Abstract: A method for selectively obtaining a natural variant of an enzyme having activity includes (1) a step of detecting an ORF sequence of a protein having enzyme activity from a genome database including base sequences of metagenomic DNA of environmental microbiota; (2) a step of obtaining at least one PCR clone including the ORF sequence having a full length, a partial sequence of the ORF sequence, or a base sequence encoding an amino acid sequence which is formed by deletion, substitution, or addition of at least one amino acid residue in an amino acid sequence encoded by the ORF sequence, by performing PCR cloning on at least one metagenomic DNA of the environmental microbiota by using a primer designed based on the ORF sequence; (3) a step of determining a base sequence and an amino acid sequence which is encoded by the base sequence for each PCR clone obtained in the step (2); and (4) a step of selecting a natural variant of an enzyme having activity by measuring enzyme activity of proteins encoded by each P

Abstract: The objective of the invention is to provide a polycyclic aromatic compound in which solubility to a solvent, film formability, wet coatability, thermal stability, and in-plane orientation are improved. This objective is achieved by a light emission layer-forming composition comprising: as a first component, at least one type of dopant material selected from the group consisting of polycyclic aromatic compounds represented by general formula (A) and polycyclic aromatic oligomer compounds including a plurality of structures represented by general formula (A); as a second component, a specific low-molecular-weight host material; and, as a third component, at least one type of organic solvent. In formula (A), ring A, ring B, and ring C each independently represent an aryl ring or a hetero aryl ring, Y1 is B, and X1 and X2 each independently represent O or N—R wherein at least one of X1 and X2 is N—R.

Abstract: A chip part includes a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode which are formed apart from each other on the substrate and a circuit network which is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The circuit network includes a first passive element including a first conductive member embedded in a first trench formed in the substrate and a second passive element including a second conductive member formed on the substrate outside the first trench.

Abstract: A hyperthermostable endoglucanase, having an endoglucanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of 90° C. and pH 5.5, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of 90° C. and pH 5.5.

Abstract: A hyperthermostable endoglucanase, having an endoglucanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of a temperature of 110° C. and a pH of 5.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 55% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of a temperature of 110° C. and a pH of 5.5.

Abstract: A chip part includes a substrate having a first main surface on one side thereof and a second main surface on the other side thereof, a functional device famed at a first main surface side of the substrate, an external terminal formed at the first main surface side of the substrate and electrically connected to the functional device, and a light diffusion reflection structure formed at a second main surface side of the substrate and diffusely reflecting light irradiated toward the second main surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a polycyclic aromatic compound which has improved solubility in solvents, film formability, wet coatability and in-plane orientation. The above-described problem is solved by a composition for forming a light emitting layer, which contains, as a first component, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by general formula (A-1) and compounds represented by general formula (A-2), as a second component, at least one compound that has a triplet energy (ET) of 1.8-3.0 eV, and as a third component, at least one organic solvent. In the formulae, R represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, a diarylamino group, a diheteroarylamino group or an aryl heteroarylamino group.

Abstract: An in-vehicle device fixing structure includes: a base member including a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall; a box-shaped in-vehicle device including a first side face opposed to the first side wall, a second side face opposed to the second side wall, a third side face provided on a side opposite to the first side face, and a fourth side face provided on a side opposite to the second side face; a holding member including a third-side-face holding portion opposed to the third side face, a fourth-side-face holding portion opposed to the fourth side face, and a fastening portion attached to the bottom wall via a fastener and having a plate shape; and an in-vehicle device locking portion provided in at least the base member and the holding member, and configured to restrain a movement of the in-vehicle device toward the vehicle upper side.

Abstract: A chip part is provided that includes a substrate in which an element region and an electrode region are set, an insulating film (a first insulating film and a second insulating film) which is formed on the substrate and which selectively includes an internal concave/convex structure in the electrode region on a surface, a first connection electrode and a second connection electrode which include, at a bottom portion, an anchor portion entering the concave portion of the internal concave/convex structure and which include an external concave/convex structure on a surface on the opposite side and a circuit element which is disposed in the element region and which is electrically connected to the first connection electrode and the second connection electrode.

