Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus can be connected with an ultrasound probe including a plurality of elements adapted to transmit ultrasound signals and to receive reflected wave signals from a subject or from the air. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry diagnoses states of the elements based on a feature value of the reflected wave signal. The processing circuitry also prepares, based on the states, deterioration degree information indicative of the deterioration degrees of the elements. The processing circuitry superimposes the deterioration degree information onto an ultrasound image of the subject and causes a display to display a resultant image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to execute a process, the process including receiving a request for an approval process for a specified organization included in a plurality of organizations, the approval process corresponding to a specified approval event included in a plurality of approval events, executing approval process based on first information stored in a storage unit, the first information indicating a plurality of contents, for each of the plurality of organizations, to which each of the plurality of approval events correspond, and executing, after the approval process, a following approval process for a higher organization of the specified organization, indicated by second information stored in the second storage unit, based on the first information, the second information indicating a hierarchy relationship of the plurality of organizations.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including: a memory configured to store information associating, for each project of one or more projects having a flat structure, the project with an organization that is selected from a plurality of organizations having a hierarchical structure, at least one of one or more members of the project belonging to the selected organization, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: charge, when a first service is provided for a first project, a first organization for the provided first service, the first organization being associated with the first project by the stored information.

Abstract: A deployment control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive, from a first terminal device, a deployment request for requesting deployment of a virtual machine. The processor is configured to generate, in response to the received deployment request, the virtual machine configured to hold first permission information corresponding to unique information of the first terminal device, and selectively allow an access from a terminal device having permission information identical to the first permission information. The processor is configured to transmit the first permission information to the first terminal device.

Abstract: A deployment control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive, from a first terminal device, a deployment request for requesting deployment of a virtual machine. The processor is configured to generate, in response to the received deployment request, the virtual machine configured to hold first permission information corresponding to unique information of the first terminal device, and selectively allow an access from a terminal device having permission information identical to the first permission information. The processor is configured to transmit the first permission information to the first terminal device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an abnormal pattern detection program for a function call in a source program that makes a computer, which is connected to a main memory and an output device, execute the following processes. (1) A reading process for reading the source program onto the main memory. (2) A sentence extracting process for extracting previous and next sentences of every function call of each function from the source program read onto the main memory. (3) A setting process for setting common appearance patterns, which are included in the previous and next sentences of every function call extracted through the sentence extracting process and appear in a high frequency, on the main memory. (4) An output process for outputting a warning message from the output device when a function call whose previous and next sentences do not include any of the common appearance patterns is found in the source program.

Abstract: Disclosed is an abnormal pattern detection program for a function call in a source program that makes a computer, which is connected to a main memory and an output device, execute the following processes. (1) A reading process for reading the source program onto the main memory. (2) A sentence extracting process for extracting previous and next sentences of every function call of each function from the source program read onto the main memory. (3) A setting process for setting common appearance patterns, which are included in the previous and next sentences of every function call extracted through the sentence extracting process and appear in a high frequency, on the main memory. (4) An output process for outputting a warning message from the output device when a function call whose previous and next sentences do not include any of the common appearance patterns is found in the source program.

Abstract: A dilution material for measuring infrared spectra comprising two or more kinds of the inorganic materials capable of transmitting infrared rays, of which the surface reflection loss is less than one third, and at least one of which the refractive index is different from another one by more than 0.1, and other means capable of improving infrared spectra of highly scattering samples such as coal powder and pitch powder.

Abstract: A precoated steel sheet for a two-piece can, which comprises: a steel sheet; a precoating film formed on one surface of the steel sheet, which is to be the outer surface of a two-piece can, by applying a precoating composition onto the one surface of the steel sheet and curing same; and another precoating film formed on the other surface of the steel sheet, which is to be the inner surface of the two-piece can, by applying another precoating composition onto the other surface of the steel sheet and curing same. The above-mentioned precoating composition comprises a thermosetting coating material and an internal lubricant having a content ratio within the range of from 0.1 to 30 weight parts relative to 100 weight parts of a resin as a solid content in the thermosetting coating material.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for continuously hot-dip galvanizing a steel strip, which comprises:Using a hot-dip galvanizing tank divided into a reaction chamber and a plating chamber having a bottom wall downwardly inclining toward the bottom wall of said reaction chamber, by a vertical partition provided, at the lowermost end thereof, with a gap and, at the upper end portion thereof, with an aperture of which the opening can be adjusted, said reaction chamber and said plating chamber communicating with each other through said gap and said aperture; causing a hot-dip galvanizing bath containing aluminum in a prescribed amount, contained in said hot-dip galvanizing tank, to circulate by convection, under the effect of stirring by a stirring means provided in said reaction chamber, through said gap and said aperture, between said reaction chamber and said plating chamber; continuously introducing a steel strip into said hot-dip galvanizing bath in said plating chamber while continuing said stirring, to subject sa