Abstract: A conveyor, including: receiving trays; a conveyance mechanism; and a support supporting the trays, wherein at least one tray except a lowermost tray is supported so as to be selectively positioned at one of a receiving position and an upper position, wherein at least one lower tray except an uppermost tray includes a protruding portion attached to a tray body so as to be selectively positioned at one of a protruding position and a retracted position, and wherein the conveyor includes a force transmitting mechanism for effectuating at least one of (a) a retracting movement of the protruding portion of one of the at least one lower tray from the protruding position to the retracted position caused by an upward movement of an adjacent upper tray disposed just above and immediately adjacent to the one of the at least one lower tray from the receiving position to the upper position.

Abstract: Each ECU transmits a frame to a frame generator. Then, the frame generator decomposes data contained in the received frame and then stores the data into a buffer memory, for each message type. The frame generator generates a message containing data to be transmitted to each ECU, and then transmits the message. Based on the state of a signal indicating the electric power supply status, the frame generator controls the permission or non-permission of transmission processing such that frame transmission is not performed to the ECU to which electric power supply from an electric power supply control device. When any communication part has received an abnormal frame, the frame generator does not include data contained in frames received afterward by the communication part, into a frame generated for other communication parts.

Abstract: Heating an oil from a plant or animal while supplying oxygen at a dissolved oxygen supply speed of not less than 0.058 mg/L/min to the oil from plant or animal is a convenient production method of a material for food or drink, which is capable of imparting an aroma and/or a flavor, which are/is mellow and rich in variety, to a food or drink.

Abstract: Provided are a solid titanium catalyst component for ethylene polymerization which can polymerize ethylene at a high activity and which can provide an ethylene polymer having an excellent particle property, an ethylene polymerization catalyst and an ethylene polymerization method in which the catalyst is used. The solid titanium catalyst component (I) for ethylene polymerization according to the present invention is obtained by bringing a liquid magnesium compound (A) including a magnesium compound, an electron donor (a) having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and an electron donor (b) having 6 to 30 carbon atoms into contact with a liquid titanium compound (C) under the presence of an electron donor (B) and includes titanium, magnesium and a halogen. The ethylene polymerization catalyst of the present invention includes the component (I) and an organic metal compound catalyst component (II).

Abstract: Heating an oil from a plant or animal while supplying oxygen at a dissolved oxygen supply speed of not less than 0.058 mg/L/min to the oil from plant or animal is a convenient production method of a material for food or drink, which is capable of imparting an aroma and/or a flavor, which are/is mellow and rich in variety, to a food or drink.

Abstract: There are provided an analyzing system and a control method thereof which are capable of preventing a discrepancy from arising between a condition set by using a condition setting device and a condition set by using an operation section of each unit. Setting of a condition using the operation section is restricted at each unit controlled by a control device at least when transmission/reception of data is being performed between the condition setting device and the control device. Accordingly, a different condition is not set by using the operation section of each unit when data of a condition set by using the condition setting device is transmitted to the control device. Thus, a discrepancy may be prevented from arising between the condition set by using the condition setting device and a condition set by using the operation section of each unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of penflufen to promote lawn growth.

Abstract: A filter device is provided for use with bottles and comprises a multistage filter useful for removing from the water, chlorine and fluoride compounds, hormones, pesticides, prescription drugs and microorganisms. The filter device operates by placing a suction on a mouthpiece of said filter device to draw water through the multistage filter to clean it. An optional flavor cartridge may be provided with said multistage filter.

Abstract: Prior to multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) measurement condition optimization, an analysis operator prepares, for each precursor ion of an objective compound, two lists on a product-ion selection condition setting screen 200, i.e. a list 203 which shows ions to be preferentially selected as product ions for which the optimization needs to be performed and a list 202 which shows ions to be excluded from the optimization. When a measurement is performed, a product-ion scan measurement for the precursor ion of the objective compound is performed and a spectrum is obtained. Among the ions extracted from this spectrum, any ion registered in the excludable-ion list 202 is excluded, while any ion registered in the preferred-ion list 203 is preferentially selected as a product ion. For each combination of the m/z values of the precursor ion and the product ions thus determined, optimum conditions of the MRM measurement are searched for.

Abstract: A projection display device includes an optical modulation element configured to modulate light outputting from a light source, and a projection unit configured to project light modulated by the optical modulation element on a projection screen. The projection display device includes an element control unit that controls the optical modulation element to display a test pattern image, an acquiring unit that acquires an image obtained by capturing the test pattern image from an image capture element that captures the test pattern image projected on the projection screen, and an adjusting unit that adjusts an image projected on the projection screen on the basis of the capture image acquired by the acquiring unit. The element control unit controls the optical modulation element such that a guidance image that guides focus adjustment of the image projected on the projection screen is displayed.

