Abstract: A transformer categorization architecture is applied to image and text data sets to determine a taxonomy for items in a large database of products. Aggregating recommendations from a multi-modal categorization process achieves a more accurate product classification with potentially less training. The system is implemented to support an e-commerce portal and user facilitated access to products for online purchases.

Abstract: Provided is a strand producing apparatus including: an extrusion-molding unit configured to melt and knead a resin composition and extrusion-mold the resin composition into a strand shape; and a cooling/solidifying unit configured to cool and solidify the extrusion-molded resin composition having the strand shape, wherein the cooling/solidifying unit is a roll unit that includes a groove having a curvature and internally includes a coolant flow path, and wherein both of a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet of the coolant flow path are provided at the same end side of the roll unit.

Abstract: Water-disintegrable composite material either containing polyethylene oxide and satisfying A), B), and C), or additionally containing polyvinyl alcohol and satisfying A), B), D), and E). A) When immersed in 25° C. ion-exchanged water in fibrous shape sized 1.8 mm×50 mm, shape disintegrates within 60 minutes. B) Melt flow rate measured according to JIS K7210 at 190° C. at 2.18 kg load is ?0.5 g/10 minutes. C) Water contents A and B in fibrous shape sized 1.8 mm×5.0 mm satisfy formula: water content increasing ratio=[B?A)/A]×100?1%, A being measured after drying at 80° C. for 2 hours and then leaving to stand at 23° C., 50% RH for 12 hours, B being measured after further leaving to stand at 30° C., 50% RH for 72 hours. D) Tensile modulus and tensile elongation according to ICE60851 are ?1.0 GPa and ?10%. E) Bend elastic constant according to JIS K7171 is ?1.0 GPa.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polyimide, including a repeating unit represented by the following General Formula I, wherein an amount of an organic solvent in the thermoplastic polyimide detected by gas chromatography is 5 ppm by mass or less, where in the General Formula I, R represents a divalent organic group.