Abstract: A vehicular camera unit includes a camera housing, an oblique forward-facing camera, and an oblique rearward-facing camera. The camera housing is attached to a side of a vehicle. The oblique forward-facing camera is provided in the camera housing. The oblique rearward-facing camera is provided in the camera housing. The oblique rearward-facing camera is disposed forward of the oblique forward-facing camera and on an outer side of the oblique forward-facing camera in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: An electronic component according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an element body and a terminal electrode. The element body includes an outer surface provided with a depression. The terminal electrode is disposed on the element body. The terminal electrode includes a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion. The first electrode portion is disposed in the depression. The second electrode portion protrudes from the depression. The second electrode portion is thicker than the first electrode portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to luciferase having resistance to a surfactant and a method for measuring intracellular ATP which is characterized in that the luciferase having resistance to a surfactant is used in this method comprising the steps of: a first step wherein ATP is extracted from cells in a sample; a second step wherein light emission is produced by adding a luminescence reagent containing luciferase to the extracted ATP solution; and a third step wherein the light emission is measured.

Abstract: A method of judging fatigue, which comprises judging fatigue by using, as an index, a value obtained by quantitatively analyzing an adenine nucleotide in a sample to be measured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to luciferase having resistance to a surfactant and a method for measuring intracellular ATP which is characterized in that the luciferase having resistance to a surfactant is used in this method comprising the steps of: a first step wherein ATP is extracted from cells in a sample; a second step wherein light emission is produced by adding a luminescence reagent containing luciferase to the extracted ATP solution; and a third step wherein the light emission is measured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to luciferase having resistance to a surfactant and a method for measuring intracellular ATP which is characterized in that the luciferase having resistance to a surfactant is used in this method comprising the steps of: a first step wherein ATP is extracted from cells in a sample; a second step wherein light emission is produced by adding a luminescence reagent containing luciferase to the extracted ATP solution; and a third step wherein the light emission is measured.

Abstract: A wipe inspecting instrument comprising a sample collecting member and a reactive reagent container. The sample collecting member comprises a tubular main body having both upper and lower ends thereof opened, a sample wiping member removably fitted to the upper open portion of the main body and an extracting liquid container disposed below the main body. The sample wiping member includes a retaining member inserted into the upper part of the main body and a cotton swab held by the retaining member. Further, the sample collecting member includes a splash-proofing member disposed at a lower part of the extracting liquid container, for preventing the splash of the extracting liquid. The reactive reagent container has a test tube shape and so inserted into the open portion at the lower end of the main body as to be capable of moving up and down.

Abstract: An intersection warning system provided in a first vehicle, includes a receiving unit receiving information about a running state of a second vehicle near a roadside edge in a sideward or rearward area of the first vehicle, the information being transmitted from a roadside system watching a predetermined watched area through which vehicles approaching an intersection pass, a running state detecting unit detecting a running state of the first vehicle, an estimation unit estimating a relative position relationship between the first and second vehicles in the intersection based on the running state of the first vehicle detected by the running state detecting unit and the information about the running state of the second vehicle received by the receiving unit, and a warning unit issuing a warning to a driver of the first vehicle based on an estimation result obtained by the estimation unit.

Abstract: A method for analyzing an intracellular component comprising the following steps, and a reagent kit comprising (a) an extraction reagent, (b) branched dextrin or a derivative thereof, and (c) a reagent for analyzing an intracellular component: (1) step of adding an extraction reagent to a sample containing cells to extract the intracellular component; (2) step of adding branched dextrin or a derivative thereof to the sample containing the extraction reagent; and (3) step of analyzing the extracted intracellular component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for eliminating effectively ATP in a sample, using adenosine phosphate deaminase alone or in combination with at least one enzyme from the group consisting of apyrase, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, hexokinase and adenosine triphosphatase, a process for determining biological cells contained in foods and beverages in convenient and precise manner in combination with bioluminescence method, and a reagent for the determination thereof.

Abstract: The fitting for the present invention comprises a fitting main body and a retaining ring, in which the fitting main body comprises an inner core having a plurality of large diameter portions form on the outer circumferetial surface and a flange and having a hole disposed to the circumferential surface of the retaining ring for attracting the retaining ring put over the top end of the plastic pipe to the flange; and the retaining ring, upon attracting operation applied thereto, moves the plastic pipe to the flange accompanying the retaining ring to insert the inner core relatively to the top end of the plastic pipe. The inner core diametrically enlarges the top end portion of the plastic pipe and compresses the top end portion in cooperation with the retaining ring. Therefore, the said fitting can simply and reliably connect the plastic pipe.

Abstract: An intersection warning system provided in a vehicle includes a distance detecting unit detecting a distance between a position at which the vehicle runs toward an intersection and a boundary position (a stop line) set for vehicles to stop before the intersection, a running state detecting unit detecting a running state of the vehicle, a determination unit determining whether the detected running state of the vehicle is appropriate by estimating a running state of the vehicle at the boundary position based on the distance detected by the distance detecting unit and the detected running state of the vehicle, and a warning unit issuing a warning to a driver of the vehicle based on a result obtained by the determination unit.

