Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes image bearers, motors, a reference position detector, and processing circuitry. The circuitry senses a density of a toner image on each bearer; forms an image pattern and senses, based on a detection result of the detector and a sensing result of the density, density unevenness in a rotation cycle and a phase of the density unevenness with respect to a rotational position reference of each bearer; calculates a target phase based on the phase sensed; calculates a relative phase difference based on a rotational position and the target phase of each bearer; selects, as a reference image bearer, an image bearer having a minimum phase correction value, based on a calculation result of the difference; and controls the rotational position of each of the other image bearers with respect to the reference image bearer to the phase correction value, with the motors being driven.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lateral-electric-field liquid crystal display device includes a light-emitting display layer including OLEDs and a driving circuit controlling light emission of the OLEDs, a moisture impermeable film provided to be laminated on the light-emitting display layer to prevent infiltration of moisture into the light-emitting display layer, an optical substrate provided separately from the moisture impermeable film and subjecting light from the light-emitting display region to optical processing, a first touch electrode group serving as one electrode group of touch electrodes and provided on a back surface of the optical substrate, and an extraction electrode group formed to be laminated on the moisture impermeable film, the extraction electrode group and the optical substrate have an overlapping part in plan view, and electrodes of the first touch electrode group being electrically connected to electrodes of the extraction electrode group in the overlapping part.

Abstract: Provided is a method that enables sufficient separation of an egg shell and an egg shell membrane from each other even in a small scale, using a simpler configuration than conventional methods. The method for separating an egg shell and an egg shell membrane from each other includes a step of adding an egg shell with an egg shell membrane attached thereto to a swirling flow of an alkaline solution.

Abstract: An input device includes a touch panel having an operation surface and configured to receive a touch input and a hover input by an operation body; a display device configured to display a plurality of selection items; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to highlight a selection item, a selection of the selection item being made by the hover input from the plurality of selection items, confirm the selection of the selection item by the hover input in a case where a duration during which the selection item is selected by the hover input reaches a first predetermined threshold, and confirm a selection of the selection item by the touch input in a case where the touch input is detected on the selection item before the duration reaches the first predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A memory includes: a magnet including a first and second portions adjacent in a first direction. The first portion has a first dimension in a second direction at a first position at which a dimension of the magnet in the second direction is maximum, the second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the second portion has a second dimension in the second direction at a second position at which a dimension of the magnet in the second direction is minimum, the second dimension smaller than the first dimension, the first portion is continuous to the second portion via a third position between the first and second positions, a curve corresponding to an outer of the magnet extends between the first and third positions, and the curve passes through a side closer to the central axis of the magnet than a straight line connecting the first and second positions.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide the image display system, the image display device, the image display method and the computer program that can enhance usability when changing a luminance setting value. The image processing unit is configured to set a gradation characteristic of the image data to be displayed on the image display unit to a first gradation characteristic and simultaneously switch a luminance setting value from a first luminance setting value to a second luminance setting value when the image display system accepts a request to change the luminance setting value of the image display unit from the first luminance setting value to the second luminance setting value, and then switch the gradation characteristic of the image data to be displayed on the image display unit to a second gradation characteristic.

Abstract: A health assessment system includes a processor that acquires biometric measurement data measured by a wearable terminal worn by a target person, the biometric measurement data being biometric data of the target person; generates complementary biometric data for complementing the biometric measurement data in a missing period in which the acquisition unit is not able to acquire the biometric measurement data from the wearable terminal; and assesses a health condition of the target person based on the biometric measurement data and the complementary biometric data, the processor acquires exercise information, which is information about exercise of the target person, from a mobile terminal carried by the target person, generates the complementary biometric data in the missing period, based on the exercise information of the target person which is obtained from the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A driver support system includes: an acquisition unit that acquires biometric data of a driver of a moving object; an evaluation unit that evaluates a health condition of the driver; and an interactive response unit that executes an interaction operation for interactive response with the driver using an HMI device mounted on the moving object, the evaluation unit being configured to; when estimating based on the biometric data for the driver that the health condition of the driver is poor, instruct the interactive response unit to execute the interaction operation, thereby acquiring a response input, which is a response of the driver to a response facilitating output that facilitates the driver to respond in the interaction operation; and determine the health condition of the driver based on a degree of suitability of the response input to the response facilitating output.

Abstract: A blood flow measuring unit of a blood flow measurement apparatus of an embodiment includes an optical system for applying an OCT scan to an eye fundus and obtains blood flow information based on data acquired by the OCT scan. A movement mechanism moves the optical system. A controller applies a first movement control to the movement mechanism to move the optical system in a first direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical system by a predetermined distance from the optical axis. A judging unit judges occurrence of vignetting based on a detection result of return light of light incident on the eye through the optical system after the first movement control. The controller applies a second movement control to the movement mechanism to further move the optical system based on a judgement result obtained by the judging unit.

