Abstract: Provided is a toner, comprising a toner particle having a core-shell structure composed of a core particle and a shell phase on a surface of the core particle, the core particle containing a resin X and a colorant, the shell phase being derived from a resin fine particle containing a resin Y, in which a relationship among a SP value of the resin X, a SP value of the resin Y, and a SP value of an organic solvent falls within a specific range, and a relationship between a number-average particle diameter of the resin fine particle when the resin fine particle is dispersed in water and a number-average particle diameter of the resin fine particle when the resin fine particle is dispersed in the organic solvent falls within a specific range.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a toner including the steps of: mixing a resin solution comprising a resin R, a colorant, and an organic solvent, a resin fine particle comprising a resin S containing an element ?, and carbon dioxide to form a droplet having a surface covered with the resin fine particle; introducing carbon dioxide in a liquid state and pressurizing to extract the organic solvent in the droplet; and removing the extracted organic solvent together with the carbon dioxide to provide a toner particle. In the method of producing a toner, when the resin fine particle is treated with the carbon dioxide in a liquid state, a change in amount of the element ? on the surface of the resin fine particle after the treatment as compared to the amount before the treatment falls within a specific range.

Abstract: A toner has toner particles containing a binder resin that comprises a block polymer as a main component, obtained by chemically bonding a crystalline polyester resin with an amorphous polyurethane resin, wherein the binder resin has a specific content of a crystalline polyester resin component, and has a concentration of ester bonds derived from the crystalline polyester resin component of not more than 5.2 mmol/g, and The maximum value EMAX of the flexural elasticity modulus E in a three-point bending test on the toner and the strain energy u for the toner satisfy specific values.

Abstract: In the measurement of an endothermic amount of a toner, (1) an endothermic peak temperature (Tp) derived from the binder resin is 50° C. or higher and 80° C. or lower; (2) a total endothermic amount (?H) derived from the binder resin is 30 [J/g] or more and 125 [J/g] or less based on mass of the binder resin; (3) when an endothermic amount derived from the binder resin from an initiation temperature of an endothermic process to Tp is represented by ?HTp [J/g], ?H and ?HTp satisfy formula (1) below; and (4) when an endothermic amount derived from the binder resin from the initiation temperature of an endothermic process to a temperature 3.0° C. lower than Tp is represented by ?HTp-3 [J/g], ?H and ?HTp-3 satisfy formula (2) below. 0.30??HTp/?H?0.50??(1) 0.00??HTp-3/?H?0.

Abstract: A visualization device includes: an evaluation index calculation unit 11 which calculates the value of an evaluation index representing a feature degree for each of combinations of a first attribute group and a second attribute group in terms of data on the second attribute group including one or more attributes and conditioned with the first attribute group including one or more attributes among high-dimensional data to be visualized; and a visualization processing unit 12 which generates image information for presenting combinations of the first attribute group and the second attribute group, which are determined to have large evaluation index values based on a predetermined criterion.

Abstract: A toner having good low-temperature fixability, charge stability, environmental stability, and durability and capable of stably producing high-quality images for a long time is provided. The toner includes a toner particle having a core-shell structure constituted of a core and a shell phase. The core contains a binder resin, a colorant, and wax, and the shell phase contains a resin A. The resin A is a comb polymer including a main chain portion (X), a side chain portion (Y), and a side chain portion (Z). The main chain portion (X) is a vinyl polymer, the side chain portion (Y) has an aliphatic polyester structure and has an ester group concentration of a polyester segment of 6.5 mmol/g or less, and the side chain portion (Z) has an organic polysiloxane structure and has an average number of Si—O bond repeating units of a siloxane segment of 2 or more and 100 or less.

