Abstract: Provided are, an acidic gas removing agent with smaller variation in amounts of carbon dioxide absorption even in the coexistence of water in removing carbon dioxide in a gas; an acidic gas removing method; an absorption device provided with the acidic gas removing agent; and an acidic gas cleaning device. Used is an acidic gas removing agent comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group-containing compound having a number-average molecular weight of 500 or more and a derivative of the hydroxy group-containing compound.

Abstract: In an information processing system including: a resource management device that manages certain resources; an access device that accesses the resources; and an authorizing device that issues, to the access device, an access token corresponding to an access authority to the resources in a case where delegation of the access authority is permitted by an owner of the resources, the resource management device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires, in response to an access request to the resources accompanied by the access token from the access device, information in which a modifier is given to an access authority disclosed in advance by the authorizing device, which serves as information indicating a range of the access authority corresponding to the access token; and an execution unit that executes processing according to the access request within the range of the access authority limited by the modifier, thereby improving the flexibility of the range of an authority to be delegated to another person.

Abstract: A registration application support system includes: a registration application device that is included in a first organization and applies for pre-registration for delegation of a right regarding access to a resource to an authorization server; and an existence guarantee device that is included in a second organization and guarantees existence of the first organization, in which: the existence guarantee device includes a giving unit that gives an electronic signature to information that guarantees the existence of the first organization, in response to a request from a terminal used by a member of the first organization; the registration application device includes a transmission unit that transmits a display name of the first organization and the information to which the electronic signature has been given to the authorization server in order to apply for the pre-registration; and the authorization server includes a verification unit that causes the existence guarantee device to verify the electronic signatu

Abstract: A service providing system providing services to a plurality of users includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to a user terminal of each user, an authentication request requesting authentication for executing a predetermined process, a receiving unit configured to receive, from the user terminal of each user, an authentication response affixed with a user signature, and an executing unit configured to execute the predetermined process with respect to each user upon successful signature verification for all the plurality of users.

Abstract: An operation adjustment system includes estimation circuitry and generation circuitry. The estimation circuitry is configured to generate a calculation model based on a plurality of pairs of a parameter set and an evaluation index. The calculation model indicates a relationship between the parameter set and the evaluation index. The parameter set affects an operation of a motor control device. The evaluation index relates to a machine operated according to the parameter set by the motor control device. The generation circuitry is configured to generate a new parameter set based on the calculation model in order to update the calculation model with the new parameter set.

Abstract: Provided is a generation system including: one or more processors which acquire waveform data; specify an intention of a user; and generate pseudo waveform data from the waveform data acquired in such a manner that an intention of a user specified is reflected. Provided is a method for generating a waveform evaluation model executed by a computer, including: acquiring waveform data; specifying an intention of a user; generating pseudo waveform by generating pseudo waveform data from the waveform data acquired in the acquiring the waveform data in such a manner that the intention of the user specified in the specifying the intention is reflected; and executing learning by executing machine learning using the pseudo waveform data generated in the generating the pseudo waveform to generate a waveform evaluation model which outputs an evaluation result of input waveform data.

Abstract: Even when a fault occurs on an electric power system, a command signal based on appropriate calculation is given to a distributed power supply. Provided is a control apparatus configured to control a plurality of distributed power supplies connected to an electric power system. The control apparatus comprises: a first calculation unit configured to calculate in advance reactive electric power to be output by each of the distributed power supplies in the event of a fault on the electric power system; and a command output unit configured to output, to each of the distributed power supplies, a command signal for causing each of the distributed power supplies to output the reactive electric power calculated in advance by the first calculation unit when it is detected that a fault has occurred on the electric power system.

Abstract: A robot system includes circuitry and a robot. The circuitry is configured to set, based on a plurality of workpieces that move along a conveying surface, a window corresponding to n workpieces of the plurality of workpieces, according to an inflow order that is an order in which the plurality of workpieces have moved along the conveying surface, where n>1. The circuitry is further configured to determine a picking order by an optimization algorithm, based on a position of each of the n workpieces. The picking order is an order of picking one or more of the workpieces from the conveying surface and is different from the inflow order. The circuitry is further configured to select m workpieces from the window based on the picking order, where n>m. The robot is configured to pick the selected m workpieces from the conveying surface in the picking order.

Abstract: Provided is an equipment controlling apparatus that includes a storage section that stores a time frame within which a setting of operation of a device disposed in a predetermined region is to be changed, and a control section that controls the device to change operation between a time frame set in advance in the storage section and a time frame different from the time frame.

Abstract: A certificate issuance support system includes a certificate application device in a first organization for applying to an authentication station for issuance of an OV certificate; and an existence assurance device in a second organization for guaranteeing the existence of the first organization. The existence assurance device imparts a first signature to first information for guaranteeing the existence of the first organization in response to a request from a terminal used by a member of the first organization, transmits the first information imparted with the first signature is to the certificate application device, and verifies a second signature generated by the certificate application device and imparted to second information for guaranteeing affiliation of the member with the authentication station. The certificate application device transmits the first information with the first signature and the second information with the second signature to the authentication station to receive the OV certificate.

