Abstract: A detection method includes: preparing sample image data of a sample in which a target substance is labeled with a labeling substance; acquiring first background image data in which an image feature amount of a single bright spot in the sample image data is reduced by a first filter; acquiring second background image data in which an image feature amount of a dense bright spot in the sample image data is reduced by a second filter; synthesizing the first background image data and the second background image data on a basis of brightness information of the sample image data and acquiring synthesized background image data; and obtaining difference image data that is a difference between the sample image data and the synthesized background image data.

Abstract: A butterfly valve 100 provided in a flow path for a first fluid flowing through a heat exchanger. The butterfly valve 100 includes: a valve plate 110 provided in the flow path; a shaft 120 for rotatably supporting the valve plate 110 in the flow path; and at least one valve plate auxiliary member 130 in contact with at least one plate surface 111a, 111b of the valve plate 100, the valve plate auxiliary member 130 having an extending portion 131 extending radially outwardly from an outer peripheral surface 112 of the valve plate 110. The valve plate auxiliary member 130 is made of a material having a lower Young's modulus than that of the valve plate 110.

Abstract: An electro-optical device is provided and includes a plurality of first signal lines extending in a first direction on a substrate; a plurality of second signal lines extending in a second direction on the substrate, the second direction intersecting the first direction; a pixel area in which a plurality of pixel electrodes are disposed; an outer peripheral edge of the pixel area having a curved portion or a bent portion; and a first circuit block, a second circuit block, and a third circuit block arranged along the outer peripheral edge, wherein the second circuit block is arranged between the first circuit block and the first circuit block, and a first gap between the first circuit bock and the second circuit block is different from a second gap between the second circuit block and the third circuit block.

Abstract: The gas generating agent of the present invention comprises an oxalic acid salt of an aminoguanidine compound represented by general formula (1) below.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device with various selectable functions has a processor and a rechargeable power supply, such as battery. The processor is configured to acquire a present charge level (amount of charge remaining) of the rechargeable power supply, and determine to restrict an availability of at least one selectable function based on a calculated usage frequency of each selectable function and the present charge level.

Abstract: The gas generating agent of the present invention comprises an oxalic acid salt of an aminoguanidine compound represented by general formula (1) below.

Abstract: A power receiving apparatus carried in an electronic device comprises a power receiving module configured to receive electric power supplied from a power supply apparatus in a non-contact manner; a supply module configured to supply the electric power received by the power receiving module to a power load section of the electronic device; an acquisition module configured to acquire identification information for identifying the power supply apparatus from the power supply apparatus; a determination module configured to determine whether the identification information acquired by the acquisition module is coincident with preset identification information; and a control module configured to suppress the electric power supplied to the power load section if the determination module determines that the identification information is not coincident with the preset identification information.

Abstract: The gas generating agent of the present invention comprises an oxalic acid salt of an aminoguanidine compound represented by general formula (1) below.

Abstract: A water-based hydrophilic coating composition is characterized in that it is obtained by adding to a liquid medium: an inorganic compound (A) with colloidal silica (a) modified with at least one or more of organoalkoxysilane compounds (b) having one or more groups selected from the group consisting of a glycidyl group, a vinyl group and an amino group; a water-soluble resin (B); and amorphous silica (C) represented by M2O.SiO2, where the mass ratio of M2O/SiO2 is from 0.05 to 0.3.

Abstract: A method comprising the steps of mixing raw material powders to a composition comprising metal elements of Ca, La, Sr, Ba, Fe and Co, whose atomic ratios are represented by the general formula of Ca1-x-yLax(Sry?Ba1-y?)yFe2n-zCoz, wherein 1?x?y, x and y are values in a region defined by a coordinate a: (0.470, 0.297, 0.233), a coordinate b: (0.300, 0.392, 0.308), a coordinate c: (0.300, 0.300, 0.400), a coordinate d: (0.400, 0.200, 0.400) and a coordinate e: (0.470, 0.200, 0.330) in a ternary diagram of x, y, and 1?x?y, y? and z, and n representing a molar ratio meet 0.5?y??1, 0.2?z<0.25, and 5.2<n<5.6; calcining the raw material powder mixture; pulverizing the calcined body; molding the calcined powder; and sintering the resultant green body; 0.1% or more and less than 1.5% by mass of SiO2 being added to the raw material powder mixture, the calcined body or the calcined powder; and 0-2% by mass (as CaO) of CaCO3 being added to the calcined body or the calcined powder.

Abstract: A power receiving apparatus carried in an electronic device comprises a power receiving module configured to receive electric power supplied from a power supply apparatus in a non-contact manner; a supply module configured to supply the electric power received by the power receiving module to a power load section of the electronic device; an acquisition module configured to acquire identification information for identifying the power supply apparatus from the power supply apparatus; a determination module configured to determine whether the identification information acquired by the acquisition module is coincident with preset identification information; and a control module configured to suppress the electric power supplied to the power load section if the determination module determines that the identification information is not coincident with the preset identification information.

