Abstract: A conductive roller includes: a core member including an outer surface along and about an axial line thereof; and a surface layer arranged along the outer surface of the core member. The surface layer includes a conductive portion, and a surface roughness imparting material in a form of particles dispersed in the conductive portion. An average particle size of the surface roughness imparting material is in a range of 6 micrometers or greater and less than 10 micrometers. The number of particles of the surface roughness imparting material per unit area of the surface layer is in a range of 3.5×105 particles per mm2 or greater and 7.5×105 particles per mm2 or less. An average thickness of the surface layer is in a range of 0.2 micrometers or greater and 5.5 micrometers or less.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is able to execute an extended application, and a method of controlling the information processing apparatus are provided. The information processing apparatus holds, in a launched state, a virtual machine (VM) for executing the extended application, determines, in a case that the extended application is launched, whether or not the extended application can reuse the VM. In a case that it is determined that the extended application can reuse the VM, the information processing apparatus determines whether or not a VM that can be reused by the extended application is held, and in a case that it is determined that the VM which can be reused by the extended application is held, execute the extended application using the held VM.

Abstract: A developing roll used in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus has a metal core member, an elastic layer made of a rubber disposed around the core member, and a surface layer disposed around the elastic layer. The texture aspect ratio of the surface Str of the surface layer is equal to or greater than 0.55.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of recording an error that occurs before inputting a job in a job execution history. The image forming apparatus includes a network communication unit, a print unit that prints image data included in an input print job, a job-history recording unit that records a print result by the print unit as a job history, and an application manager that executes an application based on occurrence of a start factor. The application includes an obtainment unit that obtains image data via a network using the network communication unit, a job input unit that inputs a print job of the obtained image data into the image forming apparatus, and an error-recording-job input unit that inputs an error recording job into the image forming apparatus when an error occurs in execution of the application and the job input unit does not input the print job.

Abstract: A developing roll has a metal core, an elastic layer, and a surface layer, A value X is 65.6 N/mm3 or more and a value Y is 229 ?m or more. The value X is P1/(D2×A) P2/(D2× A). P1 is the load to displace the roll by 100 ?m when a metal probe is pressed against the roll. D1 is the displacement of the roll caused by the probe under the load P1. A is the area of the probe. P2 is the load to displace a material roll by 100 ?m when the probe is pressed against the material roll with the core and the elastic layer and without the surface layer. D2 is the displacement of the material roll caused by the probe under the load P2. The value Y is the displacement of the developing roll when the probe pierces the surface layer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided on which an application including a first module and a second module is installed. The first module is configured to determine whether to activate the second module based at least on a time set by a user, and activate the second module based on the first module determining to activate the second module. The second module is configured to cause the image forming apparatus to perform printing. In addition, the image forming apparatus includes an activation unit configured to activate the first module without activating the second module, periodically at each elapse of a predetermined time interval. In a case where it is determined that the second module is to be activated before a time when the first module is to be activated next, the first module is configured to set a timing to activate the second module.

Abstract: A display device that allows a user to easily move an icon across tabs and freely change the order of the icon in the tab of a movement destination is provided. The display device comprising a display unit, a touch panel that is arranged so as to superimposed on the display unit, and a control unit configured to display a screen including a plurality of tabs capable of accommodating a plurality of predetermined numbers of icons on the display unit.

