Abstract: A biological information management module includes a first acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a generation unit. The first acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of biological information of different types for a living organism during sleep. The determination unit determines the state of the living organism based on the pieces of biological information. The generation unit generates an execution instruction when the determination unit determines that the living organism is in a predetermined state. The execution instruction causes a first device to execute a predetermined operation. The first device executes the predetermined operation with respect to the living organism.

Abstract: A stabilometer including: a platform; a load detecting unit; a time counting unit; an arithmetic section; and a biometric evaluating unit configured to evaluate postural stability of a test subject, wherein the arithmetic section includes a determining unit that determines when the test subject has placed one foot on the platform completely, and a determining unit that determines when the test subject with the one foot placed on the platform gets the other foot off of the ground, and the biometric evaluating unit evaluates the postural stability of the test subject from when the test subject has placed one foot on the platform completely to when the test subject with the one foot placed on the platform gets the other foot off of the ground on the basis of at least one of center of gravity locus data, load fluctuation data per unit time, and time data.

Abstract: A mouthpiece which is attached to a breath component measuring device for measuring an alcohol concentration of breath of a subject, has: a blow port in which the breath of the subject is blown; a breath flow path which allows the breath blown in the blow port to flow in the breath component measuring device; and a sound producing portion which produces a sound by means of a flow of the breath.

Abstract: A cover sheet (1) used in a body measuring apparatus having electrodes for supplying current to a human body or for measuring a difference in electrical potential between two sites of the body. The cover sheet has electric conductive area portions (2) corresponding to the electrodes of the body measuring apparatus and having a electric conductivity in thickness direction, and insulation area portions (3) spacing adjacent electric conductive area portions (2) and having electrically insulating property at least along a plane direction. The cover sheet is used to prevent cross-infection and can be used safely without slip and prepared cheaply without affecting to impedance, with assuring completely insulation between adjacent electrodes. Conductivity is created with conductive solid (“dry type”) or conductive liquid (“wet type”). The cover sheet is fed automatically by a sheet dispenser.

Abstract: A method of purifying 8-isoprostane is provided that includes a step of contacting a liquid sample containing 8-isoprostane with an ion exchange support having a quaternary ammonium salt immobilized thereon such that 8-isoprostane in the liquid sample is retained on the ion exchange support and a step of eluting 8-isoprostane from the ion exchange support using a first eluent containing a water-soluble organic solvent and water as main components.

Abstract: A flexure element used in a load cell comprises a rectangular strain region, two first arms, a first connection portion, which is connected to one end of the strain region and the first arms, two second arms, and a second connection portion which is connected to the other end of the strain region and the second arms, wherein one of the pair of first arms and the pair of second arms receives a load in a direction perpendicular to the flexure element, and the other of the pair of first arms and the pair of second arms is fixed to a support body, and a gap between the first arm and the second arm and a gap between the second arm and the strain region are equal to or smaller than a half of the thickness.

Abstract: A biosensor calibration method configured to measure a concentration of a specific substance contained in sample liquid to be measured, including: a first step configured to acquire a first output value that is output by the biosensor when first calibration liquid is brought into contact with the biosensor; a second step configured to acquire a second output value that is output by the biosensor when second calibration liquid having a different concentration from that of the first calibration liquid is continuously brought into contact with the biosensor after the first step and determine time for replacement of the biosensor on the basis of the first output value and the second output value.

Abstract: There is provided a body movement detecting apparatus including: a body movement data acquiring unit configured to detect a body movement of a user and acquire body movement data relating to the body movement; a memory unit configured to memorize the body movement data corresponding to the type of an activity of the user as registered body movement data; a body movement determining unit configured to compare the body movement data acquired by the body movement data acquiring unit with the registered body movement data and determine the type of the activity of the user; and a computing unit configured to be able to calculate consumed energy by the body movement corresponding to the type of the activity determined by the body movement determining unit.

Abstract: Two edge cut portions extending in parallel with a take-out direction are provided in the vicinity of a side of the lower plate where the right flap is provided. The weight scale is taken out by placing the package with a take-out side faced upward, pulling out the tongue strips, opening the right side plate and the right flap, and bending the lower plate along the bending line. An assembled state is illustrated in FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the package with the right side surface facing the far side of the drawing.

Abstract: In a body composition monitor (10), a display unit holder (30) is provided at the upper edge of a support column (20). The display unit (60) is connected to the display unit holder (30) so as to slide back and forth. Furthermore, the display unit (60) can be connected to the display unit holder (30) while facing the opposite direction. The display unit (60) can slide back and forth when facing the opposite direction as well.

