Abstract: A sensitive membrane includes: a membrane body containing a sensitive material; and a plurality of conductive particles included in the membrane body. The membrane body is expandable when adsorbing an analyte. An M1/M2 ratio of a mass M1 of the sensitive material to a mass M2 of the plurality of conductive particles is equal to or less than 0.4.

Abstract: To measure the channel quality of the own cell accurately in a condition where there is no interference from a neighbor cell. A wireless communication terminal according to the invention is a wireless communication terminal to be connected to a base station for transmitting and receiving data to/from the base station, the wireless communication terminal including: a receiver that receives a signal which includes control information provided for measuring a channel quality of own cell from the base station; an extractor that extracts the control information from the signal received by the receiver; a measurement section that measures, on the basis of the control information, the channel quality of the own cell in a domain where a neighbor cell does not transmit a signal; and a transmitter that transmits a measurement result of the channel quality of the own cell measured by the measurement section, to the base station.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a quality control substance for use in the analysis of erythrocytes, which can be prepared safely with easily available raw materials, which has an excellent preservation stability, and which can be used in the analysis of sediments in a sample. This quality control substance includes artificial particles whose form as observed with a microscope is similar to the form of erythrocytes as observed therewith.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a quality control substance for use in the analysis of leukocytes, which can be prepared safely with easily available raw materials, which has excellent preservation stability, and which can be used in the analysis of sediments in a sample. This quality control substance includes artificial particles whose form as observed with a microscope is similar to the form of leukocytes as observed therewith.

Abstract: A fishing rod includes a hollow rod extending along a central axis; and a shaft member with an outer peripheral surface inclined relative to the central axis inserted into the rod from the one end, and that is supported by an inner peripheral surface of the rod at a support position on another end side of the one end in an axial direction along the central axis, wherein the inner peripheral surface of the rod has at least one convex portion protruding toward the central axis from a virtual curve between the support position and the one end position axially when drawing a virtual curve that is convex toward the central axis through the support position and the one end position at the end of the end side of the inner peripheral surface in an area radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the shaft member.

Abstract: Provided is a radio communication device which can separate propagation paths of antenna ports and improve a channel estimation accuracy even when using virtual antennas. The device includes: a mapping unit which maps a data signal after modulation to a virtual antenna and a virtual antenna; a phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of S0 transmitted from an antenna port in synchronization with a phase inversion unit between the odd-number slot and the even-number slot; the phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of R0 transmitted from the antenna port; a phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of S1 transmitted from an antenna port in synchronization with a phase inversion unit; and the phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of R1 transmitted from an antenna port.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a main circuit in which a compressor, a flow switching device, an indoor heat exchanger, a pressure reducing device, and a plurality of parallel heat exchangers connected in parallel with each other are connected by pipes, a bypass pipe, a flow control device provided to the bypass pipe and configured to adjust a flow rate of refrigerant flowing through the bypass pipe, an evaporating pressure sensor configured to measure an evaporating pressure of the refrigerant, and a controller. The air-conditioning apparatus is configured to operate in a normal heating operation mode and a heating-defrosting operation mode. When an operation associated with the normal heating operation mode is switched to an operation associated with the heating-defrosting operation mode, the controller adjusts an opening degree of the flow control device using the evaporating pressure in the parallel heat exchanger and a driving frequency of the compressor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a preservation liquid for calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals, which is a solution containing an anionic surfactant or a non-ionic surfactant. Also provided is a method for preserving calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals, the method including preserving calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals in a solution containing an anionic surfactant or a non-ionic surfactant.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure to provide a quality control substance which is used in a urine sediment analyzer, and which is for performing quality control in the analysis of squamous epithelial cells that can be present in urine. The present disclosure achieves the above-described object, by using squamous epithelial cells derived from a mammal as the quality control substance to be used in the urine sediment analyzer.

Abstract: This cell production system is provided with: a robot that assists cell production; and a plurality of closed system cell production devices which are affected by the robot in a one-to-many manner, wherein the closed system cell production devices are each provided with a double-sided structure of a dangerous region side affected by the robot and a safe region side on the reverse side of the dangerous region side.

Abstract: Regarding game processing, a case where a screen is closer to vertical than a first reference is set to a first mode, and a case where the screen is closer to horizontal than the reference is set to a second mode. Then, in the first mode, a virtual camera is set to a first line-of-sight direction, and a game image in which an information image is placed in a first direction is generated. In the second mode, the virtual camera is set to be further downward than the first line-of-sight direction, and a game image in which the plurality of information images are placed in different directions is generated.

