Abstract: A bacteria removing water discharge device used for a water supply facility is provided. The device includes: a bacteria removing water generating part denaturing tap water to generate bacteria removing water; a bacteria removing water discharge part, the part including a water storage part storing the bacteria removing water temporally, a water discharge port discharging the bacteria removing water stored in the water storage part onto a water receiving part of the water supply facility; and a controller, the controller executing a bacteria removing mode discharging the bacteria removing water from the bacteria removing water discharge part to the water receiving part, and a residual water drain mode draining at least a portion of the bacteria removing water remained in the water storage part after executing the bacteria removing mode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port to wash a user's body; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the jetting port; an electrolytic cell provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; a heating device provided on the flow channel on upstream side of the electrolytic cell; a nozzle cleaning device configured to clean or sterilize the nozzle with the water heated by the heating device or the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell; and a controller configured to perform control for stopping energization of the heating device or reducing an amount of energization of the heating device when energizing the electrolytic cell.

Abstract: Disclosed is a discrimination method of tumor cells, which can distinguish between tumor cells and normal cells. By administering in vivo a fluorescent dye such as 5-aminolevurinic acid (ALA) and light scattering particles such as titanium oxide particles separately and by irradiating light, there can be obtained fluorescence of such an intensity that makes it possible to distinguish between the tumor cells and the normal cells more definitely than fluorescence obtained with the fluorescent dye alone. Furthermore, the fluorescence emission time is extended by administering in vivo the fluorescent dye and the light scattering particles separately.

Abstract: A bacteria removing water discharge device used for a water supply facility is provided. The device includes: a bacteria removing water generating part denaturing tap water to generate bacteria removing water; a bacteria removing water discharge part, the part including a water storage part storing the bacteria removing water temporally, a water discharge port discharging the bacteria removing water stored in the water storage part onto a water receiving part of the water supply facility; and a controller, the controller executing a bacteria removing mode discharging the bacteria removing water from the bacteria removing water discharge part to the water receiving part, and a residual water drain mode draining at least a portion of the bacteria removing water remained in the water storage part after executing the bacteria removing mode.

Abstract: A bacteria removing water generation device is provided. The device includes a hypochlorous acid containing water generating part generating water containing hypochlorous acid by electrolyzing tap water; a sterilizing metal ionic water generating part including electrodes, sterilizing metal ion being eluted from the electrodes into the tap water by electrolyzing tap water; a water discharge part discharging at least one of the water containing the hypochlorous acid and water containing the sterilizing metal ion; and a controller controlling operations of the hypochlorous acid containing water generating part and the sterilizing metal ionic water generating part. When a concentration of the hypochlorous acid in the water containing the hypochlorous acid is relatively low, a concentration of the sterilizing metal ion in the water containing the sterilizing metal ion is relatively high.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port to wash a user's body; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the jetting port; an electrolytic cell provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; a heating device provided on the flow channel on upstream side of the electrolytic cell; a nozzle cleaning device configured to clean or sterilize the nozzle with the water heated by the heating device or the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell; and a controller configured to perform control for stopping energization of the heating device or reducing an amount of energization of the heating device when energizing the electrolytic cell.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port to wash a user's body; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the jetting port; an electrolytic cell provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; a heating device provided on the flow channel on upstream side of the electrolytic cell; a nozzle cleaning device configured to clean or sterilize the nozzle with the water heated by the heating device or the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell; and a controller configured to perform control for stopping energization of the heating device or reducing an amount of energization of the heating device when energizing the electrolytic cell.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port to wash a user's body; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the jetting port; an electrolytic cell provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; a heating device provided on the flow channel on upstream side of the electrolytic cell; a nozzle cleaning device configured to clean or sterilize the nozzle with the water heated by the heating device or the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell; and a controller configured to perform control for stopping energization of the heating device or reducing an amount of energization of the heating device when energizing the electrolytic cell.

Abstract: An electronic commerce system and an electronic commerce method for conducting electronic commerce making good use of characteristics of a mobile terminal. A mobile terminal provides authorization for a mobile commerce agent (MCA) to conduct electronic commerce for the terminal and notifies the MCA of information on the authorization. A commerce server notifies the MCA of information as to procedures for the electronic commerce. The MCA, at which the line of the mobile terminal may terminate, stores the electronic commerce procedure information received from the commerce server and the authorization information received from the mobile terminal. In response to a request from the mobile terminal, the MCA carries out the procedures for the electronic commerce which the MCA has the authorization to conduct according to the authorization information received from the mobile terminal based on the electronic commerce procedure information.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system, even when cells formed by fixed radio base stations are separated from each other, the switching operation between the cells is easily carried out to conduct continuous communication. A first-end radio device mounted in a first-end section of a mobile unit and linked with one of fixed radio base stations or a last-end radio device mounted in a last-end section of a mobile unit and linked with one of fixed radio base stations is selected. A communication network is established between the first-end or last-end radio device thus selected and a plurality of mobile terminals in the mobile unit. This makes it possible to construct a communicable zone (a virtual cell) on the mobile unit and hence elongates the ranges of cells formed by the base stations.

Abstract: An electronic commerce system and an electronic commerce method for conducting electronic commerce making good use of characteristics of a mobile terminal. A mobile terminal provides authorization for a mobile commerce agent (MCA) to conduct electronic commerce for the terminal and notifies the MCA of information on the authorization. A commerce server notifies the MCA of information as to procedures for the electronic commerce. The MCA, at which the line of the mobile terminal may terminate, stores the electronic commerce procedure information received from the commerce server and the authorization information received from the mobile terminal. In response to a request from the mobile terminal, the MCA carries out the procedures for the electronic commerce which the MCA has the authorization to conduct according to the authorization information received from the mobile terminal based on the electronic commerce procedure information.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system, even when cells formed by fixed radio base stations are separated from each other, the switching operation between the cells is easily carried out to conduct continuous communication. A first-end radio device mounted in a first-end section of a mobile unit and linked with one of fixed radio base stations or a last-end radio device mounted in a last-end section of a mobile unit and linked with one of fixed radio base stations is selected. A communication network is established between the first-end or last-end radio device thus selected and a plurality of mobile terminals in the mobile unit. This makes it possible to construct a communicable zone (a virtual cell) on the mobile unit and hence elongates the ranges of cells formed by the base stations. Therefore, even when the cells of the base stations are apart from each other, continuous communication is possible by readily conducting the switching operation between the cells.

Abstract: A fuel cell separator composition containing an electrically conductive carbonaceous powder and a binder that is a mixture of a thermoset resin with a polyoxazine compound having a plurality of oxazine rings can be used to efficiently mass-produce high-modulus fuel cell separators of excellent dimensional stability and gas impermeability. By employing such fuel cell separators as some or all of the separators in a solid polymer fuel cell, there can be obtained solid polymer fuel cells which are not subject to cracking or breakage during assembly, have good gas sealing properties, and are endowed with excellent vibration and impact resistance.

Abstract: A fuel cell separator composition containing an electrically conductive carbonaceous powder and a binder that is a mixture of a thermoset resin with a polyoxazine compound having a plurality of oxazine rings can be used to efficiently mass-produce high-modulus fuel cell separators of excellent dimensional stability and gas impermeability. By employing such fuel cell separators as some or all of the separators in a solid polymer fuel cell, there can be obtained solid polymer fuel cells which are not subject to cracking or breakage during assembly, have good gas sealing properties, and are endowed with excellent vibration and impact resistance.