Abstract: A method for producing a hot-rolled steel sheet which enables predicting a temperature history of unevenness of the end face of a coil includes: measuring a surface temperature of hot-rolled strip-shaped steel; calculating a temperature history in a natural cooling state after coiling, assuming that the strip-shaped steel has been coiled without unevenness on an end face, based on the surface temperature measured in the measurement step; actually coiling the strip-shaped steel after the measurement step; scanning with a displacement meter, an end face of a coil formed in the coiling step, and deriving a size of the unevenness of the end face over a radius of the coil; and predicting a temperature history of the unevenness in a natural cooling state using: the temperature history calculated in the first calculation step; and the size of the unevenness derived in the derivation step.

Abstract: A text extracting system includes at least one processor configured to obtain a plurality of texts, specify at least one characteristic expression included in the plurality of texts, and extract, based on the at least one characteristic expression, at least one text to be entered into a question sentence generator from the plurality of texts, where the question sentence generator generating a question sentence from an input sentence.

Abstract: There has been an idea to load a pharmaceutical agent in a barrel structure of a lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase, and to seal the pharmaceutical agent in the barrel structure by introducing a disulfide bond between H2-helix and E-F loop. However, in some cases the pharmaceutical agent is released through a gap in the vicinity of the open mouth of the barrel structure. The present capsule protein has substitution of alanine residue for a cysteine residue of the active center of the human lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthetase. The protein further has substitution of barrier amino acid residue(s) for at least one amino acids of D strand. The barrier amino acids in the D-strand, located in the vicinity of the open mouth of its barrel structure suppresses the leak of the pharmaceutical agent.

Abstract: Provided is an electric dust collector comprising a dust collection unit that traps charged particles; and a microwave generation unit that generates a microwave to be introduced into the dust collection unit and combusts the charged particles trapped in the dust collection unit by the microwave.

Abstract: A text extracting system includes at least one processor configured to obtain a plurality of texts, specify at least one characteristic expression included in the plurality of texts, and extract, based on the at least one characteristic expression, at least one text to be entered into a question sentence generator from the plurality of texts, where the question sentence generator generating a question sentence from an input sentence.

Abstract: An electrolytic treatment apparatus is provided. The electrolytic treatment apparatus includes: an electrolytic tank having a cathode and an anode: an injecting portion that injects a liquid into the electrolytic tank; at least one diaphragm that partitions an inner space of the electrolytic tank into a cathode-side region including the cathode and an anode-side region including the anode, and makes a liquid in the cathode-side region and a liquid in the anode-side region electrically connected; a cathode-side discharging portion that supplies, to an exhaust gas treatment apparatus, a cathode-side solution generated in the cathode-side region by electrolyzing the liquid; and an anode-side discharging portion that supplies, to a sterilizing apparatus, an anode-side solution generated in the anode-side region by electrolyzing the liquid.

Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purifying apparatus capable of purifying exhaust gas by using water. The exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes an electrolyzed alkaline water generator which includes a cathode and an anode formed of Mg or an Mg alloy, and in which water is electrolyzed through application of voltage across the cathode and anode, to generate electrolyzed alkaline water. The purifying apparatus includes an exhaust gas absorption tower into which exhaust gas is introduced. Spray nozzles spray the electrolyzed alkaline water in the exhaust gas absorption tower.

Abstract: An exhaust gas processing apparatus that processes exhaust gas, including a reaction tower that includes an internal space extending in a height direction; a trunk tube that extends in the height direction in the internal space of the reaction tower and transports a liquid; and a plurality of branch tubes that are provided extending from an outer side surface of the trunk tube toward an inner side surface of the reaction tower, each include an ejecting section that ejects the liquid supplied from the trunk tube, and are provided at positions at different heights. Ejection regions of the liquid where the liquid is ejected from the respective ejecting sections of branch tubes that are adjacent in the height direction include a region in which the ejection regions partially overlap in an overhead view as seen from the height direction.

Abstract: A control device for a scrubber includes a converter which calculates a minimum amount of seawater: a minimum amount of seawater necessary for an absorption reaction of the sulfur oxide by the seawater, from an engine output and a sulfur content of fuel oil; another converter which calculates a corrected amount of seawater: an amount of seawater at which the sulfur oxide in the exhaust gas discharged from the scrubber is equal to or less than a set value; a summing element which calculates a set amount of seawater by summing the minimum amount and corrected amount of seawater; a pump control device which implements control such that seawater corresponding to the set amount is supplied to the scrubber; and an alkalinity setting device which sets the alkalinity of the seawater in accordance with traveled waters. The amount of seawater supplied to the scrubber is adjusted based on the alkalinity.

Abstract: An exhaust gas processing apparatus that processes exhaust gas, including a reaction tower that includes an internal space extending in a height direction; a trunk tube that extends in the height direction in the internal space of the reaction tower and transports a liquid; and a plurality of branch tubes that are provided extending from an outer side surface of the trunk tube toward an inner side surface of the reaction tower, each include an ejecting section that ejects the liquid supplied from the trunk tube, and are provided at positions at different heights. Ejection regions of the liquid where the liquid is ejected from the respective ejecting sections of branch tubes that are adjacent in the height direction include a region in which the ejection regions partially overlap in an overhead view as seen from the height direction.

