Abstract: A flow path device comprises a plate-like measurement flow path device and a plate-like separation flow path device. The measurement flow path device includes a first flow path for measuring specific particles on a first fluid and connected to a third flow path and a second flow path for correction and passing a second fluid, not including the specific particles. The separation flow path device includes a fourth flow path for separating and selecting the specific particles from a sample and collecting a fluid. The separation flow path device is on the measurement flow path device's upper surface. The sample passes through a fifth flow path, the upper surface's opening, and flows into the fourth flow path from an opening in the separation flow path device's lower surface. The first fluid passes through the lower surface's opening, and flows into the first flow path from the upper surface's opening.

Abstract: There are provided a filler capable of increasing the thermal conductivity of a molded body of a resin composition obtained by being blended in resins, such as plastics, curable resins, or rubbers, and a molded body and a heat dissipating material having high thermal conductivity. A resin composition containing a filler and a resin is molded to give a molded body, and a heat dissipating material is obtained from the molded body. The filler contains secondary particles which are sintered bodies of powder containing primary particles of ceramic. The filler has a specific surface area measured by the BET method of 0.25 m2/g or less and granule strength measured by a microcompression test of 45 MPa or more.

Abstract: A particle measuring device has an upper surface having a first flow inlet to receive a first fluid containing target particles to be measured, a first flow path connected to the first flow inlet to allow measurement of the target particles, and a third flow path located upstream from and connected to a joint between the first flow path and the first flow inlet and having a smaller width than the first flow inlet. The first flow path includes a first planar portion having a greater width than the third flow path and the first flow inlet, a width-increasing portion located downstream from and connected to the first planar portion, and a second planar portion located downstream from and connected to the width-increasing portion.

Abstract: To appropriately evaluate skin spots by grasping a quality (characteristic) of the skin spots. A skin spot evaluation apparatus includes an area extracting unit that extracts skin spot areas corresponding to skin spots from a skin image obtained by photographing a skin of a subject; and an evaluation unit that analyzes, based on the skin spot areas extracted by the area extracting unit, at least one of the number of the skin spots, dimension of each of the skin spots and density of each of the skin spots, and generates data obtained by quantifying characteristic of the skin spots of the skin image using the analyzed result.

Abstract: A measurement method, a measurement device, and a measurement program for acquiring information related to lipid particles contained in a measurement sample prepared without using a fluorescent dye are provided. The problem is resolved by the measurement method for measuring the number of particles in a measurement sample prepared without using a fluorescent dye, the method including obtaining information related to lipid particles contained in the measurement sample based on a plurality of characteristic values regarding light scattering in each particle obtained by a flow cytometer from the individual particles contained in the measurement sample.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus according to the present disclosure is a measurement apparatus capable of measuring particles in a fluid and comprises: a flow path device including a first flow path with translucency through which a first fluid including the particles passes and a second flow path with translucency through which a second fluid which does not include the particles passes; an optical sensor facing the flow path device, irradiating each of the first flow path and the second flow path with light, and receiving light passing through each of the first flow path and the second flow path; and a controller measuring the particles by comparing an intensity of light passing through the first flow path and an intensity of light passing through the second flow path, each of which is obtained by the optical sensor.

Abstract: A sensor includes a light emitting element, a photodetector element for receiving light emitted by the light emitting element, and a circuit board having the light emitting element and the photodetector element mounted thereon. A light emitting surface of the light emitting element is facing the circuit board which is provided with a light-transmitting portion for transmitting the light emitted by the light emitting element.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes: a flow path device including a first flow path in which first liquid including particles to be measured is flowed, and which includes a measurement region measured with an optical sensor, a second flow path in which second liquid for comparison is flowed, and which includes a comparison region measured with the optical sensor, and a calibration region for calibrating the optical sensor; an arm-like member in which the optical sensor is disposed in a first end, and in which a drive shaft is disposed in a second end; and a rotary drive actuator configured to rotationally drive the arm-like member in a predetermined range, wherein each of the measurement region, the comparison region, and the calibration region is disposed as a region including a position on a circumference along which the optical sensor moves in accordance with a rotary drive of the arm-like member.

