Abstract: A ceramic ball material according to an embodiment including: a spherical portion; and a band-shaped portion formed over a circumference of a surface of the spherical portion. The ceramic ball material has a ratio Rtb/Rts of 1.0 or more, where Rtb denotes a maximum cross-sectional height of a roughness profile on an outer peripheral surface of the band-shaped portion; and Rts denotes a maximum cross-sectional height of roughness on an outer peripheral surface of the spherical portion.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to operate a predetermined part included in a device after a sound collecting section is installed to the device and before the device is operated in a test mode of the sound collecting section, the sound collecting section being used for specifying an abnormal spot of the device from an operating sound of the device; acquire signal data output from the sound collecting section when the predetermined part is operating; and display a diagnosis result indicating malfunction of the sound collecting section in a case where the signal data does not match reference data which is set in advance and is output from the sound collecting section when the sound collecting section is correctly fixed at a predetermined position of the device.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider, includes: a slider body; a puller, and a lock pin. The lock pin is made of a stainless steel material. A black oxide film is formed on a surface of the lock pin. The surface of the lock pin has brightness L* satisfying 31.70?L*?35.90, and a* of a value satisfying ?0.708?a*?1.929, the brightness L? and the a* of the value according to definitions in a CIELAB color space defined in JIS Z8781-4 (2013).

Abstract: Provided is a means capable of predicting a formation of thrombus or a risk thereof in a medical device performing blood circulation by a pump, by a simple and minimally invasive method. A method for predicting a formation of thrombus or a risk thereof in a medical device performing blood circulation by a pump, wherein it is predicted that thrombus is formed or there is a risk thereof in the medical device when a concentration or expression amount of ADAM28 in a body fluid sample collected from a subject wearing the medical device is elevated compared with a reference value.

Abstract: A ceramic circuit board according to an embodiment includes a ceramic substrate and a metal circuit. The metal circuit is bonded to a first surface of the ceramic substrate via an active metal brazing material layer. A thickness of the metal circuit is not less than 1 mm. The metal circuit has a through-hole extending through the metal circuit along a first direction perpendicular to the first surface. A portion of the first surface overlaps the through-hole in the first direction. The active metal brazing material layer is present at the portion of the first surface.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an image capturing apparatus and an image capturing method that can accurately capture an image of a sample irrespective of the presence or absence of thermal expansion by the sample. [Solving Means] An image capturing apparatus includes a table, a chuck having a back surface secured to the table and a front surface for holding a sample under suction, a temperature sensor that obtains a temperature of the chuck, a column that captures an image of the sample mounted on the chuck, a mirror provided on the table, a laser interferometer that emits laser light onto the mirror and measures a distance to the mirror, and a control unit that calculates an amount of position correction for an image capturing location on the basis of the temperature of the chuck.

Abstract: A cooling system for an internal combustion engine is equipped with an air conditioner having a heat exchanger, a first passage connected to the heat exchanger and supplies cooling water of the engine to the heat exchanger, a second passage connected to a cooling apparatus for oil which fills a speed change mechanism connected to the engine or for oil which fills the engine and which supplies the cooling water to the cooling apparatus, a flow control valve configured to control the flow rate of the cooling water to the first passage and the second passage, and a controller configured to control the engine and the flow control valve. When the temperature of the oil is higher than the temperature of the cooling water, the controller performs a first control which controls the flow control valve to a position in which the first passage and the second passage are open.

Abstract: A liquid crystal element includes two substrates with a transparent conductive film, the substrates being arranged such that transparent conductive films face each other, and a liquid crystal-polymer composite film which is sandwiched between the two substrates with a transparent conductive film, in which the liquid crystal-polymer composite film contains an acetylene alcohol.

Abstract: An information processing device, comprising: a first acquisition unit 127; a second acquisition unit 128; and an extraction unit 129, wherein the first acquisition unit 127 acquires a first data set including at least a first process data related to a first process and first system data related to a system where the first process is performed, the second acquisition unit 128 acquires a second data set including at least a second process data related to a second process and second system data related to a system where the second process is performed, and the extraction unit 129 extracts at least one of a pair of the first process data and the second process data whose contents are the same as or similar to each other and a pair of the first system data and the second system data whose contents are the same as or similar to each other from the first data set and the second data set, and stores at least one of the pairs extracted in a storage unit in a manner where their correspondence relationship is identifia

