Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires first spatial information including division information indicative of divisions in a building and device-installation information indicative of a device or an installation disposed in a division; acquires space use information associating the device-installation information and use information indicative of a space use in connection with a device or an installation disposed in a space with each other; generates second spatial information by associating the use information with the division information included in the first spatial information on the basis of the space use information; and outputs the second spatial information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires first relevance information indicative of a relevance between space identification information identifying a space in a building and device-installation information that is indicative of a device or an installation and associated with the space identification information; acquires modification information for modifying an association between the space identification information and the device-installation information in the first relevance information; generates second relevance information indicative of a new association between the space identification information and the device-installation information on the basis of the modification information; and outputs the second relevance information.

Abstract: A server acquires, on the basis of sensing data about a person, lifting information indicating a lifting state of a leg of the person, acquires height information indicating a height of a step from a floor in a space where the person moves, determines, on the basis of the lifting information and the height information, a dangerous level of a walk of the person, generates walk assist information in accordance with the dangerous level, and outputs the walk assist information.

Abstract: An information processor is configured to: acquire room layout information on a building with multiple first spaces; acquire installation information on at least one of an apparatus and a facility that are installed in each first space of the multiple first spaces; set a use application for each of the first spaces based on the room layout information and the installation information; define at least one second space by grouping the multiple first spaces including at least one of integration of two or more first spaces and division of one first space based on the use application; and output a result of the grouping.

Abstract: The present invention is an antimicrobial agent containing a polyalkyleneimine derivative formed by adding a substituent group having a structure of a following Formula (1) to a nitrogen atom of polyalkyleneimine. —CH2CH(OH)CH2—O—R1??(1) In the formula, R1 represents an alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or —(CH2CH2O)n—R2. R2 represents an alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms. n represents an integer of 1 to 50.

Abstract: The present invention is an antimicrobial agent containing a polyalkyleneimine derivative formed by adding a substituent group having a structure of a following Formula (1) to a nitrogen atom of polyalkyleneimine. —CH2CH(OH)CH2—O—R1??(1) In the formula, R1 represents an alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or —(CH2CH2O)n—R2. R2 represents an alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms. n represents an integer of 1 to 50.

Abstract: An ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylate composition is provided which enables an ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylate product to be stored at a high purity for an extended period of time and can fully suppress problems such as discoloration and gelation from arising during polymerization, and a method of safely preparing ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylate compositions industrially, with high purity. The composition includes an ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylate of a specific structure and an antioxidant, the content of the antioxidant being from 0.03 to 0.5 wt % per 100 wt % of the ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylate.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical planar thermoplastic resin composition including a lactone ring-containing polymer as a main component thereof, or including a lactone ring-containing polymer and at least one other thermoplastic resin. The optical planar thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention has high transparency, high heat resistance, and high optical isotropy, and therefore, can sufficiently exhibit characteristics according to various optical applications.

Abstract: An ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylate composition is provided which enables an ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylate product to be stored at a high purity for an extended period of time and can fully suppress problems such as coloration and gelation from arising during polymerization, and also a method of preparing ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylate compositions for enabling to obtain industrially ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylates safely in a high purity is also provided. The composition includes an ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylate of a specific structure and an antioxidant, the content of the antioxidant being from 0.03 to 0.5 wt % per 100 wt % of the ?-(unsaturated alkoxyalkyl)acrylate.

Abstract: In the method of the present invention for producing fatty acid alkyl ester and/or glycerin, as a heat source for an alcohol refining step of refining alcohol from unreacted alcohol that remains without reacting in a first reaction step, at least a part of heat of the unreacted alcohol is used. This allows reducing costs in production of fatty acid alkyl ester and/or glycerin over a solid catalyst.

Abstract: In the method of the present invention for producing fatty acid alkyl ester and/or glycerin, as a heat source for an alcohol refining step of refining alcohol from unreacted alcohol that remains without reacting in a first reaction step, at least a part of heat of the unreacted alcohol is used. This allows reducing costs in production of fatty acid alkyl ester and/or glycerin over a solid catalyst.

Abstract: The low birefringent material of the present invention is, for example, an acrylic copolymer including a lactone ring structure which can provide a positive retardation and a structural unit which can provide a negative retardation, the acrylic copolymer satisfying following conditions that: (A) the copolymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 100° C. or higher; (B) a film comprising the copolymer has a total light transmittance of 85% or higher; and (C) a retardation per 100 ?m of thickness in an in-plane direction of the film is 10 nm or lower, and a difference between a retardation per 100 ?m of thickness in an in-plane direction of the film after the film is drawn by 1.5 times and a retardation per 100 ?m of thickness in an in-plane direction of the film before the film is drawn is 20 nm or lower.

Abstract: Provided are: a polarizer protective film, which is allowed to express excellent UV-absorbing ability by using a UV-absorbing monomer as a raw material, has excellent heat resistance and excellent optical transparency, and has much less coloring and foaming; a polarizing plate with less defects in an outer appearance, using the polarizer protective film; and an image display apparatus of high quality, using the polarizing plate. The polarizer protective film of the present invention has a light transmittance at 380 nm in a thickness of 80 ?m of 30% or less, and is obtained by molding a forming material that contains a resin component containing as a main component a (meth)acrylic resin obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition containing a UV-absorbing monomer and a (meth)acrylic monomer by extrusion molding.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical planar thermoplastic resin composition including a lactone ring-containing polymer as a main component thereof, or including a lactone ring-containing polymer and at least one other thermoplastic resin. The optical planar thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention has high transparency, high heat resistance, and high optical isotropy, and therefore, can sufficiently exhibit characteristics according to various optical applications.

Abstract: To provide an amorphous thermoplastic resin and a film or sheet each having high transparency and high heat resistance and a UV-absorbing ability, which can be used in various optical materials which needs to have excellent optical characteristics and well-balanced mechanical strength, molding processability, and surface hardness. An amorphous thermoplastic resin including a UV-absorbing monomer unit and having a glass transition temperature of 120° C. or more, in which the amorphous thermoplastic resin has a light transmittance of 80% or more at 500 nm and a light transmittance of less than 30% at 380 nm.

Abstract: The lactone ring-containing polymer of the present invention meets the following conditions that: (1) the content of polymer gels of 50 ?m or greater in average particle diameter is lower than or equal to 100 pieces/100 g, and the weight average molecular weight of the polymer is 50,000 to 170,000; and/or (2) an increasing rate of viscosity after heated at 280° C. for 30 minutes is 2.0 times or smaller. The lactone ring-containing polymer of the present invention contains very few foreign matters and does not easily cause gelation, in addition to being excellent in transparency and heat resistance as well as having the desired properties such as mechanical strength and forming and processing properties. The forming material obtained by heating and granulating such a polymer are suitable for use in, for example, optical components such as light guide materials, optical lenses, and optical films.