Abstract: An inkjet recording ink set containing at least a black pigment ink and a color pigment ink which has a color selected from one or more colors, wherein the black pigment ink contains a first anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin having an acid value of 65 mgKOH/g to 85 mgKOH/g, and the at least one color pigment ink of every color contains a second anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin having an acid value 10 mgKOH/g to 40 mgKOH/g lower than those of the first anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin contained in the black pigment ink.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator comprises supporting a piezoelectric vibration element in a case by a conductive bonding member, the piezoelectric vibration element having a metal layer formed on a piezoelectric substrate formed of a thickness shear based piezoelectric material, and adding or reducing a thickness of the metal layer to adjust a resonant frequency of the piezoelectric vibration element to a predetermined value. The method also comprises leaving the case into an atmosphere filled with vapor of a material having a nonbonding electron pair, making the metal layer resultantly exposed to the vapor subject to chemical absorption with the material having the nonbonding electron pair, and hermetically encapsulating the case in a state substituted by an inert gas atmosphere.

Abstract: A culture container includes a first transparent member being capable of keeping a predetermined temperature; a second transparent member facing to the first transparent member; a housing member to which the first transparent member and the second transparent member are adhered forming a culture space being capable of housing a well plate together with the first transparent member and the second transparent member; and a sealing member for sealing a liquid injected into the culture space between the first transparent member and the housing member.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a desalination treatment membrane includes a desalting membrane and a base material which is disposed in close contact with the desalting membrane, wherein a solid salt is fixed to the base material by a graft-polymerization.

Abstract: An inkjet recording ink, including: a pigment; a water-soluble organic solvent; a surfactant; a polyether-modified silicone oil; a dispersing agent represented by the following General Formula (1) or (2); and water, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent contains: glycerin as a first water-soluble organic solvent; and a second water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the second water-soluble organic solvent is dipropylene glycol, 1,3-butanediol, 3-methyl-1,3-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanadiol, or any combination thereof, and wherein a mass ratio of the first water-soluble organic solvent:the second water-soluble organic solvent is 1:0.75 to 1:2.25, where R1 represents a C1-C20 alkyl group, an allyl group or an aralkyl group, L is an integer of 0 to 7, and n is an integer of 20 to 200, where m is an integer of 1 or greater.

Abstract: To provide an inkjet recording ink set, which contains a cyan ink, magenta ink, yellow ink, and black ink, wherein each ink contains at least a pigment, a surfactant, water, water-soluble organic solvent, and anionic self-emulsifying ether-based polyurethane, wherein each ink contains, as the pigment, a combination of a (i) pigment dispersion liquid, in which the pigment is dispersed in water with assistance of the surfactant, and a (ii) resinous polymer-coated pigment dispersion liquid, in which the pigment is coated with a resinous polymer and dispersed in water, and wherein the (i) pigment dispersion liquid and the (ii) resinous polymer-coated pigment dispersion liquid satisfy the following formula: |A?B|?30 nm where A is the average particle diameter (D50) of the dispersed pigment in the (i) pigment dispersion liquid, and B is the average particle diameter (D50) of the dispersed resinous polymer-coated pigment in the (ii) pigment dispersion liquid.

Abstract: The inkjet ink includes at least a carbon black, a surfactant, a polyether-modified silicone oil having a polyoxyalkylene group in a side chain thereof, an anionic self-emulsifying polyether-modified polyurethane resin having a polyoxyalkylene group in a main chain thereof, and water. The inkjet ink contains particles having a particle diameter of not less than 0.5 ?m in an amount of from 500,000 to 2,000,000 pieces per 5.0 ?l, and has a volume average particle diameter (D50) of from 80 nm to 120 nm and a 90% cumulative particle diameter (D90) of from 160 nm to 200 nm.

Abstract: Nozzles for ejecting color ink are aligned in the conveying direction of a recording sheet at a pitch corresponding to three times the pitch of nozzles ejecting black ink. A region in which an image is printed is divided into sixteen regions segmented into four parts in the scanning and conveying directions. Each region includes eight dots in the scanning direction and four dots in the conveying direction. With respect to regions which include one character, in one side attachment regions, black ink is ejected only when an ink jet head is moved to the right side. With respect to regions which include one character, in the other side attachment regions, black ink is ejected only when the ink jet head is moved to the left side.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer electrolyte membrane exhibiting a relatively high ion conductivity, and a method for producing the polymer electrolyte membrane. The polymer electrolyte membrane of the present invention is an ion-conducting polymer electrolyte membrane including a polymer. The polymer includes a hydrophobic main chain and side chains bonded to the main chain. Each of the side chains includes a hydrophobic main chain portion and a plurality of side chain portions bonded to the main chain portion. Each of the side chain portions includes a hydrophobic first portion bonded to the main chain portion, and a second portion bonded to the first portion. The second portion includes an ion-conducting group.