Abstract: A display apparatus that displays an image acquired via a network, the display apparatus includes a display unit configured to display information, and one or more controllers configured to register a plurality of pieces of address information including address information for image data accessible with a first protocol and address information for image data accessible with a second protocol, and acquire a plurality of pieces of image data based on the plurality of pieces of registered address information and sequentially display the plurality of pieces of acquired image data on the display unit.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a medicament for treating and/or preventing tauopathy by activating the voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav). The present invention relates to a medicament for treating and/or preventing tauopathy, comprising a Nav activator as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A plurality of users is allowed to share cached data. Cached data for web content that one of a plurality of web machines is requested to draw is stored so that the cached data is available by the plurality of web machines, and in a case where a first web machine of the plurality of web machines is requested to draw first web content and cached data for the first web content is stored, a drawing result based on the cached data is transmitted to a communication apparatus by which the request to draw is issued, whereas in a case where the first web machine is requested to draw the first web content and the cached data for the first web content is not stored, the first web content is drawn based on a resource acquired from a web server, and a drawing result is transmitted to the communication apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing system that provides an application to be executed on an image processing apparatus, the information processing system includes one or more controllers configured to provide, as a first combination application, combination information regarding a reproduction application that reproduces a description file defining an operation procedure, and a first description file, provide, as a second combination application, combination information regarding the reproduction application and a second description file, and output a license code associated with the first combination application and the second combination application.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes one or more controllers configured to function as first, second, and third units. The first unit is configured to register, as a combinational application, combinational information about a description file, in which an operation procedure is defined, and a reproduction application, which reproduces the description file. The second unit is configured to register a non-combinational application which does not use the description file. The third unit is configured to output list information including identification information about the combinational application and identification information about the non-combinational application. In the list information, identification information about the description file is used as the identification information about the combinational application.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a housing configured to house a recording portion recording an image on a sheet and to have a side including an opening through which the sheet passes, a tray configured to rotate about a rotation shaft, relative to the housing, between a closed position at a first angle for closing the opening and an open position at a second angle for loading the sheet, and an urging mechanism configured to urge the tray toward the closed position when an angle about the rotation shaft of the tray is between the first angle and a third angle and to urge the tray toward the open position when an angle about the rotation shaft of the tray is between the third angle and the second angle. The third angle is an angle between the first angle and the second angle.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a detection unit provided to be movable with respect to a sheet stacking portion and configured to detect a sheet by causing a contact portion to come into contact with an uppermost sheet stacked on a stacking surface, wherein a bottom portion of the sheet stacking portion forms a part of a bottom portion of the sheet feeding apparatus, the sheet stacking portion is provided with a through hole configured to be expose in the case where no sheet is stacked on the stacking surface, the through hole penetrating the stacking surface to a bottom surface of the sheet stacking portion, and the contact portion is positioned inside the through hole in the case where no sheet is stacked on the stacking surface.

Abstract: An information processing system provides combined information in which a description file defining an operation procedure and a reproduction application configured to reproduce the description file are combined, as a combined application to be executed by an image processing apparatus. The information processing system includes one or more control circuits each having a processor and a memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to function as an acquisition unit, an output unit, a reception unit, and a generation unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire definition information from the reproduction application. The output unit is configured to output screen information to a display based on the definition information. The reception unit is configured to receive an edit instruction corresponding to the screen information.

Abstract: An information processing system that manages an application executed by an image processing apparatus with an application identifier includes one or more controllers configured to provide combined information of a reproduction application that reproduces a description file for defining operation procedures and a first description file as a first combined application, provide combined information of the reproduction application and a second description file as a second combined application, manage a first description identifier corresponding to the first description file and a second description identifier corresponding to the second description file, and manage the first combined application and the second combined application in a distinguishable manner based on the first description identifier and the second description identifier.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a setting unit, a displaying unit, a receiving unit, and a printing unit. The setting unit accepts designation of source information from a user and set the accepted source information in association with an object. The displaying unit displays the object. The receiving unit receives image data from an external apparatus. The printing unit prints an image on a sheet based on the image data received by the receiving unit. Upon selection of the object displayed on the displaying unit, the printing unit prints an image on a sheet based on the image data from among the image data received by the receiving unit, that is received from an external apparatus having source information corresponding to the source information associated with the object.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus comprising detecting alteration of any application held in the image processing apparatus; determining, in a case where alteration has been detected, whether or not the use of the image processing apparatus needs to be restricted based on the application in which alteration has been detected; and displaying, in a display unit and as a result of the determination, in a case where the use of the image processing apparatus needs to be restricted, a message indicating that alteration of the application has been detected, and restricting the use of the image processing apparatus, and in a case where the use of the image processing apparatus need not be restricted, display, in the display unit, a message indicating that alteration of the application has been detected.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which is capable of appropriately producing displays using installed expansion application modules without using a window manager module. The image forming apparatus produces a display in accordance with a display instruction for at least one of the installed expansion application modules. When display instructions for the expansion application modules overlap each other, priorities for display are assigned based on starting conditions related to the expansion application modules.

Abstract: A charging roll includes a core member, a rubber base material disposed around the core member, and a surface layer disposed around the rubber base material. The ten point height of irregularities RZ of a surface of the surface layer is equal to or greater than 3.9 micrometers, and is equal to or less than 6.1 micrometers. The mean spacing between peaks Sm of the surface of the surface layer is equal to or greater than 12.5 micrometers and is equal to or less than 13.5 micrometers.