Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller, the controller being configured to execute: acquiring pieces of result data showing movement results of a plurality of users; calculating at least either first evaluation values about convenience in a case of moving in predetermined sections in private vehicles or second evaluation values about convenience in a case of moving in the predetermined sections in public transportation at least based on the pieces of result data; and calculating, for a predetermined area, a score indicating a deviation between convenience in the case of moving in the private vehicles and convenience in the case of moving in the public transportation based on the first and second evaluation values.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a photocured product that is prepared using the photo-imprint method and has favorable pattern precision and improvement in pattern defects. The present invention provides a photocured product obtained by irradiating a coating film in contact with a mold with light, the photocured product containing a fluorine atom-containing surfactant, wherein of secondary ion signals obtained by the surface analysis of the photocured product based on time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, the intensity of a C2H5O+ ion signal is higher than that of a C3H7O+ ion signal.

Abstract: An information processing device configured to process spectral information includes: a data obtaining unit configured to obtain three-dimensional distribution data of spectral information; a generating unit configured to generate two-dimensional image, data from the three-dimensional distribution data of spectral information; a display unit; a display control unit configured to display the two-dimensional image on the display unit; an information obtaining unit configured to obtain position information of a two-dimensional region which a user has selected from the two-dimensional image; and an extracting unit configured to extract, from a three-dimensional region corresponding to the two-dimensional region, in the three-dimensional distribution of spectral information, feature region information satisfying predetermined feature conditions.

Abstract: An information processing device configured to process spectral information includes: a data obtaining unit configured to obtain three-dimensional distribution data of spectral information; a generating unit configured to generate two-dimensional image, data from the three-dimensional distribution data of spectral information; a display unit; a display control unit configured to display the two-dimensional image on the display unit; an information obtaining unit configured to obtain position information of a two-dimensional region which a user has selected from the two-dimensional image; and an extracting unit configured to extract, from a three-dimensional region corresponding to the two-dimensional region, in the three-dimensional distribution of spectral information, feature region information satisfying predetermined feature conditions.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a photocured product that is prepared using the photo-imprint method and has favorable pattern precision and improvement in pattern defects. The present invention provides a photocured product obtained by irradiating a coating film in contact with a mold with light, the photocured product containing a fluorine atom-containing surfactant, wherein of secondary ion signals obtained by the surface analysis of the photocured product based on time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, the intensity of a C2H5O30 ion signal is higher than that of a C3H7O+ ion signal.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a photocured product that is prepared using the photo-imprint method and has favorable pattern precision and improvement in pattern defects. The present invention provides a photocured product obtained by irradiating a coating film in contact with a mold with light, the photocured product containing a fluorine atom-containing surfactant, wherein of secondary ion signals obtained by the surface analysis of the photocured product based on time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, the intensity of a C2H5O+ ion signal is higher than that of a C3H7O+ ion signal.

Abstract: To provide a mass spectrometer capable of performing high-sensitivity measurement using water molecules. The mass spectrometer has a chamber in which a sample is disposed, an irradiation unit for emitting particles to the sample, and an extraction electrode which leads secondary ions emitted from the sample to a mass spectrometry unit, in which the irradiation unit switches a first mode of emitting primary ions for causing the secondary ions to be emitted from the sample and a second mode of emitting particles containing water molecules to be made to adhere to the sample and emits the particles to the sample.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a sorting apparatus has a first generation section, a second generation section, a discrimination section, and a sorting section. The first generation section generates sorting result in which paper sheets have been sorted in a plurality of stackers in a prescribed order, by a two-pass sorting processing of result data indicating the numbers of past processing for respective sorting information. The second generation section generates setting information of a sorting processing of a first pass using the sorting result generated by the first generation section. The discrimination section discriminates the sorting information of the paper sheets to be processed. The sorting section sorts the paper sheets whose sorting information has been discriminated by the discrimination section, in accordance with the setting information of the sorting processing of the first pass.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ion group irradiation device for irradiating a sample with an ion group. An ion group selecting unit is configured to select, from ions released from an ion source, at least two ion groups formed of ions having different average masses. A primary ion irradiation unit is configured to irradiate the sample with the at least two ion groups.

Abstract: A method is provided by which a reagent is provided to a living sample, including contacting a thin-film containing a porous body with a living sample containing cells or tissues, and discharging a solution containing at least one or more reagents to a non-contact side of the thin-film by ink-jet to provide the solution to the specific area of the living sample through pores on the thin-film, wherein the smaller diameter of the pores on the porous body relative to the diameter of cells in the living sample enables the reagent to be provided to each individual cell separately. According to this method, the reagent and the reaction product can be fixed while maintaining positioning information of the target substance in the living sample, as a pretreatment for analyzing with high positioning accuracy the target substance in each individual cell in the living sample.

