Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a lifestyle improvement support system that can impart incentive information, such as points, with accuracy. A lifestyle improvement support system according to the present invention includes: a measurement unit (12) which measures first biological information, which is biological information of a patient and which is reported by the patient; an information input unit (41) which inputs second biological information, which is biological information of the patient and is reported by a third-party institution, and which has a correlation with the first biological information; an incentive information creation unit which creates incentive information, which is information for increasing the incentive for the patient to improve his/her lifestyle, based on the first biological information and the second biological information; and a display unit which displays the incentive information.

Abstract: A verification method of a sample solution amount includes the steps of: detecting at least one of a transmitted light component, a scattered light component and a reflected light component of a light by a photosensor while irradiating a sample solution, which is being injected into a sample cell, with the light; and verifying that a predetermined amount of the sample solution is held in the sample cell based on a change in an output signal from the photosensor.

Abstract: A challenging target value of a lifestyle that is more appropriate for a user is calculated by correcting an influence of an answering tendency of the user. A target value recording unit (602) of a health care assisting device (600) receives an input of a target value of biological information of the user that is concerned with a challenging item relating to the lifestyle, at the beginning of a predetermined period of time. A measurement value input unit (603) receives an input of a measurement value of the biological information of the user, after the end of the period. An answer sheet input unit (604) receives an input of an answer value which is a self-rated value of the user regarding an achievement level with respect to the target value of the challenging item relating to the lifestyle, after the end of the period.

Abstract: A method capable of stirring a liquid sample and a reagent promptly and easily includes the following steps (A) and (B). In step (A), using a cell including: a liquid sample retaining section having a plurality of particles; and a liquid sample supply inlet, a liquid sample containing an analyte is supplied from the liquid sample supply inlet to the liquid sample retaining section. In step (B), the liquid sample and a specific binding substance capable of specifically binding to the analyte are stirred by the movement of the particles caused by the flow of the liquid sample in the cell resulting from the supply of the liquid sample, to obtain a liquid mixture. The electric charge of at least the surface of the particles and the electric charge of the specific binding substance have the same polarity in the liquid mixture.

Abstract: The immunoassay method of this invention measures the content of a subject substance in a sample. The method includes the steps of: (a) preparing a mixed solution by mixing the sample and an antibody solution including a first monoclonal antibody and a second monoclonal antibody capable of specifically binding to the subject substance; and (b) measuring an optical property of the mixed solution. The first monoclonal antibody is capable of binding to a first epitope of the subject substance, and the second monoclonal antibody is capable of binding to a second epitope of the subject substance different from the first epitope. Each of the first and second epitopes exists singly in the subject substance.

Abstract: According to the present invention, the expansion of measurable concentration range for an antigen in a sample solution can be achieved, without a step of dilution or the like. The concentration of an antigen contained in a sample solution is determined from the maximum value and/or minimum value of turbidity level detected in the observation of the transient phenomenon of turbidity, elapsed time when the maximum and/or minimum value is observed, and turbidity level.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunoreaction measuring method for measuring an antigen or antibody contained as a subject substance in a sample, wherein the sample was mixed with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of dicarboxylic acids having a hydroxyl group, dicarboxylic acids having a double bond, straight-chain dicarboxylic acids expressed by the chemical formula (1): HOOC(CH2)nCOOH (n is an integer), and the salts of these dicarboxylic acids, and an antibody or antigen as a specifically binding substance capable of specifically binding to the subject substance, to obtain an acidic reaction solution, and then an antigen-antibody complex, generated by an antigen-antibody reaction of the subject substance with the specifically binding substance in the reaction solution was detected. This makes it possible to improve a measurement value and to relax a limitation of a measurement range due to a zone phenomenon that occurs in an antigen-excess region.

Abstract: In a vital data utilization system, measurement systems include a measurement unit for measuring the vital data of subjects, a clock unit for detecting each measurement time at which vital data is measured and a communication unit for sending the vital data including measurement time to a server, a server includes a communication unit for receiving sets of vital data from measurement systems, a vital data storage unit in which vital data are stored, a value-added information making unit for making the value-added information indicating the changes over time of average values of subjects' vital data in a predetermined geographical area based on the vital data stored in the vital data storage unit and a communication unit for providing the made value-added information to the measurement systems and the PCs of service destinations, and PCs output the provided value-added information.

Abstract: A specific coupling reaction measuring method of this invention for measuring a content of a subject substance in a sample includes the steps of (a) constructing a reaction system including the sample and a magnetic particle on which a specific coupling substance for specifically coupling with the subject substance is immobilized; (b) measuring an optical characteristic of the reaction system; and (c) removing, from the reaction system, an agglutination complex including the subject substance, the specific coupling substance and the magnetic particle by utilizing magnetic force.

Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a method for measuring, under an acidic pH condition, a subject substance in a specimen. The method includes: step A for forming a reaction system by mixing the specimen and an antibody against the subject substance in the specimen; and step B for measuring an antigen-antibody reaction in the reaction system, wherein a pH of the reaction system is set to be acidic, and the relationship between a pI of the antibody and the pH of the reaction system is set to be pI>pH. According to the present invention, a measurement accuracy can be enhanced in an immune measurement reaction system basically using an acidic buffer solution, particularly in a region of low concentration for an antigen.

