Abstract: A wiping method for wiping a nozzle surface of a liquid discharge head includes the step of relatively moving the liquid discharge head and a wiper impregnated with a cleaning fluid. The cleaning fluid contains a lactone compound in an amount of 5% by mass or more. The wiper includes a first layer configured to contact the nozzle surface and one or more layers other than the first layer. The first layer has a thickness of t1, the one or more layers other than the first layer have a total thickness of t2, and t1 is smaller than t2. A void ratio of the first layer is smaller than a void ratio of at least one of the one or more layers other than the first layer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photoreceptor that has a photosensitive layer constituting a surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, a charging device that charges the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, an electrostatic charge image forming device that forms an electrostatic charge image on the charged surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, a developing device that accommodates a developer containing a toner which contains toner particles and an external additive, and develops the electrostatic charge image formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor by the developer as a toner image, a transfer device that transfers the toner image formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor to a surface of a recording medium, and a cleaning device that includes a cleaning blade coming into contact with the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor and cleaning at least residual toner particles on the surface of the el

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate, and a lamination type photosensitive layer disposed on the conductive substrate and including a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, in which the charge transport layer contains a charge transport material, at least one of a polyester resin (PEz) or a polycarbonate resin (PCz) that has at least one of a structure (Z1) represented by Formula (Z1) or a structure (Z2) represented by Formula (Z2) at at least one terminal, and a resin (X) that has at least one of a unit (X1) represented by Formula (X1) or a unit (X2) represented by Formula (X2), a mass proportion of the resin (X) in a total amount of the polyester resin (PEz), the polycarbonate resin (PCz), and the resin (X) in the charge transport layer is 0.

Abstract: An information processing device includes one or more hardware processors. The hardware processors acquire a causal relationship included in a target document that is a specific document from causal relationship management information in which one or a plurality of causal relationships are registered, which are extracted from one or a plurality of documents and each which includes a set of a first element and a second element having a relationship; acquire a similar expression of the causal relationship included in the target document based on feature management information in which features of a plurality of words included in one or a plurality of documents are registered; and acquire a generalized expression of the causal relationship included in the target document based on the causal relationship included in the target document and the similar expression.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a document search apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires an event text relating to an event, acquire a phenomenon expression from the event text, the phenomenon expression indicating a phenomenon of the event, acquires a synonymous expression having a meaning similar to a meaning of the phenomenon expression, and acquires at least one co-occurrence expression co-occurring with an expression selected from among the phenomenon expression and the synonymous expression. The processing circuitry performs search using the selected expression and one of the at least one co-occurrence expression as search terms to acquire a related-event document relating to the event from document information.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a design support system supports determination of a first design specification of a plant, the system including a memory and a hardware processor. The memory stores therein second design specifications of existing plants in association with first information related to a document(s) concerned with an existing plant. The hardware processor acquires a required specification which includes a part of elements of the first design specification and which indicates value of each element to be satisfied; identifies, based on second information in which an element(s) is/are associated with each condition, an element associated with a condition that matches the required specification; identifies a second design specification corresponding to the required specification based on the element identified; selects an element(s); and extracts, from the first information associated with the second design specification identified, a description related to the element selected.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a document search apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires an event text relating to an event, acquire a phenomenon expression from the event text, the phenomenon expression indicating a phenomenon of the event, acquires a synonymous expression having a meaning similar to a meaning of the phenomenon expression, and acquires at least one co-occurrence expression co-occurring with an expression selected from among the phenomenon expression and the synonymous expression. The processing circuitry performs search using the selected expression and one of the at least one co-occurrence expression as search terms to acquire a related-event document relating to the event from document information.

