Abstract: An additive manufacturing development method includes predicting a defect that occurs in a product based on a combination of a plurality of design data and a plurality of manufacturing conditions, collecting defect detection data for defect detection by monitoring the product during manufacturing in accordance with the combination of the plurality of design data and the plurality of manufacturing conditions, and generating a process map in which the plurality of manufacturing conditions are plotted using the predicted defect and the collected defect detection data. The method further includes collecting defect repair data for defect repair by monitoring the product during manufacturing and repairing a defect detected from the product, and storing the defect and the defect repair data in association with each other using the defect repair data and a repair result.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate that can be pre-trimmed and can eliminate the need for a post-processing step. A laminate includes a decorative layer, an adhesive layer, and a support layer laminated in this order. The support layer includes two or more kinds of materials having different melting points including a material having a relatively low melting point and a material having a relatively high melting point.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a molding method capable of molding a molded article having excellent strength and reducing manufacturing costs by shortening a molding cycle when obtaining a molded article from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin by compression molding. The present invention relates to a molding method which obtains a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin by kneading a thermoplastic resin and a reinforcing fiber (14), and a molded article from the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin by compression molding.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a novel biomarker for predicting the prognosis of an endometrial cancer patient. A biomarker that comprises a claudin 6 protein or a peptide fragment thereof, or a transcription product of a claudin 6 gene or a nucleic acid fragment thereof is provided so as to predict the prognosis of an endometrial cancer patient.

Abstract: The present invention provides a component that promotes cell adhesion, cell proliferation, and maintenance of stem cell potential. The invention relates to a peptide containing DPRIEWKKI (SEQ ID NO: 33), or an amino acid sequence obtained by adding, deleting, and/or substituting one amino acid therein. The invention relates to a coating agent for a cell culture substrate, an agent for promoting cell proliferation, an agent for maintaining stem cell potential, or a culture medium containing the peptide or salt thereof. The invention further relates to a cell culture substrate coated with the peptide or salt thereof. The present invention also relates to a method of culturing a cell which uses the coating agent, the cell culture substrate, the agent for promoting cell proliferation, or the agent for maintaining stem cell potential and to a method of producing a cell culture substrate by coating a cell culture substrate with the coating agent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a kneading method for a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin with which dispersibility of reinforcement fibers is enhanced and sufficient reinforcement fibers having a proper fiber length remain, and a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin plasticizing device and an extruding machine for carrying out the method. The kneading method comprises supplying a thermoplastic resin and reinforcement fibers into a cylinder of a plasticizing device, and rotating a screw to obtain a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin, wherein the size of a clearance between the bore of the cylinder and the screw is made different between an upstream side in the vicinity of a reinforcement fiber loading port and a downstream side, so that the clearance becomes larger from the vicinity of the reinforcement fiber loading port toward the downstream side compared with the upstream side.

Abstract: In the shaft sealing device according to one embodiment, a seal ring includes a machine-interior-side seal ring member, and a machine-exterior-side seal ring member. A ring gap is left between the machine-interior-side seal ring member and the machine-exterior-side seal ring member. A seal gap is left between an inner peripheral surface of the machine-interior-side seal ring member and an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft and between an inner peripheral surface of the machine-exterior-side seal ring member and the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. The inner peripheral surface of the machine-interior-side seal ring member is a flat surface that generally follows along the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft, and a groove extending along a direction of rotation of the rotary shaft is formed in the inner peripheral surface of the machine-exterior-side seal ring member.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a molding method capable of molding a molded article having excellent strength and reducing manufacturing costs by shortening a molding cycle when obtaining a molded article from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin by compression molding. The present invention relates to a molding method which obtains a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin by kneading a thermoplastic resin and a reinforcing fiber (14), and a molded article from the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin by compression molding.

Abstract: In the shaft sealing device according to one embodiment, a seal ring includes a machine-interior-side seal ring member, and a machine-exterior-side seal ring member. A ring gap is left between the machine-interior-side seal ring member and the machine-exterior-side seal ring member. A seal gap is left between an inner peripheral surface of the machine-interior-side seal ring member and an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft and between an inner peripheral surface of the machine-exterior-side seal ring member and the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. The inner peripheral surface of the machine-interior-side seal ring member is a flat surface that generally follows along the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft, and a groove extending along a direction of rotation of the rotary shaft is formed in the inner peripheral surface of the machine-exterior-side seal ring member.

Abstract: An inhibitor of HCV infection having a high inhibitory effect on HCV infection wherein the effect is unaffected by genotypes or gene mutations of HCV is developed and provided. The present invention provides an anti-occludin antibody binding to a peptide which consists of a portion of an amino acid sequence constituting a second extracellular domain of occludin and contains the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 as an epitope.

Abstract: A method for removing a crack in an electromechanical rotor, including: forming a plurality of slots on a periphery of a core portion of an electromechanical rotor along an axial direction thereof; inserting coils into the slots, respectively; forming a plurality of wedges for maintaining the coils in the slots, respectively; and forming a cut hole at at least a part of the core portion from an outer surface of the core portion toward the side of a center axis thereof so as to contain a crack along a circumferential direction thereof.

