Abstract: An overtube includes an insertion portion that has a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, and at least the distal end portion thereof is inserted into a subject; a first lumen that is formed in the insertion portion and that allows freely inserting and removing a device for carrying out medical procedures in the subject; puncture needles that pass through the insertion portion, have a control member connected to the proximal end portion of the insertion portion, and puncture tissue; and second lumens that are provided in the insertion portion and through which puncture needles are passed, the second lumens having on the distal end portion of the insertion portion openings through which distal ends of the puncture needles extend and retract, and the openings being provided on an inside of the insertion portion defined by the first lumen.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cosmetic or food composition which is excellent in a skincare effect, particularly an effect of whitening the skin browned due to ultraviolet radiation or aging, and which can be safely used for many mammals. The present invention provides a whitening composition comprising reduced coenzyme Q represented by formula (1) as an effective component: wherein n represents an integer of 1 to 12. The present invention also provides a whitening composition further comprising oxidized coenzyme Q represented by formula (2) as an effective component: wherein n represents an integer of 1 to 12. The present invention also provides a method for whitening the skin of a mammal, the method comprising administering the mammal with the composition.

Abstract: A carbonyl compound represented by following Formula (1): wherein R1 represents hydrogen atom or an organic group; and R2 represents hydrogen atom or an organic group having a carbon atom at a bonding site with the carbonyl group in Formula (1), wherein R1 and R2 may be combined to form a ring with adjacent two carbon atoms, or an equivalent thereof is reacted with an unsaturated compound represented by following Formula (2): wherein each of R3, R4, and R5 represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, or an organic group and wherein R3 and R4 may be combined to form a ring with adjacent two carbon atoms, or a precursor thereof, to yield a furan compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R3? represents R3, R5 or hydrogen atom; and R1, R2, R3, R4, are R5 are as defined above.

Abstract: There is disclosed an NMR measurement method and NMR apparatus in which the temperature of the NMR detection coil or the RF irradiation coil hardly varies if pulsed RF power is applied to the coil during NMR measurements. The apparatus includes the detection coil or the RF irradiation coil, a first RF power application means for applying RF power of a frequency necessary for measurement of NMR signals, a second RF power application means for applying RF power of a frequency not affecting the measurement of NMR signals, and a control means for controlling the two power application means such that the sum of the RF power applied to the coil from the first application means and the RF power applied to the coil from the second application means is kept almost constant.

Abstract: An iron core-producing method of the invention includes at least the step of blanking an iron core T from a strip W in such a manner that a longitudinal direction of the substantially linear iron core T is inclined relative to a direction of a width of the strip W. An iron core-producing apparatus of the invention for blanking a substantially linear iron core T from a strip W includes at least a punch disposed such that its longitudinal direction is inclined relative to a direction of a width of the strip W, and a die 13 which is provided beneath the punch, and is disposed such that its longitudinal direction is inclined relative to the direction of the width of the strip W.

Abstract: A droplet ejection apparatus having a droplet ejection head, a cap casing, a pump, and a movement device is disclosed. The droplet ejection head ejects liquefied material containing functional material from nozzles as droplets. The cap casing has an accommodating portion in which a portion of the droplet ejection head including at least the nozzle forming surface is accommodated. The pump supplies liquid to the accommodating portion. The movement device moves at least one of the cap casing and the droplet ejection head relative with the other. When recovery is performed on the droplet ejection head or the droplet ejection head is held in a nonoperating state, the movement device arranges the cap casing relative to the droplet ejection head in such a manner that the nozzle forming surface is immersed in the liquid retained in the accommodating portion.

Abstract: A position management server detects positions of a user based on a signal from an RFID tag carried by the user. A PC displays, on a monitor, map information including a layout of the user and a plurality of printers. The user drags and drops a file icon onto a printer icon corresponding to a printer used for printing. The PC transmits a file corresponding to the file icon, printer identification information, and PC identification information to a printer management server. The printer management server selects a driver, generates print data, and transmits the print data to the printer together with the PC identification information. The printer prints the print data and transmits a print notification to the PC. The PC displays the print notification on the monitor.

Abstract: An image processing device, method, and program capable of obtaining processing results which are even more accurate and even more precise as to events in the real world by taking into consideration the real world where data has been acquired. The image processing device may include a computer configured to calculate a product-sum coefficient and a recorder configured to record the product-sum coefficient. The image processing device may also include a data continuity detector, a recorder, and a real world estimating unit.

Abstract: A system for correctly evaluating a price distribution and a risk distribution for a financial product or its derivatives introduces a probability density function generated with a Boltzmann model at a higher accuracy than the Gaussian distribution for a probability density. The system has an initial value setup unit and an evaluation condition setup unit. Initial values include at least one of price, price change rate, and the price change direction of a financial product. The evaluation conditions include at least time steps and the number of trials. The Boltzmann model analysis unit receives the initial values and the evaluation conditions, and repeats simulations of price fluctuation, based on the Boltzmann model using a Monte Carlo method. A velocity/direction distribution setup unit supplies the probability distributions of the price, price change rate, and the price change direction for the financial product to the Boltzmann model analysis unit.

Abstract: A surface-mounting choke coil has a resin coating material with magnetic powder which is filled a space between the upper flange and the lower flange of a drum-type ferrite core, while covering the circumferential of the winding. The resin coating material with magnetic powder has a glass transition temperature Tg of about ?20° C. or lower, more preferably about ?50° C. or lower in a course of transferring from a glass state to a rubber state during changing of shear modulus with respect to temperature as a physical property when hardening, and the thickness of the upper flange of the drum-type ferrite core is about 0.35 mm or less, and a value of a ratio L2/L1 of an outer diameter L2 of the upper flange to a diameter L1 of the winding core of the drum-type ferrite core is about 1.9 or more.

