Abstract: The present invention suppresses wear of a rod or a component with which the rod is in contact. An electromagnetic suction valve mechanism (electromagnetic valve mechanism) includes a suction valve (valve body), a rod engaged with the suction valve, and a magnetic attraction force generation unit that generates a magnetic attraction force for moving the rod in an axial direction. The rod is provided with a low friction portion. The low friction portion is set to a friction coefficient such that a frictional force generated between the rod and the rod contact component with which the rod is in contact is smaller than a rotational propulsive force of the rod.

Abstract: A graphene nanoribbon represented by formula (1): wherein R1 represents a linear alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 are both hydrogen atoms, or R3 and R4 taken together form a group represented by —SiR2aR2b—, wherein R2a and R2b are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group, and n represents an integer of 1 or more, is a novel GNR obtained by a simpler and industrially advantageous method for GNRs.

Abstract: A measurement system includes a measurement device including a light source, and a first power meter, and one or a plurality of connection members each configured to optically connect a pair of optical fiber lines of the plurality of optical fiber lines. A first optical fiber line of the pair of optical fiber lines includes a first end and a second end, a second optical fiber line of the pair of optical fiber lines includes a third end and a fourth end, the one or plurality of connection members optically connect the second end to the fourth end, the light source causes testing light to be incident on the first end, and the first power meter measures first intensity of first output light output from the third end by causing the testing light to propagate through the pair of optical fiber lines.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a brake control apparatus including a backup brake, which brake control apparatus makes it possible both to ensure deceleration, and to attain vehicle running stability. The present invention includes: a front-wheel-side braking mechanism 4 that includes a front-wheel-side electric hydraulic mechanism 6, and a hydraulic circuit system, and applies braking force to front wheels 2L, and 2R; a rear-wheel-side braking mechanism 5 that applies braking on a rear wheel side; a backup brake that is actuated in accordance with a switch to the hydraulic circuit system 15 when the front-wheel-side electric hydraulic mechanism 6 fails, and applies braking force to the front wheels 2R, and 2L; and a skid determination threshold setting section 43 that sets a skid determination threshold.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a brake control device and a brake system capable of braking with a shortened braking response when shifting from non-braking to braking. A brake control device 10 includes a command value calculation unit 4 that calculates an operation command value required to make a pressing force by which a brake pad 11a is pressed against a brake disc 11b reach a target thrust value. The command value calculation unit 4 includes: a clearance command calculation unit 43 that calculates a command value required for contact between the brake pad 11a and the brake disc 11b; and a thrust command calculation unit 40 that calculates a command value required for reaching the target thrust from a state where the brake pad 11a and the brake disc 11b are in contact with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a multilayer vessel excellent in gas barrier performance and transparency and its application. The multilayer vessel contains a layer (X) that contains at least one type of polyolefin resin as the major ingredient; and a layer (Y) that contains a polyamide resin (A) as the major ingredient, the polyamide resin (A) being composed of a structural unit derived from diamine, and a structural unit derived from dicarboxylic acid, 70 mol % or more of the structural unit derived from diamine being derived from metaxylylenediamine, meanwhile 30 to 60 mol % of the structural unit derived from dicarboxylic acid being derived from straight chain aliphatic ?,?-dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and 70 to 40 mol % being derived from isophthalic acid.

Abstract: A flame-retardant soundproof material for vehicles includes a polyurethane foam obtained by foam-molding a urethane resin composition. The urethane resin composition contains an isocyanate component (A), a polyol component (B), and an expandable graphite (C). The isocyanate component (A) includes a mixture of 2,4?-MDI and 4,4?-MDI, and one or more modified forms selected from carbodiimide modified forms and uretonimine modified forms of at least one of 2,4?-MDI and 4,4?-MDI. The content of the one or more modified forms in the urethane resin composition is 5.0 mass % to 8.8 mass %. The polyol component (B) includes a polyether polyol as a main constituent. The expandable graphite (C) has an expansion initiation temperature of 170° C. to 200° C., an expansion ratio of 10 or more at 250° C., and a content of 8 mass % to 20 mass % in the urethane resin composition.

Abstract: Provided is a quick and simple method for screening dimerized cyclic peptides, a library therefor, and molecules including cyclic peptides that can be used in the method and the library. For example, the method for screening dimerized cyclic peptides includes (1) a step in which, in a cell-free expression system, a cyclic peptide, a dimerization domain including a cysteine residue and a leucine zipper region, and at least one polypeptide including a peptide linker existing between the cyclic peptide and the dimerization domain are synthesized, and a dimer of the polypeptide is prepared, and (2) a step in which activity based on binding between the dimer and a target molecule is measured.

Abstract: A medium composition, containing a basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) at not less than 150 ng/mL is useful for culturing cells.

