Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid transport pipe. A first unit channel in which a channel cross-sectional area continuously decreases toward a downstream side and a second unit channel in which a channel cross-sectional area continuously increases toward the downstream side are alternately combined. A ratio A (=L/{[Smax]1/2-[Smin]1/2}) is set within a range in which a drag reduction rate RD becomes a positive value. The fluid transport pipe includes: a first opening formed in a channel wall of the first unit channel; a second opening formed in a channel wall of the second unit channel; and a bypass channel that allows by-passing of a flow from the first unit channel to the second unit channel through the openings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a single-crystalline aluminum nitride wherein a carbon concentration is 1×1014 atoms/cm3 or more and less than 3×1017 atoms/cm3, a chlorine concentration is 1×1014 to 1×1017 atoms/cm3, and an absorption coefficient at 265 nm wavelength is 40 cm?1 or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is providing a novel VEGF-binding aptamer whose affinity to VEGF is higher than those of known VEGF-binding aptamers. By an in silico maturation method starting from a known VEGF-binding aptamer, 4 kinds of aptamers whose affinities to VEGF are higher than that of the known VEGF-binding aptamer were prepared. By linking two molecules of an obtained aptamer to each other via a linker, an aptamer having an even higher affinity to VEGF was obtained. The polynucleotide of the present invention contains the base sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs:1 to 4, and binds to vascular endothelial growth factor.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate for being used as a base substrate for epitaxial crystal growth by HVPE method includes a ?-Ga2O3-based single crystal, and a principal surface that is a plane parallel to a [010] axis of the ?-Ga2O3-based single crystal. An epitaxial wafer includes the semiconductor substrate, and an epitaxial layer that includes a ?-Ga2O3-based single crystal and is formed on the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate by epitaxial crystal growth using the HVPE method. A method for manufacturing the epitaxial wafer includes forming the epitaxial layer by epitaxial crystal growth using the HVPE method on the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus 100 for measuring thermal radiation in one mode of the present invention is used for detecting thermal radiation of an object 12 to be measured.

Abstract: Provided is an adsorption refrigerator that achieves high cooling capacity while reducing the volume the device as a whole occupies. The adsorption refrigerator according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which only one adsorption reactor is positioned directly above a first lower-layer adsorption reactor and a second lower-layer adsorption reactor. In addition, the adsorption refrigerator according to the present embodiment performs sequence control in which one of the first lower-layer adsorption reactor and the second lower-layer adsorption reactor keeps performing an adsorption process, whereas the other one changes processes of preheating, desorption, precooling, and adsorption.

Abstract: An electricity storing solar power generation device 10 includes: solar cells including at least two kinds of solar cells 11, 12 and 13 having mutually different spectral absorption sensitivities; and electricity storing devices 21, 22 and 23 electrically connected to the solar cells. The solar cells are configured such that an nth (n being an integer of 1 or greater) solar cell spontaneously disperses light by itself by transmitting or reflecting light so as to allow a portion of light incident on the nth solar cell other than a portion of light absorbed by the nth solar cell to fall on an n+1th solar cell having a smaller band gap. Each of the solar cells is electrically connected to one of the electricity storing devices, and electric power generated by the solar cells is stored in the electricity storing devices electrically connected to the two or more solar cells.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a property measuring device for measuring a measurement object, which can highly reliably extract an electric signal serving as the measurement object from an electromagnetic field noise or the like generated by an acoustic wave generating source even if the acoustic wave is a continuous wave, while a high spatial resolution is maintained, by using an acoustic wave as a properly measuring means for measuring an object and method thereof.

Abstract: A blood vessel diameter measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe which emits an ultrasonic wave toward a blood vessel, receives an ultrasonic wave reflected from the blood vessel and outputs an ultrasonic signal based on the received ultrasonic wave, a detecting section which is attached to the ultrasonic probe and outputs information indicating a position of the ultrasonic probe and an attitude of the ultrasonic probe with respect to the blood vessel, a support fixture which supports the ultrasonic probe so as to enable the ultrasonic probe to perform at least one of operations, an image processing section which produces an ultrasonic image of the blood vessel by using the ultrasonic signal from the ultrasonic probe and the position/attitude information from the detecting section, and a measuring section which measures a blood vessel diameter of the blood vessel by using the produced ultrasonic image.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes: a storage apparatus configured to store a steering modification point of a vehicle and a vehicle speed target point of the vehicle that are associated with map information; and an electronic control unit configured to: detect a position of the vehicle; detect a travel direction of the vehicle; calculate a lane travel distance, the position of the vehicle, and the travel direction of the vehicle; generate, lane travel map data, a target direction of the vehicle, and a target vehicle speed of the vehicle, on the basis of the map information, the steering modification point, the vehicle speed target point, the position of the vehicle, and the travel direction of the vehicle; and output a control signal to control the vehicle on the basis of the position of the vehicle, the lane travel distance of the vehicle, and the lane travel map data.

Abstract: A multi-junction solar cell is provided and includes: a first solar cell element, having a first band gap and transmitting a part of incident light; a first conductive film, formed on a back surface of the first solar cell element and having light transmissivity and conductivity; a second solar cell element, having a second band gap smaller than the first band gap; a second conductive film, formed on a front surface of the second solar cell element and having light transmissivity and conductivity; and an adhesion layer, joining surfaces of the first and second conductive films, and having light transmissivity and conductivity. When refractive indexes of the first solar cell element, the first conductive film, the second solar cell element, the second conductive film and the adhesion layer are n1, n2, n3, n4 and n5, respectively, relations of n1>n2>n5 and n3>n4>n5 are satisfied.

Abstract: A novel indentation test apparatus is provided. The indentation test apparatus is an apparatus for indenting a specimen with a spherical indenter. The indentation test apparatus includes a specimen thickness identifier) that identifies the thickness of the specimen, an equivalent indentation strain calculator that calculates equivalent indentation strain of the specimen by using the thickness of the specimen, and a Young's modulus calculator that calculates Young's modulus of the specimen by using the equivalent indentation strain. Young's modulus E of the specimen preferably ranges from 100 Pa to 100 MPa. The diameter of the spherical indenter preferably ranges from 1×10?8 to 1 m.

Abstract: To provide a technique whereby, in cultivating a crop, factors relating to differentiation into flower buds and leaf buds, sprouting, flowering, and fruiting, growth of young shoots, etc., are regulated. For example, the invention addresses the problem of regulating the growth of a crop so that the leaf buds sprout in tandem and with the sprouting of flower buds and flowering and fruiting are repeated under fresh foliage. [Solution] A plant cultivation method which comprises environmentally stimulating a plant to regulate differentiation into flower buds and/or differentiation into leaf buds. In a typical embodiment, the plant is help in an environment at a temperature of 16-40° C. at a photoperiod of 8-12 hours immediately after harvesting fruits. As another environmental stimulus, the plant is held in, for example, an environment at a temperature of 3-7° C. As still another environmental stimulus, the plant is held in, for example, an environment at a temperature of 16-23° C. at a photoperiod of 8-11 hours.

Abstract: An aptamer having a G-quartet structure and being at least one selected from the group consisting of the following polynucleotides, the aptamer having a binding ability to an amyloid protein oligomer: (1) a polynucleotide comprising a base sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:18; (2) a polynucleotide comprising a base sequence that includes at least four sets of at least two consecutive guanosine nucleotides and in which one or several bases has been deleted, substituted, or added in a base sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NO:18; and (3) a polynucleotide that is a multimer including the polynucleotide of (1) or (2) as a structural unit.

Abstract: A photoinduced carrier lifetime measuring method capable of obtaining photoinduced carrier effective lifetime of a semiconductor substrate with high accuracy regardless of the surface state of the sample. The method includes: irradiating a microwave onto a semiconductor substrate while periodically pulse-irradiating a light onto the semiconductor substrate; detecting the microwave transmitted through the semiconductor substrate or reflected by the semiconductor substrate; and obtaining the effective lifetime of photoinduced carriers generated in the semiconductor substrate by the pulse irradiation of the light, based on an irradiation duration T1 and a non-irradiation duration T2 when performing the light pulse irradiation and an integrated value of each microwave intensity obtained by the detection.

Abstract: An oligonucleotide that inhibits the binding of a serine/arginine-rich protein 30c (SRp30c) to a pre-mRNA of a glucocorticoid receptor gene in vivo.

Abstract: Disclosed is providing, a novel VEGF-binding aptamer whose affinity to VEGF is higher than those of known VEGF-binding aptamers. By a in silico maturation method starting from a known VEGF-binding aptamer, 4 kinds of aptamers whose affinities to VEGF are higher than that of the known VEGF-binding aptamer were prepared. By linking two molecules of an obtained aptamer to each other via a linker, an aptamer having an even higher affinity to VEGF was obtained. The polynucleotide of the present invention contains the base sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs:1 to 4, and binds to vascular endothelial growth factor.

Abstract: A driving assist device 1 includes: an information acquisition unit 20 that detects a driving operation of a driver for the vehicle; a driving skill evaluation unit 24 that evaluates a driving skill of the driver on the basis of a history of the driving operation of the driver; and a driving assist control unit 28 that performs the driving assist control for the vehicle on the basis of the traveling state of the vehicle and the target traveling state. When the information acquisition unit 20 detects the driving operation of the driver during the driving assist control, the driving assist control unit 28 limits the amount of driving assist control for the vehicle according to the driving skill of the driver evaluated and reflects the driving operation amount of the driver in traveling control for the vehicle.

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: To provide an agent for treating osteoporosis, comprising an acyl thiourea compound represented by the following formula (I) or a salt thereof as an active ingredient: wherein, R1 represents an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group; R2 represents a fluorine atom or a chlorine atom; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or a chlorine atom.