Abstract: A control device that controls a vehicle includes: an input unit to which an image including another vehicle or a driver of another vehicle is input; and a control unit that outputs a signal for controlling the vehicle generated based on danger in the another vehicle determined based on the image.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for predicting a therapeutic effect of a drug that inhibits FKN-CX3CR1 interaction on rheumatoid arthritis in a rheumatoid arthritis subject, and novel and more effective therapeutic agent for rheumatoid arthritis exploiting the method. In order to predict a therapeutic effect of a drug that inhibits fractalkine (FKN)-CX3CR1 interaction in a rheumatoid arthritis subject, provided is a method comprising predicting the therapeutic effect of the drug in the subject on the basis of a measurement value of CD16+ monocytes in a biological sample obtained from the subject before the start of administration of the drug.

Abstract: Provided is an abnormality diagnosis device capable of diagnosing an abnormality of a motor without setting many parameters. An abnormality diagnosis device includes a current measuring unit that measures a load current of the motor; a frequency analyzing unit that performs frequency analysis of the load current; and a deterioration degree calculating unit that calculates a degree of deterioration by adding up a preset number of intensity values from top in a preset frequency range.

Abstract: Provided is an insulation resistance monitoring device that enables measurement of insulation resistance using a mega tester without removing the insulation resistance monitoring device. The insulation resistance monitoring device that monitors the insulation resistance of an object to be measured such as a motor includes: a current detecting unit that is connected between the power supply line and the ground line of the motor and detects a current flowing through the insulation resistance of the motor: a voltage generating unit connected between the power supply line and the ground line of the motor; and a switch for opening and closing the connection path between the power supply line or the ground line of the motor and the voltage generating unit, wherein the off resistance when the connection path is opened is 100 M? or more.

Abstract: Provided is a slide bearing capable of retaining strength while achieving weight reduction and cost-cutting. The slide bearing has an upper case (2) to be attached to an upper support for attaching a suspension to a vehicle body, a lower case (3) rotatably combined with the upper case (2), an annular center plate (4) located between the upper case (2) and the lower case (3), and an annular sliding sheet (5) located between the upper case (2) and the center plate (4). The lower case (3) has a lower case body (31) in a substantial cylindrical shape, a flange part (32) projecting radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of the lower case body (31), and hollow sections (321) formed on an outer peripheral surface of the flange part (32). A plurality of the hollow sections (321) are formed at equal intervals in a circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the flange part (32).

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is provided with a projective transform model including a plurality of nodes and a projection table, the plurality of nodes each holding a reference vector having a dimension corresponding to the dimension of multi-dimensional data. The projection table indicates the correspondence relation between the number of each node and a coordinate in a two-dimensional space as a projection target of the reference vector held by the node. First in a learning phase, multi-dimensional input data of a positive example and a negative example is acquired, the amplitude characteristic amounts thereof are calculated, and this amplitude characteristic amount data is learned as the reference vectors of the nodes for each sample.

Abstract: An object of an aspect of the present invention is to enable estimation of more effective intervention content in order to make a person's health state approximate to an ideal health state, and in a learning phase, measurement values and target values of a health state for a plurality of days in the past are sequentially input to a learning machine configured by a multilayer neural network, and the learning machine is caused to perform learning such that a target achievement expectation value obtained by using a success rate that allows the user's health state to approximate to an ideal health state, continuity that allows the health state approximate to the ideal health state to be maintained, and a target value of the health state to be subsequently recommended and the target achievement expectation value thereof that reflect a temporal change in the health state and a history of interventions until a present time are output.

Abstract: A theme phrase feature value calculation unit 103 calculates a feature value Fq of a given theme phrase Q based on the cosine similarity with a feature keyword of a feature keyword DB 107b. A positive/negative example determination unit 104 applies the feature value Fq to a positive/negative example determination model to determine whether a response phrase A is a positive example or a negative example. A response phrase score calculation unit 105 calculates the cosine similarity between the theme phrase Q and a plurality of theme phrases that form a pair with a response phrase A determined to be a positive example, and the highest value of the calculated cosine similarity is set as a score of the response phrase A. A response phrase selection unit 106 selects the response phrase indicating the maximum score as the response phrase for the theme phrase Q.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, sets of medical record data that have a common development order of diseases to be focused on and different times until the diseases develop are selected from medical record data, a feature indicating a health state of a user is extracted from each piece of medical record data constituting the set for each of the sets of the medical record data, the extracted feature is set as training data, a risk score for a co-occurrence or an occurrence of a complication of each of the diseases is calculated based on examination data of a first-year examination and a time until each of the diseases occur, and the risk score is set as correct answer data. At this time, the development risk score is calculated such that a user having a short elapsed time until development has a larger value than a user having a long elapsed time until development.

Abstract: An instantaneous heartbeat reliability evaluation apparatus according to an embodiment includes: extraction means which extracts waveforms having a maximum value corresponding to depolarization of a heart in a biosignal of an examinee; first calculation means which calculates an interval between two waveforms neighboring in a time series; dividing means which divides a signal output from measurement means into signals of predetermined periods; second calculation means which calculates feature quantities of a potential of each divided signal; first evaluation means which evaluates whether a measurement state of each divided signal is normal or abnormal on the basis of feature quantities; and second evaluation means which evaluates measurement states of two neighboring extracted waveforms on the basis of an evaluation result obtained by the first evaluation means and evaluates reliability of a measurement state of the interval between the waveforms calculated by the first calculation means depending on a type o

Abstract: A reliable technology for determining the masticatory side of the user based on the surface myoelectric potential of masticatory muscles is provided.

