Abstract: According to one embodiment, a multi-nucleic-acid amplification reaction tool includes a support and a plurality of types of primer sets. The support is configured to be able to support a reaction field of a liquid phase. A plurality of types of primer sets are fixed in a releasable state, for each type, on mutually independent fixing regions of at least a surface of the support, which is in contact with the reaction field, when the liquid phase forms the reaction field. A plurality of types of primer sets are configured to amplify the respectively corresponding target sequences.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a touch position detection unit configured to detect a touch position indicated by an operation object in contact with an input target surface, a proximity position detection unit configured to detect a proximity position indicated by an operation object in proximity to the input target surface, and a recognition unit configured to recognize that an operation object has started a moving operation, based on a condition to be satisfied by a movement amount of the touch position detected by the touch position detection unit. The condition changes according to a movement amount of the proximity position detected by the proximity position detection unit before the touch position detection unit starts to detect the touch position.

Abstract: A display drive circuit (drive device) has a signal line drive circuit that, before the display panel is turned OFF, writes prescribed data signals to a respective plurality of pixels via a plurality of source signal lines, such that the potential of the drain electrodes of the respective pixels becomes equal to the potential of the opposite electrode after the display panel is turned OFF.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hemostatic agent applicator capable of effectively placing a fluid hemostatic agent on an incision surface. The present invention is a hemostatic agent applicator for use in disposing a fluid hemostatic agent, including a tool body in which a hollow part surrounded by a wall part is formed and which includes an open end part on a downstream side of the wall part, and an inlet provided to a portion of the wall part of the tool body to communicate with the hollow part. This hemostatic agent applicator is useful in medical settings relating to surgical procedures, particularly for surface bleeding of a liver and internal organ surgery such as a spleen and fibroid enucleation. An applicator further reduced in size can be applied not only in abdominal surgery, but in endoscopic surgery as well.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a superconducting cable cooling system which pumps a coolant for cooling a superconducting cable to a heat exchange section by using a circulation pump, and cools the coolant by a refrigerator. Specifically, the superconducting cable cooling system includes a heat exchange unit having a cooling space charged with a liquefied gas, a flow rate sensor which detects the flow rate of the coolant, a temperature sensor which detects the temperature of the liquefied gas charged in the heat exchange unit, and a control section which controls the refrigerator based on the detected values of the flow rate sensor and the temperature sensor such that the temperature of the liquefied gas charged in the heat exchange unit has a specific value.

Abstract: A printed board unit includes: a base material; an electrode formed on the base material; a resist film formed on the base material, the resist film has an opening to expose the electrode; a recess part formed on an inner wall of the resist film; an electronic component including a lead terminal electrically coupled to the electrode; and a bonding material which bonds the lead terminal to the electrode in the opening, a portion of the bonding material being mounted on the lead terminal at an inner side of the opening opposite to the recess part.

Abstract: A dashboard (10) in an embodiment according to the present invention is a dashboard for a vehicle. The dashboard (10) includes a reflective type imaging element (20) located in an opening (10v) formed in a top surface of the dashboard; a support member (30) located in an inner space of the dashboard (10), the support member (30) removably supporting a terminal (5) including a display panel (3); and another opening (10u) through which to locate or remove the terminal (5) on or from the support member (30).

Abstract: The present inventors conducted dedicated studies and successfully constructed expression vectors that enable high-level production of foreign gene-derived proteins in mammalian host cells, which comprise a translation-impaired dihydrofolate reductase gene cistron whose expression has been attenuated by altering the codons to the least frequently used codons in mammals; and a gene cassette which has a cloning site for incorporation of a foreign gene between a highly transcriptionally active promoter and a highly stable polyadenylation signal.

