Abstract: An antenna includes a conductive patch. The patch includes, in a plan view, a first power feed-side edge and a first non-power feed-side edge positioned on opposite sides in a first direction in one-to-one relation, and a second power feed-side edge and a second non-power feed-side edge positioned on opposite sides in a second direction intersecting the first direction in one-to-one relation. The patch includes, in the plan view, a first power feed point positioned on a side nearer to the first power feed-side edge and a second power feed point positioned on a side nearer to the second power feed-side edge. In the plan view, at least a portion of the first power feed-side edge expands outward and forms a protrusion. A width of the protrusion in the second direction gradually decreases toward a top of the protrusion. The first power feed point is positioned nearer to the top of the protrusion than a middle of a hill slope of the protrusion in the first direction.

Abstract: A circular polarized array antenna includes an antenna layer and a ground layer. The antenna layer includes a plurality of antenna elements disposed at different positions in plan view. Each of the antenna elements is composed of a circular polarized antenna. The ground layer faces the antenna layer. The ground layer includes a plurality of ground patterns separated from each other. Each of the ground patterns faces one or more of the antenna elements.

Abstract: An apparatus for assisting resin molding, including: a calculation unit for calculating, for each of a plurality of molding factors of the resin molding, a degree of influence on an analysis target characteristic of a resin molded article; a selection unit for selecting, based on the degree of influence, at least one molding factor among the plurality of molding factors; and a display processing unit for executing display processing for causing the selected at least one molding factor to be emphasized on a display of the plurality of molding factors displayed by the display device, is provided.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus configured to support resin molding, including: a prediction unit configured to generate a probability distribution of prediction values of analysis target characteristics of a resin molded body, that correspond to values of a plurality of molding factors of the resin molding; and a display processing unit configured to execute display processing for causing a display apparatus to display the probability distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics. The prediction unit is configured to calculate a change of the distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics when a value of at least one of the plurality of molding factors of the resin molding is changed within a predetermined range, and the display processing unit is configured to display the change of the probability distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics.

Abstract: Provided is a method for applying an ink for applying an oil-based ink to a resin composition layer of a target including a base and the resin composition layer formed over a surface of the base, the method including: a pretreatment step of pre-treating the target before the oil-based ink is applied, with at least one surface treatment for improving a wetting/spreading property of the oil-based ink; a step of applying the oil-based ink to the target that has undergone the pretreatment step; and a post-treatment step of post-treating the target after the oil-based ink is applied, with at least one surface treatment for improving a wetting/spreading property of the oil-based ink.

Abstract: Provided is a method for applying an ink for applying an oil-based ink to a resin composition layer of a target including a base and the resin composition layer formed over a surface of the base, the method including: a pretreatment step of pre-treating the target before the oil-based ink is applied, with at least one surface treatment for improving a wetting/spreading property of the oil-based ink; a step of applying the oil-based ink to the target that has undergone the pretreatment step; and a post-treatment step of post-treating the target after the oil-based ink is applied, with at least one surface treatment for improving a wetting/spreading property of the oil-based ink.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein a packet analysis program for causing a computer to execute a process comprising detecting, from a plurality of received ACK packets, a successive ACK packet group including a plurality of ACK packets for which each reception interval is smaller than a first reference value and in which a round-trip time of each ACK packet becomes shorter in order of reception, and estimating wireless quality based on the number of ACK packets constituting the successive ACK packet group.

Abstract: Provided is a method for coating inks, the method including coating a plurality of kinds of inks on a target by an inkjet method individually, wherein the target includes a base and a gel layer provided on the base and containing a vinyl chloride resin and a plasticizer, wherein the plurality of kinds of inks are oil-based inks and include an ink x and an inky that is to be discharged after the ink x is discharged, and wherein an interpenetration ratio Pxy of the inky to the ink x is 7.0% or greater but 13.0% or less.

Abstract: An image forming method includes applying a pre-processing fluid to a non-permeable recording medium, jetting an ink to the non-permeable recording medium, and accelerating drying the pre-processing fluid applied to and the ink jetted to the non-permeable recording medium, wherein the pre-processing fluid contains a multivalent metal salt and a resin particle.

