Abstract: The present invention provides a method for assisting a prediction of how likely a shunt trouble occurs, comprising a step of determining that the shunt trouble likely occurs, when a mevalonic acid concentration in a sample derived from a hemodialyzed patient is equal to or more than a preset cutoff value or increases with time.

Abstract: A terminal device (electronic device) includes a display which displays an image that specifies data, a touch panel which is disposed on the display and detects a contact of an object, a transmission operation detection unit which, when the display displays the image that specifies data, detects that a transmission operation has been performed with respect to the data if the touch panel detects a contact that continues over at least a predetermined distance and is in a predetermined direction, and a data transmission unit which, when the transmission operation detection unit detects the transmission operation, transmits the data to another electronic device.

Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus (electronic apparatus) includes a plurality of vibration devices, disposed at different positions, which generate vibrations, and a control unit that independently controls frequencies or strengths of the vibrations generated by the plurality of vibration devices for each of the vibration devices.

Abstract: A terminal device (electronic device) includes a display which displays an image that specifies data, a touch panel which is disposed on the display and detects a contact of an object, a transmission operation detection unit which, when the display displays the image that specifies data, detects that a transmission operation has been performed with respect to the data if the touch panel detects a contact that continues over at least a predetermined distance and is in a predetermined direction, and a data transmission unit which, when the transmission operation detection unit detects the transmission operation, transmits the data to another electronic device.

Abstract: Management of the holding member that holds the semiconductor substrate is efficiently implemented. Provided is a holding member management apparatus that manages a substrate holding member that holds a semiconductor substrate in a manufacturing apparatus that manufactures a stacked semiconductor apparatus by joining a plurality of semiconductor substrates; comprising a history storing part that stores the usage history of the substrate holding member in association with identification information that specifies the substrate holding member and a holding member specifying part that specifies and outputs identification information of the substrate holding member whose usage is to be suspended based on the usage history stored in the history storing part.

Abstract: The throughput of the alignment in an alignment apparatus is improved. There is provided an alignment apparatus for aligning a substrate having an alignment mark, including a first aligner that aligns the substrate to a first reference position, a second aligner that aligns a substrate holder to a second reference position before the substrate holder holds the substrate, and a position detector that detects a position of the alignment mark of the substrate after the substrate holder holds the substrate.

Abstract: An image input/output apparatus includes an image-capturing device that captures an image of a subject placed on a stage and a projection-type display device that generates an image based upon an input image signal and projects the image onto a screen. If the image-capturing device is detected to be in the operating state, an illuminating lamp and a projection lamp are turned on and one of the input terminals is selected at a selection means switch. Thus, the image signal from the image-capturing device is selected and an image based upon the image signal is projected from the projection-type display device.

Abstract: An optical disk playback and recording device has a control unit which alternately allocates sequential logical addresses between single or multiple continuous sectors on each side of a two-sided optical disk with disk regions divided into tracks having sectors. The device also has first and second playback and recording heads, one disposed on each side of the disk, playing back data from or recording data to sectors identified by the logical addresses of data for playback or recording. Such a device achieves increased data transmission speeds by allowing access to data occupying alternately located sectors on each side of the optical disk by both the first and second heads. The control unit also controls access to such an optical disk. Where the optical disk playback and recording device has a higher playback and recording frequency for tracks located toward the periphery of the disk, the device can achieve both uniform and increased data transmission speeds.

Abstract: A data recording method adapted for recording data on an optical disk having multiple tracks addressed as sectors on its recording surface. The method includes, setting the number of sectors to be recorded on a track based the position of the track on the optical disk and recording data on the track based on the number of sectors to be recorded as set during the setting step. Also provided is an optical disk recording method adapted for recording data on an optical disk having spiral shaped multiple tracks addressed as sectors on its recording surface and the number of sectors per track of the multiple tracks depending on the radial position of the track relative to a center position of the optical disk. The method includes initializing at least one sector writing data onto the initialized sectors and verifying the written sectors.

Abstract: In an optical disc device, a plurality of heads provided with actuator means for inclining the direction of application of a beam applied to the surface of a disc within a predetermined range are secured onto a slider movable in the radial direction of the disc, and provision is made of detecting means for detecting the positions or the tracking errors of the beams of the plurality of heads, and slider control means for position-controlling the slider on the basis of the detection signal of the detecting means so that the directions of application of the beam spots by the actuator means are in a predetermined relation.