Abstract: The present invention provides a polymeric dispersant that is to be blended in an aqueous pigment dispersion in which a pigment is finely dispersed in a stable manner and at a high level, the aqueous pigment dispersion enabling preparation of an aqueous inkjet ink capable of recording an image excellent in adhesiveness and durability on plastic media and textiles. The polymeric dispersant is a polymer that includes a constituent unit (i) derived from styrene, a constituent unit (ii) derived from methyl methacrylate and/or the like, a constituent unit (iii) derived from 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate and/or the like, a constituent unit (iv) derived from 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and/or the like, and a constituent unit (v) derived from methacrylic acid, and at least part of carboxy groups is neutralized with an alkali.

Abstract: A first end portion of a connecting part of a connecting member reaches a locked member arranged such that the thickness direction of one of two construction materials is an axial direction N, and a second end portion of the connecting part reaches the other one of the two construction materials. The second end portion is formed to have a torsion angle ? as an inclination angle to the axial direction N. When the second end portion is coupled with the other construction material by a coupling fitting, the torsion angle ? reduces or disappears, a torsion angle to the axial direction N is generated in the first end portion, the first end portion locks on the locked member, and the connecting member connects the two construction materials.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a machine learning program for causing a computer to executes processing, the processing including: generating a tensor representing a plurality of pieces of triple data; and executing tensor decomposition, when performing the tensor decomposition of the tensor into a core tensor and factor matrices, under a condition that a value of a first element of the factor matrix corresponding to first triple data among the plurality of pieces of triple data and a value of an element of the core tensor are fixed.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a machine learning program that causes at least one computer to execute a process, the process includes classifying a plurality of entities included in a graph structure that indicates a relationship between the plurality of entities to generate a first group and a second group; specifying a first entity positioned in a connection portion of the graph structure between the first group and the second group; and training a machine learning model by inputting first training data that indicates a relationship between the first entity and a second entity of the plurality of entities into the machine learning model in priority to a plurality of pieces of training data that indicates the relationship between the plurality of entities other than the first training data.

Abstract: An association rule generation device includes a processor that executes a procedure. The procedure includes acquiring plural combinatorial data including one or more data value, for each of the combinatorial data augmenting the combinatorial data with a high level concept data value for each of the one or more data values contained in the combinatorial data, and generating an association rule indicating an association between data values by employing the plural combinatorial data augmented with the high level concept data values.

Abstract: Samples each including a feature amount and a label indicating one of a first value and a second value are classified into three or more clusters according to their feature amounts. Some of the clusters are combined to form a combined cluster on the basis of information on the number of samples with labels of the first value. The accuracy level of each sample with respect to the first value or the second value is calculated on the basis of the result of classifying into the combined cluster and the remaining clusters. Then, machine learning is performed using samples whose accuracy levels do not meet a prescribed condition more preferentially than samples whose accuracy levels meet the prescribed condition.

Abstract: A process includes acquiring a plurality of pieces of data each of which is data in which an element of a first item, an element of a second item, and a relation between the element of the first item and the element of the second item are associated with one another, transforming each of identical elements that appear in common as either item of the first item or the second item in two or more pieces of data among the acquired plurality of pieces of data, into a unique element in the plurality of pieces of data, and generating, based on the plurality of pieces of data resulting from the transforming, a graph that is constituted by a plurality of nodes each of which represents a different element and that indicates a relation between elements in a multidimensional vector space.

Abstract: A connecting fitting (20A) for connecting two construction materials includes a first connecting member (21) and a second connecting member (22) for connecting the construction materials, and a parallelizing means (45) having a parallelizing function of aligning the connecting members (21, 22) in a first direction and making them parallel or almost parallel to each other. The first direction is a direction perpendicular to both the direction (M) of an interval between the two construction materials and the thickness direction of one construction material. The parallelizing function of the parallelizing means (45) disappears due to a load caused to act on at least one of the connecting members (21, 22). The inclination angles of the connecting members (21, 22) with respect to the direction (M) of the interval become inclination angles (?1, ?2) opposite to each other due to the disappearance of the parallelizing function.

Abstract: A first end portion of a connecting part of a connecting member reaches a locked member arranged such that the thickness direction of one of two construction materials is an axial direction N, and a second end portion of the connecting part reaches the other one of the two construction materials. The second end portion is formed to have a torsion angle ? as an inclination angle to the axial direction N. When the second end portion is coupled with the other construction material by a coupling fitting, the torsion angle ? reduces or disappears, a torsion angle to the axial direction N is generated in the first end portion, the first end portion locks on the locked member, and the connecting member connects the two construction materials.

Abstract: Samples each including a feature amount and a label indicating one of a first value and a second value are classified into three or more clusters according to their feature amounts. Some of the clusters are combined to form a combined cluster on the basis of information on the number of samples with labels of the first value. The accuracy level of each sample with respect to the first value or the second value is calculated on the basis of the result of classifying into the combined cluster and the remaining clusters. Then, machine learning is performed using samples whose accuracy levels do not meet a prescribed condition more preferentially than samples whose accuracy levels meet the prescribed condition.

