Abstract: A fixing device includes a pressure member, and a holder. The pressure member forms a pressure area between the pressure member and a fixing belt. The holder is provided inside the fixing belt, has a sliding surface in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt via a lubricant, and holds a heater for heating the fixing belt. The holder includes a plurality of slits and a blocking portion. The plurality of slits are arranged in an axial direction on the sliding surface upstream of the pressure area in a passing direction of a medium and guide movement of the lubricant from upstream to downstream in a rotational direction of the fixing belt. The blocking portion restricts an outflow of the lubricant from each of the slits and restricts a fall of the fixing belt into each of the slits.

Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes a substrate, a first electrode, a thin-film piezoelectric body containing potassium, sodium, and niobium, and a second electrode. When the thin-film piezoelectric body is divided into two equal parts in a film formation direction, a first electrode side is defined as a first region, and a second electrode side is defined as a second region, a value A obtained by dividing a total value of an XRD peak intensity of a (111) plane and an XRD peak intensity of a (011) plane in the first region by a total value of an XRD peak intensity of a (100) plane, the XRD peak intensity of the (111) plane, and the XRD peak intensity of the (011) plane is smaller than a value B obtained by dividing a total value of an XRD peak intensity of a (111) plane and an XRD peak intensity of a (011) plane in the thin-film piezoelectric body by a total value of an XRD peak intensity of a (100) plane, the XRD peak intensity of the (111) plane, and the XRD peak intensity of the (011) plane.

Abstract: An information generation apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine, based on a predetermined condition, whether to enable a grouping process for grouping objects detected from an image, and a generation unit configured to generate metadata regarding the objects detected from the image, wherein, in a case where the determination unit determines that the grouping process is to be enabled, the determination unit determines a plurality of objects as grouping targets according to positional relationships between the objects detected from the image, and wherein the generation unit generates metadata including information regarding an integrated object obtained by integrating the plurality of objects determined as the grouping targets.

Abstract: A piezoelectric substrate includes: a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; and a piezoelectric layer formed on the first electrode and containing potassium, sodium, and niobium. A full width at half maximum of an X-ray intensity peak on a plane (100) of the piezoelectric layer in a Psi axis-direction scan result of an X-ray diffraction measurement in which a surface of the piezoelectric layer is irradiated with X-rays at an angle of 54.74° from a direction perpendicular to the surface is more than 0° and 1.2° or less.

Abstract: A piezoelectric body contains potassium, sodium, and niobium, and has a perovskite structure. A Raman shift of peaks assigned to A1g obtained by performing Raman spectroscopic analysis on a plurality of measurement regions is 400 cm?1 or more and 700 cm?1 or less. A difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the Raman shift among the peaks in the plurality of measurement regions is 11.0 cm?1 or less.

Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes: a first electrode; an oxide layer formed on the first electrode; a piezoelectric layer formed on the oxide layer and containing potassium, sodium, and niobium; and a second electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer. When a potential difference of 10 V is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, a current density of a leak current differs by 10,000 times or more between a case in which the first electrode is set at a high potential and a case in which the second electrode is set at a high potential.

Abstract: To provide a cover glass for a solar cell module which can sufficiently maintain the power generation efficiency of a solar cell module, even when a design is imparted to the entire surface of the cover glass so as to make solar cells be invisible from the outside, and a solar cell module. To provide a cover glass 14 to be bonded on light-receiving surfaces 16A and 16B of solar cells 16 via an encapsulant material 18, which has a visible transmittance of from 0% to 60% and an average infrared transmittance of from 20% to 100%, which is a value calculated by simply averaging transmittances at 5 nm intervals in an infrared region at a wavelength of from 780 nm to 1,500 nm.

Abstract: To provide a coating material capable of forming a solar cell module excellent in the weather resistance, the power generation efficiency and the design, a cover glass, a solar cell module comprising the cover glass, and an outer wall material for building. The cover glass of the present invention is a cover glass comprising a glass plate and a layer containing a fluorinated polymer having units based on a fluoroolefin, on at least one surface of the glass plate, which has an average visible reflectance of from 10 to 100%, and an average near infrared transmittance of from 20 to 100%.

Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes: a first electrode and a second electrode; and a piezoelectric layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and having a perovskite structure, in which 0<P1/P2?0.5 and 0<P1 where, when a positive predetermined voltage is applied to the piezoelectric layer, then a voltage applied to the piezoelectric layer is set to 0 V for 0.1 seconds, and then a triangular wave voltage waveform having a maximum voltage of the predetermined voltage is applied to the piezoelectric layer to obtain a hysteresis curve drawn counterclockwise, P1 is a residual polarization amount at a start point of the hysteresis curve and P2 is a residual polarization amount at an end point of the hysteresis curve.

Abstract: A video data transmission apparatus that transmits video data including a plurality of frame images in units of segment data of a predetermined segment time includes a generation unit, a reception unit, a determination unit and a transmission unit. The generation unit generates the plurality of frame images of a predetermined frame period. The reception unit receives specification information that specifies a length of the segment time from an external apparatus. The determination unit determines the length of the segment time based on the predetermined frame period and the specification information. The transmission unit transmits information for acquiring the segment data, the information indicating the length of the segment time determined by the determination unit, to the external device.

Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric layer formed as a stacked structure of first, second, and third piezoelectric films. The first piezoelectric film is formed on a first electrode. The second piezoelectric film is formed on the first piezoelectric film. The third piezoelectric film is formed on the second piezoelectric film. Each of the first, second, and third piezoelectric films includes potassium, sodium, and niobium. A second electrode is formed on the piezoelectric layer. A concentration of sodium in the first piezoelectric film is greater than a concentration of sodium in the second piezoelectric film. The concentration of sodium in the second piezoelectric film is greater than a concentration of sodium in the third piezoelectric film.

Abstract: To provide a solar cell module excellent in processability at the time of production, a method for producing it, and a building exterior wall material using it.

Abstract: To provide a solar cell module excellent in design property and weather resistance, a method for producing it, and a building exterior wall material using it. The solar cell module of the present invention comprises, from the light-receiving surface side of the solar cell module, a cover glass, a first encapsulant layer, a design layer, a second encapsulant layer and solar cells in this order, the first encapsulant layer contains an ultraviolet absorber, the first encapsulant layer has a thickness of from 50 to 2,000 ?m, and the design layer contains a fluororesin.

Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes a first electrode; a piezoelectric layer, placed on or above the first electrode, containing potassium, sodium, niobium, titanium, and oxygen; and a second electrode placed on or above the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: To provide a cathode active material with which it is possible to obtain a lithium ion secondary battery having a high discharge capacity and being excellent in the cycle characteristic even after 50 cycles; a positive electrode using it; and a lithium ion secondary battery. A cathode active material, which comprises a lithium-containing composite oxide represented by the formula: aLi(L1/3Mn2/3)O2.(1?a)LiMO2 wherein M is at least one transition metal element selected from Ni, Co and Mn, and 0<a<1; wherein when the lithium-containing composite oxide is electrochemically oxidized to a potential of 4.5 V vs. Li/Li+, in an X-ray diffraction pattern, the integral breadth of a peak of (003) plane assigned to a crystal structure with space group R-3m is at most 0.38 deg, and the integral breadth of a peak of (104) plane assigned to a crystal structure with space group R-3m is at most 0.54 deg.

Abstract: To provide a process for producing a cathode active material capable of obtaining a lithium ion secondary battery which has a high discharge capacity and a high initial efficiency, a cathode active material, a positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, and a lithium ion secondary battery. A process for producing a cathode active material, which comprises a mixing step of mixing a lithium compound, an alkali metal compound other than Li, and a transition metal-containing compound containing at least Ni and Mn to obtain a mixture, a step of firing the mixture at a temperature of from 900 to 1,100° C. to obtain a first lithium-containing composite oxide containing the alkali metal other than Li, and a step of removing the alkali metal other than Li from the first lithium-containing composite oxide to obtain a second lithium-containing composite oxide represented by the following formula: aLi(Li1/3Mn2/3)O2·(1?a)LiMO2 wherein 0<a<1, and M is an element containing at least Ni and Mn.

Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes: a first electrode and a second electrode; and a piezoelectric layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and having a perovskite structure, in which 0<P1/P2?0.5 and 0<P1 where, when a positive predetermined voltage is applied to the piezoelectric layer, then a voltage applied to the piezoelectric layer is set to 0 V for 0.1 seconds, and then a triangular wave voltage waveform having a maximum voltage of the predetermined voltage is applied to the piezoelectric layer to obtain a hysteresis curve drawn counterclockwise, P1 is a residual polarization amount at a start point of the hysteresis curve and P2 is a residual polarization amount at an end point of the hysteresis curve.

Abstract: A piezoelectric element 1 includes a first electrode 20, a second electrode 40, and a piezoelectric layer 30 provided between the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 40. The piezoelectric layer 30 is composed of a composite oxide having a perovskite-type structure and containing potassium (K), sodium (Na), and niobium (Nb), and has a first peak derived from a (100) plane, a second peak derived from a (010) plane, and a third peak derived from a (001) plane in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by ?-2? measurement.

Abstract: To provide a cathode active material with which it is possible to obtain a lithium ion secondary battery having a high discharge capacity and being excellent in the cycle characteristic, and its production process. A cathode active material, comprising particles of a lithium-containing composite oxide, the lithium-containing composite oxide being represented by Li?NiaCobMncTidMeO2+? wherein ? is from 1 to 1.8, a is from 0.15 to 0.5, b is from 0 to 0.09, c is from 0.33 to 0.8, d is from 0.01 to 0.1, e is from 0 to 0.1, ? is from 0 to 0.8, a+b+c+d+e=1, and M is Mg, Al, Ca or the like, wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern, the ratio (H020/H003) of the height of a peak of (020) plane assigned to a crystal structure with space group C2/m to the height of a peak of (003) plane assigned to a crystal structure with space group R-3m is at least 0.02, and D90/D10 is at most 4.

Abstract: This embodiment relates to a transmitter and the like that prevent an increase of the number of cables of an external interface even when the types of signals to be transmitted increase. The transmitter includes a latch circuit, an encoder, a serializer, and a selector. The latch circuit keeps a level of each of a plurality of signals at the timing specified by a sampling clock, and then, outputs the plurality of signals as a parallel data signal. The encoder generates an encoded parallel data signal based on the parallel data signal from the latch circuit. The serializer generates a serial data signal based on the encoded parallel data signal from the encoder. The sampling clock has a frequency higher than a transmission rate of the fastest signal of the plurality of signals.