Abstract: A vehicle control device controls a vehicle including an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, a drive wheel, and a lock-up clutch provided in a power transmission path from the internal combustion engine and the electric motor to the drive wheel. The vehicle control device is configured to: not execute a motor vibration damping control and a slip vibration damping control in a non-vibration damping region; execute the motor vibration damping control and the slip vibration damping control in a first vibration damping region in a high load state or a low rotation speed state; and execute the motor vibration damping control and not execute the slip vibration damping control in a second vibration damping region in a medium load state or a medium rotation speed state.

Abstract: A blister packing machine includes: a conveyor that conveys a belt-like container film having a pocket portion forming area and an expected mounting part; a preheating device that preheats the container film conveyed by the conveyor; a pocket portion forming device that forms a pocket portion in the container film softened by the preheating device; and a tension applier that applies a tension along a width direction of the container film to at least the pocket portion forming area. The pocket portion forming device forms the pocket portion while the tension applier applies the tension to the container film, the container film has an edge area between an edge in the width direction and the expected mounting part, and the tension applier includes a projection that applies the tension to the container film by pressing the edge area to form a protruding portion in the container film.

Abstract: There is provided a spherical organic-inorganic composite particle having good biodegradability. The organic-inorganic composite particle according to the present invention includes 1 to 79% by weight of a silica component and 21 to 99% by weight of a biodegradable plastic. The organic-inorganic composite particle has an average particle diameter d1 of 0.5 to 25 ?m, a true density of 1.03 to 2.00 g/cm3, and a sphericity of 0.80 or more. A cosmetic product including the organic-inorganic composite particle having such properties has excellent texture properties.

Abstract: A chemically amplified positive resist composition is provided comprising a base polymer which contains a polymer comprising a phenolic hydroxy group-containing unit, a unit containing a phenolic hydroxy group protected with an acid labile group, and a unit containing a carboxy group protected with an acid labile group. The aromatic ring-containing repeat units account for at least 65 mol % of the overall repeat units of the polymer. A resist pattern with a very high resolution, reduced LER, improved rectangularity, and minimized influence of develop loading can be formed.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a plurality of fuel cell units each including a fuel cell, a fuel cell cooling system having a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between a primary-side coolant, and a secondary-side coolant flowing through the fuel cell, and a coolant pump that adjusts the flow rate of the secondary-side coolant, and a controller that controls the fuel cell, a cooling device, and a cooling system that supplies the primary-side coolant from the cooling device to each fuel cell unit. During stop of operation of the fuel cell system, the cooling device supplies the primary-side coolant having a temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature to each fuel cell unit, and the controller activates the coolant pump to cause the secondary-side coolant to flow through the heat exchanger, in one or more fuel cell units in which the fuel cell has a possibility of freezing.

Abstract: A communication apparatus, a control program of the communication apparatus, and a relay apparatus are provided. The communication apparatus is configured to download electronic data from a server storing a first amount or more of electronic data and to output the downloaded electronic data. The communication apparatus includes an output unit configured to output a second amount of electronic data smaller than the first amount at one time, a download information acquiring unit configured to acquire download information necessary for downloading the first amount of electronic data stored in the server, from the server, a download unit configured to download the second amount of electronic data of the first amount of electronic data from the server, using the download information acquired by the download information acquiring unit. The output unit is configured to output the electronic data downloaded by the download unit.

Abstract: A vane pump includes: a rotor; vanes freely slidably received in the rotor; a cam ring having a cam face with which the vanes come into sliding contact; a side member having a sliding contact surface with which side surfaces of the rotor and the vanes come into sliding contact; pump chambers; and a discharge port configured to guide working fluid discharged from the pump chambers. The side member has a guide surface that is provided on an end portion side of the opening portion, the guide surface being configured to push the end portions of the vanes upward and guide them toward the sliding contact surface of the side member as the rotor is rotated in the reverse rotation direction.

Abstract: A composition for exhaust gas purification containing Y—Mn—O and Al2O3 and having a specific surface area (SSA) retention satisfying inequality (1) SSA retention (%) >?61.54×(Y—Mn—O ratio)+75.55 and inequality (2) SSA retention (%) >45 (2), where SSA retention is represented by (SSA after aging)/(initial SSA)×100 (%). The SSA after aging and the initial SSA are as defined in the description. The Y—Mn—O ratio is a mass ratio of Y—Mn—O to the sum of Y—Mn—O and Al2O3 in the composition for exhaust gas purification, being represented by Y—Mn—O/(Y—Mn—O+Al2O3).