Abstract: Provided is a health support apparatus including an acquisition unit that acquires first data about a target user which is data about health and does not change or changes by less than a predetermined amount in a predetermined period and second data about the target user which is data about health and changes by more than or equal to the predetermined amount in the predetermined period, a determination unit that determines a future state parameter of the target user based on the first data and the second data, a generation unit that generates an image showing a future state of an appearance or an image showing a future state of an organ of the target user using the future state parameter of the target user determined in the determination unit, and an output unit that outputs the image generated in the generation unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to suppress, in a winding type electrode body in which a negative electrode lead is bonded to a winding start side end of a negative electrode collector, electrode plate deformation in association with charge/discharge cycles. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a winding type electrode body (14). A negative electrode (12) includes a negative electrode lead (20a) bonded to a winding start side end of a negative electrode collector and is wound at least one turn from a winding-direction inner end so as not to face a positive electrode (11) with a separator (13) interposed therebetween. The negative electrode (12) includes an insulating tape (40) adhered to the negative electrode collector so as to straddle a surface of the negative electrode lead (20a) in a winding direction.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is provided with a touch panel that enables an operator to input vehicle speed control instructions during an automatic driving mode and a mechanical operation unit for inputting driving control instructions. The mechanical operation unit can be stored in a storage compartment covered with a lid.

Abstract: Provided is a rust-preventive composition showing excellent rust-preventive performance for plate joining parts such as doors of automotive bodies, the composition having sufficient corrosion resistance and being capable of preventing dripping from automotive bodies. A rust-preventive composition including: a rust-preventive additive; a wax having a melting point within the range of 60° C. to 130° C. selected from microcrystalline waxes and polyethylene-based or polypropylene-based synthetic waxes; bentonite; a hydrogenated oil; and two or more kinds of diluents having different viscosities; the rust-preventive additive being contained in an amount within the range of 12% by mass to 39% by mass with respect to the total composition, the bentonite being contained in an amount within the range of 2% by mass to 6% by mass with respect to the total composition, the wax being contained in an amount within the range of 3% by mass to 13% by mass with respect to the total composition.

Abstract: Provided is a silica that exhibits a high matting property when utilized as a matting agent for a paint, and can also suppress the occurrence of cloudiness. The silica has an aggregated structure in which primary particles are aggregated, has a particle diameter ratio R represented by the following equation (1) of from 4.3 to 5.2, has an absorbance of 0.6 or less for light having a wavelength of 700 nm as an aqueous dispersion having a concentration of 1.48 mass %, and has a particle density measured with a He pycnometer of 2.18 g/cm3 or more: Equation (1) R=LD50/CD50 (in the equation (1), LD50 represents a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter (?m) of the silica measured based on a laser diffraction/scattering method, and CD50 represents a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter (?m) of the silica measured based on a Coulter counter method).

Abstract: A wavelength converter includes: a substrate portion; and an optical conversion layer including optical conversion inorganic particles and a binder portion that mutually holds the optical conversion inorganic particles, and being formed on the substrate portion, wherein the substrate portion and the binder portion bond to each other, and wherein the binder portion includes, as a main component, an inorganic polycrystalline substance composed in such a manner that inorganic material particles having an average particle size of 1 ?m or less are bound to one another, and has thermal conductivity of 2 w/mK or more.

Abstract: A structural body includes: a three-dimensional net shaped body including a plurality of net lines that form a three-dimensional net shape; and a plurality of objects respectively present in two or more of a plurality of spaces partitioned by the plurality of net lines. The plurality of objects are each a mobile object that moves within one of the plurality of spaces or moves over two or more of the plurality of spaces.

Abstract: A production design support device stores facility element information composed of specifications of facility elements; stores operation element information composed of specifications of operation elements including triggering conditions of necessary operation elements and an output destination after completion of operation; stores a production line model defined by a combination of components including link information that associates the facility element and the operation element, the facility element information, and the operation element information, or basic data of the production line model including a combination of operation elements and facility elements; sets a plurality of pieces of information among changeable specifications, changeable specifications in the operation element information, and changeable link information as variable parameters of a plurality of independent variables to generate a problem space; and causes a learning processing unit to execute an analysis process of acquiring an opt

Abstract: To provide a joint support unit, etc. capable of being worn on both left and right joints. A joint support unit 20 includes a first link 21 worn on one end side of a knee joint, a second link 22 worn on the other end side of the knee joint, and a driving unit 30 configured to cause the first link 21 and the second link 22 to perform rotational movement, or to relatively perform rotational movement while moving a rotation center and to perform sliding movement.

Abstract: The integrated control processing unit is configured to recognize a varying processable amount over time within a predetermined period of each of the simulators; transmit a simulation request for a simulation process within an optimal processing amount within the recognized processable amount of each of the simulators to each of the simulators together with an operation state information group and a simulation condition; receive a plurality of evaluation value groups as a simulation process result based on the operation state information group and the simulation condition from each of the simulators; and recognize a highest evaluation value group based on an operation objective function among a plurality of received evaluation value groups. The operational plan optimization device can perform various simulation operations at high speed at lower cost and recognize an optimal operation efficiently using hardware resources when performing operation simulation.

Abstract: A compressor wheel includes a compressor wheel body, and a thermal insulating coating layer disposed so as to cover at least a part of a back surface of the compressor wheel body.