Abstract: A method for measuring fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) in a sample, which comprise the following steps: (1) reacting, in an aqueous medium, FGF-23 in a sample with magnetic particles, a first antibody or a fragment thereof which binds to FGF-23, and a second antibody or a fragment thereof which binds to FGF-23, to form on the magnetic particles an immunocomplex comprising the first antibody or a fragment thereof which binds to FGF-23. FGF-23, and the second antibody or a fragment thereof which binds to FGF-23; (2) collecting the magnetic particles in the reaction mixture after step (1) by magnetic force, and separating the magnetic particles collected by magnetic force from the other components; and (3) measuring the immunocomplex on the magnetic particles separated in step (2). The present invention provides a method for measuring FGF-23 in a sample, which have a high sensitivity and have a wide measurement range.

Abstract: A display device with high resolution is provided. A display device with high display quality is provided. The display device includes a substrate, an insulating layer, a plurality of transistors, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The plurality of light-emitting diodes are provided in a matrix over the substrate. Each of the plurality of transistors is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of light-emitting diodes. The plurality of light-emitting diodes are positioned closer to the substrate than the plurality of transistors are. The plurality of light-emitting diodes emit light toward the substrate. Each of the plurality of transistors includes a metal oxide layer and a gate electrode. The metal oxide layer includes a channel formation region. The top surface of the gate electrode is substantially level with the top surface of the insulating layer.

Abstract: A bio-electrode includes a porous, stretchy base material, an adhesive, conductive film containing silicon, and a conducting path. The conductive film is formed on one surface of the porous, stretchy base material. The conducting path is connected to the conductive film, and penetrates the stretchy base material to be exposed on the opposite side. This enables provision of the bio-electrode that has high sensitivity to a bio-signal and excellent bio-compatibility, that is lightweight, that can be produced at low cost, that is free of itching, red spots, and rash of the skin and comfortable even when being wet, dried, or attached to the skin for a long period of time, without a significant decrease in sensitivity to the bio-signal, a production method for the bio-electrode, and a measurement method for a bio-signal.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a fuel injection valve configured to inject hydrogen gas into the cylinder, a selective catalytic reduction catalyst located in an exhaust passage and configured to remove NOx, a urea water injection valve configured to inject urea water into the catalyst, a tank that stores urea water injected by the urea water injection valve, and a remaining amount detection sensor configured to detect a remaining amount of urea water stored in the tank. A controller for the internal combustion engine is configured to execute a restriction process that controls, when the remaining amount is less than a set value, an injection amount of hydrogen gas by the fuel injection valve such that an air excess ratio in the cylinder becomes greater than or equal to a specified excess ratio that is greater than 1.

Abstract: A bio-electrode includes an electro-conductive base material and a living body contact layer. The living body contact layer includes a water-free resin layer and a permeation layer on a surface side of the resin layer where a living body comes into contact. The permeation layer is permeated with water and a water-soluble salt selected from the group consisting of sodium salts, potassium salts, calcium salts, magnesium salts, and betaines. This aims to provide: a dry-type bio-electrode that enables quick signal collection after attachment to skin, the bio-electrode being excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light-weight, and manufacturable at low cost, and capable of preventing significant reduction in the electric conductivity even when wetted with water or dried; a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode; and a method for measuring a biological signal.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus for a vehicle includes air-cooling first and second heat exchangers that are placed beside each other. A coolant flow-out portion of the first heat exchanger from which a first coolant which is a cooling target of the first heat exchanger flows out and a coolant flow-out portion of the second heat exchanger from which a second coolant which is a cooling target of the second heat exchanger flows out are placed at ends at opposite positions separated along a diagonal line on a parallel placement surface of the two heat exchangers. A first cooling fan is placed opposing the coolant flow-out portion of the first heat exchanger, and a second cooling fan is placed opposing the coolant flow-out portion of the second heat exchanger. With this configuration, cooling performance of two air-cooling heat exchangers placed beside each other can be improved.

