Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt, a rotatable pressing member, a pad member inside of the belt, and a sliding member held by the pad member and sliding on an inner circumferential surface of the belt in a nip. The rotatable pressing member nips and feeds a recording material in the nip in cooperation with the belt and fixes a toner image on the recording material by applying heat and pressure. The sliding member includes a base material layer on which a plurality of projections projecting toward the rotatable pressing member are formed on a side sliding with the belt and a sliding layer provided on an outer surface of the plurality of projections. A shape of a surface of the sliding layer is a curved surface and a radius of curvature R of the curved surface satisfies 300 ?m?R?850 ?m.

Abstract: A dispersion for an X-ray target in which gold nanoparticles and sodium alginate or a calcium phosphate-based bone reinforcing material are dispersed, in which the gold nanoparticles are in contact with the sodium alginate or the calcium phosphate-based bone reinforcing material.

Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt, a rotatable pressing member, a pad member inside of the belt, and a sliding member held by the pad member and sliding on an inner circumferential surface of the belt in a nip. The rotatable pressing member nips and feeds a recording material in the nip in cooperation with the belt and fixes a toner image on the recording material by applying heat and pressure. The sliding member includes a base material layer on which a plurality of projections projecting toward the rotatable pressing member are formed on a side sliding with the belt and a sliding layer provided on an outer surface of the plurality of projections. A leading end of the plurality of projections is a plane and an average roughness (Ra) of the plane satisfies 0.13 ?m?Ra?1.67 ?m.

Abstract: A transmitting terminal can transmit a content held by itself to a specific receiving terminal having no email software as if using a mailer. The transmitting terminal (10) and the receiving terminal (20) are connected to a delivery server (30) via a network (4). The delivery server (30) comprises: a database (36) for registering the device ID that specifies the receiving terminal (20); a content storage (39) for temporarily storing a content transmitted from the transmitting terminal (10); and table (33, 37) for managing contents separately on a per device ID basis of the receiving terminal. The delivery server (30), when receiving a request from the receiving terminal (20), refers to the tables (33, 27) and transmits to the receiving terminal (20) a content, the transmission destination of which corresponds to the device ID of the receiving terminal (20).

Abstract: A production system between processes is automatically determined using work performance data acquired at a production site, and a process model in which a flow shop and a job shop are mixed is automatically generated. A process model automatic generation system 210 reads work performance data from work performance data 120 and extracts a process flow for each product (130). Next, a synthesis flow obtained by combining a plurality of process flows is created, and a production system between processes corresponding to a closed path is changed to a job shop to automatically determine a production system (140). Finally, a process model in which a flow shop and a job shop are mixed is generated (150) and displayed on a display screen 160.

Abstract: To provide a technique for supporting generation of a process model suitable for a task generated on a site. A process model creation system creates a model used for managing, in a process including a plurality of tasks, site data acquired on a site of each task, and defining a flow of the tasks in the process. The process model creation system includes: a model accumulation unit configured to accumulate the model; a difference data creation unit configured to create, based on the site data acquired on the site, an instance indicating a flow of actually executed tasks, and extract differences between the instance and the model as difference data; and a model modification unit configured to create a modification proposal of the model based on the difference data.

Abstract: Risk element information indicating risk elements is acquired. An asset capable of becoming a fault due to a risk element indicated in the risk element information, and a fault probability that the asset becomes the fault are specified based on static configuration information. A risk model in which the asset capable of becoming the fault and the fault probability are associated is generated in advance. In response to a designated input, an one asset to be evaluated is specified as an evaluation target asset, based on the designated input. A risk model related to the evaluation target asset is specified. A risk evaluation value being an index indicating a risk of the evaluation target asset is calculated based on the fault probability of the evaluation target asset and the static configuration information. The risk evaluation value of the evaluation target asset is associated with the asset of the risk model.

Abstract: A supply chain model generation system independently uses a business entity code and an item code representing an item related to a transaction in result information on a supply chain operation of a plurality of business entities; transaction information is extracted from the result information and a transaction time series information table is generated; a relationship in the transaction time series information table in each business entity is analyzed and a virtual business entity code on a supply side and a virtual business entity code on a demand side are assigned for each business entity code; and further a logical model information table where a virtual item code is assigned with respect to an item code related to the transaction of a business entity of the virtual business entity code on the supply side and a business entity of the virtual business entity code on the demand side is generated.

Abstract: One array of grindstones is used for in-feed grinding and creep-feed grinding. Therefore, it is not necessary to position a chuck table that is holding a plate-shaped workpiece with respect to two different arrays of grindstones. As a result, a period of time required to grind the plate-shaped workpiece can be shortened. Furthermore, lower surfaces of the grindstones are used for the in-feed grinding, whereas side surfaces of the grindstones are used for the creep-feed grinding. Consequently, the amount by which the grindstones are worn can be smaller than that in a case where the plate-shaped workpiece is ground to a predetermined thickness in only the in-feed grinding or the creep-feed grinding.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a white LED, a full-color LED, and a reflecting portion. The reflecting portion reflects light from the white LED and the full-color LED. A microcomputer turns on the full-color LED to emit light containing a red light component while the white LED is on. Further, the white LED and the full-color LED are arranged so that reflected lights thereof reflected by the reflecting portion are mixed to perform illumination. Thereby, direct lights of the white LED and the full-color LED cannot be visually recognized. Further, light from the white LED with a lot of blue components is compensated with light containing a red component from the full-color LED, and spectral distribution can be made even and illumination close to that of natural light can be performed.

