Abstract: A culture method comprises: filling a first well 1 and a second well 2 in a culture vessel with a culture medium for neurons, the first well 1 and the second well 2 communicating with each other through a flow channel 3; seeding the first well 1 with neurons N; culturing axons a of the neurons N until the axons a of the neurons N reach the second well 2 through the flow channel 3 and also block the flow channel 3; and thereafter removing the culture medium in the second well 2, filling the second well 2 with a culture medium for cells to be co-cultured with the neurons N, seeding cells C to be co-cultured in the second well 2, and culturing the cells C together with the axons a of the neurons N.

Abstract: A recommended word for each category is configured to be extracted from review information in a review database to manage the recommended word. The review database is configured to manage the review information on merchandise or a service in units of categories of the merchandise or the service. A control is configured to be executed such that a review post page on the specified merchandise or service is presented. A determination whether present time is assistance timing or not is configured to be executed based on an aspect of character input to the review post page. In response to an acquisition of a determination result that the present time is the assistance timing, a control is configured to be executed such that the recommended word corresponding to the category to which the specified merchandise or service belongs is presented.

Abstract: A search device includes a suggestion word presentation unit that presents a suggestion word based on the presentation priority by acquiring a suggestion word according to an input search string and a presentation priority from a suggestion word database, the suggestion word database storing the suggestion word and the presentation priority of the suggestion word associated to be searched by the input search string, a time information management unit that calculates time difference between a time when a search is performed and a time when a predetermined purchase operation or purchase preliminary operation is performed on a product which is related to the search and a priority management unit that updates the presentation priority stored in the suggestion word database to raise a presentation priority, which is associated with a suggestion word used for a search, higher as the time difference is smaller.

Abstract: A recommended word for each category is configured to be extracted from review information in a review database to manage the recommended word. The review database is configured to manage the review information on merchandise or a service in units of categories of the merchandise or the service. A control is configured to be executed such that a review post page on the specified merchandise or service is presented. A determination whether present time is assistance timing or not is configured to be executed based on an aspect of character input to the review post page. In response to an acquisition of a determination result that the present time is the assistance timing, a control is configured to be executed such that the recommended word corresponding to the category to which the specified merchandise or service belongs is presented.

Abstract: A search device includes a suggestion word presentation unit that presents a suggestion word based on the presentation priority by acquiring a suggestion word according to an input search string and a presentation priority from a suggestion word database, the suggestion word database storing the suggestion word and the presentation priority of the suggestion word associated to be searched by the input search string, a time information management unit that calculates time difference between a time when a search is performed and a time when a predetermined purchase operation or purchase preliminary operation is performed on a product which is related to the search and a priority management unit that updates the presentation priority stored in the suggestion word database to raise a presentation priority, which is associated with a suggestion word used for a search, higher as the time difference is smaller.

Abstract: An affiliate management device according to one embodiment includes an access monitoring unit that, in accordance with a user's click on an affiliate link, stores click information associating a publisher of the affiliate link, a linked shop from the affiliate link and the user into a specified storage unit, an acquisition unit that acquires purchase information indicating a purchaser of an item and a selling shop of the item, a specifying unit that specifies a click history indicating click on affiliate links by the purchaser based on one or more click information corresponding to the purchaser acquired from the specified storage unit, and a determination unit that determines one or more publishers to receive an affiliate fee from the selling shop and an affiliate fee to be paid to each publisher based on the click history.

Abstract: A bottom wall 11 of a valve chamber 13 of an electric switching valve 10 includes a laminated structure having a bottom cover 11 to which pipe fittings 14, 15, 16 are connected; a valve seat 19 on which the valve ports 19C, 19D are opened and which an end wall of the valve body 20 slidably contacts; an intermediate plate 17 interposed between the bottom cover 11 and the valve seat 19 with communication openings 17D, 17E for connecting the pipe fittings 15, 16 to the valve ports 19C, 19D. At least one of the valve ports 19C, 19D is biased toward a rotation center of the valve body 20 against the center of the corresponding pipe fitting 15, 16.

Abstract: A bottom wall 11 of a valve chamber 13 of an electric switching valve 10 includes a laminated structure having a bottom cover 11 to which pipe fittings 14, 15, 16 are connected; a valve seat 19 on which the valve ports 19C, 19D are opened and which an end wall of the valve body 20 slidably contacts; an intermediate plate 17 interposed between the bottom cover 11 and the valve seat 19 with communication openings 17D, 17E for connecting the pipe fittings 15, 16 to the valve ports 19C, 19D. At least one of the valve ports 19C, 19D is biased toward a rotation center of the valve body 20 against the center of the corresponding pipe fitting 15, 16.

Abstract: To make it easier and more convenient for users to edit images. The user marks certain locations in retouching instruction printed along with an original image which is to be edited so as to specify the desired edit process parameters by the marks. For example, edits can be made for better contrast, and the color tone and sharpness can be automatically adjusted. When the user wishes to edit an image in certain areas, burn parameters can be marked, and the user can specify those areas (burn areas) by directly drawing a frame on the printed image. The marked printing paper is read by a scanner, the edit process details indicated on the printing paper by the user are specified through analysis of the scanned results, and the original image is edited based on those details.

