Abstract: Provided are a processing device, a detecting system, a processing method, a program, and a storage medium that obtain a position of a weld portion of a joined body with higher accuracy. A processing device according to an embodiment receives intensity data of a reflected wave obtained by transmitting an ultrasonic wave along a first direction toward a joined body. The device designates a weld portion of the joined body by using the intensity data. The device calculates a first center position of the weld portion in a first plane crossing the first direction.

Abstract: To provide a photocatalyst decomposition apparatus that can supply a liquid phase containing a substance to be decomposed by a photocatalyst and that can perform decomposition of the substance more efficiently than in the related art. A photocatalyst decomposition system according to the invention includes: a gas phase generation apparatus configured to convert a liquid phase containing a decomposition object into a gas phase; and a photocatalyst member configured to come into contact with the gas phase to decompose the decomposition object by light from a light source. The photocatalyst member includes a base material formed of a porous material and a photocatalyst layer provided on a surface of the base material.

Abstract: Provided is a toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and a. silica fine particle, wherein a total content of a polyvalent metal elements in the toner particle is 0.10 to 2.50 ?mol/g, a number-average particle diameter of a primary particle of the silica fine particle is 40 to 500 nm, and in the DD/MAS measurement of solid 29Si-NMR of the silica fine particle, peak PD1 corresponding to a silicon atom represented by Sia in a structure represented by formula (1) and peak PD2 corresponding to a silicon atom represented by Sib in a structure represented by formula (2) are observed, and when an area of the peak PD1 is defined as SD1 and an area of the peak PD2 is defined as SD2, SD1 and SD2 satisfy: 1.2?(SD1+SD2)/SD1?10.0.

Abstract: A facility state analyzing device includes: a measurement unit that measures a load on a facility and generates, based on a measurement condition, load information representing the load being measured; an extraction unit that extracts, from the load information generated by the measurement unit, dynamic load information representing a dynamic component of the load whose dynamic fluctuation degree with a lapse of time is equal to or more than a reference; a measurement condition determination unit that determines, based on temporal transition of the dynamic load information, the measurement condition indicating a time zone during which the load information is generated; and an analysis unit that analyzes the load applied on the facility, by using the load information generated based on the measurement condition, to efficiently increase accuracy in estimating the state of the facility on the basis of a situation of the load applied to the facility.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery which has a large charge-discharge capacity, and excels in charge-discharge cycle properties, output properties and productivity, and, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same. The cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium transition metal composite oxide represented by the following Formula (1); Li1+aNibCocMndMeO2+?, where, in the formula (1), M is at least one metal element other than Li, Ni, Co, and Mn; and a, b, c, d, e, and ? satisfy the following conditions: ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b<1.00, 0?c?0.04, 0<d<0.20, b+c+d+e=1, ?0.2<?<0.2, and c and d in the Formula (1) satisfy c/d?0.75.

Abstract: An outdoor heat exchanger includes: a group of windward flat tubes, a group of leeward flat tubes and a distributor. When the outdoor heat exchanger acts as an evaporator, the refrigerant flows through the plurality of second flat tubes, the plurality of fourth flat tubes, the plurality of third flat tubes, and the plurality of first flat tubes in this order, and when the outdoor heat exchanger acts as a condenser, the refrigerant flows through the plurality of first flat tubes, the plurality of third flat tubes, the plurality of fourth flat tubes, and the plurality of second flat tubes in this order.

Abstract: An abrasive slurry regeneration method includes: collecting at least a used abrasive slurry containing an abrasive component and a constituent component of a polishing target object discharged from a polishing machine; inactivating a metal ion dissolved in the used abrasive slurry; dispersing the abrasive component and the constituent component of the polishing target object contained in the used abrasive slurry; separating the dispersed abrasive component and constituent component of the polishing target object to remove the constituent component of the polishing target object; and preparing a regenerated abrasive slurry containing the abrasive component.

Abstract: The toner contains binder resin-containing toner particles and silica fine particle S1, wherein the weight-average particle diameter of the toner is 4.0-15.0 ?m, both inclusive, peaks originating with the silica fine particle S1 are observed in 29 Si-NMR measurement of the silica fine particle S1, and, in the spectrum obtained by 29Si CP/MAS NMR or 29Si DD/MAS NMR, the peak area of a peak corresponding to the D1 unit structure in the silica fine particle S1, the peak area of a peak corresponding to the D2 unit structure in the silica fine particle S1, and the peak area of a peak corresponding to the Q unit structure in the silica fine particle S1 satisfy a prescribed relationship.

Abstract: Making a positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries includes: weighting and mixing lithium carbonate and a compound containing respective metallic elements other than Li in a composition formula Li?NixCoyM21-x-y-zM2zO2+? so as to have a metallic constituent ratio of the formula to obtain a mixture, and firing the mixture to obtain a lithium composite compound. Performing, on the mixture, a first heat treatment at 200° C. to 400° C. for 0.5 to 5 hours to obtain a first precursor. A step of performing a heat treatment on the first precursor under an oxidizing atmosphere at 450° C. to 800° C. for 0.5 to 50 hours, and reacting 92 mass % or more of the lithium carbonate to obtain a second precursor, and a finishing step of performing a heat treatment on the second precursor under an oxidizing atmosphere at 755° C. to 900° C. for 0.5 to 50 hours to obtain the lithium composite compound.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, the positive electrode active material having high capacity and exceptional coatability due to comprising both an oil absorption amount and powder physical properties suitable therefor. This positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium transition metal composite oxide powder represented by compositional formula (1), having primary particles and secondary particles in which the primary particles are aggregated. In the positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, the oil absorption amount, based on JIS K5101-13-1, of NMP (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone) per 100 g of the lithium transition metal composite oxide powder is 19-30 mL/100 g, and the sphericity represented by the ratio AB of the short axis A and the long axis B of the secondary particles measured from an SEM image is 0.88?A/B?1.0.

