Abstract: An information processing apparatus disclosed has a controller configured to execute the processing of accepting a request for retrieving a target vehicle body unit that is laid at a specific place, selecting a chassis unit for retrieval from among chassis units in the state separated from any vehicle body unit, the chassis unit for retrieval being a chassis unit to be used to retrieve the target vehicle body unit, and sending a retrieval command to the chassis unit for retrieval, the retrieval command being a command to retrieve the target vehicle body unit.

Abstract: A siloxane-modified polyurethane resin coating agent composition which includes: (A) a siloxane-modified polyurethane resin; and (B) a solvent, wherein component (A) is a cured product of a composition including: (a) a hydroxyl group-containing organosilicon compound having the formula (1): (R13SiO1/2)k(R12SiO2/2)p(R1SiO3/2)q(SiO4/2)r ??(1) wherein R1 is a group selected from the following formulas (2) and (3) or the like, k, p, q, and r are predetermined integers, wherein R2 to R4 are each hydrogen or the like, and x, y, z, s, t, and u are predetermined numbers; (b) a diisocyanate compound; and (c) an organic compound such as polyols, wherein (c) is m moles, (b) is (l+m)×(0.9 to 1.2) moles each per 1 mole of (a), and m is 0.2 moles or more and less than 1.6 moles, and wherein a content of component (B) is 50 to 98% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention is an emulsified composition, including: (A): a titanium-atom-containing silicone resin; (B): one or more oil agents selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon oil, an ester oil, and a silicone oil, the oil agent being able to dissolve the component (A) and being liquid at 25° C.; and (C): water, where the emulsified composition contains no surfactant. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide: an emulsified composition having excellent stability and usability without a surfactant; and a cosmetic material including the above emulsified composition and having excellent feeling of use.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and a movable object that enable prevention of a user from suffering from motion sickness. The information processing device includes: a display-position setting unit configured to move, on the basis of the motion of a movable object, the display position of a first picture viewed from a predetermined point of view of the movable object; and a display control unit configured to perform display control based on the display position set. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a vehicle that displays a picture in superimposition on the ambient scenery.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising a silicon-containing compound represented by the general formula (1) mentioned in the description of the present application, at least one compound of the general formula (2-1) or (2-2) in which m is an integer of 3 or greater mentioned in the description of the present application, and optionally a compound represented by the general formula (3). The total amount of the silicon-containing compound of the general formula (2-1) or (2-2) in which m is an integer of 3 or greater is more than 0 ppm and 46,000 ppm or less based on the total weight of the silicon-containing compounds of the general formulas (1), (2-1), (2-2), and (3). The composition is used for producing a polyimide precursor obtained by copolymerizing a silicon-containing compound, tetracarboxylic dianhydride, and diamine.

Abstract: A silicone resin represented by formula (1) and having a Mw of 1,000-8,000 is useful in cosmetics. [(C6H5)3SiO1/2]a[R13SiO1/2]b[R22SiO2/2]c[R3SiO3/2]d[SiO4/2]e??(1) R1 is a C1-C8 alkyl group, C6-C12 aryl group (exclusive of phenyl) or C1-C8 fluorinated alkyl group, R2 and R3 are each independently a C1-C8 alkyl group, C6-C12 aryl group or C1-C8 fluorinated alkyl group, a=0-0.2, b=0.1-0.5, c=0-0.2, d=0.01-0.5, e=0-0.6, a+b+c+d+e=1.0, at least one phenyl group is included in the molecule. A film of the silicone resin has a refractive index of at least 1.48.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and a movable object that enable prevention of a user from suffering from motion sickness. The information processing device includes: a display-position setting unit configured to move, on the basis of the motion of a movable object, the display position of a first picture viewed from a predetermined point of view of the movable object; and a display control unit configured to perform display control based on the display position set. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a vehicle that displays a picture in superimposition on the ambient scenery.

