Abstract: A cell culture method includes performing adherent culture of cells on a coat layer layered on a surface of a cell culture container by placing a culture medium and the cells in the cell culture container. The coat layer includes a layer (i) that includes a layer (i-1) including gelatin or casein and a layer (i-2) that includes a polycationic material and a layer (ii) that is layered on the layer (i) and includes a cell adhesion factor. The layer (ii) is disposed at a position at which the layer (ii) comes into contact with the cells, or the coat layer includes the layer (i) and the layer (i) is disposed at a position at which the layer (i) comes into contact with the cells, and the culture medium includes the cell adhesion factor.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless LAN system in which an interference control signal transmitter that is provided in the surroundings of the wireless LAN base station and the wireless LAN terminal, and is configured to collect wireless environment information regarding the interfering AP/STA, and transmit, to the interfering AP/STA, an interference control signal that is to be used to set a transmission waiting period; and an interference control signal management device configured to collect the wireless environment information from the interference control signal transmitter, determine the interference control signal transmitter whose communication area includes the interfering AP/STA based on the wireless environment information, and control the determined interference control signal transmitter to transmit the interference control signal to be used to set the transmission waiting period that corresponds to a length of time of the communication between the wireless LAN base station and the wireless LAN terminal, wher

Abstract: A fiber optic plate 122 including a plurality of core glasses 122a, a clad glass 122b covering the core glass 122a, and a light-absorbing glass 122c disposed between the plurality of core glasses 122a, wherein a content of TiO2 in the core glass 122a is 7% by mass or less, a content of B2O3 in the core glass 122a is 15% by mass or more, and a content of WO3 in the core glass 122a is more than 0% by mass.

Abstract: Provided is an X-ray shielding glass having high shielding capability against X-rays with a tube voltage of 150 kV or less. The X-ray shielding glass has a composition including: 15 mass % to 25 mass % B2O3; 7 mass % to 50 mass % La2O3; 7 mass % to 50 mass % Gd2O3; 10 mass % to 25 mass % WO3; 0 mass % to 7 mass % SiO2; 0 mass % to 10 mass % ZrO2; 0 mass % to 8 mass % Nb2O5; 0 mass % to 10 mass % Ta2O5; 0 mass % to 5 mass % Bi2O3; 0 mass % to 3 mass % CeO2; and 0 mass % to 1 mass % Sb2O3, wherein the glass contains no ZnO, the total content of La2O3 and Gd2O3 is 45 mass % to 65 mass %, and when the thickness of the glass is 3 mm, the transmittance of the glass to an X-ray from an X-ray tube with a tube voltage of 60 kV is 0.0050% or less, and the transmittance of the glass to an X-ray from an X-ray tube with a tube voltage of 100 kV is 0.1500% or less.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: an exchange unit configured to exchange information concerning a communication state with, respect to a server using a first communication with another information processing device which becomes the other party of communication in a second communication; and a method selection unit configured to select a transmission/reception method of content data with respect to another information processing device using the second communication based on the information exchanged by the exchange unit in accordance with the communication state of each device with respect to the server using the first communication.

Abstract: Provided is an organic EL element which has functions of light emitting and photoelectric conversion, reduces heat generated by light emission, has a high ratio of a photoelectric current value and a dark current value. Also provided are a photosensor and a biometric sensor. The organic EL element according to the present invention comprises: a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode, an organic function layer, and opposite electrode. The organic function layer has at least one luminescent layer having a light absorption function. The luminescent layer is composed of a plurality of materials. Among the plurality of materials, an absorptive material having the highest absorbance in a wavelength region of visible and longer wavelength region has a highest energy gap in the luminescent layer. The existing ratio of the absorptive material in the luminescent layer is not more than 50% by volume.

Abstract: An organic EL device includes at least two light-emitting units and at least one intermediate electrode that are disposed between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, the at least one intermediate electrode being electrically connected to an external power source. The at least one intermediate electrode is disposed between the at least two light-emitting units. At least one of the at least one intermediate electrode consists of a first metal layer composed of a metal with a work function of 3 eV or lower and a second metal layer adjoining the first metal layer and composed of another metal with a work function of 4 eV or higher. The first and second metal layers have a total thickness of 15 nm or less. The first metal layer is adjacent to an anode side of the second metal layer, when a voltage is applied across the intermediate electrode and the electrode opposing the intermediate electrode.

Abstract: A flow meter includes: a measuring portion having rotors and provided on a pair of shafts positioned horizontally; a sensor that measures a pressure and a temperature within a flow path of the measuring portion; a front side panel that supports front side components of the measuring portion; a front cover that covers the front side components of the measuring portion; a main substrate that is installed in the front cover and collects a signal from the sensor; and a counter displaying portion that displays the signal from the sensor outputted from the main substrate. The sensor is assembled in the tip end of a cylindrical sensor case, the sensor case is inserted into the front side panel through an insertion opening formed in the front cover, the sensor is installed within the front cover, and the sensor and the main substrate are connected to each other.

