Abstract: There is provided a method of measuring a repeat number of a unit base, the method comprising, when a repeat number can be possessed by a target nucleic acid is A or B (where A<B), and (B?A)/B<0.20, using at least one first nucleic acid probe having a repeat number selected from a value of A?p, as well as at least one second nucleic acid probe having a repeat number selected from a value of B+s [where p and s are natural numbers satisfying 0.20?{(B+s)?(A?p)}/(B+s)?0.50].

Abstract: A method for collapsing a microbubble characterized in that it comprises applying stimulation to the microbubble in the step of the gradual decrease of the its size, in a course wherein the microbubble floating in a solution decreases in its size due to the natural dissolution of a gas contained in the microbubble and disappears after a while, to thereby enhance the speed of the its size decrease and cause the microbubble to disappear.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing oxygen nanobubble water that is potentially useful in all technical fields and in particular, has evident bioactive effects upon animals and plants. Oxygen nanobubbles capable of being present in an aqueous solution for a long time, which are produced by applying physical irritation to oxygen-containing microbubbles contained in an aqueous solution, to thereby reduce the bubble diameter of the microbubble abruptly and a method for forming such oxygen nanobubbles are provided.

Abstract: A magnetic characteristic inspecting apparatus including a plurality of disk rotating devices or a plurality of magnetic heads include a unit for switching output signals of write signal production units or allocating the output signals to the magnetic heads, a unit for switching signals read from the magnetic heads or allocating the read signals to measurement resources, and a unit for selecting any of the disk rotating devices synchronously with which the measurement resources will perform measurement. The write signal production units and measurement resources are shared among inspections of the plurality of disk rotating devices or the plurality of heads.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ozone water that has the potential to find useful applications in a wide variety of technical fields and is capable of maintaining the effects of wiping out microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and the like and inhibiting the growth thereof over long periods. The present invention provides ozone nano-bubbles capable of staying in a solution for an extended period of time and a method for producing the ozone nano-bubbles by instantaneously shrinking the diameters of ozone microbubbles contained in an aqueous solution by the application of a physical irritation to the ozone microbubbles in an aqueous solution.

Abstract: The present invention provides a printing without margins-enabled image forming apparatus that forms toner image matched to the size and position of the conveyed printing material and suppresses waste toner generation. To accomplish this, the present image forming apparatus includes a printing material detection unit that detects orthogonal direction length, conveying direction length, orthogonal direction position, and conveying direction position associated with the conveyed printing material when a printing without margins is selected by the selection unit. In addition, the present image forming apparatus includes a matching unit which, based on the detected length and conveying position, matches the size of the toner image formed on the printing material to the size of the printing material and matches the formation position of the toner image to the position of the printing material conveyed along the conveying path.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming nanobubbles that have potential utility in every industrial application and that impart special functions, especially to water. The present invention is a method of forming nanobubbles by applying physical irritation to microbubbles contained in a liquid so that the microbubbles are abruptly contracted to form nanobubbles.

Abstract: The present invention is an image forming device in which the conditions for specific processes are changed in accordance with the humidity. The present invention includes a colored material whose color changes with humidity, detection means for detecting the color of the colored material, and control means that changes the conditions of specific processes in accordance with the color. In this way an image forming device can be provided capable of forming good images without transfer or separation defects and at low cost.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of individual discriminating. The method includes selecting and using single nucleotide polymorphism satisfying any one of the conditions defined by this invention.

Abstract: A conductive detecting electrode (2), first blocking molecules (21) formed so as to cover a surface of the detecting electrode (2), the first blocking molecules decreasing adsorption of an intercalating agent to the surface of the detecting electrode (2), a target-complementary probe (23) immobilized to the detecting electrode (2) via a spacer member (22) comprising straight chain organic molecules, the target-complementary probe including a base sequence complementary to a target base sequence which is an object of detection, a conductive comparison electrode (3), and second blocking molecules (31) formed so as to cover a surface of the comparison electrode (3), the second blocking molecules decreasing adsorption of an intercalating agent to the surface of the comparison electrode (3), are provided.

Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an image forming apparatus using a plurality of laser beams that includes a unit configured to detect a main scanning synchronization signal per beam while performing a laser light amount control per beam for each predetermined line, and a unit configured to produce a main scanning synchronization signal of a beam whose main scanning signal is not detected, by using the main scanning synchronization signal of the detected beam.

