Abstract: A distribution portion that distributes an error based on quantization of a gradation value corresponding to the one pixel, to a first pixel located in a first direction of the one pixel at a first distribution rate, to a second pixel located in a second direction of the one pixel at a second distribution rate, and to a third pixel located in a third direction of the one pixel at a third distribution rate, the second direction is a direction that intersects the first direction, and the third direction is a direction different from an extension direction of a plane defined by the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable medium may be provided. In one aspect, a method performed by a computer includes: matching an input image against at least one of images corresponding to a network of subjects to identify a subject corresponding to the input image, the input image comprising at least one label corresponding to the identified subject; and determining whether or not to eliminate a node representing the subject in the network of subjects based on the at least one corresponding label.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pump casing and a pump apparatus. The pump casing (5) includes a suction nozzle (100) with formed a suction port (12). The suction nozzle (100) slopes downward toward the suction port (12).

Abstract: There is provided a method for identifying potential associates of at least one target person, the method comprising: providing a plurality of videos; identifying appearances of the at least one target person in the plurality of videos; establishing a plurality of video scenes from the plurality of videos, wherein each one of the plurality of video scenes begins at a first predetermined duration before a first appearance of the at least one target person in the respective video scene and ends at a second predetermined duration after a last appearance of said at least one target person in the respective video scene; determining individuals who appear in more than a predetermined threshold number of the plurality of video scenes; and identifying the individuals as potential associates of the at least one target person.

Abstract: A coaxial cable 10 includes a hollow-core-body 1 having an integral structure of thermoplastic resin including an inner annular portion 2 that insulation-coats an inner conductor 12, a plurality of rib portions 3 that radially extend from the inner annular portion 2, and an outer annular portion 4 that is connected to outer ends of the rib portions 3; three or more gap portions 5 surrounded by the inner annular portion 2, the rib portions 3, and the outer annular portion 4; and outer side reinforcing portions 7 being formed on both sides of an outer end in the rib portion 3, in which a size ratio of a minimum value W1 of a rib width in the rib portion 3 and a maximum value W2 of the rib width in the rib portion 3 is within a range of 1:1.6 to 1:3.0.

Abstract: According to an a first aspect, there is a method of adaptively displaying at least one potential subject and a target subject, the method comprising receiving an input selecting the target subject from a network graph including a plurality of subjects who appear in the proximity as the target subject (204); identifying the at least one potential subject based on a threshold, the threshold indicating the minimum level of relatedness from the target subject (206); and displaying the at least one potential subject, the target subject and an edge between each of the at least one potential subject and the target subject, the edge indicating a level of relationship between the at least one potential subject and the target subject (208).

Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object in which a three-dimensional shaped object is manufactured by discharging a shaping material from a discharge unit toward a stage to stack a layer, the method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes: a first step of generating path data having a plurality of partial paths through which the discharge unit moves while discharging the shaping material; a second step of determining a line width of the shaping material in each of the partial paths and generating line width information for implementing the line width; a third step of generating shaping data including the path data and the line width information; and a fourth step of shaping the three-dimensional shaped object according to the shaping data. In the second step, the line width in a target path that is one of the partial paths is determined in accordance with a distance between a first wall and a second wall separated by the target path.

Abstract: A method for producing a three dimensional shaped object includes a first step of receiving selection of a shaping mode of a three dimensional shaped object, a second step of plasticizing at least a portion of a material to form a plasticized material using a plasticizing section that includes a rotating flat screw and a barrel, the flat screw having a groove forming surface in which a groove is formed, the barrel having an opposing surface facing the groove forming surface and in which is formed a communication hole communicating with a nozzle, and a third step of ejecting the plasticized material from the nozzle toward a stage. In the second step, the plasticizing section is controlled in accordance with the shaping mode received in the first step.

Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional shaped object manufacturing method.

Abstract: To provide a coaxial cable with a favorable appearance and excellent processability. The above-described problem is solved by a coaxial cable comprising a center conductor (11), an insulator (12) provided on an outer periphery of the center conductor (11), an external conductor (13, 14) provided on an outer periphery of the insulator (12), and an outer coated body (15, 16) covering the external conductor (13, 14). The external conductor (13, 14) is constituted by a lateral winding shield (13) provided with metal fine wires laterally wound on the outer periphery of the insulator (12), and a metal resin tape (14) wound in a layer on the lateral winding shield (13) with a metal layer side being on an inside. The outer coated body (15, 16) is constituted by a resin tape (15) wound on the metal resin tape (14), and an extruded sheath (16) covering the resin tape (15). Given T1 as a thickness of the metal resin tape (14) and T2 as a thickness of the resin tape (15), T2/T1 is within a range from 0.180 to 0.800.