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to perform connection to an external server that can be connected from the information processing apparatus and instruct the external server to execute processing as a first job, and then release a resource used in the first job, make an inquiry about whether or not the processing is completed to the external server, and wait for a response from the external server, in a case where a response indicating that the processing by the external server is completed is received in response to the inquiry, execute a second job that is different from the first job and is cooperated with the first job, and, in a case where a connection between the information processing apparatus and the external server is disconnected before or during the execution of the second job, make an inquiry about whether or not the processing is completed to the external server again and wait for a response from the external server.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: as a first job, perform connection to an external server that is enable to be connected from the information processing apparatus, instruct the external server to execute processing by designating shared information held in a storage device that is enable to be shared by plural jobs, hold the designated shared information in a primary storage section, and release a resource used in the first job, as a second job different from the first job, acquire a result of the processing by the external server, and execute processing using the shared information designated in the first job and held in the primary storage section, and change the shared information held in the storage device and not changing the shared information held in the primary storage section in a case where an operation of changing the shared information is performed between execution of the first job and start of the second job.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to perform connection to an external server that can be connected from the information processing apparatus and instruct the external server to execute processing as a first job, and then release a resource used in the first job, make an inquiry about whether or not the processing is completed to the external server, and wait for a response from the external server, in a case where a response indicating that the processing by the external server is completed is received in response to the inquiry, execute a second job that is different from the first job and is cooperated with the first job, and, in a case where a connection between the information processing apparatus and the external server is disconnected before or during the execution of the second job, make an inquiry about whether or not the processing is completed to the external server again and wait for a response from the external server.

Abstract: A resist composition is provided comprising (A) a metal compound having formula (A-1), a hydrolysate or hydrolytic condensate thereof, or the reaction product of the metal compound, hydrolysate or hydrolytic condensate thereof with a di- or trihydric alcohol having formula (A-2), and (B) a sensitizer containing a compound having formula (B-1). The resist composition is adapted to change a solubility in developer upon exposure to high-energy radiation, has high resolution and sensitivity, and forms a pattern of good profile with minimal edge roughness after exposure.

Abstract: A chemically-amplified negative resist composition includes: (A) an acid generator containing an onium salt (s) shown by the following formula(e) (A-1) and/or (A-2); and (B) a base polymer containing repeating units shown by the following formulae (B1) and (B2). Thus, the present invention provides: a chemically-amplified negative resist composition which provides a pattern with high sensitivity, low LWR and CDU, and favorable profile; and a resist patterning process using the composition.

Abstract: The present invention is a resist composition comprises a polymer compound having one or two repeating units selected from repeating units represented by the following general formulae (p-1), (p-2) and (p-3), a repeating unit represented by the following formula (a-1) and the formula (a-2) polarities of which are changed by an action of an acid, and a repeating unit represented by the following formula (b-1); a salt represented by the following general formula (B); and a solvent, wherein a difference of a C log P of the repeating unit (a-1) before and after changing the polarity is 3.0 to 4.5, and a difference of a C log P of the repeating unit (a-2) before and after changing the polarity is 2.5 to 3.2. This provides a resist composition which has high sensitivity, wide DOF and high resolution, reduces LER, LWR and CDU, and has good pattern shape after exposure and excellent etching resistance.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an information processing apparatus; and a server, in which the server acquires data to be processed from the information processing apparatus and executes processing on the data, and the information processing apparatus transmits the data to be processed to the server as a first job, and acquires data of a processing result for the data to be processed, which is transmitted to the server in the first job, as a second job different from the first job.

Abstract: A chemically-amplified negative resist composition includes: (A) a quencher containing an onium salt shown by the following formula (A-1); (B) a base polymer containing repeating units shown by the following formulae (B1) and (B2); and (C) a photo-acid generator which generates an acid. Thus, the present invention provides: a negative resist composition which can form a favorable profile with high sensitivity and low LWR and CDU in a pattern; and a resist patterning process using the composition.

Abstract: A positive resist composition is provided comprising two onium salts, a base polymer comprising acid labile group-containing recurring units, and an organic solvent. The positive resist composition forms a pattern having PED stability and improved properties including DOF, LWR, and controlled footing profile.

Abstract: A negative resist composition comprising a polymer comprising recurring units having at least two acid-eliminatable hydroxyl or alkoxy groups in the molecule is effective for forming a resist pattern having a high resolution and minimal LER while minimizing defects.

Abstract: 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, which is selected from at least one of a group consisting of a Ra1 type crystal form, a Ra2 type crystal form, and a Ra3 type crystal form, each of the crystal form has a diffraction peaks described in the Description in a powder x-ray diffraction due to Cu-K? radiation.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a plurality of fuel cell units of which each includes a fuel cell, an air supply pipe, an air supply device, an air discharge pipe, and a control unit; and an exhaust pipe connected to the plurality of air discharge pipes and configured to discharge exhaust gas to the outside of the fuel cell system. The control units of the plurality of fuel cell units are configured such that, when one or more fuel cell units included in the plurality of fuel cell units are operating to generate electric power and each of the remainder of the plurality of fuel cell units is not operating to generate electric power, the control unit of the fuel cell unit that is not operating to generate electric power activates the air supply device of the corresponding fuel cell unit.