Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a macromolecular material that exhibits excellent elongation. The first macromolecular material of the present invention contains the first polymer containing the first structural unit and the second polymer containing the second structural unit. The first structural unit has a guest group in its side chain, and the second structural unit has a host group in its side chain. At least one of the first and the second polymers contains at least one fluorine group. The second macromolecular material of the present invention contains the first structural unit having a guest group in its side chain, the second structural unit having a host group in its side chain, and the third structural unit other than the first and second structural units. At least one of the first, the second, and the third structural units contains at least one fluorine group.

Abstract: In a heater according to the present invention, one of conductive lines is arranged to extend from a temperature detection element toward one end portion of a substrate in a lengthwise direction of the substrate, whereas the other the conductive line is arranged to extend from the temperature detection element toward the other end portion of the substrate in the lengthwise direction of the substrate, and at least one of the two conductive lines has an area that is inclined in both of the lengthwise direction and the widthwise direction of the substrate.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes a plurality of heat generating elements for heating a developer image formed on a recording medium corresponding to a plurality of heating regions. A first target temperature of the heat generating elements is set based on a developer amount per unit area of the developer image in each of the heating regions, and the temperature of the heat generating elements is controlled to the first target temperature. If a difference between the first target temperatures for two adjacent heating regions is outside of a predetermined range, the first target temperature for one of the two adjacent heating regions is corrected to a second target temperature, which is higher than the first target temperature, so that the difference between the first target temperatures for the two adjacent heating regions is within the predetermined range.

Abstract: A control unit (10) includes a microcontroller (100) that sets a duty ratio corresponding to a target current value of a linear solenoid (7a) and an ASIC (200) that supplies electricity to the linear solenoid (7a) based on the duty ratio. The microcontroller (100) includes a correction unit (110) that corrects a driving current value detected by a current sensor (300). The ASIC (200) includes a correction unit (206) that corrects the driving current value detected by the current sensor (300). A feedback amount selection unit (112) selects either one of the driving current value corrected by the correction unit (110) or the driving current value corrected by the correction unit (206) as a feedback amount corresponding to the target current value. A dual correction system is provided in a feedback control system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a perfluoro(poly)ether group containing silane compound of (Rf-PFPE)?—X—(CRakRblRcm)???(1a) (RcmRblRakC)?—X—PFPE-X—(CRakRblRcm)???(1b) wherein the symbols are as defined in the description.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes a heater having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a recording material, each of the plurality of heating elements having a heating region, and a control portion that controls electrical power to be supplied to the plurality of heating elements, the control portion being capable of individually controlling the plurality of heating elements. The control portion executes control of a heat generating quantity of each of the plurality of heating elements such that a heat generating quantity when heating a first region of the recording material including an image, a heat generating quantity when heating a second region of the recording material not including an image, and a heat generating quantity when heating a third region, in which there is no recording material, are different from each other.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: storing means for storing audio data and related information corresponding to the audio data; receiving means for acquiring electronic program guide information indicating programs scheduled to be broadcasted; and program selecting means for executing comparison processing for comparing predetermined related information corresponding to predetermined audio data among the audio data and the electronic program guide information and selecting, on the basis of a result of the comparison processing, a predetermined program from the broadcast-scheduled programs indicated by the electronic program guide information.

Abstract: Provided is a molded resin strand configured so that interlayer fusion of a shaped object can be improved and mechanical aptitude (specifically, stiffness) in a 3D printer can be more improved even in a case where an inorganic filler such as carbon fibers is mixed. The molded resin strand contains thermoplastic resin, an inorganic filler, and ?-olefin elastomer. The thermoplastic resin is polypropylene, for example. The inorganic filler is carbon fibers, for example. The ?-olefin elastomer is ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, for example. The molded resin strand of the present invention is used for a 3D printer employing a fused deposition modeling method.

Abstract: A control unit (10) includes a microcontroller (100) that sets a duty ratio corresponding to a target current value of a linear solenoid (7a) and an ASIC (200) that supplies electricity to the linear solenoid (7a) based on the duty ratio. The microcontroller (100) includes a correction unit (110) that corrects a driving current value detected by a current sensor (300). The ASIC (200) includes a correction unit (206) that corrects the driving current value detected by the current sensor (300). A feedback amount selection unit (112) selects either one of the driving current value corrected by the correction unit (110) or the driving current value corrected by the correction unit (206) as a feedback amount corresponding to the target current value. A dual correction system is provided in a feedback control system.

Abstract: A heater includes a plurality of heating blocks in a substrate having a plurality of temperature detection elements disposed therein. In a case where one of the heating blocks is caused to generate heat alone, temperature distribution of the heating block in a longitudinal direction is inclined from a center part to an edge. One of the plurality of temperature detection elements is arranged in a region in which the temperature distribution is inclined.

