Abstract: A learning device 1X mainly includes an optimization problem calculation means 51X and an executable state set learning means 52X. The optimization problem calculation means 51X calculates a function value to be a solution for an optimization problem which uses an evaluation function for evaluating reachability to a target state, based on an abstract system model and a detailed system model concerning a system in which a robot operates. The executable state set learning means 52X learns an executable state set of an action of the robot to be executed by a controller based on a function value.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present disclosure includes: ion-implanting impurities into a source-drain electrodes forming region where a source electrode and a drain electrode are to be formed on a nitride semiconductor layer formed on a substrate; forming a silicon nitride film on the surface of the nitride semiconductor layer by a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method, the silicon nitride film constituting a surface protecting sacrifice film and having a refractive index of 1.80 or more and less than 1.88 and a thickness of 100 nm or more and 500 nm or less; and heat-treating the nitride semiconductor layer on which the surface protecting sacrifice film is formed.

Abstract: An electronic device that suppresses the number of signal wires and suppresses attenuation of signal in a transmission path is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna provided on a first circuit board, an antenna provided on a second circuit board, and a dielectric waveguide provided between the antenna and the antenna. In addition, the first circuit board includes a serializer and an RF circuit that modulates the serial signal output from the serializer and outputs the signal to the antenna. The second circuit board includes an RF circuit that demodulates an RF signal input from the antenna and a deserializer that converts the serial signal output from the RF circuit to a parallel signal.

Abstract: It is provided that a polyester resin and a polyester resin composition that allow reduction of harmful outgas and can form a coating film having excellent characteristics such as curability, retort resistance, and processability. A polyester resin composition comprising polyester resin (A), wherein the polyester resin composition satisfies the following requirements (i) to (iii), (i) the polyester resin (A) has an acid value of 100 eq/ton or more, (ii) the polyester resin composition substantially contains no curing agent, and (iii) the polyester resin (A) includes, as a polyol component constituting the polyester resin (A), a diol (a) having two primary hydroxy groups and having no alicyclic structure, and, furthermore, one or both of a diol (b) having an alicyclic structure, and a diol (c) having one primary hydroxy group and one secondary hydroxy group and having no alicyclic structure.

Abstract: An object is to obtain an ink set capable of forming images of excellent image quality even when an acidic atmosphere, arising from use of a volatile acid in a pretreatment solution, is present in the vicinity of ink nozzles, etc. As a solution, an ink set containing a pretreatment solution and an ink composition is provided, wherein: the pretreatment solution contains an organic acid having a boiling point of 120° C. or lower at 1 atmospheric pressure; and the ink composition contains a pigment and an alkali-soluble resin having an acid value of 200 mgKOH/g or higher or crosslinked substance thereof accounting for 1.8% by mass or more in the ink composition, and further contains a water-dispersible resin and water.

Abstract: A formation of a biofilm is suppressed in piping having a relatively small liquid flow rate. A liquid processing nozzle connected to a liquid piping between a handpiece and a water supply source piping includes a nozzle body in which a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, and a liquid flow path communicating the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet are formed, and a plurality of protrusions protruding from an inner surface of the liquid flow path into the liquid flow path. The protrusions are arranged so that protrusion amounts from the inner surface of the liquid flow path into the liquid flow path gradually increase as they go from an upstream side to a downstream side of the liquid flow path in a liquid flow direction from the liquid inlet to the liquid outlet.

Abstract: This encoding device comprises: a downmix circuit that switches mixing processing according to the characteristic of an input stereo signal to generate either a first stereo signal or a second stereo signal obtained by mixing processing of a left channel signal and a right channel signal; a first encoding circuit that encodes the first stereo signal; and a second encoding circuit that encodes two signals included in the second stereo signal. The second encoding circuit performs monaural encoding on the basis of the encoding mode of the first encoding circuit in a first section in which switching from the first stereo signal to the second stereo signal is performed and/or a second section in which switching from the second stereo signal to the first stereo signal is performed.

Abstract: Provided are: a method for easily producing a ZTC material, wherein in place of raw materials of conventional carbon materials, sugars such as glucose, and crosslinkable hydrocarbons such as DVB are used as a carbon source material; a pellet comprising a ZTC; and a method for producing the same. This method for producing a zeolite-templated carbon material is used, wherein the method involves introducing sugars or the like into a surface and pores of zeolite, and heating the same to carbonize the sugars, and then dissolving and removing the zeolite.

Abstract: A CRISPR-Cas3 system was successfully established in a eukaryotic cell.

Abstract: A semiconductor wafer includes pairs of semiconductor dies having test pads which are electrically coupled to each other to enable testing of pairs of semiconductor dies together at the same time. In this way, even wafers having large numbers of semiconductor dies can be tested with a semiconductor test assembly in a single touch-down test process.

Abstract: A robot simulation device includes: an arrangement unit that arranges a robot model, a visual sensor model, and a workpiece model in a virtual space; a calculation unit that, by superimposing three-dimensional position information for a workpiece, acquired by a visual sensor in a workspace and based on a robot or the visual sensor, and shape characteristics of a workpiece model, calculates a position and orientation of the workpiece model based on a robot model or a visual sensor model in the virtual space; and a simulation unit that measures the workpiece model using the visual sensor model and executes a simulation operation in which work is performed on the workpiece model by the robot model. The arrangement unit arranges, in the virtual space, the workpiece model in the position and the orientation calculated by the calculation unit and based on the robot model or the visual sensor model.

