Abstract: Provided are a silicotitanate molded body having high strength and reduced generation of fine powder, a production method thereof, an adsorbent comprising the silicotitanate molded body, and a decontamination method of radioactive cesium and/or radioactive strontium by using the adsorbent. The silicotitanate molded body comprises: crystalline silicotitanate particles that have a particle size distribution in which 90% or more, on volume basis, of the particles have a particle size within a range of 1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less and that are represented by a general formula of A2Ti2O3(SiO4).nH2O wherein A represents one or two alkali metal elements selected from Na and K, and n represents a number of 0 to 2; and an oxide of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zirconium, iron, and cerium.

Abstract: Provided are a silicotitanate molded body having high strength and reduced generation of fine powder, a production method thereof, an adsorbent comprising the silicotitanate molded body, and a decontamination method of radioactive cesium and/or radioactive strontium by using the adsorbent. The silicotitanate molded body comprises: crystalline silicotitanate particles that have a particle size distribution in which 90% or more, on volume basis, of the particles have a particle size within a range of 1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less and that are represented by a general formula of A2Ti2O3(SiO4).nH2O wherein A represents one or two alkali metal elements selected from Na and K, and n represents a number of 0 to 2; and an oxide of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zirconium, iron, and cerium.

Abstract: A treatment method of radioactive waste water containing radioactive cesium and radioactive strontium, comprising passing the radioactive waste water containing radioactive cesium and radioactive strontium through an adsorption column packed with an adsorbent for cesium and strontium, to adsorb the radioactive cesium and radioactive strontium on the adsorbent, wherein the adsorbent for cesium or strontium comprises a crystalline silicotitanate having a crystallite diameter of 60 ? or more and having a half width of 0.9° or less of the diffraction peak in the lattice plane (100), the crystalline silicotitanate represented by the general formula: A4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O.

Abstract: The invention provides an industrially advantageous method for producing a crystalline silicotitanate having high adsorption/removal capabilities for cesium and strontium in seawater. The method includes a first step of mixing a silicic acid source, a sodium compound, titanium tetrachloride, and water to prepare a mixed gel and a second step of hydrothermal reaction of the mixed gel prepared in the first step to produce crystalline silicotitanate of formula: Na4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O (wherein n represents 0 to 8). In the first step, the silicic acid source, sodium compound, and titanium tetrachloride are mixed in such a mixing ratio that the resulting mixed gel may have a Ti to Si molar ratio, Ti/Si, of 1.2 to 1.5 and an Na2O to SiO2 molar ratio, Na2O/SiO2, of 0.7 to 2.5.

Abstract: A hearing aid fitting management system comprises a fitting device, a server, and a client device that are connectable to each other in a network. The server stores hearing ability data received from the client device as a hearing ability certificate, produces a prescription number corresponding to the hearing ability certificate, and sends the prescription number to the client device. The fitting device sends the server the prescription number that has been inputted. The server sends the fitting device the hearing ability certificate corresponding to the prescription number received from the fitting device. The fitting device sends the hearing ability certificate to a hearing aid, and limits the settings in the fitting of the hearing aid to within the range of the hearing ability data.

Abstract: A hearing assistance suitability determining device (120) according to the present invention is a hearing assistance suitability determining device (120) which determines a suitability (153) of a subject for dichotic hearing assistance, and includes: a hearing ability information obtaining unit (130) which obtains left-ear hearing ability information (150) and right-ear hearing ability information (151) each of which indicates a hearing ability for frequencies; a hearing ability type determining unit (131) which determines, among hearing ability types each of which is defined by a tendency in a change of the hearing ability with respect to the frequencies, a hearing ability type (152) of the hearing ability indicated by the left-ear hearing ability information (150) and the right-ear hearing ability information (151); and a suitability deciding unit (132) which determines, with reference to a suitability database (144), the suitability (153) of the subject for the dichotic hearing assistance based on a suitab

