Abstract: A function executing device may be configured to receive a related instruction related to execution of a scan from an external device, and in a case where the related instruction is received from the external device via a first communication path for executing an encrypted communication, send an authentication information request to the external device. In a case where the related instruction is received from the external device via a second communication path for executing an unencrypted communication, the function executing device may be configured not to send the authentication information request to the external device.

Abstract: To provide a lecithin or lecithin preparation of which resistance to heat discoloration is achieved without significant change of the phospholipid composition of the lecithin nor of the oligosaccharide content; and a method for producing the same. A lecithin or lecithin preparation obtained by bringing a lecithin into contact with an adsorbent and removing the adsorbent, the lecithin or lecithin preparation having resistance to heat discoloration and having an oligosaccharide content being 50% by mass or more of the content before the contact with the adsorbent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a solubilized composition containing an oil-soluble substance having both acid and heat resistance, including: the step of dissolving an oil-soluble substance and two or three emulsifiers selected from (1) an emulsifier E1 comprising an ester of a fatty acid having an HLB of not less than 10 and not more than 14 carbon atoms with a polyglycerol having a polymerization degree of not less than 3, (2) an emulsifier E2 comprising an ester of a fatty acid having an HLB of not less than 10 and not more than 14 carbon atoms with sucrose, or (3) an emulsifier E3 comprising lecithin in which phosphatidylcholine accounts for not less than 50% and/or lysolecithin in which lysophosphatidylcholine accounts for not less than 50% of a phospholipid content in (a) ethanol or (b) a mixed solvent of ethanol with at least one selected from the group consisting of acetone, hexane, and ethyl acetate to prepare a transparent solution; and the step of distilling the solvent of

Abstract: [PROBLEM] To provide a novel method for suppressing heat discoloration of lecithin and a novel lecithin or lecithin preparation having resistance to heat discoloration. [SOLUTION] A method for suppressing heat discoloration of lecithin, comprising adding a fatty acid metal salt to lecithin, and a lecithin or lecithin preparation having resistance to heat discoloration and containing a fatty acid metal salt. Preferably, the metal constituting the fatty acid metal salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium, beryllium, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, potassium, calcium, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, silver, barium, thallium, and lead, and the fatty acid of the fatty acid metal salt is at least one selected from saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids having 3 to 36 carbon atoms.

Abstract: [PROBLEM] To provide a lecithin or lecithin preparation of which resistance to heat discoloration is achieved without significant change of the phospholipid composition of the lecithin nor of the oligosaccharide content; and a method for producing the same. [SOLUTION] A lecithin or lecithin preparation obtained by bringing a lecithin into contact with an adsorbent and removing the adsorbent, the lecithin or lecithin preparation having resistance to heat discoloration and having an oligosaccharide content being 50% by mass or more of the content before the contact with the adsorbent.

Abstract: [PROBLEM] To provide an antioxidant comprising a ginger oil, the antioxidant having a higher unpleasant odor masking effect and a higher inhibitory effect on the increase in peroxide value than those of ginger oils produced by a steam distillation method. [SOLUTION] An antioxidant for an oil or fat or a complex lipid comprises a ginger oil, and the ginger oil has at least one peak detected within 5 minutes before a peak of neral and has at least three peaks within 7 minutes after a peak of geranial when subjected to a high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis in the following analysis conditions: sample: an ethanol containing 0.1% (w/v) of the ginger oil, column: an ODS column having a particle size of 5 ?m, an inner diameter of 4.6 mm, and a length of 250 mm), column oven temperature: 40° C.

Abstract: To provide a distributed file management apparatus or method which can reduce communication traffic on a network and wasteful use of storage resources of servers as much as possible. One of a plurality of servers in a distributed file management system receives a request of a user sent from a terminal regarding an electronic file, executes processing related to the request of the user, and sends a result of the executed processing to the terminal, each server being connected via a communication line to the terminal used by the user and each server including a file storage unit storing an electronic file. The distributed file management system includes a distributed file management apparatus which sends, in response to an inquiry from an access source server receiving the request of the user regarding the electronic file, information concerning a holding server including the file storage unit that stores the electronic file related to the request of the user, to the access source server.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a solubilized composition containing an oil-soluble substance having both acid and heat resistance, including: the step of dissolving an oil-soluble substance and two or three emulsifiers selected from (1) an emulsifier E1 comprising an ester of a fatty acid having an HLB of not less than 10 and not more than 14 carbon atoms with a polyglycerol having a polymerization degree of not less than 3, (2) an emulsifier E2 comprising an ester of a fatty acid having an HLB of not less than 10 and not more than 14 carbon atoms with sucrose, or (3) an emulsifier E3 comprising lecithin in which phosphatidylcholine accounts for not less than 50% and/or lysolecithin in which lysophosphatidylcholine accounts for not less than 50% of a phospholipid content in (a) ethanol or (b) a mixed solvent of ethanol with at least one selected from the group consisting of acetone, hexane, and ethyl acetate to prepare a transparent solution; and the step of distilling the solvent off f

Abstract: An airbag apparatus for an automobile includes a fracture-opening section of an instrument panel cover; a frame member having edge portions in contact with a peripheral region around the fracture-opening section to thereby reinforce the instrument panel cover from inside; reinforcement plate members connected to the edge portions of the frame member by means of hinge portions and adapted to reinforce the fracture-opening section; and an airbag case which is located opposite to the instrument panel cover with respect to the frame member while being removably connected to the frame member.

Abstract: An airbag apparatus for an automobile includes a fracture-opening section of an instrument panel cover; a frame member having edge portions in contact with a peripheral region around the fracture-opening section to thereby reinforce the instrument panel cover from inside; reinforcement plate members connected to the edge portions of the frame member by means of hinge portions and adapted to reinforce the fracture-opening section; and an airbag case which is located opposite to the instrument panel cover with respect to the frame member while being removably connected to the frame member.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of reducing intermediate data to provide very portable intermediate data, and keeping in balance loads on an analysis processor and a print processor. For this purpose, in an image data transfer method of the present invention, the analysis processor creates image analysis intermediate data including a matrix element of a transformation matrix for transformation of a position of each pixel of image data into an actual print position, and color information of the pixels arranged in the order in which the pixels of the image data are arranged, and transfers the image analysis intermediate data created in the analysis processor to the print processor. The present invention can be applied to transfer, when a certain processor requests a print processing-dedicated processor to print image data, the image data in, for example, a client server system.

Abstract: For an image forming apparatus including first and second storage chambers, an inequality expression of “R2>A×R1” is met. R1 is a sum of a passage resistance value obtained by flowing air through a first air communication portion and a passage resistance value obtained by flowing liquid through a supply portion. R2 is a passage resistance value obtained by flowing air through a second air communication portion. A is a cross-sectional area ratio obtained by dividing a first average cross-sectional area of a first space of the first storage chamber taken along a plurality of horizontal planes by a second average cross-sectional area of a second space of the second storage chamber taken along the plurality of horizontal planes. The first space contains at least a portion adjacent to the supply portion and accumulating the liquid. The second space contains at least a portion accumulating the liquid.