Abstract: A display control device for performing control on a display of a display configured to display an image of content laid out in a virtual space as viewed from a predetermined position, the display being mounted on portions of eyes by a user. The device detects an orientation, with respect to the display, of a head portion of a person other than the user and determines whether a position of the content needs to be changed based on a detection-result and the position of the content in the virtual space. A position change destination of the content in the virtual space is set based on a distance between the position change destination of the content in the virtual space and a position at a current point in time of the content and to change the position of the content when the position of the content is to be changed.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a plurality of light receiving parts arrayed regularly, a first light blocking member including a plurality of first openings arrayed corresponding respectively to the plurality of light receiving parts, and a plurality of microlenses arrayed corresponding respectively to the plurality of first openings. Each light receiving part included in the plurality of light receiving parts includes a plurality of light receiving pixels arrayed in a first direction as a main scanning direction. Each microlens included in the plurality of microlenses is object side telecentric. The plurality of microlenses, the first light blocking member and the plurality of light receiving parts are arranged so that light reflected by an object and passing through the microlens and the first opening corresponding to the microlens enters the plurality of light receiving pixels included in the light receiving part corresponding to the first opening.

Abstract: A substrate holding member includes a flat-plate-shaped base body that has at least one vent hole and a grooved portion, the at least one vent hole opening in an upper surface, the grooved portion communicating with the at least one vent hole and opening in a lower surface; a plurality of upper-surface convex portions that are formed so as to protrude upward from the upper surface of the base body; and an upper-surface ring-shaped convex portion that is formed in a ring shape along an outer periphery of the upper surface of the base body so as to protrude upward from the upper surface, wherein a cross-sectional area of the grooved portion in a direction perpendicular to a flow path direction is 1.2 mm2 or greater.

Abstract: According to a communication method of the present disclosure, a responder, after the end of transmission sector sweep (TXSS), receives from an initiator a first feedback frame including a BF training type FIELD indicating whether or not to implement a beam forming training (BFT) of a single user multi-input multi-output (SU-MIMO). If the BF training type FIELD indicates that a BFT of the SU-MIMO is to be implemented, the responder transmits to the initiator a second feedback frame based on the result of the TXSS and including a signal to noise ratio (SNR) and a sector identifier (ID) order. The initiator implements the BFT of the SU-MIMO between the initiator and the responder on the basis of the SNR and the sector ID order.

Abstract: A pure copper sheet of the present invention has a composition including 99.96 mass % or more of Cu, 0.01 mass ppm or more and 3.00 mass ppm or less of P, 10.0 mass ppm or less of a total content of Pb, Se, and Te, 3.0 mass ppm or more of a total content of Ag and Fe, and inevitable impurities as a balance, in which an average crystal grain size of crystal grains on a rolled surface is 10 ?m or more, an aspect ratio of the crystal grain on the rolled surface is set to 2.0 or less, and a length percentage of the small tilt grain boundary and the subgrain boundary with respect to all grain boundaries is set to 80% or less in terms of partition fraction.

Abstract: A transmission device includes: a weighting synthesizer that generates a first precoded signal and a second precoded signal; a first pilot inserter that inserts a pilot signal into the first precoded signal; a phase changer that applies a phase change of i×?? to the second precoded signal, where i is a symbol number and an integer that is greater than or equal to 0; an inserter that inserts a pilot signal into the phase-changed second precoded signal; and a phase changer that applies a phase change to the phase-changed and pilot-signal-inserted second precoded signal. ?? satisfies ?/2 radians<??<? radians or ? radians<??<3?/2 radians.

Abstract: A reinforcing unit that is mounted on a main body frame includes a beam material, and one or more reinforcing members that are mounted on an outside of the beam material, in which the beam material substantially has a continuously closed cross-sectional shape that includes an inner surface portion that is provided on a frame side where the main body frame is located, an outer surface portion that is provided on a counter-frame side that is a side opposite to the main body frame, and a side surface portion that connects the inner surface portion and the outer surface portion, and the reinforcing member restrains bulging deformation of the side surface portion in a case where an impact load is input to the outer surface portion.

Abstract: A developing device includes an accommodating portion for accommodating toner, a developing roller and a stirring member. The developing device is for use with an image forming apparatus and detachably mounts a replenishing container for replenishing the toner. The accommodating portion includes a receiving opening through which the toner replenished from the accommodating portion is received in the accommodating portion, the receiving opening being provide on a first end side of the accommodating portion with respect to a rotational axis direction of the developing roller. An opening area of the receiving opening when the developing device is viewed in the rotational direction is wider than the opening area of the receiving opening when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis direction.

Abstract: A travel map creating apparatus includes a position sensor obtaining the positional relationship of an adjacent object relative to the apparatus; a floor map creator creating a floor map based on the positional relationship; a self-position calculator calculating the self-position on the floor map; a marker identifier identifying a marker; a marker position calculator calculating the relative position of the marker to the apparatus; a mode switcher switching the mode of the apparatus between a floor map creation mode and a marker identification mode; a restricted access information generator, based on the floor map, the self-position, and the relative position of the marker, defining a boundary of a restricted area to which the entry of an autonomous mobile robot is prohibited and generating restricted access information including the boundary; and a travel map creator creating a travel map including the defined restricted area based on the restricted access information.