Abstract: Provided is a device for correcting meandering of a strip material capable of correcting meandering caused in the strip material and conducting stable conveyance even when the meandering amount is small.

Abstract: An electro-optical distance meter measures an electrical noise signal in a state where a received light amount adjusting means completely blocks light and measure a distance-measuring signal under a proper state of the adjusting means to calculate a distance by subtracting the electrical noise signal and an optical noise signal from the distance-measuring signal. The distance meter measures a first noise signal in a state where the adjusting means completely blocks light with a noise measuring jig having a unique jig-derived noise signal attached and a second noise signal in a state where the adjusting means transmits light most with the noise measuring jig attached, to calculate the optical noise signal by subtracting the first noise signal and the jig-derived noise signal from the second noise signal. The noise measuring jig is detachably attached to the electro-optical distance meter and removes reflected light entering the light receiving element when attached.

Abstract: Provided is a device for correcting meandering of a strip material capable of correcting meandering caused in the strip material and conducting stable conveyance even when the meandering amount is small.

Abstract: A sleep-improving agent, a non-REM sleep time-increasing agent, and a sedative agent, each of which includes a lipid-soluble antioxidant and a divalent metal as active ingredients.

Abstract: An imaging device comprising: in-substrate photoelectric converting devices arranged on the same plane in a semiconductor substrate; on-substrate photoelectric converting devices, formed on the same plane above the semiconductor substrate, each of which corresponds to each of at least a part of the in-substrate photoelectric converting devices and comprises a first electrode formed above the semiconductor substrate, a photoelectric converting layer formed on the first electrode and a second electrode formed on the photoelectric converting layer; a color filter layer that is formed above the semiconductor substrate and transmits a light in a different wave range from a wave range of a light to be absorbed by the photoelectric converting layer; and a signal reading section that reads a signal corresponding to an electric charge generated in the on-substrate photoelectric converting device and a signal corresponding to an electric charge generated in the in-substrate photoelectric converting device respectively.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a color image data generation section 54 that generates color image data from an image pickup signal of a red component, an image pickup signal of a green component, and an image pickup signal of a blue component which are output from an image pickup device 100; an infrared image data generation section 53 that generates infrared image data from an image pickup signal of an infrared component output from the image pickup device 100; and a high-contrast infrared image data generation section 55 that generates high-contrast infrared image data using the color image data and the infrared image data. Contrast of the high-contrast infrared image data is more enhanced than that of the infrared image data.

Abstract: A flexible imaging device comprises: a flexible substrate; and a plurality of imaging elements mounted on the flexible substrate.

Abstract: In an optical signal transmission system which can perform high-speed optical transmission not lower than 1 Gbps, VCSEL has light-emission points. A core diameter of an optical fiber GI-POF is set to not lower than 200 ?m, and the light-emission points of VCSEL are arranged inside an outer periphery at an end face of GI-POF. A polymerization composition material constituting the core of GI-POF is made of a compound containing deuterated poly methacrylic ester. A wavelength of the light beam of VCSEL is set to the range of 770 nm to 810 nm.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a color image data generation section 54 that generates color image data from an image pickup signal of a red component, an image pickup signal of a green component, and an image pickup signal of a blue component which are output from an image pickup device 100; an infrared image data generation section 53 that generates infrared image data from an image pickup signal of an infrared component output from the image pickup device 100; and a high-contrast infrared image data generation section 55 that generates high-contrast infrared image data using the color image data and the infrared image data. Contrast of the high-contrast infrared image data is more enhanced than that of the infrared image data.

Abstract: An imaging device comprising: in-substrate photoelectric converting devices arranged on the same plane in a semiconductor substrate; on-substrate photoelectric converting devices, formed on the same plane above the semiconductor substrate, each of which corresponds to each of at least a part of the in-substrate photoelectric converting devices and comprises a first electrode formed above the semiconductor substrate, a photoelectric converting layer formed on the first electrode and a second electrode formed on the photoelectric converting layer; a color filter layer that is formed above the semiconductor substrate and transmits a light in a different wave range from a wave range of a light to be absorbed by the photoelectric converting layer; and a signal reading section that reads a signal corresponding to an electric charge generated in the on-substrate photoelectric converting device and a signal corresponding to an electric charge generated in the in-substrate photoelectric converting device respectively.

Abstract: In an optical signal transmission system which can perform high-speed optical transmission not lower than 1 Gbps, VCSEL has light-emission points. A core diameter of an optical fiber GI-POF is set to not lower than 200 ?m, and the light-emission points of VCSEL are arranged inside an outer periphery at an end face of GI-POF. A polymerization composition material constituting the core of GI-POF is made of a compound containing deuterated poly methacrylic ester. A wavelength of the light beam of VCSEL is set to the range of 770 nm to 810 nm.

