Abstract: A wiring module is attached to a plurality of power storage elements and includes an FPC, a reinforcing plate attached to the FPC, and a protector for holding the FPC and the reinforcing plate. The FPC is electrically connected to electrode terminals of the plurality of power storage elements. The reinforcing plate has an attachment surface to which the FPC is attached. The protector is provided with a mounting recess where the reinforcing plate is mounted. The mounting recess includes a plurality of side surface portions for suppressing displacement of the reinforcing plate in a direction that is perpendicular to a plate thickness direction of the reinforcing plate and an engaging portion for engaging an end portion of the attachment surface and suppressing displacement of the reinforcing plate in the plate thickness direction.

Abstract: The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide an immunological assay method using a monoclonal antibody and a kit including the monoclonal antibody, which can be used for assaying ICTP without requiring special facilities. This problem can be solved by a method for immunological assay of type I collagen C-terminal telopeptide in a biological sample, including contacting type I collagen C-terminal telopeptide with a monoclonal antibody that recognizes an amino acid sequence represented by GFDFSFLP (SEQ ID NO: 1) as an epitope.

Abstract: Provided is a separation and recovery apparatus for continuously separating and recovering, from a resin mixture containing a resin containing a hydrolyzable polymer and a resin containing a nonhydrolyzable polymer, a hydrolytic component a of the hydrolyzable polymer A and the nonhydrolyzable polymer B, the apparatus including: a crushing unit that crushes the resin mixture a melting/discharging unit that melts a crushed product obtained by the crushing unit to form a fluid and discharges the fluid at a high pressure; and a hydrothermal reaction treatment unit that continuously subjects the fluid discharged from the melting/discharging unit to a hydrothermal reaction treatment, wherein, in the melting/discharging unit, the hydrolyzable polymer A is hydrolyzed, and the hydrolytic component a thereof is dissolved and transferred into water permeating a sintered alloy diaphragm, thereby separating the nonhydrolyzable polymer B.

Abstract: An air conditioning control device includes: an operation pattern acquiring unit to acquire operation patterns indicating an operation target air conditioner in a room; a temperature data acquiring unit to acquire temperature data indicating a temperature measured by a temperature sensor when the air conditioner is in operation: a prediction model generating unit to generate, using a control amount of the air conditioner and temperature data acquired when the air conditioner is in operation as training data, a room-temperature prediction model for predicting the temperature measured by the temperature sensor when the air conditioner are in operation; and an operation pattern selecting unit to provide the control amount of the air conditioner to the room-temperature prediction model to acquire a prediction temperature from each of the room-temperature prediction models, and selects one operation pattern from the operation patterns on the basis of the prediction temperature.

Abstract: An external connection bus bar to be connected to a storage element group having a plurality of storage elements and having an output electrode terminal for outputting electric power to an external circuit includes a main body portion to be connected to the output electrode terminal, an external connection terminal to be connected to an external circuit, and a circuit board connection portion to be soldered to a bus bar land provided on the circuit board. The external connection terminal is provided between the main body portion and the circuit board connection portion.

Abstract: A problem to be solved by the invention is to improve the sensitivity of measurement of an analyte in a sample by a sandwich immunoassay. The sensitivity can be improved significantly in a sandwich immunoassay using a first antibody and a second antibody when one or both of the first antibody and the second antibody are a mixture of a monoclonal antibody recognizing a linear epitope and a monoclonal antibody recognizing a conformational epitope.

Abstract: A problem to be solved is to perform an immunoassay method for BG in a biological sample having a sensitivity equivalent to and a reactivity similar to a Limulus amebocyte lysate reagent. The problem can be solved by an immunoassay method for ?-D-glucan in a biological sample, comprising assaying ?-D-glucan in the biological sample by using a monoclonal antibody binding to (1?3)-?-D-glucan having a degree of polymerization of 4.

Abstract: A problem to be solved is to provide a glycated hemoglobin (%) assay method and assay reagent capable of accurate measurement of glycated hemoglobin (%) in blood even when a blood specimen containing hemoglobin contains abnormal hemoglobin such as HbS or HbC. The present invention provides a method capable of accurate measurement of glycated hemoglobin (%) in blood even in a specimen containing abnormal hemoglobin by combining two types of monoclonal antibodies, i.e., an anti-glycated hemoglobin monoclonal antibody and a monoclonal antibody to the anti-glycated hemoglobin monoclonal antibody, and an assay reagent for performing the method.

Abstract: The antigen specificity of the antibody that recognizes a glycan antigen and is used as a tumor marker is not sufficient, and it has been a drawback that tumor marker detection using such an antibody is low in detection specificity, thereby deteriorating accuracy of cancer diagnosis. To solve the object described above, the present invention provides an antibody specifically reactive with a glycan of DUPAN-2 antigen for use as a tumor marker, and a production method thereof.

