Abstract: A pointer device including a rotation body, a pointer shaft provided on the rotation body, a base member which rotatably supports the pointer shaft, and a spiral spring which has a substantially truncated conical shape and is arranged between the rotation body and the base member.

Abstract: A hydrophilized ePTFE sheet includes an ePTFE sheet, Japanese paper laminated on the surface of the ePTFE sheet processed with an atmospheric pressure plasma treatment, and a collagen layer applied to the surface of the Japanese paper.

Abstract: A printing apparatus accepts a start instruction of a printing operation and controls, in a case where the instruction is accepted during execution of a maintenance operation and a specific condition is satisfied, to interrupt the maintenance operation and start the printing operation. The specific condition includes that an accumulated time from a start of the maintenance operation to an interruption of the maintenance operation is shorter than a threshold value. In a case where the instruction is accepted during execution of the maintenance operation and the specific condition is not satisfied, the printing operation is started after the maintenance operation is complete.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes an input unit that is capable of receiving input of a dispatch request and a destination and a position determiner that is capable of obtaining a terminal position which is its own current position. In accordance with the dispatch request, an autonomous vehicle is designated as a vehicle that is to be dispatched. The autonomous vehicle includes an autonomous driving controller that performs driving control so as to track the mobile terminal based on the terminal position while on its way to pick up the user.

Abstract: A hand driving device includes first to third stepping motors, a driving circuit, a magnetic sensor, and at least one processor. The first to third stepping motors move hands. The driving circuit drives the first to third stepping motors. The processor controls a magnetic sensor, based on movement of the first to third stepping motors, determines whether or not the driving circuit has rotated the stepping motors while the magnetic sensor does not perform measurement, and, when determining that the motors have not rotated, makes the magnetic sensor start measurement.

Abstract: A dielectric elastomer vibration system includes a dielectric elastomer vibrator with a dielectric elastomer layer and a pair of electrode layers, and a power supply device producing a potential difference across the electrode layers. The vibrator exhibits various modes or regions of relationship between potential difference and deformation induced by the potential difference: a high-response region in which a relatively large deformation is induced; a low-response region of lower-potential difference in which a relatively small deformation is induced; and a low-response region of higher-potential difference in which a relatively small deformation is induced or in which a break point of the dielectric elastomer layer is included. The power supply device produces the potential difference by applying across the electrode layers a vibration signal voltage, which is generated by combining an AC voltage with a bias DC voltage corresponding to a potential difference falling in the high-response region.

Abstract: An antitumor peptide provided according to the present invention includes (1) an S1PR-TM related sequence; and (2) an amino acid sequence functioning as a cell penetrating peptide; wherein the total number of amino acid residues is 100 or less.

Abstract: A dielectric elastomer drive system A1 includes: a dielectric elastomer drive unit 1 provided with a dielectric elastomer layer 11 and a pair of electrode layers 12 flanking the dielectric elastomer layer 11; a power supply unit 5 configured to apply voltage to the dielectric elastomer drive unit 1; and a charge removal unit 2 configured to remove the charge stored in the dielectric elastomer drive unit 1. The configuration contributes to improving responsiveness.

Abstract: An antitumor peptide provided according to the present invention includes (1) an S1PR-TM related sequence; and (2) an amino acid sequence functioning as a cell penetrating peptide; wherein the total number of amino acid residues is 100 or less.

Abstract: An antitumor peptide provided according to the present invention includes (1) an S1PR-TM related sequence; and (2) an amino acid sequence functioning as a cell penetrating peptide; wherein the total number of amino acid residues is 100 or less.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle tracking device capable of appropriately tracking a vehicle. The vehicle tracking device is a vehicle tracking device that tracks a target vehicle that travels at the periphery of a host vehicle. The vehicle tracking device includes: an estimation unit that estimates a rectangular frame approximating an external shape of the target vehicle on the basis of past data; and a specifying unit that specifies an advancing direction of the target vehicle on the basis of layout of contour data composed of a plurality of pieces of detection point data, which is detected by a sensor that is mounted to the host vehicle and detects a relative position of a detection target with respect to the host vehicle as the detection point data, and indicates a contour of the target vehicle, with respect to a reference side that is a side on the host vehicle side among sides of the rectangular frame along a vehicle width direction of the rectangular frame.

