Abstract: In one general embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a data storage device that performs data operations on magnetic media, a command indicating a read range of records to read. A determination is made as to whether one or more of the records within the read range is expected to cause an error. In response to determining that one or more of the records within the read range is known to cause an error, an indication indicative of the record known to cause the error is returned.

Abstract: To provide a differentiation marker gene set which, in the differentiation or classification of a breast cancer subtype, can perform differentiation or classification with high reproducibility by gene expression analysis. The above-described problem is solved by a differentiation marker gene set for differentiating or classifying a subtype of breast cancer. The differentiation marker gene set comprises a combination of genes obtained by selecting at least one gene from each gene group of at least one gene group selected from gene groups composed of groups a to o, the at least one gene group being selected in accordance with a desired subtype to be differentiated or classified.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel internal standard gene for gene expression analysis and to provide a gene expression analysis method using the internal standard gene. The present invention provides a gene expression analysis method for a test sample, comprising the steps of: (a) measuring an expression level of a desired gene; (b) measuring at least one internal standard gene selected from the group consisting of ABCF3, FBXW5, MLLT1, FAM234A, PITPNM1, WDR1, NDUFS7, and AP2A1; and (c) comparing the expression level of the desired gene with the expression level of the internal standard gene.

Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, a robot work environment in which the robot works, and a robot controller including circuitry that stores position information indicating a position of each of measured robot postures in the robot work environment, obtains a measured position of each of the measured robot postures based on a detection result obtained by a sensor, and corrects a movement position of the robot based on the measured position.

Abstract: A rack includes a container holder that is fixed to a stage and holds a container that contains a liquid to be dispensed and a camera that is fixed to the stage and located in a position where the camera is capable of capturing an image of the container.

Abstract: A dispensing system comprising a robot configured to move a dispenser for suctioning a liquid to be dispensed, a camera for capturing an image including at least a tip of the dispenser, a liquid surface of the liquid, and an object not to be dispensed located below the liquid surface, and circuitry configured to acquire, based at least in part on the image captured by the camera, surface location information for the liquid surface, boundary location information for a boundary between the liquid and the object not to be dispensed, and dispenser location information for the tip of the dispenser on the basis of the image, and control the robot to lower the dispenser based at least in part on the dispenser location information, the surface location information, and the boundary location information.

Abstract: A dispensing system includes an automatic dispensing machine configured to perform a dispensing work related to content of a container, and at least one controller configured to acquire measured data of properties of the content, and control the automatic dispensing machine to perform a dispensing operation based on the measured data.

Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, a robot work environment in which the robot works, and a robot controller including circuitry that stores position information indicating a position of each of measured robot postures in the robot work environment, obtains a measured position of each of the measured robot postures based on a detection result obtained by a sensor, and corrects a movement position of the robot based on the measured position.

Abstract: A dispensing system comprising a robot configured to move a dispenser for suctioning a liquid to be dispensed, a camera for capturing an image including at least a tip of the dispenser, a liquid surface of the liquid, and an object not to be dispensed located below the liquid surface, and circuitry configured to acquire, based at least in part on the image captured by the camera, surface location information for the liquid surface, boundary location information for a boundary between the liquid and the object not to be dispensed, and dispenser location information for the tip of the dispenser on the basis of the image, and control the robot to lower the dispenser based at least in part on the dispenser location information, the surface location information, and the boundary location information.

Abstract: A rack includes a container holder that is fixed to a stage and holds a container that contains a liquid to be dispensed and a camera that is fixed to the stage and located in a position where the camera is capable of capturing an image of the container.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition that maintains properties necessary to lubricating a transmission and other devices and has more excellent insulation properties and anti-wear properties and more improved anti-seizure properties than the prior art and comprises (A) a lubricating oil base oil; (B) at least one type of phosphorus compound selected from the group consisting of phosphorus compounds having at least one hydroxyl group and/or at least one thiol group; and (C) an ashless dispersant having a functional group containing as a dispersion group in an amount of less than 0.001 percent by mass on the basis of nitrogen on the total composition mass basis or no such an ashless dispersant at all, the composition having a 80° C. volume resistivity of 5×108 ?·m or greater.

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition which exceeds the fuel saving performance of a conventional low viscosity lubricating oil composition, contains (A) a lubricating base oil having a % CA of 2 or less, adjusted to a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of 1.5 to 4.5 mm2/s and (B) a viscosity index improver including (B1) a poly(meth)acrylate having a weight-average molecular weight of 50,000 or less in an amount of 1 to 10 percent by mass and (B2) a poly(meth)acrylate having a weight-average molecular weight of 100,000 to 250,000 in an amount of 0.1 to 5 percent by mass of the total composition. The composition has a 80° C. high-shear viscosity (Vs: mPa·s) and a 80° C. kinematic viscosity (Vk: mm2/s) ratio (Vs/Vk) of less than 1, a coefficient of traction of 0.02 or less at 40° C., an average speed of 3.0 m/s, a slip ratio of 10%, and a contact pressure of 0.4 GPa.

Abstract: This invention is to provide microbial pesticides that can control plant disease damages by spraying the microbial pesticides, which contain filamentous fungus Verticillium lecanii having suppressant effect on the growth of plant pathogen, onto plants such as fruits and vegetables, and to provide soil borne improvement agents which contain filamentous fungus Verticillium lecanii, and exert effect on improving the soil borne by applying to soil borne. By applying filamentous fungus Verticillium lecanii, preferably strains having an ability of colonization on plant surface, and/or strains having an ability of colonization on plant root surfaces and/or in rhizosphere to plants as microbial pesticides, the growth of plant pathogens as well as insect pests adhering to plants can be significantly suppressed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotography rubber member which has a rebound resilience remaining satisfactorily stabilized over changes in environmental conditions and can serve as a member such as a high-performance cleaning blade and provides a similar sheet-separation rubber member which generates no noise. The electrophotography rubber member or sheet-separation rubber member is formed of a rubber elastomer containing a polyurethane formed from a long-chain polyol containing a polyester-polyol having a number average molecular weight of 500-5,000 and an ester concentration of 2-8 mmol/g, wherein the ester concentration is defined by the following relationship: Ester concentration (mmol/g)=(Amount by mol of ester groups)/(Weight of the polyester-polyol).

Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds and salts thereof, have the structure ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a guianidinobenzoyloxy group and R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy, cyano, --COR.sub.3 (wherein R.sub.3 is an amino or lower alkyl group) or --COOR.sub.4 group [wherein R.sub.4 is a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or --CH.sub.2 CONR.sub.5 R.sub.6 group (wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are the same or different and selected from a hydrogen atom and lower alkyl groups)], and wherein R.sub.1 is a hydroxy group and wherein R.sub.2 is a --COR.sub.3 (wherein R.sub.3 is an amino or lower alkyl group) or --COOR.sub.4 group [wherein R.sub.4 is a (C.sub.1, C.sub.3 or C.sub.4) alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or --CH.sub.2 CONR.sub.5 R.sub.6 group (wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are the same or different and selected from a hydrogen atom and lower alkyl groups)]. The compounds, wherein R.sub.1 is a guanidinobenzoyloxy group, are useful protease inhibitors as anti-trypsin agents.