Abstract: A negative electrode active material including negative electrode active material particles, wherein the negative electrode active material particles contain silicon oxide particles coated with a carbon layer, at least a part of the silicon oxide particles contains at least one selected from the group consisting of Li2SiO3, Li4SiO4, and Li6Si2O7, and a part of at least an outermost layer of the negative electrode active material particles is coated with a layer of a plasticizer. This can provide: a negative electrode active material that can increase stability in slurry formation while achieving sufficient battery characteristics; and a negative electrode including such a negative electrode active material.

Abstract: A blind apparatus includes a slat on which a photovoltaic cell is disposed, and a communicator configured to perform communication between the blind apparatus and a control device configured to control the blind apparatus. An information element included in a message used in the communication includes an information element for specifying an operating state of the blind apparatus. The operating state includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a first operating state in which an angle of the slat is adjusted to maximize generated power of the photovoltaic cell, a second operating state in which the angle of the slat maximizing the generated power of the photovoltaic cell is searched for, and a third operating state in which the angle of the slat is adjusted based on an illuminance and/or a temperature of a space in which the blind apparatus is installed.

Abstract: A mandrel around which fiber-reinforced resin is wound, the mandrel including a cylinder portion having a plurality of first flat surface portions, and a pair of dome portions that are formed at respective ends of the cylinder portion and each include a plurality of second flat surface portions.

Abstract: In a disclosed plasma processing apparatus, an electrostatic chuck provided in a chamber includes a first region on which a substrate is placed and a second region on which an edge ring is placed. The first region includes a first electrode provided therein. The second region including a second electrode provided therein. A first feed line connects the first electrode and a bias power supply generating a pulse of a voltage applied to the first electrode to each other. A second feed line connects the second electrode and the bias power supply or another bias power supply generating a pulse of the voltage applied to the second electrode to each other. The second feed line includes one or more sockets and one or more feed pins. The one or more feed pins have flexibility in a radial direction thereof and are fitted into the one or more sockets.

Abstract: A light control sheet includes two transparent substrate layers each including an electrode layer, and a light control layer formed between the two transparent substrate layers. The light control layer includes a transparent resin layer defining a void, a liquid crystal composition filling the void, and a spacer that determines a thickness of the light control layer. Each transparent substrate layer in the light control sheet has external haze of less than 0.1%, and each transparent substrate layer in the light control sheet has internal haze of 0.1% or more and 2.0% or less.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing condition search device includes a defect database that accumulates a material, shape information, an additive manufacturing condition, monitoring information during modeling, and defect information in association with each other, a first machine learning unit that outputs an additive manufacturing condition corresponding to material information and device information, and outputs a new additive manufacturing condition from a combination of a plurality of the additive manufacturing conditions and the defect information, a specification unit that causes an additive manufacturing apparatus to perform modeling by the additive manufacturing condition, acquires the monitoring information during modeling, and acquires the shape information and the defect information by inspection of a modeled object, a second machine learning unit in which a model trained by using the defect database as train data estimates defect information of the modeled object from the monitoring information and stores

Abstract: An in-vehicle electronic system is mounted to a vehicle. The in-vehicle electronic system includes one or more sensors used to determine a security state of the vehicle, an alarm apparatus configured to issue an alarm when the security state is abnormal, and a first ECU directly connected to the sensor and the alarm apparatus without the intermediation of another ECU and also connected to a plurality of other ECUs, in which the first ECU includes a processor configured to determine a security state based on at least information received from the sensor, and cause the alarm apparatus to operate when it is determined that the security state is abnormal.

Abstract: In order to prevent a short-circuit failure between a conductive connecting portion (1) that is provided as a countermeasure against external electrical noises and an electronic circuit, a structure is adopted where a large number of electronic components (8) are mounted on a circuit board (5) that is mounted on a base (7), a metal cover (6) is disposed so as to cover upper portions of the electronic components (8), opening portions (3) are formed in the circuit board (5) at four positions on a periphery of the circuit board (5), protruding members (12) that are integrally formed with the base (7) are disposed at four positions respectively in alignment with the positions where the opening portions (3) are formed, the protruding members (12) are made to pass through the opening portions (3) at four positions from a back surface side of the circuit board (5) to protrude to a front surface side of the circuit board 5, the conductive connecting portions (1) are arranged in an outside direction with respect to th

Abstract: An agricultural support system includes a first communication device located in or on a tractor to transmit information, and a second communication device located in or on a transport vehicle to acquire the information transmitted from the first communication device. The transport vehicle is capable of transporting the tractor. The agricultural support system further includes a position sensor in or on the working machine to detect a position of the working machine. The first communication device is operable to transmit the position detected by the position sensor to the second communication device as the information. The second communication device is operable to receive the position transmitted from the first communication device.

