Abstract: The flow rate control device 10 includes a control valve 11, a restriction part 12 provided downstream of the control valve 11, an upstream pressure sensor 13 for measuring a pressure P1 between the control valve 11 and the restriction part 12, a differential pressure sensor 20 for measuring a differential pressure ?P between the upstream and the downstream of the restriction part 12, and an arithmetic control circuit 16 connected to the control valve 11, the upstream pressure sensor 13, and the differential pressure sensor 20.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing sodium borohydride. At a time when a sodium borate, an aluminum powder, and a fluoride powder are mixed and caused to react in a tightly sealed vessel filled with a hydrogen gas at a temperature of 560° C.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing sodium borohydride. An aluminum powder and a fluoride powder are mixed, and a pretreatment thereof is carried out at 100° C. or higher and 330° C. or lower; and after the pretreatment, a sodium borate is added and mixed, and the resulting mixture is charged into a tightly sealed vessel; and then after a hydrogen gas is introduced thereto, a heat treatment is carried out by heating the tightly sealed vessel at 490° C. or higher and 560° C. or lower.

Abstract: In a hermetic vessel filled with hydrogen gas, a sodium borate and aluminum powder are reacted at not less than 400° C. and not more than 560° C. while performing stirring to produce sodium borohydride with the molar ratio of sodium contained in the sodium borate being larger than 0.5 relative to boron contained in the sodium borate.

Abstract: A sodium borate, aluminum powder and fluoride powder are mixed together in a hermetic vessel filled with hydrogen gas, and the mixture is reacted at not less than 410° C. and not more than 560° C. to produce sodium borohydride.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a peripheral image of a moving object, set a cell in response to a plurality of traveling candidate lines of the moving object in a peripheral area of the moving object, specify a type of an object included in the cell using one or more partitioned areas smaller than the cell included in the peripheral image, and determine whether or not the moving object can progress for the cell based on the type of the object.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes a subject image acquisition module, a first clothing image acquisition module and a second clothing image generator. The subject image acquisition module is configured to acquire subject images which are images of a subject successively picked up by an image pickup module. The first clothing image acquisition module is configured to acquire a first clothing image which is an image of clothes worn by the subject included in the subject images. The second clothing image generator is configured to adjust transparency of a pixel at a predetermined place of pixels constituting the first clothing image, and generate a second clothing image different from the first clothing image.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to acquire a first three-dimensional model regarding a subject, set a plurality of first control points on the first three-dimensional model, acquire mesh data of a meshed image of a region of clothing extracted from a captured image, acquire a second three-dimensional model, modify the mesh data based on an amount of movement from each of the plurality of first control points, to each respective one of a plurality of second control points, and generate an image of the clothing using the captured image and the modified mesh data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a first acquisition module, a receiver, a second acquisition module, a calculator, a generator and an output module. The first acquisition module acquires first model data indicating a shape corresponding to a subject. The receiver receives pose data indicating a pose. The second acquisition module acquires second model data indicating a shape corresponding to a body shape of the subject and the pose indicated by the pose data. The calculator calculates an evaluation value based on the first and second model data. The generator generates notification information based on the evaluation value. The output module outputs the notification information.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a server includes a first acquiring unit, a second acquiring unit, an analyzing unit, and an output unit. The first acquiring unit is configured to acquire recognition information includes a product identification information for identifying the product. The second acquiring unit is configured to acquire combination information including the product identification information of the product to be combined with an object image including an object. The analyzing unit is configured to calculate product priorities for respective products by analyzing the recognition information and the combination information. The output unit is configured to output information based on the product priorities.

