Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composite material or a thermoplastic resin composite material particle that includes cellulose fibers, can be used to obtain a molded article excellent in mechanical properties such as strength, and is so excellent in fluidity during melting as to be excellent in molding processability. A thermoplastic resin composite material including cellulose fibers, a compatibilizer, and a thermoplastic resin, wherein the cellulose fibers substantially include only fibers having a fiber diameter of 1 to 50 ?m and a fiber length of 10 to 400 ?m, a composition ratio by mass of the cellulose fibers to the thermoplastic resin is 10:90 to 80:20, and arbitrary 10 sections of the thermoplastic resin composite material have a standard deviation of a proportion of an area occupied by the cellulose fibers per predetermined area, the standard deviation being 15% or less.

Abstract: A control system includes a detector configured to detect speech of a plurality of users and a controller. The controller is configured to specify an attribute of the user who spoke based on a content and/or voice of the speech of the user detected by the detector, and output notification information suitable for the attribute and/or execute control suitable for the attribute.

Abstract: A machine tool includes: a movably configured saddle; and a bed having a sliding surface supplied with a lubricant and allowing the saddle to slide thereon, and receiving the weight of the saddle. The sliding surface has a recess continuously extending in a direction in which the saddle moves. By this configuration, a machine tool which easily holds a lubricant on a sliding surface and a method for producing a structure for the machine tool having the sliding surface are provided.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying facility of a combustion engine includes: a marine combustion engine; a reducing device for feeding urea water into an exhaust gas in an exhaust gas line of the marine combustion engine; and a generation device for generating the urea water from urea powder. The generation device includes a storage-generation tank device and an adjustment tank device capable of adjusting the density of the urea water. The storage-generation tank device has a storage-generation tank for storing the urea powder and feeding water to the urea powder for dissolution. The adjustment tank device has an adjustment tank for storing the urea water withdrawn from the storage-generation tank.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a water tub, a fine bubble water generation unit configured to generate fine bubble water containing fine bubbles, and water supply controller configured to control supply of the fine bubble water into the water tub. The water supply controller changes a supply amount of the fine bubble water to be supplied into the water tub based on an operation course.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying facility of a combustion engine includes: a marine combustion engine; a reducing device for feeding urea water into an exhaust gas in an exhaust gas line of the marine combustion engine; and a generation device for generating the urea water from urea powder. The generation device includes a storage-generation tank device and an adjustment tank device capable of adjusting the density of the urea water. The storage-generation tank device has a storage-generation tank for storing the urea powder and feeding water to the urea powder for dissolution. The adjustment tank device has an adjustment tank for storing the urea water withdrawn from the storage-generation tank.

Abstract: A machine tool includes: a movably configured saddle; and a bed having a sliding surface supplied with a lubricant and allowing the saddle to slide thereon, and receiving the weight of the saddle. The sliding surface has a recess continuously extending in a direction in which the saddle moves. By this configuration, a machine tool which easily holds a lubricant on a sliding surface and a method for producing a structure for the machine tool having the sliding surface are provided.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an image processing method, comprising: deriving a pixel statistical value of pixels and edge information for each of regions in a plurality of layers, the regions including attention pixels and having ranges that are successively narrower; correcting differential information between a pixel statistical value for a region in an attention layer and a pixel statistical value for a region in a layer wider than the region in the attention layer by using the edge information; correcting the pixel statistical value for the region in the attention layer by using the corrected differential information and the pixel statistical value for the region wider than the region in the attention layer; re-correcting the corrected pixel statistical value for the region in the attention layer by using a pixel statistical value for a region equal to or wider than a region in each of the layers and differential information between the uncorrected pixel statistical value for the region in the at

Abstract: A method includes: calculating a pixel statistical value and edge of pixels for each of areas of a multi-layer, the areas each containing a target pixel and having a successively decreased range; correcting the edge based on a pixel statistical value of an area that is wider than a specific area; correcting difference between a pixel statistical value of the specific area and the pixel statistical value of the area that is wider than the specific area using the post-correction edge; correcting the pixel statistical value of the specific area using post-correction difference and the pixel statistical value of the area that is wider than the specific area; and correcting the target pixel by repeating correction of the pixel statistical value of the specific area successively in each area until the area reduces its range from the maximum range to the minimum range.

Abstract: The present invention is a method including: correcting difference between a pixel statistical value of a specific layer and a pixel statistical value of a layer that is wider than the specific layer using an edge information of a layer that is wider than the specific layer; correcting the pixel statistical value of the specific layer using post-correction difference and the pixel statistical value of layer that is wider than the specific layer; recorrecting the post-correction pixel statistical value of the specific layer using difference between a pre-correction pixel statistical value of the specific layer and the post-correction pixel statistical value of the specific layer and the edge information of a layer that is wider than the specific layer; and correcting the target pixel by repeating correction and recorrection until the layer reduces its range from the maximum range to the minimum range.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an image processing method, comprising: deriving a pixel statistical value of pixels and edge information for each of regions in a plurality of layers, the regions including attention pixels and having ranges that are successively narrower; correcting differential information between a pixel statistical value for a region in an attention layer and a pixel statistical value for a region in a layer wider than the region in the attention layer by using the edge information; correcting the pixel statistical value for the region in the attention layer by using the corrected differential information and the pixel statistical value for the region wider than the region in the attention layer; re-correcting the corrected pixel statistical value for the region in the attention layer by using a pixel statistical value for a region equal to or wider than a region in each of the layers and differential information between the uncorrected pixel statistical value for the region in the at

