Abstract: A multicolor detection device includes: a condensing lens array 17 in which a plurality of condensing lenses 18, each of which turns light emitted from each of a plurality of light emitting points 1 individually into parallel light beams, are arranged, the light emitting points being arranged in a light emitting point array; at least one spectroscopic element on which the parallel light beams are incident in parallel, the at least one spectroscopic element being common; and at least one sensor on which light beams spectrally separated by the spectroscopic element are incident in parallel, the at least one sensor being common.

Abstract: Provided is a toner including toner base particles and an external additive, wherein each of the toner base particles includes a binder resin, a release agent, and silica, an average abundance ratio (Xsurf) of the silica on a region adjacent to a surface of the toner base particle is from 70% through 90%, and a projected area average value S(180) per particle of the toner when the toner is heated to 180° C. and a projected area average value S(30) per particle of the toner when the toner is 30° C. satisfy Formula (1) below, 1.4?S(180)/S(30)?1.7??Formula (1).

Abstract: Provided is a toner including at least: a binder resin; and a release agent, wherein in a transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image of a torn cross-section of the toner, the release agent has an acicular or filiform shape and an average aspect ratio of 31 or greater, and wherein a displacement amount of the toner when 250 micronewtons is applied to the toner in a microcompression test is 700 nm or less.

Abstract: An AV signal input/output system includes an AV signal output device, an AV signal input device, and a cable which connects between the devices. The AV signal output device includes an existing interface, an optical interface, a selection output controller which selects existing interface differential signals or optical output signals, and outputs an AV signal, and an information identification unit which reads out information of the connected destination of a connector through existing interface signal lines. The information identification unit includes an optical information identification unit which identifies optical information. The AV signal input device includes an existing interface, an optical interface, a selection input controller which selects existing interface differential signals or optical input signals, and outputs an AV signal, and information storage which causes a connector to read out information through existing interface signal lines.

Abstract: A connector includes a receptacle connectable to the conventional plug being compliant with an HDMI specification, and a plug connectable to the receptacle. The receptacle includes a tubular body forming a holding space that enables insertion of the conventional plug, a first recessed part forming a space that narrows heading from the holding space in an insertion direction of the plug, and a first transmission body having, as an end of an optical transmission line, a first end that is disposed to be exposed to the inserted plug. The plug includes an insertion part shaped to be insertable into the tubular body, a first projection that projects from the insertion part in the insertion direction and can fit into the first recessed part, and a second transmission body having, as an end of an optical transmission line, a second end that is disposed to face the first end.

Abstract: A thermosetting coloring composition for manufacturing a color filter for a solid-state imaging element provided with a colored pattern formed by patterning a colored layer by dry etching is provided. The composition contains a pigment (A), a dispersant (B), a thermosetting compound (C), and a solvent (D). A ratio of the pigment (A) to a total solid content of the thermosetting coloring composition is 50 mass percent or more. The dispersant (B) contains a dispersant (b1) having an acidic functional group and/or a dispersant (b2) having a basic functional group. The thermosetting compound (C) contains a glycidyl etherified epoxy compound of sorbitol.

Abstract: A method of producing a color filter includes applying, on a semiconductor substrate, a first color filter material including a first resin dispersion including a first pigment and a resin material, curing the first color filter material such that a first color filter film is formed and serves as a precursor of a first color filter including the first pigment, forming a photosensitive resin mask material layer on the first color filter film, forming openings by photolithography in portions of the photosensitive resin mask material layer such that second and subsequent color filters including pigments of colors different from the first pigment are to be formed in the openings, and that portions of the first color filter film are exposed by the openings, dry-etching the portions of the first color filter film by using a dry etching gas and the photosensitive resin mask material layer as an etching mask, removing the etching mask such that the first color filter is formed, and forming the second and subsequent c

Abstract: A toner including polyester, wherein an amount of heat of a peak derived from the polyester in a range of from 40° C. through 70° C. during a cooling process is from 1.0 J/g through 15 J/g in differential scanning calorimetry performed under conditions below, <measuring conditions> after maintaining the toner at ?20° C., heating the toner to 130° C. at 10° C./min (a first heating process), after maintaining the toner at 130° C. for 1 minute, cooling the toner to ?50° C. at cooling speed of 10° C./min (the cooling process), and after maintaining the toner at ?50° C. for 5 minutes, heating the toner to 130° C. at 10° C./min (a second heating process).

Abstract: An information processing system comprises: an accepting unit that accepts identification information for identifying a user of an apparatus; a reading unit that reads an image on a document to output image data; an extracting unit that extracts character string information including a character string in the image and first position information on the character string in the image from the image data; a storage unit that stores therein allocation information in which an item relating to settlement is associated with second position information on the item on the document; an allocating unit that compares the allocation information with the character string information to allocate the item to the character string; and a transmitting unit that transmits settlement information including the character string, the item allocated to the character string, and the identification information.

