Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a database, an acquisition unit, a list creation unit and a list output unit. The database stores assets to be protected, threats to the protected assets and security protection methods to the threats. The acquisition unit acquires basic information inputted by an administrator. The list creation unit lists a threat to a protected asset estimated from the basic information acquired by the acquisition unit and a security protection method by referring to the database. The list output unit outputs information listed by the list creation unit.

Abstract: A more preferable WB gain is calculated during strobe illuminated photography. When a WB gain for an image captured through strobe illuminated photography is calculated, the degree of contribution of strobe light is first estimated. When the degree of contribution is estimated, the image is first divided into a plurality of blocks, and typical brightness values and typical color values of the respective blocks are determined (S23). Subsequently, the highest-brightness block among the blocks analogous to the color of strobe light is identified as a strobe color block (S26). When there is a strobe color block, the degree of contribution of strobe light is estimated on the basis of the position of the strobe color block, a difference between the brightness of the strobe color block and the brightnesses of other blocks, and the like (S32 to S48).

Abstract: A steroid ester compound of a terminally-fluorinated alkyl fatty acid, a steroid compound having bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl group, a phosphatidylserine compound having a terminally-fluorinated alkyl group, a glyceride compound having bis(trifluoromethyl phenyl group, or a glyceride compound having a terminally-fluorinated alkyl group. A vascular lesion can be selectively imaged by using a contrast medium comprising a liposome containing said compound or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A more preferable WB gain is calculated during strobe illuminated photography. When a WB gain for an image captured through strobe illuminated photography is calculated, the degree of contribution of strobe light is first estimated. When the degree of contribution is estimated, the image is first divided into a plurality of blocks, and typical brightness values and typical color values of the respective blocks are determined (S23). Subsequently, the highest-brightness block among the blocks analogous to the color of strobe light is identified as a strobe color block (S26). When there is a strobe color block, the degree of contribution of strobe light is estimated on the basis of the position of the strobe color block, a difference between the brightness of the strobe color block and the brightnesses of other blocks, and the like (S32 to S48).

Abstract: A document creating apparatus includes a creation unit configured to create electric data, a request unit configured to request an input of a password to the electric data created by the creation unit, a determination unit configured to determine presence or absence of the input of the password according to the request unit, and a setting unit configured to set an arbitrary character string as the password when the determination unit determines that the password is not inputted.

Abstract: There is provided a technique of preventing occurrence of a shift in white balance even when the ratio of a dark area is greater than the ratio of a bright area as in the case of a night view. A white balance gain calculator calculates white balance gains for an image from color of pixels whose luminance levels are at equal to or greater than a reference luminance level among all pixels of an image. When the ratio of dark pixels whose luminance satisfies a predetermined condition, among all pixels of the image, is equal to or greater than a reference ratio, a correction coefficient calculating section determines a correction coefficient from at least one of factors; namely, image-capturing sensitivity corresponding to an image, the ratio of dark pixels, and firing/non-firing of flash light; and instructs the white balance gain calculator to make a correction to the white balance gain in accordance with the correction coefficient.

Abstract: A compound having superior solubility and suitable for a liposome contrast medium selective for a lesion such as vascular diseases is provided which is represented by the following general formula (I) wherein R1 to R3 represent an alkyl group or alkenyl group; X1 and X2 represent a single bond, —O—, or —N(Z1)- (Z1 represents hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group); X3 to X6 represent —O—, or —N(Z2)- (Z2 represents hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group); n represents an integer of 1 to 10; and L represents a divalent bridging group constituted by atoms selected from the group consisting of carbon atom, hydrogen atom, oxygen atom, nitrogen atom, fluorine atom and sulfur atom.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 represent an alkyl group or alkenyl group; X1 and X2 represent —O—, or —N(Z)-; Z represents hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group; L represents a divalent bridging group comprising an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, —CO—, —O— and the like wherein number of atoms constituting a chain length of the bridging group is 1 to 10; and Ch represents a partial structure containing 3 or more nitrogen atoms and capable of forming a chelate, and a chelate compound comprising the compound are provided. A vascular lesion can be selectively contrasted by MRI or scintigraphy imaging using a contrast medium comprising liposomes containing said compound or said chelate.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to provide a water-based anti-fouling paint composition which has excellent anti-fouling effects in seawater and which has minimal effect on the environment and on the operators because organic solvents are essentially not included. The purpose is accomplished by providing a water-based anti-fouling paint composition that contains a metal cross-linked acrylic water-based emulsion composition containing a divalent metal compound and dithiocarbamate compound, and which essentially does not require volatile organic solvents.

Abstract: To provide an auto white balance apparatus capable of performing stable white balance adjustment. A parent block is divided into child blocks by a block-dividing circuit 110, and a typical value is calculated every child block by a typical-value calculating circuit 120, and then the distance between the typical color difference component of each parent block and the typical color difference component of each child block is obtained on a color difference plane. A child block satisfying a condition equal to or less than a threshold value S is selected to recalculate reliability of a parent blocks by using only selected child blocks. Moreover, a white balance evaluating circuit 130 corrects reliabilities of parent blocks in accordance with the number of unselected child blocks.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus management system of an embodiment of the invention includes a first storage unit to store a document, an input unit to input print document data as use setting of the document after printing, a second storage unit to store the print document data inputted by the input unit, a print unit to print the document, and a control unit to manage the print document based on the print document data stored in the second storage unit.

