Abstract: This qubit control circuit includes a first power supply line through which a first excitation current is input, a second power supply line through which a second excitation current is input, a first input signal line through which a first input signal is input, a first pulse train generation circuit that outputs a first pulse train having a repetition frequency corresponding to a frequency of the first excitation current generated by a first Josephson junction on the basis of a frequency of the first excitation current, a waveform of the second excitation current, and a logical state indicated by the first input signal, a second pulse train generation circuit that outputs a second pulse train having a repetition frequency corresponding to the frequency of the first excitation current generated by a second Josephson junction on the basis of the frequency of the first excitation current, and an output pulse train generation circuit that includes a third Josephson junction and outputs an output pulse train in w

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a motor configured to drive a front wheel using power of a battery, a power controller configured to supply power from the battery to the motor, an integrated electromechanical unit integrating the motor and the power controller, a thermal integration unit in which multiple components are connected and integrated with each other by to a pipe through which a heat transfer medium flows, and a trunk box. The battery is arranged under a floor of a passenger compartment. The motor, the power controller, the thermal integration unit, and the trunk box are arranged forward of the passenger compartment. The trunk box, the thermal integration unit, and the motor are arranged sequentially from front of a vehicle. The thermal integration unit is arranged between the trunk box and the motor.

Abstract: A CO2 emissions estimation system includes a control device including a processor and functioning, through the processor executing a CO2 emissions estimation program, as an emissions estimator. The emissions estimator determines an estimated value of CO2 emissions from an image forming apparatus, using a first estimation model as a formula for estimating the emissions, a setting value for the image forming apparatus, and job execution information as information related to execution of a job by the image forming apparatus. The first estimation model is a formula where a multiple regression expression for determining an estimated value of a power consumption of the image forming apparatus is multiplied by a CO2 emissions factor. The first estimation model has an explanatory variable according to a different type of the setting value and/or an explanatory variable according to a different type of the job execution information.

Abstract: A CO2 emissions estimation system includes a control device including a processor and functioning, through the processor executing a CO2 emissions estimation program, as an emissions estimator. The emissions estimator determines an estimated value of CO2 emissions from an image forming apparatus, using an estimation model as a formula for estimating the emissions. When a number of sheets subjected to a particular job on the image forming apparatus in a specified period is 1 or more, the emissions estimator determines an estimated value of the emissions in the specified period using a first estimation model as the estimation model. When the number of sheets subjected to the particular job in the specified period falls short of 1, the emissions estimator determines an estimated value of the emissions in the specified period using as the estimation model a second estimation model different from the first estimation model.

Abstract: This qubit control circuit includes a first power supply line through which a first excitation current is input, a second power supply line through which a second excitation current is input, a first input signal line through which a first input signal is input, a first pulse train generation circuit that outputs a first pulse train having a repetition frequency corresponding to a frequency of the first excitation current generated by a first Josephson junction on the basis of a frequency of the first excitation current, a waveform of the second excitation current, and a logical sate indicated by the first input signal, a second pulse train generation circuit that outputs a second pulse train having a repetition frequency corresponding to the frequency of the first excitation current generated by a second Josephson junction on the basis of the frequency of the first excitation current, and an output pulse train generation circuit that includes a third Josephson junction and outputs an output pulse train in wh

Abstract: A CO2 emission estimation system includes a CO2 emission estimator. The CO2 emission estimator calculates an estimated value of CO2 emissions from an image forming apparatus when performing a job, using a CO2 emission estimation model as a formula for estimating the CO2 emissions and settings for the job. The CO2 emission estimation model is a formula where a multiple regression expression for determining an estimated value of a power consumption of the image forming apparatus when performing the job is multiplied by a CO2 emission factor. The CO2 emission estimation model has a plurality of explanatory variables each according to a different type of setting for the job.

Abstract: A magnetic flux bias circuit includes an input signal line to which an input signal indicating an applied magnetic flux using a digital value is input, a first current control line, a second current control line, and a third current control line to which a clock signal according to the input signal is input, a digital/analog conversion unit converting the input signal into an analog signal using a circuit including a quantum flux parametron circuit on the basis of the input signal input to the input signal line and the clock signal input to the first current control line, the second current control line, and the third current control line, and a magnetic flux application unit applying an applied magnetic flux to a controlled object on the basis of the analog signal output from the digital/analog conversion unit.

Abstract: An image comparison apparatus includes an image comparison portion. The image comparison portion generates a shadow target image which is an image of a portion of a shadow in a target image. The image comparison portion generates a shadow reference image corresponding to the shadow target image in a reference image. The image comparison portion matches a tone of the two shadow images. The image comparison portion generates a non-shadow target image in the target image and a non-shadow reference image in the reference image. The image comparison portion matches a tone of the two non-shadow images. The image comparison portion generates the target image from which the shadow has been removed by synthesizing the shadow target image and the non-shadow target image. The image comparison portion compares the reference image and the target image from which the shadow has been removed.

Abstract: An image comparison apparatus includes an image comparison portion configured to compare a reference image with a target image. The image comparison portion calculates a degree of blur of each of the reference image and the target image. The image comparison apparatus reduces a difference in the degree of blur between the reference image and the target image to within a specific range by adding blur to one of the reference image and the target image that has a smaller degree of blur. The image comparison apparatus compares the reference image and the target image whose difference in the degree of blur has been reduced to within the specific range.

