Abstract: An image forming system includes an image distribution device and a printing device. The printing device forms a print image by combining a frame image data and a variable data, which are included in print image data managed by the image distribution device, the frame image data includes an image applied commonly to a plurality of print materials, and the variable data includes information changed for each print material. The printing device generates a list of pieces of attribute information about respective ones of a series of print images formed based on the print image data, and the pieces of attribute information are arranged in accordance with order in which the series of print images are printed and are presented as information that a user can identify. The printing device performs control so that respective ones of the series of print images and the list are printed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a phosphate adsorbing agent for blood processing comprising a porous formed article comprising an organic polymer resin and an inorganic ion adsorbent and having the most frequent pore size of 0.08 to 0.70 ?m measured with a mercury porosimeter. The present invention also relates to a blood processing system and a blood processing method involving the phosphate adsorbing agent for blood processing.

Abstract: The present image forming apparatus selects an appropriate connection method in accordance with circumstances from a plurality of connection methods when communication with an information processing apparatus is established by short-range wireless communication, and notifies information necessary for performing communication by the selected connection method to the information processing apparatus via short-range wireless communication.

Abstract: A blood purification device includes a porous molded body containing an inorganic ion-adsorbing material and is characterized by the following: the concentrations of Mg, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Mo, Ru, Ag, Cd, Sn, Cs, La, Pr, Sm, Gd, Tb, Ta, Au, Tl, Co, In, and Bi are each 0.1 ppb or less and the concentrations of Ba, Nd, Pb, And Ce are each 1 ppb or less in a physiological saline solution for injection both three months and six months after said physiological saline solution for injection is sealed in the blood purification device; and the number of fine particles having a size of 10 ?m or more is 25 or less and the number of fine particles having a size of 25 ?m or more is 3 or less in 1 mL of the physiological saline solution for injection.

Abstract: The present image forming apparatus selects an appropriate connection method in accordance with circumstances from a plurality of connection methods when communication with an information processing apparatus is established by short-range wireless communication, and notifies information necessary for performing communication by the selected connection method to the information processing apparatus via short-range wireless communication.

Abstract: Provided is a blood purification device including a porous molded body that has a high phosphorus adsorption capacity and that can be used safely. A blood purification device includes a porous molded body containing an inorganic ion-adsorbing material and is characterized by the following: said blood purification device satisfies the relationship B=?0.02 A+2.175±0.185 (74?A?94) when the moisture content of the porous molded body is denoted by A and the bulk density is denoted by B; and the number of fine particles having a size of 10 ?m or more is 25 or less and the number of fine particles having a size of 25 ?m or more is 3 or less in 1 mL of a physiological saline solution for injection both three months and six months after said physiological saline solution for injection is sealed in the blood purification device.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an image distribution device and a printing device. The printing device forms a print image by combining a frame image data and a variable data, which are included in print image data managed by the image distribution device, the frame image data includes an image applied commonly to a plurality of print materials, and the variable data includes information changed for each print material. The printing device generates a list of pieces of attribute information about respective ones of a series of print images formed based on the print image data, and the pieces of attribute information are arranged in accordance with order in which the series of print images are printed and are presented as information that a user can identify. The printing device performs control so that respective ones of the series of print images and the list are printed.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an objective data acquisition unit and a numerical analysis processing unit (or structure inference unit). The objective data acquisition unit acquires data of the object of numerical analysis (or a design simulation of a construction) expressed as a mesh shape. The numerical analysis processing unit (or structure inference unit) uses a machine learning model obtained by performing machine learning on the result of numerical analysis of physical properties (or a design simulation of a construction) in units of relationships between two adjacent nodes in graph data corresponding to a mesh shape to acquire an inference result inferring a result of numerical analysis (or a result of a design simulation of a construction) for the object of numerical analysis (or a design simulation of a construction).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a phosphate adsorbing agent for blood processing comprising a porous formed article comprising an organic polymer resin and an inorganic ion adsorbent and having the most frequent pore size of 0.08 to 0.70 ?m measured with a mercury porosimeter. The present invention also relates to a blood processing system and a blood processing method involving the phosphate adsorbing agent for blood processing.

Abstract: An inflatable airbag system is disclosed, the inflatable airbag system configured with a securement wrapper and a packaging wrapper, the securement wrapper retaining an inflatable airbag cushion of the inflatable airbag system in a packaging state during assembly of the packaging wrapper to the inflatable airbag system. The securement wrapper prevents or reduces the incidence of excursion of the inflatable airbag cushion from the appropriate packaging state during assembly.

Abstract: Airbag cushion wrapper and related airbag assemblies, along with related assembly/manufacturing methods. In some embodiments, the airbag cushion assembly may comprise an airbag cushion and an inflator comprising an inflator wire. A wrapper may extend about the airbag cushion, which wrapper may comprise a first section wrapped about the airbag cushion in a first direction and a second section coupled with the first section, the second section being wrapped about the airbag cushion in a second direction opposite the first direction and such that the first section extends at least partially within the second section.