Abstract: A toner has toner particles containing a binder resin that comprises a block polymer as a main component, obtained by chemically bonding a crystalline polyester resin with an amorphous polyurethane resin, wherein the binder resin has a specific content of a crystalline polyester resin component, and has a concentration of ester bonds derived from the crystalline polyester resin component of not more than 5.2 mmol/g, and The maximum value EMAX of the flexural elasticity modulus E in a three-point bending test on the toner and the strain energy u for the toner satisfy specific values.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a data concentration prediction device accurately predicting data concentration by analytically processing additional learning data extracted from within a necessary-sufficient range; a method thereof; and a program thereof. [Solution] A data concentration prediction means (31) analyzing, using a data storage means (21), a data structure of time-series data received by a data input means (11) to predict subsequent data concentration includes a learning data extraction processing unit (41) continuously extract-processes, as additional learning data necessary for predicting the subsequent data concentration, the time-series data deviating from a fluctuation permission range preset on the basis of time-series data within a past fixed period based on a time point immediately preceding an input time point of each time-series data.

Abstract: An information processing device calculates a mean and a variance of a response variable for each range determined based on a partition candidate being information on partitioning a domain of an explanatory variable into a plurality of ranges based on observed data and the mean and the variance are dependent on the explanatory variable, selects a specific partition candidate among a plurality of the partition candidates using an information criterion calculated based on the observed data and the calculated mean and variance of the response variable, and calculates a smooth function representing the variance of the response variable in the domain of the explanatory variable and a smooth function representing the mean of the response variable in the domain of the explanatory variable based on the mean and the variance calculated for each range determined based on the specific partition candidate.

Abstract: A preferred aim of the present invention is to provide a charged particle beam device having a high differential exhaust performance while maintaining a large dynamic range of an irradiation current by effectively arranging an aperture for differential pumping (111) and an objective final aperture (110). The present invention has features that a lens barrel including therein an optical system of the charged particle beam device (100) includes a first space (106) having a first degree of vacuum and a second space (105) having a degree of vacuum higher than the first degree of vacuum, and that the objective final aperture (110) is arranged in the second space (105).

Abstract: Provided is a toner that is excellent in terms of low-temperature fixability and hot offset resistance, has a wide fixing temperature range from a low-temperature region to a high-temperature region, and has high thermal storability. When the toner is measured with a capillary rheometer, t(1) is 60 seconds or more and t(5) is 30 seconds or less and the toner satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2) 65.0[° C.]?T(5)?90.0[° C.]??(1) 4.5?t(1)/t(5)?10.0??(2).

Abstract: The present invention provides a toner excellent in low-temperature fixability and also excellent in heat-resistant storage property, offset resistance, and durability. In a process for producing a toner containing toner particles by emulsion aggregation, each toner particle includes a binder resin of which a main component is a block polymer having a crystal structure, a colorant, and a release agent; the binder resin includes polyester as a main component; the rate of a portion capable of forming a crystal structure to the binder resin is 50 to 80 mass %; a peak temperature Tp of a maximum endothermic peak attributed to the binder resin is 50 to 80° C. in endothermic amount measurement of the toner with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC); and fused particles are heated at a heating temperature t (° C.) satisfying Tp??15.0?t?Tp??5.0 for at least 0.5 hr.

Abstract: To provide an information spread scale prediction device capable of accurately predicting the number of future contributions for a specific topic in SNS and the like. The information spread scale prediction device includes: a learning text data input unit which acquires learning text data from a specific website; a node influence learning unit which calculates the influence for the number of statements by each group to which a node specifying a single specific user belongs for the topic from the number of statements by each classified topic, and stores it as learning data; a prediction text data input unit which acquires prediction text data from the specific website after storing the learning data; and a future contribution number prediction unit which predicts and outputs the number of contributions at a specific future time of the topic based on the number of statements of each topic and the learning data.

Abstract: A fuel supply pump in which even when a tappet slides at high speed, a sliding balance of the tappet is maintained and improved durability is achieved by preventing one-sided contact between the tappet and a cylinder hole. The tappet is configured to have a cylindrical tappet body and a roller, and a cylindrical guide ring is fixed into the cylinder hole. In the tappet body and a cylindrical portion of the guide ring, a tappet side guide portion and a guide ring side guide portion which can be fitted thereto in an axial direction are provided in at least two locations at equal intervals.