Abstract: A plurality of electronic circuit boards (2), on which electronic components are mounted, is inserted in parallel through an electronic circuit insertion port (11) of a casing body (1). A gap (3) is formed between front panels (22) of inserted and adjacent electronic circuit boards (2) inserted. A bridge body (5) constituting conduction means electrically conducts a first conductive side portion (22a) of a front panel (22) in one electronic circuit board (2) of adjacent electronic circuit boards (2) and a second conductive side portion (22b) of a front panel (22) in another electronic circuit board (2) that faces the first conductive side portion (22a) via a gap (3).

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an emulsion composition of an organopolysiloxane which has enhanced stability in a water-soluble solvent. The invention provides an organosilicone emulsion composition comprising (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having a viscosity of at least 500 Pa·s at 25° C.; (B) 1 to 50 parts by mass of a polyether group-containing organosiloxysilicate; (C) 1 to 50 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having polyoxyalkylene residues at the both terminals; (D) 1 to 50 parts by mass of a nonionic surfactant; and (E) 10 to 1,000 parts by mass of water.

Abstract: A silicone resin represented by formula (1) and having a Mw of 1,000-8,000 is useful in cosmetics. [(C6H5)3SiO1/2]a[R13SiO1/2]b[R22SiO2/2]c[R3SiO3/2]d[SiO4/2]e??(1) R1 is a C1-C8 alkyl group, C6-C12 aryl group (exclusive of phenyl) or C1-C8 fluorinated alkyl group, R2 and R3 are each independently a C1-C8 alkyl group, C6-C12 aryl group or C1-C8 fluorinated alkyl group, a=0-0.2, b=0.1-0.5, c=0-0.2, d=0.01-0.5, e=0-0.6, a+b+c+d+e=1.0, at least one phenyl group is included in the molecule. A film of the silicone resin has a refractive index of at least 1.48.

Abstract: A urea group-containing organopolysiloxane represented by the following formula (1), wherein, R1 is —R5—NHCONH2 (R5 is a divalent hydrocarbon group), R2 is any of a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, a fluoroalkyl group, an aryl group, and an aralkyl group, R3 is R1 or R2, and R4 is an organopolysiloxane segment represented by the following formula (2), (Q is an oxygen atom or a divalent hydrocarbon group), the urea group-containing organopolysiloxane represented by the formula (1) has one or more R1 in the molecule, when “c” is 0, “a”+“d”+“f”+“h”+“i” is 1 or more. Accordingly, there is provided a urea group-containing organopolysiloxane that can obtain a cosmetic having excellent cosmetic durability while maintaining a light feel and good spreadability, and a method for manufacturing the same, as well as a cosmetic containing the same.

Abstract: An organic silicon compound-modified copolymer having structural units represented by formula (1) and formula (2) and having a hydroxyl group at at least one end has excellent compatibility with alcohol compounds and isocyanate compounds and also gives a cured product having excellent water repellency and moisture resistance. (In the formulas, an asterisk * represents a bond to an adjacent structural unit, each R1 independently represents a C1-10 alkyl group or C6-10 aryl group, and n represents an integer of 1 or higher.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an organopolysiloxane emulsion composition which contains an organopolysiloxane having a trialkyl group at a terminal thereof and having a viscosity of 50,000 mm2/s or more at 25° C., within a shorter time compared with the conventional methods. A method for producing an emulsion composition which contains an organopolysiloxane having a viscosity of 50,000 mm2/s or more at 25° C. and capped with a trialkylsilyl group, said method comprising: (I) emulsifying a mixture comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane, (B) a nonionic surfactant, (C) an anionic surfactant, (D-1) an acidic compound and (E-1) water to prepare an emulsion composition; (II) adding (D-2) an acidic compound and (E-2) water to the emulsion composition to perform emulsion polymerization; and (III) adding 0.001 part by mass or more of (F) a compound to the resultant product to perform emulsion polymerization again.

