Abstract: Provided is an operating method of a system including a first data processing module, a second data processing module, and one or more data connection modules that transfer data between the first data processing module and the second data processing module. In an operational state where the first data processing module and the second data processing module can process data input thereto, the first data processing module inputs trigger data to any of the one or more data connection modules, and in response to the second data processing module receiving the trigger data via the one or more data connection modules, the second data processing module changes a reading rule for reading data from the one or more data connection modules. Also provided are a system and a computer program product.

Abstract: A method of producing a toner including the steps of: mixing resin fine particles, an organic solvent, and a resin R with a dispersion medium containing carbon dioxide, to prepare a dispersion of resin R-containing droplets; and removing the organic solvent by flowing carbon dioxide, wherein the resin fine particles contain one or more resins that have a partial structure A, B, and C, and are soluble in chloroform; the SP value of the partial structure A, the resin R, and the partial structure B satisfy particular relationships; a resin A constituted of the partial structure A and a resin B constituted of the partial structure B are soluble in the organic solvent; and a resin C constituted of the partial structure C is insoluble in the organic solvent.

Abstract: Provided is a fuel battery cell capable of suppressing absorption of water discharged from a manifold by a porous body disposed between a membrane electrode assembly and a separator, and so improving drainage performance. This fuel battery cell 1 includes: a porous passage 20c that is disposed to be opposed to a membrane electrode assembly 10m on a cathode side, and a separator 30 sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly 10m and the porous passage 20c, the separator including a cathode off-gas discharging through hole 32b through which cathode off-gas discharged from the porous passage 20c flows.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes, in order: polishing a silicon carbide semiconductor base body from a second main surface side thus forming unevenness on a second main surface; forming a thin metal film made of metal capable of forming a metal carbide on the second main surface of the silicon carbide semiconductor base body; irradiating a laser beam which falls within a visible region or within an infrared region to the thin metal film so as to heat the thin metal film thus forming a metal carbide on a boundary face between the silicon carbide semiconductor base body and the thin metal film; etching a metal containing byproduct layer possibly formed on a surface side of the metal carbide by a non-oxidizing chemical solution thus exposing a surface of the metal carbide; and forming a cathode electrode on the metal carbide.

Abstract: A cutting method for cutting a workpiece by using a cutting tool having a ring-shaped cutting edge, the workpiece containing alumina, the cutting method includes: cutting the workpiece with the cutting edge being coated with alumina contained in the workpiece, wherein an end surface of the cutting tool is set as a flank, and an outer circumferential surface of the cutting tool is set as a rake face.

Abstract: A water treatment apparatus 100 subjects water to be treated to ultraviolet treatment with ultraviolet light emitted from LED elements 31. The water treatment apparatus 100 comprises: a flow channel 10 through which water to be treated flows; an LED element housing chamber 30 located on outside of the flow channel 10, with a window portion 20 formed by a transparent member being interposed therebetween; and a plurality of LED elements 31 arranged in the LED element housing chamber 30, wherein the LED element housing chamber 30 has an inlet 34 and an outlet 35 for dry gas, and light emitting surfaces of the plurality of LED elements 31 are exposed to a space in the LED element housing chamber 30.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an alkenyl phosphorus compound which can produce an alkenyl phosphorus compound efficiently even with a smaller amount of a catalyst used than that used conventionally, and further which can maintain catalytic activity to produce an alkenyl phosphorus compound in high yield even at a larger reaction scale, and which can also be applied to quantity synthesis at an industrial scale using a conventional batch reactor or continuous reactor. A method for producing an alkenyl phosphorus compound, comprising: a step of reacting a compound represented by the following formula (1): [In formula (1), R1 represents OR3 or R3, R2 represents OR4 or R4, and R3 and R4 represent, for example, each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group.] with a compound represented by the following formula (2): R5—C?CH??(2) [In formula (2), R5 represents, for example, a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group.

Abstract: A rotor assembly includes a shaft disposed along a central axis extending vertically, a tubular magnet disposed on a radially outer surface of the shaft, a lower spacer disposed axially below the magnet and fixed to the radially outer surface of the shaft, and a tubular magnet holder fixed to a radially outer surface of the magnet via an adhesive. At least a portion of an axially lower surface of the magnet holder is in contact with an axially upper surface of the lower spacer.

Abstract: Provided is a water treatment apparatus that can uniformly irradiate water to be treated with ultraviolet light in sufficient irradiation quantity and in which a cleaning device and the like can be mounted easily. A water treatment apparatus that subjects water to be treated to ultraviolet treatment using ultraviolet light, the water treatment apparatus comprises: a flow channel through which water to be treated flows; and an ultraviolet irradiation portion that is located on an opposite side of the flow channel from an inlet side, and irradiates the water to be treated flowing in the flow channel with ultraviolet light via a window portion toward the inlet side, the window portion being formed by a transparent member, wherein the flow channel includes a diameter increase portion, and the diameter increase portion is provided with at least one of: a cleaning device used to clean the window portion; and a sensor.

Abstract: In an upper cell unit (2146) and a lower cell unit (2147) comprising five battery cells, positive electrode terminals (2162, 2172) are set apart and aligned vertically, and negative electrode terminals (2167, 2177) are set apart and aligned vertically. When an electrical device body is rated at 36V, device-side terminals are in contact only at the upper terminals (2162, 2167), and short circuiting of the lower terminals (2172, 2177) is effected using a short bar 2059. When the electrical device body is rated at 18V, the upper and lower terminals (2162 and 2172, 2167 and 2177) are simultaneously made to contact the device-side terminals, and the upper cell unit (2146) and the lower cell unit (2147) assume a parallel connected state. Thus, it is possible to automatically switch the output voltage when a battery pack is mounted according to the difference in terminal shape on the electrical device body side.

