Abstract: Compounds having an excellent hypoglycemic effect and ? cell- or pancreas-preserving effects or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition having an excellent therapeutic effect and/or prophylactic effect on type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and the like, which cause hyperglycemia due to abnormal glucose metabolism. A compound represented by general formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is disclosed.

Abstract: A wavelength selective switch includes a light input/output unit that includes an input unit and an output unit of a wavelength multiplexed light arranged in a form of an array in a first direction, a light dispersing unit that receives the wavelength multiplexed light from the input unit and disperses the wavelength multiplexed light into signal wavelengths, a light condensing element that condenses the light dispersed into the signal wavelengths, and a light deflecting element array that deflects a signal light in the first direction and a second direction, that is orthogonal to the first direction, so as to switch the light of the signal wavelengths condensed by the light condensing element to a desired output unit.

Abstract: A discharge lamp lighting device light which drives a discharge lamp with an alternating power includes a DC-DC converter, an inverter, a voltage detector which detects an output voltage of the DC-DC converter, and a current detector which detects an output current of the DC-DC converter. The discharge lamp lighting device light further includes a controller controlling a switching frequency of the DC-DC converter according to a detection value of at least one of the voltage detector and the current detector; and a PWM ON signal controller increasing a DC power by lengthening an ON duty of a PWM signal during a predetermined period after a start of polarity inversion of the alternating power. When the voltage detector and/or the current detector detects a detection value, the controller changes an increase amount of the DC power according to the detection value.

Abstract: An apparatus (2) includes: a first tank (4); a line mixer (6); a second tank (8); a cooling jacket (10); a first tube (12); a second tube (14); and a third tube (16). In the first tank (4), (i) sodium persulfate serving as a polymerization initiator and (ii) water are fed so as to obtained an aqueous solution. The aqueous solution is continuously taken out and transferred via the first tube (12) to the line mixer (6). Between the first tank (4) and the line mixer (6), water is injected into the first tube (12). The water and the sodium persulfate aqueous solution are stirred together in the line mixer (6). This stirring decreases a concentration of the aqueous solution. The resulting aqueous solution is continuously fed to the second tank (8) via the second tube (14). The aqueous solution is then continuously taken out via the third tube (16) and is continuously added to an acrylic acid (salt) aqueous solution.

Abstract: Compounds are provided having an excellent hypoglycemic effect and ? cell- or pancreas-protecting effects, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition having an excellent therapeutic effect and/or prophylactic effect on type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and the like, which cause hyperglycemia due to abnormal glucose metabolism. A compound represented by general formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a jack having a switch mechanism SW of the single-butt contact type in which an ON/OFF operation is performed by insertion/extraction of a plug P. When the plug is inserted, a displacement load is applied by the separator to a middle portion in the length direction of the movable contact piece to flex the movable contact piece while setting a basal end portion of the movable contact piece as a fulcrum, whereby a tip end portion thereof is contacted with the stationary contact piece. Thereafter, the middle portion in the length direction of the movable contact piece is flexed while setting the tip end portion as a fulcrum, to apply a contact pressure on a contact. As a result, miniaturization of the jack, and reduction of the production cost can be realized.

Abstract: A wavelength selective switch includes a light input output portion having an input port and an output port for wavelength-multiplexed light, which are arranged in an array form in a first direction, a light dispersive unit which separates the wavelength-multiplexed light input from the input port, into signal wavelengths, a condenser element which condenses light separated into the signal wavelengths, and a light deflective element array which deflects the signal light in the first direction such that, respective signal wavelength light condensed by the condenser element is switched to a desired output port. In such wavelength selective switch, the light input output portion is divided into m groups, and the light deflective element array is arranged in m rows in the first direction to correspond with the m groups of the light input output portion, wherein m is an integer.

Abstract: A production method for a water-absorbent resin, comprising a polymerization step for obtaining hydrogel by subjecting a monomer aqueous solution to a polymerization reaction, and a drying step for drying the hydrogel, wherein drying in the drying step is performed using a continuous through-flow belt-type drying machine, the solid content of the hydrogel supplied to the drying step is 35% by weight or more, and thickness variation rate (1) represented by the following EXPRESSION 1 of the hydrogel loaded onto through-flow belt in the continuous through-flow belt, is 1.05 to 5: [MATH. 1] Thickness variation rate (1)=(Maximum thickness of hydrogel in a width direction of the through-flow belt)/(Average thickness of hydrogel in a width direction of the through-flow belt).

Abstract: Compounds having an excellent hypoglycemic effect and ? cell- or pancreas-preserving effects or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition having an excellent therapeutic effect and/or prophylactic effect on type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and the like, which cause hyperglycemia due to abnormal glucose metabolism. A compound represented by general formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a heterocyclic derivative showing a thyroid hormone ? receptor agonist action, which is effective for the prophylaxis or treatment of the diseases relating to the action. A compound represented by the formula [I]: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and a medicament containing the compound as an active ingredient.

