Abstract: A cutting tool of the present disclosure may include a holder including a pocket, a shim member, a first screw and an insert. The shim member may include a first hole that opens into an outer side surface and an inner side surface. The pocket may include a second hole corresponding to the first hole. The first screw may be inserted into the first hole and the second hole. A first central axis of the first hole may be located ahead of a second central axis of the second hole in a rotation direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a HDAC6 inhibitory action, which is useful for the treatment of central nervous system diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, and the like, and a medicament comprising the compound. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A ranging apparatus is provided which is mountable to a vehicle and includes a transmitter, at least one detector, a light transmissive window, a heater, a snow accumulation condition determiner, a snowfall condition determiner, and a heater controller. The heater works to heat the transmissive window. The snow accumulation condition determiner determines a snow accumulation condition of a surface of the light transmissive window. The snowfall condition determiner determines a snowfall condition around the vehicle. The heater controller works to control energization of the heater depending upon the snow accumulation condition and the snowfall condition. The heater controller stops energizing the heater for a period of time when it is determined that there is neither the snow accumulation on the surface of the light transmissive window nor the snowfall around the vehicle.

Abstract: A charging method of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery involves a first charging step in which, defining x as the ratio of the capacity of a silicon compound to the rated capacity Q (0.1?x?0.5), charging is performed at a first fixed current value I1st that satisfies the expression below; and a high current charging step in which after completion of the first charging step, charging is performed at a fixed current value Imax higher than the first fixed current value I1st.

Abstract: There is provided a titanium alloy sintered part in which the oxygen content is reduced and the fatigue strength is enhanced, and a method for producing the titanium alloy sintered part. The method for producing a titanium alloy sintered part by a metal injection molding method includes a mixing process of producing a compound of a metal powder and a binder, an injection process of subjecting the compound to injection molding to produce a green part, a degreasing process of degreasing the green part to remove the binder, and a sintering process of sintering the green part from which the binder was removed to obtain a sintered body, and the sintering process is performed at a sintering temperature of 800 to 995° C. for a sintering time of 6 to 200 hours.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus including a head configured to discharge a liquid, a chamber configured to contain the head, a circulation system configured to circulate a gas inside the chamber, an exhaust system configured to operate to exhaust the gas to an outside of the chamber, a filter provided in the circulation system and configured to remove a removal target contained in the gas, a detection unit configured to indirectly detect the removal target by detecting a detection target that is contained in the gas and different from the removal target, and a controller configured to operate the exhaust system when a concentration of the detection target detected by the detection unit is not lower than a threshold.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory includes a plurality of stripe-like active areas formed by stacking, in a direction perpendicular to a substrate, a plurality of layers extending parallel to the substrate, a first gate electrode formed on first side surfaces of the active areas, the first side surfaces being perpendicular to the substrate, a second gate electrode formed on second side surfaces of the active areas, the second side surfaces being perpendicular to the substrate. The layers are patterned in self-alignment with each other, intersections of the active areas and the first gate electrode form a plurality of memory cells, and the plurality of memory cells in an intersecting plane share the first gate electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a shopping cart capable of simplifying equipment of a storage area of the shopping cart. A shopping cart allowed to be nested in a front-rear direction, including: a cart body; a battery configured to supply power to an electronic device attached to the cart body and displayed commodity information read by a reading device; a power receiving portion provided on a front side of the cart body and configured to be electrically connectable to an external power supply; and a power transmitting portion provided on a rear surface side of the power receiving portion and configured to supply power to a power receiving portion of another shopping cart nested in the shopping cart. Each of the power receiving portion and the power transmitting portion is provided with a magnet configured for holding a relative position.

Abstract: Included are: a main body including an installation part in which a cartridge housing a liquid for treating a test substance contained in a specimen is installed and a detector configured to detect the test substance treated with the liquid within the cartridge installed in the installation part; a lid part arranged rotatably on the main body about a shaft so as to open and close the installation part; a biasing part biasing the lid part in an opening direction; and a plurality of regulators each generating resistance against a biasing force in the opening direction at different timing during an opening motion of the lid part.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a reception unit that receives pre-training data that is data used for pre-training in machine learning, and a search condition for similar pre-training data that is data similar to the pre-training data, a search unit that searches for similar pre-training data in accordance with the search condition, and a generation unit that performs pre-training based on the retrieved similar pre-training data, and generates a trained model by using a result obtained through the pre-training.

