Abstract: A method of evaluating pancreatic cancer includes (I) an obtaining step of obtaining amino acid concentration data on a concentration value of an amino acid in blood collected from a subject to be evaluated, and (II) an evaluating step of evaluating a state of pancreatic cancer in the subject by calculating a value of a formula using the amino acid concentration data of the subject obtained at the obtaining step and the formula previously established for evaluating the state of pancreatic cancer, including an explanatory variable to be substituted with the concentration value of the amino acid.

Abstract: A method of evaluating pancreatic cancer includes (I) an obtaining step of obtaining amino acid concentration data on a concentration value of an amino acid in blood collected from a subject to be evaluated, and (II) an evaluating step of evaluating a state of pancreatic cancer in the subject by calculating a value of a formula using the amino acid concentration data of the subject obtained at the obtaining step and the formula previously established for evaluating the state of pancreatic cancer, including an explanatory variable to be substituted with the concentration value of the amino acid.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system unit for adjusting the operation of a camera that is capable of stably bringing a probe into contact with adjustment contacts without using a film information detection (DX) contact. The apparatus has pin receiving holes in a film patrone chamber of the camera at positions different from positions of holes for contacts for detecting film information so that contact pins of the probe are straight inserted into the pin receiving holes to establish the connection between the probe and a circuit in the camera for the purpose of adjusting the operations of the camera. In this case, the exposure detection portion and the probe can be attached to one chassis.

Abstract: An optical cable of the present invention comprises: an optical fiber sensor, the optical fiber sensor having an optical fiber having an external circumferential wall portion and a flexible coating film covering the external circumferential wall portion; and a tube member with a good flexibility, the tube member having an axis and an internal circumferential wall portion and receiving the optical fiber sensor along the axis such that the coating film faces the internal circumferential wall portion of the tube member, the tube member having a portion where the axis is bent; wherein fluid is sealed in between the coating film and the internal circumferential wall portion of the tube member with its pressure being changeable.

Abstract: A transcutaneous gas measuring assembly is described in which a glass electrode is formed by a body of highly insulating material and a bottom by a glass membrane. The membrane is provided with a conductive layer on the inner surface thereof and a preamplifier is disposed within the glass electrode and electrically connected to the conductive layer. A reference electrode is disposed around the glass electrode. All of the above form a measuring portion of the gas measuring assembly.

Abstract: A PH electrode is provided with an ISFET for generating a potential difference according to the PH value of an electrolyte to be measured, and includes a cell for driving the ISFET, so that the PH electrode can be used, as it is, with a conventional, potential difference type PH meter.