Abstract: Provided is a method of recovering rare-earth elements by performing slight pH adjustment of a leachate, which does not require such significant pH adjustment as in conventional methods, reduces cost and effort, and can efficiently recover rare-earth elements in a bauxite residue in a good yield.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processor includes a memory and processing circuitry. The circuitry receives area information indicating a second area in a first area around a movable body apparatus and third areas in the first area, wherein the movable body apparatus is movable in the second area and an object is present in each of the third areas. The circuitry receives movement information including at least one of a velocity, a movement direction or an acceleration of the apparatus. The circuitry acquires evaluation values each indicative of a damage to be caused when the apparatus collides with each object in the third areas, and determines, based on the evaluation values, a position corresponding to a first object which causes a least damage.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a peripheral image of a moving object, set a cell in response to a plurality of traveling candidate lines of the moving object in a peripheral area of the moving object, specify a type of an object included in the cell using one or more partitioned areas smaller than the cell included in the peripheral image, and determine whether or not the moving object can progress for the cell based on the type of the object.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a first acquirer of an image processing apparatus acquires a subject image of a first subject. A second acquirer acquires a first parameter representing a body type of the first subject. A receiver receives identification information on clothing to be tried on. An identifier identifies a clothing image associated with a second parameter of which dissimilarity with the first parameter is not larger than a threshold, from among clothing images associated with the received identification information in first information in which clothing sizes, second parameters, and clothing images are associated with each piece of identification information. The second parameters corresponds to each clothing size and represents different body types. The clothing images each represents a second subject who has a body type represented by the corresponding second parameter associated with the corresponding clothing size and who is wearing the piece of clothing in each clothing size.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry configured to acquire a deterioration degree of a structure calculated based on an image including the structure captured by an imaging device. The processing circuitry configured to acquire a measurement time, which is a date and time when the image being a basis of calculation of the deterioration degree has been captured. The processing circuitry configured to calculate necessity of additional measurement of the deterioration degree based on a plurality of the deterioration degrees measured at the measurement times different from each other.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processor includes a memory and processing circuitry. The circuitry receives area information indicating a second area in a first area around a movable body apparatus and third areas in the first area, wherein the movable body apparatus is movable in the second area and an object is present in each of the third areas. The circuitry receives movement information including at least one of a velocity, a movement direction or an acceleration of the apparatus. The circuitry acquires evaluation values each indicative of a damage to be caused when the apparatus collides with each object in the third areas, and determines, based on the evaluation values, a position corresponding to a first object which causes a least damage.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing device includes a first calculator to calculate, when a photographic subject image is determined to satisfy a first condition, a first position of the clothing image such that the position of a feature area matches with the position of the feature area; a second calculator to calculate a second position of the clothing image in the photographic subject image such that the position of a feature point in the clothing image matches with the position of the feature point in the photographic subject image; a deciding unit to decide, when the photographic subject image is determined to satisfy the first condition, on the first position as a superimposition position, and decide, when the photographic subject image is determined not to satisfy the first condition, on the superimposition position based on the difference between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to acquire a first three-dimensional model regarding a subject, set a plurality of first control points on the first three-dimensional model, acquire mesh data of a meshed image of a region of clothing extracted from a captured image, acquire a second three-dimensional model, modify the mesh data based on an amount of movement from each of the plurality of first control points, to each respective one of a plurality of second control points, and generate an image of the clothing using the captured image and the modified mesh data.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a server includes a first acquiring unit, a second acquiring unit, an analyzing unit, and an output unit. The first acquiring unit is configured to acquire recognition information includes a product identification information for identifying the product. The second acquiring unit is configured to acquire combination information including the product identification information of the product to be combined with an object image including an object. The analyzing unit is configured to calculate product priorities for respective products by analyzing the recognition information and the combination information. The output unit is configured to output information based on the product priorities.

Abstract: A gas pressure controlled casting mold is disclosed having a hot-top introducing a molten metal of aluminum or aluminum alloy, and a mold body which passes the molten metal of aluminum or aluminum alloy introduced from the hot-top through a molten metal passage portion for cooling and solidification and semi-continuously or continuously casting a billet of aluminum or aluminum alloy. A wall surface of the molten metal passage portion of the mold body is provided with a plurality of lubricating oil blow-out holes for blowing out a lubricating oil. A lubricating oil supply passage is communicatively connected to each lubricating oil blow-out hole and is independently formed at least in a range of a heat affected portion in the mold body. This allows the mold body to be reliably cooled regardless of the difference in the temperature and casting speed conditions and thus can achieve favorable continuous casting.