Abstract: A video reproduction apparatus determines a position of a joint of a performer based on a sensing result by a sensor. The video reproduction apparatus calculates an angle formed by a joint used for scoring an element of an athletic event by using calculation information regarding a calculation formula for calculating the angle and the determined position of the joint of the performer. The video reproduction apparatus displays a performance image of the performer acquired from a camera and a scoring image having the angle displayed on a 3D model image of the performer which is generated according to the sensing result so as to be compared with each other.

Abstract: A metal joined body in which a joint is formed from a first metal member and a second metal member. Brazed joint portions provided intermittently with a brazing material and solder joints filling the spaces between the brazed joint portions with a solder having a fusion point lower than the brazing material, are formed at a seam of the joint. The resulting metal joint has excellent sealing properties and little thermal strain.

Abstract: There is provided a cell imaging control device, method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a program capable of performing focus control more efficiently when imaging cells being cultured and improving the focus accuracy. There are included: an information acquisition unit 22 that acquires at least one of information regarding the maturity of cells being cultured or observation position information of the cells in a colony; a focus parameter determination unit 23 that determines a focus parameter based on at least one of the information regarding the maturity of the cells or the observation position information; and a focus control section 25 that performs focus control in an imaging device, which captures an image of the cells, based on the focus parameter.

Abstract: A cell image evaluation device includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of a cell, a cell evaluation unit that evaluates the cell image, and a maturity information acquisition unit that acquires information related to maturity of the cell. The cell evaluation unit determines a method for evaluating the cell image on the basis of the information related to the maturity.

Abstract: A method for producing an aluminum joined body includes a step of forming a flare joint by using a first aluminum member and a second aluminum member; and a step of performing laser welding by irradiating a groove of the flare joint with a laser beam having a beam diameter of 0.8 to 3.5 mm while feeding a filler material to the groove, the filler material being made of an aluminum alloy containing, in percent by mass, 1.0% to 3.0% of Mg, 0.50% to 1.0% of Mn, 0.05% to 0.20% of Cr, and 0.05% to 0.20% of Ti, with the balance being aluminum and incidental impurities.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus has: a recommended posture angle generation unit that sets, as a recommended posture angle, a posture angle of an ultrasound probe in a case where the likelihood of an imaging part in an ultrasound image with respect to an examination part is maximized while the posture angle of the ultrasound probe is being changed over a predetermined angle range including a basic posture angle of the ultrasound probe, which is set corresponding to the examination part, by bringing the ultrasound probe into contact with the body surface of a subject and tilting the ultrasound probe by an operator; and a recommended posture angle notification unit that notifies the operator of the recommended posture angle generated by the recommended posture angle generation unit.

Abstract: There is provided a cell image acquisition device, method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a program to reduce the amount of data to be processed and stored by limiting a target region in a colony region when imaging a cell colony. There are included: a maturity information acquisition unit 22 that acquires information regarding the maturity of cells being cultured; a colony region specifying unit 21 that acquires a cell image by imaging the cells at a first magnification and specifies a colony region of the cells in the cell image; a target region determination unit 23 that determines a target region in the colony region of the cells based on the information regarding the maturity; and a high magnification image acquisition unit 24 that acquires a high magnification image by imaging the target region at a second magnification that is higher than the first magnification.

Abstract: A photoacoustic image evaluation apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire a first photoacoustic image generated at a first point in time and a second photoacoustic image generated at a second point in time before the first point in time, the first and second photoacoustic images being photoacoustic images generated by detecting photoacoustic waves generated inside a subject, who has been subjected to blood vessel regeneration treatment, by emission of light into the subject; acquire a blood vessel regeneration index, which indicates a state of a blood vessel by the regeneration treatment, based on a difference between a blood vessel included in the first photoacoustic image and a blood vessel included in the second photoacoustic image; and display the blood vessel regeneration index on a display.

Abstract: Provided is an inexpensive seed material for liquid phase epitaxial growth of silicon carbide. A seed material 12 for liquid phase epitaxial growth of a monocrystalline silicon carbide includes a surface layer containing a polycrystalline silicon carbide with a 3C crystal polymorph. Upon X-ray diffraction of the surface layer thereof, a first-order diffraction peak corresponding to a (111) crystal plane is observed as a diffraction peak corresponding to the polycrystalline silicon carbide with a 3C crystal polymorph but no other first-order diffraction peak having a diffraction intensity of 10% or more of the diffraction intensity of the first-order diffraction peak corresponding to the (111) crystal plane is observed.