Abstract: A process model is created from site data generated in a process. A process model creation system includes: a site data acquiring section that acquires, as site data, task information related to one or more tasks implemented for a process including the tasks, and task-related information related to the implemented tasks; an instance creating section that creates a step instance by associating the task-related information with the corresponding task information; and a process model creating section that creates, from one or more step instances, a process model which is a model representing a relationship between the one or more tasks in the process.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a white LED, a full-color LED, and a reflecting portion. The reflecting portion reflects light from the white LED and the full-color LED. A microcomputer turns on the full-color LED to emit light containing a red light component while the white LED is on. Further, the white LED and the full-color LED are arranged so that reflected lights thereof reflected by the reflecting portion are mixed to perform illumination. Thereby, direct lights of the white LED and the full-color LED cannot be visually recognized. Further, light from the white LED with a lot of blue components is compensated with light containing a red component from the full-color LED, and spectral distribution can be made even and illumination close to that of natural light can be performed.

Abstract: A solution is calculated using a tree search within a limited calculation time. A solution searching device that performs solution search using a search tree includes a search tree expanding unit that creates a node based on options until a stop condition is satisfied, an evaluation calculation unit that calculates an evaluation value for an leaf node using a first evaluation method, and a search solution determination unit that sequentially updates an evaluation value of an upper node based on an evaluation value of a lower node to determine a search solution.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information collection and display system in which a data generation device that generates site data and a transaction data accumulation unit that stores the site data are connected. The information collection and display system includes an association data accumulation unit that stores association data defining association of each of a plurality of pieces of information included in the site data; an association data search unit that searches for second information associated with first information included in the plurality of pieces of information, on the basis of the association data; and a user interface that displays a connection relation of the plurality of pieces of information associated by the association data.

Abstract: A grinding apparatus includes a holding unit including a holding table having a holder for holding a workpiece and a grinding water suction part for drawing in grinding water outside of the holder, a rotational shaft having an end fixed centrally to a bottom surface of the holding table, a tubular rotary joint surrounding the rotational shaft, and a motor rotating the rotational shaft about its own axis. The rotational shaft has a first suction channel held in fluid communication with the holder of the holding table and a second suction channel held in fluid communication with the grinding water suction part. The rotary joint has a communication channel by which the first suction channel and the second suction channel are held in fluid communication with at least a suction source.

Abstract: A supply chain model generation system independently uses a business entity code and an item code representing an item related to a transaction in result information on a supply chain operation of a plurality of business entities; transaction information is extracted from the result information and a transaction time series information table is generated; a relationship in the transaction time series information table in each business entity is analyzed and a virtual business entity code on a supply side and a virtual business entity code on a demand side are assigned for each business entity code; and further a logical model information table where a virtual item code is assigned with respect to an item code related to the transaction of a business entity of the virtual business entity code on the supply side and a business entity of the virtual business entity code on the demand side is generated.

Abstract: To shorten the simulation time without deteriorating the simulation accuracy. In a supply chain simulation system which performs simulation of a supply chain, a simulation data dividing unit creates a plurality of simulation divided input data obtained by consolidating and classifying, based on the transport-related information of each of the divided groups, simulation input data related to products of the plurality of items for each item in which the transport-related information of each of the divided groups are closely related to each other, and a plurality of simulators individually execute division simulation based on the plurality of simulation divided input data.

Abstract: A grinding apparatus includes a holding unit including a holding table having a holder for holding a workpiece and a grinding water suction part for drawing in grinding water outside of the holder, a rotational shaft having an end fixed centrally to a bottom surface of the holding table, a tubular rotary joint surrounding the rotational shaft, and a motor rotating the rotational shaft about its own axis. The rotational shaft has a first suction channel held in fluid communication with the holder of the holding table and a second suction channel held in fluid communication with the grinding water suction part. The rotary joint has a communication channel by which the first suction channel and the second suction channel are held in fluid communication with at least a suction source.

Abstract: A vehicle body front structure includes left and right front side frames including at least left and right front bending portions, left and right middle bending portions, and left and right rear bending portions. The left and right front bending portions are bent to project inwards in a vehicle's width direction by a collision load exerted on a front end of a vehicle body, whereby the left and right front bending portions restrain a power unit. The left and right middle bending portions are situated spaced apart to the rear from the left and right front bending portions. The left and right rear bending portions are situated spaced apart to the rear from the left and right middle bending portions, are bent outwards in the vehicle's width direction, and absorb collision energy when struck by the power unit moved rearward together with the left and right front bending portions.

Abstract: A vehicle body front structure includes left and right front side frames including at least left and right front bending portions, left and right middle bending portions, and left and right rear bending portions. The left and right front bending portions are bent to project inwards in a vehicle's width direction by a collision load exerted on a front end of a vehicle body, whereby the left and right front bending portions restrain a power unit. The left and right middle bending portions are situated spaced apart to the rear from the left and right front bending portions. The left and right rear bending portions are situated spaced apart to the rear from the left and right middle bending portions, are bent outwards in the vehicle's width direction, and absorb collision energy when struck by the power unit moved rearward together with the left and right front bending portions.