Abstract: A turbine analysis device includes a state quantity acquiring unit configured to acquire a state quantity of a turbine, the state quantity including at least a temperature of the turbine. A load specifying unit is configured to calculate a history of a load of the turbine, based on the state quantity. A load and time calculating unit is configured to derive a relationship between the load of the turbine and an operable time when the turbine is operated at the load, based on a designed service life of the turbine and the history of the load that has been calculated by the load specifying unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a first medical image and a second medical image that are three-dimensional images obtained by imaging a subject, a determination unit configured to determine a first resolution based on a resolution of the first medical image and determine a second resolution based on a predetermined resolution, a first generation unit configured to generate a first subtraction image having the first resolution by performing a first subtraction process between the first and second medical images, and generate a second subtraction image having the second resolution by performing a second subtraction process between the first and second medical images, and a second generation unit configured to generate a projection image using the second subtraction image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires a first pixel size and a second pixel size that are pixel sizes in a predetermined axis direction of a first image and a second image captured at different points in time, respectively, determines whether the first pixel size and second pixel size differ from each other, and decides, if the first pixel size differs from the second pixel size, a size in a predetermined axis direction of a comparison area based on a larger one of the first pixel size and the second pixel size. The comparison area includes a plurality of gray levels, and is compared to a gray level of a position of interest in one of the first and second image, and the comparison area existing in the other of the first and second image, different from the one image.

Abstract: A gate driver includes a drive signal input terminal, a drive signal output terminal, a gate drive circuit, and a serial communication interface. The drive signal input terminal is configured to receive a gate drive signal. The gate drive circuit is coupled to the drive signal input terminal and the drive signal output terminal. The gate drive circuit is configured to provide the gate drive signal to the drive signal output terminal. The serial communication interface is coupled to the drive signal input terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a service menu presentation system which: acquires operation data relating to an electric power generation plant; decides which operation pattern, from among a plurality of operation patterns set in advance in accordance with an output mode, is the basis for the operation being indicated by the operation data; calculates, on the basis of the operation data acquired in a certain period, an operation time with respect to each of the operation patterns in the period; determines, on the basis of an operation time ratio in the certain period, an in-period operation pattern of the certain period; and outputs a service menu corresponding to the in-period operation pattern that has been determined.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus configured to acquire first registration information being registration information between a first image of interest, which is the first frame image in the frame image pair, and the first reference image; to acquire second registration information being registration information between a second image of interest, which is the second frame image in the frame image pair, and the second reference image; to acquire reference registration information being registration information between the first reference image and the second reference image; and to acquire third registration information being registration information between the first image of interest and the second image of interest, based on the first registration information, the second registration information and the reference registration information.

Abstract: Provided are: an Fc-binding protein having improved stability, particularly to heat and acid; a method for producing the protein; an antibody adsorbent using the protein; and a method for separating the antibodies using the adsorbent. Specifically provided are: an Fc-binding protein having improved stability to heat and acid, achieved by substituting an amino-acid residue in a specific position in the extracellular region of human FcyRIIIa with another specific amino acid; a method for producing the protein; an antibody adsorbent using the protein; and a method for separating the antibodies using the adsorbent.

Abstract: A first image and a second image having a smaller pixel size than the first image are acquired. Based on a pixel size of the first image, a size of a calculation area to be set on the second image is calculated. A plurality of calculation areas including a corresponding position on the second image corresponding to a position of interest on the first image, and having the calculated area size are set on the second image. In each of the plurality of calculation areas, a representative value based on density values of pixels included in the calculation area is calculated, and based on a density value of a pixel at the position of interest and a plurality of representative values, a difference value between the first and second images at the position of interest is determined.

Abstract: A water-based paint composition has performance to decompose ozone. The water-based paint composition includes a manganese oxide-based catalyst, an activated carbon, a polyacrylate-based dispersant, a water-soluble resin, a pH adjuster, and a water-based solvent.

Abstract: An anomaly detection device detects an anomaly of a potentiometer including a resistor and a movable terminal that moves while contacting the resistor. The anomaly detection device includes a first applier that applies, to one end of the resistor, a first voltage in a first detection period and a second voltage in a second detection period that is consecutive to the first detection period; a second applier that applies, to another end of the resistor, the first voltage in the first detection period and the second voltage in the second detection period; a voltage detector that detects an output voltage from the movable terminal; and an anomaly detector that detects a contact failure of the movable terminal based on the output voltage detected by the voltage detector when an applied voltage applied by each of the first applier and the second applier is changed.

