Abstract: In the present invention, a composition comprising two types of thienothiophene compounds selected from the group consisting of the compounds indicated by formulas (1) to (4) (in formulas (1) to (4), either one of R1 and R2 represents an alkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having an alkyl group or a heterocyclic group having an alkyl group, and the other represents a hydrogen atom, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, a heterocyclic group or a substituent represented by formula (5) (in formula (5), R3 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group)) can form an organic thin film which is homogeneous over a large area, and an organic semiconductor device including the organic thin film is capable of exhibiting high mobility.

Abstract: A parking assistance device includes a pair of left and right sonar devices provided in a vehicle, an obstacle detection controller for determining whether an obstacle present within a determination target distance range on a side of the vehicle is a wall or a curb by comparing a level value of a reflection wave received by one of the sonar devices with each of a first threshold value and a second threshold value that are different from each other, and an automatic parking controller for setting a guiding route for automatic parking depending on a determination result, and the automatic parking controller sets the guiding route requiring a large amount of steering of the vehicle in a case where the determination result indicates a curb, compared with a case where the determination result indicates a wall in the automatic parking in the form of parallel parking.

Abstract: A parking assistance device includes: distance sensors for transmitting detection waves toward a side of a host vehicle while the host vehicle is traveling and receiving reflected waves of the detection waves; a reflection point calculating unit for calculating reflection points indicating positions where the detection waves have been reflected; a grouping unit for grouping the reflection points; a reference distance setting unit for setting a reference distance corresponding to a distance between a host vehicle position indicating the position of the traveling host vehicle and a reflection point group set by grouping; and an object determining unit for setting an object determining threshold value to be compared with the reference distance and determining whether an object corresponding to the reflection point group is a parked vehicle or a parking reference object by comparing the reference distance with the object determining threshold value.

Abstract: Provided are beads for blood processing having porous beads and a polymer carried on the surface of the porous beads, wherein: the porous beads are configured from at least one resin selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, styrene resins, and cellulose resins; and the polymer includes a specific monomer defined in the description as a monomer unit.

Abstract: Provided are beads for blood processing having porous beads and a polymer carried on the surface of the porous beads, wherein: the porous beads are configured from at least one resin selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, styrene resins, and cellulose resins; and the polymer includes a specific monomer defined in the description as a monomer unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a parking assist device (100) including a parking assist control unit (5) that performs parking assist for a host vehicle (1) by using a first sensor (4) for parking assist disposed in the host vehicle (1), and a guide display control unit (25) that causes a display device (20) to display a guide display based on a first effective detection range (AL, AR) of the first sensor (4) in a state in which the guide display is superimposed on a front view with respect to the host vehicle (1).

Abstract: A mold apparatus includes a first mold plate formed with a runner flow path, a second mold plate, a runner stripper plate having a through hole that communicates with the runner flow path, a runner locking part formed with an inverse tapered space which communicates with the through hole and has an inverse tapered shape and in which a locking portion made of a molding material is formed, and a runner unlocking means for moving the runner stripper plate away from the runner locking part to unlock the locking portion.

Abstract: A mold apparatus includes first and second mold plates that constitute a cassette mold, a first base mold, a base intermediate mold for loading the first mold plate, a second base mold for loading the second mold plate, a base intermediate mold driving device for positioning and fixing the base intermediate mold at any position between the first and second base molds, and a controller for performing control to position and fix the base intermediate mold so that the first mold plate and the first base mold are in contact with each other when a molded product is taken out.

Abstract: A parking assistance device (100) is provided with distance sensors (2FL, 2FR, 2RL, 2RR) which transmit detection waves laterally with respect to a host vehicle (1) while the host vehicle (1) travels and receive reflected waves of the detection waves, a reflection point calculating unit (11) which calculates a reflection point indicating a position where the detection wave is reflected, a grouping unit (13) which groups the reflection points, a parking space pitch calculating unit (14) which calculates a parking space pitch indicating a width of each parking space by using periodicity of a shape of a reflection point group set by grouping, a parking target area setting unit (15) which sets a parking target area which is a target of perpendicular parking by the host vehicle (1), and a parking assistance controlling unit (21) which guides the host vehicle (1) to the parking target area on the basis of the parking space pitch.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a luminescent thin film, a luminescent multilayered film, and an organic electroluminescent element that have luminescence properties with excellent storage stability in atmospheric air; and a production method therefor. This luminescent thin film contains a luminescent compound A, and is characterized by containing 0.0001 mass % or more of an oxide B of luminescent compound A in terms of the luminescent compound A.

Abstract: The present invention provides a luminescent film containing at least a phosphorescent compound and a fluorescent compound, wherein the convolution integral value J of the emission spectrum of the phosphorescent compound and the absorption spectrum of the fluorescent compound satisfies equation (1), the light emission from the fluorescent compound accounts for at least 90% of the emission spectrum of the luminescent film, and the absolute photoluminescence quantum efficiency (PLQE) of the luminescent film is represented by equation (2). Equation (1): J?1.5×1014, Equation (2): PLQE (a film composed of a phosphorescent compound and a host compound)×0.9?PLQE (a film containing a phosphorescent compound and a fluorescent compound) [The lowest triplet excited state of the host compound is higher than the lowest triplet excited state of the phosphorescent compound, and does not suppress the luminescent property of the phosphorescent compound.

