Abstract: An image sensing system comprises an image sensor having an image sensing surface, a filter arranged between the image sensing surface and an optical system which forms an image of an object on the image sensing surface, a sensor configured to detect a luminance of the object in a band in the vicinity of a cutoff wavelength of the filter relative to an average luminance of the object via the optical system, and a corrector configured to execute color shading correction of the image, sensed by the image sensor, using a color shading correction coefficient determined by the relative luminance detected by the sensor.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, for correcting a cross talk between adjacent pixels, includes: a memory unit for storing a correction parameter for reducing a cross talk signal leaked to an object pixel from an adjacent pixel, the correction parameter corresponding to a position of the object pixel; and a correcting unit for subtracting, based on the correction parameter stored in the memory unit, the cross talk signal from a pixel signal of the solid-state imaging apparatus correspondingly to a position of the pixel, wherein a number of the object pixel is at least two, and the at least two object pixels have different addresses in a horizontal direction, and different addresses in a vertical direction.

Abstract: The diamond semiconductor device is a diamond semiconductor device where a pair of electrodes are fixed on a diamond substrate, and wherein at least one interface to the electrode on the surface of the diamond substrate has a hydrogen termination and at least the surface of the substrate between the pair of two electrodes is controlled to have a larger electric resistivity value than inside the substrate. Accordingly, a diamond semiconductor device can be realized, capable of attaining the device work stability, especially the device work stability in severe environments such as high temperature with exhibiting the function of the hydrogen termination thereof to the utmost extent.

Abstract: In a nonwoven fiber assembly which comprises a fiber comprising a thermal adhesive fiber under moisture and in which the fiber are entangled with each other, the fibers are bonded at contacting points of the fibers by melting the thermal adhesive fiber under moisture to distribute the bonded points approximately uniformly, thereby obtaining a buffer substrate. The buffer substrate may further comprises a conjugated fiber comprising a plurality of resins which are different in thermal shrinkage and form a phase separation structure, and the conjugated fibers may have an approximately uniform crimps having an average curvature radius of 20 to 200 ?m and are entangled with the fibers constituting the nonwoven fiber assembly.

Abstract: A solid-state far ultraviolet light emitting element is formed by a hexagonal boron nitride single crystal, excited by electron beam irradiation to emit far ultraviolet light having a maximum light emission peak in a far ultraviolet region at a wavelength of 235 nm or shorter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for economically producing N-acetylneuraminic acid without using expensive materials such as pyruvic acid and phosphoenolpyruvic acid. The process comprises: allowing (i) a culture of a microorganism having N-acetylneuraminic acid aldolase activity or N-acetylneuraminic acid synthetase activity, or a treated matter of the culture, (ii) a culture of a microorganism capable of producing pyruvic acid or a treated matter of the culture, or a culture of a microorganism capable of producing phosphoenolpyruvic acid or a treated matter of the culture, (iii) N-acetylmannosamine, and (iv) an energy source which is necessary for the formation of pyruvic acid or phosphoenolpyruvic acid to be present in an aqueous medium to form and accumulate N-acetylneuraminic acid in the aqueous medium; and recovering N-acetylneuraminic acid from the aqueous medium.

Abstract: The present invention can provide a process for producing a protein having ?1.4-galactosyltransferase activity using a transformant comprising a DNA encoding a protein having ?1.4-galactosyltransferase activity derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus Pasteurella and a process for producing a galactose-containing complex carbohydrate using a transformant capable of producing a protein having ?1.4-galactosyltransferase activity derived from a microorganism.

Abstract: A signal power coefficient and a noise power coefficient are calculated for each channel, using parameters which have been optimized up to a small error value by an optimizing means, then using the thus-calculated signal power coefficient and noise power coefficient, there are determined a signal power and a noise power for each channel, and the signal power and the noise power thus determined are displayed on one and same display screen channel by channel.

Abstract: The present invention can provide a process for producing a protein having ?1.4-galactosyltransferase activity using a transformant comprising a DNA encoding a protein having ?1.4-galactosyltransferase activity derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus Pasteurella and a process for producing a galactose-containing complex carbohydrate using a transformant capable of producing a protein having ?1.4-galactosyltransferase activity derived from a microorganism.

Abstract: A multiplexed signal quality display system, method, and program, and recorded medium where the program is recorded. The invention measures the quality of a multiplexed signal from a communication device wherein a band width to be used and the number of communication channels capable of being accommodated are determined by a diffusion code length, and channels to be used having the number of communication channels, which are determined by a diffusion code length, are decided in terms of a diffusion code number affixed to the type of the diffusion code, to effect communication while ensuring multi-channel communication lines in one and same band.

Abstract: In the process for producing N-acetylneuraminic acid by using a microorganism having the ability to produce N-acetylneuraminic acid, the present invention provides economical and efficient process for producing N-acetylneuraminic acid by using a microorganism in which the activity to decompose N-acetylneuraminic acid is lost or reduced compared with a wild-type strain.

Abstract: The present invention can provide a process for producing a protein having ?1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity using a transformant comprising a DNA encoding a protein having ?1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus Pasteurella and a process for producing an N-acetylglucosamine-containing complex carbohydrate using a transformant capable of producing a protein having ?1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity derived from a microorganism.

Abstract: The present invention can provide a process for producing a protein having ?1.4-galactosyltransferase activity using a transformant comprising a DNA encoding a protein having ?1.4-galactosyltransferase activity derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus Pasteurella and a process for producing a galactose-containing complex carbohydrate using a transformant capable of producing a protein having ?1,4-galactosyltransferase activity derived from a microorganism.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protein having ?1,2-fucosyltransferase activity, a DNA encoding the protein, a recombinant DNA comprising the DNA, a transformant comprising the recombinant DNA, a process for producing the protein having ?1,2-fucosyltransferase activity using the transformant, and a process for producing a fucose-containing complex carbohydrate using the transformant.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protein having ?1,3-galactosyltransferase activity, a DNA encoding the protein, a transformant comprising the DNA, a process for producing the protein using the transformant, and a process for producing a galactose-containing complex carbohydrate using the transformant.

Abstract: A highly pure hexagonal boron nitride single crystal not influenced by impurities and capable of high-luminance short wave ultraviolet light emission reflecting inherent characteristics is provided; a high-luminance ultraviolet light emitting element is provided by using the above single crystal; and utilizing the above element, a simple compact low-cost long-lived far ultraviolet solid-state laser and far ultraviolet solid-state light emitting apparatus are provided. A highly pure hexagonal boron nitride single crystal having a single light emission peak in the far ultraviolet region of up to a wavelength of 235 nm is produced by melting said boron nitride crystal as raw material in the presence of a highly pure solvent under high-temperature and high-pressure, followed by crystallization. A light emitting element or a light emitting layer comprised of the obtained crystal is excited with electron beams, and the thus generated far ultraviolet light resonated or without resonation is taken out.

Abstract: A display device, for displaying values of a physical quantity of multiple channels with different spreading code lengths, includes a channel storage for storing therein both the channels to be displayed and their respective spreading code lengths; a calculating unit for calculating the values of the physical quantity of the channels; a displaying unit for displaying the values of the physical quantity of the channels; and a threshold level comparator for determining a size relationship between the values of the physical quantity and a predetermined threshold level. The displaying unit displays the values of the physical quantity of the channels while changing a display condition in accordance with the size relationship between the values of the physical quantity and the threshold level.