Abstract: A negative electrode material for a nonaqueous secondary battery which contains a graphite that contains an amorphous carbonaceous material in at least a part of the surface; has a cumulative pore volume of 0.100 mL/g or less in a pore size range of 0.01 ?m to 1 ?m; and satisfies at least one of the following conditions (1) and (2) in a DTA curve obtained by differential thermal analysis (DTA) in an air stream: (1) the negative electrode material has no exothermic peak in a temperature range of 550° C. to 650° C.; and (2) the negative electrode material has an exothermic peak in a temperature range of 550° C. to 650° C., and the area of the exothermic peak is larger than 0 ?V·s/mg but 90 ?V·s/mg or smaller; a negative electrode for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which contains the same; and a nonaqueous secondary battery are provided.

Abstract: A developing device includes a developer roller, a stir-and-transport member, and a layer thickness regulating member. The developer roller may carry developer to a photosensitive body. The stir-and-transport member may supply the developer to the developer roller. The layer thickness regulating member is located adjacent the developer roller to remove excess developer. The layer thickness regulating member includes a guide element to direct the excess developer to the stir-and-transport member.

Abstract: A gas sensor element includes: a supporting base material; a first light-emitting layer that is provided on the supporting base material and contains a first light-emitting particle which emits light at a first peak wavelength; a sensor layer that is provided on the first light-emitting layer and adsorbs gas molecules; a second light-emitting layer that is provided on the sensor layer and contains a second light-emitting particle which emits light at a second peak wavelength different from the first peak wavelength; and a protective layer that is provided on the second light-emitting layer, in which the gas sensor element has a laminated structure in which the supporting base material, the first light-emitting layer, the sensor layer, the second light-emitting layer, and the protective layer are laminated in this order, and the laminated structure includes an opening that penetrates a part or entirety of the laminated structure.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a storage container, a separating device and a restoring device. The storage container stores a developer including carrier and toner having restoring properties. The separating device separates the developer in the storage container into the carrier and the toner. The restoring device restores properties of the carrier and the toner generated by the separating device.

Abstract: A search device, for each of a plurality of inquiries including a plurality of options, based on a log of answers of a respondent in the past, specifies a matching option corresponding to a trend of answers of the respondent from the plurality of options to be represented to the respondent. The search device, when an answer to the plurality of options is included in the matching option, determines that it is a preference-reached mode that is a mode where the estimating a preference of the user converges. The search device transmits, to the respondent, an inquiry including options, contents of the options included in the inquiry being changed depend on whether it is determined to be a preference-reached mode in the determining.

Abstract: In an embodiment, operations may include identifying at least one first string in a first repair example to repair a first violation of a first software program and identifying at least one second string in a second repair example to repair a second violation of a second software program. The first and second violations may be string-related violations. The operations may include generating a first set of string edit actions for the first software program based on the at least one first string and the first violation, and generating a second set of string edit actions for the second software program based on the at least one second string and the second violation. The operations may include determining one or more common string edit actions based on the first and second sets of string edit actions and repairing a string-related violation based on the one or more common edit actions.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic cooling device including: in a hollow container, an inert gas; a material filling part containing a refrigerant and magnetic material particles having a magnetocaloric effect; gas storages containing the refrigerant at both ends of the material filling part; and material partitions between the material filling part and the gas storages, in which a volume proportion of the inert gas in the hollow container is 1 vol % or more and 12 vol % or less.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic calorific composite material including a magnetic calorific material and an alloy-coated carbon material including an alloy coat having a melting point of 150° C. or lower, in which a content of the alloy-coated carbon material is 7.5 wt % to 22.5 wt %.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, operations may include identifying a plurality of source code edits made between a buggy version of first source code of a first software program and a repaired version of the first source code. The operations may also include identifying a plurality of clusters of the source code edits. Each cluster of the plurality of clusters includes one or more source code edits of the plurality of source code edits. The operations may also include identifying a plurality of valid clusters of the plurality of clusters and identifying one or more invalid clusters of the plurality of clusters based on compiling of the first source code. Moreover, the operations may include identifying, as a first repair of the first error, a particular set of one or more valid clusters of the plurality of valid clusters while excluding the one or more invalid clusters from consideration.

Abstract: Operations may include generating a first graphical representation of a buggy version of source code of a software program and generating a second graphical representation of a repaired version of the source code. The buggy version may include an error and the error has been corrected in the repaired version. The operations may also include identifying, as matching nodes, a first node of the first graphical representation and a second node of the second graphical representation that match each other. The operations may additionally include applying a same reduction to the first node and to the second node concurrently to generate a reduced buggy version of the source code and a reduced repaired version of the source code. Further, the operations may include generating a repair example with respect to correcting the error in which the repair example is based on the reduced buggy version and the reduced repaired version.

