Abstract: To provide a head device, a liquid jetting apparatus, and a head maintenance method with which it is possible to suppress a decrease in performance of a liquid-repellent film on a nozzle surface that is caused by a wiping process with respect to the nozzle surface. Provided is a head device including an ink jet head (10) in which a liquid-repellent film (10B) is formed on a nozzle surface (10A) and a head control unit. The head control unit applies a negative pressure to liquid in a nozzle, performs a non-jetting driving operation of causing the liquid in the nozzle to vibrate without being jetted, and stops the non-jetting driving operation for a wiping target nozzle (12A) with which a wiping member (22) to be used in a wiping process comes into contact in a case where the wiping process with respect to the nozzle surface is to be performed.

Abstract: Provided are a control device of an ink circulation device, a control method of an ink circulation device, a program, and a printing device that suppress a pressure fluctuation of an ink circulating in an ink jet head regardless of an operation state. Parameters of a PID control of an upstream side pump that supplies an ink stored in an ink tank to an ink jet head are switched between a jetting state in which the ink is jetted from the ink jet head and a non-jetting state different from the jetting state, and in a case in which, in the upstream side pump in the non-jetting state, proportional gain is denoted by Kp1_in, integral gain is denoted by Ki1_in, and differential gain is denoted by Kd1_in, and, in the upstream side pump in the jetting state, proportional gain is denoted by Kp2_in, integral gain is denoted by Ki2_in, and differential gain is denoted by Kd2_in, relationships of Kp1_in <Kp2_in, Ki1_in>Ki2_in, and Kd1_in<Kd2_in are satisfied.

Abstract: A biological substance quantification method of quantifying an expression amount of a specific biological substance in a target sample stained by using a fluorescent dye accumulated particle bondable to the specific biological substance. The method includes: inputting a first fluorescent image obtained by image capturing of the target sample; extracting a bright spot portion from the first fluorescent image and calculating a first luminance value; and calculating a number of the fluorescent dye accumulated particle included in the bright spot portion by using the first luminance value, a second luminance value of a bright spot portion extracted from a second fluorescent image obtained by image capturing of a standard sample, and a distribution of a third luminance value of each bright spot portion in a third fluorescent image obtained by image capturing of a preparation on which the fluorescent dye accumulated particle is dispersed without aggregating.

Abstract: Provided are a control device of an ink circulation device, a control method of an ink circulation device, a program, and a printing device that suppress a pressure fluctuation of an ink circulating in an ink jet head regardless of an operation state. Parameters of a PID control of an upstream side pump that supplies an ink stored in an ink tank to an ink jet head are switched between a jetting state in which the ink is jetted from the ink jet head and a non-jetting state different from the jetting state, and in a case in which, in the upstream side pump in the non-jetting state, proportional gain is denoted by Kp1_in, integral gain is denoted by Ki1_in, and differential gain is denoted by Kd1_in, and, in the upstream side pump in the jetting state, proportional gain is denoted by Kp2_in, integral gain is denoted by Ki2_in, and differential gain is denoted by Kd2_in, relationships of Kp1_in <Kp2_in, Ki1_in>Ki2_in, and Kd1_in<Kd2_in are satisfied.

Abstract: A printing device includes an ink jet head that jets an ink from a jetting surface, an ink circulation flow passage through which the ink circulates, a moisturizing unit that moisturizes the jetting surface in an ink circulation stop period in which circulation of the ink in the ink circulation flow passage is stopped, a reception unit that receives a set input value of the ink circulation stop period, and a controller that controls a back pressure of the ink jet head at a start of the ink circulation stop period in accordance with the set input value of the ink circulation stop period received by the reception unit.

Abstract: A storage medium storing therein a program, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a game system and a mobile device are disclosed. For example, disclosed is a non-transitory storage medium storing therein a program that is readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus, the program being configured to cause the computer to: acquire input coordinates of input performed based on an operation performed by a user; generate drawing information for displaying a path corresponding to the input coordinates on a display apparatus; determine a movement direction of the input based on a change in the input coordinates, which are acquired continuously while the input is performed; generate sound information of a virtual writing sound that is changed based on the movement direction in response to the input coordinates changing; and output the sound information of the virtual writing sound to a speaker.