Abstract: A method of quantitatively determining 8-isoprostane is provided that includes fluorescently labeling 8-isoprostane with a quinoxalinone derivative in an excess amount relative to 8-isoprostane, separating a fluorescently labeled 8-isoprostane from a unreacted quinoxalinone derivative by contacting a reaction mixture containing the fluorescently labeled 8-isoprostane and the unreacted quinoxalinone derivative with a cation exchange support having a sulfonic acid or a sulfonate immobilized thereon, and quantitatively determining the fluorescently labeled 8-isoprostane that has been separated from the unreacted quinoxalinone derivative.

Abstract: An energy consumption estimator (10) includes a body motion sensor (17), a first calculation unit (18), an acquisition unit, and a second calculation unit (19). The body motion sensor (17) detects body motion by a user. Based on the body motion detected by the body motion sensor (17), the first calculation unit (18) calculates the user's total energy consumption. The acquisition unit acquires the user's energy consumption derived from fats and lipids. Based on the energy consumption derived from fats and lipids and on the total energy consumption, the second calculation unit (19) calculates the user's total energy derived from carbohydrates.

Abstract: A weight measurement device has a housing that includes a base, a platform located above the base and on which a subject is placed or stands, and a chamber defined by the base and the platform. At least one load cell is contained in the chamber and is supported by the base. A load transmission member is located between the platform and the load cell. A bracket is fixed to the base. An elastic deformation part is located around the load transmission member and connected to the bracket and to the load transmission member. The elastic deformation part has an elasticity that is greater than that of the load transmission member, and allows the load transmission member to change in position with respect to the bracket when force is transmitted from the platform via the load transmission member to the load cell.

Abstract: A viscoelasticity measuring apparatus that measures viscoelasticity of a measurement target with high precision is provided. The measuring apparatus includes: a casing; a surface contact part provided in the casing and brought into surface contact with skin; a ball indenter that moves toward the skin more than the surface contact part and is pushed into the skin; a driving unit that supports the ball indenter and moves the ball indenter toward the skin; a load cell whose right end side is fixed to the casing and left end side supports the driving unit, the load cell detecting a pushing load that pushes the ball indenter into the skin; and a control unit that obtains displacement of the ball indenter.

Abstract: A biometric apparatus including: a biometric information acquiring unit configured to acquire biometric information of a user; a storing unit configured to store a correspondence relation between the biometric information and body part sizes; an arithmetic operation unit configured to calculate the body part sizes of the user on the basis of the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquiring unit and the correspondence relation stored in the storing unit; an image creating unit configured to create a body image of the user on the basis of the body part sizes calculated by the arithmetic operation unit; and a display unit configured to display the body image created by the image creating unit.

Abstract: A blood sugar condition is estimated by measuring a urine sugar value, discriminating whether it is less than a discriminating method classification boundary value, when it is less, obtaining an averaged value of measured urine sugar values during a past predetermined period of time, measured at the same time of day as the latest measurement, calculating the difference between the averaged and measured urine sugar values, when the difference is not less than a positive discriminating reference difference, discriminating as being a blood sugar value decrease, when the measured value is not less than the discriminating method classification boundary value, obtaining an averaged value of all measured values during the past predetermined period of time, calculating a ratio between the measured and averaged values, and, when the ratio is not greater than a first discriminating reference ratio, discriminating as being the blood sugar value decrease.

Abstract: A sleep evaluation device (1) has a sensor unit (2) that constantly detects body movements of a human subject on bedding, and has a determiner that, based on results of detection, determines a sleep state and an aroused state of the human subject. The determiner quantifies results of detection of the sensor unit into N number of body movement data (where, N is a positive integral number satisfying N?2) and obtains, based on G number of standard deviations for each of G groups (in which G is an integral number satisfying 2?G<N) dividing N number of body movement data and for each body movement data and gs (gs<G) number of standard deviations selected therefrom, L number of average value of standard deviations (where L is an integral number satisfying 2?L?G). The determination of a sleep state and an aroused state of the human subject is based on G number of standard deviations and L number of average values of standard deviations.

Abstract: A biometric apparatus configured to measure biometric information of a user including: a biometric information measuring unit configured to measure the biometric information; a sensor configured to output a sensor signal according to the proximity of the user to the biometric apparatus; and a controller configured to determine the proximity of the user to the biometric apparatus on the basis of the sensor signal and controls the operating state of the biometric apparatus on the basis of the result of determination thereof.

Abstract: A sleep evaluation device 1 is provided with a respiration detection unit 7 that detects changes in respiration and outputs respiration signals. CPU 6 generates six primary parameters indicating sleep states based on the respiration signals and four secondary parameters based on the primary parameters. The secondary parameters are linearly independent of one another. Evaluation unit 20 computes a sleep score indicating the degree of the quality of sleep by multiplying each of the four secondary parameters by second coefficients and totalizing results of the multiplications. Results of the evaluations are displayed on display unit 4.