Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sphygmomanometer that has a high level of measurement accuracy and places a low burden upon a subject whose systolic pressure is being measured. To this end, the sphygmomanometer according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: a cuff pressure and pulse wave detecting unit that detects cuff pressure and pulse waves; and a blood pressure calculating unit that divides pulse waves detected by the cuff pressure and pulse wave detecting unit into a plurality of sections within a specific period, and calculates an estimated value for systolic pressure on the basis of fluctuations in the symmetry of the pulse wave waveform in the plurality of sections, said fluctuations occurring along with variations in the cuff pressure detected by the cuff pressure and pulse wave detecting unit.

Abstract: A hat member 1 includes a top-plate portion 13, first ridges 113, and two side walls 11. The two side walls have a middle hardness Dc of 300 HV or higher. Each of the two side walls 11 includes a softened portion L and a strength-transition portion T adjacent to the softened portion L. The softened portion L has a hardness Dn lower than the middle hardness Dc by at least 8% (Dc?Dn?0.08Dc). The strength-transition portion T extends 0.5 mm or longer from the softened portion L toward the first end of the side wall. The strength-transition portion T has a hardness Dt that transitionally changes within the range of 8% to 1% lower than the middle hardness Dc (0.92Dc?Dt?0.99Dc). The hat member 1 further includes two second ridges 114 and two flanges 14.

Abstract: In a mono-light emission mode, specific illumination light is emitted and a specific observation image obtained from the image pickup of an object to be observed illuminated with the specific illumination light is displayed on a monitor 18. In a multi-light emission mode, first illumination light and second illumination light are emitted while being switched according to a specific light emission pattern and a first observation image and a second observation image are displayed on the monitor 18 while being switched according to a specific display pattern. In a case where a designated condition set in advance by a user is satisfied, a mode is automatically switched to the mono-light emission mode from the multi-light emission mode.

Abstract: A punching device and the like contributing to high-quality punching processing that punches a flat workpiece by a punch includes a measuring instrument for calculating translational forces generated in respective directions of orthogonal two axes in a plane orthogonal to an axis extending along a punching direction by the punch in forces generated at the time of punching the workpiece.

Abstract: A plurality of kinds of illumination light are emitted while being switched according to a specific light emission pattern. A plurality of observation images, which are obtained from image pickup of an object to be observed illuminated with each illumination light, are acquired. Control to display the plurality of observation images on a display unit while switching the plurality of observation images according to a specific display pattern is performed. The specific light emission pattern is fixed and the specific display pattern is changeable.

Abstract: An image processing unit includes a shake amount calculation section and a static image-storage control section, and the shake amount calculation section includes a shake amount-calculation processing section and an algorithm switching section. The algorithm switching section applies an algorithm varying for each image, and selects images of which the shake amounts calculated by the shake amount-calculation processing section are small. A first image and a second image, which are selected as the images of which the shake amounts are small, are stored in a static image-storage unit. A display control unit displays static images for storage.

Abstract: The present invention can predict the occurrence of target-patient problem behavior prior the occurrence of such problem behavior. A biological information processing system includes: a feature calculation unit that calculates, from input biological information of the target patient, detection-use feature time-series data which indicates a feature related to the target patient: and an agitation detection unit that processes the detection-use feature time-series data on the basis of a pre-acquired discrimination parameter, that calculates the current agitation score of the target patient, and that detects the current agitation state of the target patient prior to the target-patient problem behavior.

Abstract: First illumination light having a first peak wavelength range and second illumination light having a second peak wavelength range different from the first peak wavelength range are automatically switched and emitted. Identification processing for allowing a first object to be observed and a second object to be observed to be identified in a composite display image is performed. The first object to be observed has a first absorption peak in the first peak wavelength range of the first illumination light and the second object to be observed has a second absorption peak in the second peak wavelength range of the second illumination light.

Abstract: A method of producing a press-formed product includes a steel plate heating step, a hot forging step and a hot stamping step. In the steel plate heating step, a steel plate is heated to 950° C. or more. In the hot forging step, the heated steel plate is forged to form a varying-thickness steel plate. In the hot stamping step, the heated varying-thickness steel plate is subjected to press-working by a press tooling to form a press-formed product, and the press-formed product that is formed is cooled inside the press tooling. Thus, a press-formed product that has high strength and for which a reduction in weight is possible can be produced.

Abstract: A first prediction unit 81 predicts a transfer destination of a target patient, based on inputted information on the target patient and a first prediction model for prediction of a transfer destination of a patient. A second prediction unit 82 predicts a treatment completion period of the target patient, based on information on the target patient and a second prediction model for prediction of a treatment completion period of a patient. An acquisition unit 83 acquires facility information including an operation status of each facility. A determination unit 84 determines a facility that satisfies a requirement of a transfer destination from among the facilities, based on the facility information that has been acquired and the transfer destination and the treatment completion period that have been predicted. An output unit 85 outputs a result determined by the determination unit 84.