Abstract: A parking mode determining system includes a distance measurer to measure a distance to an obstacle on the side of a host vehicle; a host-vehicle position measurer to measure a position of the host vehicle; a reflected position calculator to calculate a reflected position of the transmission wave; a grouping unit to group a plurality of the reflected positions for each obstacle; an angle calculator to obtain an approximate line for each of two or more of the reflected positions adjacent to each other, and calculate an angle of inclination of the approximate line or an angle of inclination of a normal line of the approximate line; and a parking mode determiner to determine whether a parking mode is parallel parking, perpendicular parking, or angle parking on the basis of a distribution of a plurality of the angles of inclination.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a recoater head that forms a material powder layer by uniformly spreading metal material powder on a modeling table at a predetermined height; a laser light irradiation device that irradiates the material powder layer with laser light, and heats and melts the material powder to form a sintered layer; and a control device that forms a sintered body, which is an three-dimensional molded object, by repeatedly driving and controlling the recoater head and the laser light irradiation device; the control device reads sintered body data, that is configured by the shape of a base part in which at least a plurality of support members with constricted central portion are arranged continuously and the shape of a main body part which is a final molded product, and drives and controls the laser light irradiation device and the recoater head to form the sintered body.

Abstract: Provided is a biological fluid-treating filter for treating a biological fluid containing erythrocytes, which has a matrix and a polymer retained by the matrix, the polymer having a zwitterion-containing functional group and a basic nitrogen-containing functional group. By using the filter in which the polymer has the zwitterion-containing functional group and the basic nitrogen-containing functional group, it is possible to treat the biological fluid containing erythrocytes without adversely affecting the erythrocytes.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element includes: an anode; a cathode; and a luminous layer. The luminous layer includes: a luminescent dopant having a reorganization energy of 0 eV to 0.7 eV in electron transition from a ground state (S0) to a lowest excited triplet state (T1); and a host compound having a reorganization energy of 0 eV to 0.3 eV in electron transfer reaction between a ground state (S0) and an anionic radical state (AR), and having a molecular weight within a range of 500 to 3000.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for tires which provides a balanced improvement of physical properties including fuel economy, tensile strength, and abrasion resistance while achieving good processability. Also provided is a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The rubber composition for tires contains: an isoprene-based rubber; and a polybutadiene rubber mixture consisting of a high molecular weight polybutadiene rubber having a cis content of 95% by mass or more and a peak top molecular weight Mp of 550,000 or more and a low molecular weight polybutadiene rubber having a cis content of 95% by mass or more and a peak top molecular weight Mp of 500,000 or less. The rubber component in the rubber composition includes, based on 100% by mass thereof, 60 to 90% by mass of the isoprene-based rubber and 10 to 40% by mass of the polybutadiene rubber mixture.

Abstract: A vehicle information display control device includes: an automatic driving information obtaining unit obtaining automatic driving information including information indicating that each actuator of a vehicle is in a manual control mode or an automatic control mode; and a display controller causing a display to display an image based on the automatic driving information. The display controller causes the display to display: an image of a manual driving device corresponding to the actuator; a manual-operation recalling image that is superimposed on the image of the manual driving device corresponding to an actuator in the manual control mode and that recalls an operation performed by a person; and an automatic-operation recalling image that is superimposed on the image of the manual driving device corresponding to an actuator in the automatic control mode and that recalls an operation performed by a machine.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor transmits an ultrasonic wave, and receives the ultrasonic wave reflected by an obstacle. An electrical characteristic measuring means measures the electrical characteristic of the ultrasonic sensor, and outputs electrical characteristic information. An environmental state determining means receives the electrical characteristic information from the electrical characteristic measuring means, and outputs environmental information on at least one of the temperature and humidity of the ultrasonic sensor.

Abstract: An attachment member (1) has a through hole (11). An ultrasonic sensor (2) is fixed to the attachment member (1) in such a manner that an emitting surface (22) of the ultrasonic sensor (2) is exposed from the through hole (11) of the attachment member (1). A vibration propagation preventing layer (3) is interposed between the entire periphery of a side surface of the ultrasonic sensor (2) and a wall surface of the through hole (11) of the attachment member (1). Vibration plates (41) and (42) are disposed on one of a first straight line passing through the center point of the emitting surface (22) of the ultrasonic sensor (2) on a horizontal plane parallel to the emitting surface (22) and a second straight line perpendicular to the first straight line, and connect the emitting surface (22) of the ultrasonic sensor (2) to the attachment member (1).

Abstract: Provided is an adsorbent for removing histones from a liquid derived from a living-organism, including a water-insoluble carrier and a biocompatible polymer. The carrier has activated carbon, a polyester, a polysulfone, or a cationic functional group. Also provided is a device for purifying a liquid derived from a living-organism to remove histones from a liquid derived from a living-organism, which has a housing equipped with an inlet and an outlet for the liquid derived from the living-organism and the above-described adsorbent housed in the housing. The liquid derived from the living-organism is moved through the housing of device for purifying the liquid derived from the living-organism to remove histones from the liquid derived from the living-organism.