Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head including a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles lined in a row and configured to discharge a liquid, a conveyor configured to convey the liquid application target, and a liquid receptacle configured to receive the liquid discharged from the head. The conveyor defines a conveyance passage of a liquid application target to which the head applies the liquid. The liquid receptacle has an opening through which the liquid discharged from the head passes. A longitudinal direction of the opening is along a movement direction of the liquid application target. A width of the opening is greater than a width of the liquid application target in a direction orthogonal to the movement direction.

Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer belt configured to bear a toner image and rotate, a transferor configured to contact the intermediate transfer belt via a recording medium and form a transfer nip, a guide configured to guide the recording medium conveyed to the transfer nip, and a pressure reducing device. The intermediate transfer belt is shaped as an endless belt. The pressure reducing device is configured to reduce pressure-contact force of the transferor against the intermediate transfer belt as the recording medium advances in the transfer nip. Therefore, a trailing end of the recording medium does not move toward the intermediate transfer belt when the trailing end of the recording medium has passed the guide.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) comprising an intracellular segment comprising an interleukin receptor chain, a JAK-binding motif, a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) 5 association motif and/or a CD3? intracellular signaling domain comprising an exogenous STAT3 association motif, as well as cells and 5 compositions comprising said CARs and uses thereof.

Abstract: A resealable packaging container, which is a resealable package including a lid material that uses a multilayer film including three layers in which a substrate layer (A), an intermediate layer (B), and a heat seal layer (C) are laminated in the sequence (A)/(B)/(C); and a bottom material that uses a single-layer or multilayer sheet having an adherend (D) that can adhere to the heat seal layer (C), wherein the substrate layer (A), the intermediate layer (B), and the heat seal layer (C) all include a polyolefin resin, and when the heat seal layer (C) and the adherend (D) are heat-sealed to form a heat seal part, and the multilayer film is subsequently peeled from the heat seal part, the intermediate layer (B) and the heat seal layer (C) are delaminated and exposed in a resealable state.

Abstract: In a main body of an upper-arm type sphygmomanometer that measures blood pressure of a subject by using a bag-shaped arm cuff to be wound around an arm of the subject, a main body housing includes an upper surface, and a first side surface and a second side surface on left and right sides. The first side surface includes a first side surface electrode region, the second side surface includes a second side surface electrode region, the upper surface includes a first upper surface electrode region, a first electrocardiogram waveform measurement electrode is provided in the first side surface electrode region, a second electrocardiogram waveform measurement electrode is provided in the second side surface electrode region, and a first reference electrode is provided in the first upper surface electrode region.

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: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head including a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles lined in a row and configured to discharge a liquid, a conveyor configured to convey the liquid application target, and a liquid receptacle configured to receive the liquid discharged from the head. The conveyor defines a conveyance passage of a liquid application target to which the head applies the liquid. The liquid receptacle has an opening through which the liquid discharged from the head passes. A longitudinal direction of the opening is along a movement direction of the liquid application target. A width of the opening is greater than a width of the liquid application target in a direction orthogonal to the movement direction.

Abstract: An object of the disclosure is to achieve a stable display quality without an effect of variation in temperature in a display device including a display element driven by an electric current. The display device is provided with a thermistor as a temperature detector detecting an ambient temperature. A scanning signal amplitude controller changes the voltage level of a gate low voltage in accordance with temperature indicated by temperature data acquired by the thermistor. An in-panel driver controller gives, to a gate driver, a gate clock signal of which the voltage level on a high level side is set at the voltage level of a gate high voltage and the voltage level on a low level side is set at the voltage level of the gate low voltage. The gate driver outputs a scanning signal on the basis of the gate clock signal.

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 method of determining a position of a focus lens includes the steps of detecting luminance values corresponding to a plurality of imaging elements which detect light via a focus lens while moving the focus lens, calculating a contrast value for evaluation of a focused state of a subject image on the basis of the detected luminance values corresponding to the imaging elements, specifying the largest luminance value in the detected luminance values corresponding to the imaging elements, specifying a range in which the largest luminance value is not less than a value which is determined in advance in a moving range of the focus lens and determining the position of the focus lens on the basis of the contrast value in the specified range of the position of the focus lens.

Abstract: A wireless detonator (10) includes a detonation side receiving antenna (11), a detonation side transmitting antenna (18), an initiator (14) and a detonation side electronic circuit. The detonation side receiving antenna (11) receives energy for driving the detonation side electronic circuit, a control signal and an initiation signal. The detonation side electronic circuit receives the energy, the control signal and the initiation signal via the detonation side receiving antenna (11), transmits a response signal via the detonation side transmitting antenna (18) and ignites the initiator (14) in accordance with the initiation signal. A response frequency of the response signal is set to be greater than or equal to 100 MHz and less than or equal to 1 GHz.

