Abstract: A method for production of fine microcapsules which encapsulate a hydrophilic bioactive substance at a high content and can be used in wide range of applications such as foods and medical drugs, which method enabling efficient industrial production, is provided.

Abstract: To provide a laser processing apparatus compatible with increase in the output of the pumping light source without increasing the reflectance of the output mirror.

Abstract: Disclosed is an anti-fatty liver agent comprising a cell and/or a culture obtained by culturing a lactic acid bacterium belonging to Latobacillus gasserti as an active ingredient. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical agent having an anti-fatty liver activity or an anti-fatty liver beverage/food comprising a cell and/or a culture obtained by culturing a lactic acid bacterium belonging to Latobacillus gasserti as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coenzyme Q-containing solid wherein coenzyme Q fine particles are dispersed in particles made of a physically crosslinked polymer. In addition, the present invention provides a method of producing a coenzyme Q-containing solid, which includes a step of bringing an atomized water-soluble polymer solution capable of forming a physical gel, wherein coenzyme Q is dispersed, into contact with an atomized gelling solution. In the solid of the present invention, the disintegratability is suppressed in the stomach, and rapidly disintegrated in the intestine. Accordingly, coenzyme Q is more quickly absorbed from the intestine, which in turn enhances the absorbability of coenzyme Q from the intestine. In addition, the production method of the present invention is industrially advantageous.

Abstract: It is an object to enable easily adjusting a focus position for coping with thermal lens effects. There is provided a laser-light scanning portion including a Z-axis scanner capable of adjusting the focus position of laser light in the direction of the optical axis, an X-axis scanner and a Y-axis scanner. Further, there are provided a laser driving control portion for controlling a laser oscillation portion and the laser-light scanning portion, a processing-condition setting portion for setting a laser-light outputting condition and a processing pattern as processing conditions for processing in a desired processing pattern, and an amount-of-correction identification section for identifying, as an amount of focus-position correction, the deviation of the focus position in the direction of the optical axis which is caused by thermal lens effects induced based on the laser-light outputting condition set by the processing-condition setting portion.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel (11R) is provided with, from a light source side, a MLA substrate (31) having a microlens array (37), an opposed substrate (32) having transparent common electrodes (41) formed thereon, a liquid crystal layer (33), and a TFT substrate (34) having transparent pixel electrodes associated with each pixel. The microlens array focuses the incident light onto the corresponding pixel electrodes. A light source side surface of the opposed substrate is provided with a retardation compensation layer (39). Since the light passes through the retardation compensation layer and the liquid crystal layer at the same angle even if the light diffracts and diffuses on the microlens array, leakage of light is prevented.

Abstract: The present invention provides a scaffold in which cells can be stably retained and grafted in a uniform distribution state in the culture, preferable proliferation ability and viability can be secured, and particularly in the case of cartilage, fixation treatment such as suture can be carried out in the transplantation into affected parts after the culture, and the mechanical strength is provided sustainable for (weighted) compression at the initial stage of transplantation. The present invention relates to a 3-dimensional porous scaffold for tissue regeneration which comprises a structure composed of vertically long-shaped pores having a pore diameter of not less than 10 ?m to not more than 500 ?m and pore length of not less than 20 ?m to not more than 1 cm being juxtaposedly arranged obtained by a production process comprising rapid freeze-drying as a key technology.

Abstract: To provide a laser processing apparatus compatible with increase in the output of the pumping light source without increasing the reflectance of the output mirror.

Abstract: An exterior structure for a keyboard instrument, which is capable of dramatically increasing the variation of producible types of keyboard instruments while suppressing the cost of molds. A lower case includes a front-side lower case LCf and a rear-side lower case LCr disposed rearward of the front-side lower case LCf in a side-by-side fashion. An upper case UC is disposed above the lower case. The front-side lower case LCf is fastened to the upper case UC, and the rear-side lower case LCr is fastened to the upper case UC, whereby the lower case is secured to the upper case UC.

Abstract: To provide an optical compensatory element that can optically compensate a liquid crystal layer under a condition for displaying black more precisely and prevent light leakage at a wide viewing angle, and to provide a liquid crystal display and a liquid crystal projector using the optical compensatory element, an optical compensatory element includes a support, at least one first optically anisotropic layer derived from at least one of inorganic materials and arranged on or above at least one side of the support, and a second optically anisotropic layer derived from at least one of polymerizable liquid crystal compounds and being arranged on or above at least one side of the support.

Abstract: An exterior structure for a keyboard instrument, which is capable of dramatically increasing the variation of producible types of keyboard instruments while suppressing the cost of molds. A lower case includes a front-side lower case LCf and a rear-side lower case LCr disposed rearward of the front-side lower case LCf in a side-by-side fashion. An upper case UC is disposed above the lower case. The front-side lower case LCf is fastened to the upper case UC, and the rear-side lower case LCr is fastened to the upper case UC, whereby the lower case is secured to the upper case UC.

Abstract: The present invention provides a scaffold in which cells can be stably retained and grafted in a uniform distribution state in the culture, preferable proliferation ability and viability can be secured, and particularly in the case of cartilage, fixation treatment such as suture can be carried out in the transplantation into affected parts after the culture, and the mechanical strength is provided sustainable for (weighted) compression at the initial stage of transplantation. The present invention relates to a 3-dimensional porous scaffold for tissue regeneration which comprises a structure composed of vertically long-shaped pores having a pore diameter of not less than 10 ?m to not more than 500 ?m and pore length of not less than 20 ?m to not more than 1 cm being juxtaposedly arranged obtained by a production process comprising rapid freeze-drying as a key technology.

