Abstract: A vehicle driving assistance device includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute acceleration suppression control for suppressing acceleration of a driver's vehicle in a case where a predetermined prohibition condition is not satisfied when an erroneous acceleration operation precondition is satisfied while a traveling condition is satisfied. The traveling condition is a condition for determining that the driver's vehicle is traveling. The erroneous acceleration operation precondition is a precondition for determining that an acceleration operation is erroneously performed. The acceleration operation is an operation performed by a driver of the driver's vehicle to request the acceleration of the driver's vehicle. The predetermined prohibition condition is based on a relationship between the driver's vehicle and an external environment of the driver's vehicle.

Abstract: A torque transmission joint includes a first elastic body having a plurality of first elastic pieces pinched in a circumferential direction between respective first convex portions and a coupling, and a second elastic body having a plurality of second elastic pieces pinched in the circumferential direction between respective second convex portions and the coupling.

Abstract: An image acquire device comprising: an irradiator configured to irradiate an undyed tissue with excitation light; an image sensor configured to acquire a third harmonic image of the undyed tissue based on light generated in third harmonic generation caused by interaction between the undyed tissue and the excitation light.

Abstract: In communication performed among multiple participants, at least one of a participant who will start speaking next and a timing thereof is estimated. An estimation apparatus includes a head motion information generation unit that acquires head motion information representing head motions of communication participants in a time segment corresponding to an end time of an utterance segment and synchronization information for head motions between the communication participants, and an estimation unit that estimates at least one of the speaker of the next utterance segment following the utterance segment and the next utterance start timing following the utterance segment based on the head motion information and the synchronization information for the head motions between the communication participants.

Abstract: When a behavior history is recorded, an excessive load is imposed on the user because an input operation is required. A technique has been required that simplifies the input operation. A behavior effect analysis system is provided that includes at least: position information acquisition means for acquiring position information; time information acquisition means for acquiring the time at which the user arrives at the position and the staying time at the position; behavior selection means for selecting a behavior executed by the user at the position and storing behavior information; record information acquisition means for acquiring record information including the record value acquired by the user and the record acquisition time; and analysis means for analyzing the effect of each behavior on the record value from the behavior information pertaining to a plurality of behaviors executed within a given period preceding the record acquisition time.

Abstract: A nonverbal information generation apparatus includes a nonverbal information generation unit that generates time-information-stamped nonverbal information that corresponds to time-information-stamped text feature quantities and an expression unit that expresses the nonverbal information on the basis of the time-information-stamped text feature quantities and a learned nonverbal information generation model. The time-information-stamped text feature quantities are configured to include feature quantities that have been extracted from text and time information representing times assigned to predetermined units of the text. The nonverbal information is information for controlling the expression unit so as to express behavior corresponding to the text.

Abstract: Provided is a developing device including: a toner; and a developer carrying member. The developer carrying member includes an electroconductive substrate and a surface layer on the substrate, the surface layer being a single layer and including a matrix containing a crosslinked urethane resin as a binder, wherein E1?200 MPa and 10 MPa?E2?100 MPa, where E1 is an elastic modulus of the matrix in a first region from an outer surface of the surface layer to a depth of 0.1 and E2 is an elastic modulus of the matrix in a second region from a depth of 1.0 to 1.1 ?m from the outer surface. The toner includes a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant and having a Martens hardness of 85 to 1,100 MPa when measured under a condition of a maximum load of 2.0×10?4 N.

Abstract: An aspect of the invention is a method for producing a substrate having through-silicon vias, the method including a preparation step of preparing a silicon substrate provided with through-holes, in which the through-holes communicate with both principal surfaces; a copper sintered body formation step of forming a copper sintered body having a porous structure such that the copper sintered body fills at least the through-holes; a resin impregnation step of impregnating the copper sintered body with a curable resin composition; and a resin curing step of curing the curable resin composition impregnated into the copper sintered body to form an electric conductor that includes the copper sintered body having pores filled with a resin cured product, and providing through-silicon vias in the through-holes.

Abstract: A resin composition is provided that contains a urethane resin and a smectite with partially immobilized lithium.

Abstract: The present invention, in an aspect, provides a resin composition that contains a vinyl polymer and a smectite with partially immobilized lithium.

