Abstract: A sheet feeder includes a sheet placement unit to place a sheet, and an indicator indicating a predetermined position at which the sheet is to be set on the sheet placement unit. The indicator is movable between a first position at which the indicator is adjacent to or in contact with the sheet on the sheet placement unit and a second position farther than the first position from the sheet placement unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an printer configured to execute first print processing using a decolorable recording material or second print processing using a undecolorable recording material, a first paper feed stage loaded with decolored paper with a printed image having been decolored, and a second paper feed stage loaded with unused paper, wherein, in a case where a user for whom charge submission processing is executed through a single login to the image forming apparatus executes print processing, the printer uses the second paper feed stage but does not use the first paper feed stage.

Abstract: In feature value extraction processing step, feature values are extracted from time-series vibroacoustic data in equipment in operation. In machine learning diagnosis step, accumulated are feature values corresponding to normal equipment-operation-state and general measurement data on equipment. Probability distribution model related to correlation between general measurement data and feature values corresponding to normal equipment-operation-state and constructed through machine learning is fed with general-measurement data and feature values extracted in feature value extraction processing step to calculate degree of anomaly based on probability distribution model.

Abstract: A learning assistance device according to the disclosure is designed to perform relearning for a processing part including a learning device that has already undergone learning for performing a prescribed output from a prescribed input, the learning assistance device including: an assessment part for assessing an anomaly of the input on the basis of a prescribed reference; and a relearning part for, if the assessment part has assessed that the input is anomalous, carrying out relearning of the learner under a prescribed condition using the anomalous input as additional learning data.

Abstract: A control device includes a feedback controller that determines a feedback operation amount based on an error between a target value and a control amount, a feedforward compensation device that determines a feedforward compensation value from a disturbance using a prediction model, and a learning device that performs machine learning on the prediction model using supervised data, obtains a first combination which includes the target value, the feedback operation amount corresponding to the target value, the disturbance, and the control amount corresponding to both the disturbance and the feedback operation amount, and adds, to the supervised data, a second combination which includes the disturbance and the feedback operation amount when the absolute value of the error is smaller than a first reference value.

Abstract: A prediction system including a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and a memory storing a program. The CPU executes a control operation for controlling a control target, generates a prediction model based on a tree learning algorithm, acquires a predicted value by inputting, to the prediction model, a process value including one or more state values among state values that can be referenced by the CPU, acquires each of first and second execution times that are times taken for outputting the predicted value in response to input of first and second data to the prediction model, calculates a maximum execution time of the prediction model based on the first and second execution times, and evaluates the prediction model based on the maximum execution time.

Abstract: A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery using negative-electrode active material having Si, Sn and/or Pb, with high charge-capacity, superior characteristics including discharge-capacity retention rate over long is provided. Its non-aqueous liquid electrolyte contains carbonate having unsaturated bond and/or halogen and compounds like LiPF6 and/or LiBF4 (first lithium salt) and lithium salt different from said first one, represented by formula below (second lithium salt). Lil(?mXan) (In the formula, l, m and n represent integers of 1 to 10, 1 to 100 and 1 to 200, respectively. ? represents boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen or phosphorus. Xa represents functional group having atom selected from 14th to 17th groups of periodic table at its binding-position to ?. Two or more of Xa may be connected to each other to form a ring structure. However, such a case where ? is boron and Xa is compound represented by (CiH2(i-2)O4)(CjH2(j-2)O4) is omitted (i and j represent integers of 2 or larger).

Abstract: A stator vane assembly of a gas turbine includes: a stationary member formed to have an annular shape; and a plurality of stator vane segments each including a shroud and a vane body, the plurality of stator vane segments disposed along a circumferential direction of the stationary member at a radially inner side of the stationary member such that a cavity is disposed between the shrouds and the stationary member and the shrouds are disposed adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction of the stationary member. The stationary member has a hole which penetrates through the stationary member from a radially outer side toward the radially inner side, and a center axis of the hole is oriented toward a circumferential-direction end portion of the shroud.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics is provided. The battery contains a negative electrode having an active material comprising Si or a Si alloy; a positive electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, containing an electrolyte; a nonaqueous solvent including an acyclic carbonate having a halogen atom; and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a monofluorophosphate and a difluorophosphate. A nonaqueous electrolyte in contact with a negative electrode having an active material comprising Si or a Si alloy is also provided.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a body; a traveling apparatus capable of a turning travel; a speed detector capable of detecting a vehicle speed; a steering tool manually operable to steer the traveling apparatus; a notification apparatus; and a controller. The controller is configured or programmed to control the traveling apparatus in response to a manual operation, with use of a travel control module; determine, based on a relationship between the vehicle speed and a steering angle of the steering tool, whether at least one of the vehicle speed and the steering angle needs to be reduced, with use of a determination module; and control the notification apparatus to give a notification of the determination by the determination module, with use of a notification module.

