Abstract: A dialogue device includes a controller configured to perform a control for a dialogue. The controller specifies a face image of a target person from a captured image, detects the presence or absence of a wearing object with respect to the face of the target person from the face image having been specified, determines a surrounding environment of the target person, based on predetermined reference information, and causes an output part such as a speaker or a display to output information that urges removal or wearing of the wearing object, based on the surrounding environment.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes an extraction unit, a calculation unit, and a selection unit. The extraction unit extracts an image region having an image element value larger than a predetermined value from a first image of at least one time phase and second images of a plurality of time phases. The calculation unit calculates a feature quantity that fluctuates in accordance with motion of the image region for the first image of at least the one time phase and the second images of the time phases. The selection unit selects the first image and the second image having similar image features of the image region based on the feature quantity from among the first image of at least the one time phase and the second images of the time phases.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes an extraction unit, a calculation unit, and a selection unit. The extraction unit extracts an image region having an image element value larger than a predetermined value from a first image of at least one time phase and second images of a plurality of time phases. The calculation unit calculates a feature quantity that fluctuates in accordance with motion of the image region for the first image of at least the one time phase and the second images of the time phases. The selection unit selects the first image and the second image having similar image features of the image region based on the feature quantity from among the first image of at least the one time phase and the second images of the time phases.

Abstract: Disclosed is a powder metallurgical mixed powder capable of preventing the defective dispersion, that is, the segregation of physical property improving powders and a lubricant powder without reduction in lubricity, and of suppressing the generation of dust upon handling of powders; and a powder metallurgical binder capable of realizing such a mixed powder. The binder including a copolymer containing monomer components of ethylene and propylene, which may be combined with a liquid binder having a specified composition as needed, is added to a powder metallurgical raw powder.