Abstract: An acquisition unit (30) acquires, for a work including a plurality of steps, a material feature quantity representing each material used in the task, and a video feature quantity extracted from each clip, which is a video of each step in which the task is captured. An updating unit (40) identifies an action for a material included in the clip based on the video feature quantity of each clip, and updates the material feature quantity of the identified material in accordance with the identified action. A generation unit (50) generates a sentence explaining a task procedure for each of the steps based on the updated material feature quantity, the specified action, and the video feature quantity.

Abstract: A toner is provided that comprises an amorphous polyester resin, a wax, and an external additive, in which the external additive comprises a partially-metal-hydroxide-coated silica that is a silica partially coated with a metal hydroxide, and the partially-metal-hydroxide-coated silica has a hydrophobicity degree of 55 (MeOH %) or more.

Abstract: A distance measurement device includes a light source that emits scanning light, a light receiving sensor that receives returning light, an incidence and emission window that has an annular shape centered at a reference axis set in advance and that is capable of omnidirectionally emitting the scanning light about the reference axis and capable of receiving the incident returning light, a light deflector that includes a movable mirror portion which reflects the scanning light from the light source toward the incidence and emission window and which reflects the returning light from the incidence and emission window toward the light receiving sensor, and that changes a direction of the scanning light by changing a posture of a movable reflection surface, and a relay optical system that relays the scanning light and the returning light between the movable mirror portion and each of the light source and the light receiving sensor.

Abstract: To provide a means capable of simultaneously and accurately analyzing a component derived from a carrier for liquid phase peptide synthesis with, for example, a target peptide. A method for simultaneously analyzing a carrier for liquid phase peptide synthesis, a component derived from the carrier for liquid phase peptide synthesis, an amino acid to which the carrier for liquid phase peptide synthesis is bound, and a peptide compound to which the carrier for liquid phase peptide synthesis is bound, with a target peptide or final target peptide, the analysis method using high-performance liquid chromatography or supercritical fluid chromatography using an alcohol as an eluent.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating acute kidney injury, and an autophagy activator. The invention relates to, for example, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating acute kidney injury, comprising a compound represented by formula (1), a salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof: wherein A is an optionally substituted benzene ring; B is an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl; X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; Y is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom; of is a single or double bond when Y is a carbon atom, or of is a single bond when Y is a nitrogen atom; each R1 independently represents lower alkyl, or two R1s may be bound to each other to form a spiro ring or a crosslinked structure, or two R1s may be bound to each other to form a saturated fused heterocycle together with nitrogen and carbon atoms constituting a ring containing Y; p is 0, 1, or 2; or (R1)p is oxo.

Abstract: A two-component developing agent contains a toner that contains a pulverized toner, the pulverized toner containing at least one type of polyester resin, a styrene-based resin or an aromatic petroleum resin, and Fisher-Tropsch wax, and a carrier that contains a silicone resin covering layer containing conductive fine powder.

Abstract: There are provided a variable magnification optical system and a control method thereof which are capable of relatively accurately adjusting a positional relationship between a variable magnification optical device and an imaging surface of an imaging device according to a zoom amount. A zoom lens included in the variable magnification optical device is positioned at a telephoto end and a wide angle end, and shift amounts ?S1 and ?S2, tilt angles ?1 and ?2, rotation angles ?1 and ?2, and focusing adjustment amounts ?1 and ?2 of the variable magnification optical device are set by a user and are stored. In a case where a zoom amount of the zoom lens is set to a desired value by the user, a shift amount corresponding to the set zoom amount is calculated by using the stored shift amounts ?S1 and ?S2. The positional relationship between the variable magnification optical device and the imaging surface of the imaging device is adjusted so as to have the calculated shift amount.

