Abstract: An endoscope cable includes a plurality of individual cables, and is provided with an entire shield portion including a metal wire group having an electric shield function to surround entirety of the plurality of individual cables, and a cable core wire including a metal wire group in each of the individual cables. The metal wire group in at least one of the entire shield portion and the cable core wires is configured by combining a plurality of types of metal wires having different compositions from each other.

Abstract: Provided are a substrate with a multilayer reflective film, a reflective mask blank, a reflective mask, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of, for example, preventing reduction of a reflectance of a multilayer reflective film due to formation of a silicide in a protective film. A substrate with a multilayer reflective film 100 comprises a substrate 10, a multilayer reflective film 12 disposed on the substrate 10, and a protective film 18 disposed on the multilayer reflective film 12. The protective film 18 comprises a SiN material layer comprising silicon (Si) and nitrogen (N) or a SiC material layer comprising silicon (Si) and carbon (C) on a side in contact with the multilayer reflective film 12. The SiN material layer or the SiC material layer comprises an oxide of at least one metal selected from magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), yttrium (Y), and zirconium (Zr).

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a processor for an endoscope configured to process a captured image of a biological tissue. This processor for an endoscope includes: a light source device that emits a light for illuminating a biological tissue; a spectrum sensor that acquires an optical spectrum of an emitted light from the light source device; and an adjustment unit that adjusts the optical spectrum of the emitted light from the light source device so that a difference between the optical spectrum acquired by the spectrum sensor and a predetermined target spectrum is reduced.

Abstract: An endoscope processor that is able to promptly adjust functions. The endoscope processor includes a processor executing program code to perform: displaying, by processor, on a touch panel a setting region where an on-off switch accepting switching between an on state and an off state of a function of an endoscope is combined with an adjustment switch accepting adjustment of a level of the function; accepting, by the processor, operations performed on the on-off switch and the adjustment switch that are displayed; and changing, by the processor, an operating state of the function based on an accepted operation.

Abstract: A program causes a computer communicatively connected to an endoscope apparatus provided with a master endoscope and a slave endoscope to execute processing, including acquiring a master endoscope image of a subject from the master endoscope, acquiring a slave endoscope image of the subject from the slave endoscope, and correcting a color tone of at least either one endoscope image of the master endoscope image and the slave endoscope image so as to reduce a difference in color tone between the master endoscope image and the slave endoscope image that have been acquired.

Abstract: The near-infrared absorbing glass includes four or more kinds of the prescribed main cations, and includes P ions, Ba ions and Cu ions as essential cations, wherein, in a glass composition expressed in anion %, the content of O ions is 90.0 anion % or more, in a glass composition expressed in atomic %, the ratio of the content of O ions to the content of P ions is 3.15 or less, in a glass composition expressed in mol % based on oxides, the total content of B2O3 and SiO2 is 3.0 mol % or less, the total content of MgO and Al2O3 is 8.0 mol % or less, and the total content of Li2O, Na2O and K2O is 15 mol % or less.

Abstract: This electronic endoscope system includes an evaluation value calculation unit, an assessment unit, and a representative value determination unit. The evaluation value calculation unit is configured so as to obtain an evaluation value indicating an extent of a lesion in biological tissue in each of a plurality of images captured in a predetermined section along the depth direction of a region in an organ. The assessment unit is configured so as to assess whether the extent of the lesion in the section is changed on the basis of the degree of variation of the evaluation value. The representative value determination unit is configured so as to define a representative value of the section representing the evaluation value, in a different method when the extent of the lesion is assessed to be changed and when the extent of the lesion is assessed not to be changed.

Abstract: A substrate for a magnetic disk includes a substrate main body having a disk shape and an alloy film. The substrate has a thickness (T+D) of 0.520 mm or less, which is the sum of a thickness T of the substrate main body and a thickness D of the film formed on main surfaces of the substrate main body. The disk shape has an outer diameter of 90 mm or more. A ratio D/T of the thickness D to the thickness T is 0.025 or more. The thickness of the film formed on an outer circumferential edge surface of the substrate main body is greater than the thickness of the film formed on each of the main surfaces, and the thickness of the film formed on each of the main surfaces is 80% or more of the thickness of the film formed on the outer circumferential edge surface.

Abstract: An endoscope system performs image processing using a G1 image data (image data obtained by irradiating light of 524±3 nm to 582±3 nm) and at least one of R1 image (image data obtained by irradiating light of 630±3 nm to 700±3 nm) data other than the G1 image data, B1 image data (452±3 nm to 502±3 nm), R2 image data (image data obtained by irradiating light of 582±3 nm to 630±3 nm), G2 image data (image data obtained by irradiating light of 502±3 nm to 524±3 nm), and B2 image data (image data obtained by irradiating light of 420±3 nm to 452±3 nm) so as to generate a special light image (FIG. 7).

Abstract: To provide an endoscope processor (2) and the like that can output the aggregation results of lesions for each examination part. The endoscope processor (2) according to one aspect includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image from a large-intestine endoscope (1), a part identification unit that identifies a part in a large intestine based on the captured image acquired by the image acquisition unit, a polyp extraction unit that extracts a polyp from the captured image, an aggregation unit that aggregates the number of polyps for each part identified by the part identification unit, and an output unit that outputs an endoscope image based on the captured image and an aggregation result aggregated by the aggregation unit.