Abstract: Provided is a technology that allows estrus of a sow to be accurately determined without relying on experience or in intuition of an observer. An estrus determination device for a sow includes a measurement unit that measures, per unit time, a frequency of standing up and lying down of a sow raised in a stall and a determination unit that determines estrus of the sow on the basis of a plurality of frequencies repetitively measured by the measurement unit over a set given period.

Abstract: Provided is a technology that allows easy evaluation of a degree of growth of pigs raised in a group instead of guiding the pigs one by one to a cage. A growth evaluation device includes an extraction unit that extracts, from an image captured by a camera disposed to face a pen in which the plurality of pigs are raised in the group, a buttock image having buttocks of one of the pigs facing forward, an arithmetic unit that arithmetically determines a buttock width from the buttock image, and an evaluation unit that evaluates the degree of growth of all the plurality of pigs on the basis of a prescribed number or more of the buttock widths arithmetically determined by the arithmetic unit.

Abstract: Provided is a blood purifier which has a porous molded body with good phosphorus adsorption, which has good cytokine adsorption performance, no hemolysis, and can be used safely. The blood purifier has a porous molded body having a low-melting-point moisture content per gram of dry weight of 0.12 g or more and 1.35 g or less. After three and six months from sealing of a saline solution for injection into the blood purifier, the number of microparticles greater than or equal to 10 ?m is 25 or less and the number of microparticles greater than or equal to 25 ?m is three or less in 1 mL of the saline solution for injection.

Abstract: A blood purifier includes a porous molded body; exhibits an excellent blood compatibility wherein platelet adherence is inhibited and exhibits a good cytokine adsorption capacity and a low pressure loss before and after blood treatment; and can be safely used. A blood purifier includes a main vessel and a porous molded body housed in the main vessel. The porous molded body contains a hydrophobic polymer and a hydrophilic polymer. The amount of low-melting-point water per 1 g of dry weight of the porous molded body is 0.12 g to 2.00 g. The contact change ratio for the porous molded body is 0% to 0.2%. The ratio L/D is 1.00 to 2.30 where, for the region taken up by the porous molded body in the main vessel, L is the length in the flow direction and D is the circle-equivalent diameter of the cross section in the direction perpendicular to the flow direction.

Abstract: In the present image reading system, an information processing apparatus notifies any image reading apparatus on a network of connection information, and permits transmission of image data only in a case where the image reading apparatus notified of the connection information accesses the information processing apparatus. The image reading apparatus transmits image data that is read from an original, to a transmission destination conforming to the connection information is notified by the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A side airbag assembly is attachable to a frame of a seat of a vehicle. The side airbag assembly may include an inflatable airbag cushion in a packaged configuration. The inflatable airbag cushion may be inflated by an inflator in fluid communication with the inflatable airbag cushion to supply inflation gas to inflate the inflatable airbag cushion. The inflator may include an attachment stud to mount the airbag assembly to the side of a seat. The side airbag assembly may further include a wrapper configured to wrap around the inflator and the inflatable airbag cushion in the packaged configuration and a cap that is coupled to the wrapper. The cap is configured to enclose a first end of the inflatable airbag cushion in the packaged configuration.

Abstract: Provided is a blood purifier which includes a porous formed body and which has excellent blood compatibility, in which platelets are unlikely to adhere, has good cytokine adsorption capacity, and low pressure loss before and after treating blood, and can be safely used. Disclosed is a blood purifier having a body container, and a porous formed body accommodated in the body container. The porous formed body contains a hydrophobic polymer and a hydrophilic polymer, the low-melting-point water content per 1 g of dry weight of the porous formed body is 0.12-2.00 g, the rate of contact change of the porous formed body is 0-0.2%, and the adhering amount of platelets per 1 mL of blood is 0.400 billion/mL or less when brining the blood into contact with the porous formed body.

Abstract: An extracorporeal blood circulation device is provided with: a blood component adjuster; a blood purification device; a pipe system provided with a pump for supplying blood from a blood collecting part to the blood component adjuster, a valve for supplying a physiological saline solution, and a pressure gauge for sensing a pressure loss; a bypass pipe system for bypassing the blood component adjuster and supplying blood to the blood purification device; a pipe system for connecting the blood component adjuster and the blood purification device, the pipe system being provided with a pressure gauge for sensing a pressure loss; a pipe system provided with a valve for returning blood from the blood purification device to a reinfusion part and recovering the physiological saline solution, and a pressure gauge for sensing a pressure loss; and a control unit for switching to the bypass pipe system and switching to a reinfusion mode.

Abstract: The present image forming apparatus selects an appropriate connection method in accordance with circumstances from a plurality of connection methods when communication with an information processing apparatus is established by short-range wireless communication, and notifies information necessary for performing communication by the selected connection method to the information processing apparatus via short-range wireless communication.