Abstract: A measurement portion includes a containment unit including a plurality of containers containing a liquid, a dispensing unit including a dispensing probe for dispensing the liquid, and a gauging portion for gauging the liquid dispensed by the dispensing unit. An excessive immersion determination portion determines whether an immersion of the dispensing probe is excessive immersion that exceeds a predetermined range. An input portion can select and set an operation of the measurement portion to be performed after the excessive immersion determination portion determines that the immersion is excessive immersion from a plurality of modes. A measurement control portion controls the measurement portion depending on a mode set by the input portion.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for preventing and/or treating a virus infection contains administering a type I and/or type III interferon production promoter including Clostridium butyricum or a culture thereof to a subject in need thereof. In another embodiment, a method for promoting production of an interferon contains administering an effective amount of Clostridium butyricum or a culture thereof to a subject.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus 10 applies pressure to a substrate 2 which is an object to be pressurized arranged on an upper jig plate 44. The substrate processing apparatus 10 includes a lower jig plate 46 arranged below the upper jig plate 44, an installation base 47 provided on the lower jig plate 46 and the substrate 2 is arranged; and the installation base is temporarily fixed to the installation base 47 in a deformable manner.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus 10 having a lower jig plate 46 for arranging a substrate 2 as an object to be pressurized, a support member 45 including an installation portion 52 for installing columnar members 50 supporting the lower jig plate 46, in which the columnar members 50 are placed to the installation portion 52 in accordance with a in-plane distribution of a load applied to the lower jig plate 46.

Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus capable applying a uniform load to an object to be pressurized. The substrate processing apparatus includes a lower jig plate 46 for arranging a substrate 2 which is an object to be pressurized, an upper jig plate 44 applying pressure to the substrate 2 arranged to the lower jig plate 46, and a support member 45 supporting the lower jig plate 46 and providing a support force to the lower jig plate 46 in accordance with a in-plane distribution of a load applied to the lower jig plate 46.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide an adjuvant having high safety to living bodies and an action to sufficiently reinforce immune function, and a vaccine comprising the adjuvant. Specifically, the present invention relates to 34 novel adjuvant candidate compounds, which have been identified by screening 145 food additives and 51 injection additives, using, as indicators, an increase in the antibody titer against influenza virus and a protective effect against infection with influenza virus, and then selecting those having the function of increasing the antiviral antibody titer in blood and the protective effect against viral infection. In addition, the present invention also relates to a vaccine comprising these adjuvant candidate compounds.

Abstract: [Object] Provided are a stamp tool whose transport head can be easily shared, a transport device capable of allowing the stamp tool to easily pick up an transport object element disposed on a surface of a substrate from the substrate and transporting the element without being left on the substrate side, and an element array manufacturing method using the same. [Solution] A stamp tool 10 includes a stamp layer 12 allowing an element 32r as an transport object element to detachably adhere thereto, a support plate 14 to which the stamp layer 12 is fixed, and an adapter plate 16 having a mounting surface 16a, the support plate 14 being replaceably attached thereto, and a transport head 22 being allowed to be detachably attached thereon.

Abstract: A stamp tool holding device capable of holding a stamp tool while keeping a stamp surface of the stamp tool clean, a stamp tool positioning device that easily positions a stamp tool with respect to a transport head, a multi-element transfer device for efficiently transferring a transport object element such as an element using a stamp tool, and a method of manufacturing an element array using the same, wherein the stamp tool holding device has an installation stage on which a stamp tool is detachably installed. The installation stage has an installation surface on which a housing recess for accommodating a stamp layer of the stamp tool is formed, and a suction hole capable of detachably adsorbing a part of the stamp tool located around the stamp layer is formed on the installation surface.

Abstract: An element array pressurizing device has a pressurizing plate having a pressurizing unit that pressurizes an element array comprising a plurality of elements disposed on a mounting substrate. The pressurizing unit has a plate-shaped hard material for which a surface precision is higher than that of a surface of the pressurizing plate.

Abstract: An acoustic apparatus according to each of the embodiments includes a reception unit, an operation unit, and a control unit. The reception unit is configured to receive a packet to which voice data and a signal for azimuth estimate are added. The operation unit is configured to operate a signal angle of the packet by using the signal for azimuth estimate. The control unit is configured to control information related to a sound image of the voice data according to the signal angle.

