Abstract: A method for detecting a foreign object included in an inspection target includes acquiring first image data for the target, for which pixels each have a pixel value for a first band group including one or more wavelength bands; determining, from the first image data, one or more pixel regions that satisfy a first condition to be one or more first foreign object regions; acquiring second image data for one or more regions including the first foreign object regions, the one or more regions having pixels each of which has pixel values for a second band group including a larger number of wavelength bands than the first band group; determining, from the second image data, one or more pixel regions that satisfy a second condition to be one or more second foreign object regions, in which the foreign object is present; and outputting information regarding the second foreign object regions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a detection device capable of detecting a low concentration of an analyte with high sensitivity. The detection apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises a metal microstructure on which a first VHH antibody having a property of binding specifically to the analyte is immobilized and which generate surface plasmon by being irradiated with excitation light, an inlet through which a second VHH antibody and a sample that may contain an analyte are introduced, wherein the second VHH antibody has a property of binding specifically to the analyte and is labeled with a fluorescent substance, a light source for irradiating the metal microstructure to which the second VHH antibody and the sample have been introduced with the excitation light, and a detection unit for detecting the analyte on the basis of fluorescence generated from the fluorescent substance by the irradiation of the excitation light.

Abstract: Provided is a concentration device suitable for dielectrophoresis. The concentration device comprises a first substrate, a second substrate provided so as to face the first substrate, a flow path formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first pillar electrode line disposed in the flow path and including a left-side first pillar electrode L (301L), a right-side first pillar electrode R (301R), and one second pillar electrode B (302B), and a second pillar electrode line disposed in the flow path and including one second pillar electrode A (302A). The value of L3 is not less than 5 micrometers, where L3 is equal to (A1?A2), A1 represents a distance between a second vertex Q2 of the second pillar electrode A and a center point O; and A2 represents a distance between the first vertex Q1 of the second pillar electrode B and the center point O.

Abstract: A pathogen detection apparatus includes an obtainer that measures a body temperature of a subject and outputs information indicating the body temperature, a collector that performs a pathogen collection operation for collecting a pathogen carried by the subject or a pathogen in air around the subject, a detector that performs a pathogen detection operation for detecting the pathogen collected by the collector, a notifier that provides a notification indicating a detection result obtained by the detector, and a controller. In a case where the body temperature output by the obtainer is higher than a predetermined threshold value and the detection result obtained by the detector is negative, the controller controls the detector to perform another pathogen detection operation for detecting a pathogen.

Abstract: A pathogen detection apparatus includes an obtainer that obtains a body temperature of a subject; a collector that collects a pathogen carried by the subject or a pathogen in air around the subject; a detector that performs detection of the pathogen collected by the collector; a reporter that reports a detection result obtained by the detector; and a controller. In a case where the body temperature of the subject obtained by the obtainer is higher than a predetermined threshold value, the controller controls at least one of the collector or the detector to shorten a time period from start of collection by the collector to report of the detection result by the reporter.

Abstract: A cylinder bore wall thermal insulator is provided to a middle-lower part of a groove-like coolant passage of a cylinder block included in an internal combustion engine that includes a plurality of cylinder bores, and insulates part of a cylinder bore wall, the cylinder bore wall thermal insulator including a rubber member that comes in contact with part of a cylinder bore-side wall surface of the middle-lower part of the groove-like coolant passage that covers one cylinder bore, or covers two or more cylinder bores, a metal base member on which the rubber member is secured, and an elastic member that is provided to the metal base member, and biases the metal base member so that the metal base member presses the rubber member against the cylinder bore-side wall surface of the middle-lower part of the groove-like coolant passage, one or more elastic members being provided to each bore-covering part of the metal base member.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a detection device capable of detecting a low concentration of an analyte with high sensitivity. The detection apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises a metal microstructure on which a first VHH antibody having a property of binding specifically to the analyte is immobilized and which generate surface plasmon by being irradiated with excitation light, an inlet through which a second VHH antibody and a sample that may contain an analyte are introduced, wherein the second VHH antibody has a property of binding specifically to the analyte and is labeled with a fluorescent substance, a light source for irradiating the metal microstructure to which the second VHH antibody and the sample have been introduced with the excitation light, and a detection unit for detecting the analyte on the basis of fluorescence generated from the fluorescent substance by the irradiation of the excitation light.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a cylinder head is described. A masking member is attached to a cylinder head material, which followed by a film formation step. The masking member comprises a mask portion to mask the matching surface with the cylinder block, mask portions to mask each of the openings of intake and exhaust ports and a mask portion to mask at least one narrow region sandwiched between openings of two adjacent port holes and has the shortest distance between opening edges of the two adjacent port holes. All Mask portions are coplanar and linked directly to each other.

Abstract: A heat radiation member includes a metal base material made of a first metal material; and a plurality of heat radiation sections that are separately attached so as to disperse on a surface of the metal base material and contains a second metal material that is different from the first metal material and an oxide of the second metal material exposed on a surface of each of the respective heat radiation sections.

