Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a prepreg that yields a carbon fiber composite material that has exceptional tensile strength, heat resistance, and impact resistance and is suitable as a structural material of an aircraft body, wherein the resin composition used in the prepreg furthermore has exceptional viscosity stability, the prepreg containing a resin composition that contains carbon fibers and at least the constituent elements [A]—[D] as defined.

Abstract: In a control device, an instruction acquirer acquires an instruction to suppress in a specified period supplying of generated power generated by power generator installed in a power-consuming area to a commercial electrical power system. Upon the instruction acquirer acquiring the instruction, a water heater controller commands a water heater installed in the power-consuming area to perform a water heat-up operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the specified period.

Abstract: A new implant for bone fracture treatment that can easily and securely fix bone fragments is provided. An implant 2 for bone fracture treatment that covers bone fragments gathered at a site to be treated for a bone fracture in a living body and reduces and fixes the site invasively includes a metal knit portion 10 formed by knitting a metal string 11 constituted by one or a plurality of biocompatible metal string elements 12 into a cylindrical shape by circular knitting. The implant 2 further includes a resin knit portion 30 formed by knitting a resin string 31 constituted by one or a plurality of biocompatible resin string elements into a cylindrical shape by circular knitting. The metal knit portion 10 and the resin knit portion 30 are knitted to be continuous in an axial direction.

Abstract: To provide an article inspection apparatus capable of sensitively and stably detecting a change in a spectrum when an unspecified foreign substance is contained and determining a defective product. A transport unit that transports a tablet for inspection to an article inspection position, a light irradiation unit that irradiates the tablet transported to the article inspection position with light, a light detection unit that detects light transmitted through the tablet, and an article inspection unit that inspects a quality of the tablet based on spectral characteristics of the light detected by the light detection unit are provided, and the article inspection unit standardizes a measured value of a spectrum of the light detected by the light detection unit for each wavelength and determines whether the tablet is a normal product or a defective product based on a standardized value.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion element; a lens disposed above a first light incident surface of the photoelectric conversion element; and a plurality of columnar structures disposed on a surface parallel to the first light incident surface that is located between a second light incident surface of the lens and the first light incident surface of the photoelectric conversion element. The columnar structure includes at least one of silicon, germanium, gallium phosphide, aluminum oxide, cerium oxide, hafnium oxide, indium oxide, tin oxide, niobium pentoxide, magnesium oxide, tantalum pentoxide, titanium pentoxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, yttrium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconia, cerium fluoride, gadolinium fluoride, lanthanum fluoride, and neodymium fluoride.

Abstract: Provided is a polyvinylidene fluoride comprising: vinylidene fluoride unit; and a pentenoic acid unit represented by formula (1): CH2?CH— (CH)2—COOY wherein Y represents at least one selected from the group consisting of an inorganic cation and an organic cation, a content of vinylidene fluoride unit is 95.0 to 99.99 mol % based on all monomer units of the polyvinylidene fluoride, and a content of the pentenoic acid unit is 0.01 to 5.0 mol % based on all monomer units of the polyvinylidene fluoride.

Abstract: Provided is a composition including a polyvinylidene fluoride (A); and a vinylidene fluoride polymer (B) excluding the polyvinylidene fluoride (A), wherein the polyvinylidene fluoride (A) comprises vinylidene fluoride unit and a pentenoic acid unit represented by formula (1): CH2?CH—(CH)2—COOY wherein Y represents at least one selected from the group consisting of an inorganic cation and an organic cation, a content of vinylidene fluoride unit of the polyvinylidene fluoride (A) is 95.0 to 99.99 mol % based on all monomer units of the polyvinylidene fluoride (A), and a content of the pentenoic acid unit of the polyvinylidene fluoride (A) is 0.01 to 5.0 mol % based on all monomer units of the polyvinylidene fluoride (A).

Abstract: A casing member for an in-vehicle camera, obtained by injection molding a resin composition that comprises 100 to 300 parts by mass of a total of a fibrous inorganic filler and a non-fibrous inorganic filler to 100 parts by mass of a polyarylene sulfide resin and has a content of an elastomer of 10% by mass or less, and satisfying the following conditions (A) and (B). (A) When a molded product of a predetermined shape is injection molded using the resin composition under predetermined conditions, an absolute value of (shrinkage rate in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction)?(shrinkage rate in the flow direction) is 0.5% or less. (B) A water absorption rate of a molded product of a predetermined shape that is injection molded using the resin composition under predetermined conditions is 0.3% or less when subjected to a predetermined hot water immersion test.

Abstract: In a control device, an instruction acquirer acquires an instruction to suppress in a specified period supplying of generated power generated by power generator installed in a power-consuming area to a commercial electrical power system. Upon the instruction acquirer acquiring the instruction, a water heater controller commands a water heater installed in the power-consuming area to perform a water heat-up operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the specified period.

Abstract: An airline ticket sales system having a stock recording unit retaining a stock of flights, and a destination candidate extraction unit including: receiving an input of at least one condition from a user via an information processing terminal, information about a destination airport being excluded from the condition; acquiring, from the stock recording unit, information about outbound candidate flights and inbound candidate flights satisfying the condition; extracting, as candidate airports, a predetermined number from airports common to arrival airports of the outbound candidate flights and departure airports of the inbound candidate flights; selecting, based on a predetermined criterion, one from round-trip candidate flights composed of combinations of the outbound candidate flights and the inbound candidate flights among the departure airports of the outbound candidate flights specified by the condition and the respective candidate airports; and regarding the selected one as a to-be-sold round-trip flight.

