Abstract: A fishing rod includes a hollow rod extending along a central axis; and a shaft member with an outer peripheral surface inclined relative to the central axis inserted into the rod from the one end, and that is supported by an inner peripheral surface of the rod at a support position on another end side of the one end in an axial direction along the central axis, wherein the inner peripheral surface of the rod has at least one convex portion protruding toward the central axis from a virtual curve between the support position and the one end position axially when drawing a virtual curve that is convex toward the central axis through the support position and the one end position at the end of the end side of the inner peripheral surface in an area radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the shaft member.

Abstract: An engine start abnormality diagnosis apparatus determines a cause of a long cranking abnormality in which, when an engine including cylinders is started, start of the engine is not completed even if a cranking period is equal to or greater than a predetermined time. The engine start abnormality diagnosis apparatus includes a rotation speed detector and an abnormality diagnosis processor. The rotation speed detector detects a rotation speed of a crankshaft of the engine when at least one of the cylinders is in a latter stage of a compression stroke. The abnormality diagnosis processor determines that the cause of the long cranking abnormality is an electric system abnormality when the rotation speed is less than a predetermined threshold, and determines that the cause of the long cranking abnormality is a combustion abnormality when the rotation speed is equal to or greater than the threshold.

Abstract: A method for producing an L-amino acid such as L-lysine is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a bacterium having an L-amino acid-producing ability, which has been modified so that the activity of a carotenoid biosynthesis enzyme is increased, in a medium, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium.

Abstract: A method for producing an L-amino acid such as L-lysine is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a bacterium having an L-amino acid-producing ability, which has been modified so that the activity of a carotenoid biosynthesis enzyme is increased, in a medium, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium.

Abstract: By administering sterilized bacterial cells obtained by heat treating cells of a coryneform bacterium or an enterobacterium under a condition of pH 2 to 5 at 90 to 120° C. for 3 minutes to 4 hours, or a feed containing such sterilized bacterial cells to a mammal, fowl, fish, or crustacean, immunity of these animals is enhanced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a separator for an electricity storage device that is formed by superimposing two or more fiber layers, wherein at least one or more of the fiber layers is a synthetic fiber layer that contains synthetic fibers and a synthetic resin binding agent, and also provides a method of manufacturing the same. Moreover, the present invention provides a separator for an electricity storage device that contains thermoplastic synthetic fibers A, heat-resistant synthetic fibers B, natural fibers C, and a synthetic resin-based binding agent, and also provides a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: Provided is a power storage device separator that is realized in the form of a heat-resistant, solvent-resistant, and dimensionally stable thin film. Also provided is a power storage device separator that can be realized in the form of a thin film which has excellent ion permeability and low resistance, which makes short-circuiting between electrodes and self-discharging difficult to occur, and in addition, which has excellent durability even after long periods of use under high temperature environments in the presence of organic solvents and ionic solutions.

Abstract: This invention is relates to a separator of a power storage device which is a laminate of a polyolefin porous membrane layer and a fiber layer comprising a solvent spun cellulose; and a separator of a power storage device, wherein the separator is a laminate of a polyolefin porous membrane layer and a fiber layer comprising a solvent spun cellulose, and the volume of a cavity part of the fiber layer is smaller than the volume of a resin part of the polyolefin porous membrane layer.