Abstract: A vehicle includes a motor, a second drive source, and a drive controller. The motor is a first drive source configured to drive wheels. The motor has a plurality of switchable modes that differ in at least one of a number of poles or a type of torque for rotating a rotor. The second drive source is configured to drive the wheels in parallel with the motor. The drive controller is configured to set, during switching of the modes, a target driving force of the second drive source to be larger than a target driving force of the second drive source before the switching of the modes.

Abstract: A driving system includes an engine, a motor generator, an output unit, a power transmission mechanism, and a controller. The output unit outputs at least one of an engine driving force generated by the engine or a motor driving force generated by the motor generator. The power transmission mechanism selects a first drive mode in which both of the engine driving force and the motor driving force are transmitted to the output unit, and a second drive mode in which only the engine driving force is transmitted to the output unit. The controller controls the power transmission mechanism to select the first drive mode when a first fuel consumption rate of the engine in the first drive mode is or is estimated to be lower than a second fuel consumption rate of the engine in the second drive mode.

Abstract: A method for producing pressure-responsive particles includes: adding an aggregating agent and a dispersion containing silica particles to a dispersion containing composite resin particles containing a styrene-based resin including a styrene compound and a vinyl monomer other than the styrene compound as polymer components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin including a (meth)acrylic acid ester compound as a polymer component to cause aggregation so as to form aggregated particles; and heating and fusing the aggregated particles to form pressure-responsive particles. The amount of the silica particles added by the dispersion containing the silica particles is 0.5 mass % or more and 10 mass % or less relative to a total mass of the composite resin particles. The mass ratio of the styrene-based resin to the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin in the pressure-responsive particles is from 80:20 to 20:80.

Abstract: A particle set for producing a printed matter includes: a chromatic color toner containing toner particles A; and pressure-responsive particles containing base particles B, in which the base particles B contain a styrene resin containing, as polymerization components, styrene and a vinyl monomer other than styrene, and a (meth)acrylate resin containing, as a polymerization component, a (meth)acrylate, a mass ratio of the styrene resin to the (meth)acrylate resin (styrene resin:(meth)acrylate resin) is 80:20 to 20:80, a difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature of the pressure-responsive particles is 30° C. or more, and when the toner particles A have a volume average particle diameter D50A and the base particles B have a volume average particle diameter D50B, the D50A and the D50B satisfy formula 1-1: 1.5 ?m<(D50B?D50A).

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a planetary gear mechanism, first and second wheels, an engine, a motor generator, a wheel drive clutch, and a control system. The planetary gear mechanism includes first, second, and third rotation elements. The first wheel is coupled to the first rotation element via a first path. The second wheel is coupled to the second rotation element via a second path. The engine is coupled to the third rotation element via a third path. The motor generator is provided on the first path. The wheel drive clutch is provided on the first path and between the motor generator and the first wheel. The control system controls the motor generator and the wheel drive clutch. The control system executes a motor stop mode in which the wheel drive clutch is brought into a released state and the motor generator is brought into a rotation stop state.

Abstract: A method for producing a composite resin particle dispersion includes: performing polymerization A by polymerizing a styrene compound and a vinyl monomer other than the styrene compound to form a styrene-based resin; performing polymerization B by polymerizing a (meth)acrylic acid ester compound in the presence of the styrene-based resin to form intermediate resin particles containing the styrene-based resin and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin; and performing polymerization C by polymerizing a styrene compound and a vinyl monomer other than the styrene compound in the presence of the intermediate resin particles to form composite resin particles. The mass ratio of the styrene-based resin to the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin in the composite resin particles is from 80:20 to 20:80. A difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature in the composite resin particles is 30° C. or more.

