Abstract: A polishing pad (1) of the present teaching is formed in an annular shape and is centered on a first rotation axis center (P). The polishing pad (1) has a first surface (1a), a second surface (1b), and a polishing surface (3) that connects the first surface (1a) and the second surface (1b) on an outer circumference of the polishing pad (1). The polishing pad (1) polishes a notch (7), which is formed in a disc-shaped wafer (5) and indicates an orientation of a crystal axis, by rotating around the first rotation axis center (P) while pressing the polishing surface (3) against the notch (7). The polishing surface (3) is formed of a polishing body that includes: a base material composed of a binder resin and fibers and having a plurality of pores formed therein; and polishing particles retained in the base material or in the pores.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous pigment dispersion for preparing an aqueous ink-jet ink. The dispersion contains a binder, a pigment, and an aqueous medium. The binder contains a urethane resin (A) that is a reaction product of a polyol (a1) including a polyol (a1-1) having an acid group and a polyol (a1-2) other than the polyol (a1-1) and a polyisocyanate (a2) including a polyisocyanate (a2-1) having an alicyclic structure and contains an aqueous medium (B). The acid group possessed by the urethane resin (A) is neutralized, the urethane resin (A) has the alicyclic structure in 500 to 5,000 mmol/kg, and the pigment is dispersed in the dispersion at a volume-average particle diameter of 50 to 400 nm.

Abstract: An opening-and-closing body driving device includes an extendable unit including a spindle, a nut, a rod, a bearing, and a guide tube; and a driving unit. The guide tube includes an insertion portion, and an inner tube configured to allow movement of the nut in the axial direction and restrict rotation of the nut. A surface of the bearing facing a direction opposite to an insertion direction, in which the insertion portion is inserted, is defined as a first reference surface, and a surface of the housing facing a direction opposite to the insertion direction is defined as a second reference surface. A distance from the first reference surface of the bearing to a distal end of the inner peripheral wall is longer than a distance from the second reference surface of the housing to a distal end of the outer peripheral wall in the axial direction.

Abstract: Provided is a technique for performing learning of a neural network including an encoder and a decoder such that a certain latent variable included in a latent variable vector is larger or the certain latent variable included in the latent variable vector is smaller as a magnitude of a certain property included in an input vector is larger. A neural network learning device performs learning of a neural network including an encoder that converts an input vector into a latent variable vector and a decoder that converts the latent variable vector into an output vector such that the input vector and the output vector are substantially equal to each other, and the learning is performed to cause the latent variable to have monotonicity with respect to the input vector.

Abstract: Provided is a technique for performing learning of a neural network including an encoder and a decoder such that a certain latent variable included in a latent variable vector is larger or the certain latent variable included in the latent variable vector is smaller as a magnitude of a certain property included in an input vector is larger. A neural network learning device performs learning of a neural network including an encoder that converts an input vector into a latent variable vector and a decoder that converts the latent variable vector into an output vector such that the input vector and the output vector are substantially identical to each other, and the learning is performed in such a manner that a condition that all weight parameters of the decoder are non-negative values or all weight parameters of the decoder are non-positive values is satisfied.

Abstract: Provided is an invention for efficiently searching for books used in training to reduce metathesis. A book search database storage unit 110 stores a book search database in which information identifying a book, information regarding a frequency of a proximity number for a mora character notation pair appearing in forward order in the book, and information regarding a frequency of a proximity number for the mora character notation pair appearing in reverse order are associated with each other. A display unit 300 displays a book search screen including a correctly pronounced phrase input region and an incorrectly pronounced phrase input region. A subject pronunciation designation unit 120 determines two mora character notations and a proximity number to use as search conditions based on an input of the correctly pronounced phrase input region and an input of the incorrectly pronounced phrase input region.

Abstract: Provided is an invention for efficiently searching for books used in training to reduce metathesis. A book search database storage unit 110 stores a book search database in which information identifying a book, information regarding a frequency of a proximity number for a mora character notation pair appearing in forward order in the book, and information regarding a frequency of a proximity number for the mora character notation pair appearing in reverse order are associated with each other. A display unit 300 displays a book search screen including a correctly pronounced phrase input region and an incorrectly pronounced phrase input region. A subject pronunciation designation unit 120 determines two mora character notations and a proximity number to use as search conditions based on an input of the correctly pronounced phrase input region and an input of the incorrectly pronounced phrase input region.

Abstract: Provided is an invention for efficiently searching for books used in training to reduce metathesis. A book search database storage unit 110 stores a book search database in which information identifying a book, information regarding a frequency of a proximity number for a mora character notation pair appearing in forward order in the book, and information regarding a frequency of a proximity number for the mora character notation pair appearing in reverse order are associated with each other. A display unit 300 displays a book search screen including a correctly pronounced phrase input region and an incorrectly pronounced phrase input region. A subject pronunciation designation unit 120 determines two mora character notations and a proximity number to use as search conditions based on an input of the correctly pronounced phrase input region and an input of the incorrectly pronounced phrase input region.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a technique that can decrease a reaction product or residual HF in a chamber. A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes an inlet to introduce a processing gas containing vapor of hydrogen fluoride and vapor of alcohol into a processing room in a processing container, a sample stage disposed in the processing room and having an upper surface on which a wafer to be processed is placed, and an introduction mechanism to introduce a polar molecular gas to the inlet.

