Abstract: A transfer member includes: an inner layer; and an outer layer that is adhered to the inner layer and has a hardness lower than a hardness of the inner layer.

Abstract: A transfer device includes a transfer drum that rotates in conjunction with a fixing roller, a transfer belt that transfers an image onto a medium while rotating along with the transfer drum in a state where the medium is nipped between the transfer belt and the transfer drum, a pressing member that is disposed in a space enclosed by the transfer belt, and a switching unit that moves the pressing member and switches between a pressed state in which the transfer belt is pressed against the transfer drum and a separated state in which the transfer belt is separated from the transfer drum.

Abstract: The laser welding device includes a laser transmission window and a gas injection nozzle. The gas injection nozzle includes an optical path hole and an injection unit that injects an inert gas for shielding metal vapor into the optical path hole toward an irradiation direction side and an optical axis side of a laser beam.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to new assay methods for analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood samples for detection, e.g., early detection, and/or monitoring of disease, e.g., cancer. The methods provide ultra-high sensitivity and specificity, and include the use of microfluidic isolation of CTCs and digital detection of RNA derived from the CTCs.

Abstract: A display device is a display device that includes a display panel from which display light showing an image exits and a light source that emits basal light for producing the display light. The display device includes: a first diffusion sheet that diffuses the basal light that is to enter the display panel; a second diffusion sheet that is disposed spaced apart from the first diffusion sheet, and diffuses the basal light that is to enter the first diffusion sheet; and an optical member that includes a plurality of optical elements each of which refracts the basal light that is to enter the second diffusion sheet.

Abstract: A head-up display includes: a display that emits light showing an image from a display surface; and a mirror, wherein the image is seen as a virtual image by an observer through a windshield by the light emitted from the display surface of the display toward the mirror being reflected only by a reflecting surface of the mirror toward the windshield, and further being reflected by the windshield toward the observer, and the display surface of the display is directed downward from a direction toward the mirror from the display, and a center of the display surface of the display is located below a the center of gravity of the reflecting surface of the mirror.

Abstract: A head-up display that projects a virtual image onto a display medium includes: a display that emits display light that forms an image to be displayed; and a first mirror that forms a virtual image on a side opposite an observer across the display medium by guiding an image displayed by the display to the display medium. The first mirror includes: a base having a first surface and a second surface on opposite sides of the base; and a reflection surface provided on the first surface. The base includes an end portion including a rough surface and provided between the reflection surface on the first surface and a perimeter of the base. A rib is provided on a rear side of the end portion.

Abstract: Head-up display includes: display element for displaying an image, and a projection optical system for projecting the image, which is displayed on display element, onto viewing region of viewer. The projection optical system includes combiner that is disposed at a position in an optical path from display element to viewing region of viewer. Combiner has a surface at which light incident from display element enters; the surface has a curved surface shape. Combiner has an effective region corresponding to viewing region of viewer. In the effective region, combiner has a horizontal cross-sectional shape that changes in thickness along from the center toward an end.

Abstract: A head-up display includes: a display that displays an image; and a projection optical system that forms a virtual image. The projection optical system includes: a first mirror disposed above the display that reflects display light of the image; and a second mirror that reflects the display light from the first mirror toward a display medium onto which the virtual image is projected. Moreover, a first expression that defines a sag height at a position (x, y) relative to an axis that defines a plane is satisfied. Moreover, second and third expressions related to variable in the first expression are also satisfied.

Abstract: A head-up display includes: a display medium; a display that displays an image; and a projection optical system that forms a virtual image by guiding the image displayed by the display to the display medium. The projection optical system includes a first mirror disposed above the display and reflecting display light of the image. 3<??(?+?)/2<11.7 is satisfied, where ? denotes an angle between a line segment connecting centers of the first mirror and the display and a normal line at the center of the first mirror, ? denotes an angle between the line segment connecting the centers of the first mirror and the display and a normal line at the center of the display, and ? denotes an inclination angle at an edge of the first mirror closer to the display relative to the center of the first mirror.

