Abstract: Provided is an adhesive member whose adhesive force has relatively strong directional dependency. Specifically, provided is an adhesive member, which is configured to adhere to an adherend through an intersurface force, wherein when a strain energy release rate is defined as G1a and G2a and an adhesive energy is defined as ??1a and ??2a respectively, at least one of an elastic modulus or a Poisson's ratio of the adhesive member is nonuniformized so that G1a/??1a?G2a/??2a is satisfied.

Abstract: A method for treating depression using a biomarker includes measuring a level of phosphoethanolamine in a blood sample collected from a subject, comparing the level of phosphoethanolamine in the blood sample with a predetermined threshold, in response to the level of phosphoethanolamine in the blood sample being below the predetermined threshold, determining that the subject requires a treatment for depression, and treating the subject determined to suffer from depression.

Abstract: A vulcanization control method and a vulcanization control system are provided that are capable of preventing insufficient vulcanization while shortening a vulcanization time and obtaining an optimal vulcanization time instantly, even when a simple analysis model is used. Data (Xi) of predetermined types of vulcanization-affecting factors (X) are input into a computation device (2) by an input device (6) before vulcanizing a green tire (G). Using the input data (Xi), a change in temperature distribution of a tire cross section over time is calculated with a one-dimensional thermal conduction model for a tire cross-section that passes through a vulcanization rate-limiting section. On the basis of the calculation results, a vulcanization time Tc is instantly calculated. Upon calculating the vulcanization time Tc, a safety time Ts set on the basis of each vulcanization-effecting factor (X) is shortened on the basis of the input data (Xi) of the individual vulcanization-affecting factors (X).

Abstract: A bonding member includes a base and a protrusion that protrudes from a surface of the base and that has an end face adhering to a substrate with a surface force between the end face and the substrate. ??1c and ??2c differ from each other so as to satisfy G1c/??1c?G2c/??2c, where G1c denotes a strain-energy-release rate at a first release portion of the protrusion when a force is exerted in a first direction parallel to the surface, ??1c denotes an adhesive energy at the first release portion, G2c denotes a strain-energy-release rate at a second release portion of the protrusion when a force having the same magnitude as the force exerted in the first direction is exerted in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and ??2c denotes an adhesive energy at the second release portion.

Abstract: A bonding member includes a base and a protrusion that protrudes from a surface of the base and that has an end face that adheres to a substrate with a surface force between the end face and the substrate. A cross section of the protrusion taken parallel to the surface has such an asymmetric shape that G1b/??1b?G2b/??2b is satisfied, where G1b denotes a strain-energy-release rate at a first release portion of the protrusion when a force is exerted in a first direction parallel to the surface, ??1b denotes an adhesive energy at the first release portion, G2b denotes a strain-energy-release rate at a second release portion of the protrusion when a force having the same magnitude as the force exerted in the first direction is exerted in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and ??2b denotes an adhesive energy at the second release portion.

Abstract: A bonding member includes a protrusion that protrudes from a surface of a base and that has an end face adhering to a substrate with a surface force between the end face and the substrate. The protrusion has a varied modulus of elasticity and/or a varied Poisson's ratio so that G1a/??1a?G2a/??2a is satisfied, where G1a denotes a strain-energy-release rate at a first release portion of the protrusion when a force is exerted on the protrusion in a first direction parallel to the surface, ??1a denotes an adhesive energy at the first release portion, G2a denotes a strain-energy-release rate at a second release portion of the protrusion when a force having the same magnitude as the force exerted in the first direction is exerted on the protrusion in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and ??2a denotes an adhesive energy at the second release portion.

Abstract: In a transport carriage system, multiple transport carriages travel along a common track and each transport carriage includes a servo system that performs servo control with respect to traveling of the transport carriage, and an intermediate instruction of the servo system is generated in a predetermined cycle by an acceleration/deceleration control unit of a traveling control unit. A smoothed instruction is generated for the predetermined cycle by smoothing the generated intermediate instruction over a plurality of cycles with a smoothing unit of the traveling control unit, and the servo system is controlled based on the smoothed instruction that was generated.

Abstract: A method for treating depression using a biomarker includes measuring a level of phosphoethanolamine in a blood sample collected from a subject, comparing the level of phosphoethanolamine in the blood sample with a predetermined threshold, in response to the level of phosphoethanolamine in the blood sample being below the predetermined threshold, determining that the subject requires a treatment for depression, and treating the subject determined to suffer from depression.

Abstract: A current collector for a nonaqueous solvent secondary battery, which includes: a first metal layer; and a second metal layer stacked on a surface of the first metal layer, is composed so that a Young's modulus (E1), Vickers hardness (Hv1) and thickness (T1) of the first metal layer and a Young's modulus (E2), Vickers hardness (Hv2) and thickness (T2) of the second metal layer can satisfy the following Expression: (E1>E2 or Hv1>Hv2); and T1<T2.

Abstract: A coordinate input apparatus includes a light projecting unit configured to project light parallelly to an effective coordinate input region, a reflection unit configured to retroreflect the light projected by the light projecting unit, and a light receiving unit configured to receive light from the light projecting unit or the reflection unit. The coordinate input apparatus includes a moving unit configured to move a set of the light projecting unit, light receiving unit, and reflection unit in a direction perpendicular to the effective coordinate input region in order to ensure a light amount with which a pointed position in the effective coordinate input region can be calculated based on variations of a light amount distribution obtained from the light receiving unit.