Abstract: Provided is a turbine housing (10) having: a housing part (11) that forms a spiral space (S5) extending around a rotating shaft (40); a heat-shielding core (12) which is disposed in the spiral space (S5) and forms a spiral exhaust gas flow passage (S6) in which exhaust gas introduced from an exhaust gas introduction port flows; and a variable nozzle mechanism (13) that guides the exhaust gas to a turbine wheel, wherein heat-shielding spaces (S1, S2, S3) are formed between the inner circumferential surface of the housing part (11) and the outer circumferential surface of the heat-shielding core (12), and wherein the heat-shielding core (12) has a first flange part (12d) and a second flange part (12e) and is fixed between the variable nozzle mechanism (13) and the housing part (11) while a first sealing (14) is interposed between the first flange part (12d) and the variable nozzle mechanism (13).

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion element; a lens disposed above a first light incident surface of the photoelectric conversion element; and a plurality of columnar structures disposed on a surface parallel to the first light incident surface that is located between a second light incident surface of the lens and the first light incident surface of the photoelectric conversion element. The columnar structure includes at least one of silicon, germanium, gallium phosphide, aluminum oxide, cerium oxide, hafnium oxide, indium oxide, tin oxide, niobium pentoxide, magnesium oxide, tantalum pentoxide, titanium pentoxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, yttrium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconia, cerium fluoride, gadolinium fluoride, lanthanum fluoride, and neodymium fluoride.

Abstract: A level indicator with a cover that measures a water level, includes: a water level indicator that measures pressure; and a protective cover that surrounds the water level indicator. The protective cover includes a pressure transmitter that transmits pressure on an outside of the protective cover to an inside of the protective cover.

Abstract: Provided is a blood filter that resists deterioration in properties as a result of electron beam sterilization treatment performed before or during use as a blood filter, has durability, dimensional stability, and chemical resistance at excellent levels, also has biocompatibility, and resists deterioration in properties even upon the electron beam sterilization treatment. The blood filter according to the present invention includes a nonwoven fabric made of PEEK fibers. Preferably, the blood filter according to the present invention has an average pore size of 3 to 280 ?m and has a porosity of 15% to 70%; and the PEEK fibers have an average fiber diameter of 10 ?m or less.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a softer resin material that can be highly filled with an oil and that has almost no seepage (bleed-out) of oil. Additionally, to provide a biological model that is easy to handle and that has a softness and mechanical properties closer to those of organs and a texture close to that of organs. [Solution] A resin composition containing 100 parts by mass of component (A), a hydrogenated block copolymer having an MFR (measured at a temperature of 230° C. and with a load of 2.16 kg) of 1 g/10 min or less; more than 1000 parts by mass and at most 2000 parts by mass of component (B), an oil; and at least 10 parts by mass and at most 120 parts by mass of component (C), a polyolefin resin having a specific surface area of 0.01 to 30 m2/g.

Abstract: A determination system includes a body surface change information acquirer, a motion detector, and a physiological state determiner. The body surface change information acquirer acquires body surface change information indicating a chronological change in body surface data obtained from a part of a body surface of a subject. The motion detector detects a motion of the subject. The physiological state determiner determines a physiological state of mind or body of the subject based on the body surface data acquired upon detecting the motion of the subject.

Abstract: In this cast strip manufacturing method, in a first step, one end side and another end side in a rotation axis direction of a pair of cooling drums are pressed with a first pressure in a direction in which the cooling drums come close to each other, in a second step, the one end side and the another end side in the rotation axis direction of the cooling drums are pressed with a second pressure, which is higher than the first pressure, in the direction in which the cooling drums come close to each other, and in a third step, pressure control is performed so that a total value of reaction forces on the one end side and the another end side in the rotation axis direction of the cooling drums is set to a predetermined value, and rotation axes of the cooling drums are held in parallel.

Abstract: A data collection system including a device having a communication function and a data collection apparatus configured to collect data transmitted from the device. The data collection apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive data transmitted from the device, a data analyzer configured to acquire analyzed data by analyzing the received data according to analysis data format different for each device, a first data storage which is a non-rewritable storage, a second data storage which is storage that can be accessed faster than the first data storage and that stores a smaller amount of data than the first data storage, a data writer configured to writes and stores the data received by the receiver to the first data storage, and writes and stores the analyzed data acquired by the data analyzer to the second data storage.

Abstract: Provided is a method of operating a fuel cell system equipped with a fuel cell stack, a liquid hydrogen storage unit configured to store liquid hydrogen, a boil-off gas recovery unit configured to recover boil-off gas generated from the liquid hydrogen storage unit, and a hydrogen concentration estimation unit configured to estimate the hydrogen concentration at a hydrogen electrode in the fuel cell stack in a standby state, the method including: in a case in which a hydrogen concentration at a hydrogen electrode in the fuel cell stack in a standby state has become less than a predetermined value, supplying boil-off gas recovered by the boil-off gas recovery unit to the hydrogen electrode in the fuel cell stack.

Abstract: A hard disk drive (HDD) includes an enclosure base, a first cover coupled to the base, and two separate gasket seals composed of different materials and configured to seal the interface between the first cover and the base. One gasket seal is composed of a material having a low permeability to helium or another lighter-than-air gas contained within the HDD, and the other gasket seal is composed of material having a low water vapor or moisture transmission. By using two separate independent gaskets which have different attributes, the lighter-than-air gas concentration is kept high and humidity is kept low during manufacturing testing, prior to affixing a hermetic second cover over the first cover, and degradation of HDD performance due to change of flying height is ultimately avoided.