Abstract: The magnetic toner contains magnetic toner particles containing a binder resin and a magnetic body, and inorganic fine particles present on the surface of the magnetic toner particles. The coverage ratio of the magnetic toner particle surface by the inorganic fine particles resides in a prescribed range for this magnetic toner; the binder resin is a styrene resin; the weight-average molecular weight and radius of gyration of the magnetic toner reside in a prescribed relationship; and the viscosity of the magnetic toner at 110° C. resides in a prescribed range.

Abstract: A simplified optical coupling system having two optical connectors is disclosed. The optical coupling system includes a male connector with a ferrule, a female connector with another ferrule, and a sleeve to receive the ferrules in respective ends thereof. One of connectors provides a latch and a coil spring. The latch engages with a flange of the other connector, and the coil spring put between the flange of the connector having the latch and a base of the latch to secure the engagement of the latch with the flange.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toner which enables a stable image density to be obtained, regardless of the service environment, throughout use in durability tests, and which is able to suppress the occurrence of faulty cleaning. The toner contains both toner particles, which include a binder resin and a colorant, and also silica fine particles. The toner has an average circularity of at least 0.950, a static friction coefficient, with respect to a polycarbonate resin substrate, of at least 0.100 and not more than 0.200, and a coverage ratio X1 of the toner surface by the silica fine particles, as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ESCA), of at least 50.0 area %, and not more than 75.0 area %.

Abstract: A display module 1 of the present invention includes a first board 3, a second board 4, a base film 5, and a circuit member 2. The first board 3 and the second board 4 are bonded together to face with each other. The base film 5 is provided between the first board 3 and the second board 4 and extends outwardly from an end of the first board 3. The base film 5 has an insulating property and the extended portion is bent to an outer surface side of one of the first board 3 and the second board 4. The circuit member 2 is formed on the base film 5.

Abstract: An optical transceiver that provides a plug board independent of a circuit board is disclosed. The optical transceiver further includes a holder to hold both of the plug board and the circuit board in respective positions. The holder provides a first support to support the plug board in a side thereof, and a second support to support the circuit board in a side thereof. Because the holder supports the plug board and the circuit board in respective sides thereof, the holder does not reduce a space for mounting electronic circuit on the circuit board and not interfere with the function of the plug board.

Abstract: The present invention involves forming wiring sections on a substrate capable of UV-ray transmission, and fixing a component to be electrically connected to the wiring sections onto the substrate using a UV-curable ACF. When doing so, fluidity in the UV-curable ACF is produced by applying pressure to the component, and UV rays are directly projected from the surface of the substrate even onto the UV-curable ACF areas shielded by the wiring sections. The UV-curable ACF is made to be fluid by applying pressure to the component after increasing fluidity of the UV-curable ACF by heating.

Abstract: A measuring method of a hole diameter of a holey optical fiber includes calculating an arithmetical mean value I(x) from two backscattering light intensities at a position x of two backscattering light waveforms of the holey optical fiber, in which the two backscattering light waveforms are obtained by OTDR measurement; and obtaining the hole diameter at the position x, based on a correlation between an arithmetical mean value I(x) and an hole diameter of the holey optical fiber that is obtained in advance.

Abstract: A coke manufacturing method includes preparing blended coal by blending coal of at least two types, stirring and mixing the blended coal so as to disintegrate at least a part of pseudo-particles in the blended coal that have been formed by agglomeration of coal particles, and charging the blended coal after stirring and mixing into a coke oven and carbonizing the blended coal so as to manufacture coke.

Abstract: It is intended to provide an antibody which inhibits the function of midkine. An antibody which recognizes an epitope consisting of amino acid residues 62 to 104 of midkine or a fragment thereof; DNA encoding the antibody or a fragment thereof; a recombinant vector which contains the DNA; a transformant which has the vector or a hybridoma which produces the antibody; a method for producing the antibody by allowing the transformant or hybridoma to produce the antibody or a fragment thereof and collecting the resulting antibody or fragment thereof; a pharmaceutical composition containing the antibody or a fragment thereof as an active ingredient; and a diagnostic agent containing the antibody or a fragment thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A pluggable optical transceiver with the CFP type and the MT ferrule is disclosed. The optical transceiver provides in a rear of the optical receptacle a mechanism to push frontward the MT ferrule set in the optical receptacle and to shield the inside of the optical transceiver. Inner fibers connecting the MT ferrule with another MT ferrule assembled with optical devices pass the mechanism, which may be a metal plate with the elastic function and/or a coil spring combined with a holder to hold the MT ferrule.

Abstract: This drive chip has a configuration that is provided with: a base main body; two terminal groups that are respectively disposed along the base main body sides in the longitudinal direction of the base main body, said sides facing each other; a narrow-pitch section in one terminal group wherein terminals are disposed in a zigzag manner in two or more rows, said narrow-pitch section having a narrow terminal pitch in the longitudinal direction; a rough pitch section in the one terminal group, said rough pitch section having a terminal pitch in the longitudinal direction wider than that of the narrow pitch section; and a dummy bump that is disposed between the two terminal groups, said dummy bump being disposed parallel to the rough pitch section.

