Abstract: Provided are novel ligands for transition metal complexes which exhibit high coordination power with respect to metals by being free of substituents at the positions ortho to phosphorus or arsenic and which have electron-withdrawing power comparable to the highest level known in conventional ligands. One ligand includes a compound represented by General Formula (1): R1R2R3A or General Formula (2): R1R2A-Y-AR3R4 and having a total of 15 to 110 carbon atoms. In the formulae, A is phosphorus or arsenic; R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a substituted pyridyl group having optionally different electron-withdrawing groups bonded to the positions meta to the atom A as well as hydrogen atoms bonded to the positions ortho to the atom A; and Y is a divalent group derived from a C2-20, optionally substituted and optionally heteroatom-containing, aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic compound or from ferrocene.

Abstract: A network monitor device 20 includes: a communication cutoff unit 21 to cut off at least a part of communications performed by a quarantine target node 90; a redirect unit to make the quarantine target node 90 establish a communication connection for a quarantine process with a quarantine server 30 which executes the quarantine process of the quarantine target node 90; a cancel request receiving unit 24 to receive, when the quarantine target node 90 receives a ticket indicating completion of the quarantine via the communication connection for the quarantine process from the quarantine server 30, a cutoff cancel request ticket transmitted by the quarantine target node 90; and a cutoff canceling unit 26 to cancel the cutoff by the communication cutoff unit 21 when receiving the cutoff cancel request.

Abstract: The invention provides novel ligands for transition metal complexes which exhibit high coordination power with respect to metals by being free of substituents at the positions ortho to phosphorus or arsenic and which have electron-withdrawing power comparable to the highest level known in conventional ligands. A ligand of the invention includes a compound represented by General Formula (1): R1R2R3A or General Formula (2): R1R2A-Y-AR3R4 and having a total of 15 to 110 carbon atoms. In the formulae, A is phosphorus or arsenic; R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a substituted pyridyl group having optionally different electron-withdrawing groups bonded to the positions meta to the atom A as well as hydrogen atoms bonded to the positions ortho to the atom A; and Y is a divalent group derived from a C2-20, optionally substituted and optionally heteroatom-containing, aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic compound or from ferrocene.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a plurality of vibration elements (1) that transmit and receive an ultrasonic beam; a plurality of transmission circuits (2) that are connected to the respective vibration elements and output a transmission driving signal to be used for driving the vibration elements; and a transmission power source (3) that supplies electric power to the transmission circuits.

Abstract: A novel optical-isomer separating agent for chromatography is provided which has, as a chiral selector, a macrocyclic amide compound having the ability to function as a chiral shift agent. The optical-isomer separating agent for chromatography is formed by bonding, with a carrier by chemical bonding, a specific ring structure containing an asymmetry recognition site, an amide group as a hydrogen-bond donor site, and a hydrogen-bond acceptor site.

Abstract: A shape measuring apparatus that measures a three-dimensional shape of a measuring target has a lighting device that irradiates the measuring target placed on a stage with light, an imaging device that takes an image of the measuring target, a shape calculating device that calculates orientations of normals at a plurality of points on a surface of the measuring target from an image, the image being obtained by performing imaging with the imaging device while the lighting device irradiates the measuring target with the light, the shape calculating device calculating the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the measuring target from the calculation result of the orientations of the normals, a ranging device that measures a distance from a predetermined reference position with respect to at least one point on the surface of the measuring target, and a determination device that determines a spatial position of the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the measuring target, the three-dimensional shape bei

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat, including: a frame; a rod of which ends are held by the frame; and a pad of which back side is supported by the rod. The rod has: a the metal core; and a resin member that is injection molded under a state where the core is set in a forming mold and the core is positioned with respect to the forming mold by projections of the forming mold and covers the ends of the core. The resin member is locked on hooks that are formed on the frame, and recesses of the resin member, which are formed by the projections of the forming mold, are disposed in a position that is spaced from the hooks.

Abstract: A shape measuring apparatus that measures a three-dimensional shape of a measuring target has a lighting device that irradiates the measuring target placed on a stage with light, an imaging device that takes an image of the measuring target, a shape calculating device that calculates orientations of normals at a plurality of points on a surface of the measuring target from an image, the image being obtained by performing imaging with the imaging device while the lighting device irradiates the measuring target with the light, the shape calculating device calculating the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the measuring target from the calculation result of the orientations of the normals, a ranging device that measures a distance from a predetermined reference position with respect to at least one point on the surface of the measuring target, and a determination device that determines a spatial position of the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the measuring target, the three-dimensional shape bei

