Abstract: An orientation degree distribution analysis method of the present invention includes steps of: inputting crystal structure information of an object to be measured, information on an intensity ratio of each diffraction peak and a crystal plane corresponding to each diffraction peak by X-ray diffraction measurement, information on a diffraction range and diffraction sensitivity, and an intensity ratio of each diffraction peak of a randomly oriented sample to a main storage device; calculating an angle formed by an orientation plane and a crystal plane corresponding to the diffraction peak of interest from the information stored in the main storage device in the step; calculating an existence ratio and storing the existence ratio in the main storage device; setting an orientation degree distribution function; and calculating an orientation degree distribution from the information of the input step and the calculation step.

Abstract: The invention has for its object to provide an aqueous solution for structural separation capable of acting on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) having a specific structure thereby separating them with high accuracy, a separation and recovery method capable of allowing the aqueous solution to act on CNTs having a specific structure thereby separating and recovering them, and CNTs obtained by the separation and recovery method. According to the invention, it is possible to separate CNTs having a specific structure with high accuracy by solubilizing lithocholic acid or a lithocolic acid isomer that has high hydrophobicity and is insoluble in water by itself, and a carbon nanotube obtained by using an aqueous solution containing lithocholic acid or a lithocholic acid isomer, each solubilized, as an aqueous solution for structural separation of CNTs.

Abstract: Provided is a means for increasing mannosylerythritol lipid (MEL) production efficiency. The present invention is a mannosylerythritol-lipid-producing microorganism transformed with an expression vector having a gene that encodes a lipase under the control of E5Pgap promoter or E5Ptef promoter.

Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation method for preparing a measurement sample comprising an aggregate of metal nanoparticles having an analyte bound thereto, the preparation method comprising: contacting the analyte with a linker to bind the analyte to the linker; and contacting the linker that has been bound to the analyte with the metal nanoparticles to bind the linker to the metal nanoparticles.

Abstract: Disclosed is an analytical method for analyzing a test substance contained in a measurement sample, the method comprising: generating a data set based on a plurality of optical spectra acquired from a plurality of locations in the measurement sample; inputting the data set into a deep learning algorithm having a neural network structure; and outputting information on the test substance, on the basis of an analytical result from the deep learning algorithm.

Abstract: To give reliability to statistical data on samples as discrete materials, a required sample-number determination device includes: a required sample number for each class acquisition unit configured to acquire a required sample number for each class Ni by the following Equation (1) based on a proportion P{circumflex over (?)}i, that is a ratio of the number of samples in each class to the number of the samples in the population; a temporary required sample number acquisition unit configured to acquire a temporary required sample number Nr, which may be a maximum value among the required sample numbers for each class Ni; and a required sample number determination unit configured to determine the temporary required sample number Nr as a true required sample number when the sample number reaches the temporary required sample number Nr or more, [ Mathematical ? ? 1 ] ? N i = ( K P ? i ) 2 ? P ^ i ? ( 1 - P ^ i ) ( 1 ) in Equation (1), ?i denotes a

Abstract: Provided is a means for efficiently producing a monoacyl MEL. This means comprises culturing a monoacyl-MEL-producing microorganism in the presence of a surfactant.

Abstract: Provided is a sheet-shape electrostatic sound pressure-electrical signal conversion device that is three-dimensionally deformable and has a low drive voltage. The sound pressure-electrical signal conversion device includes a polymer sheet sandwiched between a pair of electrodes facing each other, the polymer sheet is a dielectric film, at least one of the electrodes includes an insulating flexible substrate having a plurality of through-holes and a plurality of conductive fibers having one end fixed to the flexible substrate with a pressure sensitive adhesive, electrical conduction in an in-plane direction is formed by contact between the conductive fibers, the conductive fibers are vibrated by giving an electrical signal to the pair of electrodes or the conductive fibers are vibrated by receiving sound pressure to cause the pair of electrodes to output an electrical signal.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a transmission-blocking vaccine using an immunogenic protein which is specifically expressed in the oocyst stage of malaria parasites or a peptide fragment thereof, and an oral transmission-blocking vaccine capable of immunizing various animals involved in the malaria infectious cycle with such a vaccine. The present invention relates to a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine for oral administration containing an immunogenic protein derived from malaria parasite which is specifically expressed in the oocyst stage of malaria parasites or a peptide fragment thereof, and a method of blocking the transmission of malaria using the same.