Abstract: An electronic endoscope system includes an electronic endoscope, a processor that includes an evaluation unit, and a monitor. The evaluation unit includes an image evaluation value calculation unit that calculates an image evaluation value indicating an intensity of lesion in the living tissue for each of a plurality of images of the living tissue, and a lesion evaluation unit that calculates a representative evaluation value of the image evaluation value from the image evaluation values of the plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of sections for each of the plurality of sections in which a region of the organ is divided using information of an imaging position in the organ whose image is captured and evaluates an extent of the lesion in a depth direction inside the organ using the representative evaluation value.

Abstract: A reflective mask blank, having a phase shift film having little dependence of phase difference and reflectance on film thickness, and a reflective mask.

Abstract: A reflective mask blank comprises a substrate; a multilayer reflective film which is formed on the substrate and reflects EUV light; and a layered film which is formed on the multilayer reflective film. The layered film has an absolute reflectance of 2.5% or less with respect to EUV light, and comprises a first layer and a second layer that is formed on the first layer; and the first layer comprises a phase shift film which shifts the phase of EUV light. Alternatively, the layered film is a phase shift film which comprises a first layer and a second layer that is formed on the first layer, and which shifts the phase of EUV light; and the first layer comprises an absorption layer that has an absolute reflectance of 2.5% or less with respect to EUV light.

Abstract: A computer program or the like having high ability of detecting a lesion is provided. A computer program causes a computer to execute processing of: acquiring an image captured by an endoscope; inputting the image captured by the endoscope to a first recognizer that recognizes a lesion section on the basis of the image and a second recognizer that recognizes the lesion section with higher recognition accuracy than the first recognizer on the basis of the image; acquiring provisional information including a recognition result recognized by the first recognizer; outputting an image including the acquired provisional information; acquiring confirmation information for the provisional information including a recognition result recognized by the second recognizer; and outputting an image including the acquired confirmation information.

Abstract: An intraocular lens insertion device which dramatically reduces the possibility that a plunger damages an intraocular lens, and which can safely and surely insert an intraocular lens into an eye is provided. An intraocular lens insertion unit comprises a lens disposing part for disposing an intraocular lens, a plunger for pushing out the intraocular lens disposed at the lens disposing part, a transition part for deforming the intraocular lens pushed out by the plunger, and a nozzle for ejecting the deformed intraocular lens. The plunger has a lens contact part for contacting the outer edge of the intraocular lens, and a protrusive part for pushing the lens contact part downward the intraocular lens by the deformation of the intraocular lens, both lens contact part and protrusive part are provided at the leading end of the plunger.

Abstract: The invention relates to an endoscope control device including a control body holder, a joystick-like control element for effecting a deflection movement, and at least one control wire guided through the control body holder and transmitting the deflection movement of the control element to an element to be controlled in the endoscope. The control element extends from the control body holder in a proximal direction. The at least one control wire is fixed to the control element in a manner spaced from the control body holder. The control element includes an elastic rod element which is bendable upon actuation of the control element so as to effect a deflection movement.

Abstract: To provide an endoscope or the like that can reuse an image sensor or the like. An endoscope includes: an imaging unit including an image sensor and an optical component that forms an image of light incident from a first end surface on the image sensor; a cable inserted into an insertion portion and having a first end connected to the imaging unit; an exterior cylinder covering a connected portion between the imaging unit and the cable; and a distal tip piece in which a housing portion having a shape fitted with a shape of the exterior cylinder is provided and which is arranged at a distal tip of the insertion portion.

Abstract: An object is to provide an optical glass with a near-infrared absorbing function that maintains constant and high transmittance in a visible light range and also has excellent oblique incidence characteristics as well as excellent durability, heat resistance, and weather resistance, and to provide a near-infrared cut filter, a glass element for press molding, an optical element blank, and an optical element including the same. Provided is an optical glass including a glass composition as a base containing at least Yb2O3 and B2O3 as essential components, the optical glass characterized in that a content of Yb2O3 is 5% to 60% by mass, a content of B2O3 is 10% to 50% by mass, and when a thickness of the optical glass is 2.5 mm, average transmittance in a wavelength range of 925 to 955 nm is 0% to 70%, and average transmittance in a wavelength range of 965 to 985 nm is 0% to 50%.

Abstract: An endoscope with a distal housing element which has a lens element, and with a nozzle element for cleaning the surface of the lens element. The lens element is a curved lens element, the curvature of which protrudes from the housing element in a distal direction. The nozzle element is arranged at the distal side of the distal housing element adjacent to the curved lens element. The nozzle element has a distal nozzle opening in the form of an elongated medium outlet slit directed toward the curved lens element.

Abstract: A mask blank includes a substrate having a main surface on which a multilayer reflective film and the pattern-forming thin film are provided in this order. The thin film contains tantalum, niobium, and nitrogen. An X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by analyzing the thin film by Out-of-Plane measurement of X-ray diffraction satisfies the relationship of at least one of Imax1/Iavg1?7.0 and Imax2/Iavg2?1.0, where Imax1 is a maximum value of diffraction intensity at a diffraction angle 2? in a range of 34 to 36 degrees, Iavg1 is an average value of diffraction intensity at a diffraction angle 2? in a range 32 to 34 degrees, Imax2 is a maximum value of diffraction intensity at a diffraction angle 2? of 40 to 42 degrees, and Iavg2 is an average value of diffraction intensity at a diffraction angle 2? in a range of 38 to 40 degrees.