Abstract: A substrate laminating apparatus includes: a first holding mechanism configured to hold a first substrate; a second holding mechanism configured to hold a second substrate and change a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate; a load detecting mechanism configured to detect a load originated from a surface tension acting between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a driving mechanism configured to control a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate based on a detection value of the load detecting mechanism.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a control unit. The image forming unit forms a test image based on test image data. The test image data includes a first image area and a second image area. The first image area is disposed adjacent to the second image area. The first image area is an image area including a mixed color image of a first primary color and a second primary color and has the same gradation value in a main scanning direction. The second image area is an image area of the second primary color and has the same gradation value in the main scanning direction. The control unit corrects a correction table based on the test image formed in the image forming unit. In the correction table, for each primary color, the gradation value is corrected according to a position in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a control unit. The image forming unit forms a test image based on test image data. The test image data includes a first image area and a second image area. The first image area is disposed adjacent to the second image area. The first image area is an image area including a mixed color image of a first primary color and a second primary color and has the same gradation value in a main scanning direction. The second image area is an image area of the second primary color and has the same gradation value in the main scanning direction. The control unit corrects a correction table based on the test image formed in the image forming unit. In the correction table, for each primary color, the gradation value is corrected according to a position in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit and a gradation correction table generation unit. The image reading unit reads an image. The gradation correction table generation unit, when the image reading unit reads a test image which includes a plurality of image areas formed based on the same density data in a main scan direction, generates a gradation correction table such that densities of output images in the main scan direction are close according to an area of the lowest density, which is read by the image reading unit, among the plurality of image areas in the same main scan direction.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a food containing, as a main ingredient, a foodstuff produced in developing regions with many malnourished patients, specifically at least one kind of grain selected from the group consisting of soybean, maize and sorghum, which contains sufficient protein/amino acid nutrients, is easy to take even without water, and provides a high improving effect on malnutrition (especially severe acute malnutrition). The present invention relates to a food containing at least one grain selected from the group consisting of soybean, maize and sorghum, lysine or a salt thereof, glutamine or a salt thereof, and methionine or a salt thereof.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises an acquisition section configured to acquire an image; an image processing section configured to carry out an image processing on the image acquired by the acquisition section; an image output section configured to output the image to which the image processing is carried out by the image processing section; a discrimination section configured to discriminate whether or not the image acquired by the acquisition section is a special image on the basis of the image, acquired by the acquisition section, which is different from the image to which the image processing is carried out by the image processing section; and a discrimination output section configured to output a discrimination result of the discrimination section.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet conveying unit configured to convey sheets, a first scanning unit configured to scan a surface of each of the sheets conveyed by the sheet conveying unit, and generate a first image data for each of the sheets, an erasing unit configured to carry out an erasing process on the surface of each of the sheets conveyed from the first scanning unit, a second scanning unit configured to scan the surface of each of the sheets conveyed from the erasing unit, and generate a second image data for each of the sheets, and a control unit configured to cause the sheets to be sorted based on a difference between the first image data and the second image data thereof.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet conveying unit configured to convey sheets, a first scanning unit configured to scan a surface of each of the sheets conveyed by the sheet conveying unit, and generate a first image data for each of the sheets, an erasing unit configured to carry out an erasing process on the surface of each of the sheets conveyed from the first scanning unit, a second scanning unit configured to scan the surface of each of the sheets conveyed from the erasing unit, and generate a second image data for each of the sheets, and a control unit configured to cause the sheets to be sorted based on a difference between the first image data and the second image data thereof.

Abstract: An ultrasonic apparatus images incidental information including at least either subject information or examination information to generate an incidental information image, and executes information processing of the incidental information image as an independent frame from a series of ultrasonic images as well as information processing to form the incidental information image as a series of images with the ultrasonic images.

Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device manufacturing method including forming a gate insulating film, a first silicon film, an inter-electrode insulating film, a second silicon film, and a processing insulating film on a semiconductor substrate; embedding an inter-gate insulating film between the gate electrodes of the memory cell transistors and the selector gate transistors; detaching the processing insulating film to expose an upper surface of the second silicon film, and processing the inter-gate insulating film so that an upper surface of the inter-gate insulating film is substantially at the same level as the upper surface of the second silicon film; exposing an upper portion of the second silicon film by etching the inter-gate insulating film between the gate electrodes of two adjacent ones of the selector gate transistors down to a first depth while leaving a contact region of a first width between the gate electrodes; performing silicidation of the upper portion of the second silicon film of each

Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate, a memory cell transistor formed in a memory cell region, and a field-effect transistor formed in a peripheral circuit region. The memory cell transistor includes: a floating gate electrode; a first inter-electrode insulating film; and a control gate electrode. The field-effect transistor includes: a lower gate electrode; a second inter-electrode insulating film having an opening; and an upper gate electrode electrically connected to the lower gate electrode via the opening. The control gate electrode and the upper gate electrode are formed by a plurality of conductive films that are stacked. The control gate electrode and the upper gate electrode include a barrier film formed in one of interfaces between the stacked conductive films and configured to suppress diffusion of metal atoms. The control gate electrode and the upper gate electrode have a part that is silicided.

