Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a discharger and circuitry. The discharger includes liquid-discharge head units to discharge liquid to form an image on a recording medium conveyed in a direction. The circuitry detects displacement in the direction of discharge positions on the recording medium between the liquid-discharge head units depending on a type of the recording medium. The circuitry performs, based on a result of detection of the displacement, a first correction to correct timing of discharge from the liquid-discharge head units to keep the discharge positions of the liquid-discharge head units stable regardless of the type of the recording medium. The circuitry performs, after the first correction, a second correction to correct the timing of discharge from the liquid-discharge head units to align the discharge positions of the liquid-discharge head units, unless the second correction has been completed on the recording medium of another type in past.

Abstract: An optical laminate includes: a first optical sheet that has a first main surface with a relief structure thereon and a second main surface on the reverse side from the first main surface; and a second optical sheet that has a third main surface disposed on the first main surface side of the first optical sheet. The relief structure of the first main surface includes a plurality of recessed portions and flat portions that are each between two recessed portions adjacent to one another among the plurality of recessed portions. The third main surface and the flat portions of the first main surface are bonded by covalent bonding with a molecular adhesive therebetween.

Abstract: A dental restorative curable compositions may have a high mechanical strength and excellent water resistance and polishability in the form of a cured product. A dental composite resin may include such compositions. A dental mill blank may include the cured product of such compositions. A dental restorative curable composition may include: a (meth)acrylic acid ester compound (A) having two or more (meth)acryloyloxy groups per molecule; a mono(meth)acrylic acid ester compound (B); an inorganic filler (C) having an average primary particle diameter of 0.01 to 5 ?m; and a polymerization initiator (D).

Abstract: The transport system includes transport modules each including a coil group and an inverter unit that applies an AC voltage to the coil group. The transport system has at least one carriage having a magnet installed thereon to receive an electromagnetic force from the coil group. Each inverter unit includes an inverter circuit and a diode. The inverter circuit has a DC voltage applied thereto, the DC voltage being output from a DC power supply, and converts the DC voltage into the AC voltage. The diode is connected between the DC power supply and the inverter circuit and disposed to allow a current to flow in a forward direction from a first side of the diode connected to the DC power supply to a second side of the diode opposite to the first side when a potential on the first side is higher than a potential on the second side.

Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a display unit including a display surface that is configured to display information to an occupant of a vehicle; a display control unit that is configured to set the information displayed at the display surface and a display area in which the information is displayed at the display surface; a drive unit that is configured to drive the display unit in and out of an interior member that is disposed in a vehicle cabin; and a drive control unit that is configured to control the drive unit such that the display area and an exposed area, of the display surface, which is exposed from the interior member are proportional to each other.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute processing includes acquiring time-series data of skeleton information that includes a position of each of portions of a subject, specifying a type of an operation of the subject that corresponds to skeleton information at a first time point in the acquired time-series data, determining a model of a probability distribution that restricts a temporal change in a position of a portion in the skeleton information, generating a graph that includes a node that indicates a position of each portion at each time point, a first edge that couples between nodes, and a second edge that couples between nodes that indicate the positions of the portion at different time points, and in which the determined model is associated with the second edge, and correcting the skeleton information.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a road image acquired by an image acquisition apparatus mounted on a vehicle; detecting multiple road boundaries in the road image on the basis of the road image; and determining a target road boundary that is dangerous to the vehicle among the multiple road boundaries. In this case, the driving of the vehicle can be controlled more accurately on the basis of the target road boundary.

Abstract: A road boundary detection method and apparatus, and an electronic device, a storage medium and a computer program product are provided. The method includes that: a road image, which is collected by an image collection device arranged on a vehicle is identified, and then a plurality of road boundaries from the road image is determined; and a road boundary inside which the vehicle can travel is selected from the plurality of road boundaries.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing an program for causing a computer to execute a process includes acquiring time-series data of skeleton information that includes a position of each of portions of a subject, specifying a portion in an abnormal state regarding a position, for skeleton information at a first time point in the acquired time-series data, determining a model of a probability distribution that restricts a position of the specified portion, in the skeleton information at the first time point, generating a graph that includes a node that indicates a position of each portion at each time point and a first edge that couples between nodes that indicate positions of different portions biologically connected at each time point and in which the model is associated with the node that indicates the position of the portion; and correcting the skeleton information at the first time point in the time-series data.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus, and an electronic device, a storage medium, a computer program and a computer program product are provided. The method includes: at least two road image frames are obtained by an image collection assembly, which is arranged on a driving device; by using a phase correlation method, posture change information of the driving device between two road image frames among the at least two road image frames is determined; and posture information of the driving device is determined on based on the posture change information and reference posture information of the driving device.

