Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide novel contact lens manufacturing method and contact lens capable of giving a lens inner surface shape reflecting a cornea shape of a contact lens wearer more easily than before with sufficient accuracy to reflect the cornea shape, thereby improving comfort during use. By using statistical information on a corneal surface shape obtained from a population of target eyes having a feature to be treated, a fitting for a rotationally-symmetric shape is performed based on a definitional equation using a radius of curvature (R) and a conic constant (C.C.) while a fitting for a rotationally-asymmetric shape is performed based on a definitional equation using a Zernike function. A shape of a lens rear surface (20) corresponding to the corneal surface shape specified by these definitional equations is adopted for a rear surface of a peripheral area of a contact lens (10).

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition including at least one elastomer component selected from the group consisting of elastomeric polymers (A) each of which has a side chain (a) containing a hydrogen-bond cross-linkable moiety having a carbonyl-containing group and/or a nitrogen-containing heterocycle and has a glass-transition point of 25° C. or below, and elastomeric polymers (B) each of which contains a hydrogen-bond cross-linkable moiety and a covalent-bond cross-linking moiety in a side chain and has a glass-transition point of 25° C. or below, wherein the elastomer component is at least one reaction product selected from the group consisting of specific reaction products (I) to (VI), and the composition further comprises an organically modified clay, a content ratio of which is 20 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the elastomer component.

Abstract: A stabilizer manufacturing apparatus is adapted to bond a rubber bush, which is a bush made of rubber disposed between a stabilizer and a vehicle body, to a rubber bush bonding location where an adhesive layer of the stabilizer is formed. The stabilizer manufacturing apparatus is provided with: a curing furnace for heating the stabilizer, which is conveyed by a manufacturing line conveying unit and has the rubber bush bonding location with which the rubber bush is press-contacted, and performing the bonding; a heat source device that heats air; a blower device that sends the air heated by the heat source device as hot air; and a plurality of nozzles that are disposed along the manufacturing line conveying unit in the curing furnace and blow the hot air against, at a near position from, a location in the vicinity of the rubber bush bonding location of the stabilizer.

Abstract: A composition for foam has at least one elastomer component selected from the group including of elastomeric polymers (A) each of which has a side chain containing a hydrogen-bond cross-linkable moiety having a carbonyl-containing group and/or a nitrogen-containing heterocycle and has a glass-transition point of 25° C. or below, and elastomeric polymers (B) each of which contains a hydrogen-bond cross-linkable moiety and a covalent-bond cross-linking moiety in a side chain and has a glass-transition point of 25° C. or below; an organically modified clay; and a foaming agent, in which an amount of the organically modified clay contained is 20 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the elastomer component.

Abstract: Disclosed are a silane compound of the general formula (1) described below, as well as a rubber composition including the same, and a tire. A silane compound of the general formula (1) is useful because of its ability to provide a silane compound comprising: a reactive functional group having a high reactivity with an organic polymer material such as rubber, and having a low polarity; and a hydrolyzable group having a high reactivity with an inorganic material such as silica or glass. The symbols in the formula are defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a monoepoxy compound represented by the following Formula (1), a curable composition containing the same, a cured product therefrom, a method of producing the monoepoxy compound, and a reactive diluent containing the monoepoxy compound. The monoepoxy compound represented by the Formula (1) is useful in that it is capable of reducing the viscosity of a curable composition containing the monoepoxy compound, while preventing a reduction in the heat resistance of the curable composition as well as a reduction in the weight of the curable composition upon curing. (In the Formula (1), R1 to R6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, and an alkoxy group.

