Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a kit, etc., for predicting the response of a BNCT using a BSH-related medicine-containing boron preparation and a BPA-containing boron preparation, the method and kit being characterized by examining the expression of CD44, a translation-related factor and/or LAT1 in cancer cells of a sample. When the expression of the CD44 or translation-related factor in the cancer cells of the sample is high, it can be predicted that the BNCT using the BSH-related medicine-containing boron preparation is likely to be responsive. When the expression of the LAT1 in the cancer cells of the sample is high, it can be predicted that the BNCT using the BPA-containing boron preparation is likely to be responsive.

Abstract: An RNA methyltransferase inhibitor comprising sulfonamide-based compounds and/or pyrazoline-based compounds is provided

Abstract: A copolymerized polycarbonate resin having, at least, a constituent unit (A) and a constituent unit (B). The constituent unit (A) is derived from a dihydroxy compound. The carbonate constituent unit (B) is derived from a polyoxyalkylene glycol. A weight ratio of the constituent unit (B) derived from a polyoxyalkylene glycol to a weight of the copolymerized polycarbonate resin is preferably more than 20 wt % and 99 wt % or less.

Abstract: The present invention to a method, a kit, etc., for predicting the response BNCT using a BSH-related medicine-containing boron preparation and a BPA-containing boron preparation, the method and kit being characterized by examining the expression of CD44, a translation-related factor and/or LAT1 in cancer cells of a sample. When the expression of the CD44 or translation-related factor in the cancer cells of the sample is high, it can be predicted that the BNCT using the BSSH-related medicine-containing boron preparation is likely to be responsive. When the expression of the LAT1 in the cancer cells of the sample is high, it can be predicted that the BNCT using the BPA-containing boron preparation is likely to be responsive.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for generating somatic stem cells out of differentiated cells, somatic stem cells obtained by this method and a vector or composition for use in this method.

Abstract: Provided is a communication device (10) that is a node capable of communication with an external device, the communication device including a first transmission unit (120) that transmits power consumption data of the node and power consumption data acquired from another node to the external device, a second transmission unit (130) that transmits the power consumption data of the node to the other node, and a determination unit (140) that determines which of a process by the first transmission unit (120) and a process by the second transmission unit (130) is to be executed based on a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A multihop wireless network includes a plurality of wireless nodes. Each wireless node calculates a metric value indicating a quantity of providing a guideline for selecting a superordinate destination node with each candidate for the superordinate destination node when carrying out a multihop wireless communication with a specific wireless node based on peripheral node information about node information received from the peripheral wireless nodes and determines the superordinate destination node based on the calculated metric value. The network system selects a superordinate wireless node as a target wireless node expected to change the number of the wireless nodes existing in a subordinate hierarchy, and intentionally changes a value of the node information sent from the target wireless node to the peripheral wireless nodes.

Abstract: An ad hoc network includes: a gateway connectable to a predetermined server via an external network; and a plurality of user nodes, constituting an ad hoc network along with the gateway and each transmitting data to the predetermined server via the gateway. Among the user nodes, at least one user node having a unit for establishing connection to the predetermined server via the external network can participate as a second gateway in the ad hoc network. Based on a predetermined rule, another user node among the plurality of user nodes selects the gateway or the second gateway and transmits data to the predetermined server.

Abstract: A multihop wireless network includes a plurality of wireless nodes. Each wireless node calculates a metric value indicating a quantity of providing a guideline for selecting a superordinate destination node with each candidate for the superordinate destination node when carrying out a multihop wireless communication with a specific wireless node based on peripheral node information about node information received from the peripheral wireless nodes and determines the superordinate destination node based on the calculated metric value. The network system selects a superordinate wireless node as a target wireless node expected to change the number of the wireless nodes existing in a subordinate hierarchy, and intentionally changes a value of the node information sent from the target wireless node to the peripheral wireless nodes.

Abstract: In order to calculate an appropriate delay amount of a communication apparatus, delay amount allocating means is provided with round-trip time measurement means which measures a round-trip time which is a difference between a transmission time when a first communication apparatus sends a predetermined signal to each of second communication apparatuses and a reception time when a first communication apparatus receives a response to the predetermined signal, round-trip time comparison means which determines whether a difference between a round-trip time at the present time and a round-trip time in the past time falls within a predetermined range on each of the second communication apparatuses, and a delay amount calculation means which selects a representative value from numerical values between a maximum value and a minimum value of the differences and outputs as a delay amount which is a sum of the representative value and a predetermined value in the case that each of the differences falls within the predete

Abstract: An alicyclic polyester which is suitable for use as an optical material, low in coloration, satisfactory in thermal stability and hydrolytic stability, and reduced in foreign-matter content; and a resin composition comprising the alicyclic polyester and a polycarbonate. The alicyclic polyester is produced from a dicarboxylic acid ingredient comprising an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid as a major component and a diol ingredient comprising an alicyclic diol as a major component with the aid of a polycondensation catalyst comprising a titanium compound and an alkaline earth metal compound. The alicyclic polyester has a titanium content in terms of metal atom amount of 1-25 wt. ppm, excluding 25 wt. ppm, a ratio of the weight of the alkaline earth metal (M) to the weight of the titanium in terms of metal atom amount ratio, (M/Ti), of 0.25-1.0, and an intrinsic viscosity of 0.4 dl/g or higher.

Abstract: Even before a communication partner device is incorporated into an operating state, an abnormal communication partner device can be detected, so that it is possible to prevent an abnormal communication partner device from affecting communications with other devices, whereby stable communications can be achieved. To this end, a signal monitoring device includes abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality of a communication partner device based on whether a receiving signal exists at a time slot allocated as a non-use bandwidth or not.

Abstract: To enhance resistance against external factors such as junk data and noise in the burst signal by use of a simple configuration without separately requiring other dedicated circuits such as a mask signal generator, a burst light receiver includes an information restoring unit for receiving a signal from an optical signal receiving unit and extracting therefrom information of a clock signal and data to restore the information and a timing control unit for making the information restoring unit execute burst reset processing at timing of release of a reception interruption signal indicating absence of an optical signal to the optical signal receiving unit.

Abstract: A mother board provided in a plural disk unit, which is formed with an interconnection pattern containing high speed control buses such as SCSI buses, is disposed at the central portion of a housing. A plurality of disk units capable of being removably inserted by plugging are directly mounted on the front side of the mother board through bus connectors, while connector units for external connection and having connectors of the control buses, terminal units having terminal circuits of the control buses, power units for supplying power to the disk units, and fan connectors having fans for cooling the interior of the housing are directly mounted on the back side of the mother board through connectors. Interconnections between the units are all contained in the interconnection pattern formed on the mother board. The entire plural disk unit is thus integrated.

Abstract: A lactone is prepared by catalytically hydrogenating a dicarboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms or a functional derivative thereof in the presence of a catalyst comprising a metal selected from the elements of group VIII of the periodic table or a combination of said metal with an element selected from the elements of groups IVa, VIb and VIIb of the peridic table, and further in the co-presence of an alkali metal salt or an alkali metal hydroxide.