Abstract: A photodetection device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally. Each of the pixels includes: a photoelectric converter, a plurality of multipliers coupled in parallel to each other and coupled in series to the photoelectric converter, and a quench section coupled to the plurality of multipliers on a side opposite to a coupling side to the photoelectric converter.

Abstract: The disclosed secondary battery includes a cathode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and an anode active material layer, wherein the cathode active material layer includes a cathode active material having a O2 type construction, and the cathode active material layer includes an inorganic solid electrolyte having a Young's modulus of 30 GPa or less.

Abstract: A service demand potential prediction device (10) includes: an acquisition unit (11) for acquiring the number of service provision results for own-company service and other-company service for each area; a calculation unit (12) for calculating a relative index of the own-company service to the other-company service for each area; a selection unit (13) for selecting a dominant area where the own-company service is dominant; a construction unit (14) for constructing a model (M) by performing machine learning using a characteristic amount of the dominant area as an explanatory variable and the number of service provision results of the own-company service as an objective variable; and a prediction unit (15) for predicting a service demand potential of the own-company service when the non-dominant area is assumed to be a dominant area by inputting the characteristic amount of the non-dominant area into the model (M).

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of increasing the capacity of a P2 type positive electrode active material. A method of manufacturing a positive electrode active material of the present disclosure includes obtaining a Na containing transition metal oxide having a P2 type structure, and further doping the Na containing transition metal oxide with Na.

Abstract: A proximity detection device according to the present invention includes: a plurality of light emitting elements; a plurality of light receiving elements; a drive circuit configured to sequentially drive the plurality of light emitting elements; a measurement circuit configured to measure a light reception signal of a corresponding light receiving element when the plurality of light emitting elements are sequentially driven; and a control unit configured to i) control a drive current of a light emitting element such that a light emission amount of the light emitting element is suppressed, and ii) amplify a detection signal of a light receiving element to compensate for the suppressed light emission amount during measurement with a relatively short distance between the light emitting element and the light receiving element.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a press-formed product suppresses occurrence of a forming defect such as a crack in a starting material during press forming, and also suppresses occurrence of problems when transferring a starting material during press forming. A manufacturing intermediate is formed by forming, in a flat-sheet shaped blank sheet, a planned outline portion including an undulating shape which is used for forming an outline of an outer circumferential portion of a press-formed product. The flat shape of the blank sheet is maintained in a region from the planned outline portion toward the center of the manufacturing intermediate, or an intermediate stretch-formed portion having a predetermined intermediate forming height is formed in the manufacturing intermediate in the region. A through-hole is formed by piercing a flat portion at which the flat shape is maintained or a stretch-formed-side top portion of the intermediate stretch-formed portion.

Abstract: A gas turbine facility includes: a fuel pipe connected to a fuel supply facility; a fuel supply pipe connected to a combustor of a gas turbine; a fuel treating pipe connected to a fuel treating apparatus that treats a fuel; and a three-way valve having an inlet port connected to the fuel pipe, a first outlet port connected to the fuel supply pipe, and a second outlet port connected to the fuel treating pipe.

Abstract: A gas turbine combustor includes a vane, a plurality of supports, and a pressure dynamics damping hole. The vane is disposed at the outer circumferential side of the combustion liner. The plurality of supports are disposed at an inner side of the combustion casing for fixing the vane. The pressure dynamics damping hole is formed in the combustion liner at a position corresponding to the vane for communication with the combustion chamber.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method is a method in which a cyan ink, a magenta ink, a black ink, and a yellow ink radiation that are curable inks are ejected from ink jet heads to attach the radiation curable inks to a recording medium. The method includes, in this order, a first step of attaching the cyan ink, the magenta ink, and the black ink onto the recording medium and applying temporary curing radiation to the recording medium and a second step of attaching the yellow ink onto the recording medium and applying full curing radiation to the recording medium without applying the temporary curing radiation.

Abstract: A drug is provided, which contains, as an active ingredient, a compound having ABHD6 inhibitory activity in prevention and/or treatment of a disease associated with ABHD6. A compound of formula (I-A) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has ABHD6 inhibitory activity and therefore is useful as a pharmaceutical ingredient having potent ABHD6 inhibitory activity in the prevention and/or treatment of a disease associated with ABHD6: in which all symbols represent the same meaning as the symbols described in the specification.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for increasing capacity of an O2-type positive electrode active material. The method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material of the present disclosure comprises obtaining a Na-containing transition metal oxide having a P2-type structure, substituting at least a portion of Na in the Na-containing transition metal oxide with Li by ion exchange to obtain a Li-containing transition metal oxide having an O2-type structure, and further doping the Li-containing transition metal oxide with Li in a step separate from the ion exchange.