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel which forms a plurality of sub pixels on a substrate thereof, and a drive circuit which is configured to drive the plurality of sub pixels, wherein the drive circuit has a thin film transistor formed on the substrate, and the thin film transistor has a semiconductor layer made of poly-silicon. The thin film transistor includes: a source electrode, a semiconductor layer and a drain electrode which are formed on the substrate; a gate insulation film which is formed on the source electrode, the semiconductor layer and the drain electrode; a gate electrode which is formed on the gate insulation film and above the semiconductor layer; an insulation film which is formed on the gate electrode; and a metal layer which is formed on the insulation film in a state that the metal layer covers at least a portion of the gate electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic-inorganic composite material obtained by chemically modifying a microorganism-derived ceramic material with an organic group, and a process for producing the organic-inorganic composite material. The process is characterized by reacting a microorganism-derived ceramic material with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of silane coupling agents represented by formula (1), silane coupling agents represented by formula (2), and titanate coupling agents represented by formula (3). The organic-inorganic complex can be used in applications for immobilized catalysts and immobilized enzyme catalysts.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a resin composition for solar cell sealing material which is capable of lowering a cost by shortening of a processing time and has good storage stability. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a solar cell sealing material having excellent transparency due to no generation of lumps therein by using the obtained resin composition for solar cell sealing material. A method for producing a resin composition for solar cell sealing material according to the present invention includes: preparing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A) containing a vinyl acetate unit in an amount of 25 to 35 wt % and a crosslinking agent (B), whose impregnation weight with respect to 1 g of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A) per 24 hours at a temperature of 23° C.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a plurality of vibration elements (1) that transmit and receive an ultrasonic beam; a plurality of transmission circuits (2) that are connected to the respective vibration elements and output a transmission driving signal to be used for driving the vibration elements; and a transmission power source (3) that supplies electric power to the transmission circuits.

Abstract: This invention is directed to correcting a smear by a line-sequential reading scanner. To accomplish this, in a line-sequential reading type image reading apparatus (scanner), the first memory stores reference smear amount data of a smear occurred for each color component. The correction amount for the brightness value of each color component obtained by reading an original by an image sensor is calculated based on the reference smear amount data stored in the first memory and the brightness value level of a pixel on a preceding line. The brightness value is corrected based on the correction amount.

Abstract: A process for production of a chain metal powder, which comprises the steps of reducing metal ions contained in an aqueous solution, while applying a magnetic filed to the solution, in the presence of both a reducing agent capable of generating a gas during the reduction of metal ions and a foamable water soluble compound, through the generation of a gas, a bubble layer on the surface of the aqueous solution to form a chain metal powder, separating the bubble layer formed on the surface of the aqueous solution from the solution, and collecting the chain metal powder contained in the bubble layer.

Abstract: A bonded silicon wafer is produced by a method comprising a step of implanting oxygen ions from one surface of a silicon wafer for active layer to form an oxygen ion implanted layer, a step of bonding the one surface of the silicon wafer for active layer to one surface of a silicon wafer for support layer and then conducting a heat treatment for strengthening the bonding to form a silicon wafer composite, a step of polishing a silicon portion at a side of the silicon wafer for active layer in the silicon wafer composite on a rotating platen having a polishing means and stopping the polishing at a time of detecting change of physical properties on the rotating platen resulting from the exposure of at least a part of the oxygen ion implanted layer and a step of removing the oxygen ion implanted layer.

Abstract: A bonded wafer is thinned from an active layer wafer side, and a thinning stop layer is exposed. Thereafter, the layer is made porous in an HF solution, and then the layer is polished and removed. Thus, the removal of the layer is easy; productivity of substrates is high; no defect is caused due to heat treatment; and evenness in polish amount within a wafer surface can be maintained.

Abstract: Process for producing compound of Formula: wherein P2, P3 and R2 are the same as defined below, characterized by comprising reacting a compound represented by Formula (7): wherein P3 means a protecting group for hydroxy group; and Het means a 1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl group, with a compound represented by Formula (8): wherein P2 means a protecting group for hydroxy group; and R2 means a phenyl group which may be substituted, in the presence of a base.

Abstract: A network monitor device 20 includes: a communication cutoff unit 21 to cut off at least a part of communications performed by a quarantine target node 90; a redirect unit to make the quarantine target node 90 establish a communication connection for a quarantine process with a quarantine server 30 which executes the quarantine process of the quarantine target node 90; a cancel request receiving unit 24 to receive, when the quarantine target node 90 receives a ticket indicating completion of the quarantine via the communication connection for the quarantine process from the quarantine server 30, a cutoff cancel request ticket transmitted by the quarantine target node 90; and a cutoff canceling unit 26 to cancel the cutoff by the communication cutoff unit 21 when receiving the cutoff cancel request.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technology that prevents a part of a touch panel-equipped display displaying an ultrasonic tomographic image from getting dirty with a fingerprint or scratch when using a drag operation to change the content of the ultrasonic tomographic image displayed on the touch panel-equipped display. According to this technology, the display screen is divided into an ultrasonic image area A1 which displays an ultrasonic image P and an operating part display area A2 which displays buttons (Fov, Pos, ROI, and Dop) for selecting a change to be made in the ultrasonic image P. The operating part display area A2 has a touch panel, and when a finger F selectively touches one of the displayed buttons and is dragged, the displayed image P of the ultrasonic image area A1 is changed on the apparatus side according to the selected changes and drag direction.

Abstract: A chain metal powder, which is free from branches and has a small distribution of the chain length, can be produced by a process of reducing metal ions contained in an aqueous solution, while applying a magnetic field to the solution containing ferromagnetic ions, in the presence of a polymer compound comprising repeating units of the formula (1): and repeating unit of the formula (2): or repeating unit of the formula (4); or a process which comprises the steps of reducing metal ions contained in an aqueous solution, while applying a magnetic filed to the solution, in the presence of both a reducing agent capable of generating a gas during the reduction of metal ions and a foamable water soluble compound, through the generation of a gas, a bubble layer on the surface of the aqueous solution to form a chain metal powder, separating the bubble layer formed on the surface of the aqueous solution from the solution, and collecting the chain metal powder contained in the bubble layer.