Abstract: The present invention relates to a raw-material supply system and a raw-material supply method for pyrolyzing waste plastic including PVC and PET.

Abstract: A semiconductor optical device includes a first n-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer, an active layer, a tunnel junction structure including a p-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer and a second n-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer, and a third n-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer. The first n-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer, the active layer, the p-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer, the second n-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer, and the third n-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer are stacked in this order. The second n-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer has an n-type dopant concentration higher than an n-type dopant concentration of the third n-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer. The p-type III-V group compound semiconductor layer has a strain.

Abstract: A motor-integrated fan 1 including one or more motors integrated therein comprises: a shaft part 11 which serves as a supporting system disposed at the center of a rotational axis; a rotation part 12 which is a rotating system rotating about the shaft part 11; a duct 13 which serves as a supporting system provided on the outer periphery of the shaft part 11; and a motor 14 which rotates the rotation part 12, wherein the rotation part 12 comprises: a plurality of blades 32 rotatably supported at least on the shaft part 11 and rotating thereabout, the blades 32 being arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotational axis I; and a rotation support ring 33 connected on one side of each of the blades 32 in a radial direction of the rotational axis, the rotation support ring 33 supporting the plurality of blades 32.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first neural network that extracts a feature of a query image and features of search object images; a processing circuitry detects a degree of similarity between the search object images and a query image based on the feature of the query image and the features of the search object images, and calculates a score of each of the search object images based on the degree of similarity between each of the search object images and the query image and feature transformation information relating to the degree of similarity between each of the search object images and the query image; a second neural network that outputs the feature transformation information; and a user interface that determines by a user the feature transformation information of each of the search object images based on the degree of similarity or the scores of the search object images.

Abstract: A method according to the present disclosure is a method of manufacturing a multiplexer/demultiplexer including a substrate, a first port for inputting light, and a second port for outputting light, the first port and the second port being provided in the substrate. The method includes designing positions of a plurality of holes such that three adjacent holes among the plurality of holes are arranged in a triangle lattice, and forming the plurality of holes in a surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A method of estimating a health score is disclosed. The health score includes a knee condition score for quantitatively evaluating a knee condition of a user. The estimating method includes acquiring a data provider feature that is a feature correlated with the knee condition from measurement information indicating temporal changes in forces applied to multiple parts of a sole of each of multiple data providers, generating a learning model by learning a correlation between the data provider feature and the knee condition, acquiring a user feature from measurement information indicating temporal changes in forces applied to multiple parts of a sole of the user, and estimating the knee condition of the user as the knee condition score by providing the learning model with the user feature.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, in accordance with one embodiment, includes receiving a request to migrate data from a source virtual tape system to a destination virtual tape system. A serial number of a logical volume having the data in the destination virtual tape system is added to the destination virtual tape system. An interim logical volume is created on the destination virtual tape system. A conversion table associating the serial number of the logical volume is updated with a serial number of the interim logical volume. The data in the logical volume is migrated to the interim logical volume. In response to completing the data migration, data access requests are satisfied using the logical volume.

Abstract: An LFL device includes a device body and an ultrasound applier. The ultrasound applier is mounted on the device body. The device body includes an internal flow path that allows passage of metal particle dispersion in which metal microparticles are dispersed. The ultrasound applier applies ultrasound to the metal particle dispersion that is flowing through the internal flow path. An outer surface of the device body is provided with a light transmitting part that transmits a laser beam. The laser beam is irradiated to the metal particle dispersion in the internal flow path to which ultrasound has been applied by the ultrasound applier. This improves uniformity of irradiation of metal microparticles with laser beams.

Abstract: It is an object to provide an optical filter, a method of manufacturing an optical filter, a method of designing, a design apparatus, and a program for designing non-transitory computer-readable recording medium which can suppress both the temperature dependency and the waveguide length. An optical filter includes three or more waveguides, and a plurality of sections provided in the three or more waveguides, respectively. Modes of light propagating through the sections of the three or more waveguides are different from each other.

Abstract: The present application relates to a laminate between an inorganic substance and metal, which is excellent in thermal conductivity and interlayer adhesion. The laminate of the present application has a thermally conductive first inorganic filler bonded with one end of first coupling agent 11; and a metal layer bonded with one end of a third coupling agent, in which the other end of the third coupling agent is bonded with the other end of the first coupling agent. The laminate has such a bond between the inorganic filler and the metal layer through an organic compound, whereby the laminate may be excellent in thermal conductivity and interlayer adhesion.

