Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a first light emitting element for a first color and a second light emitting element for a second color whose wavelength is shorter than the wavelength of the first color. The first light emitting element includes a first reflection layer, a first transparent insulating layer, a first transparent electrode layer, a first light emitting layer, and a first upper electrode layer in this order. The second light emitting element includes a second reflection layer, a second transparent electrode layer, a second light emitting layer, and a second upper electrode layer in this order. The second reflection layer and the second transparent electrode layer are in contact with each other.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a color component divided data generation unit, a dot data generation processing unit, and a dot data segmentation processing unit. The color component divided data generation unit generates color component divided data from image data. The dot data generation processing unit applies a dot data generation mask to the color component divided data to generate dot data. The dot data segmentation processing unit applies a segmentation mask to the dot data to generate scan data. A width of the segmentation mask in a main scanning direction is different from a width of the dot data generation mask in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: A learning system for performing reinforcement learning of a cooperative action by agents includes the agents; and a reward granting unit configured to grant a reward. The reward granting unit performs a step of, in the presence of a target agent to which the reward is to be granted, calculating an evaluation value relating to a cooperative action of other agents as a first evaluation value; a step of, in the absence of the target agent, calculating an evaluation value relating to a cooperative action of the other agents as a second evaluation value; and a step of calculating a difference between the first and second evaluation values as a penalty of the target agent and calculating the reward to be granted to the target agent based on the penalty. The target agent performs learning of the decision-making model based on the reward granted.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a liquid discharge device and processing circuitry. The liquid discharge device includes at least one nozzle group, where N represents an integer, to discharge liquid. The processing circuitry causes the first nozzle group to discharge in a first scan, causes the second nozzle group to discharge in a second scan, and causes the N-th nozzle group to discharge in an N-th scan to form a complete image. The processing circuitry, with respect to an image completion rate indicating a rate of an image formed by each of the first nozzle group to the N-th nozzle group in the complete image, sets the image completion rate of a portion of the first nozzle group adjacent to the second nozzle group in the sub-scanning direction to be not higher than the image completion rate of any one of the second nozzle group to the N-th nozzle group.

Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a stage on which a wafer can be placed. A separator separates a beam of impurities to be introduced into the wafer into an ion component and a neutral component. A controller switches the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus between a first mode and a second mode, where in the first mode, the ion component is introduced into the wafer and in the second mode, the neutral component is introduced into the wafer.

Abstract: A cadence measurement device includes a myoelectric potential sensor attachable to a leg portion of a living body, a waveform processor that performs waveform processing to obtain a myoelectric potential waveform from an output signal from the myoelectric potential sensor, and a cadence deriving unit that derives cadence according to the myoelectric potential waveform obtained by the waveform processing.

Abstract: An organic device comprising a reflective electrode, an organic layer arranged on the reflective electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode arranged on the organic layer and a reflection surface formed above the semi-transmissive electrode is provided. The organic layer emits white light and includes a blue-emitting layer. An optical distance L of the organic layer satisfies L?[{(?r+?s)/?}×(?b/4)]×1.2, where ?b is a peak wavelength of the blue-emitting layer, ?r and ?s are a phase shift of the wavelength ?b in the reflective electrode and the semi-transmissive electrode, respectively. A resonant wavelength of an optical distance between the semi-transmissive electrode and the reflection surface is shorter than the wavelength ?b.

Abstract: An organic device comprising a reflective electrode, an organic layer arranged on the reflective electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode arranged on the organic layer and a reflection surface formed above the semi-transmissive electrode is provided. The organic layer emits white light and includes a blue-emitting layer. An optical distance L of the organic layer satisfies L?[{(?r+?s)/?}×(?b/4)]×1.2, where ?b is a peak wavelength of the blue-emitting layer, ?r and ?s are a phase shift of the wavelength ?b in the reflective electrode and the semi-transmissive electrode, respectively. A resonant wavelength of an optical distance between the semi-transmissive electrode and the reflection surface is shorter than the wavelength ?b.

Abstract: An organic device includes a reflective film arranged on a substrate, a plurality of lower electrodes arranged above the reflective film, an organic function film configured to cover the plurality of lower electrodes, and an upper electrode arranged on the organic function film. A potential difference between the upper electrode and the reflective film is lower than a threshold voltage at which the organic function film operates.

Abstract: An apparatus including sub-pixels arranged on a substrate, the sub-pixels including a first, a second, and a third sub-pixels, each of the sub-pixels including a lower electrode, an insulating layer covering an end portion of the lower electrode, an organic layer, and an upper electrode in mentioned order starting from a side closer to the substrate, at least part of the organic layer being continuously arranged in at least two of regions between a position on a first lower electrode included in the first sub-pixel and a position on a second lower electrode included in the second sub-pixel, between the position on the second lower electrode and a position on a third lower electrode included in the third sub-pixel, and between the position on the third lower electrode and the position on the first lower electrode.

