Abstract: A bisphenol composition including a specific amount of aromatic alcohol sulfonate, and a simple method of producing it are provided. Also provided is a method of producing a polycarbonate resin in which, by using the bisphenol composition including a specific amount of aromatic alcohol sulfonate, melt polymerization reaction can be efficiently allowed to proceed to produce a polycarbonate resin having an excellent color tone. A bisphenol composition including an aromatic alcohol sulfonate at not less than 0.1 ppb by mass with respect to a bisphenol. A method of producing a bisphenol composition, including reacting a ketone or an aldehyde with an aromatic alcohol in the presence of sulfuric acid to produce a bisphenol composition. A method of producing a polycarbonate resin, including producing a polycarbonate resin using the bisphenol composition. A polycarbonate resin including a specific amount of aromatic alcohol sulfonate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pyrimidine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof represented by the following formula [I] wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification and a method of therapeutically or prophylactically treating an undesirable cell proliferation, comprising administering such a compound. The compound of the present invention has superior activity in suppressing undesirable cell proliferation, particularly, an antitumor activity, and is useful as an antitumor agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of cancer, rheumatism, and the like. In addition, the compound of the present invention can be a more effective antitumor agent when used in combination with other antitumor agents such as an alkylating agent or metabolism antagonist.

Abstract: A power supply unit includes primary and secondary circuits and a transformer. The primary circuit is connected to an alternating-current power supply and includes a switching device. The transformer includes primary and secondary windings. The primary winding receives an alternating current so that an alternating current is induced in the secondary winding. The received alternating current is generated through switching using the switching device. The secondary circuit rectifies, for output, the alternating current induced in the secondary winding. The primary winding includes first and second windings. When the alternating-current power supply is a power supply of a first voltage, the first winding is connected to the second winding in parallel in the primary winding. When the alternating-current power supply is a power supply of a second voltage higher than the first voltage, the first winding is connected to the second winding in series in the primary winding.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source section, an optical element, and a driver. The light source section includes a laser light source. The optical element includes a periodic structure, and is disposed in an optical path of light emitted from the light source section. The driver vibrates the optical element to cause a vibration direction to be inclined to a periodic direction of the periodic structure of the optical element.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser device includes a heat sink, a submount, a first electrode, an insulating layer, a semiconductor laser element, a connecting portion, and a second electrode. The submount is conductive and on a first region of an upper surface of the heat sink. The first electrode is conductive and on a second region, different from the first region, of the upper surface of the heat sink. The first electrode is electrically connected either to at least part of a side surface of the submount or to an upper surface of the submount.

Abstract: To provide magnetic composite particles which can be separated from a sample solution in a short period of time using magnetism, and furthermore, have an excellent dispersion stability in the sample solution, which are magnetic composite particles in which an outer shell is formed on surfaces of core particles containing an inorganic oxide or a polymer, wherein the outer shell comprises magnetic nanoparticles and a silicon compound, the value of the volume average particle diameter (dTEM) of the magnetic composite particles measured by a transmission electron microscope is 30 nm or more to 210 nm or less, and the value of (dDLS)/(dTEM) which is the ratio of the value of the particle diameter (dDLS) of the particles measured by a dynamic light scattering method and the value of the volume average particle diameter (dTEM) is 2.0 or less.

Abstract: There is provided a holding member in which a chemical container part is easily loaded into and unloaded from a storage portion, which can suppress sudden detachment of the part from the storage portion, and in which a sterilization treatment of a part can be effectively performed. The present invention is a holding member provided with a sheet-like substrate portion having a first surface and a second surface, and a plurality of storage portions each penetrating the first surface and the second surface of the substrate portion and each protruding in a direction of a side of the first surface and in a form of a cylinder where a chemical container part is to be stored.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes an electrically conductive first electrode block, an electrically conductive submount, an insulating layer, a semiconductor element, an electrically conductive bump, and an electrically conductive second electrode block. The submount is provided in a first region of the upper surface of the first electrode block, and electrically connected to the first electrode block. The semiconductor element is provided on the submount, and has a first electrode electrically connected to the submount. The bump is provided on the upper surface of a second electrode, opposite the first electrode, of the semiconductor element, and electrically connected to the second electrode. A third region of the lower surface of the second electrode block is electrically connected to the bump via an electrically conductive metal layer. An electrically conductive metal sheet is provided between the metal layer and the bump.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a radioactive cesium decontaminator, a method of producing a radioactive cesium decontaminator, and a method of removing radioactive cesium using the decontaminator. The radioactive cesium decontaminator is formed by agglomeration of primary particles. The primary particles have a magnetic particle as a core portion, a coating layer made of an organic material coating the magnetic particle, and a capturing compound made of ferrocyanide material formed on the coating layer. A cumulative diameter D50 of the decontaminator is in a range of from 2.0 ?m to 50 ?m, and a value of a cumulative diameter distribution (D90?D10)/D50 is less than 6. The decontaminator is made by adding a ferrocyanide aqueous solution and an aqueous solution containing at least one transition metal into a suspension liquid containing a precursor formed by magnetic particles coated with organic monomer or polymer while applying a strong shear force.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser device (1) includes a heat sink (20), a submount (30), a first electrode (60), an insulating layer (70), a semiconductor laser element (40), a connecting portion (50), and a second electrode (61). The submount (30) is conductive and on a first region (R1) of the upper surface of the heat sink (20). The first electrode (60) is conductive and on a second region (R2), different from the first region (R1), of the upper surface of the heat sink (20). The first electrode (60) is electrically connected either to at least part of a side surface of the submount (30) or to the upper surface of the submount (30).