Abstract: A method of preparing metal particle dispersion includes preparing an ion-containing solution that contains metal ions (step S11), performing heat treatment on a protectant having an average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 5000 and less than or equal to 32500 (step S12), and mixing the aforementioned ion-containing solution, a reducing agent, and the protectant subjected to the heat treatment in step S12 to prepare metal particle dispersion in which metal microparticles are dispersed by a liquid-phase reduction method (step S13). This method achieves improved dispersibility and further fragmentation of the metal microparticles in the metal particle dispersion.

Abstract: A device determines a propagation time of an acoustic signal through cross-correlation analysis between a transmission signal and a reception signal. The device generates the transmission signal to satisfy (1) a ratio of a height of a peak other than a maximum peak in an autocorrelation function of the transmission signal to a height of the maximum peak being 0.8 or less and (2) a duration of the transmission signal being at least five times a shortest period of the transmission signal or at least 20 times a half width at half maximum of the autocorrelation function of the transmission signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a microalgae product and a production method for the microalgae product. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for treating microalgae without an increase in pheophorbide. By this method, provided is a safe microalgae product having reduced pheophorbide. Such a microalgae product provides various healthy, nutritional, and/or cosmetic effects. The present invention also provides a culturing device that enables high-concentration culturing with less bacterial contamination, and thereby enables highly useful culturing of microalgae.

Abstract: A tactile feedback apparatus includes a display unit that displays a visual object, a storage unit that stores waveform information expressing a tactile sensation of the visual object, a vibration actuator that provides a user with a tactile sensation based on vibration, and a waveform editing unit that edits the waveform information. The vibration actuator vibrates based on the waveform information in a case in which a targeted area of the user's body for the tactile feedback by the vibration actuator comes into contact with the visual object. The waveform editing unit updates the waveform information stored in the storage unit based on an operation associated with completion of the editing.

Abstract: A semiconductor image processing apparatus including a processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to identify a label corresponding to a feature amount included in an input image by using an identifier, learn a model for inferring the feature amount included in the input image and learns the identifier, and perform additional learning of the model based on the input image and the learned identifier.

Abstract: Provided are a high-frequency power supply device and an output control method therefor which are capable of constantly keeping the phase of the outputted high-frequency pulse uniform even in a structure in which the synchronizing pulse and the clock pulse are generated separately.

Abstract: A high-frequency power supply device, which outputs high-frequency pulses to a target device on the basis of a synchronous pulse and a clock pulse, and the output control method therefor are such that a period reference signal is generated from output timing information pertaining to the synchronous pulse, an output level signal is generated from output level information, an output stop time is timed on the basis of the period reference signal and an output stop signal is generated, and, when the period reference signal, the output level signal, and the clock pulse are received and a high-frequency pulse is formed on the basis of these signals, transmission of the output level signal is stopped while the output stop signal is being received.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a first image acquisitor that acquires a source image, a second image acquisitor that acquires a first target image, a label acquisitor that acquires a label, a feature extractor including a first neural network that extracts a feature of the source image and a feature of the first target image, a class classifier including a second neural network that performs a class classification of the source image and the first target image, a domain classifier including a third neural network that performs a domain classification of the source image and the first target image, a processor that assigns a pseudo label to the first target image, a self-learner that performs a self-learning of the first neural network, the second neural network, and the third neural network, and a learner that learns the first, second and third neural networks, by performing a back propagation process.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus has an acquisitor configured to acquire an entire area image obtained by capturing an entire area of a processing surface of a wafer including at least one defect, a training image selector configured to select, as a training image, a partial image including at least one defect from the entire area image, a model constructor configured to construct a calculation model of generating a label image obtained by extracting and binarizing the defect included in the partial image, and a learner configured to update a parameter of the calculation model based on a difference between the label image generated by inputting the training image to the calculation model and a reference label image obtained by extracting and binarizing the defect of the training image.

Abstract: Provided are a high-frequency power supply device and an output control method therefor which are capable of constantly keeping the phase of the outputted high-frequency pulse uniform even in a structure in which the synchronizing pulse and the clock pulse are generated separately.