Abstract: This cold-rolled steel sheet has a predetermined chemical composition, in which a metallographic structure at a ¼ depth position, which is a ¼ thickness position from a surface, contains, by volume percentage, retained austenite: more than 1.0% and less than 8.0%, tempered martensite: 80.0% or more, ferrite and bainite: 0% or more and 15.0% or less in total, and martensite: 0% or more and 5.0% or less, and in the metallographic structure, a prior ? grain size is 5.0 ?m or more and 25.0 ?m or less, and a number density of retained ? on a prior ? grain boundary is 100/mm2 or less.

Abstract: To make liquid unlikely to drip from a pipette when the pipette is tilted. A pipette includes a main body portion, a tapered portion, and a distal end portion. The main body portion has a hollow cylindrical shape. The tapered portion has a hollow cylindrical shape, and extends further than a distal end of the main body portion in a distal direction. An inner diameter of a proximal end of the tapered portion is less than or equal to an inner diameter of the distal end of the main body portion. The tapered portion has an inner diameter decreasing in the distal direction. The distal end portion has a hollow cylindrical shape, extends from a distal end of the tapered portion in the distal direction, and has an inner diameter that is less than or equal to an inner diameter of the distal end of the tapered portion.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive composition contains a polymer having an acid-releasable group, and a compound (Q) represented by formula (1). In the formula (1), L1 represents an ester group, —CO—NR3—, a (thio)ether group, or a sulfonyl group. R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, or a nitro group. R5 represents a C1 to C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group, a C1 to C20 monovalent halogenated hydrocarbon group, or a halogen atom, and optionally two R5s taken together represent an alicyclic structure together with the carbon atom(s) between the two R5s. L2 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group.

Abstract: This cold-rolled steel sheet has a predetermined chemical composition, in which a metallographic structure of a t/4 portion, which is at a ¼ position of a sheet thickness t from a surface of the cold-rolled steel sheet in a sheet thickness direction, includes, by volume percentage, retained austenite: 2.5% or more and 10.0% or less, tempered martensite: 80.0% or more and 97.5% or less, ferrite and bainite: 0.0% or more and 15.0% or less in total, and martensite: 0.0% or more and 3.0% or less, and in a surface layer area at a position 25 ?m away from the surface in the sheet thickness direction, an amount of solute Si is 0.30% or more and 1.50% or less by mass %, a volume percentage of ferrite in the metallographic structure is 0.0% or more and 20.0% or less, and a density of ferrite grains having a grain size of 15 ?m or more is 0 grains/mm2 or more and 3,000 grains/mm2 or less.

Abstract: Provided herein is a chimeric Fc?RI ?-chain gene including a first base sequence encoding an extracellular domain of a human Fc?RI ?-chain and a second base sequence encoding at least a transmembrane domain of a non-human animal Fc?RI ?-chain. Also provided herein is a chimeric Fc?RI ?-chain protein that is an expression product of the chimeric Fc?RI ?-chain gene, and a non-human animal cell including the chimeric Fc?RI ?-chain gene. Also provided herein is an analysis kit including the cells and an analysis method using the cells.

Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment includes: a unit pixel including a first pixel having a first photoelectric conversion element and including a second pixel having a second photoelectric conversion element, the second pixel being arranged adjacent to the first pixel; and an accumulation portion that accumulates a charge generated by the second photoelectric conversion element and converts the accumulated charge into a voltage. The accumulation portion is disposed at a boundary between the unit pixel and another unit pixel adjacent to the unit pixel.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes: a despreading unit that performs despreading processing on a received signal subjected to direct spread processing; a signal detection unit that detects a plurality of signals included in the received signal subjected to the despreading processing; a delay amount estimation unit that estimates an amount of delay in each of the plurality of detected signals; a pilot signal extraction unit that extracts a subcarrier including a pilot signal from the received signal based on the estimated amounts of delay; a spreading unit that performs direct spread processing on the extracted pilot signal by using a spreading sequence used by a source of transmission of the received signal for performing direct spread processing; and a transmission path estimation processing unit that performs transmission path estimation processing based on the pilot signal subjected to the direct spread processing.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the disclosure includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of captured images each including a reference member, which has a known shape, and a subject; and a composition unit that generates one composite image from the plurality of captured images based on the shape of the reference member included in each of the plurality of captured images.

Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment includes: a unit pixel including a first pixel having a first photoelectric conversion element and including a second pixel having a second photoelectric conversion element, the second pixel being arranged adjacent to the first pixel; and an accumulation portion that accumulates a charge generated by the second photoelectric conversion element and converts the accumulated charge into a voltage. The accumulation portion is disposed at a boundary between the unit pixel and another unit pixel adjacent to the unit pixel.

