Abstract: An object of the present embodiment is to provide a testing method by which it is possible to test for reduced renal function even in an early stage. The problem can be solved by a method for testing renal function, wherein the VEGF-A165b content of urine is measured and the measured content is used as an indicator.

Abstract: A protruding section formed at the one side end of a connector section provided in a valve is inserted into a recessed section formed as part of a valve placement section of a fluid apparatus. The valve is caused to pivot with the inserted portion that serves as a supporting point, and an engaging section formed at the front end of a lever of a hook section formed at the other side end of the connector section is allowed to engage with an engaging protruding section formed as part of the valve placement section of the fluid apparatus. The valve is thus attached to the fluid apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an electric press and a method for calibrating the electric press, which can implement a rapid calibration operation. An electric press (10) includes a ram location information storage unit (63) and a load control unit (64). The ram location information storage unit (63) stores ram location information, corresponding to actual load values and representing locations to which a ram is moved, in advance. The load control unit (64) applies an actual load, corresponding to at least one location which belongs to the locations represented by the ram location information and to which the ram is moved, to a compression target by moving the ram to the location. Accordingly, the load value output by the detection unit is calibrated based on the actual load value applied to the compression target.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for measuring a scattering intensity distribution capable of measuring a scattering intensity distribution in a reciprocal space in a short time.

Abstract: A hydrogenated block copolymer composition, comprising: a component (A) comprising at least one polymer block comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon as a primary component and at least one polymer block comprising a conjugated diene compound as a primary component and having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 500,000 or lower, and a component (B) comprising at least two polymer blocks comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and at least one polymer block comprising a conjugated diene compound as a primary component and having a weight-average molecular weight of 50,000 or higher and 1,000,000 or lower, wherein the composition satisfies predetermined requirements.

Abstract: A battery comprising a positive electrode; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer that is formed on at least one surface of a negative electrode collector; and an electrolyte, wherein in the negative electrode active material layer from the negative electrode collector up to ½ of a layer thickness in a surface direction of the negative electrode active material layer, a pore volume ratio expressed as (pore volume B/pore volume A) that is a ratio of a pore volume A (ml/g) in a range of 0.001 ?m or more and 0.4 ?m or less of a pore diameter measured by a mercury porosimeter and a pore volume B (ml/g) in a range of 0.4 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less of the pore diameter is 1.4 or more and 3.4 or less.

Abstract: A protruding section formed at the one side end of a connector section provided in a valve is inserted into a recessed section formed as part of a valve placement section of a fluid apparatus. The valve is caused to pivot with the inserted portion that serves as a supporting point, and an engaging section formed at the front end of a lever of a hook section formed at the other side end of the connector section is allowed to engage with an engaging protruding section formed as part of the valve placement section of the fluid apparatus. The valve is thus attached to the fluid apparatus.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for measuring a scattering intensity distribution capable of measuring a scattering intensity distribution in a reciprocal space in a short time.

Abstract: An anode includes an anode double side coating section; a first anode single-side coating section; and an anode double side non-coating section, the anode double side non-coating section, the first anode single-side coating section, and the anode double side coating section are provided in this order from a first end on the side of spiral winding start of the anode, and in an anode, (“Area density of an anode mixture layer on the first main surface side of the first anode single-side coating section”)/(“Area density of the anode mixture layer on the first main surface side of sections other than the first anode single-side coating section”) is equal to or more than about 1.2.

Abstract: (A) A cathode active material of a cathode includes a lithium phosphate compound represented by LiaM1bPO4 (M is Fe and the like, 0?a?2, b?1). (B) Fine pore distribution of the cathode measured by a mercury intrusion method indicates a peak P1 in a range where a pore diameter is equal to or more than about 0.01 micrometers and less than about 0.15 micrometers, and indicates a peak P2 in a range where the pore diameter is from about 0.15 micrometers to about 0.9 micrometers both inclusive. (C) A ratio I2/I1 between intensity I1 of the peak P1 and intensity I2 of the peak P2 is from about 0.5 to about 20 both inclusive. (D) Porosity of the cathode is from about 30 percent to about 50 percent both inclusive.

Abstract: A battery comprising a positive electrode; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer that is formed on at least one surface of a negative electrode collector; and an electrolyte, wherein in the negative electrode active material layer from the negative electrode collector up to ½ of a layer thickness in a surface direction of the negative electrode active material layer, a pore volume ratio expressed as (pore volume B/pore volume A) that is a ratio of a pore volume A (ml/g) in a range of 0.001 ?m or more and 0.4 ?m or less of a pore diameter measured by a mercury porosimeter and a pore volume B (ml/g) in a range of 0.4 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less of the pore diameter is 1.4 or more and 3.4 or less.