Abstract: Provided is an image heating apparatus including: a heater having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the recording material; and a control portion that controls electric power to be supplied to the plurality of heating elements and is capable of individually controlling the plurality of heating elements, the image heating apparatus heating an image formed on the recording material with heat by the heater, wherein the control portion sets a heating condition when controlling each of the plurality of heating elements, according to the thermal history of a heating region heated by one heating element and the thermal history of a heating region heated by a heating element adjacent to the one heating element.

Abstract: When a developer image in which the amount of developer per unit area is substantially the same is formed over two adjacent heating regions and a difference between first target temperatures for two adjacent heating regions is outside a predetermined range, the first target temperature for one of the two adjacent heating regions is corrected to a second target temperature which is higher than the first target temperature, so that the difference between the first target temperatures for two adjacent heating regions is within a predetermined range.

Abstract: An oily water separator for removing oil from oil-containing water, including a vessel, a filtration membrane unit and a discharge mechanism, the filtration membrane unit containing a filtration membrane module and a returning mechanism, the filtration membrane module for performing filtration in the state of allowing the module to be immersed into the oil-containing water, the filtration membrane module having an elongated filtration membrane with an opening portion, the opening portion of the filtration membrane being fixed to one end of the filtration membrane module, the opening portion of the filtration membrane being communicatively connected to the returning mechanism, and the returning mechanism being extended along the filtration membrane toward an end on a side opposite to an end portion having the opening portion thereof, the returning mechanism being communicatively connected with the discharge mechanism.

Abstract: A perfluoro(poly)ether group containing silane compound of the formula (1): (Rf-PFPE)?-X—(SiQkY3-k)???(1) wherein Rf, PFPE, X, Y, Q, k, ? and ? are as defined herein, and which is able to from a layer having water-repellency, oil-repellency and antifouling property as well as high surface slip property and high friction durability.

Abstract: A relay diagnosis unit diagnosing a relay turning ON and OFF an electric power to a transmission control device. The transmission control device is equipped with a main control unit and a monitoring unit monitoring the main control unit on the basis of a signal from the main control unit, and is equipped with a relay diagnosis unit diagnosing a relay for turning ON and OFF an electric power supplied to the transmission control device and a monitoring unit diagnosis unit diagnosing the monitoring unit, and diagnosis is carried out at each of timing when a key position changes to an OFF position and at timing when the key position changes to an accessory position, so that both diagnoses, i.e., diagnosis for detecting malfunction of the relay and diagnosis for the monitoring function of the main control unit, can be carried out.

Abstract: A process for producing a perfluoropolyether acyl fluoride which includes reducing a peroxyperfluoropolyether by using a formyl group-containing compound in the presence of a transition metal catalyst.

Abstract: A molded resin strand includes a first layer containing thermoplastic resin, and a second layer covering the first layer and containing thermoplastic resin exhibiting physical properties different from those of the first layer. For example, the second layer is melt-extruded with the second layer covering the first layer. A three-dimensional object is modeled by lamination deposition by fusion between adjacent second layers. In a molded resin strand manufacturing method, a melt-kneaded resin material is continuously extruded from a ferrule of an extruder. The extruded molded resin strand is vacuum-sucked while passing through a sizing device. Subsequently, the molded resin strand is wound up after cooling solidification. The sizing device is provided with a space having a circular cross section, and a surface of the sizing device facing the space is provided with a plurality of vacuum suction grooves.

Abstract: An oral preparation for the prophylaxis or treatment of a disease with infection by a pathogen, containing a killed lactic acid bacterium expressing, on the surface, an antigen of the pathogen, or a microparticulated form thereof, which has an average particle size of 2.68-30 ?m. An oral preparation for inducing cellular immunity to a target antigen, containing a killed lactic acid bacterium expressing the target antigen on the surface or a microparticulated form thereof, which has a particle size of 2.68-30 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing system for more appropriately classifying elements that constitute an information processing device or the like. This information processing system is provided with: a means that, on the basis of information indicating the relationship between a plurality of elements that constitute a system, acquires, for first elements to be classified, a set of second elements capable of arriving at the first elements via a relationship of arbitrary numbers; and a means that, on the basis of the set corresponding to the first elements, classifies each of the first elements in any of a plurality of roles.

Abstract: Provided is an image heating apparatus including: a heater having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the recording material; and a control portion that controls electric power to be supplied to the plurality of heating elements and is capable of individually controlling the plurality of heating elements, the image heating apparatus heating an image formed on the recording material with heat by the heater, wherein the control portion sets a heating condition when controlling each of the plurality of heating elements, according to the thermal history of a heating region heated by one heating element and the thermal history of a heating region heated by a heating element adjacent to the one heating element.