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: The present invention provides an aggregate of nanofibers having less spread of single fiber fineness values that can be used in wide applications without limitation to the shape and the kind of the polymer, and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention is an aggregate of nanofibers made of a thermoplastic polymer having single fiber fineness by number average in a range from 1×10?7 to 2×10?4 dtex and single fibers of 60% or more in fineness ratio have single fiber fineness in a range from 1×10?7 to 2×10?4 dtex.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of picture element regions each including a first electrode provided on one side of a first substrate that is closer to a liquid crystal layer and a second electrode provided on a second substrate so as to oppose the first electrode via the liquid crystal layer therebetween. The first electrode includes, in each picture element region, a solid portion including a plurality of unit solid portions, whereby the liquid crystal layer takes a substantially vertical alignment in the absence of an applied voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, and forms a liquid crystal domain taking a radially-inclined orientation in a region corresponding to each unit solid portion of the first electrode by an inclined electric field produced around the unit solid portion in response to a voltage applied between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: Pattern-dependent jitters are reduced, and timing errors of timing pulse signals are decreased in a timing generator. In a timing generator 20, a delaying circuit (variable delaying means, clock signal delaying circuit) 32 is disposed on an input terminal side of a clock signal, not an output terminal side of a flip-flop 31 in a signal input/output circuit 30 having the flip-flop (reference signal delaying means) 31 which outputs an output signal in accordance with an input timing of the clock signal, and the clock signal is delayed. The clock signal delaying circuit 32 may be replaced with a phase locked loop circuit 34.

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 first substrate includes, on one side thereof that is closer to a liquid crystal layer, a picture element electrode provided for each picture element region, a switching element, and a bus line. A second substrate includes a counter electrode opposing the picture element electrode. The picture element electrode includes a plurality of openings and a solid portion that includes a plurality of unit solid portions. In each picture element region, the liquid crystal layer takes a vertical alignment in the absence of an applied voltage, and forms a plurality of liquid crystal domains, each of which takes a radially-inclined orientation, in the plurality of openings and the solid portion by inclined electric fields produced at respective edge portions of the plurality of openings of the picture element electrode in response to an applied voltage.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of the invention includes a plurality of pixels each having a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer placed between the first and second electrodes. The device further includes stripe-shaped first alignment regulating means having a first width placed in the first electrode side of the liquid crystal layer; stripe-shaped second alignment regulating means having a second width placed in the second electrode side of the liquid crystal layer; and a stripe-shaped liquid crystal region having a third width defined between the first and second regulating means. The third width is in a range between 2 ?m and 15 ?m.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of the invention includes a plurality of pixels each having a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer placed between the first and second electrodes. The device further includes stripe-shaped first alignment regulating means having a first width placed in the first electrode side of the liquid crystal layer; stripe-shaped second alignment regulating means having a second width placed in the second electrode side of the liquid crystal layer; and a stripe-shaped liquid crystal region having a third width defined between the first and second regulating means. The third width is in a range between 7 ?m and 12 ?m.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of the invention includes a plurality of pixels each having a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer placed between the first and second electrodes. The device includes ribs in a stripe shape having a first width placed in the first electrode side of the liquid crystal layer; slits in a stripe shape having a second width placed in the second electrode side of the liquid crystal layer; and liquid crystal regions in a stripe shape having a third width defined between the ribs and the slits. The third width is in a range between 2 ?m and 14 ?m. The liquid crystal regions include at least one each of four liquid crystal regions A to D in which liquid crystal molecules tilt in directions different from one another by 90° each. The relationship |((a+c)?(b+d))/(a+b+c+d)|<0.25 is satisfied where a, b, c and d are the total areas of the liquid crystal regions A, B, C and D, respectively, in each pixel.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of this invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and a plurality of picture element regions for producing a display. In each of the plurality of picture element regions, a picture element electrode provided on the face of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer and a switching element electrically connected to the picture element electrode are provided. The picture element electrode includes a plurality of sub-picture element electrodes and a plurality of contact portions for mutually electrically connecting at least some of the plurality of sub-picture element electrodes. At least one of the plurality of sub-picture element electrodes is electrically connected to the switching element via a plurality of connection paths.

