Abstract: An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a resin having a repeating unit having a group in which a phenolic hydroxyl group is protected with an acid-leaving group; a first photoacid generator that generates an acid having a pKa of ?2.00 to 2.00, in which in a case where the acid thus generated is a carboxylic acid, a pKa of the carboxylic acid is ?2.00 or more and less than 1.00; and a second photoacid generator that generates a carboxylic acid having a pKa of 1.00 or more.

Abstract: A drug cartridge includes: a cylinder 11 having a cylindrical cylinder columnar space extending in a longitudinal direction; a gasket 13 supported in the space so that the gasket is movable in the longitudinal direction; a drug 14 held in the space and at least including a liquid first component; and a first temperature sensor and an RF tag 16 arranged on a side surface of the cylinder. The RF tag 16 stores drug information that includes at least information indicating a type of the drug, and wirelessly transmits at least the information indicating the type of the drug and first temperature information indicating a temperature detected by the first temperature sensor in response to an instruction from outside.

Abstract: For power transfer from a first DC part to a second DC part in a dual active bridge (DAB) converter by stepping up a voltage, the second bridge circuit 12 includes a period in which a secondary winding n2 of an insulated transformer TR1 and the second DC part conduct and a period in which ends of the secondary winding n2 of the insulated transformer TR1 are short-circuited in the second bridge circuit 12. A control circuit 13 fixes a phase difference between a first leg a the second leg, variably controls a simultaneous off period of a fifth switching element S5 and a sixth switching element S6, and variably controls a simultaneous off period of a seventh switching element S7 and an eighth switching element S8.

Abstract: For power transfer from a first DC part to a second DC part in a dual active bridge (DAB) converter by stepping down a voltage, a first bridge circuit includes a period in which the first DC part and a primary winding of an insulated transformer conduct and a period in which ends of a primary winding of the insulated transformer are short-circuited in the first bridge circuit. A second bridge circuit includes a rectification period. A control circuit variably controls a phase difference between a first leg a the second leg, variably controls a simultaneous off period of a fifth switching element and a sixth switching element, and variably controls a simultaneous off period of a seventh switching element and an eighth switching element.

Abstract: The present invention provides a means and a method for specifically measuring a substance such as a small substance with high sensitivity by a sandwich method. Specifically, the present invention provides an antibody capable of specifically binding to an affinity complex and a method of measuring of the affinity complex comprising measuring the affinity complex using the antibody capable of specifically binding to the affinity complex. The antibody of the present invention may be a full-length antibody. The antibody of the present invention may also have a region derived from an immunoglobulin from an animal having an ability of gene conversion (e.g., a complementarity-determining region, a framework region, or a variable region). Examples of at least one factor that constitutes the affinity complex include a small substance or a protein (e.g., antibody).

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device that can operate as long as possible even if the battery level is low and that can avoid an unexpected shutdown as much of the time as possible while data is being transmitted to, or received from, an external device. The electronic device has a particular mode of operation in which the electronic device is connected to an external device and can accept a request to read and/or write information sent by the external device. The electronic device includes: a battery; an interface, which is connected to the external device so as to get power from the external device and which accepts the request sent by the external device; and a control section for changing conditions for enabling that particular mode of operation according to a supply value, which is at least one of the values of current and voltage supplied by the external device, and a value representing a level of the battery.

Abstract: A method of immunoassay of H5 subtype influenza A virus by which the virus can be accurately assayed even in cases where a certain level of mutation has occurred in the H5 subtype influenza A virus, and a kit therefor, and a novel anti-H5 subtype influenza A virus monoclonal antibody which can be used for the immunoassay are disclosed. The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of the present invention undergoes antigen-antibody reaction with hemagglutinin of H5 subtype influenza A virus, and the corresponding epitope of the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof is located in a region other than the receptor subdomain (excluding C-terminal region thereof consisting of 11 amino acids), which antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof does not have neutralizing activity against the influenza A virus.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device that can operate as long as possible even if the battery level is low and that can avoid an unexpected shutdown as much of the time as possible while data is being transmitted to, or received from, an external device. The electronic device has a particular mode of operation in which the electronic device is connected to an external device and can accept a request to read and/or write information sent by the external device. The electronic device includes: a battery; an interface, which is connected to the external device so as to get power from the external device and which accepts the request sent by the external device; and a control section for changing conditions for enabling that particular mode of operation according to a supply value, which is at least one of the values of current and voltage supplied by the external device, and a value representing a level of the battery.