Abstract: A method for producing pressure-responsive particles includes: adding an aggregating agent to a dispersion containing composite resin particles containing a styrene-based resin including a styrene compound and a vinyl monomer other than the styrene compound as polymer components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin including a (meth)acrylic acid ester compound as a polymer component to aggregate the composite resin particles so as to form aggregated particles A; forming a shell by adding an aggregating agent and styrene-based resin particles containing a styrene compound and a vinyl monomer other than the styrene compound as polymer components to a dispersion containing the aggregated particles A to aggregate the styrene-based resin particles so as to form aggregated particles B; and heating and fusing the aggregated particles B to form pressure-responsive particles.

Abstract: A method for producing a liquid dispersion of composite resin particles includes polymerizing a styrene compound and an extra vinyl monomer together to give a styrene resin; polymerizing a (meth)acrylate compound in the presence of the styrene resin to give intermediate resin particles A, which are resin particles containing the styrene resin and a (meth)acrylate resin; polymerizing a styrene compound and an extra vinyl monomer in the presence of intermediate resin particles A to give liquid dispersion B, which is a liquid dispersion containing intermediate resin particles B; and adding a polymerization initiator to liquid dispersion B to give a liquid dispersion containing composite resin particles. In the composite resin particles as a whole, the ratio by mass between the styrene and (meth)acrylate resins is between 80:20 and 20:80. There is a difference of 30° C. or more between the lowest and highest glass transition temperatures of the composite resin particles.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive includes: composite resin particles that contain a styrene resin containing, as polymerization components, styrene and a vinyl monomer other than styrene, and a (meth)acrylate resin containing, as a polymerization component, a (meth)acrylate; and an aqueous solvent containing water, in which a mass ratio of the styrene resin to the (meth)acrylate resin (styrene resin:(meth)acrylate resin) is 80:20 to 20:80, a difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature of the composite resin particles is 30° C. or more, a melt viscosity of the composite resin particles at 100° C. is 4000 Pa·s or more and 20000 Pa·s or less, and, in a melt viscosity range of the composite resin particles of 4000 Pa·s or more and 20000 Pa·s or less, a slope of a logarithm of the melt viscosity of the composite resin particles relative to a temperature of the composite resin particles is ?0.08 or more and ?0.04 or less.

Abstract: A method for producing a composite resin particle dispersion includes: polymerizing a (meth)acrylic acid ester compound to form a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin; and polymerizing a styrene compound and a vinyl monomer other than the styrene compound in the presence of the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin to form composite resin particles containing a styrene-based resin and the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin. The mass ratio of the styrene-based resin to the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin in the composite resin particles is from 80:20 to 20:80. A difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature in the composite resin particles is 30° C. or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a double-stranded oligonucleotide decoy including two transcription factor-binding sites, while keeping its size small. The double-stranded oligonucleotide decoy showing binding affinities for two transcription factors includes a first binding site for a first transcription factor and a second binding site for a second transcription factor. A first strand including the sense strand of the first binding site and a second strand including the sense strand of the second binding site are hybridized to form a double strand in which the sense strand of the first binding site and the sense strand of the second binding site are at least partly hybridized.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor integrated circuit including an input circuit. The input circuit includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier. The second amplifier is electrically connected to the first amplifier. The second amplifier includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a time constant providing circuit. The first transistor has a gate electrically connected to a first node of the first amplifier. The second transistor has a gate electrically connected to a second node of the first amplifier. The third transistor is disposed adjacent to a drain of the first transistor. The fourth transistor is disposed adjacent to a drain of the second transistor. The time constant providing circuit is electrically connected between a gate of the third transistor and a drain of the third transistor, a gate of the fourth transistor.

Abstract: A shell and plate heat exchanger includes a shell and a plate pack. The shell defines a cavity configured to receive a first fluid and a second fluid. The plate pack is arranged inside the cavity. The plate pack has a plurality of heat exchanger plates. Each of the heat exchanger plates has two sides facing in opposite directions in a thickness direction of the heat exchanger plate. At least one of the sides of at least one of the heat exchanger plates has a surface roughness of between 5 ?m and 100 ?m.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a controller that selects an electric vehicle (EV) mode where an output clutch is disengaged and a wheel is driven by a motor, or a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) mode where the output clutch is engaged and the wheel is driven by an engine and the motor. The controller engages the output clutch during the EV mode to adjust a gear ratio of a continuously variable transmission, and switches, in accordance with a battery state, an adjustment mode for the gear ratio, during the EV mode, between a first adjustment mode that allows the gear ratio to be adjusted in accordance with a vehicle speed, and a second adjustment mode that allows the gear ratio to be adjusted to and kept at a reference gear ratio smaller than a lowest speed gear ratio regardless of the vehicle speed.

