Abstract: A recombinant microorganism includes a gene encoding a pyridoxine dehydrogenase, a gene encoding a pyridoxamine synthetase having an enzymatic activity of synthesizing pyridoxamine from pyridoxal, and a gene encoding an amino acid regeneration enzyme having an enzymatic activity of regenerating an amino acid consumed by the pyridoxamine synthetase, in which at least two of the gene encoding the pyridoxine dehydrogenase, the gene encoding the pyridoxamine synthetase, or the gene encoding the amino acid regeneration enzyme, are introduced from outside of a bacterial cell, or are endogenous to the bacterial cell and have an enhanced expression. In addition, a recombinant microorganism into which a gene encoding a pyridoxine dehydrogenase is introduced is provided.

Abstract: An optical material of the present invention has a minimum transmittance value in a wavelength range of 445 nm to 470 nm of a transmittance curve measured at a thickness of 2 mm of the optical material.

Abstract: In this fuel cell electrode catalyst layer, a catalyst is supported on a carrier comprising inorganic oxide particles. The fuel cell electrode catalyst layer is provided with a porous structure. When a mercury penetration method is used to measure the pore size distribution of the porous structure, a peak is observed in the range spanning from 0.005 ?m to 0.1 ?m inclusive, and a peak is also observed in the range spanning from over 0.1 ?m to not more than 1 ?m. When P1 represents the peak intensity in the range spanning from 0.005 ?m to 0.1 ?m inclusive, and P2 represents the peak intensity in the range spanning from over 0.1 ?m to not more than 1 ?m, the value of P2/P1 is 0.2-10 inclusive. It is preferable that the inorganic oxide be tin oxide.

Abstract: A laminated iron core is made of a stator iron core formed by laminating a plurality of iron core pieces with a predetermined shape, and a caulking block detachable along a radial direction is formed in each of the iron core pieces. In a method for manufacturing the laminated iron core, the caulking block detachable along the radial direction is provided in each of the iron core pieces, and the iron core pieces are laminated and joined through the caulking blocks and are arranged on a jig and then, the caulking blocks are pulled in the radial direction and are detached from the laminated iron core pieces, and the laminated iron core pieces are joined by a resin.

Abstract: The photoelastic polyurethane resin has a Young's modulus at 25° C. of 2 to 5 MPa, a photoelastic constant at 25° C. of 1000×10?12 Pa?1 to 100000×10?12 Pa?1, and a glass transition temperature of ?60° C. to ?21° C.

Abstract: A PFA molded article of a copolymer (PFA) of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and perfluoro(alkylvinyl ether) (PAVE), the content of the PAVE therein being from 1 to 10% by mol, characterized in that the PFA molded article has a flex life value of not less than 2,000,000 times, a zero share viscosity of from 10,000 to 20,000 Pa·s, and a heating weight loss of not more than 0.05% by weight, and a process for the production thereof. The PFA molded article has a high flex life value, a low heating weight loss and a low zero share viscosity yet maintaining excellent mechanical properties such as tensile strength, etc., and can be produced in good yields.

Abstract: Provided is a concrete composition, including: blast furnace slag; at least any one of expansive additive and cement; and water, wherein a unit water content of the water is 130 kg/m3 or less; wherein a content of the cement is 22% by mass or less relative to the blast furnace slag, and wherein a slump flow value of the concrete composition is 40 cm or greater.

Abstract: In the case of a laminated rotor core 10, insertion of permanent magnets 14 and filling of resin 15 into each of magnet insertion holes 13 are performed in order to cancel out a problem of an imbalanced weight estimated from a deviation of lamination thickness in a circumferential direction of a laminated core body 12, and a manufacturing method includes a step of measuring a deviation of lamination thickness in which an imbalanced weight is estimated by measuring the deviation of lamination thickness in the circumferential direction of the laminated core body 12, and a step of balance adjustment in which the insertion of the permanent magnets 14 into each of the magnet insertion holes 13 and the filling of resin 15 into each of the magnet insertion holes 13 are performed in a manner that cancels out a problem of this imbalanced weight.

Abstract: A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus includes: an input lever configured to rotate when door opening operation is performed on an inside door handle arranged inside a vehicle; and an output lever rotatably arranged on a base plate. By transmission of rotation of the input lever to the output lever when the input lever rotates along with the door opening operation on the inside door handle, a latch unit provided between a vehicle body and a door performs release operation to allow opening movement of the door with respect to the vehicle body. A sub plate is arranged on the base plate in a form of covering the baseplate, an input support shaft for supporting the inside door handle is rotatably arranged on the sub plate, and the input lever is arranged on the input support shaft so as to integrally rotate with the input support shaft.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotor includes mounting a plurality of core members to a shaft in a state by inserting the shaft into a shaft hole that penetrates through the plurality of core members in a height direction. An inner diameter of the shaft hole is larger than an outer diameter of the shaft. The method includes pressing the plurality of stacked core members together in the height direction to form a stack in which the plurality of core members are located adjacent to each other, and the shaft hole is engaged with the shaft.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stack includes a sequence of operations including separating a sheet from a temporary stack of sheets, rotating the sheet after it has been separated, and applying an adhesive to the sheet, while it is being rotated, by dispensing the adhesive to a surface of the sheet by at least one dispenser and restacking a plurality of the sheets, to which the adhesive was applied by repeating the sequence of operations, to form a manufactured stack of sheets.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a circuit board involves: preparing a composite laminate including a support, a release layer, and a multilayered circuit board; disposing the composite laminate on a stage such that one face of the composite laminate is put into tight contact with the stage; and releasing the support or the multilayered circuit board from the release layer such that the support or the multilayered circuit board forms a convex face with a curvature radius of 200 to 5000 mm while the face of the composite laminate is kept in tight contact with the stage. The method according to the present invention can prevent the occurrences of defects, for example, breaking in the support and cracking and wire disconnections in the multilayered circuit board in manufacturing of circuit boards, such as coreless circuit boards, and ensure stable release of the support or the multilayered circuit board.

