Abstract: An m-phenylenediamine compound is represented by the following General Formula (I), (II), or (III). R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, or an aryl group. R2, R3, and R4 each represent an alkyl group. R5 and R6 each represent an alkyl group. X represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom. A method for producing a polymer compound includes obtaining a polymer compound by using the m-phenylenediamine compound represented by General Formula (I) as a raw material.

Abstract: A radiation phase contrast imaging device includes an X-ray source, an X-ray detector configured to detect radiated X-rays, a plurality of gratings, an image processor configured to generate a reconstructed image from an X-ray image acquired from the X-ray detector, a display, and a controller configured or programmed to perform control to display, on the display, the X-ray image before reconstruction and the reconstructed image generated by the image processor.

Abstract: This X-ray phase difference imaging system (100) includes an X-ray source (1), a plurality of gratings, a detector (4), and an image processor (6), in which the image processor (6) is configured to correct an artifact of a second phase contrast image (10b) that is reconstructed by using a first X-ray image (9a) and a third X-ray image (9c), on the basis of a first phase contrast image (10a) that is reconstructed by using the first X-ray image (9a) and a second X-ray image (9b).

Abstract: This X-ray phase contrast imaging apparatus (100) includes an X-ray source (1), a first grating (3) that forms a self-image, a second grating (4), a detector (5) that detects X-rays, an adjustment mechanism (6), and a controller (7) that controls the adjustment mechanism (6) to adjust a misalignment of the first grating (3) or a misalignment of the second grating (4) based on Moire fringes detected by the detector (5).

Abstract: The X-ray phase imaging apparatus is configured to include an image generation unit that generates an X-ray phase-contrast image based on a phase-contrast between a step curve representing an intensity change of an X-ray when an object is placed between an X-ray source and a phase grating or between a phase grating and an absorption grating and a step curve when no object is placed therebetween, and is configured to obtain a displacement amount of relative positions of a plurality of gratings based on a plurality of step curves.

Abstract: The X-ray imaging apparatus is provided with an X-ray source, a plurality of gratings including a first grating and a second grating, a detector, a rotation mechanism for relatively rotating a subject including a fiber bundle and an imaging system, and an image processor for generating a dark field image. The image processor is configured to obtain a three-dimensional dark field image of the subject including at least the fiber bundle from a plurality of dark field images captured at a plurality of rotation angles.

Abstract: This X-ray phase imaging apparatus is provided with a control unit that acquires information on a defect of a material based on a dark field image of the material.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: detect an environment around a vehicle which is driven by a driver; generate a hazard list of an object to be a hazard based on the detected environment; detect a gaze of the driver; evaluate a risk regarding driving of the driver for each object included in the hazard list based on a frequency at which the object included in the hazard list is included in a field of view of the driver based on the detected gaze; and output drive assist information corresponding to the object with the evaluated risk that is equal to or larger than a threshold.

Abstract: The X-ray imaging apparatus is equipped with an image processing unit for performing a position adjustment of a first dark field image and a second dark field image based on a positional difference amount between a first absorption image of an object and a second absorption image of the object.

Abstract: A gas separation membrane has a gas separation layer containing a crosslinked cellulose resin. The crosslinked cellulose resin has a particular linking structure in a crosslinked structure. The gas separation layer contains an organic solvent in a particular amount.

Abstract: A gas separation membrane includes a gas separation layer containing a polyimide compound having a repeating unit represented by Formula (I), in Formula (I), RI represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogen atom, Xa represents a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, a carboxy group, a hydroxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen atom, and R represents a mother nucleus having a specific structure.

Abstract: A gas separation asymmetric membrane includes a porous layer having gas permeability; and a compact layer having gas separation capability which is formed on the porous layer in which the gas separation asymmetric membrane is formed using a polyimide compound which has a structural unit represented by Formula (I) and at least one structural unit selected from a structural unit represented by Formula (II) or a structural unit represented by Formula (III) and in which the viscosity, at 25° C., of a solution obtained by dissolving the polyimide compound in N-methylpyrrolidone at a concentration of 5% by mass is in a range of 2.2 to 22.0 mPa·sec, in the formula, X1 represents a group having a structure represented by Formula (I-a) or (I-b).

