Abstract: In an embodiment, in a processing method for a battery, whether a target battery is regenerable without separating an electrode active material serving as a positive electrode active material and an electrode active material serving as a negative electrode active material of the target battery from an electrode group, based on the analysis result of measurement data for the target battery.

Abstract: To enable an observation image according to an observation setting to be simply and quickly acquired while focusing on each of a plurality of observation positions. In batch replay, a plurality of observation positions are identified, and replay is executed for each of the plurality of observation positions. In particular, the plurality of observation positions to be observed in the batch replay are identified along with reception of a simple user operation such as designation of a target position (steps S207 and S209) or designation of an observation image (steps S203 and S208). Further, an observation setting when the observation image is acquired at each of the plurality of observation positions is designated along with reception of a simple user operation of designating a desired observation image from among observation images stored in a storage unit (step S203).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a welding wire including a solid wire of metal that has a tensile strength of 800 MPa or more, in which the welding wire has a cast of 300 mm or more and a helix of 20.0 mm or less. The welding wire may include a coating layer including Cu or a Cu alloy on an outer periphery of the solid wire.

Abstract: An analysis and observation device includes: a component analysis section that performs component analysis of an analyte; an output section that outputs one component analysis result to an analysis history holding section; the analysis history holding section that holds a plurality of component analysis results as an analysis history; and an identifying section that identifies a component analysis result similar to the component analysis result obtained by the component analysis section from among the plurality of component analysis results held in the analysis history holding section. The analysis history holding section holds the analysis history to which the component analysis result has been newly added according to the output of the component analysis result by the output section, and the identifying section identifies a component analysis result similar to the one component analysis result from among results of the component analysis performed by the component analysis section.

Abstract: A change in a substance in a depth direction of an analyte is easily estimated. An analysis and observation device includes: a library holding section that holds a substance library in which a substance is associated with a type of an element constituting the substance and a content of the element; and a component analysis section that estimates a type of an element constituting a substance and a content of the element based on a spectrum, and estimates the substance based on estimated characteristics and the substance library. The component analysis section estimates a type of an element constituting a substance, a content of the element, and the substance at each of a plurality of positions having different analysis depths.

Abstract: A styrene resin composition includes: a resin (A) comprising a styrene resin (A1) having a syndiotactic structure and an aliphatic polyamide (A2); and 0.05 to 0.75% by mass of a metal salt (B) of a higher fatty acid. The mass ratio [(A1)/(A2)] between the styrene resin (A1) and the aliphatic polyamide (A2) in the resin (A) is 25/75 to 55/45.

Abstract: It is possible to save time and effort required for imaging of an analysis point and to improve usability of an analysis device. An analysis and observation device as a laser-induced breakdown spectroscope includes: a first camera, an electromagnetic wave emitter that emits laser light to a sample; a reflective object lens that collects plasma light generated in the sample; first and second detectors that generate intensity distribution spectra; and a processor. The processor controls the first camera in response to reception of a start trigger signal to generate a pre-irradiation image that is an image before the sample is irradiated with the laser light, and controls the electromagnetic wave emitter after controlling the first camera to emit the laser light to the sample.

Abstract: There is provided a polystyrene resin composition including: (A) a polyamide; (B) a polystyrene resin having a syndiotactic structure; (C) a compatibilizer which has a polar group reactive with the polyamide (A), and which is compatible with the polystyrene resin (B); (D) a particular hindered phenol compound; and (E) an inorganic filler, wherein the amount of the polystyrene resin (B) is 10.0 to 30.0% by weight, and the amount of the hindered phenol compound (D) is 0.3 to 1.0% by weight per 100% by weight of the total amount of the components (A) to (E).

