Abstract: A method generates a sound signal in accordance with score data representative of respective durations of a plurality of notes and a shortening indication to shorten a duration of a specific note. The method includes generating a shortening rate, generating a series of control data, and generating a sound signal. The shortening rate is representative of an amount of shortening of the duration of the specific note, and is generated, by inputting, to a first estimation model, condition data representative of a sounding condition specified by score data for the specific note. Each of the series of control data is representative of a control condition of the sound signal corresponding to the score data, and the series of control data reflects a shortened duration of the specific note shortened in accordance with the generated shortening rate. The sound signal is generated in accordance with the series of control data.

Abstract: A method generates first pitch data indicating a pitch of a first sound signal to be synthesized; and uses a generative model to estimate output data indicative of the first sound signal based on the generated first pitch data. The generative model has been trained to learn a relationship between second pitch data indicating a pitch of a second sound signal and the second sound signal. The first pitch data includes a first plurality of pieces of pitch notation data corresponding to pitch names, and is generated by setting, from among the first plurality of pieces of pitch notation data, a first piece of pitch notation data that corresponds to the pitch of the first sound signal as a hot value based on a difference between a reference pitch of a pitch name corresponding to the first piece of pitch notation data and the pitch of the first sound signal.

Abstract: A computer-implemented sound signal synthesis method generates control data including pitch notation data indicative of a pitch name of a pitch of a sound signal to be synthesized and octave data indicative of an octave of the pitch of the sound signal to be synthesized; and estimates output data indicative of the sound signal to be synthesized by inputting the generated control data into a generative model that has learned a relationship between training control data including training pitch notation data indicative of a pitch name of a pitch of a reference signal and training octave data indicative of an octave of the pitch of the reference signal; and training output data indicative of the reference signal.

Abstract: There is provided a copolymer for suppressing protein adsorption, which contains a constitutional unit (a) represented by Formula 1 and a constitutional unit (b) represented by Formula 2, and which is used for producing an article that comes in contact with a protein. In the formula, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents an OR33, a halogen atom, COR34, COOR35, CN, CONR36R37, or R38, where R33 to R37 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted non-aromatic heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted organosilyl group, and R38 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group.

Abstract: The present application pertains to a production method for a polymer, including a step for polymerizing a starting material composition (I) that includes: a monomer mixture (I-1) containing a macromonomer (a) represented by the following formula (1), and (b) a vinyl monomer; and 0.01 to 5 parts by mass of a non-metallic chain transfer agent with respect to 100 parts by mass of the monomer mixture (I-1); a polymer obtained by the production method; and a molded article. According to the present invention, there can be provided a polymer having exceptional resistance to dwell-induced degradation, and a molded article having exceptional yellowing resistance, a low haze value, and exceptional pliability.

Abstract: There has been a demand for a technology capable of more efficiently arranging each variable used within a program because the storage capacity of a memory area is limited. A programming language processing program oriented to a microcomputer having a plurality of memory areas is provided. Based on a source program or an object code generated from the source program, information for determining which memory area of the memory areas the variable used within the source program should be arranged in is outputted as arrangement determination information. As to each aggregate variable used within the source program, the arrangement determination information includes information for each element of the corresponding aggregate variable.

Abstract: The present application pertains to a production method for a polymer, including a step for polymerizing a starting material composition (I) that includes: a monomer mixture (I-1) containing a macromonomer (a) represented by the following formula (1), and (b) a vinyl monomer; and 0.01 to 5 parts by mass of a non-metallic chain transfer agent with respect to 100 parts by mass of the monomer mixture (I-1); a polymer obtained by the production method; and a molded article. According to the present invention, there can be provided a polymer having exceptional resistance to dwell-induced degradation, and a molded article having exceptional yellowing resistance, a low haze value, and exceptional pliability.