Abstract: A method includes: calculating a pixel statistical value and edge of pixels for each of areas of a multi-layer, the areas each containing a target pixel and having a successively decreased range; correcting the edge based on a pixel statistical value of an area that is wider than an area of a specific layer; correcting difference between a pixel statistical value of the specific layer and the pixel statistical value of a layer that is wider than the specific layer using the post-correction edge; correcting the pixel statistical value of the specific layer using post-correction difference and the pixel statistical value of the layer that is wider than the specific layer; and correcting the target pixel by repeating correction of the pixel statistical value successively in each layer until the area reduces its range from the maximum range to the minimum range.

Abstract: The present invention is a method including: correcting difference between a pixel statistical value of a specific layer and a pixel statistical value of a layer that is wider than the specific layer using an edge information of a layer that is wider than the specific layer; correcting the pixel statistical value of the specific layer using post-correction difference and the pixel statistical value of layer that is wider than the specific layer; recorrecting the post-correction pixel statistical value of the specific layer using difference between a pre-correction pixel statistical value of the specific layer and the post-correction pixel statistical value of the specific layer and the edge information of a layer that is wider than the specific layer; and correcting the target pixel by repeating correction and recorrection until the layer reduces its range from the maximum range to the minimum range.

Abstract: The method includes: calculating a pixel statistical value and edge of pixels for each of areas of a multi-layer, the areas each containing a target pixel and having a successively decreased range; correcting the edge based on a pixel statistical value of an area that is wider than a specific area; correcting difference between a pixel statistical value of the specific area and the pixel statistical value of the area that is wider than the specific area using the post-correction edge; correcting the pixel statistical value of the specific area using post-correction difference and the pixel statistical value of the area that is wider than the specific area; and correcting the target pixel by repeating correction of the pixel statistical value of the specific area successively in each area until the area reduces its range from the maximum range to the minimum range.

Abstract: A method includes: calculating a pixel statistical value and edge of pixels for each of areas of a multi-layer, the areas each containing a target pixel and having a successively decreased range; correcting the edge based on a pixel statistical value of an area that is wider than an area of a specific layer; correcting difference between a pixel statistical value of the specific layer and the pixel statistical value of a layer that is wider than the specific layer using the post-correction edge; correcting the pixel statistical value of the specific layer using post-correction difference and the pixel statistical value of the layer that is wider than the specific layer; and correcting the target pixel by repeating correction of the pixel statistical value successively in each layer until the area reduces its range from the maximum range to the minimum range.

Abstract: An LED package comprises: an LED chip having an optically active layer on a substrate, a platform, including a central membrane of which the LED chip is mounted in close thermal contact to the material of the platform, the thickness of the membrane being less than 3/10 the chip dimension (L) the thickness of the supporting frame being more than twice the membrane thickness, typically 10 times and possibility up to 25 times which is integrally formed with the membrane, is substantially larger than the thickness of the membrane, wherein the membrane is provided with at least an electrically isolated through contact filled with electrically conducting material and connected to one of the electrodes of the LED chip.

Abstract: An LED module comprises a platform having a recession, wherein the recession presents a center section with a bottom and an enlarged section surrounding the center portion. An LED chip is arranged on the bottom of the center section. A bond wire leads from the LED chip to the bottom of the enlarged section in order to contact a first electrode of the LED chip. In one embodiment the bond wire is electrically connected to the back side of the platform by means of a through contact leading from the bottom of the enlarged section through the platform to the backside of the platform. In another embodiment a first conducting path leads from a first electrode of the LED chip across the side wall of the recession to the surface of the platform and from there across a lateral wall of the platform to the back side of the platform.

Abstract: A switching apparatus includes a DC voltage output unit, a switching element to supply the DC voltage to a load, a power detection unit to detect power supplied from the switching element to the load, a drive unit to control the switching element in PWM manner according to an output from the power detection unit, and a stop unit to stop the PWM control if a value of the DC voltage is lower than a first threshold value. The first threshold value is lower than a minimum operation voltage value of the power detection unit.

Abstract: An LED package comprises: an LED chip having an optically active layer on a substrate, a platform, including a central membrane of which the LED chip is mounted in close thermal contact to the material of the platform, the thickness of the membrane being less than 3/10 the chip dimension (L) the thickness of the supporting frame being more than twice the membrane thickness, typically 10 times and possibility up to 25 times which is integrally formed with the membrane, is substantially larger than the thickness of the membrane, wherein the membrane is provided with at least an electrically isolated through contact filled with electrically conducting material and connected to one of the electrodes of the LED chip.

Abstract: An LED module comprises a platform having a recession, wherein the recession presents a center section with a bottom and an enlarged section surrounding the center portion. An LED chip is arranged on the bottom of the center section. A bond wire leads from the LED chip to the bottom of the enlarged section in order to contact a first electrode of the LED chip. In one embodiment the bond wire is electrically connected to the back side of the platform by means of a through contact leading from the bottom of the enlarged section through the platform to the backside of the platform. In another embodiment a first conducting path leads from a first electrode of the LED chip across the side wall of the recession to the surface of the platform and from there across a lateral wall of the platform to the back side of the platform.