Abstract: An electronic control unit of a drive assist apparatus acquires electric power source identification information for identifying a source of an electric power currently charged in a battery and electric power amount information representing an electric power amount corresponding to the source from an electric power acquisition unit, thereby recognizing a battery remaining amount SOCrg representing a green electric power, a battery remaining amount SOCj representing a privately generated green electric power, and a battery remaining amount SOCrs representing a non-green electric power. The unit presents travelable ranges each formed by connecting a group of maximum reachable points to which a PHV can reach by using each of a battery total remaining amount SOCr and the battery remaining amounts SOCrg, SOCj, and SOCrs to a user (driver) by using an information presentation unit.

Abstract: A dopant is ion-injected to a semiconductor layer formed of a group III-V compound semiconductor containing nitrogen as a Group V element. A first activation annealing is performed on the semiconductor layer having the ion-injected dopant using a heat-treating furnace under temperature conditions of 700° C. to 900° C. After the first activation annealing is performed, a second activation annealing is performed by allowing a pulsed laser beam to be incident on the semiconductor layer. A dopant activation rate can be improved using the above-described method.

Abstract: Polymer particles excellent in uniform dispersibility and the use thereof are provided. The polymer particles contain a surfactant, and have a coefficient of variation in the volume-based particle diameter distribution in the range from not less than 13.0% to not more than 25.0%. When 15.0 g of water is added to 5.0 g of the polymer particles so as to disperse the polymer particles in the water by performing a dispersion treatment for 60 minutes using an ultrasonic cleaner, and furthermore when an obtained dispersion liquid is put into a centrifuge tube with an inside diameter of 24 mm so as to be centrifuged, by a centrifugal separator, under conditions that K factor is 6943 and a rotating time is 30 minutes to recover a supernatant, a concentration of non-volatile components in the obtained supernatant is less than 3.5 wt. %.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin material containing a polyolefin, which has a property that discoloration (red to pink), which is considered to be caused by a phenol-based antioxidant, is effectively prevented for a long period of time. The resin material contains two kinds of specific secondary antioxidants represented by the following formulas (I) and (II) added thereto together with a phenol-based antioxidant: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 each independently represent a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A catheter that prevents excessive concentration of stress while providing sufficient flexibility to a distal end portion of the catheter, even when the catheter is inserted and curved in patient's a blood vessel. Thus, breakage of the catheter at a radiopaque marker is prevented/reduced. The catheter includes a catheter tube and the radiopaque marker, which is disposed in the catheter tube. The radiopaque marker is fixed in the catheter so that a gap is provided between the radiopaque marker and the catheter tube in a radial direction of the catheter tube.

Abstract: A catheter that prevents excessive concentration of stress while providing sufficient flexibility to a distal end portion of the catheter, even when the catheter is inserted and curved in patient's a blood vessel. Thus, breakage of the catheter at a radiopaque marker is prevented/reduced. The catheter includes a catheter tube and the radiopaque marker, which is disposed in the catheter tube. The radiopaque marker is fixed in the catheter so that a gap is provided between the radiopaque marker and the catheter tube in a radial direction of the catheter tube.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to di-aliphatic substituted PEGylated lipids and to methods of their preparation. The disclosure also relates to lipid conjugates containing di-aliphatic substituted PEGylated lipids, and to the use of di-aliphatic substituted PEGylated-lipid conjugates in drug delivery.

Abstract: An electronic control unit (11) of a drive assist apparatus (10) acquires electric power source identification information for identifying a source of an electric power currently charged in a battery and electric power amount information representing an electric power amount corresponding to the source from an electric power acquisition unit (14), thereby recognizing a battery remaining amount SOCrg representing a green electric power, a battery remaining amount SOCj representing a privately generated green electric power, and a battery remaining amount SOCrs representing a non-green electric power. The unit (11) presents travelable ranges each formed by connecting a group of maximum reachable points to which a PHV can reach by using each of a battery total remaining amount SOCr and the battery remaining amounts SOCrg, SOCj, and SOCrs to a user (driver) by using an information presentation unit (12).

Abstract: A dopant is ion-injected to a semiconductor layer formed of a group III-V compound semiconductor containing nitrogen as a Group V element. A first activation annealing is performed on the semiconductor layer having the ion-injected dopant using a heat-treating furnace under temperature conditions of 700° C. to 900° C. After the first activation annealing is performed, a second activation annealing is performed by allowing a pulsed laser beam to be incident on the semiconductor layer. A dopant activation rate can be improved using the above-described method.

Abstract: A catheter that prevents excessive concentration of stress while providing sufficient flexibility to a distal end portion of the catheter, even when the catheter is inserted and curved in patient's a blood vessel. Thus, breakage of the catheter at a radiopaque marker is prevented/reduced. The catheter includes a catheter tube and the radiopaque marker, which is disposed in the catheter tube. The radiopaque marker is fixed in the catheter so that a gap is provided between the radiopaque marker and the catheter tube in a radial direction of the catheter tube.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port to wash a user's body; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the jetting port; an electrolytic cell provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; a heating device provided on the flow channel on upstream side of the electrolytic cell; a nozzle cleaning device configured to clean or sterilize the nozzle with the water heated by the heating device or the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell; and a controller configured to perform control for stopping energization of the heating device or reducing an amount of energization of the heating device when energizing the electrolytic cell.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port to wash a user's body; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the jetting port; an electrolytic cell provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; a heating device provided on the flow channel on upstream side of the electrolytic cell; a nozzle cleaning device configured to clean or sterilize the nozzle with the water heated by the heating device or the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell; and a controller configured to perform control for stopping energization of the heating device or reducing an amount of energization of the heating device when energizing the electrolytic cell.