Abstract: An intersection warning system provided in a vehicle includes a receiving unit that receives watching information, about states of bodies in a watching area including an intersection, from a road watching apparatus, a vehicle position detecting unit that detects a position of the vehicle, a dead angle area calculation unit that calculates a dead area for the vehicle based on the position detected by the vehicle position detecting unit and the watching information received by the receiving unit, a first determination unit that determines whether there is another vehicle in the dead angle area calculated by the dead angle area calculation unit, a running state detecting unit that detects a running state of the vehicle, a second determination unit that, when the first determination unit determines that there is another vehicle in the dead angle, determines, based on the running state of the vehicle detected by the running state detecting unit and the watching information about the another vehicle in the dead ang

Abstract: There are provided a method and a kit for testing microbial drug resistance and a method and a kit for measuring minimum inhibitory concentration for a microorganism, in which highly reliable evaluation results are obtained by preventing false evaluation based on false-resistance of microorganisms to a drug. The method of testing microbial drug sensitivity comprises inoculating and culturing a microorganism in a drug-containing medium to obtain a medium containing the microorganism morphologically transformed by the influence of the drug, adding an ATP elution agent and an ATP deletion agent to the culture to delete the eluted ATP and other ATP in the medium, and comparing the amount of ATP in the microorganism remaining in the culture with the amount of ATP in the microorganism separately cultured in a medium not containing said drug and treated in the same manner as above. The method of measuring minimum inhibitory concentration for a microorganism is carried out in the same manner as above.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for eliminating effectively ATP in a sample, using adenosine phosphate deaminase alone or in combination with at least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of apyrase, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, hexokinase and adenosine triphosphatase, a process for determining biological cells contained in foods and beverages in convenient and precise manner in combination with bioluminescence method, and a reagent for the determination thereof.

Abstract: An arrangement for controlling the braking force applied to a rear wheel in a certain relationship with a braking force applied to a front wheel so as to provide an ideal braking force distribution includes an auxiliary power source for discharging a power pressure and a dynamic hydraulic braking pressure regulator for regulating the power pressure to a pressure regulated in a certain relationship with the hydraulic braking pressure discharged from a master cylinder. Pressure control valves are disposed in a hydraulic circuit which communicates the pressure regulator with a rear wheel cylinder. The control valves control the hydraulic pressure in the rear wheel cylinder in a certain relationship with the hydraulic pressure in the front wheel cylinder.

Abstract: A brake force distribution control system comprising wheel speed sensing means S1, S3 which detect wheel speeds VWFR, VWRR of a front right wheel FR and a rear right wheel RR respectively, standard speed calculating means M1 calculating first speed value B and second speed value C from each of the wheel speeds VWFR, VWRR, and figuring out front medium value of VWFR, B and C and rear medium value of VWFR, B and C as standard wheel speeds VWSFR, VWSRR respectively, comparison means M2 calculating a difference between the standard wheel speeds VWSRR and VWSFR and driving means M3 operating a pressure control valve unit FV depending on the differences so as to modulate brake force of the rear right wheel RR relative to that of the front right wheel FR.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an arrangement for controlling a braking force applied to a rear wheel in a certain relationship with a braking force applied to a front wheel, so as to provide an ideal braking force distribution. Pressure control valves are disposed in a hydraulic circuit which communicates a master cylinder with at least a rear wheel cylinder. There are provided an auxiliary power source for discharging a power pressure and a hydraulic booster for regulating the power pressure and actuating the master cylinder. A changeover valve is disposed between the master cylinder and the control valves, and selectively placed in one of a first operating position for communicating the control valves with the master cylinder and blocking the communication between the control valves and the hydraulic booster, and a second operating position for communicating the control valves with the hydraulic booster and blocking the communication between the control valves and the master cylinder.

Abstract: In an electric control apparatus for a hydraulic brake control system of a vehicle, a feedback control portion is provided to produce a feedback control pulse signal indicative of a difference between a target slip ratio and an actual slip ratio. A feedforward control portion is provided to successively convert the target slip ratio in relation to a required braking force, a hydraulic braking pressure and an amount of hydraulic braking fluid, in sequence, and to convert the amount of hydraulic braking fluid into a feedforward control pulse signal. A pulse mixing circuit is connected to control portions to mix the control pulse signals for producing a mixed control pulse signal as a distinct control pulse signal. A driving circuit is connected to the pulse mixing circuit to control a hydraulic braking pressure applied to each wheel of the vehicle in accordance with the control pulse signal, regardless of the extent to which a brake pedal of the vehicle is depressed.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an arrangement for providing an automatic steering control and restraining a steering wheel from being rotated in case of the automatic steering control. A rack is mounted on the vehicle to be laterally movable with respect thereto and linked to a main shaft of a steering wheel. A lateral shaft is disposed to be laterally movable with and with respect to the rack and linked at its opposite ends to steerable wheels of the vehicle. Relative positions of the rack and lateral shaft are adjusted by an adjusting device. An electromagnetic clutch is disposed to restrain at least one of the rack and the main shaft from being moved with a frictional force applied thereto in case of the automatic steering control. Consequently, the steering wheel is not rotated in the automatic steering control, while the steering wheel can be rotated manually against the frictional force.