Abstract: An LED drive circuit (1) includes a controller (5) which controls a duty ratio of a PWM signal and driving current for driving a blue LED chip (7B) with a blue LED driver (3B) based on blue light, green light, and red light which are received by a photo sensor (4).

Abstract: A light emitting device which emits a secondary light with high color purity and has a fast response speed is obtained. A KSF phosphor (15) which absorbs a part of blue light and emits red light and a CASN phosphor (16) are distributed in a resin (14) which seals an LED chip (13) which emits the blue light. The KSF phosphor (15) absorbs the blue light and emits the red light by forbidden transition, and the CASN phosphor (16) absorbs the blue light and emits the red light by allowed transition.

Abstract: A first capturing image unit mounted on a vehicle body captures an image of surroundings of a work vehicle. A second capturing image unit is disposed above the work implement and captures an image of an area in front of the work implement. A first image generation unit generates, from the image captured by the first capturing image unit, a surroundings composite image, which depicts the surroundings of the work vehicle in a bird's-eye view and is synthesized with a vehicle model depicting the work vehicle. A second image generation unit generates, from the image captured by the second image capturing unit, a work implement composite image, which depicts the area in front of the work implement and is synthesized with the vehicle model and the surroundings composite image. A display unit displays a display image including the vehicle model, the surroundings composite image, and the work implement composite image.

Abstract: A first lens group includes a plano-concave and negative first lens, a catoptric element having a flat object side surface and a flat image side surface, and a first cemented lens, for example. Here, the first cemented lens includes a negative second lens and a positive third lens in order from an object side. A second lens group includes an aperture stop and a positive second cemented lens, for example. The second cemented lens includes a positive fourth lens, a negative fifth lens, and a positive sixth lens in order from the object side. A zoom lens satisfies a conditional expression 1.59<n21<2.20, assuming that a value n21 indicates refractive index of the fourth lens on a side closest to an object in the second lens group.

Abstract: To provide a start-up control device and a start-up control method for a power plant capable of changing the start-up completion estimated time to a desired time simply and safely while starting the power plant.

Abstract: A casting machine having a furnace body, a first heater, a first surface and pressure means. The furnace body has a melting portion and a holding portion, material being supplied and melted to form the molten metal in the melting portion, the holding portion holding the molten metal which has flowed out from the melting portion. The first heater heats the material supplied to the melting portion to melt it. The first surface is provided on a hearth surface of the melting portion and has concavities and convexities, the material to be heated being laid on the first surface.

Abstract: A control parameter optimizing system and an operation optimizing apparatus equipped therewith are provided, the system being applicable to an existing plant without modifying the control panel or equipment of the plant, the system further being capable of optimizing the operation control of the plant in accordance with diverse operational requirements. The system includes an objective function setting section, a plant model, and a control parameter optimizing section. The control parameter optimizing section includes an optimization control parameter selecting section and an optimization control parameter adjusting section. The optimization control parameter selecting section selects as an optimization control parameter the control parameter for optimizing an objective function based on control logic information extracted from a power plant.

Abstract: To provide a circuit for reducing an afterglow of secondary light, a circuit includes an LED (11) which includes an LED chip (13) and a KSF phosphor (15), and a first output circuit (5) and a second output circuit (6) which are coupled to a cathode (11C). When a PWM signal goes to “H”, the first output circuit is driven thereby making IF flow from the cathode. When the PWM signal goes to “L”, the first output circuit stops driving, and the second output circuit makes an offset current flow from the cathode.

Abstract: A light emitting device which emits a secondary light with high color purity and has a fast response speed is obtained. A KSF phosphor (15) which absorbs a part of blue light and emits red light and a CASN phosphor (16) are distributed in a resin (14) which seals an LED chip (13) which emits the blue light. The KSF phosphor (15) absorbs the blue light and emits the red light by forbidden transition, and the CASN phosphor (16) absorbs the blue light and emits the red light by allowed transition.

Abstract: LED light source substrates (140) in an edge-light type surface light source device are disposed with a light guide plate interposed therebetween. A length of each of the LED light source substrates is shorter than a length of a plane of incidence of the light guide plate. The chromaticity of light from a central part (141) is uniform, and the chromaticity of light from ends (142) is more shifted toward blue than the chromaticity of light from the central part (141).

Abstract: There is provided a method for culturing a population of cancer stem cells. The method comprises introducing the cancer stem cells on or in a cell culture substrate, the cell culture substrate being in the form of a gel comprising a conjugate of a glycosaminoglycan and a substituted phenalkylamine.

Abstract: An illumination device (11) includes a light guide plate (15) and a light source unit (10) which includes a substrate (12) and a plurality of LED chips (16) disposed on the substrate (12), and which is disposed in a position at which emitted light of the LED chips (16) enters a light entrance portion (15a) of the light guide plate (15). The LED chips (16) are disposed to form a plurality of rows on the substrate (12), and are disposed to line up in a direction which orthogonally intersects the rows between each of the rows.

