Abstract: The observing apparatus is being equipped with an image-forming optical system which forms an image of light emitted from a specimen, an imaging unit which picks up the image of the specimen formed by the image-forming optical system, and an illuminating unit which illuminates the specimen with a surface illuminant in which bright areas and dark areas are arranged alternately in order to provide an observing apparatus suitable to observe a transparent specimen with a wide field of view. If the position of the surface illuminant and the pitch of contrasting are set properly, each partial area of the specimen is illuminated obliquely at a small angle by each bright area of the surface illuminant. Therefore, the imaging unit can acquire a dark-field observation image of each partial area.

Abstract: Provided is a resin article containing a propylene resin having a crystalline phase and a non-crystalline phase, wherein the propylene resin shows, in its scattering profile measured at a temperature of 155° C. to 165° C. by small-angle X-ray scattering method, a plurality of scattering peaks. This resin article can be produced by a method including a step of shaping a propylene resin containing a polypropylene having an intrinsic viscosity of 6.0 dl/g or more in an amount of 5% by weight to 40% by weight to produce an article precursor, and a step of heating the article precursor at 150° C. to 170° C.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an atmosphere heat treatment apparatus that is operable without relying on experiences and/or intuitions of an operator, and a method of operating the same. The atmosphere heat treatment apparatus includes an entrance side exhaust path (26) for exhausting an inside atmosphere from an entrance side of a carburizing chamber (10) to which a transforming gas is supplied, an exit side exhaust path (35) for exhausting the inside atmosphere from an exit side of the heat treatment chamber, and an opening degree adjusting lid (28) attached for adjusting an opening degree of the entrance side exhaust path (26), in which a part or whole of the exit side exhaust path (35) is constituted of a pipe (46) having a predetermined inside diameter.

Abstract: A rubber composition that can improve rolling resistance of a tire without impairing other performances such as processability or wet performance, and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. The rubber composition includes a diene rubber as a rubber component, and clay treated with a lignin sulfonate.

Abstract: A rubber composition that can improve rolling resistance of a tire without impairing other performances such as processability or wet performance, and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. The rubber composition includes a diene rubber as a rubber component, and clay treated with a fatty acid.

Abstract: A rubber composition that can improve rolling resistance of tires without impairing running performances such as braking performance, driveability (grip performance), abrasion resistance and the like, and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. The rubber composition includes a diene rubber as a rubber component, and lignin derivatives.

Abstract: A plating apparatus performs a plating process while placing a work in a pod disposed in a plating bath storing a plating solution. The pod has a pair of meshes that allow the plating solution to pass but substantially inhibit the work from passing. The plating apparatus is provided with a solution flowing mechanism for flowing the plating solution out of the pod through one of the pair of meshes.

Abstract: A proposition is to accurately evaluate a phototoxic property (cell function) concerning a living cell. To this end, an evaluating method of cell function includes the operations of dyeing a specific site of the living cell with a fluorescent dye, irradiating the living cell with light to measure changes in brightness of resulting fluorescence generated at an adjacent site of the specific site, and evaluating the phototoxic property based on the brightness changes. In the event of functional depression in the specific site, the fluorescent dye cannot be retained therein and is extravasated into the adjacent site through the membrane of the specific site. The present embodiment can measure the extent of this extravasation, making it possible to accurately evaluate the phototoxic property.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, an information processing apparatus comprises a receiving unit to receive video data, a driver and a control circuit. The driver is configured to detect a start and an end of a video reproduction program that reproduces the video data received by the receiving unit. In communication with the driver, the control circuit is configured to change a state of the receiving unit from a power-down state to an operative state when the start of the video reproduction program is detected, and to change the state of the receiving unit from the operative state to the power-down state when the end of the video reproduction program is detected.

Abstract: A switch-type imaging fiber apparatus and a branch-type imaging fiber apparatus are provided. Light emitted from a laser light source is made incident on an opening of an IF (image fiber) guided by a GM (galvanometer), output from an optical system provided at a leading end portion of the IF, and applied to an observation target. The light reflected by the observation target is sent back to the IF, transformed into parallel light by an f? objective lens, reflected by a dichroic mirror, made incident on an image pickup device (CCD) via an imaging lens, and can be observed on a monitor. The GM is controlled to switch to make the light incident on the opening of an arbitrary one of a plurality of IFs. Accordingly, observation can be performed by focusing the light solely on the arbitrary IF.

Abstract: A plate material vertical processing line that is capable of subjecting large-sized and thinned glass plates to scribing, venting, etc without degrading their quality, comprises a plurality of processing devices each having a modular structure; wherein each of the processing devices includes a platform; a belt conveyor that is mounted on the platform and is configured to convey a glass plate placed in a substantially upright position while supporting a lower end of the glass plate; and a fluid guide that is mounted on the platform and is configured to apply a fluid pressure to a surface of the glass plate to support the glass plate in the substantially upright position and in a non-contact state; and wherein the processing devices include a combination of at least two processing devices selected from a scribing device, a venting device, a chamfering device, a cleaning agent washing device, a water washing device, a high-pressure water spray device, and a glass plate turn device.