Abstract: A voltage transformer includes a magnetic coupling interleaved chopper circuit and a control unit configured to control the magnetic coupling interleaved chopper circuit. The control unit includes a switching frequency setting unit configured to set a switching frequency of the magnetic coupling interleaved chopper circuit on the basis of a state quantity indicating an operation state of the magnetic coupling interleaved chopper circuit and is configured to generate a voltage-transformation gate signal of the switching frequency set by the switching frequency setting unit and to output the generated voltage-transformation gate signal to the magnetic coupling interleaved chopper circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of using a computer to support an expert meeting for interpretation of genetic information of a patient by a plurality of medical persons, the method including acquiring a test result of gene panel testing that analyzes genetic information of the patient; and outputting an operation screen that enables schedule setting of the expert meeting, based on meeting time according to the test result.

Abstract: A communication device and a communication signal generation method are provided that perform receiving input data; and processing the input data according to a determined channel to generate a communication frame. The determined channel corresponds to one of a plurality of channels including at least one first channel defined by a first mode and at least one second channel defined by a second mode. A frequency band of the first channel including subcarriers is different from a frequency band of the second channel including subcarriers. A frequency interval of the subcarriers in the first channel is different from a frequency interval of the subcarriers in the second channel. A number of the first channel(s) in the first mode is different from a number of the second channel(s) in the second mode.

Abstract: A communication device and a communication signal generation method are provided that perform receiving input data; and processing the input data according to a determined channel to generate a communication frame. The determined channel corresponds to one of a plurality of channels including at least one first channel defined by a first mode and at least one second channel defined by a second mode. A frequency band of the first channel including subcarriers is different from a frequency band of the second channel including subcarriers. A frequency interval of the subcarriers in the first channel is different from a frequency interval of the subcarriers in the second channel. A number of the first channel(s) in the first mode is different from a number of the second channel(s) in the second mode.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for taking out a molded product, which is capable of determining occurrence of a suction error and/or likelihood of a suction error of the molded product with high accuracy and of knowing a cause thereof. A pressure data storing section stores time-series pressure data from a pressure detector. A suction error cause determining section determines occurrence of a suction error and/or likelihood of a suction error of a molded product by a suction member on a basis of a time-series comparison result obtained by comparing the stored time-series pressure data with predetermined time-series reference data. When the suction error cause determining section determines the occurrence of the suction error and/or the likelihood of the suction error, the suction error cause determining section determines a cause of the occurring suction error and a solution therefor based on a time-series change pattern.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for taking out a molded product capable of displaying information for facilitating adjustment on a display screen when performing adjustment for shortening a take-out time and a cycle time. The apparatus for taking out a molded product includes: a set condition storing section; an operation time counting section operable to count an actual operation time from a time when a plurality of set operations are started till a time when the operations are completed; an operation time storing section operable to store, the plurality of actual operation times counted by the operation time counting section; a display section including a display screen; a display control section; and a data computing section. The display control section displays on the display screen identification indications for a plurality of set operations, set values for the set operations, and the actual operations times stored in the operation time storing section.

Abstract: A side airbag device is provided in a seat back of a vehicle seat. The side airbag device includes: a primary airbag configured to be inflated and deployed forward and in an up-and-down direction from an outer portion of the seat back in a vehicle width direction; and a secondary airbag connected to an inner portion of the primary airbag in the vehicle width direction, communicating with the primary airbag through a first communication hole, and configured to be inflated and deployed inward in the vehicle width direction from the primary airbag. The first communication hole is at least partially arranged more forward than a front surface of the outer portion of the seat back in an inflated and deployed state of the primary airbag. The secondary airbag comes in contact with a front surface of the seat back in an inflated and deployed state of the secondary airbag.

Abstract: A system for taking out a molded product that does not require an operator to determine the sucking operation start time for a vacuum sucker by himself/herself by trial and error is provided. A controller includes a time interval measuring section configured to measure a time interval judging from an output from a pressure detector. The time interval measuring section measures a stable time interval since the pressure in a pipe reaches a predetermined pressure until a sucking operation start pressure is detected judging from an output from the pressure detector. The sucking operation start pressure indicates that a suction nozzle starts operation to suck up a molded product hereby the predetermined pressure is maintained. A sucking operation start time determining section of the controller determines a sucking operation start time such that a stable time interval is longer than a bias time interval, concurrently with movement control for a moving mechanism.

