Abstract: A biological information measurement device that performs sound wave communications with an external terminal including a microphone includes a housing; a measurement circuit that measures biological information; a modulation circuit that converts the biological information measured into a sound wave signal; and a vibration member that vibrates based on the sound wave signal transmitted from the modulation circuit. The measurement circuit, the modulation circuit and the vibration member are provided inside the housing. The housing includes a terminal placement surface on which the terminal is placed. The vibration member and the terminal placement surface are in contact with each other so that vibration of the vibration member is transmitted to the terminal placement surface.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearer, a transfer member disposed opposite the image bearer to form a transfer nip between the transfer member and the image bearer; a power supply device to apply a transfer bias; and processing circuitry to generate a plurality of transfer conditions for the transfer bias, the transfer conditions being different from each other and including a combination of values of at least a direct current (DC) component out of the DC component and an alternating current (AC) component, and switch the transfer conditions to apply the transfer bias from the power supply device to the transfer nip. The circuitry transfers an image from the image bearer to a recording material for each one of the transfer conditions according to an adjustment mode that is set among a plurality of adjustment modes for adjusting a transfer bias corresponding to the recording material.

Abstract: Sound leakage is suppressed while far-infrared rays are appropriately transmitted. Vehicle glass 1 includes: a glass member 10 in which an opening portion 19 penetrating from a surface 10A on a vehicle exterior side to a surface 10B on a vehicle interior side is formed; a transmission member 20 that is arranged in the opening portion 19 and transmits far-infrared rays; and a cover portion 30 that covers a surface 20b on the vehicle interior side of the transmission member 20. The cover portion 30 blocks a first space S1 that is on the vehicle interior side compared to the glass member 10 and that includes the surface 20b on the vehicle interior side of the transmission member 20 from a space other than the first space S1 on the vehicle interior side compared to the glass member 10.

Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes an inspection unit configured to inspect an eye to be inspected, a driving unit configured to drive the inspection unit, and a control unit configured to start control of the inspection unit and the driving unit based on an inspection protocol in response to a predetermined condition, the inspection protocol defining a series of control procedures for performing a plurality of inspections including an alignment adjustment for aligning the inspection unit with the eye to be inspected, wherein the control unit is configured to display results of the plurality of inspections and display information for accepting an instruction to retry a part of the plurality of inspections on a display unit.

Abstract: A liquid application unit includes a supply member, a liquid application device, and an application controller. The supply member includes a cylindrical or columnar winding core around which a linear medium is wound. The liquid application device applies liquid to the linear medium unwound and fed from the supply member. The application controller adjusts a liquid application length of the liquid applied by the liquid application unit to the linear medium in a feed direction of the linear medium. The application controller adjusts the liquid application length in the feed direction of the linear medium in accordance with a winding thickness of a remaining amount of the linear medium from an outer peripheral surface of the winding core.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermal print head. The thermal print head includes: a heat resistor, a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode includes a base portion and an extension portion. The extension portion includes a first strip portion and a second strip portion. A first width of the first strip portion is less than a second width of the base portion at a conjunction between the second strip portion and the base portion. A third width of the second strip portion at the conjunction between the second strip portion and the base portion is less than the second width. A width of at least a portion of the second strip portion is equal to or less than the first width. A length of the second strip portion is greater than a half of a difference between a length of the first strip portion and a width of the heat resistor.

Abstract: A touch panel terminal which communicates with a medical image shooting apparatus, in which the touch panel terminal includes a touch panel unit to perform display for a touch operation and accept a touch operation, a control unit to generate a drive instruction signal for instructing drive of the medical image shooting apparatus based on the touch operation accepted by the touch panel unit, and a signal transmission unit configured to transmit the drive instruction signal to the medical image shooting apparatus, the touch panel unit accepts a first touch operation and a second touch operation, the first touch operation is a touch operation of enabling an acceptance of the second touch operation, and the signal transmission unit transmits, based on the second touch operation, a drive instruction signal for changing a relative position of the subject and the medical image shooting apparatus to the medical image shooting apparatus.

Abstract: An embroidery system includes a data reading device to read three-dimensional data of a design of an embroidery. The embroidery system includes processing circuitry to process the three-dimensional data read by the data reading device, to create embroidery data using height information included in the three-dimensional data. The embroidery system includes an embroidery forming section to form the embroidery on a target object according to the embroidery data created by the processing circuitry. The embroidery system includes a recording head to discharge a liquid droplet from a nozzle. The embroidery system includes control circuitry to control an operation of the recording head. The embroidery data includes data relating to an embroidery density that is a density of a thread in the embroidery and data relating to an application amount of the liquid droplet to be applied to the thread in the embroidery.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic analyzer that is capable of determining a horizontal displacement of a probe by a capacitance type liquid level detection function. The automatic analyzer includes a dispensing mechanism, a capacitance measurement unit, and a control unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image former, a detector, and circuitry. The image former forms a toner pattern with a first line screen; and forms a toner image based on image data, with a second line screen. The detector detects density unevenness of the toner pattern, formed by the image former, in a main scanning direction. The circuitry is configured to calculate a first correction amount from the density unevenness detected by the detector; create a gradation correction table that reduces the density unevenness based on the first correction amount; and correct the first correction amount by a second correction amount corresponding to the second line screen, in a case where the first line screen is different from the second line screen.

Abstract: An other-vehicle behavior prediction method includes calculating a travel path of the host vehicle, detecting a position of an intersection present on the travel path of the host vehicle and within a predetermined distance from the host vehicle, and detecting a position of another vehicle around the host vehicle before the intersection. A host-vehicle passing area through which the host vehicle passes when proceeding through the intersection and an other-vehicle passing area through which the first oncoming vehicle is predicted to pass when proceeding through the intersection are calculated, a space between the host-vehicle passing area and the another-vehicle passing area is calculated, and a distance between the first oncoming vehicle and the intersection is calculated. Based on the space and the distance, a probability that the first oncoming vehicle will proceed through the intersection ahead of the host vehicle is predicted.