Abstract: A method for repairing a crack in an electromechanical rotor (10), including forming a plurality of slots (12) on a periphery of a core portion (11) of an electromechanical rotor (10) along an axial direction thereof; inserting coils into the slots (12), respectively; forming a plurality of wedges for maintaining the coils in the slots (12), respectively; and forming a cut hole (20) at the core portion (11) from an outer surface of the core portion (11) so as to remove at least a deeper area of a crack created at the core portion (11) at a contacting surface between the corresponding wedge and the corresponding slot (12).

Abstract: In a method for removing a crack in an electromechanical rotor, a through-hole penetrating from a side of one of slots adjacent to each other via a rotor core portion to a side of the other slot is formed to include a crack in the rotor core portion occurring to a contact surface with a wedge, in an electromechanical rotor including a plurality of slots formed in an axial direction in an outer peripheral surface of the rotor core portion, a coil housed in the slot, a wedge inserted in an upper portion of the slot to be arranged in the axial direction and holding the coil in the slot, and the crack is removed.

Abstract: In a method for removing a crack in an electromechanical rotor, a through-hole penetrating from a side of one of slots adjacent to each other via a rotor core portion to a side of the other slot is formed to include a crack in the rotor core portion occurring to a contact surface with a wedge, in an electromechanical rotor including a plurality of slots formed in an axial direction in an outer peripheral surface of the rotor core portion, a coil housed in the slot, a wedge inserted in an upper portion of the slot to be arranged in the axial direction and holding the coil in the slot, and the crack is removed.

Abstract: A to-be-repaired damaged part, which occurs in a rotor, is removed and shaped by machining or grinding. The shaped surface, from which the to-be-repaired damaged part is removed in the step, is roughened by a blasting process. A coating is formed on the surface, which is roughened in the step, by a high-velocity flame spray apparatus. The coating, which is formed in the step, is finished by machining or polishing. A defect inspection is performed to check presence/absence of a defect. A dimensional/quality inspection is performed for the part repaired in the step.

Abstract: A method for repairing a crack in an electromechanical rotor (10), including forming a plurality of slots (12) on a periphery of a core portion (11) of an electromechanical rotor (10) along an axial direction thereof; inserting coils into the slots (12), respectively; forming a plurality of wedges for maintaining the coils in the slots (12), respectively; and forming a cut hole (20) at the core portion (11) from an outer surface of the core portion (11) so as to remove at least a deeper area of a crack created at the core portion (11) at a contacting surface between the corresponding wedge and the corresponding slot (12).

Abstract: A method for removing a crack in an electromechanical rotor, including: forming a plurality of slots on a periphery of a core portion of an electromechanical rotor along an axial direction thereof; inserting coils into the slots, respectively; forming a plurality of wedges for maintaining the coils in the slots, respectively; and forming a cut hole at at least a part of the core portion from an outer surface of the core portion toward the side of a center axis thereof so as to contain a crack along a circumferential direction thereof.

Abstract: A radiation sensitive resin composition comprising an alkali-soluble resin such as a polyvinyl phenol or a phenol resin other than a polyvinyl phenol having a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 or higher, a cross-linking agent such as an amino resin having two or more active methylol groups in a molecule, a particulate rubbery material comprising a cross-linked polymer chemically modified with an epoxy compound, a liquid rubbery material having a number average molecular weight between 1,000 and 10,000 and a glass transition temperature of -20.degree. C. or lower, and a radiation polymerization initiator. The composition is best suited for use as a material for preparing an insulating layer interposed between two layers of conductive wiring that are arranged in an overlaying stack.

Abstract: A radiation sensitive resin composition comprising:(A) an alkali-soluble copolymer comprising:(a) 10 to 50% by weight of a first unit consisting of a radical polymerizable compound having a carboxylic group,(b) 20 to 60% by weight of a second unit consisting of a radical polymerizable compound having a cycloalkyl group, the unit containing no carboxyl group, and(c) 5 to 40% by weight of a third unit consisting of a radical polymerizable compound other than the radical polymerizable compounds in (a) and (b) above;(B) a polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond; and(C) a radiation sensitive radical initiator. Also is disclosed a material for forming bumps containing the radiation sensitive resin composition. The radiation sensitive resin composition has sufficient developability with an alkali developer and sufficient resolution when the composition is in the form of a 20 .mu.m or more thick film.

Abstract: An electroconductive elastomer-forming composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a vinyl group-containing polydimethylsiloxane having a standard polystyrene-reduced molecular weight of 10,000-40,000, (b) 5-50 parts by weight of a hydrosilyl group-containing polydimethylsiloxane having a standard polystyrene-reduced molecular weight of 10,000-40,000 and (c) 30-1,000 parts by weight of electroconductive particles. Said composition can form a conductor of small thickness having good conductivity, excellent heat resistance and excellent durability.