Abstract: A memory includes: a magnet including a first and second portions adjacent in a first direction. The first portion has a first dimension in a second direction at a first position at which a dimension of the magnet in the second direction is maximum, the second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the second portion has a second dimension in the second direction at a second position at which a dimension of the magnet in the second direction is minimum, the second dimension smaller than the first dimension, the first portion is continuous to the second portion via a third position between the first and second positions, a curve corresponding to an outer of the magnet extends between the first and third positions, and the curve passes through a side closer to the central axis of the magnet than a straight line connecting the first and second positions.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a sample includes obtaining a blood plasma sample prepared from human blood, conducting detection of a predetermined molecule in the blood plasma sample, and evaluating the quality of the blood plasma sample based on the intensity of the molecule acquired by the detection.

Abstract: The operation efficiency and accuracy of the simultaneous analysis of phospholipids, including fatty acid compositions are increased. After a first-time LC/MS/MS analysis for determining the phospholipid classes of the phospholipid contained in a sample is performed (S2-S3), a second-time LC/MS/MS analysis for determining fatty acid compositions is performed only for the detected phospholipids (S4-S8). By associating a method list in which an MRM transition for phospholipid class determination is recorded for each compound of phospholipid classes with a method list in which an MRM transition for fatty acid composition determination is recorded for each phospholipid compound, it is possible to promptly select MRM transitions for fatty acid composition determination that correspond to compounds of the detected phospholipid classes, and to easily create an analysis method for the second-time analysis.

Abstract: The operation efficiency and accuracy of the simultaneous analysis of phospholipids, including fatty acid compositions are increased. After a first-time LC/MS/MS analysis for determining the phospholipid classes of the phospholipid contained in a sample is performed (S2-S3), a second-time LC/MS/MS analysis for determining fatty acid compositions is performed only for the detected phospholipids (S4-S8). By associating a method list in which an MRM transition for phospholipid class determination is recorded for each compound of phospholipid classes with a method list in which an MRM transition for fatty acid composition determination is recorded for each phospholipid compound, it is possible to promptly select MRM transitions for fatty acid composition determination that correspond to compounds of the detected phospholipid classes, and to easily create an analysis method for the second-time analysis.

Abstract: A superconducting thin film material exhibiting excellent superconducting properties and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A superconducting thin film material includes a substrate, and a superconducting film formed on the substrate. The superconducting film includes an MOD layer formed by an MOD process, and a gas-phase-formed layer formed on the MOD layer by a gas-phase process. Since the MOD layer is formed first and then the gas-phase-formed layer is formed in this manner, degradation of the properties of the gas-phase-formed layer due to heat treatment in the step of forming the MOD layer (heat treatment in the MOD process) can be prevented.

Abstract: A superconducting thin film material exhibiting excellent superconducting properties and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A superconducting thin film material includes a substrate, and a superconducting film formed on the substrate. The superconducting film includes an MOD layer formed by an MOD process, and a gas-phase-formed layer formed on the MOD layer by a gas-phase process. Since the MOD layer is formed first and then the gas-phase-formed layer is formed in this manner, degradation of the properties of the gas-phase-formed layer due to heat treatment in the step of forming the MOD layer (heat treatment in the MOD process) can be prevented.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining an aptamer capable of specifically adsorbing to Verotoxin-1 produced by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli by an in vitro selection method utilizing affinity chromatography, particularly, a method including use of an affinity column immobilizing thereon a peptide having an amino acid sequence of Verotoxin-1, for the affinity chromatography, and a single strand nucleic acid molecule, which is an aptamer capable of specifically adsorbing to Verotoxin-1.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aptamer capable of specifically adsorbing to bisphenol A suspected to be an endocrine disrupter as a target molecule, a method for obtaining an aptamer capable of specifically adsorbing to bisphenol A by an in vitro selection method utilizing affinity chromatography using a carrier immobilizing bisphenol A, particularly, a method including use of an antagonistic elution buffer containing an amphiprotic organic solvent for elution by the affinity chromatography, and a single-strand nucleic acid molecule which is an aptamer obtained thereby.

