Abstract: An adequate control of a pH of circulating water circulating through a wet paint booth enables an efficient coagulation treatment of a paint included in the circulating water. A method for treating circulating water circulating through a wet paint booth and including a paint includes treating the paint included in the circulating water by adding an alkaline solution of a phenolic resin to the circulating water, and adjusting a pH of the circulating water to 6.5 to 8.0. An amount of the alkaline solution of the phenolic resin added to the circulating water is increased when the pH of the circulating water is a predetermined value of 8.0 or less. An acidic aluminum salt is further added to the circulating water. An amount of the acidic aluminum salt added to the circulating water is increased when the pH of the circulating water is a predetermined value of 6.5 or more.

Abstract: A technique that allows determination of appropriate control parameter values automatically. A constraint evaluation indicator setting unit sets, to each of a plurality of additional constraints, a third evaluation indicator obtained by combining a first evaluation indicator that indicates a level of influence on other control parameters when a control parameter is changed, and a second evaluation indicator that indicates weight according to a property including importance and the like. A constraint satisfaction solution retrieve unit retrieves a combination of control parameter values that satisfies constraints. When the constraint satisfaction solution retrieve unit fails to retrieve the combination of control parameter values, a constraint relaxing unit relaxes the additional constraints in accordance with the third evaluation indicator.

Abstract: The disclosed power amplifier has: a first amplifying unit and a second amplifying unit provided with a plurality of amplifying circuits connected in parallel in which a bias voltage can be adjusted in accordance with a control signal supplied from outside, the first amplifying unit and the second amplifying unit for amplifying an input signal by each amplifying circuit and combining and outputting the amplified signal; a divider for dividing the input signal to the first amplifying unit and the second amplifying unit; and a combiner for combining and outputting an output signal of the first amplifying unit and an output signal of the second amplifying unit.

Abstract: The position detecting device includes a permanent magnet unit having magnetic pole areas of N-pole and S-pole in a surface thereof, and a magnetic detection device apart from the surface by a distance. The permanent magnet unit has a main magnet element, and an auxiliary magnet element that is located closer to the magnetic detection device. The auxiliary magnet element has an N-pole auxiliary magnet part with the N-pole in the side of the surface and an S-pole auxiliary magnet part with the S-pole in the side of the surface. The main magnet element has an N-pole main magnet part on a side of the N-pole auxiliary magnet part and an S-pole main magnet part on a side of the S-pole auxiliary magnet part. The magnetic detection device is relatively movable in a direction tilted with respect to an area boundary plane that separates magnetic poles of a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet unit, while keeping the distance.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an antibody having antagonistic effect against IL-33, in particular an isolated human anti-IL-33 neutralizing monoclonal antibody wherein amino acid sequences of framework regions are amino acid sequences that are amino acid sequences from a germline or a combination of amino acid sequences thereof, or a fragment thereof. The epitopes for a plurality of anti-IL-33 monoclonal antibodies were identified, human anti-IL-33 neutralizing monoclonal antibodies were obtained, and the complementarity-determining regions that achieve high binding ability to IL-33 was specified by introducing mutations in the complementarity-determining regions. The identified complementarity-determining regions were used to produce a human anti-IL-33 neutralizing monoclonal antibody having framework regions comprising amino acid sequences that are amino acid sequences of a germline or a combination of amino acid sequences thereof.

Abstract: The periodic magnetic field generator includes a flat-shaped first yoke, and a plurality of main permanent magnets, an auxiliary permanent magnet, and a side permanent magnet on the first yoke. The plurality of main permanent magnets are magnetized in a first direction of generating magnetic fields, the direction being perpendicular to the first yoke, and disposed such that orientations of the magnetization become opposite alternately in the first direction. The auxiliary permanent magnet is magnetized in a second direction perpendicular to side faces of the plurality of main permanent magnets, and placed between the side faces of the main permanent magnets. The side permanent magnet is magnetized in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction, and disposed so as to cover end faces of the main permanent magnets and the auxiliary permanent magnet, the end faces being perpendicular to the side faces of the main permanent magnets.

Abstract: The disclosed power amplifier has: a first amplifying unit and a second amplifying unit provided with a plurality of amplifying circuits connected in parallel in which a bias voltage can be adjusted in accordance with a control signal supplied from outside, the first amplifying unit and the second amplifying unit for amplifying an input signal by each amplifying circuit and combining and outputting the amplified signal; a divider for dividing the input signal to the first amplifying unit and the second amplifying unit; and a combiner for combining and outputting an output signal of the first amplifying unit and an output signal of the second amplifying unit.

Abstract: A lens barrel: an optical system; a focusing manipulation unit capable of changing a focal position of the optical system in a normal photographing area and in a macro photographing area where the focal position can be changed for an object located at a position shorter than a shortest distance position of the normal photographing area; a photographing mode switching unit for switching between a normal photographing mode and a macro photographing mode; and an index ring having a normal scale and a macro scale, the normal scale indicating an object distance in the normal photographing mode, and the macro scale indicating the object distance in the macro photographing mode. Then, the photographing mode switching unit switches a display position of the index ring between the normal scale and the macro scale, and the focusing manipulation unit changes the focal position displayed on the index ring by rotation manipulation.

