Abstract: The ferrule has a rear end and a front end, an opening that is formed in the rear end and communicates with fiber holding holes holding the optical fibers formed from the rear end toward the front end, and first connection parts which are formed at the front end and to which the lens array is connected. The lens array has a rear face and a surface including an outgoing plane, lenses receiving the light from the optical fibers, and second connection parts connected to the first connection parts, the lenses and the second connection parts being formed on the rear face, and a flat face from which the light from the optical fibers is emitted, and third connection parts connected to an opposite connector, the flat face and the second connection parts being formed on the surface.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developer includes an electrostatic charge image developing carrier containing a ferrite particle and an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing metallic particles whose resistance is from 1010 ?cm to 1013 ?cm in an electric field of 10,000 V/cm, wherein the electrostatic charge image developing carrier satisfies the following formula (1): 0.9?RB/RA?1.0 (1), wherein RA represents the resistance of the electrostatic charge image developing carrier in an electric field of 2,400 V/cm, and RB represents the resistance of the electrostatic charge image developing carrier in an electric field of 19,200 V/cm.

Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a receptacle ferrule, a receptacle housing and a spacer. The receptacle ferrule has a first front end portion having a receptacle interface part In the receptacle housing, the receptacle ferrule and a plug connector having a second front end portion having a plug interface part configured to be optically coupled with the receptacle interface part are to be accommodated. The spacer has a first surface configured to contact the first front end portion, and a second surface configured to contact the second front end portion. The spacer is arranged in the receptacle housing. At a state where the first front end portion is contacted to the first surface of the spacer and the second front end portion is contacted to the second surface of the spacer, the receptacle interface part and the plug interface part face each other at a predetermined interval.

Abstract: An adapter includes an optical connector accommodation part having a first cavity in which a first optical connector having a first front end portion is to be accommodated, and a second cavity in which a second optical connector having a second front end portion is to be accommodated, and a spacer having a first surface configured to contact the first front end portion, a second surface configured to contact the second front end portion, and a light transmission part configured to enable a light beam to pass therethrough. The spacer being arranged between the first cavity and the second cavity. At a state where the first front end portion is contacted to the first surface and the second front end portion is contacted to the second surface, the first optical interface part and the second optical interface part face each other at a predetermined interval.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles including a binder resin and a metallic pigment and silica particles having an equivalent circle diameter E of greater than 0.10 ?m, wherein a relationship between a number-average maximum thickness C and a number-average equivalent circle diameter D of the toner particles satisfies 0.700<C/D<1.220, a number-average equivalent circle diameter d of the silica particles satisfies 0.10 ?m<d<0.30 ?m, and the content of silica particles, having a ratio F/G of a circumferential length F to a circumference G calculated from the equivalent circle diameter E of 1.10 to 3.00, with respect to the total number of silica particles is 30% by number to 100% by number.

Abstract: A method may include estimating a current level of vocabulary knowledge of a learner. The method may also include determining a first vocabulary level of a first chunk in an electronic document read by the learner. Additionally, the method may include comparing the current level of vocabulary knowledge of the learner with the first vocabulary level of the first chunk. The method may further include determining whether to replace, in the electronic document, the first chunk with a second chunk of a vocabulary database based on the comparison of the current level with the first vocabulary level. The second chunk may have a second vocabulary level.

Abstract: A GRIN lens array of an embodiment has a structure for enabling a coupling face in which lens end faces of GRIN lenses are arranged, to be accurately polished so as to have a desired angle relative to optical axes of the GRIN lenses. The GRIN lens array has the GRIN lenses and a main body portion. The main body portion comprises a holding portion having a coupling face, and an edge portion having a reference face to be used as a reference in polishing of the coupling face. The respective thicknesses of the holding portion and the edge portion along the longitudinal direction of the GRIN lenses are set so as to form a step between the coupling face and the reference face.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner particles containing a binder resin and a metallic pigment and aliphatic acid metal salt particles as an external additive in an amount of from 0.1 parts by weight to 2.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the toner particles, wherein the toner particles have an average circle equivalent diameter D longer than an average C of a maximum thickness of the toner particles.