Abstract: A pluggable optical transceiver with the CFP type and the MT ferrule is disclosed. The optical transceiver provides in a rear of the optical receptacle a mechanism to push frontward the MT ferrule set in the optical receptacle and to shield the inside of the optical transceiver. Inner fibers connecting the MT ferrule with another MT ferrule assembled with optical devices pass the mechanism, which may be a metal plate with the elastic function and/or a coil spring combined with a holder to hold the MT ferrule.

Abstract: A wiring substrate (11) includes: a substrate; and, formed upon the substrate, a plurality of wiring lines, a plurality of circuit elements, and a plurality of connecting terminals (51) connected via the plurality of wiring lines. Each of the plurality of connecting terminals (51) includes a pair of protrusion parts (50), forming a depression part (60) between the pair of protrusion parts (50), and a depression electrode (52) that is disposed in the depression part (60) and that at least partially covers each protrusion of the pair of protrusion parts (50).

Abstract: Each of a first clad region (12) and a second clad region (13) has holes (12a, 13a) which have identical diameters and are periodically formed so that the first clad region (12) and the second clad region (13) each have an effective refractive index lower than a refractive index of a core region (11), the effective refractive index of the first clad region (12) being lower than that of the second clad region (13).

Abstract: A magnetic toner is provided that exhibits an excellent electrostatic offset resistance both initially and after long-term use. The magnetic toner contains: magnetic toner particles containing a binder resin and a magnetic body; and inorganic fine particles present on the surface of the magnetic toner particles, wherein the inorganic fine particles present on the surface of the magnetic toner particles contain a prescribed metal oxide fine particle in a prescribed proportion; the magnetic toner has prescribed numerical value ranges for a coverage ratio A of the magnetic toner particle surface covered by the inorganic fine particles and for a coverage ratio B by the inorganic fine particles that are fixed to the magnetic toner particle surface; the magnetic toner particle contains a crystalline polyester; and measurement of the magnetic toner with a differential scanning calorimeter provides a characteristic differential scanning calorimetric curve.

Abstract: The present invention provides water-in-oil type emulsion sunscreen cosmetics that achieve an excellent UV blocking effect, and have excellent effects in the prevention and inhibition of discoloration (discoloration to red). The water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: (a) octocrylene; (b) hydrophobized zinc oxide; (c) cationic surfactant; and (d) silica.

Abstract: A data storage processor of an HV-ECU transmits frame data including ID information indicating a kind of data and data information indicating the contents of the data to a motor ECU. When the motor ECU receives the frame data from the HV-ECU, a calculation processor of the motor ECU determines that the data information of the received frame data is data regarding the kind of data indicated by the ID information of the received frame data and executes a predetermined calculating process based on the data information. When the ID information of the frame data received from the HV-ECU is a synchronization ID, a data storage processor of the motor ECU starts a process of transmitting, to the HV-ECU, the frame data to be transmitted within the communication period.

Abstract: A hole-assisted optical fiber includes a core portion and a cladding portion that includes an inner cladding layer, an outer cladding layer, and holes formed around the core portion. A diameter of the core portion is 3 ?m to 9.8 ?m, a relative refractive index difference of the core portion relative to the outer cladding layer is 0.11% to 0.45%, an outside diameter of the inner cladding layer is 53 ?m or less, a relative refractive index difference of the inner cladding layer relative to the outer cladding layer is a negative value, ?0.30% or more, a diameter of each hole is 2.4 ?m to 4.0 ?m, a hole occupancy rate is 17% to 48%, a bending loss at a wavelength of 1625 nm when bent at a radius of 5 mm is 1 dB/turn or less, and a cut-off wavelength is 1550 nm or less.

Abstract: It is intended to provide magnetic toner that produces a stable image density in long-term use and can prevent ghosting under conditions of low-temperature and low-humidity. The present invention provides magnetic toner including magnetic toner particles each containing a binder resin, a magnetic material and a releasing agent, and silica fine particles, wherein the silica fine particles include silica fine particles A and B, the silica fine particles A have a number-average particle size of 5-20 nm as primary particles, the silica fine particles B are produced by a sol-gel method, and have a number-average particle size of 40-200 nm as primary particles, an abundance ratio of secondary particles of the silica fine particles B is 5-40% by number, and a coverage ratio X1 of the surface of the magnetic toner particles with the silica fine particles determined by ESCA is 40.0-75.0% by area.

Abstract: Provided is a developing apparatus, including: a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image; a toner carrier for carrying the toner; and a regulating member for regulating a layer thickness of the toner carried by the toner carrier, in which: the toner includes a toner containing toner particles each containing a binder resin and a magnetic material, and inorganic fine particles present on surfaces of the toner particles; the toner has a dielectric loss factor (??) at a frequency of 100 kHz and a temperature of 30° C. of 0.03 pF/m or more and 0.30 pF/m or less; the toner carrier includes a substrate, an elastic layer, and a surface layer containing a urethane resin; and the urethane resin has a partial structure derived from a reaction between a compound represented by the structural formula (1) and a polyisocyanate.