Abstract: There is provided a cup holder including a holder body, an opening formed in a side wall of the holder body, a support supported on the side wall so as to advance into or retreat from a storage space through the opening, and a leaf spring disposed between the support and the side wall and biasing the support in a direction in which the support advances into the storage space. The support has a turning shaft serving as a center of swinging of the support and a swinging portion swinging around the turning shaft by turning of the turning shaft. On a peripheral edge of the opening formed in the side wall, a nipped portion protrudes to the outside of the side wall and swingably holds the support by being nipped between the turning shaft and the swinging portion while the support advances or retreats.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element includes: first and second electrodes; and luminous units between the electrodes on a substrate, adjacent luminous units each being separated by an intermediate electrode layer, wherein at least one of the electrodes is a transparent electrode; the luminous units are each an organic functional layer including an organic luminous layer; the intermediate electrode layer includes an independent connecting terminal for electrical connection; a thin-film layer is disposed on a surface of the transparent electrode being at least one of the electrodes; and the thin-film layer has a variable refractive index across a thickness of the thin-film layer, the variable refractive index having an extreme value at which the refractive index changes from an increase to a decrease or an extreme value at which the refractive index changes from a decrease to an increase.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element includes at least one intermediate metal layer and at least two light emitting units between an anode and a cathode. The intermediate metal layer is located between the two light emitting units. Further, the intermediate metal layer is made of a metal with a work function of 3.0 eV or lower, and has a thickness of 0.6 to 5 nm.

Abstract: An organic EL device includes at least two light-emitting units and at least one intermediate electrode that are disposed between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, the at least one intermediate electrode being electrically connected to an external power source. The at least one intermediate electrode is disposed between the at least two light-emitting units. At least one of the at least one intermediate electrode consists of a first metal layer composed of a metal with a work function of 3 eV or lower and a second metal layer adjoining the first metal layer and composed of another metal with a work function of 4 eV or higher. The first and second metal layers have a total thickness of 15 nm or less. The first metal layer is adjacent to an anode side of the second metal layer, when a voltage is applied across the intermediate electrode and the electrode opposing the intermediate electrode.

Abstract: A flow meter includes: a measuring portion having rotors and provided on a pair of shafts positioned horizontally; a sensor that measures a pressure and a temperature within a flow path of the measuring portion; a front side panel that supports front side components of the measuring portion; a front cover that covers the front side components of the measuring portion; a main substrate that is installed in the front cover and collects a signal from the sensor; and a counter displaying portion that displays the signal from the sensor outputted from the main substrate. The sensor is assembled in the tip end of a cylindrical sensor case, the sensor case is inserted into the front side panel through an insertion opening formed in the front cover, the sensor is installed within the front cover, and the sensor and the main substrate are connected to each other.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element includes: first and second electrodes; and luminous units between the electrodes on a substrate, adjacent luminous units each being separated by an intermediate electrode layer, wherein at least one of the electrodes is a transparent electrode; the luminous units are each an organic functional layer including an organic luminous layer; the intermediate electrode layer includes an independent connecting terminal for electrical connection; a thin-film layer is disposed on a surface of the transparent electrode being at least one of the electrodes; and the thin-film layer has a variable refractive index across a thickness of the thin-film layer, the variable refractive index having an extreme value at which the refractive index changes from an increase to a decrease or an extreme value at which the refractive index changes from a decrease to an increase.

Abstract: There is provided a cup holder including a holder body, an opening formed in a side wall of the holder body, a support supported on the side wall so as to advance into or retreat from a storage space through the opening, and a leaf spring disposed between the support and the side wall and biasing the support in a direction in which the support advances into the storage space. The support has a turning shaft serving as a center of swinging of the support and a swinging portion swinging around the turning shaft by turning of the turning shaft. On a peripheral edge of the opening formed in the side wall, a nipped portion protrudes to the outside of the side wall and swingably holds the support by being nipped between the turning shaft and the swinging portion while the support advances or retreats.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element includes at least one intermediate metal layer and at least two light emitting units between an anode and a cathode. The intermediate metal layer is located between the two light emitting units. Further, the intermediate metal layer is made of a metal with a work function of 3.0 eV or lower, and has a thickness of 0.6 to 5 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a white light-emitting organic electroluminescent device, which is excellent in stability of emission chromaticity over a long operation period, while having high electrical efficiency, long life, excellent storage stability and excellent color rendering properties. Also disclosed is an illuminating device using such an organic electroluminescent device. Specifically disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device having a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode, which is characterized by comprising a light-emitting layer A having a maximum emission wavelength of not more than 480 nm and containing a phosphorescent dopant having a maximum emission wavelength of not more than 480 nm, and a light-emitting layer B arranged between the light-emitting layer A and the anode, which has a maximum emission wavelength of not less than 510 nm and contains a phosphorescent dopant.

Abstract: Disclosed is a production method for an organic electroluminescent element that is provided with a substrate, an organic laminate with an organic light emitting layer that was formed by a method involving a wet process, and a pair of electrodes, wherein the method produces an organic electroluminescent element with high luminous efficiency, low driving voltage, and a minimal rise in voltage when continuously driven, by applying the coating liquid for said organic light emitting layer, and thereafter, in a drying process, heating the substrate while applying tension in a manner such that a stress that is less than the yield stress is applied to the substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing an organic electronic device, wherein an organic electronic device that controls the injection and mobility of carriers in an organic charge transport layer thereof is manufactured by laminating organic layers comprising the same charge transportable organic compound, when manufacturing the organic electronic device with the coating method.

Abstract: Input/output cells are formed so as to be peripherally arranged adjacent to a corner cell on a surface of a semiconductor chip, and electrode pads are formed on the respective input/output cells. The electrode pads are configured in a zigzag pad arrangement so as to form inner and outer pad arrays. However, of the electrode pads forming the inner pad array, those electrode pads in predetermined areas adjacent to the two sides of the corner cell are not disposed, such that an interconnect pattern of a carrier which is bump-bonded to the semiconductor chip and vias are prevented from becoming complex.