Abstract: A radiographic image detector includes: a bias electrode transmitting a recording electromagnetic wave carrying image information; a recording photoconductive layer consisting primarily of a-Se, the recording photoconductive layer generating electric charges when exposed to the recording electromagnetic wave transmitted through the bias electrode; and a number of charge detecting elements two-dimensionally arrayed in directions perpendicular to each other, each charge detecting element comprising a charge storage section for storing the electric charge generated at the recording photoconductive layer and a switching element for reading out an electric charge signal of the electric charge stored in the charge storage section. The radiographic image detector further includes a thin fluoride layer provided between the bias electrode and the recording photoconductive layer.

Abstract: A lens assembly in a digital still camera has a lens housing. First and second movable lenses/lens groups are contained in the lens housing, and supported in respectively first and second lens holders. A guide rod guides movement of the first and second lenses/lens groups in an optical axis direction with the lens holders. A shutter unit is disposed between the lens holders. A shutter actuator drives the shutter unit. A containing chamber in the lens housing contains the shutter actuator. A first motor is disposed between the guide rod and an inner surface of the lens housing and near to a first surface of the shutter unit, and moves the first lens holder. A second motor is disposed between the guide rod and the containing chamber and near to a second surface of the shutter unit, and moves the second lens holder.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a phthalocyanine compound denoted by general formula (3). The method comprises conducting a reaction of a compound denoted by general formula (1) or (2) with a metal and/or metal compound in a solvent in the presence of a secondary amine and/or diamine to obtain the phthalocyanine compound denoted by general formula (3). In general formulas (1) and (2), Z denotes an organic group forming a six-membered cyclic aromatic structure with two carbon atoms bonded to Z. In general formula (3), Z is one defined as in general formulas (1) and (2), and M denotes a metal atom belonging to Periods 1 to 4 of Groups 1 to 12.

Abstract: A method of producing a single-crystal thin film of an organic semiconductor compound, which contains the steps of: applying an organic solvent which has a dielectric constant of 4.5 or greater and in which an organic semiconductor compound is soluble, on a substrate, to form a liquid film of the organic solvent on the substrate; supplying the organic semiconductor compound into the liquid film of the organic solvent, to dissolve therein; and crystallizing the organic semiconductor compound in the organic solvent.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate film includes a cellulose acylate; and a polyester diol having a hydroxyl group at each of the both terminals in an amount of 5 mass % or more based on the amount of the cellulose acylate.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently removing a residual organic solvent in a biopolymer structure. The present invention provides a method for removing an organic solvent contained in a biopolymer structure from the structure, (1) wherein the structure is placed in an atmosphere containing a solvent other than the organic solvent so as to remove the organic solvent, or (2) wherein the organic solvent is removed by washing the structure with a solution mainly containing water, or (3) wherein the structure contains a hydrophilic compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a metal film including: (a1) a step of providing, on a substrate, a polymer layer that includes a polymer containing a functional group that interacts with a metal ion or a metal salt, the polymer directly chemically bonding to the substrate; (a2) a step of applying a metal ion or a metal salt to the polymer layer; (a3) a step of reducing the metal ion or the metal salt to form a conductive layer having a surface resistivity of from 10 to 100 k?/square; and (a4) a step of forming a conductive layer having a surface resistivity of 1×10?1 ?/square or less by electroplating.

Abstract: An image server has a medical image DB for storing plural medical images, an anatomical illustration DB for storing plural anatomical illustrations that are used for comparison with the medical images, and an attribute information DB. In the attribute information DB, a file name of each anatomical illustration and a site depicted in each anatomical illustration are associated with each other. Upon receipt of a transfer request of anatomical illustration from a client terminal, a CPU of the image server reads out a medical image corresponding to the file name included in the transfer request from the medical image DB. The CPU inputs the read out medical image to a site recognizing section and to recognize the site being shot. The CPU then reads out an anatomical image corresponding to the site recognized by the site recognizing section from the anatomical illustration DB and transfers it to the client terminal.

Abstract: An exposure pattern having a line width of submicron size is simply formed by using an inexpensive and stable solid state laser or a gas laser as an exposure light source, and by using a photoresist for g-line or i-line. The exposure is performed by locally controlling a reaction time constant of the photosensitive material with beaming the laser beam on a predetermined portion of a layer of the photosensitive material having a predetermined thickness formed on the surface of a substrate W, with beam intensity and scanning rate of the laser beam being controlled.

Abstract: Method and device for extracting a specified image subject including an extracting condition of an extracting algorithm of a subsequent stage so as to be adapted to an extraction result by the extracting algorithm of a precedent stage, when specified image subject extracting algorithms are successively implemented. At the time of performing the specified image subject extracting algorithms in each stage by parallel processing, the method and device manage extraction states of each step and qualify extraction processing conditions in the subsequent stage in accordance with the extraction states in the precedent stages. The method and device perform a vote in an N-dimensional space of image characteristic quantity for each extraction area by the specified image subject extracting algorithm and then perform weighting of degree of certainty as the specified image subject based on an aggregation value of the vote within a section area for aggregation in the N-dimensional space.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a functional film by which a functional film formed on a film formation substrate can be easily peeled from the film formation substrate. The method includes the steps of: (a) forming a separation layer (102) on a substrate (101); (b) forming a layer to be peeled (103, 105, 106) containing a functional film (103, 105b, 106a), which is formed by using a functional material, on the separation layer (102); and (c) applying an external force to the separation layer (102) to produce fracture within the separation layer (102) or at an interface thereof so as to peel the layer to be peeled (103, 105, 106) from the substrate (101) or reduce bonding strength between the layer to be peeled (103, 105, 106) and the substrate (101).

Abstract: A recording medium cartridge with a recording medium and cartridge memory records a first CRC code produced from data of the recording medium in the cartridge memory in an unrewritable state. A recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing the recording medium cartridge is provided with a CRC code producing means, CRC code recording means, CRC code comparing means, and authentication determining means. The comparing means compares a fourth CRC code produced from data recorded in the recording medium with the first CRC code corresponding to the data recorded in the cartridge memory. The authentication determining means determines authentication of the data recorded in the recording medium based on a comparison result of the comparing means.