Abstract: Provided is a genome shuffling technology suited to creating a useful next-generation plant body. Genome shuffling is performed using a polypeptide comprising a first polypeptide region for double-stranded DNA breakage activity and a second polypeptide region for intertissue migration activity.

Abstract: The present technology provides a rubber composition containing: (A) a diene rubber, (B) from 5 to 200 parts by mass of silica per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, (C) from 1 to 20 mass % of a sulfur-containing silane coupling agent relative to the amount of the silica, (D) for example, from 1 to 20 mass % of n-octyltriethoxysilane relative to the amount of the silica; and (E) from 1 to 20 mass % of a glycerol monofatty acid ester derived from a fatty acid having from 8 to 24 carbons relative to the mass of the silica (B).

Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes an absorber layer having a back contact formed on the absorber layer, the back contact having an exposed surface free from a substrate. It further includes a top contact formed in contact with a transparent conductive layer opposite the back contact and a stressor layer forming a superstrate on the absorber layer opposite the back contact.

Abstract: This invention is intended to increase biomass production through suppression of expression of a gene functioning in relation to intracellular vesicular transport or inhibition of functions of a protein encoded by such gene. To this end, expression of a gene encoding the coatomer adapter zeta subunit is suppressed, the coatomer adapter zeta subunit is inhibited, expression of a gene encoding the clathrin adaptor small (sigma) subunit is suppressed, or the clathrin adaptor small (sigma) subunit is inhibited.

Abstract: A method for thermal exfoliation includes providing a target layer on a substrate to form a structure. A stressor layer is deposited on the target layer. The structure is placed in a temperature controlled environment to induce differential thermal expansion between the target layer and the substrate. The target layer is exfoliated from the substrate when a critical temperature is achieved such that the target layer is separated from the substrate to produce a standalone, thin film device.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal authentication device that can suppress a troublesome operation to authenticate a terminal when the terminal is connected to a network. A reception unit receives a beacon signal broadcasted from a terminal. A position determination unit determines the position of the terminal using the received beacon signal. A connection control unit controls the terminal to be connected to a mesh network in the case where the determined position of the terminal is within a predetermined authentication possible region.

Abstract: A rubber composition including 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing natural rubber, and blended with from 40 to 80 parts by mass of carbon black, cobalt neodecanoate borate represented by the following Chemical Formula (1), a phenolic resin, a curing agent, sulfur, and a vulcanization accelerator, wherein the carbon black has DBP oil absorption of from 50×10?5 to 80×10?5 m3/kg, and iodine adsorption of from 100 to 150 g/kg, and a vulcanized rubber has characteristics of a dynamic storage modulus (E?) at a dynamic strain of 2% and at 20° C. of 8 MPa or more, a tangent loss (tan ?) at 60° C. of 0.20 or less, and the number of times of repetition until fracture is caused in a constant strain fatigue test at a strain of 60% and at 400 rpm of 45,000 or more.

Abstract: A diene-based rubber contains natural rubber and specific conjugated diene-based rubber. The content of the natural rubber in the diene-based rubber is 30 to 45 mass %. The content of the specific conjugated diene-based rubber in the diene-based rubber is 30 to 70 mass %. The specific conjugated diene-based rubber is conjugated diene-based rubber produced according to a specific production method. In the conjugated diene-based rubber, the aromatic vinyl unit content, the vinyl bond content, and the weight average molecular weight are within a predetermined range. The CTAB adsorption specific surface area of the silica is 180 m2/g or greater. The content of the silica is less than 60 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene-based rubber.

Abstract: A rubber composition for tires of the present technology contains a diene rubber, silica, a silane coupling agent, a fatty acid metal salt, and a predetermined alkyltrialkoxysilane; the diene rubber containing 60 mass % or greater of a modified conjugated diene rubber and 30 mass % or greater of a particular conjugated diene rubber which corresponds to a part or all of the modified conjugated diene rubber; an average glass transition temperature of the diene rubber being from ?45 to ?20° C.; the particular conjugated diene rubber being a conjugated diene rubber produced by a particular production method and having predetermined ranges of aromatic vinyl unit content, vinyl bond content, and weight average molecular weight.

Abstract: A technique by which the production of plant biomass can be significantly increased is provided. A protein phosphatase 2C gene having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is over-expressed.

