Abstract: A sheet folder includes a conveyor conveying a sheet, a first folding roller and a second folding roller that form a first nip, a third folding roller forming a second nip with the second folding roller, a first guide movable between a first guide posture and a first retracted posture, a second guide movable between a second guide posture and a second retracted posture, and a motor. The motor rotates the second folding roller forward to convey the sheet toward the first nip, reverse to convey the sheet toward the second nip, moves the first guide to arrange in the first guide in the first guide posture or the first retracted posture, and moves the second guide to arrange the second guide in the second guide posture or the second retracted posture.

Abstract: A deodorant composition may be suitable for use with an aldehyde gas or a ketone gas, and may include an aminoguanidine salt and a metal chelating agent. The aminoguanidine salt is preferably at least one of an aminoguanidine hydrochloride and an aminoguanidine sulfate. The chelating agent is preferably at least one of an inorganic phosphoric acid and salt thereof, and a carboxylic acid and salt thereof.

Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing a method for producing a battery module wherein batteries are well joined. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing the method including: a preparing step of preparing a plurality of battery; a layered body forming step of forming a layered body by arranging an intermediate member between a pair of the battery adjacent to each other in a thickness direction; and a joining step of joining the pair of the battery in the layered body using an adhesive agent, wherein the intermediate member includes a frame structure when viewed from the thickness direction; the intermediate member includes a communicating part that communicates an inside and an outside of the frame structure; and the joining step includes an injecting treatment of injecting the adhesive agent into the inside of the frame structure via the communicating part.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a first battery, a second battery, a cooling member, and a restraining member that restrains the first battery, the second battery and the cooling member in the thickness direction. The cooling member includes a first surface, a first convex part that surrounds an outer periphery of the first surface and protrudes to the first battery side on the basis of the first surface in the thickness direction, a second surface positioned on the opposite side to the first surface, and a second convex part that surrounds an outer periphery of the second surface and protrudes to the second battery side on the basis of the second surface in the thickness direction. A first heat conductive material layer is arranged on the first surface and a second heat conductive material layer is arranged on the second surface.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fungicide that causes little environmental pollution and has excellent safety, a fungicide product having a fungicide layer containing said fungicide, and a fungicidal coating containing said fungicide, the fungicide being represented by formula (1) Ln2xFe2(1-x)O3 (in formula (1), Ln is a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium and yttrium; and x is a number that is at least 0.45 and is less than 1.00).

Abstract: [Task] Provided is a manufacturing method of butadiene that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions. [Solution] A manufacturing method of butadiene includes an electrolytic reduction process 2 that produces ethylene and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water as a raw material by electrolytic reduction, a butene producing process 3 that produces butene by dimerizing the ethylene produced in the electrolytic reduction process, a mixing process 4 that prepares a mixed gas by mixing the oxygen produced in the electrolytic reduction process, the butene produced in the butene producing process, and air, and a butadiene producing process 5 that produces butadiene by heating the mixed gas and oxidatively dehydrogenating the butene, wherein carbon dioxide by-produced in the butadiene producing process is used as a portion of the raw material in the electrolytic reduction process.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fungicide that causes little environmental pollution and has excellent safety, a fungicide product having a fungicide layer containing said fungicide, and a fungicidal coating containing said fungicide, the fungicide being represented by formula (1) Ln2xFe2(1-x)O3 (in formula (1), Ln is a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium and yttrium; and x is a number that is at least 0.45 and is less than 1.00).

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an antimicrobial agent that causes little environmental pollution and has excellent safety, an antimicrobial product having an antimicrobial layer containing said antimicrobial agent, and an antimicrobial coating containing said antimicrobial agent, the antimicrobial agent being represented by formula (1) Ln2xFe2(1-x)O3 (in formula (1), Ln is a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium and yttrium; and x is a number that is at least 0.55 and is less than 1.00).

Abstract: A payment support system includes a communication state determination processing unit, a payment processing unit, and a notification processing unit. The communication state determination processing unit determines a communication state of a user terminal of a user who uses a facility. The payment processing unit executes a process concerning payment of a use price of the facility when the communication state determination processing unit determines that communication of the user terminal has been interrupted. The notification processing unit causes at least one of the user terminal and a facility terminal installed in the facility to notify predetermined information when the communication state determination processing unit determines that communication of the user terminal has been interrupted.

Abstract: Provided are a measurement device and a measurement method that enable calibration in the event of error variations. A measurement device configured to measure an amount of moisture contained in a medium, the measurement device including: a first probe in which a first cable electrically connectable to a first connection cable is embedded; a second probe in which a second cable electrically connectable to a second connection cable is embedded; and a standard that is fixed at a predetermined positional relationship with the first probe and the second probe even during the measurement, is electrically connectable to the first connection cable and the second connection cable when the measurement is not conducted, and is used for calibration of the measurement.

