Abstract: A control method in which a computer executes processing includes: specifying a first data group of which a processing load of a query is less than a first reference value, in a first data constellation, based on statistical information that indicates a statistical value regarding the processing load of the query, for each data group to be an access unit of the query, in the first data constellation included in a first execution environment included in a plurality of execution environments that has different data constellations; specifying a second execution environment that has a second data constellation that includes the specified first data group, included in the plurality of execution environments, other than the first execution environment; and controlling the plurality of execution environments to transmit a new query that uses the specified first data group as an access unit to the specified second execution environment.

Abstract: An information processing method includes: specifying a number of data of data respectively falling within one or a plurality of ranges respectively corresponding to a plurality of granularities stored in a memory in association with a specific identifier among a plurality of data; and determining a granularity of data of when outputting information regarding the specific identifier according to whether the number of data respectively falling within all the ranges corresponding to a same granularity in the plurality of granularities is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a game such that even when player uses predetermined characters for a long time to proceed the game as in the case of the RPG, there is no possibility that player may become weary of motion patterns of characters used. The present invention is essentially based on the finding that there is employed a scheme to store motion information of characters every title data obtained when specific conditions of the game are attained to permit a player to set an arbitrary title data with respect to a character so that the player can change motion information of each character as occasion demands also in the progress of the game.

Abstract: [Task] The present invention aims at providing a game such that even when player uses predetermined characters for a long time to proceed the game as in the case of the RPG, there is no possibility that player may become weary of motion patterns of characters used. [Means for solving the problems] The present invention is essentially based on the finding that there is employed a scheme to store motion information of characters every title data obtained when specific conditions of the game are attained to permit a player to set an arbitrary title data with respect to a character so that the player can change motion information of each character as occasion demands also in the progress of the game.

Abstract: For connecting a card, a card connector includes a connector body for receiving the card and an ejecting mechanism adapted to eject the card. The ejecting mechanism includes an ejecting member to be moved together with the card and a cam coupled to the connector body for controlling movement of the ejecting member. The ejecting member includes an ejecting member body guided by the connector body, a cam follower connected to the ejecting member body and guided by the cam, and a locking portion connected to the ejecting member body and displaceable between a first position where movement of the card is locked and a second position where movement of the card is unlocked. The connector body has a receiving portion for maintaining the locking portion at the first position where the ejecting member is located at a specific position.

Abstract: For connecting a card, a card connector includes a connector body for receiving the card and an ejecting mechanism adapted to eject the card. The ejecting mechanism includes an ejecting member to be moved together with the card and a cam coupled to the connector body for controlling movement of the ejecting member. The ejecting member includes an ejecting member body guided by the connector body, a cam follower connected to the ejecting member body and guided by the cam, and a locking portion connected to the ejecting member body and displaceable between a first position where movement of the card is locked and a second position where movement of the card is unlocked. The connector body has a receiving portion for maintaining the locking portion at the first position where the ejecting member is located at a specific position.

Abstract: A method of in-bath smelting reduction comprises the step of selectively supplying powder materials into a gas upflow region or a gas downflow region within a furnace during the time that oxygen-containing gas is concurrently being blown into the furnace from a top lance. Also disclosed is an in-bath smelting reduction furnace for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A process which enables high-chromium alloy such as ferrochromium heretofore obtained by the use of electricity to be produced less expensively in higher yield of chromium by the smelting reduction using solid carbonaceous material such as coke in the place of electricity.The process of smelting reduction is so performed in the top and bottom blowing converter divided into two stages: the first stage for carrying out the converter operation under continued supply of the raw materials containing pre-reduced chromium oxide (chromium ore) and the second stage for carrying out the converter operation under suspended supply of the raw materials containing the pre-reduced chromium oxide, and the first stage of converter operation is carried out under conditions such that the temperature of the molten metal remains at or below 1,650.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for producing high chromium steel is disclosed which comprises supplying molten iron in a smelting furnace with a solid chromium source, carbonaceous powder and oxygen-containing gas in amounts so controlled as to keep the melt at a temperature in the range of less than 1650.degree. C. and above the minimum melt temperature at the specific carbon and chromium levels in the melt and which is capable of performing preferential decarbonization while inhibiting the oxidation of chromium.

Abstract: Process for producing formed coke for metallurgical use from coal powder by continuously heating with a high temperature gas as heating medium for carbonizing agglomerated coal which are made of coal powder and a binder such as coal tar, pitch and petroleum asphalt, comprising providing tuyeres for introducing gas at the middle and the lower parts of an upright type carbonization oven, adjusting temperature of the gas to be supplied to the tuyere at the middle part at 600.degree. to 800.degree. C, adjusting the supply rate of the gas so as to maintain the temperature of the gas on the agglomerated coal at 300.degree. to 500.degree. C, and further adjusting the supplied heat to the lower part of the carbonization oven including the lower tuyere to amount less than 50% of the total supplied heat.