Abstract: A permanent magnet-type rotary electric machine includes a stator, a first rotor, and a second rotor. The stator includes a stator core, a plurality of stator teeth, a plurality of stator slots, a plurality of stator magnets, and a stator coil. The first rotor is disposed inside the stator core relative to the plurality of stator magnets. The second rotor is disposed inside the stator core relative to a plurality of first pole pieces. The second rotor includes a plurality of second pole pieces. A proportion of the number of the plurality of stator slots to the number of poles of the plurality of second pole pieces of the second rotor is greater than 1.25 and less than 1.5, or greater than 1.5 and less than 3.0.

Abstract: A battery packaging container includes: a plate-shaped bottom wall; a first lateral wall formed integrally with the bottom wall; a second lateral wall formed integrally with the bottom wall; a partition wall formed integrally with the first lateral wall and extending diagonally from an upper end of the first lateral wall toward the second edge of the bottom wall; and a lid formed integrally with the second lateral wall and extending from an upper end of the second lateral wall to cover the partition wall from above. The partition wall includes a storage hole to store a battery, the storage hole being defined by an end portion of the partition wall, a root portion located on an opposite side of the end portion, and a pair of lateral portions connecting the end portion and the root portion.

Abstract: Provided is a product provision management system that makes it easier for a user, who is receiving a subscription service including periodic provision of a product, to select a product equivalent to a charged amount of money for a contract period. The product provision management system in the present disclosure is provided with a terminal device, and a product provision management server for managing the subscription service that combines leasing or rental of a home electric appliance and the periodic provision of the product, the product provision management server including a determination unit for determining whether or not it is possible for the user to be additionally provided with a product within a predetermined period of time based on authentication information and a communication unit for transmitting, to the terminal device owned by the user, image information for causing a providable product display screen to be displayed based on the determination.

Abstract: This battery package has a paper board part formed of paper and a battery storage part formed by folding a paper, wherein: the battery storage part has a bottom portion coupled to the paper board part; three surfaces around the battery storage part are adhered to the paper board part by a sticking margin portion; and the sticking margin portion has a shape which does not overlap the paper board part in a lower corner portion of the battery package.

Abstract: A service-providing system (300) includes a screen provider (301), a user information manager (304), and a coupon information manager (305). The screen provider (301) is configured to provide a communication terminal of a user with a registration screen for registration for use of a periodic delivery service including a combination of the provision of a cooking appliance and the periodic provision of coupon information allowing purchase of a foodstuff corresponding to the cooking home appliance. The user information manager (304) is configured to store user information on the user who has completed the registration for the use of the periodic delivery service. The coupon information manager (305) is configured to periodically generate the coupon information to be provided to the user on whom the user information is stored in the user information manager (304).

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causes a processor of an information processor used by a user of a subscription service including provision of articles associated with life to function as a display control unit configured to display a selection screen where the plurality of articles to be provided are selectable based on values of the articles.

Abstract: Provided are a complex oxide ceramic having high antiviral activity, a functional material, and an article provided with the complex oxide ceramic and/or the functional material. The complex oxide ceramic according to one aspect of the present invention is a complex oxide ceramic containing cerium and molybdenum and having antiviral activity. The functional material according to one aspect of the present invention is also a functional material including the complex oxide ceramic mixed with a photocatalyst and/or an antibacterial effect. The article according to one aspect of the present invention is an article having the complex oxide ceramic and/or the functional material on at least a part of the surface thereof.

Abstract: A battery packaging container includes: a plate-shaped bottom wall; a first lateral wall formed integrally with the bottom wall; a second lateral wall formed integrally with the bottom wall; a partition wall formed integrally with the first lateral wall and extending diagonally from an upper end of the first lateral wall toward the second edge of the bottom wall; and a lid formed integrally with the second lateral wall and extending from an upper end of the second lateral wall to cover the partition wall from above. The partition wall includes a storage hole to store a battery, the storage hole being defined by an end portion of the partition wall, a root portion located on an opposite side of the end portion, and a pair of lateral portions connecting the end portion and the root portion.

Abstract: A method of recovering lactide which includes throwing a polylactic acid and a depolymerization catalyst into an extruder (1) communicated with a vent chamber (3) maintained under a reduced pressure, melt-kneading the polylactic acid and the depolymerization catalyst together in the extruder (1), feeding the melt-kneaded product thereof into the vent chamber (3), depolymerizing the polylactic acid in the vent chamber (3), gasifying the formed lactide and recovering the gasified lactide from the vent chamber (3).

Abstract: A polylactic acid composition including polylactic acid and an ethylene resin, characterized in that the ethylene resin is selected so that a melt flow rate ratio (RMF), defined by the following equation (1): RMF=APLA/BPE (1) where APLA represents the melt flow rate of the polylactic acid measured at 210° C. and 2.16 kg, and BPE represents the melt flow rate of the ethylene resin measured at 190° C. and 2.16 kg, in a range of 0.5 to 10 is satisfied. Also disclosed is a stretch-molded bottle formed using the polylactic acid composition. The polylactic acid composition is preferably used in molding a container particularly improved in alkali resistance and environmental stress crack resistance.