Abstract: A pattern forming method of forming, with a mold, a pattern on a substrate held by a substrate holding unit capable of changing a holding force for each holding region includes setting, with a plurality of shot regions corresponding to a first holding region as a target for pattern formation, a first holding force in the first holding region smaller than a second holding force in a second holding region different from the first holding region, coating, with an imprint material, a region including the plurality of shot regions corresponding to the first holding region, and forming the pattern on the substrate by bringing the imprint material, with which the plurality of shot regions corresponding to the first holding region is coated, and the mold in contact with each other.

Abstract: A program execution system includes a data holding apparatus, a program providing apparatus, and a data processing apparatus that performs computing in a secure region. The data holding apparatus transmits encrypted data, encrypted with a first common key, to the data processing apparatus, and the program providing apparatus transmits an encrypted program, encrypted with a second common key, to the data processing apparatus. In the secure region, the data processing apparatus acquires data by decrypting the encrypted data with the first common key, acquires a program by decrypting the encrypted program with the second common key, executes the program for the data, and encrypts a result of the execution with a public key of the data holding apparatus or the first common key. The data holding apparatus acquires the result of the execution by decrypting the encrypted result of the execution with a secret key or the first common key.

Abstract: An example diagnosis system determines a state of a target device that includes a work apparatus. The diagnosis system includes circuitry that is configured to acquire first data generated in response to operating the work apparatus at a first pressure, configured to acquire second data generated in response to operating the work apparatus at a second pressure, configured to calculate a feature quantity indicating a relation between the first data and the second data, and configured to determine the state of the target device based on the feature quantity.

Abstract: An authentication-control system including one or more computers, the authentication-control system includes: a registration unit that, in response to a notification of registration of a software resource after a change, registers in a storage unit a person who has made the change as a right holder of the software resource after the change, together with a right holder of the software resource before the change; an inquiry control unit that, in response to a permission request for use or editing of the software resource, controls an inquiry as to permission or rejection to right holders registered in the storage unit regarding the software resource; and a response unit that makes a response indicating permission for the permission request when permission is obtained from all the right holders. As result, it is possible to appropriately control authorization for access to a software resource changed in a distribution process.

Abstract: To provide an information processing device, or the like that can reduce cost and time required for adjusting a profile of imprinting of an imprinting device, the information processing device for performing simulation of the imprinting with the imprinting device includes a curvature acquisition unit that acquires a change of a curvature of a pattern part in a vicinity of an outer circumference of a contact surface when the pattern part is brought in contact with an imprinting material in the imprinting, and a profile adjustment unit that adjusts a profile of the imprinting of the pattern part such that the curvature does not fall below a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a tissue slice selection method and an embedded block-preparing cassette which are capable of suppressing occurrence of errors in inspection results. The present invention makes it possible to suppress the occurrence of errors in inspection results by including: an embedded block-preparing process of preparing an embedded block by embedding both a biological tissue fragment and a standard substance in the same embedding agent; an embedded tissue slice preparing step of slicing the embedded block to prepare a sheet-like embedded tissue slice having a tissue slice and standard substance slices appearing on a surface thereof; and a tissue slice selecting step of selecting the tissue slice to be inspected, based on a light signal from the standard substance slice.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a certification authority server, a web server, and a terminal. The certification authority server includes a processor, and a memory storing program instructions that cause the processor to receive an issuance request for a certificate transmitted from the web server, verify whether an operator of the web server has a right to use a trademark identified on the basis of information included in the issuance request, and transmit a certificate including the trademark to the web server when the operator has the right. The web server includes a processor, and a memory storing program instructions that cause the processor to transmit the certificate to the terminal in response to access from the terminal. The terminal includes a processor, and a memory storing program instructions that cause the processor to display the trademark included in the certificate. This improves reliability of the certificate including the trademark.

Abstract: Provided a machine learning data generation device including: at least one processor; and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to execute: acquiring , in association with a predetermined label actual time series information; executing physical simulation of generating a plurality of pieces of virtual time series information; identifying parameter values based on the plurality of pieces of virtual time series information and the actual time series information, and to associate the identified parameter values with the label; generating a new parameter value and the label based on the identified parameter values; generating virtual time series information corresponding to a new internal state by executing physical simulation through use of the new parameter value; and generating new machine learning data.

Abstract: An iron powder for an exothermic composition according to the present invention has a bulk density of 0.3 to 1.5 g/cm3. Furthermore, an exothermic composition according to the present invention contains the iron powder, a carbon material, a halide salt, and water. Furthermore, an exothermic body production method according to the present invention includes: forming a coated member by coating a base material sheet with a flowable exothermic composition containing the iron powder, a carbon material, and water; and adjusting an amount of moisture in the coated member by removing water from the coated member. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to a production method for the iron powder (an iron powder for an exothermic composition) including: a reducing step of reducing iron oxide to obtain reduced iron; and a step of milling the reduced iron.

Abstract: An abnormality detection apparatus is provided, comprising a target data generation unit configured to generate, based on operation-related data resulting from an operation of a movable apparatus, a plurality of target data that are temporally separated, and a detection processing execution unit configured to execute change detection processing on the plurality of target data. An abnormality detection method that is executed by a computer for detecting an abnormality in a movable apparatus is provided, the method comprising generating, based on operation-related data resulting from an operation of the movable apparatus, a plurality of target data that are temporally separated, and executing change detection processing on the plurality of target data.