Abstract: A target analysis tool and a target analysis method that allow easily analysis of a target. The first target analysis tool includes: a first chamber; a second chamber; and a third chamber. The first chamber, the second chamber, and the third chamber are disposed continuously in this order. The first chamber contains, as a first reagent, an immobilized first binding substance obtained by immobilizing, on a carrier, a first binding substance that binds to a target. The second chamber contains, as a second reagent, a labeled second binding substance obtained by binding a labeling substance to a second binding substance that binds to the first binding substance. The third chamber is a detection section in which the labeled second binding substance is detected.

Abstract: An image processing device comprises an input unit, a characteristic amount calculation unit, a characteristic amount vector calculation unit, and a characteristic identification unit. The input unit receives an image. The characteristic amount calculation unit calculates an image characteristic amount characterizing a texture of a local area of the image received by the input unit. The characteristic amount vector calculation unit calculates a first characteristic amount vector corresponding to the local area from the image characteristic amount. The characteristic identification unit identifies a characteristic of the local area on the basis of the first characteristic amount vector and a second characteristic amount vector calculated by the same method as the first characteristic amount vector and calculated from an image whose characteristic has been determined in advance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method for more simply and rapidly detecting target bacterial cells by a device using a binding molecule capable of binding to the target bacterial cells. In the method, a sample is incubated in a reagent for concentration of bacteria to cause the sample to react with a fluorescently-labeled binding molecule, and a fluorescence polarization degree is then detect to detect the target, and this is performed using a bacterial detection tool. The bacterial detection tool is obtained by attaching a sample collection tool to a main body. The sample collection tool includes a collection section and a connection section that is connected to the main body. The main body includes a reagent storage chamber, a collection section storage chamber, and a connection section that is connected to the sample collection tool. The reagent storage chamber and the collection section storage chamber are separated from each other.

Abstract: An information processing device (100) processes a data structure that expresses a set of points that are included in a multidimensional space, and includes: an interval search unit (10) that, when a particular multidimensional region is specified as a query region, specifies an interval that is included in a sequence of points that is obtained from a set of points, and that is composed of only points whose coordinates with respect to dimensions other than one dimension are included in the query region; an aggregation unit (20) that specifies a range of coordinate values with respect to the one dimension, as a condition for a point that appears in the interval to be included in the query region; and a coordinate sequence aggregation unit (30) that receives the specified interval and the range of a coordinate value, and, with respect to a coordinate sequence that is obtained by taking out coordinates of the set of points with respect to the one dimension, and with respect to all coordinates that appear in the

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel nucleic acid element candidate molecule for use in screening for a nucleic acid element for target analysis and a novel screening method for screening for a nucleic acid element for target analysis using the same. The candidate molecule according to the present invention is a molecule for screening for a nucleic acid element for target analysis, being the following single-stranded nucleic acid (I): (I) a single-stranded nucleic acid comprising a catalyst sequence (D), a blocking sequence (B), and a binding sequence (A) that binds to a target, linked in this order. The blocking sequence (B) is complementary to a partial region (Dp) in the catalyst sequence (D). A terminal region (Ab) on the blocking sequence (B) side in the binding sequence (A) is complementary to a flanking region (Df) of the partial region (Dp) in the catalyst sequence (D) and is complementary to a terminal region (Af) on the side opposite to the blocking sequence (B) side in the binding sequence (A).

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel nucleic acid molecule that can be used for detection of peanuts. The peanut-binding nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is characterized in that it binds to a peanut allergen with a dissociation constant of 10 nM or less, and preferably contains a polynucleotide consisting of any of base sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 15, for example. It is also preferable that, for example, the peanut-binding nucleic acid molecule of the present invention binds with significant specificity to the peanut allergen rather than to a soybean protein.

Abstract: To provide a easily fish counting device, a fish counting method, a fish count prediction device, a fish count prediction method, a fish counting system, and a fish count prediction system. The fish counting device of the present invention includes: a measurement image acquisition unit 11 configured to acquire, over time, a plurality of measurement images of a region to be measured in a passage region where a fluid containing fish passes through; a fish position acquisition unit 21 configured to acquire positions of the fish in the measurement images; a fish movement line calculation unit 22 configured to calculate movement line(s) of the fish as tracks of movements of the fish on the basis of the acquired positions; and a fish counting unit 23 configured to count the fish on the basis of the movement line(s) of the fish in the measurement images to obtain a fish count.

Abstract: An information processing device (100) processes a data structure that represents a set of points included in a multidimensional space, and includes: a search unit (10) that, when a particular multidimensional region is specified as a query region, specifies regions that are expressed as portions shared between regions starting with feature value prefixes and regions starting with coordinate prefixes with respect to respective dimensions, and that are included in the query region, and outputs selected sections that are sections included in a data structure corresponding to the specified regions, the feature value prefixes being prefixes obtained from bit representations of feature values of the points, and the coordinate prefixes being prefixes obtained from bit representations of coordinates of the points with respect to a particular dimension; and an aggregation unit (20) that calculates information regarding a set of points included in the query region, by using the selected sections.

