Abstract: A medical observation system (3) including: an imaging portion (303) configured to capture an image of an affected area; a detecting portion (311) configured to extract; a movement of a treatment tool held in a vicinity of the affected area based on images of the affected area having been sequentially captured by the imaging portion and to detect a movement of the affected area based on a result of the extraction; and a control portion (301) configured to control processing related to observation of the affected area in accordance with a detection result of the movement of the affected area.

Abstract: Provided according to the present invention is a solenoid with a built-in permanent magnet, with which it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of magnetic flux that passes through the chuck part, even when the magnetic flux generated by a coil is greater than the magnetic flux of the magnet, and to reliably reduce attraction force. In this solenoid, a permanent magnet and a coil are both built into a cylindrical case having an opening part; the permanent magnet and the coil are both separated and arranged inside the case; a ring member is arranged adjacent to the permanent magnet; a movable iron core is inserted inside the coil; and between the movable iron core and the coil, a metal coil cover is provided so as to cover the coil. The distance d between the case inner wall and the ring member can also be in the range of 0.1-0.3 mm.

Abstract: A control device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition section, a block control section, and a calculator. The acquisition section acquires an image signal of a tissue of a living body irradiated with laser light and on which image-capturing has been performed. The block control section controls a size of a pixel block according to an image-capturing condition for the image-capturing on the tissue of a living body. The calculator calculates speckle data based on the acquired image signal, using the pixel block of which the size is controlled.

Abstract: A medical observation system (2, 3) includes: a light source (223) configured to illuminate an affected body part; a branching optical system (213) configured to separate light from the affected body part into a plurality of polarized lights having different polarization directions; a detection unit (313) configured to individually detect the plurality of polarized lights; an arithmetic operation unit (305) configured to individually calculate speckle contrasts on the basis of detection results of the plurality of polarized lights; and a processing unit (303) configured to execute processing with respect to observation of the affected body part on the basis of at least any of calculation results of the speckle contrasts corresponding to the plurality of polarized lights.

Abstract: To provide an image analyzing technology capable of obtaining an image with less shading and with enough speckle contrast. An imaging apparatus includes: a light source that irradiates an imaging object with coherent light with a first irradiation condition and a second irradiation condition; a speckle imaging unit that captures a first speckle image obtained from scattered light of the imaging object irradiate at the first irradiation condition, and a second speckle image obtained from scattered light of the imaging object irradiate at the second irradiation condition; and an information processing unit that separates speckle images at boundaries of average luminance difference formed in the first speckle image and the second speckle image, connecting the separaged speckle images at the boundaries, and analyzes the combined speckle combined image.

Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus capable of controlling vibration in accordance with a situation in a case where the vibration is generated on the basis of an audio signal. Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a vibration unit; and a control unit configured to detect a state of the own apparatus and control a state of the vibration unit on the basis of a detection result, in which the control unit vibrates the vibration unit in accordance with reproduction of content while the content is being reproduced in the own apparatus, and, in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, restricts vibration of the vibration unit even while the content is being reproduced in the own apparatus.

Abstract: To provide an image analyzing technology capable of obtaining an image with less shading and with enough speckle contrast. An imaging apparatus includes: a light source that irradiates an imaging object with coherent light with a first irradiation condition and a second irradiation condition; a speckle imaging unit that captures a first speckle image obtained from scattered light of the imaging object irradiate at the first irradiation condition, and a second speckle image obtained from scattered light of the imaging object irradiate at the second irradiation condition; and an information processing unit that separates speckle images at boundaries of average luminance difference formed in the first speckle image and the second speckle image, connecting the separaged speckle images at the boundaries, and analyzes the combined speckle combined image.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging technique capable of detecting a focus even in an imaging apparatus of a speckle image. The imaging apparatus includes a coherent light source that irradiates an imaging object with coherent light, an incoherent light source that irradiates the imaging object with incoherent light, a speckle imaging unit that captures a speckle image obtained from scattered light of the imaging object irradiated with the coherent light, a non-speckle imaging unit that captures a non-speckle image obtained from reflected light of the imaging object irradiated with the incoherent light, and a focus detection unit that detects a focus of the speckle imaging unit on the basis of a focal position of the non-speckle imaging unit.

Abstract: A control device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition section, a block control section, and a calculator. The acquisition section acquires an image signal of a tissue of a living body irradiated with laser light and on which image-capturing has been performed. The block control section controls a size of a pixel block according to an image-capturing condition for the image-capturing on the tissue of a living body. The calculator calculates speckle data based on the acquired image signal, using the pixel block of which the size is controlled.

