Abstract: In a fastener structure for a vehicle, a height adjustment spacer is interposed between first and second vehicle body frames fixed with a bolt and a nut. The nut has a first insertion hole through which a bolt is screwed, and is fixed to a surface of the first vehicle body frame. The height adjustment spacer has a second insertion hole through which the bolt is inserted, and is disposed in contact with another surface of the first vehicle body frame. The bolt is inserted through an attachment hole of the second vehicle body frame, the second insertion hole, an attachment hole of the first vehicle body frame, and the first insertion hole. On a contact surface between the height adjustment spacer and the first vehicle body frame, a protrusion and a recess are provided to surround an entirety of the second insertion hole, the second insertion hole respectively.

Abstract: An engine diagnosis method includes: a step of calculating a corrected command torque Ttrg2 by correcting a command torque Ttrg of an engine 1 with a correction amount according to a response characteristic of an engine torque T actually output with respect to the command torque Ttrg; and a step of diagnosing a state of the engine torque T by comparing a diagnostic torque Tdia defined based on the corrected command torque Ttrg2 and an estimated torque Tact. Particularly, in this engine diagnosis method, the correction amount is adjusted with reference to an operating state of the engine 1.

Abstract: A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, a first gas diffusion layer, a second gas diffusion layer, a support, and a cover sheet. There is a space having a distance LA between an end face of the support and an end face of the membrane electrode assembly. The expression of E>0.048×LA4/t3 is satisfied, where E is the elastic modulus of the cover sheet, and t is the thickness of the cover sheet. The reduction rate of voids in at least a part of a portion of the first gas diffusion layer under which the cover sheet is located with respect to voids in a portion of the first gas diffusion layer under which the cover sheet is not located is 5% or more and 25% or less.

Abstract: Setting or verification of a monitoring rule in response to a monitoring target environment is supported. An information processing system includes a situation information receiving unit that receives an input of situation information indicating a situation in a monitoring target environment. The information processing system further includes a normal situation storage unit. The normal situation storage unit stores environment information indicating the monitoring target environment in association with a set of situation information indicating a situation that is not abnormal in the monitoring target environment. The information processing system further includes a retrieval unit. The retrieval unit refers to the normal situation storage unit upon receiving the input of the situation information indicating the information in the monitoring target environment.

Abstract: Setting or verification of a monitoring rule in response to a monitoring target environment is supported. An information processing system includes a situation information receiving unit that receives an input of situation information indicating a situation in a monitoring target environment. The information processing system further includes a normal situation storage unit. The normal situation storage unit stores environment information indicating the monitoring target environment in association with a set of situation information indicating a situation that is not abnormal in the monitoring target environment. The information processing system further includes a retrieval unit. The retrieval unit refers to the normal situation storage unit upon receiving the input of the situation information indicating the information in the monitoring target environment.

Abstract: A carrier includes a supporting part on which a specific number of cells A are supported. The cells A contain a specific number of copies of a nucleic acid, and the supporting part is made of a water-decomposable material.

Abstract: A power loss of a switching device is suppressed. Circuit for a switching device is used in switching device. Switching device includes first path and second path. First path includes first field effect transistor and first inductor. Second path includes second field effect transistor and second inductor. First path and second path are connected in parallel to power supply. A first maximum current that is a maximum current during conduction of first field effect transistor is smaller than a second maximum current that is a maximum current during conduction of second field effect transistor. Circuit for a switching device includes processing part. Processing part executes a specific operation according to a voltage difference between voltage across first inductor and voltage across second inductor.

Abstract: A fuel cell includes: a membrane electrode assembly including a first catalyst layer, a second catalyst layer, and an electrolyte membrane disposed between the first catalyst layer and the second catalyst layer; a first gas diffusion layer laminated on the first catalyst layer; a second gas diffusion layer laminated on the second catalyst layer; a support disposed on at least a part of a periphery around the membrane electrode assembly; and a cover sheet disposed between the first gas diffusion layer and the membrane electrode assembly to bridge the support and at least one end portion of the electrolyte membrane or the first catalyst layer, in which the cover sheet includes a sheet portion as a layer on a side of the membrane electrode assembly and a permeation portion laminated on the sheet portion and permeating into the first gas diffusion layer.

Abstract: A method of determining a limit of detection and a limit of quantitation in a nucleic acid detection test is provided, the method including, by using a container having a specific configuration, adding a negative specimen that does not contain target nucleic acids to a positive control group and adding a reagent used for a nucleic acid detection test to a negative control group and the positive control group to amplify the target nucleic acids, and determining a smallest specific copy number among specific copy numbers with a detection rate of 95% or greater in the positive control group as a limit of detection and determining a smallest specific copy number among specific copy numbers with CVln of 35% or less as a limit of quantitation in a case where the target nucleic acids are not detected in the negative control group.

Abstract: Setting or verification of a monitoring rule in response to a monitoring target environment is supported. An information processing system includes a situation information receiving unit that receives an input of situation information indicating a situation in a monitoring target environment. The information processing system further includes a normal situation storage unit. The normal situation storage unit stores environment information indicating the monitoring target environment in association with a set of situation information indicating a situation that is not abnormal in the monitoring target environment. The information processing system further includes a retrieval unit. The retrieval unit refers to the normal situation storage unit upon receiving the input of the situation information indicating the information in the monitoring target environment.