Abstract: A method of immunoassay of H5 subtype influenza A virus by which the virus can be accurately assayed even in cases where a certain level of mutation has occurred in the H5 subtype influenza A virus, and a kit therefor, and a novel anti-H5 subtype influenza A virus monoclonal antibody which can be used for the immunoassay are disclosed. The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of the present invention undergoes antigen-antibody reaction with hemagglutinin of H5 subtype influenza A virus, and the corresponding epitope of the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof is located in a region other than the receptor subdomain (excluding C-terminal region thereof consisting of 11 amino acids), which antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof does not have neutralizing activity against the influenza A virus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal head capable of reliably preventing occurrence of connection failure or insulation failure in each of the layers in a multilayered wiring structure, enabling easy manufacture even in the real edging constitution, capable of maintaining reliability and, further, with no trouble in the terminal connection of a common electrode even if three or more thermal head.

Abstract: A diesel particulate filter (14) which traps particulate matter and a NOx trap catalyst (13) which traps nitrogen oxides are installed in series in an exhaust passage (10) of a diesel engine (1). A controller (21) calculates a particulate matter deposition amount in the diesel particulate filter (14) (S4). The controller (21), when the particulate matter deposition amount exceeds a first predetermined amount (PM2), prevents sharp increase of the particulate matter deposition amount by prohibiting rich spike where the oxygen concentration of the exhaust gas is controlled to a value corresponding to a rich air-fuel ratio in order to regenerate the NOx trap catalyst (13) (S301, S302, S306), and prevents the particulate matter deposition amount of the diesel particulate filter (14) from reaching a limit.

Abstract: In an engine having apparatus for a post-exhaust process, surging is prevented when the air excess coefficient is changed to a lean condition from a rich condition in order to carry out the post-exhaust process. The present engine control apparatus comprises a turbo-supercharger driven by exhaust energy of an engine in a vehicle, an EGR path interconnecting an exhaust path and an inlet path of the engine, at least one of a NOx trap catalyzer and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) mounted in the exhaust path for purifying exhaust discharged from the engine, an EGR valve for adjusting the flow rate of air passing through the EGR path, an air excess coefficient control unit for controlling the air excess coefficient, depending on driving conditions, and wherein the EGR valve is operable to close when the air coefficient control unit controls the air excess coefficient so as to be in a lean condition.

Abstract: In exhaust gas purifying apparatus and method for an internal combustion engine, an abnormality determination of an NOx (Nitrogen Oxides) removing catalyst is executed on the basis of output values of both of a first exhaust gas atmosphere detecting section and a second exhaust gas atmosphere detecting section (for example, oxygen concentration sensors interposed in an exhaust passage of the engine between inlet and outlet portions of the NOx removing catalyst) from a time at which an output value of the first exhaust gas atmosphere detecting section is varied to a first predetermined value to a time at which the output value of the second exhaust gas atmosphere detecting section is reached to a second predetermined value when an exhaust gas atmosphere varying section (control unit) increases the ratio of a reducing agent in the exhaust gas.

Abstract: In order to prevent the generation of surge noise or other abnormal phenomena during deceleration of a vehicle, the present engine control apparatus comprises a turbo-supercharger driven by exhaust energy of the engine, at least one of an NOx trap catalyzer and a DPF mounted in the exhaust path of the engine for purifying the exhaust, an EGR path interconnecting the exhaust path and the inlet path of the engine, an EGR valve for adjusting the cross-section of the duct of the EGR path, means for detecting deceleration, and a fuel cutoff control means that, if predetermined conditions are satisfied, effects fuel cutoff control to reduces the rate of fuel injection, wherein the EGR valve is closed during the period of vehicle deceleration.