Abstract: A water-based hydrophilic coating composition is characterized in that it is obtained by adding to a liquid medium: an inorganic compound (A) with colloidal silica (a) modified with at least one or more of organoalkoxysilane compounds (b) having one or more groups selected from the group consisting of a glycidyl group, a vinyl group and an amino group; a water-soluble resin (B); and amorphous silica (C) represented by M2O.SiO2, where the mass ratio of M2O/SiO2 is from 0.05 to 0.3.

Abstract: A method comprising the steps of mixing raw material powders to a composition comprising metal elements of Ca, La, Sr, Ba, Fe and Co, whose atomic ratios are represented by the general formula of Ca1?x?yLax(Sry?Ba1?y?)yFe2n?zCoz, wherein 1?x?y, x and y are values in a region defined by a coordinate a: (0.470, 0.297, 0.233), a coordinate b: (0.300, 0.392, 0.308), a coordinate c: (0.300, 0.300, 0.400), a coordinate d: (0.400, 0.200, 0.400) and a coordinate e: (0.470, 0.200, 0.330) in a ternary diagram of x, y, and 1?x?y, y? and z, and n representing a molar ratio meet 0.5?y??1, 0.2?z<0.25, and 5.2<n<5.6; calcining the raw material powder mixture; pulverizing the calcined body; molding the calcined powder; and sintering the resultant green body; 0.1% or more and less than 1.5% by mass of SiO2 being added to the raw material powder mixture, the calcined body or the calcined powder; and 0-2% by mass (as CaO) of CaCO3 being added to the calcined body or the calcined powder.

Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including a transmission source mapping algorithm acquisition unit configured to acquire an algorithm that assigns an external address and an external port number to an internal address and an internal port number of a transmission source, as a transmission source mapping algorithm, a destination mapping algorithm acquisition unit configured to acquire an algorithm that assigns an external address and an external port number to an internal address and an internal port number of a destination, as a destination mapping algorithm, and a generation unit configured to generate an external port number newly assigned to the internal address and the internal port number of the destination in a case where the transmission source mapping algorithm is more complicated than the destination mapping algorithm.

Abstract: A display request is received by user input to an input device (step S1). With reference to a database, referent data or reference source of data associated with an icon clicked upon the display request is extracted (step S2). When more reference source or referent data are present in the extracted data (YES in step S3), the process returns to step S2. When no reference source or referent data is present in the extracted data (NO in step S3), an icon associated with the extracted data is drawn as connected (step S4), and the icon is displayed on a display screen (step S5).

Abstract: The present invention provides an in-mold transfer film that has an excellent gloss feel, is free from occurrence of blocking in a process for production of the transfer sheet, and has such a function that the film can be smoothly released from its boundary after completion of the in-mold transfer process. The in-mold transfer film of the present invention comprises a polyester film and a release layer formed on one surface of the polyester film, in which the polyester film is in the form of a laminated polyester film comprising at least three layers whose outermost layers both are formed of the same polyester composition, a number of projections present on a surface of the polyester film which have a height of not less than 0.05 ?m is not more than 1900/mm2, and a number of projections present on a surface of the polyester film which have a height of not less than 0.6 ?m is not less than 25/mm2.

Abstract: A method for producing a sintered ferrite magnet having an M-type ferrite structure and represented by: Ca1?x?yRxBayFe2n-zCoz, (by atomic ratio), where 0.3?1?x?y?0.65, 0.2?x?0.65, 0.001?y?0.2, 0.03?z?0.65, 4?n?7, and 1?x?y>y. The method includes mixing a Ca compound, an R element compound, a Ba compound, an iron compound and a Co compound as starting materials; calcining the starting materials to obtain calcined bodies; pulverizing the calcined bodies to obtain a calcined powder; providing recycled materials having an M-type ferrite structure and being represented by the above formula; pulverizing the recycled materials to obtain a recycled material powder; mixing the recycled material powder with the calcined powder to form a moldable material; molding the moldable material to obtain green bodies; and sintering the green bodies to obtain the sintered ferrite magnet.

Abstract: The invention provides a homocysteine synthase inhibitor useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases involving homocysteine synthase. The homocysteine synthase inhibitor is a compound of the formula (I) wherein each symbol is as defined herein, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet comprising a first granular ferrite compound phase containing Ca, La, Fe and Co and having a Curie temperature Tc1 between 415° C. and 430° C., and a second granular ferrite compound phase containing Sr, La, Fe and Co and having a Curie temperature Tc2 between 437° C. and 455° C., the volume ratio of the first ferrite compound phase being 50-90%, and the volume ratio of the second ferrite compound phase being 10-50%, with their total volume ratio being 95% or more.

Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet comprising a first granular ferrite compound phase containing Ca, La, Fe and Co and having a Curie temperature Tc1 between 415° C. and 430° C., and a second granular ferrite compound phase containing Sr, La, Fe and Co and having a Curie temperature Tc2 between 437° C. and 455° C., the volume ratio of the first ferrite compound phase being 50-90%, and the volume ratio of the second ferrite compound phase being 10-50%, with their total volume ratio being 95% or more.