Abstract: A nutrient composition, a lipid metabolism-improving agent, and prophylactic and/or therapeutic agents typically for inflammatory bowel diseases, immune disorders, cancers, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, obesity, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia each contain a cellulose acetate having a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 to 1.1. The cellulose acetate may be one having a compositional distribution index (CDI) of 2.0 or less, where the CDI is defined by the formula: CDI=(Measured value of half height width of chemical composition)/(Theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition) where the measured value of half height width of chemical composition represents a half height width of chemical composition determined by HPLC analysis of a cellulose acetate propionate prepared by propionylating all residual hydroxy groups of the cellulose acetate (sample), and the theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition =2.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein a packet analysis program for causing a computer to execute a process comprising detecting, from a plurality of received ACK packets, a successive ACK packet group including a plurality of ACK packets for which each reception interval is smaller than a first reference value and in which a round-trip time of each ACK packet becomes shorter in order of reception, and estimating wireless quality based on the number of ACK packets constituting the successive ACK packet group.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printing paper for decorative boards is provided. The method includes the processes of: applying a resin-containing liquid comprising at least one of a resin and a resin precursor to a base paper for decorative boards; forming a print layer on or in the base paper which is not dried after the resin-containing liquid is applied thereto; and solidifying a liquid contained in the base paper having the print layer.

Abstract: A nutrient composition, a lipid metabolism-improving agent, and prophylactic and/or therapeutic agents typically for inflammatory bowel diseases, immune disorders, cancers, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, obesity, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia each contain a cellulose acetate having a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 to 1.1. The cellulose acetate may be one having a compositional distribution index (CDI) of 2.0 or less, where the CDI is defined by the formula: CDI=(Measured value of half height width of chemical composition)/(Theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition) where the measured value of half height width of chemical composition represents a half height width of chemical composition determined by HPLC analysis of a cellulose acetate propionate prepared by propionylating all residual hydroxy groups of the cellulose acetate (sample), and the theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition=2.

Abstract: A resin composition for a toner including a polyester resin and a colorant, wherein the polyester resin has A(10)-A(180) of 70 or greater, where A(10) (%) is a transmittance of light having a wavelength of 500 nm through a mixture of 20 parts by mass of the polyester resin added to 80 parts by mass of ethyl acetate and stirred at 25° C. for 10 minutes, and A(180) (%) is the transmittance after the mixture is left to stand for 3 hours.

Abstract: Provided is a toner, including: a crystalline resin; and a colorant, wherein the toner has a sea island structure in which a crystal region containing the crystalline resin is formed as a sea, and a non-crystalline region containing the colorant is formed as an island.

Abstract: A toner including a crystalline resin wherein the crystalline resin contains a crystalline resin having a urethane bond, a urea bond or both thereof, and wherein the crystalline resin has an average crystallite diameter of 20 nm to 70 nm.

Abstract: To provide an electrophotographic toner, which contains a crystalline resin, a non-crystalline resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein the toner has a storage elastic modulus of 5.0×104 Pa to 5.0×106 Pa at 80° C., and a storage elastic modulus of 2.0×102 Pa to 2.0×103 Pa at 140° C., and wherein the toner has a ratio (C)/((C)+(A)) of 0.10 or greater, where (C) is an integrated intensity of a diffraction spectrum derived from a crystalline structure, (A) is an integrated intensity of a diffraction spectrum derived from a non-crystalline structure, and the diffraction spectrum is a diffraction spectrum of the toner as measured by an X-ray diffraction spectrometer.

Abstract: A toner, including: a crystalline resin; a non-crystalline resin; and a colorant, wherein the toner has a sea-island structure which includes a sea containing the crystalline resin and an island containing the non-crystalline resin and the colorant, wherein the island is 1.0 ?m or less in domain diameter, and wherein the toner is 1.7×104 Pa or less in storage elastic modulus at 160° C.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer product that has a melting point difference (Tm1?Tm0) of 3° C. or more between a polymer melting point Tm0 before it is heated and a polymer melting point Tm1 after it is heated under a nitrogen atmosphere for 60 minutes at a temperature that is higher than the highest polymer melting point by from 10° C. to 50° C.

Abstract: Toner contains a binder resin containing a crystalline resin having a urethane and/or urea bonding; and a colorant, wherein in a diffraction spectrum of the toner as measured by an X-ray diffraction instrument, a ratio {C/(C+A)} of an integral intensity C of the spectrum derived from the crystalline structure to an integral intensity A of the spectrum derived from the non-crystalline structure is 0.12 or greater, wherein the toner satisfies the following relation 1: T1?T2?30° C. (Relation 1), where T1 represents the maximum endothermic peak in the first temperature rising from 0° C. to 100° C. at the temperature rising rate of 10° C./min and T2 represents the maximum exothermic peak in the first temperature falling from 100° C. to 0° C. at the temperature falling rate of 10° C./min as T1 and T2 are measured by diffraction scanning calorimetry (DSC).