Abstract: An exhaust gas processing apparatus that processes exhaust gas, including a reaction tower that includes an internal space extending in a height direction; a trunk tube that extends in the height direction in the internal space of the reaction tower and transports a liquid; and a plurality of branch tubes that are provided extending from an outer side surface of the trunk tube toward an inner side surface of the reaction tower, each include an ejecting section that ejects the liquid supplied from the trunk tube, and are provided at positions at different heights. Ejection regions of the liquid where the liquid is ejected from the respective ejecting sections of branch tubes that are adjacent in the height direction include a region in which the ejection regions partially overlap in an overhead view as seen from the height direction.

Abstract: An exhaust gas processing apparatus that processes exhaust gas, including a reaction tower that includes an internal space extending in a height direction; a trunk tube that extends in the height direction in the internal space of the reaction tower and transports a liquid; and a plurality of branch tubes that are provided extending from an outer side surface of the trunk tube toward an inner side surface of the reaction tower, each include an ejecting section that ejects the liquid supplied from the trunk tube, and are provided at positions at different heights. Ejection regions of the liquid where the liquid is ejected from the respective ejecting sections of branch tubes that are adjacent in the height direction include a region in which the ejection regions partially overlap in an overhead view as seen from the height direction.

Abstract: A control device for a scrubber includes a converter which calculates a minimum amount of seawater: a minimum amount of seawater necessary for an absorption reaction of the sulfur oxide by the seawater, from an engine output and a sulfur content of fuel oil; another converter which calculates a corrected amount of seawater: an amount of seawater at which the sulfur oxide in the exhaust gas discharged from the scrubber is equal to or less than a set value; a summing element which calculates a set amount of seawater by summing the minimum amount and corrected amount of seawater; a pump control device which implements control such that seawater corresponding to the set amount is supplied to the scrubber; and an alkalinity setting device which sets the alkalinity of the seawater in accordance with traveled waters. The amount of seawater supplied to the scrubber is adjusted based on the alkalinity.

Abstract: Aspects of a laser-type gas analyzer can include a mid-infrared light reception signal processing and computing unit that calculates a gas concentration of the first gas to be measured on the basis of a mid-infrared light reception signal, a near-infrared light reception signal processing and computing unit that detects, at respective times, the gas concentration of the second gas to be measured, water concentration in a space, and alight amount decrement due to dust, on the basis of near-infrared light reception signal. Also included can be a gas concentration correcting unit that corrects the gas concentrations of the first and second gases to be measured using the water concentration and the light amount decrement.

Abstract: Aspects of a laser-type gas analyzer can include a mid-infrared light reception signal processing and computing unit that calculates a gas concentration of the first gas to be measured on the basis of a mid-infrared light reception signal, a near-infrared light reception signal processing and computing unit that detects, at respective times, the gas concentration of the second gas to be measured, water concentration in a space, and alight amount decrement due to dust, on the basis of near-infrared light reception signal. Also included can be a gas concentration correcting unit that corrects the gas concentrations of the first and second gases to be measured using the water concentration and the light amount decrement.

Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purifying apparatus capable of purifying exhaust gas by using water. The exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes an electrolyzed alkaline water generator which includes a cathode and an anode formed of Mg or an Mg alloy, and in which water is electrolyzed through application of voltage across the cathode and anode, to generate electrolyzed alkaline water. The purifying apparatus includes an exhaust gas absorption tower into which exhaust gas is introduced. Spray nozzles spray the electrolyzed alkaline water in the exhaust gas absorption tower.

Abstract: A display device which displays a plurality of objects on a screen has a group configuration storage section for storing association information indicating the association between each of the plurality of objects and one of a plurality of groups, a group priority level storage section for storing group display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying each of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the objects associated with the other groups, an object priority level storage section for storing object display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying one of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the others, an object priority level changing section for changing the object display priority level while the association information is maintained, and a display section for displaying the plurality of objects according to the group display priority levels and the object display priority levels.

Abstract: A system and method for translating character strings into another national language and displaying the translated character strings without updating any source code. The character strings are displayed on GUI environment upon the execution of the object computer program. The method for displaying character strings on GUI environment provided by a computer program comprises the steps of; (a) providing an executable program; (b) providing a text file including the character strings and being openable with the executable program; (c) executing the executable program (301); (d) retrieving the text file from the executable program (307); and (e) displaying the character strings included in the opened text file (315).

Abstract: A computer system apparatus and method therefor are described which are appropriately power-controllable corresponding to each usage-situation. The computer system includes a PC main body and a digitizer wherein the usage-situation of the system is detected. If one of the predetermined usage-situations, such that the digitizer is mainly employed, is adopted, a target power saving mode is determined corresponding to installation or non-installation of an AC adapter, remaining amount of a DC battery, data upload frequency from the digitizer, and other conditions. In addition, in the case that the PC main body is in a power saving mode, the PC main body returns to the normal mode if data upload from the digitizer is requested. After completing the upload, the main body returns to an appropriate power saving mode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is driven by a rechargeable battery, wherein the battery is depleted from a fully charged state and repeatedly charged and discharged, comprises a full charge capacity acquisition unit for acquiring a present full charge capacity of the battery which the battery has at the present time, a total charge acquiring unit for acquiring information indicating a total amount of charge provided to the battery in a time period from a start time of using the battery until the present full charge capacity is acquired, and a restoring unit for performing a battery restoration in which the battery is fully discharged or fully charged in order to recover the full charge capacity if it is determined that the present full charge capacity is smaller than an expected full charge capacity that the battery should have depending on the information.