Abstract: To provide a head device, a liquid jetting apparatus, and a head maintenance method with which it is possible to suppress a decrease in performance of a liquid-repellent film on a nozzle surface that is caused by a wiping process with respect to the nozzle surface. Provided is a head device including an ink jet head (10) in which a liquid-repellent film (10B) is formed on a nozzle surface (10A) and a head control unit. The head control unit applies a negative pressure to liquid in a nozzle, performs a non-jetting driving operation of causing the liquid in the nozzle to vibrate without being jetted, and stops the non-jetting driving operation for a wiping target nozzle (12A) with which a wiping member (22) to be used in a wiping process comes into contact in a case where the wiping process with respect to the nozzle surface is to be performed.

Abstract: A drive waveform acquisition unit that acquires a drive waveform; a drive voltage generation unit that generates a drive voltage; and a drive voltage supply unit that supplies the drive voltage are included. The drive waveform acquisition unit acquires an overflow waveform used to generate an overflow drive voltage. The drive voltage generation unit generates the overflow drive voltage including one or more overflow pulses corresponding to a period of 0.2 seconds or more and 90 seconds or less. The overflow pulses have a pulse width of 1.2 times or more and 1.8 times or less and an amplitude of 0.3 times or more and 0.8 times or less, and at least one of a rising period or a falling period of 0.3 times or less with respect to a jetting pulse.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a test support method which is a means for predicting whether or not pathological complete response (pCR) will be attained when a preoperative chemotherapy with an anticancer drug is performed, the method using a sample (breast cancer tissue section) collected from a breast cancer patient to be subjected to the preoperative chemotherapy. The test support method includes: [1] the step of acquiring a fluorescence image of a breast cancer tissue section, which fluorescence image shows bright spots of fluorescent nanoparticles labeling one or more kinds of breast cancer-related proteins; [2] the step of acquiring at least one index relating to the expression level(s) of the breast cancer-related protein(s) on the basis of the bright spots of the fluorescence image; and [3] the step of acquiring information for predicting pCR by performing an analysis using the above-described at least one index.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid jetting device, a liquid jetting head cleaning device, and a liquid jetting head cleaning method, in which a nozzle surface is cleaned without a liquid infiltrating into a gap of a liquid jetting head having a gap between head modules adjacent to each other. After performing pressurization purging for pressurizing an inside of a liquid jetting head (32) that is the liquid jetting head (32), which jets a liquid from a nozzle (202) disposed on a nozzle surface (33), is formed by a plurality of head modules (200), and has a gap (G) between the head modules adjacent to each other, to discharge the liquid from the nozzle (202), a long wiping web (104) in a dry state abuts against the nozzle surface (33) of the liquid jetting head (32) at a pressing force of 0 kPa or more and 15 kPa or less, and the wiping web (104) is transported with respect to the liquid jetting head (32) in a web transporting direction to wipe the nozzle surface (33).

Abstract: A biological substance quantification method of quantifying an expression amount of a specific biological substance in a target sample stained by using a fluorescent dye accumulated particle bondable to the specific biological substance. The method includes: inputting a first fluorescent image obtained by image capturing of the target sample; extracting a bright spot portion from the first fluorescent image and calculating a first luminance value; and calculating a number of the fluorescent dye accumulated particle included in the bright spot portion by using the first luminance value, a second luminance value of a bright spot portion extracted from a second fluorescent image obtained by image capturing of a standard sample, and a distribution of a third luminance value of each bright spot portion in a third fluorescent image obtained by image capturing of a preparation on which the fluorescent dye accumulated particle is dispersed without aggregating.

Abstract: Provided are a moisture retention device, a maintenance device, and a liquid jetting apparatus with which it is possible to avoid contact between moisture retention liquid stored in a cap and a nozzle surface. The moisture retention device includes the cap for moisture retention of the nozzle surface of a liquid jetting head, the cap includes a liquid retention portion (488D) in which moisture retention liquid is retained, the liquid retention portion is a housing of which an upper surface (488C) is open, and a wall (488B) of the housing is provided with an overflow starting point (510) having a structure that penetrates the wall.

Abstract: An image processing method includes: inputting a fluorescence image and a morphological cell image that are obtained by imaging a tissue specimen; extracting a predetermined region including a bright spot from the fluorescence image and calculating a brightness value of the predetermined region; and adjusting the brightness value of the predetermined region based on dye information of the morphological cell image. In the tissue specimen, a specific biological material is stained with a fluorescent substance capable of binding with the specific biological material, and cells are stained with a dye capable of being observed under visible light.

