Abstract: A method for designing an additively-manufactured object includes: a slicing step of slicing a shape of the additively-manufactured object into weld bead layers each having a height corresponding to one bead layer using data of the shape of the additively-manufactured object, thereby generating a plurality of virtual bead layers; a reference direction setting step of setting, as a reference direction, a direction in which the sliced layer of the additively-manufactured object is continuously provided and extended in an intermediate layer disposed at a deposition-direction center of the plurality of virtual bead layers; and a bead adjusting step of adjusting a bead size of the weld bead to be formed in the plurality of virtual bead layers depending on a bead shape in a section perpendicular to the reference direction.

Abstract: A method for applying an ultraviolet curable coating material and a method for producing an ultraviolet cured film include the steps of: supplying an ultraviolet curable coating material containing an ultraviolet curable acrylic monomer into a mixer under a condition of greater than or equal to 8 MPa without diluting the ultraviolet curable coating material with an organic solvent; supplying carbon dioxide with a critical pressure or more into the mixer; mixing the ultraviolet curable coating material and the carbon dioxide supplied into the mixer to form a mixed fluid; spraying the mixed fluid under a condition of a critical pressure or more of the carbon dioxide to form a coating film; and irradiating the coating film with ultraviolet rays to form an ultraviolet cured film.

Abstract: An acoustic wave device is disclosed. The acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode positioned over the piezoelectric layer, and an anti-refection layer over a conductive layer of the interdigital transducer electrode. The conductive layer can include aluminum, for example. The anti-reflection layer can include silicon. The anti-reflection layer can be free from a material of the interdigital transducer electrode. The acoustic wave device can further include a temperature compensation layer positioned over the anti-reflection layer in certain embodiments.

Abstract: A composition containing a substance having sex pheromone activity on San Jose scale (SJS) after finding the substance. More specifically, there are provided a composition having sex pheromone activity on SJS, the composition containing 3,7-dimethyl-7-octenyl propionate as a substance having sex pheromone activity on SJS; an attractant for SJS, the attractant containing the composition and a support for supporting the composition in such a manner as to allow the substance to be released; a mating disruptant for SJS, the disruptant containing the composition and a container for storing the composition in such a manner as to allow the substance to be released; and a method for attracting SJS or disrupting mating of SJS, the method including a step of installing the attractant or the mating disruptant for SJS in a field to release the substance from the attractant or the mating disruptant into the field.

Abstract: An ink composition includes a first component which is a hydrophilic solvent, a second component which is a hydrophobic solvent, a third component which is an amphiphilic solvent, and a fourth component which includes a solute or a dispersing element, and when the third component evaporates, the ink composition is separated into a phase which mainly includes the first component and a phase which mainly includes the second component.

Abstract: A resist composition including a structural unit represented by General Formula (a0-1), a structural unit represented by General Formula (a0-2), and a structural unit represented by General Formula (a0-3); in the Formula (a0-1), Rx01 is an acid dissociable group represented by General Formula (a01-r-1) or General Formula (a01-r-2) in Formula (a01-r-1) and Formula (a01-r-2), Xa and Ya, and Xaa and Yaa are groups that together form an aliphatic cyclic group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms; in Formula (a0-2), R1 is a fluorinated alkyl group; in Formula (a0-3), Wax3 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: A resist composition including a structural unit represented by General Formula (a0-1), a structural unit containing a cyclic group in which —O—C(?O)— forms a part of a ring skeleton (excluding a cyclic group forming a cross-linked structure), and a structural unit represented by General Formula (a0-3); in the General Formula (a0-1), Rx01 is an acid dissociable group represented by General Formula (a01-r-1) or General Formula (a01-r-2); in the Formula (a01-r-1) and Formula (a01-r-2), Xa and Ya, and Xaa and Yaa are groups that together form an aliphatic cyclic group that does not have a cross-linked structure; in General Formula (a0-3), Yax3 is a single bond or an (nax3+1)-valent linking group.

Abstract: A resist composition including a polymeric compound having a structural unit in which a compound represented by formula (a0-1) has a polymerizable group within the W1 portion converted into a main chain, and a compound represented by formula (b1-1) in which W1 represents a polymerizable group-containing group; Ct represents a tertiary carbon atom, and the ?-position of Ct is a carbon atom which constitutes a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond; R11 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a chain hydrocarbon group; R12 and R13 are mutually bonded to form a 5-membered aliphatic monocyclic group, or a condensed polycyclic hydrocarbon group containing a 5-membered aliphatic monocyclic ring; Rb11 represents a cyclic group; Rb10, Rb20 and Rb30 each independently represents a substituent; nb1 represents an integer of 0 to 4; nb2 represents an integer of 0 to 5; nb3 represents an integer of 0 to 5; and X? represents a counteranion.

Abstract: A structure of a resin-made pipe joint includes a sleeve which is press-insertable from one axial side into one longitudinal end portion of a flexible tube to flare the one longitudinal end portion to hold the flared state, a joint body which is couplable to the sleeve, and a union nut which is fastenable to the joint body to hold a state where the sleeve press-inserted into the one longitudinal end portion is coupled to the joint body. The sleeve has a taper-like first outer circumferential surface, a second outer circumferential surface having an outer diameter that is smaller than a maximum outer diameter of the first outer circumferential surface, and an annular step portion which is an annular step portion that is disposed between the first outer circumferential surface and the second outer circumferential surface and comprises an edge portion on a side of the first outer circumferential surface.

