Abstract: An NTC thermistor element includes a thermistor body and a plurality of internal electrodes disposed in the thermistor body and opposing each other. The thermistor body includes a region interposed between adjacent internal electrodes of the plurality of internal electrodes. The region of the thermistor body includes a plurality of crystal grains arranged in succession between the internal electrodes adjacent to each other. The plurality of crystal grains include a first crystal grain, a second crystal grain, and a third crystal grain. The first crystal grain is in contact with one internal electrode of the internal electrodes adjacent to each other. The second crystal grain is in contact with another internal electrode of the internal electrodes adjacent to each other. The third crystal grain is not in contact with the first crystal grain and the second crystal grain.

Abstract: A three-terminal capacitor includes a main body having a cylindrical or substantially cylindrical shape extending in a first direction and including first and second inner electrodes alternately laminated together with dielectric layers interposed therebetween, a pair of first outer electrodes on two end surfaces of the main body in the first direction and electrically connected to the first inner electrodes, and a second outer electrode electrically connected to the second inner electrodes. The main body includes a projecting portion projecting in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first direction at a position between the pair of first outer electrodes. The second outer electrode is provided on one surface of the projecting portion viewable when viewed in the first direction.

Abstract: A carbon material for a non-aqueous secondary battery containing a graphite capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and having a cumulative pore volume at pore diameters in a range of 0.01 ?m to 1 ?m of 0.08 mL/g or more, a roundness, as determined by flow-type particle image analysis, of 0.88 or greater, and a pore diameter to particle diameter ratio (PD/d50 (%)) of 1.8 or less, the ratio being given by equation (1A): PD/d50 (%)=mode pore diameter (PD) in a pore diameter range of 0.01 ?m to 1 ?m in a pore distribution determined by mercury intrusion/volume-based average particle diameter (d50)×100 is provided.

Abstract: An electronic device has a raising-game execution unit for executing a raising game in a turn constituting the raising game on the basis of a raising command choice selected by a player, changing a parameter associated with a raising game medium, and advancing the turn. The raising-game execution unit has a first-game execution unit for executing a first game in the case where the selected raising command choice is related to the first game and a goal-achievement-condition decision unit for deciding, on the basis of a result of execution of the first game, whether or not a goal achievement condition has been achieved in the case where the first game and the goal achievement condition are associated, and the first-process execution unit changes a parameter associated with the player on the basis of a result of decision made by the goal-achievement-condition decision unit.

Abstract: This control device is provided with a detection unit that detects a steering angle of a vehicle, a determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle is moving straight ahead, and an updating unit that, on the basis of the steering angle detected by the detection unit and the determination result in the determination unit, updates play section information indicating an angle range of steering angles corresponding to a play section of the steering of the vehicle. When the vehicle is determined to be moving straight ahead by the determination unit and the steering angle detected by the detection unit is beyond the angle range of steering angles indicating the play section at the current point in time, the updating unit updates the angle range so that the detected steering angle is included in the angle range.

Abstract: This control device is provided with a detection unit that detects a steering angle of a vehicle, a determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle is moving straight ahead, and an updating unit that, on the basis of the steering angle detected by the detection unit and the determination result in the determination unit, updates play section information indicating an angle range of steering angles corresponding to a play section of the steering of the vehicle. When the vehicle is determined to be moving straight ahead by the determination unit and the steering angle detected by the detection unit is beyond the angle range of steering angles indicating the play section at the current point in time, the updating unit updates the angle range so that the detected steering angle is included in the angle range.

Abstract: General Formula (I) Provided is an all solid state secondary-battery additive comprising a polyalkylene carbonate (I) represented by general formula (I), and by providing such additive, properties such as the charge-discharge capacity and interfacial resistance of an all-solid-state secondary battery are improved. (In general formula (I), R1 and R2 are each a C1-10 chain-like alkylene group or C3-10 cycloalkylene group, m is 0, 1, or 2 and n is an integer of 10 to 15000, and each R1, R2 and m in the polyalkylene carbonate (I) chain is independently the same or different.

Abstract: The damage to devices are avoided, by performing operation control of a hydraulic operating means and an electric servomotor, that are adapted as drive sources in an injection step, separately and not performing coordinate control. A die casting machine 1 includes a tubular injection sleeve 12, an injection plunger 13, an electric servomotor 17 and a hydraulic operating means 21 which are used as a drive source of an injection step, and a control means 30 which controls the electric servomotor 17 and the hydraulic operating means separately, when injecting and filling the cavity of the mold, which has been closed, with the molten metal by the advancing of the injection plunger 13, during a low-speed injection step and a high-speed injection step which is performed at a higher speed than the low-speed injection step, in the injection step.

Abstract: General Formula (I) Provided is an all solid state secondary-battery additive comprising a polyalkylene carbonate (I) represented by general formula (I), and by providing such additive, properties such as the charge-discharge capacity and interfacial resistance of an all-solid-state secondary battery are improved. (In general formula (I), R1 and R2 are each a C1-10 chain-like alkylene group or C3-10 cycloalkylene group, m is 0, 1, or 2 and n is an integer of 10 to 15000, and each R1, R2 and m in the polyalkylene carbonate (I) chain is independently the same or different.