Abstract: A piezoelectric valve stably supplies gas even for a long gas ejection time, with a high responsivity to opening the valve, is provided. The piezoelectric valve, including a gas-pressure-chamber for receiving a compressed gas supplied from outside, a gas-discharge-channel through which the compressed gas is discharged from the gas-pressure-chamber, comprises: a valve body disposed in the gas-pressure-chamber and opens/closes the gas-discharge-channel; a piezoelectric element for producing a driving force to move the valve body as a displacement; a displacement-enlarging-mechanism for enlarging the displacement of the piezoelectric element to act on the valve body; and a driving unit having a signal-generating-unit for generating a signal comprising a pre-pulse and a main pulse and provides the signal generated by the signal-generating-unit to a driving circuit as an input signal to apply a driving voltage to the piezoelectric element to make the piezoelectric element expand and drive the valve body open.

Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode where a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material containing natural graphite is formed on at least one surface of a negative electrode collector, and an electrolyte. A thickness of the negative electrode active material layer per one surface of the negative electrode collector is 50 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less, and in the negative electrode active material layer from the negative electrode collector up to ½ of the thickness of the layer in a surface direction of the negative electrode active material layer, an orientation degree A expressed as (peak intensity of carbon 002 face/peak intensity of carbon 110 face) that is a peak intensity ratio of a carbon 002 face and a carbon 110 face measured by an X-ray diffraction is 100 or more and 500 or less.

Abstract: A piezoelectric valve stably supplies gas even for a long gas ejection time, with a high responsivity to opening the valve, is provided. The piezoelectric valve, including a gas-pressure-chamber for receiving a compressed gas supplied from outside, a gas-discharge-channel through which the compressed gas is discharged from the gas-pressure-chamber, comprises: a valve body disposed in the gas-pressure-chamber and opens/closes the gas-discharge-channel; a piezoelectric element for producing a driving force to move the valve body as a displacement; a displacement-enlarging-mechanism for enlarging the displacement of the piezoelectric element to act on the valve body; and a driving unit having a signal-generating-unit for generating a signal comprising a pre-pulse and a main pulse and provides the signal generated by the signal-generating-unit to a driving circuit as an input signal to apply a driving voltage to the piezoelectric element to make the piezoelectric element expand and drive the valve body open.

Abstract: An anode includes an anode double side coating section; a first anode single-side coating section; and an anode double side non-coating section, the anode double side non-coating section, the first anode single-side coating section, and the anode double side coating section are provided in this order from a first end on the side of spiral winding start of the anode, and in an anode, (“Area density of an anode mixture layer on the first main surface side of the first anode single-side coating section”)/(“Area density of the anode mixture layer on the first main surface side of sections other than the first anode single-side coating section”) is equal to or more than about 1.2.

Abstract: There is provided a battery including a positive electrode, and a negative electrode. At least one electrode of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes a current collector, a mixture layer over one main surface of the current collector, the mixture layer including a gap through which a part of the current collector is exposed, a lead bonded to an exposed surface of the current collector exposed through the gap, and a protective layer configured to protect the current collector, at least a part of the protective layer being over the exposed surface of the current collector and interposed between a part of the lead and the exposed surface. The part of the lead includes at least a part of a peripheral edge of the lead.

Abstract: (A) A cathode active material of a cathode includes a lithium phosphate compound represented by LiaM1bPO4 (M is Fe and the like, 0?a?2, b?1). (B) Fine pore distribution of the cathode measured by a mercury intrusion method indicates a peak P1 in a range where a pore diameter is equal to or more than about 0.01 micrometers and less than about 0.15 micrometers, and indicates a peak P2 in a range where the pore diameter is from about 0.15 micrometers to about 0.9 micrometers both inclusive. (C) A ratio I2/I1 between intensity I1 of the peak P1 and intensity I2 of the peak P2 is from about 0.5 to about 20 both inclusive. (D) Porosity of the cathode is from about 30 percent to about 50 percent both inclusive.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an electrode material which has high discharge capacity at high charge/discharge rate and enables to realize sufficient charge/discharge rate performance. Also disclosed are an electrode material, an electrode and a lithium ion battery. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing an electrode material, which is characterized in that a slurry containing an electrode active material or a precursor of the electrode active material, and organic compounds each selected from at least two groups among the group A, group B and group C is sprayed and dried for forming a granule, and the thus-formed granule is fired at a temperature not less than 500° C. but not more than 1000° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.

Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode where a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material containing natural graphite is formed on at least one surface of a negative electrode collector, and an electrolyte. A thickness of the negative electrode active material layer per one surface of the negative electrode collector is 50 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less, and in the negative electrode active material layer from the negative electrode collector up to ½ of the thickness of the layer in a surface direction of the negative electrode active material layer, an orientation degree A expressed as (peak intensity of carbon 002 face/peak intensity of carbon 110 face) that is a peak intensity ratio of a carbon 002 face and a carbon 110 face measured by an X-ray diffraction is 100 or more and 500 or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides an excellent durable cathode for hydrogen generation, which has a low hydrogen overvoltage and reduced dropping-off of a catalyst layer against the reverse current generated when an electrolyzer is stopped, and a method for producing the same. The present invention provides a cathode for hydrogen generation having a conductive base material and a catalyst layer formed on the conductive base material, wherein the catalyst layer includes crystalline iridium oxide, platinum and iridium-platinum alloy.