Abstract: A side airbag device is provided in a seat back of a vehicle seat. The side airbag device includes: a primary airbag configured to be deployed forward and in an up-and-down direction from an outer portion of the seat back in a vehicle width direction; and a secondary airbag connected to the primary airbag via a connecting portion, communicating with the primary airbag through a communication hole provided in the connecting portion, and configured to be deployed in the vehicle width direction from the primary airbag. The secondary airbag is folded to a side opposite to the primary airbag along a first fold passing above the connecting portion and extending in a front-and-rear direction. In a state where the secondary airbag is folded along the first fold, the primary airbag and the secondary airbag are wound or folded around an axis extending in the up-and-down direction.

Abstract: A jet aircraft maneuvering characteristic simulation system for a single propeller aircraft includes a power lever, speed brakes, and a controller. The power lever is configured to change a thrust of the single propeller aircraft. The speed brakes are provided on respective right and left sides of the single propeller aircraft. The controller is configured to, in response to an operation of the power lever to raise the thrust of the single propeller aircraft, deploy both the right and the left speed brakes to cause an increase in speed of the single propeller aircraft to be moderate, and control the speed brakes to cause a force in a yaw direction and a force in a roll direction to be generated that act against a turning tendency of the single propeller aircraft by making amounts of the deployment of the right and the left speed brakes different from each other.

Abstract: A side airbag device is provided in a seat back of a vehicle seat. The side airbag device includes: a primary airbag configured to be deployed forward and in an up-and-down direction from an outer portion of the seat back in a vehicle width direction; and a secondary airbag connected to the primary airbag via a connecting portion, communicating with the primary airbag through a communication hole provided in the connecting portion, and configured to be deployed in the vehicle width direction from the primary airbag. The secondary airbag is folded to a side opposite to the primary airbag along a first fold passing above the connecting portion and extending in a front-and-rear direction. In a state where the secondary airbag is folded along the first fold, the primary airbag and the secondary airbag are wound or folded around an axis extending in the up-and-down direction.

Abstract: A side airbag device is provided in a seat back of a vehicle seat. The side airbag device includes: a primary airbag configured to be inflated and deployed forward and in an up-and-down direction from an outer portion of the seat back in a vehicle width direction; and a secondary airbag connected to an inner portion of the primary airbag in the vehicle width direction, communicating with the primary airbag through a first communication hole, and configured to be inflated and deployed inward in the vehicle width direction from the primary airbag. The first communication hole is at least partially arranged more forward than a front surface of the outer portion of the seat back in an inflated and deployed state of the primary airbag. The secondary airbag comes in contact with a front surface of the seat back in an inflated and deployed state of the secondary airbag.

Abstract: A pilot education system includes a learning stage identifier, a teaching information setter, and a practice method setter. The learning stage identifier is configured to identify a learning stage of a trainee to operate either one of an aircraft simulator and an actual aircraft by measuring and analyzing maneuvering skills of the trainee. The maneuvering skills are related to at least one of a sight line or a maneuvering operation. The teaching information setter is configured to set an amount of teaching information to be presented to the trainee in either one of the aircraft simulator and the actual aircraft according to the learning stage identified by the learning stage identifier. The practice method setter is configured to set a practice method for the trainee according to the learning stage identified by the learning stage identifier.

Abstract: In a side airbag device, a base member in which an airbag and an inflator are accommodated is fixed to a vehicle body. An outer covering member covers at least a front side of the base member to form a front-facing interior surface. The base member comprises: an inner portion located laterally farther inward within the vehicle body relative to the airbag; an outer portion located laterally farther outward within the vehicle body relative to the airbag; a rear portion located farther rearward relative to the airbag with respect to a front-rear direction of the seat, the rear portion connecting the inner portion and the outer portion; and a bridging portion made of a metal rod, and located apart from and farther frontward relative to the rear portion, the bridging portion connecting the inner portion and the outer portion.