Abstract: An electric drive device control system includes an electric drive device and an electric control unit. The electric control unit stores a control-side correction current for compensating for a current deviation of the electric control unit and a drive-side correction current for compensating for an operation deviation of the electric drive device. The electric control unit updates the drive-side correction current to a new drive-side correction current, which is specific to a new electric drive device, when the electric drive device is replaced with the new electric drive device. The electric control unit also updates the control-side correction current to a new control-side correction current, when the electric control unit is replaced with the new electric control unit.

Abstract: An image forming indicating terminal of an example of the invention includes a storage unit to store a first print condition, an input unit to input a second print condition when printing of data is executed, a calculation unit to calculate the second print condition inputted by the input unit, a comparison unit to compare an upper limit of the first print condition stored in the storage unit with the second print condition calculated by the calculation unit, and a display unit to display a warning when a comparison result of the comparison unit satisfies a specified condition.

Abstract: An ultrasonic apparatus images incidental information including at least either subject information or examination information to generate an incidental information image, and executes information processing of the incidental information image as an independent frame from a series of ultrasonic images as well as information processing to form the incidental information image as a series of images with the ultrasonic images.

Abstract: A digital copying machine includes a CPU that executes an overall control, a scanner section, a printer section, and an image processing section that executes image processes including image-process magnification alteration. The CPU adjusts a main-scan magnification of the scanner section at 90.9%, sets the image-process magnification alteration in the image processing section at 110%, and executes a control to form an image in the printer section on the basis of image data in which these magnifications are combined.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a connection unit which is connected to a network to perform communication, a receiving unit which receives printing information including at least page kind data indicating the kinds of data for each page and image data, through the connection unit, an image processing unit which performs image processing for the image data to properly decrease the quantity of printing material used for printing for each predetermined unit, based on the received page kind data, and a printer which prints on a medium based on the image data for which the image processing has been performed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the invention is a tandem type image forming apparatus for forming a color image and includes a bit-length converting unit configured to convert a plurality of first image data having a first bit length and provided for respective print colors into a plurality of second image data having a second bit length smaller than the first bit length in at least one of the print colors, a plurality of storage units configured to temporarily store the second image data for the respective print colors and to be capable of setting delay amounts different for the respective print colors to the second image data, a plurality of photoreceptors provided for the respective print colors and arranged at specified intervals. According to the invention, the quality of an image is kept at a specific level, and the capacity of a memory for delay adjustment of an image forming signal to each photoreceptor can be reduced.

Abstract: An automatic transmission controller has an electronic control circuit, an electromagnetic valve, and a pressure control valve. The electronic control circuit generates a control current. The electromagnetic valve regulates a command pressure in accordance with the control current. The pressure control valve has a spool and is formed with a spool hole. The spool reciprocates in the spool hole in accordance with the command pressure to regulate a pressure supplied to a friction element of an automatic transmission. In a standby state, when the friction element is in a disengaged state, the electronic control circuit generates an oscillating current as the control current so that the electromagnetic valve generates a standby command pressure that makes the spool reciprocate in a range in which no pressure is supplied to the friction element.

Abstract: Food compositions which comprise, as an active ingredient, an extract of migratory fish or a mixture of nutritional components of a similar composition to the above-mentioned extract in an amount of 0.5 g or more per one meal of the extract or the mixture in terms of the solid content thereof are effective for treating and/or preventing stress and stress-related conditions. With such food compositions it is possible to prevent or alleviate states such as fatigue e.g., asthenopia, mental fatigue, emotional dysfunction and the like, caused by stress and felt on a daily basis.

Abstract: A digital copying machine includes a CPU that executes an overall control, a scanner section, a printer section, and an image processing section that executes image processes including image-process magnification alteration. The CPU adjusts a main-scan magnification of the scanner section at 90.9%, sets the image-process magnification alteration in the image processing section at 110%, and executes a control to form an image in the printer section on the basis of image data in which these magnifications are combined.