Abstract: The antigen specificity of the antibody that recognizes a glycan antigen and is used as a tumor marker is not sufficient, and it has been a drawback that tumor marker detection using such an antibody is low in detection specificity, thereby deteriorating accuracy of cancer diagnosis. To solve the object described above, the present invention provides an antibody specifically reactive with a glycan of NCC-ST-439 antigen for use as a tumor marker, and a production method thereof.

Abstract: What is required is a method of producing, without treating a glycoprotein in a biological sample with a denaturing agent in advance, a selectively binding material, which specifically reacts with a glycan of a glycoprotein, a selectively binding material such as antibody thus produced by the method, and a method of specifically detecting a glycoprotein by using the selectively binding material. In order to solve the problems, the present invention produces a selectively binding material specifically reactive with a glycan of a glycoprotein by treating the glycoprotein with a glycan-specific glycan-cleaving enzyme.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to enable detection of specific human BNP fragments solely by immunoassay, and, through a ratio measurement of the human BNP fragments, provides a convenient way of providing information useful for diagnosis and prognosis of heart disease. The invention achieves this by providing an assay that uses an antibody specific to human BNP fragment (4-32)—a fragment that has not caught much attention in the past. Provided herein is an immunoassay method for human BNP fragment (4-32) in a sample, and the method uses an antibody that reacts with human BNP fragment (4-32) but does not react with full-length human BNP (1-32), human BNP fragment (3-32), and human BNP fragment (5-32). Also provided herein is an assay in which the antibody is an antibody that reacts with human BNP fragment (4-32) at a site containing the N-terminus, and that reacts with human BNP fragment (4-10).

Abstract: Provided is a general-purpose technique capable of measuring the HbA1c content, which is comparable to the IFCC reference method. An antibody which reacts with a peptide or a protein having an amino acid sequence of VHLTPE (SEQ ID NO: 1) at the N-terminus in which the N-terminal valine is not modified, but does not react with a peptide or a protein in which the N-terminal valine of the relevant polypeptide or protein is modified.

Abstract: A method for determining sensitivity of a tumor to a HSP90 inhibitor, including: measuring a phosphorylation level of Akt or a phosphorylation level of ERK in a tissue of the tumor from a patient.

Abstract: There are provided a pre-treatment technique for a glycated hemoglobin-containing sample, which is a simple and convenient treatment, is free from problems in storage stability and environmental aspects, and is capable of exposing an epitope sufficiently in a short time; and an method for an immunological assay of glycated hemoglobin using this technique. A method for pre-treating a glycated hemoglobin-containing sample for an immunological assay of glycated hemoglobin, the method includes treating a glycated hemoglobin-containing sample with a pre-treatment solution containing (A) guanidine or a salt thereof and (B) a nonionic surfactant and/or a nitrite.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to avoid side effects from contained medicines. Provided are: a preparation obtained by mixing a boronic acid compound and a block copolymer represented by general formula (I); and a production method therefor.

Abstract: Provided is a general-purpose technique capable of measuring the HbA1c content, which is comparable to the IFCC reference method. An antibody which reacts with a peptide or a protein having an amino acid sequence of VHLTPE (SEQ ID NO: 1) at the N-terminus in which the N-terminal valine is not modified, but does not react with a peptide or a protein in which the N-terminal valine of the relevant polypeptide or protein is modified.

Abstract: An image analysis system that analyzes an image of an object's organ having an anatomically symmetric shape includes: an image data read means that reads image data of the organ, a memory means that is connected to the image data read means, and stores the read image data, a display means that is connected to the memory means, and displays the image data as an image, a centerline setting means that is connected to the memory means, and sets a centerline of the organ in the image displayed on the display means, a region-of-interest setting means that is connected to the memory means, and uses the centerline to set a plurality of or at least one pair of regions of interest at anatomically symmetric opposite positions in the image of the organ, and an input means that is connected to the region-of-interest setting means, and inputs conditions for setting of the regions of interest in the image.

Abstract: Provided is a general-purpose technique capable of measuring the HbA1c content, which is comparable to the IFCC reference method. An antibody which reacts with a peptide or a protein having an amino acid sequence of VHLTPE (SEQ ID NO: 1) at the N-terminus in which the N-terminal valine is not modified, but does not react with a peptide or a protein in which the N-terminal valine of the relevant polypeptide or protein is modified.

Abstract: An image display apparatus according to the invention comprises reading section (11a) which reads in an image data set of a subject acquired by a medical imaging apparatus (2) from a data recording device (13) which stores the image data set; input sections (16, 17) which input a desired object organ to the read-in image data set; object organ extracting section (11b) which extracts the inputted object organ; reference position setting section (11h) which sets a reference position for producing an unfolded image in the circumferential direction of the bore of the extracted object organ; calculating device (11e) which calculates pixel information in the circumferential direction of the bore of the object organ from the set reference position; and image display section (15) which displays the calculated pixel information in the circumferential direction of the bore of the object organ.