Abstract: A screw-type separation device 1 includes a casing 10 including an object discharging port and discharging an object A having been dehydrated, and a separated liquid discharging port; a screw shaft provided inside the casing and extending in an extending direction that is a direction from the one end part to the other end part; a first screw blade extending spirally on an outer peripheral surface of the screw shaft; and a second screw blade extending spirally on the outer peripheral surface of the screw shaft such that a predetermined gap is formed with respect to the first screw blade in the extending direction. A groove is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the casing.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle provided with an engine, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupled to an output shaft of the engine, a motor coupled to a wheel, and an output clutch that transmits power from an output shaft of the CVT and the motor to the wheel includes a controller that is able to switch and execute either of an EV mode that allows, upon disengagement of the output clutch, power outputted from the motor to drive the wheel, and an HEV mode that allows, upon engagement of the output clutch, power outputted from the engine and the motor to drive the wheel, and that, in an adjustment of a gear ratio of the CVT during the EV mode, engages the output clutch and adjusts the gear ratio of the CVT, and thereafter disengages the output clutch before the gear ratio reaches a target gear ratio.

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, an output circuit includes first to third power supply lines, a pad, first to second transistors, and a first circuit. A first end of the first transistor is coupled to the first power supply line. A second end of the first transistor is coupled to the pad. A first end of the second transistor is coupled to the second power supply line. A second end of the second transistor is coupled to the pad. The first circuit is coupled to each of the third power supply line and a gate of the first transistor. In a first case, the first circuit applies a fourth voltage to the gate of the first transistor.

Abstract: A method for controlling a memory system, including a controller chip and a non-volatile memory chip which includes a calibration control circuit, a first output buffer, and a first resistance element, includes receiving a read command from the controller, setting a ready/busy signal to a busy state based on the read command, executing a calibration operation which controls an impedance of the first output buffer based on the read command, setting the ready/busy signal to a ready state, and sending data to the control chip in response to the read command. The calibration control circuit calibrates the impedance of the first output buffer circuit by using the first resistance element within a period in which the ready/busy signal is the busy state.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a polyarylene sulfide resin, the method including subjecting a dihaloaromatic compound and a sulfidizing agent to a polymerization reaction in the presence of an aliphatic cyclic compound having a ring openable by hydrolysis, in which corrosion of a production apparatus is suppressed. More particularly, provided is a method for producing a polyarylene sulfide resin, the method including a dehydration step (1) in which a water-containing sulfidizing agent and an aliphatic cyclic compound having a ring openable by hydrolysis are heated in the presence of a dihaloaromatic compound to a liquid temperature in the range of 90° C. or higher and 170° C. or lower under the atmospheric pressure, and then dehydration is performed while maintaining the liquid temperature and reducing the pressure to a pressure in the range of 30 [kPa abs] or higher and 80 [kPa abs] or lower to thus obtain a mixture.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus to be applied to a hybrid vehicle includes a continuously variable transmission, a clutch mechanism, and a travel processor. The continuously variable transmission is coupled to an engine and a first motor via an input passage, and coupled to drive wheels via an output passage. The clutch mechanism is provided on the output passage. When the travel mode is switched from a first mode in which the clutch mechanism is engaged to the second mode in which the clutch mechanism is released, the travel processor releases the clutch mechanism and stops the continuously variable transmission while maintaining a speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission. When the travel mode is switched from the second mode to the first mode, the travel processor synchronizes rotation speeds of input-side and output-side portions of the clutch mechanism by controlling the continuously variable transmission, and engages the clutch mechanism.