Abstract: A radar apparatus includes an antenna unit, a cover portion, and a radio-wave suppression portion. The antenna unit includes an antenna surface in which one or more antennas that radiate radio waves are provided and is configured to emit a target radio wave of a predetermined frequency band. The cover portion is configured to be provided in a position through which the target radio wave passes. The radio-wave suppression portion is integrated with the cover portion in an out-of-detection-range area, of an outer surface of the cover portion, that is an area outside a range of a detection angle of the antenna portion, and includes a conductive portion that has conductivity and a non-conductive portion that does not have conductivity.

Abstract: There is provided a controller for an image forming system including a head in which nozzles are formed. The controller includes: a first communication interface; and a second communication interface. The controller is configured to: form a test pattern on a medium at first resolution by causing the head to discharge a liquid, via the second communication interface, the test pattern including patterns formed respectively by the nozzles; obtain a plurality of test pattern data via the first communication interface, the plurality of test pattern data being generated by imaging, at second resolution lower than the first resolution, the test pattern with an imaging device a plurality of times; and detect a discharge-defect-nozzle of the nozzles based on the plurality of test pattern data obtained from the imaging device.

Abstract: There is provided a controller for an image forming system including a head in which a plurality of nozzles is formed. The controller includes: a first communication interface configured to communicate with a line sensor including imaging elements arranged at a predetermined interval and having an element-lacking-part at which an interval between two elements is larger than the predetermined interval; and a second communication interface. The controller is configured to: form a test pattern including patterns; obtain a test pattern data generated by imaging the test pattern with the line sensor; correct a position of the patterns on the test pattern data based on a position of the element-lacking-part; and detect a discharge-defect-nozzle based on the corrected test pattern data.

Abstract: A vane pump includes: a suction port configured to guide working oil to a pump chambers; a discharge port configured to guide the working oil discharged from the pump chambers; and a notch formed from an opening edge portion of the suction port towards a reversing direction of a rotation direction of a rotor, wherein the pump chambers each communicates with the suction port through the notch during a course of the transition from the state, in which the pump chamber is in communication with the discharge port, to the state, in which the communication with the discharge port is shut off, as the rotor is rotated.

Abstract: A lithography apparatus detects a plurality of first substrate-side marks arranged with respect to a part of shot regions on which patterning is to be performed by using the first original in the lithography apparatus and detects a plurality of second substrate-side marks arranged with respect to other shot regions different from the part of the shot regions on which patterning is to be performed by using the second original different from the first original in another lithography apparatus. The lithography apparatus outputs information on detection results of the plurality of second substrate-side marks to be available in the other lithography apparatus. Then, based on detection results of the plurality of first substrate-side marks, the lithography apparatus performs patterning while performing alignment with the first original with respect to the part of the shot regions.

Abstract: A lithography apparatus detects a plurality of first substrate-side marks arranged with respect to a part of shot regions on which patterning is to be performed by using the first original in the lithography apparatus and detects a plurality of second substrate-side marks arranged with respect to other shot regions different from the part of the shot regions on which patterning is to be performed by using the second original different from the first original in another lithography apparatus. The lithography apparatus outputs information on detection results of the plurality of second substrate-side marks to be available in the other lithography apparatus. Then, based on detection results of the plurality of first substrate-side marks, the lithography apparatus performs patterning while performing alignment with the first original with respect to the part of the shot regions.

Abstract: A light extraction film for EL elements enables a surface light emitting body to have a good balance between suppression of emission angle dependence of the wavelength of emitted light and improvement of light extraction efficiency and luminance in the normal direction. A surface light emitting body has improved light extraction efficiency and luminance in the normal direction, while being suppressed in emission angle dependence of the wavelength of emitted light. A light extraction film for EL elements comprises a recessed and projected structure having a plurality of spherical projections, each containing a resin and fine particles added into the resin. The content of the fine particles in the spherical projections is 22-55% by mass, and the average maximum diameter (Aave) of the bottom portions of the spherical projections and the volume average particle diameter (P) of the fine particles satisfy the following mathematical formula (1).

Abstract: A light extraction film of the present invention relates to a light extraction film for EL elements, which enables a surface light emitting body to have a sufficiently improved luminance in the normal direction, while being sufficiently suppressed in emission angle dependence of the wavelength of light emitted therefrom. More specifically, the present invention relates to a light extraction film (10) which is laminated on a substrate of an EL element, and which has a recessed and projected structure (13) on the surface. The materials that constitute this light extraction film (10) contain a resin (X) that has at least one skelton selected from among a fluorene skeleton, a biphenyl skeleton and a naphthalene skelton.

Abstract: In a case where a predetermined action is performed by a game character, a determining section determines whether or not a result of the predetermined action is a predetermined result. A determining/predicting section executes at least one of a determination as to whether or not the game character has been brought into a situation that allows the predetermined action to be performed by the game character and a prediction as to whether or not the game character will be brought into the situation. A producing section produces a presentation effect relating to the game character based on a result of the determination performed in the past by the determining section, in at least one of a case where it is determined that the game character has been brought into the situation and a case where it is predicted that the game character will be brought into the situation.

Abstract: This optical film includes a diffraction grating layer made of a transparent material, and a concavo convex surface structure layer made of a transparent material. The surface light-emitting body includes the aforementioned optical film. This optical film manufacturing method involves supplying a second active energy ray curable composition between a substrate and a mold having a diffractive grating transfer part, irradiating second active energy rays to obtain a laminate having a diffractive grating layer on convex structure transfer part, and irradiating first active energy rays.

Abstract: A light extraction film for EL elements enables a surface light emitting body to have a good balance between suppression of emission angle dependence of the wavelength of emitted light and improvement of light extraction efficiency and luminance in the normal direction. A surface light emitting body has improved light extraction efficiency and luminance in the normal direction, while being suppressed in emission angle dependence of the wavelength of emitted light. A light extraction film for EL elements comprises a recessed and projected structure having a plurality of spherical projections, each containing a resin and fine particles added into the resin. The content of the fine particles in the spherical projections is 22-55% by mass, and the average maximum diameter (Aave) of the bottom portions of the spherical projections and the volume average particle diameter (P) of the fine particles satisfy the following mathematical formula (1).

Abstract: In a case where a predetermined action is performed by a game character, a determining section determines whether or not a result of the predetermined action is a predetermined result. A determining/predicting section executes at least one of a determination as to whether or not the game character has been brought into a situation that allows the predetermined action to be performed by the game character and a prediction as to whether or not the game character will be brought into the situation. A producing section produces a presentation effect relating to the game character based on a result of the determination performed in the past by the determining section, in at least one of a case where it is determined that the game character has been brought into the situation and a case where it is predicted that the game character will be brought into the situation.