Abstract: This invention provides an easy-to-tear resin film. Such easy-to-tear resin film is an easy-to-tear, unstretched resin film composed of a blend of a polyethylene terephthalate-based resin with the second resin having a difference in SP value from the polyethylene terephthalate-based resin of 1.1 to 4.0 (cal/cm3)0.5. This invention also provides a laminate film 1B for a packaging material comprising the easy-to-tear, unstretched resin film 10 between the inner layer film 20 serving as a heat seal surface and the surface layer film 30 comprising an isophthalic acid-modified polyethylene terephthalate resin having a copolymerization ratio of isophthalic acid component of 0 mol % to 5 mol %.

Abstract: Photoelectric conversion apparatus includes semiconductor layer having photoelectric converters in light-receiving region and photoelectric converters in light-shielded region, light-shielding part arranged above the semiconductor layer in the light-receiving region to surround light paths of the photoelectric converters in the light-receiving region, and light-shielding film arranged above the semiconductor layer in the light-shielded region to cover the photoelectric converters in the light-shielded region. The light-shielding part includes lower and upper ends. The light-shielding film includes lower and upper surfaces. Distance between the upper end and the semiconductor layer is larger than that between the upper surface and the semiconductor layer. Distance between the lower end and the semiconductor layer is smaller than that between the upper surface and the semiconductor layer and is larger than that between the lower surface and the semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor layer that includes a photoelectric conversion unit disposed between a front surface and a back surface and a transistor disposed at the front surface, and a dielectric film in contact with the back surface, wherein the semiconductor layer includes a region extending 100 nm from the back surface, the region having boron concentrations whose maximum value is more than 1×1020 [atoms/cm3].

Abstract: In a perimetry to be conducted, designating an inspection region through a region designator, a perimeter is configured to set a required time of the perimetry (upper limit time) through an upper limit condition setter and to determine total number or positions of stimulus presentation spots based upon the upper limit time. In such a configuration, an examinee knows the time to finish the inspection, and is able to highly keep his (her) concentration in comparison with a case where the required time is not known, thereby improving precision of the inspection.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting macrophage activation via modulating PARP9 and/or PARP14 expression or activity, such as small molecules, RNAi and antibodies.

Abstract: A perimeter 2 capable of acquiring, as a threshold SV, a value corresponding to a response result of a subject 22 to an optotype presented with various brightness, for measurement points set across an entire measurement field of view of the ocular fundus, displaying the threshold SV as a threshold inspection result SHR and storing the same in a memory 13, comprises: a portion 15 for obtaining a pattern deviation PDV of the threshold SV relating to each measurement point RG, from the threshold inspection result SHR; a portion for 15 for obtaining a P value representing the obtained pattern deviation PDV for each measurement point RG as a probability variable, and generating a probability map image MAP4 indicating the measurement points RG separately for each P value; a portion 16 for selecting, from an abnormal measurement point group RG of points in the probability map image MAP4 in which at least a prescribed number of measurement points having a P value at most equal to 5% are continuous, and, of those, for

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting macrophage activation via modulating PARP9 and/or PARP14 expression or activity, such as small molecules, RNAi and antibodies. Modulating the expression and/or activity of PARP9 and/or PARP14 allows the inhibition of monocytes or macrophage M1 activation and inflammation. Inhibiting undesirable excessive or sustained inflammation found in humans, for the treatment, prevention and/or management of conditions where undesirable excessive or sustained inflammation is known or likely to contribute to the onset, development and/or progression the conditions.

Abstract: Photoelectric conversion apparatus includes semiconductor layer having photoelectric converters in light-receiving region and photoelectric converters in light-shielded region, light-shielding part arranged above the semiconductor layer in the light-receiving region to surround light paths of the photoelectric converters in the light-receiving region, and light-shielding film arranged above the semiconductor layer in the light-shielded region to cover the photoelectric converters in the light-shielded region. The light-shielding part includes lower and upper ends. The light-shielding film includes lower and upper surfaces. Distance between the upper end and the semiconductor layer is larger than that between the upper surface and the semiconductor layer. Distance between the lower end and the semiconductor layer is smaller than that between the upper surface and the semiconductor layer and is larger than that between the lower surface and the semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Through the present invention, a perimetry result is obtained for a position on a retina surface designated as a position to be tested. As illustrated in the drawing, “the position of a ganglion cell (RGC)” and “the position of a photoreceptor cell (C) for sending information to the ganglion cell (RGC)” are offset on the retina surface (macular part). Here, when position (P1) is designated as a test position for testing the functioning of a ganglion cell at position (P1), the perimeter of the present invention finds “the position (P2) of the photoreceptor cell for sending information to the ganglion cell at position (P1),” presents a visual target at position (P2) rather than position (P1), and tests a visual field. The information of the visual target is sent to the ganglion cell at position (P1), and the functioning of the ganglion cell can therefore be tested.

Abstract: This invention provides an easy-to-tear resin film. Such easy-to-tear resin film is an easy-to-tear, unstretched resin film composed of a blend of a polyethylene terephthalate-based resin with the second resin having a difference in SP value from the polyethylene terephthalate-based resin of 1.1 to 4.0 (cal/cm3)0.5. This invention also provides a laminate film 1B for a packaging material comprising the easy-to-tear, unstretched resin film 10 between the inner layer film 20 serving as a heat seal surface and the surface layer film 30 comprising an isophthalic acid-modified polyethylene terephthalate resin having a copolymerization ratio of isophthalic acid component of 0 mol % to 5 mol %.