Abstract: An adhesive for hard tissue bonding which has a sufficient pot life and excellent biocompatibility and is replaced with bone over time, and an adhesive kit for hard tissue bonding are provided. In addition, bone cement is provided which has excellent biocompatibility and is replaced with bone over time. An adhesive for hard tissue bonding includes: a cyanoacrylate monomer; and beta-tricalcium phosphate or hydroxyapatite. An adhesive kit for hard tissue bonding includes: a liquid agent containing a cyanoacrylate monomer; and a powdery agent containing beta-tricalcium phosphate or hydroxyapatite. Bone cement includes: a cyanoacrylate polymer; and beta-tricalcium phosphate or hydroxyapatite.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) comprising an intracellular segment comprising an interleukin receptor chain, a JAK-binding motif, a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) 5 association motif and/or a CD3? intracellular signaling domain comprising an exogenous STAT3 association motif, as well as cells and 5 compositions comprising said CARs and uses thereof.

Abstract: An object of the disclosure is to achieve a stable display quality without an effect of variation in temperature in a display device including a display element driven by an electric current. The display device is provided with a thermistor as a temperature detector detecting an ambient temperature. A scanning signal amplitude controller changes the voltage level of a gate low voltage in accordance with temperature indicated by temperature data acquired by the thermistor. An in-panel driver controller gives, to a gate driver, a gate clock signal of which the voltage level on a high level side is set at the voltage level of a gate high voltage and the voltage level on a low level side is set at the voltage level of the gate low voltage. The gate driver outputs a scanning signal-G on the basis of the gate clock signal.

Abstract: A three-dimensional object detection device 1 includes a camera 10 and a calculator 20. The calculator 20 performs viewpoint conversion processing on an image captured by the camera 10 to create a bird's eye view image, calculates, for each of a plurality of positions along a vertical imaginary line extending in a vertical direction in an actual space, a luminance difference between two pixels near the position, and detects a three-dimensional object on the basis of continuities of the calculated luminance differences of the respective positions.

Abstract: A doctor blade for spreading a coating solution supplied to a roll surface of an anilox roll rotatable about a rotation axis over the roll surface is in a longitudinal plate shape. The doctor blade includes a long edge and bent portions. The long edge is set against the roll surface of the anilox roll along the rotation axis. The bent portions are at ends of the long edge and at angles to the long edge.

Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer belt configured to bear a toner image and rotate, a transferor configured to contact the intermediate transfer belt via a recording medium and form a transfer nip, a guide configured to guide the recording medium conveyed to the transfer nip, and a pressure reducing device. The intermediate transfer belt is shaped as an endless belt. The pressure reducing device is configured to reduce pressure-contact force of the transferor against the intermediate transfer belt as the recording medium advances in the transfer nip. Therefore, a trailing end of the recording medium does not move toward the intermediate transfer belt when the trailing end of the recording medium has passed the guide.

Abstract: [Problem to be solved] There is provided a process for producing an olefin polymer that is capable of producing an olefin polymer having high heat resistance and high molecular weight with excellent catalytic activity. [Solution to problem] The process for producing an olefin polymer includes a step of polymerizing at least one olefin selected from ethylene and ?-olefins having 4 to 30 carbon atoms in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst containing a transition metal compound represented by the general formula [I], the olefin polymer including constituent units derived from ethylene and ?-olefins having 4 to 30 carbon atoms in a total amount between more than 50 mol % and not more than 100 mol %, [in the formula [I], R1, R3 and R5 to R16 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or the like; R2 is a hydrocarbon group or the like; R4 is a hydrogen atom; M is a transition metal of Group IV; Q is a halogen atom or the like; and j is an integer of 1 to 4].

Abstract: Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) comprising an intracellular segment comprising an interleukin receptor chain, a JAK-binding motif, a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) 5 association motif and/or a CD3? intracellular signaling domain comprising an exogenous STAT3 association motif, as well as cells and 5 compositions comprising said CARs and uses thereof.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a nip forming member and a transfer bias output device that outputs a transfer bias to form a transfer electric field in a transfer nip between the nip forming member and an intermediate transfer member. Upon transfer of a composite toner image including a particular toner image onto a recording medium in the transfer nip, the transfer bias output device outputs the transfer bias including a first superimposed bias in which a direct current (DC) component is superimposed on an alternating current (AC) component. Upon transfer of the composite toner image without the particular toner image onto the recording medium in the transfer nip, the transfer bias output device outputs one of the transfer bias including a second superimposed bias having a peak-to-peak value of the AC component smaller than that of the first superimposed bias and the transfer bias including only the DC component.