Abstract: The present invention provides a novel peptide that has an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 18, and binds to an active protease but does not bind to a pro-protease.

Abstract: An image pickup unit includes: an image sensor; a physical quantity detection sensor; and a holding member that is provided with a wiring connection member to which a cable is connected, in which a distal end of the stress detection sensor is provided between the physical quantity detection sensor and the wiring connection member.

Abstract: A resin composition for a sealant, comprising an ethylene/polar monomer copolymer (A), an adhesion-imparting resin (B) and a 4-methyl-1-pentene/?-olefin copolymer (C), a content of the 4-methyl-1-pentene/?-olefin copolymer (C) being from 1% by mass to 20% by mass with respect to a total mass of the resin composition for a sealant.

Abstract: A laminated product for flexible packaging is provided, in which at least a paper substrate layer, an adhesive layer, a barrier layer, and a sealant layer are laminated in this order, the adhesive layer contains an ionomer (A) of an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer, and a content of metal ions represented by X×Y/100 is equal to or more than 4.0 and equal to or less than 20.0 when a content of unsaturated carboxylic acid in an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer (A1) constituting the ionomer (A) of the ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer is X [mass %], and a degree of neutralization of the ionomer (A) of the ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer is Y [mol %].

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a laminate for a paper container (100). The laminate for a paper container (100) includes a laminate (140) in which a paper base material layer (110), an adhesive layer (120), and a barrier layer (130) are laminated in this order. The adhesive layer (120) includes a resin composition (A) containing one type or more selected from the group consisting of an ethylene/unsaturated carboxylic acid/unsaturated carboxylic acid ester copolymer, an ethylene/unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer, and an ethylene/unsaturated carboxylic acid ester copolymer and including at least the ethylene/unsaturated carboxylic acid/unsaturated carboxylic acid ester copolymer. A melt flow rate (MFR) of the resin composition (A) at 190° C. and with a load of 2160 g is 9.0 g/10 min or less, based on JIS K7210: 1999.

Abstract: An adhesive resin composition contains an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A) in which a content of a structural unit derived from vinyl acetate is 3% by mass or more and 18% by mass or less, and a melt mass flow rate (MFR, JIS K 7210:1999, 190° C., 2160 g load) is 5 g/10 min or more and 40 g/10 min or less, a tackifier resin (B), and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (C) having a viscosity of 15,000 mPa·s or more and 300,000 mPa·s or less measured at 18° C. using a Brookfield viscometer.

Abstract: A resin composition for a sealant, comprising an ethylene/polar monomer copolymer (A), an adhesion-imparting resin (B) and a 4-methyl-1-pentene/?-olefin copolymer (C), a content of the 4-methyl-1-pentene/?-olefin copolymer (C) being from 1% by mass to 20% by mass with respect to a total mass of the resin composition for a sealant.

Abstract: The laminated film (10) of the present invention is a laminated film including at least a substrate layer (A) and an ionomer resin layer (B) provided on one surface of the substrate layer (A), the ionomer resin layer (B) including an ionomer of ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer (B1) . When a content of unsaturated carboxylic acid in the ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer (B2) constituting the ionomer of ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer (B1) is designated as X [mass %], and a degree of neutralization of the ionomer of ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer (B1) is designated as Y [mol %], a metal ion content represented by the formula: X×Y/100 is more than 5.0 and less than or equal to 20.0.

Abstract: An imaging device includes: an imaging element that generates an image signal of a subject; an observation method determining unit that determines, based on identification information indicating types of a control device connected to the imaging device, whether the control device adopts a first observation method for processing an image signal indicating a plurality of images of the subject per one frame period or a second observation method for processing an image signal indicating a single image of the subject per one frame period; and a data reducing unit. If the control device adopts the second observation method, the data reducing unit reduces a data amount of the image signal to be transmitted to the control device per unit time such that a transmission rate indicating the data amount of the image signal per unit time is acceptable to the control device that adopts the second observation method.

Abstract: An endoscope includes: a CMOS image sensor including only a vertical OB pixel region as an optical black pixel region, and a horizontal OB pixel region generation processing section that reads a photoelectric conversion signal generated in an effective pixel region in the CMOS image sensor and an OB signal generated in the vertical OB pixel region, adds the OB signal generated in the vertical OB pixel region to the beginning or end of each row of the photoelectric conversion signal which has been generated in the effective pixel region and read out for each row, and outputs a signal to which the OB signal is added.

Abstract: An endoscope is an endoscope connectable to a processor provided with a high frequency component enhancement circuit configured to perform, for an image pickup signal having an attenuated high frequency component, enhancement correction of the high frequency component, the endoscope including: a CMOS image sensor provided with an image pickup portion configured to pick up an optical image of a subject and generate an analog image pickup signal and an A/D converting portion configured to convert the analog image pickup signal to a digital image pickup signal and output the digital image pickup signal; a cable for transmitting the digital image pickup signal; and a filter having frequency characteristics equalizing frequency characteristics of the high frequency component enhancement circuit.