Abstract: Provided is a fluoride phosphor that has a good external quantum efficiency and is suitable for stably producing white LEDs. The fluoride phosphor has a composition represented by a general formula (1) and a repose angle of 30° or more and 60° or less. general formula: A2M(1-n)F6:Mn4+n (1), wherein 0<n?0.1, the element A is one or more alkali metal elements including at least K, and the element M is a simple substance of Si, a simple substance of Ge, or a combination of Si and one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to the present invention includes the following components: (I) a nonaqueous organic solvent; (II) an ionic salt as a solute; (III) at least one additive compound represented by the general formula (1); and (IV) at least one additive compound represented by the general formula (2), wherein the concentration of the component (IV) is 0.05 to 25.0 mass % with respect to 100 mass % of the component (III) where R1 are each independently a substituent group having at least one kind selected from unsaturated bond and aromatic ring.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fluoride phosphor (represented by the general formula A2SiF6:Mn) having high luminescence intensity and reliability, a high-luminance light-emitting device using this phosphor, and a production method for this phosphor. The production method for a fluoride phosphor represented by the general formula A2SiF6:Mn (where element A is an alkali metal element including at least potassium), wherein the fluoride phosphor production method comprises: a step of preparing an aqueous solution wherein element A and fluorine are dissolved in a solvent; and a step of adding, to the aqueous solution, solid silicon dioxide and a manganese compound that supplies manganese having a valence other than +7; wherein an added amount of the manganese compound is within a range such that an Mn content in the fluoride phosphor becomes at least 0.1 mass % and at most 1.

Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula (11) is useful as a light-emitting material. R1, R2, R4 and R5 represent a group represented by the general formula (2), R11 to R20 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and L12 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a composite-fluoride fluorescent material represented by the general formula A2MF6:Mn4+ (wherein A is at least one alkali metal element including K; M is one or more metallic elements including at least Si or Ge and selected from among Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; F is fluorine; and Mn is manganese). With the production process, it is possible to obtain a fluorescent material which is high in absorptance, internal quantum efficiency, and external quantum efficiency and has excellent optical properties.

Abstract: A container provision support system capable of shortening time required to provide a container is provided. A first site is provided with a first registry apparatus including a first container image used to activate a first container that is an environment to execute an application program, a first container apparatus for activating the first container based on the first container image, and a first storage apparatus that provides a first volume to be used in the application program; and a second site is provided with a second storage apparatus that provides a second volume which is replicated data of the first volume; and there is provided a management unit that manages management information which associates identification information of the first volume, identification information of the second volume, and identification information of the first container image with each other.

Abstract: An in vivo motion tracking device tracking an in vivo motion that is a tracking target included in an ultrasonic image includes an image acquiring unit that is configured to acquire an ultrasonic image, an advance learning unit that is configured to perform advance learning using the ultrasonic image as learning data, and a tracking unit that is configured to track a position of the tracking target in an ultrasonic image including the tracking target after the advance learning performed by the advance learning unit.

Abstract: A host computer 30 that manages a container built on an operating system includes a processor 31. The processor 31 is configured to duplicate a second container based on a container image of a first container, and configure a hardware resource used by the first container such that the hardware resource can also be used by the second container. A nonvolatile storage device 36 of the host computer 30 stores container resource information in which the container image of the first container and the hardware resource used by the first container is associated, and the processor 31 is configured to, when duplicating the second container based on the container image of the first container, duplicate the hardware resource associated with the container image of the first container, and configure the duplicated hardware resource such that the duplicated hardware resource can be used by the second container.

Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula (11) is useful as a light-emitting material. R1, R2, R4 and R5 represent a group represented by the general formula (2), R11 to R20 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and L12 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device having a light-emitting layer containing a compound represented by the general formula below has a high light emission efficiency. In the general formula, at least one of R1 to R5 represents a cyano group, at least one of R1 to R5 represents a 9-carbazolyl group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9-carbazolyl group, a 1-indolyl group or a diarylamino group, and the balance of R1 to R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula (1) is useful as a light-emitting material. In the general formula (1), from 0 to 1 of R3 to R5 represents a cyano group, from 1 to 5 of R1 to R5 represent a group represented by the general formula (2) etc., and the balance of R1 to R6 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent other than above. R11 to R20 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, L12 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group.

Abstract: Provided is a novel imidic acid compound having a divalent anion useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate, an agrochemical intermediate, an acid catalyst, a battery electrolyte or an antistatic agent. The imidic acid compound is a divalent imidic acid compound represented by the following general formula (1) or (2). [In formulae (1) and (2), R1 to R3 represent a fluorine atom or an organic groups selected from a linear or branched C1-10 alkoxy group, a C2-10 alkenyloxy group, a C2-10 alkynyloxy group, a C3-10 cycloalkoxy group, a C3-10 cycloalkenyloxy group and a C6-10 aryloxy group, and wherein a fluorine atom, an oxygen atom or an unsaturated bond may also be present in the organic group. M1 and M2 represent protons, metal cations or onium cations.