Abstract: A switch system includes a bidirectional switch, a first gate driver circuit, a second gate driver circuit, a control unit, a first decision unit, and a second decision unit. The bidirectional switch includes a first source, a second source, a first gate, and a second gate. The first decision unit determines, based on a voltage at the first gate and a first threshold voltage, a state of the first gate in a first period in which a signal to turn OFF the first gate is output from the control unit to the first gate driver circuit. The second decision unit determines, based on a voltage at the second gate and a second threshold voltage, a state of the second gate in a second period in which a signal to turn OFF the second gate is output from the control unit to the second gate driver circuit.

Abstract: Current collapse of a normally-on type dual-gate bidirectional switch is suppressed. Dual-gate bidirectional switch includes first gate, first source, second gate, and second source. Control system includes first gate drive circuit, second gate drive circuit, and controller. Controller controls first gate drive circuit and second gate drive circuit. At the time of turning on dual-gate bidirectional switch and when the potential of first source is lower than the potential of second source, controller applies a first positive voltage for a first period between first gate and first source from first gate drive circuit, and applies a voltage smaller than the first positive voltage after the first period has elapsed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, provided are a method for analyzing at least one nucleic acid that can conveniently and highly accurately analyze even a very small number of analyte at least one nucleic acid. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for analyzing at least one nucleic acid, comprising: a library preparation step of preparing a library comprising at least one standard nucleic acid of specific copy number(s) and at least one analyte nucleic acid in a same system; a calibration curve data generation step of generating calibration curve data based on the copy number(s) of the at least one standard nucleic acid of specific copy number(s); and an analyte nucleic acid analysis step of identifying at least one nucleotide sequence of the analyte nucleic acid while identifying the number(s) of the at least one nucleotide sequence of the at least one analyte nucleic acid using the calibration curve data.

Abstract: Setting or verification of a monitoring rule in response to a monitoring target environment is supported. An information processing system includes a situation information receiving unit that receives an input of situation information indicating a situation in a monitoring target environment. The information processing system further includes a normal situation storage unit. The normal situation storage unit stores environment information indicating the monitoring target environment in association with a set of situation information indicating a situation that is not abnormal in the monitoring target environment. The information processing system further includes a retrieval unit. The retrieval unit refers to the normal situation storage unit upon receiving the input of the situation information indicating the information in the monitoring target environment.

Abstract: An information provision device includes an acquisition unit and an information output unit. The acquisition unit acquires test result data indicating a Cq value of a well obtained by a test device performing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on a standard device having the well in which a known number of copies of a nucleic acid are disposed. The information output unit outputs comparison information obtained by comparing information obtained from evaluation target data that is the evaluation target data of an evaluation target with information obtained from one or more pieces of the test result data different from the evaluation target data.

Abstract: A sample for evaluating performance of a genetic testing apparatus includes, a nucleic acid A; and a nucleic acid B, in which the nucleic acid A and the nucleic acid B have mutually different sequences. The nucleic acid A contains a specific number of molecules, and the nucleic acid B contains a number of molecules higher than the number of molecules of the nucleic acid A. A ratio A/B of the number of molecules of the nucleic acid A with respect to the number of molecules of the nucleic acid B is specified.

Abstract: Provided is a waterproof fan which includes: a rotor; a stator including a winding; a circuit board supplying power to the winding; a resin frame including an undersurface located on one side of a rotation axis of a rotor, and a housing space opening on the other side of the rotation axis, to house the circuit board; a waterproofing resin portion covering the stator and closing an opening of the housing space; a bearing rotatably supporting the rotating shaft portion; and a cylindrical metal bearing holder extending along the rotation axis and supporting the bearing, in which the frame includes a tubular holder protection portion extending from the undersurface to the other side of the rotation axis and covering at least a part of an outer peripheral surface of the bearing holder, and the holder protection portion separates the stator from the bearing holder.

Abstract: A switch system includes a bidirectional switch, a first gate driver circuit, a second gate driver circuit, a control unit, a first decision unit, and a second decision unit. The bidirectional switch includes a first source, a second source, a first gate, and a second gate. The first decision unit determines, based on a voltage at the first gate and a first threshold voltage, a state of the first gate in a first period in which a signal to turn OFF the first gate is output from the control unit to the first gate driver circuit. The second decision unit determines, based on a voltage at the second gate and a second threshold voltage, a state of the second gate in a second period in which a signal to turn OFF the second gate is output from the control unit to the second gate driver circuit.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device is provided, in which a known quantity of a reagent is reliably immobilized in a reaction field, which can be stored at room temperature, and with which the performance of a real-time PCR apparatus can be correctly evaluated. The method is a method for manufacturing a device having at least one well, in which a specific number of copies of a nucleic acid in the at least one well are immobilized in a reaction field. The method includes a nucleic acid extraction step of extracting the nucleic acid with an enzyme and a drying deactivation step of deactivating the enzyme by drying at 5° C. to 45° C.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure that includes a nitride semiconductor layer, a gate insulator film, and a gate electrode stacked in stated order; and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are disposed to sandwich the gate electrode in a plan view and contact the nitride semiconductor layer. The gate insulator film includes a threshold value control layer that includes an oxynitride film.