Abstract: A parent-and-child health study assistance system includes a data management section managing health study data used for a health study of at least one of a parent and a child in a family including a user as a family member, a level calculation section calculating a contribution level for the health study of the user based on input of the health study data, an incentive provision section providing the user with an incentive used as a profit corresponding to the contribution level, in conjunction with input of the health study data, an access control section managing an access authority to access the health study data, and an analysis result provision section providing an analysis result of analysis processing using the health study data.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for detecting, in a selective and simple manner, an oxidized form of HD5 which is human ?-defensin, that is, HD5 having intramolecular disulfide bonds that function beneficially in the human body. [Solution] The present invention relates to: two kinds of novel monoclonal antibodies that contain amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1-6 or 7-12 as a CDR and that specifically bind to human ?-defensin HD5 having intramolecular disulfide bonds; an immunological detection method using the antibodies; and a kit containing the antibodies.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for enabling smooth execution of a plurality of pieces of application software which perform communication via a communication path. A connection device includes: a storage unit which stores type priority level information for specifying a priority level assigned in advance for each type of a process, usable communication system information for specifying a usable communication system for each process, and sharing propriety information for specifying whether or not the communication system is sharable among a plurality of processes during the same period of time; a plurality of communication units which communicate to and from another device with use of the communication systems different from one another; and a communication system allocation control unit configured to identify the usable communication system and allocate, when the identified communication system is not sharable, the process to use the communication system based on the priority levels.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for enabling smooth execution of a plurality of pieces of application software which perform communication via a communication path. A connection device includes: a storage unit which stores type priority level information for specifying a priority level assigned in advance for each type of a process, usable communication system information for specifying a usable communication system for each process, and sharing propriety information for specifying whether or not the communication system is sharable among a plurality of processes during the same period of time; a plurality of communication units which communicate to and from another device with use of the communication systems different from one another; and a communication system allocation control unit configured to identify the usable communication system and allocate, when the identified communication system is not sharable, the process to use the communication system based on the priority levels.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for enabling smooth execution of a plurality of pieces of application software which perform communication via a communication path.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier for delivering a substance to extracellular matrix-producing cells in the intestine, the carrier containing a retinoid as a targeting agent, and an agent for treating fibrosis of the intestine utilizing the carrier.

Abstract: To enable multiple key replacements for information sharing between users and control of the key replacement directions, a key replacement direction control system 100 at least has a key replacement server 200 including: a storage part 220 that stores key replacement information defining a relation indicating permission and direction of information sharing between users, a replacement key for use to re-encrypt encrypted data of a first user to enable a second user to decrypt the encrypted data with a decryption key retained by the second user, and encrypted data of users; and an arithmetic device 210 that receives a transmission request from a user terminal, and if the key replacement information defines that information sharing in a direction from a certain user to a different user is permitted, re-encrypts encrypted data of the certain user using the replacement key for the users thus defined and transmits the re-encrypted encrypted data to the user terminal of the different user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier for delivering a substance to extracellular matrix-producing cells in the intestine, the carrier containing a retinoid as a targeting agent, and an agent for treating fibrosis of the intestine utilizing the carrier.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for enabling smooth execution of a plurality of pieces of application software which perform communication via a communication path.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier for delivering a substance to extracellular matrix-producing cells in the intestine, the carrier containing a retinoid as a targeting agent, and an agent for treating fibrosis of the intestine utilizing the carrier.

