Abstract: A point cloud data processing device extracts features of an object from point cloud data thereof and automatically generates a three-dimensional model in a short time. The device includes a non-plane removing unit for removing points of non-plane areas from the point cloud data, and a plane labeling unit for adding identical labels to points in the same planes other than the points that are removed by the non-plane removing unit so as to segment the point cloud data into planes. The device also includes a three-dimensional edge extracting unit for extracting three-dimensional edges based on at least one of lines of intersections of the segmented planes and convex lines that convexly cover the segmented planes. The device further includes a two-dimensional edge extracting unit for extracting two-dimensional edges from within the segmented planes, and an edge integrating unit for integrating the three-dimensional edges and the two-dimensional edges.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to discover a novel component of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and to provide the same as a novel biomarker of a cardiovascular disease or a renal disease. This invention provides a novel peptide associated with the renin-angiotensin system comprising the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or an amino acid sequence derived therefrom by deletion, substitution, or addition of one to several amino acids other than the asparagine residue at position 14 and an N-linked glycan added thereto at the asparagine residue at position 14. With the use of such peptide as a biomarker, a renal disease or a cardiovascular disease can be diagnosed at an early stage in a simple manner without imposing burdens on a subject.

Abstract: A processing for specifying a correspondence relationship of feature points between two sets of optical data can be highly precise and efficiently carried out. The correspondence relationship of the perpendicular edges is obtained based on the assumption that the object is a building, in the processing for integrating the three-dimensional model obtained from the point cloud position data and the three-dimensional model obtained from the stereophotographic image. In this case, one perpendicular edge is defined by the relative position relationship with the other perpendicular edge, and the correspondence relationship is high-precisely and rapidly searched.

Abstract: A technique is provided for efficiently process three-dimensional point cloud position data that are obtained at different viewpoints. A projecting plane is set in a measurement space as a parameter for characterizing a target plane contained in plural planes that form an object. The target plane and other planes are projected on the projecting plane. Then, a distance between each plane and the projecting plane is calculated at each grid point on the projecting plane, and the calculated matrix data is used as a range image that characterizes the target plane. The range image is also formed with respect to the other planes and with respect to planes that are viewed from another viewpoint. The range images of the two viewpoints are compared, and a pair of the planes having the smallest difference between the range images thereof is identified as matching planes between the two viewpoints.

Abstract: A technique is provided for efficiently process three-dimensional point cloud position data that are obtained at different viewpoints. A projecting plane is set in a measurement space as a parameter for characterizing a target plane contained in plural planes that form an object. The target plane and other planes are projected on the projecting plane. Then, a distance between each plane and the projecting plane is calculated at each grid point on the projecting plane, and the calculated matrix data is used as a range image that characterizes the target plane. The range image is also formed with respect to the other planes and with respect to planes that are viewed from another viewpoint. The range images of the two viewpoints are compared, and a pair of the planes having the smallest difference between the range images thereof is identified as matching planes between the two viewpoints.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a chamber frame for a dialyzer, which is readily produced, has a stable quality, is inexpensive and is excellent in sealing property and heat resistance. A cut frame 1 is set on an unshown table of an impulse welder 30, distributors 13 are fitted into communicating passage 9 and communicating passages 11, and a net 15 is positioned so as to cover a central opening 3. Welded portions A and B, and the welded portions C and D are subjected to impulse welding. Mounting of the net 15 as a spacer and mounting of the distributors 13 are carried out simultaneously by a single pressing operation. After that, the welded portions of the net are deburred, and correction work is performed on defects.

Abstract: A clamping device for a dialyzer includes a holding member having a supply port and a discharge port for permitting a liquid to be treated to flow through the desalination chambers and the concentration chambers; a clamping member for clamping the holding member by a certain clamping pressure; a lattice structure having a contact portion configured to be brought into contact with an electrode frame or be brought into contact with an electrode frame through a certain plate-shaped member such that the clamping member clamps the electrode frame, the chamber frames and the exchange membranes through the contact portion by tightening the clamping members; and the lattice structure having a pitch width of at least 10 mm and at most 50 mm.

Abstract: A technique is provided for efficiently process three-dimensional point cloud position data that are obtained at different viewpoints. A projecting plane is set in a measurement space as a parameter for characterizing a target plane contained in plural planes that form an object. The target plane and other planes are projected on the projecting plane. Then, a distance between each plane and the projecting plane is calculated at each grid point on the projecting plane, and the calculated matrix data is used as a range image that characterizes the target plane. The range image is also formed with respect to the other planes and with respect to planes that are viewed from another viewpoint. The range images of the two viewpoints are compared, and a pair of the planes having the smallest difference between the range images thereof is identified as matching planes between the two viewpoints.