Abstract: In order to simplify the pretreatment such as collection of an analyte, treatment of the analyte, introduction of the analyte into a measurement system (reaction system) and dilution of the analyte and to improve operability in examinations using large-sized automatic analyzers and POCT devices, the present invention provides an analyte sampling element including a first region capable of quantitatively collecting and temporarily retaining the analyte and a second region on which a dynamic effect is acted from the outside to move the first region.

Abstract: A specific coupling reaction measuring method of this invention for measuring a content of a subject substance in a sample includes the steps of (a) constructing a reaction system including the sample and a magnetic particle on which a specific coupling substance for specifically coupling with the subject substance is immobilized; (b) measuring an optical characteristic of the reaction system; and (c) removing, from the reaction system, an agglutination complex including the subject substance, the specific coupling substance and the magnetic particle by utilizing magnetic force.

Abstract: In a vital data utilization system (100), (i) measurement systems (110) include a measurement unit (111) for measuring the vital data of subjects, a clock unit for detecting each measurement time at which vital data is measured and a communication unit (112) for sending the vital data including measurement time to a server (120), (ii) a server (120) includes a communication unit (121) for receiving pieces of vital data from measurement systems (110), a vital data storage unit (126) in which vital data are stored, a value-added information making unit (123) for making the value-added information indicating the geographical distribution of the vital data or the changes over time of the geographical distributions of the vital data based on vital data stored in the vital data storage unit (126) and a communication unit (121) for providing the made value-added information to the measurement systems (110) and the PCs of service destinations, and (iii) PCs (130) and mobile phones (1200) output, by presenting, the pr

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to measure a concentration of protein stably at a temperature not higher than 25° C., which is a possible ambient temperature at home, and further to expand the measurable concentration range while preventing an obstruction due to a suspending particle such as a bubble and the like, using a reagent prepared by mixing an acid in a solution containing tannin, tannic acid and m-galloyl gallic acid. By mixing the reagent in a solution to be detected to opacify the solution, intensities of at least a transmitted light or a scattered light of the solution to be detected is measured, and a protein concentration thereof is determined based on the intensity. The present invention also provides a method for measuring a concentration of a solution and a method of urinalysis, wherein a protein concentration is measured after measuring an angle of rotation.

Abstract: A vital data utilization system that stores and utilizes measured vital data, including: a vital data measurement unit 101 that measures the vital data of a subject; a time measurement unit 102 that stores the information on the measurement date and time at which the vital data was measured; a subject information storage unit 103 on which subject information including the vital data and the information on the measurement date and time that are associated with each other are stored; a reference information storage unit 104 on which reference information including the vital data and the information on the measurement date and time are stored; a subject variation pattern generation unit that extracts, from the subject information storage unit, the subject information in a specific period that lasts until the vital data that satisfies a first predetermined condition is measured, in the case of the measured vital data satisfies the first predetermined condition; a reference variation pattern generation unit 116 th

Abstract: The vital sign processing apparatus in the present invention includes: a vital sign measurement unit that measures a vital sign of a subject; a designated condition notification unit that notifies the subject of a designated condition to be followed during measurement of the vital sign using the vital sign measurement unit; a measurement condition recognition unit that recognizes, without input from the subject, a measurement condition at a time the vital sign is measured by the subject using the vital sign measurement unit; a condition comparison unit that compares the designated condition notified by the designated condition notification unit, with the measurement condition recognized by the measurement condition recognition unit; and a presentation unit that presents a comparison result from the condition comparison unit.

Abstract: The data measuring unit 11 measures a subject's blood and urine, and acquires numerical data (S501). The communication control unit 12 transmits the acquired numerical data to the data management apparatus 20 (S502). The overall control unit 14 receives the numerical data from the data measuring apparatus 10 (S503), and analyzes the content of the received numerical data (S504). The overall control unit 14 selects calibration curve data based on the above mentioned analysis result (S505), and calculates health care data (S506). Furthermore, the overall control unit 14 directs the communication control unit 13 to transmit the calculated health care data to the data measuring apparatus 10 (S507). The data measuring apparatus 10 receives the health care data from the data management apparatus 20 (S508).

Abstract: In order to obtain a simple and highly reliable method of polarimetry, there is provided a method of polarimetry characterized by calculating an angle of rotation from discrete 2 or 3 measuring points, and performing again the measurement on the measuring point which is not effective.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunoreaction measuring method for measuring an antigen or antibody contained as a subject substance in a sample, wherein the sample was mixed with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of dicarboxylic acids having a hydroxyl group, dicarboxylic acids having a double bond, straight-chain dicarboxylic acids expressed by the chemical formula (1): HOOC(CH2)nCOOH (n is an integer), and the salts of these dicarboxylic acids, and an antibody or antigen as a specifically binding substance capable of specifically binding to the subject substance, to obtain an acidic reaction solution, and then an antigen-antibody complex, generated by an antigen-antibody reaction of the subject substance with the specifically binding substance in the reaction solution was detected. This makes it possible to improve a measurement value and to relax a limitation of a measurement range due to a zone phenomenon that occurs in an antigen-excess region.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a method for determining homogenization and/or reaction completion, capable of making the measurement time necessary and sufficient and enhancing the measurement speed, and a method for measuring solution concentration using the same. According to the method for determining homogenization and/or reaction completion and the method for measuring solution concentration using the same, homogenization and reaction completion are determined based on the optical property of the liquid mixture of a test liquid and a reagent liquid.