Abstract: A task is to provide a non-aqueous electrolytic solution exhibiting excellent cycle capacity maintaining ratio and excellent low-temperature resistance characteristics and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same. An object of the present invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolytic solution which improves the cycle capacity maintaining ratio and low-temperature resistance characteristics, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the non-aqueous electrolytic solution.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a photovoltaic power generator, a secondary battery unit, a charger configured to supply power from the photovoltaic power generator to the secondary battery unit, a DC-AC power conversion circuit configured to convert a discharge output of the secondary battery unit into AC power, and a control device configured to control charging of the secondary battery unit based on a load power prediction obtained by a moving average of used power and an amount of power generated by the photovoltaic power generator and perform control to switch output of the amount of power generated by the photovoltaic power generator between the secondary battery unit and a commercial system power based on a value of state of charge (SOC) of the secondary battery unit.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic calorific composite material containing a magnetic calorific material and an alloy binder having a melting point in a range of 100° C. to 150° C., in which a content of the alloy binder is 7.5 to 22.5 wt %.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining a first violation in a first portion of a first software program and obtaining a first proposed patch to remediate the first violation. The method may include identifying a second software program with a second portion that includes a second violation. The method may include simplifying the second portion of the second software program by removing one or more elements in the second portion that are identified as extraneous. The method may include applying the first proposed patch for the first violation to the simplified second portion to generate a repaired simplified second portion. The method may include obtaining an executable repaired simplified second portion from the repaired simplified second portion. The method may include presenting the second violation and the executable repaired simplified second portion as an example of how the first proposed patch would affect the first violation and the first software program.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining a first violation in a first portion of a first software program and obtaining a first proposed patch to remediate the first violation. The method may include identifying a second software program with a second portion that includes a second violation. The method may include simplifying the second portion of the second software program by removing one or more elements in the second portion that are identified as extraneous. The method may include applying the first proposed patch for the first violation to the simplified second portion to generate a repaired simplified second portion. The method may include obtaining an executable repaired simplified second portion from the repaired simplified second portion. The method may include presenting the second violation and the executable repaired simplified second portion as an example of how the first proposed patch would affect the first violation and the first software program.

Abstract: A power supply control device includes a control unit, and a power path that is connected to a primary external power system. If a connection state between the primary external power system and the power path is in a disconnected state, the control unit is configured to control power output of at least one power conditioner of at least one corresponding secondary external power generation unit, based on (a) an amount of power consumption of a specific load connected to the power supply control device through the power path, and (b) a power generation output of the secondary external power generation unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to the extraction of organic compounds from mixtures of said compounds with water, using a nanoporous carbon membrane. The invention can be used in any field where it is desired to separate an organic compound of interest from water, such as the drying of alcohols or alkanes.

Abstract: A packet forwarding apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit a multicast packet requesting a response to a plurality of relay apparatuses each configured to relay a packet in a network, a memory configured to store apparatus information relating to on a relay processing status of the packet in each of the plurality of relay apparatuses, and a processor configured to update the apparatus information according to whether the response is received from each of the plurality of relay apparatuses, and switch a forwarding destination of the packet from a relay apparatus with no response to a relay apparatus with the response among the plurality of relay apparatuses according to updated data in the apparatus information.

Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, operations may include retrieving a set of repair patterns and a second set of violations of software programs. The operations may further include selecting an unfixed violation from the retrieved second set of violations and a repair pattern from the set of repair patterns. The operations may further include executing a first set of operations for refinement of repair patterns. The first set of operations may include applying the selected repair pattern on the selected unfixed violation, removing the applied repair pattern from the set of repair patterns based on the determination that a repair result corresponds to a violation. The first set of operations may further include reselecting next repair pattern as the selected repair pattern. The operations may further include obtaining a refined set of repair patterns by iteratively executing the first set of operations for the set of repair patterns.

Abstract: A battery includes an outer package including a laminated film including one or more resin layers, a terminal, and a melt-bonding assisting member including a thermoplastic resin and extending along the terminal. The outer package includes a melt-bonded region at which the terminal is sandwiched between the one or more resin layers via the melt-bonding assisting member. The terminal includes an inner part, a sandwiched part, and an outer part arranged in a first direction. The battery has a discharge capacity of 10 Ah or more.