Abstract: An information processing device includes a receiver, an association unit, and a controller. The receiver receives an instruction to associate one first device from among multiple first devices that display a board as well as stickies pasted onto that board with a second device that creates a sticky. The association unit associates the first device and the second device according to an instruction received by the receiver. The controller controls transmission of information related to a board and stickies pasted onto that board in the first device associated by the association unit to the second device.

Abstract: In a conductive film forming method using photo sintering, a conductive film having low electric resistance is easily formed. Disclosed is a conductive film forming method in which a conductive film is formed using a photo sintering, which includes the steps of: forming a liquid film made of a copper particulate dispersion on a substrate, drying the liquid film to form a copper particulate layer, subjecting the copper particulate layer to photo sintering to form a conductive film, attaching a sintering promoter to the conductive film, and further subjecting the conductive film having the sintering promoter attached to photo sintering. The sintering promoter is a compound which removes copper oxide from metallic copper. Thereby, the sintering promoter removes a surface oxide film of copper particulates in the conductive film.

Abstract: A resonator element includes a vibrating portion that vibrates in a thickness shear vibration and includes a first main surface and a second main surface which are in a front and back relationship to each other, a first excitation electrode that is provided on the first main surface, and a second excitation electrode that is provided on the second main surface, and an energy trapping coefficient M satisfies a relationship of 33.6?M?65.1.

Abstract: A model estimation device includes: a data input unit 101; a state number setting unit; an initialization unit; a latent variable variational probability computation unit which computes a variational probability of a latent variable so as to maximize a lower bound of a model posterior probability limited in degree of freedom; a component optimization unit which estimates an optimal type of each component and a parameter thereof so as to maximize the lower bound of the model posterior probability limited in degree of freedom and separated for each component of a latent variable model; a free parameter selection variable computation unit which computes the free parameter selection variable; an optimality determination unit which determines whether or not to continue the maximization of the lower bound of the model posterior probability; and a result output unit.

Abstract: A model estimation device includes: a data input unit; a state number setting unit; an initialization unit which sets initial values of a variational probability of a latent variable, a parameter, and the type of each component; a latent variable variational probability computation unit which computes the variational probability of the latent variable so as to maximize a lower bound of a marginal model posterior probability; a component optimization unit which estimates an optimal type of each component and a parameter thereof so as to maximize the lower bound of the marginal model posterior probability separated for each component of the latent variable model; an optimality determination unit which determines whether or not to continue the maximization of the lower bound of the marginal model posterior probability; and a result output unit which outputs a result.

Abstract: The present invention generates first developed image data by correcting image data with use of a first white balance correction value corresponding to a first light source, generates second developed image data by correcting the image data with use of a second white balance correction value corresponding to a second light source, calculates a color evaluation value of each of blocks by adding and averaging color evaluation values of pixels in the image data for each of the divided blocks, calculates a combining ratio based on a difference between the calculated color evaluation value of each of the blocks and a color evaluation value of white under the second light source, and combines the first developed image data and the second developed image data according to the calculated combining ratio.

Abstract: An exhaust fan, an exhaust duct through which a discharged gas flows and a filter which is provided in the exhaust duct are included. A curved portion is provided in the exhaust duct, and the filter is provided on a downstream side in a direction of flow of the gas with respect to the curved portion. On an inside wall of the curved portion of the exhaust duct on an outer side in a radial direction, a first flow control member that uniformizes the amount of the gas flowing through the filter is provided so as to be perpendicular to the shaft of the curved portion, and a space is formed between the first flow control member and an inside wall of the curved portion on an inner side in the radial direction.

Abstract: In a swash plate type variable displacement compressor, a lug plate includes a cylinder chamber and first and second guide surfaces. Inner peripheral edges of the first and second guide surfaces are defined respectively at parts where the peripheral edge of the cylinder chamber and the guide surfaces overlap with each other. When the inclination angle of a swash plate of the compressor is maximum, first and second guided surfaces and the first and second guide surfaces, respectively are brought into line contact with each other at a first position. At this time, first and second slide contact widths are maximum. When the inclination angle of the swash plate is minimum, the first and second guided surfaces and the first and second guide surfaces, respectively are brought into line contact with each other at a second position. At this time, the first and second slide contact widths are minimum.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a signal generation unit configured to generate a light-emission signal. The signal generation unit stores information relating to a toner non-adherent area oriented light-emission pattern having been set beforehand. The toner non-adherent area oriented light-emission pattern is a light-emission pattern that causes a light irradiation unit to emit light in such a way as to prevent toner particles from adhering to a photosensitive member. When the light irradiation unit scans respective portions corresponding to two pixels adjacently disposed in a scanning direction a based on a part of the light-emission signal generated based on the toner non-adherent area oriented light-emission pattern, at least one of (a) light-emission start timing of light irradiation unit and (b) light-emission termination timing of the light irradiation unit is differentiated between the two pixels.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a signal generating unit that stores information on a plurality of dither matrices preset in correspondence with the density level of toner to be attached to the photosensitive member and converts input image data based on the dither matrices to generate a driving signal. The signal generating unit stores information on a first dither matrix corresponding to a first density level and a second dither matrix corresponding to a second density level higher than the first density level. The first dither matrix includes a minute exposure area in which the exposure device is caused to emit light to attain a potential at which no toner adheres to the photosensitive member, and the second dither matrix includes a normal exposure area in which the exposure device is caused to emit light to attain a potential at which toner adheres to the photosensitive member.