Abstract: Polylactic acid fibers excellent in wearing resistance and in the ability to smoothly pass through processing steps. The polylactic acid fibers contain a fatty acid bisamide and/or an alkyl-substituted fatty acid monoamide in an amount of 0.1 to 5 wt. % based on the whole fibers.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of the invention has a plurality of pixels each having a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer placed between the first and second electrodes. The device includes: ribs in a stripe shape having a first width placed in the first electrode side of the liquid crystal layer; slits in a stripe shape having a second width placed in the second electrode side of the liquid crystal layer; and liquid crystal regions having a third width defined between the ribs and the slits. The third width is in a range between 2 ?m and 14 ?m, and the ratio of the third width to the second width is in a range between 1.0 and less than 1.5.

Abstract: A poly(lactic acid) fiber has a strength at 90° C. of equal to or more than 0.8 cN/dtex and exhibits significantly satisfactory mechanical properties at high temperatures as compared with conventional poly(lactic acid) fibers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a high display quality. The liquid crystal display device displays an image by applying a voltage by a first electrode and a second electrode across a liquid crystal layer which takes a vertical alignment in the absence of an applied voltage. The first electrode includes a lower conductive layer, a dielectric layer covering at least a portion of the lower conductive layer, and an upper conductive layer provided on one side of the dielectric layer which is closer to the liquid crystal layer. The upper conductive layer includes a first opening, and the lower conductive layer is provided so as to oppose at least a portion of the first opening via the dielectric layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a high display quality. The liquid crystal display device displays an image by applying a voltage by a first electrode and a second electrode across a liquid crystal layer which takes a vertical alignment in the absence of an applied voltage. The first electrode includes a lower conductive layer, a dielectric layer covering at least a portion of the lower conductive layer, and an upper conductive layer provided on one side of the dielectric layer which is closer to the liquid crystal layer. The upper conductive layer includes a first opening, and the lower conductive layer is provided so as to oppose at least a portion of the first opening via the dielectric layer.

Abstract: Printing paper superior in a texture, a feel and ease in turning the page is provided by adjusting the product of the paper density, the breaking length of a paper-making direction and the Young's modulus of the paper-making direction of the paper made by a paper machine within the limits of no less than 2×1018 and no more than 10×1018 g·N/m4 by using the following means independently or in appropriate combination: a means of lowering paper density by increasing the compounding ratios of low-density pulp and low-density filler, using bulking chemicals or reducing press pressure during paper-making process, a means of lowering the paper breaking length of a paper-making direction by improving the compounding ratios of filler, and a means of lowering the Young's modulus of the paper by using a softening agent.

Abstract: A non-coated gravure printing paper offering good gravure printability—particularly as evidenced in the reduced generation of speckling, was obtained by improving the cushioning property of the paper and thus improving its adhesion with the photogravure cylinder—by means of adding a substance or substances, such as surface-active agents, which will inhibit the binding between pulp fibers in the paper and which, when added to an ideal level of 0.3 weight % of the bone-dry weight of pulp, will reduce the tensile strength of paper in the machine direction by 5 to 40% as measured in accordance with JIS P 8113, compared with the level when no such substance is added.

Abstract: An alignment-divided vertical alignment liquid crystal display device permitting improvement in response characteristic while suppressing reduction in contrast ratio is provided. 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. Ribs are placed in a surface portion of the liquid crystal layer close to the first electrode and/or a surface portion thereof close to the second electrode. The ribs have slope side faces put in contact with the liquid crystal layer, and satisfy the relationships RL/PS?0.05 (?m?1) and RS/PS?0.05 where RS is the product (RL·RH) of the total length RL of the side faces in a pixel as viewed from the normal to the liquid crystal layer and the height RH of the ribs, and PS is the pixel area.

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: 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.