Abstract: An imaging apparatus for diagnosis and associated control method constructs multiple cross-sectional images in an axial direction inside the body lumen based on line data generated by radially operating a transmitting and receiving unit, and includes a receiving mechanism which receives a count value from a reference position of the transmitting and receiving unit, storage for storing the count value and the line data correlated with each other, an arrangement for constructing a longitudinal-sectional image by aligning the line data based on the count value, a display which displays the longitudinal-sectional image; and a mechanism which reads out line data correlated with the same count value as that of the line data disposed at the position appointed by the user on the displayed longitudinal-sectional image and reconstructing the cross-sectional image.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a carriage movable in a predetermined direction, a moving mechanism moving a work material in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction, a cutter mounted on the carriage, a cutter moving mechanism mounted on the carriage and moving the cutter in directions toward and away from the work material, a light source mounted on the carriage, and a controller controlling the light source. When the cutting apparatus is in a normal condition, the controller controls the light source to be in a first illuminating state, and when the cutting apparatus is in an abnormal condition, the controller controls the light source to be in a second illuminating state.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fresh water generator for fresh water production, which is effective to prevent a membrane life from becoming worse by suppressing the load on the membrane of a second semi-permeable membrane treatment facility when the concentrated water produced by the treatment of a first semi-permeable membrane treatment facility, and water to be treated with different osmotic pressure there from are mixed and treated with the second semi-permeable membrane treatment facility by the fresh water generator which comprises a means for storing the concentrated water produced from the first semi-permeable membrane treatment facility and water (B) to be treated, which is separately supplied in a storage tank A and a storage tank B in such a manner that the flow rate (mixture ratio) of the concentrated water to the water (B) to be treated is maintained constant, and supplying the concentrated water and the water (B) to be treated from each of the storage tanks to the second semi-permeable membrane treatment facili

Abstract: The field of view of an objective lens is divided into two areas, and a transmission image of a photomask and a composite image obtained by optically synthesizing a transmission image and a reflection image of the photomask are picked up in parallel. A drop image generated at an edge portion of a pattern portion in the composite image is deleted by limiter processing or masking processing, or is deleted by using primary-differentiated signals of a composite image signal and a transmission image signal.

Abstract: The field of view of an objective lens is divided into two areas, and a transmission image of a photomask and a composite image obtained by optically synthesizing a transmission image and a reflection image of the photomask are picked up in parallel. A drop image generated at an edge portion of a pattern portion in the composite image is deleted by limiter processing or masking processing, or is deleted by using primary-differentiated signals of a composite image signal and a transmission image signal.

Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle 30 includes a vehicle body frame 31, an engine 1 mounted on the vehicle body frame 31, combustion adjusting devices (fuel injection valves) 14 and 15 for adjusting the combustion condition of the engine 1, and a combustion controller (ECU) 22 for controlling the fuel injection valves 14 and 15. The ECU 22 controls the fuel injection valves 14 and 15 such that the maximum point of a sound pressure level waveform of an audible sound wave generated from the engine 1 or the vehicle body frame 31 is shifted by a predetermined amount or larger within a predetermined period at least in some of the operation conditions of the engine 1.

Abstract: A water producing system is provided that produces fresh water by treating treatment target water A at a first semipermeable membrane treatment plant, that mixes concentrate resulted by the treatment carried out at the first semipermeable membrane treatment plant with treatment target water B, and that treats the mixed water at a second semipermeable membrane treatment plant to produce fresh water. A bypass line allows the treatment target water A to be mixed with the treatment target water B or the concentrate while bypassing the first semipermeable membrane treatment plant, so that the second semipermeable membrane treatment plant can operate even when any trouble occurs at the first semipermeable membrane treatment plant and treatment cannot be carried out thereby.

Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane module for use in production of a chemical substance, which is used in continuous fermentation including filtering a fermentation broth of a microorganism or a cultured cell through a hollow fiber membrane, collecting a chemical substance from a filtrate, retaining a concentrated solution in the fermentation broth or refluxing the concentrated solution, and adding a fermentation raw material to the fermentation broth, wherein a large number of hollow fiber membrane bundles are accommodated in a tubular case, at least one end part of each of the bundles is fixed on the tubular case by a hollow fiber membrane bundling member with an end face of each of the hollow fiber membranes open, and the hollow fiber membrane bundling member is made of a synthetic resin having a hardness retention rate after contact with saturated steam at 121° C. for 24 hours of 95% or more.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus for diagnosis and associated control method constructs multiple cross-sectional images in an axial direction inside the body lumen based on line data generated by radially operating a transmitting and receiving unit, and includes a receiving mechanism which receives a count value from a reference position of the transmitting and receiving unit, storage for storing the count value and the line data correlated with each other, an arrangement for constructing a longitudinal-sectional image by aligning the line data based on the count value, a display which displays the longitudinal-sectional image; and a mechanism which reads out line data correlated with the same count value as that of the line data disposed at the position appointed by the user on the displayed longitudinal-sectional image and reconstructing the cross-sectional image.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fresh water generator for fresh water production, which is effective to prevent a membrane life from becoming worse by suppressing the load on the membrane of a second semi-permeable membrane treatment facility when the concentrated water produced by the treatment of a first semi-permeable membrane treatment facility, and water to be treated with different osmotic pressure there from are mixed and treated with the second semi-permeable membrane treatment facility by the fresh water generator which comprises a means for storing the concentrated water produced from the first semi-permeable membrane treatment facility and water (B) to be treated, which is separately supplied in a storage tank A and a storage tank B in such a manner that the flow rate (mixture ratio) of the concentrated water to the water (B) to be treated is maintained constant, and supplying the concentrated water and the water (B) to be treated from each of the storage tanks to the second semi-permeable membrane treatment facili