Abstract: This learning device provides a learned model to an adjuster including the learned model learned to output a predetermined compensation amount to a controller based on parameters of an object to be processed, in a system including the controller outputting a command value obtained by compensating a target value based on a compensation amount; and a control object performing a predetermined process on the object and outputting a control variable as a response to the command value. The learning device includes: a learning part generating candidate compensation amounts based on operation data including a target value, command value and control variable, learning with the generated candidate compensation amounts and the parameters of the object as teacher data, and generating or updating the learned model; and a setting part providing, to the adjuster, the generated or updated learned model.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus and a method of controlling the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus comprises a first storage that stores a boot program, and a second storage that stores hardware configuration information of the information processing apparatus. At activation of the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus verifies a validity of the hardware configuration information stored in the second storage by executing the boot program, and in a case that the validity of the hardware configuration information is verified, the information processing apparatus adds unique information that depends on an individual of the information processing apparatus by executing the boot program to the hardware configuration information of the second storage.

Abstract: A stator vane assembly of a gas turbine includes: a stationary member formed to have an annular shape; and a plurality of stator vane segments each including a shroud and a vane body, the plurality of stator vane segments disposed along a circumferential direction of the stationary member at a radially inner side of the stationary member such that a cavity is disposed between the shrouds and the stationary member and the shrouds are disposed adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction of the stationary member. The stationary member has a hole which penetrates through the stationary member from a radially outer side toward the radially inner side, and a center axis of the hole is oriented toward a circumferential-direction end portion of the shroud.

Abstract: A coated and plated steel sheet or coated and plated steel strip including: a steel sheet or a steel strip; a plating layer provided on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet or steel strip and containing zinc; a chemical conversion coating provided on the plating layer provided on one surface of the steel sheet or steel strip or provided on at least one of the plating layers provided on both surfaces of the steel sheet or steel strip; and a single-layer or multilayer coating film provided on the chemical conversion coating, in which the single-layer coating film in contact with the chemical conversion coating or the coating film, of the multilayer coating film, which is in contact with the chemical conversion coating, contains a cerium compound capable of being dissolved in an amount of 0.10 g or more with respect to 100 g of water at room temperature at a concentration of from 0.01 to 10.

Abstract: To more securely inhibit the occurrence of paint film floating even when drawing is performed by using a Zn—Al—Mg-based alloy plated steel sheet as a base sheet. A pre-coated plated steel sheet according to the present invention includes: a plating layer composed of Zn—Al—Mg-based alloy plating, the plating layer being positioned on one side or both sides of a steel sheet; a chemical treatment film layer positioned on the plating layer; and a paint film layer positioned on the chemical treatment film, in which the paint film layer includes a primer paint film layer, and an upper paint film layer positioned on the primer paint film layer, and at least any of the following is satisfied: both a condition (a-1) and a condition (a-2); a condition (b); and a condition (c).

Abstract: To further improve, even under OT bending with the use of a Zn—Al—Mg-based alloy plated steel sheet as a base sheet, corrosion resistance regarding corrosion under paint film at a OT bent portion and a periphery thereof, without causing occurrence of cracks and peeling in the paint film. A pre-coated plated steel sheet according to the present invention includes: a plating layer composed of Zn—Al—Mg-based alloy plating, the plating layer being positioned on one side or both sides of a steel sheet; a chemical treatment film layer positioned on the plating layer; and a paint film layer positioned on the chemical treatment film, in which the paint film layer includes a primer paint film layer, and an upper paint film layer positioned on the primer paint film layer, and at least any of the following is satisfied: both a condition (a-1) and a condition (a-2); a condition (b); and a condition (c).

Abstract: A coated and plated steel sheet or coated and plated steel strip including: a steel sheet or a steel strip; a plating layer provided on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet or steel strip and containing zinc; a chemical conversion coating provided on the plating layer provided on one surface of the steel sheet or steel strip or provided on at least one of the plating layers provided on both surfaces of the steel sheet or steel strip; and a single-layer or multilayer coating film provided on the chemical conversion coating, in which the single-layer coating film in contact with the chemical conversion coating or the coating film, of the multilayer coating film, which is in contact with the chemical conversion coating, contains a cerium compound capable of being dissolved in an amount of 0.10 g or more with respect to 100 g of water at room temperature at a concentration of from 0.01 to 10.

Abstract: A stator vane assembly of a gas turbine includes: a stationary member formed to have an annular shape; and a plurality of stator vane segments each including a shroud and a vane body, the plurality of stator vane segments disposed along a circumferential direction of the stationary member at a radially inner side of the stationary member such that a cavity is disposed between the shrouds and the stationary member and the shrouds are disposed adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction of the stationary member. The stationary member has a hole which penetrates through the stationary member from a radially outer side toward the radially inner side, and a center axis of the hole is oriented toward a circumferential-direction end portion of the shroud.

Abstract: An optical fiber ribbon comprises a plurality of optical fibers arranged in parallel and a connecting resin layer containing a ribbon resin for coating and connecting the plurality of optical fibers, wherein each of the plurality of optical fibers has an outer diameter of 220 ?m or less; and the ribbon resin contains a cured product of urethane (meth)acrylate, and an amount of silicon is 5 ppm or more and 80000 ppm or less and an amount of tin is 5 ppm or more and 30000 ppm or less at the surface of the connecting resin layer.

Abstract: The optical fiber comprises a glass fiber comprising a core and a cladding, a primary resin layer in contact with the glass fiber and covering the glass fiber, and a secondary resin layer covering the primary resin layer, wherein the primary resin layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, a monomer, a photopolymerization initiator and an aromatic acid compound, a content of the aromatic acid compound is 20 ppm or more and 12000 ppm or less based on a total amount of the resin composition, and Young's modulus of the primary resin layer is 0.6 MPa or less at 23° C.±2° C.