Abstract: An information processing device includes one or more hardware processors. The hardware processors acquire a causal relationship included in a target document that is a specific document from causal relationship management information in which one or a plurality of causal relationships are registered, which are extracted from one or a plurality of documents and each which includes a set of a first element and a second element having a relationship; acquire a similar expression of the causal relationship included in the target document based on feature management information in which features of a plurality of words included in one or a plurality of documents are registered; and acquire a generalized expression of the causal relationship included in the target document based on the causal relationship included in the target document and the similar expression.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information retrieval apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to identify at least one first similar process similar to a process of interest corresponding to a certain design phase in design of a new plant, among processes of existing plants, based on a design document of the process of interest and design documents of individual processes of each of existing plants, identify at least one first subsequent process, a process after the first similar process, based on a design flow indicating a sequence of processes in an existing plant including the first similar process and retrieve a case corresponding to the first similar process and a case corresponding to the first subsequent process from a case database storing cases of troubles.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a learning apparatus includes a first storage and a processing circuitry. The first storage stores a plurality of similarity information items, each including at least a second text, intention candidates and certainty degrees representing a certainty with which the intention candidates are regarded as being identical to intentions of the second text. The processing circuitry detects corresponding similarity information item including the second text identical to a first text from the plurality of similarity information items, corrects a utterance intention to an intention candidate included in the corresponding similarity information item where a certainty degree included in the corresponding similarity information item is not less than a threshold.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a dialogue support apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives input information indicating a user's intention. The processing circuitry determines at least one target dialogue state among dialogue histories related to dialogue states indicating dialogue results between a user and a dialogue system which estimates the user's intention and performs processing in accordance with the user's intention, the target dialogue state being a target of instructions from the user. The processing circuitry acquires a processing result from the dialogue system by inputting the input information and the target dialogue state into the dialogue system. The processing circuitry generates first update information to update a display of the processing result.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information retrieval apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to identify at least one first similar process similar to a process of interest corresponding to a certain design phase in design of a new plant, among processes of existing plants, based on a design document of the process of interest and design documents of individual processes of each of existing plants, identify at least one first subsequent process, a process after the first similar process, based on a design flow indicating a sequence of processes in an existing plant including the first similar process and retrieve a case corresponding to the first similar process and a case corresponding to the first subsequent process from a case database storing cases of troubles.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a design support system supports determination of a first design specification of a plant, the system including a memory and a hardware processor. The memory stores therein second design specifications of existing plants in association with first information related to a document(s) concerned with an existing plant. The hardware processor acquires a required specification which includes a part of elements of the first design specification and which indicates value of each element to be satisfied; identifies, based on second information in which an element(s) is/are associated with each condition, an element associated with a condition that matches the required specification; identifies a second design specification corresponding to the required specification based on the element identified; selects an element(s); and extracts, from the first information associated with the second design specification identified, a description related to the element selected.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information notification supporting device includes an analyzer configured to analyze an input voice so as to identify voice information indicating information related to speech; a storage unit configured to store therein a history of the voice information; an output controller configured to determine, using the history of the voice information, whether a user is able to listen to a message of which the user should be notified; and an output unit configured to output the message when it is determined that the user is in a state in which the user is able to listen to the message.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a dialogue support apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives input information indicating a user's intention. The processing circuitry determines at least one target dialogue state among dialogue histories related to dialogue states indicating dialogue results between a user and a dialogue system which estimates the user's intention and performs processing in accordance with the user's intention, the target dialogue state being a target of instructions from the user. The processing circuitry acquires a processing result from the dialogue system by inputting the input information and the target dialogue state into the dialogue system. The processing circuitry generates first update information to update a display of the processing result.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a dialogue support apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives input information indicating a user's intention. The processing circuitry determines at least one target dialogue state among dialogue histories related to dialogue states indicating dialogue results between a user and a dialogue system which estimates the user's intention and performs processing in accordance with the user's intention, the target dialogue state being a target of instructions from the user. The processing circuitry acquires a processing result from the dialogue system by inputting the input information and the target dialogue state into the dialogue system. The processing circuitry generates first update information to update a display of the processing result.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a foreign language service assisting apparatus is provided with first and second acquisition units, a translation unit, a presentation unit and an accepting unit. The first acquisition unit acquires first information on a first article. The second acquisition unit acquires second information on second articles associated with the first article, and subsequent speech candidates expected to be spoken, based on the first information. The translation unit translates the first information, the second information, and the candidates. The presentation unit presents translation result. The accepting unit accepts selection associated with the first or second articles or the candidate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a learning apparatus includes a first storage and a processing circuitry. The first storage stores a plurality of similarity information items, each including at least a second text, intention candidates and certainty degrees representing a certainty with which the intention candidates are regarded as being identical to intentions of the second text. The processing circuitry detects corresponding similarity information item including the second text identical to a first text from the plurality of similarity information items, corrects a utterance intention to an intention candidate included in the corresponding similarity information item where a certainty degree included in the corresponding similarity information item is not less than a threshold.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a dialogue support apparatus includes a receiver, a processor, a storage, a detector, a specifying unit, a first updating unit and a second updating unit. The receiver receives at least one input information indicating a user's intention. The storage stores a dialogue history indicating a history of the input information and a system response. The detector detects a user operation performed by the user. The specifying unit specifies the input information and the system response in the dialogue history to which the user operation is performed if the user operation is associated with a predetermined function. The first updating unit updates the dialogue history. a second updating unit that updates a user interface according to the dialogue history updated by the first updating unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech interaction apparatus for performing an interaction with a user based on a scenario includes a speech recognition unit, a determination unit, a selection unit and an execution unit. The speech recognition unit recognizes a speech of the user and generates a recognition result text. The determination unit determines whether or not the speech includes an interrogative intention based on the recognition result text. The selection unit selects, when the speech includes the interrogative intention, a term of inquiry from a response sentence in the interaction in accordance with timing of the speech, the term of inquiry being a subject of the interrogative intention. The execution unit executes an explanation scenario including an explanation of the term of inquiry.