Abstract: A respiratory tract widening tool capable of reliably managing a respiratory tract in a supine posture and freely changing the posture, and a respiratory tract widening unit provided therewith are provided.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which accepts one of a plurality of processes of different types in accordance with an operation instruction issued on a display screen, comprising: an input unit adapted to input the operation instruction issued on the display screen; an extraction unit adapted to extract an object of interest out of objects displayed on the display screen based on a position where the operation instruction has been input on the display screen; an obtaining unit adapted to obtain information indicating a display size of the object of interest extracted by the extraction unit; and a determination unit adapted to determine executable processing out of the processes of different types in accordance with the display size.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus can recognize a first operation made up of a first input and a second operation made up of the first input and an input that follows after the first input. Input by an operating object is detected, starts a response corresponding to the first operation after the first input from the operating object is detected, regardless of existence of any input to follow after the first input, in a case that information relating to movement of the operating object moving in a direction parallel to an input subject face, which is the subject for the operating object to perform the first input, satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A fuel cell gas diffusion layer includes a porous member containing electrically-conductive particles and polymeric resin as major components, and a plurality of holes extending from a main surface of the fuel cell gas diffusion layer are formed.

Abstract: A printed circuit board solder mounting method of solder-jointing a first-land formed on a first-printed-circuit-board and a second-land formed on a second-printed-circuit-board together, includes: filling a solder-filling-hole with cream solder, the solder-filling-hole provided so as to be open in a planar region of the first-land; arranging a solder-drawing-hole so that the solder-drawing-hole and the solder-filling-hole face each other, the solder-drawing-hole being formed so as to be open in a planar region of the second region, having a center position to be superposed on a center position of the solder-filling-hole, and having a solder wettability higher than a solder wettability of the solder-filling-hole; melting the cream solder in the solder-filling-hole by reflow heating and causing at least part of the cream solder to ascend to the solder-drawing-hole facing the solder-filling-hole; and jointing the first-land and the second-land together by solidifying the cream solder interposed between the firs

Abstract: An approach is provided in which a computer system receives a selection of a first set of information included on a first page of data. The computer system generates a locale package that includes one or more display format parameters that correspond to the format of the selected information. In turn, the computer system subsequently displays a second set of information on a second page of data based upon the one or more display format parameters included in the generated locale package.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tablet containing coated granules comprising compressing the coated granules containing biologically active substance and having a temperature exceeding a room temperature, whereby the tablet can be prevented from rupture of a part of a coating film of the granules at the time of tablet compression.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a multi-nucleic-acid amplification reaction tool includes a support and a plurality of types of primer sets. The support is configured to be able to support a reaction field of a liquid phase. A plurality of types of primer sets are fixed in a releasable state, for each type, on mutually independent fixing regions of at least a surface of the support, which is in contact with the reaction field, when the liquid phase forms the reaction field. A plurality of types of primer sets are configured to amplify the respectively corresponding target sequences.

Abstract: An object display apparatus displays a plurality of object at respective display positions, and receive a designation to set one of the plurality of displayed object as an object of interest. Upon reception of an addition or deletion instruction of one or more objects with respect to the plurality of displayed objects, a display of the objects is updated by moving object other than the object of interest while keeping the display position of the designated object of interest.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine a moving speed of an image displayed on the display screen based on information relating to the movement of the touch position acquired, wherein the determination unit determines, if a plurality of pieces of information relating to a sequential movement of the touch position in the touch operation are acquired, whether to reflect each of the plurality of pieces of information relating to the sequential movement of the touch position on the moving speed of the image displayed on the display screen, and further determines the moving speed of the image displayed on the display screen based on information determined as being reflected on the movement of the image displayed on the display screen.

Abstract: The present inventors successfully constructed expression vectors that enable high-level production of foreign gene-derived proteins in mammalian host cells, which comprise a translation-impaired drug resistance gene cistron whose expression has been attenuated by altering the codons to the least frequently used codons in mammals; and a gene cassette which has a cloning site for incorporation of a foreign gene between a highly transcriptionally active promoter and a highly stable polyadenylation signal.