A system and method for counting items are described. A photocell detects an item, after which a converter converts the generated digital signal to an audio signal that a computing device can recognize. Data from the counting of items is displayed on a user interface of the computing device and/or other visual interfaces.

An X-ray imaging system has an X-ray imaging apparatus include a foreign object image generation element that generates a foreign object image to make sure there is no foreign object left inside a subject body after a surgical operation. A first display unit displays at least one image selected from a group consisting of an X-ray image and a foreign object image. The X-ray imaging system is connected to an X-ray imaging apparatus through a network and displays the foreign object image on the second display unit that provides a better visual recognition level than the first display unit.

The present invention discloses an apparatus for counting discrete objects, said apparatus comprises of a hopper 1; an incline feeder 2 containing an inlet and an outlet; a single optical zone that allows detection of the discrete objects 10 entering from the feeder outlet; a controller which provides the count of the discrete objects; a screen for displaying the count of the discrete objects; wherein the incline feeder outlet is arranged orthogonally to the optical zone. The present invention discloses a method for counting discrete objects comprising the steps of inputting the discrete objects 10 into the hopper 1; passing the discrete objects through the incline feeder 2 such that they enter into the optical zone; optical zone sensing the entering discrete object 10 and transmitting a signal to the controller; displaying the count on a screen; dispensing the counted discrete objects.

The present invention discloses an apparatus for counting discrete objects, said apparatus comprises of a hopper 1; an incline feeder 2 containing an inlet and an outlet; a single optical zone that allows detection of the discrete objects 10 entering from the feeder outlet; a controller which provides the count of the discrete objects; a screen for displaying the count of the discrete objects; wherein the incline feeder outlet is arranged orthogonally to the optical zone. The present invention discloses a method for counting discrete objects comprising the steps of inputting the discrete objects 10 into the hopper 1; passing the discrete objects through the incline feeder 2 such that they enter into the optical zone; optical zone sensing the entering discrete object 10 and transmitting a signal to the controller; displaying the count on a screen; dispensing the counted discrete objects.

A method for estimating the accumulated mass of solid microparticles on a surface including describing the variation of the accumulated mass of the solid microparticles on said surface over time with a model defined according to a differential equation.

A method for estimating the accumulated mass of solid microparticles on a surface including describing the variation of the accumulated mass of the solid microparticles on said surface over time with a model defined according to a differential equation.

Provided is a device including at least one well and an amplifiable reagent contained in a specific copy number in the at least one well. In a preferable mode, the device includes information on the specific copy number of the amplifiable reagent. In a more preferable mode, the device includes information on uncertainty as the information on the specific copy number, and the information on uncertainty includes a coefficient of variation CV of the amplifiable reagent, and the coefficient of variation CV satisfies a relational expression: CV<1/Vx, where x represents an average specific copy number of the amplifiable reagent. In a particularly preferable mode, the device includes a plurality of wells in which the amplifiable reagent is contained, and the amplifiable reagent is contained in each of the wells in the same specific copy number. The invention may use microscopes to verify the number of cells comprising the amplifiable reagent, i.e. nucleic acid, in each of the wells. The device may be used for calibrating a PCR apparatus.

A guidance processing apparatus (100) includes an information acquisition unit (101) that acquires a plurality of different pieces of guidance information on the basis of states of a plurality of people within one or more images, and a control unit (102) that performs control of a plurality of target devices present in different spaces or time division control of a target device so as to set a plurality of different states corresponding to the plurality of pieces of guidance information.

A guidance processing apparatus (100) includes an information acquisition unit (101) that acquires a plurality of different pieces of guidance information on the basis of states of a plurality of people within one or more images, and a control unit (102) that performs control of a plurality of target devices present in different spaces or time division control of a target device so as to set a plurality of different states corresponding to the plurality of pieces of guidance information.

A computerized system of performing fish census which otherwise requires high level of domain knowledge and expertise is described. Divers with minimal knowledge of fish can obtain high quality population and species distribution measurements using a stereo camera rig and fish video analyzer software that was developed. The system has two major components: a camera rig and software for fish size, density and biomass estimation. The camera rig consists of a simple stand on which one to four pairs of stereo cameras are mounted to take videos of the benthic floor for a few minutes. The collected videos are uploaded to a server which performs stereo analysis and image recognition. The software produces video clips containing estimates of fish size, density and species biodiversity and a log report containing information about the individual fishes for further end user analysis.