Abstract: To provide: a composition for oxygen detection, which has excellent oxygen detection characteristic (ability), and which is safer than conventional compositions for oxygen detection, thereby being able to be sealed in packages containing food, pharmaceutical products or the like without anxiety; and an oxygen detector onto which this composition for oxygen detection is applied or printed. This composition for oxygen detection contains a redox dye, a food dye, a reducing sugar, an edible reduction promoter and an edible humectant in the composition, and enables quick detection of the presence or absence of oxygen by means of color change. Since this composition for oxygen detection is composed only of food, a pharmaceutical product and edible components allowed to be used for the food or pharmaceutical product, this composition for oxygen detection is safe to the human body.

Abstract: An object information acquiring apparatus includes a detector including m-number of probes to which a voltage is supplied and a current/voltage conversion circuit which converts a current into a voltage, a receiver processing electric signals from the probes, and a relay board respectively relaying power distribution lines between the electrical power source and the probes and signal wirings between the receiver and the probe, wherein the relay board receives input of signal wirings and power distribution lines from n-number (m n) of probes among the m-number of probes, connects the signal wirings from the n-number of probes to the receiver, and connects, to the electrical power source side, the power distribution lines of a number that is fewer than the power distribution lines from the n-number of probes.

Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte electricity-storage element including a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material capable of inserting and releasing anions, a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material capable of inserting and releasing cations, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive-electrode active material is porous carbon having pores having a three-dimensional network structure, and wherein a changing rate of a cross-sectional thickness of a positive electrode film including the positive-electrode active material defined by Formula (1) below is less than 45%.

Abstract: A hand-held type ultrasonic probe includes a housing having a reception region portion and a grip portion. The reception region portion includes an ultrasonic element array which receives ultrasonic waves and the grip portion includes a vibration actuator.

Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte electricity-storage element including a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material capable of inserting and releasing anions, a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material capable of inserting and releasing cations, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive-electrode active material is porous carbon having pores having a three-dimensional network structure, and wherein a changing rate of a cross-sectional thickness of a positive electrode film including the positive-electrode active material defined by Formula (1) below is less than 45%.

Abstract: Provided is an examination system including a mobile apparatus and an examination apparatus. The mobile apparatus includes: a biological object information storing unit configured to store biological object information; a reading unit configured to read biological object information; a comparing unit configured to compare the biological object information; and an outputting unit configured to output a result of comparison, and the examination apparatus includes: an examination information acquiring unit configured to acquire examination information; and a controlling unit configured to control the operation of the examination apparatus.

Abstract: To provide a display medium that is discolored in a state of being exposed in the presence of oxygen. This display medium has a discoloration layer on a substrate, the discoloration layer being formed with a redox dye, a food dye, a reducing sugar, an edible reduction promoter, an edible moisturizer, and an oxygen detection composition that contains an edible thickener. The oxygen detection composition that forms the discoloration layer is reversibly discolored in accordance with the presence of oxygen, so that the discoloration layer changes color upon transition from an oxygen-free state to an oxygen-present state. Therefore, when the discoloration layer is formed with a letter, a drawing pattern, a symbol or the like, information relating to a commodity constituted by the letter, drawing pattern, symbol or the like is highlighted by discoloration.

Abstract: An active material is provided. The active material comprises a porous carbon having a plurality of pores forming a three-dimensional network structure and a conductive polymer, and at least a part of the plurality of pores contains the conductive polymer.

Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte storage element including a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material capable of inserting and eliminating anions, a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive-electrode active material includes a carbon material which has a plurality of pores constituting a three-dimensional network structure and has a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) material on a surface of the carbon material.

Abstract: A photoacoustic apparatus is configured to receive an acoustic wave generated from an object to which light is irradiated, and to generate object information which is information on the object, the apparatus includes: an irradiation control unit that controls an irradiated region of the light on the object; an acoustic wave receiving unit that receives the acoustic wave generated from the object, and converts the acoustic wave into a received signal; a generating unit that generates the object information based on the received signal; and a setting unit that sets, for the object, a high absorption region in which a value related to absorption of an optical energy is at least a predetermined value, based on the received signal, wherein the irradiation control unit controls the irradiated region of the light on the object based on a position of the high absorption region.

