Abstract: Provided is a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery containing a porous substrate; and a porous layer that is provided on one side of the porous substrate, and that contains a resin and a filler, in which a shrinkage ratio in a MD direction, when heat-treated at 100° C. for 30 minutes under no tension, is more than 1.2% and less than or equal to 3.5%.

Abstract: A separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery contains: a porous layer that is provided on only one side of the porous substrate, and that contains a resin having at least one bonding group selected from an amide bond, an imide bond, and a sulfonyl bond, in which, in the porous substrate, an absolute value of a difference between a temperature of an endothermic peak observed at 120° C. to 145° C. in a temperature raising process 1, and a temperature of an endothermic peak observed at 120° C. to 145° C. in a temperature raising process 2, is 1.50° C. or higher in DSC measurement when the temperature raising process 1 of continuously raising the temperature from 30° C. to 200° C. at a temperature change rate of 5° C./min in a nitrogen atmosphere, and the temperature raising process 2 of lowering the temperature from 200° C. to 30° C. and raising the temperature from 30° C. to 200° C., are performed.

Abstract: A grating coupler having first and second ends for coupling a light beam to a waveguide of a chip includes a substrate configured to receive the light beam from the first end and transmit the light beam through the second end, the substrate having a first refractive index n1, a grating structure having curved grating lines arranged on the substrate, the grating structure having a second refractive index n1, wherein the curved grating lines have line width w and height d and are arranged by a pitch ?, wherein the second refractive index n2 is less than first refractive index n1, and a cladding layer configured to cover the grating structure, wherein the cladding layer has a third refractive index n3. The curves of the grating lines are constructed such that the emitting beam is shaped for efficient coupling to another optical component. The curves can also be tilted to reduce coupling back into the waveguide.

Abstract: A device management server that manages device information of a plurality of devices to be managed by a device information storage unit comprises: a device information management unit that manages the device information as a management target or as a non-management target by the device information storage unit; and a device display unit that performs a control such that, when selecting a device to which a first function is to be applied, a device corresponding to the device information managed as a management target is set to be a selection candidate instead of setting a device corresponding to the device information managed as a non-managed target to be a selection candidate, and when selecting a device to which a second function is to be applied, a device corresponding to the device information managed as a management target or non-management target is set to be a selection candidate.

Abstract: The operational continuity of a programmable device, and a controller using the same is enhanced.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus sets a first schedule determining a timing of transmitting, to a management target device, an instruction to transit the management target device to a predetermined power supply state in which a request via a network fails and sets a second schedule determining a timing of transmitting, to the management target device, a request to acquire operation information via the network, and provides, when the second schedule is set, a function of automatically adjusting the second schedule so that a period during which the request via the network fails based on the first schedule does not overlap the timing of transmitting the request based on the second schedule and that the operation information is acquired.

Abstract: A management device that manages an image processing device via a network includes a first acquisition unit acquiring application information for each application which is installed in the image processing device; a creation unit creating a task for monitoring an operation of an application in the image processing device; and a second acquisition unit acquiring resource information on resources which are required for using an application in the image processing device in accordance with the created task. An instruction on processing of a second type of application installed in the image processing device is executed when the acquired resource information satisfies predetermined conditions.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery containing a porous substrate; and a heat-resistant porous layer that is formed on one side or on both sides of the porous substrate, and that contains a wholly aromatic polyamide, inorganic particles and an ionic material, in which the inorganic particles have an average primary particle diameter of from 0.02 ?m to less than 0.1 ?m or in which the inorganic particles include a metal sulfate or a metal hydroxide.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery containing a porous substrate; a heat-resistant porous layer that is provided on one side or on both sides of the porous substrate, and that contains a binder resin and inorganic particles, the inorganic particles having an average primary particle diameter from 0.01 ?m to less than 0.45 ?m; and an adhesive layer that is provided on one side or on both sides of a laminated body of the porous substrate and the heat-resistant porous layer, and adhesive resin particles adhered to the laminated body.

Abstract: Provided is a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery containing a porous substrate; and an adhesive porous layer that is provided on one side or on both sides of the porous substrate, and that contains a polyvinylidene fluoride type resin, an acrylic type resin and metal sulfate particles, in which an average primary particle diameter of the metal sulfate particles contained in the adhesive porous layer is from 0.01 ?m to less than 0.30 ?m.

Abstract: A function of a device is displayed as a first display on a client device, and local user authentication information is displayed as a second display according to the function of the device selected on the first display on the client device.