Abstract: A conductive detecting electrode (2), first blocking molecules (21) formed so as to cover a surface of the detecting electrode (2), the first blocking molecules decreasing adsorption of an intercalating agent to the surface of the detecting electrode (2), a target-complementary probe (23) immobilized to the detecting electrode (2) via a spacer member (22) comprising straight chain organic molecules, the target-complementary probe including a base sequence complementary to a target base sequence which is an object of detection, a conductive comparison electrode (3), and second blocking molecules (31) formed so as to cover a surface of the comparison electrode (3), the second blocking molecules decreasing adsorption of an intercalating agent to the surface of the comparison electrode (3), are provided.

Abstract: A magnetic characteristic inspecting apparatus including a plurality of disk rotating devices or a plurality of magnetic heads include a unit for switching output signals of write signal production units or allocating the output signals to the magnetic heads, a unit for switching signals read from the magnetic heads or allocating the read signals to measurement resources, and a unit for selecting any of the disk rotating devices synchronously with which the measurement resources will perform measurement. The write signal production units and measurement resources are shared among inspections of the plurality of disk rotating devices or the plurality of heads.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sewing machine with work edge cutting mechanism having an upper blade 13a which is operated to cut the work edge in cooperation with a lower blade 1a during stitching operation, the upper blade being stopped and retreated to an inoperative position below the needle plate 30 in case the stitching operation is performed without necessity of cutting the work edge, the sewing machine substantially comprising a main drive shaft 2 which is rotated to vertically reciprocate a machine needle 31, a device for converting the rotation of the main drive shaft into vertical movement, a device for transmitting the vertical movement to the upper blade, a device for intercepting the transmission movement of the transmitting means, wherein the intercepting device is operated to cause the upper blade to retreat from the operative position to the inoperative position below the needle plate.

Abstract: The present invention includes a plurality of working electrodes on which the same type of nucleic acid probes each having a nucleic acid complementary to a target nucleic acid are immobilized and which have different sensor areas and a normalization circuit which normalizes detection signals obtained by the working electrodes with respect to the respective sensor areas.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sewing machine with work edge cutting mechanism having an upper blade 13a which is operated to cut the work edge in cooperation with a lower blade 1a during stitching operation, the upper blade being stopped and retreated to an inoperative position below the needle plate 30 in case the stitching operation is performed without necessity of cutting the work edge, the swing machine substantially comprising a main drive shaft 2 which is rotated to vertically reciprocate a machine needle 31, a means for converting the rotation of the main drive shaft into vertical movement, a means for transmitting the vertical movement to the upper blade, a means for intercepting the transmission movement of the transmitting means, wherein the intercepting means is operated to cause the upper blade to retreat from the operative position to the inoperative position below the needle plate.

Abstract: A testing apparatus of a magnetic recording medium for conducting a test on the magnetic recording medium by using reproduced data obtained through reproduction of the magnetic medium, including a plurality of conversion means for converting the reproduced data into digital data, holding means for holding the digital data converted by the plurality of conversion means, data processing means for performing a calculation process on the digital data held by the holding means in relation to a magnetic characteristic of the magnetic recording medium, and analysis processing means for performing an analysis to determine whether or not information obtained by the data processing means satisfies a certain condition.

Abstract: A conductive detecting electrode (2), first blocking molecules (21) formed so as to cover a surface of the detecting electrode (2), the first blocking molecules decreasing adsorption of an intercalating agent to the surface of the detecting electrode (2), a target-complementary probe (23) immobilized to the detecting electrode (2) via a spacer member (22) comprising straight chain organic molecules, the target-complementary probe including a base sequence complementary to a target base sequence which is an object of detection, a conductive comparison electrode (3), and second blocking molecules (31) formed so as to cover a surface of the comparison electrode (3), the second blocking molecules decreasing adsorption of an intercalating agent to the surface of the comparison electrode (3), are provided.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to provide an image forming apparatus in which the number of beam detectors is decreased and which is low in cost and high in the accuracy of the registration position of an image of each color as well as high in quality.

Abstract: A method for making gas hydrate comprising generating ultrafine bubbles in an aqueous solution; and spontaneously generating hydrate nuclei by self-compression and collapsing of the ultrafine bubbles.