Abstract: In a perimetry to be conducted, designating an inspection region through a region designator, a perimeter is configured to set a required time of the perimetry (upper limit time) through an upper limit condition setter and to determine total number or positions of stimulus presentation spots based upon the upper limit time. In such a configuration, an examinee knows the time to finish the inspection, and is able to highly keep his (her) concentration in comparison with a case where the required time is not known, thereby improving precision of the inspection.

Abstract: In a perimetry to be conducted, designating an inspection region through a region designator, stimuli are presented to regions separated in an up/down direction, an oblique direction and a right/left direction from the inspection region (“the spaced region”) in addition to the designated inspection region. At the result, examinees are not able to predict to which of both regions, the inspection region and the spaced region the stimuli are presented, thereby obtaining correct inspection results that do not receive a prediction of the examinees.

Abstract: Electric resistance welded steel pipe excellent in deformability and fatigue properties after quenching which enables working into complicated shapes without spheroidization and which improves the fatigue properties after cold working and quenching without carburization are provided. The electric resistance welded steel pipe is characterized by containing, by mass %, C: 0.15 to 0.55%, Si: 0.01 to 0.30%, Mn: 0.5 to 1.5%, Ca: 0.0010 to 0.0030%, S: 0.0005 to 0.0050%, and O: 0.0005 to 0.0050%, having contents of Ca, O, and S satisfying 0.10?[Ca](1?124[O])/1.25[S]?2.50, having Ca-based inclusions present at the base material and electric resistance weld zone with an average particle size of 1.0 to 10 ?m and a density of 3 to 300/mm2, and having a difference ?Hv of the maximum hardness of the electric resistance weld zone and the average hardness of the base material part satisfying 100 to 500.

Abstract: The present invention provides high strength steel pipe for line pipe superior in low temperature toughness suppressed in drop of toughness of the HAZ and a method of production of the same, more particularly high strength steel plate for line pipe used as a material for high strength steel pipe for line pipe and a method of production of the same, in particular high strength steel pipe for line pipe superior in low temperature toughness characterized in that the chemical compositions of the base metal is, by mass %, C: 0.020 to 0.080%, Si: 0.01 to 0.50%, Mo: 0.01 to 0.15%, Al: 0.0005 to 0.030%, and Nb: 0.0001 to 0.030% contained in a range of C+0.25Si+0.1Mo+Al+Nb: 0.100% or less and the mixture of austenite and martensite present along prior austenite grain boundaries of the reheated part of the heat affected zone has a width of 10 ?m or less and a length of 50 ?m or less.

Abstract: A perimeter 2 for measuring a visual field by conducting perimetry operations regarding measurement points RG of the subject eye 22a has means 17 for storing perimetry result, means 10, 24 for composing the perimetry result as a map image corresponding to a fundus and indicating it on the display 20, means 13 for obtaining and indicating a structure examination image PC1 of the subject eye 22a, means 16 for superimposing the map image MAP2 on the indicated structure examination image PC1 and indicating the superimposed as a composite image PC2, and means 15 for setting a concerned area NA on the composite image PC2, and means 21 for computing an evaluation value of the perimetry based upon the perimetry result.

Abstract: In a perimetry to be conducted, designating an inspection region through a region designator, stimuli are presented to regions separated in an up/down direction, an oblique direction and a right/left direction from the inspection region (“the spaced region”) in addition to the designated inspection region. At the result, examinees are not able to predict to which of both regions, the inspection region and the spaced region the stimuli are presented, thereby obtaining correct inspection results that do not receive a prediction of the examinees.

Abstract: In a perimetry to be conducted, designating an inspection region through a region designator, a perimeter is configured to set a required time of the perimetry (upper limit time) through an upper limit condition setter and to determine total number or positions of stimulus presentation spots based upon the upper limit time. In such a configuration, an examinee knows the time to finish the inspection, and is able to highly keep his (her) concentration in comparison with a case where the required time is not known, thereby improving precision of the inspection.

Abstract: An amplifying circuit according to an embodiment includes a sample and hold circuit, an operational amplifier, a feedback capacitance, and a level shift circuit. The sample and hold circuit includes a sampling capacitance to sample an analog input signal in a sampling phase. The operational amplifier amplifies and outputs the analog input signal held by the sampling capacitance in the amplifying phase. The feedback capacitance is connected between the input terminal of the operational amplifier and the analog output terminal. The level shift circuit includes a level shift capacitance to sample the analog input signal in the sampling phase. A plurality of level shift capacitances is provided and connected in cascade between the output terminal of the operational amplifier and the analog output terminal.

Abstract: A color perception test has a color matching processor that executes a color matching processing on a color monitor, and an image display controller that displays two or more images for color perception test in order on the color monitor on which the color matching processing was done. When displaying each image for color perception test, a color perception test is done in a state that one of its hue, brightness, saturation and display time is changed and the other elements are fixed. Since the color perception tester has the color matching processor, colors of the image are not changed with passage of time different from color printed one, and correct test can be done thereby. If the test is periodically done on some examinee, a degree of decreasing color perception function by aging can be exactly known.

Abstract: Through the present invention, a perimetry result is obtained for a position on a retina surface designated as a position to be tested. As illustrated in the drawing, “the position of a ganglion cell (RGC)” and “the position of a photoreceptor cell (C) for sending information to the ganglion cell (RGC)” are offset on the retina surface (macular part). Here, when position (P1) is designated as a test position for testing the functioning of a ganglion cell at position (P1), the perimeter of the present invention finds “the position (P2) of the photoreceptor cell for sending information to the ganglion cell at position (P1),” presents a visual target at position (P2) rather than position (P1), and tests a visual field. The information of the visual target is sent to the ganglion cell at position (P1), and the functioning of the ganglion cell can therefore be tested.