Abstract: A semiconductor optical integrated device comprises a semiconductor amplifier and a plurality of semiconductor lasers, wherein the semiconductor amplifier and the semiconductor lasers are monolithically integrated on a semiconductor substrate, an n-side cladding layer of the semiconductor amplifier and an n-side cladding layer of each of the semiconductor lasers are electrically insulated by an insulating layer formed between the semiconductor substrate and the n-side cladding layer of the semiconductor lasers and an insulating layer formed between the n-side cladding layer of the semiconductor amplifier and the n-side cladding layer of the semiconductor lasers, the n-side cladding layer of the semiconductor lasers and the p-side cladding layer of the semiconductor amplifier is configured to be electrically connected, and the semiconductor amplifier and each semiconductor laser of the plurality of semiconductor lasers are electrically connected in series.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provide a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery, including a porous substrate; and a heat-resistant porous layer that is provided on one side or on both sides of the porous substrate, and that contains a binder resin and barium sulfate particles, in which an average primary particle diameter of the barium sulfate particles contained in the heat-resistant porous layer is from 0.01 ?m to less than 0.30 ?m, and in which a volume ratio of the barium sulfate particles in the heat-resistant porous layer is from 30% by volume to less than 50% by volume.

Abstract: Intended is to provide an aluminum alloy for die casting having a high strength as well as capable of achieving excellent elongation properties and a functional component using the aluminum alloy. The aluminum alloy comprises, by mass, 6 to 9% of Si, 0.30 to 0.60% of Mg, 0.30 to 0.60% of Cu, 0.25% or less of Fe, 0.60% or less of Mn, 0.2% or less of Ti, 200 ppm or less of Sr, and 5 ppm or less of P, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, and wherein Sr(ppm)?4.2×P(ppm)?50.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a modified T-cell receptor (TCR) which does not cause the antigen responsiveness and which is capable of holding CD3 subunits on a cell membrane and causing the CD3 subunits to function. The invention is an invention related to a modified TCR comprising a first polypeptide and a second polypeptide, wherein the first polypeptide is a polypeptide which comprises a constant region of human TCR? or a fragment of the constant region and which does not comprise a variable region of human TCR?, and the second polypeptide is a polypeptide which comprises a constant region of human TCR? or a fragment of the constant region and which does not comprise a variable region of human TCR?.

Abstract: A multi-mode interferometric optical waveguide device includes: a multi-mode interferometric optical waveguide which includes a first reflective surface; a first single-mode waveguide connected to the multi-mode interferometric optical waveguide; and a second single-mode waveguide connected to the multi-mode interferometric optical waveguide and oppose the first reflective surface. Consequently, the multi-mode interferometric optical waveguide device can propagate light from the first single-mode waveguide to the second single-mode waveguide, with further reduced optical losses.

Abstract: A management apparatus that manages network devices through a network manages information about network devices registered as management targets and executes a third type task in a case where a new network device satisfying a predetermined condition is found in a search, thereby automatically executing a plurality of tasks for the found network device.

Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus includes a first multilevel optical phase modulator and a first semiconductor optical amplifier. The first semiconductor optical amplifier includes a first active region having a first multiple quantum well structure. Assuming that a first number of layers of a plurality of first well layers is defined as n1 and a first length of the first active region is defined as L1 (?m): (a) n1=5 and 400?L1?563; (b) n1=6 and 336?L1?470; (c) n1=7 and 280?L1?432; (d) n1=8 and 252?L1?397; (e) n1=9 and 224?L1?351; or (f) n1=10 and 200?L1?297.

Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a red LD array that emits light in a red bandwidth, a blue LD array that emits light in a blue bandwidth, and a light combining part that includes a transmissive region and a reflecting region, the transmissive region transmitting the light emitted from the red LD array therethrough, the reflecting region reflecting the light emitted from the blue LD array.

Abstract: The management apparatus receives first designation on a file and second designation of an image forming apparatus. The management apparatus obtains information from the image forming apparatus designated by the second designation in accordance with the first designation. The management apparatus outputs a file including the obtained information, information of the image forming apparatus designated by the second designation includes network information of the image forming apparatus, a communication date and time, a connection state, apparatus information corresponding to the type received by the first designation, and page count information not designated by the type received by the first designation. When obtainment of information complying with the first designation fails, the output file includes both information representing an error of the connection state, and page count information previously obtained from the image forming apparatus.