Abstract: An ion analyzer for analyzing product ions generated by irradiating precursor ions derived from a sample component with radicals, the ion analyzer including a reaction chamber 2, a radical supply unit 5, 6 configured to generate radicals and supply the radicals to the reaction chamber, a radical temperature acquisition unit 911, 912 configured to acquire a temperature of the radicals to be supplied to the reaction chamber, a standard substance supply unit 11 configured to supply a predetermined amount of predetermined precursor ions to the reaction chamber, the predetermined precursor ions being generated from a standard substance whose activation energy of a reaction in which the radicals attach to the standard substance is known, an ion measurement unit 92 configured to measure an amount of predetermined product ions generated from the precursor ions derived from the standard substance by the reaction with the radicals, a reactive radical amount calculation unit 93 configured to obtain an amount of reactive

Abstract: This invention is intended to identify a gene cluster involved in biosynthesis of a cyclic peptide compound produced by a filamentous fungus of the Curvularia species and to establish a system for synthesizing such cyclic peptide compound. The gene is composed of a first module to a tenth module and encodes a protein having activity of synthesizing a nonribosomal peptide constituting a basic peptide backbone of a cyclic peptide compound produced by a filamentous fungus of the Curvularia species.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a particulate observation device using light scattering, which includes a means for determining the three-dimensional position of a particle, and can measure an accurate particle size or impart various properties of same. The present invention is characterized by including a position determination means which captures, with an optical microscope, an image of light scattered from particles in a dispersion medium to which laser light is emitted, and determines a three-dimensional position of each particle from the obtained two dimensional image, wherein the position determination obtains two-dimensional coordinates along the two-dimensional image from luminescent point positions of the particles, and determines the depth position along a coordinate axis vertical to the two-dimensional image from the diameters of diffraction fringes of the luminescent points.

Abstract: An optical waveguide 1, an optical waveguide 2 are formed on a substrate 3 to be crossed with each other, modulator electrodes 11, 12, 13 and 14 are arranged along the optical waveguides 1, 2, and antennas 21, 22, 23, 24 (i.e., square patch antennas having an approximately same shape) are arranged around four corners of the square shape. The modulator electrode 11 is energized from the antenna 21 and the antenna 22, the modulator electrode 12 is energized from the antenna 24 and the antenna 23, the modulator electrode 13 is energized from the antenna 21 and the antenna 24, and the modulator electrode 14 is energized from the antenna 22 and the antenna 23. The light wave propagating through the optical waveguide 1 is modulated by an electric field of Y-direction, and the light wave propagating through the optical waveguide 2 is modulated by an electric field of X-direction.

Abstract: In a method for analyzing isoaspartic acid by dissociating precursor ions derived from a sample component and generating and analyzing product ions, the method includes: generating product ions by irradiating the precursor ions with hydrogen radicals or radicals having oxidizing ability to dissociate the precursor ions; separating and detecting the product ions according to a mass-to-charge ratio; and specifying product ions derived from isoaspartic acid based on a mass-to-charge ratio of the product ions.

Abstract: A conductive bridge memory device includes a memory cell including a first metal layer; a second metal layer; a first insulator layer having a first surface facing the first metal layer and a second surface facing the second metal layer and being a surface opposite to the first surface, and having a through hole penetrating between the first surface and the second surface; and a liquid layer being formed of liquid containing a liquid electrolyte impregnated in the through hole.

Abstract: A spray ionization device is provided with: a first tube body having a first flow channel through which a first fluid can flow, and having, at one end thereof, a first outlet for spraying the first liquid; a second tube body having a second flow channel through which a second fluid can flow, and having, at one end thereof, a second outlet for spraying the second liquid; an outer tube that has a gas flow channel through which a gas can flow, the outer tube having, at one end thereof, a spray port that is covered with a porous member; and an electrode that is provided between the first flow channel, the second channel, and the first outlet or the second outlet and the porous member, the electrode allowing for a voltage to be applied to the first liquid and/or the second liquid by a power source.

Abstract: Provided is a neuronal function modulating agent effective for neuronal cell protection and exerts a neuronal function modulating effect through neuronal cell protection. The disclosed neuronal function modulating agent comprises malvidin-3,5-diglucoside as an active ingredient, the disclosed pharmaceutical composition comprises the neuronal function modulating agent, and the disclosed food composition comprises the neuronal function modulating agent.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing device and the like for a display device to represent, on the display device, a three-dimensional spatial representation that can be seen from a wide viewpoint direction. The display device includes a refraction means for refracting light and having a circle-shaped cross section; an arrangement support means for arranging and supporting a plurality of the refraction means in a convex shape with respect to a viewpoint side, and an image forming means for forming a formed-image on an opposite side surface to the viewpoint side with respect to the refraction means.

Abstract: A measuring instrument attachment assist device which includes: a coordinate detector which detects coordinates of predetermined feature points from an image obtained by capturing an image of a subject; a conversion parameter calculator which calculates a projection conversion parameter for converting the coordinates of the feature points in a model image into the coordinates obtained by the detection; a designating unit which designates a position of a measuring instrument attached to the subject in the model image; a coordinate converter which converts a coordinate of the position designated by using the designating unit, by using the projection conversion parameter; and a display which displays the coordinate obtained by the conversion by the coordinate converter, on the image obtained by the capturing.

Abstract: A method for performing quantum annealing computation for solving a discrete optimization problem includes the steps of: (a) identifying an operation for transferring an energy state of one of two physical systems (u, d) having the same quantum state to a low energy state and transferring an energy state of the other of the two physical systems to a high energy state; (b) constructing a network structure among a plurality of physical systems that indicates an order of application of the operation of the step (a) on two physical systems among the plurality of physical systems; and (c) obtaining a physical system having a minimum energy state in the plurality of physical systems by applying the operation of the step (a) to the plurality of physical systems according to the order indicated in the network structure of step (b).