Abstract: A photochromic composition contains, in a predetermined combination: one or more photochromic compounds represented by General Formula 1; and one or more selected from the group consisting of a photochromic compound represented by General Formula A, a photochromic compound represented by General Formula B, and a photochromic compound represented by General Formula C.

Abstract: A sample scraping method and a sample scraping device capable of efficiently scraping and collecting a biological tissue section without waste while suppressing contamination is provided. In a sample scraping method for scraping and collecting a biological tissue section held on a slide, the FFPE section held on the slide is heated, and the heated FFPE section is scraped by a blade such that the FFPE section that has been scraped off and remains on the blade is collected in a container.

Abstract: A physiological parameter processing apparatus includes an input interface section that acquires respiration data produced based on a respiratory gas that is obtained from at least one of a mouth and nose of a subject, and an analyzing section that analyzes in real time the respiration data acquired through the input interface section, and that produces analysis result data which can be displayed in real time.

Abstract: Provided are: an ion-conductive solid which can be produced by heat treatment at a low temperature and which has high ion conductivity; and, an all-solid-state battery having the ion-conductive solid. An ion-conductive solid containing an oxide represented by the general formula Li6-3a-2b-c-dYi1-c-dAlaMgbZrcCedB3O9; and, an all-solid-state battery having at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte, at least one element selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte containing the ion-conductive solid (In the formula, a is such that 0.000?a?0.800, b is such that 0.000?b?0.800, c is such that 0.000?c?0.400, d is such that 0.000?d?0.400, and a and b are real numbers satisfying 0.005?a+b?0.800.).

Abstract: One mode of a method for analyzing acylcarnitine according to the present invention is a method for analyzing C5 acylcarnitine using a tandem mass spectrometer, the method including: a measurement step of performing MRM measurement on a specimen according to at least one of MRM transitions of m/z 24>187, m/z 246>57, m/z 246>41, and m/z 246>29; and a processing step of distinguishing between isovalerylcarnitine and pivaloylcarnitine which is an isomer of isovalervicarnitine in the specimen or determining whether or not C5 acylcarnitine in the specimen includes pivaloylcarnitine, using a measurement result obtained in the measurement step. This makes it possible to satisfactorily distinguish between isovalerylcarnitine and pivaloylcarnitine, which have been conventionally difficult to distinguish.

Abstract: In a dispensing system, a body is arranged outside a specimen processing cabinet, and in a state where a hand and a dispenser are inserted into the specimen processing cabinets, a specimen accommodated in a specimen container held by the hand is dispensed into a dispensing container by the dispenser.

Abstract: Provided is a method by which the disaccharides derived from glycosaminoglycans can be analyzed in a stable and highly reproduceable manner. A method for analyzing a glycosaminoglycan according to the present invention includes: a first process for producing a plurality of kinds of disaccharides derived from a glycosaminoglycan in a biological sample by adding a plurality of kinds of glycosaminoglycan-specific enzymes to the biological sample: and a second process for separating and analyzing the plurality of kinds of disaccharides by a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method, where a column used for liquid chromatography in the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method is a column packed with a stationary-phase support to which an amide group as a functional group is bound, or a column packed with a stationary-phase support to which an adamantyl group as a functional group is bound.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal driver. The liquid crystal panel includes a segment electrode, a segment signal line connected to the segment electrode, and a segment signal line connected to the segment electrode. The liquid crystal driver includes a segment terminal to be connected to the segment signal line, a segment driving circuit that outputs a segment driving signal to the segment terminal, a segment terminal to be connected to the segment signal line, and an anomalous segment detection circuit that detects anomalous driving of the segment electrode based on a segment monitoring signal that is input to the segment terminal from the segment electrode via the segment signal line.

Abstract: Provided is an Fe—Pt—BN-based sputtering target that has a high relative density and that suppresses particle generation. The Fe—Pt—BN-based sputtering target has, as a residue after dissolution in aqua regia measured by a procedure below, the particle size distribution in which D90 is 5.5 ?m or less and a proportion of fine particles smaller than 1 ?m is 35% or less. The procedure includes: (1) cutting out an about 4 mm-square sample piece from the sputtering target, followed by pulverizing to prepare a pulverized product; (2) classifying the pulverized product using sieves of 106 ?m and 300 ?m in opening size and collecting a powder that has passed through the 300 ?m sieve and remained on the 106 ?m sieve; (3) immersing the powder in aqua regia heated to 200° C. to prepare a residue-containing solution in which the powder has been dissolved; (4) filtering the residue-containing solution through a 5A filter paper specified in JIS P 3801 and drying a residue on the filter paper at 80° C.

Abstract: A circuit device 10 includes a register 30, an access control circuit 20 that controls access to a nonvolatile memory 70 and loads setting data of the circuit device 10 stored in the nonvolatile memory 70 in the register 30, and an error detection circuit 40. The access control circuit 20 performs a refresh operation that reloads the setting data stored in the nonvolatile memory 70 in the register 30. The error detection circuit 40 reads data for comparison that has been reloaded in the register 30 from the register 30, compares the data for comparison that was read with an expected value of the data for comparison, and performs access control error detection based on the comparison result.