Abstract: A living body determination device includes: a light irradiation device that irradiates a measuring object with a first light including a plurality of spectrums; a spectroscopic device that disperses a light at intensity depending on a wavelength and outputs the light; an image acquisition device that receives the light output by the spectroscopic device and outputs image information representing brightness depending on the intensity of the light; and a control unit. The control unit, for each spectrum of the first light, acquires image information with respect to the measuring object from the image acquisition device, based on the image information, selects one or more areas, for each of the areas, acquires spectroscopic information, and based on whether the spectroscopic information satisfies a predetermined condition, determines whether the measuring object is a living body.

Abstract: Provided is a coated steel sheet including a steel sheet, a first aluminum coating layer provided on a first surface of the steel sheet, a zinc compound layer or a metallic zinc layer provided on a surface of the first aluminum coating layer, and a second aluminum coating layer provided on a second surface of the steel sheet, as an outermost surface of the steel sheet. Further provided are a coated steel sheet coil using this coated steel sheet, and a method of producing a hot-press formed article, as well as an automobile part using a press formed article produced by the method of producing a hot-press formed article.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to estimate response information with which it is possible to quickly relieve problems caused by agitation, the state of the patient, etc. A biological information processing system comprises: a determination unit that, on the basis of the features of biological information of a subject patient to be entered, determines discrimination information indicating whether the condition of the patient has changed in comparison with a normal state, and an estimation unit that estimates countermeasure information oriented for the patient on the basis of the discrimination information and countermeasure prediction parameters learned in advance.

Abstract: An identification device including a generation unit and an information identification unit. The generation unit generates factor information relating to pulse-wave information with respect to an identification target in accordance with biological model information representing a relevance between pulse-wave information representing a pulse wave and the factor information representing a factor of pulse wave. The information identification unit selects certain list information satisfying a predetermined determination criterion of the factor information generated by the generation unit out of list information associating the factor information generated based on the pulse-wave information representing a pulse wave of a biological subject to be an identification target with identification information for identifying the biological subject, and identifies the identification information in the selected certain list information.

Abstract: An identification device including a wave extraction unit, a time difference unit, and an information identification unit. The wave extraction unit extracts an ejection wave occurring in reply to heartbeat and a reflected wave occurring in reply to passage of blood outflowing from a heart through a bifurcation of blood vessels, from pulse wave information representing a pulse wave of an identification target. The time difference unit generates time-difference information representing a time difference between the extracted ejection wave and the extracted reflected wave.

Abstract: The method includes treating a metal sheet having a bcc structure and a surface satisfying conditions (a) or (b), molding the metal sheet to cause plane strain tensile deformation and biaxial tensile deformation, and allowing at least one part of the metal sheet to have a sheet thickness decrease rate of from 10% to 30%. Condition (a): an area fraction of crystal grains having a crystal orientation of 15° or less relative to a (001) plane parallel to a surface of the metal sheet is from 0.20 to 0.35. Condition (b): the area fraction of crystal grains having a crystal orientation of 15° or less relative to a (001) plane parallel to a surface of the metal sheet is 0.45 or less, the average crystal grain size thereof is 15 ?m or less. The molded product satisfies conditions (a) or (b).

Abstract: In order to accurately manage medication-taking, a medication-taking management system is provided with: an irradiation unit; an image capture unit; an identification unit; and an output control unit. The irradiation unit irradiates a tablet that moves in a housing with light. The image capture unit captures an image of the tablet being irradiated. The identification unit, on the basis of information representing a feature of a tablet surface obtained from a captured image obtained by means of the image capture unit, identifies the tablet of which an image has been captured. The output control unit outputs an image capture time, indicating the time of acquisition of the captured image, in association with the result of identification.

Abstract: A processor device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires a static image of an object to be observed; an embedding unit that embeds a correction profile, which is created by a creation unit according to tone change-related information about a change in the tone of the static image, in the static image; and an output unit that outputs the static image, in which the correction profile is embedded, to the outside. In an image display device, a static image in which a correction profile is embedded is received and correction is performed on the static image by using the correction profile. Then, the static image on which the subjected has been performed is displayed on a display.

Abstract: A pulse wave measurement device includes an acceleration sensor that detects a vibration and a vibration transmitter that transmits a vibration caused by pulsation in a measured site, wherein a length of the vibration transmitter in a specific direction is longer than a length of the acceleration sensor in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: The method includes treating a metal sheet having a bcc structure and a surface satisfying conditions (a) or (b), molding the metal sheet to cause plane strain tensile deformation and biaxial tensile deformation, and allowing at least one part of the metal sheet to have a sheet thickness decrease rate of from 10% to 30%. Condition (a): an area fraction of crystal grains having a crystal orientation of 15° or less relative to a (001) plane parallel to a surface of the metal sheet is from 0.20 to 0.35. Condition (b): the area fraction of crystal grains having a crystal orientation of 15° or less relative to a (001) plane parallel to a surface of the metal sheet is 0.45 or less, the average crystal grain size thereof is 15 ?m or less. The molded product satisfies conditions (a) or (b).