Abstract: A gas separation membrane has a gas separation layer containing a cellulose resin, and an organopolysiloxane compound layer disposed on the gas separation layer in which Si ratio of the organopolysiloxane compound layer after immersion in chloroform to the organopolysiloxane compound layer before immersion in chloroform, the Si ratio being calculated by Mathematical expression (I), is 0.6 to 1.0.

Abstract: A gas separation membrane has a gas separation layer containing a poly(benzoxazole-imide) compound in which the poly(benzoxazole-imide) compound having structural units represented by General formulae (I) and (II), or structural units represented by General formulae (I), (II) and (III) satisfies a specific molar quantity condition. In the formulae, X and Y each represent a single bond or a specific divalent linking group; L represents a specific divalent linking group including a phenylene group; and R represents a specific group. A gas separation module and a gas separation method use the gas separation membrane. A gas separation apparatus includes the gas separation module.

Abstract: An apparatus determines a correlation between a categorization result that is obtained by categorizing collecting information into at least two groups and a result that is obtained by filtering the collecting information by accompanying information, where the collecting information is collected from an information collecting apparatus that collects information concerning a mobile body. Based on the determined correlation, the apparatus determines new accompanying information that is to be mounted in the information collecting apparatus, from the accompanying information, and distributes the determined new accompanying information to the information collecting apparatus.

Abstract: An X-ray phase contrast imaging device of the present invention can change an arrangement pitch of slits related to a multi-slit and an arrangement pitch of phase shift sections related to a phase grating. A positional relationship among the multi-slit 3b, the phase grating, and an FPD is determined based on the arrangement pitch of the slits related to the multi-slit, the arrangement pitch of the phase shift sections related to the phase grating, and an arrangement pitch of detection elements related to the FPD. Among these arrangement pitches, by changing the arrangement pitch of the slits and the arrangement pitch of the phase shift sections, the present invention can change the positional relationship among the multi-slit, the phase grating, and the FPD.

Abstract: A method for data collection includes: executing a specification process for identifying a first apparatus from among a plurality of first apparatuses; executing a requesting process that includes transmitting a request to the identified first apparatus; executing a recording process for recording, in a storage, a first identifier of the identified first apparatus when a second apparatus does not receive a response from the identified first apparatus within a predetermined time after transmitting the request; executing a decision process for deciding, in response to an access from any of the plurality of first apparatuses, whether an identifier of the any of the plurality of first apparatuses matches the first identifier stored in the storage; and executing, when the identifier matches the first identifier stored in the storage, a re-requesting process for re-requesting data to the any of the plurality of first apparatuses.

Abstract: An X-ray phase-contrast imaging device capable of easily performing imaging of an object using X-rays of plural energies is provided. The disclosed exemplary configuration includes an X-ray source of a dual energy output type, and an FPD having a high energy X-ray detection surface and a low energy X-ray detection surface so that two types of imaging, imaging by high energy X-ray and imaging by low energy X-ray, can be performed. By imaging so as to scan the object while changing the relative position of the imaging system and the object, two types of imaging can be completed at once.

Abstract: This X-ray phase imaging apparatus (100) includes a controller (5) that generates a dark field image (Iv) with respect to each of a plurality of relative positions between a subject (S) and an imaging grating (G1) changed by an adjustment mechanism (3) to acquire a contrast of a region of interest (ROI) in the dark field image (Iv), and controls the adjustment mechanism (3) to adjust a relative position between the subject (S) and the imaging grating (G1) based on the acquired contrast.

Abstract: A drowsiness detection device includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to calculate a respiration variation period based on heartbeat interval data which is generated based on data that is obtained from a heartbeat sensor; predict a subsequent period structure of the respiration variation based on the calculated respiration variation period; determine whether or not an abnormal signal is mixed in the heartbeat interval data by comparing the heartbeat interval data during sequential update and the predicted subsequent period structure; and replace the respiration variation period which corresponds to the heartbeat interval data that includes the abnormal signal with the predicted subsequent period structure in a case where it is determined that the abnormal signal is mixed.