Abstract: An information processing device, comprising: a first acquisition unit 127; a second acquisition unit 128; and an extraction unit 129, wherein the first acquisition unit 127 acquires a first data set including at least a first process data related to a first process and first system data related to a system where the first process is performed, the second acquisition unit 128 acquires a second data set including at least a second process data related to a second process and second system data related to a system where the second process is performed, and the extraction unit 129 extracts at least one of a pair of the first process data and the second process data whose contents are the same as or similar to each other and a pair of the first system data and the second system data whose contents are the same as or similar to each other from the first data set and the second data set, and stores at least one of the pairs extracted in a storage unit in a manner where their correspondence relationship is identifia

Abstract: An assistance method comprising steps of: acquiring information related to a process or a reduced system when the process to be performed in a plant is performed in the reduced system with a smaller scale than the plant; and generating at least a part of a model for predicting a process to be performed in the plant, or an intermediate system with a scale between the plant and the reduced system, based on a relationship between systems when the process is performed in a plurality of systems of different scales, from the information.

Abstract: An information processing device including a processor that acquires an operating parameter regarding a reaction device that performs a predetermined chemical reaction and information regarding a substance used in the chemical reaction in the reaction device, the information processing device determines a parameter of a first reaction state predicted as the reaction state of the substance when the chemical reaction is performed with the operating parameter in the reaction device, the information processing device learns a prediction model that outputs a parameter of a second reaction state that is a reaction state of the substance in response to inputting information regarding the substance and the operating parameter by using the acquired information regarding the substance, the acquired operating parameter and the parameter of the first reaction state as learning data, and the information processing device stores the learned prediction model in a storage unit.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a heat radiating member to which heat generated by an electronic component is transferred, an exterior member covering the heat radiating member, and a positioning structure configured to position the heat radiating member relative to the exterior member so that the heat radiating member does not contact the exterior member.

Abstract: A production system includes a first device, a second device, a first sensor, a second sensor and a control device. The control device controls the first device based on a first condition list including a plurality of control parameters of the first device, and controls the second device based on a second condition list including a plurality of control parameters of the second device. The control device acquires a first processed product information, acquires a modified value of the second condition list based on a second model that outputs a modified value of the second condition list in response to the first processed product information, acquires the second condition list modified based on the second condition list and the modified value of the second condition list, and controls the second device based on the modified second condition list.

Abstract: A liquid crystal element including: two substrates having a transparent conductive layer formed thereon, the substrates being arranged so that the transparent conductive layers face each other, and a liquid crystal-polymer composite film sandwiched between the two substrates having a transparent conductive layer, wherein the liquid crystal-polymer composite film includes a polymer matrix and a liquid crystal composition surrounded by the polymer matrix, the liquid crystal composition contains a liquid crystal component and a dichroic dye, the liquid crystal component has positive dielectric constant anisotropy, and has an NI point of 110° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower, the liquid crystal component has a refractive index anisotropy of 0.01 or more and 0.1 or less, and the liquid crystal-polymer composite film can be switched between a transparent state and a colored state by applying a voltage.

Abstract: An electronic device that can be cooled while suppressing dew condensation on the electronic device with a simple configuration. The electronic device to which a cooling device is detachably attachable, including an electronic component as a heat source, a heat dissipation member having thermal conductivity, and a first heat transfer member configured to thermally connect the electronic component and the heat dissipation member. A heat receiving member of the cooling device and the heat dissipation member are thermally connected in a case where the cooling device is attached to the electronic device.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus to which a cooling apparatus including a fan is detachable includes a heat generating member, a first exterior member that forms a first surface of a housing and has a first opening, a second exterior member that forms a second surface of the housing and has a second opening, a heat radiating member that is arranged inside the housing to face a surface opposite to the first surface and is configured to cool heat generated by the heat generating member, a first sealant arranged between the first exterior member and the heat radiating member, and a second sealant arranged between the first exterior member and the second exterior member, and between the heat radiating member and the second exterior member. The first and second exterior members and the heat radiating member form a first flow path of air between the first and second openings.

Abstract: A production system includes a first device, a second device, a first sensor, a second sensor and a control device. The control device controls the first device based on a first condition list including a plurality of control parameters of the first device, and controls the second device based on a second condition list including a plurality of control parameters of the second device. The control device acquires a first processed product information, acquires a modified value of the second condition list based on a second model that outputs a modified value of the second condition list in response to the first processed product information, acquires the second condition list modified based on the second condition list and the modified value of the second condition list, and controls the second device based on the modified second condition list.

Abstract: An assistance method comprising steps of: acquiring information related to a process or a reduced system when the process to be performed in a plant is performed in the reduced system with a smaller scale than the plant; and generating at least a part of a model for predicting a process to be performed in the plant, or an intermediate system with a scale between the plant and the reduced system, based on a relationship between systems when the process is performed in a plurality of systems of different scales, from the information.