Abstract: A pseudo-food texture presentation device includes: an enclosure body in which a granular material is enclosed; a measurer configured to measure at least one index among a temperature of an ambient environment of the enclosure body, a humidity of the ambient environment of the enclosure body, a temperature of the enclosure body, and a moisture amount on a surface of the enclosure body; and an enclosure body controller configured to control density of the granular material inside the enclosure body in accordance with the measured index.

Abstract: An insertion determination unit (16) for precisely calculating a ground insulation resistance component of a leakage current regardless of the presence or absence of an inverter determines whether an inverter (3) is inserted between a commercial power system (2) and a three-phase motor (5). A resistance component leakage current calculation unit (18) calculates a ground insulation resistance component of a leakage current on the basis of a calculation procedure corresponding to the result of the above determination.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck is provided and has a holding surface for holding a wafer with a tape attached to one side of the wafer where the tape is in contact with the holding surface. The electrostatic chuck includes a disk-shaped member having a plurality of fine holes communicating with a vacuum source, where the fine holes are exposed to the holding surface. The disk-shaped member also includes a plurality of asperities formed on the holding surface and connected to the fine holes, and an electrode embedded in the disk-shaped member. The vacuum source is operated to produce a vacuum on the holding surface through the fine holes and thereby hold the wafer through the tape on the holding surface under suction, where the asperities formed on the holding surface function as a suction passage communicating with the fine holes.

Abstract: The number n of times of chewing is counted by chewing number of times calculation means (13b2) based on a change in the distance l from a photorefiector (50), which is received together with time t by measurement value receiving means (13b1). To vary hardness h of a bag (30) to a stage that can be sensed, according to the number n of times of chewing, a required air pressure is set according to the current number n of times, based on a hardness/air pressure correspondence recording unit (13g) in which stages that have a significant difference therebetween and are stored in association with the number n of times of chewing are recorded. To realize the set air pressure inside the bag (30), the amount of sucking performed using a vacuum pump 20 is controlled by air pressure control means (13b4).

Abstract: Provided is a slide bearing capable of retaining strength while achieving weight reduction and cost-cutting. The slide bearing has an upper case (2) to be attached to an upper support for attaching a suspension to a vehicle body, a lower case (3) rotatably combined with the upper case (2), an annular center plate (4) located between the upper case (2) and the lower case (3), and an annular sliding sheet (5) located between the upper case (2) and the center plate (4). The lower case (3) has a lower case body (31) in a substantial cylindrical shape, a flange part (32) projecting radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of the lower case body (31), and hollow sections (321) formed on an outer peripheral surface of the flange part (32). A plurality of the hollow sections (321) are formed at equal intervals in a circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the flange part (32).

Abstract: Provided is a slide bearing of lower cost that is capable of preventing the intrusion of dust, muddy water, etc. and has good sliding performance. In a ring-shaped space (5) formed by assembling an upper case (2) with a lower case, a ring-shaped outer dust seal part (42), which bends with one end (420) contacting the upper case (2) and the other end (421) contacting the lower case, is disposed on the outside of a ring-shaped thrust bearing part (40), and the outer dust seal part (42) is connected to the thrust bearing part (40) by connecting parts (43) that extend radially outward from the outside of the thrust bearing part (40), integrating the two as a dust seal-integrated center plate (4). Disposed between the thrust bearing part (40) and the upper case (2) is a ring-shaped lubrication sheet (6), which has surfaces (62, 63) that slide on the mating surfaces facing same.

Abstract: A thrust sliding bearing in which a dust cover that covers a piston rod of a strut type suspension can be securely and easily assembled to a lower case that is arranged under an upper case, and to provide the thrust sliding bearing whose mold structure for molding the lower case can be simple. In a thrust sliding bearing, a lower case, which rotatably slides around an axial center of an upper case, includes a plurality of upper tongues for engaging with at least a case-side protrusion of the upper case and a plurality of lower tongues for engaging with at least a cover-side protrusion of a dust cover, and the upper tongues and the lower tongues of the lower case protrude in the direction toward the axial center from an inner circumferential surface of a cylindrical portion provided in the lower case so as not to overlap each other in the direction of the axial center.

Abstract: A control device that controls a vehicle includes: an input unit to which an image including another vehicle or a driver of another vehicle is input; and a control unit that outputs a signal for controlling the vehicle generated based on danger in the another vehicle determined based on the image.

Abstract: An insertion determination unit (16) for precisely calculating a ground insulation resistance component of a leakage current regardless of the presence or absence of an inverter determines whether an inverter (3) is inserted between a commercial power system (2) and a three-phase motor (5). A resistance component leakage current calculation unit (18) calculates a ground insulation resistance component of a leakage current on the basis of a calculation procedure corresponding to the result of the above determination.