Abstract: The image comparison portion calculates a plurality of pixel SSIM values of a first image and a second image and a representative SSIM value which is an overall SSIM value of both images. The image comparison portion identifies one or more count target SSIM values that belong to a specific range below a first threshold value among the plurality of pixel SSIM values when the representative SSIM value is equal to or greater than the first threshold value. The image comparison portion adds up a number of pixels for each level of the one or more count target SSIM values in both images with a weight according to each level of the one or more count target SSIM values to calculate a weighted sum. The image comparison portion determines that the two images do not match when the weighted sum exceeds a second threshold value.

Abstract: A photon detection device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a superconducting photon detector array in which a plurality of superconducting photon detectors (SPDs) are arranged; a plurality of first transmission lines connected to the plurality of SPDs and configured to transmit a detection current output from each of the plurality of SPDs; an address information generation circuit connected to the plurality of first transmission lines and configured to generate, based on the detection current, an address information signal that specifies a superconducting photon detector from which the detection current is output; a second transmission line magnetically coupled to all of the plurality of first transmission lines; and a time information generation circuit connected to the second transmission line and configured to generate, based on the detection current, a time information signal indicating a time at which a photon is incident on the plurality of superconductive photon detection SPDs.

Abstract: A heat management system disclosed herein is used for a vehicle. The heat management system may include an electric device, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a first channel, a second channel, a first pump, a second pump, a first channel valve, a second channel valve, a bypass channel, and a controller. The controller may be configured to, when one of the first pump and the second pump operates abnormally, control the first channel valve and the second channel valve such that the flow of the first heat medium from both of the first channel and the second channel to the first heat exchanger is allowed and activate the other of the first pump and the second pump.

Abstract: A solution search device includes a variable value calculation circuit provided for each variable in a conjunctive-normal-form logical expression of an instance of the Boolean Satisfiability problem (SAT) and calculates a value of the variable; and a notification path that notifies another variable value calculation circuit of the value, in which each of the variable value calculation circuit includes a positive-side variable value calculation circuit that calculates a value of a target variable making all clauses including a target variable having no negation among clauses of the logical expression be true, a negative-side variable value calculation circuit that calculates the value of the target variable making all clauses including a target variable having negation among clauses of the logical expression be true, and a current value calculation circuit that calculates the value of the target variable based on the value of the target variable calculated by the positive- side variable value calculation circu

Abstract: A photon detection device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a superconducting photon detector array in which a plurality of superconducting photon detectors (SPDs) are arranged; a plurality of first transmission lines connected to the plurality of SPDs and configured to transmit a detection current output from each of the plurality of SPDs; an address information generation circuit connected to the plurality of first transmission lines and configured to generate, based on the detection current, an address information signal that specifies a superconducting photon detector from which the detection current is output; a second transmission line magnetically coupled to all of the plurality of first transmission lines; and a time information generation circuit connected to the second transmission line and configured to generate, based on the detection current, a time information signal indicating a time at which a photon is incident on the plurality of superconductive photon detection SPDs.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a line head including multiple ink jet nozzles arrayed in a line direction; a storage device; and a controller circuit configured to determine an image width, the image width being a width of an image to be formed in the line direction, mandatorily eject ink from an ink jet nozzle group before forming the image, the ink jet nozzle group including multiple ink jet nozzles used to form the image having the image width out of the multiple ink jet nozzles, and store the image width in the storage device as a mandatory ejection width.

Abstract: A heat management system disclosed herein is used for a vehicle. The heat management system may include an electric device, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a first channel, a second channel, a first pump, a second pump, a first channel valve, a second channel valve, a bypass channel, and a controller. The controller may be configured to, when one of the first pump and the second pump operates abnormally, control the first channel valve and the second channel valve such that the flow of the first heat medium from both of the first channel and the second channel to the first heat exchanger is allowed and activate the other of the first pump and the second pump.

Abstract: An adhesive composition that exhibits excellent adhesive performance such as curved surface adhesiveness to low-polarity adherends and constant load peeling properties in high-temperature environments, and also an adhesive sheet and a method for producing the same.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a case section, a conveyance section, a controller, an acquiring section, and storage. The controller controls the image forming section and the conveyance section according to mechanical settings information corresponding to a type of the sheet. The acquiring section acquires an identification image for identifying the type of the sheet. The storage stores therein mechanical-settings-information candidates and registered images associated with the mechanical-settings-information candidates. The controller determines whether or not a matching image exists when a sheet is loaded in the case section. Here, the matching image is a registered image matching the identification image of the registered images. The controller adjusts mechanical settings information based on a mechanical-settings-information candidate associated with the matching image of the mechanical-settings-information candidates when determining that the matching image exists.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a case section, a conveyance section, a controller, an acquiring section, and storage. The controller controls the image forming section and the conveyance section according to mechanical settings information corresponding to a type of the sheet. The acquiring section acquires an identification image for identifying the type of the sheet. The storage stores therein mechanical-settings-information candidates and registered images associated with the mechanical-settings-information candidates. The controller determines whether or not a matching image exists when a sheet is loaded in the case section. Here, the matching image is a registered image matching the identification image of the registered images. The controller adjusts mechanical settings information based on a mechanical-settings-information candidate associated with the matching image of the mechanical-settings-information candidates when determining that the matching image exists.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a line head including multiple ink jet nozzles arrayed in a line direction; a storage device; and a controller circuit configured to determine an image width, the image width being a width of an image to be formed in the line direction, mandatorily eject ink from an ink jet nozzle group before forming the image, the ink jet nozzle group including multiple ink jet nozzles used to form the image having the image width out of the multiple ink jet nozzles, and store the image width in the storage device as a mandatory ejection width.