Abstract: An apparatus which includes a measurement device measuring a surface position of a substrate at each of a plurality of measurement points; which is configured to scan-expose the substrate using slit-shaped light while controlling the surface position based on the measurement result; and in which a width, in a non-scanning direction of the substrate, of a region where the plurality of measurement points are arranged is wider than a width of the slit-shaped light, comprises a controller configured to control the measurement device so as to measure the surface positions in at least two shot regions on the substrate at once at the measurement points, at each of which a portion whose distance from a measurement target position on the substrate falls within a tolerable distance can be measured, of the plurality of measurement points.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an imaging device. The imaging device has an imaging surface on which an object scene is captured and repeatedly outputs an object scene image. To the object scene, a plurality of evaluation groups are allocated. Moreover, each of the plurality of evaluation groups is formed by a plurality of evaluation areas. A CPU calculates an evaluation coefficient representing a motion of an object in each of the plurality of evaluation areas, based on the object scene image outputted from the imaging device. The CPU also specifies one of more evaluation groups to which an evaluation area corresponding to an evaluation coefficient exceeding a reference value belongs, and compares a pattern of the specified evaluation groups with a plurality of predetermined patterns. An imaging parameter is adjusted based on a comparison result.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a wooden board in which a functional component such as a green tea polyphenol can be efficiently and stably incorporated into a wooden board, and a wooden board produced using the method. The method is a method for producing a wooden board, including a moisture conditioning step after drying a wood mat obtained by forming a wood raw material, wherein the moisture conditioning is carried out by adding an aqueous solution containing the functional component to the wood mat after drying.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an imaging device. The imaging device has an imaging surface irradiated with an optical image of an object scene. A CPU executes an AF process based on output of an AF evaluating circuit to adjust a position of a focus lens to a position to be optically converged on a specific object present in an object scene. Upon completion of the AF process, the CPU detects a distance from a lens distal end to the specific object by referencing a current position of the focus lens, and further detects brightness information of the object scene based on output of an AE/AWB evaluating circuit. Moreover, the CPU adjusts an imaging parameter by determining whether or not an object scene attribute including the detected distance and brightness information satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A gas laser oscillator including a plurality of discharge tube arrays, each including a plurality of electrical discharge tubes aligning in an axial direction thereof; a support mechanism supporting the discharge tube arrays with axes thereof extending in directions parallel to each other; and an optical part optically connecting the discharge tube arrays to each other with all of the electrical discharge tubes being arranged optically in series. The optical part includes an output mirror and a rear mirror, disposed at a pair of electrical discharge tubes located at opposite ends of an optically serial arrangement of the discharge tube arrays supported by the support mechanism; and a returning mirror disposed at an optical connection between the discharge tube arrays supported by the support mechanism.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antiviral agent comprising a non-naturally occurring, artificially synthesized peptide as the main ingredient. The antiviral agent comprises an antiviral peptide, wherein the antiviral peptide has at least one unit of an amino acid sequence constituted by at least five contiguous amino acid residues (which is known as a nuclear localization sequence (NLS)) or an amino acid sequence having a partial modification in the NLS and also having at least one unit of an amino acid sequence constituted by at least five contiguous amino acid residues (which is known as a nuclear export sequence (NES)) or an amino acid sequence having a partial modification in the NES.

Abstract: The present invention provides a poultry vaccine containing a positive marker gene. More specifically, recombinant turkey herpesvirus modified by the presence of an extraneous antigen gene that may be used as a positive marker to identify and track vaccinated animals is provided. When inoculated into host animals, a poultry vaccine comprising the recombinant turkey herpesvirus provided in the present invention can elicit serological immune responses to the marker gene product that may be detected by serological assays such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and serum agglutination test, thus enabling easy identification and tracking of vaccinated animals.

Abstract: A method for producing a solid-state imaging device, which including: a photoelectric conversion section; a charge transfer section having a charge transfer electrode; and an antireflection film covering a light-receiving region in the photoelectric conversion section, wherein forming the antireflection film includes: forming a sidewall on a lateral wall of the charge transfer electrode after forming the charge transfer electrode; forming an antireflection film on a substrate surface where the sidewall is formed; forming a resist on the antireflection film; melting and flattening the resist to expose the antireflection film on the charge transfer electrode; removing the antireflection film by using the resist as the mask; removing the sidewall; covering the charge transfer electrode with an insulating film; and forming a light-shielding film that reaches a level lower than the top surface of the antireflection film, and that surrounds the periphery of the antireflection film.

Abstract: Promoter genes that are derived from Marek's disease virus (MDV). These promoter genes can express two foreign genes when inserted in a recombinant turkey herpesvirus (HVT). A recombinant HVT having said novel promoter gene between two foreign genes. The poultry vaccine consisting of the recombinant turkey herpesvirus described in the present invention.

