Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a fixer that fixes a toner image formed on a recording medium by pressing and heating the recording medium nipped in a nip portion formed by causing two rotating bodies to pressedly abut on each other, and conveying the recording medium by rotating the rotating bodies; a motor that drives the rotating bodies by transmitting a torque to at least one of the rotating bodies; a torque detector that detects the torque transmitted to the rotating body by the motor; a temperature detector that detects temperature of the rotating body; a speed detector that detects a conveyance speed for conveying the recording medium by the fixer; and a controller that corrects the detected torque based on at least any one of the detected temperature and the detected conveyance speed and predicts a life of the fixer based on the corrected torque.

Abstract: An information processing method performed by a computer includes determining a plurality of first support contents corresponding to a care recipient or assistance recipient from a plurality of support contents based on basic information on the care recipient or assistance recipient, outputting first presentation information for presenting the plurality of first support contents and assessment items respectively associated with the plurality of first support contents to a user, determining a second support content from the plurality of first support contents based on assessment results input by the user for the assessment items, and outputting second presentation information for presenting the second support content to the user.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a pad type fixing device in which a lubricant is interposed between a fixing belt for heating a sheet and a pad for holding the fixing belt, and includes: a controller that controls a heater of the fixing belt to maintain a fixing temperature to be set in accordance with printing modes, at a set temperature; an acquisitor that acquires torque of a motor for rotating the fixing belt as acquired torque for each of the set temperatures; a transition predictor that predicts transition of the torque of the motor for each of the set temperatures based on the acquired torque; and a point predictor that predicts a point at which at least two transition curves based on the predicted transition intersect each other as a torque rise point at which the torque of the motor starts rising due to a decrease in the lubricant.

Abstract: There is provided a catalyst with low-temperature activity, high selectivity, high poisoning resistance and high durability, as well as a method for producing it. A cluster-supporting catalyst having a silicon carbide carrier and precious metal clusters supported on the silicon carbide carrier, and a method for producing the cluster-supporting catalyst that includes sputtering with a precious metal target to generate precious metal clusters, and impacting the generated precious metal clusters on the surface of the silicon carbide carrier to support them on it.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus forms an image on a sheet, and includes: a rotator used to form the image; a motor that drives the rotator rotationally; a current measurer that measures motor current flowing through a current-carrying path including a winding of the motor, at measurement timing that is timing after the motor starts up; a torque acquirer that acquires a torque value of the motor based on a measured value of the motor current; and a corrector that performs correction for cancellation of an amount of error based on one or both of a variation in characteristic corresponding to motor speed of the motor and a variation in characteristic corresponding to the motor current at the measurement timing, at the acquisition of the torque value by the torque acquirer.

Abstract: Cluster-supporting catalyst having an improved heat resistivity, and method for producing the same are provided. The cluster-supporting catalyst includes boron-substitute zeolite particles, and catalyst metal clusters supported within the pores of the boron-substitute zeolite particles. The method for producing a cluster-supporting catalyst, includes the following steps: providing a dispersion liquid containing a dispersion medium and boron-substitute zeolite particles dispersed in the dispersion medium; and in the dispersion liquid, forming catalyst metal clusters having a positive charge, and supporting the catalyst metal clusters on the acid sites within the pores of the boron-substitute zeolite particles through an electrostatic interaction.

Abstract: Anomaly notification system that notifies of an anomaly of cared person in room includes sensor, sound collecting unit, first determination unit that determines whether a volume of the collected sound is more than or equal to a reference volume, second determination unit that determines whether a target sound is a predetermined activity sound generated by an activity of cared person, and third determination unit that determines whether an anomaly occurs in cared person, based on the activity amounts, which are measured before and after the target sound is collected, and notification unit.

