Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal alignment agent that makes it possible to obtain a liquid crystal alignment film having a superior balance among solvent resistance, liquid crystal alignment properties, and voltage holding ratio. The liquid crystal alignment agent contains a polymer [P] including: at least one ring structure of an oxetane ring and an oxirane ring; (B) a functional group that reacts with at least one of the oxetane ring and the oxirane ring by heating; and (C) an optically aligning group.

Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to achieve both securing safety and energy saving at the time of following a preceding vehicle. In the present invention, the preceding vehicle feature amount extraction unit 101 extracts the feature amounts of the preceding vehicle based on the information transmitted from the outside world recognition unit 120, the own vehicle information recognition unit 130, the communication unit 140, and the information storage unit 150, the preceding vehicle classification unit 102 classifies the preceding vehicle based on the feature amount of the preceding vehicle obtained from the preceding vehicle feature amount extraction unit 101, and the travel planning unit 103 corrects the inter-vehicle distance or inter-vehicle time at the time of following the preceding vehicle, or proposes a lane change to an adjacent lane based on the classification result of the preceding vehicle classification unit 102.

Abstract: An emotion estimation apparatus includes a recording section that records one or more events that cause a change in an emotion of a person and prediction information for predicting, for each event, an occurrence of the event; an event predicting section that predicts the occurrence of the event, based on detection of the prediction information; and a frequency setting section that sets a frequency with which an estimation of the emotion is performed. If the occurrence of the event is predicted by the event predicting section, the frequency setting section sets the frequency to be higher than in a case where the occurrence of the event is not predicted, and also sets the frequency based on the content of the event.

Abstract: A vehicle seat adjustment device includes a first adjustment mechanism, a second adjustment mechanism, and a controller. The first adjustment mechanism is moved in a first direction upon driving of a first motor to adjust a position of a vehicle seat. The second adjustment mechanism is moved in both the first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction upon driving of a second motor to adjust the position of the vehicle seat. The controller controls and drives the first motor and the second motor. A speed at which the second adjustment mechanism is moved in the first direction is lower than or equal to a speed at which the first adjustment mechanism is moved in the first direction. When the second motor needs to be driven, the controller drives the second motor while driving the first motor.

Abstract: A nail printer is provided. The nail printer includes a discharger, an irradiator, and an irradiation intensity variator. The discharger is configured to discharge an active energy ray curable composition to a nail by an inkjet method. The irradiator is configured to irradiate the nail with an active energy ray. The irradiation intensity variator is configured to vary an irradiation intensity of the active energy ray radiated from the irradiator.

Abstract: Information indicating a base station apparatus with which each of a terminal apparatus T-k and other terminal apparatuses that are to perform location registration in a service area of a base station apparatus B(k) with which the terminal apparatus T-k is to perform location registration is shared among all the terminal apparatuses that are to perform location registration in the service area. A maximum wait time is set longer, the greater the number of other terminal apparatuses that are scheduled to perform location registration with the base station apparatus B(k) with respect to which the terminal apparatus T-k is to perform location registration is, the maximum wait time being a maximum wait time for the terminal apparatus T-K to access the base station apparatus B(k).

Abstract: A pigment dispersion composition contains one or more pigments selected from the group consisting of strontium titanate, calcium titanate, and zinc sulfide, a pigment dispersant having an amine value of from 10 to 100 mgKOH/g and a polymerizable compound.

Abstract: Provided is a composition including: an acrylamide compound represented by general formula (1) in 20% by mass or greater but 50% by mass or less; a multifunctional monomer in 40% by mass or greater but 70% by mass or less; and a polymerization initiator, where in general formula (1), R1 represents alkyl group containing 1 through 6 carbon atoms, X represents alkylene group containing 1 through 6 carbon atoms, and Y represents any one selected from the group consisting of general formula (2) below and general formula (3) below, where in general formula (2), R2 represents alkyl group containing 1 through 10 carbon atoms, and * represents binding site with X above, where in general formula (3), R2 represents alkyl group containing 1 through 10 carbon atoms, and * represents binding site with X above.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a mutant of adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid protein, which contains at least one amino acid substitution in PLA2 domain when compared with the amino acid sequence for wild-type AAV capsid protein; a nucleic acid encoding the mutant; a cell containing the nucleic acid; a method for producing a recombinant AAV particle, comprising a step of culturing the cell to produce the recombinant AAV particle; a recombinant AAV particle containing the mutant; a composition containing the recombinant AAV particle; and a method for transferring a gene into a target cell, comprising a step of bringing the recombinant AAV particle into contact with the target cell.