Abstract: Prior to multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) measurement condition optimization, an analysis operator prepares, for each precursor ion of an objective compound, two lists on a product-ion selection condition setting screen 200, i.e. a list 203 which shows ions to be preferentially selected as product ions for which the optimization needs to be performed and a list 202 which shows ions to be excluded from the optimization. When a measurement is performed, a product-ion scan measurement for the precursor ion of the objective compound is performed and a spectrum is obtained. Among the ions extracted from this spectrum, any ion registered in the excludable-ion list 202 is excluded, while any ion registered in the preferred-ion list 203 is preferentially selected as a product ion. For each combination of the m/z values of the precursor ion and the product ions thus determined, optimum conditions of the MRM measurement are searched for.

Abstract: A channel selective information transmitting device is provided for making it possible to carry out the collection of viewing information more accurately even if there is dispersion of viewing channels while suppressing useless facility arrangements. The present invention is directed to a channel selective information transmitting device that transmits channel selective information to inform channels of broadcast signals selected by the users to a viewing information receiving server. The channel selective information transmitting device is provided with a channel change detecting section for detecting channel changes, a transmission waiting time acquiring section for acquiring a transmission waiting time until channel selective information in connection with the changes is transmitted, and a transmitting section for transmitting the channel selective information after a lapse of the acquired transmission waiting time.

Abstract: Heating an oil from a plant or animal while supplying oxygen at a dissolved oxygen supply speed of not less than 0.058 mg/L/min to the oil from plant or animal is a convenient production method of a material for food or drink, which is capable of imparting an aroma and/or a flavor, which are/is mellow and rich in variety, to a food or drink.

Abstract: A paper sheet handling machine according to the present invention includes: an imaging unit configured to take an image of a paper sheet and generate a paper sheet image; an identification unit configured to identify a character of each digit position included in a serial number, from a serial number region of the paper sheet image, the identification unit further configured to, when a plurality of serial numbers are printed on the paper sheet, determine a serial number of the paper sheet based on character-identification results on the plurality of serial numbers.

Abstract: Each ECU transmits a frame to a frame generator. Then, the frame generator decomposes data contained in the received frame and then stores the data into a buffer memory, for each message type. The frame generator generates a message containing data to be transmitted to each ECU, and then transmits the message. In accordance with the state of a signal indicating the electric power supply status, the frame generator controls the permission or non-permission of transmission processing such that frame transmission is not performed to the ECU to which electric power supply from an electric power supply control device. When any communication part has received an abnormal frame, the frame generator does not include data contained in frames received afterward by the communication part, into a frame generated for other communication parts.

Abstract: A paper sheet handling machine according to the present invention includes: an imaging unit configured to take an image of a paper sheet and generate a paper sheet image; an identification unit configured to identify a character of each digit position included in a serial number, from a serial number region of the paper sheet image; an output unit configured to output the image of a part corresponding to the serial number region of the paper sheet image, when there is a digit position whose character therein cannot be identified by the identification unit; a display unit configured to display each character identified by the identification unit as well as the image outputted from the output unit; and an input unit configured to accept input of each character corresponding to the digit position whose character therein cannot be identified by the identification unit.

Abstract: Provided is a relay device in which when data read from a database is transmitted to external devices, the transmission and reception of the data between the external devices is relayed. Data required by in-vehicle devices must be generated from data. The relay device does not send the data that is calculation source data for generating the data to each of the in-vehicle devices, but generates the data that is a calculation result, stores the data in the database, and sends the data to the in-vehicle devices as required. In addition, the relay device determines whether data needed to be generated is required to be regenerated or not and, only when it is determined that the already stored data is old and regeneration of the data is needed, regenerates the data using the data that is calculation source data.

Abstract: An optical device includes: a light synthesis prism that synthesizes incident light beams which are incident to a plurality of incidence surfaces and outputs the synthesized light beams; a light modulation unit that includes an optical compensation element and a reflective light modulation device; and a fixing member that fixes a reflective polarization element and the light modulation unit to the light synthesis prism so as to correspond to one of the incidence surfaces, wherein the light modulation unit includes a light blocking member that blocks light from reaching the light modulation unit and limits light with which the optical compensation element and the reflective light modulation device are irradiated, to light passing an aperture portion; and a heat insulating member that comes into contact with the light blocking member and the fixing member.

Abstract: There are provided an analyzing system and a control method thereof which are capable of preventing a discrepancy from arising between a condition set by using a condition setting device and a condition set by using an operation section of each unit. Setting of a condition using the operation section is restricted at each unit controlled by a control device at least when transmission/reception of data is being performed between the condition setting device and the control device. Accordingly, a different condition is not set by using the operation section of each unit when data of a condition set by using the condition setting device is transmitted to the control device. Thus, a discrepancy may be prevented from arising between the condition set by using the condition setting device and a condition set by using the operation section of each unit.

Abstract: Provided is a lead-free brass alloy for hot working provided with good hot-working properties and mechanical characteristics. A lead-free brass alloy for hot working, comprising: 28.0 to 35.0 wt % zinc, 0.5 to 2.0 wt % silicon, 0.5 to 1.5 wt % tin, 0.5 to 1.5 wt % bismuth, 0.10 wt % or less lead, and the remainder being copper and unavoidable impurities, the zinc equivalent being in a range of 40.0 to 43.0, and the area ratio of the ? phase after hot working being 20% or less.