Abstract: Communication device includes first sensor configured to measure a state of a sensing target person to acquire first measurement data, second sensor configured to measure a body temperature to acquire second measurement data, and memory unit configured to store a reference body temperature for a single or each of a plurality of predetermined states of the sensing target person. Communication device further includes state determiner configured to determine whether or not the sensing target person is in the single or any one of the plurality of predetermined states, and abnormality determiner configured to compare the reference body temperature with the body temperature of the sensing target person to determine whether or not the sensing target person has a body temperature abnormality.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a processor and a storage storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the processor to perform acquiring a command list, determining a position and/or a locus in a coordinate system set based on all of one or more commands of the acquired command list, determining first determination information indicating whether the determined position in the coordinate system matches with a specific position in the coordinate system and/or second determination information indicating whether the determined locus in the coordinate system intersects with a specific region in the coordinate system, determining whether the command list is correct, and outputting at least any of the determined first determination information, the determined second determination information, and correct/incorrect determination information indicating the determination result of whether the command list is correct.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a fixer that fixes a toner image formed on a recording medium by pressing and heating the recording medium nipped in a nip portion formed by causing two rotating bodies to pressedly abut on each other, and conveying the recording medium by rotating the rotating bodies; a motor that drives the rotating bodies by transmitting a torque to at least one of the rotating bodies; a torque detector that detects the torque transmitted to the rotating body by the motor; a temperature detector that detects temperature of the rotating body; a speed detector that detects a conveyance speed for conveying the recording medium by the fixer; and a controller that corrects the detected torque based on at least any one of the detected temperature and the detected conveyance speed and predicts a life of the fixer based on the corrected torque.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sensor processing system including an acquisition unit, a time series analysis unit, and a decision unit. The acquisition unit acquires measurement data from a measuring unit. The measuring unit measures a physical quantity, of which a value varies depending on whether a human is present in, or absent from, an object space. The time series analysis unit obtains an analysis model for a time series analysis in which the measurement data acquired at a predetermined timing is represented by multiple items, acquired before the predetermined timing, of the measurement data. The decision unit decides, depending on a decision condition including a condition concerning a coefficient of the analysis model, whether the human is present or absent at the predetermined timing.

Abstract: An event prediction system according to an aspect includes an acquisition unit and a symptom detection unit. The acquisition unit acquires body movement data about a subject's body movement from a measuring device that outputs the body movement data. The symptom detection unit makes, based on a subset, acquired during a past reference period, of the body movement data, a decision about whether or not there are any symptoms of an onset of a particular event related to the subject.

Abstract: An image forming device includes: a fixing device that includes a fixing rotary member and thermally fixes a toner image onto a recording sheet by the fixing rotary member; a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of the fixing rotary member as a fixing temperature; a driving unit that drives the fixing rotary member to rotate; a torque sensor that senses a torque value of the driving unit in a torque sensing period in which at least one of the fixing temperature and a driving speed falls within a predetermined range, the driving speed being a speed of the driving unit for driving the fixing rotary member to rotate; and a prediction unit that predicts an operating life of the fixing device based on the sensed torque value.

Abstract: A communication device includes a wireless communication unit, a memory and a processor. The wireless communication unit is configured to perform wireless communication with an information display device. The processor is configured to perform operations including receiving first work data including first setting data from the information display device having the first work data by the wireless communication unit; and registering the first work data as storage data in a case where the memory stores second work data including second setting data and in a case where the first setting data and the second setting data are different from each other.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a programming support device. The programming support device includes a display that displays a script input according to an operation and a processor that performs a process according to the script. When a line in which a first control script is displayed as the script is inserted in a screen displayed on the display, the processor performs a fetch process for at least one script, without a user's operation, between a line into which the first control script is inserted and a nearest blank line that is positioned on a line below the line into which the first control script is inserted, is a blank line in the same layer as the first control script, and is nearest to the line into which the first control script is inserted.

Abstract: A display control apparatus having: a processor configured to: read a predetermined command to control a display to draw a specific display object based on first coordinates within a coordinate system, wherein the predetermined command is part of a script of a plurality of commands to be read in order; determine whether the first coordinates satisfy a first condition, a second condition and a third condition; and control a display in response to a determination of whether the first coordinates satisfy the first condition, the second condition and the third condition.

Abstract: A system for detecting a target object includes a first detector that detects an object by emitting radio waves and receiving reflected waves that are the emitted radio waves reflected by a target object, a second detector that detects heat generated by the target object, and an information collection apparatus that determines the presence or absence of the target object on the basis of the detected reflected waves and the detected heat, and the information collection apparatus determines the presence of the target object in a case where the first detector has detected a movement of the target object and the second detector has detected the heat.

Abstract: A method includes: acquiring body motion data related to body motions of a target person; generating, based on the body motion data, sleep state data related to a sleep state of the target person; storing the sleep state data into a sleep state database; predicting a future change in a physical condition of the target person from the sleep state data by referencing a physical condition prediction information database; and when the physical condition data indicating the physical condition of the target person is acquired, reading past sleep state data over a past period from the sleep state database, collating the physical condition data with the past sleep state data to generate physical condition prediction information for predicting a particular change in the physical condition from particular sleep state data, and registering the physical condition prediction information into the physical condition prediction information database.

Abstract: A silver paste composition comprising silver particles having a particle diameter of 0.1 ?m to 20 ?m, and a solvent, wherein the above-described solvent comprises a solvent having a boiling point of 300° C. or more.

Abstract: An adhesive composition comprising silver particles containing silver atoms and zinc particles containing metallic zinc, wherein the silver atom content is 90 mass % or greater and the zinc atom content is from 0.01 mass % to 0.6 mass %, with respect to the total transition metal atoms in the solid portion of the adhesive composition.