Abstract: A white toner for electrostatic image development contains white toner particles that contain a binder resin and a white pigment and satisfy condition 1 below: condition 1: a grain size distribution index GSDvL of the white toner particles satisfies formula (1) below, and a ratio of a number of white toner particles having a diameter of 3 ?m or less to a total number of white toner particles is 1% by number or more and less than 6% by number: 1.2?GSDvL(=D84v/D50v)?1.5 ??formula (1): (in formula (1), D84v is a particle diameter at which a cumulative frequency cumulated from a small diameter side in a volume-based particle size distribution is 84%, and D50v is a particle diameter at which the cumulative frequency cumulated from the small diameter side in the volume-based particle size distribution is 50%).

Abstract: A method for producing a resin fine particle includes dissolving or melting an oily mixture containing at least a polyester resin, a base, and a basic dye while applying a shearing force to the oily mixture, and emulsifying the dissolved or molten oily mixture by adding a surfactant and an aqueous medium while applying a shearing force to the dissolved or molten oily mixture to prepare a dispersion liquid of the resin fine particle. The resin fine particle includes the polyester resin and the basic dye, has a volume average particle diameter of 0.05 ?m or more and 1 ?m or less, and has a ratio of a concentration of the basic dye in a center of gravity portion of the resin fine particle to a concentration of the basic dye in a surface layer portion having a depth of 10 nm or less from a surface of the resin fine particle of 0.8 or more.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detector configured to detect tampering with at least one of a plurality of software components to be executed in accordance with a boot instruction, a storage unit configured to store information for enabling or disabling a function of detecting the tampering, and a rebooter configured to reboot the information processing apparatus on the basis of the information stored in the storage unit and on the basis of a time that elapses after receipt of the boot instruction.

Abstract: A preparing method of an electrostatic charge image developing toner includes: aggregating binder resin particles in a dispersion containing the binder resin particles to form aggregated particles; and coalescing the aggregated particles by heating a dispersion containing the aggregated particles to form toner particles, in which the coalescing includes heating the dispersion containing the aggregated particles to 80° C. or higher so that a temperature of the dispersion containing the aggregated particles reaches 80° C., and then adding an acid and a surfactant to the dispersion containing the aggregated particles.

Abstract: According to an aspects of the present disclosure, an information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store at least one program and at least one processor that reads the at least one program from the storage unit and verifies validity of the read at least one program, wherein the processor executes the at least one program based on a determination that the at least one program is valid, the processor verifies validity of a backup corresponding to the at least one program based on a determination that the at least one program is invalid, and the processor overwrites the at least one program that is stored in the storage unit with the backup corresponding to the at least one program based on a determination that the at least one program is invalid and the backup corresponding to the at least one program is valid.

Abstract: A module board including a first principal surface and a second principal surface on opposite sides of the module board, the first principal surface and the second principal surface each having at least one circuit component mounted thereon; a plurality of external-connection terminals; a first switching integrated circuit (IC) connected to an antenna connection terminal that is one of the plurality of external-connection terminals; and a second switching IC connected to the antenna connection terminal, the second switching IC being different from the first switching IC. In the above-described module board, the plurality of external-connection terminals are disposed on the second principal surface, and at least one of the first switching IC or the second switching IC is disposed on the second principal surface.

Abstract: A cooling structure including a flow path configuration member made of resin and forming a flow path through which a refrigerant flows, a heat diffuser having a plate shape, including a metal, and being embedded in the flow path configuration member or joined to the flow path configuration member, and one or more cooling fins extending from the heat diffuser into the flow path and having a surface made of resin.

Abstract: A cooling structure includes a flow path configuration member including resin and forming a flow path through which a refrigerant flows, in which the flow path includes a protrusion that protrudes in a direction outside of the flow path from an inner wall at an upstream side in a direction in which the refrigerant flows, and a rectifier that rectifies the direction in which the refrigerant flows toward the protrusion.

Abstract: A protection circuit for a battery includes a discharge FET, a control circuit, a first small-signal FET, and a second small-signal FET. The discharge FET connected in series to a battery interrupts an electric current. The control circuit switches on or off the discharge FET. The first small-signal FET connected in parallel between a gate (G) and a source (S) of the discharge FET is switched to an ON state, to set a gate voltage of the discharge FET to an OFF-state voltage. The second small-signal FET connected in parallel between G and S of the discharge FET detects a voltage between a drain (D) and S of the discharge FET. When the voltage between D and S of the discharge FET exceeds a preset voltage, the second small-signal FET is switched to an ON state to set the gate voltage of the discharge FET to the OFF-state voltage.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic that, while having an excellent hair-styling effect, exhibits a strong ability to moisturize the coated tissue, provides a smooth finger manipulation sense unlike that of a cream or wax, and does not produce stickiness on the hands and hair. The water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic according to the present invention is characterized by containing (A) a crosslinked siloxane elastomer, (B) a solid oil component, (C) a liquid oil component, and (D) at least 55 mass % water, wherein the ratio of component (B) to component (C) ((B)/(C)) is 0.25 to 1.5.