Abstract: The blood purification system includes a plurality of monitoring devices (1) with a dialyzer (5) to perform a blood purification treatment on a patient. A dialysate supplying device (2) supplies a dialysate to each of the monitoring devices (1). The plurality of monitoring devices (1) and the dialysate supplying device (2) are connected to each other by a LAN cable ?. Predetermined information can be transmitted from the dialysate supplying device (2) to a specified monitoring device (1), out of the plurality of monitoring devices (1). The specified monitoring device (1) can perform an individual operation.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition includes: at least one elastomer component selected from the group consisting of elastomeric polymers each of which has a side chain containing a hydrogen-bond cross-linkable moiety having a carbonyl-containing group and/or a nitrogen-containing heterocycle and has a glass-transition point of 25° C. or below, and elastomeric polymers each of which contains a hydrogen-bond cross-linkable moiety and a covalent-bond cross-linking moiety in a side chain and has a glass-transition point of 25° C. or below; a clay, a content ratio of which is 20 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the elastomer component; and an ?-olefin-based resin having no chemical-bond cross-linking moiety.

Abstract: The present invention is a centrifugal projector (1) for projecting projection material (2) toward a processing target, comprising a side plate (11), a plurality of blades (3) attached to the side plate, a rotary shaft (14) for rotating the side plate and the blades, and an introducing part (32) for introducing the projection material between the blades; wherein the blades (3) includes a projection surface (3a) for projecting the projection material, and the projection surface (3a) has a first part (3b) being a radial inner part of the blade and a second part (3c) being a radial outer part of the blade; the first part (3b) is formed to be pitched so that a radial outer side (3e) of the first part is positioned to a rear in the rotational direction (R1) compared to a radial inner side (3f) of the first part, and the second part (3c) of the blade is formed to be positioned to a front in the rotational direction (R1) of an imaginary line (L1) which extends the first part (3b) of the blade toward a radial outer s

Abstract: A blood purification system includes a plurality of monitoring devices (1) each attached to a dialyzer (5) to perform a blood purification treatment on a patient. A dialysate supplying device (2) supplies a dialysate to each of the monitoring devices (1). The plurality of monitoring devices (1) and the dialysate supplying device (2) are connected to each other by a LAN cable ?. Thus, predetermined individual information relating to the plurality of monitoring devices (1) is transmitted from each of the monitoring devices (1) to the dialysate supplying device (2).

Abstract: The centrifugal projector (1) of the present invention has: a side plate (11), a plurality of blades (3) attached to the side plate (11), a control cage (41-45) disposed on a radial inner side of the side plate for releasing the projection material between blades from an opening portion (41a-45e), a distributor (22), disposed on a radial inner side of the control cage, for mixing and supplying the projection material to the control cage, and a rotary shaft (14) for rotating the side plate, blades and distributor; wherein the blades are formed to be pitched so that a radial outer side (3c) thereof is positioned to a rear in the rotational direction (R1) compared to a radial inner side (3b) thereof; the control cage (41-45) has a plurality of opening windows (41a-45e), or a single opening window in which a portion or all of a plurality of opening windows are respectively overlapped and integrated into a single piece.

Abstract: A fuel cell, including: a polymer electrolyte membrane; a pair of catalyst layers; a pair of gas-diffusion layers; a pair of separators including first and second separators; and at least one frame, wherein the catalyst layers, the gas-diffusion layers, and the separators are placed respectively on both sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane in this order, the at least one frame is placed between the pair of the separators, and surrounds outer peripheries of the gas-diffusion layers and the catalyst layers, and the frame has a rigidity of about 1 GPa or higher in terms of the Young's modulus.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions which causes an information processing terminal to transmit first request information requesting an image processing apparatus to transmit first information, receive the first information, as a response to the first request information, from the image processing apparatus, determine whether a set value of the received first information is the first value or the second value. When the first information is set to the first value, the instructions further cause the information processing terminal to transmit second request information requesting the image processing apparatus to transmit the second information, and receive the second information, as a response to the second request information, from the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide novel contact lens manufacturing method and contact lens capable of giving a lens inner surface shape reflecting a cornea shape of a contact lens wearer more easily than before with sufficient accuracy to reflect the cornea shape, thereby improving comfort during use. By using statistical information on a corneal surface shape obtained from a population of target eyes having a feature to be treated, a fitting for a rotationally-symmetric shape is performed based on a definitional equation using a radius of curvature (R) and a conic constant (C.C.) while a fitting for a rotationally-asymmetric shape is performed based on a definitional equation using a Zernike function. A shape of a lens rear surface (20) corresponding to the corneal surface shape specified by these definitional equations is adopted for a rear surface of a peripheral area of a contact lens (10).