Abstract: The layered structure of the present invention is a layered structure formed by directly layering a resin cured layer (ii) containing a curable resin (E) having a urethane bond, on a molded body (i) composed of a polypropylene-based resin composition, wherein the polypropylene-based resin composition contains 5 to 47 parts by mass of a propylene-based polymer (A) having an MFR of 50 to 150 g/10 min, and an amount of a decane-soluble portion of 6 to 15% by mass, 20 to 30 parts by mass of a propylene homopolymer (B) having an MFR of 10 to 500 g/10 min, 23 to 30 parts by mass of an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (C) being a random copolymer of ethylene and an ?-olefin having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, and having a density of 0.850 to 0.880 g/cm3, an MFR of 0.5 to 30 g/10 min, and a melting point peak of 110° C. or more, and 30 to 40 parts by mass of an inorganic filler (D).

Abstract: An information processing system includes a biological information measuring apparatus including a body unit including a first communication unit configured to communicate with another apparatus, and a first acquiring unit configured to acquire biological information of a user, and a mounting unit configured to mount the body unit on the user, and an information processing device including a second communication unit configured to communicate with the biological information measuring apparatus, and a determination unit configured to determine a part where the biological information measuring apparatus is mounted based on a movement distance from start of determination to arrival at the biological information measuring apparatus.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive tape including at least a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, a heat-generating element, and a melt-softening layer adjacent to the heat-generating element in this order is provided. The melt-softening layer contains a thermoplastic resin and an organic hollow filler.

Abstract: A work assisting system to assist with work performed by a work vehicle includes a flying body including a flying apparatus capable of flying and transporting a work-related article related to the work performed by the work vehicle, and a transfer section connected to the flying apparatus to transfer the work-related article between the flying body and the work vehicle.

Abstract: A work assisting system to assist with work performed by a work vehicle includes a flying body including a flying apparatus capable of flying and transporting a work-related article related to the work performed by the work vehicle, and a transfer section connected to the flying apparatus to transfer the work-related article between the flying body and the work vehicle. The flying body includes an information acquirer configured or programmed to acquire work information as information on the work-related article, and the flying body causes the transfer section to transfer the work-related article based on the work information.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive tape including at least a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, a heat-generating element, and a melt-softening layer adjacent to the heat-generating element in this order is provided. The melt-softening layer contains a thermoplastic resin and an inorganic hollow filler.

Abstract: A transparent substrate for a liquid crystal device includes an alignment layer that regulates an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules contained in a light control layer included in a light control sheet, which is the liquid crystal device, and a base layer on which the alignment layer is formed. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface is part of the alignment layer. The second surface is part of the base layer. A surface, which contacts the alignment layer, of the base layer has surface roughness Ra1 of 20 nm or less in a pencil hardness test. A sum Ra1+Ra2 of the surface roughness Ra1 and surface roughness Ra2 of the second surface is 5 nm or more.

Abstract: A medical device includes an expansion body, a shaft portion, an energy transmission portion along the expansion body, and a conductive portion that supplies power to the energy transmission portion. The conductive portion includes an integrated flat plate-shaped member including a deformation portion that deforms according to expansion and contraction of the expansion body and an extension portion extending in a proximal direction from a proximal end of the deformation portion. A width direction of the flat plate-shaped member is substantially parallel to a tangential direction with respect to a circle centered on a central axis of the expansion body, and the extension portion includes a bent portion in which a direction extending in a length direction of the extension portion is bent, and a spiral portion extending in a proximal direction from the bent portion and spirally wound around an inner tube.

Abstract: An organic EL device includes an emitting region provided between a cathode and an anode, a first anode-side-organic layer, a second anode-side-organic layer, and a third anode-side-organic layer, a first emitting layer of the emitting region contains a first host material, a first additional host material, and a first luminescent compound, the first anode-side-organic layer is in direct contact with the second one, the second anode-side-organic layer is in direct contact with the third one, the third anode-side-organic layer has a film thickness of 20 nm or more, the second anode-side-organic layer contains at least one compound different from a compound contained in the third one, the first emitting layer is a fluorescent emitting layer, and a refractive index NM2 of a constituent material contained in the second anode-side-organic layer and a refractive index NM3 in the third one satisfy a relationship below, NM 2 > NM 3 .

Abstract: The influence of multipath on the positioning calculation based on positioning signals transmitted from satellites is reduced. A self-position is estimated using a positioning calculation result based on a positioning signal transmitted from a satellite. Movement of a mobile body is controlled on the basis of the estimated self-position. A multipath reduction action signal is output when the mobile body is in a multipath environment. The mobile body is controlled so as to take a multipath reduction action when the mobile body is in a predetermined movement state and the multipath reduction action signal is output.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1): in which N*, R1 to R9, L1, L2, L3, Ar1 and Ar2 are as defined in the disclosure. An organic electroluminescent device, including a cathode, an anode, and one or more organic layers intervening between the cathode and the anode, where the one or more organic layers includes a light emitting layer, and at least one layer of the one or more organic layers contains the compound. An electronic device including the organic electroluminescent device.