Abstract: A multi-processor control device according to an example of the invention comprises a cooperative control unit which determines priorities of requests issued from processors to a shared resource which are used to suppress a total power consumption of the processors within a range in which performance constraints of programs executed by the processors are satisfied, and determines a frequency of each of the processors so as to suppress the total power consumption within the range in which the performance constraint of the each program is satisfied, a first control unit which issues requests from the processors to the shared resource in accordance with priorities determined by the cooperative control unit, and a second control unit which controls the frequency of each of the processors in accordance with the frequency determined by the cooperative control unit.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a diagnostic apparatus which diagnoses a state of the fuel cell includes an operation device which is used for operating the fuel cell; an operational state detecting portion which detects a change in an operational state of the fuel cell; a device control portion which controls the operation device such that the fuel cell is operated according to at least one predetermined operation pattern; and a diagnostic portion which diagnoses the state of the fuel cell based on the change in the operational state of the fuel cell that is detected by the change in the operational state detecting portion when the fuel cell is operated by the device control portion according to the at least one predetermined operation pattern, and the at least one predetermined operation pattern.

Abstract: A request change unit outputs a command as a request under control of a judgment control unit. A response condition determination unit determines a condition that is to be matched by a correct response which is to be returned from the other device-in-communication in reply to the command if the other device-in-communication operates in conformity with a protocol. A check unit checks a response received from the other device-in-communication in reply to the command, against the condition. If the received response does not match the condition but is correctable to match the condition as a result of the check, a response correction unit corrects the received response to match the condition under control of the judgment control unit.

Abstract: An operation state determining apparatus for determining an operation state of a fuel cell battery formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells each having a construction in which a wet-state solid electrolyte membrane is sandwiched between an anode that is supplied with a fuel gas and a cathode that is supplied with an oxidizing gas is characterized by comprising: a voltage measuring portion that measures a voltage of at least one of the unit cells or a voltage of a unit cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells; and an operation state determining portion which determines that the operation state is a first operation state that is one of a low fuel gas state and a dried-up state if the voltage measured by the voltage measuring portion is within a predetermined inappropriate voltage range, and is below a predetermined voltage that is pre-set at a low value that is substantially impossible during a low oxidizing gas state and during a flooded state, and which determines that the operation state i

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner is disclosed, meeting the requirement that a ratio of a storage modulus at 60° C. [G?(60)] to a storage modulus at 80° C. [G?(80)], G?(60)/G?(80) is from 1×102 to 1×104; a ratio of a storage modulus at 100° C. [G?(100)] to a storage modulus at 120° C. [G?(120)], G?(100)/G?(120) is from 1 to 10; and a storage modulus at a temperature of from 140 to 160° C., [G?(140-160)] is not less than 102 dyn/cm2.

Abstract: In an image forming method in which a toner image, which is visualized via an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photoreceptor, employing a developer incorporating toner, is transferred onto a recording material followed by fixing, and any residual toner remaining on the electrophotographic photoreceptor is removed, an image forming method in which an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a toner which satisfy specified requirements are employed and image formation is carried out while feeding a surface energy lowering agent from the developer onto the aforesaid electrophotographic photoreceptor, and an image forming apparatus employing the same.

Abstract: The fuel cell system of the present invention supplies oxidant gas to a fuel cell during periods where generation of electrical power by the fuel cell is stopped. As a result, an amount of oxidant gas that is just sufficient to continue a reaction with remaining fuel gas is continued even when generation of electrical power itself is stopped. It is therefore possible to protect electrolyte membranes from damage occurring as a result of oxygen deficiency. Further, in addition to intermittent operation, the fuel cell system of the present invention is also applicable to steps for the stopping of generation of electrical power by a fuel cell in accordance with other conditions or at the time of the complete stopping of operation of the fuel cell system.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner is disclosed, comprising a binding resin, a colorant and a releasing agent, wherein the releasing agent comprises a first releasing agent component and a second releasing agent component, the first releasing agent component is a straight chain hydrocarbon compound exhibiting a melting point of 50 to 100° C. and the second releasing agent component is a branched hydrocarbon compound exhibiting a melting point of 50 to 100° C., and the second releasing agent component accounting for 5% to 90% by mass of the total amount of the first and second releasing agent components.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a diagnostic apparatus for a fuel cell installed in a moving object as a power source is characterized by comprising an operation control portion that is connected to a control system installed in the moving object to perform operation control of the fuel cell and that performs operation control of the fuel cell by issuing an operational instruction to the control system, a diagnostic portion that diagnoses a state of the fuel cell on the basis of operation of the fuel cell controlled by the operation control portion, and a power adjustment portion that adjusts power obtained from the fuel cell operated by the operation control portion during a diagnosis made by the diagnostic portion.

Abstract: When recording and reproduction are performed at the same time, if a system controller detects that an amount of data accumulated in a buffer memory exceeds a predetermined value, the system controller stops data reading from an optical disk temporarily and records data accumulated in the buffer memory continuously to the optical disk. Then, an image is prevented from becoming abnormal when a reproduction position catches up to a recording position. Further, a system controller monitors a zone in an optical disk, to which recording is performed and controls a motor at an appropriate revolution number for the recording to the zone. Further, reproduction is performed by maintaining the revolution number. Then, even if the recording position and the reproduction position belong to different zones in a recording medium, a transition time from recording to reproduction is prevented from becoming long.