Abstract: A toner having good low-temperature fixability, charge stability, environmental stability, and durability and capable of stably producing high-quality images for a long time is provided. The toner includes a toner particle having a core-shell structure constituted of a core and a shell phase. The core contains a binder resin, a colorant, and wax, and the shell phase contains a resin A. The resin A is a comb polymer including a main chain portion (X), a side chain portion (Y), and a side chain portion (Z). The main chain portion (X) is a vinyl polymer, the side chain portion (Y) has an aliphatic polyester structure and has an ester group concentration of a polyester segment of 6.5 mmol/g or less, and the side chain portion (Z) has an organic polysiloxane structure and has an average number of Si—O bond repeating units of a siloxane segment of 2 or more and 100 or less.

Abstract: A method for producing a toner that comprises toner particles, each of which comprises a binder resin, which comprises a resin (A) capable of forming a crystalline structure, and a colorant, the method including: a pressure holding step of, after preparing toner particles, holding the toner particles for 5 minutes or more at a pressure of 2.0 MPa or more under conditions of a temperature T1 (° C.) represented by formula (1): 20?T1?Tp2??(1) (wherein, Tp2 represents the onset temperature of the maximum endothermic peak derived from the resin (A)), wherein a peak temperature Tp1 of the maximum endothermic peak derived from the resin (A) during the first temperature rise of the toner particles as determined by differential scanning calorimetric measurement is 50° C. to 90° C.

Abstract: To detect an abnormal value in a satellite positioning system with high precision even when the observation environment changes or there is the time series correlation between data. An abnormal value index calculation unit 11 calculates an abnormal value index at each time of time-series data such as a pseudo distance between each artificial satellite and a receiver in the satellite positioning system or the like. A dynamic model forming unit 12 dynamically forms a model from the abnormal value index in a predetermined period and calculates a change point index from the time-series abnormal value index based on the dynamic model. The change point index is an index for determining whether the time-series is a one-shot outlier from a dynamic model or the dynamic model itself of input data changes when the time-series value which suddenly increases and decreases exists.

Abstract: In a toner formed of toner particles which include a colorant, a wax, and a binder resin containing a crystalline resin (a) primarily composed of a polyester, the crystalline resin has an endothermic peak temperature (Tp) in a range of 50° C. to 80° C., and in a viscoelasticity measurement of the toner, G?(Tp?10) is in a range of 5.0×107 to 5.0×108 Pa, G?(Tp+10) is in a range of 5.0×105 to 5.0×106 Pa, and G?(Tp?20), G?(Tp?10), G?(Tp+10), and G?(Tp+30) satisfy specific relationships.

Abstract: A rack mount device comprising: a housing; first and second drawer sections to be withdrawable from the housing; storage sections provided in the first and second drawer sections, each of storage sections including memory devices; a control module to control the memory devices; a connection cable to couple an external connection terminal of the housing and the control module and include an excess length portion corresponding to movement of the control module; a cable protective tube to be inserted by the excess length portion, one end of the cable protective tube fixed in a vicinity of a connection portion to the control module of the connection cable, another end of the cable protective tube fixed on a bottom plate side of the housing, the cable protective tube including a folded-up section which moves along with the drawing operation; and a cable protective tube deformation device to move the folded-up section.

Abstract: Provided is a toner comprising toner particles, wherein each of the toner particles has a core-shell structure composed of a core and a shell phase formed on the core, the shell phase contains a resin (B), and the core contains a binder resin (A), a colorant and a wax, wherein the toner particles contain the resin (B) in a specific amount with respect to the core, and wherein the solubility parameter (SP value) of the binder resin (A) is denoted by SP(A), the SP value of the resin (B) is denoted by SP(B), the SP value of a repeating unit with the smallest SP value from among repeating units constituting the resin (B) is denoted by SP(C), and the SP value of the wax is denoted by SP(W), each of the SP(A), SP(B), SP(C) and SP(W) satisfy specific relationships.