Abstract: A curved line specifying apparatus includes a curved surface specifying section for receiving a curved surface specifying operation in which a curved surface S in a virtual three-dimensional space is specified and a cross section image display section for outputting, to a display, the curved surface in which a cross section image of a three-dimensional image is embedded, pixel values of the cross section image being voxel values assigned to voxels on the curved surface S.

Abstract: A region data editing apparatus includes a contour deforming section for receiving a contour deforming operation in which a contour of a region in a three-dimensional image is deformed, a boundary surface deforming section for deforming a boundary surface ?D in such a manner that the boundary surface ?D follows the contour deformed by the contour deforming operation, and a region data updating section for updating region data in such a manner that the region data thus updated represents an inside of the boundary surface which has been deformed by the boundary surface deforming section.

Abstract: The oil for metal working according to the invention is an oil for metal working comprising a triester of fatty acids and glycerin, wherein the content of oleic acid in the fatty acids is 40-98% by mass based on the total amount of the fatty acids. The oil for metal working of the invention can achieve a high level of machining performance without using a chlorine-based extreme pressure agent.

Abstract: This invention provides an oil composition for cutting and grinding by minimum quantity lubrication system, characterized by comprising an ester oil with a kinematic viscosity of 0.5-20 mm2/s at 100° C., and an ester-based polymer with a kinematic viscosity exceeding 20 mm2/s at 100° C. and an average molecular weight of 5,000-10,000,000. The oil composition for cutting and grinding by minimum quantity lubrication system according to the invention can achieve an excellent balance between misting property and inhibition of floating mist and ensure that an adequate amount reaches the working section, for cutting and grinding by minimum quantity lubrication system.

Abstract: An artificial bone forming method, comprising a) a powder layer forming step (32) for forming, into a flat powder layer (6), a powder bone material (5) having biocompatibility and hardening by hydration, b) a partial hardening step (34) for jetting an aqueous solution (7) with biocompatibility to a part of the powder layer to harden a jetted portion (6a) by hydration, and c) an artificial bone forming step (36) for repeating the steps a) and b) for lamination to form a specified artificial bone (9) of a predetermined three-dimensional structure in which the hardened portions (6a) are connected to each other.

Abstract: An oil composition for cutting and grinding by minimal quantity lubrication system and for sliding surface according to the present invention comprises an ester and a sulfur compound and/or a phosphorus compound.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, method and computer program that controls so that an image of image data is displayed on a display unit, controls so that a region of interest is indicated on the displayed image to acquire image data of the region of interest, generates an extraction region extracted from the image data by using each of the image segmentation algorithms to acquire the image data of the extraction region, calculates similarity by comparing the image data of the extraction region with the image data of the region of interest to select the image segmentation algorithm having highest similarity, and outputs image data extracted using the selected image segmentation algorithm to the display unit.

Abstract: An artificial bone forming method, comprising a) a powder layer forming step (32) for forming, into a flat powder layer (6), a powder bone material (5) having biocompatibility and hardening by hydration, b) a partial hardening step (34) for jetting an aqueous solution (7) with biocompatibility to a part of the powder layer to harden a jetted portion (6a) by hydration, and c) an artificial bone forming step (36) for repeating the steps a) and b) for lamination to form a specified artificial bone (9) of a predetermined three-dimensional structure in which the hardened portions (6a) are connected to each other.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a gene expression image constructing method and a gene expression image constructing system being able to three-dimensionally show expression patterns of a vastly larger number of genes (specifically, about 30,000 genes). In the present invention, a sample is cut, images of sections of the cut sample are picked up and a stereoscopic image of sample, which is a three-dimensional image of the sample, is constructed based on a plurality of picked-up section images, the amount of expression of genes present in the sample is measured based on a plurality of slices prepared when the sample is cut, and a gene expression image in which an expression state of genes present in the sample and a stereoscopic image of sample are associated with each other is constructed based on a predetermined image reconstruction technique from the constructed stereoscopic image of sample and the measured amount of expression.