Abstract: An analysis threshold determination device includes a threshold determination unit for determining a pair of or plural pairs of thresholds used for analysis in accordance with a pair of thresholds generated by a calculation unit and a count value output from a pulse count unit. The calculation unit repeatedly generates a new pair of thresholds in which at least one of the pair of thresholds is changed every time the pulse count unit counts the pulse until reaching a predetermined value. The threshold determination unit chooses a class of a measure of central tendency according to a frequency distribution defining each pair of thresholds generated as a class and the count value output from the pulse count unit as a frequency. The threshold determination unit determines a pair of or plural pairs of thresholds corresponding to a class of a predetermined range from the class of measure of central tendency.

Abstract: Provided is a method for enabling recovery of metal element leaching capacity of a deep eutectic solvent used for leaching a metal element from an ore containing the metal element. A method for recycling a hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent disclosed here includes: preparing a hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent used for leaching a metal element from an ore containing the metal element; and bringing the hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent and hydrochloric acid into contact with each other. In the hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent, a hydrogen bond donor is a carboxy group-containing compound, and a hydrogen bond acceptor is chloride salt. The amount of use of the hydrochloric acid is such that hydrogen chloride is 1 mole or more with respect to 1 mole of the hydrogen bond acceptor.

Abstract: To determine the state of a subject person with a simple structure, an image determining device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image from a first direction, the image including the subject person; a first detector that detects size information from the image, the size information being about the subject person in the first direction; a second detector that detects position-related information, the position-related information being different from the information detected by the first detector; and a determining unit that determines the state of the subject person, based on a result of the detection performed by the first detector and a result of the detection performed by the second detector.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a control unit (130). The control unit (130) selects an input variable that affects a prediction result as a first explanatory variable based on a causal model regarding a causal relationship between a plurality of input variables and the prediction result in a prediction model using the machine learning. The control unit (130) outputs information on the selected first explanatory variable.

Abstract: A safety device includes an external device for the use of inspection within an elevator hoistway, and a human detection sensor in electrical communication with the external device and an elevator controller. The human detection sensor is configured to detect presence of a person within the hoistway in response to the ON operation of the external device to prevent movement of the elevator car.

Abstract: A charging method of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery involves a first charging step in which, defining x as the ratio of the capacity of a silicon compound to the rated capacity Q (0.1?x?0.5), charging is performed at a first fixed current value I1st that satisfies the expression below; and a high current charging step in which after completion of the first charging step, charging is performed at a fixed current value Imax higher than the first fixed current value I1st.

Abstract: A particulate-matter detecting sensor including an insulating substrate which has a detecting face, detecting conductors formed in the insulating substrate, and a heating section formed on the insulating substrate. Each detecting conductor includes a detecting electrode part, a terminal part, and a connecting part. A portion of the detecting conductor is constituted of a noble metal conductor mainly formed of at least one noble metal selected from Pt, Au, Pd, Rh and Ir. At least a portion of the connecting part is formed of a low expansion conductor mainly formed of a low expansion coefficient metal having linear expansion coefficient lower than that of the noble metal. Both conductors are joined at an overlapping part at which the noble metal conductor and the low expansion conductor are partly overlapped with each other on an insulating layer forming the insulating substrate in a normal line direction of the insulating layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a rechargeable battery by using a doped electrode containing an active material layer doped with an alkali metal. The doped electrode is manufactured by conveying an electrode including the active material layer along a path passing through a doping tank storing (i) a dope solution containing ions of the alkali metal and an aprotic organic solvent and (ii) a counter electrode member. The doped electrode exiting the doping tank is dried such that the doped electrode contains a component of the dope solution of 5 parts by mass or more and 40 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the active material layer. The rechargeable battery is manufactured using the doped electrode dried.

Abstract: A heater is provided to heat an optical window. The inner face of the optical window is partitioned by the shield plate into a first part for the phototransmitter and a second part for the photoreceiver, the first part for the phototransmitter being arranged to face the first space, the second part for the photoreceiver being arranged to face the second space. The heater includes a first film, a second film, two phototransmitter electrodes, and two photoreceiver electrodes. The first film is a transparent conductive film arranged to cover the first part for the phototransmitter. The second film is a transparent conductive film arranged to cover the second part for the photoreceiver. The two phototransmitter electrodes are configured to energize the first film. The two photoreceiver electrodes are configured to energize the second film.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to reduce the amount of data used in an apparatus, a system, and a method for performing a substrate processing. In order to achieve this object, a substrate processing apparatus includes one or more processing units each for performing a processing on a substrate and one or more arithmetic processing parts. One or more arithmetic processing parts generate a flow recipe defining a flow of a series of processings for a substrate by combining two or more processing recipes among a plurality of processing recipes each defining a processing condition relating to a processing to be performed on a substrate in the one or more processing units. The plurality of processing recipes include a plurality of liquid processing recipes each defining a condition of a processing to be performed on a substrate by using a processing liquid.