Abstract: A submerged hollow fiber membrane module includes a cylindrical housing having openings at the upper and lower ends, in which at least a part of an upper half of an external exposed part of a peripheral wall is composed of a porous component and a lower half of the external exposed part of the peripheral wall is not opened, hollow fiber membrane bundles placed vertically in the cylindrical housing, a hollow fiber membrane bundle binding component fixes the hollow fiber membranes in a state where the hollow part of each hollow fiber membrane is opened and is adhesively fixed to the cylindrical housing, a water collecting cap connected to the hollow fiber membrane bundle binding component, a hollow fiber membrane sealing component seals the hollow part of each hollow fiber membrane, an air collecting cylinder, and a bonding part in the cylindrical housing is composed of a porous component.

Abstract: A muffler that inhibits reduction in engine performance and reduces exhaust noise volume includes a front chamber and an expansion chamber with a partition therebetween. A conduit passes through the expansion chamber. An upstream end of the conduit passes through the partition and opens in the front chamber. A partition wall is provided in a central section of the conduit. An outflow section upstream from the partition wall has a side surface in which outflow holes are formed that allow exhaust gas to flow out to the expansion chamber. An inflow section downstream from the partition wall has a side surface formed with inflow holes that allow exhaust gas to flow in from the expansion chamber.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a filtering member in which overlapping portions of a wire are bonded together in a layered manner through thermal treatment for forming a mesh is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a contact surface pressure between portions of the wire to be bonded together is maintained as equal to or higher than a predetermined level set depending on a thermal treatment condition. In this state, the thermal treatment is conducted such that a bonding portion of the wire has a strength equal to or greater than 4N.

Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle 30 includes a vehicle body frame 31, an engine 1 mounted on the vehicle body frame 31, combustion adjusting devices (fuel injection valves) 14 and 15 for adjusting the combustion condition of the engine 1, and a combustion controller (ECU) 22 for controlling the fuel injection valves 14 and 15. The ECU 22 controls the fuel injection valves 14 and 15 such that the maximum point of a sound pressure level waveform of an audible sound wave generated from the engine 1 or the vehicle body frame 31 is shifted by a predetermined amount or larger within a predetermined period at least in some of the operation conditions of the engine 1.

Abstract: A muffler that inhibits reduction in engine performance and reduces exhaust noise volume includes a front chamber and an expansion chamber with a partition therebetween. A conduit passes through the expansion chamber. An upstream end of the conduit passes through the partition and opens in the front chamber. A partition wall is provided in a central section of the conduit. An outflow section upstream from the partition wall has a side surface in which outflow holes are formed that allow exhaust gas to flow out to the expansion chamber. An inflow section downstream from the partition wall has a side surface formed with inflow holes that allow exhaust gas to flow in from the expansion chamber.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a filtering member in which overlapping portions of a wire are bonded together in a layered manner through thermal treatment for forming a mesh is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a contact surface pressure between portions of the wire to be bonded together is maintained as equal to or higher than a predetermined level set depending on a thermal treatment condition. In this state, the thermal treatment is conducted such that a bonding portion of the wire has a strength equal to or greater than 4N.

Abstract: In a solid-state image pickup device having a charge transfer electrode of multilayer electrode structure, a plurality of polycrystalline silicon electrode layers are formed; a sidewall dielectric film is interposed between sidewalls of the electrodes; and a silicide film is formed on the surface of a polycrystalline silicon film exposed from the sidewall dielectric film in a self-aligned manner.

Abstract: In a solid-state image pickup device having a charge transfer electrode of multilayer electrode structure, a plurality of polycrystalline silicon electrode layers are formed; a sidewall dielectric film is interposed between sidewalls of the electrodes; and a silicide film is formed on the surface of a polycrystalline silicon film exposed from the sidewall dielectric film in a self-aligned manner.

Abstract: In a first peritoneal dialysis apparatus, a therapy start time (dialysis start time) is settable even in either a first therapy mode or a second therapy mode. The first therapy mode is adapted to calculate a total amount of dialysis fluid on the basis of an amount of infusion fluid, a staying time, and the number of cycles, and the second therapy mode is adapted to calculate a total amount of dialysis fluid and a staying time on the basis of a dialysis time, an amount of infusion fluid, and the number of cycles. In a second peritoneal dialysis apparatus, a fluid infusion time or a fluid drainage time is calculated on the basis of an amount of infusion fluid or an amount of drainage fluid and a fluid infusion rate or a fluid drainage rate, and if it is decided that fluid infusion or fluid drainage is performed for a time being twice or more the calculated fluid infusion time or fluid drainage time, an alarm indicating defective fluid infusion or defective fluid drainage is generated.

Abstract: A card game toy includes a master card as an other self of a player and a plurality of monster cards, and is used for a card game that a battle is played by placing own and opponent cards in a proper positions of a battle field. The master card includes a character display portion to display a character, an ability-reducing indication to indicate an ability to reduce the attack power from the opponent, and a card-hand-ability indication to indicate an ability to use a card hand. The monster card includes a character display region to display a character, a position indication indicative of whether of a forward type or backward type, a physical-power indication indicative of a physical-power of the monster, and an ability indication indicative of an ability of the monster.