Abstract: In an autonomously navigating utility vehicle adapted to run a working area defined by a laid boundary wire autonomously having a pair of magnetic sensors installed on either sides of the vehicle at positions laterally symmetrical with respect to a vehicle straight forward center line to produce outputs indicating intensity of magnetic field of the wire, an angular velocity sensor adapted to produce an output indicating angular velocity around a vertical axis of the vehicle, the vehicle is controlled to move to a prescribed position at which an angle of the center line relative to the laid wire becomes a reference angle based on the outputs of the magnetic sensors, and to turn by 180 degrees, and calibrates the output of the angular velocity sensor by outputs of the angular velocity sensor obtained at the turning.

Abstract: A method for measuring the absolute amount of a target protein contained in a protein mixture, including the steps of: (A) fragmenting the sample containing the target protein and labeling with a stable isotope X; (B) adding a known amount of an internal standard that is prepared by fragmenting a standard protein that is identical to the target protein, and labeling with a stable isotope Y; (C) placing the sample in an LC-MS/MS device and performing multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) analysis using MRM transitions selected for the internal standard; and (D) identifying a peptide derived from the target protein (a target peptide) that shows the same retention time as a peptide derived from the internal standard (an internal standard peptide), and quantifying the target protein in the test sample by comparing the peak area of the internal standard peptide with the peak area of the target peptide.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical uses of an organic acid polymer, specifically a 3-oxygermylpropionic acid polymer.

Abstract: In an autonomously navigating utility vehicle adapted to run a working area defined by a laid boundary wire autonomously having a pair of magnetic sensors installed on either sides of the vehicle at positions laterally symmetrical with respect to a vehicle straight forward center line to produce outputs indicating intensity of magnetic field of the wire, an angular velocity sensor adapted to produce an output indicating angular velocity around a vertical axis of the vehicle, the vehicle is controlled to move to a prescribed position at which an angle of the center line relative to the laid wire becomes a reference angle based on the outputs of the magnetic sensors, and to turn by 180 degrees, and calibrates the output of the angular velocity sensor by outputs of the angular velocity sensor obtained at the turning.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first graphics chip, a second graphics chip, a detection unit, and a display unit. The first graphics chip has a first drawing processing capacity. The second graphics chip has a second drawing processing capacity different from the first drawing processing capacity. The detection unit detects a request to change over from an execution of the first graphics chip to an execution of the second graphics chip. The display unit displays a first window prompting to close an application in execution, in a case where the detection unit detects the request to change over from the execution of the first graphics chip to the execution of the second graphics chip.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a first drawing processing block configured to generate a video signal by executing predetermined signal processing on entered image data; a second drawing processing block having a higher drawing processing power than the first drawing processing block and being configured to generate a video signal by executing predetermined signal processing on entered image data; a workload measuring block configured to measure at least one of a workload in the first drawing processing block and a workload in the second drawing processing block; a storage block configured to store an application; and a control block configured to select the first drawing processing block or the second drawing processing block to execute the application read from the storage block, on the basis of at least one of the measured workload in the first drawing processing block and the second drawing processing block.

Abstract: In a control apparatus for an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine and a transmission adapted to establish speeds including first and second speeds and transmit an engine output to a propeller with an established speed, it is configured to determine whether acceleration is instructed to the engine by an operator when the second speed is established; detect an engine speed; detect a navigation acceleration indicative of a change amount of navigation speed per predetermined time; change the gear position from the second speed to the first speed when the acceleration is determined to be instructed; and change the gear position from the first speed to the second speed when the engine speed is at or above a predetermined speed and the navigation acceleration is at or below a predetermined value after the gear position is changed to the first speed.