Abstract: A rotating machine includes: a rotary shaft that is configured to rotate about a center axis; an impeller that is fixed to the rotary shaft and that is configured to compress a working fluid by integrally rotating with the rotary shaft; a casing that covers the rotary shaft; a first seal portion that is disposed at a position away from the impeller in a center axis direction of the rotary shaft and that is configured to seal a portion between the rotary shaft and the casing with a seal gas; a second seal portion that is disposed between the impeller and the first seal portion and that is configured to seal a portion between the rotary shaft and the casing; and a gas supply path through which the seal gas is introduced into the first seal portion.

Abstract: An image analysis device according to the present invention includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject; a light emitting unit that emits light to the subject; a control unit that causes the image capturing unit to capture a first image of the subject while causing the light emitting unit to emit light and causes the image capturing unit to capture a second image of the subject while not causing the light emitting unit to emit light; and an estimation unit that estimates color of the subject based on a differential value between color information on the first image and the color information on the second image.

Abstract: An image analysis device according to the present invention includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject; a light emitting unit that emits light to the subject; a sensor unit that senses an inclination of the image capturing unit relative to the subject; a control unit that causes the image capturing unit to capture an image of the subject while controlling light emission of the light emitting unit; and a determination unit that, based on a positional relationship of the image capturing unit and the light emitting unit and the inclination, determines a measurement region spaced apart by a predetermined distance from a reflection region corresponding to a position in the image where a light from the light emitting unit regularly reflects at the subject.

Abstract: A particle separation device comprises, inside a plate-like base body, a straight main flow path including a flow inlet and a plurality of branch flow paths. The flow inlet includes a sample flow inlet and a pressing flow inlet. The sample flow inlet is connected to the main flow path via a first bending part, a first straight part, a second bending part, and a second straight part. Widths in the first bending part and the first straight part are larger than widths in the second bending part and the second straight part. The widths in the second bending part and the second straight part are larger than a width in the main flow path. The pressing flow inlet is connected to the side surface of the main flow path via a third straight part, a third bending part, a fourth straight part, and a fifth straight part.

Abstract: A rotary machine includes: a pair of radial bearings for rotatably supporting a rotating shaft around a center axis; impellers fixed to the rotating shaft at positions separated from the radial bearings in a center axis direction; and additional masses fixed to the rotating shaft at positions separated from both the radial bearings and the impellers in the center axis direction, and applying a load to an entire circumference of the rotating shaft so as to move positions of amplitude increase regions where an amplitude in a radial direction of the rotating shaft starts to increase.

Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes: a rotor that includes a shaft rotatably disposed inside a casing and impellers fixed to an outer periphery of the shaft; a diaphragm that surrounds the impellers from an outer peripheral side; a suction-side casing head disposed separately from the diaphragm on a side on which fluid is sucked; a temperature controlling mechanism that is provided inside the suction-side casing head and is configured to control ambient temperature through flow of a heating medium; a heat insulating body disposed between the suction-side casing head and the diaphragm; and a locking structure that locks the heat insulating body and the suction-side casing head with each other to be relatively displaceable in a radial direction.

Abstract: To provide a ceramic powder having low bulkiness and good dispersibility. In the ceramic powder, the volume ratio of aggregated particles having a particle diameter larger than a reference particle diameter is 35 vol. % or more and the volume ratio when ultrasonic dispersion treatment for 10 minutes at an oscillation frequency of 19.5 kHz and an output power of 10 W is applied is 4 vol. % or less. The reference particle diameter is a particle diameter equivalent to a cumulative 0.1 vol. % diameter from the large diameter side when the ceramic powder is subjected to ultrasonic dispersion treatment for 3 minutes at an oscillation frequency of 19.5 kHz and an output power of 150 W.

Abstract: A flow path device includes: a first substrate having a pair of first main surfaces, a groove and a first recessed portion; and a second substrate having a pair of second main surfaces. The groove includes an opening located in one of the pair of first main surfaces. The first recessed portion includes another opening located in another one of the pair of first main surfaces and overlaps the groove. One of the pair of second main surfaces is located on a side of the one of the pair of first main surfaces to cover the opening of the groove. The groove is a band-like shape, and includes a first planar part and a second planar part connected to the first planar part. The second planar part has a width larger than the first planar part. The first recessed portion overlaps the second planar part.