Abstract: A vehicle door opening device that enables a door, in a lock state, to open comprises an operating unit. The operating unit comprises a first outside lever that is pivotally mounted, via a first shaft, and rotates with an outside handle; a second outside lever that is pivotally mounted, via a second shaft that differs from the first shaft, releasing action of the second outside lever is made by a release electric power source, the second outside lever is connected to the first outside lever so that the releasing action is not transmitted to the first outside lever; and a release lever that is pivotally mounted, via the second shaft, and carries out releasing action caused by the releasing action of the second outside lever so that the releasing action of the releasing lever can be transmitted to door latch units.

Abstract: A vehicle door latch device includes: an interlocking unit assembly including an interlocking mechanism; and an operating unit assembly including an operating mechanism. The interlocking unit assembly includes a latch configured to be rotatable to a latched position from an open position via a half closed door position by interlocking with the striker. The operating unit assembly includes: a casing, in which the interlocking unit assembly is fitted, and in which the operating mechanism is installed; and a switch plate, on which a half closed door detection switch and an electric wiring connected to the half closed door detection switch are installed, and which is integrally installed in the casing, the half closed door detection switch having a switch pin configured to abut against the latch. A plane of rotation of the latch and a plate surface of the switch plate intersect each other orthogonally.

Abstract: Provided is a sputtering target having extremely low occurrence of arcing or nodules, and a method for manufacturing such a sputtering target. A flat plate-shaped or cylindrical target material (3, 13) is obtained by processing a material composed of an oxide sintered body. In doing so, a grindstone having a specified grade is used to perform rough grinding of a surface of the material that will become a sputtering surface (5, 15) one or more times in accordance to the grade of the grindstone, after which zero grinding is performed one or more times so that the surface roughness of the sputtering surface (5, 15) has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.9 ?m or more, a maximum height Rz of 10.0 ?m or less, and RzJIS roughness of 7.0 ?m or less. A sputtering target (1, 11) is obtained by bonding the obtained target material (3, 13) to a backing body (2, 12) by way of a bonding layer (4, 14).

Abstract: Disclosed is a tin oxide containing antimony and at least one element A selected from the group consisting of tantalum, tungsten, niobium, and bismuth. The antimony and the at least one element A selected from the group consisting of tantalum, tungsten, niobium, and bismuth are preferably dissolved in a solid state in tin oxide. The ratio of the number of moles of the element A to the number of moles of antimony, i.e., [(the number of moles of the element A/the number of moles of antimony)], is preferably 0.1 to 10.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a mold unit and a receive unit which clamp a laminated iron core body from both sides in a lamination direction, the laminated iron core body including a plurality of laminated iron core pieces and a resin hole pierced in the lamination direction, a plunger which extrudes a resin of an inside of a resin pool part formed in the mold unit, and a cull plate arranged between the laminated iron core body and the mold unit. The cull plate includes a close contact part with the resin on a side opposed to the plunger, the close contact part including a projection projected to a side of the plunger beyond a groove bottom of a runner formed in the cull plate, or a recess recessed to a side of the laminated iron core body beyond the groove bottom of the runner.

Abstract: An upper door latch device for a vehicle is provided which satisfies the requirements of strength and is lightweight. A reinforcement flange section (261) extends downward from an extension section of a striker entry groove (26a), into which a striker enters, and bent forward at a right angle, or at substantially at a right angle, is provided at a side edge of a front base plate (26), which faces outside of the vehicle. A front mounting section (262) is provided continuous with the lower part of the reinforcement flange section (261).

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a pellicle frame which is not susceptible to deterioration even if irradiated with short-wavelength light such as excimer light, and which is not susceptible to generation of an outgas or foreign substance; and a pellicle which uses this pellicle frame. In order to achieve the above-described purpose, this pellicle frame for supporting the outer periphery of a pellicle film is configured to comprise a frame and a film that is formed on the surface of the frame and contains a polyimide resin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stretched laminated film 30 having a heat-sealable layer 10 composed of a resin composition which contains 50 to 97 parts by mass of a propylene-based polymer (A) having a melting point (Tm) of not lower than 120° C. but not higher than 170° C. and comprising more than 50% by mol of a structural unit derived from propylene, 3 to 50 parts by mass of a 1-butene-based polymer (B) having a melting point (Tm) of lower than 120° C. and comprising 10 to 90% by mol of a structural unit derived from 1-butene and 10 to 90% by mol of a structural unit derived from an ?-olefin having 3 or 5 to 20 carbon atoms, and optionally 3 to 30 parts by mass of an ethylene ?-olefin copolymer (C) comprising 50 to 99% by mol of a structural unit derived from ethylene and 1 to 50% by mol of a structural unit derived from an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the sum of the component (A) and the component (B) is 100 parts by mass; and a base layer 20.