Abstract: A substrate for pattern formation, the substrate including at least a base material and a perfluoro(poly)ether group-containing silane compound-derived portion, wherein the base material includes at least one main face having a first region and a second region which is a region for pattern formation, adjacent to the first region, and the perfluoro(poly)ether group-containing silane compound-derived portion is disposed in the first region.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus. A detecting unit detects a first motion amount of an object from an image obtained through first shooting carried out repeatedly at predetermined intervals of time. A converting unit converts the first motion amount into a first motion blur amount that will arise in second shooting, on the basis of the predetermined intervals of time and a shutter speed used in the second shooting. A determining unit determines a first shutter speed adjustment step size on the basis of a difference between the first motion blur amount and a first target motion blur amount that is lower than the first motion blur amount. A changing unit changes the shutter speed of the second shooting at the first shutter speed adjustment step size in response to a first shutter speed changing unit being operated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by general formula (A1) or (A2): R1—(PE1-Y)n—PE2-X—(SiRakRblRcm)???(A1) (RcmRblRakSi)?—X—(PE1-Y)n—PE2-X—(SiRakRblRcm)???(A2) wherein each of symbols is as defined in the description.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode having a perfluoropolyether group-containing compound in a surface thereof.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a radio wave sensor and a luminaire body. The luminaire body includes a first plate to be attached to a building surface and a second plate facing each other forming an internal space. The luminaire body holds the radio wave sensor between the first plate and the second plate. The radio wave sensor includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving the radio waves. The luminaire body includes an opening and a limiter. The opening is formed in the second plate to allow radio waves transmitted from the antenna to exit to an outside of the luminaire body. The limiter is provided between the antenna and the opening to limit a radiation area of the radio waves transmitted from the antenna.

Abstract: A surface-treating agent containing (1) at least one perfluoro(poly)ether group containing silane compound of any of the formulae (A1), (A2), (B1), (B2), (C1), (C2), (D1) and (D2): and (2) a fluorine containing oil of the general formula (O): Rf1-PFPE?-Rf2??(O) wherein: each of the symbols are as defined herein. A content of the fluorine containing oil having a molecular weight of 2.0 or more times higher than the number average molecular weight of the fluorine-containing oils among the fluorine containing oil of the formula (O) is 10 mol % or less.

Abstract: An article including a base material of zirconium oxide, an intermediate layer located on the base material, and a surface treating layer formed from a surface treating agent containing a fluorine-containing silane compound located on the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer includes one or more metal oxides. Also disclosed is a process for forming the surface treating layer and a process for producing the article.

Abstract: A radio wave sensor includes a transmitting antenna configured to radiate radio waves, a receiving antenna configured to receive incoming radio waves, and a housing that is composed of dielectric material and faces the transmitting and receiving antennas. The housing has a first part that faces the transmitting antenna, a second part that faces the receiving antenna, and a third part between the first and second parts. In a facing direction in which a bottom board of the housing faces the transmitting and receiving antennas, respective thickness of the first and second parts is thicker than thickness of the third part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by general formula (A1) or (A2): R1-(PE1-Y)n-PE2-X—(SiRakRblRcm)???(A1) (RcmRblRakSi)?—X-(PE1-Y)n-PE2-X—(SiRakRblRcm)??? (A2) wherein each of symbols is as defined in the description.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by general formula (A1) or (A2): R1—(PE1-Y)n—PE2-X—(SiRakRblRcm)???(A1) (RcmRblRakSi)?—X—(PE1-Y)n—PE2-X—(SiRakRblRcm)???(A2) wherein each of symbols is as defined in the description.