Abstract: The present invention provides resin particles including polymer obtained of a monomer mixture containing a monofunctional (meth)acrylic ester monomer, a monomer represented by a general formula (I); CH2?C(R1)—COO—(CH2CH2O)n—CO—C(R1)?CH2??(I) where R1 is a hydrogen or a methyl group and n is an integer from 1 to 4, and a monomer represented by a general formula (II); CH2?C(R2)—COO—(CH2CH2O)m—CO—C(R2)?CH2??(II) where R2 is a hydrogen or a methyl group and m is an integer from 5 to 15. The resin particles have a volume average particle diameter of 5 to 50 ?m, a recovery rate of 15% or more to less than 30%, and a compression strength (MPa) that provides a multiplication product in the range of 24.5 to 60.0 obtained by multiplying the compression strength and the volume average particle diameter (?m).

Abstract: The disclosure relates to di-aliphatic substituted PEGylated lipids and to methods of their preparation. The disclosure also relates to lipid conjugates containing di-aliphatic substituted PEGylated lipids, and to the use of di-aliphatic substituted PEGylated-lipid conjugates in drug delivery.

Abstract: A washing machine and a control method thereof in which a tub washing course is safely performed using a sensor to measure vibration of a tub. Since whether or not laundry is present in s drum is sensed while performing the tub washing course, consumption of separate time, water, and energy to sense whether or not laundry is present is not required, and operation of the washing machine is controlled by diagnosing malfunction of the sensor. If plural sensors are installed, a micro-computer is connected to the plural sensors in common through a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) communication method or an Inter Integrated circuit (I2C) communication method, thereby reducing costs and volume of wire-harness.

Abstract: A conveyor system equipped with a roller track for holding and moving one side of material and a plurality of rails parallel to the roller track each having a carrier for holding and moving the other side of material on the rail, wherein each carrier is provided with a height adjuster for changing holding height of material, the holding height of material is raised after a carrier departs from the start point and the height adjuster engages with an operating bar which is set at a side of the rail, the holding height of material is lowered after a carrier departs from the end point toward the start point and the height adjuster engages with another operating bar which is set at a side of the rail, and the carrier which returns to the start point can pass below the material which moves while held at the carrier.

Abstract: The present invention provides resin particles including polymer obtained of a monomer mixture containing a monofunctional (meth)acrylic ester monomer, a monomer represented by a general formula (I); CH2?C(R1)—COO—(CH2CH2O)n—CO—C(R1)?CH2??(I) where R1 is a hydrogen or a methyl group and n is an integer from 1 to 4, and a monomer represented by a general formula (II); CH2?C(R2)—COO—(CH2CH2O)m—CO—C(R2)?CH2??(II) where R2 is a hydrogen or a methyl group and m is an integer from 5 to 15. The resin particles have a volume average particle diameter of 5 to 50 ?m, a recovery rate of 15% or more to less than 30%, and a compression strength (MPa) that provides a multiplication product in the range of 24.5 to 60.0 obtained by multiplying the compression strength and the volume average particle diameter (?m).

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a sanitary washing apparatus, characterized by: a nozzle being configured to wash a body of a user by squirting water from a water discharge port; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source toward the water discharge port; an electrolytic cell provided at an intermediate portion of the flow channel, the electrolytic cell being capable of producing sterilizing water; and a nozzle wash unit configured to wash or sterilize the nozzle with the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell, a contraction portion being formed downstream from the electrolytic cell, a flow channel cross-sectional area being smaller at the contraction portion than upstream from the electrolytic cell, a strainer being disposed in the flow channel further downstream from the contraction portion. Clogging of the flow channel due to scale can be suppressed.

Abstract: An electronic control unit of a drive assist apparatus acquires electric power source identification information for identifying a source of an electric power currently charged in a battery and electric power amount information representing an electric power amount corresponding to the source from an electric power acquisition unit, thereby recognizing a battery remaining amount SOCrg representing a green electric power, a battery remaining amount SOCj representing a privately generated green electric power, and a battery remaining amount SOCrs representing a non-green electric power. The unit presents travelable ranges each formed by connecting a group of maximum reachable points to which a PHV can reach by using each of a battery total remaining amount SOCr and the battery remaining amounts SOCrg, SOCj, and SOCrs to a user (driver) by using an information presentation unit.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display section which is attached to an electric vehicle EV operable upon supply of electric power thereto and displays information regarding the electric power supplied to the electric vehicle EV; a determination section which determines whether or not the electric power supplied to the electric vehicle EV contains green electric power; and a display control section. In the case where the determination section determines that the electric power supplied to the electric vehicle EV contains green electric power, the display control section controls the display section such that the display color becomes green. In the case where the determination section determines that the electric power supplied to the electric vehicle EV does not contain green electric power, the display control section controls the display section such that the display color becomes red.