Abstract: Disclosed are: a method for detecting (diagnosing) visceral obesity in a subject; a test agent useful for the method; a method for searching for a substance that can be used as an active ingredient for ameliorating visceral obesity; and an ameliorating agent for visceral obesity or a medicinal agent for preventing a metabolic disease developed as a result of the progression of visceral obesity. As the test agent, a polynucleotide which comprises at least 15 nucleotides and can hybridize with a nucleotide sequence for coiled-coil domain containing protein 3 (CCDC3) gene or a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence under stringent conditions or an antibody capable of recognizing CCDC3 protein is used.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a method for testing zinc deficiency dysgeusia, which is characterized in that it comprises correlating the expression levels of a gene encoding a gustatory receptor belonging to the THTR family and a gene encoding a gustatory receptor belonging to the T2R family obtained from a sample derived from the oral cavity of a subject, with a serum zinc level obtained from the sample of the subject; and a kit used for the aforementioned test.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a conveyor roller configured to come in contact with a sheet-like medium and to convey the contacted medium in a conveyance direction in which the medium is conveyed; an image pickup device configured to pick up an image of the conveyed medium; a control device configured to control the conveyor roller and the image pickup device; an apparatus main unit that accommodates the conveyor roller, the image pickup device, and the control device; and a state detecting device configured to detect whether the apparatus main unit is in a stationary state in which the apparatus main unit is stationary or in a non-stationary state in which the apparatus main unit is not stationary, wherein the control device is configured to change contents of the control of at least the conveyor roller based on a result of the detection by the state detecting device.

Abstract: It is possible to reduce the danger of information leak caused by remaining cache data. An information processing device (1) includes: data communication means (17) which performs data communication with a server computer (4) via a data communication network (5); storage means (15) which can temporality store data transmitted and received at least to/from the server computer (4); and information processing means (12) which executes information processing based on the data transmitted or received to/from the server computer.

Abstract: Aimed at providing an ion implantation apparatus elongated in period over which failure of a target work, due to deposition and release of ion species typically to and from the inner surface of a through-hole shaping a beam shape of ion beam, may be avoidable, reduced in frequency of exchange of an aperture component, and consequently improved in productivity, an aperture component shaping a beam shape has a taper opposed to the ion beam, in at least a part of inner surface of at least the through-hole, and has a thick thermal-sprayed film formed so as to cover the inner surface and therearound of the through-hole.

Abstract: An ion implanting apparatus is provided, which prevents a failure of the processing object caused by a scattering of the deposited particles of the ion species on an inner surface of a through hole of a member that forms a beam geometry of an ion beam. Since at least an inner surface of the through hole 222 of the member 220 having a through hole and being capable of forming a beam geometry is coated with a thermal spraying film, unwanted deposition of the ion species on the inner surface of the through hole 222 is inhibited. Moreover, since a deposition film generated on the surface of the thermal spraying film has an unoriented poly-crystalline structure that exhibits extremely higher inter-layer adhesiveness, a failure of the processing object caused by a scattering of the particles peeled-off from the deposition layer is prevented.

Abstract: The disclosed invention provides a portable information terminal making it possible to easily transmit a plurality of kinds of information. The portable information terminal allows its user to select information categories to transmit from items stored as personal and/or schedule information in its memory. The selected categories are associated with one of data class of business use, private use, and the like. When the user selects the name and instructs the terminal to transmit, the terminal reads the information belonging to selected categories of the data class from the memory and transmits them, according to the specified transmission distance or destinations.

