Abstract: Provided is a grain gloss measurement apparatus capable of accurately measuring gloss of grain. A grain gloss measurement apparatus includes a light source to emit light to a measurement region for grain in an oblique direction, a light receiver to receive the light reflected from the measurement region, and a gloss value calculation device to calculate a gloss value of the grain based on the reflected light received by the light receiver. The light source includes a first light source to emit light to the measurement region from one side and a second light source to emit light from another side that is opposite to the first light source across the measurement region. The light emitted from the first light source and the light emitted from the second light source have different wavelengths.

Abstract: Provided is a grain gloss measurement apparatus capable of accurately measuring gloss of grain. A grain gloss measurement apparatus includes a light source to emit light to a measurement region for grain in an oblique direction, a light receiver to receive the light reflected from the measurement region, and a gloss value calculation device to calculate a gloss value of the grain based on the reflected light received by the light receiver. The light source includes a first light source to emit light to the measurement region from one side and a second light source to emit light from another side that is opposite to the first light source across the measurement region. The light emitted from the first light source and the light emitted from the second light source have different wavelengths.

Abstract: A matching portion detector detects matching portions the respective contents of which match each other, in a source program. A similar portion detector detects, on the basis of the matching portions detected by the matching portion detector, similar portions each containing a part that matches a part of another similar portion and another part that does not match, and each satisfying a criterion, in the source program. A non-matching portion analyzer analyzes the similar portion detected by the similar portion detector, and outputs an index indicating a degree of similarity between the similar portion and another similar portion that partially match each other.

Abstract: An electric power management system 1 is comprised of an electric power management device 10, measuring devices 4 and 5, and a database 6. The database 6 has stored system information which specifies, for every electric device, a user entity, a location to supply electric power and an associated measuring device, and has stored a needlessness condition which is configured for every user entity or for every location, and specifies a case where an electric device 2 consumes electric power needlessly.

Abstract: A server device connected to a first player terminal used by a first player and a second player terminal used by a second player to communicate with each other, including: a storage unit that stores player information in which each of items owned by players is associated with each of the players; a reception unit that receives, from the first player terminal, an exchange request to exchange a first item owned by the first player for a second item different from the first item, and receives, from the second player terminal after the exchange request, an acquisition request that the second player acquire the first item in an exchange source from the first player; a judging unit that judges whether or not the second player owns the second item based on the player information when the reception unit receives the acquisition request; and an item exchange processing unit.

Abstract: A matching portion detector (11) detects matching portions the respective contents of which match each other, in a source program (1). A similar portion detector (13) detects, on the basis of the matching portions detected by the matching portion detector (11), similar portions each containing a part that matches a part of another similar portion and another part that does not match, and each satisfying a criterion, in the source program (1). A non-matching portion analyzer (14) analyzes the similar portion detected by the similar portion detector (13), and outputs an index indicating a degree of similarity between the similar portion and another similar portion that partially match each other.

Abstract: A server device connected to a first player terminal used by a first player and a second player terminal used by a second player to communicate with each other, including: a storage unit that stores player information in which each of items owned by players is associated with each of the players; a reception unit that receives, from the first player terminal, an exchange request to exchange a first item owned by the first player for a second item different from the first item, and receives, from the second player terminal after the exchange request, an acquisition request that the second player acquire the first item in an exchange source from the first player; a judging unit that judges whether or not the second player owns the second item based on the player information when the reception unit receives the acquisition request; and an item exchange processing unit.

Abstract: A server device connected to a first player terminal used by a first player and a second player terminal used by a second player to communicate with each other, including: a storage unit that stores player information in which each of items owned by players is associated with each of the players; a reception unit that receives, from the first player terminal, an exchange request to exchange a first item owned by the first player for a second item different from the first item, and receives, from the second player terminal after the exchange request, an acquisition request that the second player acquire the first item in an exchange source from the first player; a judging unit that judges whether or not the second player owns the second item based on the player information when the reception unit receives the acquisition request; and an item exchange processing unit.

Abstract: A server device connected to a first player terminal used by a first player and a second player terminal used by a second player to communicate with each other, including: a storage unit that stores player information in which each of items owned by players is associated with each of the players; a reception unit that receives, from the first player terminal, an exchange request to exchange a first item owned by the first player for a second item different from the first item, and receives, from the second player terminal after the exchange request, an acquisition request that the second player acquire the first item in an exchange source from the first player; a judging unit that judges whether or not the second player owns the second item based on the player information when the reception unit receives the acquisition request; and an item exchange processing unit.

