Abstract: An information management method collects log information of one or more home electrical apparatuses corresponding to service providers. Display screen data is generated which indicates a status of the log information. The display screen data includes groups of information which each contain information on an apparatus, a service provider corresponding to the apparatus, and log information output from the apparatus. Provision of the log information of each group is individually selectable. The display screen data is provided via a network to a display terminal that performs access to a server device. Information is received from the display terminal, which indicates that selection on whether or not provision of the log information is performed. Provision of the log information is not performed on the selected group when a determination is made that refusal of provision of the log information on the selected group is performed.

Abstract: Provided is a brazing filler material for bonding iron-based sintered member that includes a sintered compact containing Cu, Mn, and a remainder of Ni and unavoidable impurities, and an oxide film formed on a surface of the sintered compact. An oxygen concentration may account for not less than 0.1% by mass of a total amount of the brazing filler material. The oxide film may contain Mn.

Abstract: It has been discovered that plasma samples from endometriosis patients contain a number of markers whose abundance is different from those in healthy individuals. It has also been discovered that, by measuring the abundance of those markers, whether or not a subject is affected by endometriosis can be diagnosed, the extent of endometrial fibrosis or adhesion in a subject can be determined, pain of a patient affected or suspected of being affected by endometriosis can be predicted, and pathological conditions of the patient can be monitored.

Abstract: Provided is a brazing filler material for bonding iron-based sintered member that includes a sintered compact containing Cu, Mn, and a remainder of Ni and unavoidable impurities, and an oxide film formed on a surface of the sintered compact. An oxygen concentration may account for not less than 0.1% by mass of a total amount of the brazing filler material. The oxide film may contain Mn.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool has excellent welding resistance and fracturing resistance and comprises a hard coating layer, including at least a lower layer and an upper layer, formed on a surface of a cutting tool body. The lower layer is formed of one layer or two or more layers of a TiC layer, a TiN layer, a TiCN layer, a TiCO layer, and a TiCNO layer. The upper layer is found as an Al2O3 layer on a surface of the lower layer. On at least an outermost surface of the upper layer of a rake face, a zirconium oxide layer is formed in an area ratio of 30% to 70%. The Al2O3 layer on the rake face has a tensile residual stress of 10 to 200 MPa and a surface roughness Ra is 0.25 ?m or less.

Abstract: An Fe-based sintered alloy, essentially consists of, in percentage by mass, Mn: 0.5 to 2.0, Mo: 0.3 to 1.6, Cu: 0.4 to 1.5, C: 0.4 to 0.7 and the balance of Fe plus unavoidable impurities; and has a metallic structure made of 5 to 70% of martensite phase relative to a base material except pore and 25 to 90% of bainite phase relative to the base material except the pore.

Abstract: An Fe-based sintered alloy, essentially consists of, in percentage by mass, Mn: 0.5 to 2.0, Mo: 0.3 to 1.6, Cu: 0.4 to 1.5, C: 0.4 to 0.7 and the balance of Fe plus unavoidable impurities; and has a metallic structure made of 5 to 70% of martensite phase relative to a base material except pore and 25 to 90% of bainite phase relative to the base material except the pore.

Abstract: An Fe-based sintered alloy, essentially consists of, in percentage by mass, Mn: 0.5 to 2.0, Mo: 0.3 to 1.6, Cu: 0.4 to 1.5, C: 0.4 to 0.7 and the balance of Fe plus unavoidable impurities; and has a metallic structure made of 5 to 70% of martensite phase relative to a base material except pore and 25 to 90% of bainite phase relative to the base material except the pore.

Abstract: An Fe-based sintered alloy, essentially consists of, in percentage by mass, Mn: 0.5 to 2.0, Mo: 0.3 to 1.6, Cu: 0.4 to 1.5, C: 0.4 to 0.7 and the balance of Fe plus unavoidable impurities; and has a metallic structure made of 5 to 70% of martensite phase relative to a base material except pore and 25 to 90% of bainite phase relative to the base material except the pore.

Abstract: A membrane tension measuring apparatus comprises: a rectangular frame (5) adapted to be abuttable on a surface (4) of a membrane (2) to which tension (Tx, Ty) is applied; an acoustic wave generator (17) operable to emit an acoustic wave (16) toward a part (2a) of the membrane (2) surrounded by the frame (5); a vibration detector (24) operable to detect vibration which is induced in the part (2a) of the membrane (2) by the emitted acoustic wave (16); and a processor (29) operable to calculate the tension (Tx, Ty) based on vibration data detected by the vibration detector (24). Each of the acoustic wave generator (17), the vibration detector (24) and the processor (29) is mounted to the frame (5).