Abstract: To provide a mass spectrometer capable of performing high-sensitivity measurement using water molecules. The mass spectrometer has a chamber in which a sample is disposed, an irradiation unit for emitting particles to the sample, and an extraction electrode which leads secondary ions emitted from the sample to a mass spectrometry unit, in which the irradiation unit switches a first mode of emitting primary ions for causing the secondary ions to be emitted from the sample and a second mode of emitting particles containing water molecules to be made to adhere to the sample and emits the particles to the sample.

Abstract: To provide a photocured product having small mold releasing force. A photocured product obtained by curing with light and containing a surface active agent, wherein a peak area of the ether bond derived peak is 3.0 times or more as large as a peak area of the ester bond derived peak, wherein the peak areas are obtained by peak separation processing by curve fitting of an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectrum obtained as an analytical result on a chemical state of carbon at topmost surface of the photocured product, the analytical result being among analytical results on the topmost surface of the photocured product obtained by surface analysis of the photocured product with angle resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

Abstract: A pre-treatment method for analyzing a specified portion in a specimen composed of a biological tissue includes the steps of preparing a specimen to be analyzed, determining a specified portion in the specimen; and applying an analysis inhibitor to a portion except the specified portion of the specimen using a droplet spray method.

Abstract: A biological tissue processing substrate for fixing proteins in a biological tissue or degradation products of the proteins, the substrate comprising: a porous body that forms a contact surface with the biological tissue, the porous body holding in pores an enzyme for obtaining the proteins or the degradation products of the proteins from the biological tissue, wherein the proteins or the degradation products obtained by the action of the enzyme are brought into contact with a member consisting of a metal.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ion group irradiation device which includes: an ion source which generates an ion; and an ion group selecting unit which selects an ion group containing a cluster ion from ions released from the ion source, in an ion group irradiation device for irradiating a sample with the ion group, wherein the ion source has a pressure gradient forming unit for changing a pressure with which a material of the cluster ion is jetted, with time, the ion group selecting unit has a chopper which performs a chopping operation of selecting the ion group by passing and blocking the cluster ions in a traveling direction by the opening and closing of the chopper, and the chopper performs two or more times of the chopping operations per one time of a pressure gradient forming operation by the pressure gradient forming unit.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a photocured product that is prepared using the photo-imprint method and has favorable pattern precision and improvement in pattern defects. The present invention provides a photocured product obtained by irradiating a coating film in contact with a mold with light, the photocured product containing a fluorine atom-containing surfactant, wherein of secondary ion signals obtained by the surface analysis of the photocured product based on time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, the intensity of a C2H5O+ ion signal is higher than that of a C3H7O+ ion signal.

Abstract: Provided is an ion group irradiation device for facilitating the distinction of peaks in secondary ion mass spectra. The ion group irradiation device for irradiating a sample with an ion group includes an ion source for generating ions, an ion group selecting unit configured to select, from the ions released from the ion source, two or more ion groups formed of ions having different average masses, and a primary ion irradiation unit configured to irradiate the sample with the two or more ion groups. Further, an atom species or a molecule species of the ions forming the two or more ion groups is common between ion groups.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ion group irradiation device for irradiating a sample with an ion group, comprising: an ion group selecting unit configured to select, from ions released from an ion source, at least two ion groups formed of ions having different average masses; and a primary ion irradiation unit configured to irradiate the sample with the at least two ion groups selected by the ion group selecting unit, wherein the ion group selecting unit selects at least one ion group and further selects the at least two ion groups from each of the selected at least one ion group.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ion group irradiation device which includes: an ion source which generates an ion; and an ion group selecting unit which selects an ion group containing a cluster ion from ions released from the ion source, in an ion group irradiation device for irradiating a sample with the ion group, wherein the ion source has a pressure gradient forming unit for changing a pressure with which a material of the cluster ion is jetted, with time, the ion group selecting unit has a chopper which performs a chopping operation of selecting the ion group by passing and blocking the cluster ions in a traveling direction by the opening and closing of the chopper, and the chopper performs two or more times of the chopping operations per one time of a pressure gradient forming operation by the pressure gradient forming unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information acquisition method of acquiring information of distribution of a protein or peptide in a sample based on mass information obtained by mass spectrometry of the protein or peptide. The method includes mass spectrometry of a definite region of the sample after limited proteolysis of the protein or peptide and acquisition of information relating to distribution using an ion peak that has a two-dimensional intensity distribution having a Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient of 0.5 to more and 1.0 or less in the definite region against the two-dimensional intensity distribution of the parent ion of the protein or the peptide subjected to the limited proteolysis and has a peak intensity ratio of larger than 1.0 against the peak intensity of the integrated spectrum of the parent ion in the definite region, wherein the m/z of the ion peak is greater than 500.