Abstract: To provide a hearing aid system (1000) performing dichotic-listening binaural hearing aid processing which improves the clarity of speech and maintains the spatial perception ability. Each of first and second hearing aid devices (1100, 1200) includes a sound pickup unit (1110, 1210) and an output unit (1120, 1220) outputting a sound indicated by a suppressed acoustic signal. The hearing aid system (1000) includes: a first band suppression unit (1300) generating the suppressed acoustic signal indicating the sound outputted from the output unit (1120), by suppressing a signal in a first suppression-target band out of the acoustic signal outputted from the sound pickup unit (1110); and a second band suppression unit (1400) generating the suppressed acoustic signal indicating the sound outputted from the output unit (1220), by suppressing a signal in a second suppression-target band out of the acoustic signal outputted from the sound pickup unit (1210).

Abstract: This method for fitting a hearing aid involves displaying the coordinate positions of parameters produced on the basis of a plurality of fitting theories, and the evaluation results for these parameters, on a display section 5, and using those parameters with good evaluation results to set a fine adjustment recommended area 12A in the coordinate positions of the display section 5. Manipulated marks 13 are displayed at the coordinate positions that have been manipulated within the fine adjustment recommended area 12A, selection candidate displays 14 are put at the coordinate positions where favorable evaluations were obtained, out of the coordinate positions where the manipulated marks 13 have been displayed, and the selected coordinate position parameters out of the coordinate positions where the selection candidate displays 14 have been displayed are registered as fitting parameters in a hearing aid 1.

Abstract: To provide a hearing aid system (1000) performing dichotic-listening binaural hearing aid processing which improves the clarity of speech and maintains the spatial perception ability. Each of first and second hearing aid devices (1100, 1200) includes a sound pickup unit (1110, 1210) and an output unit (1120, 1220) outputting a sound indicated by a suppressed acoustic signal. The hearing aid system (1000) includes: a first band suppression unit (1300) generating the suppressed acoustic signal indicating the sound outputted from the output unit (1120), by suppressing a signal in a first suppression-target band out of the acoustic signal outputted from the sound pickup unit (1110); and a second band suppression unit (1400) generating the suppressed acoustic signal indicating the sound outputted from the output unit (1220), by suppressing a signal in a second suppression-target band out of the acoustic signal outputted from the sound pickup unit (1210).

Abstract: A hearing assistance suitability determining device (120) according to the present invention is a hearing assistance suitability determining device (120) which determines a suitability (153) of a subject for dichotic hearing assistance, and includes: a hearing ability information obtaining unit (130) which obtains left-ear hearing ability information (150) and right-ear hearing ability information (151) each of which indicates a hearing ability for frequencies; a hearing ability type determining unit (131) which determines, among hearing ability types each of which is defined by a tendency in a change of the hearing ability with respect to the frequencies, a hearing ability type (152) of the hearing ability indicated by the left-ear hearing ability information (150) and the right-ear hearing ability information (151); and a suitability deciding unit (132) which determines, with reference to a suitability database (144), the suitability (153) of the subject for the dichotic hearing assistance based on a suitab

Abstract: A lifestyle habit improvement supporting apparatus which allows a stage, at which the subject working on lifestyle habit improvement is, to be judged more accurately is provided. The lifestyle habit improvement supporting apparatus which supports lifestyle habit improvement of a subject includes: a measurement value obtaining unit (501) which obtains a measurement value reflecting a lifestyle habit of the subject; and stage judging units (503 to 507) which judge a stage at which the subject working on lifestyle habit improvement is, based on either the measurement value obtained by the measurement value obtaining unit (501), or the number of measurements representing the number of pieces of data of the measurement value obtained by the measurement value obtaining unit (501).

Abstract: A measurement cell 1 includes: an opening part 106 for supplying a sample into a sample holding part 105 for holding a sample; an optical window portion for allowing light to enter the sample holding part 105 and allowing light to exit the sample holding part 105; a protection cover 101 for protecting the optical window portion, provided along the circumference of the sample holding part 105; and a first protection-cover-holding part 102 for holding the protection cover 101 at the position where the optical window portion is covered.

