Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition which has a high biogenic matter content, is excellent in transparency, surface hardness and impact resistance and is useful as an industrial material having excellent moldability. The resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate (component A) containing not less than 30 mol % of a recurring unit represented by the following formula (1) and 2 to 20 parts by weight of an impact resistance modifier (component B), wherein the resin composition has an aggregation structure that impact resistance modifier (component B) domains are dispersed in the matrix of the polycarbonate (component A), the average size of the impact resistance modifier domains is 5 to 200 nm, and the normalized dispersity is not more than 17%.

Abstract: A vibration information gathering method includes: gathering output data about information of a vibration of a structure; and selecting at least one of an average value, a maximum value and a minimum value from the output data that is gathered.

Abstract: A copolycarbonate that is derived from a renewable resource, is excellent in heat resistance, flowability and transparency, and prevented from undergoing a dimensional change by water absorption and coloring during molding as well as a transparent molded article obtained therefrom. The copolycarbonate contains predetermined amounts of a unit (A) constituted of an ether diol residue represented by the formula (1), a unit (B) constituted of a bisphenol residue represented by the formula (2), and a unit (C) constituted of another diol residue, wherein the ratio of terminal groups falls within the ranges of the expressions (i) and (ii).

Abstract: The invention provides a compound that is a CETP activity inhibitor. The compound can increase HDL and at the same time decrease LDL through selective inhibition of CETP activity. the invention also provides for the use of the compound to prevent or treat atherosclerosis or hyperlipidemia.

Abstract: A near-field communication antenna comprising at least one annular coil, a planar, non-magnetic resin member holding the annular coil, a planar, soft-magnetic member overlapping the non-magnetic resin member via the annular coil, and terminals to which the conductor wire leads of the annular coil are connected, the annular coil being received in a circumferential recess along the periphery of the non-magnetic resin member lest that it projects from the periphery of the magnetic member, and the conductor wire leads of the annular coil being connected to the terminals through notches provided in the peripheral edge of the soft-magnetic member.

Abstract: Provided is a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to function as a learning data acquiring unit that acquires learning data, a memory unit that performs machine learning using the learning data about cluster division where Markov chains of transition via a link from a node to a node on a network formed from plural nodes are divided into plural clusters each of which is indicated by a biased Markov chain and calculates a steady state of each biased Markov chain, a search condition receiving unit that receives a search condition from a user, a cluster extracting unit that extracts clusters suitable for the search condition, a partial network cutting unit that cuts a partial network formed by a node group belonging to the clusters, and an importance calculating unit that calculates importance of each node on the partial network.

Abstract: The present invention aims at provision of a method for inhibiting remnant lipoprotein production and a remnant lipoprotein production inhibitor, which includes administering a compound having a CETP inhibitory activity to an administration subject. The remnant lipoprotein production inhibitor of the present invention contains a compound having a CETP inhibitory activity as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A gateway card is connected to an information processor, and receives and transmits data between different networks. The information processor has a normal power mode and a power saving mode. A switching unit connects a memory with the information processor if the information processor is in the normal power mode, or to the gateway card if the normal power mode of the information processor is changed to the power saving mode.

Abstract: Provided is an arthropod pest control composition, the composition having an superior effect on control of arthropod pests. The composition comprises 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of a neonicotinoid insecticidal compound, 10 to 50% by weight of an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of monoalcohols having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and acetone, and 49.5 to 89.99% by weight of liquefied carbon dioxide, wherein the weight of ethanol to that of the neonicotinoid insecticidal compound is 100 times or more.

Abstract: A storage apparatus includes a written state bit map memory that stores a written state bit map that includes bits each allocated to one of partial areas of a storage device for storing write management information indicating whether written data is present in a partial area of the storage device that is allocated to one of the bits, a bit map management section, when data is written into a partial area of the storage device in response to a write request from the host apparatus, that sets a value indicating that the data is written into the partial area to a bit allocated to the partial area in which the data is written, and a patrolling process section for performing a patrolling process on the partial areas of the storage device on the basis of the write management information stored in the written state bit map memory.