Abstract: There is provided a technique of preventing occurrence of a shift in white balance even when the ratio of a dark area is greater than the ratio of a bright area as in the case of a night view. A white balance gain calculator calculates white balance gains for an image from color of pixels whose luminance levels are at equal to or greater than a reference luminance level among all pixels of an image. When the ratio of dark pixels whose luminance satisfies a predetermined condition, among all pixels of the image, is equal to or greater than a reference ratio, a correction coefficient calculating section determines a correction coefficient from at least one of factors; namely, image-capturing sensitivity corresponding to an image, the ratio of dark pixels, and firing/non-firing of flash light; and instructs the white balance gain calculator to make a correction to the white balance gain in accordance with the correction coefficient.

Abstract: A steroid ester compound of a terminally-fluorinated alkyl fatty acid, a steroid compound having bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl group, a phosphatidylserine compound having a terminally-fluorinated alkyl group, a glyceride compound having bis(trifluoromethyl phenyl group, or a glyceride compound having a terminally-fluorinated alkyl group. A vascular lesion can be selectively imaged by using a contrast medium comprising a liposome containing said compound or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (IA) or a salt thereof: wherein Ar1 represents hydrogen atom or an aryl group having at least one iodine atom as a substituent; Ar2 represents an aryl group having at least one iodine atom as a substituent; L1 and L2 independently represent a divalent bridging group of which main chain contains 6 or more carbon atoms; L3 represents a single bond or a divalent bridging group of which main chain contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms and one oxygen atom; X represents a functional group containing at least one heteroatom, provided that, when L3 is a single bond, X represents a functional group other than hydroxyl group. The compound can be used as a membrane component of liposomes, and the liposomes can be used as a contrast medium for X-ray radiography.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein Ar1 and Ar2 independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having at least one iodine atom as a substituent; L1 and L2 independently represent a divalent bridging group of which main chain consists of 7 or more atoms at least one of which is a heteroatom; and X represents —CH(OH)— or —CO—, which is suitable for an iodine-containing contrast medium containing liposomes.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (I), or a salt thereof: wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkenyl group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms; L represents a divalent bridging group (L is constituted by atoms selected from the group consisting of carbon atom, oxygen atom, nitrogen atom and hydrogen atom, wherein the total number of atoms constituting L and selected from the group consisting of carbon atom, oxygen atom and nitrogen atom is 4 to 15); and Ch represents a chelate forming moiety containing 3 or more nitrogen atoms. A compound suitable for a liposome contrast medium for performing lesion-selective imaging is provided.

Abstract: A more preferable WB gain is calculated during strobe illuminated photography. When a WB gain for an image captured through strobe illuminated photography is calculated, the degree of contribution of strobe light is first estimated. When the degree of contribution is estimated, the image is first divided into a plurality of blocks, and typical brightness values and typical color values of the respective blocks are determined (S23). Subsequently, the highest-brightness block among the blocks analogous to the color of strobe light is identified as a strobe color block (S26). When there is a strobe color block, the degree of contribution of strobe light is estimated on the basis of the position of the strobe color block, a difference between the brightness of the strobe color block and the brightnesses of other blocks, and the like (S32 to S48).

Abstract: A set pattern image with no displacement is recorded onto recording paper. In this set pattern image, the centers of auxiliary patterns are displaced in an auxiliary scan direction off a referential straight line passing through the centers of primary patterns. The image forming apparatus causes the set pattern image to be read, measures the displacements of the auxiliary patterns in the auxiliary scan direction off the referential straight line, and compensates for the displacements, such as by adjusting writing timings in the auxiliary scan direction so that the displacements become zero.

Abstract: To provide an auto white balance apparatus capable of performing stable white balance adjustment. A parent block is divided into child blocks by a block-dividing circuit 110, and a typical value is calculated every child block by a typical-value calculating circuit 120, and then the distance between the typical color difference component of each parent block and the typical color difference component of each child block is obtained on a color difference plane. A child block satisfying a condition equal to or less than a threshold value S is selected to recalculate reliability of a parent blocks by using only selected child blocks. Moreover, a white balance evaluating circuit 130 corrects reliabilities of parent blocks in accordance with the number of unselected child blocks.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (IA) or a salt thereof: wherein Ar1 represents hydrogen atom or an aryl group having at least one iodine atom as a substituent; Ar2 represents an aryl group having at least one iodine atom as a substituent; L1 and L2 independently represent a divalent bridging group of which main chain contains 6 or more carbon atoms; L3 represents a single bond or a divalent bridging group of which main chain contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms and one oxygen atom; X represents a functional group containing at least one heteroatom, provided that, when L3 is a single bond, X represents a functional group other than hydroxyl group. The compound can be used as a membrane component of liposomes, and the liposomes can be used as a contrast medium for X-ray radiography.