Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a shading roller that has a columnar shape extending in a longitudinal direction and is rotatable about a rotation axis extending in the longitudinal direction, the shading roller including, on an outer peripheral surface, a white reference arc surface which is white, has an arc-shaped cross section in a lateral direction, and extends in the longitudinal direction, and a white reference flat surface which is white, is a flat surface, and extends in the longitudinal direction; an image sensor array that is provided to oppose the shading roller across a transport path of a document, and includes a plurality of image sensors arranged in a main scanning direction and receiving reflected light of light emitted from a light source toward the document or the shading roller; and a processor, wherein the processor calculates difference data indicating a difference between arc surface read data, which indicates pixel values output from the image sensors, respectively, and obtained a

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a shading roller that has a columnar shape extending in a longitudinal direction and is rotatable about a rotation axis extending in the longitudinal direction, the shading roller including, on an outer peripheral surface, a first white reference arc surface which is white, has an arc-shaped cross section in a lateral direction, and extends in the longitudinal direction, and a groove portion which is located at a position preceding the first white reference arc surface in a rotation direction of the shading roller and extends in the longitudinal direction; an image sensor array that is provided above the shading roller to oppose the shading roller across a transport path of a document, and includes a plurality of image sensors arranged in a main scanning direction and receiving reflected light of light emitted from a light source toward the document or the shading roller; and a processor, wherein the processor acquires shading data based on first arc surface read data indi

Abstract: An analysis device (10) is made to be wearable on a person to be measured and is shaped like, for example, a wristband. The analysis device (10) calculates the BI of a person to be measured based on a measurement result obtained by using a plurality of electrode units (20) being in contact with the person to be measured, and determines a component ingested by the person to be measured based on reference information indicating a temporal change in BI according to a component ingested by a human and on a temporal change in the calculated BI.

Abstract: A composition in which a fluorine-containing monomer is stabilized, a method for stabilizing a fluorine-containing monomer, and the like are provided. The composition includes a fluorine-containing monomer (M) and a polycyclic aromatic compound (B). The fluorine-containing monomer (M) includes at least one monomer selected from a compound represented by formula (M1), a compound represented by formula (M2), and a compound represented by formula (M3). The polycyclic aromatic compound (B) includes a compound represented by formula (B1). R1-R10 each independently represent a fluorine atom, a perfluoroalkyl group, or a perfluoroalkoxy group, and R11-R18 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, however, excluding an embodiment in which R17 represents a tert-butyl group, with R11-R16 and R18 being a hydrogen atom.

Abstract: A vehicle configured to autonomously deliver a package includes a control unit configured to acquire designation information generated along with designation by a user about an unattended delivery location for delivery of the package, and drive the vehicle to place the package at the unattended delivery location designated by the user when the unattended delivery location is identified by verifying the unattended delivery location based on the acquired designation information.

Abstract: A wirelessly rechargeable power supply device includes a circuit board, a power storage device, two or more antennas configured to receive power, a housing that accommodates the circuit board, the power storage device, and the two or more antennas, and a charging circuit that is mounted on the circuit board and is configured to charge the power storage device with the power received by the two or more antennas. The two or more antennas include a first antenna and a second antenna. A direction in which a sensitivity of the first antenna is lowest and a direction in which a sensitivity of the second antenna is lowest are different from each other.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous liquid preparation comprising arbekacin and/or a salt thereof and at least one water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, and polyvinylpyrrolidone.

Abstract: A power transmitting device includes a power transmitting unit configured to perform power transmission to the power receiving device through contactless power supply, and a memory unit that stores appropriate power supply information, and processing circuitry that is configured to switch a power transmission mode of the power transmitting unit. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire power supply information in a surrounding environment at execution of the power transmission, determine whether the power supply information and the appropriate power supply information are different from each other, set the power transmission mode to a limit mode when determining that the power supply information and the appropriate power supply information are different from each other, and set the power transmission mode to a normal-output mode when determining that the power supply information and the appropriate power supply information are not different from each other.

Abstract: A disclosed method for manufacturing an electronic-component-mounted substrate includes: a step (i) of forming a temporary fixing film 13 in such a manner as to cover a plurality of solder precoats (11) formed on a plurality of lands (10b) on a substrate and an antioxidation film (12) formed in such a manner as to cover the solder precoats; a step (ii) of disposing a plurality of electronic components (30) on the plurality of solder precoats (11) via the antioxidation film (12) and the temporary fixing film (13); and a step (iii) of soldering the plurality of electronic components (30) to the plurality of lands (10b) by melting the plurality of solder precoats (11). The antioxidation film (12) contains a first thermoplastic resin. The temporary fixing film (13) contains an activating agent and a second thermoplastic resin. The softening point of the second thermoplastic resin is equal to or lower than the softening point of the first thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A disclosed method for manufacturing an electronic-component-mounted substrate includes: a step (i) of forming a temporary fixing film (13) in such a manner as to cover a plurality of solder precoats (11) formed on a plurality of lands (10b) on a substrate and an antioxidation film (12) formed in such a manner as to cover the solder precoats; a step (ii) of disposing a plurality of electronic components (30) on the plurality of solder precoats (11) via the antioxidation film (12) and the temporary fixing film (13); and a step (iii) of soldering the plurality of electronic components (30) to the lands (10b) by melting the plurality of solder precoats (11). The antioxidation film (12) contains a first thermoplastic resin. The temporary fixing film (13) contains an activating agent and a second thermoplastic resin. The softening point of the first thermoplastic resin is equal to or lower than the softening point of the second thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: An operation device includes an operating portion to receive a push-in operation, a lessening member to lessen tilt movement of the operating portion associated with the push-in operation, a supporting portion to support the lessening member, a base portion on which the supporting portion is provided, and at least one placement portion that is provided on the base portion, includes a placing surface to place an end portion of the lessening member, and holds the lessening member on the base portion by the placing surface and the supporting portion in a preparation stage for assembling the operating portion to the base portion.