Abstract: To provide a resin formed product with a label, for which information can be provided on the label without using ink and the information can be visually recognized from the external appearance even in a condition where the label is adhered. A resin formed product 20 to which a label 10 is adhered, the label 10 being formed by laminating a layer containing a porous base layer A and an adhesive layer B adhered to a surface of the resin formed product. On the label 10, a rough part 11 having a relatively rough surface roughness and a smooth part 12 having a predetermined pattern having a relatively smooth surface roughness are formed, and a cross-sectional porosity of the label of the smooth part 12 is from 0 to 93% relative to the cross-sectional porosity of the label of the rough part 11.

Abstract: A vibrating film has, at a portion of an outer peripheral edge of the vibrating film, a connection portion connected to a supporting body, a cantilever is formed that includes the vibrating film and a portion of a piezoelectric element disposed on the vibrating film and has a fixed end and a free end, an internal wiring with one end portion side being electrically connected to the piezoelectric element and having, at another end portion side, a pad portion for external wiring connection on a supporting body outside the vibrating film and a protective substrate having a wall portion formed such as to surround the cantilever and being fixed to the supporting body are further included, the wall portion has, at a location corresponding to a length intermediate portion of the connection portion, a cutout portion in which the wall portion is not present, and the pad portion is disposed at the cutout portion side with respect to the connection portion.

Abstract: An object is to provide a method for producing methacrolein and/or methacrylic acid from isobutanol, in which methacrolein and/or methacrylic acid are/is obtained at high selectivity with suppressed generation of a by-product, and a method for producing methacrylic acid ester from the methacrylic acid obtained. The object is achieved by a method for producing methacrolein and/or methacrylic acid, including (i) a step of feeding an isobutanol-containing gas to a dehydration catalyst layer, to produce an isobutylene-containing gas 1 by dehydration reaction of isobutanol, and (ii) a step of feeding an isobutylene-containing gas 2 containing at least one portion of the isobutylene-containing gas 1, and an oxygen-containing gas to an oxidation catalyst layer, to produce methacrolein and/or methacrylic acid by oxidation reaction of isobutylene, in which x1/x2 is 0.

Abstract: A control device includes a model generation unit that generates a control model that formulates a task to be executed, and a task processing unit that causes the vehicle to execute the task by performing model prediction control using the control model. Assuming that a first state space is a state space of the control model used at an execution time of the first task, and a second state space is a state space of the control model used at an execution time of the second task, the task processing unit starts to cause the vehicle to execute the second task, after executing a transition process that is a process of making a value of a state variable that is commonly included in both the first state space and the second state space within a predetermined range that is allowed at the execution time of the second task.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate; a wiring layer serving as a topmost layer formed over the substrate; a first protection film formed so as to cover the wiring layer; a planarization film formed on the first protection film; and a second protection film formed on the planarization film. The first protection film and the second protection film are each thicker than the planarization film.

Abstract: A server includes: an interface that acquires a vehicle-mounted camera image from a vehicle traveling toward a target specified by a user; and a control unit that detects the target based on the vehicle-mounted camera image, generates recognition information that makes the target recognizable as an image or visually recognizable based on a detection result of the target, and outputs the recognition information to the vehicle.

Abstract: There is provided a compressor including: a piston that reciprocates inside a cylinder; a valve plate that closes an end portion of the cylinder; a connecting rod that supports the piston; a crankshaft that applies a rotating force to an end portion of the connecting rod; and a crankcase that rotatably supports the crankshaft. The piston is an oscillating piston that reciprocates while oscillating inside the cylinder according to rotation of the crankshaft. An outer peripheral surface of the piston is a curved surface.

Abstract: To provide a coating film having both metallic designability and electromagnetic wave permeability, and a coated article including the coating film. A coating film 10 has a laminated structure including at least a basecoat layer 12 containing a plurality of substantially flat aluminum pieces serving as luster materials 12a, an area occupancy rate of the aluminum pieces in the basecoat layer 12 is more than 75% and 100% or less, an average length (average major diameter) of the aluminum pieces in a longitudinal direction on a flat surface is 9 ?m or less, and a film thickness of the coating film 10 is more than 2 ?m and less than 9 ?m.

Abstract: Included are a side frame extending in a front-rear direction and a lower member located outside the side frame in a vehicle width direction and extending in the front-rear direction. In the lower member, an inward inclined portion approaches the side frame as it goes away from a passenger compartment and a lower tip end portion that is a tip end portion located farthest from the passenger compartment is connected to the side frame.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure including a side frame extending in a front-rear direction, and a lower member located outside the side frame in a vehicle width direction is provided with a load transmission member which is arranged on the lower member, and which comes into contact with a vehicle widthwise outer side surface of the side frame when the lower member moves toward a passenger compartment due to an offset collision.