that includes a polymerizable compound as a first additive and a polar compound as a second additive, and the composition may include a specific liquid crystal compound having a large positive dielectric anisotropy and a specific liquid crystal compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity, and concerns a liquid crystal display device including the composition.

Abstract: To show a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large positive dielectric anisotropy or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and an AM device including the liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having high maximum temperature and small viscosity as a first component, and a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having positive dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, or a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component.

Abstract: To show a liquid-crystal composition having at least one or a suitable balance regarding at least two of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat; and an AM device including the composition and having short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio or a long service life. The liquid-crystal composition has negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a specific compound having a high maximum temperature and small viscosity as a first component, and the composition may contain a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component, a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, and a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive component.

Abstract: Shown is a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy and small frequency dependence, or has a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having positive dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component or a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component.

Abstract: To show a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large positive dielectric anisotropy or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and an AM device including the liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having high maximum temperature and small viscosity as a first component, and a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having positive dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, or a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component.

Abstract: To show a liquid-crystal composition having at least one or a suitable balance regarding at least two of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat; and an AM device including the composition and having short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio or a long service life. The liquid-crystal composition has negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a specific compound having a high maximum temperature and small viscosity as a first component, and the composition may contain a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component, a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, and a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive component.

Abstract: The present subject matter provides a nail patch comprising a backing layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on at least one side of the backing layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive base, terbinafine and/or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and sodium acetate and/or sorbitan monolaurate as a solubilizer.

Abstract: A dust-exhaust acceleration face of a dust-exhaust assistant member is disposed so as to face a top face of a heat radiating member of a production facility or the like so that a gap between the top face of the heat radiating member and the dust-exhaust acceleration face of the dust-exhaust assistant member is occupied by ascending air flows, each having a falling velocity (terminal velocity) that is not accelerated beyond a fixed velocity, to form a balanced state between the size of an object, such as a dust particulate or a chemical substance particulate, and air resistance when the object is freely falling in the air; thus, the object, such as a dust particulate and a chemical substance particulate, is prevented from falling onto the heat radiating member.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide burning equipment that can prevent uneven burning and increase productivity. The burning equipment of the present invention includes: a furnace body (13) having an inner space in which a powdery or granular subject to be treated (11) is burned; a gas ejection portion (21) having an opening for ejecting an atmospheric gas from above the subject to be treated (11) which is conveyed in the inner space of the furnace body (13); a gas supply portion (18) for supplying the atmospheric gas from a side wall (13c) of the furnace body (13) to the gas ejection portion (21); and a heating portion (24a, 24b) for controlling temperature distribution in the inner space of the furnace body (13).

Abstract: A dust-exhaust acceleration face of a dust-exhaust assistant member is disposed so as to face a top face of a heat radiating member of a production facility or the like so that a gap between the top face of the heat radiating member and the dust-exhaust acceleration face of the dust-exhaust assistant member is occupied by ascending air flows, each having a falling velocity (terminal velocity) that is not accelerated beyond a fixed velocity, to form a balanced state between the size of an object, such as a dust particulate or a chemical substance particulate, and air resistance when the object is freely falling in the air; thus, the object, such as a dust particulate and a chemical substance particulate, is prevented from falling onto the heat radiating member.