Abstract: A cause-effect sentence analysis device including: a cause-effect sentence extraction unit configured to extract a cause-effect sentence including a cause expression and an effect expression from a text; an acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating a reference expression for analyzing the degree of similarity; a similarity degree analysis unit, for a cause-effect sentence extracted by the cause-effect sentence extraction unit, configured to calculate a cause similarity degree, namely, the degree of similarity between the reference expression and the cause expression included in the cause-effect sentence, and an effect similarity degree, namely, the degree of similarity between the reference expression and the effect expression; and a desired cause-effect sentence extraction unit for extracting a cause-effect sentence in which one of the cause expression and the effect expression included in the cause-effect sentence is similar to the reference expression and the other is not similar to the

Abstract: Provided are a stator for a rotary electric machine and the rotary electric machine. The stator includes a stator core, and a stator winding formed in a plurality of phases, the stator winding including a slot conductor and a crossover conductor configured to connect ends of a pair of the slot conductors, the ends placed at a same side of the pair of slot conductors.

Abstract: An optical signal emitting direction control method of a present embodiment includes arranging a transparent member to extend over an underwater space and an in-air space, causing an optical signal to enter the transparent member from the underwater space via a surface of an underwater portion of the transparent member immersed in the underwater space, and causing the optical signal entered the transparent member to be emitted into the in-air space via a surface of an in-air portion of the transparent member exposed to the in-air space.

Abstract: A capacitive button capable of improving tolerance to electrostatic discharge is provided. The capacitive button includes: a pair of sensor electrodes which are provided side by side; a floating electrode which is arranged on a front side of the pair of sensor electrodes via an insulating layer; and a ground electrode which is arranged so as to surround the floating electrode, and is grounded without being electrically connected with the pair of sensor electrodes and the floating electrode. By providing the configuration, the tolerance to the electrostatic discharge of the capacitive button can be improved.

Abstract: A relay state determination device according to the present invention includes: a voltage value acquisition unit that measures every moment a detected voltage detected from two ends of a shunt resistor; a voltage value difference calculation unit that calculates a voltage value difference between a first voltage value of when the detected voltage becomes minimum by an armature starting displacement after a primary-side switch is turned off and a second voltage value of when secondary-side contacts are opened; and a state determination unit that determines that a relay has deteriorated when the voltage value difference falls below a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A relay state prediction device according to the present invention includes: a voltage value acquisition unit that measures every moment a detected voltage detected from two ends of a shunt resistor; a voltage value difference calculation unit that calculates a voltage value difference between a first voltage value of when the detected voltage becomes minimum by an armature starting displacement after a primary-side switch is turned off and a second voltage value of when secondary-side contacts are opened; a slope calculation unit that calculates a slope at which the voltage value difference decreases as the secondary-side contacts are repeatedly opened and closed in response to the primary-side switch repeatedly turning on and off; and a state prediction unit that predicts the number of openable and closable times from the present time until the voltage value difference reaches a predetermined threshold value based on the voltage value difference at the present time and the decreasing slope.

Abstract: An ink contains water, a pigment, and a polymer having a structure unit represented by the following Chemical structure 1, where R1 represents an organic group having at least carbon and oxygen.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming method including: applying an ink to a print medium and heating the print medium to which the ink is applied at a heating temperature of 60 degrees C. or higher. The ink contains pigment-encapsulating resin particles comprising a pigment and a resin encapsulating the pigment. A proportion of the pigment alone exposed without being encapsulated with the resin is 10% by mass or less relative to solid components contained in the ink. Amass ratio of the pigment to the resin in the pigment-encapsulating resin particles is 0.25 or greater but 1.0 or less. A contact angle ?m (°) of the ink when the ink is dropped by 5 microliters onto a print medium at 73 degrees C. is 25° or less.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion contains water and resin particles containing a resin, wherein the resin particles contains pigment-enclosed resin particles containing an inorganic pigment enclosed in the resin, wherein the pigment-enclosed resin particles have a 50 percent cumulative volume particle diameter (D50) of from 40 to 200 nm and a 90 percent cumulative volume particle diameter (D90) of from 70 to 500 nm as measured by laser diffraction scattering, wherein the pigment-enclosed resin particles have an average aspect ratio of from 1.0 to 1.5.