Abstract: An inexpensive, high-performance pH sensor measure the surface of a solid substance in a simple manner, comprising an ion sensing part 2 which responds to pH, a reference electrode 3, a gel-form ion permeable substance 10, which has a predetermined pH value and covers the ion sensing part 2 and reference electrode 3, and a cover member 9, which houses the ion permeable substance 10 and has an opening 9a formed at a position near the abovementioned ion sensing part 2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining an aptamer capable of specifically adsorbing to Verotoxin-1 produced by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli by an in vitro selection method utilizing affinity chromatography, particularly, a method including use of an affinity column immobilizing thereon a peptide having an amino acid sequence of Verotoxin-1, for the affinity chromatography, and a single strand nucleic acid molecule, which is an aptamer capable of specifically adsorbing to Verotoxin-1.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aptamer capable of specifically adsorbing to bisphenol A suspected to be an endocrine disrupter as a target molecule, a method for obtaining an aptamer capable of specifically adsorbing to bisphenol A by an in vitro selection method utilizing affinity chromatography using a carrier immobilizing bisphenol A, particularly, a method including use of an antagonistic elution buffer containing an amphiprotic organic solvent for elution by the affinity chromatography, and a single-strand nucleic acid molecule which is an aptamer obtained thereby.

Abstract: An inexpensive, high-performance pH sensor measure the surface of a solid substance in a simple manner, comprising an ion sensing part 2 which responds to pH, a reference electrode 3, a gel-form ion permeable substance 10, which has a predetermined pH value and covers the ion sensing part 2 and reference electrode 3, and a cover member 9, which houses the ion permeable substance 10 and has an opening 9a formed at a position near the abovementioned ion sensing part 2.

Abstract: A detector assembly for detecting a plurality of different properties at the same location at the same time is provided by integrating onto a single semiconductor substrate a first detector unit for measuring a first property and a second detector unit for measuring a second property. The first and second detector units can share, for example, a common element, such as a sensor device that can provide electrical output signals representative of, respectively, the first property and the second property. The common element can include a diaphragm with a pyroelectric element to provide a measurement of temperature and pressure.

Abstract: Method and equipment easily visualize various physical phenomena or chemical phenomena by simultaneously taking in, accumulating, and transferring data at a plurality of points. Electric charge is injected in potential wells constructed to vary the depth in accord with the magnitude of the physical or chemical quantity, and the physical or chemical quantity is converted into electric charge according to the depth of the potential wells.

Abstract: A pH sensor having an ISFET is provided on a crystalline substrate of silicon with a thin film of aluminum oxide formed to have epitaxial growth with an overlaying thin film of silicon epitaxial grown on the aluminum oxide layer. A source element and a drain element are provided on the silicon film, and a pH responsive film layer is connected to the source and drain. The pH sensor can be accompanied with appropriate circuitry also integrally formed on the same epitaxial SOI substrate.

Abstract: A flat shaped composite electrode includes a flat substrate having a high electrical insulating property. A flat inside pair of electrodes and a flat outside pair of electrodes are fixed on the substrate. A flat support layer having a high electrical insulating property overlays the electrodes and substrate. The support layer describes two holes into which a gelatinized internal solution is placed. An ion response glass membrane is mounted on the support layer and over one hole, while a liquid junction membrane is similarly mounted over the other hole.

Abstract: A flat shaped composite electrode includes a flat substrate having a high electrical insulating property. A flat inside pair of electrodes and a flat outside pair of electrodes are fixed on the substrate. A flat support layer having a high electrical insulating property overlays the electrodes and substrate. The support layer describes two holes into which a gelatinized internal solution is placed. An ion response glass membrane is mounted on the support layer and over one hole, while a liquid junction membrane is similarly mounted over the other hole.