Abstract: A waste gate valve device for a turbocharger includes a drive rod having a first end connected to an actuator, an elastic member sandwiched between a link arm and the drive rod or between a support member and the drive rod, and a projecting portion at a position closer to a connecting pin than the elastic member or a position farther from the connecting pin than the elastic member in one of the drive rod and the support member sandwiching the elastic member or one of the drive rod and the link arm sandwiching the elastic member, the projecting portion protruding toward the other one of the drive rod and the support member and the other one of the drive rod and the link arm.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a peptide which has a neuroprotective action, a neuroprotective drug and neuropathic treatment containing said peptide, and a preventive or alleviative pharmaceutical composition. This is based on the finding that a peptide fragment isolated from proline-rich protein 4 (PRP4) has a neuroprotective action.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus (30) of a second administrator, the apparatus including: a first obtainment unit (31) that obtains first information collected by a first information collection apparatus installed over a first road managed by a first administrator; a second obtainment unit (32) that obtains second information collected by a second information collection apparatus installed over a second road managed by the second administrator; and a notification unit (33) that notifies the first administrator of at least one of the first information and information detected on the basis of the first information.

Abstract: A peptide which has a neuroprotective action, a neuroprotective drug and neuropathic treatment containing the peptide, and a preventive or alleviative pharmaceutical composition. The peptide comprises proline-rich protein 4 having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or a partial sequence thereof, or a modified sequence thereof, which has a neuroprotective action.

Abstract: A waterproof sheet comprising a rubber base and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of silicone resin or gel thereon is applicable to the boundary between an outdoor tank and a concrete pedestal. The waterproof sheet maintains waterproofness over a long period of time and is in long-term service without degradation of physical properties.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including first and second main surfaces facing in a first axis direction, first and second end surfaces facing in a second axis direction, and first and second internal electrodes; a first external electrode including a first cover portion covering the first end surface, and a first extended portion extending from the first cover portion to the second main surface; and a second external electrode including a second cover portion covering the second end surface, and a second extended portion extending from the second cover portion to the second main surface, the multi-layer ceramic electronic component satisfying that, when T1 represents a dimension of the ceramic body in the first axis direction and T2 represents a dimension of each extended portion in the first axis direction, T1+T2 is 50 ?m or less, and T2/(T1+T2) is 0.32 or less.

Abstract: A masterbatch composition made from or containing: 65 to 85 wt % of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer as component (1) containing 0 to 3 wt % of ethylene or one or more C4-C10-?-olefin-derived units; and 15 to 35 wt % of a propylene-ethylene copolymer as component (2) containing 25 to 35 wt % of ethylene-derived units, wherein the masterbatch composition has: 1) a melt flow rate (230° C., load: 21.18 N) of 5 to 30 g/10 minutes; 2) xylene insolubles with an Mw of 10×104 to 30×104 and an Mw/Mn of 6 to 20 as measured by GPC; and 3) xylene solubles with an intrinsic viscosity of 5.5 to 9.0 dl/g.

Abstract: An optical apparatus includes an optical component, a support mechanism configured to support the optical component, a manipulation mechanism configured to manipulate the optical component while contacting the optical component such that a state of the optical component is changed. The optical component is changed by the manipulation mechanism from a first state in which the optical component is supported by the support mechanism to a second state in which the optical component is supported by the manipulation mechanism.

Abstract: There is provided a projection optical system that projects an image of an object onto an image plane. The projection optical system includes an imaging optical system including a first concave mirror, a convex mirror, and a second concave mirror; an optical member having a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface each redirecting an optical path; and a supporting member that supports the convex mirror. The first reflecting surface, the first concave mirror, the convex mirror, the second concave mirror, and the second reflecting surface are provided in that order in a direction of travel of light from an object plane. The optical member has a through hole having an opening on a side facing the convex mirror. The supporting member extends through the through hole and from the opening to the convex mirror.

Abstract: An optical apparatus includes an optical component, a support mechanism configured to support the optical component, a manipulation mechanism configured to manipulate the optical component while contacting the optical component such that a state of the optical component is changed. The optical component is changed by the manipulation mechanism from a first state in which the optical component is supported by the support mechanism to a second state in which the optical component is supported by the manipulation mechanism.

Abstract: A cable core includes: an internal conductor; a foamed dielectric that includes a fluororesin and is formed on the internal conductor by extrusion molding; and a skin layer that covers the foamed dielectric, and is configured such that a foaming rate of the foamed dielectric is 80% or more, an average foamed cell diameter of the foamed dielectric is 10 ?m or less, and a standard deviation of a foamed cell diameter of the foamed dielectric is 2.5 or less.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a peptide which has a neuroprotective action, a neuroprotective drug and neuropathic treatment containing said peptide, and a preventive or alleviative pharmaceutical composition. This is based on the finding that a peptide fragment isolated from proline-rich protein 4 (PRP4) has a neuroprotective action.

Abstract: A cable core includes: an internal conductor; a foamed dielectric that includes a fluororesin and is formed on the internal conductor by extrusion molding; and a skin layer that covers the foamed dielectric, and is configured such that a foaming rate of the foamed dielectric is 80% or more, an average foamed cell diameter of the foamed dielectric is 10 ?m or less, and a standard deviation of a foamed cell diameter of the foamed dielectric is 2.5 or less.