Abstract: A chloroprene-based rubber composition capable of obtaining a vulcanizate having excellent compression set resistance and excellent heat resistance, a vulcanizate of the chloroprene-based rubber composition, and a vulcanized molded body of the chloroprene-based rubber composition having excellent compression set resistance and heat resistance. A chloroprene-based rubber composition including 100 parts by mass of a chloroprene-based rubber, 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of an organic peroxide, and 0.1 to 40 parts by mass of a compound having one or more thioether structures is provided.

Abstract: Provided is a control device for a rotating electric machine, the control device being configured to control an inverter configured to apply a voltage to each phase winding of a rotating electric machine, to thereby control, for the each phase winding, a current to be supplied to the each phase winding, the control device including a control unit configured to: calculate a voltage command value to be applied to the each phase winding so that a phase difference between harmonic components of the same order in a radial magnetic flux density and a circumferential magnetic flux density of an air gap portion between a stator core and a rotor core of the rotating electric machine becomes a phase difference target value determined in advance, and to control the inverter in accordance with the calculated voltage command value.

Abstract: A system includes a plurality of in-vehicle devices and having a function of determining abnormality of communication in the devices by authenticating a message including data, a first counter counted each time a power source is turned on, and a second counter incremented over time. The system includes an authentication unit for performing, when a message including control data to be exchanged between the devices is authenticated, authentication on a message sent and received between the devices and including at least the control data and the first counter by using at least the control data and the first counter, in which when it is confirmed whether synchronization is achieved between the devices, the authentication unit is for performing authentication on a message sent and received between the devices and not including the first counter but including the second counter by using the second counter without using the first counter.

Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes: a reception unit configured to receive, via control area network communication (CAN communication), a message including data and an authentication code for authenticating the data; an authentication unit configured to authenticate the data by using the authentication code; and a control unit configured to perform control by using the data included in the message when the authentication unit has authenticated data included in a preset number of messages consecutively received by the reception unit. A method includes: receiving, via control area network communication (CAN communication), a message including data and an authentication code for authenticating the data; authenticating the data by using the authentication code; and when data included in two consecutively received messages is authenticated in the authenticating the data, performing control by using data included in a last received message among the two messages.

Abstract: An operation device includes an operating portion to receive a push-in operation, a lessening member to lessen tilt movement of the operating portion associated with the push-in operation, a supporting portion to support the lessening member, a base portion on which the supporting portion is provided, and at least one placement portion that is provided on the base portion, includes a placing surface to place an end portion of the lessening member, and holds the lessening member on the base portion by the placing surface and the supporting portion in a preparation stage for assembling the operating portion to the base portion.

Abstract: There is provided a therapy selection support device that generates a discriminator (identifier) as a diagnostic marker or a classifier as a stratification marker through machine learning on the basis of measurement data on brain activities and that uses the discriminator or the classifier as a biomarker. A therapy selection support system 300a, 300b, 500 includes a clustering device 300b that executes stratification in which the results of measurement of brain functional connectivity correlation values acquired from a plurality of second subjects are divided into a plurality of clusters through a clustering process.

Abstract: A brain functional connectivity correlation value clustering device for clustering subjects having a prescribed attribute on the basis of brain measurement data obtained from a plurality of facilities, wherein a plurality of MRI devices capture resting state fMRI image data of a healthy cohort and a patient cohort; a computing system 300 performs generation of an identifier as ensemble learning of “supervised learning” between harmonized component values of correlation matrixes and disease labels of each of the subjects, selects, during the ensemble learning, features for clustering in accordance with importance from the features specified for generating an identifier for a disease label, and performs multiple co-clustering by “unsupervised learning.

Abstract: A panel device includes a panel unit, a light-blocking layer, and an indicator light projector. The light-blocking layer is located between the panel unit and the indicator light projector, specifically, on a rear surface of the panel unit. The indicator light projector is located relatively close to the light-blocking layer. When indicators displayed on the panel unit are viewed from the outer side, representations provided by the indicator light projector are visually recognizable even when viewed from an angled position.

Abstract: Provided is a novel cured article that enables to expand the use of debris and the like as well as the use of plant biomass. The cured article contains an inorganic material and at least one selected from lignin and cellulose.