Abstract: An edge extraction device can reduce detected noise other than a contour of an article, and can improve the operability. The edge extraction device includes: an edge detection section which calculates edge strength from an image and detects an edge; a labeling processing section which performs labeling processing on the edge detected by the edge detection section and calculates a length of the edge; an edge enhancement processing section which performs edge enhancement processing by using a value corresponding to the length of the edge, which is calculated by the labeling processing section, and the edge strength, which is calculated by the edge detection; and an edge extraction section which performs binarization processing on a value of the image, which is enhanced by the edge enhancement processing section, by using an adjustable threshold value, and extracts a predetermined edge.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide methods for preventing or treating a steroid-resistant or steroid-dependent inflammatory bowel disease. The object can be achieved by a method for preventing or treating a steroid-resistant or steroid-dependent inflammatory bowel disease in a patient in need of the prevention or treatment of the inflammatory bowel disease, comprises administering an effective amount of adrenomedullin, a modified product thereof having an activity of suppressing steroid-resistant or steroid-dependent inflammation, or a salt thereof having an activity of suppressing steroid-resistant or steroid-dependent inflammation, to the patient.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition having the effect of suppressing matrix metalloproteinase activity. Specifically, the present invention relates to a composition suppressing matrix metalloproteinase activity containing a glycolysis inhibitor as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A point cloud data processing device extracts features of an object from point cloud data thereof and automatically generates a three-dimensional model in a short time. The device includes a non-plane removing unit for removing points of non-plane areas from the point cloud data, and a plane labeling unit for adding identical labels to points in the same planes other than the points that are removed by the non-plane removing unit so as to segment the point cloud data into planes. The device also includes a three-dimensional edge extracting unit for extracting three-dimensional edges based on at least one of lines of intersections of the segmented planes and convex lines that convexly cover the segmented planes. The device further includes a two-dimensional edge extracting unit for extracting two-dimensional edges from within the segmented planes, and an edge integrating unit for integrating the three-dimensional edges and the two-dimensional edges.

Abstract: An edge extraction device can reduce detected noise other than a contour of an article, and can improve the operability. The edge extraction device includes: an edge detection section which calculates edge strength from an image and detects an edge; a labeling processing section which performs labeling processing on the edge detected by the edge detection section and calculates a length of the edge; an edge enhancement processing section which performs edge enhancement processing by using a value corresponding to the length of the edge, which is calculated by the labeling processing section, and the edge strength, which is calculated by the edge detection; and an edge extraction section which performs binarization processing on a value of the image, which is enhanced by the edge enhancement processing section, by using an adjustable threshold value, and extracts a predetermined edge.

Abstract: A jig mounting apparatus has a detection optical system that detects reference marker of an eyeglass lens, is configured so as to determine an mounting point based on the reference marker detected by the detection optical system and position the mounting center of jig, which is used in processing the eyeglass lens, on the mounting point to mount the jig on the surface of the eyeglass lens, in which the detection optical system includes: a focusing optical system that focuses a light-emitting optical flux from a light source on the surface of the eyeglass lens, where hidden marks are formed, via an aperture stop; a reflection plate that reflects an optical flux focused by the focusing optical system and passed through the eyeglass lens; and an imaging device that is provided on a position optically approximately conjugate with the aperture stop and configured to focus on a space portion along an optical axis direction from the surface of the eyeglass lens.

Abstract: An automatic suction device for an eyeglass lens and a method for determining suction jig installation position, capable of recognizing that a frame exchange lens holder is being installed on a placement table, making transition to installation work of a frame exchange mode, and avoiding an erroneous contact between the frame exchange frame and a lens holding frame. The kind of holding means placed on the placement table is determined from an image of the inside of an opening (141), which image is taken by a CCD camera (105), and the installation position of a suction jig (121) at an eyeglass lens (L) placed on a frame exchange lens holder (300) is obtained.

Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus (1) includes a first casing (41) and a second casing (42) which are foldably connected to each other and have a photographic lens (31) and a display device (18) which is visible in a same field of view as the lens. A user can photograph himself/herself while verifying his/her photographed image by means of the display device, and thus is able to gain an anticipated image composition easily, and therefore reduce unsuccessful photographs. The photographed image is displayed as a mirror image, so that the user can verify the image as if looking in to an ordinary mirror, without experiencing any awkwardness.

Abstract: A jig mounting apparatus has a detection optical system that detects reference marker of an eyeglass lens, is configured so as to determine an mounting point based on the reference marker detected by the detection optical system and position the mounting center of jig, which is used in processing the eyeglass lens, on the mounting point to mount the jig on the surface of the eyeglass lens, in which the detection optical system includes: a focusing optical system that focuses a light-emitting optical flux from a light source on the surface of the eyeglass lens, where hidden marks are formed, via an aperture stop; a reflection plate that reflects an optical flux focused by the focusing optical system and passed through the eyeglass lens; and an imaging device that is provided on a position optically approximately conjugate with the aperture stop and configured to focus on a space portion along an optical axis direction from the surface of the eyeglass lens.

Abstract: An automatic suction device for an eyeglass lens and a method for determining suction jig installation position, capable of recognizing that a frame exchange lens holder is being installed on a placement table, making transition to installation work of a frame exchange mode, and avoiding an erroneous contact between the frame exchange frame and a lens holding frame. The kind of holding means placed on the placement table is determined from an image of the inside of an opening (141), which image is taken by a CCD camera (105), and the installation position of a suction jig (121) at an eyeglass lens (L) placed on a frame exchange lens holder (300) is obtained.

Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus (1) includes a first casing (41) and a second casing (42) which are foldably connected to each other and have a photographic lens (31) and a display device (18) which is visible in a same field of view as the lens. A user can photograph himself/herself while verifying his/her photographed image by means of the display device, and thus is able to gain an anticipated image composition easily, and therefore reduce unsuccessful photographs. The photographed image is displayed as a mirror image, so that the user can verify the image as if looking in to an ordinary mirror, without experiencing any awkwardness.