Abstract: A cell cryopreservation method including adding a 1 volume % of a composition comprising 0.01 wt % to 20 wt % of a sophorose lipid to cells in a cell culture medium just before or up to 6 hours before cryopreserving the cells; and cryopreserving the cell culture medium, wherein the composition improves cell viability after cryopreservation compared to cells that are cryopreserved with a similar composition that does not contain the sophorose lipid.

Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt, a stretching roller, a stretching member, a pressing member, a rubbing member, a moving unit configured to move the rubbing member between a first position at which the rubbing member is separated from the outer peripheral surface of the belt and a second position at which the rubbing member is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the belt, and a steering roller. In a case where the rubbing member is located at the second position, a region of the belt rubbed by the rubbing member is sandwiched between the stretching roller and the rubbing member. In a case where the rubbing member is located at the first position, the region of the belt rubbed by the rubbing member is separated from the stretching roller and the rubbing member.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pericyte-like cell having high angiogenic potential with a higher cell proliferation ability than a primary pericyte available in the past and high VEGF expression, and a method for producing the same. Provided are a method for producing a VEGF-highly expressing pericyte-like cell, the method including selecting a CD56(?) pericyte-like cell from a population including a pericyte-like cell obtained by inducing differentiation of a pluripotent stem cell; and a VEGF-highly expressing pericyte-like cell produced by the production method.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pericyte-like cell having high angiogenic potential with a higher cell proliferation ability than a primary pericyte available in the past and high VEGF expression, and a method for producing the same. Provided are a method for producing a VEGF-highly expressing pericyte-like cell, the method including selecting a CD56(?) pericyte-like cell from a population including a pericyte-like cell obtained by inducing differentiation of a pluripotent stem cell; and a VEGF-highly expressing pericyte-like cell produced by the production method.

Abstract: Provided is a joined body including a piezoelectric substrate and a polycrystalline spinel substrate provided on one main surface of the piezoelectric substrate, wherein the polycrystalline spinel substrate has a porosity of 0.005% or more and 0.6% or less.

Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt configured to heat a recording material, a pressure member contacting an outer circumferential surface of the endless belt to form a nip portion, and a pad, wherein a length of the endless belt is larger than a length of the pad in a width direction of the endless belt, and the pad includes a first surface forming the nip portion, a second surface facing the first surface, and a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface in the width direction and formed in a conveyance direction of the recording material, and wherein the third surface has a curved shape in a cross section orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the recording material.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surgical operation room system, an image recording method, a program, and a medical information processing system that allow records to be kept in an appropriate manner. A setting unit sets whether or not to enable, for each of a plurality of input sources that inputs an image, automatic recording of the image, the plurality of input sources being provided in a surgical operation room. The present disclosure is applicable to a surgical operation room system.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet, containing a resin layer provided on a substrate or a release material. The resin layer includes a resin part (X) containing as a main component a hydrocarbon resin, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles containing silica particles. At least a surface (?) of the resin layer opposite to the side of the substrate or the release material has pressure sensitive adhesiveness. The resin layer contains a multilayer structure having a layer (X?) and a layer (Y1) in this order in the thickness direction from the side of the surface (?). An intensity ratio in the layer (X?) is less than 0.10, and an intensity ratio in the layer (Y1) is 0.10 or more. The surface (?) has concave portions of irregular shapes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, laminated in this order, a supporting substrate, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (X), a continuous void-containing layer including a composition containing silica particles, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (Y), the continuous void-containing layer having a mass concentration of the silica particles of more than 60% and 100% or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, laminated in this order, a supporting substrate, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (X), a continuous void-containing layer including a composition containing fine particles (excepting silica), and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (Y), the continuous void-containing layer having a mass concentration of the fine particles of from 45 to 100%.

