Abstract: A first object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a cyclic imide compound with high yield and high purity. A second object of the present invention is to provide a composition that can be used in the method for producing a cyclic imide compound with high yield and high purity. A third object of the present invention is to provide an intermediate compound that can be used in the method for producing a cyclic imide compound with high yield and high purity. The method for producing a cyclic imide compound according to the present invention includes reacting a compound represented by formula (1) below with at least one amine compound to obtain a compound represented by formula (2) below.

Abstract: A target supply device may include a first container configured to contain a target substance, a second container configured to contain the target substance supplied from the first container, a first valve disposed between the first container and the second container, a first pipe connected to the second container and configured to supply pressurized gas to the second container, a third container configured to contain the target substance supplied from the second container, a second valve disposed between the second container and the third container, a second pipe connected to the third container and configured to supply pressurized gas to the third container, and a nozzle configured to output the target substance supplied from the third container.

Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber, a first partition wall covering a plasma generation region in the chamber and having a first opening, an EUV light concentrating mirror located in a first space inside the chamber and outside the first partition wall and configured to concentrate extreme ultraviolet light generated in the plasma generation region and having passed through the first opening, a first gas supply port formed at the chamber and configured to supply gas to the first space, and a gas exhaust port formed in the first partition wall and configured to exhaust gas in a second space inside the first partition wall to outside of both the first partition wall and the chamber.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a display with a touchscreen; a vibrator configured to perform a vibration action of vibrating an operation surface of the touchscreen; a notification sound outputter configured to perform a notification-sound output action of outputting a notification sound; a storage that stores response setting information on whether the vibration action and the notification-sound action are enabled; and a hardware processor that causes the vibrator and/or the notification sound outputter to perform the vibration action and/or the notification-sound output action enabled in the response setting information in response to a touch operation on the operation surface. The hardware processor adjusts a vibration intensity of the vibration action and a sound volume of the notification-sound output action according to at least either the response setting information or an operating state of the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A portable terminal for controlling an apparatus includes: a display with a touchscreen; a vibrator that is configured to perform a vibration action of vibrating at least an operation surface of the touchscreen; and a hardware processor that determines whether or not the terminal is in a placed state of being placed on an object and causes the vibrator to perform the vibration action in response to a touch operation on the operation surface. When the terminal is in the placed state, the hardware processor causes the vibrator to perform the vibration action at first vibration intensity. When the terminal is not in the placed state, the hardware processor causes the vibrator to perform the vibration action at second vibration intensity that is lower than the first vibration intensity.

Abstract: A target supply device may include a first container configured to contain a target substance, a second container configured to contain the target substance supplied from the first container, a first valve disposed between the first container and the second container, a first pipe connected to the second container and configured to supply pressurized gas to the second container, a third container configured to contain the target substance supplied from the second container, a second valve disposed between the second container and the third container, a second pipe connected to the third container and configured to supply pressurized gas to the third container, and a nozzle configured to output the target substance supplied from the third container.

Abstract: A measurement device includes an acquisition unit and a calculation unit. The acquisition unit acquires a first image obtained by image-capturing liquid containing tangible components flowing through a flow path and a second image image-captured simultaneously with the first image and having an image-capturing magnification higher than the first image. The calculation unit sorts, by using clipped images obtained by clipping the tangible components included in the first image and the second image, the tangible components into different types, and that calculates, by using a total number of the tangible components clipped out of the first image and included in a specified category as well as a ratio of a number of each of the tangible components of the different types clipped out of the second image and included in the specified category relative to a total number thereof, the number of the tangible components included in the specified category.

Abstract: An optical apparatus may include a housing having an opened front face, an optical unit freely movable into and out of an internal space of the housing through the front face, and a positioning portion disposed on a back side of the optical unit in the internal space. A base plate of the optical unit may include first and second convex portions disposed on a base end face of the base plate. The second convex portion may be disposed at a position different from the first convex portion in a width direction of the base plate. The positioning portion may include a V block having a V groove shape at a part contacting the first convex portion, and a flat block having a flat surface shape at a part contacting the second convex portion. The optical unit may be positioned in the internal space through the contact.

Abstract: Detection and analysis of a tangible component in a sample are implemented at lower cost. Provided is an analysis apparatus including a flow cell which includes a flow path for a sample, a branch section configured to cause light having passed through the flow path to branch at least to a first optical path and a second optical path, a first imaging section and a second imaging section configured to capture images of the sample in the flow path by using the light in the first optical path and the light in the second optical path, and a controller configured to process the captured images. The first imaging section and the second imaging section capture images that have the same angle of view but have different characteristics.

Abstract: An optical element angle adjustment device includes a first hinge that is an elastic hinge configured to connect a first plate and a second plate with each other, an optical element holding part attached to at least one of the first plate and the second plate, and a first adjusting screw configured to apply force in a direction of closing the first hinge to adjust a tilt angle of at least one of the first plate and the second plate. An end in an axis direction of the first adjusting screw is provided with a first press member configured to slidably abut on one of the first plate and the second plate. At least one of a first press member side abutting portion and a first hinge side abutting portion on which the first press member abuts has a curved surface in a curved surface shape.