Abstract: A coordinate input apparatus inputs detection signals output from a plurality of detection units configured to detect an input coordinate position on a coordinate input region. In a case where a plurality of signal change ranges occur in each of detection signals output from the plurality of detection units, the coordinate input apparatus selects one of a plurality of coordinate positions corresponding to the plurality of signal change ranges according to which hand an operator uses to input a coordinate position.

Abstract: Provided is a method for using low molecular weight compounds found in the body as a biomarker for diagnosing depression. Specifically, more than one compound selected from a group comprising the following are used: ADP-ribose, ATP, ADP, AMP, serotonin, tryptophan, kynurenine, SDMA (symmetrical dimethylarginine), threonine, glyceric acid, serine, N-acetylaspartic acid, glutamic acid, trigonelline, creatine, 2-methylserine, sphingosine, homovanillic acid, piperidine, sulfoxidized methionine, pipecolic acid, sphinganine, gamma-butyrobetaine, guanidinoacetic acid, isobutyric acid, creatinine, sarcosine, 3-methylbutyric acid, nicotinamide, betaine, ornithine, carnitine, ethanolamine, phosphoethanolamine, taurine, hypotaurine, aspartic acid, methionine, and tyrosine.

Abstract: A coordinate input apparatus includes a first housing and a second housing each of which incorporate at least two sensor units each including one of the light projecting unit and one of the light receiving unit. A pointed position to an effective coordinate input region is calculated based on variations of a light amount distribution obtained from the light receiving units of each of the first and second housings. In each of the first and second housings, the field range of a light receiving unit is almost parallel to the effective coordinate input region, the optical axis direction of the light receiving unit is a direction perpendicular to a line segment connecting the barycenters of at least two sensor units in a single housing, and the field range is set to be asymmetric to the optical axis direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel diagnostic markers for kidney disease and the use thereof.

Abstract: Perfluoropolymer composites are provided which are obtained by dispersing layered-silicates having properties of swelling or cleaving in dispersion media in perfluoropolymers and having the ratio of the viscosity, V0.1, at 0.1 rad/sec by a parallel plate mode of a dynamic rheometer to the viscosity, V1, measured at 1 rad/sec is 1.5 or greater, viscosity being measured at 340° C. A method for making the perfluoropolymer composites is provided, and molded articles therefrom. And additionally, perfluoropolymer composites, where layered-silicates having properties of swelling or cleaving in dispersion media are dispersed in perfluoropolymers, with the storage elasticity of 2 times or higher than that of fluoropolymers, at temperatures greater than the glass transition temperature of perfluoropolymers.

Abstract: According to the present invention, even if a plurality of operators perform gesture operations in three-dimensional space, the three-dimensional spatial gesture of each operator is accurately associated with the target object of the three-dimensional spatial gesture. For this, a projector displays at least one selection-target object on an upper surface of a table. When a pointer operated by an operator comes in contact with the upper surface of the table, a two-dimensional coordinate detecting apparatus detects the contact position, and determines which object has been designated by the operator. In this stage, among pointers detected by a three-dimensional coordinate detecting apparatus, a pointer having a position closest to the contact position is determined, and the pointer determined to be the closest is decided as a tracking target. Thereafter, the tracking-target pointer is tracked by the three-dimensional coordinate detecting apparatus to determine the operator's gesture pattern.

Abstract: A scroll-type compressor whose capacity can be easily changed and with which an inconvenience can be prevented is provided. A scroll-type compressor includes a fixed scroll having a first spiral-shaped wall member provided upright on a side surface of a first end plate, and an orbiting scroll having a second spiral-shaped wall member provided upright on a side surface of the second end plate, the orbiting scroll being supported so as to be capable of orbital revolution movement while being prevented from self rotation by meshing the wall members with each other. Wall-member stepped portions having a small height at the center and a large height at the outer side in a direction along the spiral are formed on the upper edges of the first and second wall members.

Abstract: Intended is to provide a fluid machine that can prevent wear of a rotation preventing pin. The fluid machine includes a housing, a fixed scroll fixed with respect to the housing, a turning scroll that revolves around the fixed scroll, and a rotation preventing mechanism that prevents the rotation of the turning scroll. The rotation preventing mechanism includes a rotation preventing pin projected from a wall surface at the housing side or the turning scroll side, and a restraining member that restricts the position of the rotation preventing pin by engaging with the rotation preventing pin. A projecting side end of the rotation preventing pin has a taper shape, and the end of the taper shape has an R-shape.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat-meltable fluoropolymer composite composition having excellent thermal conductivity, gas and chemical liquid barrier properties and dynamic properties such as storage modulus which comprises a heat-meltable fluoropolymer fine powder and a layered-compound organized by treatment with tetraphenyl phosphonium ions. The present invention also relates to a heat-meltable fluoropolymer composite composition having similar properties to those mentioned above which is obtained by a process (I) in which a heat-meltable fluoropolymer composite composition is obtained by grinding and mixing a heat-meltable fluoropolymer fine powder and a layered-compound and a process (II) in which such heat-meltable fluoropolymer composite composition thus obtained is melted and mixed under shear stress by means of a melt-mixing extruder.

Abstract: In a transport carriage system, multiple transport carriages travel along a common track and each transport carriage includes a servo system that performs servo control with respect to traveling of the transport carriage, and an intermediate instruction of the servo system is generated in a predetermined cycle by an acceleration/deceleration control unit of a traveling control unit. A smoothed instruction is generated for the predetermined cycle by smoothing the generated intermediate instruction over a plurality of cycles with a smoothing unit of the traveling control unit, and the servo system is controlled based on the smoothed instruction that was generated.