Abstract: A flush toilet includes a bowl part, a drainage water trap part that is connected to a bottom part of the bowl part, and a water drainage socket that is connected to the drainage water trap part and includes an upper side water drainage socket that extends downward from the drainage water trap part, a back side R part that is connected to the upper side water drainage socket and changes a flow channel so that a washing water that flows from an upper side is directed to a front side, and a horizontal pipe that extends forward from the back side R part. The back side R part and the horizontal pipe include a water storage part that stores a part of washing water. The water storage part is arranged on a lower side of a back side lower end part of the drainage water trap part.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shaped object manufacturing method includes a first step of acquiring shape data corresponding to a three-dimensional shaped object, a second step of generating, using the shape data, first intermediate data including path information indicating a path along which a depositing unit moves while depositing a shaping material and depositing amount information indicating a depositing amount of the shaping material, a third step of generating second intermediate data by changing the first intermediate data to increase an amount of the shaping material deposited and specifying a gap region interposed between regions where the shaping material is deposited according to the second intermediate data, a fourth step of generating shaping data by changing the first intermediate data or the second intermediate data such that the shaping material is deposited in the specified gap region, and a fifth step of shaping the three-dimensional shaped object according to the shaping data.

Abstract: A coaxial cable 10 includes a hollow-core-body 1 having an integral structure of thermoplastic resin including an inner annular portion 2 that insulation-coats an inner conductor 12, a plurality of rib portions 3 that radially extend from the inner annular portion 2, and an outer annular portion 4 that is connected to outer ends of the rib portions 3; three or more gap portions 5 surrounded by the inner annular portion 2, the rib portions 3, and the outer annular portion 4; and outer side reinforcing portions 7 being formed on both sides of an outer end in the rib portion 3, in which a size ratio of a minimum value W1 of a rib width in the rib portion 3 and a maximum value W2 of the rib width in the rib portion 3 is within a range of 1:1.6 to 1:3.0.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a serum-free medium and a culture method suitable for culturing human cells. The present invention provides a method of culturing human cells, the method comprising bringing the human cells into contact with polyalkylene glycol modified with a copolymer containing a polyvinylcaprolactam block and a polyvinylacetate block.

Abstract: A flush toilet includes a bowl including a waste receiving surface, a rim and a well portion; a water spouting part that spouts flush water toward the bowl; and a water discharge trap including an inlet connected to a lower part of the well portion, the water discharge trap discharging waste in the bowl, the well portion includes a bottom wall formed above and in front of the inlet of the water discharge trap, a side wall formed to surround a periphery of the bottom wall, and a joining portion that joins an outer edge of the bottom wall and a bottom edge of the side wall with a surface having a curvature, and the bottom wall of the well portion includes a concave portion formed to recess downward on left and right sides with respect to a center axis in a left-right direction in a front sectional view.

Abstract: A method and system (102) for grouping same persons are provided. The system (102) includes: a database (104) for storing person specific data of a plurality of reference persons in a hierarchical structure; an input module (206) for receiving person specific data of a target person; and a similarity search module (212) for searching the database (104) for data similar to the person specific data of the target person.

Abstract: According to the first aspect, there is a method for determining a contextual threshold, the contextual threshold indicating a likelihood of connection between a first subject and a second subject, the method comprising identifying an image of the first subject and the second subject in a frame within which the first subject and the second subject appear; identifying multi-dimensional information relating to the first subject and the second subject based on the identified image; and determining the contextual threshold based on the identified multi-dimensional information relating to the first subject and the second subject.

Abstract: Present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus (404) for estimating an appearance of a first target in a frame, the frame being one in which a second target appears and the first target does not appear. The method comprising: retrieving appearance data relating to the first target in at least two frames before and after the frame within a threshold period, the at least two frames being those in which the first target appears; identifying location information and time information of the first target in the at least two frames based on the retrieved appearance data; and estimating the appearance of the first target in the frame based on the identified location information and the time information.