Abstract: Provided is a cathode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery in which the secondary particles constituting the powder have a high breaking strength and a good coatability, and a method for manufacturing same. The cathode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a primary particle of a lithium composite compound; and secondary particles formed by an aggregation of primary particles, wherein a ratio between an average particle size of the primary particles and an average particle size of the secondary particles is 0.006 or more and 0.25 or less, an amount of lithium carbonate is 0.4% by mass or less, and a breaking strength of the secondary particles is 30 MPa or more.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery which has a large charge-discharge capacity, and excels in charge-discharge cycle properties, output properties and productivity, and, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same. The cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium-transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2 type crystal structure and represented by the following formula (1); Li1+aNibCocMdO2+?, where, in the formula (1), M is at least one metal element other than Li, Ni and Co; and a, b, c, d and a are respectively numbers satisfying ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b?1.0, 0?c?0.06, b+c+d=1, and ?0.2<?<0.2, and an a-axis lattice constant of the crystal structure is 2.878×10?10 m or more.

Abstract: A positive-electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a lithium complex compound that is represented by the formula: Li1+aNibMncCodTieMfO2+?, and has an atomic ratio Ti3+/Ti4+ between Ti3+ and Ti4+, as determined through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal to 20. In the formula, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Zr, Mo, and Nb, and a, b, c, d, e, f, and a are numbers satisfying ?0.1?a?0.2, 0.7<b?0.9, 0?c<0.3, 0?d<0.3, 0<e?0.25, 0?f<0.3, b+c+d+e+f=1, and ?0.2???0.2.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a power supply conduction member to be electrically connected to a power supply, a power supply terminal connected to the power supply conduction member, a load conduction member to be connected to an electrical load, a load terminal connected to the load conduction member, a wiring pattern connecting the power supply terminal and the load terminal, and a switch provided in the wiring pattern. The power supply conduction member includes a plurality of power supply connection terminals that are mechanically and electrically connected to a plurality of power supply terminals, respectively, and the load conduction member includes a plurality of load connection terminals that are mechanically and electrically connected to a plurality of load terminals, respectively.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes lithium transition metal composite oxide expressed by Composition Formula (1): Li1+aNibCocMdXeO2+? (1) [in which M represents at least one kind selected from Al and Mn, X represents one or more kinds of metal elements other than Li, Ni, Co, Al, and Mn, and a, b, c, d, e, and a are numerals satisfying ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b?1.0, 0?c?0.15, 0?d?0.20, 0?e?0.05, b+c+d+e=1, and ?0.2???0.2]. A residual lithium hydroxide quantity (L1) in the positive electrode active material calculated by neutralization titration is 0.8 mass % or less, and a ratio of a residual lithium hydroxide quantity (L2) calculated by the neutralization titration after the positive electrode active material is compressed.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary battery is provided. The positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries contains a lithium transition metal complex oxide represented by composition formula (1): Li1+aNibCocMdXeO2+? (in composition formula (1), M represents at least one selected from Al and Mn, X represents at least one metallic element other than Li, Ni, Co, Al, and Mn, and a, b, c, d, e, and ? are numbers satisfying ?0.04?a?0.08, 0.80?b<1.0, 0?c<0.2, 0?d<0.2, 0<e<0.08, b+c+d+e=1, and ?0.2<?<0.2), wherein the positive electrode active material includes secondary particles formed through aggregation of multiple primary particles, and, in the primary particles inside the secondary particles, the atomic concentration D1 of X at a depth of 1 nm from the interface between the primary particles and the atom concentration D2 of X at the central portion of each of the primary particles satisfy D1>D2.

Abstract: A method for testing for sensitivity of chemotherapy against colorectal cancer, the method using, as an indicator, methylation in at least one site selected from the group consisting of CpG sites comprised in regions (i) to (xvi) in DNA collected from a colorectal cancer patient (the regions (i) to (xvi) are as described herein).

Abstract: A power supply control apparatus is applied to a power supply system. The power supply system includes: a first storage battery and a second storage battery that are connected in parallel to a power generator; and a switch that is provided further towards the first storage battery side than a connection point with the power generator on an electrical path that connects the first storage battery and the second storage battery is. A power supply control apparatus is started in accompaniment with input of a startup signal from outside and controls open and closed states of the switch. The power supply control apparatus includes: an abnormality determining unit that determines whether a startup signal abnormality in which the startup signal has not been received by the power supply control apparatus in a normal manner has occurred; and an abnormality operating unit that operates the switch to a closed state when the startup signal abnormality is determined to have occurred.

Abstract: A new variety of shiitake mushroom ‘HS911’ that has a medium growth rate, medium to small-size scales, a slender stipe, and a very light dry weight at harvest maturity.