Abstract: The present invention aims at developing a gene delivery system which has a high selectivity to a target cell and can introduce and express a gene with high efficiency, particularly developing such a system for use in a gene delivery therapy using a viral vector. The present invention provides a method for targeting a drug, which comprises the step of delivering a drug containing a therapeutic gene to a target site using an anti-PAP2a antibody.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle drive control system has a first clutch interposed between an engine and a motor/generator, a transmission including several gear position clutches arranged between the motor/generator and a drive wheel, and a controller. The controller selectively starts the engine using torque from the first clutch during a drive mode change from an electric drive mode to a hybrid drive mode. When an engine start command and a gear shifting operation occur during a drive mode change, the controller selects the gear position clutch that is a common engaged clutch from among the engaged gear position clutches constituting the vehicle running gears occurring from immediately before starting the engine until immediately after starting the engine as a second clutch to be controlled. Then, the controller executes a slip control of the second clutch when the first clutch is being connected to start the engine during the drive mode change.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle drive control system has a first clutch interposed between an engine and a motor/generator, a transmission including several gear position clutches arranged between the motor/generator and a drive wheel, and a controller. The controller selectively starts the engine using torque from the first clutch during a mode drive change from an electric drive mode to a hybrid drive mode. When an engine start command occurs during the drive mode change, the controller selects the engaged gear position clutch that has the maximum torque transfer capacity from the engaged clutches constituting a vehicle running gear occurring during an engine starting process as a second clutch to be controlled. Then the controller executes a slip control of the second clutch when the first clutch is being connected to start the engine during the mode change from the electric drive mode to the hybrid drive mode.

Abstract: The present invention aims at developing a gene delivery system which has a high selectivity to a target cell and can introduce and express a gene with high efficiency, particularly developing such a system for use in a gene delivery therapy using a viral vector. The present invention provides a method for targeting a drug, which comprises the step of delivering a drug containing a therapeutic gene to a target site using an anti-PAP2a antibody.

Abstract: In a broadcast receiving system, a first antenna receives a broadcast signal of a first frequency band and a second antenna receives a signal of a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. A frequency conversion unit converts the signal of the second frequency band into a second signal of the first frequency band. A selection unit selects one of the broadcast signal output from the first antenna and the second signal output from the frequency conversion unit. A demodulation unit demodulates the one of the broadcast signal and the second signal selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle drive control system has a first clutch interposed between an engine and a motor/generator, a transmission including several gear position clutches arranged between the motor/generator and a drive wheel, and a controller. The controller selectively starts the engine using torque from the first clutch during a drive mode change from an electric drive mode to a hybrid drive mode. When an engine start command and a gear shifting operation occur during a drive mode change, the controller selects the gear position clutch that is a common engaged clutch from among the engaged gear position clutches constituting the vehicle running gears occurring from immediately before starting the engine until immediately after starting the engine as a second clutch to be controlled. Then, the controller executes a slip control of the second clutch when the first clutch is being connected to start the engine during the drive mode change.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle drive control system has a first clutch interposed between an engine and a motor/generator, a transmission including several gear position clutches arranged between the motor/generator and a drive wheel, and a controller. The controller selectively starts the engine using torque from the first clutch during a mode drive change from an electric drive mode to a hybrid drive mode. When an engine start command occurs during the drive mode change, the controller selects the engaged gear position clutch that has the maximum torque transfer capacity from the engaged clutches constituting a vehicle running gear occurring during an engine starting process as a second clutch to be controlled. Then the controller executes a slip control of the second clutch when the first clutch is being connected to start the engine during the mode change from the electric drive mode to the hybrid drive mode.

Abstract: The method developed herein is for expanding cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells to a degree that is sufficiently safe for clinical application, such as the transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells into adult patients. Further, to prepare a number of mesenchymal stem cells or mesenchymal cells that have conventionally been available only in an extremely small number, an immortalizing gene such as that of telomerase is introduced alone into mesenchymal stem cells, mesenchymal cells or the like, so as to induce the differentiation of the expanded mesenchymal stem cells.

Abstract: In a broadcast receiving system, a first antenna receives a broadcast signal of a first frequency band and a second antenna receives a signal of a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. A frequency conversion unit converts the signal of the second frequency band into a second signal of the first frequency band. A selection unit selects one of the broadcast signal output from the first antenna and the second signal output from the frequency conversion unit. A demodulation unit demodulates the one of the broadcast signal and the second signal selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: A problem solving system including apparatus for representing a relationship between a goal including subgoals and its lower level subgoals and for achieving the goal as a strategy of a first kind. Apparatus is provided for repetitively dividing a goal including subgoals into its lower level subgoals according to the relationship between the goal and the subgoals. A strategy of a second kind is used to specify the functions to be performed by the apparatus to achieve the lowest subgoal. Apparatus is also provided for simplifying and solving a complicated problem by executing the goal including subgoals by use of the strategies of the first and second kinds.