Abstract: An oil for cutting and grinding by minimal quantity lubrication system and for sliding surface according to the present invention comprises an ester, and is used as a lubricating oil for cutting and grinding suitable for a cutting and grinding method by minimal quantity lubrication system, and also used as a lubricating oil for sliding surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil, a compressor oil composition, a hydraulic oil composition, a metalworking oil composition, a heat treating oil composition, a lubricating oil composition for machine tools and a lubricating oil composition which comprise a lubricating oil base oil having % CA of not more than 2, % CP/% CN of not less than 6 and an iodine value of not more than 2.5.

Abstract: An oil composition for cutting and grinding by minimal quantity lubrication system and for sliding surface according to the present invention comprises an ester and a sulfur compound and/or a phosphorus compound.

Abstract: This invention provides an oil composition for cutting and grinding by minimum quantity lubrication system, characterized by comprising an ester oil with a kinematic viscosity of 0.5-20 mm2/s at 100° C., and an ester-based polymer with a kinematic viscosity exceeding 20 mm2/s at 100° C. and an average molecular weight of 5,000-10,000,000. The oil composition for cutting and grinding by minimum quantity lubrication system according to the invention can achieve an excellent balance between misting property and inhibition of floating mist and ensure that an adequate amount reaches the working section, for cutting and grinding by minimum quantity lubrication system.

Abstract: An oil composition for cutting and grinding by minimal quantity lubrication system and for sliding surface according to the present invention comprises an ester and a sulfur compound and/or a phosphorus compound.

Abstract: Assuming that there are three continuous frames, i.e, cross sectional images of an organism, a dummy region of interest (ROI) is specified manually in the first frame, a temporary ROI is set in the second frame at the same position as that of the dummy ROI in the first frame. Whether a specific region in the second frame is inside or outside of a true ROI is judged based on the initial judgment criterion and values of pixels in the specific region. Whether a specific region in the third frame is inside or outside of the true ROI is judged based on values of pixels of regions that have been judged to be inside the region of interest in the second frame.

Abstract: A first oil for metal working of the invention comprises an ester oil and a hydrocarbon oil with a kinematic viscosity of 1-20 mm2/s at 40° C. A second oil for metal working of the invention employs an ester oil as the base oil and has a moisture content of 200-20,000 ppm. The first and second oils for metal working have excellent properties as water-insoluble oils for non-ferrous metal working and as oils for cutting and grinding in a minimum quantity lubrication system, and can therefore achieve improved working efficiency and extended tool life.

Abstract: In order to make observation of localizations of in vivo expressed genes possible in an entire individual living organism such as animals, and plants, a living genetic recombinant specimen containing a marker that can be detected at the time when specific genes are expressed is sequentially severed, sectional images each of which corresponds to an image of sections severed are photographed in every scissions of the living specimen, and three-dimensional observation of the living specimen is implemented on the basis of the images photographed in every scissions described above, whereby three-dimensional localizations of expressed genes are observed in the living specimen.

Abstract: An artificial bone forming method, comprising a) a powder layer forming step (32) for forming, into a flat powder layer (6), a powder bone material (5) having biocompatibility and hardening by hydration, b) a partial hardening step (34) for jetting an aqueous solution (7) with biocompatibility to a part of the powder layer to harden a jetted portion (6a) by hydration, and c) an artificial bone forming step (36) for repeating the steps a) and b) for lamination to form a specified artificial bone (9) of a predetermined three-dimensional structure in which the hardened portions (6a) are connected to each other.

Abstract: A metal part is uniformly cooled by uniformly breaking a vapor film formed when a cooling liquid vaporizes on a surface of the metal part. Oscillations are applied to the vapor film formed on the surface of the metal part, whereby the vapor film is broken without the stirring of a cooling liquid 1. The cooling liquid 1 is stirred after the vapor film begins to be broken, whereby bubbles formed by the breakage of the vapor film are caused to diffuse in the cooling liquid 1.

Abstract: Presented are a shape measuring step (A) in which the size L of an eyeball 1 and the shape R of the eyeground 2 are measured, an eyeball setting step (B) for setting an eyeball template 3, an eyeground image taking step (C) for taking images of the eyeground including superimposed portions d by shifting the imaging positions, a parameter setting step (D) for obtaining an eyeball parameter g that represents the positional relationship between the eyeground and images, an image pasting step (F) for pasting a number of images on the eyeball template, and a three dimensional image displaying step (H) for displaying three dimensional eyeground images 5 on the eyeball template on a display device 16.