Abstract: There is provided a cell image evaluation device, method, and program to appropriately evaluate the state of a stem cell colony according to different changes in form of respective local regions of the cell colony. There are included a low magnification image acquisition unit 20 that acquires a cell image by imaging cells; a cell evaluation unit 23 that evaluates the cell image; and a local region information acquisition unit 21 that acquires the specific information of a local region in a colony region of the cells in the cell image. The cell evaluation unit 23 determines, for each local region in the colony region, an evaluation method for a cell image in the local region based on the specific information of the local region, and evaluates the cell image of the local region using the determined evaluation method.

Abstract: A generation device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to receive first performance composition including a plurality of skills, refer to load information representing a load on each body part when a skill is performed and calculate a load value indicating a total of the load applied to a performer who performs the first performance composition, refer to scoring rules that stipulate scores based on difficulty of skills and calculate a performance score indicating a total of scores of the plurality of skills included in the first performance composition, and based on the load information and the scoring rules, generate second performance composition according to performance rules that stipulate composition of the skills, the second performance composition leading to a score higher than the performance score and reducing the load value.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires an ultrasound image by transmitting an ultrasound beam from an ultrasound probe toward a subject and receiving an ultrasound beam reflected from the subject; an image analysis unit that analyzes the acquired ultrasound image; and a movement amount detection unit that detects a movement amount of the ultrasound probe. The image analysis unit performs image analysis on an ultrasound image of a single frame in a case where the movement amount of the ultrasound probe is equal to or greater than a threshold value, and performs image analysis on ultrasound images of a plurality of frames in a case where the movement amount of the ultrasound probe is less than the threshold value.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus has: an image acquiring unit that transmits/receives an ultrasound beam from an ultrasound probe to acquire an ultrasound image; a part probability calculating unit that calculates, for the ultrasound image acquired in accordance with a first measurement method, a probability that a part included in the ultrasound image is a specific part from at least one of an orientation angle of the ultrasound probe or an analysis result of the ultrasound image; and a measurement method changing unit that changes, when the probability is greater than or equal to a threshold value, the first measurement method to a second measurement method for identifying the part for which the probability has been calculated, in which an ultrasound image is further acquired by using the second measurement method.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus has: an image acquiring unit that transmits/receives an ultrasound beam from an ultrasound probe to acquire an ultrasound image; a part probability calculating unit that calculates, for the ultrasound image acquired in accordance with a first imaging condition, a probability that a part included in the ultrasound image is a specific part from at least one of an orientation angle of the ultrasound probe or an analysis result of the ultrasound image; and an imaging condition changing unit that changes, when the probability is greater than or equal to a threshold value, the first imaging condition to a second imaging condition for identifying the part for which the probability has been calculated, in which an ultrasound image is further acquired by using the second imaging condition.

Abstract: A hydraulic system for a working machine, includes a hydraulic device to change a flow rate of an operation fluid. The hydraulic device includes a first hydraulic receiver to which the operation fluid is applied, a second hydraulic receiver to which the operation fluid is applied, and a movable portion to be moved by the operation fluid applied to any one of the first hydraulic receiver and the second hydraulic portion. A hydraulic system further includes a differential pressure regulator to supply the operation fluid to the first hydraulic receiver and the second hydraulic receiver, the differential pressure regulator being configured to regulate a differential pressure between a first pressure that is a pressure of the operation fluid applied to the first hydraulic receiver and a second pressure that is a pressure of the operation fluid applied to the second hydraulic receiver.

Abstract: The cell image search apparatus includes: an image set storage unit; a captured image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of captured images obtained by imaging cells in time series; an image feature amount extraction unit that extracts an image feature amount from each cell image of the image set and each of the plurality of captured images; an image search unit that searches for a captured image similar to each cell image of the image set, among the plurality of captured images, based on image feature amounts of each cell image of the image set and the plurality of captured images; and a search result output unit that outputs a search result in a case where captured images similar to at least two cell images included in the image set are searched for by the image search unit.

Abstract: A joined body of dissimilar metals, in which a flared joint is formed and which have a high joint strength, is provided. The joined body contains a first metal member having a curved surface portion, a second metal member having a higher melting point than the first metal member and joined to the first metal member to form the flared joint, and a joining metal portion formed by irradiating the first metal member and a filler material disposed between the first and second metal members with a laser. An intermetallic compound formed at the interface between the second metal member and the joining metal portion has a thickness of at most 3 ?m. A melted portion and a non-melted portion are formed in the curved surface portion of the first metal member in which the flared joint is formed.