Abstract: Provided is a resin determination method including: placing an object on a placement surface with a diffusion reflectance of equal to or greater than 80% in an effective wavelength region of infrared light and with arithmetic mean roughness of equal to or greater than 0.25 ?m and equal to or less than 25 ?m; irradiating the object with infrared light; receiving reflected light from the object that has been irradiated with the infrared light; and determining a resin type based on a reflection spectrum or an absorption spectrum obtained by the reflected light.

Abstract: An oil supply structure for a power unit includes a working oil pump, a lubrication oil pump, an oil storage section, a working oil pressure detection part and a lubrication hydraulic pressure detection part, the oil storage section including a lubrication oil storage chamber in which a suction section of the lubrication oil pump is opened, and a working oil storage chamber in which a suction section of the working oil pump is opened, and oil overflowed from the working oil storage chamber being stored in the lubrication oil storage chamber.

Abstract: A permanent magnet type rotating electric machine includes a stator, a rotor core, and permanent magnets embedded in the rotor core. The permanent magnets include N-pole magnets, having N-poles opposed to the stator, and S-pole magnets, having S-poles opposed to the stator. The N-pole magnets are arranged adjacent to each other, and the S-pole magnets are arranged adjacent to each other. The outer circumferential portion of the rotor core includes a first N-pole corresponding section corresponding to an N-pole magnet that is not adjacent to an S-pole magnet and is partially wider in the radial direction than a second N-pole corresponding section that corresponds to an N-pole magnet that is adjacent to one of the S-pole magnets.

Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing an electrode catalyst layer for fuel cell. This manufacturing method comprises: (a) separating an ionomer solution by centrifugation into a supernatant that includes only an ionomer as a low molecular-weight component in the ionomer solution and a sediment including an ionomer as a high molecular-weight component having a higher molecular weight than that of the low molecular-weight component included in the supernatant; (b) using the ionomer included in the sediment as an ionomer for electrode catalyst layer and producing a catalyst ink that includes catalyst-supported particles with a catalyst metal supported thereon, a solvent and the ionomer for electrode catalyst layer; and (c) using the catalyst ink to form an electrode catalyst layer.

Abstract: A permanent magnet type rotating electric machine includes a stator, a rotor core including magnet insertion holes, and permanent magnets inserted into the magnet insertion holes and fixed to the rotor core. The permanent magnets include N-pole magnets and S-pole magnets. The N-pole magnets are arranged adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction and form a first set. The S-pole magnets are arranged adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction and form a second set. The first set and the second set are arranged along the same circumference. The rotor core includes an outer circumferential portion that includes a groove at a location corresponding to a position between the N-pole magnets and a groove at a location corresponding to a position between the S-pole magnets.

Abstract: Provided is a resin determination method including: placing an object on a placement surface with a diffusion reflectance of equal to or greater than 80% in an effective wavelength region of infrared light and with arithmetic mean roughness of equal to or greater than 0.25 and equal to or less than 25; irradiating the object with infrared light; receiving reflected light from the object that has been irradiated with the infrared light; and determining a resin type based on a reflection spectrum or an absorption spectrum obtained by the reflected light.

Abstract: An analyzing apparatus generates first displacement distribution data indicating a displacement distribution of a member caused by springback based on finite element model data, material physical property data, and stress distribution data; generates second displacement distribution data indicating an amount of displacement of the member in each of a plurality of, for example, all, natural vibration deformation modes based on the finite element model data and the material physical property data; obtains a degree of coincidence between the first displacement distribution data and each of the second displacement distribution data, and selects one or more natural vibration deformation modes based on the degree of coincidence, to determine a modified shape in which natural vibrations are increased, thereby bringing the member closer to a target shape.

Abstract: A first angle portion where part of a bearing cap side wall portion is cut out and a second angle portion where part of a bearing cap bottom surface portion is cut out are formed in a region (an angle region of a bearing cap) including a part where respective extension portions of the bearing cap side wall portion and the bearing cap bottom surface portion intersect each other, and a gap is provided between the crankcase side wall portion of a journal wall and the first angle portion and between a crankcase bottom surface portion and the second angle portion.

Abstract: A data determination apparatus includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to: calculate a difference in signal values between each combination of neighboring pixels among a plurality of pixels forming image data of a barcode; compare a sum of a plurality of the differences with a reference value; and detect, based on a result of the comparing, a pixel at a boundary position at which a signal value of the pixel is switched from one of a first value and a second value to a remaining one of the first value and the second value among the plurality of pixels forming the image data.

Abstract: A parallelization compiling method for generating a segmented program from a sequential program, in which multiple macro tasks are included and at least two of the macro tasks have a data dependency relationship with one another, includes determining an existence of invalidation information for invalidating at least a part of the data dependency relationship between the at least two of the plurality of macro tasks before compiling the sequential program into the segmented program, and generating the segmented program by compiling the sequential program into the segmented program with reference to a determination result of the existence of the invalidation information. When the invalidation information is determined to exist, the at least a part of the data dependency relationship is invalidated before the compiling of the sequential program into the segmented program.

