Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus, after controlling so as to develop the developer image representing the predetermined image formed a plurality of times in the same location on an image carrier by an exposing component, controls such that without performing exposure with the exposing component, the developer image, developed on the image carrier by the developing component applying a biasing voltage to the developer so as to adhere the developer to the image carrier including to the same location on the image carrier, is transferred to the transfer component and detects whether or not a ghost image is generated by comparing the density detected by a detecting component at a position of a transfer body corresponding to the same location of the image carrier to a reference density.

Abstract: A development unit includes a developer accommodating part that accommodates a developer therein, a developer stirring-transporting member that transports the developer in the developer accommodating part while stirring the developer, a bearing part that receives a rotating shaft of the developer stirring-transporting member, a magnetic member that is located between the bearing part and the developer accommodating part and fixed around the rotating shaft, and a stirring member that is spaced apart from the magnetic member so as to be opposed to the magnetic member and that is arranged at the rotating shaft of the developer stirring-transporting member.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a gravure printing paper includes: providing a substance having an effect of inhibiting a binding between pulp fibers; preparing a mixture of pulp fibers and fillers; and adding the substance to the mixture; making a gravure printing paper using the substance-added mixture.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nanoporous fiber being substantially free from coarse pores and having homogeneously dispersed nanopores, unlike conventional porous fibers. A porous fiber has pores each having a diameter of 100 nm or less, in which the area ratio of pores each having a diameter of 200 nm or more to the total cross section of the fiber is 1.5% or less, and the pores are unconnected pores, or a porous fiber has pores each having a diameter of 100 nm or less, in which the area ratio of pores each having a diameter of 200 nm or more to the total cross section of the fiber is 1.5% or less, the pores are connected pores, and the fiber has a strength of 1.0 cN/dtex or more.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an inkjet recording medium comprising the steps of: applying a coating color containing a pigment and a binder as major components to at least one side of a base material using a transfer roll coater, subsequently drying coating layer to form an ink absorbing layer, wherein Hercules viscosity of coating color is 5 m Pa·s to 30 m Pa·s and pigment contains a synthetic silica having an oil absorption of 90 ml/10 g to 200 ml/100 g, a BET specific surface area of 45 m2/g to 200 m2/g and an average particle diameter of 1.0 ?m to 3.0 ?m and/or a precipitated calcium carbonate-silica composite having an oil absorption of 100 ml/10 g to 250 ml/100 g, a BET specific surface area of 5 m2/g to 150 m2/g and an average particle diameter of 1.0 ?m to 10 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention provides a low-density neutral paper offering excellent opacity, opacity after printing and other advantageous printability properties despite high bulk, by containing, as a filler, precipitated calcium carbonate-silica composite having an average particle size of 30 ?m or less and produced by neutralizing a mixture of precipitated calcium carbonate and alkaline silicate to pH 7 to 9, wherein the ratio of precipitated calcium carbonate to silica (precipitated calcium carbonate/silica) is 30/70 to 70/30 in solid content by weight and the surface of precipitated calcium carbonate particles is covered with silica. In particular, the present invention provides a low-density printing paper, or an electrophotographic transfer paper offering excellent stiffness and copier suitability, by means of adjusting the filler content in paper to a range of 1 to 25 solid content percent by weight, or provides a neutral newsprinting paper by means of adjusting the filler content in paper to a range of 0.

Abstract: Provided is a recyclable light reflecting sheet which is excellent in light reflection characteristic regardless of being thin type and is contributing to weight reduction of a display. Provided is a light reflecting sheet comprising a sheet containing a single filament with a number mean diameter of 1 to 1000 nm, and having a light reflectance of 95% or more at a wavelength of 560 nm.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels each connected to a signal line via a switching element. Each pixel includes first and second sub-pixels having voltage vs. luminance characteristics different from each other with respect to a signal voltage supplied from the signal line. A threshold signal voltage of the first sub-pixel is lower than that of the second sub-pixel. The pixels form color display pixels which are red, green pixel and blue pixels. Where the area ratio of the first sub-pixel in each of the red, green and blue pixels is SR1, SG1 and SB1, and the ratio of the lighting-up time period of the first sub-pixel of each of the red, green and blue pixels in one vertical scanning period is TR1, TG1 and TB1, the relationship of (SR1×TR1)>(SG1×TG1)>(SB1×TB1) holds.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide coated printing paper having good printing quality combined with the property of decomposing hazardous substances upon exposure to light and resistance to fading. Coated printing paper comprising a coating layer containing a pigment and an inorganic adhesive and an organic adhesive on a base paper, wherein the coating layer contains 1-30 parts by weight of titanium dioxide having an average secondary particle diameter of 300-2000 nm per 100 parts by weight of the pigment and the coated paper has a PPS roughness of 0.5-5.0 ?m.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and includes a plurality of picture element regions each defined by a first electrode provided on one side of the first substrate that is closer to the liquid crystal layer and a second electrode provided on the second substrate so as to oppose the first electrode via the liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first orientation-regulating structure in each of the plurality of picture element regions, the first orientation-regulating structure exerting an orientation-regulating force so as to form a plurality of liquid crystal domains in the liquid crystal layer, each of the liquid crystal domains taking a radially-inclined orientation in the presence of an applied voltage.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention comprises picture element regions each defined by a first electrode on a first substrate on the liquid crystal layer side and a second electrode provided on a second substrate and opposing the first electrode via the liquid crystal layer. In each picture element region, the first electrode includes openings and a solid portion; and the liquid crystal layer is in a vertical alignment with no voltage, and upon voltage application, forms liquid crystal domains each taking a radially-inclined orientation above the openings and the solid portion by an oblique electric field produced in edge portions of the openings. The solid portion of the first electrode includes unit solid portions and connecting portions each for connecting at least three unit solid portions to one another.