Abstract: A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode may comprise functional group-containing crosslinked resin microparticles produced by polymerizing: (A) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of (a) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having a monofunctional or polyfunctional epoxy group, (b) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having a monofunctional or polyfunctional amide group, and (c) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having a monofunctional or polyfunctional hydroxy group; (B) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of (d) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having an alkoxysilyl group and (e) a monomer having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule; and (C) (k) a monomer which has an ethylenically unsaturated group and is different from the monomers (a) to (e).

Abstract: A die casting machine and a control method for avoiding damage to devices by performing operation control of a hydraulic operating means and an electric servomotor, that are adapted as drive sources in an injection step, separately and not performing coordinate control. The die casting machine includes a tubular injection sleeve, an injection plunger, an electric servomotor and a hydraulic operating means that are used as a drive source of an injection step, and a control means which controls the electric servomotor and the hydraulic operating means separately, when injecting and filling the cavity of the mold, which has been closed, with the molten metal by the advancing of the injection plunger, during a low-speed injection step and a high-speed injection step which is performed at a higher speed than the low-speed injection step, in the injection step.

Abstract: The damage to devices are avoided, by performing operation control of a hydraulic operating means and an electric servomotor, that are adapted as drive sources in an injection step, separately and not performing coordinate control. A die casting machine 1 includes a tubular injection sleeve 12, an injection plunger 13, an electric servomotor 17 and a hydraulic operating means 21 which are used as a drive source of an injection step, and a control means 30 which controls the electric servomotor 17 and the hydraulic operating means separately, when injecting and filling the cavity of the mold, which has been closed, with the molten metal by the advancing of the injection plunger 13, during a low-speed injection step and a high-speed injection step which is performed at a higher speed than the low-speed injection step, in the injection step.

Abstract: The damage to devices are avoided, by performing operation control of a hydraulic operating means and an electric servomotor, that are adapted as drive sources in an injection step, separately and not performing coordinate control. A die casting machine 1 includes a tubular injection sleeve 12, an injection plunger 13, an electric servomotor 17 and a hydraulic operating means 21 which are used as a drive source of an injection step, and a control means 30 which controls the electric servomotor 17 and the hydraulic operating means separately, when injecting and filling the cavity of the mold, which has been closed, with the molten metal by the advancing of the injection plunger 13, during a low-speed injection step and a high-speed injection step which is performed at a higher speed than the low-speed injection step, in the injection step.

Abstract: A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode may comprise functional group-containing crosslinked resin microparticles produced by polymerizing: (A) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of (a) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having a monofunctional or polyfunctional epoxy group, (b) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having a monofunctional or polyfunctional amide group, and (c) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having a monofunctional or polyfunctional hydroxy group; (B) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of (d) a monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group per molecule and also having an alkoxysilyl group and (e) a monomer having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule; and (C) (k) a monomer which has an ethylenically unsaturated group and is different from the monomers (a) to (e).

Abstract: There is provided an audio processing apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains an audio signal. A first audio level controller gives a first gain to the audio signal obtained by the obtaining unit. A second audio level controller gives a second gain to the audio signal output from the first audio level controller. A time constant in processing for increasing the first gain of the first audio level controller is larger than a time constant in processing for increasing the second gain of the second audio level controller.

Abstract: A reproduction apparatus and method for controlling the reproduction apparatus includes acquiring an image capable of refocusing, acquiring audio associated with image capable of refocusing, and controlling a the timing of an output of the audio in accordance with the refocus position of the image.

Abstract: The damage to devices are avoided, by performing operation control of a hydraulic operating means and an electric servomotor, that are adapted as drive sources in an injection step, separately and not performing coordinate control. A die casting machine 1 includes a tubular injection sleeve 12, an injection plunger 13, an electric servomotor 17 and a hydraulic operating means 21 which are used as a drive source of an injection step, and a control means 30 which controls the electric servomotor 17 and the hydraulic operating means separately, when injecting and filling the cavity of the mold, which has been closed, with the molten metal by the advancing of the injection plunger 13, during a low-speed injection step and a high-speed injection step which is performed at a higher speed than the low-speed injection step, in the injection step.

Abstract: There is provided an audio processing apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains an audio signal. A first audio level controller gives a first gain to the audio signal obtained by the obtaining unit. A second audio level controller gives a second gain to the audio signal output from the first audio level controller. A time constant in processing for increasing the first gain of the first audio level controller is larger than a time constant in processing for increasing the second gain of the second audio level controller.

Abstract: A reproduction apparatus and method for controlling the reproduction apparatus includes acquiring an image capable of refocusing, acquiring audio associated with image capable of refocusing, and controlling a the timing of an output of the audio in accordance with the refocus position of the image.

Abstract: The use of sound signals from sounds collected by four non-directional sound collectors facilitates calculation for generating surround sound signals, for example, when multi-channel surround sound signals are generated, and prevents the size of the entire apparatus from increasing. Surround sound signals are generated from sound signals of sounds collected by a microphone unit composed of a first sound collector, a second sound collector disposed posterior to the first sound collector, a third sound collector, and a fourth sound collector.