Abstract: An intraocular lens which is placed between an iris and a crystalline lens, includes: an optical part which has a predetermined refractive power, the optical part being larger in diameter than a diameter of a pupil and including a fine pore formed through the optical part and arranged within a region centering an optical center of the optical part corresponding to a pupil area; and a support part which holds the optical part in an eye.

Abstract: Four kinds of dielectrics in the form of a mixture of ZrO.sub.2 and TiO.sub.2 having a refractive index of 2.07, MgF.sub.2 having a refractive index of 1.37, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 having a refractive index of 1.61, and TiO.sub.2 having a refractive index of 2.27 are laminated on a transparent glass substrate in twenty layers. Two kinds of unpolarized light beam splitters having ratios of the reflected light to the transmitted light of 7:3 and 8:2, respectively, are thereby obtained. Both kinds of unpolarized light beam splitters have the twentieth layer, that is the outermost layer, formed with MgF.sub.2. The difference between the reflectance of the polarizing P component and the reflectance of the polarizing S component of the reflected light is set to be below 10%.

Abstract: Suppressant of corneal subepithelial clouding, in particular, one that is capable of effective suppression of corneal subepithelial clouding which can potentially develop after superficial keratectomy with an excimer laser. The suppressant contains gamma-interferon or variants thereof as an active ingredient and it is formulated in dosage forms suitable for topical administration. In may be commonly applied as an eye drop or an ophthalmic ointment after formulation with additives such as isotonizers, buffer agents, stabilizers, antiseptics, pH modifiers and ophthalmic ointment bases.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which is improved in an antistatic property, curling before and after processing, and surface status after processing. The light-sensitive material includes a support having provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the material contains an anionic crosslinked polymer dispersion containing a polymer represented by Formula (I), and the material further contains an anionic water soluble polymer represented by Formula (II): ##STR1## wherein A represents a repetitive unit formed by copolymerizing a crosslinking monomer having at least two copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated groups; B and E each represent a monomer unit formed by copolymerizing copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers; R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion which contains at least one of the compounds represented by the following general formula (I) each having a maximum value of spectral sensitivity in a wavelength of 520 nm or more and less than 545 nm, as a sensitizing dye. ##STR1## wherein R.sub.0 and R.sub.1 may be the same or different, and represent hydrogen atoms, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl groups, unsubstituted or substituted aryl groups, unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy groups, unsubstituted or substituted aryloxy groups, halogen atoms, unsubstituted or substituted alkoxycarbonyl groups, unsubstituted or substituted acylamino groups, unsubstituted or substituted acyl groups, cyano groups, unsubstituted or substituted carbamoyl groups, unsubstituted or substituted sulfamoyl groups, carboxyl groups, or unsubstituted or substituted acyloxy groups, provided that R.sub.0 and R.sub.1 do not represent hydrogen atoms at the same time; R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion manufactured by performing reduction sensitization and addition of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formulas [I], [II], and [III] during the silver halide grain formation in a process of manufacturing silver halide emulsions:R--SO.sub.2 S--M [I]R--SO.sub.2 S-R.sup.1 [II]RSO.sub.2 S--L.sub.m --SSO.sub.2 --R.sup.2 [III]wherein R, R.sup.1, and R.sup.2 can be the same or different and represent an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group, M represents a cation, L represents a divalent bonding group, m represents 0 or 1, compounds represented by formulas [I] to [III] can be polymers containing, as a repeating unit, divalent groups derived from compounds represented by formulas [I] to [III], and, if possible, R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and L can be bonded with each other to form a ring.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion containing at least one of the compounds of formula (I) and at least one of the compounds of formula (III), or further containing at least one of the compounds of formula (II) besides the above at least two compounds: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.0, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8, R.sub.9, R.sub.10 and R.sub.11 each represent various groups; X.sub.1.sup..crclbar., X.sub.2.sup..crclbar. and X.sub.3.sup..crclbar. each represent counter anions; l, m and n are each 0 or 1; Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each represent nonmetal atomic groups necessary for forming unsubstituted or substituted benzene rings, or unsubstituted or substituted naphthalene rings; and Z.sub.3 and Z.sub.4 each represent nonmetal atomic groups necessary for forming unsubstituted or substituted naphthalene rings.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion which contains at least one of the compounds represented by the following general formula (I), and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by the general formula (II) and the compounds represented by the general formula (III): General formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.0 and R.sub.1 may be the same or different, and represent hydrogen atoms, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy groups, halogen atoms, alkoxycarbonyl, acylamino, acyl, cyano carbamoyl, sulfamoyl, carboxyl, or acyloxy groups under the condition that R.sub.0 and R.sub.1 do not represent hydrogen atoms at the same time; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl, or aryl, R.sub.3 represents alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyl, acyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, or acylamino group and moreover R.sub.3 is required to be a substituent having such L and B that S value is 544 or less in the equation ofS=3.536L-2.661B+535.4wherein L (its unit is .ANG.