Abstract: A heat exchanging apparatus includes one inflow channel having an inflow port via which a liquid refrigerant flows in, one outflow channel having an outflow port via which the liquid refrigerant flowing through the outflow channel flows out, and a plurality of channels arranged in a flow direction of the liquid refrigerant flowing through the inflow channel, the plurality of channels connecting the inflow channel the outflow channel and causing the liquid refrigerant flowing from the inflow channel to flow into the outflow channel. The plurality channels are connected to the inflow channel over a portion from the inflow port to a terminal end of the inflow channel. The inflow channel includes a buffer section disposed between the inflow port and the terminal end, the buffer section configured no reduce a flow rate of the liquid refrigerant flowing through the inflow channel.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a cartilage regenerative material that is capable of regenerating bone and cartilage using cells. Provided is a cartilage regenerative material including a cell construct, which includes biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells, in which a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cell-containing bioabsorbable tubular structure having molecular permeability, a device for manufacturing the tubular structure, and a method for manufacturing the tubular structure. According to the present invention, there is provided a tubular structure constituted with a cell structure which contains biocompatible polymer blocks and cells, in which the plurality of polymer blocks is disposed in voids between the plurality of cells.

Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a first bumper reinforcement, a pair of right and left front side members respectively disposed on a vehicle rear side of outer portions of the first bumper reinforcement in a vehicle width direction, an apron upper member, a first crash box interposed between the first bumper reinforcement and the front side member, a cross member coupling together front ends of the pair of right and left front side members in the vehicle width direction, and a high-voltage component disposed on the vehicle rear side of and at a distance from the cross member. The first crash box is configured to undergo compressive deformation when a load equal to or larger than a predetermined value is input from the first bumper reinforcement.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a large number of uniform cell structures for a short period of time. According to the present invention, provided is a method of manufacturing a cell structure, including: a step of adding a mixture of biocompatible macromolecular blocks, cells, and a liquid medium to a first culture container having a culture surface on which the plurality of recessed portions are formed and a side wall part standing on an outer periphery of the culture surface such that a liquid surface of the mixture is over the culture surface; a step of allowing a first culture container to stand and forming a cell structure in the recessed portion; and a step of stirring and culturing a content of the first culture container in a second culture container including stirring means.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a cell mass or cell structure-embedding agent that can stably transport cell masses or cell structures in a case of transportation at a low temperature and after transportation, conveniently recover a cell mass or cell structure from the cell mass or cell structure-embedding agent, a cell mass or cell structure-containing composition, and a kit. According to the present invention, provided is a cell mass or cell structure-embedding agent including: polypeptide which is represented by Formula 1 and in which an area of the maximum molecular weight peak in molecular weight distribution measurement is 80% or more of the total area of all of the molecular weight peaks. A-[(Gly-X-Y)n]m-B??Formula (1): In the formula, X's and Y's each independently represent an amino acid, m is an integer of 2 to 10, n is an integer of 3 to 100, and A and B represent any amino acids or amino acid sequences.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cell structure for brain damage treatment which does not contain glutaraldehyde and in which it is possible to exhibit a sufficient effect of treating brain damage, a production method thereof, and a brain damage treatment agent. According to the present invention, there is provided a cell structure for brain damage treatment which contains biocompatible macromolecular blocks and at least one kind of cell and in which a plurality of the biocompatible macromolecular blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of the cells, in which the tap density of the biocompatible macromolecular block is 10 mg/cm3 to 500 mg/cm3 or a value obtained by dividing a square root of a cross-sectional area in a two-dimensional cross-sectional image of the biocompatible macromolecular block by a peripheral length is 0.01 to 0.13.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cell structure which does not contain glutaraldehyde and can form blood vessels after transplantation, and a method for producing the above-described cell structure. According to the present invention, there is provided a cell structure which contains a biocompatible macromolecular block and at least one kind of cell and has voids and in which a plurality of the biocompatible macromolecular blocks are arranged in gaps between a plurality of the cells, in which a ratio of the volume of the biocompatible macromolecular blocks with respect to the volume of the cell structure is 10% to 30%, a ratio of the volume of the cells with respect to the volume of the cell structure is 20% to 50%, and a ratio of the volume of the voids with respect to the volume of the cell structure is 35% to 60%.

Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes: a piezoelectric substrate; a comb-shaped electrode that is located on the piezoelectric substrate and excites an acoustic wave; and a silicon oxide film that is located on the piezoelectric substrate so as to cover the comb-shaped electrode, and has a total concentration of carbon (C), hydrogen (H), nitrogen (N), and fluorine (F) equal to or less than 3.5 atomic %.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a membrane for immunoisolation, including a porous membrane that contains a polymer, in which Formulas (I) and (II) are satisfied for at least one surface of the porous membrane, B/A?0.7 (I) and A?0.015 (II) (in the formula, A represents a ratio of an N element to a C element on a surface of the membrane, and B represents a ratio of the N element to the C element at a depth of 30 nm from the surface of the membrane); a chamber for transplantation for enclosing a biological constituent therein, including the above-described membrane for immunoisolation on at least a part of a surface forming an inside and an outside of the chamber for transplantation; and a device for transplantation includes the above-described chamber for transplantation enclosing the above-described biological constituent therein. The membrane for immunoisolation of the present invention has a high bioaffinity.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there are provided a membrane for immunoisolation, including: a porous membrane that contains a polymer, in which the porous membrane includes a layered compact portion where a pore diameter is the smallest within the membrane, and a pore diameter continuously increases in a thickness direction from the compact portion toward at least one surface of the porous membrane; a chamber for transplantation for enclosing a biological constituent therein, including the above-described membrane for immunoisolation on at least a part of a surface forming an inside and an outside of the chamber for transplantation; and a device for transplantation, including the above-described chamber for transplantation enclosing the biological constituent therein. In the membrane for immunoisolation of the present invention which can be manufactured at low costs, a deterioration in substance permeability is unlikely to occur.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a cartilage regenerative material that suppresses infiltration of fibrous soft tissue and brings about satisfactory cartilage regeneration, and a method for producing the cartilage regenerative material. Provided is a cartilage regenerative material including a porous body of a biocompatible polymer and a biocompatible polymer film, in which the porous body contains chondrocytes and cartilage matrix, and the cartilage matrix exists in a region of 10% or more of a region extending from the surface of the transplant face of the porous body to a depth of 150 ?m along the thickness.

