Abstract: To provide a plate with which, although the plate has a plurality of microchannels or a microchannel in which a plurality of branch channels are formed, when a sample flowing through a microchannel is observed by a microscope, it is possible to easily identify the position of the microchannel or the branch channel under observation without reducing the magnification of the microscope. A plate having a microchannel therein includes an identification mark for identifying a position of the microchannel in a plane direction of the plate. When the microchannel includes a plurality of mutually independent microchannels, the identification mark is preferably formed for each microchannel. When the microchannel includes a source channel communicating with an injection port through which a sample is injected and a plurality of branch channels communicating with the source channel, the identification mark is preferably formed for each of the source channel and the branch channels.

Abstract: A microphone assembly comprises a circuit board, a microphone element connected to the circuit board, an external connection interface connected to the circuit board, and hot melt that is formed to cover the circuit board, the microphone element, and the external connection interface and has a hole formed to expose a part of the back side of the circuit board or the sound receiving part of the microphone element.

Abstract: In an MMC-based power conversion device, a control device generates, for each leg circuit, a first voltage command value not based on circulating current circulating between a plurality of leg circuits and a second voltage command value based on the circulating current. A plurality of individual controllers are provided respectively corresponding to a plurality of converter cells and generate a gate control signal for controlling turning on and off of a switching element of the corresponding converter cell, based on the first voltage command value and the second voltage command value. When generating the gate control signal using pulse width modulation, each individual controller modulates a carrier signal in accordance with the second voltage command value such that the pulse width of the gate control signal changes in accordance with the second voltage command value.

Abstract: A robot that transfers a substrate includes a hand, an arm, a substrate detector, and a substrate orientation examiner. The hand holds and transfers the substrate. The arm is connected to the hand and moves the hand. The substrate detector detects absence or presence of the substrate in a non-contact manner. The substrate orientation examiner examines an orientation of the substrate based on a height detected by the substrate detector at which the substrate is located when it is not held by the hand.

Abstract: A power conversion device includes a self-commutated power converter that performs power conversion between an AC circuit and a DC circuit, and a control device that controls switching operation of a switching element included in the self-commutated power converter. The control device calculates a deviation between a control command value for the self-commutated power converter and a feedback value from the self-commutated power converter, and performs first control to increase a switching frequency of the switching element when the deviation becomes equal to or greater than a first threshold value.

Abstract: A robot that transfers a substrate includes an arm, a hand, a substrate detector, and a substrate shape abnormality examiner. The hand is installed to the arm and holds and transfers the substrate. The substrate detector detects absence or presence of the substrate in a non-contact manner. The substrate shape abnormality examiner examines the substrate for a shape abnormality based on a height detected by the substrate detector at which the substrate is located when it is not held by the hand.

Abstract: A robot includes a guide, a mover, a hand, a deformation acquirer, a orientation adjuster, and a controller. The mover is installed to the guide and movable in a direction that the guide guides along. The hand is installed to the mover and holds a substrate. The deformation acquirer acquires information on a deformation of the guide. The orientation adjuster adjusts an orientation of the hand according to the deformation of the guide acquired by the deformation acquirer. The controller controls operation of the orientation adjuster. The controller adjusts the orientation of the hand performing a holding operation on the substrate to be transferred by using the orientation adjuster based on the information on the deformation of the guide.

Abstract: A robot that transfers a substrate includes an arm, a hand, a substrate orientation acquirer, a hand orientation adjuster, and a control unit. The hand is installed to the arm and holds and transfers the substrate. The substrate orientation acquirer acquires information about an orientation of a to-be-transferred substrate, which is the substrate to be transferred. The hand orientation adjuster adjusts an orientation of the hand with respect to the to-be-transferred substrate. The control unit controls operations of the arm, the hand, and the hand orientation adjuster. The control unit adjusts the orientation of the hand performing a taking-out operation on the to-be-transferred substrate by using the hand orientation adjuster based on the information about the orientation of the to-be-transferred substrate.

Abstract: In a first step, when a ?-1,6-branched ?-1,3-glucan is contained in a test specimen, an active reporter protein comprising one and the other of split reporter proteins is formed by binding the ?-1,6-branched ?-1,3-glucan to a first fusion protein and a second fusion protein, and when a ?-1,3-glucan is contained in the test specimen, the active reporter protein comprising one and the other of the split reporter proteins is formed by binding the ?-1,3-glucan to the first fusion protein and a third fusion protein, and in a second step, the active reporter protein formed in the first step is detected and quantified.

Abstract: A malfunction determining device includes a head including a pickup member for picking up a component, a moving device configured to move the head, an inspection section, a determining section, and a notification section. The inspection section executes multiple inspections including a first inspection for performing a mounting operation under control of the head and the moving device to inspect whether the mounting operation is good or bad, and a second inspection for performing a calibration measurement of the head to inspect whether the calibration measurement is good or bad. The determining section determines presence or absence of a malfunction and a malfunction location in the head and the moving device based on a combination of results of the multiple inspections.

Abstract: A method for evaluating an ease of splitting of a film-like adhesive under low-temperature conditions in which cooling expansion is performed, the method including: preparing a sample having a cross-sectional area A (mm2) from a film-like adhesive; determining a breaking work W (N·mm), a breaking strength P (N), and a breaking elongation L (mm) of the sample by a break test under low-temperature conditions in a range of ?15° C. to 0° C.; determining a breaking factor m of the sample expressed by Equation (1) below; and determining a breaking resistance R (N/mm2) of the sample expressed by Equation (2) below; and evaluating the ease of splitting based on the determined the breaking factor m and the breaking resistance R, m=W/[1000×(P×L)]??(1) R=P/A??(2).