Abstract: An optical disc apparatus of the present invention is configured to include: a chassis which includes a supporting portion that supports an optical pickup, a pickup moving mechanism, and a disc motor, and coupling portions that are coupled to a tray at plural points, which is formed of a synthetic resin material, and in which the supporting portion and the coupling portions are integrated with each other; and a flexible flat cable which electrically couples between a first circuit substrate fixed to the bottom case side and a second circuit substrate fixed to the tray or the chassis side, and which is arranged between a bottom cover and a bottom case while its plane surface is folded in a state where the tray is inserted into an apparatus body.

Abstract: Provided is a wavelength selective switch, which includes: an input/output unit; a dispersive portion; a condensing optical system; and the deflection portion. The input/output unit has input/output ports. The dispersive portion disperses signal light incident from the input/output ports. The condensing optical system condenses a plurality of signal light beams dispersed by the dispersive portion. The deflection portion has a plurality of deflection elements. The deflection elements deflect, along a second direction, the signal light beams condensed by the condensing optical system. In the condensing optical system, the aberration amount of the meridional component in a sagittal coma aberration remains substantially constant irrespective of an angle formed between the optical axis of the condensing optical system and a signal light beam incident on the condensing optical system from the input/output portion, at an incident position of the incident signal light beam at a certain height in the second direction.

Abstract: Provided are a compound having an excellent hypoglycemic action, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition having an excellent therapeutic effect and/or prophylactic effect on type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and the like, which cause an increase in the blood sugar level due to abnormal sugar metabolism. A compound represented by general formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a heterocyclic derivative showing a thyroid hormone ? receptor agonist action, which is effective for the prophylaxis or treatment of the diseases relating to the action. A compound represented by the formula [I]: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and a medicament containing the compound as an active ingredient.

Abstract: An example of an optical disc apparatus includes a top case and a bottom case. The top case includes a tab extending downward from one end of the top case. The tab includes a protrusion protruding inward. The bottom case includes a lower-side folded portion formed by folding inward an upper end of one side surface of the bottom case. The lower-side folded portion includes a cantilever spring. The cantilever spring includes a spring portion extending in a vertical direction and a curved portion formed by folding inward an upper part of the spring portion. The protrusion comes into contact with the curved portion when the top case is being affixed to the bottom case and is in contact with the spring portion under a state where the top case is affixed to the bottom case.

Abstract: Provided are compounds having an excellent hypoglycemic action and a ? cell- or pancreas-protecting action or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition having an excellent therapeutic effect and/or prophylactic effect on type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and the like, which cause an increase in the blood sugar level due to abnormal sugar metabolism. A compound represented by general formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is disclosed.

Abstract: A server (3) includes a server communication unit (302) for communicating with a portable terminal (1) and a home appliance (2), a position-determining unit (304) for acquiring information on a position of the terminal (1) during communication, an initial screen storage (305) for storing different position conditions and a collection of screen information defining respective content of initial screens corresponding to the conditions, and an activation unit (306). If position information obtained based on the information on the position acquired through the position-determining unit (304) corresponds to any position condition of the different position conditions, the unit (306) retrieves screen information defining content of an initial screen corresponding to the position condition from the storage (305) to provide the terminal (1) with the information.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element wherein the heat radiation-ability of the entire element and heat concentration in the element surface are improved and wherein thus element characteristics such as luminous efficiency, in-plane uniformity of the luminous efficiency, and reliability are improved. Its support substrate, on which a semiconductor film having a first electrode formed thereon is placed, has a highly thermal conductive portion of higher thermal conductivity than the support substrate embedded extending from the back surface of the support substrate into the inside, and the highly thermal conductive portion has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the shape of the first electrode in a plane parallel to the semiconductor film and is provided aligned with the first electrode along a direction parallel to and a direction perpendicular to the semiconductor film.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes a recording layer having a granular structure in which magnetic particles are dispersed within a non-magnetic base, and a non-magnetic material embedded in grooves of patterns formed on the recording layer. The magnetic particles have an inverted truncated cone shape with a diameter larger in an upper region of the recording layer than in a lower region of the recording layer.

Abstract: Provided is a wavelength selective switch, which includes: an input/output unit; a dispersive portion; a deflection portion; and an ovalization relay optical system. In the input/output unit, input/output portions are two-dimensionally arranged. The dispersive portion is capable of dispersing signal light along a first plane. The deflection portion deflects the signal light. The ovalization relay optical system condenses the signal light beams on to a first conjugate point. The ovalization relay optical system makes a beam waist forming position along a first direction coincide with the first conjugate point. The ovalization relay optical system condenses signal light, in a second direction, onto a first condensing point. The ovalization relay optical system makes the first condensing point conjugate to the first conjugate point. The ovalization relay optical system ovalizes the beam shape of the signal light beams incident on the deflection element.