Abstract: There are provided a variable magnification optical system and a control method thereof which are capable of relatively accurately adjusting a positional relationship between a variable magnification optical device and an imaging surface of an imaging device according to a zoom amount. A zoom lens included in the variable magnification optical device is positioned at a telephoto end and a wide angle end, and shift amounts ?S1 and ?S2, tilt angles ?1 and ?2, rotation angles ?1 and ?2, and focusing adjustment amounts ?1 and ?2 of the variable magnification optical device are set by a user and are stored. In a case where a zoom amount of the zoom lens is set to a desired value by the user, a shift amount corresponding to the set zoom amount is calculated by using the stored shift amounts ?S1 and ?S2. The positional relationship between the variable magnification optical device and the imaging surface of the imaging device is adjusted so as to have the calculated shift amount.

Abstract: The device has a target supply unit 4a for supplying a target 2a to a chamber 3a, a target monitor 5a for monitoring the target 2a present inside the chamber 3a, a laser light irradiator 6a for irradiating the target 2a present inside the chamber 3a, with laser light 8a, and a controller 7a. The target supply unit 4a emits the target 2a at a timing for emitting, that is controlled by the controller 7a, into a preset emission direction 3d inside the chamber 3a, and the controller 7a calculates an irradiation point 4d with the laser light 8a, calculates a timing for arriving of the target 2a at the irradiation point 4d, and makes the laser light irradiator 6a irradiate the target with the laser light, based on the irradiation point 4d and the timing for arriving.

Abstract: The vibration producing device includes a driving shaft being placed under slight rapid vibratory movements in its axial direction, a slight rapid vibratory movements producing member coupled with one end of the driving shaft for causing the driving shaft to be vibrated with the slight rapid vibratory movements, a casing for supporting at least either the driving shaft or the slight rapid vibratory movement producing member in such a manner that the driving shaft can be vibrated with the slight rapid vibratory movements in its axial direction, and a weight member to be coupled with the driving shaft in order to permit the weight member to move in its axial direction under the slight rapid vibratory movements of the driving shaft, wherein the casing is vibrated by allowing the weight member to be moved forwards and backwards alternately along the driving shaft in its axial direction.

Abstract: A problem to be solved is to provide a method for processing zirconia without producing a monoclinic crystal. The solution is a method for processing zirconia, including the step of irradiating the zirconia with a laser with a pulse duration of 10?12 seconds to 10?15 seconds at an intensity of 1013 to 1015 W/cm2.

Abstract: A target shell monitoring device 4 that monitors an attitude and a position of the target shell Tg1, a compression laser output device 5a that irradiates the target shell Tg1 with a compression laser light LS1, and a heating laser output device 6 that irradiates the target shell Tg1 with a heating laser light LS3 following the compression laser light LS1 are provided. The target shell Tg1 has a hollow spherical shell shape, includes an approximately spherical space Sp on an inner side thereof, includes at least one through hole H1 connecting an outer side thereof and the space Sp, and includes, on an outer surface Sf1 thereof, irradiation areas Ar1 and Ar2 to be irradiated with compression laser lights.

Abstract: A linear driving device includes a slight rapid vibratory movements producing member coupled with one end of a driving shaft which causes said driving shaft to be moved in said an axial direction, a casing for supporting at least either said driving shaft or said slight rapid vibratory movements producing member so that said driving shaft can be moved in said axial direction; and a moving body to be coupled with said driving shaft so that said moving body can be moved in the axial direction. When said moving body moves from one end side toward the other end side of said driving shaft, a part of said moving body which forms the surface facing the other end side opposite to said one end of said moving body may hit against a component which stops said moving body from moving further toward the other end side of said driving shaft.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the size of an image pick-up lens unit. A part of a bundle of rays representing subject optical images is deflected vertically downward by a polarization prism, and is further deflected forwards by a total reflection mirror. A bundle of rays totally reflected by the total reflection mirror is split in three directions by a tri-directional splitting prism. The bundle of rays, which is split in three directions, is incident on a first optical-path-length-difference image pick-up element, a second optical-path-length-difference image pick-up element, and a phase-difference image pick-up element included in a phase-difference AF optical system. Auto focus (AF) is performed on the basis of the optical path length difference from signals obtained from the optical-path-length-difference image pick-up elements, and AF is performed on the basis of the phase difference from a signal obtained from the phase-difference image pick-up element.

