Abstract: In accordance with some preferred embodiments, without limitation, the present invention comprises compositions, methods and systems for preparation of stem-cell enriched cell populations from sources of biological materials by sorting cell types in relation to size.

Abstract: A diamond electrode having a sufficiently low resistance is disclosed which is realized by increasing the amount of boron added thereto. A method for producing a high-performance, high-durability electrode is also disclosed by which adhesiveness between a diamond coating and a substrate and separation resistance during electrolysis are sufficiently increased. An electrode composed of a substrate and a diamond layer coating the substrate is characterized in that the electrode is composed of a base coated with diamond and the diamond contains boron in such an amount that the boron concentration is not less than 10,000 ppm but not more than 100,000 ppm. The base is preferably made of an insulating material.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a porous composite substrate with excellent durability, which can be physically or chemically stable and can be used in severe environment, by providing a coating layer with high corrosion resistance and insulating properties or good electric conductivity if required, on a porous base material having open pores and a filtration function, and to use this porous composite substrate effectively as filters and field electrodes for water treatment or the like. The present invention is a porous composite substrate comprising a composite member, the composite member comprising a porous base material and a diamond layer which covers the porous base material, wherein the porous base material and the composite member have open pores to serve a filtration function. The porous base material is an insulator, a semiconductor, or a metal.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an image display device ensuring that erroneous operation of an input means arranged at one or both of a front center and a periphery of a display unit is prevented. The display unit (1) is supported by a stand (2). The input means for performing input for changing a display image displayed on a display screen (S) of the display unit (1) through a control device (15) is arranged one or both of the display screen (S) and a periphery (4) of the display unit (1). A guard (31) for preventing erroneous operation of the input means is arranged to protrude so as to provide a predetermined interval between the guard and the front surface of the display unit (1). The upper limit of a height of the guard (31) is set so as not to interfere with view of a user viewing the display screen (S) from the front.

Abstract: A character sequence drawing apparatus which stores font data and font processing functions for executing processes for using the font data. The font processing functions are, for example a rasterizer initialization function, a glyph-by-glyph pattern obtaining function, a glyph-by-glyph font metrics information obtaining function, and a common font metrics information obtaining function. The character sequence drawing apparatus receives, from an application program (AP), a piece of font access information that includes addresses of font data and a group of types of font processing functions, assigns a font ID to the piece of font access information, stores the font ID with correspondence to the piece of font access information, and sends the font ID to the AP. After this, the AP can issue a request to execute a drawing-related process (e.g., obtaining a character sequence width, obtaining height of a font, or drawing a character sequence) to the character sequence drawing apparatus, specifying a font ID.

Abstract: A program reception apparatus is provided. A first receiving unit receives a program sent via a first transmission path to a receiver group made up of a plurality of program reception apparatuses. A second receiving unit receives a program sent via a second transmission path different with the first transmission path to a part of the receiver group. A controlling unit controls so that one of the first and second receiving unit receives a program at one time. When the program received under the control of the controlling unit is accompanied with switch information for specifying a program to be received by the other receiving unit, an extracting unit extracts the switch information. When the switch information is extracted by the extracting unit, a switching unit switches reception to the program specified by the switch information.

Abstract: A character sequence drawing apparatus which stores font data and font processing functions for executing processes for using the font data. The font processing functions are, for example a rasterizer initialization function, a glyph-by-glyph pattern obtaining function, a glyph-by-glyph font metrics information obtaining function, and a common font metrics information obtaining function. The character sequence drawing apparatus receives, from an application program (AP), a piece of font access information that includes addresses of font data and a group of types of font processing functions, assigns a font ID to the piece of font access information, stores the font ID with correspondence to the piece of font access information, and sends the font ID to the AP. After this, the AP can issue a request to execute a drawing-related process (e.g., obtaining a character sequence width, obtaining height of a font, or drawing a character sequence) to the character sequence drawing apparatus, specifying a font ID.