Abstract: A travel assistance device includes a traveling boundary acquisition unit configured to acquire lane information around a subject vehicle, a surrounding object acquisition unit configured to acquire surrounding object information, an obstacle determination unit configured to determine whether an obstacle hindering travel of the subject vehicle is present, an avoidance determination unit configured to determine whether the subject vehicle is allowed to avoid the obstacle by a steering control, and a blind spot determination unit configured to determine whether a blind spot is present on an oncoming lane opposed to a travel direction. An avoidance section setting unit is configured to set an avoidance end position of an avoidance section to execute an avoidance control. A vehicle control unit is configured to generate a travel route for the subject vehicle to travel from an avoidance start position to the avoidance end position of the avoidance section.

Abstract: An other-vehicle behavior prediction method includes calculating a travel path of the host vehicle, detecting a position of an intersection present on the travel path of the host vehicle and within a predetermined distance from the host vehicle, and detecting a position of another vehicle around the host vehicle before the intersection. A host-vehicle passing area through which the host vehicle passes when proceeding through the intersection and an other-vehicle passing area through which the first oncoming vehicle is predicted to pass when proceeding through the intersection are calculated, a space between the host-vehicle passing area and the another-vehicle passing area is calculated, and a distance between the first oncoming vehicle and the intersection is calculated. Based on the space and the distance, a probability that the first oncoming vehicle will proceed through the intersection ahead of the host vehicle is predicted.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing cancer stem cells that comprises culturing a living cell population containing cancer cells in the presence of a gel substance to obtain a living cell population containing cancer stem cells, wherein the gel substance is a material that induces expression of osteopontin in at least a portion of cells contained in the living cell population. Moreover, the present invention relates to an agent for inducing conversion of cancer cells to cancer stem cells that comprises a gel substance that induces expression of osteopontin in at least a portion of the cells contained in a living cell population. The gel substance is a synthetic polymer gel composed of, for example, double network gel, PNaSS gel, PCDME gel, PA gel, PAMPS gel, PDMA gel or PAAc gel. The present invention provides means and a method that enable the preparation of cancer stem cells in a relatively short period of time and at a relatively low culturing cost without requiring expensive equipment.

Abstract: An embroidery device includes a needle including a hole through which a thread has been passed, a dyeing unit configured to dye the thread in different colors, an embroidery unit configured to move the needle to perform a sewing process on a medium with the thread dyed in the different colors by the dyeing unit, and a remover configured to remove the linear member in a vicinity of the needle.

Abstract: An embroidery system includes a data reading device to read three-dimensional data of a design of an embroidery. The embroidery system includes processing circuitry to process the three-dimensional data read by the data reading device, to create embroidery data using height information included in the three-dimensional data. The embroidery system includes an embroidery forming section to form the embroidery on a target object according to the embroidery data created by the processing circuitry. The embroidery system includes a recording head to discharge a liquid droplet from a nozzle. The embroidery system includes control circuitry to control an operation of the recording head. The embroidery data includes data relating to an embroidery density that is a density of a thread in the embroidery and data relating to an application amount of the liquid droplet to be applied to the thread in the embroidery.

Abstract: An embroidery data creation apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry creates embroidery data based on an embroidery image, the embroidery image being a source of embroidery to be performed according to the embroidery data using a thread to which multiple colors are applied, the embroidery data being created such that, in an area involving change in a color in the embroidery image, the embroidery is advanced in a first direction being a direction in which a change in the color is smaller than a change in the color in a second direction in which the color changes. The circuitry outputs the created embroidery data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing cancer stem cells that comprises culturing a living cell population containing cancer cells in the presence of a gel substance to obtain a living cell population containing cancer stem cells, wherein the gel substance is a material that induces expression of osteopontin in at least a portion of cells contained in the living cell population. Moreover, the present invention relates to an agent for inducing conversion of cancer cells to cancer stem cells that comprises a gel substance that induces expression of osteopontin in at least a portion of the cells contained in a living cell population. The gel substance is a synthetic polymer gel composed of, for example, double network gel, PNaSS gel, PCDME gel, PA gel, RAMPS gel, PDMA gel or PAAc gel. The present invention provides means and a method that enable the preparation of cancer stem cells in a relatively short period of time and at a relatively low culturing cost without requiring expensive equipment.

Abstract: A vehicle behavior estimation method includes: detecting a speed of a first preceding vehicle traveling in front of a host vehicle in a first lane where the host vehicle is traveling; detecting a speed of an adjacent vehicle traveling in a second lane adjacent to the first lane; calculating a relative speed between the first preceding vehicle and the adjacent vehicle; predicting whether or not an absolute value of the relative speed will be at or below a speed threshold value within a predetermined time from a point time when a decrease in the absolute value of the relative speed starts to be detected; and estimating that the adjacent vehicle is likely to change lanes into the first lane when the absolute value of the relative speed is predicted to be at or below the speed threshold value within the predetermined time.

Abstract: An embroidery apparatus is configured to perform an embroidery operation according to embroidery data. The embroidery apparatus includes a thread assumed consumption amount calculator configured to calculate an assumed consumption amount of a thread in the embroidery operation, based on initial embroidery data input in advance; a thread consumption amount detection mechanism configured to detect an actual consumption amount of the thread; and a thread consumption amount adjuster configured to adjust the actual consumption amount of the thread in the embroidery operation by adjusting output embroidery data to be output, based on a difference between the calculated assumed consumption amount of the thread and the detected actual consumption amount of the thread.