Abstract: A water treatment device includes: a dual-pipe structure unit including an outer pipe, an inner pipe provided in the outer pipe, and a prevention member provided between the outer pipe and the inner pipe; and a light source unit radiating ultraviolet light in the axial direction to irradiate water subject to treatment flowing in the inner pipe. The inner pipe includes an opposing end facing the light source unit across a gap and an inflow end positioned opposite to the opposing end. The outer pipe includes an outflow port provided on an outer circumferential surface of the outer pipe. The water subject to treatment flowing out of the inner pipe via the gap flows out from the outflow port.

Abstract: A battery pack houses first and second cell units that are composed of a plurality of cells, and has a positive electrode power source terminal and a negative electrode power source terminal. This battery pack is provided with a series connector capable of connecting, in series, the first and second cell units and a parallel connector capable of connecting, in parallel, the first and second cell units, and is capable of switching between a parallel connection voltage and a series connection voltage. In the case of attachment to the high voltage electrical device body, the series connector becomes conductive and the parallel connector pair is cut off by the action of the series/parallel switching terminal. In the case of attachment to a low voltage electrical device body, the state is returned to an initial state, the series connector is cut off, and the parallel connector pair becomes conductive.

Abstract: By providing a novel polycyclic aromatic compound in which a plurality of aromatic rings is linked via a nitrogen atom, a boron atom, or the like, options of a material for an organic EL element are increased. In addition, by using the novel polycyclic aromatic compound as a material for an organic electroluminescent element, an excellent organic EL element is provided.

Abstract: Provided is an electric storage system including: a plurality of electric storage devices including a plurality of modules, a battery management unit, and a line concentrator connected with the battery management unit; wherein the plurality of modules include a battery unit, a voltage measurement unit, a temperature measurement unit and a current measurement unit, and wherein the battery management unit is configured to control at least one of the plurality of electric storage devices based on an instruction transmitted from the line concentrator.

Abstract: Provided are a planographic printing plate precursor, a laminate thereof, and a method of producing a planographic printing plate precursor capable of satisfying all purposes for eliminating interleaving paper used for preventing scraping and peeling, preventing adhesion, imparting a plate-separating property for preventing multiple-plate feeding, and preventing scratches. The planographic printing plate precursor which includes a polymer layer on a surface of a belt-like support 12 includes a back coat layer 70 having an arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of 0.5 ?m or greater due to a surface roughness structure in which thin film portions 60 and thick film portions 62 are continuously formed on a rear surface of the belt-like support 12.

Abstract: A storage control device, includes: a memory configured to store meta information and map information, the meta information associates a logical address to identify data from an information processing device which uses a storage with a data block identifier to identify a data block used for an arrangement of the data on the storage and including a header area and a payload area and an index indicating an order of additional writing of the data, the map information associates the data block identifier with a physical identifier indicating a physical position on the storage; and a processor specifies the data block and a write position in a payload area based on the physical identifier and the index, writes the data in the specified data block and performs a write control to write a data unit header including an offset and a data length at a position designated by the index.

Abstract: A storage control device includes a processor that reads out a group write area, in which data blocks are arranged, from a storage medium and store the group write area in a buffer area. The processor releases a part of the payload area for each data block arranged in the first group write area stored in the first buffer area. The part stores invalid data. The processor performs the garbage collection by performing data refilling. The data refilling is performed by moving valid data stored in the payload to fill up a front by using the released part, and updating an offset included in a header stored in a header area at a position indicated by index information corresponding to the moved valid data without changing the position indicated by the index information corresponding to the moved valid data. The header area is included in the data block.

Abstract: Provided is an operating method of a system including a first data processing module, a second data processing module, and one or more data connection modules that transfer data between the first data processing module and the second data processing module. In an operational state where the first data processing module and the second data processing module can process data input thereto, the first data processing module inputs trigger data to any of the one or more data connection modules, and in response to the second data processing module receiving the trigger data via the one or more data connection modules, the second data processing module changes a reading rule for reading data from the one or more data connection modules. Also provided are a system and a computer program product.

Abstract: Provided are a metal electrodeposition cathode plate, the non-conductive film of which is not susceptible to failure and which can be used repeatedly, and a production method therefor. This cathode plate comprises a metal plate on which multiple disc-shaped protrusions are disposed, and a non-conductive film formed on the non-protrusion flat areas of the metal plate. The minimum film thickness Y of the non-conductive film at positions between the centers of adjacent protrusions is the same or greater than the height X of the protrusions. It is preferred that the height X of the protrusions is 50 ?m to 1000 ?m.

Abstract: Provided are a lithographic printing plate precursor including a hydrophilized aluminum support, and a water-soluble or water-dispersible negative type image recording layer provided on the aluminum support, in which an arithmetic average height Sa of a surface of an outermost layer on a side where the image recording layer is provided is in a range of 0.3 ?m to 20 ?m or in which Expression (1) and Expression (2) are satisfied in a case where a Bekk smoothness of a surface of an outermost layer on a side where the image recording layer is provided is set as a seconds and a Bekk smoothness of a surface of an outermost layer on a side opposite to a side where the image recording layer is provided is set as b seconds; a method of producing the same; a lithographic printing plate precursor laminate formed of the lithographic printing plate precursor; a plate-making method for a lithographic printing plate; and a lithographic printing method. a?1000,b?1000??(1) 1/a+1/b?0.