Abstract: An endoscope is an endoscope connectable to a processor provided with a high frequency component enhancement circuit configured to perform, for an image pickup signal having an attenuated high frequency component, enhancement correction of the high frequency component, the endoscope including: a CMOS image sensor provided with an image pickup portion configured to pick up an optical image of a subject and generate an analog image pickup signal and an A/D converting portion configured to convert the analog image pickup signal to a digital image pickup signal and output the digital image pickup signal; a cable for transmitting the digital image pickup signal; and a filter having frequency characteristics equalizing frequency characteristics of the high frequency component enhancement circuit.

Abstract: An endoscope includes: a CMOS image sensor including only a vertical OB pixel region as an optical black pixel region, and a horizontal OB pixel region generation processing section that reads a photoelectric conversion signal generated in an effective pixel region in the CMOS image sensor and an OB signal generated in the vertical OB pixel region, adds the OB signal generated in the vertical OB pixel region to the beginning or end of each row of the photoelectric conversion signal which has been generated in the effective pixel region and read out for each row, and outputs a signal to which the OB signal is added.

Abstract: An imaging device includes: an imaging element that generates an image signal of a subject; an observation method determining unit that determines, based on identification information indicating types of a control device connected to the imaging device, whether the control device adopts a first observation method for processing an image signal indicating a plurality of images of the subject per one frame period or a second observation method for processing an image signal indicating a single image of the subject per one frame period; and a data reducing unit. If the control device adopts the second observation method, the data reducing unit reduces a data amount of the image signal to be transmitted to the control device per unit time such that a transmission rate indicating the data amount of the image signal per unit time is acceptable to the control device that adopts the second observation method.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup device for picking up an image of an object; a reception portion that is provided in a processor including a signal processing portion processes an image signal obtained by picking up the object with the image pickup device, and that receives a first synchronization signal generated in a first synchronization signal generation portion and is transmitted through a cable; a calculation portion that sequentially detects a plurality of periods of the first synchronization signal that the reception portion receives, and carries out processing to perform a calculation that determines an average value of the detected plurality of periods of the first synchronization signal; and a second synchronization signal generation portion that generates a second synchronization signal taking a value based on a calculation result of the calculation portion as a period, and supplies the second synchronization signal to the image pickup device.

Abstract: An endoscope system has an image pickup section and a processor. The image pickup section has a control register section which controls a sensor section, a nonvolatile memory which stores first setup data, a control signal interface section which sets the first setup data in the control register section, and an initialization check register which senses an abnormality in the control register section. When an abnormality is sensed, the control signal interface section reads out the setup data from the nonvolatile memory and performs control so as to reset the setup data in the control register section. The control signal interface section further has a memory which stores reset occurrence information upon occurrence of reset. The processor includes a control section which reads out the reset occurrence information from the memory, and, when reset is detected, transmits second setup information held by the processor to the image pickup section.

Abstract: An endoscope system according to the present invention includes: a CMOS imaging element; a timing generator and an AFE unit that are provided on a board connected to a light receiving unit and reads pixel information by causing the pixel information to be output from a pixel designated as a target to be read in the CMOS imaging element; a control circuit that is provided on the board and controls a pixel information output process by a light receiving unit and a pixel information reading process by the timing generator and the AFE unit; and an abnormality determining unit that determines whether there is an abnormality in the pixel information read by the timing generator and the AFE unit and outputs, to the control circuit, a notification signal for causing the control circuit to execute control on an occurrence of the abnormality.

Abstract: An endoscope includes: an image pickup device mounted in a distal end portion of an insertion portion; wiring that transmits a power supply having a plurality of different power supply voltages for driving the image pickup device, a drive signal that drives the image pickup device, an image pickup signal that is outputted from the image pickup device, and a ground level; a substrate on which a connector that relays the wiring is provided; a first voltage comparing portion that compares the plurality of different power supply voltages; a power supply generation portion that generates a plurality of second power supply voltages; a second voltage comparing portion that compares the plurality of second power supply voltages; and a power supply control portion that controls a supply of power to the image pickup device based on comparison results of the first and second voltage comparing portions.

Abstract: An endoscope system 100 is provided with an optical fiber cable 31 and an electrical cable 32a that transmit pixel information output by a light receiving part 28, an image processor 42 that generates an image based on the pixel information transmitted from the optical fiber cable 31 or the pixel information transmitted from the electrical cable 32a, and a control unit 55 that controls a display unit 71 to display the image generated by the image processor 42, determines whether or not a transmission abnormality is present in the optical fiber cable 31, and selects, as pixel information as a target to be processed by the image processor 42, one of the pixel information transmitted from the optical fiber cable 31 and the pixel information transmitted from the electrical cable 32a depending on a presence of the transmission abnormality in the optical fiber cable 31.

Abstract: An image pickup system includes an image pickup device (CIS) provided with a TG which generates a first reference synchronization signal and includes a synchronization signal self-generating counter, and a processor provided with a TG that generates a second reference synchronization signal and a reference synchronization signal comparing section that compares the first reference synchronization signal superimposed on a video signal with the second reference synchronization signal, in which when a shift occurs between the first reference synchronization signal and the second reference synchronization signal, the processor transmits the second reference synchronization signal or phase correction amount information to the CIS, and the TG changes a timing of the first reference synchronization signal according to the second reference synchronization signal or the phase correction amount information.