Abstract: An operation isolator forms an aseptic space. An incubator is connected to the operation isolator, in which cells are stored and cultured. A storage chamber stores articles used in the operation isolator. In order to carry articles from the outside into the storage chamber, a decontamination pass-box is provided. The storage chamber and the operation isolator are directly or indirectly connected to each other.

Abstract: Regarding game processing, a case where a screen is closer to vertical than a first reference is set to a first mode, and a case where the screen is closer to horizontal than the reference is set to a second mode. Then, in the first mode, a virtual camera is set to a first line-of-sight direction, and a game image in which an information image is placed in a first direction is generated. In the second mode, the virtual camera is set to be further downward than the first line-of-sight direction, and a game image in which the plurality of information images are placed in different directions is generated.

Abstract: An operation isolator forms an aseptic space. An incubator is connected to the operation isolator, in which cells are stored and cultured. A storage chamber stores articles used in the operation isolator. In order to carry articles from the outside into the storage chamber, a decontamination pass-box is provided. The storage chamber and the operation isolator are directly or indirectly connected to each other.

Abstract: A terminal connecting-and-fixing structure capable of ensuring the connection between the terminal and the bus bar even in the case of loose of the bolt and suppressing increase in the contact resistance, thereby preventing poorness of the conduction, is provided. A terminal connecting-and-fixing structure comprises a bus bar 10 having a plate-like shape, a bolt 30 penetrating the bus bar 10, and a nut 40 tightened by the bolt 30, and a terminal 20 mounted on the bolt 30, wherein the terminal 20 and the bus bar 10 is connected and fixed by fastening the nut 40 to the bolt 30, and wherein the bus bar 10 has a concave portion 12, and the terminal 20 and the bus bar 10 is connected and fixed by fastening the nut 40 to the bolt 30 while an end portion of the terminal 20 is press-fitted in the concave portion 12.

Abstract: A terminal connecting-and-fixing structure capable of ensuring the connection between the terminal and the bus bar even in the case of loose of the bolt and suppressing increase in the contact resistance, thereby preventing poorness of the conduction, is provided. A terminal connecting-and-fixing structure comprises a bus bar 10 having a plate-like shape, a bolt 30 penetrating the bus bar 10, and a nut 40 tightened by the bolt 30, and a terminal 20 mounted on the bolt 30, wherein the terminal 20 and the bus bar 10 is connected and fixed by fastening the nut 40 to the bolt 30, and wherein the bus bar 10 has a concave portion 12, and the terminal 20 and the bus bar 10 is connected and fixed by fastening the nut 40 to the bolt 30 while an end portion of the terminal 20 is press-fitted in the concave portion 12.

Abstract: An isolator for cultivating cells including a working chamber having a plurality of gloves arranged side by side into which operator's hands are inserted to operate cells, the working chamber being sectioned into at least an operation area for operating the cells, and an auxiliary working area for opening a packaged auxiliary instrument used to operate the cells, a gas supply unit that supplies gas into the working chamber so that the gas flows downwardly from an upper side in the working chamber, and a gas flow control unit for controlling the flow of the downwardly flowing gas so that the gas flows from the operation area to the auxiliary working area around the gloves, wherein the gas flow control unit has an exhaust hole portion that has an opened area for passing the gas therethrough and is provided at a lower portion of at least the auxiliary working area, and through which the gas in the auxiliary working area is exhausted.

Abstract: A sterilizer is connectable to an external chamber. A sterilization gas generator is configured to generate sterilization gas. A gas supply system including a first gas supply system which is configured to supply the sterilization gas from the sterilization gas generator to a sterilization chamber; and a second gas supply system which is different from the first gas supply system and configured to supply the sterilization gas from the sterilization gas generator to the external chamber.

Abstract: A sterilizer is connectable to an external chamber. A sterilization gas generator is configured to generate sterilization gas. A gas supply system including a first gas supply system which is configured to supply the sterilization gas from the sterilization gas generator to a sterilization chamber; and a second gas supply system which is different from the first gas supply system and configured to supply the sterilization gas from the sterilization gas generator to the external chamber.

Abstract: An isolator for cultivating cells including a working chamber having a plurality of gloves arranged side by side into which operator's hands are inserted to operate cells, the working chamber being sectioned into at least an operation area for operating the cells, and an auxiliary working area for opening a packaged auxiliary instrument used to operate the cells, a gas supply unit that supplies gas into the working chamber so that the gas flows downwardly from an upper side in the working chamber, and a gas flow control unit for controlling the flow of the downwardly flowing gas so that the gas flows from the operation area to the auxiliary working area around the gloves, wherein the gas flow control unit has an exhaust hole portion that has an opened area for passing the gas therethrough and is provided at a lower portion of at least the auxiliary working area, and through which the gas in the auxiliary working area is exhausted.