Abstract: A production data creation device includes an input unit and a setting unit. The input unit receives an input of one application from among a plurality of applications displayed on a screen. The setting unit sets one or more operation parameters used by a component mounter to mount a component on a board, on the basis of the input application.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion contains emulsion resin particles that contains pigment enclosing emulsion resin particles enclosing an inorganic pigment, wherein the pigment enclosing emulsion resin particles have a 50 percent cumulative volume particle diameter (D50) of from 40 to 300 nm as measured by laser diffraction scattering method, wherein the pigment enclosing emulsion resin particles have an average aspect ratio of from 1.0 to 1.5.

Abstract: Provided is an ink including: pigment-encapsulating resin particles encapsulating a pigment; and resin particles containing a resin different from a resin of the pigment-encapsulating resin particles.

Abstract: A relay state determination device includes a voltage value acquisition unit, a contact bounce time acquisition unit, and a state determination unit. The voltage value acquisition unit acquires a voltage value between one pair of contacts mutually opened and closed in a relay. The contact bounce time acquisition unit obtains a contact bounce time indicated by the one pair of contacts based on the temporal change in the voltage value after the ON instruction to the relay. The state determination unit compares the contact bounce time with a time threshold value to determine whether or not the relay 4 has deteriorated.

Abstract: A component mounting system includes a component mounting line, a storage device, and a display device. The component mounting line is formed by connecting a plurality of mounting board manufacturing machines. The storage device is connected to the component mounting line via a network to acquire information from each of the plurality of mounting board manufacturing machines. The display device is connected to the storage device via the network and displays a progress status of set-up work executed when changing a type of a mounting board manufactured by the component mounting line based on information stored in the storage device.

Abstract: An ink contains water, a coloring material, and a polymer having a structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 1 and a structure unit having an anionic group, where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L1 is an alkylene group having three to five carbon atoms having a hydroxyl group, L2 is an alkylene group having two to ten carbon atoms, and Ar represents a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a naphthyl group.

Abstract: A relay state determination device according to the present invention includes: a voltage value acquisition unit that measures every moment a detected voltage detected from two ends of a shunt resistor; a voltage value difference calculation unit that calculates a voltage value difference between a first voltage value of when the detected voltage becomes minimum by an armature starting displacement after a primary-side switch is turned off and a second voltage value of when secondary-side contacts are opened; and a state determination unit that determines that a relay has deteriorated when the voltage value difference falls below a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A relay state prediction device according to the present invention includes: a voltage value acquisition unit that measures every moment a detected voltage detected from two ends of a shunt resistor; a voltage value difference calculation unit that calculates a voltage value difference between a first voltage value of when the detected voltage becomes minimum by an armature starting displacement after a primary-side switch is turned off and a second voltage value of when secondary-side contacts are opened; a slope calculation unit that calculates a slope at which the voltage value difference decreases as the secondary-side contacts are repeatedly opened and closed in response to the primary-side switch repeatedly turning on and off; and a state prediction unit that predicts the number of openable and closable times from the present time until the voltage value difference reaches a predetermined threshold value based on the voltage value difference at the present time and the decreasing slope.

Abstract: A method is provided for estimating production capacity of a component mounting line for producing assembly boards. The component mounting line includes component-mounting-relevant devices coupled to one another, including a component mounter. Operator information is provided, which relates to an operator. Production-plan information is provided, which relates to a production plan for producing the assembly boards scheduled in the component mounting line. Based on floor-disposition information, production-lot information, event information, the operator information, and the production-plan information, a production capacity of the component mounting line is estimated. The floor-disposition information relates to a disposition of the component mounting line on a floor. The production-lot information relates to a time necessary for the component-mounting-relevant devices to produce the assembly boards.

Abstract: A facility configuration creation support method which supports creation of a facility configuration of a component mounting line which includes a component mounter includes a facility configuration creation step of creating a new facility configuration in which a total cost is reduced as compared to a current total cost in continuing production with a current facility configuration when producing in a specific period in the component mounting line.

Abstract: A group determination method includes a step of calculating an external set-up work time for an external set-up work by which a component supplier used in a group that is a next production target of a group under production in a component mounting line, including a plurality of the component mounters capable of attaching and detaching a component supply carriage which can arrange a plurality of the component suppliers (tape feeders), is removed from the component mounting line and arranged in the component supply carriage; and a step of calculating a production completion time at which the production of all the mounting boards that are the production targets is completed in consideration of the external set-up work time. A plurality of groups which are common in an arrangement of component suppliers for the mounting boards that are the production targets are determined so that production completion time is shortened.