Abstract: A display system includes a display and a shielding member. The display has a display screen to display an image thereon. The shielding member has an opening, through which light emerging from the display screen passes. The shielding member defines a shape of the light emerging from the display screen. The display screen has a non-rectangular display area to display the image thereon. At least one peripheral edge of the opening defines a shape that conforms to an outer peripheral shape of the display area.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to new assay methods for analysis of RNA, e.g., from circulating tumor cells (CTCs), tumor-specific exosomes, or tumor-specific cell-free RNA, in a subject's blood sample to determine an expression level of one or more lineage markers in the blood sample, wherein the expression level of a specific one or more lineage markers is predictive of progression-free survival and overall survival for a specific anti-cancer treatment regimen in that subject.

Abstract: A head-up display includes: a display medium; a display that displays an image; and a projection optical system that forms a virtual image by guiding the image displayed by the display to the display medium. The projection optical system includes a first mirror disposed above the display and reflecting display light of the image. 3<??(?+?)/2<11.7 is satisfied, where ? denotes an angle between a line segment connecting centers of the first mirror and the display and a normal line at the center of the first mirror, ? denotes an angle between the line segment connecting the centers of the first mirror and the display and a normal line at the center of the display, and ? denotes an inclination angle at an edge of the first mirror closer to the display relative to the center of the first mirror.

Abstract: A head-up display that projects a virtual image onto a display medium includes: a display that emits display light that forms an image to be displayed; and a first mirror that forms a virtual image on a side opposite an observer across the display medium by guiding an image displayed by the display to the display medium. The first mirror includes: a base having a first surface and a second surface on opposite sides of the base; and a reflection surface provided on the first surface. The base includes an end portion including a rough surface and provided between the reflection surface on the first surface and a perimeter of the base. A rib is provided on a rear side of the end portion.

Abstract: A head-up display includes: a display medium onto which a virtual image is projected; a display that displays an image; and a projection optical system that forms the virtual image on a side opposite an observer across the display medium. The projection optical system includes a mirror disposed above the display. 3<??(?+?)/2<11.7 is satisfied, where ? denotes an angle between a line segment connecting centers of the mirror and the display and a normal line at the center of the mirror, ? denotes an angle between the line segment connecting the centers of the mirror and the display and a normal line at the center of the display, and ? denotes an inclination angle at an edge of the mirror closer to the display relative to the center of the mirror.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to new assay methods for analysis of RNA, e.g., from circulating tumor cells (CTCs), tumor-specific exosomes, or tumor-specific cell-free RNA, in a subject's blood sample to determine an expression level of one or more lineage markers in the blood sample, wherein the expression level of a specific one or more lineage markers is predictive of progression-free survival and overall survival for a specific anti-cancer treatment regimen in that subject.

Abstract: A head-up display includes: a display medium onto which a virtual image is projected; a display that displays an image; and a projection optical system that forms the virtual image on a side opposite an observer across the display medium. The projection optical system includes a mirror disposed above the display. 3<??(?+?)/2<11.7 is satisfied, where ? denotes an angle between a line segment connecting centers of the mirror and the display and a normal line at the center of the mirror, ? denotes an angle between the line segment connecting the centers of the mirror and the display and a normal line at the center of the display, and ? denotes an inclination angle at an edge of the mirror closer to the display relative to the center of the mirror.

Abstract: Provided is a head-up display which projects an image on a windshield and forms a virtual image visually recognizable by a viewer. The head-up display includes a display element which displays the image and a projection optical system which guides the image displayed by the display element to the windshield and forms the virtual image. The projection optical system includes at least two mirrors each having a reflective surface with a concave profile. The windshield has a curvature radius Rx in the right-left direction of the windshield which satisfies 0.05<EBx/Rxmax<0.50, where EBx denotes an eye box size in an X direction in which the virtual image is visually recognizable by the viewer, and Rxmax denotes a maximum value of Rx in an effective ray area of the windshield.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to new assay methods for analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood samples for detection, e.g., early detection, and/or monitoring of disease, e.g., cancer. The methods provide ultra-high sensitivity and specificity, and include the use of microfluidic isolation of CTCs and digital detection of RNA derived from the CTCs.

Abstract: Head-up display includes: display element for displaying an image, and a projection optical system for projecting the image, which is displayed on display element, onto viewing region of viewer. The projection optical system includes combiner that is disposed at a position in an optical path from display element to viewing region of viewer. Combiner has a surface at which light incident from display element enters; the surface has a curved surface shape. Combiner has an effective region corresponding to viewing region of viewer. In the effective region, combiner has a horizontal cross-sectional shape that changes in thickness along from the center toward an end.