Abstract: A method of recovering lactide which includes introducing a molten resin composition that contains a polylactic acid, a depolymerization catalyst and a carrier resin into a vent chamber (3) that is maintained under a reduced pressure using a first screw conveyer passage (11) that extends in the vent chamber (3), gasifying the lactide contained in the molten resin composition, and recovering a gaseous lactide from the vent chamber, wherein a second screw conveyer passage (60) is provided under the first screw conveyer passage (11) in the vent chamber (3) to recover the carrier resin.

Abstract: A method of recovering lactide which includes throwing a polylactic acid and a depolymerization catalyst into an extruder (1) communicated with a vent chamber (3) maintained under a reduced pressure, melt-kneading the polylactic acid and the depolymerization catalyst together in the extruder (1), feeding the melt-kneaded product thereof into the vent chamber (3), depolymerizing the polylactic acid in the vent chamber (3), gasifying the formed lactide and recovering the gasified lactide from the vent chamber (3).

Abstract: A method of recovering lactide which includes introducing a molten resin composition that contains a polylactic acid, a depolymerization catalyst and a carrier resin into a vent chamber (3) that is maintained under a reduced pressure using a first screw conveyer passage (11) that extends in the vent chamber (3), gasifying the lactide contained in the molten resin composition, and recovering a gaseous lactide from the vent chamber, wherein a second screw conveyer passage (60) is provided under the first screw conveyer passage (11) in the vent chamber (3) to recover the carrier resin.

Abstract: A polylactic acid formed body including a polylactic acid base material (1) and a hydrocarbon film (3) vapor-deposited on the surface of the base material by a plasma CVD method. The polylactic acid base material (1) exhibits a sharp X-ray diffraction peak in which a half-width of peak appearing in the 10°-25° wide angle X-ray measurement is not more than 1.22°, and the hydrocarbon film (3) is vapor-deposited on the surface of the polylactic acid base material (1), and includes two layers of a high CH2 layer (3a) having a ratio of CH2 per the total of CH, CH2 and CH3 of not less than 40% and a low CH2 layer (3b) formed on the high CH2 layer (3a) and having a ratio of CH2 per the total of CH, CH2 and CH3 of not more than 35%.

Abstract: A polylactic acid composition including polylactic acid and an ethylene resin, characterized in that the ethylene resin is selected so that a melt flow rate ratio (RMF), defined by the following equation (1): RMF=APLA/BPE (1) where APLA represents the melt flow rate of the polylactic acid measured at 210° C. and 2.16 kg, and BPE represents the melt flow rate of the ethylene resin measured at 190° C. and 2.16 kg, in a range of 0.5 to 10 is satisfied. Also disclosed is a stretch-molded bottle formed using the polylactic acid composition. The polylactic acid composition is preferably used in molding a container particularly improved in alkali resistance and environmental stress crack resistance.

Abstract: A polylactic acid formed body including a polylactic acid base material (1) and a hydrocarbon film (3) vapor-deposited on the surface of the base material by a plasma CVD method. The polylactic acid base material (1) exhibits a sharp X-ray diffraction peak in which a half-width of peak appearing in the 10°-25° wide angle X-ray measurement is not more than 1.22°, and the hydrocarbon film (3) is vapor-deposited on the surface of the polylactic acid base material (1), and includes two layers of a high CH2 layer (3a) having a ratio of CH2 per the total of CH, CH2 and CH3 of not less than 40% and a low CH2 layer (3b) formed on the high CH2 layer (3a) and having a ratio of CH2 per the total of CH, CH2 and CH3 of not more than 35%.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a polylactic acid bottle having a vacuum-evaporated film on the inner surface of the bottle wall, effectively preventing the thermal deformation of the bottle at the time of forming the film and exhibiting excellent barrier property against oxygen and water. [Means for Solution] A biodegradable resin bottle has a wall formed by a biodegradable resin and a vacuum-evaporated film on an inner surface of the wall by a plasma CVD method, and wherein said vapor-evaporated film exhibits hydrocarbon peaks stemming from CH, CH2 and CH3 in a region of a wave number of 3200 to 2600 cm?1 as measured by FT-IR, and per the sum of CH, CH2 and CH3 calculated from the hydrocarbon peaks, a CH2 ratio is not larger than 35% and a CH3 ratio is not smaller than 40%.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a polylactic acid bottle having a vacuum-evaporated film on the inner surface of the bottle wall, effectively preventing the thermal deformation of the bottle at the time of forming the film and exhibiting excellent barrier property against oxygen and water. [Means for Solution] A biodegradable resin bottle has a wall formed by a biodegradable resin and a vacuum-evaporated film on an inner surface of the wall by a plasma CVD method, and wherein said vapor-evaporated film exhibits hydrocarbon peaks stemming from CH, CH2 and CH3 in a region of a wave number of 3200 to 2600 cm?1 as measured by FT-IR, and per the sum of CH, CH2 and CH3 calculated from the hydrocarbon peaks, a CH2 ratio is not larger than 35% and a CH3 ratio is not smaller than 40%.