Abstract: A measurement cell 1 includes: an opening part 106 for supplying a sample into a sample holding part 105 for holding a sample; an optical window portion for allowing light to enter the sample holding part 105 and allowing light to exit the sample holding part 105; a protection cover 101 for protecting the optical window portion, provided along the circumference of the sample holding part 105; and a first protection-cover-holding part 102 for holding the protection cover 101 at the position where the optical window portion is covered.

Abstract: In the case where a user changes a set state of apparatuses, an apparatus operation control portion repressively controls the apparatuses, in spite of an instruction of a control signal according to that change, so that an increasing amount of power consumption of the apparatuses obtained from an apparatus power consumption measuring portion will not exceed an increasing amount of the generating capacity of a generator obtained from a generating capacity measuring portion so as to gradually bring it closer to a target set state set up by the user.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a lifestyle improvement support system that can impart incentive information, such as points, with accuracy. A lifestyle improvement support system according to the present invention includes: a measurement unit (12) which measures first biological information, which is biological information of a patient and which is reported by the patient; an information input unit (41) which inputs second biological information, which is biological information of the patient and is reported by a third-party institution, and which has a correlation with the first biological information; an incentive information creation unit which creates incentive information, which is information for increasing the incentive for the patient to improve his/her lifestyle, based on the first biological information and the second biological information; and a display unit which displays the incentive information.

Abstract: A challenging target value of a lifestyle that is more appropriate for a user is calculated by correcting an influence of an answering tendency of the user. A target value recording unit (602) of a health care assisting device (600) receives an input of a target value of biological information of the user that is concerned with a challenging item relating to the lifestyle, at the beginning of a predetermined period of time. A measurement value input unit (603) receives an input of a measurement value of the biological information of the user, after the end of the period. An answer sheet input unit (604) receives an input of an answer value which is a self-rated value of the user regarding an achievement level with respect to the target value of the challenging item relating to the lifestyle, after the end of the period.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus system or monitoring health, security or safety includes a pet-type robot; human detecting device detecting that a person is within a predetermined circumference of an electronic apparatus, such as a robot, and outputting the signal; access detecting device detecting access to the electronic apparatus; and access history storing device storing the output from the access detecting means. The electronic apparatus system also includes parameter storing device storing a parameter serving as a reference; and judging device making a judgment on health, security or safety by comparing all or part of access histories obtained after the determination of the parameter with the parameter in the case that the person is detected within the predetermined circumference of the electronic apparatus, or not making the judgment where the person is not detected within the predetermined circumference of the electronic apparatus, such as the robot.

Abstract: A scanner (1) and a printer (2) each comprise a network interface unit (11/21) for transferring data with a network (7), an apparatus information interpretation unit (12/22) for interpreting information from other apparatuses, an apparatus information updating unit (13/23) for updating apparatus information based on this interpretation, and a functional information storing unit (14/24) for storing in advance functional information of its own apparatus. For example, when a new printer (2) is connected to a network (7) to which a scanner (1) is already connected, the printer (2) broadcasts functional information of its own apparatus stored in the function storing unit (14) by means of the network interface unit (21). The scanner (1) recognizes that a new apparatus has been connected and the functions of the new apparatus through the apparatus information interpretation unit (12) that interprets this information.

Abstract: In the case where a user changes a set state of apparatuses, an apparatus operation control portion repressively controls the apparatuses, in spite of an instruction of a control signal according to that change, so that an increasing amount of power consumption of the apparatuses obtained from an apparatus power consumption measuring portion will not exceed an increasing amount of the generating capacity of a generator obtained from a generating capacity measuring portion so as to gradually bring it closer to a target set state set up by the user.

Abstract: A digital camera used for taking photographs is connected to a terminal to print one or more selected among the photographs on the spot. An advertisement supplied from an advertising server is added to the bottom of the printed photograph, to reduce the proportion of cost born by the user with the advertisement charge. After the photograph is printed, the digital camera is collected by the terminal for recycling. The photograph can also be temporarily uploaded to the Web, so that the user can download the photograph to the user's personal computer afterwards.