Abstract: A nucleic acid sequence measurement apparatus that measures a target with a specific nucleic acid sequence contained in a sample. The nucleic acid sequence measurement apparatus includes: a detector configured to detect fluorescence emitted from a nucleic acid sequence measurement device, which is provided with a measurement area that emits first fluorescence due to a reaction with the target, and a reference area that emits second fluorescence regardless of the reaction with the target; and a calculator configured to measure the target on the basis of a light intensity obtained by correcting or normalizing a light intensity of the first fluorescence emitted from the measurement area using a light intensity of the second fluorescence emitted from the reference area in the fluorescence detected by the detector.

Abstract: A control method includes: receiving transaction data that includes (i) peer information used for connecting a first peer among peers in a P2P system to another peer among the peers and (ii) a signature added to the peer information by the first peer; verifying the received transaction data using the signature included in the transaction data; and storing the transaction data into the distributed ledger when the verifying is successful.

Abstract: A cellulose particle includes: a base particle containing cellulose as a main component; a first coating layer disposed on a surface of the base particle and containing a multivalent metal salt of an acid functional group-containing resin; and a second coating layer disposed on the first coating layer and containing at least one hydrophobic compound selected from fatty acids, multivalent metal salts of fatty acids, amino acid compounds, and multivalent metal salts of amino acid compounds.

Abstract: A cellulose particle includes a mother particle containing cellulose as a main component, a first coating layer containing at least one polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of a basic polysaccharide and a salt of the basic polysaccharide, the first coating layer being provided on a surface of the mother particle, and a second coating layer containing at least one hydrophobic compound selected from a fatty acid, a fatty acid metal salt, an acylated amino acid, or an acylated amino acid salt, the second coating layer being provided on the first coating layer.

Abstract: A cellulosic particle includes: a cellulose-based core particle; a first coating layer covering the core particle and containing a polyamine compound; and a second coating layer covering the first coating layer and containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a wax, a linear-chain saturated fatty acid, a hydroxy fatty acid, and an amino acid compound.

Abstract: A cellulosic particle contains cellulose as its base constituent, and the percentage water absorption of the cellulosic particle measured by method B in ISO 15512:1999 is 11% or more and 20% or less.

Abstract: A cellulosic particle contains: cellulose as its base constituent; and at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon ester and a ketone, and the amount of the hydrocarbon ester or ketone in the cellulosic particle is 3 ppm or more and 1000 ppm or less.

Abstract: A cellulosic particle contains cellulose as its base constituent, and the intensity of sodium fluorescent x-rays from the cellulosic particle measured by x-ray fluorescence analysis is 0.015 kps or more and 0.1 kps or less.

Abstract: A control method including, by a computer: acquiring schedule information indicating movement plans of a plurality of mobile bodies capable of short-range wireless communication with each other, when detecting that state information indicating a current state of a first mobile body among the plurality of mobile bodies is unable to be received from the first mobile body, searching for a second mobile body planned to move to a first area where the first mobile body is staying based on the schedule information; and transmitting delivery data for the first mobile body to the second mobile body.

Abstract: A server acquires, from a terminal owned by a user, pairing information in which a user ID for identifying the user and a mobility ID for identifying a mobility used by the user are associated with each other; continuously acquires, from the terminal, terminal position information indicating a position of the terminal and associated with the user ID; specifies a user ID of a user using the mobility that is stopped, based on the pairing information; and determines, as position information of the mobility, the terminal position information associated with the user ID having been specified.

Abstract: A server device acquires location information indicating a location of a mobility, identification information on another mobility, the identification information being received from the other mobility by near field communication, and stop information indicating whether the mobility stops, from multiple mobilities; classifies two or more mobilities into a same mobility group, the two or more mobilities stopping and mutually receiving the identification information among the multiple mobilities; and specifies a stop place where the mobility group stops based on the location information on the two or more mobilities classified into the mobility group.

Abstract: A control method executed by a first device among a plurality of devices that are included in a distributed ledger system, the plurality of devices holding a distributed ledger, the control method including: receiving, from a second device among the plurality of devices, second identification information of the second device through short-range wireless communication, the second device being different from the first device; generating a block that includes transaction data selected from a transaction pool of the first device, the second identification information, and first identification information of the first device; and executing storing processing of storing the block generated in the distributed ledger held by the plurality of devices.

