Abstract: A polarizing film, comprising a polarizer, and a transparent protective film laminated on/over at least one surface of the polarizer to interpose an adhesive layer between the surface and the transparent protective film, and the polarizing film comprising, on/over the adhesion surface of the polarizer, an adhesion-improving layer interposed between the polarizer and the adhesive layer. The adhesion-improving layer preferably comprises a compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein X is a functional group containing a reactive group, and R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, aryl group or heterocyclic group that may have a substituent, and the compound represented by the general formula (1) is interposed between the polarizer and the adhesive layer.

Abstract: An organic metal compound-containing composition, comprising: at least one organic metal compound (A) selected from the group consisting of metal alkoxides and metal chelates, and a polymerizable compound (B) having a polymerizable functional group and a carboxyl group.

Abstract: The nut according to the present invention includes: a cylindrical portion having a female screw portion provided with spiral shaped thread grooves on an inner circumferential surface thereof; and a slit provided at one location in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion and opening to an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion. The slit extends in an extending direction orthogonal to a direction of a lead angle in a portion of the thread grooves crossed by the slit.

Abstract: A method of selectively etching a silicon nitride film includes a first step of disposing a target substrate having the silicon nitride film formed thereon in a processing space, a second step of introducing a gas containing H and F into the processing space, and a third step of selectively introducing radicals of an inert gas into the processing space.

Abstract: A curable resin composition for polarizing films, comprising an active-energy-ray-curable component (A) and a compound (B) having a formyl group, and having a content of the compound (B) having a formyl group that is from 1 to 900 ppm.

Abstract: A method capable of increasing a degree of freedom of process conditions that can be set in a plasma treatment while limiting deterioration in the electrical characteristics of a silicon or metal oxide film exposed to plasma, in performing the plasma treatment on a substrate. The method includes: processing a substrate on which a silicon or metal oxide film is formed, with plasma obtained by plasmarizing a process gas composed of a halogen compound; and subsequently, heating the substrate at a temperature of 450 degrees C. or higher in an inert gas atmosphere or a vacuum atmosphere in a state where the metal oxide film exposed to the plasma is exposed. Thus, deterioration in the characteristics of the oxide film caused by the plasma treatment are restored.

Abstract: A curable resin composition, comprising a compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein X is a functional group comprising a reactive group, and R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, aryl group or heterocyclic group that may have a substituent; and at least organometallic compound selected from the group consisting of metal alkoxides and metal chelates.

Abstract: An active energy ray-curable adhesive composition containing active energy ray-curable compounds (A), (B), and (C) as curable components, wherein the active energy ray-curable adhesive composition contains 0.0% by weight to 4.0% by weight of an active energy ray-curable compound (A) having an SP value of 29.0 (MJ/m3)1/2 to 32.0 (MJ/m3)1/2, 5.0% by weight to 98.0% by weight of an active energy ray-curable compound (B) having the SP value of 18.0 (MJ/m3)1/2 to 21.0 (MJ/m3)1/2 (exclusive of 21.0 (MJ/m3)1/2), and 5.0% by weight to 98.0% by weight of an active energy ray-curable compound (C) having the SP value of 21.0 (MJ/m3)1/2 to 26.0 (MJ/m3)1/2 on a basis of 100% by weight of a total amount of the composition.

Abstract: An insulated wire, containing a conductor and an insulating film (A) provided in contact with the conductor, in which the insulating film (A) contains polyaryletherketone, the polyaryletherketone has an exothermic peak at the range of 290 to 330° C. in a differential scanning calorimetry when the polyaryletherketone is cooled at a temperature falling rate of 10° C./min from a temperature equal to or higher than the melting temperature of the polyaryletherketone, and the half width of the exothermic peak is 6° C. or more.

Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor performs: image generation of generating a radiograph according to received radiation; a determination of whether a use permission condition for permitting use of the apparatus is satisfied; and when determining that the use permission condition is not satisfied, at least any one of specific operations of a first restriction operation of restricting operation of the apparatus, a second restriction operation of subjecting the generated radiograph to processing for restricting use of the radiograph, and a notification operation of providing a notification regarding the use permission condition.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oxygen-enriched burner which can change any oscillation period and uniformly heat an object to be heated with an excellent heat transfer efficiency when heating the object to be heated while moving the flame with self-induced oscillation, and a method for heating using an oxygen enriched burner, and the present invention provides an oxygen-enriched burner including a center fluid ejection outlet and a peripheral fluid ejection outlet provided around the center fluid ejection outlet, a pair of openings are provided at opposite positions on side walls of a fluid ejection flow path of the center fluid ejection outlet, a pair of the openings are communicated with each other by a communication portion, an interval between a pair of side walls downstream of the openings in the fluid ejection flow path is gradually expanded toward the downstream side, and the communication portion includes a first communication pipe and the second communication pipe each having a f

