Abstract: A resin molded substrate has at least a pair of terminal through holes for allowing lead terminals of a cylindrical capacitor to be inserted through, and at least one protrusion for supporting a side of a bottom portion of the capacitor so as to space from a front surface of the substrate the side of the bottom portion of the capacitor having the lead terminals inserted through the terminal through holes. The pair of lead terminals at the bottom portion are inserted through the terminal through holes of the resin molded substrate, whereby the capacitor is mounted in an upright state with a solder, so that the protrusion spaces the side of the bottom portion from the front surface of the resin molded substrate.

Abstract: A resin molded substrate has at least a pair of terminal through holes for allowing lead terminals of a cylindrical capacitor to be inserted through, and at least one protrusion for supporting a side of a bottom portion of the capacitor so as to space from a front surface of the substrate the side of the bottom portion of the capacitor having the lead terminals inserted through the terminal through holes. The pair of lead terminals at the bottom portion are inserted through the terminal through holes of the resin molded substrate, whereby the capacitor is mounted in an upright state with a solder, so that the protrusion spaces the side of the bottom portion from the front surface of the resin molded substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a copolymer having enough biocompatibility to be used in a medical material application, and a method of forming a crosslinked body, which involves modifying a substrate surface with the copolymer so that the surface may be biocompatible. More specifically, a protein adsorption-suppressing effect and a cell adhesion-suppressing effect, which are features of a phosphorylcholine group, are imparted to the substrate surface. It has been found that the object is achieved by a copolymer containing a phosphorylcholine constitutional unit, a hydrophobic constitutional unit, and a photoreactive constitutional unit at a specific ratio.

Abstract: A resin molded substrate has at least a pair of terminal through holes for allowing lead terminals of a cylindrical capacitor to be inserted through, and at least one protrusion for supporting a side of a bottom portion of the capacitor so as to space from a front surface of the substrate the side of the bottom portion of the capacitor having the lead terminals inserted through the terminal through holes. The pair of lead terminals at the bottom portion are inserted through the terminal through holes of the resin molded substrate, whereby the capacitor is mounted in an upright state with a solder, so that the protrusion spaces the side of the bottom portion from the front surface of the resin molded substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a copolymer having enough biocompatibility to be used in a medical material application, and a method of forming a crosslinked body, which involves modifying a substrate surface with the copolymer so that the surface may be biocompatible. More specifically, a protein adsorption-suppressing effect and a cell adhesion-suppressing effect, which are features of a phosphorylcholine group, are imparted to the substrate surface. It has been found that the object is achieved by a copolymer containing a phosphorylcholine constitutional unit, a hydrophobic constitutional unit, and a photoreactive constitutional unit at a specific ratio.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lipid particle which has low cytotoxicity, can stably hold a nucleic acid molecule outside a cell (in blood), and can escape from an endosome and rapidly release the nucleic acid in the cytoplasm; a nucleic acid transfer carrier; a compound for manufacturing a nucleic acid transfer carrier; a method for manufacturing a lipid particle; and a gene transfer method. The lipid particle contains, as constituents, a phospholipid having one or more amino groups and one or more nitrogen-containing heterocyclic groups, a neutral lipid not containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, a sterol, and a nucleic acid.

Abstract: An order supporting apparatus connected to a monitoring apparatus over a network, the monitoring apparatus determining a supply status of devices in the network and sends supply shortage information regarding at least one of the devices determined to have a supply shortage to the order supporting apparatus. In particular, the order supporting apparatus includes a device information storage part that stores device information describing whether each device is monitored as a monitoring target, and maintenance contract information of each device, and a determination part that determines, based on the device information, whether each device is subject to the maintenance contract when the order supporting apparatus receives the supply shortage information. Further, the determination part deselects, in the device information, a device as the monitoring target when the device is determined to have a supply shortage by the monitoring apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lipid particle which has low cytotoxicity, can stably hold a nucleic acid molecule outside a cell (in blood), and can escape from an endosome and rapidly release the nucleic acid in the cytoplasm; a nucleic acid transfer carrier; a compound for manufacturing a nucleic acid transfer carrier; a method for manufacturing a lipid particle; and a gene transfer method. The lipid particle contains, as constituents, a phospholipid having one or more amino groups and one or more nitrogen-containing heterocyclic groups, a neutral lipid not containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, a sterol, and a nucleic acid.

Abstract: A print area is acquired from a spool file of each page, and the acquired print area is compared with a print area of a target sheet fed from a printing apparatus. It is determined whether the sheet can be replaced with a sheet smaller than a sheet size set in print data. If it is determined that the sheet can be replaced with a sheet smaller than the sheet size set in the print data, a sheet size changing screen showing information concerning replaceable sheet size candidates is displayed in a display unit. A print control command used for changing the sheet size set in drawing information that is input to a sheet size selected on the sheet size changing screen is added to the print data and the print data to which the print control command is added is transmitted to the printing apparatus.

Abstract: In a disclosed order support system, devices connected to a communication network are searched for and device information is acquired from each of the found devices. Specified information used for extracting devices to be monitor target candidates is obtained, which is specified according to a predetermined attribute in the device information. Based on the obtained information, devices to be monitor target candidates are extracted from among the found devices. A list of the extracted devices is displayed, and devices to be monitor targets are selected. Status information of a consumable element in each monitor target device is acquired and sent to an order-support apparatus. The order-support apparatus creates an e-mail including a URL of a website used for ordering the consumable element detected as being deficient according to the received status information, and sends the e-mail to an e-mail address associated with the device with the deficient consumable element.