Abstract: A module board including a first principal surface and a second principal surface on opposite sides of the module board, the first principal surface and the second principal surface each having at least one circuit component mounted thereon; a plurality of external-connection terminals; a first switching integrated circuit (IC) connected to an antenna connection terminal that is one of the plurality of external-connection terminals; and a second switching IC connected to the antenna connection terminal, the second switching IC being different from the first switching IC. In the above-described module board, the plurality of external-connection terminals are disposed on the second principal surface, and at least one of the first switching IC or the second switching IC is disposed on the second principal surface.

Abstract: Various embodiments seek to reduce a risk of abnormal control of a device externally connected to a system due to abnormal software that is altered or the like, or to suppress unnecessary power consumption due to a device that does not operate normally. To this end, verification of software is performed at the time of activation of an image forming apparatus, and when the software is determined to be abnormal as a result of the verification, the image forming apparatus is operated with a restricted use of a device corresponding to the software.

Abstract: There is provided a medium conveying device which includes a conveyance belt passed around a first roller and a second roller and configured to support and convey a medium on a supporting surface, and in which a controlling unit is able to execute first control to determine whether a first skewing direction and a second skewing direction are the same, the first skewing direction indicating whether, when the first roller and the second roller are caused to rotate in the first rotational direction, the conveyance belt moves toward one side or the other side in a width direction intersecting a moving direction of the conveyance belt, and the second skewing direction indicating whether, when the first roller and the second roller are caused to rotate in the second rotational direction, the conveyance belt moves toward the one side or the other side in the width direction.

Abstract: A resin fine particle includes a polyester resin; and a basic dye, in which an volume average particle diameter of the resin fine particle is 0.05 ?m or more and 1 ?m or less, and a ratio of a concentration of the basic dye in a center of gravity portion of the resin fine particle to a concentration of the basic dye in a surface layer portion having a depth of 10 nm or less from a surface of the resin fine particle is 0.8 or more.

Abstract: Provided is a printing apparatus that includes a printing unit, a conveyance belt that is stretched over a first roller and a second roller such that a tension is applied to the conveyance belt, and a control unit configured to perform on the conveyance belt a forward rotation operation configured to convey a medium in a conveyance direction and a reverse rotation operation configured to convey the medium in a reverse conveyance direction. When the reverse rotation operation has been performed during a print pause period and the tension at the end of the print pause period has changed from the tension when printing of a first image is complete due to the reverse rotation operation performed during the print pause period, the control unit corrects a rotation amount of the conveyance belt in a first rotation direction during printing of a second image.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus that includes a first processor configured to verify a validity of a program, a control circuit configured to issue a system reset signal in a case where there is no access from outside for a predetermined period, and a second processor configured to execute the program that has been determined as valid by the first processor, and to become accessible to the control circuit after the program is initiated. The first processor is configured to access the control circuit before the second processor becomes accessible to the control circuit.

Abstract: An actuating device is part of a bicycle hydraulic operating system that also includes an additional actuating device and a hydraulic operated device. The hydraulic operated device includes a slave cylinder fluidly connected to an additional master cylinder of the additional actuating device such that operation of an additional operating member of the additional actuating device moves the slave piston. The actuating device includes an operating member, a master cylinder, a master piston and a fluid port. The fluid port fluidly connects the master cylinder to the slave fluid port such that operation of the operating member moves the slave piston. The actuating device has no fluid reservoir. The master cylinder of the actuating device is fluidly connected to the additional master cylinder of the additional actuating device at a point upstream of the fluid port with respect to a flow of hydraulic fluid towards the hydraulic operated device.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a function to omit part of initialization processing that is performed at the time of cold boot by using information held in a volatile storage device in returning from a power-saving state where power consumption is suppressed includes: a determination unit configured to determine, based on information indicating a connection state of a specific module of all the modules, whether to suspend supply of power to all modules of the electronic apparatus or to make a transition into the power-saving state where supply of power to at least the volatile storage device is maintained in response to an operation to turn off a power source by a user; and a power source control unit configured to control supply of power to each module of the electronic apparatus in accordance with the determination, and in activation processing in accordance with the function, part of initialization processing of the specific module is omitted.

Abstract: The present invention provide a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic that, while having an excellent hair-styling effect, also exhibits a strong ability to moisturize the coated tissue, provides a smooth finger manipulation sense unlike that of a cream or wax, and does not produce stickiness on the hands and hair. The water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic is characterized by containing (A) a crosslinked siloxane elastomer, (B) a solid oil component, (C) a liquid oil component, and (D) at least 55 mass % water, wherein the ratio of component (B) to component (C) ((B)/(C)) is 0.25 to 1.5.

Abstract: A protection circuit for a battery includes a discharge FET, a control circuit, a first small-signal FET, and a second small-signal FET. The discharge FET connected in series to a battery interrupts an electric current. The control circuit switches on or off the discharge FET. The first small-signal FET connected in parallel between a gate (G) and a source (S) of the discharge FET is switched to an ON state, to set a gate voltage of the discharge FET to an OFF-state voltage. The second small-signal FET connected in parallel between G and S of the discharge FET detects a voltage between a drain (D) and S of the discharge FET. When the voltage between D and S of the discharge FET exceeds a preset voltage, the second small-signal FET is switched to an ON state to set the gate voltage of the discharge FET to the OFF-state voltage.