Abstract: A humidifying unit humidifies a target space, and includes an adsorption member haying moisture adsorption and release areas, a heater that heats the moisture release area, fans to generate an air flow, a housing, an electric component including a heat generating component, and a cooler to air-cool the heat generating component. The housing accommodates the adsorption member, the heater, and the fans. The housing has a humidifying air path through which air taken from outside the housing by the fans is discharged outside the housing via the adsorption member, and a cooling air path in which the to cooler is disposed and air taken from outside the housing by the fans is joined with the humidifying air path. A route of air passing through the humidifying air path from the cooling air path and being discharged outside the housing does not pass through the moisture adsorption area of the adsorption member.

Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated filter, a sample testing tool, and a kit for detecting and/or quantifying a test target substance in a sample (in particular, a liquid sample, for example, raw milk) in a simple manner and with sufficiently high measurement sensitivity and measurement precision. The present invention relates to a laminated filter for detecting and/or quantifying a test target substance in a sample (in particular, a liquid sample, for example, raw milk), wherein the laminated filter contains a plurality of filters, and at least two of the plurality of filters contain a reaction reagent that reacts with the test target substance.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liposome and a liposome composition in which release of a drug in blood is suppressed during accumulation of the liposome and the liposome composition in a target site such as a tumor and the drug is rapidly removed after the liposome and the liposome composition are sufficiently accumulated. According to the present invention, there is provided a liposome containing at least a phospholipid to which a hydrophilic polymer is bonded, a phospholipid having a negative charge within a range of a pH of 6 to 8, and a phospholipid which is electrically neutral within a range of a pH of 6 to 8, in which an average carbon chain length of the phospholipid to which the above-described hydrophilic polymer is bonded is shorter than an average carbon chain length of the above-described phospholipid which is electrically neutral within a range of a pH of 6 to 8.

Abstract: A hollow track body (21) has a plurality of rolling body traveling sections (22) formed in an outer surface of a hollow shaft in an axial direction and is supported by a support body (31) via a plurality of rolling bodies (40) that are rollable along the plurality of rolling body traveling sections (22), wherein a rack teeth array (25) in which roots of teeth penetrate into a hollow section (21h) of the hollow shaft are formed at arc-shaped sections (21a, 21b) formed between the plurality of rolling body traveling sections (22) in the axial direction.

Abstract: An apparatus enabling abnormality detection of a sample. A first interference optical system scans the sample with first signal light from a first sample optical path, making the first signal light interfere with first reference light from a first reference optical path, to detect first interference light. Optical path length difference between the first sample optical path and first reference optical path is changed based on the detection. A change in the optical path length difference is determined. A second interference optical system scans the sample with second signal light from a second sample optical path, making the second signal light interfere with second reference light from a second reference optical path to detect second interference light. Tomographic information of the sample based on detection of the second interference light is determined. A refractive index profile of the sample is obtained based on the change amount information and tomographic information.

Abstract: An apparatus enabling abnormality detection of a sample. A first interference optical system scans the sample with first signal light from a first sample optical path, making the first signal light interfere with first reference light from a first reference optical path, to detect first interference light. Optical path length difference between the first sample optical path and first reference optical path is changed based on the detection. A change in the optical path length difference is determined. A second interference optical system scans the sample with second signal light from a second sample optical path, making the second signal light interfere with second reference light from a second reference optical path to detect second interference light. Tomographic information of the sample based on detection of the second interference light is determined. A refractive index profile of the sample is obtained based on the change amount information and tomographic information.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a phase object identification device and method which can identify a phase object in a completely different manner from conventional methods for observing or measuring a phase object. A phase object identification device 1 for identifying a phase object for changing the phase of light includes a light source 2, a sample holding means 3 for holding a phase object 31 to be identified, a holographic recording medium 4 on which a hologram 41 formed by interference between reference light 25 and object light 24 that is phase-modulated by a known phase object 32 is recorded, and a light detector 5, a phase of light 21 emitted from the light source is modulated by the phase object to be identified to generate sample light 22, the hologram of the holographic recording medium is irradiated with the sample light, reproduced light 23 reproduced from the hologram of the holographic recording medium is detected by the light detector.

Abstract: Provided is a technique of extracting a component in a food from the food by using a reducing agent that is inexpensive and has a mild reducing action. A component in a food is extracted by mixing the food with an extractant containing a sulfite. In addition, the resultant food extract is brought into contact with a specific antibody that specifically recognizes a substance included in a specified ingredient of interest for inspection, to thereby inspect the presence or absence and/or the amount of a specified ingredient in a food by utilizing an immunological measurement method. Further provided is a food inspection kit for inspection of the presence or absence and/or the amount of a specified ingredient in a food, including: (1) an extractant and a sulfite to be added to the extractant, or an extractant including a sulfite added; and (2) an antibody that specifically recognizes a substance included in a specified ingredient of interest for inspection.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a phase object identification device and method which can identify a phase object in a completely different manner from conventional methods for observing or measuring a phase object. A phase object identification device 1 for identifying a phase object for changing the phase of light includes a light source 2, a sample holding means 3 for holding a phase object 31 to be identified, a holographic recording medium 4 on which a hologram 41 formed by interference between reference light 25 and object light 24 that is phase-modulated by a known phase object 32 is recorded, and a light detector 5, a phase of light 21 emitted from the light source is modulated by the phase object to be identified to generate sample light 22, the hologram of the holographic recording medium is irradiated with the sample light, reproduced light 23 reproduced from the hologram of the holographic recording medium is detected by the light detector.

Abstract: Provided is a technique of extracting a component in a food from the food by using a reducing agent that is inexpensive and has a mild reducing action. A component in a food is extracted by mixing the food with an extractant containing a sulfite. In addition, the resultant food extract is brought into contact with a specific antibody that specifically recognizes a substance included in a specified ingredient of interest for inspection, to thereby inspect the presence or absence and/or the amount of a specified ingredient in a food by utilizing an immunological measurement method. Further provided is a food inspection kit for inspection of the presence or absence and/or the amount of a specified ingredient in a food, including: (1) an extractant and a sulfite to be added to the extractant, or an extractant including a sulfite added; and (2) an antibody that specifically recognizes a substance included in a specified ingredient of interest for inspection.

Abstract: A checking system is provided for making it possible to carry out an effective censor for browsing image data that can be in a browsing state at a site on a network An image data checking system is provided with an image database (2) in which a plurality of registering image data are registered; a retrieving light generating means (3) for generating retrieving light in accordance with browsing image data; a checking means (4) for checking the browsing image data and the registering image data, wherein the image database has a holographic recording medium (20) provided with a hologram recording layer (21) on which image data are recorded by an interference fringe (24) resulting from information light (32) generated in accordance with the registering image data and reference mark light (33) generated in accordance with a reference mark, and the checking means irradiates the retrieving light (36) generated by the retrieving light generating means to the hologram recording layer, detects a reference mark light (3