Abstract: When a flywheel rotates and a first magnet comes close to and opposes a fuel pump, a plunger is moved toward a partition wall of a pump chamber against an urging force of a spring by a magnetic repulsive force generated between the first magnet and a second magnet in the fuel pump. When the first magnet separates from the fuel pump, the plunger is moved and returned toward a protective cover by the urging force of the spring. As a result, the plunger in the fuel pump reciprocates with rotation of the flywheel, and the capacity of the pump chamber increases and decreases, so that fuel is sucked and discharged.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a peptide, which is a prostate-related protein derived peptide, capable of binding to an HLA-A3 supertype allele and recognized by the cellular and/or humoral immune system is provided. The peptides of the present invention make feasible the peptide-based anti-cancer vaccine therapy for prostate cancer patients with HLA-A3 supertype allele and useful for the treatment of prostate cancer patients with alleles other than HLA-A2 and -A24 to which cancer vaccine peptide candidates had been identified.

Abstract: A method for treating a prostate cancer, which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a cancer antigen peptide-associated agent and a lower dose of an estramustine or a salt thereof to a patient in need thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition thereof are provided.

Abstract: Provided are a cutting guide device for preparing a texture section, which can prepare a texture section manually with a cutting tool such as a pathological knife, in a uniform thickness and in a regular section with neither experience nor skill, a texture section preparing device, and a method for preparing a texture section. The texture section preparing cutting guide device includes a placing base for placing a texture mass directly or indirectly thereon, and a cutting guide cover for preventing the texture mass placed directly or indirectly on the placing base from moving, by holding the texture mass downward. In at least such a portion of the cutting guide cover as to hold the texture mass, there are formed a plurality of slits, into which a knife to be used to cut the texture mass can be inserted. The slits have their intervals set to the thickness of a desired texture section.

Abstract: A recording device which backs up a content ? in a recording medium and a recording device which restores the content are registered in a server so as to belong to the same domain group. When the recording device tries to restore the content, the restore is permitted only when both the recording devices belong to the same domain group. When there is a refresh request of the domain group, the domain group is invalidated only when a refresh period has passed. When a refresh number recorded in the recording device is less than or equal to the refresh number recorded in the recording device, the recording device backs up and locally merges the content recorded in the recording device into the recording medium.

Abstract: A signal relay device, a communication network system and an operation system include: a standardized logic interface conversion unit for judging a control system type or a device type and converting a signal to a signal appropriate for a communication network; or a device side logic interface conversion unit for converting a signal from the communication network to a signal appropriate for the control system type or the device type. An operation monitoring station includes a advanced control block for the control system or the device and transmits a control signal to the communication network.

Abstract: A field device is connected to a communication apparatus installed in a communication system. The communication apparatus performs radio communication with a control apparatus which controls a plant where the field device is installed, in accordance with a standardized communication protocol, and relays the communication between the field device and the control apparatus.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus capable of updating and writing a plurality of distributed information items generated based on to-be-held secret information with respect to a data storage device in which access is not limited includes a secret distribution processing portion which generates a plurality of distributed information items updated this time according to secret information to be held this time based on a threshold value secret distribution method, and a distributed information management portion which selects recording positions of distributed information items updated this time to leave behind distributed information items of a number less than a threshold value among a plurality of distributed information items updated last time with respect to a plurality of distributed information items updated and stored in the data storage device and writes distributed information items updated this time to the data storage device based on the selected recording positions.

Abstract: A method for treating a prostate cancer, which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a cancer antigen peptide-associated agent and a lower dose of an estramustine or a salt thereof to a patient in need thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition thereof are provided.

Abstract: A signal transmission apparatus, to which at least one field device is connected and which transmits a signal obtained from the field device to a host computer, has at least one input terminal to which a signal transmitted from the field device is inputted, a signal processing unit which generates a communication frame in conformity with a wireless communication protocol based on a signal inputted through the input terminal, and a wireless transmission unit which transmits by wireless the communication frame to the host computer.