Abstract: A membrane tension measuring apparatus comprises: a rectangular frame (5) adapted to be abuttable on a surface (4) of a membrane (2) to which tension (Tx, Ty) is applied; an acoustic wave generator (17) operable to emit an acoustic wave (16) toward a part (2a) of the membrane (2) surrounded by the frame (5); a vibration detector (24) operable to detect vibration which is induced in the part (2a) of the membrane (2) by the emitted acoustic wave (16); and a processor (29) operable to calculate the tension (Tx, Ty) based on vibration data detected by the vibration detector (24). Each of the acoustic wave generator (17), the vibration detector (24) and the processor (29) is mounted to the frame (5).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a surface-coated cutting insert that includes an insert body having a substrate of tungsten carbide-based cemented carbide, titanium carbonitride-based cermet or ceramics, a base layer, an intermediate layer and an outermost layer. The base layer and the outermost layer are made of a single layer or two or more layers formed of carbides, nitrides, oxides, or borides of one selected from the group consisting of Group IVa metals, Group Va metals, Group VIa metals, aluminum and silicon, or complex compounds thereof, and the intermediate layer is formed of primarily Al2O3. The outermost layer is removed on part of the insert body surface including the flank face and a flank face-side cutting edge portion of the intersecting edge line region, with the outermost layer being left on part of the rake face inside a boundary with the intersecting edge line region.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting insert includes an insert body having a substrate of tungsten carbide-based cemented carbide, titanium carbonitride-based cermet or ceramics, a base layer, an intermediate layer and an outermost layer, the base layer and the outermost layer are made of a single layer or two or more layers formed of carbides, nitrides, oxides, or borides of one selected from the group consisting of Group IVa metals, Group Va metals, Group VIa metals, aluminum and silicon, or complex compounds thereof, and the intermediate layer is formed of primarily Al2O3, the outermost layer is removed on part of the insert body surface including the flank face and a flank face-side cutting edge portion of the intersecting edge line region, with the outermost layer being left on part of the rake face inside a boundary with the intersecting edge line region.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a surface-coated cutting insert that includes an insert body having a substrate of tungsten carbide-based cemented carbide, titanium carbonitride-based cermet or ceramics, a base layer, an intermediate layer and an outermost layer. The base layer and the outermost layer are made of a single layer or two or more layers formed of carbides, nitrides, oxides, or borides of one selected from the group consisting of Group IVa metals, Group Va metals, Group VIa metals, aluminum and silicon, or complex compounds thereof, and the intermediate layer is formed of primarily Al2O3. The outermost layer is removed on part of the insert body surface including the flank face and a flank face-side cutting edge portion of the intersecting edge line region, with the outermost layer being left on part of the rake face inside a boundary with the intersecting edge line region.

Abstract: This method for manufacturing a surface-coated cutting insert includes clamping and holding a surface-coated cutting insert with a pair of rotary shafts which are rotatable around an axis, and jetting an abrasive fluid to the surface of the surface-coated cutting insert using at least one blasting gun while rotating the surface-coated cutting insert, thereby, conducting wet blasting.

Abstract: This method for manufacturing a surface-coated cutting insert includes clamping and holding a surface-coated cutting insert with a pair of rotary shafts which are rotatable around an axis, and jetting an abrasive fluid to the surface of the surface-coated cutting insert using at least one blasting gun while rotating the surface-coated cutting insert, thereby, conducting wet blasting.

Abstract: This method for manufacturing a surface-coated cutting insert includes clamping and holding a surface-coated cutting insert with a pair of rotary shafts which are rotatable around an axis, and jetting an abrasive fluid to the surface of the surface-coated cutting insert using at least one blasting gun while rotating the surface-coated cutting insert, thereby, conducting wet blasting.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting insert includes an insert body having a substrate of tungsten carbide-based cemented carbide, titanium carbonitride-based cermet or ceramics, a base layer, an intermediate layer and an outermost layer, the base layer and the outermost layer are made of a single layer or two or more layers formed of carbides, nitrides, oxides, or borides of one selected from the group consisting of Group IVa metals, Group Va metals, Group VIa metals, aluminum and silicon, or complex compounds thereof, and the intermediate layer is formed of primarily Al2O3, the outermost layer is removed on part of the insert body surface including the flank face and a flank face-side cutting edge portion of the intersecting edge line region, with the outermost layer being left on part of the rake face inside a boundary with the intersecting edge line region.

Abstract: This method for manufacturing a surface-coated cutting insert includes clamping and holding a surface-coated cutting insert with a pair of rotary shafts which are rotatable around an axis, and jetting an abrasive fluid to the surface of the surface-coated cutting insert using at least one blasting gun while rotating the surface-coated cutting insert, thereby, conducting wet blasting.

Abstract: A polypropylene-based resin composition for metallized films, comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a propylene random copolymer having an MFRA of 1 to 30 g/10 minutes, PI of 2.4 to 4, solubles contained at 20° C. or lower at 1.5% by weight or less and solubles contained at 40° C. or lower at 4.0% by weight or less, (B) 0.01 to 6 parts by weight of a polyethylene resin having a density of 0.945 to 0.980 g/cm3 and MIB of 1 to 1000 g/10 minutes, (C) 0.01 to 0.7 parts by weight of an antiblocking agent having an average particle size of 1.0 to 5.0 &mgr;m and pore volume of 1.7 mL/g or less, (D) 0.01 to 0.5 parts by weight of an antioxidant having a molecular weight of 500 or more and (E) 0.005 to 0.