Abstract: The present invention provides a marker which can be used as an indicator for efficacy prediction of an mTOR related anticancer agent or prognostic prediction, and a novel anticancer agent. The present invention provides a method for efficacy evaluation of a cancer drug, and, specifically, a prediction method for the efficacy of an mTOR-related cancer drug by detecting NRF2 abnormality. In addition, the present invention provides a prognostic prediction method for cancer, and, specifically, a prediction method for the prognosis of cancer by detecting NRF2 abnormality. Furthermore, the present invention provides a novel anticancer agent that targets NRF2.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet having a resin layer on a substrate or a release material, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided has pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein one or more concave portions exist on the surface (?), and a standard deviation (?) based on a mean brightness value of the surface (?) is 10.0 or more. When attached to an adherend, the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet can readily remove air accumulation to be formed and therefore exhibits excellent air escape property, and has good pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side of the substrate or being opposite to the side which the release material is provided, having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, the surface (?) having one or more concave portions, the concave portions having irregular shapes. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet has an excellent air escape property capable of easily removing air accumulation that may be formed on attaching to an adherend, and is excellent in pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer that includes a resin part (X) containing a resin as a main component, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein plural concave portions having a maximum height difference of 0.5 ?m or more exist in a predetermined region (P) on the surface (?), and 95% or more of the plural concave portions existing inside the region (P) have shapes differing from each other, and one or more such concave portions exist in a predetermined region (Q) on the surface (?).

Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing a resin layer on a substrate or a release material, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein, when a smooth surface of a light transmissive adherend having a smooth surface is attached to the surface (?), one or more concave portion (G) not kept in contact with the smooth surface exist on the surface (?), and the shapes of the one or more concave portions (G) have irregular shapes. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet has excellent air escape property capable of readily removing air accumulation that may be formed on attaching to an adherend, and has good pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet including, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer including a resin part (X) containing a resin as a main component, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles and having a surface (?) having pressure sensitive adhesiveness and one or more concave portions. When the surface (?) of the resin layer is adhered to a smooth surface of a light transmissive adherend to give a laminate, the areal ratio (S1) of the attached area adhered to the smooth surface to the surface (?) is 10 to 95% at 23° C. and 50% RH, and the area increase rate {[(S2?S1)/S1]×100} is ?10 to 20% after heating of the smooth surface by statically leaving the laminate at 80° C. for 30 minutes.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer that includes a resin part (X) containing a resin as a main component, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein plural concave portions having a maximum height difference of 0.5 ?m or more exist in a prescribed region (P) on the surface (?), and 95% or more of the plural concave portions existing inside the region (P) have shapes differing from each other, and when the surface (?) of the resin layer is attached to a smooth surface of a light transmissive adherend having a smooth surface, the areal ratio of the attached area against the smooth surface of the light transmissive adherend to the surface (?) is 10 to 95%.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is provided, containing a substrate or a release material having thereon a resin layer including a resin part (X) containing as a main component a hydrocarbon resin having a carbon atom on a main chain of a structural unit, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles containing silica particles, and at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side of the substrate or being opposite to the side which the release material is provided, having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, the resin layer containing a multilayer structure having a layer (X?) and a layer (Y1) in this order in the thickness direction from the side of the surface (?), in a measurement of an intensity ratio (Si/C) of a peak intensity (Si) derived from a silicon atom and a peak intensity (C) derived from a carbon atom with an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer in the thickness direction from the side of the surface (?) of the resin layer, the intensity ratio in the layer (X?) being less

Abstract: In an apparatus for controlling warm-up operation of a general-purpose internal combustion engine having a throttle valve installed in an air intake pipe and connectable to an operating machine to be used as a prime mover of the machine, it is configured to calculate a basic fuel injection amount based on an engine speed and a throttle opening and control engine warm-up operation by calculating a warm-up time fuel injection amount by correcting the calculated basic fuel injection amount based on one of a temperature change amount of a spark plug seat of the engine, the throttle opening and an output of the operating machine and injecting fuel from an injector by the calculated warm-up time fuel injection amount. With this, it becomes possible to calculate a fuel injection amount suitable for the engine warm-up condition by using an appropriate parameter in place of the lubricating oil temperature.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer that includes a resin part (X) containing a resin as a main component, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein one or more concave portions exist on the surface (?), and when the surface (?) of the resin layer is adhered to a smooth surface of a light transmissive adherend having a smooth surface to give a laminate, the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet satisfies the following requirements (1) and (2). Requirement (1): in an environment at 23° C. and 50% RH, the areal ratio (S1) of the attached area against the smooth surface of the light transmissive adherend to the surface (?) before heating is 10 to 95%. Requirement (2): after the laminate is statically left in an environment at 80° C.