Abstract: A control apparatus according to an aspect of the present technology includes a signal generation section. The signal generation section generates speckle data on the basis of an image signal of a subject imaged by using laser light as illumination, and generates a control signal for controlling output from a laser light source that emits the laser light on the basis of the generated speckle data.

Abstract: An on-board network system includes: communication lines; a plurality of nodes, each of the nodes being directly and physically connected to at least one of the other nodes by the communication lines, the nodes including loop nodes physically connected to a loop by the communication lines, the nodes constituting a first logical network in which the nodes are connected with each other via one route through the communication lines; a communication disruption detecting unit configured to detect disruption of communications via the communication lines; a network reconstruction unit configured to reconstruct a second logical network when the disruption of communications is detected by the communication disruption detecting unit, the second logical network not including a communication line that causes the disruption; and a delivery unit configured to deliver the information of the second logical network to the nodes.

Abstract: According to the invention, immunogenicity of an antigenic peptide is increased by administering a fusion protein, which comprises an antigenic peptide and an adjuvant protein, wherein the adjuvant protein comprises two or more proteins selected from the group consisting of a Shiga toxin 2e B subunit (Stx2eB), an Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin B subunit (LTB), and a cholera toxin B subunit (CTB). or a transformant transformed by a gene coding for the fusion protein.

Abstract: Provided according to the present invention is a solenoid with a built-in permanent magnet, with which it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of magnetic flux that passes through the chuck part, even when the magnetic flux generated by a coil is greater than the magnetic flux of the magnet, and to reliably reduce attraction force. In this solenoid, a permanent magnet and a coil are both built into a cylindrical case having an opening part; the permanent magnet and the coil are both separated and arranged inside the case; a ring member is arranged adjacent to the permanent magnet; a movable iron core is inserted inside the coil; and between the movable iron core and the coil, a metal coil cover is provided so as to cover the coil. The distance d between the case inner wall and the ring member can also be in the range of 0.1-0.3 mm.

Abstract: According to the invention, immunogenicity of an antigenic peptide is increased by administering a fusion protein, which comprises an antigenic peptide and an adjuvant protein, wherein the adjuvant protein comprises two or more proteins selected from the group consisting of a Shiga toxin 2e B subunit (Stx2eB), an Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin B subunit (LTB), and a cholera toxin B subunit (CTB). or a transformant transformed by a gene coding for the fusion protein.

Abstract: The imaging apparatus includes a coherent light source that irradiates an imaging object with coherent light, an incoherent light source that irradiates the imaging object with incoherent light, a speckle imaging unit that captures a speckle image obtained from scattered light of the imaging object irradiated with the coherent light, a non-speckle imaging unit that captures a non-speckle image obtained from reflected light of the imaging object irradiated with the incoherent light, and a focus detection unit that detects a focus of the speckle imaging unit on the basis of a focal position of the non-speckle imaging unit.

Abstract: According to the invention, immunogenicity of an antigenic peptide is increased by administering a fusion protein, which comprises an antigenic peptide and an adjuvant protein, wherein the adjuvant protein comprises two or more proteins selected from the group consisting of a Shiga toxin 2e B subunit (Stx2eB), an Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin B subunit (LTB), and a cholera toxin B subunit (CTB). or a transformant transformed by a gene coding for the fusion protein.

Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for controlling colibacillosis including a fusion protein comprising a subunit of Shiga toxin and a subunit of Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin.

Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for controlling Escherichia coli diarrhea comprising a Shiga toxin as an active ingredient.

Abstract: An on-board network system includes: communication lines; a plurality of nodes, each of the nodes being directly and physically connected to at least one of the other nodes by the communication lines, the nodes including loop nodes physically connected to a loop by the communication lines, the nodes constituting a first logical network in which the nodes are connected with each other via one route through the communication lines; a communication disruption detecting unit configured to detect disruption of communications via the communication lines; a network reconstruction unit configured to reconstruct a second logical network when the disruption of communications is detected by the communication disruption detecting unit, the second logical network not including a communication line that causes the disruption; and a delivery unit configured to deliver the information of the second logical network to the nodes.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to optimize, and to increase the accumulation amount of, GP5 antigen, in order to enhance the performance of a PRRS vaccine. The present invention provides a fusion protein comprising an ectodomain (ectGP5) of Glycoprotein 5 (GP5) of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus, and an adjuvant protein.