Abstract: The nut according to the present invention includes: a cylindrical portion having a female screw portion provided with spiral shaped thread grooves on an inner circumferential surface thereof; and a slit provided at one location in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion and opening to an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion. The slit extends in an extending direction orthogonal to a direction of a lead angle in a portion of the thread grooves crossed by the slit.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a reformer to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; an electric power generation raw material supply unit; a reforming material supply unit configured to supply at least one of reforming water and reforming air, to the reformer; an oxidizing gas supply unit to supply an oxidizing gas to a cathode of the fuel cell; a combustor to ignite an exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell; and a controller. In an operation stop process of the fuel cell system, the controller causes the oxidizing gas supply unit to supply the oxidizing gas, causes the electric power generation raw material supply unit and the reforming material supply unit to intermittently supply the electric power generation raw material and at least one of the water and the air to the reformer, and causes the ignitor to perform an ignition operation.

Abstract: An optical fiber including a glass core, and a polymer cladding formed around the glass core, the polymer cladding containing a mixture of a polymerizable composition and a silane coupling agent, and a fluorine-based ultraviolet curable resin. The mixture contains 5 to 95 parts by weight of the silane coupling agent based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the mixture. The fluorine-based ultraviolet curable resin alone has a refractive index in a range of 1.350 to 1.420 after ultraviolet curing. A component originated from the silane coupling agent is concentrated within a range of 20 ?m or less in the polymer cladding from an interface between the glass core and the polymer cladding.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a reformer to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; an electric power generation raw material supply unit; a reforming material supply unit configured to supply at least one of reforming water and reforming air, to the reformer; an oxidizing gas supply unit to supply an oxidizing gas to a cathode of the fuel cell; a combustor to ignite an exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell; and a controller. In an operation stop process of the fuel cell system, the controller causes the oxidizing gas supply unit to supply the oxidizing gas, causes the electric power generation raw material supply unit and the reforming material supply unit to intermittently supply the electric power generation raw material and at least one of the water and the air to the reformer, and causes the ignitor to perform an ignition operation.

Abstract: An optical unit includes: a cylindrical fixing member configured to retain at least one of an object-side fixed lens group and an image-side fixed lens group; a cylindrical movable member configured to retain a movable lens group between the groups and arranged on a radial-direction inner side of the fixing member slidablly with respect to the fixing member, the cylindrical movable member having a same central axis as the cylindrical fixing member; a voice coil motor including: a coil arranged in the fixing member; and magnets arranged on the movable member and magnetically polarized in a direction intersecting with the central axis, the voice coil motor being capable of moving the movable member relative to the fixing member along a direction of the central axis; and a rotation restricting member configured to restrict rotation of the movable member about the central axis with respect to the fixing member.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oxygen enriched burner which can uniformly heat with excellent heat transfer efficiency even at a position away from the burner, when heating an object to be heated by a self-oscillating flame, and a method for heating using an oxygen enriched burner, and the present invention provides an oxygen enriched burner including a central fluid discharge outlet and a pair of first peripheral fluid discharge outlet and a pair of second peripheral fluid discharge outlets, which are arranged opposite to each other around the central fluid outlet, a pair of openings are provided in side walls of a fluid ejection flow path on the upstream side of the central fluid discharge outlet, the distance between a pair of side walls gradually expands toward the downstream side, a pair of the second peripheral fluid outlet are arranged so as to be orthogonal to the direction facing the openings and sandwich the central fluid outlet therebetween, an angle y° formed by the central ax

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a burner which is capable of decreasing the amount of NOx emission and heating the object to be heated uniformly with excellent heat transfer efficiency when heating the object to be heated while oscillating the flame by self-induced oscillation, and a method for heating using a burner, and the present invention provides a burner including a center fluid ejection outlet 2 having a sectional fan shape in which an interval between a pair of side walls 63a and 63b gradually expands toward a downstream side, a pair of openings 62a and 62b provided on side walls 61 of a fluid ejection flow path 6 on an upstream side of the central fluid ejection port 2 and communicated by a communication pipe 7, a first peripheral fluid ejection outlet arranged around the center fluid ejection outlet, a second peripheral fluid ejection outlet is arranged at a position at which a distance between a center thereof and a center of the center fluid ejection outlet is larger than a dist

Abstract: An optical unit includes: a fixed portion configured to hold at least one of an object side fixed lens group and an image side fixed lens group; a movable portion configured to hold a movable lens group between the object side fixed lens group and the image side fixed lens group; and a voice coil motor configured to relatively move the movable portion with respect to the fixed portion in a direction of a central axis, the voice coil motor including a coil arranged on the fixed portion, and magnets magnetically polarized in directions orthogonal to the central axis and substantially symmetrical with respect to the central axis. At least two magnets adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction in a cross section orthogonal to the central axis are arranged so as to be shifted in opposite directions in a circumferential direction.