Abstract: A camera module attaches a camera to a motor vehicle. The camera module includes a camera unit having an optical axis, and a support configured for accommodating the camera. The support has a main positioning surface transversal to the optical axis, such as when the camera is mounted with the support the front contact surface of the camera and the main positioning surface are in contact. A cover is attachable to the support to retain the camera pressed against the support in a direction parallel to the optical axis. First pressure means are provided in the cover or in the support, and as when the cover is fastened with the support, the pressure means press the camera unit against the support in a direction parallel to the optical axis (X) or perpendicular to the main positioning surface.

Abstract: Provide is an artificially synthesized antitumor peptide that may suppress proliferation of tumor cells. The peptide provided is a synthetic peptide that contains both (1) an amino acid sequence that forms a signal peptide of a membrane protein, programmed cell death-1 (PD-1), or a modified amino acid sequence thereof in which 1, 2 or 3 amino acid residues deleted from, substituted in or added to the above amino acid sequence; and (2) an amino acid sequence that serves as a cell penetrating peptide (CPP), and wherein the synthetic peptide comprises a total of 100 or fewer amino acid residues.

Abstract: The antitumor peptide provided by the present invention is a synthetic peptide including both of: (1) an amino acid sequence composing the second transmembrane region from the N-terminal of a membrane protein sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1), or a modified amino acid sequence formed by deletion substitution or addition of 1, 2 or 3 amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence; and (2) an amino acid sequence functioning as a cell-penetrating peptide (CPP); wherein the total number of amino acid residues is 100 or less.

Abstract: The method for aiding ALS detection provided by the present invention includes determining a profile of signal peptides contained in a bodily fluid from a test subject, and comparing the signal peptide profile thus determined for the test subject with a previously-determined profile of signal peptides in a bodily fluid from a healthy subject. The presence of a difference between the signal peptide profile of the test subject and the signal peptide profile of the healthy subject at a specific molecular weight is then associated with the test subject's suffering from or developing ALS.

Abstract: This method for aiding Alzheimer's detection provided by the present invention includes: determining a profile of signal peptides contained in a bodily fluid from a test subject, and comparing the signal peptide profile thus determined for the test subject with a previously-determined profile of signal peptides in a bodily fluid from a healthy subject. A difference between the signal peptide profile of the test subject and the signal peptide profile of the healthy subject at a specific molecular weight is then associated with the test subject's suffering from or developing Alzheimer's.

Abstract: A dielectric elastomer drive system A1 includes: a dielectric elastomer drive unit 1 provided with a dielectric elastomer layer 11 and a pair of electrode layers 12 flanking the dielectric elastomer layer 11; a power supply unit 5 configured to apply voltage to the dielectric elastomer drive unit 1; and a charge removal unit 2 configured to remove the charge stored in the dielectric elastomer drive unit 1. The configuration contributes to improving responsiveness.

Abstract: A pointer device including a rotation body, a pointer shaft provided on the rotation body, a base member which rotatably supports the pointer shaft, and a spiral spring which has a substantially truncated conical shape and is arranged between the rotation body and the base member.

Abstract: To provide a medical sheet with which a surface (a portion) subjected to ion bombardment, and a surface (a portion) which has not been subjected to ion bombardment can be distinguished from each other; and a production method therefor. When ?b refers to the difference between value b1, which is the b value of a roughened surface portion 3, and value b2, which is the b value of a second surface 7, this medical sheet has a ?b in the range of 1.5-11 inclusive. A production method for the medical sheet includes: a surface roughening step in which a portion or the entirety of a first surface 5 of a sheet including polytetrafluoroethylene is subjected to surface roughening treatment to form a roughened surface portion 5; and a heating step in which the sheet which includes the polytetrafluoroethylene and which has undergone the surface roughening step is heated to obtain the medical sheet.

Abstract: A dielectric elastomer vibration system includes a dielectric elastomer vibrator with a dielectric elastomer layer and a pair of electrode layers, and a power supply device producing a potential difference across the electrode layers. The vibrator exhibits various modes or regions of relationship between potential difference and deformation induced by the potential difference: a high-response region in which a relatively large deformation is induced; a low-response region of lower-potential difference in which a relatively small deformation is induced; and a low-response region of higher-potential difference in which a relatively small deformation is induced or in which a break point of the dielectric elastomer layer is included. The power supply device produces the potential difference by applying across the electrode layers a vibration signal voltage, which is generated by combining an AC voltage with a bias DC voltage corresponding to a potential difference falling in the high-response region.