Abstract: The invention has an object of providing an economical and highly efficient process for producing a cyclohexanone compound such as cyclohexanone. An aspect of the invention resides in a process for producing a cyclohexanone compound by performing hydrogenation reaction of a phenol compound in a gas phase in the presence of a palladium catalyst supported on a carrier to produce the corresponding cyclohexanone compound, wherein the hydrogenation reaction is carried out in the presence of at least one nitrogen compound selected from ammonia, amine compounds and heteroaromatic compounds.

Abstract: A method includes determining whether an electronic source link of a curated item is broken. In response to the electronic source link not being broken, the method includes determining whether linked content at the electronic source link is consistent with a version of a document originally accessed on which the curated item is based (item document). In response to the linked content not being consistent with the item document, the method includes locating an alternative item or an alternative source for an inconsistent source link. In response to the electronic source link being broken, the method includes locating an alternative item or an alternative source for a broken source link. Following an expiration date of the curated item, the method also includes locating updated content that is relevant to the curated item.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developer includes an electrostatic charge image developing carrier containing a ferrite particle and an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing metallic particles whose resistance is from 1010 ?cm to 1013 ?cm in an electric field of 10,000 V/cm, wherein the electrostatic charge image developing carrier satisfies the following formula (1): 0.9?RB/RA?1.0 (1), wherein RA represents the resistance of the electrostatic charge image developing carrier in an electric field of 2,400 V/cm, and RB represents the resistance of the electrostatic charge image developing carrier in an electric field of 19,200 V/cm.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner particles containing a binder resin and a metallic pigment and aliphatic acid metal salt particles as an external additive in an amount of from 0.1 parts by weight to 2.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the toner particles, wherein the toner particles have an average circle equivalent diameter D longer than an average C of a maximum thickness of the toner particles.

Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a receptacle ferrule, a receptacle housing and a spacer. The receptacle ferrule has a first front end portion having a receptacle interface part In the receptacle housing, the receptacle ferrule and a plug connector having a second front end portion having a plug interface part configured to be optically coupled with the receptacle interface part are to be accommodated. The spacer has a first surface configured to contact the first front end portion, and a second surface configured to contact the second front end portion. The spacer is arranged in the receptacle housing. At a state where the first front end portion is contacted to the first surface of the spacer and the second front end portion is contacted to the second surface of the spacer, the receptacle interface part and the plug interface part face each other at a predetermined interval.

Abstract: An adapter includes an optical connector accommodation part having a first cavity in which a first optical connector having a first front end portion is to be accommodated, and a second cavity in which a second optical connector having a second front end portion is to be accommodated, and a spacer having a first surface configured to contact the first front end portion, a second surface configured to contact the second front end portion, and a light transmission part configured to enable a light beam to pass therethrough. The spacer being arranged between the first cavity and the second cavity. At a state where the first front end portion is contacted to the first surface and the second front end portion is contacted to the second surface, the first optical interface part and the second optical interface part face each other at a predetermined interval.

Abstract: A GRIN lens array of an embodiment has a structure for enabling a coupling face in which lens end faces of GRIN lenses are arranged, to be accurately polished so as to have a desired angle relative to optical axes of the GRIN lenses. The GRIN lens array has the GRIN lenses and a main body portion. The main body portion comprises a holding portion having a coupling face, and an edge portion having a reference face to be used as a reference in polishing of the coupling face. The respective thicknesses of the holding portion and the edge portion along the longitudinal direction of the GRIN lenses are set so as to form a step between the coupling face and the reference face.

Abstract: The invention has an object of providing an economical and highly efficient process for producing a cyclohexanone compound such as cyclohexanone. An aspect of the invention resides in a process for producing a cyclohexanone compound by performing hydrogenation reaction of a phenol compound in a gas phase in the presence of a palladium catalyst supported on a carrier to produce the corresponding cyclohexanone compound, wherein the hydrogenation reaction is carried out in the presence of at least one nitrogen compound selected from ammonia, amine compounds and heteroaromatic compounds.

Abstract: A method of assessing curated content may include receiving curated content. The method may also include assessing a quality of the curated content based on a predefined quality criteria and a selected template. The method may further include measuring user engagement with the curated content based on a predefined user engagement criteria. The method may also include generating a quality assessment result and a user engagement assessment result based on the assessed quality of the curated content and the measured user engagement of the curated content.