Abstract: In order to realize higher compatibility of high-performability and energy saving of a refrigerator-freezer, a valve housing having one inlet port normally communicating with a valve chamber and first and second outlet ports B, C opening on a bottom face of the valve chamber, a valve body 17 rotatably provided in the valve chamber and having a partition wall portion 20, on its end face facing a bottom face of the valve chamber, to partition the end face into an opening area 18 communicated with the valve chamber and a non-opening area 19 not communicating with the valve chamber, and an electric actuator to steppingly turn the valve body 17 are provided for an electrically operated selector valve used in a refrigerating cycle unit for the refrigerator-freezer, and the position of the valve body 17 is changed by four positions A-D.

Abstract: In order to realize higher compatibility of high-performability and energy saving of a refrigerator-freezer, a valve housing having one inlet port normally communicating with a valve chamber and first and second outlet ports B, C opening on a bottom face of the valve chamber, a valve body 17 rotatably provided in the valve chamber and having a partition wall portion 20, on its end face facing a bottom face of the valve chamber, to partition the end face into an opening area 18 communicated with the valve chamber and a non-opening area 19 not communicating with the valve chamber, and an electric actuator to steppingly turn the valve body 17 are provided for an electrically operated selector valve used in a refrigerating cycle unit for the refrigerator-freezer, and the position of the valve body 17 is changed by four positions A-D.

Abstract: To provide a camera configured to be supported by the hands of a photographer on the bottom surface of the body thereof whose operability is improved by allowing various settings to be easily made with the camera body supported reliably and allowing a set value to be stored and retrieved with a small number of operation members, a configuration is provided which includes a grip portion protruding in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of a photographic optical system provided in a predetermined position of a lateral surface of the body of the camera and an operating member for allowing input of information to cause execution of a predetermined operation, the operating member being provided in the vicinity of the grip portion.

Abstract: In a rotary flow-path exchanging valve, the magnetic force generated in a pair of main magnetic pole pieces (66) by energization of an electromagnetic solenoid is acted on a multi-pole magnet (71) of a main valve element accommodated within a valve housing (1) so that the main valve element (3) is rotated to exchange a flow-path. The multi-pole magnet (71) is made of a plastic magnet of plastic material mixed with magnetic powder. The main valve element (3) and multi-pole magnet (71) are integrally formed by multiple molding. A pair of main magnetic pole pieces (66) magnetically connected to one polarity of the electromagnetic solenoid (11) are arranged. A pair of auxiliary magnetic pole pieces (70) connected to the other polarity of the electromagnetic solenoid (11) are arranged at positions out of phase from the magnetic pole pieces by 90.degree..

Abstract: In a rotary flow-path exchanging valve, the magnetic force generated in a pair of main magnetic pole pieces (66) by energization of an electromagnetic solenoid is acted on a multi-pole magnet (71) of a main valve element accommodated within a valve housing (1) so that the main valve element (3) is rotated to exchange a flow-path. The multi-pole magnet (71) is made of a plastic magnet of plastic material mixed with magnetic powder. The main valve element (3) and multi-pole magnet (71) are integrally formed by multiple molding. A pair of main magnetic pole pieces (66) magnetically connected to one polarity of the electromagnetic solenoid (11) are arranged. A pair of auxiliary magnetic pole pieces (70) connected to the other polarity of the electromagnetic solenoid (11) are arranged at positions out of phase from the magnetic pole pieces by 90.degree..

Abstract: In a rotary flow-path exchanging valve, the magnetic force generated in a pair of main magnetic pole pieces 66 by energization of an electromagnetic solenoid is acted on a multi-pole magnet 71 of a main valve element accommodated within a valve housing 1 so that the main valve element 3 is rotated to exchange a flow-path. The multi-pole magnet 71 is made of a plastic magnet of plastic material mixed with magnetic powder. The main valve element 3 and multi-pole magnet 71 are integrally formed by multiple molding. A pair of main magnetic pole pieces 66 magnetically connected to one polarity of the electromagnetic solenoid 11 are arranged. A pair of auxiliary magnetic pole pieces 70 connected to the other polarity of the electromagnetic solenoid 11 are arranged at positions out of phase from the magnetic pole pieces by 90.degree..

Abstract: A sulfated oligoglycoside acylate comprising monosaccharides of a single or two kinds as the constituents, wherein the hydrogen in the hydroxyl group at the 1-position of a reducing end sugar of the oligosaccharide formed via the glycoside bond of these monosaccharides has been substituted with an aglycon selected from a group consisting of alkyl groups, aromatic alkyl groups, aromatic alkoxy groups and tocopheryl groups; from 12 to 80% of the residual hydroxyl groups have been acylated with an acyl group selected from a group consisting of aliphatic acyl groups and aromatic acyl groups; and 88 to 20% thereof have been sulfated; or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof provided that compounds wherein the aglycon is an alkyl group and the acyl group is an aliphatic acyl group are excluded is disclosed. Further, an antiviral agent, which exerts a long-lasting antiviral action particularly on HIV, containing said compound as an active ingredient is disclosed.

Abstract: A tough board of thermoplastic resin foam provided with skin layers on both surfaces thereof and formed of large cells elongated in the direction of the thickness of said board, wherein an intermediate high density layer thicker than 0.1mm lies substantially halfway between the upper and lower surfaces of said board. The board is formed by extruding thermoplastic resin containing dissolved foaming agent as a sheet, cooling the upper and lower surfaces rapidly to form solid skin layers and then slowly cooling while allowing controlled expansion thereof between expansion restricting members.