Abstract: A plurality of electronic circuit boards (2), on which electronic components are mounted, is inserted in parallel through an electronic circuit insertion port (11) of a casing body (1). A gap (3) is formed between front panels (22) of inserted and adjacent electronic circuit boards (2) inserted. A bridge body (5) constituting conduction means electrically conducts a first conductive side portion (22a) of a front panel (22) in one electronic circuit board (2) of adjacent electronic circuit boards (2) and a second conductive side portion (22b) of a front panel (22) in another electronic circuit board (2) that faces the first conductive side portion (22a) via a gap (3).

Abstract: A silicone resin represented by formula (1) and having a Mw of 1,000-8,000 is useful in cosmetics. [(C6H5)3SiO1/2]a[R13SiO1/2]b[R22SiO2/2]c[R3SiO3/2]d[SiO4/2]e??(1) R1 is a C1-C8 alkyl group, C6-C12 aryl group (exclusive of phenyl) or C1-C8 fluorinated alkyl group, R2 and R3 are each independently a C1-C8 alkyl group, C6-C12 aryl group or C1-C8 fluorinated alkyl group, a=0-0.2, b=0.1-0.5, c=0-0.2, d=0.01-0.5, e=0-0.6, a+b+c+d+e=1.0, at least one phenyl group is included in the molecule. A film of the silicone resin has a refractive index of at least 1.48.

Abstract: A silicone resin represented by formula (1) and having a Mw of 1,000-8,000 is useful in cosmetics. [(C6H5)3SiO1/2]a[R13SiO1/2]b[R22SiO2/2]c[R3SiO3/2]d[SiO4/2]e??(1) R1 is a C1-C8 alkyl group, C6-C12 aryl group (exclusive of phenyl) or C1-C8 fluorinated alkyl group, R2 and R3 are each independently a C1-C8 alkyl group, C6-C12 aryl group or C1-C8 fluorinated alkyl group, a=0-0.2, b=0.1-0.5, c=0-0.2, d=0.01-0.5, e=0-0.6, a+b+c+d+e=1.0, at least one phenyl group is included in the molecule. A film of the silicone resin has a refractive index of at least 1.48.

Abstract: One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide an aminoalkyl group-containing siloxane, in particular an aminoalkyl group- and polyoxyalkylene group-containing siloxane, in which an amount of a cyclic siloxane as an impurity contained is decreased, and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: There is provided an encoder that enables an image of a field-of-view range of a user to be displayed immediately. The encoder encodes, for a pair of opposite surfaces among a plurality of surfaces of a model for an omnidirectional image, a first composite image obtained by combining an omnidirectional image of a first surface of a high resolution and an omnidirectional image of a second surface of a resolution lower than the high resolution and a second composite image obtained by combining an omnidirectional image of the second surface of the high resolution and an omnidirectional image of the first surface of a low resolution. For example, the present disclosure can be applied to an image display system or the like.

Abstract: One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a polyether-modified siloxane having a good thickening property, in particular a good thickening property for an aqueous liquid. The present invention provides a polyether-modified siloxane represented by the following general formula (1): Sx-(CH2)aCOO—(C2H4O)n—(C3H6O)s—CO(CH2)a-Sx?? (1) wherein n is an integer of from 50 to 10000, s is an integer which meets the equation, 0<=s<=n/50, a is an integer of from 2 to 40, and Sx is, independently of each other, an organo(poly)siloxanyl group represented by the following formula (a) or (b): wherein R is, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, m is an integer of from 0 to 350, and m? is an integer of from 0 to 348, wherein a ratio of a total molecular weight of the Sx-(CH2)aCO moieties to a molecular weight of the O(C2H4O)n(C3H6O)s moiety is 0.

Abstract: There is provided an encoding apparatus, including an intra-block determination section which determines that a prediction mode of a block is a forced intra-prediction mode, by a frequency based on a priority of each block of an image to be encoded, an encoding section which encodes the block, to which the prediction mode has been determined to be an intra-prediction mode by the intra-block determination section, with the intra-prediction mode, and a transmission section which transmits an encoded result of the image to be encoded obtained by the encoding section, and the prediction mode of the image.