Abstract: The concentrations of fluorescent dyes in a target sample (1) are measured using an imaging device (). This imaging device has detection wavelength bands. Reference samples each containing only one of the fluorescent dyes respectively at predetermined unit concentrations, and a measured intensity of fluorescence emitted from each reference sample is measured in each detection wavelength band. A fluorescence image of the target sample is taken in each detection wavelength band using the imaging device. An operation is executed using the fluorescence intensities acquired from the reference samples and target sample to calculate the concentrations of the respective fluorescent dyes in the target sample.

Abstract: An information communication program, an information communication apparatus and an information communication method make it possible for a mobile node to maintain direct communication with some other terminal while it is moving from a network to another if the some other terminal is always located on a particular network.

Abstract: In a cured product having a thickness of 60 ?m obtained from an actinic energy ray-curable composition of the present invention, when a scratch mark is made at a vertical load of 235 mN using a diamond indenter with a tip diameter of 15 ?m, the scratch mark is repaired by a self-repairing ability under an atmosphere at 25° C. and at a relative humidity of 50%. Therefore, the actinic energy ray-curable composition is useful as coating agents or paints for products where scratch resistance is required.

Abstract: In a cured product having a thickness of 60 ?m obtained from an actinic energy ray-curable composition of the present invention, when a scratch mark is made at a vertical load of 235 mN using a diamond indenter with a tip diameter of 15 ?m, the scratch mark is repaired by a self-repairing ability under an atmosphere at 25° C. and at a relative humidity of 50%. Therefore, the actinic energy ray-curable composition is useful as coating agents or paints for products where scratch resistance is required.

Abstract: The brake system of the invention, during the ABS control mode, corrects the target slip rate in accordance with the turning of the vehicle, and determines whether the vehicle is running on a poor surface road. If the vehicle is running on a poor surface road, the system sets a target slip rate that provides a greater longitudinal force than the aforementioned target slip rate.

Abstract: In a cured product having a thickness of 60 ?m obtained from an actinic energy ray-curable composition of the present invention, when a scratch mark is made at a vertical load of 235 mN using a diamond indenter with a tip diameter of 15 ?m, the scratch mark is repaired by a self-repairing ability under an atmosphere at 25° C. and at a relative humidity of 50%. Therefore, the actinic energy ray-curable composition is useful as coating agents or paints for products where scratch resistance is required.

Abstract: In printing onto a creased paper with a fold portion, a printing method of the invention performs a warning step (S203) that gives a warning about the need of smoothening out of the fold portion; and a printing step that starts printing after the warning is given in the warning step. The printing method further performs a reception step (S204, S206) that receives a confirmation instruction with respect to the warning given in the warning step, and the printing step does not start printing until the confirmation instruction is received in the reception step.

Abstract: In a method, whether there is a first bar having a width and located at at least one of both ends of a first black and white pattern is determined. The width of the bar is greater than a maximum width of a second bar. The maximum width of the second bar appears in a second black and white pattern assuming that the black and white pattern is part of the first barcode. The first black and white pattern is determined as readout data of the second barcode when it is determined that there is the first bar having the width greater than the maximum width of the second bar and located at at least one of both ends of the first black and white pattern.

Abstract: In a vehicle brake control device, it is determined whether a first starting condition, that a master cylinder pressure and a rate of change of the master cylinder pressure are equal to or more than respective first reference values, is satisfied. Furthermore, it is determined whether a second starting condition is satisfied based on a determination as to whether the master cylinder pressure is equal to or more than a second reference value at a time when a predetermined time has elapsed since a time when the first starting condition was satisfied. In a case where the second starting condition is determined as being satisfied, a brake assist control is executed until a termination condition of the brake assist control is satisfied.

Abstract: A circuit board containing a metal-insulator composite member including an insulator substrate and a metal layer having a pattern, the composite member having an area where the spacing between a lower part of adjacent elements of the pattern on the metal layer which is in contact with the insulator is not greater than the thickness of the metal layer. Also a power module containing such circuit board.

Abstract: Composite member 2 consisting of ceramic insulator substrate 3 and two metal layers 4A and 4B such as aluminum sheets is subjected to milling in order to remove the unwanted areas of metal layer 4A (where inter-element spacings are to be formed). In order to suppress cracking due to substrate warpage, a small bottom portion of 4A is left intact as residual metal layer 4Aa which is preferably removed by etching. Milling is performed after thin-film layer of etching resist 5 is applied to the surface of metal layer 4A. By milling in two stages, a step is formed at the bottom of lateral sides of a pattern element to make a skirt which contributes to reducing external stresses.

Abstract: An optical information reader for settling a commercial transaction reads and decodes with certainty a quick response (QR) code displayed on a buyer's mobile telephone display. A QR code 11 is displayed on the display a plurality of times at a prescribed time interval. The QR code is rotated by 90° every time. Therefore, a part of the QR code which could not have been decoded due to a mirror reflection, stains or scratches on the display can be decoded at the second, third or fourth display, because the QR code 11 is displayed four times at different angles.

