Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a mechanism capable of performing thickening processing of an object irrespective of the color of a line even in a case where the black over print is valid. One embodiment of the present invention is an image forming apparatus comprising a control unit configured to control whether or not to perform thickening processing to thicken an object in an upper layer and an object in a lower layer based on a raster operation code designating drawing processing in a case where the object in the upper layer and the object in the lower layer overlap, wherein the control unit: does not perform the thickening processing in a case where a value of the raster operation code is MERGEPEN and a color of the object in the upper layer is not a black color.

Abstract: A print bot service analyzes a character string received from a message application service and input from a user by using a keyword for each language associated with printing, determines a language used in the character string, and in accordance with the determined language, switches a language used in a message transmitted to the message application service.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a mechanism capable of performing thickening processing of an object irrespective of the color of a line even in a case where the black over print is valid. One embodiment of the present invention is an image forming apparatus comprising a control unit configured to control whether or not to perform thickening processing to thicken an object in an upper layer and an object in a lower layer based on a raster operation code designating drawing processing in a case where the object in the upper layer and the object in the lower layer overlap, wherein the control unit: does not perform the thickening processing in a case where a value of the raster operation code is MERGEPEN and a color of the object in the upper layer is not a black color.

Abstract: A print bot service analyzes a character string received from a message application service and input from a user by using a keyword for each language associated with printing, determines a language used in the character string, and in accordance with the determined language, switches a language used in a message transmitted to the message application service.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a novel fluorescent labeled single-stranded nucleic acid, by which the background of an exciton oligomer can be further reduced and the novel use thereof. The present invention relates to a labeled single-stranded nucleic acid having at least two fluorescent atomic group pairs that exhibit an exciton effect. The labeled single-stranded nucleic acid is characterized in that the emission peak wavelength of one of the fluorescent atomic group pairs (fluorescent atomic group pair A) is shorter than the excitation peak wavelength of the other fluorescent atomic group pair (fluorescent atomic group pair B), and the fluorescent atomic group pairs A and B have a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) effect. This fluorescent labeled single-stranded nucleic acid is usable as a primer for amplifying a target nucleic acid or a probe to be hybridized with a target nucleic acid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the following chemical formula (I); a tautomer or stereoisomer of the compound; or a salt of the compound, the tautomer, or the stereoisomer. In the chemical formula (I), R1 and R2 are each a Group 1 element or a protecting group of an amino group and may be identical to or different from each other, or alternatively, R1 and R2 together may form a protecting group of an amino group. R3 is a Group 1 element or a protecting group of a hydroxy group. R4 is a Group 1 element or —PR5R6R7R8 (R5, R6, R7, and R8 are each a Group 1 element, a lone electron pair, a Group 16 element, a Group 17 element, or a protecting group of a phosphorus atom, and may be identical to or different from each other). J is a hydrogen atom or an arbitrary atomic group, A is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, an electron-withdrawing group, a silylene group, or a sulfide group, or alternatively, J and A together may form a linker.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for measuring hydroxyl radicals that measures hydroxyl radicals produced by irradiating a liquid to be treated flowing through a channel in which an ultraviolet lamp is arranged with ultraviolet rays, the apparatus includes a diverting unit, a reagent adding unit, and a measuring unit. The diverting unit has a diverting channel that diverts the liquid to be treated before being irradiated with the ultraviolet rays from the channel and part of which is arranged at a position enabling the liquid to be treated within the channel to be irradiated with the ultraviolet rays. The reagent adding unit adds a hydroxyl radical measuring reagent to the diverted liquid to be treated. The measuring unit irradiates the diverted liquid to be treated with the ultraviolet rays and measures the amount of hydroxyl radicals produced based on a change in the hydroxyl radical measuring reagent between before and after the irradiation with the ultraviolet rays.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nucleic acid probe that can achieve high detection sensitivity and high specificity in mutation detection, mismatch detection, etc. by the PCR method, a method for designing such a nucleic acid probe, and a method for detecting a target sequence. The nucleic acid probe includes a nucleic acid molecule, and the nucleic acid molecule includes a plurality of fluorescent dye moieties that exhibit an excitonic effect. At least two of the fluorescent dye moieties that exhibit an excitonic effect are bound to the same base or two adjacent bases in the nucleic acid molecule with each fluorescent dye moiety being bound via a linker (a linking atom or a linking atomic group). The extension-side end of the nucleic acid molecule is chemically modified, thereby preventing an extension reaction of the nucleic acid molecule.

Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation apparatus according to an embodiment includes a reaction tank including an inlet port for introducing to-be-treated water, and a discharge port for discharging to-be-treated water after treatment, a first ultraviolet lamp, and an ultraviolet monitor including an ultraviolet sensor. The first ultraviolet lamp is accommodated in a first protection tube including both end portions fixed in the reaction tank. The ultraviolet monitor is accommodated in a second protection tube, the second protection tube is disposed in parallel to the first protection tube, and both end portions of the second protection tube are fixed in the reaction tank.

Abstract: Provided is a battery control device that can accurately detect a state of charge even if characteristics relating to the state of charge change as a result of battery degradation. This battery control device is provided with map data describing the correspondence relationship between an open-circuit voltage and a state of charge of the battery and outputs different state-of-charge values for the same open-circuit voltage according to the amount of elapsed time.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a novel fluorescent labeled single-stranded nucleic acid, by which the background of an exciton oligomer can be further reduced and the novel use thereof. The present invention relates to a labeled single-stranded nucleic acid having at least two fluorescent atomic group pairs that exhibit an exciton effect. The labeled single-stranded nucleic acid is characterized in that the emission peak wavelength of one of the fluorescent atomic group pairs (fluorescent atomic group pair A) is shorter than the excitation peak wavelength of the other fluorescent atomic group pair (fluorescent atomic group pair B), and the fluorescent atomic group pairs A and B have a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) effect. This fluorescent labeled single-stranded nucleic acid is usable as a primer for amplifying a target nucleic acid or a probe to be hybridized with a target nucleic acid.