Abstract: A stratified scavenging two-cycle engine, whose simple configuration can satisfy the regulation of emission rate of THC in exhaust gas, includes: a cylinder block (4), housing a piston (1) so as to be vertically slidable and having an exhaust port (14) and a scavenging port (16) in a sidewall; a scavenging flow passage (22), for connection between a crank chamber (8) and the scavenging port (16); an air supply flow passage (24), connected to the scavenging flow passage (22) and supplying air through a check valve (26); and a mixture supply flow passage (20), for supplying mixture to the crank chamber (8). The supply quantity ratio R=qa/Qf, which is the ratio of a supply quantity qa of air flowing through the air supply flow passage (24) to a supply quantity Qf of mixture flowing through the mixture supply flow passage (20) during a suction stroke in which pressure in the crank chamber (8) is negative, is in the range of 0.7≦R≦1.4.

Abstract: A stratified scavenging two-cycle engine is capable of doing away with emission of a mixture into the atmosphere and of reducing intake resistance of air. For this purpose, an air intake port (11) is provided at a position which is a predetermined distance away from scavenging ports (51) toward a crank chamber (20) parallel to the axial direction of the cylinder block (1), and the scavenging ports (51) are connected to the air intake port (11) through a piston (3) to thereby supply air to scavenging flow passages (50) from the air intake port (11) through the scavenging ports (51) at the time of an intake stroke.

Abstract: The present invention is a stratified scavenging two-cycle engine which can make exhaust gas cleaner. For this purpose, in a stratified scavenging two-cycle engine, which includes a scavenging flow passage (3) to connect a cylinder chamber (4a) and a crank chamber (1a) and an air flow passage (2) connected to the scavenging flow passage (3), is constructed so that pressure reduction in a crank chamber (1a) following an upward movement of a piston (7) permits air to be drawn into the scavenging flow passage (3) from the air flow passage (2) and a scavenging port (3a), at which the scavenging flow passage (3) is opened to a cylinder inner surface (4b), is not fully obstructed by a side wall of the piston (7) and communicates with the crank chamber (1a).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stratified scavenging two-cycle engine, in which control of an air flow rate provides favorable acceleration performance and can prevent deterioration of exhaust gas. The stratified scavenging two-cycle engine includes a scavenging flow passage (3) for connection between a cylinder chamber (4a) and a crank chamber (1a), an air flow passage (2) connected to the scavenging flow passage (3), an air flow rate control means (12) for controlling a flow rate of air fed to the scavenging flow passage (3) from the air flow passage (2), and a fuel mixture flow rate controller (11) for controlling a flow rate of a fuel mixture drawn into the crank chamber (1a) from a fuel mixture flow passage (10). The air flow rate controller (12) throttles an air flow rate at the time of acceleration. Alternatively, the air flow rate controller (12) is opened later than the mixture flow rate controller (11) at the time of acceleration.

Abstract: The present invention is a stratified scavenging two-cycle engine which has a more compact structure. The stratified scavenging two-cycle engine includes a scavenging flow passage (3) for connection between a cylinder chamber (4a) and a crank chamber (1a); and an air flow passage (2) connected to the scavenging flow passage (3), the scavenging flow passage (3) is continuously formed by a communication portion (30) extending from the crank chamber (1a) toward the cylinder chamber (4a) side; and a scavenging direction adjustment portion (31) extends from the communication portion (30) toward a cylinder inner surface (4b) side and opens at a scavenging port (3a) in the cylinder inner surface (4b). The air flow passage (2) extends into an area surrounded by the communication portion (30), the scavenging direction adjustment portion (31), and the cylinder inner surface (4b).

Abstract: A device which detects a displaced position by generating an ultrasonic signal in a magnetostrictive wire and measuring the propagation time of the signal generated. The device includes an exciting means to generate an ultrasonic signal in a magnetostrictive wire, first and second receiving means to receive the ultrasonic signal generated in the magnetostrictive wire by the exciting means, a means for changing the distance between the exciting means and each of the first and second receiving means in accordance with a mechanical displacement, and a circuit means for producing a signal representative to the time periods required for the generated ultrasonic signal to reach the first and second receiving means.