Abstract: Provided is a temperature calibration method that makes it possible to efficiently calibrate temperature in a short time and enhance temperature calibration accuracy. This temperature calibration method uses a temperature calibration device (10) comprising a temperature calibration block (2) having formed therein a placement part (25) for a reference temperature sensor (5) and a temperature sensor (T) to be calibrated. In this temperature calibration method, a temperature state in a gradual temperature variation transition process of the temperature calibration block (2) is taken to be a calibration temperature. The temperature calibration device (10) comprises: a vacuum-insulated container (1) comprising a vacuum region (Va) surrounding the temperature calibration block (2) and an accommodation part for accommodating the temperature calibration block (2); and a Peltier module (3) that is thermally coupled to the temperature calibration block (2).

Abstract: A thermosensitive part sensing temperature; a temperature sensor for measurement provided in the unit and measuring temperature by contacting the unit with a body to be measured; a temperature detecting part detecting, from when the unit contacts the body, the time when the sensor senses a difference from an initial temperature of the sensor, and a measured temperature of the sensor at that time, and detecting, from when the difference is sensed, a time after a certain length of time and a measured temperature of the sensor at that time; an estimating part estimating, from the time when the difference is sensed and a time after a certain length of time, the time when the thermosensitive part contacts the body, and the measured temperature at that time; and a heat conduction analyzing part estimating the measured temperature based on output information from the temperature detecting part and the estimating part.

Abstract: A temperature measurement device (10) comprises: a thermosensitive unit (41) that senses temperature; a thin film thermosensitive element (1) for measurement capable of measuring the temperature by bringing the thermosensitive unit (41) into contact with a subject; a thin film thermosensitive element (2) for protective heating disposed to enable heat exchange with the thin film thermosensitive element (1) via an insulating layer (S1), and controlled so that the temperature thereof is equal to the temperature of the thin film thermosensitive element (1); a temperature control element (3) capable of causing the thin film thermosensitive element (1) to be in a temperature state in which the temperature thereof is a certain degree lower than the temperature of the subject; and a control processing unit (5) controlling the thin film thermosensitive element (1), the thin film thermosensitive element (2), and the temperature control element (3).

Abstract: Provided are: a contact force sensor which has high accuracy and sensitivity and is capable of ensuring strength; and a device provided with the contact force sensor. The present invention comprises: a sensor body (2) manufactured by processing a semiconductor material, wherein the sensor body (2) is provided with: a ring-shaped portion (21); a central portion (22) formed substantially in the center of the ring-shaped portion (21); a spoke portion (23) connected to the ring-shaped portion (21) from the central portion (22) toward the outside; and stress-electricity conversion elements (5) which are disposed at positions facing each other on the front side and the back side of the spoke portion (23), and convert the displacement of the spoke portion (23) into an electric signal.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensor that is compact, ensures insulation, and is highly reliable. A pressure sensor (1) comprises: a sensor body (2); a pressure sensor element (21) provided on one surface side of the sensor body (2); a through hole (24) which is formed from the one surface side of the sensor body (2) toward another surface side of the sensor body, and through which a lead wire (3) electrically connected to the pressure sensor element (21) is passed; and an insulation layer (24a) formed in the inner wall of the through hole (24). Passed through the through hole (24) is a conducting body core part (32), which is a part of the lead wire (3) from which an insulation coating has been removed.

Abstract: Upon selecting the stock portfolio, a plurality of corporate valuation index related data containing an intellectual asset related index is acquired (steps S1 to S6), analysis is performed with the acquired corporate valuation index related data and a company ranking corresponding to at least one prescribed index is created (steps S7 to S13 and S19), a prescribed number of companies is selected from the created company ranking (step S14), an investment ratio is selected in relation to each of the selected companies (step S15), and, based on the obtained distribution result of the investment ratio, a stock portfolio corresponding to the selected company is created and output (steps S16, S17). Therefore, a device for automatically selecting a more preferable stock portfolio based on the results upon performing a comprehensive valuation of companies using a corporate valuation index containing an intellectual asset related index is provided.

Abstract: Input of cause-and-effect model information where the coefficients at which three evaluated values, i.e., the evaluated values of business strategy, research-and-development strategy, and intellectual property strategy influence the company evaluated value, the coefficients at which the three evaluated values and the company evaluated value influence the observable indexes respectively, the error variables with which the factors other than the three evaluated values and the company evaluated value give variations to the company evaluated value and the observable indexes respectively are assumed is received. From the inputted the cause-and-effect model information and the observable indexes, the estimates of the coefficients are calculated by covariance structure analysis. From the coefficients and the observable indexes, the three evaluated values and the company evaluated value are calculated. With this, the relationship among the three strategies which are directly nonobservable abstract factors, i.e.

Abstract: Provided is a device for automatically selecting a more preferable stock portfolio based on the results upon performing a comprehensive valuation of companies using a corporate valuation index containing an intellectual asset related index. Upon selecting the stock portfolio, a plurality of corporate valuation index related data containing an intellectual asset related index is acquired (steps S1 to S6), analysis is performed with the acquired corporate valuation index related data and a company ranking corresponding to at least one prescribed index is created (steps S7 to S13 and S19), a prescribed number of companies is selected from the created company ranking (step S14), an investment ratio is selected in relation to each of the selected companies (step S15), and, based on the obtained distribution result of the investment ratio, a stock portfolio corresponding to the selected company is created and output (steps S16, S17).