Abstract: A dispersion liquid includes water, a coloring material, and a dispersion resin that disperses the coloring material, and the dispersion resin has a constituent unit A containing a hydrophobic monomer, a constituent unit B containing an unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid monomer, and a constituent unit C containing an acrylamide monomer having a sulfonic acid group. The weight-average molecular weight of the dispersion resin is from 10,000 to 100,000, the content of the constituent unit A is 40 mol % or more relative to the total amount of the dispersion resin, and the content of the constituent unit B is 4 mol % or more relative to the total amount of the dispersion resin.

Abstract: Provided is a novel chalcogen-containing organic semiconductor compound having excellent carrier mobility. The compound is represented by Formula (1a) or (1b): [Chem. 1] where in Formulas (1a) and (1b), X represents S, O, or Se, and R1 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a pyridyl group, a furyl group, a thienyl group, or a thiazolyl group.

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition having excellent workability and being capable of forming a cured product having excellent heat resistance. The curable composition of the present invention includes a compound represented by Formula (1) below and a solvent: In Formula (1) below, R1 and R2 each represent a curable functional group, and D1 and D2 each represent a single bond or a linking group. L represents a divalent group having a repeating unit containing a structure represented by Formula (I) below and a structure represented by Formula (II) below. In Formula (I) and Formula (II) below, Ar1 to Ar3 each represent a group in which two hydrogen atoms are removed from an aromatic ring structure or a group in which two hydrogen atoms are removed from a structure in which two or more aromatic rings are bonded through a single bond or a linking group. X represents —CO—, —S—, or —SO2—, and Y represents —S—, —SO2—, —O—, —CO—, —COO—, or —CONH—. n represents an integer of 0 or greater.

Abstract: A connector is connectable to a mating connector in a front-rear direction and provided with a housing. An upper wall portion of the housing is provided with a lock arm long in the front-rear direction and coupled to the upper wall portion. A pair of protection walls are provided to extend upward from the upper wall portion on both end parts in a lateral direction of a rear part of the upper wall portion. An operating portion to be pressed to deflect and deform the lock arm downward is provided on an upper side of a rear part of the lock arm. A right end part of the operating portion projects further rightward than a right end part of the lock arm and a left end part of the operating portion projects further leftward than a left end part of the lock arm.

Abstract: A optical modulator with reduced with a reduced amount of ripple is provided. A Mach-Zehnder optical modulator includes a phase modulation unit including optical waveguides having a PN junction structure and traveling wave electrodes, and a dummy phase modulation unit including portions of the traveling wave electrodes, the portions being obtained by forming the respective traveling wave electrodes longer than the phase modulation unit in the light propagation direction of the phase modulation unit, and optical waveguides having the same PN junction structure as that of the optical waveguides of the phase modulation unit and not connected to the optical waveguides of the phase modulation unit.

Abstract: A lever is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to a housing to a temporary locking position and a main locking position. One of the housing and the lever is provided with a first locking portion capable of flexible deformation, and another is provided with a second locking portion. The first locking portion includes a first apex portion and a first locking surface that is connected to the first apex portion. The second locking portion includes a second locking surface that contacts the first locking portion and stops the lever at the temporary locking position. The second locking surface includes an inclined side that is disposed, in a state where the first locking portion has bent due to interference between the first apex portion and the second locking portion, so as to be inclined from the first apex portion toward the first locking surface.

Abstract: A cover has a back wall facing the rear surface of a housing and a pair of facing walls projecting from the back wall and to be held on the housing. A lever is arranged rotatably along the outer surface of either one of the pair of facing walls. The pair of facing walls include, on outer surface sides, movement restricting portions arcuately extending in a rotating direction of the lever and capable of abutting on a surface of a detecting member on a detection position side before the housing and a mating housing are properly connected. The respective movement restricting portions on the outer surface sides of the both facing walls are point-symmetrically shaped with respect to a center position of the cover when the cover is viewed from behind.

Abstract: A connector including a housing; a lock arm that holds the housing and a counterpart housing in a fitted state; and a detector that is in a state of being movable with respect to the lock arm when the housing and the counterpart housing are properly fitted, wherein: the detector is arranged at one side surface among two side surfaces of the lock arm.

Abstract: A lever is rotatable along an outer surface of a connector body. A detecting member is movable to a detection position along the outer surface of the connector body. The connector body includes, on an outer surface side, a movement restricting portion arcuately extending in a rotating direction of the lever and capable of abutting on a surface of the detecting member on the detection position side before the connector body and a mating housing are properly connected. The connector body includes, on the outer surface side, a pressing portion capable of abutting on a surface of the detecting member opposite to a surface of the detecting member facing the outer surface of the connector body.

Abstract: There is provided an optical communication device capable of minimum suppressing inter-signal interference of inductors mounted to enable a transmission signal to be transmitted and received with a high frequency. The optical communication device comprises a sub-package as a subassembly in each of a plurality of signal channels. The sub-package includes a substrate on which an optical semiconductor and an IC are flip-chip connected. The optical semiconductor includes a pair of photodiodes receiving a differential optical signal and outputting a differential current signal. The IC includes a transimpedance amplifier converting the differential current signal from the optical semiconductor to a voltage signal. The optical semiconductor has a pair of inductors formed for each of the pair of photodiodes and a ground wiring formed so as to surround the formed pair of inductors.

