THE NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY (Japan)
SCHOOL JUDICIAL PERSON IKUTOKUGAKUEN (Japan)
Inventor
Miyazaki, Hideki
Kuwabara, Tetsuya
Murata, Yuko
Yamamura, Akira
Abstract
This measurement device measures the concentration of a specimen by measuring a current corresponding to a temporal change in the concentration of a measurement substance generated as a result of a multi-step reaction occurring in the specimen in response to a solution containing at least the specimen being dropped onto a first electrode. The measurement device applies a voltage to the first electrode after a lapse of time from the drop of the solution onto the first electrode until the reaction reaches a steady state within a range in which the reaction does not affect the measurement accuracy (S13, S17). The measurement device measures the concentration of the specimen using the current flowing in response to the application of the voltage (S21). The measurement device measures the concentration of the specimen under a condition that allows an intermediate reaction in the multi-step reaction to proceed at a rate greater than or equal to a predetermined reaction rate. The predetermined reaction rate is a rate necessary for maintaining the accuracy of conversion of the current to the concentration of the measurement substance on the assumption that the initial concentration of the specimen and the rate of change of the measurement substance are linearly related.
According to this vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and vehicle control system, as one aspect thereof, a control command is outputted to operate an actuator unit mounted on a vehicle in order to obtain, on the basis of a physical quantity related to the forward curvature of a travel path on which the vehicle travels and a physical quantity related to the speed of the vehicle, a control moment including at least one of a roll moment, a pitch moment, and a yaw moment, which is generated in the vehicle from just before a curve in the travel path. Due to this configuration, it is possible to improve a sense of security in passengers when the vehicle travels around a curve.
B60G 17/015 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements
B62D 6/00 - Arrangements for automatically controlling steering depending on driving conditions sensed and responded to, e.g. control circuits
B60W 10/00 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function
B60W 10/04 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units
B60W 10/16 - Axle differentials, e.g. for dividing torque between the left and right wheels
B60W 10/18 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of braking systems
B60W 10/20 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of steering systems
B60W 10/22 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of suspension systems
An embodiment of a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, a target trajectory calculation method, and a vehicle according to the present invention involves: determining, on the basis of basic trajectory coordinate data sets representing a portion or all of at least two-dimensional coordinate values, a trajectory curvature, and a trajectory azimuth angle at each of coordinates sequentially arranged in an ascending order of the arc length from a position that is set as an origin point, an offset value of the curvature or the coordinate values for each of the basic trajectory coordinate data sets; determining new target trajectory coordinate data sets by adding the offset value to the respective basic trajectory coordinate data sets; and controlling the trajectory of a vehicle on the basis of the new basic trajectory coordinate data sets. With this configuration, it is possible to obtain a target trajectory that realizes an out-in-out line similar to that obtained when steering is performed by an expert driver.
Provided is a generation device comprising: a housing part that generates an alkaline solution for processing exhaust gas and that houses the alkaline solution; and a feeding part for feeding magnesium to the housing part. The housing part has: a positive electrode that maintains a predetermined first electrical potential and that is in contact with the alkaline solution; and a negative electrode that maintains a predetermined second electrical potential lower than the first electrical potential and that is in contact with the alkaline solution. The feeding part feeds magnesium to a predetermined feed area between the positive electrode and the negative electrode in the housing part.
Provided is an electric dust collector comprising: a collecting part having a bottom plate on which particulate matter contained in exhaust gas is deposited, the bottom plate being provided with a plurality of first slits; and a propagation part having an internal space where microwaves propagate, the plurality of first slits being disposed in positions overlapping the internal space in a top view, and the microwaves propagating from the internal space to the collection part through the plurality of first slits.
Provided is an air purifier comprising: an interior space that is interposed between a suction port and a blow port; a charging device that charges microparticles contained in air that flows into the interior space from the suction port; a humidifying device that humidifies the air; a collection device that uses electrostatic force to collect the charged microparticles from the air; and an ejection device that ejects air from the collection device to the blow port. The charging device charges the microparticles by using corona discharge, for example.
A61L 9/015 - Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone
F24F 8/192 - Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by separation, e.g. by filtering by electrical means, e.g. by applying electrostatic fields or high voltages
F24F 8/24 - Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by sterilisation using sterilising media
The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a method that enables production of terephthalic acid at low cost from a biomass resource by reducing energy consumption, using less number of steps, and improving the yield of terephthalic acid; and a method for producing polyester. The method for producing terephthalic acid comprises a step for converting a biomass resource or a compound derived from a biomass resource, into p-tolualdehyde by means of microbes. The method for producing polyester comprises a step for producing polyester by causing a reaction between a diol compound and the terephthalic acid produced from the biomass resource.