Abstract: An objective is to improve the spinnability and the productivity and increase the tensile strength of a polyester fiber containing polyhydroxyalkanoate. Disclosed is a biodegradable aliphatic polyester fiber containing a polyhydroxyalkanoate, a nucleating agent, and a lubricant, wherein the nucleating agent contains pentaerythritol, and the lubricant contains at least one of behenic amide, stearic acid amide, erucamide, oleic amide, and a combination thereof.

Abstract: A mobile connection unit, configured to connect a mobile terminal having a first terminal with a mobile reading unit having a second terminal and configured to read data from an information medium, includes a main body, a first terminal portion, a second terminal portion, and an electrical pathway. The main body is attached to the mobile terminal, and the reading unit is attached to and detached from the main body. The first terminal portion is disposed at the main body, and contacts the first terminal of the mobile terminal for electrical connection with the mobile terminal. The second terminal portion is disposed at the main body, and contacts the second terminal of the reading unit for electrical connection with the reading unit. The electrical pathway is disposed between the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion to connect the mobile terminal and the reading unit.

Abstract: A polyester resin composition includes: a polylactic acid; a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate); pentaerythritol; and a silicate. In the polyester resin composition, an amount of the polylactic acid is from 55 to 75 parts by weight, and an amount of the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) (B) is from 25 to 45 parts by weight, with respect to 100 parts by weight of a total amount of the polylactic acid and the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate); an amount of the pentaerythritol is from 0.05 to 20 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the polylactic acid and the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate); and an amount of the silicate is from 10 to 40 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the polylactic acid and the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to: improve slowness of crystallization that is a drawback of polyhydroxyalkanoate; suppress bloom of a nucleating agent or the like; and improve surface smoothness and mold transferability of an obtained molded body. The present invention provides an aliphatic polyester resin composition including polyhydroxyalkanoate (A), pentaerythritol (B), and a filler (C).

Abstract: The wiper device includes a first pivot shaft, a first swing lever, a second pivot shaft, a second swing lever, a link rod, a crank arm, and a drive rod. The first swing lever extends from the first pivot shaft in a radial direction of the first pivot shaft. The second swing lever extends from the second pivot shaft in a radial direction of the second pivot shaft. The link rod has a first end connected to a tip part of the first swing lever and a second end connected to a tip part of the second swing lever. The crank arm extends from an output shaft of a motor in a radial direction of this output shaft. The drive rod has a first end connected to a tip part of the crank arm and a second end connected to an intermediate part of the link rod.

Abstract: High strength steel plate with an ultimate tensile strength of 900 MPa or more which is excellent in hydrogen embrittlement resistance characterized in that, in the structure of the steel plate, (a) by volume fraction, ferrite is present in 10 to 50%, bainitic ferrite and/or bainite in 10 to 60%, and tempered martensite in 10 to 50%, and (b) iron-based carbides which contain Si or Si and Al in 0.1% or more are present in 4×108 (particles/mm3) or more.

Abstract: A cover set includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover and the second cover have device fitting parts that have the same shape and size. A peripheral device is fitted in the device fitting parts. The first cover and the second cover have terminal fitting parts that have different shapes and sizes. A first mobile information terminal having a large size is fitted in the terminal fitting part of the first cover. Another mobile information terminal having a small size is fitted in the terminal fitting part of the second cover. This allows a user to select a mobile information terminal that is used together with the peripheral device as appropriate.

Abstract: A mobile connection unit, configured to connect a mobile terminal having a first terminal with a mobile reading unit having a second terminal and configured to read data from an information medium, includes a main body, a first terminal portion, a second terminal portion, and an electrical pathway. The main body is attached to the mobile terminal, and the reading unit is attached to and detached from the main body. The first terminal portion is disposed at the main body, and contacts the first terminal of the mobile terminal for electrical connection with the mobile terminal. The second terminal portion is disposed at the main body, and contacts the second terminal of the reading unit for electrical connection with the reading unit. The electrical pathway is disposed between the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion to connect the mobile terminal and the reading unit.

Abstract: A parallelization compiling method for generating a segmented program from a sequential program includes assigning macro tasks included in the sequential program to cores included in the multi-core processor in order to generate the segmented program, adding a new macro task to the sequential program or deleting one of the macro tasks from the sequential program, and compiling the sequential program into the segmented program in response to the adding of the new macro task under a condition that the macro tasks assigned to the cores do not migrate among the cores or compiling the sequential program into the segmented program in response to the deleting of the one of the macro tasks under a condition that remains of the macro tasks assigned to the cores do not migrate among the cores.

Abstract: The production method of the galvannealed steel sheet includes: performing a hot dip galvanization on a steel sheet; performing an alloying and forming a galvannealed layer; performing a skin pass rolling at an elongation ratio of 0.3% or more; applying a treatment liquid on a surface of the galvannealed layer using a roll coater, and allowing the treatment liquid to react with the surface immediately after the application to form a mixed layer; in the forming the mixed layer: a first applied part is formed in the mixed layer using the protrusions of the roll coater; and a second applied part is formed in the mixed layer using the recesses of the roll coater; the second applied part having an attached amount of P of 20 mg/m2 or more, a surface area of the second applied part being 20% to 80% of a surface areas of the mixed layer.