Abstract: In a general aspect, risks associated with cryptography usage in network communication between computing nodes are identified. In some aspects, a network packet capture agent obtains cryptography usage data by examining network traffic communicated by computing nodes in the computing environment. A cryptography usage analysis agent identifies cryptography usage risks based on the cryptography usage data. A cryptographic risk identification agent identifies one or more applications associated with the cryptography usage risks.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an insulating layer provided over the substrate, a collection of metal particles exposed on the surface of the insulating layer, and a diamond layer provided on the surface of the insulating layer on which the metal particles are exposed. By controlling the surface density and particle size of the metal particles on the surface of the insulating layer, the surface density of diamond nuclei that are formed on the surface is controlled. Diamond grains are formed by crystal growth using the diamond nuclei as starting material, thereby forming a diamond layer. The control of the surface density of the diamond nuclei results in forming, by the crystal growth, the diamond grains with a grain size exhibiting a relatively high thermal conductivity in the crystal growth initial layer of the diamond layer and improving the thermal conductivity between the diamond layer and the substrate.

Abstract: A bending and extending device 1 comprises an elastic hollow guide unit 2 and a movable part 3 to be movably inserted into the guide unit 2. The movable part 3 is constituted, either partially or entirely, of a plurality of belt-like flexible parts 30a and 30b, which extend in the axial direction of the guide unit 2 and the flexible parts 30a and 30b are connected at distal ends.

Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving, at a hot folder that processes print job files according to default print instructions associated with the hot folder, a submitted file selected from (a) a submitted print job file or (b) a submitted print ticket, where the submitted print ticket includes at least one submitted print instruction. The method further includes starting a delay timer upon receiving the submitted file, waiting to process the submitted file until the delay timer has expired, and, upon expiration of the delay timer, processing the submitted file. Also described are a non-transitory computer-readable medium and a printing device.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a cryptography system includes a multiple-key-pair root certificate authority. In some aspects, an inquiry regarding the validity of an identified root certificate of a root certificate authority (CA) is received from an entity. The validity of the identified root certificate is cryptographically verified against a cryptographically authenticated database representing the root CA. The cryptographically authenticated database includes a plurality of distinct root certificates of the root CA, which includes the identified root certificate. The cryptographically authenticated database also includes validity information representing validity or invalidity of each of the plurality of distinct root certificates. A determination is provided to the entity regarding the validity of the identified root certificate.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a cryptography system includes a multiple-key pair root certificate authority. In some aspects, a plurality of distinct cryptographic pairs of public keys and private keys of a root certificate authority are generated. A plurality of distinct self-signed root certificates of the root certificate authority are generated. The plurality of distinct self-signed root certificates are each based on and correspond to a respective one of plurality of distinct cryptographic key pairs. A cryptographically authenticated database is generated that includes the plurality of distinct self-signed root certificates and represents the root certificate authority. The cryptographically authenticated database includes validity information of each of the plurality of self-signed root certificates. The cryptographically authenticated database is distributed to entities in a public key infrastructure.

Abstract: A sensor device is disclosed for measuring an amount of moisture in a medium that includes: a transmission antenna; a reception antenna to receive electromagnetic waves transmitted from the transmission antenna and through a medium; a measurement unit to measure the electromagnetic waves propagating to the reception antenna; and a sensor casing and further includes a transmission substrate including a plurality of wiring layers and a reception substrate including a plurality of wiring layers, and a measurement unit substrate including a plurality of wiring layers and includes the measurement unit or a first coating layer that, in a part of the transmission substrate, coats an outer circumference of the substrate and is formed from an electromagnetic wave absorbent material and a second coating layer that, in a part of the reception substrate, coats an outer circumference of the substrate and is formed from an electromagnetic wave absorbent material.

Abstract: In a device measuring an amount of moisture in a medium, the performance of the device is improved. The sensor device includes a transmission probe, a reception probe, and a measurement circuit. The transmission probe includes a plurality of transmission antennas, and the reception probe includes a plurality of reception antennas. In this sensor device, the measurement circuit performs time-divisional control in which control of selecting one transmission antenna among the plurality of transmission antennas each time and radiating electromagnetic waves is repeatedly performed until performance of radiation ends in all the antennas set in advance.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program capable of improving a convenience of a user in an information code payment. A shop terminal includes: an authentication information acquiring unit configured to acquire authentication information corresponding to a user terminal; an authentication information transmitting unit configured to transmit the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquiring unit to a plurality of payment apparatuses; and an authentication result acquiring unit configured to acquire an authentication result for the authentication information from at least one of the plurality of payment apparatuses.

Abstract: A device for measuring the amount of moisture in a medium that includes a transmission antenna that sends a signal as an electromagnetic wave, a reception antenna that receives the electromagnetic wave sent from the transmission antenna and transmitted through a medium, a measurement section that measures the electromagnetic wave propagated to the reception antenna, and a sensor casing. The sensor device further includes a transmission substrate that includes a plurality of wiring layers and a reception substrate that includes a plurality of wiring layers, or a first covering layer that partially covers an outer periphery of the transmission substrate and a second covering layer that partially covers an outer periphery of the reception substrate The coverings are formed of an electromagnetic wave absorption material. The sensor casing includes a transmission probe casing that accommodates the transmission substrate and a reception probe casing that accommodates the reception substrate.