Abstract: A fuel tank includes: a fuel tank main body that stores fuel; and an oil filler port, in which an opening that penetrates the fuel tank main body is provided, a plate member that closes the opening is welded to the fuel tank main body, a strength of the plate member is higher than a strength of the fuel tank main body, and the oil filler port is provided in the plate member.

Abstract: A method for producing 4-borono-L-phenylalanine and its intermediates is provided. The method is for producing a substituted phenyl compound represented by formula (II) from a substituted phenyl compound represented by formula (I). The method comprises a first step in which the compound represented by formula (I) reacts with a linear or branched C1-C10 alkylmagnesium halide in the presence of a metal halide; and a second step in which a boronic acid ester or boronic acid amide reacts with the compound obtained in said first step. The method also can comprise a step of deprotecting the compound of formula (II) obtained in the second step.

Abstract: An antenna includes: a dielectric substrate; a conductive plane formed on a back surface of the dielectric substrate; a radiating element having a linear shape and formed on a front surface of the dielectric substrate; a shorting pin connecting one end of the radiating element to the conductive plane; and a power supply pin that is connected to the radiating element, at a point a predetermined distance away from the one end to which the shorting pin is connected, through a hole provided in the conductive plane, and that supplies a transmission signal to the radiating element. A radio wave is emitted from the radiating element.

Abstract: This invention relates to a tissue construct comprising a core portion having a recess and composed of fibrous connective tissue, and loose fibrous somatic stem cell-accumulated tissue comprising type III collagen and somatic stem cells which is formed in the recess; a device for producing the same; and a method for collecting somatic stem cells from the tissue construct.

Abstract: An antenna includes: a dielectric substrate; a conductive plane formed on a back surface of the dielectric substrate; a radiating element having a linear shape and formed on a front surface of the dielectric substrate; a shorting pin connecting one end of the radiating element to the conductive plane; and a power supply pin that is connected to the radiating element, at a point a predetermined distance away from the one end to which the shorting pin is connected, through a hole provided in the conductive plane, and that supplies a transmission signal to the radiating element. A radio wave is emitted from the radiating element.

Abstract: The present invention involves preparing compounds represented by the following formula: from a compound of the following formula: In these formulae: R1 represents a Br group, an iodine group, a Cl group, an NO2 group, or an NH2 group; R2 represents a halogen group, an NO2 group, an NH2 group, Sn(R6)3, N?N—NR7R8, OSO2R9, N R10R11, phenyliodonium, a heterocyclic group iodine, boric acid, or a borate ester; R30 represents a protective group PG1; R40 or R50 represent hydrogen, a protective group PG2, or C6H5(C6H5)C?N, in which NR40R50 are together.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for transforming text strings. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving input string having a plurality of terms, the input string being in a first form; transforming the input string from the first form to a second form including: applying one or more rules to the input string to identify one or more terms for translation, the one or more identified terms being fewer than the plurality of terms, translating the identified one or more terms to one or more translated terms in the second form, and transliterating the remaining terms of the plurality of terms into transliterated terms in the second form; and concatenating the translated and transliterated terms to form a hybrid output string in the second form.

Abstract: The present invention involves preparing compounds represented by the formula. (In the formula: R1 represents a Br group, an iodine group, a Cl group, an NO2 group, or an NH2 group; R2 represents a halogen group, an NO2 group, an NH2 group, Sn(R6)3, N?N—NR7R8, OSO2R9, NR10R11, phenyliodonium, a heterocyclic group iodine, boric acid, or a borate ester; R30 represents a protective group PG1; R40 or R50 represent hydrogen, a protective group PG2, or C6H5(C6H5)C?N, wherein NR40R50 are together.

Abstract: 18F-labeled 4-boronophenylalanine (BPA) can be produced by preparing and further processing a precursor of 18F-labeled BPA represented by the following formula: in which R1 represents a bromo group, an iodo group, a fluoro group, a diazaborinane derivative, BX3? or BX3?M+ (wherein X represents a halogen atom; and M+ represents a monovalent monoatomic cation, a polyatomic cation or a complex cation).

Abstract: The present invention involves preparing compounds represented by the following formula: from a compound of the following formula: In these formulae: R1 represents a Br group, an iodine group, a Cl group, an NO2 group, or an NH2 group; R2 represents a halogen group, an NO2 group, an NH2 group, Sn(R6)3, N?N—NR7R8, OSO2R9, N R10R11, phenyliodonium, a heterocyclic group iodine, boric acid, or a borate ester; R30 represents a protective group PG1; R40 or R50 represent hydrogen, a protective group PG2, or C6H5(C6H5)C?N, in which NR40R50 are together.