Abstract: A drive waveform acquisition unit that acquires a drive waveform; a drive voltage generation unit that generates a drive voltage; and a drive voltage supply unit that supplies the drive voltage are included. The drive waveform acquisition unit acquires an overflow waveform used to generate an overflow drive voltage. The drive voltage generation unit generates the overflow drive voltage including one or more overflow pulses corresponding to a period of 0.2 seconds or more and 90 seconds or less. The overflow pulses have a pulse width of 1.2 times or more and 1.8 times or less and an amplitude of 0.3 times or more and 0.8 times or less, and at least one of a rising period or a falling period of 0.3 times or less with respect to a jetting pulse.

Abstract: A storage medium storing therein a program, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a game system and a mobile device are disclosed. For example, disclosed is a non-transitory storage medium storing therein a program that is readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus, the program being configured to cause the computer to: acquire input coordinates of input performed based on an operation performed by a user; generate drawing information for displaying a path corresponding to the input coordinates on a display apparatus; determine a movement direction of the input based on a change in the input coordinates, which are acquired continuously while the input is performed; generate sound information of a virtual writing sound that is changed based on the movement direction in response to the input coordinates changing; and output the sound information of the virtual writing sound to a speaker.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid jetting device, a liquid jetting head cleaning device, and a liquid jetting head cleaning method, in which a nozzle surface is cleaned without a liquid infiltrating into a gap of a liquid jetting head having a gap between head modules adjacent to each other. After performing pressurization purging for pressurizing an inside of a liquid jetting head (32) that is the liquid jetting head (32), which jets a liquid from a nozzle (202) disposed on a nozzle surface (33), is formed by a plurality of head modules (200), and has a gap (G) between the head modules adjacent to each other, to discharge the liquid from the nozzle (202), a long wiping web (104) in a dry state abuts against the nozzle surface (33) of the liquid jetting head (32) at a pressing force of 0 kPa or more and 15 kPa or less, and the wiping web (104) is transported with respect to the liquid jetting head (32) in a web transporting direction to wipe the nozzle surface (33).

Abstract: A method of quantifying a specific biological material in a specimen stained using fluorescent dye accumulating particles capable of binding to the material includes: inputting a first fluorescence image obtained by capturing an image of the specimen; extracting a certain region from the first fluorescence image and calculating a first luminance integrated value by integrating luminance values of the certain region; and calculating the number of the particles included in the certain region from the first luminance integrated value and an average luminance value per fluorescent dye accumulating particle, wherein the average luminance value is calculated from a distribution of second luminance integrated values obtained by integrating luminance values for individual bright spot regions, which indicate emission of light by the fluorescent dye accumulating particles, in a second fluorescence image obtained by capturing an image of a preparation onto which the fluorescent dye accumulating particles are dispersed w

Abstract: Provided are a moisture retention device, a maintenance device, and a liquid jetting apparatus with which it is possible to avoid contact between moisture retention liquid stored in a cap and a nozzle surface. The moisture retention device includes the cap for moisture retention of the nozzle surface of a liquid jetting head, the cap includes a liquid retention portion (488D) in which moisture retention liquid is retained, the liquid retention portion is a housing of which an upper surface (488C) is open, and a wall (488B) of the housing is provided with an overflow starting point (510) having a structure that penetrates the wall.

Abstract: A method of quantifying a specific biological material in a specimen stained using fluorescent dye accumulating particles capable of binding to the material includes: inputting a first fluorescence image obtained by capturing an image of the specimen; extracting a certain region from the first fluorescence image and calculating a first luminance integrated value by integrating luminance values of the certain region; and calculating the number of the particles included in the certain region from the first luminance integrated value and an average luminance value per fluorescent dye accumulating particle, wherein the average luminance value is calculated from a distribution of second luminance integrated values obtained by integrating luminance values for individual bright spot regions, which indicate emission of light by the fluorescent dye accumulating particles, in a second fluorescence image obtained by capturing an image of a preparation onto which the fluorescent dye accumulating particles are dispersed w

Abstract: A control method for an inkjet recording apparatus includes: a head housing step of housing in a head housing part an inkjet head having a nozzle surface on which nozzles configured to eject an ink are formed; a humidity acquiring step of acquiring a relative humidity of the nozzle surface of the inkjet head housed in the head housing part; and a temperature and humidity regulating step of performing at least one of a humidification process and a dehumidification process according to the relative humidity of the nozzle surface acquired in by the humidity acquiring step to set the relative humidity of the nozzle surface to 37% RH or more and 65% RH or less.