Abstract: Social graph based information recommendation engines, devices, systems and methods are described where information of interest can be retrieved and provided to a user based on sensor input and profile or preference information about the user or about a person other than the user.

Abstract: An object is to provide a composition containing a pancreatic islet, a cell structure containing a pancreatic islet or a pancreatic islet cell, a pancreatic islet transplantation kit, a pancreatic islet transplantation treatment agent, and a hypoglycemic agent which improve at least one of glucose sensitivity or blood sugar level-reducing performance after transplantation, and to provide a composition containing a pancreatic islet, a kit containing a pancreatic islet, a pancreatic islet cell transplantation treatment agent, and a hypoglycemic agent which can improve glucose sensitivity. A composition including (A): a cell structure containing a biocompatible macromolecular block and at least one kind of cell and in which a plurality of the above-described macromolecular blocks are arranged in gaps between a plurality of the above-described cells; and (B): a pancreatic islet, and a composition containing a pancreatic islet; and a spheroid formed of at least one type of stem cell are provided.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a trophic factor releasing agent and an inflammatory disease treating agent in which an amount of trophic factors released from cells in a cell transplantation treatment or the like is increased. According to the present invention, there is provided a trophic factor releasing agent including a cell structure that includes biocompatible polymer blocks and cells and in which a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of the cells, in which a size of one of the biocompatible polymer blocks is 20 ?m to 200 ?m, and trophic factors are released from the cells.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel composition for promoting ketone body production. The present invention provides a composition for use in promoting ketone body production, comprising one or more amino acid(s) selected from the group consisting of citrulline, leucine, cysteine, taurine, glutamine and aspartic acid. The composition according to the present invention may further comprise either or both of a medium-chain fatty acid and a medium-chain fatty acid ester.

Abstract: A holding structure for holding a mounted part on a floor panel includes: a floor panel that extends in a vehicle front-rear direction and in a vehicle width direction, the floor panel including an adhesion surface that is joined via an adhesive agent to a first portion of a body, and an anchoring portion that protrudes from a surface on an opposite side from the adhesion surface; a mounted part that is anchored to the anchoring portion; and a connecting component comprising a first portion that is fixed to the mounted part, and a second portion that is fixed to a second portion of the body.

Abstract: An acoustic wave resonator includes: a piezoelectric substrate; an IDT located on the piezoelectric substrate and including comb-shaped electrodes facing each other, each of the comb-shaped electrodes including: electrode fingers exciting an acoustic wave; and a bus bar to which the electrode fingers are connected; a dielectric film located on the piezoelectric substrate in an overlap region, where the electrode fingers of one of the comb-shaped electrodes and the electrode fingers of the other overlap, so as to cover the electrode fingers; and an additional film located on the dielectric film in the overlap region and having a density greater than that of the dielectric film, and of which a film thickness in edge regions corresponding to both edges of the overlap region in an extension direction of the electrode fingers is greater than a film thickness in a central region sandwiched between the edge regions in the overlap region.

Abstract: A projector includes a light source unit having a light source and a first cooling section adapted to transmit heat of the light source to a first liquid refrigerant circulating, an optical unit having a light modulation device and a second cooling section adapted to transmit heat of the light modulation device to a second liquid refrigerant, a cooling unit adapted to cool the first liquid refrigerant and the second liquid refrigerant, a first connection member connecting the light source unit and the cooling unit to each other, and a second connection member connecting the optical unit and the cooling unit to each other, and at least one of a set of the light source unit and the cooling unit, and a set of the optical unit and the cooling unit is configured to detachably be attached to each other.

Abstract: A heat exchanging apparatus includes one inflow channel having an inflow port via which a liquid refrigerant flows in, one outflow channel having an outflow port via which the liquid refrigerant flowing through the outflow channel flows out, and a plurality of channels arranged in a flow direction of the liquid refrigerant flowing through the inflow channel, the plurality of channels connecting the inflow channel the outflow channel and causing the liquid refrigerant flowing from the inflow channel to flow into the outflow channel. The plurality channels are connected to the inflow channel over a portion from the inflow port to a terminal end of the inflow channel. The inflow channel includes a buffer section disposed between the inflow port and the terminal end, the buffer section configured no reduce a flow rate of the liquid refrigerant flowing through the inflow channel.