Abstract: A clip includes an insertion piece insertable into a valley formed by folding a corner of a stack of a plurality of paper pieces, a front-side clamping piece contactable with a paper piece portion on a front side of the valley, and a back-side clamping piece contactable with a paper piece portion on a back side of the valley. The insertion piece, front-side clamping piece, and back-side clamping piece are elastically and integrally formed so that the paper piece portion on the front side and the paper piece portion on the back side of the valley are clamped between the front-side clamping piece and the insertion piece and between the insertion piece and the back-side clamping piece, respectively, and both of the paper piece portion on the front side and the paper piece portion on the back side of the valley are clamped between the front-side and back-side clamping pieces.

Abstract: A medical support system includes a first transmitting antenna attached to a body surface that transmits a first transmitting wave, and a reflector that is present in the body and reflects the first transmitting wave transmitted from the first transmitting antenna. A first receiving antenna attached to the body surface receives the first transmitting wave transmitted from the first transmitting antenna and a reflected wave reflected by the reflector, and a location estimation device estimates the passage of the reflector in the body based on changes in the respective phases of the first transmitting wave received by the first receiving antenna and the reflected wave, at time t and time t+?t.

Abstract: A clip includes an insertion piece insertable into a valley formed by folding a corner of a stack of a plurality of paper pieces, a front-side clamping piece contactable with a paper piece portion on a front side of the valley, and a back-side clamping piece contactable with a paper piece portion on a back side of the valley. The insertion piece, front-side clamping piece, and back-side clamping piece are elastically and integrally formed so that the paper piece portion on the front side and the paper piece portion on the back side of the valley are clamped between the front-side clamping piece and the insertion piece and between the insertion piece and the back-side clamping piece, respectively, and both of the paper piece portion on the front side and the paper piece portion on the back side of the valley are clamped between the front-side and back-side clamping pieces.

Abstract: A measuring device includes: a holding device that holds a container containing a measured object detachably; a measuring unit that measures a weight of the container or a volume of the measured object; a calculation unit configured to calculate an amount of use of the measured object based on the weight or the volume measured by the measuring unit and a last measurement result by the measuring unit; and a communication device that transmits the amount of use of the measured object to an external terminal.

Abstract: For example, N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine methyl ester (A-type crystal) showing characteristic peaks in diffractive X-ray at diffraction angles (2&thgr;, CuK&agr; ray) of at least 6.0°, 24.8°, 8.2° and 16.5° is dried to its water content below 3% by weight. The crystal thus dried is a novel crystal (C-type crystal) of N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine methyl ester excellent in dissolution rate, and when measured by powder X-ray diffractometry, this crystal shows characteristic peaks in diffractive X-ray at diffraction angles (2&thgr;, CuK&agr; ray) of at least 7.1°, 19.8°, 17.3° and 17.7°. The dissolution rate (solubility) of the C-type crystals is further improved by converting the crystals into granules.

Abstract: Herein is disclosed a granulated sweetener comprising Aspartame and Acesulfame-K as active ingredients, wherein the amount of the Acesulfame-K is 5 to 90% by weight based on the total amount of both the components and wherein the maximum particle size of the granules is about 1,400 &mgr;m or less, in which granulated sweetener the poorly dissoluble, high intense synthetic sweetener Aspartame (APM) is improved in solubility.

Abstract: The purposes of the present invention is to provide a method for the production of soybean material having a high germ concentration with a high yield, in which the germ is completely removed from the soybean (cotyledon), crushed cotyledon with a small diameter, which will be inevitably produced in the crudely crushing step of the soybean and can not be removed by the sieve having a square opening, is separated from the germ fraction, and mingling of the crushed cotyledon is prevented in order to maximize the yield of the germ that has scarcity value.

Abstract: Herein is disclosed a sweetener composition containing Aspartame and Acesulfame-K as active ingredients, wherein the amount of Acesulfame-K is 5 to 90% by weight based on the total amount of both the components and wherein the particle sizes of the both the components are respectively selected from within the range of the particle size which allows the dissolution rate of the mixture to be higher than that of Aspartame alone, in which sweetener composition the poorly dissoluble, high intense synthetic sweetener Aspartame (APM) is improved in solubility.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a sweetener composition, which includes a mixture of N-{N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl}-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester, and Acesulfame K, wherein a ratio of the Acesulfame K to a total amount of the N-{N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl}-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester and the Acesulfame K is in the range of 10 to 97% by weight, methods of making and of using. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method for preparing a sweetener composition, which includes drying an A-type crystal of N-{N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl}-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester to obtain a C-type crystal of N-{N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl}-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a sweetener composition, which includes N-{N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl}-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester, and Aspartame, wherein a ratio of the Aspartame to a total amount of the Aspartame and the N-{N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl}-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester is in the range of 10 to 99.5% by weight, methods of making and of using. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method for preparing a sweetener composition, which includes drying an A-type crystal of N-{N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl }-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester to obtain a C-type crystal of N-{N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl }-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester.