Abstract: The present invention provides novel antigens of an allergy to soybean, methods and kits for diagnosing an allergy to soybean, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such an antigen, soybeans or processed products of soybean in which such an antigen is eliminated, and a tester for determining the presence or absence of a soybean antigen in an object of interest.

Abstract: An adhesive layer is formed by cross-linking an adhesive composition containing: a polyester resin that is a copolymer of a polycarboxylic acid and a polyalcohol; a cross-linking agent; and at least one cross-linking catalyst selected from the group consisting of an organic zirconium compound, an organic iron compound, and an organic aluminum compound, the adhesive layer having a gel fraction of 40% or more after being retained at a temperature of 85° C. and a relative humidity of 85% for 300 hours, and having a 180° peel adhesive strength of 100 mN/20 mm or more with respect to a PMMA film.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel antigens of an allergy to shrimp, methods and kits for diagnosing an allergy to shrimp, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such an antigen, shrimps or processed products of shrimp in which such an antigen is eliminated, and a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of a shrimp antigen in an object of interest. The present invention also relates to polypeptides comprising an epitope of an antigen, kits, compositions and methods for diagnosing an allergy, comprising such a polypeptide, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a polypeptide, and raw materials or processed products in which an antigen comprising such a polypeptide is eliminated or reduced. The present invention further relates to a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of an antigen in an object of interest.

Abstract: A stop assist system for moving a moving body to a stop position and making the moving body stop at the stop position includes: an external environment recognizing unit that recognizes an external environment of the moving body; and a moving body control unit that executes a driving process to make the moving body travel to the stop position based on a recognition result of the external environment recognizing unit. The moving body control unit suspends the driving process when, while the moving body is traveling to the stop position, the moving body control unit determines, based on the recognition result, that there is an object within a range of a prescribed lateral threshold value on a lateral outside of the moving body and the object extends over a prescribed longitudinal threshold value or more along a travel direction within the range.

Abstract: The sample holder 30 comprises: a holder body 31 for holding the sample 17; an electrolyte introduction chamber 31b provided with an opening 31c that opens to a measurement region 17a of the sample; a retainer plate 33, which is provided with a through-hole 33a corresponding to the measurement region of the sample, for retaining the sample from the electron source side around the through-hole to sandwich the sample airtightly with the holder body; double sealing members 32 arranged between the surface of the holder body and the sample so as to surround the periphery of the measurement region of the sample; a differential exhaust pipe 35, which opens to a space between the sealing members on the surface of the holder body, for exhaust the space through the opening; and electrodes 19 for electrolysis made up of a bias application electrode 19a and an opposing electrode 36.

Abstract: The observation device comprises: a scanning electron microscope for detecting secondary electrons generated by irradiating the sample with an electron beam within the analysis chamber; a sample holder having a cell for housing the observation target gas, an open window of the cell, and a sample mounting part to which the sample can be mounted so as to block the open window; and an observation target ion detecting unit for irradiating the front surface of the sample with an electron beam in a state where the observation target gas in the cell contacts the back surface of the sample and detecting observation target ions derived from the observation target gas generated by the electron beam. In a state where the observation target gas is housed in the cell and the sample is mounted to the sample mounting part of the sample holder, the entire hydrogen cell can be sealed.

Abstract: An acoustic device includes: a generating unit that generates a monaural signal on the basis of a left stereo signal and a right stereo signal in a low frequency band; an extracting unit that extracts a stereo component for an L-channel and a stereo component for an R-channel on the basis of a left stereo signal and a right stereo signal in a high frequency band; a first combining unit that combines the monaural signal and the stereo component for the L-channel; and a second combining unit that combines the monaural signal and the stereo component for the R-channel.

Abstract: The device for observing permeation and diffusion path of observation target gas includes: a scanning electron microscope 15; an observation target ion detecting unit 20; an observation target gas supply unit 19; a diaphragm-type sample holder 12, to which the sample is mounted in attachable/detachable state, as a diaphragm dividing between the analysis chamber 11 and the observation target gas pipe 14; and a control unit 50. The control unit acquires a SEM image and at the same time detects the observation target gas, which diffuses within the sample and is discharged to the surface of the sample, by electron stimulated desorption, in a state where stress is applied to the sample due to differential pressure generated between the analysis chamber and the observation target gas pipe by supplying the observation target gas, and obtains an ESD image of the observation target ions.

Abstract: A stop assist system for moving a moving body to a stop position and making the moving body stop at the stop position includes: an external environment recognizing unit that recognizes an external environment of the moving body; and a moving body control unit that executes a driving process to make the moving body travel to the stop position based on a recognition result of the external environment recognizing unit. The moving body control unit suspends the driving process when, while the moving body is traveling to the stop position, the moving body control unit determines, based on the recognition result, that there is an object within a range of a prescribed lateral threshold value on a lateral outside of the moving body and the object extends over a prescribed longitudinal threshold value or more along a travel direction within the range.