Abstract: To provide a seismic isolation apparatus which, as well as widening an applicable shaking range, can be easily configured and is low in height, a seismic isolation apparatus is configured of a low friction combination formed by a point contact between a planar hard plate base, which has a surface on which are disposed at least three convexly curved projections of a uniform height, and a glide plate which is a smooth, hard, flat plate.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes a tape-shaped nonmagnetic support, and a vertical magnetic layer formed on a main surface of the nonmagnetic support by a vacuum thin-film forming technique, signals being recorded on and reproduced from the vertical magnetic layer in a linear system. In the magnetic recording medium, the dipulse ratio of the vertical recording layer is 0.36 or more.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus is provided for a motorcycle, configured to minimize engine output characteristics, and to raise the temperature of a catalyst to an activation temperature rapidly after a start of the engine, while not increasing a vehicle body size. The motorcycle includes an engine in which a cylinder block is extended upward on a crankcase. An exhaust port is provided on a front portion of the engine; an exhaust pipe extends forward of the engine from the exhaust port, then extends downward once, and thereafter, extends toward the rear of a vehicle body. A catalyst is placed in the exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe passes along a side of the cylinder block, and the catalyst is placed in the exhaust pipe in a position located on the side of the cylinder block.

Abstract: In a helical scanning tape system including a magnetoresistive head; and a magnetic recording medium having a magnetic layer formed by oblique evaporation on a long nonmagnetic support, a signal being read with the magnetoresistive head by helical scanning, the track width of the magnetoresistive head is 0.5 to 0.8 ?m, the distance between shields is 0.13 to 0.145 ?m, and sensitivity is 1,862 ?Vp-p or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is an anti-viral peptide which non-naturally occurs and is artificially synthesized. The peptide has at least one unit of the following amino acid sequence (a) and at least one unit of the following amino acid sequence (b) or (c): (a) an amino acid sequence constituted by at least five contiguous amino acid residues which is known as a nuclear localization sequence (NLS) or an amino acid sequence having a partial modification in the NLS; (b) a conserved sequence of VAP which is an endoplasmic reticulum protein or an amino acid sequence having a partial modification in the conserved sequence; and (C) an amino acid sequence which is known as a FFAT motif found in various lipid-binding proteins or an amino acid sequence having a partial modification in the amino acid sequence.

Abstract: A preform (15) having a clad part of PVDF and a core part of PMMA is manufactured. The preform (15) is partially heated in a heating furnace (74) of 240° C. The preform (15) is subject to the melt-drawing process to form a plastic optical fiber (17). The drawing tension to the preform (15) is measured by use of a drawing tension measure device (76). Based on the measured value, a drawing roller pair (78) adjusts the drawing tension to be 3.8 MPa. The plastic optical fiber (17) is fed via a dancer roller (82) and rollers (84, 86) toward a bobbin (87) to wind the plastic optical fiber (17). A winding tension measure device (85) measures the winding tension to the POF (17). Based on the measured value, the dancer roller (82) changes its position to adjust the winding tension to be 2.5 MPa.

Abstract: A preform (15) is hung from an arm (72) into a heating furnace (74). The heating furnace (74) has five heater units (90-94). A gas supply device (77) supplies nitrogen gas to the heating furnace (74). The heating furnace (74) is divided into five sections by orifices (95-100), and the temperature of each divided section is controlled by the heater units (90-94) provided in each section. A seal member (106) attached to the top side of the heating furnace (74) shields the heating furnace (74) from external air, so it is possible to prevent turbulence in the divided sections in the heating furnace (74).

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can establish the reliable connection between a printed circuit board and a semiconductor device in spite of the simple constitution thereof. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a printed circuit board arranged close to the liquid crystal display panel, and a semiconductor device arranged between the liquid crystal display panel and the printed circuit board in a striding manner. The semiconductor device includes a flexible printed circuit board and a semiconductor chip. The flexible printed circuit board includes a plurality of first terminals connected to the printed circuit board and a plurality of second terminals connected to a liquid-crystal-display-panel side.

Abstract: Disclosed are silver skin-containing paper and the production method thereof. Aqueous pulp slurry containing paper pulp fibers and ground silver skin is prepared, wherein the ground silver skin is provided by wet grinding of silver skin in the presence of water. The aqueous pulp slurry is then formed into a sheet. The silver skin-containing paper contains the ground silver skin at a ratio of 5 to 60% by mass of the paper.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid image pick-up device comprising a photoelectronic conversion portion, a charge transfer portion and a peripheral circuit portion, the method comprising: forming a pattern comprising a first layer silicon conductive film to a surface of a semiconductor, the first layer silicon conductive film forming: a first electrode; and a first layer interconnection for the photoconductive conversion portion and the peripheral circuit portion; forming an insulative film at least to a side wall of the first electrode; forming a second silicon conductive film being to form a second electrode to the semiconductor substrate; coating a resist over the semiconductor substrate by a spin coating method; and planarizing the second layer silicon conductive film by a resist etching-back method, wherein the pattern further comprises at least one dummy pattern, and a surface level of the resist is not below a predetermined value over the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A plastic optical fiber (11) has a core (12) and a clad (13). The clad (13) is composed of an outer clad (14) and an inner clad (15). The refractive index in the core (12) gradually increases as the distance from the center thereof decreases. The refractive index in the inner clad (15) is equal to the minimum value of the refractive index in the core (12), and the refractive index in the outer clad (14) is smaller than that in the inner clad (15). For the purpose of decreasing the transmission loss between the plastic optical fiber (11) and a light emission device or the light receiving device, the diameter d1 of the core (12) and the outer diameter d2 of the inner clad (15) satisfy the following conditions; 100(?m)?d1?700(?m) 200(?m)?d1?1000(?m) d1<d2.