Abstract: A control method includes: obtaining first transaction data that includes a first variable indicating first information on a first contract made between a first user and a second user, and a second variable set to a predetermined value indicating second information is undetermined; storing the first transaction data into the distributed ledger; executing storing processing of reading out the second variable, and storing it into a rewritable storage in a server; obtaining second transaction data that includes a third variable indicating third information on a second contract made between the first user and a third user, and a change command for changing the second variable, based on the third variable; storing the second transaction data into the distributed ledger; and executing change processing of changing, according to the change command, the second variable from the predetermined value, after the second transaction data is stored into the distributed ledger.

Abstract: A control method includes: storing, into a distributed ledger, first transaction data that includes a first variable indicating an authorizer, the first variable being set to a predetermined value indicating that the authorizer is undetermined; executing storing processing of storing the predetermined value into a rewritable storage; obtaining second transaction data that includes a change command for changing the first variable to identification information of a third user; storing the second transaction data into the distributed ledger; executing change processing of changing, according to the change command, the first variable stored in the storage; obtaining third transaction data that includes a fulfillment command for executing fulfillment processing of fulfilling a first contract; storing the third transaction data into the distributed ledger; and executing the fulfillment processing according to the fulfillment command when the first variable stored in the storage is determined to be other than the pr

Abstract: A control method is executed by one device among devices included in a management system. Each of the devices includes a distributed ledger and stores: a parent smart contract including an automatic generation function of automatically generating a new smart contract; and a management function of selecting and managing one of child smart contracts generated by the devices. The control method includes: generating a first child smart contract; transmitting first transaction data including the generated first child smart contract to a different device and storing the first transaction data into the distributed ledger of the one device; receiving second transaction data including a second child smart contract generated by the different device and storing the second transaction data into the distributed ledger of the one device; and managing one child smart contract in association with the parent smart contract through execution of the management function.

Abstract: A control method includes: obtaining first transaction data that includes first information on a first contract made between a first user and a second user; storing the first transaction data obtained into the distributed ledger; obtaining second transaction data that includes second information on a second contract made between the first user and a third user; storing the second transaction data obtained into the distributed ledger; obtaining third transaction data using the first information and the second information, when one of the first transaction data and the second transaction data is associated with a remaining one of the first transaction data and the second transaction data, the third transaction data including third information on a third contract made between the second user and the third user; and storing the third transaction data obtained into the distributed ledger.

Abstract: A control method includes: receiving transaction data that includes (i) peer information used for connecting a first peer among peers in a P2P system to another peer among the peers and (ii) a signature added to the peer information by the first peer; verifying the received transaction data using the signature included in the transaction data; and storing the transaction data into the distributed ledger when the verifying is successful.

Abstract: A method for producing a lubricant base oil includes contacting feedstock containing normal paraffins having not less than 20 carbon atoms with a first catalyst in the presence of molecular hydrogen to obtain a first produced oil, and contacting the first produced oil with a second catalyst in the presence of molecular hydrogen to obtain a second produced oil. The first catalyst includes a first carrier in which a fraction of an amount of NH3 to be desorbed at 300 to 800° C. based on a total amount of NH3 to be desorbed is 80 to 90% in temperature-programmed desorption of NH3, a first metal selected from metals of Group VI in the periodic table carried on the first carrier, and a second metal selected from metals of Group VIII to Group X in the periodic table carried on the first carrier.

Abstract: The lubricating base oil of the invention is characterized by satisfying at least one of the following conditions (a) or (b). (a) A saturated compound content of 95% by mass or greater, and a proportion of 0.1-10% by mass of cyclic saturated compounds among the saturated compounds. (b) The condition represented by the following formula (1). 1.435?n20?0.002×kv100?1.450??(1) wherein n20 represents the refractive index of the lubricating base oil at 20° C., and kv100 represents the kinematic viscosity (mm2/s) of the lubricating base oil at 100° C.

Abstract: The lubricating base oil of the invention is characterized by having an urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater. The process for production of a lubricating base oil according to the invention is characterized by comprising a step of hydrocracking/hydroisomerization of a stock oil containing normal paraffins, until the obtained treatment product has an urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater. A lubricating oil composition according to the invention is characterized by comprising the lubricating base oil of the invention.