Abstract: A composite material for piezoelectric transduction which exhibits a sufficient piezoelectricity, can be suitably utilized in various fields as a damping material and the like, and can be suitably utilized in the fields that require heat resistance. The composite material for piezoelectric transduction of the present invention absorbs external vibration or the like as strain energy, efficiently transforms the strain energy into electricity, and is capable of dissipating the electricity as heat, by using a material for piezoelectric transduction which is excellent in mass production at low cost and handlings. One of the preferable aspect of the composite material for piezoelectric transduction is to include a domain which exhibits piezoelectricity in a matrix material of the composite material for piezoelectric transduction, in which the domain is formed of a material for piezoelectric transduction which contains a main chain liquid crystal polymer.

Abstract: In a method relating to this invention to seal a vessel, firstly, a discharge mouth and a charge mouth are provided respectively to the vessel, and the discharge mouth is previously sealed at openable state. Then the charge mouth is surrounded by an airtight space, and the charge mouth is sealed in the space after the highly pressurized combustion-supportable or flammable gas is charged into the space and the vessel. In a mechanism relating to this invention to seal a vessel, a discharge mouth and a charge mouth respectively provided to a vessel for a highly pressurized combustion-supportable or flammable gas are sealed respectively, and the discharge mouth only is sealed at openable state.

Abstract: A cooling device suitable for cooling a laser diode bar constituting a surface illuminating device as a light source for exciting a laser medium of a solid-state laser oscillator of high power. The cooling device is capable of flowing coolant at sufficient flow rate by reducing the pressure loss in the flow passage of the coolant in the device, to realize a light source device of small thickness with high cooling capability and high reliability. The cooling device comprises a first plate member, one or more second plate member and a third plate member to be joined together to form a laminated body. The second plate member has grooved paths formed on both surfaces thereof and having depths greater than a half of thickness of the plate member, and also opened paths for communicating grooved paths formed on the first plate member and the third plate member.

Abstract: A light source device for pumping a solid-state laser medium of a laser generator, which is compact and capable of economically using LD bars constituting the LD stack with easy maintenance. The light source device is constituted by a plurality of LD modules. Each LD module comprises a plurality of cooling devices on which LD bars are respectively mounted and connection plates on both sides thereof. The LD bars are stacked such that longitudinal directions thereof extend perpendicular to a stacking direction thereof. A desired number of LD modules are mechanically connected with each other using the connection plates to form the LD stack. A sealing member is intervened between confronting connection plates of adjacent LD modules, so that flow passages of coolant formed in the respective LD modules are continuously connected. The connection plates have functions of fixedly supporting the cooling devices of each LD module and electrically connecting the adjacent LD modules.

Abstract: An rotational driving device in which electric circuit board is provided with stepped shape fastening parts each including a cylindrical fitting portion having a thin depression and a rest seat portion serving as a seat plane for receiving an iron core and the fitting portions are fitted in three through holes made in the periphery of the iron core and after they are fitted, the depressions of the fitting portions are deformed outwardly nearly in the shape of an inverted cone to fasten and fix the iron core to the electric circuit board.

Abstract: An X-ray fluorescence film thickness measuring device has an X-ray generating system generating and irradiating primary X-rays. A focusing system focuses primary X-rays irradiated from the X-ray generating system onto microscopic measurement regions in a sample. A sample observation optical system is used to observe the sample during focusing of the primary X-rays for use in positioning of the microscopic measurement regions relative to the primary X-rays. A first sensor with low counting efficiency but high energy resolution detects X-ray fluorescence generated from a sample having the microscopic measurement regions. A second sensor has low energy resolution but high counting efficiency compared to the first sensor. Each of a pair of pre-amplifiers receives a signal from a respective one of the first and second sensors.

Abstract: In order to provide a single, small apparatus capable of elemental and structural analysis of inorganic matter by utilizing X-rays having non-obstructive and non-contact characteristics there is provided a small, energy distribution type X-ray detector for detecting X-ray fluorescence and subjecting the X-ray fluorescence to elemental and quantative analysis, and a CCD line sensor for performing structural analysis. An X-ray tube target structure that is a Cu layer on an Mo layer is adopted. When excitation is performed using a low accelerating voltage, this is made monochromatic by using a Cu filter to filter the Cu—K lines and the continuous X-rays generated, with the radiation quality (Cu—K lines) thus generated then being utilized in X-ray diffraction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a material for piezoelectric transduction which is suitable for a usage that requires maintaining sufficient piezoelectricity and heat-resistance, even if stored at high temperature for a long period. The material for piezoelectric transduction includes a main chain liquid crystal polymer. Preferable aspects are that the main chain liquid crystal polymer contains a constitutional unit including a cyclic group, a connected portion, a functional unit, and a spacer portion, as a repeated unit, that the main chain liquid crystal polymer is at least one selected from polyester, aromatic polymer, and aromatic polyester, and that a decay rate, which is defined as ((&agr;−&bgr;)/&agr;), in which &agr; is the piezoelectricity of the material for piezoelectric transduction at room temperature prior to heating and &bgr; is the piezoelectricity of the same after seven days of continuous heating at 85° C., is equal to or less than 0.1.