Abstract: An ion conductive solid comprising an oxide represented by general formula: Li6-x-y-2zY1-x-y-zM1xM2yM3zB3O9 in formula, M1 and M2 are each independently at least one metal element selected from a group of Zr, Ce and Sn, M3 is Nb, and x, y, and z represent real numbers satisfying 0.000?x+y<1.000, 0.000?z?1.000, and 0.000<x+y+z<1.000.

Abstract: A problem of particle generation in an Fe-Pt-BN-based sputtering target having a high relative density is resolved by an approach different from conventional methods. An Fe-Pt-BN-based sputtering target having a relative density of 90% or more and a Vickers hardness of 150 or less can reduce the number of particles generated during magnetron sputtering.

Abstract: A sample scraping method and a sample scraping device capable of efficiently scraping and collecting a biological tissue section without waste while suppressing contamination is provided. In a sample scraping method for scraping and collecting a biological tissue section held on a slide, the FFPE section held on the slide is heated, and the heated FFPE section is scraped by a blade such that the FFPE section that has been scraped off and remains on the blade is collected in a container.

Abstract: An information generating apparatus is provided with an acquirer and a controller. The acquirer is configured to acquire respiratory waveform data about respiratory pressure of a subject. The controller is configured to compare the respiratory waveform data acquired by the acquirer with preset respiratory reference waveform data, so as to generate respiratory depth information representing respiratory depth of the respiratory waveform data with respect to the respiratory reference waveform data.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal driver. The liquid crystal panel includes a segment electrode, a segment signal line connected to the segment electrode, and a segment signal line connected to the segment electrode. The liquid crystal driver includes a segment terminal to be connected to the segment signal line, a segment driving circuit that outputs a segment driving signal to the segment terminal, a segment terminal to be connected to the segment signal line, and an anomalous segment detection circuit that detects anomalous driving of the segment electrode based on a segment monitoring signal that is input to the segment terminal from the segment electrode via the segment signal line.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device (300) includes a liquid crystal panel (200) and a liquid crystal driver (100) that drives the liquid crystal panel (200). The liquid crystal panel (200) includes a segment electrode (ESD1) and segment signal lines (LSD1, LSD2) that are connected to the segment electrode (ESD1). The liquid crystal driver (100) includes segment terminals (TSD1, TSD2) to be connected to the segment signal lines (LSD1, LSD2), and a segment driving circuit. The segment driving circuit outputs a first segment driving signal to the segment signal line (LSD1) through the segment terminal (TSD1), and outputs a second segment driving signal to the segment signal line (LSD2) through the segment terminal (TSD2).

Abstract: A liquid crystal device (300) includes a liquid crystal panel (200) and a liquid crystal driver (100). The liquid crystal panel (200) includes a segment electrode (ESD1), a segment signal line (LSD1) connected to the segment electrode (ESD1), and a segment signal line (LSD2) connected to the segment electrode (ESD1). The liquid crystal driver (100) includes a segment terminal (TSD1) to be connected to the segment signal line (LSD1), a segment driving circuit that outputs a segment driving signal to the segment terminal (TSD1), a segment terminal (TSD2) to be connected to the segment signal line (LSD2), and an anomalous segment detection circuit that detects anomalous driving of the segment electrode (ESD1) based on a segment monitoring signal that is input to the segment terminal (TSD2) from the segment electrode (ESD1) via the segment signal line (LSD2).

Abstract: In a control circuit 500, a data transmission circuit 503 transmits image data Dp, and a code generation circuit 511 generates a first code CDa from the image data Dp. In a data line drive circuit 200, which is a drive signal generation circuit, a data reception circuit 201 receives the image data Dp, a code generation circuit 203 generates a second code CDb from the image data Dp, and a code transmission circuit 204 transmits the generated code as a code CDc. In the control circuit 500, a code reception circuit 512 receives the code CDc and outputs the received code CDc as the second code CDd, a comparison circuit 521 of an error detection circuit 520 detects an error in the image data DP received data line drive circuit 200 based on the first code CDa and the second code CDd.

Abstract: A display driver (10) includes a power supply circuit (60) that generates at least one power supply voltage, a drive circuit (20) that drives an electro-optical panel (150) based on the at least one power supply voltage, and a control circuit (50) that controls the power supply circuit (60) based on a control signal, a first monitoring circuit (M1) that monitors the control signal on the control circuit (50) side, and a second monitoring circuit (M2) that monitors the control signal on the power supply circuit (60) side.

Abstract: A liquid crystal driver (100) includes: a segment driving circuit (150) that outputs a segment driving signal (SGQ) for driving a segment electrode of a liquid crystal panel, a first segment terminal (TSD1) from which a segment driving signal (SGQ) is to be output to the segment electrode, a second segment terminal (TSD2) to which a segment monitoring signal (SMN), which is a monitoring signal from the segment electrode, is to be input, and an anomalous segment detection circuit (160) that detects anomalous driving of the segment electrode based on the segment monitoring signal (SMN).