Abstract: There are provided 4-alkynylimidazole derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) or phamaceutically acceptable salts thereof; the derivatives have a superior EP4 receptor antagonistic action and are useful as pharmaceuticals for the treatment of diseases associated with the EP4 receptor, for example, as anti-inflammatory and/or analgesic drugs for inflammatory diseases and diseases that involve various kinds of pains, and further as pharmaceuticals for the treatment of immune diseases that result from inflammations as evoked by tissue destruction due to the activation of Th1 cells and/or Th17 cells:

Abstract: The surface profile of a coating material in a substrate width direction is optimized in coating a substrate with the coating material such as an electrode active material.

Abstract: A container closure integrally formed from a synthetic resin includes a body, which has an upper surface wall, and an outer lid connected to the body so as to be pivotable between a closed position at which the upper surface wall of the body is covered and an open position at which the upper surface wall of the body is opened, wherein a raised portion having discharge ports formed on both sides is disposed on the upper surface wall of the body, the discharge ports formed on both sides of the raised portion are opened when the outer lid is pivoted to the open position, while the discharge ports formed on both sides of the raised portion are sealed fully reliably when the outer lid is pivoted to the closed position.

Abstract: A detection apparatus for detecting a three-dimensional position of an object includes: an image storage unit that stores sequentially two images imaged when a robot is moving; a position/orientation information storage unit that stores position/orientation information of the robot when each image is imaged; a position information storage unit that detects an object from each image and stores position information of the object; a line-of-sight information calculating unit that calculates line-of-sight information of the object in a robot coordinate system using the position/orientation information of the robot which is associated with each image and the position information of the object; and a three-dimensional position detecting unit that detects a three-dimensional position of the object based on an intersection point of the line-of-sight information.

Abstract: An information display apparatus for a vehicle which is advantageous in displaying an energy flow in an easy-to-understand way to the driver is provided. A battery icon represents a driving battery. An engine icon represents an engine. A front-wheel icon and a rear-wheel icon represent front wheels and rear wheels, respectively. An energy transmission state displaying portion indicates the transmission state of energy and is displayed while being directly bridged between the battery icon, the engine icon, the front-wheel icon, and the rear-wheel icon. The energy transmission state displaying portion indicates the presence or absence and the direction of transmission of energy between the driving battery, the engine, the front wheels, and the rear wheels.

Abstract: A stator includes a stator core, a plurality of phase windings, a neutral line and a fixing portion. The plurality of phase windings is wounded a plurality of times by a predetermined winding method crossing between a plurality of slots. One lead end of each phase winding is a neutral point connecting portion, and the one lead end is pulled out from an axially end portion of the stator core. The neutral line connects the neutral point connecting portions of the phase windings of different phases together. The neutral line is separate from the phase windings. The fixing portion fixes a first phase winding that is connected to the neutral line. A second phase winding is adjacent to the first phase winding together.

Abstract: The stator includes a stator core, a plurality of phase windings, a neutral line and a fixing member. The plurality of phase windings are wounded a plurality of times by a predetermined winding method crossing between a plurality of slots. One lead end of each phase winding is supplied with a phase current. The other lead end of each phase winding is a neutral point connecting portion. The other lead end is pulled out from an axially end portion of the stator core. The neutral line connects the neutral point connecting portions of the phase windings of different phases together. The neutral line is separate from the phase windings. The fixing member fixes the neutral line to a yoke portion via an intermediate member. The intermediate member is made of resin.

Abstract: In a medicament dispensing device (1), when a medicament preparation-containing syringe (11) is replaced, a microprocessor (23) detects the time at which the replacement is performed as the time of the start of use of the preparation, and counts the elapsed time after the use of the preparation has started. Then, the microprocessor (23) notifies the result of the counting by a LCD (10), etc. to the user. Also, the microprocessor (23) detects that a syringe needle for dispensing the preparation has been mounted, and after detecting the mounting of the syringe needle, the microprocessor (23) counts the elapsed time after the start of use of the preparation. When an effective use period has expired, the microprocessor (23) issues a message in a step S17 that the effective period of a medicament has expired.

Abstract: Provided is a motor comprising: a stator equipped with a coil basket, which is a distributed winding coil that uses flat wire, and a stator core; and a rotor with a central shaft. The motor is characterized in that: the coil end at one end of the coil basket has bent sections that are bent on the rotor side in relation to wire sections inside slots of the stator core; and a lower-side concentric section and horizontal sections, which comprise the coil end at the other end, are positioned further toward the shaft center side of the rotor than the inner peripheral surface of the teeth; and the coil end at one end and the coil end at the other end comprise five flat wires that are lap wound in a flatwise direction.

Abstract: There is provided a capillary column comprising a flat cross section and a desired theoretical plate number and having both high resolution and high sample load capacity. The capillary column 1 comprising a stationary phase on an inactivated inner surface, which is used in gas chromatography, comprises a narrow part 3 formed in a central part of a cross section of internal space and a bulge part 4 formed on each of both sides of the narrow part 3.

Abstract: Accommodation design for wavelength and sub-? paths in a communication network is performed. If sub-? path accommodation is possible according to search for a wavelength path present in a single-hop logical route, the accommodation in the wavelength path is executed. If sub-? path accommodation is possible according to search for a wavelength path present in a multi-hop logical route, a logical route is selected based on the wavelength path and the sub-? path is accommodated in the wavelength path. Additionally, each physical route suitable for the sub-? path accommodation is searched for. If the route can accommodate a wavelength path set in a single-hop logical route by available wavelength allocation, the sub-? path is accommodated in the wavelength path. Furthermore, routes in consideration of overlapping of nodes, pipelines, and links and operation rate are selected based on information about the start and end nodes of each of redundant routes.