Abstract: A scenario execution system includes a scenario execution terminal, a log management device, and a storage device. The scenario execution terminal includes a scenario execution unit and an event notification unit. The scenario execution unit executes a scenario file having a scenario indicating a procedure of operations in the scenario execution terminal described therein. The event notification unit notifies the log management device of information on an event generated by the scenario execution unit executing the scenario file. The log management device includes a log recording unit that receives the information on the event from the scenario execution terminal and records log data having the received information on the event set therein on the storage device. The storage device adds, to the log data, information uniquely generated on the basis of log data recorded before such log data and stores resultant log data.

Abstract: A clustering device includes a storage means configured to store a transposed file including array elements in a storage unit, the array elements storing a pair in which a cluster identifier and a first non-zero feature quantity of a mean feature vector are associated with each feature identifier, a calculation means configured to calculate a distance between the object feature vector in sparse representation indicating the object feature vector in a pair in which a second non-zero feature quantity of the object feature vector and a feature identifier of the second non-zero feature quantity are associated with each other, and the mean feature vector of each cluster, and an assignment means configured to assign the object feature vector to one of the plurality of clusters on the basis of the distance, and the calculation means calculates a product of a second non-zero feature quantity and a first non-zero feature quantity stored in an array element of an index based on a feature identifier corresponding to the

Abstract: An opening-and-closing body driving device includes an extendable unit including a spindle, a nut, a rod, a bearing, and a guide tube; and a driving unit. The guide tube includes an insertion portion, and an inner tube configured to allow movement of the nut in the axial direction and restrict rotation of the nut. A surface of the bearing facing a direction opposite to an insertion direction, in which the insertion portion is inserted, is defined as a first reference surface, and a surface of the housing facing a direction opposite to the insertion direction is defined as a second reference surface. A distance from the first reference surface of the bearing to a distal end of the inner peripheral wall is longer than a distance from the second reference surface of the housing to a distal end of the outer peripheral wall in the axial direction.

Abstract: Provided is an invention for efficiently searching for books used in training to reduce metathesis. A book search database storage unit 110 stores a book search database in which information identifying a book, information regarding a frequency of a proximity number for a mora character notation pair appearing in forward order in the book, and information regarding a frequency of a proximity number for the mora character notation pair appearing in reverse order are associated with each other. A display unit 300 displays a book search screen including a correctly pronounced phrase input region and an incorrectly pronounced phrase input region. A subject pronunciation designation unit 120 determines two mora character notations and a proximity number to use as search conditions based on an input of the correctly pronounced phrase input region and an input of the incorrectly pronounced phrase input region.

Abstract: Provided is a learning assistance technology that uses a learning history to check the level of comprehension by a learner in relation to a learning target.

Abstract: A seat slider device may include an upper rail; a lower rail slidably holding the upper rail; a bolt fixing the lower rail to a vehicle body; a washer through which the bolt passes; and a retainer retaining the bolt to the lower rail before the lower rail is fixed to the vehicle body with the bolt. The lower rail may include a bottom plate; a pair of outer vertical plates extending upward respectively from ends of the bottom plate; a pair of upper plates horizontally extending respectively from upper ends of the outer vertical plates to an inside of the lower rail; and a pair of inner vertical plates extending downward respectively from inner ends of the upper plates. The retainer may be arranged in the lower rail and configured to retain the bolt with the bolt through the washer and the through hole.

Abstract: To provide an etching processing method and an etching processing apparatus which allow an aluminum oxide film to be etched with high accuracy and with a high selectivity to each of a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film, the etching processing method includes the step of placing, in a processing chamber, a wafer having the aluminum oxide film disposed on an upper surface thereof, maintaining the wafer at a temperature of ?20° C. or less, and supplying vapor of hydrogen fluoride from a plurality of through holes in a plate-like member disposed above the upper surface of the wafer with a predetermined gap being provided therebetween only for a predetermined period to etch the aluminum oxide film.

Abstract: An information processing device comprising a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to acquire vehicle information related to a vehicle, and, from among a plurality of instances of evaluation information including praise information for praising driving of a driver of the vehicle and including criticism information for criticizing the driving of the driver, cause one of the instances of evaluation information to be output from an output section provided in the vehicle, during driving of the vehicle, based on the acquired vehicle information.

Abstract: To enable difficulty or a target period of a text to be estimated with high accuracy at desired granularity. A feature amount extracting unit 230 extracts a feature amount including an acquisition period of a word from a text of a picture book, and a difficulty estimating unit 232 estimates difficulty based on the feature amount extracted with respect to the text of the picture book and on a difficulty estimation model having been learned in advance.

Abstract: A motor assembly includes a motor, a board, and a housing. The housing includes a first housing including a board area, a second housing opposing the board area in a predetermined direction, and a seal sealing between the first housing and the second housing. The first housing includes an outer edge surrounding the board area and a recess recessed to an inward side from the outer edge along an inner periphery of the outer edge. The second housing includes a protrusion protruding to the inward side and located in the recess. The protrusion is an annular body partly including a discontinuity. The seal is located, at least partially, in the recess. The motor assembly further includes a blocking portion located in the first housing. The blocking portion blocks, at least partially, the discontinuity.

Abstract: An air-conditioning control system includes a first inverter that drives a first driving target in accordance with commands received via a first communication network, a second inverter that drives a second driving target in accordance with commands received via the first communication network, a first controller that is capable of controlling the first inverter and the second inverter by transmitting commands via the first communication network, and a second controller that is capable of controlling the first inverter and the second inverter by transmitting commands via the first communication network. Each of the first controller and the second controller is capable of transmitting, to the first inverter and the second inverter via the first communication network, an invalidation command for invalidating the commands therefrom.