Abstract: There is provided an electric circuit that outputs a timing signal and a recovered clock.

Abstract: A medical filter material characterized by comprising a dispersion of nanofibers of thermoplastic polymer having a number average diameter of 1 to 500 nm wherein the ratio of single fibers with a diameter of more than 500 nm and 1 ?m or less is 3% or less in terms of weight ratio. Further, there are provided, utilizing the medical filter material, an extracorporeal circulation column and a blood filter. Through the employment of nanofibers small in fiber diameter dispersion, high in strength and high in productivity, there can be provided a medical filter material excellent in hemadsorption performance and protein adsorption performance. Through packing with this medical filter material, there can be provided high-performance extracorporeal circulation column and blood filter.

Abstract: There is provided an electric circuit that outputs a timing signal and a recovered clock.

Abstract: A shift amount measuring apparatus for measuring a phase shift amount of a signal under measurement which is input thereto includes a PLL circuit that generates a strobe signal which is synchronized with a reference signal, a CDR circuit that inputs, into the PLL circuit, a control signal which has a level determined in accordance with a difference in phase between the signal under measurement and the strobe signal, so as to achieve a predetermined difference in phase between the signal under measurement and the strobe signal, and a measuring circuit that, before and after the signal under measurement is phase-shifted, measures a value of the control signal when the predetermined difference in phase is achieved between the signal under measurement and the strobe signal, and calculates the phase shift amount of the signal under measurement based on a difference between the measured levels of the control signal.

Abstract: While securing adequate response characteristics and brightness of an orientation-divided vertical alignment type liquid crystal display device, variations in display quality that are ascribable to variations in the pixel structure are suppressed. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a plurality of pixels each having a first electrode, a second electrode opposing the first electrode, and a vertical-alignment type liquid crystal layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, including: a rib provided on the first electrode side of the liquid crystal layer, and a slit provided in the second electrode of the liquid crystal layer. The thickness of the liquid crystal layer is no more than 2.5 ?m, and the width of the rib is no less than 5 ?m and no more than 13 ?m.

Abstract: An alignment-divided vertical alignment liquid crystal display device permitting high-definition moving image display when OS driving is adopted. The device has a plurality of pixels each having a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer placed between the first and second electrodes. The device includes: first alignment regulating structure having a first width W1 placed in the first electrode side of the liquid crystal layer; second alignment regulating structure having a second width placed in the second electrode side of the liquid crystal layer; and a liquid crystal region having a third width defined between the first and second alignment regulating structures. The third width W3 is in a range between 2 ?m and 14 ?m in certain embodiments.

Abstract: The present invention aims to further advance the acid treatment or irradiation technology for pulp to develop a bleaching process using smaller amounts of chlorine chemicals with higher efficiency as compared with conventional bleaching processes. It also aims to provide an excellent high brightness pulp having a low environmental impact and no discoloration as well as a paper containing it. The present invention provides a chlorine-free bleaching process with very high efficiency by irradiating a pulp washed after an acid treatment with UV light and/or visible light at a wavelength of 100-400 nm under alkaline conditions, preferably in a pH range of 10-13. The acid treatment can be performed under conditions of pH 1-6 and a temperature of 80° C. or more. The irradiation treatment can be performed in the presence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of reducing agents, peroxides, and hydrogen-donating organic compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides a low-density neutral paper offering excellent opacity, opacity after printing and other advantageous printability properties despite high bulk, by containing, as a filler, precipitated calcium carbonate-silica composite having an average particle size of 30 ?m or less and produced by neutralizing a mixture of precipitated calcium carbonate and alkaline silicate to pH 7 to 9, wherein the ratio of precipitated calcium carbonate to silica (precipitated calcium carbonate/silica) is 30/70 to 70/30 in solid content by weight and the surface of precipitated calcium carbonate particles is covered with silica. In particular, the present invention provides a low-density printing paper, or an electrophotographic transfer paper offering excellent stiffness and copier suitability, by means of adjusting the filler content in paper to a range of 1 to 25 solid content percent by weight, or provides a neutral newsprinting paper by means of adjusting the filler content in paper to a range of 0.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is formed by arranging a plurality of scanning lines 31, 32, . . . to which scanning signals are successively applied and a plurality of signal lines 41, 42, . . . to which data signals are successively applied to intersect at right angles. Mounted in the vicinity of each of the intersections of the scanning lines 31, 32, . . . and signals lines 41, 42, . . . are a TFT 5 electrically connected to both of the lines, and a pixel electrode 6 connected to the TFT 5. A common electrode is placed to face the pixel electrode 6 with liquid crystals 2 therebetween. One of electrodes of a pixel capacitance formed by the pixel electrode 6 is connected to a common line 9 for supplying a common signal to the common electrode 7. A dummy scanning line 30 for forming a capacitance is arranged outside of the scanning line 31 located at the outermost position on a scanning start side of scanning signal.