Abstract: Provided is a composition including an acrylamide compound having a molecular weight of 150 or greater but 250 or less (A1), a polyfunctional polymerizable compound including an alkylene oxide group (A2), and a polyfunctional polymerizable compound (A3) different from the polyfunctional polymerizable compound (A2).

Abstract: An emotion estimation apparatus includes a recording section that records one or more events that cause a change in an emotion of a person and prediction information for predicting, for each event, an occurrence of the event; an event predicting section that predicts the occurrence of the event, based on detection of the prediction information; and a frequency setting section that sets a frequency with which an estimation of the emotion is performed. If the occurrence of the event is predicted by the event predicting section, the frequency setting section sets the frequency to be higher than in a case where the occurrence of the event is not predicted, and also sets the frequency based on the content of the event.

Abstract: Provided is a composition including an acrylamide compound (A1) having a molecular weight of 150 or greater but 250 or less, and a trifunctional or higher polymerizable compound (A2), wherein an amount of the trifunctional or higher polymerizable compound (A2) is 1% by mass or greater but 30% by mass or less relative to a total amount of the composition.

Abstract: When acceleration control is interrupted due to a lane change or the like, the engine speed is controlled from a high rotation speed to a low rotation speed, a variation in engine speed increases, and poor driver's driving performance is brought about. Furthermore, suppression of acceleration when there is a lane change possibility may rather cause the lane change and the driver feels discomfort. The vehicle control unit according to the present invention includes a target engine speed calculation unit which corrects a target engine speed to be reduced relative to a predetermined target engine speed when the acceleration/deceleration possibility determination unit determines that there is a deceleration possibility during acceleration to a target vehicle speed in automatic acceleration/deceleration control, and an engine control unit which controls an engine to have a target engine speed corrected by the target engine speed calculation unit.

Abstract: To provide an electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I): where X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and X8 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent; R1 and R2 are each independently a monovalent substituent; A? and B? are each independently a monovalent anion; and Y is represented by the following general formula (II) or (III): where X9, X10, X11, X12, X13, X14, X15, X16, X17, and X18 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent.

Abstract: An analysis device according to the present invention includes a memory, and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and configured to analyze data indicating a biosignal by using a predetermined analysis technique and an updated parameter corresponding to the predetermined analysis technique every time the parameter is updated, control a display to display an analysis result obtained together with an interface capable of changing display modes in response to user's operation, and update the parameter based on change in the display modes for the interface.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal alignment agent that makes it possible to obtain a liquid crystal alignment film having a superior balance among solvent resistance, liquid crystal alignment properties, and voltage holding ratio. The liquid crystal alignment agent contains a polymer [P] including: at least one ring structure of an oxetane ring and an oxirane ring; (B) a functional group that reacts with at least one of the oxetane ring and the oxirane ring by heating; and (C) an optically aligning group.

Abstract: A tyre includes a crown land portion, an outboard middle land portion, an outboard shoulder land portion, an outboard crown circumferential groove, an outboard shoulder circumferential groove, an inboard middle land portion, an inboard shoulder land portion, an inboard crown circumferential groove, and an inboard shoulder circumferential groove. The outboard middle land portion is provided with full-opened outboard middle sipe that are inclined to a tyre axial direction. The outboard middle sipes each have two opposite sipe-edge portions provided with chamfer portions. In each chamfer portion of each outboard middle sipe, chamfer widths at both ends of the outboard middle sipe are larger than a chamfer width of a central portion of the outboard middle sipe. The outboard shoulder land portion is provided with outboard shoulder sipes that are inclined in the same direction as the outboard middle sipes to the tyre axial direction.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a sidewall portion of which outer surface is provided with a decorative portion extending in the tire circumferential direction in an arc shape. The decorative portion is formed from a first pattern area and a second pattern area having different surface aspects. When the decorative portion is divided into a number N of decorative zones (N>2) by equally-spaced parallel straight lines which are perpendicular to a reference center line extending in a tire radial direction, percentages of occupied area of the first pattern area in the respective decorative zones are gradually increased from the radially innermost decorative zone to the radially outermost decorative zone.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control device capable of realizing fuel-efficient traveling of an own vehicle. Therefore, a vehicle control device 100 includes a limiting factor determination unit 101 that determines whether there are a limiting factor on an own lane that limits traveling of an own vehicle in the own lane and a limiting factor on an adjacent lane that limits the traveling of the own vehicle in a lane adjacent to the own lane, a lane selection unit 102 that selects a lane in which the own vehicle travels based on a determination result of the limiting factor determination unit 101, and a driving force control unit 103 that controls a driving force of the own vehicle based on the lane selected by the lane selection unit 102.

Abstract: An active energy ray curable composition contains an allophanate-bond-containing compound having an activatable group at exposure to active energy rays and a polyester resin having a polymerizable unsaturated bond.