Abstract: An access network device according to an embodiment is an access network device that is disposed between a plurality of user-side terminals and a core network, provides the plurality of user-side terminals with connection to the core network, and includes an important user determination unit and an order processing unit. The important user determination unit acquires and accumulates user state information indicating a state of each user-side terminal, acquires user characteristic information indicating a characteristic of each user-side terminal from the accumulated past user state information, and determines an important user related to human life and/or safety on the basis of the acquired user characteristic information.

Abstract: A front suspension device comprises a suspension arm, one end of which has a front-wheel support portion to support a front wheel of a vehicle and the other end of which is positioned on an inward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the front-wheel support portion and has a vehicle-body attachment portion to be attached to a vehicle-body member of the vehicle and a damper supported at a damper support portion which is provided at a portion of the suspension arm which is positioned in the vicinity of the front-wheel support portion at a lower portion thereof and connected to the vehicle-body member at an upper portion thereof. The damper support portion of the suspension arm has a breakage ease portion to cause breakage of the suspension arm.

Abstract: A gas turbine facility includes: a fuel pipe connected to a fuel supply facility; a fuel supply pipe connected to a combustor of a gas turbine; a fuel treating pipe connected to a fuel treating apparatus that treats a fuel; and a three-way valve having an inlet port connected to the fuel pipe, a first outlet port connected to the fuel supply pipe, and a second outlet port connected to the fuel treating pipe.

Abstract: A fuel supply system includes: a fuel gas supply line configured to supply a fuel gas to a combustor of a gas turbine; a first off-gas supply device configured to supply a first off-gas generated in a fuel refining plant to the combustor; a second off-gas supply device configured to supply a second off-gas generated in a bio-liquid fuel production plant to the combustor, the second off-gas having a calorific value per unit mass smaller than the fuel gas; a gas mixing device configured to mix the fuel gas supplied by the fuel gas supply line, the first off-gas supplied by the first off-gas supply device, and the second off-gas supplied by the second off-gas supply device; and a mixed gas fuel supply line configured to supply a mixed gas fuel produced by the gas mixing device to the combustor.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method is a method in which a cyan ink, a magenta ink, a black ink, and a yellow ink radiation that are curable inks are ejected from ink jet heads to attach the radiation curable inks to a recording medium. The method includes, in this order, a first step of attaching the cyan ink, the magenta ink, and the black ink onto the recording medium and applying temporary curing radiation to the recording medium and a second step of attaching the yellow ink onto the recording medium and applying full curing radiation to the recording medium without applying the temporary curing radiation.

Abstract: A gas turbine cogeneration system includes: a gas turbine; a first fuel supply facility for supplying a first fuel to the combustor; a second fuel supply facility for supplying a second fuel with a calorific value per mass lower than the first fuel; a heat recovery steam generator for generating steam using exhaust gas discharged from the turbine; a steam supply line for supplying steam discharged from the heat recovery steam generator to a steam consumer; a steam extraction line for supplying steam extracted from the steam supply line to both a head end side of the combustor and a turbine side of the combustor; and a fuel control part for controlling the first and second fuel supply facilities so that the amount of the first fuel decreases and the amount of the second fuel increases with a decrease in extraction amount of steam by the steam extraction line.

Abstract: A gas turbine cogeneration system includes a denitration control part for outputting to a denitration device a control command to set the amount of NOx emissions at a heat recovery steam generator outlet not more than a boiler outlet target value. The denitration control part is configured to generate the control command with reference to at least a first addition amount of a reducing agent obtained by calculation based on a NOx parameter which is a parameter correlated with the amount of NOx emissions at a turbine outlet.

Abstract: A proximity detection device according to the present invention includes: a plurality of light emitting elements; a plurality of light receiving elements; a drive circuit configured to sequentially drive the plurality of light emitting elements; a measurement circuit configured to measure a light reception signal of a corresponding light receiving element when the plurality of light emitting elements are sequentially driven; and a control unit configured to i) control a drive current of a light emitting element such that a light emission amount of the light emitting element is suppressed, and ii) amplify a detection signal of a light receiving element to compensate for the suppressed light emission amount during measurement with a relatively short distance between the light emitting element and the light receiving element.

Abstract: Provided is a burner of double tube structure including an outer tube and an inner tube. The inner tube includes a tip-side support portion fixed on the outer tube, a base-side support portion fixed on the outer tube, a main body portion supported by the tip-side support portion, bellows interposed between the main body portion and the base-side support portion, and a bulkhead member attached at a position between the tip-side support portion and the base-side support portion. Between an outer peripheral surface of the bulkhead member and an inner peripheral surface of the outer tube, a second gap smaller than a first gap between an outermost peripheral surface of the bellows and the inner peripheral surface of the outer tube is interposed.