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Photoelectric conversion apparatus includes first and second substrates. The first substrate includes first unit circuits each having at least one photoelectric conversion element, the second substrate includes second unit circuits for processing signals output from the first substrate. The first substrate includes first region where first unit circuits of first group are arranged, and second region where first unit circuits of second group are arranged. The second substrate includes third region where second unit circuits of third group are arranged, and fourth region where second unit circuits of fourth group are arranged. The third and fourth regions are arranged to be shifted from the first and second regions, respectively, so that the third and fourth regions are separated from each other, and distance between the third and fourth regions is smaller than array pitch of the first unit circuits in the first substrate.

Disclosed is a booklet producing apparatus including an application unit (101B) configured to apply adhesive onto a sheet, a stacking portion (152) on which a plurality of sheets onto which the adhesive has been applied by the application unit (101B) are stacked, a bonding unit (167) configured to nip and bond the plurality of sheets stacked on the stacking portion (152) with the adhesive, and a control unit (131) configured to execute an operation of producing a booklet, the control unit (131) being configured to control the application unit (101B) such that an amount of the adhesive per unit area of a layer (Tn) of the adhesive formed between each pair of adjacent sheets in the booklet varies depending on a position of the layer (Tn) of the adhesive in a thickness direction of the booklet.

Disclosed is a sheet conveyance apparatus including a first conveyance member (23b) configured to rotate in contact with a sheet, a second conveyance member (13) disposed at a position different from a position of the first conveyance member (23b) in the sheet conveyance direction, a motor (M), a first rotary member (51) connected to the motor (M), a second rotary member (52) connected to the first conveyance member (23b), and an elastic member (40) engaged with the first rotary member (51) and the second rotary member (52), the elastic member (40) being deformable to allow the first conveyance member (23b) to rotate in a state where an angular velocity of the first rotary member (51) being driven by the motor (M) differs from an angular velocity of the second rotary member (52).

A photoelectric conversion device (100) includes a plurality of avalanche photodiodes (201-1, 201-2), a first counter (220-1) configured to count a first pulsed signal based on a photon incident on a first avalanche photodiode (201-1) of the plurality of avalanche photodiodes (201-1, 201-2), a second counter (220-2) configured to count a second pulsed signal based on a photon incident on a second avalanche photodiode (201-2) of the plurality of avalanche photodiodes (201-1, 201-2), and a third counter (220-12) configured to count a combined pulsed signal generated by combining the first pulsed signal and the second pulsed signal.

A water electrolysis system includes: a power supply unit; a plurality of parallel circuits connected in parallel to the power supply unit; a plurality of water electrolysis stacks disposed in the parallel circuits, respectively; at least one voltage adjustment unit disposed in at least one of the parallel circuits; and a control device configured to control an operation of the at least one voltage adjustment unit. The control device is configured to control the operation of the at least one voltage adjustment unit such that a difference between currents flowing through the water electrolysis stacks is smaller than the difference when the at least one voltage adjustment unit is not operating.

A photoelectric conversion device (100) includes a plurality of avalanche photodiodes (201-1, 201-2), a plurality of microlenses (ML), a first counter (220-1) configured to count a first pulsed signal based on a photon incident on a first avalanche photodiode (201-1) of the plurality of avalanche photodiodes (201-1, 201-2), a second counter (220-2) configured to count a second pulsed signal based on a photon incident on a second avalanche photodiode (201-2) of the plurality of avalanche photodiodes (201-1, 201-2), and a third counter (220-12) configured to count a combined pulsed signal generated by combining the first pulsed signal and the second pulsed signal. One of the plurality of microlenses (ML) is arranged to guide a photon incident thereon to the first avalanche photodiode (201-1) and the second avalanche photodiode (201-2).

Imprint processing is performed for each of shot regions that can be classified into first type enabling use of predetermined number of alignment marks and second type disabling use of the predetermined number of alignment marks. Method includes controlling imprint processing sequence to alternately execute imprint processing for the first type and the second type, performing first imprint process of measuring alignment error, with respect to the first type, between the shot region and pattern region of mold by using the predetermined number of alignment marks and performing the imprint processing based on the alignment error, and performing second imprint process of performing the imprint processing for the second type based on alignment error between the shot region and the pattern region by using usable alignment marks and the alignment error obtained in the latest first imprint process.

A charging roller includes: a plurality of protruding portions that are present on a surface of the charging roller, in which when a group of protruding portions with heights of 10.0 µm to 40.0 µm is defined as a first protruding portion group, and a group of protruding portions with heights of 0.2 µm to 5.0 µm is defined as a second protruding portion group, the number of the first protruding portion group and the second protruding portion group falls within a specific range, the number of protruding portions with heights exceeding 40.0 µm is small, and universal hardnesses of the protruding portions included in the first protruding portion group and the protruding portions included in the second protruding portion group are within specific ranges.

A vehicle lower portion structure has: a suspension member; a battery disposed at a vehicle rear side with respect to the suspension member; a first protected portion disposed between the battery and a vehicle transverse direction central portion of the suspension member; a second protected portion disposed between the battery and an outer portion that is at a vehicle transverse direction outer side with respect to the vehicle transverse direction central portion of the suspension member; a first protecting member connecting the vehicle transverse direction central portion and the battery; and a second protecting member connecting the outer portion and the battery.

Provided is a liquid container (100) including: a liquid storage portion (101) configured to store a liquid inside; a nozzle (111) having an outlet port (112) for refilling a liquid ejection apparatus (1) with the liquid stored in the liquid storage portion; an outer frame (121) surrounding a tip side of the nozzle where the outlet port is formed; a shutter (131) provided to the outer frame and capable of moving to a first position at which the shutter covers the outlet port and a second position at which the shutter exposes the outlet port; and a valve (152) provided inside the nozzle and capable of opening and closing a liquid channel (113) connected to the outlet port. In a case of connecting the liquid container to the liquid ejection apparatus, the shutter moves to the second position and the valve opens the liquid channel.