Abstract: In exhaust gas purifying apparatus and method for an internal combustion engine, a degree of a performance deterioration of an NOx trap catalyst is determined on the basis of a detected air-fuel ratio variation time difference, at the performance deterioration determination of the NOx trap catalyst, the degree of the performance deterioration with at least one of correcting factors of a quantity of NOx trapped by means of the NOx trap catalyst, a reducing agent supply quantity by which a reducing agent is supplied to the NOx trap catalyst, and catalyst temperature which is a temperature of the NOx trap catalyst, and at least one of the correcting factors is reflected on the determination of the degree of the performance deterioration of the NOx trap catalyst.

Abstract: An exhaust gas cleaning system is provided that comprises a particulate filter and an NOx trapping catalytic converter disposed upstream of the particulate filter. The exhaust gas cleaning system is configured to determine a combustion amount of the particulate matter accumulated in the particulate filter that are combusted by the NOx in the exhaust gas, and adjust the combustion amount of the particulate matter based on an NOx adsorption condition of the NOx trapping catalytic converter. Then, the exhaust gas cleaning system is configured to estimate a particulate matter accumulation amount in the particulate filter by subtracting the adjusted combustion amount of the particulate matter from a discharge amount of the particulate matter. Thus, the amount of particulate matter accumulated in the particulate filter is estimated more accurately by taking into consideration the combustion of particulate matter by NOx in the exhaust gas.

Abstract: In an engine having apparatus for a post-exhaust process, surging is prevented when the air excess coefficient is changed to a lean condition from a rich condition in order to carry out the post-exhaust process. The present engine control apparatus comprises a turbo-supercharger driven by exhaust energy of an engine in a vehicle, an EGR path interconnecting an exhaust path and an inlet path of the engine, at least one of a NOx trap catalyzer and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) mounted in the exhaust path for purifying exhaust discharged from the engine, an EGR valve for adjusting the flow rate of air passing through the EGR path, an air excess coefficient control unit for controlling the air excess coefficient, depending on driving conditions, and wherein the EGR valve is operable to close when the air coefficient control unit controls the air excess coefficient so as to be in a lean condition.

Abstract: A diagnosis system of an exhaust aftertreatment apparatus for an internal combustion engine is arranged to execute a first deterioration diagnosis of the exhaust aftertreatment apparatus on the basis of a change of a catalyst downstream side air/fuel ratio relative to a change of a catalyst upstream side air/fuel ratio during a rich spike control and to execute a second deterioration diagnosis from an inversion cycle of a feedback quantity during the feedback control of the catalyst downstream side air/fuel ratio during a stoichiometric control when the first deterioration diagnosis made a deterioration determination.

Abstract: A fuel injection control device is configured to suppress the effect of pressure pulsation occurring inside the accumulator section of an engine due to a first fuel injection and thereby accurately control the fuel injection quantity in an engine configured to execute a plurality of fuel injections per cycle. When the fuel injection quantity for a second injection executed after a first injection is set, the fuel injection interval is detected and the fuel injection quantity is revised based on the fuel injection interval. The amount of time from the end of the first injection (e.g., a pilot injection) to the start of the second injection (e.g., a main injection) is used as the fuel injection interval.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying system for an internal combustion engine is arranged to determine a recovery execution timing for recovery processing of recovering an exhaust gas purifying device such as a particulate filter and a NOx trap catalyst from a specific content stacked state, to determine a target air/fuel ratio for executing the recovery processing, to determine a first engine controlled variable relating to an air/fuel ratio on the basis of the target air/fuel ratio, and to determine a second engine controlled variable relating to a combustion period at a value different from a value employed during normal processing when the recovery processing is executed.