Abstract: The present invention provides a oxazole compound represented by Formula (1), or a salt thereof: wherein R1 is an aryl group which may have one or more substituents; R2 is an aryl group or a nitrogen atom-containing heterocyclic group each of which may have one or more substituents; and W is a divalent group represented by —Y1-A1- or —Y2—C(?O)— wherein Y1 is a group such as —C(?O)—, A1 is a group such as a lower alkylene group, and Y2 is a group such as a piperazinediyl group. The oxazole compound has a specific inhibitory action against phosphodiesterase 4.

Abstract: The transport roller disclosed herein includes: an outer tubular member which is tubular and is made of a metal material; an inner tubular member which is provided inside the outer tubular member, is tubular, and is made of a ceramic material; multiple ring-shaped projections which each have a ring shape along an outer peripheral surface of the outer tubular member, are made of a metal material, and are supporting the heating target; and protection members which are formed in respective portions of the ring-shaped projections in contact with the heating target, and each include a ceramic coating containing a ceramic component.

Abstract: The baked object taking-out apparatus is an apparatus that takes out a baked object from a baking base plate including a disposing surface on which the baked object is disposed. The baked object taking-out apparatus includes a robot arm, a holding member that is provided on the robot arm, that is formed of a metal material, and that is capable of holding the baking base plate, and a protective member that is formed at a portion of the holding member which comes into contact with the baking base plate and that is configured with a ceramic coating which contains a ceramic component.

Abstract: A transconductance-adjusting circuit includes a first VI converting circuit for converting a first reference voltage which is input to a current; a resistor for producing a voltage from the current output from the first VI converting circuit; a second VI converting circuit for outputting a current corresponding to a potential difference between the voltage produced by the resistor and a second reference voltage; an IV converting circuit for converting the current output from the second VI converting circuit to a voltage; and a feedback unit for changing operating points of an input circuit for inputting the first reference voltage of the first VI converting circuit by the voltage output from the IV converting circuit so that the potential difference is 0. The voltage output from the IV converting circuit is provided to a bias source for an input differential pair in a primary RC filter.

Abstract: A transconductance-adjusting circuit includes a first VI converting circuit for converting a first reference voltage which is input to a current; a resistor for producing a voltage from the current output from the first VI converting circuit; a second VI converting circuit for outputting a current corresponding to a potential difference between the voltage produced by the resistor and a second reference voltage; an IV converting circuit for converting the current output from the second VI converting circuit to a voltage; and a feedback unit for changing operating points of an input circuit for inputting the first reference voltage of the first VI converting circuit by the voltage output from the IV converting circuit so that the potential difference is 0. The voltage output from the IV converting circuit is provided to a bias source for an input differential pair in a primary RC filter.

Abstract: Phase delay, amplitude and the like of sinusoidal strain (stress) are detected with high precision, and also adverse influences caused by expansion, shrinkage, stress relaxation, and creep of a sample are removed by a simple correction term by way of a mathematical method, utilizing Fourier transformation processing. A digital-to-analog converter is used for converting a signal of a detector for detecting sample strain, or displacement of the sample, a memory is connected for storing a digital output signal from the analog-to-digital converter, and a calculator is used for performing a Fourier transformation calculation on the signal values stored in the memory. Complex elastic modulus M* and loss tangent tan .delta. corresponding to the basic physical amount in dynamic viscoelasticity can be obtained with high precision by processing a response signal derived from the sample by Fourier transformation processing. Also, the measuring range of the elastic modulus can be expanded.

Abstract: A double cylinder comprises an inside cylinder around which a heater wire is wound and a cylinder disposed outside thereof, and a furnace body filled an adiabatic material. Since cool air from a liquid vaporization type cooling device is passed through a gap between the outside and inside cylinders while cooling the outside of the inner cylinder around which the heater wire is wound, and is then ejected, no air current is produced inside the inner cylinder and, consequently, there is no temperature fluctuation at the thermocouple portion in the vicinity of the sample. As a result, linearity of a line indicative of a temperature rise is improved when the temperature is raised from low temperature.