Abstract: In a magnetic field measurement apparatus, a light source irradiates a gas cell with linearly polarized light serving as pump light and probe light in a Z axis direction, and a magnetic field generator applies alternating magnetic fields which have the same cycle and different phases to the gas cell in each of X axis and Y axis directions. A calculation controller calculates a magnetic field C (Cx, Cy, Cz) of a measurement region using X axis and Y axis components Ax and Ay of the alternating magnetic fields, and a spin polarization degree Mx corresponding to a measurement value W? from a magnetic sensor.

Abstract: Moving the substrates quickly, as well as applying a large pressure to the substrates are required. A pressing apparatus for pressing a plurality of substrates stacked on one another, includes: a first stage that supports the plurality of substrates; a second stage that can sandwich the plurality of substrates between the first stage and the second stage; a driving section that moves the first stage towards the second stage so as to sandwich the plurality of substrates; and a pressing section that, when the driving section has made the first stage reach a predetermined position, applies a pressing force to the first stage to press the plurality of substrates between the first stage and the second stage, where the driving section and the pressing section are arranged next to each other so that at least part of the driving section and the pressing section overlaps in the moving direction.

Abstract: A toner includes a toner base particle including a binder resin; a release agent; and an inorganic fine particle, and an external additive. The inorganic fine particle is silica having an average abundance ratio at the surface of the toner base particle of from 70% to 90%. The toner base particle has a BET specific surface area of from 1.0 m2/g to 2.5 m2/g after the external additive is removed from the toner.

Abstract: An electrostatic-image developing toner including at least a binder resin; a colorant; and a release agent, wherein an average circularity of particles having a particle diameter in a range of 0.79 times or more but less than 1.15 times as large as a most frequent diameter in a number particle size distribution of the toner is within a range of 1.010 times or more but less than 1.020 times as high as an average circularity of particles having a particle diameter of 1.15 times or more as large as the most frequent diameter.

Abstract: Provided is an X-ray apparatus including: a target configured to generate an X-ray by collision of electrons or transmission of electrons; a filament configured to release the electrons to the target; a housing that has the filament therein; and a first holding member configured to hold a portion of the target disposed on an outer side of the housing on the outer side of the housing.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a simulator configured to simulate a process to be executed by an apparatus based on an operation procedure defined in first definition information, and one or more status changers each configured to detect arrival of a time specified in second definition information by monitoring an event generated based on the simulated process, and to change a status of the simulator to a status specified in the second definition information based on the detected time. In the information processing apparatus, the simulator simulates a process to be executed by the apparatus in accordance with a request from a program to cause the apparatus to execute the process in the status changed by the status changer.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a display unit; a storage unit configured to store data to be displayed in the display unit and a display condition for displaying the data; a determination unit configured to determine whether the display condition is satisfied in accordance with a change of status of the apparatus; a display control unit configured to display the data in the display unit in response to an event in which the determination unit determines that the display condition is satisfied; and an updating unit configured to obtain, via a network at a timing represented by information that is stored in association with the data, update information corresponding to at least one of the data and the display condition related to the data, and to update the at least one of the data and the display condition stored in the storage unit based on the update information.

Abstract: A multicolor detection device includes: a condensing lens array 17 in which a plurality of condensing lenses 18, each of which turns light emitted from each of a plurality of light emitting points 1 individually into parallel light beams, are arranged, the light emitting points being arranged in a light emitting point array; at least one spectroscopic element on which the parallel light beams are incident in parallel, the at least one spectroscopic element being common; and at least one sensor on which light beams spectrally separated by the spectroscopic element are incident in parallel, the at least one sensor being common.

Abstract: A block copolymer composition comprising: a polymer (a) comprising more than 95% by mass and 100% by mass or less of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and 0% by mass or more and less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene monomer unit; and a block copolymer (b) comprising 15% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and 50% by mass or more and 85% by mass or less of a conjugated diene monomer unit, wherein a mass ratio of the polymer (a) to the block copolymer (b) satisfies: (a)/(b)=70/30 to 30/70.

Abstract: A multicolor fluorescence analysis device 1 according to the present invention is provided with: an irradiation unit 41 for irradiating excitation light having a plurality of excitation wavelength bands onto a sample s; a first fiberoptic plate 424 for guiding light including fluorescence emitted from the sample s as a result of the irradiation of the excitation light and emitting the same from a first emission part 425b; a second fiberoptic plate 431 for receiving light emitted from the first emission part 425b at a second incidence part 434a, guiding the same, and emitting the same from a second emission part 434b; a single multilayer dielectric interference film filter 432 that is provided on an end surface of the second emission part 434b, transmits at least a portion of the fluorescence, and transmits light of a plurality of transmission wavelength bands that do not include the excitation wavelength bands; and a two-dimensional detection unit 433 that is disposed so as to be adhered to the multilayer die

Abstract: Provided is a toner including at least: a binder resin; and a release agent, wherein in a transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image of a torn cross-section of the toner, the release agent has an acicular or filiform shape and an average aspect ratio of 31 or greater, and wherein a displacement amount of the toner when 250 micronewtons is applied to the toner in a microcompression test is 700 nm or less.