Abstract: An object is to be capable of inducing a nuclear fusion reaction at a relatively high efficiency and downsize a device. A nuclear fusion device 1 of the present invention includes a nuclear fusion target 7 including a target substrate 7a containing deuterium or tritium and a thin-film layer 7b containing deuterium or tritium stacked on the target substrate 7a, a vacuum container 5 for storing the nuclear fusion target 7, and a laser unit 3 for irradiating two successive first and second pulsed laser lights P1, P2 toward the thin-film layer 7b of the nuclear fusion target 7, and the intensity of the first pulsed laser light P1 is set to a value that is smaller than that of the second pulsed laser light P2 and allows peeling of the thin-film layer 7b from the target substrate 7a.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the size of an image pick-up lens unit. A part of a bundle of rays representing subject optical images is deflected vertically downward by a polarization prism, and is further deflected forwards by a total reflection mirror. A bundle of rays totally reflected by the total reflection mirror is split in three directions by a tri-directional splitting prism. The bundle of rays, which is split in three directions, is incident on a first optical-path-length-difference image pick-up element, a second optical-path-length-difference image pick-up element, and a phase-difference image pick-up element included in a phase-difference AF optical system. Auto focus (AF) is performed on the basis of the optical path length difference from signals obtained from the optical-path-length-difference image pick-up elements, and AF is performed on the basis of the phase difference from a signal obtained from the phase-difference image pick-up element.

Abstract: The device has a target supply unit 4a for supplying a target 2a to a chamber 3a, a target monitor 5a for monitoring the target 2a present inside the chamber 3a, a laser light irradiator 6a for irradiating the target 2a present inside the chamber 3a, with laser light 8a, and a controller 7a. The target supply unit 4a emits the target 2a at a timing for emitting, that is controlled by the controller 7a, into a preset emission direction 3d inside the chamber 3a, and the controller 7a calculates an irradiation point 4d with the laser light 8a, calculates a timing for arriving of the target 2a at the irradiation point 4d, and makes the laser light irradiator 6a irradiate the target with the laser light, based on the irradiation point 4d and the timing for arriving.

Abstract: A target shell monitoring device 4 that monitors an attitude and a position of the target shell Tg1, a compression laser output device 5a that irradiates the target shell Tg1 with a compression laser light LS1, and a heating laser output device 6 that irradiates the target shell Tg1 with a heating laser light LS3 following the compression laser light LS1 are provided. The target shell Tg1 has a hollow spherical shell shape, includes an approximately spherical space Sp on an inner side thereof, includes at least one through hole H1 connecting an outer side thereof and the space Sp, and includes, on an outer surface Sf1 thereof, irradiation areas Ar1 and Ar2 to be irradiated with compression laser lights.

Abstract: An apparatus of forming silicon nitride film includes: a reaction chamber accommodating a workpiece; a source gas supply unit supplying a source gas into the reaction chamber; a nitriding gas supply unit supplying a nitriding gas into the reaction chamber; a controller configured to form the silicon nitride film on the workpiece by controlling the source gas supply unit such that the silicon is adsorbed to the workpiece by supplying the source gas into the reaction chamber, and controlling the nitriding gas supply unit such that the silicon adsorbed to the workpiece is nitrided by supplying the nitriding gas into the reaction chamber; a flow path where the nitriding gas supplied into the reaction chamber flows until reaching the workpiece; and members arranged in the flow path. The members have a coating with platinum-group metals that activates the nitriding gas supplied from the nitriding gas supply unit.

Abstract: A linear driving device includes a slight rapid vibratory movements producing member coupled with one end of a driving shaft which causes said driving shaft to be moved in said an axial direction, a casing for supporting at least either said driving shaft or said slight rapid vibratory movements producing member so that said driving shaft can be moved in said axial direction; and a moving body to be coupled with said driving shaft so that said moving body can be moved in the axial direction. When said moving body moves from one end side toward the other end side of said driving shaft, a part of said moving body which forms the surface facing the other end side opposite to said one end of said moving body may hit against a component which stops said moving body from moving further toward the other end side of said driving shaft.