Abstract: A remote operation system for a moving body, includes: a control device provided on the moving body; and an operation terminal configured to receive input from a user and to communicate with the control device. The moving body includes an external environment sensor that acquires surrounding information of the moving body and a display device. The control device creates a surrounding image including the moving body based on the surrounding information, makes the display device display the surrounding image, and in a case where communication between the control device and the operation terminal is performed, makes the display device display the surrounding image in which at least a part of a communication status display showing a status of communication with the control device is superimposed on an image of the moving body included in the surrounding image.

Abstract: An acoustic device includes: a generating unit that generates a monaural signal on the basis of a left stereo signal and a right stereo signal in a low frequency band; an extracting unit that extracts a stereo component for an L-channel and a stereo component for an R-channel on the basis of a left stereo signal and a right stereo signal in a high frequency band; a first combining unit that combines the monaural signal and the stereo component for the L-channel; and a second combining unit that combines the monaural signal and the stereo component for the R-channel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogen sensor having a high sensitivity and low hysteresis characteristics while having a simple configuration and low cost. The present invention shows that a membrane-type surface stress sensor having an amorphous palladium-copper-silicon alloy as a sensitive film has low hysteresis and can detect a nitrogen gas to which hydrogen at a very low concentration of 0.25 ppm is added and a pure nitrogen gas with a sufficiently high S/N ratio.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a converter that converts a time of execution of an operation on an additional object added to a document in a first place on a basis of the first place that is a place of execution of the operation on the additional object and a second place where the document is displayed; and a display controller that causes information indicative of a converted time to be displayed on a display in association with the additional object.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor and a touch panel on which target data is displayed. The processor is configured to add additional data to the target data after switching an operation mode from a view mode, in which the target data is uneditable, to an edit mode, in which the target data is editable, in response to an operator's action for adding the additional data to the target data in the view mode.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an ultrafine cellulose fiber-containing material having favorable re-dispersibility, which can exhibit excellent thickening properties after it has been re-dispersed, even after long-term storage. The present invention relates to a cellulose fiber-containing material comprising cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less and a di- or more-valent metal component, wherein the content of the cellulose fibers is 5% by mass or more with respect to the total mass of the cellulose fiber-containing material, the content of the metal component is 0.5% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the cellulose fiber-containing material, and when the cellulose fiber-containing material is processed into a slurry having a solid concentration of 0.5% by mass, the pH of the slurry is 4 or more.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a converter that converts a time of execution of an operation on an additional object added to a document in a first place on a basis of the first place that is a place of execution of the operation on the additional object and a second place where the document is displayed; and a display controller that causes information indicative of a converted time to be displayed on a display in association with the additional object.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a layered semiconductor body including an n-type layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type layer stacked in sequence; an n-side electrode formed on part of the n-type layer exposed in a via formed in the layered semiconductor body to be non-conductive with the light-emitting layer and the p-type layer; and a p-side electrode formed on the p-type layer. The n-side electrode has an annular shape on a principal surface of the n-type layer.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a kit for detecting 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in a nucleic acid. The method is a method for detecting 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in a nucleic acid, comprising the steps of: (1) oxidizing 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in a nucleic acid sample by treating the nucleic acid sample with a tungstic acid-based oxidizing agent comprising peroxotungstic acid, tungstic acid, a salt thereof, or a combination thereof with a reoxidizing agent; and (2) determining the position of the oxidized 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in the nucleic acid sample.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element includes: a light-transmitting substrate; a semiconductor layer including an N-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a P-type semiconductor layer stacked on the substrate; a transparent conductive layer provided on the semiconductor layer; a multilayer reflective layer stacked on a reflective region of an upper surface of the transparent conductive layer which is divided into the reflective region and a conductive region; and a metal reflective layer provided so as to cover the conductive region and the multilayer reflective layer, wherein the multilayer reflective layer is formed by alternately stacking at least one first refractive index transparent layer having a refractive index of n1 and at least one second refractive index transparent layer having a refractive index of n2 lower than n1, and an outermost layer on the metal reflective layer side of the multilayer reflective layer is the second refractive index transparent layer.

Abstract: A light distribution controller of a light-emitting device includes a first optical member formed of ZnO disposed over an LED interposing a transparent adhesive, and a second optical member which covers the first optical member. The first optical member includes a first concave portion having an opening in a regular hexagon shape whose area gradually increases. In the first concave portion, inner wall surfaces having inclined surfaces, each of whose bases is formed by one side of the hexagon of the opening shape, are formed. Outside of the first optical member, outer wall surfaces each having a trapezoidal shape are formed. The second optical member includes a second concave portion arranged so that light at an annular peak in the light distribution characteristic of the light traveled through the first optical member is totally reflected.