Abstract: Provided is a composition for preventing or treating cerebrovascular disease in a subject, comprising an activator of peptidylarginine deiminase 4.

Abstract: A control method for a fuel cell system, the fuel cell system including a hydrogen storage part and a fuel cell stack that generates electric power using hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen storage part, the fuel cell system being mounted on a towed portion of a moving body that includes the towed portion and a towing portion, the fuel cell system being electrically connected to the towing portion, the towing portion including a battery and a drive device performing driving in response to supply of electric power, the towed portion being towed by the towing portion, the control method includes: acquiring remaining amount information indicating a remaining amount of the battery, and starting supply of electric power to the towing portion when it is determined that the remaining amount of the battery is equal to or less than a threshold based on the remaining amount information.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a forged article, capable of improving the durability of a die for forging is provided. The method, includes forging a steel material, by using a die, by spraying or applying a water-soluble polymer lubricant containing 0.01 to 0.98 mass % of a water-soluble sulfate onto a working surface of the die, the die being made of a raw material having a constituent composition of by mass %, of 0.4 to 0.7% of C, 1.0% or less of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 4.0 to 6.0% of Cr, 2.0 to 4.0% of (Mo+½W), 0.5 to 2.5% of (V+Nb), 0 to 1.0% of Ni, 0 to 5.0% of Co, 0.02% or less of N, and a remnant composed of Fe and impurities, and having hardness of 55 to 60 HRC, and the die including a nitrided layer or a nitrosulfidized layer on the working surface thereof.

Abstract: An information processing system includes one or more processors configured to: acquire a history of combinations of process conditions for a first process of reading a document and a process result of a second process for an electronic document generated through the first process; calculate a degree of success in the second process for each of the process conditions on the basis of the acquired history of combinations; and present, to a user, information for assisting the first process, the information including at least the degree of success for each of the process conditions.

Abstract: The insulating plate has a swelling protruding in a first direction that is a direction a first plate portion toward a second plate portion. The swelling is formed integral with the insulating plate. The first plate portion has a first fitting part protruding in the first direction and formed integral with this plate portion. The first fitting part is fitted, in the first direction, onto one surface side of the swelling of the insulating plate. The second plate portion has a second fitting part protruding in the first direction and formed integral with this plate portion. The second fitting part is fitted, in a second direction opposite to the first direction, onto the other surface side of the swelling.

Abstract: A device management system includes a database and a request acceptance portion which accepts a connection request from a device. The connection request is a request for causing the request acceptance portion to execute access to the database. When the connection request is accepted from the device, the request acceptance portion sets a restriction rate according to a load amount of the database and selectively executes, by a ratio corresponding to the restriction rate, processing of permitting access to the database and processing of not permitting access to the database and notifying the device of an error.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control device capable of improving safety and availability by determining, in response to a failure of a core, a core to which the software is to be moved, determining whether there is a contention in the timings of execution based on software operations after the software is moved to another core, and making an arbitration when there is a contention. The vehicle control device has a CPU 11 that executes a plurality of tasks in clock-synchronization, the vehicle control device including a failure detecting unit 121 that detects a failure of a core 10 on the CPU 11, and an execution timing arbitration unit 124 that allocates a task having been executed by a failed core 10 to a non-failed core 10.

Abstract: A charge control device includes a first communicator, a determiner, and a controller. The determiner is configured to make an allocation of one or more first current values respectively to one or more charge facilities which are included in the plurality of charge facilities and each of which is not supplying a charging current. The determiner is configured to make an allocation of one or more second current values respectively to one or more charge facilities which are included in the plurality of charge facilities and each of which is supplying the charging current and determine the allocation of the one or more first current values and the allocation of the one or more second current values such that a total of the one or more first current values and the one or more second current values does not exceed an upper limit value which is predetermined.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for using and compositions of humanized antibodies that bind tau protein that is phosphorylated at the serine at position 413.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium and is capable of forming an image for diagnosis, which is an image used for diagnosis of the image forming apparatus; and an adding unit that adds, to a recording medium on which the image for diagnosis has been formed by the image forming unit, information for control used to control output of a reading result from an apparatus used to read the recording medium, the reading result being obtained by reading the recording medium by the apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a novel polishing composition. The polishing composition comprises a water-soluble polymer at least comprising a vinyl alcohol-based resin having a side-chain group of 3 carbon atoms or more.

Abstract: Provided is a novel polishing composition. The polishing composition comprises a water-soluble polymer that at least comprises a vinyl alcohol-based resin of which a 4% aqueous solution has a viscosity of 15 mPa·s or more at 20° C.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes: first and second stage parts on which a housing container housing substrates is mounted; first and second inspection parts having an imaging unit imaging the substrate; a first transfer region provided with a first transfer mechanism performing a first operation of transferring the substrate between the first stage part and the first inspection part; and a second transfer region provided with a second transfer mechanism performing a second operation of transferring the substrate between the second stage part and the second inspection part. In plan view, the first and second stage part are at positions not overlapping with each other, the first and second inspection part are at positions not overlapping with each other, and the first and second transfer region are at positions different from each other so as to perform the first and second operation in parallel.

Abstract: Provided herein is a peptide composition that is highly stable and can be stored long term, said composition containing one or more types of peptides having an amino acid sequence represented by any of SEQ ID Nos. 1-5, or a peptide in which one or two of the amino acids of the abovementioned peptides are independent and may be substituted, deleted or added, and saccharides and an inorganic salt.

Abstract: A manifold includes multiple first valve mount portions, on each of which three electromagnetic valves are arranged side by side, or a plurality of second valve mount portions, on each of which two electromagnetic valves are arranged side by side, or includes at least one of the first valve mount portions and at least one of the second valve mount portions. Waterproof covers are attached to the valve mount portions of the manifold to each cover the three or two electromagnetic valves mounted on the valve mount portion. Thus, a waterproof manifold electromagnetic valve is formed.

Abstract: A weld nugget portion that is obtained by welding a central conductor of a wire and a receiving portion of a metal terminal is formed on the receiving portion that receives an end portion of the wire with the weld nugget portion expanding from a surface of the receiving portion along which the wire is disposed. An area ratio of a blowhole to a section of the weld nugget portion that is along an imaginary cut plane that is perpendicular to the surface of the receiving portion along which the wire is disposed is no less than 0% and no more than 8.4% (i.e., from 0% to 8.4%), preferably no less than 0% and no more than 1.3% (i.e., from 0% to 1.3%). A central axis of the central conductor of the wire in the weld nugget portion extends along the imaginary cut plane.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes: first and second stage parts on which a housing container housing substrates is mounted; first and second inspection parts having an imaging unit imaging the substrate; a first transfer region provided with a first transfer mechanism performing a first operation of transferring the substrate between the first stage part and the first inspection part; and a second transfer region provided with a second transfer mechanism performing a second operation of transferring the substrate between the second stage part and the second inspection part. In plan view, the first and second stage part are at positions not overlapping with each other, the first and second inspection part are at positions not overlapping with each other, and the first and second transfer region are at positions different from each other so as to perform the first and second operation in parallel.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil component includes a heating step of locally heating metal terminals while the metal terminals are supported by a pressing member having a contact surface capable of coming into contact with the metal terminals in a state where an adhesive is disposed between the metal terminals and a drum core.