C07C 51/29 - Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides, or anhydrides by oxidation with halogen-containing compounds which may be formed in situ
THE NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY (Japan)
SCHOOL JUDICIAL PERSON IKUTOKUGAKUEN (Japan)
Inventor
Miyazaki, Hideki
Kuwabara, Tetsuya
Murata, Yuko
Yamamura, Akira
Abstract
This measurement device measures changes in the concentration of a measurement substance due to a reaction that occurs in a test body in response to a solution that includes the test body being dripped onto an electrode, said measurement performed by measuring electrical current produced by electrolysis of the measurement substance. After a first elapsed time following the dripping of the solution onto the electrode, the measurement device applies a first voltage to a first application time electrode (S13). The measurement device measures a first current that is caused to flow by the application of the first voltage (S15). After the first voltage has been applied, the measurement device applies a second voltage to a second application time electrode (S17). The measurement device measures a second current that is caused to flow by the application of the second voltage (S19). The measurement device normalizes the second current using the first current and measures the concentration of the measurement substance or the concentration of the test body, which has changed on the basis of the reaction (S21).
This vehicle posture control device is mounted to a vehicle having an actuator for generating a roll moment, and comprises a roll moment computing unit (24) and an actuator control means (25). The roll moment computing unit (24) computes a roll moment command value for controlling the actuator such that roll motion is generated to work together with yaw motion in a vehicle (1) during turning. The roll moment computing unit (24) calculates, on the basis of the vehicle speed and lateral slip angular velocity of the vehicle, a roll moment command value to be output. The actuator control means (25) uses the computed roll moment command value to control the actuator.
B60G 17/015 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements
B60G 17/016 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by their responsiveness, when the vehicle is travelling, to specific motion, a specific condition, or driver input
B60W 40/10 - Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit related to vehicle motion
B60T 8/1755 - Brake regulation specially adapted to control the stability of the vehicle, e.g. taking into account yaw rate or transverse acceleration in a curve
B60W 10/00 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function
B60W 10/20 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of steering systems
B60W 10/22 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of suspension systems
Provided is an electric dust collector comprising a dust collection unit that collects electrically charged particles and a microwave generation unit that generates microwaves to be introduced into the dust collection unit and burns the electrically charged particles collected in the dust collection unit by means of the microwaves.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a composition for relieving chronic inflammation. The present invention provides a composition for relieving chronic inflammation, comprising whey protein as an active ingredient. This composition can be fed to subjects having chronic inflammation, that is, subjects having a serum CRP concentration of 0.10 mg/dL or more. This composition can be employed as a composition that is used to prevent or relieve diseases or symptoms that can be prevented or relieved by the relief of chronic inflammation.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY (Japan)
SCHOOL JUDICIAL PERSON IKUTOKU GAKUEN (Japan)
Inventor
Tohriyama, Kyoichi
Ito, Takuma
Nakamura, Satoshi
Kamata, Minoru
Raksincharoensak, Pongsathorn
Shimizu, Tsukasa
Inoue, Hideo
Abstract
A map information provision system includes: a road map information database configured to store road map information; a vehicle position determination unit configured to detect and determine a position of a vehicle on a road; a road map information extraction unit configured to extract the road map information around the vehicle from the road map information database, based on the position of the vehicle; and a waypoint map constructor unit configured to determine positions of waypoints and configure a waypoint map that is made up of the plurality of the waypoints, wherein the waypoint map is supplied to a driving support device for the vehicle or a driving control device for the vehicle and is utilized as map information on the planned driving route.
Provided is an electrolytic treatment device provided with: an electrolytic cell having a negative electrode and a positive electrode; an injection part for injecting a liquid into the electrolytic cell; a diaphragm for separating the inside of the electrolytic cell into a negative-electrode-side region including the negative electrode and a positive-electrode-side region including the positive electrode, and causing electrical conduction between the liquid in the negative-electrode-side region and the liquid in the positive-electrode-side region; a negative-electrode-side discharge part for supplying a negative-electrode-side solution formed in the negative-electrode-side region by electrolytic treatment of the liquid to an exhaust gas treatment device; and a positive-electrode-side discharge part for supplying a positive-electrode-side solution formed in the positive-electrode-side region by electrolytic treatment of the liquid to a sterilization device.