Abstract: An electric power management system 1 is comprised of an electric power management device 10, measuring devices 4 and 5, and a database 6. The database 6 has stored system information which specifies, for every electric device, a user entity, a location to supply electric power and an associated measuring device, and has stored a needlessness condition which is configured for every user entity or for every location, and specifies a case where an electric device 2 consumes electric power needlessly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique of measuring a protein based on a degree of coloring in a liquid sample mixed with a protein measurement indicator. In the present invention, information reflecting creatinine concentration in the liquid sample is obtained, and then an influence quantity caused by creatinine to the protein concentration measurement is eliminated based on the information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dry testing tool with which a metal in the various types of samples such as biological samples, food, and the like can be measured very easily, rapidly, high sensitively, and specifically by a simple colorimetric method and a method for measuring the metal. The dry testing tool of the present invention is a dry testing tool for measuring a metal in a sample, including a porous support and a chelate dye, wherein the chelate dye is bound to the porous support by a hydrophobic bond. The measuring method of the present invention is a method for measuring a metal in a sample, including the steps of: forming a composite of the chelate dye and the metal in the sample by supplying the sample to the porous support to which a chelate dye is bound by a hydrophobic bond; and detecting the metal in the sample using a developed color of the composite.

Abstract: There are provided a gas barrier laminated film, which is transparent while possessing excellent gas barrier properties and, at the same time, has excellent impact resistance, and a process for producing the same. The gas barrier laminated film comprises a base material, a vapor deposited film of an inorganic oxide provided on the base material, and a gas barrier coating film provided on the vapor deposited film. The gas barrier laminated film is characterized in that the base material on its side where the vapor deposited film is provided, has been subjected to pretreatment or primer coating treatment, and the gas barrier coating film has been formed by coating a gas barrier coating liquid onto the inorganic oxide film and then heating the coating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique of measuring a protein based on a degree of coloring in a liquid sample mixed with a protein measurement indicator. In the present invention, information reflecting creatinine concentration in the liquid sample is obtained, and then an influence quantity caused by creatinine to the protein concentration measurement is eliminated based on the information.

Abstract: A testing tool capable of reading out information recorded in an information recording section accurately by optical means is provided. The testing tool of the present invention is for testing a component in a liquid sample, and includes an information recording section in which information is recorded and the information is readable optically. The information recording section has water repellency. Since the information recording section has water repellency, adhesion of the liquid sample to the information recording section is suppressed, and the recorded information can be read out accurately, for example by optical means in an analyzer. The form of the testing tool is not limited particularly, and for example, it may be a container, a test strip and the like.

Abstract: There are provided a gas barrier laminated film, which is transparent while possessing excellent gas barrier properties and, at the same time, has excellent impact resistance, and a process for producing the same. The gas barrier laminated film comprises a base material, a vapor deposited film of an inorganic oxide provided on the base material, and a gas barrier coating film provided on the vapor deposited film. The gas barrier laminated film is characterized in that the base material on its side where the vapor deposited film is provided, has been subjected to pretreatment or primer coating treatment, and the gas barrier coating film has been formed by coating a gas barrier coating liquid onto the inorganic oxide film and then heating the coating.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sample analysis tool that can be fed to an analysis part of an analyzer automatically without causing any inconvenience when set in the analyzer, even in the case where the number of test items to be tested by the sample analysis tool is small. In the sample analysis tool including a substrate and at least one reagent pad provided on the substrate, a balance pad further is provided on the substrate so as to adjust at least one of weight balance and friction balance. The substrate is in a strip-shape. One end portion of the substrate serves as a holding portion and a portion other than the holding portion serves as a reagent pad arrangement region. The at least one reagent pad is provided on a side opposite to a holding portion side in the reagent pad arrangement region and the balance pad is provided on the holding portion side in the reagent pad arrangement region.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sample analysis tool that can provide a sufficient amount of information accurately and allows an analyzer to read out the information without using any special mechanism. In a sample analysis tool 1 including a reagent layer 11 and an information recording layer 12 formed on a substrate 13, the information recording layer is composed of one region or divided into a plurality of regions, and each region is colored with a single color. Information is recorded using at least one of a combination of color intensities over the plurality of regions and an area of each region.

Abstract: An analysis element for analyzing a specific component in a liquid sample is disclosed, which comprises a reagent comprising insoluble particles and boric acid. Furthermore, a method for preparing a reagent liquid for use in the preparation of an analysis element for analyzing a specific component in a liquid sample is disclosed, which comprises adding insoluble particles and boric acid to the reagent liquid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a reagent composition for measurement of ionic strength of liquid samples (especially for measurement of specific gravity of urine), which contains at least one phosphoric diester, at least one pH buffering agent, and at least one pH indicator. The present invention also provides a test tool containing the reagent composition which may be a test strip made by impregnation, coating, or printing of the composition. The reagent composition and the test tool are convenient and less susceptible to pH and temperature of the samples, measurement timing, etc. The compounds shown by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the formula (1) represent straight or branched alkyl groups containing 4-20 carbon atoms, phenyl groups which may be substituted, benzyl groups which may be substituted, or groups containing polyalkylene glycol chains, are preferable as a phosphoric diester.