Abstract: An information processing system transmits and receives sound data through a switching equipment. The information processing system includes: a transmitting end image forming apparatus that has a facsimile function to transmit communication sounds through the switching equipment; a receiving end image forming apparatus that has a facsimile function to receive the communication sounds through the switching equipment; a controller that generates a sound recording start command to start a recording of the communication sounds, and transmits the sound recording start command to the receiving end image forming apparatus; and a sound recorder that starts the recording of the communication sounds in the receiving end image forming apparatus when the receiving end image forming apparatus receives the sound recording start command.

Abstract: An optical unit and an optical path tube are easily connected. A structure of connection between a side surface (1a) of the optical unit and the optical path tube includes: an extensible tube (72) constituting at least a part of the optical path tube, the extensible tube being extensible in a tube axis direction; a flange (26) attached to one end of the optical path tube; a flange receiving part (20) provided on the optical unit, the flange receiving part (20) receiving a front surface (26a) of the flange (26), the front surface (26a) of the flange (26) being an end surface on an open side; and a biasing part (23, 72) configured to bias at least a part of the optical path tube in a direction in which the extensible tube (72) extends.

Abstract: Motorcycles can become unstable when operating at high speeds and at high cornering levels. For example, they can exhibit an oscillation at the rear wheel commonly known as “weave.” A system and method is provided which utilizes a high-fidelity computer simulation model of a 2- or 3-wheel motorcycle to predict operating states such as yaw rate, lateral acceleration and roll angle for a stable motorcycle at a given speed and steer angle. The operating state of a physical motorcycle can be measured and compared to that of the model at every instant in time to determine if the operating state of the physical motorcycle differs from that of the simulation model in such a way as to indicate loss of stability. The nature of that difference can then be used to intervene in the operation of the motorcycle independent of driver actions by application of brakes, modulating the engine torque or applying torques to urge the steering system in a corrective direction.

Abstract: A plurality of images of a sample are simultaneously captured at different focal lengths by a plurality of cameras. An analysis apparatus includes: a branch section configured to cause light passing through the sample containing a material component to branch off into a plurality of optical paths; a plurality of imaging devices for simultaneously capturing images of the sample in a flow path at different focal points by using the light caused to branch off into the plurality of optical paths; and a controller configured to process the captured images.

Abstract: In a vehicle image display system, a travel behavior of an own vehicle during automated driving to be subsequently performed is previously noticed to an occupant with display to be recognized intuitively and instantaneously. A vehicle image display system includes a first display device that uses a front windshield as a display screen and a second display device as a monitor device mounted on a dashboard, and displays, on a display screen of each display device, a moving image of a virtual image of the own vehicle travelling on an arrow of a symbol image indicating a travel course for lane change as having the arrow as a trajectory therefor so as to visually provide prior notice of the lane change to the occupant when the own vehicle in the automated driving system is about to perform the lane change as being deviated from a scheduled travel course.

Abstract: Disclosed is a facsimile communication device, including: a line voltmeter that measures a voltage of a line used for a facsimile communication; and a hardware processor that: detects a predetermined change in the voltage of the line, in the facsimile communication; and judges whether a facsimile device of an opposite side opens the line or not according to whether the predetermined change is detected.

Abstract: An information processing system, includes: a requesting side apparatus and a reproduction side apparatus in which a facsimile function is implemented to transmit and receive communication sounds through a switching equipment; a storage which stores recording data obtained by recording the communication sounds transmitted and received in the past; a controller which generates a reproduction instruction command to reproduce the recording data through the switching equipment, and transmits the reproduction instruction command to the reproduction side apparatus; a sound reproducer which reproduces, when the reproduction instruction command is received, the recording data processed by sectioning, with a soundless period, a FAX terminal identification signal included in the recording data for switching the operation mode of the switching equipment to a FAX mode, and transmits the recording data to the requesting side apparatus; and a sound recorder which records the processed recording data reproduced by the sound

Abstract: An optical element angle adjustment device includes a first hinge that is an elastic hinge configured to connect a first plate and a second plate with each other, an optical element holding part attached to at least one of the first plate and the second plate, and a first adjusting screw configured to apply force in a direction of closing the first hinge to adjust a tilt angle of at least one of the first plate and the second plate. An end in an axis direction of the first adjusting screw is provided with a first press member configured to slidably abut on one of the first plate and the second plate. At least one of a first press member side abutting portion and a first hinge side abutting portion on which the first press member abuts has a curved surface in a curved surface shape.

Abstract: A plurality of images of a sample are simultaneously captured at different focal lengths by a plurality of cameras. An analysis apparatus includes: a branch section configured to cause light passing through the sample containing a material component to branch off into a plurality of optical paths; a plurality of imaging devices for simultaneously capturing images of the sample in a flow path at different focal points by using the light caused to branch off into the plurality of optical paths; and a controller configured to process the captured images.

Abstract: Detection and analysis of a tangible component in a sample are implemented at lower cost. Provided is an analysis apparatus including a flow cell which includes a flow path for a sample, a branch section configured to cause light having passed through the flow path to branch at least to a first optical path and a second optical path, a first imaging section and a second imaging section configured to capture images of the sample in the flow path by using the light in the first optical path and the light in the second optical path, and a controller configured to process the captured images. The first imaging section and the second imaging section capture images that have the same angle of view but have different characteristics.