C02F 1/461 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis
B01D 53/14 - Separation of gases or vapoursRecovering vapours of volatile solvents from gasesChemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by absorption
B01D 53/92 - Chemical or biological purification of waste gases of engine exhaust gases
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY (Japan)
NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY (Japan)
KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY (Japan)
GINKYO GAKUEN (Japan)
TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT (Japan)
SCHOOL JUDICIAL PERSON IKUTOKUGAKUEN (Japan)
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY (Japan)
SHIZUOKA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
Masutani, Mitsuko
Sakuma, Hiroaki
Sasaki, Yuka
Koizumi, Fumiaki
Kodera, Yasuo
Sasaki, Takayuki
Shimoyama, Tatsu
Inoue, Kengo
Matsuno, Kenji
Okawara, Tadashi
Islam, Rafiqul
Takamura, Takeji
Irie, Tetsumi
Ishikawa, Yoshinobu
Abstract
Provided is a polyaromatic compound or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, said polyaromatic compound being expressed by formula (I) (therein, A is a biaryl to which a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic aromatic ring has been bonded, B is a nitrogen-containing monocyclic aromatic ring, C is substituted or unsubstituted benzene, D is substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidine, X is a carbonyl group, Z is NH, and R1 is one substance selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, substituted or unsubstituted linear or branching C1-6 alkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted linear or branching C2-6 alkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted linear or branching C2-6 alkynyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C3-6 cycloalkyl groups, organic oxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl groups, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl groups, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylalkyl groups). By using the compound of formula (I), the present invention also provides a poly (ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) inhibitor, a poly (ADP-ribose) (PAR) accumulation promoter, a cell proliferation inhibitor, a proliferative disease therapeutic agent such as an anticancer agent or similar, an effect enhancer for an anticancer agent, a radiation sensitizing action agent, knockdown cells for use in screening for PARG inhibitors, and a method for determining the efficacy of cancer therapy in a biological sample taken from a subject to whom a PARG inhibitor has been prescribed.
C07D 401/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
A61K 31/506 - PyrimidinesHydrogenated pyrimidines, e.g. trimethoprim not condensed and containing further heterocyclic rings
A61K 31/5377 - 1,4-Oxazines, e.g. morpholine not condensed and containing further heterocyclic rings, e.g. timolol
A61K 31/551 - Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. guanethidine or rifamycins having seven-membered rings, e.g. azelastine, pentylenetetrazole having two nitrogens as ring hetero atoms, e.g. clozapine, dilazep
A61P 43/00 - Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups
C07D 401/14 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing three or more hetero rings
C07D 405/14 - Heterocyclic compounds containing both one or more hetero rings having oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, and one or more rings having nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom containing three or more hetero rings
C07D 409/14 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing three or more hetero rings
C07D 417/14 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having nitrogen and sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, not provided for by group containing three or more hetero rings
C12N 5/10 - Cells modified by introduction of foreign genetic material, e.g. virus-transformed cells
C12N 9/99 - Enzyme inactivation by chemical treatment
The purpose is to provide a technique pertaining to proteinaceous nanocapsules capable of retaining an encapsulated material such as a drug, wherein the technique permits introduction into cells by a simple method and makes it possible to deliver the encapsulated material locally into cells. The present invention pertains to nanocapsules for a drug delivery system characterized in that mutant chaperonin complexes including a decreased ATP hydrolysis activity-type GroEL subunit mutant as a GroEL subunit configuring a ring structure and a subunit having GroES activity as a subunit configuring the top portion are included as a carrier material for pharmacological component encapsulation of nanocapsules for a local drug delivery system into cells.
SOCIAL WELFARE CORPORATION KANAGAWA REHABILITATION CENTER (Japan)
LAP CO., LTD. (Japan)
JAPAN ART CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
Yamamoto Keijirou
Yamashita Toshinori
Kitamura Masatoshi
Kishino Yoshihito
Abstract
The present invention relates to a finger joint rehabilitation device which assists a finger joint extension movement, said finger joint rehabilitation device being provided with: bellows which comprise a bottomed cylindrical body disposed straddling at least one finger joint, along the surface of the skin on the extending-direction side of the finger being rehabilitated, and which are free to expand and contract in an axial direction and are free to bend in a bending direction; a pipe which communicates with the bellows; and an internal pressure regulating unit which causes a working fluid within the bellows to be expelled via the pipe, resulting in a negative pressure inside the bellows, and causing the bellows to contract, thereby causing a force to be generated, assisting the extension movement of the finger joint. The bellows are provided with: sandwiching portions which are formed on the side surfaces of the bellows and which sandwich the outer periphery of the finger by means of the urging of an elastic force of a pair of elastically deformable fixed pieces, and a cap portion which is formed on an end portion, in the fingertip direction, of the bellows, and which has a recessed portion into which the finger can be inserted.