Abstract: A compact and refined chip resistor, with which a plurality of types of required resistance values can be accommodated readily with the same design structure, was desired. The chip resistor is arranged to have a resistor network on a substrate. The resistor network includes a plurality of resistor bodies arrayed in a matrix and having an equal resistance value. A plurality of types of resistance units are respectively arranged by one or a plurality of the resistor bodies being connected electrically. The plurality of types of resistance units are connected in a predetermined mode using connection conductor films and fuse films. By selectively fusing a fuse film, a resistance unit can be electrically incorporated into the resistor network or electrically separated from the resistor network to make the resistance value of the resistor network the required resistance value.

Abstract: A chip part includes a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode which are formed apart from each other on the substrate and a circuit network which is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The circuit network includes a first passive element including a first conductive member embedded in a first trench formed in the substrate and a second passive element including a second conductive member formed on the substrate outside the first trench.

Abstract: A resonant load power conversion apparatus is provided to lower a switching frequency of each switching device and to reduce the number of main circuit conductors. The conversion apparatus includes a single-phase inverter having a dc input side (Vdc) connected with a dc voltage source and an output side (Vout) connected with a resonant load and outputting a rectangular wave voltage with a resonance frequency. Upper and lower arms on the input side and output side of the single-phase inverter are connected, respective, with switch group circuits 100U, 100V, 100V and 100V each of which includes N series combinations (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) of two switching devices, connected in parallel with each other by main circuit conductors. The switching devices of the switch group circuits are controlled in a time division switching control mode with a control section.

Abstract: A chip capacitor includes a substrate having a main surface, a first conductive film including a first connecting region and a first capacitor forming region and formed on the main surface of the substrate, a dielectric film covering the first capacitor forming region of the first conductive film, a second conductive film including a second connecting region facing to the first capacitor forming region of the first conductive film across the dielectric film, and a second capacitor forming region facing to the first capacitor forming region of the first conductive film across the dielectric film, a first external electrode electrically connected to the first connecting region of the first conductive film, and a second external electrode electrically connected to the second connecting region of the second conductive film.

Abstract: A chip resistor including, a substrate having a main surface, a first resistance circuit formed at the main surface of the substrate, a second resistance circuit formed at the main surface of the substrate apart from the first resistance circuit, a common internal electrode formed at the main surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the first resistance circuit and the second resistance circuit, a first internal electrode formed at the main surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the first resistance circuit, a second internal electrode formed at the main surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the second resistance circuit, and a dummy resistance circuit formed in a region between the first resistance circuit and the second resistance circuit at the main surface of the substrate so as to be in an electrically floating state.

Abstract: A thermostable cellobiohydrolase, having a cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 60% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.

Abstract: A toilet bowl apparatus includes: a toilet bowl main body; a functional part installed at an upper section of the toilet bowl main body; a seal member attached to at least one of the toilet bowl main body and the functional part and disposed in a gap between the toilet bowl main body and the functional part, and the seal member includes a soft seal body and an elastic body covered by the soft seal body.

Abstract: A thermostable cellobiohydrolase, having a cellulose-binding motif domain including (A1) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (B1) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having a cellulose-binding function, or (C1) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 70% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having a cellulose-binding function, and also having a cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain, wherein the thermostable cellobiohydrolase exhibits hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 95° C. and pH 5.5.

Abstract: A thermostable cellobiohydrolase, having a cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 65° C. and pH 6, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 65° C. and pH 6.

Abstract: A chip part is provided that includes a substrate 2 in which an element region 5 and an electrode region 16 are set, an insulating film (a first insulating film 9 and a second insulating film 3) which is formed on the substrate 2 and which selectively includes an internal concave/convex structure 18 in the electrode region 16 on a surface, a first connection electrode 3 and a second connection electrode 4 which include, at a bottom portion, an anchor portion 24 entering the concave portion 17 of the internal concave/convex structure 18 and which include an external concave/convex structure 6, 7 on a surface on the opposite side and a circuit element which is disposed in the element region 5 and which is electrically connected to the first connection electrode 3 and the second connection electrode 4.

Abstract: A thermostable ?-glucosidase including a ?-glucosidase catalytic domain, the ?-glucosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 75° C. and a pH of 7; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 75° C. and a pH of 7.