Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an optical detection method and a quantification method of a product obtained by amplifying a target nucleic acid contained in a paper piece of a blood spot in a filter paper obtained by blotting blood on a filter paper and then drying the blood using nucleic acid amplification reaction by real-time PCR and to further provide a kit used for the methods. The invention provides a method and a kit which can optically detect and quantify a target nucleic acid from a dried blood spot in a filter paper by real-time PCR without any complicated pretreatment, by adjusting the size of the punched piece of the dried blood spot in a filter paper or the whole blood amount contained in the punched piece, the amount of the PCR reaction reagent, or performing the PCR reaction in a PCR reaction tube closed with a cap.

Abstract: A method of amplifying a target nucleic acid (polynucleotide) contained in a particle including an enclosing lipid bilayer membrane according to the present invention includes the steps of: lysing the particle which is stored in a compartment constituted by a liquid in an amount of 100 ?l or less; and amplifying the target nucleic acid in the compartment.

Abstract: A striking tool having an ejecting path of a fastener which is formed in a nose part, and configured to sequentially strike fasteners supplied to the nose part, includes an attachment member that can be attached to and detached from a tip end of the nose part. The attachment member can be fixed to and released from the nose part by an operation in a direction different from an ejecting direction of the fastener.

Abstract: A method of amplifying a target nucleic acid (polynucleotide) contained in a particle including an enclosing lipid bilayer membrane according to the present invention includes the steps of: lysing the particle which is stored in a compartment constituted by a liquid in an amount of 100 ?l or less; and amplifying the target nucleic acid in the compartment.

Abstract: A task control computer program includes computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute an operating system as a task. The computer is caused to perform determining whether there is an executable non-idle process under control of the operating system and changing a set priority of the operating system task to a priority higher than the primary priority of the operating system task when it is determined that there is an executable non-idle process with the specified time elapsed.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus controls radio communications with other communication device through a relay device. The communication control apparatus includes a transmission control unit that notifies a data transmission to the relay device, and performs the data transmission to the relay device when the transmission control unit receives a response to the notification from the relay device indicating that the data transmission is possible, and stops a data transmission when the transmission control unit receives a response to a notification made by another communication device from the relay device, a collision conjecture unit that conjectures a collision of frames at the data transmission in accordance with a predetermined condition, and a threshold value control unit that sets a threshold value to determine an assertion or a negation of the transmission control unit in accordance with a result of the conjecture of the collision.

Abstract: A driving piston 4 is provided slidably up and down in a driving cylinder 3 arranged in a tool body 1. By moving a movable sleeve 10 provided at the upper portion of the driving cylinder 3 up and down, the movable sleeve 10 is brought into contact with and separated from the driving cylinder 3 and a cylinder head 8 provided above the driving cylinder 3, whereby a combustion chamber can be opened and closed. Mixture gas obtained by stirring and mixing combustible gas and air together in the combustion chamber by a fan 16 is ignited by an ignition plug 15 disposed at the cylinder head 8 and explosively combusted. By this high-pressure combustion gas, the driving piston 4 is impulsively driven, and a driver 5 coupled to the lower surface side of the driving piston drives nails.

Abstract: A driving piston 4 is provided slidably up and down in a driving cylinder 3 arranged in a tool body 1. By moving a movable sleeve 10 provided at the upper portion of the driving cylinder 3 up and down, the movable sleeve 10 is brought into contact with and separated from the driving cylinder 3 and a cylinder head 8 provided above the driving cylinder 3, whereby a combustion chamber can be opened and closed. Mixture gas obtained by stirring and mixing combustible gas and air together in the combustion chamber by a fan 16 is ignited by an ignition plug 15 disposed at the cylinder head 8 and explosively combusted. By this high-pressure combustion gas, the driving piston 4 is impulsively driven, and a driver 5 coupled to the lower surface side of the driving piston drives nails.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus controls radio communications with other communication device through a relay device. The communication control apparatus includes a transmission control unit that notifies a data transmission to the relay device, and performs the data transmission to the relay device when the transmission control unit receives a response to the notification from the relay device indicating that the data transmission is possible, and stops a data transmission when the transmission control unit receives a response to a notification made by another communication device from the relay device, a collision conjecture unit that conjectures a collision of frames at the data transmission in accordance with a predetermined condition, and a threshold value control unit that sets a threshold value to determine an assertion or a negation of the transmission control unit in accordance with a result of the conjecture of the collision.

Abstract: A nailing machine includes a switch operating member 40 for setting to switch respective modes of single striking and continuous striking, and pivot restricting mechanism for restricting a contact lever 34 for operating a valve stem 19 of a start valve 15 from being pivoted in cooperation with the switch operating member 40 set to switch to the single striking mode. By the pivot restricting mechanism, an amount of pivoting the contact lever 34 at a position of operating to draw a middle of a trigger lever 31 in the single striking mode is restricted, and a valve stem 19 is maintained to maintain a state of operating to make the start valve 15 ON. Therefore, a reaction of the nailing machine in the continuous striking is reduced, further, dribble in the single striking mode is prevented from being brought about. In addition thereto, an erroneous operation in connecting an air chuck is prevented.

Abstract: A nailing machine includes a switch operating member 40 for setting to switch respective modes of single striking and continuous striking, and pivot restricting means for restricting a contact lever 34 for operating a valve stem 19 of a start valve 15 from being pivoted in cooperation with the switch operating member 40 set to switch to the single striking mode. By the pivot restricting means, an amount of pivoting the contact lever 34 at a position of operating to draw a middle of a trigger lever 31 in the single striking mode is restricted, and a valve stem 19 is maintained to maintain a state of operating to make the start valve 15 ON. Therefore, a reaction of the nailing machine in the continuous striking is reduced, further, dribble in the single striking mode is prevented from being brought about. In addition thereto, an erroneous operation in connecting an air chuck is prevented.

Abstract: A task control computer program includes computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute an operating system as a task. The computer is caused to perform determining whether there is an executable non-idle process under control of the operating system and changing a set priority of the operating system task to a priority higher than the primary priority of the operating system task when it is determined that there is an executable non-idle process with the specified time elapsed.

Abstract: In the side portion of a nose portion disposed in the leading end portion of a nailing machine main body, a guide port is formed for guiding a nail supplied from a magazine. The opening end of a nail passage formed in the magazine is butted against the opening end of the guide port, and the nails in the nail passage can be sequentially pushed out by a pusher from the guide port to the nose portion. The inner wall of the guide port adjacent to the magazine is extended and inserted into the nail passage of the magazine, and the end portion of the extended inner wall is connected and continuous with the wall surface of the nail passage.

Abstract: In the side portion of a nose portion disposed in the leading end portion of a nailing machine main body, a guide port is formed for guiding a nail supplied from a magazine. The opening end of a nail passage formed in the magazine is butted against the opening end of the guide port, and the nails in the nail passage can be sequentially pushed out by a pusher from the guide port to the nose portion. The inner wall of the guide port adjacent to the magazine is extended and inserted into the nail passage of the magazine, and the end portion of the extended inner wall is connected and continuous with the wall surface of the nail passage.