Abstract: [Problems] To more infallibly prevent leak of information because loss or theft. [Means for Solving Problems] It is judged whether or not read control information stored in a predetermined read control information storage area of an external storage is proper. If the judgment result shows that it is invalid, virtualized data stored in the external storage is decrypted, and genuine read control information virtualized in the virtualized data is extracted. It is judged whether or not the extracted genuine read control information is proper. If the extracted genuine read control information is proper, the virtualized genuine data in the virtualized data along with the genuine read control information is made usable by decrypting and creating the virtualized data, and improper read control information is stored in the read control information storage area. The proper genuine read control information and genuine data are encrypted to create virtualized data.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a method for testing zinc deficiency dysgeusia, which is characterized in that it comprises correlating the expression levels of a gene encoding a gustatory receptor belonging to the THTR family and a gene encoding a gustatory receptor belonging to the T2R family obtained from a sample derived from the oral cavity of a subject, with a serum zinc level obtained from the sample of the subject; and a kit used for the aforementioned test.

Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula: wherein R20 is —CH2COOH and the like; R21 is —COCONH2 and the like; R22 is C4-C6 alkyl; and the like; R23 is —CH2—R18 wherein R18 is aryl and the like; R24 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl and the like; an optical active compound, a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate having type X sPLA2 inhibitory effect was found.

Abstract: Information communication terminals for transmitting/receiving information that includes a plurality of elements are connected to each other via a network. A information communication terminal at a transmitting side sets security-coupling levels to a plurality of elements, sets a dividing rule for dividing the information into a plurality of pieces of loosely coupled information based on the set security-coupling levels, divides the information into a plurality of pieces of loosely coupled XML data based on the set dividing rule, and transmits the divided plurality of pieces of loosely coupled XML data and the set dividing rule.

Abstract: Aimed at providing an ion implantation apparatus elongated in period over which failure of a target work, due to deposition and release of ion species typically to and from the inner surface of a through-hole shaping a beam shape of ion beam, may be avoidable, reduced in frequency of exchange of an aperture component, and consequently improved in productivity, an aperture component shaping a beam shape has a taper opposed to the ion beam, in at least a part of inner surface of at least the through-hole, and has a thick thermal-sprayed film formed so as to cover the inner surface and therearound of the through-hole.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a slide type portable information terminal having a favorable internal packaging efficiency and a compact shape. A first body and a second body, each having a wedge shaped outer appearance, where a dimension in the depth direction gradually becomes thinner from one side to the other side in the width direction, are slidably coupled via a slide mechanism to constitute a body. As for the body, when the first body and the second body are overlapped, a part of the second body having the thickest dimension in the depth direction is arranged on one side of the front surface of the first body, as well as a part of the first body having the thickest dimension in the depth direction is arranged on one side of the rear of the second body, and a camera unit is arranged in the portion with thickest dimension in the depth direction of the first body.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a slide type portable information terminal having a favorable internal packaging efficiency and a compact shape. A first body and a second body, each having a wedge shaped outer appearance, where a dimension in the depth direction gradually becomes thinner from one side to the other side in the width direction, are slidably coupled via a slide mechanism to constitute a body. As for the body, when the first body and the second body are overlapped, a part of the second body having the thickest dimension in the depth direction is arranged on one side of the front surface of the first body, as well as a part of the first body having the thickest dimension in the depth direction is arranged on one side of the rear of the second body, and a camera unit is arranged in the portion with thickest dimension in the depth direction of the first body.

Abstract: A mobile telephone in which a camera portion is rotatably provided in a coupling portion for rotatably coupling a first casing and a second casing to each other, and a main display part and a manipulating part are provided in a casing surface and is hidden when the first and second casings are closed relative to each other. A sub-display part and an image pick-up button are provided in a surface of the first casing and are always exposed. A switch is provided for changing over the display condition of the sub-display part between a camera mode and an equipment status display mode, whereby the image pick-up by the camera portion can be simply carried out with no affect resulting from any folding motion of the casings.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device is provided with wiring lines on a second substrate. The signal lines are connected to common electrodes provided on a first substrate at their ends overlaying a sealing material. The wiring lines extend in an area surrounded by the inside edges of the sealing material on the first substrate. The effective value of a voltage applied to the liquid crystals at cross sections between one of the wiring lines and common electrodes other than the common electrode connected to the corresponding wiring line among the multiple common electrodes is set to be smaller than the effective value of a voltage applied to the corresponding pixel for turning on the pixel.