Abstract: A puncture device comprising a hollow needle, a fixing portion fixed to the hollow needle, a sheath portion covering a part/entirety of the hollow needle and including a plastically deformable elongating member, a holding portion holding the hollow needle and the sheath portion in an integrated manner, with the holding portion positioned between the tip portion of the hollow needle and the plastically deformable elongating member, a holding release mechanism that releases the holding of the holding portion between the hollow needle and the sheath portion after the hollow needle and the sheath portion puncture the living body. The sheath portion elongates and is held in an elongated condition when the holding portion moves by the holding release mechanism, or when the holding of the hollow needle using the holding portion in an integrated manner is released, and the elastic portion contracts.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for measuring hydroxyl radicals that measures hydroxyl radicals produced by irradiating a liquid to be treated flowing through a channel in which an ultraviolet lamp is arranged with ultraviolet rays, the apparatus includes a diverting unit, a reagent adding unit, and a measuring unit. The diverting unit has a diverting channel that diverts the liquid to be treated before being irradiated with the ultraviolet rays from the channel and part of which is arranged at a position enabling the liquid to be treated within the channel to be irradiated with the ultraviolet rays. The reagent adding unit adds a hydroxyl radical measuring reagent to the diverted liquid to be treated. The measuring unit irradiates the diverted liquid to be treated with the ultraviolet rays and measures the amount of hydroxyl radicals produced based on a change in the hydroxyl radical measuring reagent between before and after the irradiation with the ultraviolet rays.

Abstract: Provided is a battery control device that can accurately detect a state of charge even if characteristics relating to the state of charge change as a result of battery degradation. This battery control device is provided with map data describing the correspondence relationship between an open-circuit voltage and a state of charge of the battery and outputs different state-of-charge values for the same open-circuit voltage according to the amount of elapsed time.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the following chemical formula (I); a tautomer or stereoisomer of the compound; or a salt of the compound, the tautomer, or the stereoisomer. In the chemical formula (I), R1 and R2 are each a Group 1 element or a protecting group of an amino group and may be identical to or different from each other, or alternatively, R1 and R2 together may form a protecting group of an amino group. R3 is a Group 1 element or a protecting group of a hydroxy group. R4 is a Group 1 element or —PR5R6R7R8 (R5, R6, R7, and R8 are each a Group 1 element, a lone electron pair, a Group 16 element, a Group 17 element, or a protecting group of a phosphorus atom, and may be identical to or different from each other). J is a hydrogen atom or an arbitrary atomic group, A is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, an electron-withdrawing group, a silylene group, or a sulfide group, or alternatively, J and A together may form a linker.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nucleic acid probe that can achieve high detection sensitivity and high specificity in mutation detection, mismatch detection, etc. by the PCR method, a method for designing such a nucleic acid probe, and a method for detecting a target sequence. The nucleic acid probe includes a nucleic acid molecule, and the nucleic acid molecule includes a plurality of fluorescent dye moieties that exhibit an excitonic effect. At least two of the fluorescent dye moieties that exhibit an excitonic effect are bound to the same base or two adjacent bases in the nucleic acid molecule with each fluorescent dye moiety being bound via a linker (a linking atom or a linking atomic group). The extension-side end of the nucleic acid molecule is chemically modified, thereby preventing an extension reaction of the nucleic acid molecule.

Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation apparatus according to an embodiment includes a reaction tank including an inlet port for introducing to-be-treated water, and a discharge port for discharging to-be-treated water after treatment, a first ultraviolet lamp, and an ultraviolet monitor including an ultraviolet sensor. The first ultraviolet lamp is accommodated in a first protection tube including both end portions fixed in the reaction tank. The ultraviolet monitor is accommodated in a second protection tube, the second protection tube is disposed in parallel to the first protection tube, and both end portions of the second protection tube are fixed in the reaction tank.

Abstract: An ultraviolet water treatment device of an embodiment includes an ultraviolet irradiation tank. The ultraviolet irradiation tank includes a plurality of ultraviolet irradiation modules. The ultraviolet irradiation modules include a plurality of lines of ultraviolet irradiation pipes, a cleaning device and a cleaning device driving unit. The ultraviolet irradiation pipes include a plurality of lines of ultraviolet lamps and a plurality of lines of ultraviolet lamp protective pipes individually protecting the ultraviolet lamps. The cleaning device cleans a surface of each ultraviolet lamp protective pipe. Each ultraviolet irradiation module includes two or three ultraviolet irradiation pipes.

Abstract: To improve user-friendliness, a remaining liquid-medicine amount of a liquid-medicine bag obtained by subtracting a liquid medicine dose administered to a user by driving a dispensing portion from a liquid medicine amount filled in a liquid-medicine bag using the liquid-medicine filling device is displayed on a display portion. Therefore, it is possible to allow a user to recognize the remaining liquid-medicine amount of the liquid-medicine bag and improve user-friendliness.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet water treatment apparatus includes an ultraviolet lamp unit provided with a first plumbing flange coupling on each of both ends thereof, and further provided therein with an ultraviolet irradiation tube including an ultraviolet lamp and a lamp protective tube configured to protect the ultraviolet lamp, and a cleaning device drive unit provided with a second plumbing flange coupling on each of both ends thereof and configured to drive a cleaning device configured to clean a surface of the lamp protective tube. The ultraviolet lamp unit and the cleaning device drive unit are coupled with each other on the first and second plumbing flange couplings.