Abstract: The substrate of a housing that holds a prism optical component has almost hemispherical recesses at positions that correspond to the four corners of the prism optical component. An adhesive that is fast dried is applied into the hemispherical recesses. To the back of the prism optical component, an adhesive that is cured with time or a thermosetting adhesive is applied, forming a thin layer having uniform thickness.

Abstract: A method of production of dielectric powder containing as main ingredients Ti, Cu, and Ni, comprising a step of mixing an oxide of Ti and/or a compound forming an oxide of Ti by firing, an oxide of Cu and/or a compound forming an oxide of Cu by firing, and an oxide of Ni and/or a compound forming an oxide of Ni by firing to obtain a mixed powder, a step of calcining the mixed powder to obtain a calcined powder, a step of dry crushing the calcined powder to obtain dry crushed powder, and a step of wet crushing the dry crushed powder.

Abstract: An overtube according to the present invention has an insertion portion having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, at least the distal end portion being inserted into an examination subject; a first lumen formed in the insertion portion and in which a device for carrying out medical procedures in the examination subject is freely inserted and removed; a tissue cutting portion that is to be disposed at the distal end portion of the insertion portion traversing the first lumen and that cuts the tissue of the examination subject; and a holding portion that holds the tissue cutting portion at a position removed from a position traversing the first lumen.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing magnetic recording media is provided, by which a magnetic recording medium that has a recording layer formed in a concavo-convex pattern, a sufficiently flat surface, and good recording/reproducing properties can be manufactured. The method includes the steps of: depositing a first filling material over a workpiece to cover recording elements formed as convex portions of the concavo-convex pattern, and to fill at least part of a concave portion; depositing a detection material over the first filling material; depositing a second filling material over the detection material; and irradiating a surface of the workpiece with a process gas to flatten the surface. In the flattening step, a component of the detection material removed from and flying off the workpiece is detected to stop the irradiation with the process gas based on a result of detecting the component of the detection material.

Abstract: A connector configured to be fixed on a base member comprises a housing, a plurality of contacts and a pair of supporting members. The housing has a main portion and end portions arranged at opposite ends of the main portion. The contacts are retained in the housing. Tile supporting members are attached to the housing at the end portions. The respective supporting member comprises an upper portion, a lower portion, an upper aim and a lower arm. The end portion is arranged between the upper portion and the lower portion. The upper arm and the lower arm have an upper contact portion and a lower contact portion, respectively, which are configured to be mounted on the base member.

Abstract: An output requesting apparatus is connected via a network to an output apparatus and a position-management server. In the output requesting apparatus, a receiving unit receives, from the position-management server, user-position information, apparatus-position information, and a map image. Based on the user-position information and the apparatus-position information, a display control unit arranges a user symbol, an apparatus symbol, and a data symbol in the map image to display the map image. An input unit receives input to select the user symbol, the apparatus symbol, and the data symbol. A transmitting unit transmits, to the output apparatus corresponding to the apparatus symbol, a command to output data corresponding to the data symbol, and information including identification information of a user corresponding to the user symbol.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a light emitting element capable of low-voltage driving; with high luminous efficiency; with high emission luminance; and with long emission lifetime. It is another object to provide a light emitting device and an electronic appliance in which power consumption is reduced; and which can be manufactured at low cost. A light emitting element is provided, including a light emitting layer and a layer including a composite material between a first electrode and a second electrode, where the light emitting layer includes a base material and an impurity element, the layer including the composite material includes an organic compound and an inorganic compound, the layer including the composite material is provided to be in contact with the second electrode, and light emission is obtained by application of a voltage so that an electric potential of the second electrode is higher than that of the first electrode.

Abstract: An inkjet printer is provided with: a recording head having an actuator for generating energy in order to jet ink and a wiring member which allows a drive signal to be inputted; and a head holder having a bottom wall for supporting the recording head. The recording head is placed so that the wiring member faces a lower surface of the bottom wall, and after that, a blocking member for preventing an adhesive from making contact with the wiring member is moved so as to make contact with end portions on both sides of the recording head. In this state, a space between the end portions on both sides of the recording head and the lower surface of the bottom wall is filled in with an adhesive, and thus, the recording head and the head holder are bonded together.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium that has a concavo-convex patterned recording layer, sufficient flatness, and excellent recording/reproducing properties. A filling material is deposited over a workpiece including a substrate; a recording layer formed over the substrate in a predetermined concavo-convex pattern of which convex portions are recording elements; and a detection material formed over the recording elements. Process gas is irradiated to the surface to remove a portion of the filling material and the detection material to flatten the surface. An element contained in the detection material removed and flying off is detected on the basis of its atomic mass number. The irradiation of the process gas is then stopped according to the detection result. The detection material contains an element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, yttrium, zirconium, niobium, rhodium, silver, terbium, tantalum, gold, bismuth, titanium, indium, and tungsten.

Abstract: In a laser exposure device according to the present invention, a positioning pin, which is formed in a lens holder supporting a lens system, is inserted through an elongated hole for restriction of a board holder supporting a laser diode. An eccentric cam is inserted into an elongated hole for rotation movement formed in a board holder and a circular hole for rotation movement which is formed in the lens holder and which faces the elongated hole for rotation movement. An eccentric cam is inserted into an elongated hole for slide movement formed in the board holder and a circular hole for slide movement which is formed in the lens holder and which faces the elongated hole for slide movement. The eccentric cams are rotated to relatively move the board holder and lens holder with respect to each other to thereby establish alignment between the optical axes of the laser diode and lens system.