Abstract: An electronic device including elements arranged on a substrate, each of the elements including an insulating layer, a first electrode, a functional layer, and a second electrode in mentioned order starting from a side closer to the substrate. The insulating layer has an inclined portion that is inclined relative to the substrate. The first electrode has a first portion positioned on the inclined portion and a second portion in contact with the functional layer. The second portion has a smaller inclination angle relative to the substrate than the first portion. A thickness of the functional layer positioned on the first portion in a direction normal to a functional layer surface in contact with the first portion is smaller than a thickness of the functional layer positioned on the second portion in a direction normal to a functional layer surface in contact with the second portion.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a color component divided data generation unit, a dot data generation processing unit, and a dot data segmentation processing unit. The color component divided data generation unit generates color component divided data from image data. The dot data generation processing unit applies a dot data generation mask to the color component divided data to generate dot data. The dot data segmentation processing unit applies a segmentation mask to the dot data to generate scan data. A width of the segmentation mask in a main scanning direction is different from a width of the dot data generation mask in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes a substrate, a wiring layer provided on the substrate and including source lines, a stacked body including a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers alternately stacked on the wiring layer, a cell film provided in the stacked body, a semiconductor film facing the cell film in the stacked body, and a diffusion film being in contact with the source lines in the wiring layer and being in contact with the semiconductor film in the stacked body. The diffusion film includes impurities and a top end portion of the diffusion film is at a higher position than a lowermost conductive layer among the conductive layers.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray tube includes an anode including a target surface, and a cathode including a first filament and a focusing electrode. The focusing electrode includes a valley bottom portion, a first inclined plane sloping up from the valley bottom portion in a direction of the anode, a first focusing groove, and a first storage groove. ?1 is greater than 0°. The first focusing groove has a longitudinal axis. One end portion on the first extension line side of the first focusing groove is closer to a first reference surface than the other end portion of the first focusing groove.

Abstract: An emulsion of a nitrogen atom-containing polymer or salt thereof and a method for producing it are provided. The emulsion has high stability and low dispersity of the particle diameter of emulsified particles. A method for producing particles including a crosslinked nitrogen atom-containing polymer or sat thereof using the emulsion is also provided. The method for producing the emulsion includes a step of mixing a first solution that includes a nitrogen atom-containing polymer or salt thereof and a hydrophilic solvent and has a viscosity of 10 to 2,000 mPa·s, and a second solution that includes a hydrophobic solvent and has a viscosity of 1 to 100 mPa·s, stirring the mixture, and thus obtaining an emulsion of the nitrogen atom-containing polymer or salt thereof, wherein a ratio between the viscosity of the first and second solutions is in a range of 0.1:1 to 300:1.

Abstract: Provided are producing methods for a 3-difluoromethylpyrazole compound and a 3-difluoromethylpyrazole-4-carboxylic acid compound, which include, in a reaction solvent containing a specific solvent, subjecting a difluoroacetyl group-containing compound, a hydrazine compound, and formaldehyde to a cyclocondensation reaction, and subsequently oxidizing the obtained pyrazole compound precursor, and a pyrazolidine compound represented by a specific formula in these producing methods.

Abstract: A discussion support device acquires, via a communication network, a plurality of comments relating to a main topic of a discussion, extracts a plurality of ideas, a plurality of favorable points, a plurality of unfavorable points, and a plurality of issues from the acquired plurality of comments, identifies a topology between the extracted plurality of ideas, plurality of favorable points, plurality of unfavorable points, and plurality of issues, and creates a facilitation structure to realize the identified topology.

Abstract: A mutant glutathione synthetase (GSHB) suitable for generating ?-Glu-Val-Gly, and a method for producing ?-Glu-Val-Gly using the same are provided. ?-Glu-Val-Gly is produced by using a mutant GSHB having a mutation at such a position as V7, N13, I14, N15, K17, F22, F95, M165, N199, Y200, P202, I274, T285, and P287.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a first light emitting element for a first color and a second light emitting element for a second color whose wavelength is shorter than the wavelength of the first color. The first light emitting element includes a first reflection layer, a first transparent insulating layer, a first transparent electrode layer, a first light emitting layer, and a first upper electrode layer in this order. The second light emitting element includes a second reflection layer, a second transparent electrode layer, a second light emitting layer, and a second upper electrode layer in this order. The second reflection layer and the second transparent electrode layer are in contact with each other.