Abstract: A graph drawing device includes: a target-data acquiring unit that acquires plural items of target data each containing time data and two-dimensional data in two specific dimensions other than time; a differential calculating unit that calculates a differential time between the time data and a reference time concerning each of the target data acquired by the target-data acquiring unit; a differential-data generating unit that generates plural items of differential target data each obtained by replacing the time data contained in each of the target data with the differential time calculated by the differential calculating unit; and a drawing-data generating unit that converts each of the differential target data generated by the differential-data generating unit into three-dimensional coordinate data in a three-dimensional coordinate system formed by a time axis and a coordinate plane formed by the two specific dimensions, and generates drawing data on a three-dimensional graph showing plural items of the thre

Abstract: A nucleic acid molecule utilizable for Salmonella detection is provided. The nucleic acid molecule which binds to Salmonella includes any of the following polynucleotides (a) to (d): (a) a polynucleotide composed of any of base sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 17; (b) a polynucleotide composed of a base sequence obtained by deletion, substitution, insertion, and/or addition of one or more bases in any of the base sequences in the polynucleotide (a) and is bound to Salmonella; (c) a polynucleotide composed of a base sequence having an identity of 80% or more to any of the base sequences in the polynucleotide (a) and is bound to Salmonella; and (d) a polynucleotide composed of a base sequence complementary to a polynucleotide which hybridizes to the polynucleotide (a) composed of any of the base sequences under stringent conditions and is bound to Salmonella.

Abstract: Provided are a leave of absence prediction system and the like capable of predicting whether an employees, etc. will take a leave of absence in a predetermined time.

Abstract: A user interface device having: an acquisition unit that sequentially acquires pointing positions indicating at least one representative position of a specific region of a user used in a pointing operation; a detection unit that detects the start of a change and the end of the change into a predetermined shape of the specific region of the user; a storage unit that stores a pointing position corresponding to the time of the start of the change detected by the detection unit; a calculation unit that specifies a pointing position corresponding to the time of the end of the change detected by the detection unit and calculates a difference between the specified pointing position and the pointing position stored in the storage unit; and a position adjustment unit that adjusts the pointing positions acquired by the acquisition unit using the difference calculated by the calculation unit.

Abstract: An object management device 10 includes: a group setting unit 11 that, if a frame line surrounding objects on a screen is rendered, sets a group to which the one or more objects located inside of the frame line are to belong; a position detection unit 12 that detects positions of the one or more objects belonging to the set group, using the frame line as a reference; and a group moving unit 13 that, if movement is instructed for the group, moves the frame line and the one or more objects in a state in which the positional relationships therebetween are maintained, based on the detected positions of the one or more objects.

Abstract: An input device is a device determining an input by a user based on a motion of a hand of the user in picked-up images associated with an operation screen displaying a selectable area. The input device includes an input determiner (155) determining whether or not the input by the user is a select operation of a selectable area or is a gesture operation based on, in the picked-up images, a change in shape of the hand of the user caused by the moving hand. The determined input is transmitted to an application subjected to an operation through a transmitter (156).

Abstract: A note-taker terminal (200) and an information delivery device (100) are used. The information delivery device (100) includes a breathing detection unit (104) that specifies breathing sections from silent sections of uttered speech, a data processing unit (105) that determines, for every allocated time period of a note-taker, whether a breathing section exists in a range based on an end point of the allocated time period, and generates, if a breathing section exists, speech data of the utterance from a start point of the allocated time period until the breathing section, and, if a breathing section does not exist, speech data of the utterance from the start point until the end point of the allocated time period, and a data transmission unit (106) that transmits the speech data to the note-taker terminal (200). The note-taker terminal (200) receives the speech data, and transmits input text data to a user terminal (300) of a note-taking user.

Abstract: The technique by which simple analysis of an intended subject to be analyzed can be carried out is provided. In this technique, a nucleic acid element 16 for use in analysis including: a first nucleic acid part 12; and a second nucleic acid part 13 is used. In the nucleic acid element 16, the first nucleic acid part 12 is a binding part that can bind to a subject 11 to be analyzed, and the second nucleic acid part 13 is a labeling part that can distinguish between binding and non-binding of the first nucleic acid part 12 to the subject 11. It is preferred that the first nucleic acid part 12 is an aptamer against the subject 11. The subject 11 can be analyzed easily by using the nucleic acid element 16, binding the subject 11 to the first nucleic acid part 12, and then analyzing the binding with the second nucleic acid part 13.

Abstract: This invention relates to an attribute factor analysis method, which is a method of analyzing a factor of an attribute based on a training sample set including training samples each being a combination of reference image data and attribute data associated with the reference image data.

Abstract: Provided are: an impression analysis device with which it is possible to easily obtain a facial image evaluation of a person being evaluated; a game device; a health management device; an impression analysis system; an impression analysis method; a program; and a program recording medium. This impression analysis device (2) is characterized by comprising: a storage unit (11) which associates the pre-acquired facial image with the impression evaluation of the impression evaluator with respect to the facial image, and stores these pairs as impression information; a learning unit (12) which extracts characteristic parts from the facial images, and refers to the impression information to generate evaluation criteria; and an impression analysis result generating unit (13) that prepares, using the evaluation criteria generated by the learning unit (12), an impression evaluation from the facial image of a person being evaluated.

Abstract: An operation screen display device (1) displays, on a connected display (5), an operation screen operable by a user with a contactless motion. An image obtainer (11) obtains a depth image including the user from a depth sensor (2). An image analyzer (12) analyzes the obtained depth image, and extracts an image region corresponding to the user's body portion. A posture determiner (13) determines the user's posture status based on the extracted image region corresponding to the user's body portion. A display controller (16) creates the operation screen based on the user's posture status. Display means displays the created operation screen on the display (5).

Abstract: To assist in regulation of an amount of agricultural produce collected at a collection/loading station, a collection amount regulation assist apparatus 10 includes a trend line setting unit 11 for setting, using a scheduled amount of the agricultural produce to be collected per day, a trend line indicating an ideal change in an amount of the agricultural produce to be collected from when collection of the agricultural produce is started until the collection ends, and an estimation unit 12 for obtaining a deviation ratio indicating a degree of deviation in an amount of the agricultural produce that has been collected from the trend line at a specific time point, and estimating whether or not the agricultural produce will be insufficient based on the obtained deviation ratio.