Abstract: A nonverbal information generation apparatus includes a nonverbal information generation unit that generates nonverbal information that corresponds to feature quantities of voice or text on the basis of the feature quantities and a learned nonverbal information general model. The nonverbal information is information for controlling an expression unit that expresses behavior so that at least one of the number of times that the behavior is performed and the magnitude of the behavior correspond to the feature quantities.

Abstract: Provided are shoulder straps for a backpack in which the entire width of the shoulder strap is brought into contact with the shoulder from the upper joint portion with the backpack main body to the front part of the shoulder, thereby capable of dispersing a load concentrated on a local part of the shoulder, and a backpack including the shoulder straps for a backpack. A pair of left and right shoulder straps for a backpack, each of the shoulder straps for a backpack includes a core material having elasticity and a surface fabric covering the core material, wherein the core material has a difference in elevation so that a thickness of an outside of each shoulder strap is thicker than a thickness of an inside of each shoulder strap at least at a portion contacting a body.

Abstract: There is provided a die device capable of reliably releasing a workpiece from a die even when the workpiece has an undercut, and conveying the workpiece to a next process. A die device including: a lower die; and a lifter that lifts a pressed workpiece from the lower die, the lower die having an undercut region which is a portion that interferes with the workpiece when the workpiece is moved along a press direction, the lifter including: a vacuum cup that comes into contact with the workpiece; a rod part having a distal end provided with the vacuum cup; and a linear drive servomotor for causing the rod part to advance/retreat in an axial direction, and further including a rotary drive servomotor that turns the lifter in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction, wherein the lifter moves the workpiece by combining both movement along the press direction and movement in a direction inclined to the press direction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coating agent containing a synthetic organically-modified clay comprising a synthetic clay and an organic modification agent, a resin, and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is contained in an amount within the range of 5-70 parts by weight with respect to 30 parts by weight of the resin, and contains at least two selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene; a protective film using the same; and a product provided with the protective film.

Abstract: A communication skill evaluation system including: an audio input device; a measurement device; an utterance period detection unit that, based on the audio information input by the audio input device, detects an utterance period and a participant who spoke in each utterance period; a participatory role assignment unit that assigns a participatory role to each participant in accordance with whether or not each participant spoke in each utterance pair composed of two utterances obtained in chronological order from each utterance period; a feature quantity extraction unit that, based on the measurement results by the measurement device, extracts a non-verbal feature quantity for each participant, relating to the non-verbal action at the end of the utterance in each utterance period; and an estimation unit that estimates communication skill for each participant based on a combination, in each utterance period, of the participatory role and the non-verbal feature quantity.

Abstract: A resin composition contains a polyester polyol and a smectite with partially immobilized lithium.

Abstract: In communication performed among multiple participants, at least one of a participant who will start speaking next and a timing thereof is estimated. An estimation apparatus includes a head motion information generation unit that acquires head motion information representing head motions of communication participants in a time segment corresponding to an end time of an utterance segment and synchronization information for head motions between the communication participants, and an estimation unit that estimates at least one of the speaker of the next utterance segment following the utterance segment and the next utterance start timing following the utterance segment based on the head motion information and the synchronization information for the head motions between the communication participants.

Abstract: A nonverbal information generation apparatus includes a display unit that partitions text into predetermined units, displays the text partitioned into the predetermined units, and makes nonverbal information that represents information about behavior of a verbal output agent or nonverbal information that represents information about behavior of a receiver of verbal information of the verbal output agent that corresponds to the text when the verbal output agent outputs the verbal information visible in association with the predetermined units of the text.

Abstract: A nonverbal information generation apparatus includes a nonverbal information generation unit that generates time-information-stamped nonverbal information that corresponds to time-information-stamped text feature quantities on the basis of the time-information-stamped text feature quantities and a learned nonverbal information generation model. The time-information-stamped text feature quantities are configured to include feature quantities that have been extracted from text and time information representing times assigned to predetermined units of the text. The nonverbal information is information for controlling an expression unit that expresses behavior that corresponds to the text.

Abstract: A nonverbal information generation apparatus includes a nonverbal information generation unit that generates time-information-stamped nonverbal information that corresponds to time-information-stamped text feature quantities and an expression unit that expresses the nonverbal information on the basis of the time-information-stamped text feature quantities and a learned nonverbal information generation model. The time-information-stamped text feature quantities are configured to include feature quantities that have been extracted from text and time information representing times assigned to predetermined units of the text. The nonverbal information is information for controlling the expression unit so as to express behavior corresponding to the text.