Abstract: The endplate perforator includes a pipe, an operation portion disposed at a rear end of the pipe, a case that is disposed at a front end of the pipe and includes an insertion surface configured to be placed parallel to an endplate of a vertebra, a needle member housed in the case and configured to perforate the endplate of the vertebra, and a mechanism portion configured move the needle member in a direction perpendicular to the insertion surface in response to an operation of the operation portion to cause the needle member to project or retract relative to the case.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a preparation containing a compound of the formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate thereof having improved pharmacokinetics, and a manufacturing method thereof. The present invention relates to a solid dispersion containing (1) an amorphous compound represented by the following formula [I]: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate thereof, and (2) one to four kinds of pharmaceutically acceptable polymers selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate, methylcellulose, hypromellose and polyvinyl alcohol, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: A cylinder head cover structure of an engine includes a positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve releasing blow-by gas from an oil separating chamber to an intake system of the engine. The oil separating chamber is included in an oil separator provided to an interior of a cylinder head cover. In the oil separating chamber, oil mist is separated and removed from the blow-by gas. The PCV valve is located between a portion of a defining wall and an exterior wall of the cylinder head cover, and supported by the defining wall and the exterior wall, the defining wall defining the oil separating chamber and the cam housing, and the exterior wall being spaced apart from the portion of the defining wall. The PCV valve is surrounded by a space communicating with the cam housing.

Abstract: In an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup unit, a color difference signal, which is generated from signals obtained from the visible light pixels and including the near-infrared light region, and a color difference signal, which is generated by removing the signals of the near-infrared light region, are combined, at a combination ratio that is in accordance with a saturation degree of the signal components of the visible light region, and then outputted. In this way, the hue can be reproduced with colors close to colors viewed by a person. A similar processing may be performed for the brightness signals. If the color difference signal generated by removing the signals of the near-infrared light region exhibits, for example, a negative value, then the signals of the near-infrared light region may be added again.

Abstract: A cylinder head cover structure of an engine includes a positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve releasing blow-by gas from an oil separating chamber to an intake system of the engine. The oil separating chamber is included in an oil separator provided to an interior of a cylinder head cover. In the oil separating chamber, oil mist is separated and removed from the blow-by gas. The PCV valve is located between a portion of a defining wall and an exterior wall of the cylinder head cover, and supported by the defining wall and the exterior wall, the defining wall defining the oil separating chamber and the cam housing, and the exterior wall being spaced apart from the portion of the defining wall. The PCV valve is surrounded by a space communicating with the cam housing.

Abstract: In an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup unit, a color difference signal, which is generated from signals obtained from the visible light pixels and including the near-infrared light region, and a color difference signal, which is generated by removing the signals of the near-infrared light region, are combined, at a combination ratio that is in accordance with a saturation degree of the signal components of the visible light region, and then outputted. In this way, the hue can be reproduced with colors close to colors viewed by a person. A similar processing may be performed for the brightness signals. If the color difference signal generated by removing the signals of the near-infrared light region exhibits, for example, a negative value, then the signals of the near-infrared light region may be added again.