Abstract: Provided is an optical transmitter having improved frequency characteristics by controlling the band by using components constituting the optical transmitter. An optical transmitter including an optical modulator that includes a traveling-wave electrode and a terminating resistor, and an optical modulator driver configured to drive the optical modulator, in which a characteristic impedance of a transmission line connecting the optical modulator driver and the optical modulator is 20% or more higher than a characteristic impedance of the optical modulator, and an electrical length of the transmission line is 1/20 or more and ½ or less of a wavelength corresponding to a 3 dB band frequency of an electrical signal driving the optical modulator.

Abstract: A optical modulator with reduced with a reduced amount of ripple is provided. A Mach-Zehnder optical modulator includes a phase modulation unit including optical waveguides having a PN junction structure and traveling wave electrodes, and a dummy phase modulation unit including portions of the traveling wave electrodes, the portions being obtained by forming the respective traveling wave electrodes longer than the phase modulation unit in the light propagation direction of the phase modulation unit, and optical waveguides having the same PN junction structure as that of the optical waveguides of the phase modulation unit and not connected to the optical waveguides of the phase modulation unit.

Abstract: Provided is an optical transmitter having improved frequency characteristics by controlling the band by using components constituting the optical transmitter. An optical transmitter including an optical modulator that includes a traveling-wave electrode and a terminating resistor, and an optical modulator driver configured to drive the optical modulator, in which a characteristic impedance of a transmission line connecting the optical modulator driver and the optical modulator is 20% or more higher than a characteristic impedance of the optical modulator, and an electrical length of the transmission line is 1/20 or more and ½ or less of a wavelength corresponding to a 3 dB band frequency of an electrical signal driving the optical modulator.

Abstract: Chained terminals include a strip-like carrier and terminals arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction of the carrier. The terminal includes a base portion constituting a part of the carrier and projecting portions respectively connected to the base portion and projecting in opposite directions from both side edges of the carrier. The carrier includes notches at positions distant from the projecting portions at least on one side edge. The terminals are cut off from the carrier along cutting surfaces passing through the notches.

Abstract: There is provided an optical communication device capable of minimum suppressing inter-signal interference of inductors mounted to enable a transmission signal to be transmitted and received with a high frequency. The optical communication device comprises a sub-package as a subassembly in each of a plurality of signal channels. The sub-package includes a substrate on which an optical semiconductor and an IC are flip-chip connected. The optical semiconductor includes a pair of photodiodes receiving a differential optical signal and outputting a differential current signal. The IC includes a transimpedance amplifier converting the differential current signal from the optical semiconductor to a voltage signal. The optical semiconductor has a pair of inductors formed for each of the pair of photodiodes and a ground wiring formed so as to surround the formed pair of inductors.

Abstract: Multiple subarray antennas each having multiple element antennas, multiple sum signal generation units respectively connected to the multiple subarray antennas, for each generating a sum signal of signals of the multiple element antennas which each of the subarray antennas has; multiple difference signal generation units respectively connected to the multiple subarray antennas, for each generating a difference signal of the signals of the multiple element antennas which each of the subarray antennas has; and an angle measurement unit for performing a beamformer angle measurement on a target by using the sum signals generated by the multiple sum signal generation units and the difference signals generated by the multiple difference signal generation units are included.

Abstract: An electrostatic attachment chuck includes: a substrate; a synthetic resin sheet joined to one main surface of the substrate; and at least a pair of electrodes disposed in the synthetic resin sheet. The synthetic resin sheet includes a planarized and ground surface serving as a surface on which a semiconductor wafer is abutted.

Abstract: Chained terminals include a strip-like carrier and terminals arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction of the carrier. The terminal includes a base portion constituting a part of the carrier and projecting portions respectively connected to the base portion and projecting in opposite directions from both side edges of the carrier. The carrier includes notches at positions distant from the projecting portions at least on one side edge. The terminals are cut off from the carrier along cutting surfaces passing through the notches.

Abstract: An immunogenic composition containing leucocidin M/F antigen and capable of imparting a toxin-neutralizing activity to a ruminant animal as a subject animal. The immunogenic composition enables prevention of onset or reduction in symptoms of diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus in ruminant animals. The leucocidin M/F antigen is a protein or peptide having at least a part of the amino acid sequence constituting the leucocidin M protein or a protein or peptide having at least a part of the amino acid sequence constituting the leucocidin F protein. The immunogenic composition may further contain a somatic antigen of Staphylococcus aureus.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel treatment agent for pulmonary fibrosis for which there is currently no effective drug therapy established. The present invention is a therapeutic agent for pulmonary fibrosis containing mesenchymal stem cells. The pulmonary fibrosis is preferably usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Also, the mesenchymal stem cells are preferably derived from adipose tissue or are allogeneic.