Abstract: A drill unit equipped with a camera, a body of which has a camera hole at the center, and two holes formed to the left and right side of the camera hole 4 including a discharge hole 2 for discharging air and water to the drilled portion, and a suction hole 3 for sucking water and air from the drilled portion. A first and a second drill holes are formed at the top and bottom of the camera hole. Illuminating holes are also formed to illuminate the drilled portion. The camera serves to project an image of the drilled portion. The first and the second drilling members are used to fracture the body tissues, to clean the fractured portion with water, and to suck water used for the cleaning so as to be discharged. The body of the drill unit is rotated to change the drilling position for the fracture in the same way for forming the hole led to the affected portion.

Abstract: A switch-type imaging fiber apparatus and a branch-type imaging fiber apparatus are provided. Light emitted from a laser light source is made incident on an opening of an IF (image fiber) guided by a GM (galvanometer), output from an optical system provided at a leading end portion of the IF, and applied to an observation target. The light reflected by the observation target is sent back to the IF, transformed into parallel light by an f? objective lens, reflected by a dichroic mirror, made incident on an image pickup device (CCD) via an imaging lens, and can be observed on a monitor. The GM is controlled to switch to make the light incident on the opening of an arbitrary one of a plurality of IFs. Accordingly, observation can be performed by focusing the light solely on the arbitrary IF.

Abstract: To provide a refrigerating apparatus that can control the supercooling degree of liquid refrigerant irrespective of changes in circulating refrigerant amounts in a refrigeration cycle, a refrigerating apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle having one or more compressors or inverter compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator; a liquid introduction circuit that guides decompressed refrigerant obtained by extracting one part of high pressure liquid refrigerant from the refrigeration cycle and decompressing, to a supercooling heat exchanger provided in the refrigeration cycle to perform heat transfer between the decompressed refrigerant and high pressure liquid refrigerant, and then introduces the refrigerant into refrigerant for intake into the compressors or inverter compressor or an intermediate pressure part of these compressors; a controller controlling shutdown of the compressors or driving frequencies of the inverter compressor based on suction pressure detection values with respect t

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: a fan; a measurement unit which measures sound volume produced by the fan; a data processing unit which processes data while performing at least one playback quality improvement process; and a control unit which controls execution of each of the at least one playback quality improvement process based on the sound volume measured by the measurement unit.

Abstract: In a comparing circuit, an input signal switching circuit has a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal and a second output terminal. The input signal switching circuit is configured to receive a first input signal inputted to the first input terminal and a second input signal inputted to the second input terminal. The input signal switching circuit is also configured to output the first input signal to switchably one of the first and second output terminals and the second input signal to other thereof in accordance with a switching signal. A comparator has a reverse input terminal and a non-reverse input terminal and configured to receive through the reverse input terminal a first signal outputted from the first output terminal, and receive through the non-reverse input terminal a second signal outputted from the second output terminal.

Abstract: The present invention describes inhibitors of extracellular Hsp90. The inhibition of extracellular Hsp90 leads to a reduction of the invasiveness of the tumor cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of molecules inhibiting extracellular Hsp90 function for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of invasion and/or metastatic potential of cancer cells.

Abstract: A reception unit supports different types of TV broadcast systems (for example, NTSC-M/M, PAL-/I, PAL-B/G, SECAM-L/L?, PAL-D/D, etc.). The reception unit executes ghost reduction processing, three-dimensional Y/C separation processing, two-dimensional Y/C separation processing, one-dimensional Y/C separation processing, three-dimensional noise reduction processing, etc., for example, as video signal processing to put received video data (TV broadcast signal, video data from an external apparatus, etc.) into high image quality. The video signal processing to be executed is determined in response to the TV broadcast system type of the received video data. Accordingly, the video signal processing optimum for the TV broadcast system type of the received video data is executed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, an information processing apparatus comprises a receiving unit to receive video data, a driver and a control circuit. The driver is configured to detect a start and an end of a video reproduction program that reproduces the video data received by the receiving unit. In communication with the driver, the control circuit is configured to change a state of the receiving unit from a power-down state to an operative state when the start of the video reproduction program is detected, and to change the state of the receiving unit from the operative state to the power-down state when the end of the video reproduction program is detected.

Abstract: In a comparing circuit, an input signal switching circuit has a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal and a second output terminal. The input signal switching circuit is configured to receive a first input signal inputted to the first input terminal and a second input signal inputted to the second input terminal. The input signal switching circuit is also configured to output the first input signal to switchably one of the first and second output terminals and the second input signal to other thereof in accordance with a switching signal. A comparator has a reverse input terminal and a non-reverse input terminal and configured to receive through the reverse input terminal a first signal outputted from the first output terminal, and receive through the non-reverse input terminal a second signal outputted from the second output terminal.