Abstract: A member 20 for semiconductor manufacturing equipment includes a base portion 22 and a ceramic member 30 formed on the base portion 22. The ceramic member 30 of the present invention includes a ceramic base 32 containing at least one of magnesium oxide, a magnesium oxide solid solution in which a predetermined component is dissolved in magnesium oxide, and zirconium oxide; and an electrode 34 which is arranged on part of the ceramic base 32 and which contains a ruthenium-aluminum alloy as an electrode component. The ceramic member 30 is a plate-like member and has a structure in which the electrode 34 is embedded therein. The electrode 34 is connected to a feeding member 26 inserted from the underside of the ceramic member 30. Electric power is supplied from the feeding member 26.

Abstract: In order to realize, without inviting cost increase, a control for maintaining a pressure of fluid delivered from a pump at a target value, a pump control unit is provided with a driver control unit controlling a rotational speed of a hydraulic pump through adjustment of a duty ratio of a PWM signal driving excitation coils of an electric motor. Further, the pump control unit is provided also with a signal correction circuit configured to convert a current flowing in the excitation coils to a voltage signal with using a shunt resistor and to divide the voltage signal with using a voltage division ratio setting circuit and to shorten an ON signal of the PWM signal by increasing the divided voltage. The voltage division ratio setting circuit has a characteristics of setting the divided voltage higher, the longer an ON period of the PWM signal.

Abstract: A coated granule is obtained by coating a bioactive substance-containing granule with a urethane resin obtained by reaction of an aromatic diisocyanate with a polyol mixture containing a polyesterpolyol and a C2-C8 polymethylene glycol, wherein the molar ratio of the polyesterpolyol to the polymethylene glycol is 1:20 to 20:1. The granule is capable of controlling elution of the bioactive substance appropriately, and the urethane resin forming the coating film shows degradability in soil.

Abstract: A medicament dispensing device capable of managing the effective use period of a medicament preparation-containing syringe by simply and accurately detecting a period of time after the start of use of the preparation. In a medicament dispensing device (1), when a medicament preparation-containing syringe (11) is replaced, a microprocessor (23) detects the time at which the replacement is performed as the time of the start of use of the preparation, and counts the elapsed time after the use of the preparation has started. Then, the microprocessor (23) notifies the result of the counting by a LCD (10), etc. to the user. Also, the microprocessor (23) detects that a syringe needle for dispensing the preparation has been mounted, and after detecting the mounting of the syringe needle, the microprocessor (23) counts the elapsed time after the start of use of the preparation. In a step S12, the microprocessor (23) checks whether or not the elapsed time counted by a timer (21) has exceeded a specified time.

Abstract: An information processing system comprises a terminal system which includes a terminal device and also comprises a server system. In the terminal system, a microphone provided in the terminal device senses a sound in the vicinity thereof. Sound information representing the sound sensed by the microphone or a feature of the sound is transmitted to the server system. In the server system, the sound in the vicinity of the terminal device is specified based on the sound information. Also, presentation information to be presented by the terminal device is specified based on the specified sound, and the presentation information is transmitted to the information processing device. The terminal system receives displays the presentation information transmitted from the server, and presentation information is displayed on a display unit of the terminal device.

Abstract: A valve timing control apparatus including a vane rotor, a torsion spring having one end portion fixed to the vane rotor, and a front plate having a cylindrical sleeve portion and a cutout portion formed in the sleeve portion, the cutout portion having an end wall surface with which the other end portion of the torsion spring is engaged and a side wall surface opposed to the end wall surface, the cutout portion being formed such that a first straight line extending through the end wall surface toward a radial inside of the sleeve portion is located closer to a central axis of the sleeve portion than a second straight line extending through the side wall surface toward the radial inside of the sleeve portion.

Abstract: There is provided a gas phase component analyzer which obtains excellent separation performance, when a gas phase component mixture generated by catalysis is analyzed on-line. A gas phase component analyzer 1 includes heating apparatuses 2 and 3 which generate a first gas phase component mixture, a catalyst 14, a carrier gas introduction apparatus 9, first pressure control apparatuses 17 and 20 which bring the first gas phase component mixture into contact with the catalyst 14 under a predetermined pressure, to generate a second gas phase component mixture, a gas conduit 16, a column 26, a detector 29, second pressure control apparatuses 21 and 24 which control the second gas phase component mixture to pressure at which passing the column 26 is possible and an analysis is possible.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wiring substrate includes a second wiring layer, including a plurality of metal lands provided on a second surface of an insulating base material, and an insulating layer formed on the second surface of the insulating base material and including openings exposing the plurality of metal lands. The metal land includes a center portion with a first height and an outer peripheral portion with a second height lower than the first height, which is provided at least about the periphery of the insulating base. The openings expose the metal lands, such that the center portion of the metal land is exposed and at least a portion of the outer peripheral portion of the metal land is covered with the insulating layer.

Abstract: Provided is an electromotive force device which is mounted to a hybrid vehicle or the like, causes an internal combustion engine to drive effectively, and thus make the vehicle travel efficiently. A start control device acquires a battery current output from a battery ammeter and a battery voltage output from a battery voltmeter in a set manual calculation period to calculate a battery average output. The start control device sets a start timing of a gas turbine on the basis of the battery average output calculated by a battery average output calculation unit and the current SOC calculated by a SOC calculation unit.