Abstract: Emulsifying dispersants, comprising an amphipathic substance and an electrolyte, wherein the amphipathic substance forms two or more layers, are capable of stably dispersing a large amount of oil even when used in a small amount. Emulsion compositions containing such an emulsifying dispersant show high emulsion stability even when added to a food or drink containing an electrolyte, and can be used to prepare a final product without the need for a complicated operation.

Abstract: An emulsion composition, which contains (A) an oil phase component containing an oil-soluble component and fats and oils, (B) polyglycerol fatty acid ester, and (C) an aqueous phase component, wherein the (A) fats and oils in the oil phase component have a fatty acid composition in a weight ratio of capric acid 20 to 97, lauric acid 28 to 6000, and myristic acid 11 to 2100, relative to caprylic acid 100, has a high emulsion stability even after long-term preservation, which is sensorially superior, shows a high transparency when added to an aqueous phase system, and suppresses decomposition of an oil-soluble component having physiological functions such as a capsinoid compound.

Abstract: The QoS levels of multiple tasks are maintained at equal levels by executing items of the tasks stored in a queue during a given time interval at respectively adaptively controlled CPU utilization rates. The QoS levels of the executed items are detected and evaluated. The CPU utilization rates are updated with respective differences between a target value and the evaluated QoS levels. A difference is detected between each of the evaluated QoS levels obtained during a previous time interval and each of the evaluated QoS levels obtained during a current time interval and the detected difference is compared to a predetermined value. During a subsequent time interval, the previously stored items of the queue are replaced with new items of the tasks if the difference is smaller than the predetermined value and the previously stored items are executed again with the updated CPU utilization rates if the difference is greater than predetermined value.