Abstract: An arrival time determining device that can accurately estimate a timing of arrival at a predetermined position. A mobile terminal 100 includes at least a user motion determining unit 102, an estimated arrival time calculating unit 104, and an arrival time determining unit 105. The user motion determining unit 102 determines a user motion (a stopped state or a boarding state) based on motion sensor information of the mobile terminal 100. The estimated arrival time calculating unit 104 calculates a time (time A) at which the mobile terminal 100 has arrived at a destination as an estimated arrival time test based on a position of the mobile terminal 100 and the user motion (when the user is in the stopped state). The arrival time determining unit 105 determines the estimated arrival time test as a result arrival time tres based on the user motion (when the user is in the boarding state). The result arrival time tres is used to next calculate the estimated arrival time test.

Abstract: A recommendation apparatus includes an arrival time prediction unit configured to predict a platform arrival time at which a user will arrive at a boarding bus platform, an extraction unit configured to extract a boarding-scheduled bus arriving at the boarding bus platform after the platform arrival time, a crowdedness degree acquisition unit configured to acquire a crowdedness degree of passengers of the boarding-scheduled bus, and a search unit configured to search for, when the crowdedness degree of the boarding-scheduled bus is equal to or greater than a predetermined degree, as a recommended bus, a bus operating in a boarding section where the user is boardable from any platform among platforms included in a boarding bus stop, arriving at each platform after a possible arrival time as a time at which the user is able to arrive at each platform, and having a crowdedness degree less than the predetermined degree.

Abstract: A reduction in image quality and a reduction in transfer efficiency are suppressed. An imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a plurality of pixels arrayed in a two-dimensional lattice pattern, in which each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion unit on a first surface side of a semiconductor substrate, a vertical gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate so as to be close to the photoelectric conversion unit from a second surface side opposite to the first surface, a gate insulating film between the vertical gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate, a transfer gate electrode connected to the vertical gate electrode on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a first diffusion region on a second surface side of the semiconductor substrate. A diameter of the vertical gate electrode is greater on the photoelectric conversion unit side than on the transfer gate electrode side.

Abstract: A traffic demand prediction device (10) includes: a depot headcount prediction unit (10A) that predicts a number of people per depot in an area from a predicted number of people obtained in advance for each of areas including at least one of a departure area and a return area of visitors to a target event based on at least a numerical value regarding a scale of use of each depot in each area obtained in advance; a route headcount prediction unit (13) that predicts a number of people per route between each depot in an area obtained by a route search algorithm and an event nearest depot from the obtained number of people per depot in the area; and a use headcount prediction unit (14) that predicts a number of users per event nearest depot or per nearest rout based on the obtained number of people per route.

Abstract: A return area prediction device (10) includes a prediction unit (12) that acquires a regression result of prediction of a number of visitors in each return area for a target event from event information of the target event using a regularized regression method, specifies, based on the acquired regression result, a nearest-neighbor cluster closest to the regression result among event group clusters previously clustered, and predicts the number of visitors in each return area for the target event based on at least a position of a center of gravity of the nearest-neighbor cluster.

Abstract: To provide a metal plate which is elongated and has a high homogeneity in a wider range, a method for manufacturing the metal plate, a metal mask obtained from the metal plate, and a method for manufacturing the metal mask. Provided is a metal plate which is elongated and is to be used for manufacturing a metal mask, in which when a differential expansion rate En in a unit length L0 in a longitudinal direction for an arbitrary position n in a width direction of the metal plate is measured at each of an arbitrary plurality of positions in the longitudinal direction, a difference in the differential expansion rate En in a central portion in the width direction is 9.0×10?6 or less at a plurality of the positions, and the central portion is a portion that occupies 80% in the width direction of the metal plate excluding both side portions that occupy 10% in the width direction.

Abstract: An object detection device includes first and second detectors each configured to detect an object by transmitting an ultrasonic wave in a moving direction of the moving object and receiving a reflected wave of the ultrasonic wave, a second detector, a memory, and a hardware processor coupled to the memory, and configured to: determine that an obstacle is present in the moving direction of the moving object, based on object detection results by the first and second detectors; determine crossing of the obstacle based on object detection results by the first and second detectors in a state in which it is being determined that the obstacle is present; and cause a driving controller mounted on the moving object, to release driving restriction control of restricting movement of the moving object when determining the crossing, or prohibit the driving controller from releasing the driving restriction control under a predetermined condition.