Abstract: The invention relates to a DNA that enables co-expression of a protein disulfide isomerase and a polypeptide having disulfide bonds. The invention further relates to a process of producing polypeptides using the DNA and a process of enhancing the efficiency of formation of correct disulfide bond in an expression system of a gene recombinant polypeptide having disulfide bonds.

Abstract: This invention relates to a DNA encoding a fusion protein of formula (I) [Y]-[X1]-[B-chain]-[X2]-[Linker]-[X3]-[A-chain]??(I) wherein Y is a leader peptide sequence for the expression and secretion of the protein, comprising at least one amino acid residue; X1 is an amino acid sequence which is cleavable enzymatically or chemically; B-chain is the amino acid sequence of insulin B chain; X2 is an amino acid sequence which is cleavable enzymatically; Linker is a linker sequence comprising at least one amino acid residue; X3 is an amino acid sequence which is cleavable enzymatically; and A- chain is the amino acid sequence of insulin A chain, and to a method for producing insulin using an expression system containing the DNA in high efficiency and high yield.

Abstract: An operation state determining apparatus for determining an operation state of a fuel cell battery formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells each having a construction in which a wet-state solid electrolyte membrane is sandwiched between an anode that is supplied with a fuel gas and a cathode that is supplied with an oxidizing gas is characterized by comprising: a voltage measuring portion that measures a voltage of at least one of the unit cells or a voltage of a unit cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells; and an operation state determining portion which determines that the operation state is a first operation state that is one of a low fuel gas state and a dried-up state if the voltage measured by the voltage measuring portion is within a predetermined inappropriate voltage range, and is below a predetermined voltage that is pre-set at a low value that is substantially impossible during a low oxidizing gas state and during a flooded state, and which determines that the operation state i

Abstract: In a diagnostic method for a fuel cell battery, the amount of cross leak is determined by supplying the anode of the fuel cell battery with a hydrogen or hydrogen-containing gas, and supplying the cathode with an inert gas or vacuuming the cathode, and measuring the voltage of each cell.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a diagnostic apparatus for a fuel cell installed in a moving object as a power source is characterized by comprising an operation control portion that is connected to a control system installed in the moving object to perform operation control of the fuel cell and that performs operation control of the fuel cell by issuing an operational instruction to the control system, a diagnostic portion that diagnoses a state of the fuel cell on the basis of operation of the fuel cell controlled by the operation control portion, and a power adjustment portion that adjusts power obtained from the fuel cell operated by the operation control portion during a diagnosis made by the diagnostic portion.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a diagnostic apparatus which diagnoses a state of the fuel cell includes an operation device which is used for operating the fuel cell; an operational state detecting portion which detects a change in an operational state of the fuel cell; a device control portion which controls the operation device such that the fuel cell is operated according to at least one predetermined operation pattern; and a diagnostic portion which diagnoses the state of the fuel cell based on the change in the operational state of the fuel cell that is detected by the change in the operational state detecting portion when the fuel cell is operated by the device control portion according to the at least one predetermined operation pattern, and the at least one predetermined operation pattern.

Abstract: When recording and reproduction are performed at the same time, if a system controller detects that an amount of data accumulated in a buffer memory exceeds a predetermined value, the system controller stops data reading from an optical disk 109 temporarily and records data accumulated in the buffer memory continuously to the optical disk. Then, an image is prevented from becoming abnormal when a reproduction position catches up to a recording position. Further, a system controller monitors a zone in an optical disk, to which recording is performed and controls a motor at an appropriate revolution number for the recording to the zone. Further, reproduction is performed by maintaining the revolution number. Then, even if the recording position and the reproduction position belong to different zones in a recording medium, a transition time from recording to reproduction is prevented from becoming long.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a DNA which enables co-expression of a protein disulfide isomerase and a polypeptide having disulfide bonds,

Abstract: When recording and reproduction are performed at the same time, if a system controller detects that an amount of data accumulated in a buffer memory exceeds a predetermined value, the system controller it stops data reading from an optical disk 109 temporarily and records data accumulated in the buffer memory continuously to the optical disk. Then, an image is prevented from becoming abnormal when a reproduction position catches up to a recording position. Further, a system controller monitors a zone in an optical disk, to which recording is performed and controls a motor at an appropriate revolution number for the recording to the zone. Further, reproduction is performed by maintaining the revolution number. Then, even if the recording position and the reproduction position belong to different zones in a recording medium, a transition time from recording to reproduction is prevented from becoming long.

Abstract: This invention relates to a DNA comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein comprises: a sequence of signal peptide for Bacillus cell wall protein (CWP); a tag sequence for separation and purification of the fusion protein; a linker sequence; a sequence for chemical or enzymatic cleavage; and an exogenous polypeptide sequence, the sequences being linked in order, the signal peptide, tag and linker being optional sequences; and wherein the nucleotide sequence encoding a fusion protein is ligated to 3′-end of a nucleic acid sequence comprising a Bacillus promoter region; to a vector comprising the DNA; to a bacterium belonging to the genus Bacillus comprising the vector; and to a process for preparation of a useful polypeptide by culture of the bacterium.