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: In an attachment stage 20 of an adapter device 10, a fastening unit 221 fastened to a main body device is provided on an attachment surface 21 in advance. A connector 55 is provided on a housing 50. Further, the adapter device 10 is provided with a movement direction conversion unit configured to convert a movement in an operation direction of an operation lever 41 into an insertion and detachment direction of the connector, and move forward and backward the housing 50 in the insertion and detachment direction of the connector 55 with respect to the attachment stage 20 in accordance with the operation force.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heterophasic polypropylene compositions comprising 78-85% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer matrix with up to 2.0% by weight of ethylene units, 15-22% by weight of an elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer and a clarifying agent. The composition has an intrinsic viscosity of the xylene soluble fraction at room temperature of from 0.5 to 1.5 dl/g and a melt flow rate (230° C., 2.16 kg) of 0.5 to 10 g/10 min. The compositions of the present disclosure can be used to prepare sheets for thermoforming applications.

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 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 waterproof sheet which comprises a base layer constituted of a silicone rubber and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer superposed thereon and which is for use in preventing the infiltration of rainwater, etc., characterized in that the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is constituted of a cured object of an addition reaction type curable silicone composition in which the theoretical amount of crosslinks is 0.005-0.01 mol/g and the ratio of the amount of SiH groups to the amount of alkenyl groups, SiH/alkenyl, is 0.5-1.1 by mole and which, when cured, has a hardness as measured with a CSR-2 type hardness meter of 3-20. This waterproof sheet can be used over a long period without decreasing in physical property, and has waterproofing properties over a long period. In particular, by delimiting the hardness and adhesive force of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the waterproof sheet can be made to withstand long-term use.

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: Provided is a waterproof sheet such that an adhesive layer is formed on a substrate rubber layer and characterized by the substrate rubber layer comprising a silicone rubber having a JIS-A hardness of 15-90, a tensile strength of at least 3 MPa, an elongation of 100-800%, and a crescent tear strength of at least 3 kN/m. The waterproof sheet can be used without a long-term decrease in material properties, and is waterproof in the long-term. In particular, the present invention can be a waterproof sheet able to withstand long-term use by means of stipulating the material properties of the substrate rubber. By means of a method for applying waterproofing to an outdoor tank, it is possible to reliably waterproof the bottom side of the outdoor tank by means of a simple application method.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a fastener including a locking member and a pin member which are connected. The locking member has a pair of leg portions that are inserted into the mount hole and a flange portion that is brought into abutment with a portion of the mount-base member that lies on a circumference of the mount hole. The pin member has a head portion that is connected to the flange portion and an extending portion that extends from a rear side of the head portion. When the head portion of the pin member is forced into the locking member, a connection between the flange portion and the head portion is released, and the extending portion travels between the pair of leg portions to expand open the pair of leg portions or to restrict the pair of leg portions from moving towards each other.

Abstract: When a bridge pier is reinforced or repaired by wrapping a reinforcement around the pier, a waterproof sheet having a sufficient flexibility to attach to and cover the interface between the pier and the reinforcement in a liquid-tight manner is useful. The waterproof sheet is attached to the interface between the pier and the reinforcement to prevent water from penetrating into the interface for thereby preventing the reinforcement from deterioration.

Abstract: A discharge lamp lighting device according to an aspect of the invention includes a resonance circuit unit connected to a discharge lamp, a power converting unit configured to convert direct-current power into alternating-current power and supply the alternating-current power to the discharge lamp via the resonance circuit unit, and a control unit configured to supply the alternating-current power having a first frequency for causing resonance of the resonance circuit unit and a second frequency different from the first frequency, to the discharge lamp in a lighting start period from a start of lighting of the discharge lamp to a steady lighting state of the discharge. The second frequency is equal to or higher than 100 kHz.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a heterophasic polypropylene composition comprising 68-76% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer matrix, 24-32% by weight of an ethylene-propylene copolymer, and a nucleating agent. In some embodiments, the composition has an intrinsic viscosity of the xylene soluble (XSIV) fraction at room temperature of up to 1.3 dl/g and a melt flow rate (230° C., 2.16 kg) of 30 to 70 g/10 min. The compositions disclosed herein can be used in molded articles, using techniques such as thin wall injection molding, that are endowed with excellent impact behavior.

Abstract: Peritoneal dialysis systems and methods are provided by the present disclosure. In a general embodiment, a peritoneal dialysis system includes a peritoneal dialysis fluid supply, a supply line in fluid communication with the peritoneal dialysis fluid supply, the supply line terminating at a supply connector, a patient connector in fluid communication with a patient's indwelling catheter, and a device configured to be placed around at least one of the supply connector and the patient connector during a connection of the supply connector and the patient connector, the device including an ultraviolet (“UV”) transmissive material to allow UV energy to be directed inwardly through the device towards a mating surface of the at least one of the supply connector and the patient connector during the connection of the supply connector and the patient connector.

Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide a novel compound which has a VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity and is useful as an active ingredient for the treatment of diseases accompanying angiogenesis or edema, for example, age-related macular degeneration or the like. The present invention includes, for example, an alkynyl indazole derivative represented by the following general formula (I), a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, and a medicine containing thereof.

Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide a novel compound which has a VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity and is useful as an active ingredient for the treatment of diseases accompanying angiogenesis or edema, for example, age-related macular degeneration or the like. The present invention includes, for example, an alkynyl indazole derivative represented by the following general formula (I), a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, and a medicine containing thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a waterproofing method for an outdoor tank, the waterproofing method being characterized in that the boundary portion between the bottom of the outdoor tank installed on a foundation and the foundation is covered in a liquid tight manner by a waterproof sheet adhered so as to extend from the outdoor tank to the foundation. The present invention can provide a waterproofing method which is effective to prevent the entry of rain water into the boundary portions between the bottoms of outdoor tanks and the foundations, most of the outdoor tanks being large tanks mainly installed in oil refineries or the like. This waterproofing method for an outdoor tank can more reliably waterproof the bottom side of the outdoor tank using the simple method.

Abstract: A method for secondary-molding a polymer nano oriented crystal material in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: heating the polymer nano oriented crystal material so that the polymer nano oriented crystal material changes into a mobile phase or a melt having a dense entanglement network structure; molding the polymer nano oriented crystal material which changed into the mobile phase or the melt including the dense entanglement network in the step; and cooling the polymer nano oriented crystal material, which has undergone the step, until the polymer nano oriented crystal material changes into an ordered phase.

Abstract: A therapeutic agent for a corneal epithelial disorder, containing a miR-203 inhibitor; an agent for promoting proliferation of corneal epithelial cells, containing a miR-203 inhibitor; a liquid culture medium for use in the manufacture of a corneal epithelial sheet, containing a miR-203 inhibitor; and a method for producing a corneal epithelial sheet, including the step of culturing corneal epithelial cells using a liquid culture medium containing a miR-203 inhibitor. According to the present invention, a therapeutic agent for a corneal epithelial disorder, an agent for promoting proliferation of corneal epithelial cells, a liquid culture medium for use in the manufacture of a corneal epithelial sheet, a method for producing a corneal epithelial sheet, including the step of culturing corneal epithelial cells using the liquid culture medium, and a method for treating a corneal epithelial disorder can be provided.