Abstract: An inductor includes a magnetic core obtained by pressure-molding a mixture of a magnetic material powder and a binding agent, and coil elements buried in the magnetic core. The coil elements include two tabular coils that are a first coil element and a second coil element provided overlappingly in stated order from a first side face side to a second side face side. End portions of the coil elements protrude from the bottom face and are bent along the bottom face to configure external electrodes. One of first external electrodes extends toward a first end face and an other one of the first external electrodes extends toward the second end face, and second external electrodes extend toward a second side face.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to achieve a small-sized inductor capable of handling a high current, and having a high coupling coefficient. Inductor includes magnetic core and coil element embedded in magnetic core. Coil element includes at least four flat coils, and first coil element, second coil element, third coil element, and fourth coil element are provided in an overlapping manner. Ends of each coil element protrude from bottom surface, and are bent along bottom surface, to form external electrode. Ends of first coil element and ends of third coil element are bent toward first side surface. Ends of second coil element and ends of fourth coil element are bent toward second side surface.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes an air flow sensor provided in an intake passage of an engine. The vehicle control apparatus includes a control system configured to read an output signal from the air flow sensor as first flow rate data. The control system is configured to calculate a coefficient of variation of the first flow rate data, and subject the first flow rate data to a smoothing process to calculate second flow rate data. The control system is configured to correct the second flow rate data based on the coefficient of variation, to calculate corrected flow rate data indicating the intake air flow rate in the intake passage.

Abstract: A nudge recommendation system includes a verification group storage unit configured to store a verification group management table, a user information storage unit configured to store a user management table, a user nudge storage unit configured to store a user nudge definition table, a nudge changing unit configured to perform changing recommendation information to information different from that of a target nudge and changing the recommendation information to the target nudge after the changing has been performed, and an update unit configured to acquire a result of recommendation of the target nudge to each user and to update the user management table such that the result of recommendation of the target nudge is newly defined in the user management table.

Abstract: A electrochemical device negative electrode includes: a negative electrode core material; and a negative electrode material layer supported on the negative electrode core material. The negative electrode material layer contains a carbon material. And a surface layer portion of the negative electrode material layer has a lithium carbonate-containing region.

Abstract: A cosmetic liquid applicator that allows easy determination as to the completion state of replacement of an application liquid tank includes a front barrel to which an application liquid tank for storing a liquid cosmetic to be fed to an applying part is attached and a rear barrel attached to the front barrel to cover the application liquid tank. The front barrel has on its peripheral surface a male threaded portion and a first engagement portion formed in the circumferential direction and located in the rear of the male threaded portion while the rear barrel has on its inner circumferential surface a female threaded portion to mate with the male threaded portion and a second engagement portion to be engaged with the first engagement portion.

Abstract: A sensor device includes a sensor element, a supporting member, a substrate, and a bonding wire. The supporting member is electrically connected to the sensor element. The substrate is electrically connected to the supporting member. The bonding wire forms at least part of a connection path that electrically connects the sensor element and the supporting member together. The substrate and an installation member on which the sensor element is installed intersect with each other. The sensor element and the supporting member are separated from each other.

Abstract: A high-quality image is acquired while maintaining an improvement in throughput of image acquisition (measurement (length measurement)) in a charged particle beam system including a charged particle beam device and a computer system configured to control the charged particle beam device. The charged particle beam device includes an objective lens, a sample stage, and a backscattered electron detector that is disposed between the objective lens and the sample stage and that adjusts a focus of a charged particle beam with which a sample is irradiated. The computer system adjusts a value of an electric field on the sample in accordance with a change in a voltage applied to the backscattered electron detector.

Abstract: A nudge management device includes: a storage unit configured to store information of a nudge which is a mechanism for prompting a user to voluntarily adopt a desirable behavior; an acquisition unit configured to acquire nudge intervention information which is information associated with intervention of a nudge; and an abrasion deriving unit configured to derive nudge abrasion information indicating a degree of decrease in effect of the nudge associated with the nudge intervention information based on the nudge intervention information and to output the derived nudge abrasion information.

Abstract: An object is to obtain an inductor that has a low inductance and can withstand a large current. Inductor includes magnetic core obtained by mixing a powder magnetic material and a binder and compression-molding a mixture, and flat conductive wire embedded in magnetic core and extending linearly with an end portion protruding from an end surface of magnetic core. When viewed from a top surface, magnetic core includes central portion covering flat conductive wire, side surface portions provided on both sides of central portion, and tapered portions provided between central portion and side surface portions, and a thickness of side surface portions is thinner than a thickness of central portion.

Abstract: A vehicle control device controls a vehicle on the basis of a detection time representing a distance measured by a range finder device. The range finder device is installed in the vehicle to measure a distance to an object around the vehicle by transmitting and receiving sound waves. The vehicle control device includes a processor that receives an input of a first detection time after movement of the vehicle. The processor outputs an intersection point as coordinates indicating a position of the object when the intersection point is obtained. The intersection point is a point at which an estimated straight line and a first locus intersect. The estimated straight line connects respective positions of the range finder device before and after the movement of the vehicle. The first locus is based on the first detection time.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to acquire a high-quality image while maintaining an improvement in throughput of image acquisition (measurement (length measurement)). The present disclosure provides a charged particle beam system including a charged particle beam device and a computer system configured to control the charged particle beam device. The charged particle beam device includes an objective lens, a sample stage, and a backscattered electron detector that is disposed between the objective lens and the sample stage and that adjusts a focus of a charged particle beam with which a sample is irradiated. The computer system adjusts a value of an electric field on the sample in accordance with a change in a voltage applied to the backscattered electron detector.