Abstract: When change amount information calculated by a change amount information calculating unit satisfies a start condition and a signal condition is true for an operation instruction the start condition and the signal condition of which are defined, an operation instruction execution control unit determines a start of the corresponding operation instruction and determines operation completion based on a completion condition determined in advance of the operation instruction. An operation instruction executing unit executes the operation instruction the start of which is determined by the operation instruction execution control unit and stops the operation instruction when the operation completion is determined by the operation instruction execution control unit.

Abstract: A technique that allows determination of appropriate control parameter values automatically. A constraint evaluation indicator setting unit sets, to each of a plurality of additional constraints, a third evaluation indicator obtained by combining a first evaluation indicator that indicates a level of influence on other control parameters when a control parameter is changed, and a second evaluation indicator that indicates weight according to a property including importance and the like. A constraint satisfaction solution retrieve unit retrieves a combination of control parameter values that satisfies constraints. When the constraint satisfaction solution retrieve unit fails to retrieve the combination of control parameter values, a constraint relaxing unit relaxes the additional constraints in accordance with the third evaluation indicator.

Abstract: A remote control receiver which receives light for exercising remote control as a transmission signal, includes: a light detector which receives the transmission signal; and a guide portion which has an incidence plane to which the transmission signal is entered, and refracts the incident transmission signal from the incidence plane and directs the incident transmission signal toward the light detector. In this arrangement, the guide portion has an interface which is tapered down from the incidence plane toward the light detector.

Abstract: A projection apparatus for inexpensively adjusting the irradiating region of light on an image forming device to irradiate the light to the entire image forming surface of the image forming device is provided. The projector including a light tunnel for passing the light emitted from a lamp and changing the light to condensed uniform light, a mirror for reflecting the light passed through the light tunnel, a DMD for reflecting the light at an image forming surface irradiated with the light reflected by the mirror and forming an image, a lens for projecting the image formed with the DMD, and a frame for attaching these components of an image projection optical system; further includes a rotation adjustment fixing mechanism for fixing the light tunnel to the frame with the rotation angle having the axis of the light tunnel as substantially the center adjusted with an incident port of light of the light tunnel facing the lamp and an exit port facing the mirror.

Abstract: A projector capable of preventing a light tunnel from positional deviation is obtained. This projector comprises a rectangular light tunnel having a hollow light guide path capable of passing light therethrough for shaping the light with the light guide path, an optical component holding member provided with a holding portion holding the light tunnel and a light tunnel clip including a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion pressing first and second surfaces, adjacent to each other, of the light tunnel toward the holding portion of the optical component holding member for holding the light tunnel in a pressed state, while the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion press positions of the first and second surfaces of the light tunnel located substantially on the same line perpendicular to the traveling direction of the light respectively.

Abstract: Novel full-length cDNAs are provided. cDNA derived from human have been isolated. The full-length nucleotide sequences of the cDNA and amino acid sequences encoded by the nucleotide sequences have been determined. Because the cDNA of the present invention are full-length and contain the translation start site, they provide information useful for analyzing the functions of the polypeptide.

Abstract: Novel full-length cDNAs are provided. cDNA derived from human have been isolated. The full-length nucleotide sequences of the cDNA and amino acid sequences encoded by the nucleotide sequences have been determined. Because the cDNA of the present invention are full-length and contain the translation start site, they provide information useful for analyzing the functions of the polypeptide.

Abstract: As the results of intensive studies aiming at providing a gene targeting a cancer cell or a cancer tissue, novel nucleotide sequences showing increased expression in a cancer cell or a cancer tissue compared with normal tissues are identified. As the results of the subsequent studies, genes showing increased expression in a cancer cell or a cancer tissue which are useful as a drug discovery target are found out.

Abstract: This lens drive is a lens drive for moving a lens arranged in a housing, and comprises a rotating knob located out of the optical axis of the lens with a rotation axis unparallel to the optical axis of the lens and arranged outside the housing, a knob-side cam pin provided on the rotating knob, a lens-side cam pin provided to integrally move with the lens and a cam plate arranged in the housing and formed with a knob-side cam groove receiving the knob-side cam pin and a lens-side cam groove receiving the lens-side cam pin. The rotating knob is so rotated as to move the cam plate for moving the lens along the optical axis of the lens following this movement of the cam plate.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a molecular chaperone function regulator containing a quinazoline derivative represented by the following formula (I) wherein each symbol is as defined in Claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a hydrate or solvate thereof, an optically active form or racemate thereof or a diastereomer mixture thereof as an active ingredient can be provided.

Abstract: cDNA derived from human have been isolated. The full-length nucleotide sequences of the cDNA and amino acid sequences encoded by the nucleotide sequences have been determined. Because the cDNA of the present invention are full-length and contain the translation start site, they provide information useful for analyzing the functions of the polypeptide.

Abstract: A polarization stabilizing device and method based on controlling the phase retardations of a pair of variable rotators with an optically interposed quarter-wave plate, with a controller such that the first of the variable rotators has its phase retardation switched between first and second values whenever the phase retardation of the second of the variable rotators reaches an upper or a lower limit. The upper and lower limits of the second rotator and the first and second values of the first rotator are chosen so that discontinuities in the power of the output optical radiation are avoided when the first variable rotator is switched, thereby providing endless polarization stabilization using rotators that themselves may have limited retardation ranges.