Abstract: This welding state determination system acquires, for each weaving cycle, a characteristic amount that pertains to a physical quantity that changes according to the cycle of a weaving operation. A degree of abnormality is calculated based on an observation value that is the characteristic amount acquired in one cycle, and the average and standard deviation of a plurality of past values that are the characteristic amounts acquired prior to the one cycle. A welding state is determined based on the calculated degree of abnormality.

Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling San Jose scale using pheromone preparations comprising a pheromone substance of San Jose scale. A method for controlling San Jose scale is provided, the method comprising at least a step of installing pheromone preparations in a field such that the number of the installed pheromone preparations ranges from 200 to 5,000 per hectare, each of the pheromone preparation comprising a pheromone substance of San Jose scale and a container for enclosing the pheromone substance therein, to allow the pheromone substance to permeate the container and to be released into the field.

Abstract: A resist composition includes a base material component and a fluorine additive component. The fluorine additive component contains a fluororesin component having a structural unit containing a base dissociable group. The base material component contains a structural unit containing an acid-decomposable group in an amount of 30 mol % or more and an amount of 10 mol % or more of a resin component having a structural unit represented by formula (a10-1): where R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a halogenated alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, Yax1 is a single bond or a divalent linking group, Wax1 is a (nax1+1) valent aromatic hydrocarbon group, and nax1 is an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: This method and device makes it possible to implement maximum likelihood decoding of a sparse graph code at low computational complexity in the maximum likelihood decoding of the sparse graph code. This is, in the maximum likelihood of decoding of the sparse graph code, a lost data decoding process by a trivial decoding method and a lost data decoding process by a Gauss elimination method are performed repeatedly and alternately.

Abstract: Methods selectively and efficiently produce 3,7-dimethyl-7-octenol and a carboxylic acid ester thereof. More specifically, a method produces 3,7-dimethyl-7-octenol, including steps of: subjecting a 3-methyl-3-butenyl nucleophilic reagent (2) and a 1,3-dihalo-2-methylpropane compound (3) to a coupling reaction to obtain a 2,6-dimethyl-6-heptenyl halide compound (4); converting the compound (4) into a 2,6-dimethyl-6-heptenyl nucleophilic reagent (5); and subjecting the nucleophilic reagent (5) to an addition reaction with at least one electrophilic reagent selected from the group made of formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde and 1,3,5-trioxane, followed by a hydrolysis reaction to obtain 3,7-dimethyl-7-octenol (6); and the other method.

Abstract: Provided is a welding state determination device that can easily determine the welding state. The welding state determination device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a pulse waveform of a pulse current or a pulse voltage supplied to an electrode for pulse arc welding, the pulse waveform including a falling portion, a rising portion, and a flat portion therebetween; a preprocessing unit that shapes the pulse waveform such that the flat portion has a predetermined width; and a determination unit that determines a state of the pulse arc welding based on a difference between the shaped pulse waveform and a normal pattern created based on a plurality of past shaped pulse waveforms.

Abstract: A resist composition which generates acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and which includes a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid and a fluorine additive component (F) which exhibits decomposability to an alkali developing solution, the fluorine additive component (F) including a fluorine resin component (F1) having a structural unit (f1) containing a base dissociable group and a structural unit (f2) containing a group represented by general formula (f2-r-1) shown below in which each Rf21 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a hydroxyalkyl group or a cyano group; n? represents an integer of 0 to 2; and * represents a valence bond.

Abstract: A structure of a resin-made pipe joint includes a joint body having a cylindrical shape, a sleeve having a cylindrical press-inserting portion which is press-insertable into the joint body and a cylindrical coupling portion which is press-insertable into a tube, and a fastening member for fixing the tube which is in a state where the coupling portion is press-inserted, to the joint body through the sleeve. The sleeve contains a sealing surface in an outer circumferential surface of the press-inserting portion, the sealing surface being closely contactable with an inner circumferential surface of the joint body, and comprises a non-contacting surface between the press-inserting portion and the coupling portion, the non-contacting surface forming a space with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the joint body, when the sealing surface is closely contacted with the inner circumferential surface of the joint body.

Abstract: A sheet processing device, a sheet manufacturing apparatus, and a sheet processing method enable effectively removing the color material of printed parts. A sheet processing device for processing a printed sheets has a detector configured to detect the printed parts of the sheet; and a refining prevention agent applicator configured to selectively apply a refining prevention agent that prevents refinement of the sheet to a printed area including the printed parts detected by the detector.

Abstract: A resist composition which generates an acid upon exposure and changes a solubility in a developing solution under an action of the acid, the resist composition containing a base material component whose solubility in the developing solution changes under the action of an acid and an acid generator represented by general formula (b1). In general formula (b-1), Rb1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having at least one alkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms as a substituent, Yb1 represents a divalent linking group containing an ester bond (—C(?O)—O— or —O—C(?O)—), Vb1 represents an alkylene group, a fluorinated alkylene group, or a single bond, m is an integer of 1 or more, and Mm+ represents an m-valent organic cation.

Abstract: A resin tube fitting has a body with a sleeve allowing the longitudinal end of the tube to be put therein, an inner ring with a press-in portion configured to be pressed in the longitudinal end of the tube, and a union nut with a connector configured to be screwed to an outer periphery of the body to allow the longitudinal end of the tube to be put radially between the connector and the press-in portion. The inner ring and the union nut are made of resin, which has a property of contracting in response to change in ambient temperature. The radial contraction rate of the connector is higher by 0.05% or more than that of the press-in portion of the inner ring.