Abstract: An acoustic apparatus according to each of the embodiments includes a reception unit, an operation unit, and a control unit. The reception unit is configured to receive a packet to which voice data and a signal for azimuth estimate are added. The operation unit is configured to operate a signal angle of the packet by using the signal for azimuth estimate. The control unit is configured to control information related to a sound image of the voice data according to the signal angle.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide an adjuvant having high safety to living bodies and an action to sufficiently reinforce immune function, and a vaccine comprising the adjuvant. Specifically, the present invention relates to 34 novel adjuvant candidate compounds, which have been identified by screening 145 food additives and 51 injection additives, using, as indicators, an increase in the antibody titer against influenza virus and a protective effect against infection with influenza virus, and then selecting those having the function of increasing the antiviral antibody titer in blood and the protective effect against viral infection. In addition, the present invention also relates to a vaccine comprising these adjuvant candidate compounds.

Abstract: A wireless communication system according to an embodiment comprises a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device is configured to transmit a signal related to program. The second wireless communication device is configured to compute an angle of departure from the first wireless communication device based on a radio wave transmitted from the first wireless communication device, and to perform updating of the program when a computed angle of departure is a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A wireless communication system according to an embodiment comprises a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device is configured to transmit a signal related to program. The second wireless communication device is configured to compute an angle of departure from the first wireless communication device based on a radio wave transmitted from the first wireless communication device, and to perform updating of the program when a computed angle of departure is a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A laminate having excellent abrasion resistance to physical stimuli such as dust. The laminate comprises a base layer, a hard coat layer and a top coat layer comprising flaky metal oxide fine particles all of which are formed in this order. The flaky metal oxide fine particles are hardened by at least one method selected from the group consisting of ionizing material exposure, ionizing radiation exposure, infrared exposure, microwave exposure and high-temperature vapor exposure.

Abstract: An information processing device has a storage unit and a touch panel with a screen. The storage unit stores layout information indicating the positions at which various settings are displayed on the screen. The touch panel displays a setting selection screen on which the settings are arranged in the display positions indicated by the layout information, accepts selections of settings to be made, and displays help screens showing help information for each of the settings in an order corresponding to the display positions indicated by the layout information. The layout information can be altered to have the help information displayed in a desired order.

Abstract: A monitoring system has a monitor connected to a monitoring camera and a monitoring recorder via a network. The monitor checks whether the monitoring recorder is in a recordable state or in an unrecordable state of monitoring video data, and if the monitor confirms an unrecordable state of the monitoring recorder, the monitor 3 transmits a control signal for instructing the monitoring camera to start video recording. Receiving the control signal instructing to start the video recording, the monitoring camera records the monitoring video data it takes in its own storage medium.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a housing provided with a dust filter, the information processing apparatus includes a first temperature sensor that measures an internal temperature of the housing; a second temperature sensor that measures an external temperature of the housing; and a processor configured to acquire an amount of information processing of the information processing apparatus, identify a first amount of temperature change resulting from information processing of the information processing apparatus based on the amount of information processing, acquire the internal and external temperatures, calculate a second amount of temperature change resulting from an air intake fault of the dust filter by subtracting the first amount of temperature change from a temperature difference between the internal temperature and the external temperature, calculate a rate of increase in the second amount of temperature change, and output a fault notification according to the calculated rate of in

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a display input unit having a display screen and an input unit for receiving an operation relative to the display screen; a control unit configured to control the display input unit so that destination information of a transmission destination is obtained; and a communication unit configured to transmit data to a destination specified with the destination information. The control unit displays a first key correlated to one letter on the display screen. The control unit displays a text input screen on the display screen so that the control unit receives an operation of inputting one letter when the control unit receives an operation of specifying the first key. The control unit obtains a text string formed of the one letter correlated to the first key thus specified and the one letter thus input as the destination information.

Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus including: an attenuator that attenuates a power of a first optical signal generated in a first modulation method to a first target level and attenuates a power of a second optical signal generated in a second modulation method, a modulation level in the second modulation method being lower than the modulation level in the first modulation method, to a second target level, the second target level being lower than the first target level; and a transmitter that sends a WDM signal including the first optical signal and the second optical signal that have been attenuated by the attenuator.