Abstract: An order supporting system includes a machine monitoring apparatus including an obtaining part for repetitively obtaining status data of plural supplies of plural machines connected to a network, a storing part for storing the status data obtained by the obtaining part, a detecting part for detecting change in the status of the supply by comparing the status data stored in the storing part and new status data that is newly obtained by the obtaining part, and a transmitting part for transmitting status data corresponding to the supply of the machine from which status change is detected by the detecting part, and an order supporting apparatus for receiving the status data transmitted from the transmitting part via the network and transmitting an electronic mail to a mail address associated to the machine corresponding to the transmitted status data in accordance with the received status data.

Abstract: A disclosed information processing apparatus includes an information processing unit configured to operate as a daemon process; an information displaying unit configured to operate as a process different from the daemon process and display a screen relevant to the information processing unit; a first ending unit configured to end the information displaying unit due to a first factor; and a second ending unit configured to end the information displaying unit due to a second factor different from the first factor. The information displaying unit ends the information processing unit in the event of receiving a request to end from the first ending unit and the information displaying unit does not end the information processing unit in the event of receiving a request to end from the second ending unit.

Abstract: A conductive substrate for introducing a nucleic acid into a cell, which comprises a carbon nanotube with a carboxyl group, and a nucleic acid, the carbon nanotube and the nucleic acid being loaded on an electrode substrate with a cationic surface.

Abstract: A disclosed information processing apparatus includes an information processing unit configured to operate as a daemon process; an information displaying unit configured to operate as a process different from the daemon process and display a screen relevant to the information processing unit; a first ending unit configured to end the information displaying unit due to a first factor; and a second ending unit configured to end the information displaying unit due to a second factor different from the first factor. The information displaying unit ends the information processing unit in the event of receiving a request to end from the first ending unit and the information displaying unit does not end the information processing unit in the event of receiving a request to end from the second ending unit.

Abstract: An image processing method for performing color conversion among a plurality of image forming apparatuses, includes the steps of: a) producing a plurality of color profiles provided for performing color conversion on input image information within a same color space or through different color spaces; and b) selecting one of the plurality of color profiles whereby color in an image formed by one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses may be approximately equal to color of an image formed by another of the plurality of image forming apparatuses.

Abstract: In a disclosed order support system, devices connected to a communication network are searched for and device information is acquired from each of the found devices. Specified information used for extracting devices to be monitor target candidates is obtained, which is specified according to a predetermined attribute in the device information. Based on the obtained information, devices to be monitor target candidates are extracted from among the found devices. A list of the extracted devices is displayed, and devices to be monitor targets are selected. Status information of a consumable element in each monitor target device is acquired and sent to an order-support apparatus. The order-support apparatus creates an e-mail including a URL of a website used for ordering the consumable element detected as being deficient according to the received status information, and sends the e-mail to an e-mail address associated with the device with the deficient consumable element.

Abstract: An order supporting apparatus connected to a monitoring apparatus over a network, the monitoring apparatus determining a supply status of devices in the network and sends supply shortage information regarding at least one of the devices determined to have a supply shortage to the order supporting apparatus. In particular, the order supporting apparatus includes a device information storage part that stores device information describing whether each device is monitored as a monitoring target, and maintenance contract information of each device, and a determination part that determines, based on the device information, whether each device is subject to the maintenance contract when the order supporting apparatus receives the supply shortage information. Further, the determination part deselects, in the device information, a device as the monitoring target when the device is determined to have a supply shortage by the monitoring apparatus.

Abstract: A print area is acquired from a spool file of each page, and the acquired print area is compared with a print area of a target sheet fed from a printing apparatus. It is determined whether the sheet can be replaced with a sheet smaller than a sheet size set in print data. If it is determined that the sheet can be replaced with a sheet smaller than the sheet size set in the print data, a sheet size changing screen showing information concerning replaceable sheet size candidates is displayed in a display unit. A print control command used for changing the sheet size set in drawing information that is input to a sheet size selected on the sheet size changing screen is added to the print data and the print data to which the print control command is added is transmitted to the printing apparatus.

Abstract: A disclosed information processing apparatus includes an information processing unit configured to operate as a daemon process; an information displaying unit configured to operate as a process different from the daemon process and display a screen relevant to the information processing unit; a first ending unit configured to end the information displaying unit due to a first factor; and a second ending unit configured to end the information displaying unit due to a second factor different from the first factor. The information displaying unit ends the information processing unit in the event of receiving a request to end from the first ending unit and the information displaying unit does not end the information processing unit in the event of receiving a request to end from the second ending unit.

Abstract: An order supporting system includes a machine monitoring apparatus including a status data obtaining part for repetitively obtaining status data of plural supplies of plural machines connected to a network, a status data storing part for storing the status data obtained by the status data obtaining part, a status change detecting part for detecting change in the status of the supply by comparing the status data stored in the status data storing part and new status data that is newly obtained by the status data obtaining part, and a status data transmitting part for transmitting status data corresponding to the supply of the machine from which status change is detected by the status change detecting part, and an order supporting apparatus for receiving the status data transmitted from the status data transmitting part via the network and transmitting an electronic mail to a mail address associated to the machine corresponding to the transmitted status data in accordance with the received status data.