Abstract: In a portable phone having installed therein a PHS and a WLAN, the PHS is used for standby as long as the PHS is in the coverage area. At the time of receiving an incoming call during standby by the PHS with only the PHS being ON, the power of WLAN is turned ON. If the WLAN is in the coverage area, the incoming call is once disconnected, and immediately a VoIP call is sent (call back) by the WLAN. At this time, the PHS is turned OFF. On the other hand, if the WLAN is out of the coverage area at the time of receiving the incoming call, the call is similarly disconnected, after which the WLAN is turned OFF and the VoIP call is sent by the PHS.

Abstract: In a brake control system for a vehicle, a target wheel cylinder pressure of each wheel is calculated in accordance with a braking force applied by the driver, a brake control mode is determined to be one of an increase pressure mode, a decrease pressure mode, or a maintain pressure mode, and a target increase/decrease force slope is calculated in accordance with a slip amount of the wheel. In particular, the target wheel cylinder pressure is calculated based on actual wheel cylinder pressure and the target increase/decrease pressure slope, set on the target increase/decrease force slope when starting anti-skid control, the target wheel cylinder pressure is calculated after starting the anti-skid control based on the most recent target wheel cylinder pressure and the target increase/decrease pressure slope, and the wheel cylinder pressure Pi is controlled so as to become equal to the target wheel cylinder pressure.

Abstract: Each of target braking forces for front and rear wheels of a vehicle is calculated based on an amount of braking performed by a driver and a predetermined braking force distribution ratio between the front wheels and the rear wheels. Each of the target regenerative braking forces for the front and rear wheels, respectively, is calculated based on a corresponding one of the target braking forces such that a maximum regeneration efficiency is obtained. If the driver has performed an abrupt braking operation, if the driver has performed a braking operation when the vehicle runs at a high deceleration, or if the vehicle runs at a high lateral speed, it is quite likely that anti-skid control will be started afterwards. Therefore, the target regenerative braking forces are gradually reduced, and target frictional braking forces are gradually increased. If anti-skid control is started, the target regenerative braking forces are set as 0.

Abstract: A system comprises: a spectroscopic optical part for spectrally separating emitted light from a subject; a photoelectrical conversion part for generating electric signals by photoelectrically converting the respective separated lights; an image processing part for generating a pseudo color image and computing numerical values of a color specification system for performing color display of the image; and image outputting parts for outputting the image and/or numerical values. The image processing part generates image signals by applying sensitivity functions to the respective electric signals, uses the image signals to compute the numerical values, and applies a matrix M to the image signals to generate a pseudo color image. The sensitivity functions are determined based on a correlation between physical state or chemical state differences among subjects and differences in waveform that occur among optical spectra of a plurality of subjects and M is determined so as to minimize color reproduction errors.

Abstract: In a vehicle brake control device, it is determined whether a first starting condition, that a master cylinder pressure and a rate of change of the master cylinder pressure are equal to or more than respective first reference values, is satisfied. Furthermore, it is determined whether a second starting condition is satisfied based on a determination as to whether the master cylinder pressure is equal to or more than a second reference value at a time when a predetermined time has elapsed since a time when the first starting condition was satisfied. In a case where the second starting condition is determined as being satisfied, a brake assist control is executed until a termination condition of the brake assist control is satisfied.

Abstract: In a vehicle brake control device, it is determined whether a first starting condition, that a master cylinder pressure and a rate of change of the master cylinder pressure are equal to or more than respective first reference values, is satisfied. Furthermore, it is determined whether a second starting condition is satisfied based on a determination as to whether the master cylinder pressure is equal to or more than a second reference value at a time when a predetermined time has elapsed since a time when the first starting condition was satisfied. In a case where the second starting condition is determined as being satisfied, a brake assist control is executed until a termination condition of the brake assist control is satisfied.

Abstract: In a cured product having a thickness of 60 ?m obtained from an actinic energy ray-curable composition of the present invention, when a scratch mark is made at a vertical load of 235 mN using a diamond indenter with a tip diameter of 15 ?m, the scratch mark is repaired by a self-repairing ability under an atmosphere at 25° C. and at a relative humidity of 50%. Therefore, the actinic energy ray-curable composition is useful as coating agents or paints for products where scratch resistance is required.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a slide glass and others for providing color information as comparative references that can be used in color evaluation and color correction of an image of a measured sample taken with a microscope. The slide glass is used in the microscope and used for acquiring an image of a measured sample, and has a glass plate on which a sample is to be mounted, and one or more micro color filters placed on one surface of the glass plate. Each of these micro color filter groups has two or more color-reference micro color filters for acquisition of colors as comparative references to be used in the color evaluation and color correction of the image. The color-reference micro color filters belonging to an identical micro color filter group are placed so as not to overlap with each other on one surface of the glass plate, and have at least three reference colors different from each other among all hues.