Abstract: An ultrasonic probe includes a light irradiation unit configured to irradiate a subject with light, an acoustic wave receiving unit configured to receive an acoustic wave generated when the subject is irradiated with the light and convert the acoustic wave into an electric signal, an analog-to-digital conversion unit configured to convert the electric signal into a digital signal, an integration unit configured to integrate a plurality of the digital signals obtained when the subject is irradiated with the light multiple times and output an integrated signal, and a communication unit configured to perform a communication of the integrated signal.

Abstract: A photoacoustic apparatus is provided that is capable of widening the frequency bandwidth of detected acoustic waves. The photoacoustic apparatus includes a control unit for controlling a plurality of light irradiation units to irradiate pulsed lights at least a part of which have pulse waveforms different from pulse waveforms of the other pulsed lights onto the subject a plurality of times or controlling the plurality of the light irradiation units so that the pulsed lights to be emitted from the plurality of light irradiation units have pulse waveforms different from each other.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte storage element has a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material allowing intercalation or deintercalation of anions, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode to hold the non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The positive electrode active material is carbon having pores of a three-dimensional network structure, and the carbon contains a carbonate salt. The carbon may contain the carbonate salt at least inside the three-dimensional network structure. The carbonate salt may be mixed into the carbon. At least a portion of a surface of the carbon may be covered with the carbonate salt.

Abstract: A photoacoustic probe includes a light output portion that outputs light, an acoustic wave reception unit that receives a photoacoustic wave generated by irradiation of the light and outputs a reception signal, a transmission unit that transmits signal data based on the reception signal, a signal acquisition unit that converts the reception signal into a digital signal, and a memory unit that stores signal data based on the converted digital signal.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to increase freedom of selection of light sources in a photoacoustic apparatus. A photoacoustic apparatus includes: a light source which irradiates an object with beams of light of a plurality of wavelengths either simultaneously or at different time points; acoustic wave detecting means for receiving an acoustic wave generated at the object due to the irradiated beams of light, and converting the acoustic wave into an electrical signal; and signal processing means for acquiring characteristics information of the object based on at least the electrical signal.

Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements radiates light onto a subject. An ultrasonic wave reception unit receives ultrasonic waves generated by the radiation of light onto the subject and outputs an electrical signal based on the received ultrasonic waves. A control unit controls light emission patterns of the plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements to radiate the light onto the subject in respective different positions and at respective different times. An image generation unit generates a plurality of images, each such image being generated by independently reconstructing a respective electrical signal output by the ultrasonic wave reception unit based on the light radiated onto the subject in a respective one of the positions and at a respective one of the different times. The image generation unit generates a composite image concerning the subject by combining the plurality of images.

Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte electricity-storage element, which includes: a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material capable of inserting and eliminating anions; a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material; a non-aqueous electrolyte; and a separator that is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and retains the non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte includes a dinitrile compound, and an amount of the dinitrile compound is 33% by mass or less relative to the non-aqueous electrolyte.

Abstract: A subject information acquisition device having a light source for emitting light to a subject; an acoustic wave detection unit configured to receive an acoustic wave generated by the subject in response to the light, and convert the received acoustic wave into an electric signal; a signal processing unit configured to implement emission of the light and acquisition of the electric signal at a non-periodic sampling timing, and add together electric signals acquired in time series at each sampling timing; and an image generation unit configured to generate an image representing characteristic information of the subject on the basis of the added electric signals.

Abstract: A long period of time is required to complete measurement performed by a subject information obtaining apparatus. Accordingly, a subject information obtaining apparatus includes a receiver including a plurality of conversion elements which receive acoustic waves and output reception signals and a supporting member including the conversion elements disposed therein, a movement mechanism configured to move the receiver, and a controller configured to input a driving signal to the movement mechanism. The conversion elements are disposed in the supporting member such that directional axes of a number of the conversion elements are converged. The controller controls the movement mechanism so that a center position of a scanning trajectory of the receiver is changed.

Abstract: A photoacoustic apparatus including: a probe including a light source and a receiving unit receiving an acoustic wave generated from an object, which has been irradiated with light from the light source; a temperature information acquiring unit acquiring a temperature of the photoacoustic probe; and a controlling unit controlling irradiation of light by the light source in accordance with the temperature.