Abstract: A gate driver circuit includes a comparator and a gate driver. The comparator is configured to detect a short circuit in a first power field effect transistor (FET). The gate driver is configured to drive a gate of the first power FET by generating a first signal at a first drive current. In response to the comparator detecting a short circuit in the first power FET, the gate driver is further configured to pulse the first signal at a first pulldown current. After the pulse has ended, the gate driver is further configured to drive the gate of the first power FET at a first hold current. The first hold current is less than the first pulldown current.

Abstract: An alarm display system includes: a database configured to store a plurality of sets of predetermined events, occurrence probabilities of the events, checking situations of the events, and countermeasure policies of the events in association with the sets; an alarm information acquisition unit configured to acquire alarm information indicating that the events occur in monitoring target devices; a support information addition unit configured to add support information for supporting determination of a countermeasure for the alarm information according to information stored in the database, to the acquired alarm information; and a display unit configured to display alarm display information in which the support information is added.

Abstract: A flue gas denitration system includes a catalytic reactor accommodating a plurality of catalytic modules, into which a flue gas flows, and a flue gas heater provided on an upstream side of the catalytic reactor in a flow direction of the flue gas. In the flue gas denitration system, switched are a first denitration state in which the flue gas is denitrated by using the plurality of catalytic modules in the catalytic reactor and a second denitration state in which the flue gas is denitrated by using a catalytic module(s) less than those used in the first denitration state while a temperature of the flue gas flowing into the catalytic reactor is made higher than that in the first denitration state by using the flue gas heater. Thus, by making the temperature of the flue gas flowing into the catalytic reactor higher, it is possible to suppress deterioration in denitration performance in the case of using part of the plurality of catalytic modules for denitration.

Abstract: An apparatus that can obtain a subtraction image efficiently is provided. An image processing apparatus obtains a target image constituted by a set of voxels arranged in a discretized manner; sets a search area in the target image; and obtains, in a partial area included in the search area, on the basis of at least one of a voxel value included in the partial area and an interpolated value obtained by interpolation of a voxel of the target image, at least one of a maximum and a minimum of a voxel value and an interpolated value within the search area.

Abstract: A gate driver includes a drive signal input terminal, a drive signal output terminal, a gate drive circuit, and a serial communication interface. The drive signal input terminal is configured to receive a gate drive signal. The gate drive circuit is coupled to the drive signal input terminal and the drive signal output terminal. The gate drive circuit is configured to provide the gate drive signal to the drive signal output terminal. The serial communication interface is coupled to the drive signal input terminal.

Abstract: A water quality management device is provided with a water quality index value acquisition unit which acquires water quality index values including a makeup water quality index value indicating water quality of makeup water and a circulating water quality index value indicating water quality of circulating water, and a determining unit which determines an amount of concentration control associated with a concentration rate of a circulating water system based on the water quality index values acquired by the water quality index value acquisition unit.

Abstract: A method for safely and efficiently producing high-purity dialkylaminosilane. Dialkylamine is fed simultaneously during feeding chlorosilane in the presence of metal to cause reaction. For example, chlorosilane and dialkylamine are fed, and then only dialkylamine is fed to cause reaction, whereby dialkylaminosilane is produced.

Abstract: A chemical feed control device controls feeding of a chemical into a water system of a plant. A water quality index-obtaining unit obtains a water quality index value for each of a plurality of disruptive factors of the water system. An environmental data-obtaining unit obtains environmental data related to the plant. An operational data-obtaining unit obtains operational data related to the plant. A determination unit determines a feed amount of each of a plurality of chemicals acting on at least one disruptive factor and having components different from each other with respect to the water system based on the water quality index value, the environmental data, and the operational data such that the water quality index value for each of the disruptive factors approximates a water quality target value for each of the disruptive factors.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the first problem of providing an Fc-binding protein having improved stability, especially stability to heat and acid, of the Fc-binding protein, a method for producing this protein, and an antibody adsorbent using this protein. The present invention also addresses the second problem of providing a method that makes it possible to identify the presence or absence of glycosylation of an antibody, and a material to be used in this method. The first problem is solved by an Fc-binding protein having improved stability to heat and acid obtained by substituting amino acid residues at specific positions in the extracellular domain within human Fc?RIIIa with other specific amino acids, a method for producing this protein, and an antibody adsorbent using this protein. The second problem is solved by using an adsorbent capable of specifically adsorbing an antibody having a sugar chain, the adsorbent being obtained by immobilizing human Fc?RIIIa on an insoluble carrier.