Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein the variants R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7 are as defined herein, and wherein said compound is an inhibitor of CETP, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by CETP or responsive to the inhibition of CETP.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I: for use in the treatment, amelioration and/or prevention of diseases and conditions associated with CETP activity, such as atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia, in a subject with high triglyceride level; wherein R1, X1, R7, R5, C, L and p are defined herein. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents for use in the treatment, amelioration and/or prevention of diseases and conditions associated with CETP activity, such as atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia, in a subject with high triglyceride levels.

Abstract: The invention provides a soil improvement agent composition which contains (A) a fatty acid polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether represented by formula (1): R1CO (EO)m (PO)n OR2 (1) wherein R1 is a straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon group having 13 to 21 carbon atoms, EO represents ethylene oxide, m is a number of 2 to 10, PO represents propylene oxide, n is a number of 1 to 4, and R2 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and (B) a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether represented by formula (2): R3O (EO)x (PO)y H (2) wherein R3 is a straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon group having 8 to 14 carbon atoms, EO represents ethylene oxide, x is a number of 7 to 12, PO represents propylene oxide, and y is a number of 0 to 3.

Abstract: A power management system is configured to comprise: a plurality of power management units (32, 36, 38, 40, 42) that divide power information about a whole facilities complex into power information about a plurality of management areas, and each of which takes partial charge and manages power information about the area pertaining thereto; and a system controller (30) that is connected to each of the power management units (32, 36, 38, 40, and 42) through a communication element, and that is for conducting power management of the whole facilities complex. When failure information is detected from the power information, an alarm signal is output by the system controller (30), and details about the failure information, which are located at a power management unit (32) for a power apparatus, are transmitted to the other power management units via a server (200).

Abstract: A management system (28) comprises a plurality of power management units (32, 36, 38, 40, 42) which divide power information of an overall facility group into a plurality of management areas and manage the respective power information in a distributed manner; and a system controller (30) which is respectively connected to the power management units (32, 36, 38, 40, 42) with connection elements and which executes power management of the overall facility group. When the update time of the power information which is transmitted to the system controller (30) has not been updated beyond a predetermined confirmation interval, occurrence of a communication abnormality is judged and an abnormality signal is output, and if the power information includes failure information while there is no communication abnormality, an alert signal is output.

Abstract: In a lower vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, there is provided a rear connecting member swingably supporting a rear portion of a lower arm at a sub frame and a front side frame, the rear connecting member comprising a support portion to support the lower arm, a fifth connection portion to connect the sub frame and the support portion, and a fourth connection portion to connect the front side frame and the support portion. Further, there is provided a separation mechanism to separate the fourth connection portion off the front side frame in the vehicle frontal collision. Accordingly, the sub frame and the lower arm are separated off the front side frame by the separation mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein the variants R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are as defined herein, and wherein said compound is an inhibitor of CETP, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by CETP or responsive to the inhibition of CETP.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein the variants R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are as defined herein, and wherein said compound is an inhibitor of CETP, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by CETP or responsive to the inhibition of CETP.

Abstract: A management system includes a plurality of power management sections, and which manage respective power information, by dividing the power information of an entire facility complex into a plurality of management ranges, and a system controller which is connected to each of the power management sections and by a communication element and executes power management of the entire facility complex. Data such as a saved energy amount, CO2 reduction amount and the like calculated in the system controller is displayed by a display section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein the variants R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are as defined herein, and wherein said compound is an inhibitor of CETP, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by CETP or responsive to the inhibition of CETP.

Abstract: This method of controlling a battery storing electric power generated by a power generator generating electric power using renewable energy comprising, detecting a power output data at plural points in time during a specified period, the power output data being amounts of electric power generated by the power generator, computing a target output value for supplying to an electric power transmission system based on an average value of the power output data detected at the plural points, and supplying to the electric power transmission system electric power corresponding to the target output value from at least one of the power generator and the battery, wherein the average value is determined so that different weights are applied to the power output data detected at the plural points in calculating the average value.

Abstract: This storage unit includes a power converter that radiates heat by converting power to direct current or alternating current, a storage portion that stores power, a housing that houses at least the storage portion and the power converter, and an air blower provided in the housing, while the air blower is so configured as to send air containing the heat radiated from the power converter into the housing where the storage portion is arranged.

Abstract: This storage unit includes a storage portion that stores power, a converter that converts power, a first temperature detection portion arranged in the vicinity of the converter, and a housing that houses at least the converter, the first temperature detection portion, and the storage portion.

Abstract: This electric power generation system comprises a power generator configured to generate electric power using renewable energy, a battery configured to store electric power generated by the power generator, a detector configured to acquire a first power amount data for every first time interval and a second power amount data for every second time interval which is shorter than the first time interval, and a controller configured to determine whether to perform a charge and discharge control of the battery based on the second power amount data, to compute a target output value for the electric power to be supplied to the electric power transmission system based on the first power amount data when the charge and discharge control is performed, to charge or discharge the line with electric power from the battery so that the target output value is supplied to the electric power transmission system.

Abstract: A first line includes a switching element and is electrically coupled to a branch point and an external load which is electrically connectable to a battery parallel-operation circuit. A second line includes a resistive element, and is electrically coupled to the external load and the branch point. The first line and the second line are each provided in a plurality. The plural first lines are connected in parallel to one another, and the plural second lines are connected in parallel to one another. The branch points are electrically coupled respectively to plural external, connectable battery units.

Abstract: Provided is a power management system capable of controlling charge and discharge of storage batteries according to power requirement of load even when handling electric power of large scale. A system controller receives load-related information data including the power requirement of load and storage battery-related information data including a state of a storage battery assembly including multiple storage batteries and creates an overall charge-discharge control instruction for the entire power management system based on the load-related information data and the storage battery-related information data. A hierarchical charge-discharge control apparatus receives the overall charge-discharge control instruction from the system controller and performs charge-discharge control of the multiple storage batteries, classified into hierarchical levels, on a hierarchical level basis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein the variants R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are as defined herein, and wherein said compound is an inhibitor of CETP, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by CETP or responsive to the inhibition of CETP.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein the variants R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are as defined herein, and wherein said compound is an inhibitor of CETP, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by CETP or responsive to the inhibition of CETP.

Abstract: In a lower vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, there is provided a rear connecting member swingably supporting a rear portion of a lower arm at a sub frame and a front side frame, the rear connecting member comprising a support portion to support the lower arm, a fifth connection portion to connect the sub frame and the support portion, and a fourth connection portion to connect the front side frame and the support portion. Further, there is provided a separation mechanism to separate the fourth connection portion off the front side frame in the vehicle frontal collision. Accordingly, the sub frame and the lower arm are separated off the front side frame by the separation mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein the variants R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7 are as defined herein, and wherein said compound is an inhibitor of CETP, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by CETP or responsive to the inhibition of CETP.