Abstract: A method of modifying the genome of an organism, wherein the modification method includes modifying the genome of the organism by using in a cell of the organism a protein having an optimal temperature for double-stranded DNA breakage activity in an ordinary temperature region.

Abstract: Provided is a genome shuffling technology suited to creating a useful next-generation plant body. Genome shuffling is performed using a polypeptide comprising a first polypeptide region for double-stranded DNA breakage activity and a second polypeptide region for intertissue migration activity.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted peripheral object notification system includes a peripheral object detection device detecting an object existing in a periphery of a vehicle, a notification device notifying a driver of an existence of the object detected by the peripheral object detection device, a visual line detector successively detecting a visual line of the driver of the vehicle, and a notification controller setting, as a notification range, a range obtained by excluding a recognition direction range, which is determined based on the visual line detected by the visual line detector, from a reference notification range, which is determined based on an object detection range of the peripheral object detection device. The notification controller controls the notification device to notify the object when the object detected by the peripheral object detection device exists in the notification range.

Abstract: A diene-based rubber contains natural rubber and specific conjugated diene-based rubber. The content of the natural rubber in the diene-based rubber is 30 to 45 mass %. The content of the specific conjugated diene-based rubber in the diene-based rubber is 30 to 70 mass %. The specific conjugated diene-based rubber is conjugated diene-based rubber produced according to a specific production method. In the conjugated diene-based rubber, the aromatic vinyl unit content, the vinyl bond content, and the weight average molecular weight are within a predetermined range. The CTAB adsorption specific surface area of the silica is 180 m2/g or greater. The content of the silica is less than 60 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene-based rubber.

Abstract: A method of inducing genetic recombination, including: allowing a protein having DNA double-stranded cleavage activity to act in cells of a eukaryotic organism which is a polyploidy inherently possessed by a eukaryotic organism. In eukaryotic organisms, various genetic recombination generates new genome set composition. This is done to obtain a population of eukaryotic organisms that hold the modified genomic set.

Abstract: A method includes introducing a protein having double-stranded DNA cleavage activity itself into the eukaryote or a part of the eukaryote, and rearranging DNA of the eukaryote by the protein in the eukaryote or a part of cells of the eukaryote.

Abstract: A method of increasing the biomass of a plant that includes planting a plant having plant cells carrying an exogenous gene that encodes a thermophilic restriction enzyme that promotes double-stranded DNA breakage, and growing the plant at least until after true leaf development, wherein the mean biomass of plants having the plant cells carrying the exogenous gene that are grown at least until after true leaf development is increased in comparison with the mean biomass of plants of the same species that do not carry the exogenous gene that are grown for the same amount of time.

Abstract: A method for producing a plant includes growing a plant from plant cells in which a promoter and a coding sequence under the control of the promoter have been artificially introduced; and selecting the plant in which an amount of phloem tissue is increased 2.0 times or more in comparison with a wild type plant of the same species. The promoter is a promoter for a gene encoding a protein having at least 60% identity with the amino acid sequence of tracheary element differentiation inhibitory factor (TDIF) receptor (TDR) of Arabidopsis thaliana. The coding sequence encodes either (i) a protein having three common sequences composed of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 3 in this order starting from the N-terminal side, or (ii) a protein having 95% or more identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5.

Abstract: A method for thermal exfoliation includes providing a target layer on a substrate to form a structure. A stressor layer is deposited on the target layer. The structure is placed in a temperature controlled environment to induce differential thermal expansion between the target layer and the substrate. The target layer is exfoliated from the substrate when a critical temperature is achieved such that the target layer is separated from the substrate to produce a standalone, thin film device.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted peripheral object notification system includes a peripheral object detection device detecting an object existing in a periphery of a vehicle, a notification device notifying a driver of an existence of the object detected by the peripheral object detection device, a visual line detection unit successively detecting a visual line of the driver of the vehicle, and a notification control unit setting, as a notification range, a range obtained by excluding a recognition direction range, which is determined based on the visual line detected by the visual line detection unit, from a reference notification range, which is determined based on an object detection range of the peripheral object detection device. The notification control unit controls the notification device to notify the object when the object detected by the peripheral object detection device exists in the notification range.