Abstract: A drive device is integrally configured with a motor and a controller circuit. A metal rear frame is provided on an end of the motor in the axial direction at a side where the controller circuit is provided. Electronic components constituting the controller circuit are mounted on a circuit board. A cover, which is a bottomed cylindrical shape, has a plurality of flexible locking portions capable of being engaged with a plurality of fixed locking portions provided on a side surface of the rear frame by a snap-fit manner. The cover is fixed to the rear frame so as to cover the circuit board. The cover has a pseudo-circular-cylindrical portion and flat surface portions. Flexible locking portions are provided on a flat surface portion of the pseudo-circular-cylindrical portion.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic device enabling improvement of an SN characteristic. A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit provided with multiple unit pixels. Each of the unit pixels includes: a small pixel having a first photoelectric conversion unit and a first on-chip lens configured to allow light to enter the first photoelectric conversion unit; and a large pixel having a second photoelectric conversion unit divided into multiple regions, and a second on-chip lens that can condense more light than the first on-chip lens and allows light to enter the second photoelectric conversion unit. The present technology may be applied to a CMOS image sensor.

Abstract: Imaging devices and electronic apparatuses incorporating imaging devices are provided. An imaging device as disclosed can include a first pixel of a first pixel and a second pixel of a second pixel. The first and second pixels each have a first electrode, a portion of a photoelectric conversion film, and a portion of a second electrode, where the photoelectric conversion film is between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode of the first pixel has a first area, while the first electrode of the second pixel has a second area that is smaller than the first area. The first pixel can include a light shielding film. Alternatively or in addition, the first pixel can be divided into first and second portions.

Abstract: A negative photosensitive composition for forming a top plate portion of a hollow structure which contains an epoxy group-containing compound, a cationic polymerization initiator, a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate compound, and a photoradical polymerization initiator.

Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment includes: a unit pixel including a first pixel having a first photoelectric conversion element and including a second pixel having a second photoelectric conversion element, the second pixel being arranged adjacent to the first pixel; and an accumulation portion that accumulates a charge generated by the second photoelectric conversion element and converts the accumulated charge into a voltage. The accumulation portion is disposed at a boundary between the unit pixel and another unit pixel adjacent to the unit pixel.

Abstract: A drive device of a motor comprises an electric component, a base member and a cover member. The base member and the cover member forms a cavity which accommodates the electric component. The base member and the cover member are connected by a plurality of connecting portions each of which includes a hooking portion and an anchoring portion. The base member further includes a plurality of protrusions which come in contact with an inner surface of the cover member. The protrusions includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion protruding in an opposite direction.

Abstract: There is provided a solid-state image pickup device including: a semiconductor substrate; a photodiode formed in the semiconductor substrate; a transistor having a gate electrode part or all of which is embedded in the semiconductor substrate, the transistor being configured to read a signal electric charge from the photodiode via the gate electrode; and an electric charge transfer layer provided between the gate electrode and the photodiode.

Abstract: A pedal unit 10 in one embodiment includes a case 190, a foot lever 100, and an elastic member 155. The foot lever 100 includes a first portion 100r located inside the case 190 and a second portion 100f located outside the case 190. The foot lever 100 is rotatably arranged with respect to the case 190. A center of rotation is located between the first portion 100r and the second portion 100f. The elastic member 155 is arranged within the case 190 and provides a force against the first portion 100r.

Abstract: A pedal device includes a case, a foot lever including a first portion located inside the case and a second portion located outside the case, the foot lever being arranged to be rotatable with respect to the case, a center of rotation of the foot lever being located between the first portion and the second portion, a first sensor detecting a position of the foot lever between a rest position and an end position, and a reaction force member contacting with the foot lever and applying a reaction force while the foot lever rotates from the rest position to the end position, the reaction force member being located corresponding to a portion opposite to the center of rotation of the first portion.

Abstract: A pedal unit according to an embodiment includes a first foot lever, a shaft serving as a center of rotation of the first foot lever, and a bearing paired with the shaft. The shaft or the bearing includes a first member arranged on at least a portion of surfaces in contact with each other, and a second member formed of a material different from the first member and supporting the first member from a side opposite the surfaces. The surfaces are included in an inner area of a width of the first foot lever when the first foot lever is viewed perpendicular to the shaft. The first member and the second member are fixed in a sliding direction of the shaft and the bearing.