Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image reading device having a highly-accurate structure that enables an easy increase in depth of field, that is, improvement in the depth of the field, without need for a change in basic characteristics of lenses. An overlap preventer (5) disposed between a lens array (1) and a sensor element array (3) to prevent overlap of images formed by lenses (2) is included. A slit section (5) that is the overlap preventer (5) includes multiple slit plates (7) arranged in a main scanning direction and extending in a sub-scanning direction to partition off a space, and the slit plates (7) are fixed to fixing plates (13).

Abstract: A high frequency heating apparatus (1A) includes the following components: a first electrode (11) that is flat; a plurality of flat second electrodes (12) that are flat; a high-frequency power supply (20); a matching unit (30); a controller (40); and an electric field regulator (50). The second electrodes (12) are placed opposite to the first electrode (11). The high-frequency power supply (20) applies a high-frequency voltage to the first electrode (11). The matching unit (30) is placed between the first electrode (11) and the high-frequency power supply (20), and is impedance-matched with the high-frequency power supply (20). The controller (40) controls the high-frequency power supply (20). The electric field regulator (50) individually adjusts the electric field strengths in a plurality of regions located between first electrode (11) and the second electrodes (12). This aspect can reduce uneven heating.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode foil including a base material part and a porous part disposed on a surface of the base material part, a dielectric layer disposed on at least a part of a surface of the anode foil, a solid electrolyte layer covering at least a part of the dielectric layer, and a cathode lead-out layer covering at least a part of the solid electrolyte layer. The anode foil includes an anode section on which the solid electrolyte layer is not disposed, a cathode formation section on which the solid electrolyte layer is disposed, and a separation section located between the anode section and the cathode formation section. A first insulating material is disposed on a surface of the porous part in the separation section. And at least a part of a region of the porous part that is covered with the first insulating material includes a second insulating material.

Abstract: To provide a coating liquid for release layer with which a release layer having a small variation in the performance difference can be stably formed, to provide a method for producing a thermal transfer sheet using this coating liquid for release layer, and to provide a thermal transfer sheet having stable releasability. A thermal transfer sheet having a substrate, a release layer provided on the substrate, and a transfer layer provided on the release layer, wherein the transfer layer is provided peelably from the release layer, and the release layer contains a silsesquioxane.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image reading device having a highly-accurate structure that enables an easy increase in depth of field, that is, improvement in the depth of the field, without need for a change in basic characteristics of lenses. An overlap preventer (5) disposed between a lens array (1) and a sensor element array (3) to prevent overlap of images formed by lenses (2) is included. A slit section (5) that is the overlap preventer (5) includes multiple slit plates (7) arranged in a main scanning direction and extending in a sub-scanning direction to partition off a space, and the slit plates (7) are fixed to fixing plates (13).

Abstract: An image reading device (100) includes a lens array (4), a light receiver (6), and at least one light blocking member. The lens array (4) includes first lens bodies arranged in a line in a main scanning direction with predetermined spacing therebetween to converge light from a reading target. The light receiver (6) receives light converged by each first lens body. The at least one light blocking member is disposed between the light receiver (6) and an end of the lens array (4) proximate to the reading target at at least one position corresponding to the predetermined spacing in the main scanning direction. The at least one light blocking member blocks light from the reading target propagating between the first lens bodies, and each of the at least one light blocking member separates optical paths of light converged by ones of the first lens bodies adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A motion visualization system 1 includes a skeleton recognition program 2 obtaining joint coordinates of a target person, a pitch extraction program 6 extracting a walk cycle of the target person based on the joint coordinates, and a storage unit 106 storing a skeleton normalization program 3 transforming coordinates of the joint coordinates in a reference coordinate system where a direction in which a predetermined portion of the target person moves is set as an axis of a traveling direction in one walk cycle extracted and transforming the joint coordinates based on information on the target person.

Abstract: In a motion analysis apparatus 101, a data input unit 205 acquires a first imaging result and a second imaging result. in the motion analysis apparatus 101, a skeleton recognition unit 206 recognizes skeleton positions of a subject using the first imaging. result acquired by the data input unit 205, and recognizes skeleton positions of the subject using the second imaging result acquired by the data input unit 205. A motion period extraction unit 403 extracts a period from a start of a motion to an end of the motion as a range of data for comparing skeleton feature points recognized by the skeleton recognition unit 206. The similarity calculation unit 401 compares skeleton feature points recognized for an input from a depth camera with skeleton feature points recognized for an input from an RGB camera to calculate similarities, and outputs a determination result based on the similarities.

Abstract: Provided is a measurement apparatus including a processor and a storage unit. The storage unit holds measurement data of each time point which is obtained by a photographing apparatus, and temporal-spatial constraints. The processor extracts a position of an object from the measurement data of each time point, determines whether the object satisfies the temporal-spatial constraints, and determines, based on a result of the determination on whether the object satisfies the temporal-spatial constraints, whether the object is an analysis target.

Abstract: An image reading device (1) includes a board (24) including a plurality of imaging elements (23) arranged along a scanning direction, and a housing (13) including (i) a plurality of optical components that are arranged along the scanning direction and (ii) a plurality of housing components (13a, 13b) that are arranged along the scanning direction. Each of the plurality of optical components focuses light reflected by a reading target onto a corresponding imaging element (23), and each of the plurality of housing components holds at least one optical component. The plurality of housing components (13a, 13b) are arranged to have a clearance therebetween and each of the plurality of housing components (13a, 13b) is fixed to the board (24) at a position to transmit light through the optical components to focus onto the corresponding imaging element (23).