The end of a second medial external skeletal member (117), which is fitted on the inside of the instep, is disposed so that the ankle has degrees of freedom of motion with respect to a flat plate member (121). A convexity (CV), which can be held in a concavity (CC) formed in a lateral holding member (125), is formed on the end of a second lateral external skeletal member (112A), which is fitted on the outside of the instep. In a closed leg position, the convexity (CV) of the second lateral external skeletal member (112A) is held in the concavity (CC) of the lateral holding member (125) and the entire bottom surface of the flat plate member (121) is in contact with the floor. When shifting from said closed leg position to an open leg position, the convexity (CV) of the second lateral external skeletal member (112A) disconnects from the concavity (CC) of the lateral holding member (125), making it possible to keep the entire bottom surface of the flat plate member (121) in contact with the floor. When shifting from said open leg position to the closed leg position, a plate spring member (140) is restored while in contact with the convexity (CV) of the second lateral external skeletal member (112A) and guides said convexity (CV) to the concavity (CC) of the lateral holding member (125).
The posterior foot section from the heel to the instep is fitted in the posterior footwear section (130) and the anterior foot section from the instep to the toe is fitted in the anterior footwear section (140). The posterior footwear section (130) and the anterior footwear section (140) are rotatably attached so as to roughly coincide with the position of the rotational axis of the foot when the foot is in the "heel-separated-from-ground" state during walking or in a sole-bending posture. When transitioning from a state in which the entire sole is in contact with the floor to a "heel-separated-from-ground" state as a result of a walking movement or assumption of a sole-bending posture, the posterior plate member (131) of the posterior footwear section (130) rotates with first and second axis members as the axis of rotation. Corresponding to the expanding movement of the sole in the "heel-separated-from-ground" state, the distance between the posterior footwear section (130) and the anterior footwear section (140) widens. As a result, when the joint movement assistance device is worn, smooth and stable foot movement can be achieved.
A61H 3/00 - Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
B25J 11/00 - Manipulators not otherwise provided for
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MICROBIAL FLORA ACTIVATOR, ANTI-FILAMENTOUS FUNGI AGENT COMPRISING SAID MICROBIAL FLORA ACTIVATOR AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT, AND METHOD FOR TREATING WASTE WATER CONTAINING OIL, FAT, ETC. USING SAID MICROBIAL FLORA ACTIVATOR
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a microbial flora activator which can prevent the re-bonding of a dispersed oil, fat or the like and can activate microorganisms in an activated sludge treatment system; and a method for treating waste water containing an oil, a fat or the like using the microbial flora activator. Provided is a microbial flora activator which contains 0.0005 to 8 wt% of a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether having 13 to 22 carbon atoms and 0.0005 to 2 wt% of a fatty acid dialkanolamide as the main components and also contains water as a remainder. Also provided is a method for treating waste water containing an oil, a fat or the like, which comprises the steps of: introducing a microbial flora activator into raw water; removing the oil or the fat, which has been dispersed in the raw water by the action of the microbial flora activator, from the raw water together with other organic contaminants; and increasing the sedimentation property of activated sludge in an aeration tank and enhancing endogenous respiration caused by microorganisms in the activated sludge to achieve steady gravity separation without adding any flocculating/precipitating agent.
The problem the present invention addresses is the provision of an information display device that is capable of showing a main image to specific viewers only and showing another image to other viewers. In order to do so, a brightness change unit (121) changes the brightness of a main image and another brightness change unit (122) generates a correction image in accordance with the difference between the main image and a secondary image. A projector (221) projects the main image onto a screen (24) through a polarizing filter (231), and another projector (222) projects the correction image onto the screen (24) through another polarizing filter (232). Specific viewers view the screen (24) using glasses (30) that have polarizing filters (31) exhibiting the same polarization direction as the abovementioned polarizing filter (231), and other viewers view the screen (24) without glasses.
G09G 5/00 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
G02F 1/13 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangementsOperation of liquid crystal cellsCircuit arrangements
G03B 21/00 - Projectors or projection-type viewersAccessories therefor
G03B 21/14 - Projectors or projection-type viewersAccessories therefor Details
G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
Provided are a light power generation system, a control device, a control method, and a program whereby efficient power, which is controllable whether a power converter circuit includes a chalk coil or not, can be supplied even if sunlight irradiated onto a solar cell panel is partially shadowed. The maximum power detection unit (253) in a control unit (25) operates a MOSFET (242) in a power converter circuit (24) (for example, in a DC-DC converter) and open-circuits both ends of a solar cell panel (11) in the maximum power detection mode. After that, the maximum power detection unit (253) short-circuits both ends of the solar cell panel (11), detects a maximum power (Pmax) by monitoring the output power of the solar cell panel (11) during a period from the open state to the short-circuited state, and defines the voltage (Vpv) of the solar cell panel (11) as an optimal voltage (Vop) when detecting the maximum power (Pmax). In a tracking operation mode, the control unit (25) performs PWM control with respect to the MOSFET (242) by defining the optimal voltage (Vop) to be a reference signal. Operations are repeated between the maximum power detection mode and the tracking operation mode, which are described above.
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