Abstract: Provided is a concentration device suitable for dielectrophoresis. The concentration device comprises a first substrate, a second substrate provided so as to face the first substrate, a flow path formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first pillar electrode line disposed in the flow path and including a left-side first pillar electrode L (301L), a right-side first pillar electrode R (301R), and one second pillar electrode B (302B), and a second pillar electrode line disposed in the flow path and including one second pillar electrode A (302A). The value of L3 is not less than 5 micrometers, where L3 is equal to (A1-A2), A1 represents a distance between a second vertex Q2 of the second pillar electrode A and a center point O; and A2 represents a distance between the first vertex Q1 of the second pillar electrode B and the center point O.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a cylinder head is described. A masking member is attached to cylinder head material, which followed by a film formation step. The masking member comprises a mask portion to mask the matching surface with the cylinder block, and mask portions to mask each of the openings of the intake ports, the exhaust ports, and the CPS hole. Mask portions are linked directly to other mask portions without any steps.

Abstract: In the plasma spraying according to the present embodiment, the zircon powders are excessively heated to raise the average temperature of the molten particles to a temperature range of 2820 to 4200° C. As a result, SiO2 in the zircon powders is vaporized, and the component ratio of ZrO2 in the molten particles is relatively increased. Such zircon powders land on the surface of the base material, and the deposit coagulates, the coagulum forms a thermal sprayed coating with a high composition ratio Zr/Si.

Abstract: A cylinder bore wall insulating member has a contact surface that comes in contact with a wall surface of a cylinder bore wall that forms a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine and defines a groove-like coolant passage. An internal combustion engine in which the cylinder bore wall has a uniform temperature may be obtained using the insulating member.

Abstract: A spray coating film has a first spray coating film formed on a surface of an aluminum substrate and a second spray coating film formed on a surface of the first spray coating film. In the first spray coating film, an inorganic material with a layered crystalline structure is dispersed in a Ni-based alloy material, and an area ratio of the inorganic material is in a range from 40% to 80% relative to the sectional area of the first spray coating film. The second spray coating film is a porous film composed of ZrO2—SiO2 based ceramic containing 30% to 50% by mass of SiO2, and the second spray coating film has an area ratio of pores of 30% to 80% relative to the sectional area of the second spray coating film.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a cylinder head is described. A masking member is attached to cylinder head material, which followed by a film formation step. The masking member comprises a mask portion to mask the matching surface with the cylinder block, and mask portions to mask each of the openings of the intake ports, the exhaust ports, and the CPS hole. Mask portions are linked directly to other mask portions without any steps.

Abstract: The masking member comprises a matching surface mask portion to mask the matching surface with the cylinder block, port hole mask portions to mask openings of the intake ports and the exhaust ports, and a between openings mask portion to mask a region which is sandwiched between the openings of two adjacent port holes. The matching surface mask portion is linked directly to the port hole mask portions without any steps, and the between openings mask portion is linked directly to both of the port hole mask portions without a step.

Abstract: A cylinder bore wall thermal insulator is provided to a middle-lower part of a groove-like coolant passage of a cylinder block included in an internal combustion engine that includes a plurality of cylinder bores, and insulates part of a cylinder bore wall, the cylinder bore wall thermal insulator including a rubber member that comes in contact with part of a cylinder bore-side wall surface of the middle-lower part of the groove-like coolant passage that covers one cylinder bore, or covers two or more cylinder bores, a metal base member on which the rubber member is secured, and an elastic member that is provided to the metal base member, and biases the metal base member so that the metal base member presses the rubber member against the cylinder bore-side wall surface of the middle-lower part of the groove-like coolant passage, one or more elastic members being provided to each bore-covering part of the metal base member.

Abstract: A cylinder bore wall thermal insulator includes a rubber member that comes in contact with half of a cylinder bore-side wall surface of a middle-lower part of a groove-like coolant passage, and has a contact surface having a shape that conforms to the shape of the cylinder bore-side wall surface of the middle-lower part of the groove-like coolant passage, a metal base member on which the rubber member is secured, and an elastic member that is provided to the metal base member, and biases the metal base member so that the metal base member presses the rubber member against the cylinder bore-side wall surface of the middle-lower part of the groove-like coolant passage. An internal combustion engine in which a cylinder bore wall has a uniform temperature can be provided by utilizing the cylinder bore wall thermal insulator.

Abstract: A water jacket spacer is inserted into a water jacket. The water jacket spacer includes an expansion member, a plate-shaped holder to which the expansion member is fixed, and a leaf spring that abuts the inner wall of the water jacket. The leaf spring projects from a face on the holder on the side opposite of the expansion member. The holder curves to match the shape of the water jacket. The position of the water jacket spacer in the water jacket is maintained by the biasing force of the leaf spring.

Abstract: The loading density of canisters fitted to a supporting substrate of a storage enclosure is reduced. A plurality of rail structure bodies are provided in parallel with the Y-axis direction so as to be spaced apart by a first predetermined distance in the X-axis direction. A pair of the rail structure bodies arranged on left and right sides in the Y-axis direction support the canisters. The rail structure body includes first contact parts extended in parallel with the Y-axis direction, second contact parts formed continuously with the first contact parts so as to protrude by a second predetermined distance to one side in the X-axis direction, and coupling parts formed continuously with the first contact parts and the second contact parts. The canister is supported between one side surface of the second contact part of one rail structure body and the other side surface of the contact part.