Abstract: Peptide-encapsulating ferritins including a peptide that is composed of 3 to 19 amino acid residues and satisfies the following requirement: a) ?10.2?X?5.

Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a complicated peptide molecule, such as a dimeric peptide, in a simpler manner at lower cost compared with the conventional chemical synthesis methods; and a dimeric peptide which comprises a specific short linker and has a satisfactory activity; and others.

Abstract: Provided is a recombinant activin A precursor protein that has human activin A activity. Also provided is a novel method for producing human activin A. The present invention pertains to a recombinant activin A precursor protein that includes a human mature activin A sequence and a non-human activin A prodomain, wherein said recombinant activin A precursor protein is not a naturally occurring activin A precursor protein. The present invention also pertains to a method for producing a human activin A using the aforesaid recombinant activin A precursor protein.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cyclic peptide having any unit structure selected from the structures represented by the following formula (1): —X1—X2—X3—X4—X5—??(1) (in the formula (1), X1 is I, V or L, or an N-alkylamino acid thereof, X2 is S or T, or an N-alkylamino acid thereof, X3 is K or an N-alkylamino acid thereof, X4 is W or an N-alkylamino acid thereof, and X5 is W, Y, or H, or K or an N-alkylamino acid thereof), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the cyclic peptide.

Abstract: An additive for culturing stem cells containing a polysaccharide other than dextran sulfate having a molecular weight of 4,000 kDa to 40,000 kDa, a medium for culturing stem cells, containing a polysaccharide other than dextran sulfate having a molecular weight of 4,000 kDa to 40,000 kDa, and a method for culturing a stem cell, including suspension culturing the stem cell in a medium for culturing stem cells containing a polysaccharide other than dextran sulfate having a molecular weight of 4,000 kDa to 40,000 kDa are useful for suspension culture of stem cells, in which the forming rate of cell aggregates of the stem cells can be improved, the shape thereof can be controlled, and also the proliferation rate and the rate of maintaining an undifferentiated state of the stem cells can be improved.

Abstract: Additives and media containing a water-soluble polymer are useful for suspension culture of animal cells, and can suppress the precipitation of medium components such as insulin 5 and the like due to physical stimulation of stirring, shaking, circulation, gas bubbling, or the like in suspension culture of animal cells, and can improve the culture efficiency of animal cells and the quality of cultured cells.

Abstract: Provided is a recombinant activin A precursor protein that has human activin A activity. Also provided is a novel method for producing human activin A. The present invention pertains to a recombinant activin A precursor protein that includes a human mature activin A sequence and a non-human activin A prodomain, wherein said recombinant activin A precursor protein is not a naturally occurring activin A precursor protein. The present invention also pertains to a method for producing a human activin A using the aforesaid recombinant activin A precursor protein.

Abstract: An inverter includes a power substrate mounting power element groups arranged apart from each other, each power element group constituted by power elements arranged, a control substrate disposed apart from the power substrate in a plate thickness direction of the power substrate and mounting an electronic component for controlling the power elements, a capacitor substrate disposed between the power substrate and the control substrate and mounting capacitors, a release member fixed to the power substrate, and a spacer electrically connecting the power substrate and the capacitor substrate. The spacer includes a body portion disposed between two adjacent power element groups of the power element groups and a heat transfer portion disposed outside the power element groups in a direction in which the power elements are arranged and provided at a position not overlapping with the capacitors as viewed in a plate thickness direction of the capacitor substrate.

Abstract: An inverter includes a power substrate mounting power element groups arranged apart from each other, each power element group constituted by power elements arranged, a control substrate disposed apart from the power substrate in a plate thickness direction of the power substrate and mounting an electronic component for controlling the power elements, a capacitor substrate disposed between the power substrate and the control substrate and mounting capacitors, a release member fixed to the power substrate, and a spacer electrically connecting the power substrate and the capacitor substrate. The spacer includes a body portion disposed between two adjacent power element groups of the power element groups and a heat transfer portion disposed outside the power element groups in a direction in which the power elements are arranged and provided at a position not overlapping with the capacitors as viewed in a plate thickness direction of the capacitor substrate.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a heat release member, a first substrate that is fixed to the heat release member and on which a semiconductor device is mounted, a second substrate that is spaced from the first substrate in a thickness direction of the first substrate and on which an electronic component is mounted, and a bracket that fixes the second substrate to the heat release member. An electrically non-conductive heat transfer member is disposed between the second substrate and the bracket for transferring heat from the second substrate to the bracket. The bracket is made of a metal. The bracket includes a heat transfer portion that transfers heat to the heat release member.

Abstract: A peptide functioning as a c-Met agonist is described. A peptide complex comprising two or more peptides that bind to a c-Met protein and a linker that links the two or more peptides to one another is described. Such a peptide complex promotes autophosphorylation of the c-Met protein and induces cell growth.