Abstract: In a control apparatus for an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine and a transmission adapted to establish speeds including first and second speeds and transmit an engine output to a propeller with an established speed, it is configured to determine whether acceleration is instructed to the engine by an operator when the second speed is established; detect an engine speed; detect a navigation acceleration indicative of a change amount of navigation speed per predetermined time; change the gear position from the second speed to the first speed when the acceleration is determined to be instructed; and change the gear position from the first speed to the second speed when the engine speed is at or above a predetermined speed and the navigation acceleration is at or below a predetermined value after the gear position is changed to the first speed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a first drawing processing block configured to generate a video signal by executing predetermined signal processing on entered image data; a second drawing processing block having a higher drawing processing power than the first drawing processing block and being configured to generate a video signal by executing predetermined signal processing on entered image data; a workload measuring block configured to measure at least one of a workload in the first drawing processing block and a workload in the second drawing processing block; a storage block configured to store an application; and a control block configured to select the first drawing processing block or the second drawing processing block to execute the application read from the storage block, on the basis of at least one of the measured workload in the first drawing processing block and the second drawing processing block.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method that is useful for measuring the absolute amount of a target protein contained in a protein mixture, such as a biological sample.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first graphics chip, a second graphics chip, a detection unit, and a display unit. The first graphics chip has a first drawing processing capacity. The second graphics chip has a second drawing processing capacity different from the first drawing processing capacity. The detection unit detects a request to change over from an execution of the first graphics chip to an execution of the second graphics chip. The display unit displays a first window prompting to close an application in execution, in a case where the detection unit detects the request to change over from the execution of the first graphics chip to the execution of the second graphics chip.

Abstract: The proliferation of cardiomyocytes is induced by expressing cyclin and CDK in the cardiomyocytes, and by suppressing the function or action of a Cip/Kip family protein or inhibiting the production of a Cip/Kip family protein. Among the Cip/Kip family proteins, it is preferable to suppress the function of p27KiP1 or inhibiting the production thereof. As a recombinant vector to be used therefor, there is provided a vector comprising: (1) a cyclin gene; (2) a cyclin-dependent kinase gene; and (3) one or a plurality selected from the group consisting of a gene encoding a factor that inhibits the function or action of a Cip/Kip family protein and a nucleic acid sequence that inhibits the production of Cip/Kip family protein.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cathepsin E gene and a non-human mammalian animal with the cathepsin E-associated gene altered. The cathepsin E-associated gene and the DNA fragment thereof have each a base sequence or a partial amino acid sequence as identified by SEQ ID #1. The cathepsin E-associated gene-altered non-human mammalian animal according to the present invention, such as a cathepsin E-associated gene-altered mouse or the like, has the functions of the cathepsin E-associated gene by performing homologous recombination with a targeting vector having two homologous recombination regions, the first homologous recombination region being composed of a DNA fragment of approximately 1.2 kbp present on the 5?-upstream side of exon 1 and the second homologous recombination region being composed of a DNA fragment of approximately 7.0 kbp present on the 3?-downstream side of exon 4.

Abstract: A multiband mobile unit communication apparatus is disclosed which comprises: an antenna for receiving L FRQ bands of M radio wave SIGs modulated by N modulating methods, M>L, M>N, N≧L; a frequency synthesizer for generating a LO SIG; an IF SIG generation CKT for generating M IF SIGs using the LO SIG, the FRQ synthesizer generating the LO SIG such that the M IF SIGs have the same intermediate FRQ; a SW CKT for selectively outputting N IF SIGs modulated by the N modulating methods respectively out of the M IF SIGs; N filters for filtering outputs of N IF SIGs from the SW CKT and outputting N filtered IF SIGs respectively; a SW responsive to a SW CONT signal for selectively outputting one of the N filtered IF SIGs; and a quadrature demodulator for quadrature-demodulating one of N filtered IF SIGs and outputting baseband SIG. Different frequency bands of received signals are converted into IF SIGs having the same intermediate frequency.

Abstract: A receiving mixer device for a mobile radio transceiver which operates with multiple modulation modes and within multiple frequency bands. The receiving mixer includes a plurality of mixers each for converting a received radio frequency signal to an intermediate frequency, a common connection part to which output terminals of the mixers are connected in common, a plurality of impedance conversion circuits connected to the common connection part, and output terminals for the impedance conversion circuits. The number of mixers is equal to the number of frequency bands of the received radio frequency signal. The number of the intermediate frequencies is equal to the number of modulation modes of the received radio frequency signal. The number of the impedance conversion circuits is equal to the number of intermediate frequencies, and each of the impedance conversion circuits passes only a single predetermined frequency of the intermediate frequencies used by the device.