Abstract: A cylindrical printing plate precursor of the present invention comprising a cured resin sheet formed into a cylindrical shape, the cylindrical printing plate precursor comprising an overlap margin part comprising opposite end parts of the cured resin sheet superimposed on one another, each end part of the cured resin sheet in the overlap margin part having a thickness that is smaller than the thickness of the cured resin sheet other than in the overlap margin part, and a joining part, in the overlap margin part, in which a hole providing communication between the opposite end parts of the cured resin sheet is filled with a cured resin, the overlap margin part having a specific width, the joining part having a specific size, and the joining part having a specific cross-sectional area in the plate surface direction.

Abstract: There is provided an internal combustion engine ignition device which comprises a switching element for causing or interrupting flow of a current through a primary coil of an ignition coil; a secondary current detection circuit connected to a secondary coil for detecting a secondary current flowing at the time of ignition; an ion current detection circuit for detecting an ion current generated after the ignition; and an energy consumption circuit which is activated based on an output signal from the secondary current detection circuit that is output when the secondary current exceeds a predetermined threshold value, to constitute a circuit for discharging energy stored in the ignition coil.

Abstract: In a substrate processing apparatus of the present disclosure, a bearing member includes a decaying mechanism provided with a connecting shaft inserted therein and configured to decay radicals or ions; a first member configured to cover the decaying mechanism; and a second member disposed at the connecting shaft and provided with the connecting shaft inserted therein while being in contact with a sealing member. Further, an end of the first member and an end of the second member are connected to be engaged with each other, an invasion path is formed to allow the radicals to invade from the connected portion of the end of the first member and the end of the second member, and the invasion path is formed to be folded back in an extending direction of the connecting shaft. The sealing member is made of a material having a tensile strength larger than 12.1 MPa.

Abstract: When a brake switch is switched from OFF to ON, current is applied to a brake ECU, and a command to switch a master cylinder from a second state to a first state is issued after a lapse of preparation time, so that switching-time change suppression control is performed. A reservoir shutoff valve is closed, and duty control is performed on a communication control valve. The duty ratio is set to 1 when a switching-time control duration expires, and the communication control valve is placed in an open position, to establish the first state. Thus, since the communication control valve is duty-controlled during switching from the second state to the first state, change in the hydraulic pressure of an input chamber is suppressed, and change of the operating feeling is suppressed.

Abstract: Provided is a practically useful organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) having high efficiency and high driving stability while being capable of being driven at a low voltage. The organic electroluminescent device includes a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode opposite to each other. The light-emitting layer contains two host materials and at least one light-emitting dopant. One of the two host materials is a host material selected from an indolocarbazole compound having one indolocarbazole ring and an indolocarbazole compound having two indolocarbazole rings, and the other thereof is a host material selected from carbazole compounds.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit, a display, a detection unit, and a changing unit. The reception unit receives sticky note information indicating a sticky note to be attached to a mount sheet. The display displays the sticky note information received by the reception unit as a newly arrived sticky note on the mount sheet. The detection unit detects that a status of the newly arrived sticky note has changed. The changing unit changes display of the newly arrived sticky note for which a change is detected by the detection unit into display as a non-newly arrived sticky note.

Abstract: A position of a contact region formed between a transfer belt and a transfer member in the form of a brush is displaced toward a downstream side in a movement direction of the transfer belt with respect to the position in an initial state, whereby it is difficult to acquire excellent transferability. An image forming apparatus, in which a plurality of conductive fibers contacts an inner circumferential surface of the transfer belt, includes a support device configured to support the transfer member in such a manner that the plurality of conductive fibers is pressed between the support device and the transfer belt. A tilt amount of the conductive fiber, which is generated due to a movement of the transfer belt, is smaller than a length of a region where an image bearing member and the transfer belt contact each other in the movement direction of the transfer belt.

Abstract: Provided are a resin composition and a substrate that are capable of being used for manufacturing an electronic device having excellent light extraction efficiency. The resin composition contains a polymer and a solvent dissolving the polymer. The resin composition is used to form a layer, and when refractive indexes of the layer along two perpendicular in-plane directions thereof are respectively defined as “Nx” and “Ny” and a refractive index of the layer along a thickness direction thereof is defined as “Nz”, Nx, Ny and Nz satisfy a relationship of “(Nx+Ny)/2?Nz”>0.01. Further, a method of manufacturing the electronic device by using such a substrate, and the electronic device are also provided.

Abstract: Tissue compression devices including a multi-chamber bladder that is retained within the tissue compression device, with the multi-chamber bladder being positioned in a bladder orifice in a base of a compression device body. The multi-chamber bladder includes at least one upper chamber located above the base and at least one lower chamber located below the base. The lower chamber is located between the base and a selected location on a patient when the compression device is positioned over selected tissue such as, e.g., a radial artery, as described herein.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a sentence set generating device includes an importance degree storage, a frequency storage, a calculator, and a selector. The importance degree storage is configured to store therein a degree of importance of each of a plurality of acoustic units. The frequency storage is configured to store therein a frequency of appearance of each of the acoustic units in a second sentence set. The calculator is configured to calculate a score of a first sentence included in a first sentence set, from a degree of rarity corresponding to the frequency of appearance of each acoustic unit in the first sentence and from a degree of importance of the each acoustic unit. The selector is configured to, from sentences included in the first sentence set, select a sentence having a score higher than other sentences, and add the selected sentence to the second sentence set.