Abstract: An object of the invention is to harmonize prediction accuracy and an analysis time of an ensemble model. Therefore, when performing data analysis using an ensemble model 300 that makes an inference by integrating inferences by first to n-th models, an i-th model (1?i?n) constituting the ensemble model 300 is selected from an i-th model group of the model data, at least one model group of the first to n-th model groups includes a plurality of models, and the first to n-th models capable of constituting an ensemble model satisfying a performance requirement for data analysis and a constraint requirement for time required for the data analysis are selected from the first to n-th model groups 301 to 303.

Abstract: To provide a coating liquid for release layer with which a release layer having a small variation in the performance difference can be stably formed, to provide a method for producing a thermal transfer sheet using this coating liquid for release layer, and to provide a thermal transfer sheet having stable releasability. A thermal transfer sheet having a substrate, a release layer provided on the substrate, and a transfer layer provided on the release layer, wherein the transfer layer is provided peelably from the release layer, and the release layer contains a silsesquioxane.

Abstract: To provide a coating liquid for release layer with which a release layer having a small variation in the performance difference can be stably formed, to provide a method for producing a thermal transfer sheet using this coating liquid for release layer, and to provide a thermal transfer sheet having stable releasability. A thermal transfer sheet having a substrate 1, a release layer 2 provided on the substrate 1, and a transfer layer 10 provided on the release layer 2, wherein the transfer layer 10 is provided peelably from the release layer 2, and the release layer 2 contains a silsesquioxane.

Abstract: To provide a walking mode display method, a walking mode display system and a walking mode analyzer each of which allows for analysis of a walking mode of a user and display thereof in an easily understandable manner. The walking mode display method includes: selecting measurement of a walker and measurement of a reference walker to be compared with the walker; displaying a first walking model that displays a walking for one walking step of the walker as an animation; displaying a second walking model that displays a walking for one walking step of the reference walker as the animation; and displaying a magnitude of predetermined feature amount data related to the measurement of the walker and the magnitude of predetermined feature amount data related to the measurement of the reference walker in a comparable manner.

Abstract: A heat transfer system is provided with a first heating element that transfers ink in an ink layer to a transfer-receiving body in a first pattern, a winding part that winds an ink ribbon having ink transferred therein on the downstream side of the first heating element in such a manner that a back surface layer is positioned outside the ink layer, a second heating element that transfers ink in the ink layer to the back surface layer inside the ink layer in a second pattern near the winding part, and a controller that controls the heating elements, and the controller controls the first heating element to transfer ink corresponding to the first pattern by transferring a portion of the ink layer, and controls the second heating element to transfer ink corresponding to the second pattern by transferring the ink layer as a whole.

Abstract: To provide a coating liquid for release layer with which a release layer having a small variation in the performance difference can be stably formed, to provide a method for producing a thermal transfer sheet using this coating liquid for release layer, and to provide a thermal transfer sheet having stable releasability. A thermal transfer sheet having a substrate 1, a release layer 2 provided on the substrate 1, and a transfer layer 10 provided on the release layer 2, wherein the transfer layer 10 is provided peelably from the release layer 2, and the release layer 2 contains a silsesquioxane.

Abstract: An engine includes a crankcase in which a crank chamber that houses a crankshaft is formed, a cylinder block that is attached to the crankcase, and a cylinder that is formed with a sliding surface with respect to a piston. The crankcase includes a partition wall that forms the crank chamber. A lower end of the cylinder protrudes into the crank chamber from a lower end of the cylinder block, and a communicating hole that connects inside and outside of the cylinder is formed on a side surface of the cylinder as viewed in an axial direction of the crankshaft. The partition wall is formed with an opening that is communicated with the communicating hole.

Abstract: An engine includes a crankcase in which a crank chamber that houses a crankshaft is formed, a cylinder block that is attached to the crankcase, and a cylinder that is formed with a sliding surface with respect to a piston. The crankcase includes a partition wall that forms the crank chamber. A lower end of the cylinder protrudes into the crank chamber from a lower end of the cylinder block, and a communicating hole that connects inside and outside of the cylinder is formed on a side surface of the cylinder as viewed in an axial direction of the crankshaft. The partition wall is formed with an opening that is communicated with the communicating hole.

Abstract: A heat transfer system is provided with a first heating element that transfers ink in an ink layer to a transfer-receiving body in a first pattern, a winding part that winds an ink ribbon having ink transferred therein on the downstream side of the first heating element in such a manner that a back surface layer is positioned outside the ink layer, a second heating element that transfers ink in the ink layer to the back surface layer inside the ink layer in a second pattern near the winding part, and a controller that controls the heating elements, and the controller controls the first heating element to transfer ink corresponding to the first pattern by transferring a portion of the ink layer, and controls the second heating element to transfer ink corresponding to the second pattern by transferring the ink layer as a whole.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a support for a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet, including laminating a substrate and a porous film by a melt-extruded resin while passing the substrate and the porous film through a portion between rollers in a pair, wherein a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet excellent in adhesiveness between the substrate and the porous film and excellent in the texture of a print surface can be obtained.