Abstract: A ?-1,6-glucanase mutant which is a mutant of ?-1,6-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.75), wherein a Glu residue located at a position corresponding to Glu (E)-321 in SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted by an amino acid residue X or a Glu (E) residue located at a position corresponding to each of Glu (E)-225 and Glu (E)-321 in SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted by an amino acid residue X, wherein the amino acid residue (X) is selected from the group consisting of Gln (Q), Gly (G), Ala (A), Leu (L), Tyr (Y), Met (M), Ser (S), Asn (N), and His (H); and a method for measuring ?-1,6-glucan, including measuring ?-1,6-glucan bonded to the mutant.

Abstract: In an MMC-based power conversion device, a control device generates, for each leg circuit, a first voltage command value not based on circulating current circulating between a plurality of leg circuits and a second voltage command value based on the circulating current. A plurality of individual controllers are provided respectively corresponding to a plurality of converter cells and generate a gate control signal for controlling turning on and off of a switching element of the corresponding converter cell, based on the first voltage command value and the second voltage command value. When generating the gate control signal using pulse width modulation, each individual controller modulates a carrier signal in accordance with the second voltage command value such that the pulse width of the gate control signal changes in accordance with the second voltage command value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for quantitatively detecting ?-1,3-1,6-glucan separately from ?-1,3-glucan and ?-1,3-1,4-glucan. The present invention is a method for measuring ?-1,3-1,6-glucan, the method including: a step for mixing ?-glucan in a test sample, a molecule that specifically binds to a ?-(1?3) bond, and a molecule that specifically binds to a ?-(1?6) bond to form a complex containing the molecule that specifically binds to a ?-(1?3) bond and the molecule that specifically binds to a ?-(1?6) bond; a step for detecting the complex; and a step for measuring the amount of ?-1,3-1,6-glucan in the test sample, on the basis of the results of the detection.

Abstract: A board work machine that includes a rotary head with multiple positions is provided for lowering nozzle holders and is able to continue operating even though it is determined that the nozzle holder cannot be lowered at one of the multiple positions. In step S1 in a Z shaft updating process, when determining based on Z shaft table that a lifting and lowering operation function is not effective and that an assigned Z shaft is not used for lifting and lowering, CPU lifts up and lowers a Z shaft that differs from the assigned Z shaft in step S11. Mounter can continue mounting work by using the Z shaft that differs from the assigned Z shaft.

Abstract: A resin molded body includes a body having a surface, and a decorative sheet adhered to the surface of the body. The decorative sheet has a metallic luster layer, a transparent protective layer positioned on an outer side of the metallic luster layer, and a welding layer adhered to the surface of the body. The body is formed from a fiber-reinforced resin having reinforcing fibers defining an anchor structuring layer such that the reinforcing fibers of the body bite into the welding layer at a boundary portion between the welding layer and the body such that the boundary portion has an uneven shape.

Abstract: A component supply system comprising: a supply device including a storage section configured to store a component and a storage body mounting section where a storage body including at least the storage section is detachably mounted and configured to supply a component from the storage section of the storage body mounted on the storage body mounting section in a supply position; a first loading stand on which the storage body can be placed; and a second loading stand disposed at a different location from a location where the first loading stand is disposed and on which the storage body can be placed, wherein the storage body is transferred between either of the first loading stand and the second loading stand and the storage body mounting section.

Abstract: A reactive power compensation device is connected with an AC power system via a switch, and includes an arm circuit having a plurality of sub-modules connected in series, and a central control protection device. Each of the sub-modules includes a DC capacitor, and a bridge circuit for switching whether or not to output a voltage held in the DC capacitor. The central control protection device is configured to shift to a standby mode in which all semiconductor switching elements constituting the bridge circuit of each of the sub-modules are set to an opened state, with the switch being set to a closed state, when the AC power system has a power failure during operation of the reactive power compensation device, and to shift from the standby mode to a stop mode in which the switch is set to an opened state.

Abstract: A ?-1,6-glucanase mutant which is a mutant of ?-1,6-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.75), wherein a Glu residue located at a position corresponding to Glu (E)-321 in SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted by an amino acid residue X or a Glu (E) residue located at a position corresponding to each of Glu (E)-225 and Glu (E)-321 in SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted by an amino acid residue X, wherein the amino acid residue (X) is selected from the group consisting of Gln (Q), Gly (G), Ala (A), Leu (L), Tyr (Y), Met (M), Ser (S), Asn (N), and His (H); and a method for measuring ?-1,6-glucan, including measuring ?-1,6-glucan bonded to the mutant.

Abstract: A reactive power compensation device is connected with an AC power system via a switch, and includes an arm circuit having a plurality of sub-modules connected in series, and a central control protection device. Each of the sub-modules includes a DC capacitor, and a bridge circuit for switching whether or not to output a voltage held in the DC capacitor. The central control protection device is configured to shift to a standby mode in which all semiconductor switching elements constituting the bridge circuit of each of the sub-modules are set to an opened state, with the switch being set to a closed state, when the AC power system has a power failure during operation of the reactive power compensation device, and to shift from the standby mode to a stop mode in which the switch is set to an opened state.