Abstract: A resin composition having an adhesive property in a high temperature range that is estimated during soldering, and flux using this resin composition, a flux residue of which is washable. The resin composition contains a hydroxyl carboxylic acid having two or more carboxyl groups and a hydroxyl group in its molecule and a thermosetting resin in a ratio of 1:3 or more and 1:7 or less. Further, the flux contains the hydroxyl carboxylic acid having two or more carboxyl groups and a hydroxyl group in its molecule in an amount of 8.5% by mass or more and 16% by mass or less, and a thermosetting resin in an amount of 50% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less, wherein a ratio between the hydroxyl carboxylic acid and the thermosetting resin is 1:7 or less.

Abstract: A magnetic ?-form iron oxide nanopowder is a novel magnetic iron oxide nanopowder having magnetic polarization and spontaneous electric polarization and having physical properties similar to those of half-metals; and a process produces the magnetic nanopowder. The magnetic powder has a composition represented by Fe2O3 and has a crystal structure belonging to the monoclinic system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pyrimidine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof represented by the following formula [I] wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification and a method of therapeutically or prophylactically treating an undesirable cell proliferation, comprising administering such a compound. The compound of the present invention has superior activity in suppressing undesirable cell proliferation, particularly, an antitumor activity, and is useful as an antitumor agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of cancer, rheumatism, and the like. In addition, the compound of the present invention can be a more effective antitumor agent when used in combination with other antitumor agents such as an alkylating agent or metabolism antagonist.

Abstract: An object is to provide a magnetic compound excellent in high frequency properties and excellent in mechanical strength, and its related items, using the polyarylene sulfide resin, and to provide a technique regarding the magnetic compound having a metal magnetic powder and a polyarylene sulfide resin, and satisfying both mechanical strength and high frequency properties.

Abstract: A power supply unit includes primary and secondary circuits and a transformer. The primary circuit is connected to an alternating-current power supply and includes a switching device. The transformer includes primary and secondary windings. The primary winding receives an alternating current so that an alternating current is induced in the secondary winding. The received alternating current is generated through switching using the switching device. The secondary circuit rectifies, for output, the alternating current induced in the secondary winding. The primary winding includes first and second windings. When the alternating-current power supply is a power supply of a first voltage, the first winding is connected to the second winding in parallel in the primary winding. When the alternating-current power supply is a power supply of a second voltage higher than the first voltage, the first winding is connected to the second winding in series in the primary winding.

Abstract: A method for producing a Fe—Co alloy powder suitable for an antenna includes steps, wherein when introducing an oxidizing agent into an aqueous solution containing Fe ions and Co ions to generate crystal nuclei and cause precipitation and growth of a precursor having Fe and Co as components, Co in an amount corresponding to 40% or more of the total amount of Co used for the precipitation reaction is added to the aqueous solution at a time after the start of the crystal nuclei generation and before the end of the precipitation reaction to obtain the precursor. Then, a dried product of the precursor is reduced to obtain a Fe—Co alloy powder. This Fe—Co alloy powder has a mean particle size of 100 nm or less, a coercive force Hc of 52.0 to 78.0 kA/m, and a saturation magnetization ss of 160 Am2/kg or higher.

Abstract: A laser module according to the present disclosure includes a laser diode, a first collimating lens, and a beam twister. The laser diode includes a plurality of emitters and emits laser light from each of the plurality of emitters through a light emission surface. The first collimating lens is provided at a first distance from the light emission surface of the laser diode and parallelizes a fast-axis-wise divergence of the laser light. The beam twister is provided at a second distance away from the first collimating lens and turns the laser light approximately 90 degrees. Each of the plurality of emitters has a width of 5 ?m to 120 ?m on the light emission surface. The plurality of emitters have a pitch of 295 ?m to 305 ?m on the light emission surface.

Abstract: A magnetic compound having a small dielectric loss and an antenna constituted by the magnetic compound and an electronic device incorporating the antenna are provided by a metal magnetic powder which is well dispersed in a resin having small dielectric loss, and a magnetic powder composite including: a metal magnetic powder; and one or more elements selected from carboxylic acid or its anhydride, aromatic carboxylic acid ester, and a derivative thereof, having a property that real part ?? permeability is 1.45 or more, tan ?? is 0.1 or less, tan ?? is 0.05 or less at a measuring frequency of 2 GHz, when a magnetic powder composite is prepared by adding 5 parts by mass of one or more elements selected from the carboxylic acid or its anhydride, the aromatic carboxylic acid ester, and the derivative thereof to 100 parts by mass of the metal magnetic powder.

Abstract: There is provided an iron oxide magnetic nanoparticle powder having a ferromagnetic property even if the particles have an average particle size of 15 nm or less, preferably 10 nm or less, and a method of producing the same, an iron oxide magnetic nanoparticle thin film containing the iron oxide magnetic nanoparticle powder and a method of producing the same, wherein the iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles having an ?-Fe2O3 single phase, having the average particle size of 15 nm or less, and further 10 nm or less, are generated by using ?-FeO(OH) (iron oxide hydroxide) nanoparticles as a starting material, and coating the (iron oxide hydroxide) nanoparticles with silicon oxide, and applying heat treatment thereto under an atmospheric air, and further the iron oxide magnetic nanoparticle thin film is obtained by using the iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic compound excellent in high-frequency property and excellent in mechanical strength and related materials thereof by using at least one of resins selected from syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) resin and modified polyphenylene ether (m-PPE) resin, including at least one of resins selected from syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) resin and modified polyphenylene ether (m-PPE) resin, wherein content of the resin is 21 mass % or more.