Abstract: A radio wave sensor includes a transmitting antenna configured to radiate radio waves, a receiving antenna configured to receive incoming radio waves, and a housing that is composed of dielectric material and faces the transmitting and receiving antennas. The housing has a first part that faces the transmitting antenna, a second part that faces the receiving antenna, and a third part between the first and second parts. In a facing direction in which a bottom board of the housing faces the transmitting and receiving antennas, respective thickness of the first and second parts is thicker than thickness of the third part.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a radio wave sensor and a luminaire body. The luminaire body includes a first plate to be attached to a building surface and a second plate facing each other forming an internal space. The luminaire body holds the radio wave sensor between the first plate and the second plate. The radio wave sensor includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving the radio waves. The luminaire body includes an opening and a limiter. The opening is formed in the second plate to allow radio waves transmitted from the antenna to exit to an outside of the luminaire body. The limiter is provided between the antenna and the opening to limit a radiation area of the radio waves transmitted from the antenna.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a radio wave sensor, a luminaire body and a cover. The radio wave sensor is configured to detect, using radio waves, movement of an object within a detection area by a Doppler Effect due to the movement of the object. The luminaire body holds the radio wave sensor. The cover is attached to the luminaire body and covers the radio wave sensor, the cover allowing the radio waves to pass through. The radio wave sensor includes an antenna for transmitting/receiving the radio waves. An antenna face (receiving surface) of the antenna for receiving the radio waves is inclined relative to the cover.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprising an image sensor including a plurality of focus detection pixels for generating a focus detection image and a plurality of imaging pixels for generating a captured image, a color ratio detection unit detecting a color ratio based on a pixel value output from a pixel in a position surrounding a processing target pixel, a color conversion unit generating a first pixel value by applying color conversion with the color ratio to a pixel value output from a pixel that is located in the predetermined direction of the processing target pixel, and an adding unit generating a third pixel value by adding a second pixel value output from the processing target pixel with the first pixel value having the same color as the second pixel value.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprising an image sensor including a plurality of focus detection pixels for generating a focus detection image and a plurality of imaging pixels for generating a captured image, a color ratio detection unit detecting a color ratio based on a pixel value output from a pixel in a position surrounding a processing target pixel, a color conversion unit generating a first pixel value by applying color conversion with the color ratio to a pixel value output from a pixel that is located in the predetermined direction of the processing target pixel, and an adding unit generating a third pixel value by adding a second pixel value output from the processing target pixel with the first pixel value having the same color as the second pixel value.

Abstract: A first region that includes a target pixel and extends in a first direction, and multiple regions and that are obtained by shifting the first region by a predetermined amount in direction perpendicular to the first direction are set. A first correction value is obtained using multiple pixel values selected in the regions based on correlation values indicating a degree of correlation with the target pixel. The value of the target pixel is corrected using a correction value obtained from the first correction value and the pixel value selected in the first region, with a weight based on the sizes of the correlation value corresponding to the first correction value and the correlation value corresponding to the pixel value selected in the first region.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus which can detect, when pixels have a structure in which part of electrical construction is shared therebetween, a defective pixel by taking into account a high possibility of the other pixels sharing the part of electrical construction becoming defective pixels, thereby making it possible to obtain an excellent image. A ROM stores in advance position information on each defective pixel. A defective pixel-detecting section detects a new defective pixel on which position information is not stored by the storage unit, from the pixels forming each pixel group, by performing one of different types of defective pixel detection processing. A system controller causes the defective pixel-detecting section to execute one of the different types of detection processing, according to the number of defective pixels which are included in each pixel group and on which the position information is stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photoelectric conversion element comprising an anode, a cathode, and an active layer between the anode and the cathode, wherein the active layer includes an n-type semiconductor and a p-type semiconductor, and an area of a p-n junction between the n-type semiconductor and the p-type semiconductor is 100 ?m2 or more per 1 ?m3 of the active layer.

Abstract: A first region that includes a target pixel and extends in a first direction, and multiple regions and that are obtained by shifting the first region by a predetermined amount in direction perpendicular to the first direction are set. A first correction value is obtained using multiple pixel values selected in the regions based on correlation values indicating a degree of correlation with the target pixel. The value of the target pixel is corrected using a correction value obtained from the first correction value and the pixel value selected in the first region, with a weight based on the sizes of the correlation value corresponding to the first correction value and the correlation value corresponding to the pixel value selected in the first region.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprising an image sensor including a plurality of focus detection pixels for generating a focus detection image and a plurality of imaging pixels for generating a captured image, a color ratio detection unit detecting a color ratio based on a pixel value output from a pixel in a position surrounding a processing target pixel, a color conversion unit generating a first pixel value by applying color conversion with the color ratio to a pixel value output from a pixel that is located in the predetermined direction of the processing target pixel, and an adding unit generating a third pixel value by adding a second pixel value output from the processing target pixel with the first pixel value having the same color as the second pixel value.