Abstract: Provided are a composition and a food or drink, having the effect of enhancing an immune response to an antigen, which is administered by another route such as subcutaneous injection, by orally administering to a subject, lactic acid bacteria, a culture thereof, a treated product thereof, or a composition comprising the same. An oral ingestion composition, which comprises a lactic acid bacterium strain that is Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis enhancing the proliferation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and the generation of antibodies, or a culture or treated product thereof, and is used in combination with an antigen as a vaccine, wherein the oral ingestion composition is for use in enhancing the proliferation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) specific to the antigen and the generation of antibodies specific to the antigen.

Abstract: The present invention is a side plate unit (10) used in a centrifugal projector (1) which projects projection material (2) toward a processing target by rotating a plurality of blades (3), and the side plate unit (10) being provided to attach the plurality of blades thereto, the side plate unit (10) comprising: a pair of side plates (11); and a joining member (12) for joining the pairs of side plates; wherein guide channel portions (13) are respectively formed on mutually opposing surfaces of the pair of side plates (11); and the side plate guide channel portions (13) are formed to be pitched so that the radial outer side thereof is positioned to a rear in the rotational direction (R1) compared to the radial inner side thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is a centrifugal projector (1) for projecting projection material (2) toward a processing target, comprising a side plate (11), a plurality of blades (3) attached to the side plate, a rotary shaft (14) for rotating the side plate and the blades, and an introducing part (32) for introducing the projection material between the blades; wherein the blades (3) includes a projection surface (3a) for projecting the projection material, and the projection surface (3a) has a first part (3b) being a radial inner part of the blade and a second part (3c) being a radial outer part of the blade; the first part (3b) is formed to be pitched so that a radial outer side (3e) of the first part is positioned to a rear in the rotational direction (R1) compared to a radial inner side (3f) of the first part, and the second part (3c) of the blade is formed to be positioned to a front in the rotational direction (R1) of an imaginary line (L1) which extends the first part (3b) of the blade toward a radial outer s

Abstract: An imaging optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having negative optical power, a second lens group having positive optical power, a third lens group having negative optical power, and a fourth lens group with negative optical power. A lens disposed closest to the object side in the second lens group has a concave surface directed toward the object side, and a lens disposed closest to the object side in the fourth lens group has positive optical power. Each distance between the lens groups changes when zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end on photographing.

Abstract: An object is to provide an air conditioner that can prevent malfunctions due to an inrush current, where the air conditioner includes an inrush-current prevention resistor that prevents inflow of an inrush current from an AC power supply, a relay-a operation unit as a first relay that is serially connected to the inrush-current prevention resistor, a relay-b operation unit as a second relay that is connected in parallel to the inrush-current prevention resistor and the relay-a operation unit as the first relay, an indoor control unit that controls ON and OFF of the relay-a operation unit as the first relay, and an outdoor control unit that controls ON and OFF of the relay-b operation unit as the second relay. When power is being supplied from the AC power supply via the relay-a operation unit as the first relay, the outdoor control unit turns ON the relay-b operation unit as the second relay.

Abstract: A microchannel device includes: an upstream channel portion configured to allow an upstream liquid plug and a gas to flow therethrough; a downstream channel portion configured to allow a downstream liquid plug and a gas to flow therethrough; a liquid holding portion provided between a downstream end portion of the upstream channel portion and an upstream end portion of the downstream channel portion, the liquid holding portion being configured to hold a main liquid plug therein; and a gas bypass channel portion provided so as to bypass the liquid holding portion from the downstream end portion of the upstream channel portion to the upstream end portion of the downstream channel portion, the gas bypass channel portion being configured to allow the gas to flow therethrough in a state in which the liquid holding portion holds the main liquid plug.