Abstract: 18F-labeled 4-boronophenylalanine (BPA) can be produced by preparing and further processing a precursor of 18F-labeled BPA represented by the following formula: in which R1 represents a bromo group, an iodo group, a fluoro group, a diazaborinane derivative, BX3? or BX3?M+ (wherein X represents a halogen atom; and M+ represents a monovalent monoatomic cation, a polyatomic cation or a complex cation).

Abstract: The present invention involves preparing compounds represented by the formula. (In the formula: R1 represents a Br group, an iodine group, a Cl group, an NO2 group, or an NH2 group; R2 represents a halogen group, an NO2 group, an NH2 group, Sn(R6)3, N?N—NR7R8, OSO2R9, NR10R11, phenyliodonium, a heterocyclic group iodine, boric acid, or a borate ester; R30 represents a protective group PG1; R40 or R50 represent hydrogen, a protective group PG2, or C6H5(C6H5)C?N, wherein NR40R50 are together.

Abstract: Provided are: a novel chiral 4-boronophenylalanine (BPA) derivative; a method for producing the derivative; and a method for producing 18F-2-fluoro-4-borono-L-phenylalanine (18F-labeled BPA; 18F-BPA) using the derivative. A compound represented by formula (1) is prepared. In the formula, R represents BR3R4, BX3? or BX3?M+ (wherein X represents a halogen atom, and M+ represents a monovalent monoatomic cation, a polyatomic cation or a complex cation); R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a protecting group PG1; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a protecting group PG2; R3 and R4 independently represent OH, or R3, R4 and B together form a ring that serves as a protecting group; and Y represents a halogen atom, NO2, NH2, Sn(R6)3, N?N—NR7R8, OSO2R9, NR10R11, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyliodo group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic iodo group. The compound is reacted with a fluorination reagent to prepare 18F-labeled BPA.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a decorated readily formable paper suitable for an in-mold decorated fibrous molded article and the invention relates also to a method of manufacturing an in-mold decorated fibrous molded article. Provided are a decorated readily formable paper which suffers no ink running during molding and which also has superior friction resistance and a method of manufacturing an in-mold decorated fibrous molded article using such paper. A decorated readily formable paper 11 includes a readily formable paper 1, a pattern layer 8 formed on one face of the readily formable paper 1, a varnish layer 9 formed on the readily formable paper 1 and the pattern layer 8, and a protection layer 10 formed on the varnish layer 9. The pattern layer 8, the varnish layer 9 and the protection layer 10 are printed layers 2.

Abstract: Provided are: a novel chiral 4-boronophenylalanine (BPA) derivative; a method for producing the derivative; and a method for producing 18F-2-fluoro-4-borono-L-phenylalanine (18F-labeled BPA; 18F-BPA) using the derivative. A compound represented by formula (1) is prepared. In the formula, R represents BR3R4, BX3? or BX3?M+ (wherein X represents a halogen atom, and M+ represents a monovalent monoatomic cation, a polyatomic cation or a complex cation); R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a protecting group PG1; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a protecting group PG2; R3 and R4 independently represent OH, or R3, R4 and B together form a ring that serves as a protecting group; and Y represents a halogen atom, NO2, NH2, Sn(R6)3, N?N—NR7R8, OSO2R9, NR10R11, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyliodo group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic iodo group. The compound is reacted with a fluorination reagent to prepare 18F-labeled BPA.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel boron-containing compound utilizable in BNCT and so on and a process for preparing same. According to the process, a boron compounds having an amino acid skeleton containing cyclo-type rings or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is prepared, said boron compound being represented by general formula (I) [wherein l is an integer of 1 to 6; m is 0, 1, or 2; and n is 0, 1 or 2].

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for transforming text strings. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving input string having a plurality of terms, the input string being in a first form; transforming the input string from the first form to a second form including: applying one or more rules to the input string to identify one or more terms for translation, the one or more identified terms being fewer than the plurality of terms, translating the identified one or more terms to one or more translated terms in the second form, and transliterating the remaining terms of the plurality of terms into transliterated terms in the second form; and concatenating the translated and transliterated terms to form a hybrid output string in the second form.

Abstract: A method is provided for diagnosis of the severity of a condition in an eosinophilic inflammatory disease such as nasal polyp and for prediction of the recurrence of the disease.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel boron-containing compound utilizable in BNCT and so on and a process for preparing same. According to the process, a boron compounds having an amino acid skeleton containing cyclo-type rings or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is prepared, said boron compound being represented by general formula (I) [wherein l is an integer of 1 to 6; m is 0, 1, or 2; and n is 0, 1 or 2].

Abstract: An apparatus concealing member in which a film-type information input device (4) is placed under a film-type transparent base member (3), a functional liquid crystal film (5) is placed under the information input device (4) at a position where the functional liquid crystal film (5) covers a portion to be concealed (1b) of an apparatus and can be electrically changed over between being transparent and being non-transparent, and a non-metal and film-type glossy layer (6) is placed under the functional liquid crystal film and exhibits transparency and a gloss due to reflection.