Abstract: An antenna comprising a coreless coil formed by winding a conductor wire, a relay member connected to the coil, and a magnetic plate member covering the coil and part of the relay member; the relay member comprising a substrate having a notch for lead wires of the coil, and a pair of terminal members formed on the substrate; each terminal member comprising an internal terminal portion connected to an end of each lead wire, an external terminal portion connected to an external circuit, and a line portion connecting the internal terminal portion to the external terminal portion; the coil and part of the relay member disposed on the magnetic member being fixed to a first adhesive layer on the non-transmission side of the coil; and the internal terminal portion being positioned in a region overlapping the magnetic member, or in a region surrounded by the notch of the magnetic member.

Abstract: A copolycarbonate which is derived from a renewable resource and excellent in heat resistance, flowability and transparency and prevented from undergoing a dimensional change by water absorption and coloring during molding as well as a transparent molded article obtained therefrom. The copolycarbonate comprises predetermined amounts of a unit (A) constituted of an ether diol residue represented by the following formula (1), a unit (B) constituted of a bisphenol residue represented by the following formula (2), and a unit (C) constituted of another diol residue, wherein the ratio of terminal groups falls within the ranges of the following expressions (i) and (ii). (i) 0.001<total number of hydroxyl groups derived from the unit (A) and the unit (C)/total number of all terminal groups<0.3 (ii) 0.02<number of phenolic hydroxyl groups derived from the unit (B)/total number of all terminal groups<0.

Abstract: An apparatus has a first operation model containing connection information indicating a connecting relation between pins of the integrated circuits including a first integrated circuit and a second integrated circuit and containing a designation of an output pin for outputting data to the outside of the first integrated circuit or a designation of an input pin for inputting the data from the outside of the first integrated circuit, and a second operation model containing a designation of the output pin or the input pin outside the second integrated circuit and having a definition of an interface specification for inputting and outputting the data to the input pin and the output pin of the second integrated circuit via the communication pin.

Abstract: At least one of holes is formed at a position that is at a higher level than a surface of an electrolyte in use of a nonaqueous secondary battery, and that is not overlapped with an electrode laminate.

Abstract: This invention provides a branched polycarbonate resin obtained from a dihydric phenol compound, a branching agent, monohydric phenols and phosgene by an interfacial polymerization reaction method in the presence of an alkali aqueous solution and an organic solvent, the branched polycarbonate resin having features that: (i) the branching agent content (X) thereof is over 0.70 mol % but 1.50 mol % or less, (ii) the branching agent content (X) and the melt tension (Y) thereof at 280° C. satisfy the following expression (1), 3.8X?2.4?Y?3.8X+4.5 (1), and (iii) the entire N content in the branched polycarbonate resin is 0 to 7 ppm.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising an aromatic polycarbonate resin having excellent transparency and flame retardancy. The resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a branched structure with a branching ratio of 0.7 to 1.1 mol % (component A) and 0.005 to 12 parts by weight of at least one flame retardant.

Abstract: An archive device includes: a storage for storing divided data and attribute information, the divided data being received from an external device and divided from original data by a predetermined size, the attribute information being associated with a hash value and identification information, the hash value being calculated from the divided data, the identification information identifying the original data before being divided; and a controller for calculating a hash value for divided data that is received from the external device, writing the divided data and the attribute information corresponding to the divided data to the storage when the calculated hash value is not included in the attribute information stored in the storage, and adding the identification information corresponding to the calculated hash value to the attribute information when the calculated hash value is included in the attribute information stored in the storage.

Abstract: The invention provides a compound that is a CETP activity inhibitor. The compound can increase HDL and at the same time decrease LDL through selective inhibition of CETP activity, the invention also provides for the use of the compound to prevent or treat atherosclerosis or hyperlipidemia.

Abstract: Provided is a large secondary battery including a lamination body in which multiple positive electrode plates, multiple negative electrode plates, and multiple separators are laminated, having a structure in which the lamination body is not shifted. The secondary battery with high reliability and a manufacturing method thereof is provided, in which there is no abnormal state even if an external force such as vibration is applied. Positive electrode plate (2), negative electrode plate (3), and separator (4) are laminated and integrated to form a predetermined number of layers of a lamination body unit. A plurality of the lamination body unit are stacked to form an electrode assembly (1). Uneven surfaces, i.e., salients (21) and recesses (23) are formed on contacting surfaces of the lamination body units to be stacked. Using the uneven surfaces, the lamination body units are positioned and stacked to form a secondary battery (RB1).