Abstract: A multilayer film reflector is a multilayer film reflector that includes a first uniform period multilayer film, an adjustment layer, and a second uniform period multilayer film in this order from a substrate side. A combination of the following (a) to (c) is set to each region or each position within a reflection surface. (a) Reflection characteristics of the single first uniform period multilayer film, (b) reflection characteristics of the single second uniform period multilayer film, and (c) a film thickness of the adjustment layer.

Abstract: A multilayer film reflective mirror for reflecting incident light is provided with: a substrate; a first multilayer film formed by alternately layering a Mo layer and a Si layer on a surface of the substrate; a detachable layer detachable from the first multilayer film; and a second multilayer film formed by alternately layering the Mo layer and the Si layer on the detachable layer, and the second multilayer film is removable by detaching the detachable layer by dissolving it with acid. When reflectance of the multilayer film reflective mirror is reduced, the reflectance can be increased by a simple operation.

Abstract: A multilayer film reflector is a multilayer film reflector that includes a first uniform period multilayer film, an adjustment layer, and a second uniform period multilayer film in this order from a substrate side. A combination of the following (a) to (c) is set to each region or each position within a reflection surface. (a) Reflection characteristics of the single first uniform period multilayer film, (b) reflection characteristics of the single second uniform period multilayer film, and (c) a film thickness of the adjustment layer.

Abstract: Provided is an EUV light source which brings a target into the plasma state to radiate EUV light from the generated plasma. The target is one of a plurality of discrete targets. The surface area of each target is 1.5 times or more of that of a sphere which has the same material and the same mass as those of the target.

Abstract: On a multilayer film mirror, a protective layer is formed having a varied composition in the depth direction. The protective layer includes an interface side layer formed on a thin film layer, i.e., the outermost layer of a multilayer film, a surface side layer provided on the interface side layer as the outermost surface of an optical element, and an intermediate layer. The interface side layer has properties such as providing relative absorption of non-exposure light from a light source. The surface side layer suppresses oxidation of the surface of the multilayer film.

Abstract: On a multilayer film mirror, a protective layer is formed having a varied composition in the depth direction. The protective layer includes an interface side layer formed on a thin film layer, i.e., the outermost layer of a multilayer film, a surface side layer provided on the interface side layer as the outermost surface of an optical element, and an intermediate layer. The interface side layer has properties such as providing relative absorption of non-exposure light from a light source. The surface side layer suppresses oxidation of the surface of the multilayer film.

Abstract: A liquid in which fine solid Sn particles are dispersed in a resin is accommodated inside the heated tank 4. The resin pressurized by a pressurizing pump is conducted to a nozzle 1, so that a liquid-form resin is caused to jet from the tip end of the nozzle 1 that is disposed inside a vacuum chamber 7. The liquid-form resin which is caused to jet from the nozzle 1 assumes a spherical shape as a result of surface tension, and is solidified by being cooled in a vacuum, so that a solid-form target 2 is formed. A laser introduction window 10 used for the introduction of laser light is formed in the vacuum chamber 7, and laser light generated from a laser light source 8 disposed on the outside of the vacuum chamber 7 is focused by a lens 9 and conducted into the vacuum chamber 7, so that the target is converted into a plasma, thus generating EUV light.

Abstract: A multilayer mirror aims to reduce incidence angle dependence of reflectivity. A substrate is made of low thermal polished expansion glass with 0.2 nm RMS or less roughness of the surface. On the surface thereof formed is a Ru/Si multilayer having a wide full-width half maximum of peak reflectivity, and on the Ru/Si multilayer formed is a Mo/Si multilayer having a high peak reflectivity value. This enables higher reflectivity than when Ru/Si alone provided and a reflectivity peak having a wider full-width half maximum than when the Mo/Si multilayer alone provided. Since Ru absorbs EUV ray more than Mo does, higher reflectivity is obtainable than that of a structure having the Ru/Si multilayer formed on the Mo/Si multilayer. The multilayer with a wide full-width half maximum has small incidence angle dependence of reflectivity in spectral reflectivity, thereby achieving high imaging performance in projection optical system.

Abstract: Provided is an EUV light source which brings a target into the plasma state to radiate EUV light from the generated plasma. The target is one of a plurality of discrete targets. The surface area of each target is 1.5 times or more of that of a sphere which has the same material and the same mass as those of the target.

Abstract: A multilayer mirror aims to reduce incidence angle dependence of reflectivity. A substrate is made of low thermal polished expansion glass with 0.2 nm RMS or less roughness of the surface. On the surface thereof formed is a Ru/Si multilayer having a wide full-width half maximum of peak reflectivity, and on the Ru/Si multilayer formed is a Mo/Si multilayer having a high peak reflectivity value. This enables higher reflectivity than when Ru/Si alone provided and a reflectivity peak having a wider full-width half maximum than when the Mo/Si multilayer alone provided. Since Ru absorbs EUV ray more than Mo does, higher reflectivity is obtainable than that of a structure having the Ru/Si multilayer formed on the Mo/Si multilayer. The multilayer with a wide full-width half maximum has small incidence angle dependence of reflectivity in spectral reflectivity, thereby achieving high imaging performance in projection optical system.