Abstract: Developed is an adiponectin-recognition material which is inexpensive and excellent in: productivity; stability of quality and a structure; and convenience. The present invention provides a peptide consisting of not more than 50 amino acids and having bindability with adiponectin.

Abstract: Developed is an adiponectin-recognition material which is inexpensive and excellent in: productivity; stability of quality and a structure; and convenience. The present invention provides a peptide consisting of not more than 50 amino acids and having bindability with adiponectin.

Abstract: A healthcare management apparatus for determining a health condition of subjects is provided. The following configuration realizes the above object. The healthcare management apparatus includes an acquiring means for acquiring physical data and blood components data of subjects, data conversion formula and data determination criteria; and a processing means for converting the physical data and the blood components data into relative values by using the data conversion formula, and for determining health condition of the subjects by using the data determination criteria. Preferably, the acquiring means further comprise health assessment formula and health condition determination criteria.

Abstract: A detection instrument of the present invention includes: a flow path through which a sample to be examined flows, the flow path having a plurality of detection areas in each of which a target substance in the sample is detected, the plurality of detection areas respectively including detection sections and immobilizing sections each of which immobilizes an antibody, and the plurality of detection areas being separated by bulbs. As such, it is possible to provide a detection instrument which can detect plural kinds of target substances in a single flow path.

Abstract: There are provided a method of changing a property or function of a substance by fragmenting a protein contained in the substance floating in a gas, and a method of eliminating a biofunction of a cell by applying to the cell either an electric discharge or a particle produced by the electric discharge, or both simultaneously, to fragment a protein contained in the cell.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a sterilization method and a sterilization apparatus which are capable of exerting a sterilizing effect on all microorganisms or viruses and which are safe for a living body to be sterilized. The sterilization method includes releasing reactive particles onto microorganisms or viruses to fragment proteins contained in the microorganisms or viruses on condition that nucleic acids contained in the microorganisms or viruses are not disrupted. The sterilization apparatus releases air containing reactive particles that fragment proteins without disrupting nucleic acids to kill microorganisms or viruses present in a target.