Abstract: A solid-state image sensor, comprising an image sensor chip including a pixel region where a plurality of pixels are arranged and a peripheral region arranged around the pixel region, and a fixing portion including a substrate which supports the image sensor chip and a joint portion which joins the substrate to an external base, wherein the peripheral region includes a first portion, and a second portion which is smaller in an amount of generated heat than the first portion, the substrate includes a first side and a second side, the first portion is arranged nearer the first side than the second side, the second portion is arranged nearer the second side than the first side, and the joint portion is arranged on the first side of the substrate.

Abstract: A package includes a base body to which an electronic device is fixed, a lid body that faces the electronic device, and a frame body that encloses at least one of a space between the electronic device and the lid body, and the electronic device. The frame body has a first portion located at a side of an inner edge of the frame body with respect to an outer edge of the base body, and a second portion located at a side of an outer edge of the frame body with respect to the outer edge of the base body, in an X direction from the inner edge of the frame body toward the outer edge of the frame body.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic component includes a first step of preparing a mounting member formed by bonding a peripheral region of a base body having an outer terminal connected with a wiring member, and a frame body, while heating the base body and the frame body; a second step of fixing the electronic device to the base body; and a third step of bonding the lid body and the frame body. A condition ?L, ?F, ?B<?C is satisfied, where ?L is a thermal expansion coefficient of the lid body, ?F is a thermal expansion coefficient of the frame body, ?B is a thermal expansion coefficient of the base body, and ?C is a thermal expansion coefficient of the wiring member.

Abstract: A base body includes a fiducial stage part provided with an inner terminal group, and an upper stage part located at a side of an outer edge of a package with respect to the fiducial stage part and protruding with respect to the fiducial stage part through a step part. A frame body is bonded to the upper stage part, and an inner edge of the frame body is located at the side of the outer edge of the package with respect to the step part.

Abstract: The inkjet ink includes at least a carbon black, a surfactant, a polyether-modified silicone oil having a polyoxyalkylene group in a side chain thereof, an anionic self-emulsifying polyether-modified polyurethane resin having a polyoxyalkylene group in a main chain thereof, and water. The inkjet ink contains particles having a particle diameter of not less than 0.5 ?m in an amount of from 500,000 to 2,000,000 pieces per 5.0 ?l, and has a volume average particle diameter (D50) of from 80 nm to 120 nm and a 90% cumulative particle diameter (D90) of from 160 nm to 200 nm.

Abstract: An inkjet recording ink, including: a pigment; a water-soluble organic solvent; a surfactant; a polyether-modified silicone oil; a dispersing agent represented by the following General Formula (1) or (2); and water, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent contains: glycerin as a first water-soluble organic solvent; and a second water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the second water-soluble organic solvent is dipropylene glycol, 1,3-butanediol, 3-methyl-1,3-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanadiol, or any combination thereof, and wherein a mass ratio of the first water-soluble organic solvent:the second water-soluble organic solvent is 1:0.75 to 1:2.25, where R1 represents a C1-C20 alkyl group, an allyl group or an aralkyl group, L is an integer of 0 to 7, and n is an integer of 20 to 200, where m is an integer of 1 or greater.

Abstract: To provide an inkjet ink containing C4-6 diol; and trimethylglycine.

Abstract: In the present invention, a reactor power control apparatus of a natural circulation reactor comprises a power control apparatus for controlling reactor power and a pressure control apparatus for controlling reactor pressure. A power adjustment demand signal S4 is input from the power control apparatus into the pressure control apparatus. The pressure control apparatus controls degree of opening of a inlet port steam control valve provided in a moisture separation heater that is connected to a low-pressure turbine, based on the power adjustment demand signal S4. A reactor power control apparatus of the natural circulation reactor can suppress reactor power variation and obtain stable power.

Abstract: An inkjet ink set containing a first pigment ink and a second pigment ink. The first pigment ink includes an anionic self-emulsification ether polyurethane, and the second pigment ink includes a styrene acrylic resin emulsion.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developer unit to store two-component developer which includes toner and carrier and develop an electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier, a toner concentration detector to detect toner concentration in the developer unit, a toner supply unit to supply toner to the developer unit, and a controller to control toner supply amount by controlling the toner supply unit by comparing an output value of the toner concentration detector with a reference value stored in a memory and correcting difference between output values of the toner concentration detector at two or more process linear velocities in accordance with the toner concentration in the developer unit. A compensation amount for correcting difference between output values of the toner concentration detector that differ depending on the process linear velocity is adjustable in accordance with the toner concentration in the development unit.

Abstract: An active vibration noise control device is preferably used for canceling a vibration noise by making a speaker generate a control sound. Concretely, the active vibration noise control device includes an attenuating unit which attenuates a control signal generated by an adaptive notch filter, and provides the attenuated control signal to the speaker, when amplitude of a filter coefficient is larger than a threshold. Therefore, it is possible to suppress continuous ups and downs of the filter coefficient during an occurrence of an abnormality. Hence, it becomes possible to appropriately suppress an occurrence of a cyclic abnormal sound and an increase in the vibration noise during the occurrence of the abnormality.