Abstract: A coating apparatus includes a nozzle, a moving mechanism, a pressure adjusting unit and a pressure control unit. The nozzle is provided with a storage chamber and a slit-like flow path, and configured to discharge the coating liquid from a discharge port formed at a front end of the flow path. The moving mechanism moves the nozzle and a substrate relatively to each other along the surface of the substrate. The pressure adjusting unit adjusts the pressure inside the storage chamber. The pressure control unit controls the pressure adjusting unit so as to adjust pressure inside the storage chamber. The pressure control unit controls the pressure adjusting unit such that the inside of the storage chamber becomes a negative pressure, and fills the coating liquid inside the storage chamber while slowly decreasing the negative pressure inside the storage chamber.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oligonucleotide useful as a therapeutic agent for dyslipidemia that has excellent binding affinity to the PCSK9 gene as well as stability and safety. The oligonucleotide of the present invention contains a sugar-modified nucleoside, the sugar-modified nucleoside has a bridging structure between 4?-position and 2?-position, and the oligonucleotide can bind to the human PCSK9 gene. Also, the present invention provides a therapeutic agent for dyslipidemia containing the oligonucleotide as an active ingredient, and the therapeutic agent preferably contains a bioabsorbable material as a carrier. The bioabsorbable material is preferably atelocollagen or peptide gel.

Abstract: LED light source substrates (140) in an edge-light type surface light source device are disposed with a light guide plate interposed therebetween. A length of each of the LED light source substrates is shorter than a length of a plane of incidence of the light guide plate. The chromaticity of light from a central part (141) is uniform, and the chromaticity of light from ends (142) is more shifted toward blue than the chromaticity of light from the central part (141).

Abstract: A first lens group includes a plano-concave and negative first lens, a catoptric element having a flat object side surface and a flat image side surface, and a first cemented lens, for example. Here, the first cemented lens includes a negative second lens and a positive third lens in order from an object side. A second lens group includes an aperture stop and a positive second cemented lens, for example. The second cemented lens includes a positive fourth lens, a negative fifth lens, and a positive sixth lens in order from the object side. A zoom lens satisfies a conditional expression 1.59<n21<2.20, assuming that a value n21 indicates refractive index of the fourth lens on a side closest to an object in the second lens group.

Abstract: To provide a variant-can having a narrow part in the vicinity of a bottom part by performing a diameter-reduction process up to the vicinity of the bottom part on a trunk part of a can-body made of metal in a can-manufacturing device which processes the can-body being held by a pocket-shaped conveying part while conveying. It is provided with: a can-body pocket which holds a can-body by being in contact with a part of an outer circumference surface of a trunk part of the can-body; a base pad which presses a bottom part of the can-body along a can-axis direction; a die in which the trunk part of the can-body is press-inserted; and a clamping ring which protrudes from the base pad toward the die and is provided so as to move back and forth along the can-axis direction.

Abstract: A casting machine having a furnace body, a first heater, a first surface and pressure means. The furnace body has a melting portion and a holding portion, material being supplied and melted to form the molten metal in the melting portion, the holding portion holding the molten metal which has flowed out from the melting portion. The first heater heats the material supplied to the melting portion to melt it. The first surface is provided on a hearth surface of the melting portion and has concavities and convexities, the material to be heated being laid on the first surface.

Abstract: A light emitting module board which is compatible with a plurality of screen sizes and is used for a backlight apparatus of a liquid crystal display panel is provided. A light emitting module includes a first connector 15 and a second connector 16, each including a plurality of cathode terminals and at least one anode terminal, at each end of the board, and can be connected to another one to each other through the connectors in multi-level. A cathode wiring 14 for supplying a cathode control signal includes first cathode wirings which connect the cathode terminals of the first connector and light emitting bodies to supply a control signal to the light emitting bodies in the light emitting module, and second cathode wirings which connect the cathode terminals of the first and second connectors to supply a control signal to the light emitting bodies on a downstream light emitting module.

Abstract: A coating apparatus includes a nozzle, a moving mechanism, a pressure adjusting unit and a pressure control unit. The nozzle is provided with a storage chamber and a slit-like flow path, and configured to discharge the coating liquid from a discharge port formed at a front end of the flow path. The moving mechanism moves the nozzle and a substrate relatively to each other along the surface of the substrate. The pressure adjusting unit adjusts the pressure inside the storage chamber. The pressure control unit controls the pressure adjusting unit so as to adjust pressure inside the storage chamber. The pressure control unit controls the pressure adjusting unit such that the inside of the storage chamber becomes a negative pressure, and fills the coating liquid inside the storage chamber while slowly decreasing the negative pressure inside the storage chamber.