Abstract: A processing unit obtains a first spectrum detected in a first detection area and a first signal intensity detected in a second detection area after the light entering the housing is cut off, and then calculates a first correction spectrum by subtracting a first correction value calculated based on the first signal intensity from each component value of the first spectrum. The processing unit obtains a second spectrum detected in the first detection area and a second signal intensity detected in the second detection area while a cut-off portion is opened, and then calculates a second correction spectrum by subtracting a second correction value calculated based on the second signal intensity from each component value of the second spectrum. The processing unit calculates an output spectrum representing a measurement result by subtracting a corresponding component value of the first correction spectrum from each component value of the second correction spectrum.

Abstract: An optical characteristic measurement device includes a photodetector and a processor. The photodetector has a detection surface greater than a light incident surface receiving light from a spectrometer. The processor is configured to obtain a measurement spectrum detected in a first detection area corresponding to the light incident surface and a signal intensity detected in a second detection area different from the light incident surface, correct a pattern prepared in advance and exhibiting a noise characteristic of the photodetector based on the signal intensity to calculate a first correction spectrum, subtract a correction value calculated based on the signal intensity from each component value of the measurement spectrum to calculate a second correction spectrum, and subtract each component value of the first correction spectrum from a corresponding component value of the second correction spectrum to calculate an output spectrum.

Abstract: An optical characteristic measurement device includes a photodetector and a processor. The photodetector has a detection surface greater than a light incident surface receiving light from a spectrometer. The processor is configured to obtain a measurement spectrum detected in a first detection area corresponding to the light incident surface and a signal intensity detected in a second detection area different from the light incident surface, correct a pattern prepared in advance and exhibiting a noise characteristic of the photodetector based on the signal intensity to calculate a first correction spectrum, subtract a correction value calculated based on the signal intensity from each component value of the measurement spectrum to calculate a second correction spectrum, and subtract each component value of the first correction spectrum from a corresponding component value of the second correction spectrum to calculate an output spectrum.

Abstract: A fluororubber composition including a polyol-crosslinkable fluororubber; a cross-linking accelerator comprising a quaternary ammonium salt; and a polyol crosslinking agent; wherein the weight ratio X (quaternary ammonium salt/polyol crosslinking agent) between the cross-linking accelerator and the polyol crosslinking agent is in a range of 0.40 to 0.60; and a production method of a cross-linked fluororubber product, comprising the steps of: previously polyol-crosslinking, as required, the fluororubber composition; and subsequently heat treating the polyol-crosslinked composition, in a temperature range of 200° C. to 300° C. for 0.1 to 48 hours. The fluororubber composition has surface has a lower friction coefficient, and the surface roughness of the cross-linked fluororubber product can be increased without applying a treatment to a mold.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a rubber composition which is excellent in sealing properties and acid resistance, has low reaction force, low hardness and low compression set and particularly has such high heat resistance that the rubber composition does not crack even when it is used under the conditions of high temperatures and high compression. It is another object of the present invention to provide uses of the rubber composition and main bodies on which the rubber composition has been mounted. The rubber composition of the present invention comprises an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer [A] and calcined talc [B].

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method for producing a polyol-crosslinking, crosslinked fluororubber product which exhibits low tack properties and significantly increased rubber hardness. [Means for Solving the Problem] The method comprises pressurizing, heating, and vulcanizing a fluororubber composition to mold a vulcanized product; the fluororubber composition comprising a polyol-crosslinkable fluororubber, a crosslinking accelerator including a quarternary phosphonium salt or a quarternary ammonium salt, and a polyol crosslinking agent, the weight ratio X of the crosslinking accelerator to the polyol crosslinking agent (crosslinking accelerator/polyol crosslinking agent) being from 0.90 to 3.00 for a quarternary phosphonium salt, and being from 0.4 to 0.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a rubber composition having: excellent sealing properties, heat resistance and acid resistance; a low reaction force, low hardness and low compression set; and excellent low-temperature recovery properties that contribute to sealing properties particularly in low-temperature environment. It is another object of the invention to provide uses of the rubber composition and main bodies on which the rubber composition has been mounted. The rubber composition of the present invention comprises a specific ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer [A], a SiH group-containing compound [B] having two SiH groups in one molecule, and a SiH group-containing compound [C] having three SiH groups in one molecule.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a fluororubber-based sealing material which is excellent in sealing properties under high/low temperature load and is capable of sealing at a temperature of not higher than ?40° C. even when gas oil (diesel fuel) is used. [Means for Solving] A fluororubber-based sealing material obtained by crosslinking a composition for a fluororubber-based sealing material, said composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a fluorine-containing copolymer which contains 64 to 69% by weight of fluorine, has a crosslinking site derived from a bromine-containing compound and/or an iodine-containing compound and is capable of being crosslinked by a peroxide, 0.

Abstract: A timing adjustment circuit includes a determination unit for outputting delay information corresponding to a period of a first input signal, a storing unit for storing a plurality of correction values in accordance with a circuit included in the determination unit, a correction unit for correcting the delay information based on a correction value selected from the plurality of the correction values, in accordance with the delay information, and a first delay line for delaying a second input signal corresponding to the first input signal, in accordance with the delay information corrected by the correction unit.

Abstract: A polyol-crosslinkable fluororubber composition comprises 100 parts by weight of polyol-crosslinkable fluororubber; 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a perfluoroalkane represented by the general formula F(CF2)2nF (n: 5˜30), a 1H-perfluoroalkane represented by the general formula F(CF2)mH (m: 10˜30), or a mixture thereof; 0.5 to 2 parts by weight of basic magnesium aluminum hydroxycarbonate hydrate; and 1 to 5 parts by weight of an acid acceptor compound excluding Ca compounds.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for identifying agents that modulate the GTPase activity of AS160. In the instant assay, AS160 or the GAP domain thereof is contacted with a test agent, in the presence of GTP-bound Rab (2A, 8A, 8B, 10, or 14), and the AS160 GAP domain-mediated hydrolysis of GTP to GDP is monitored.

Abstract: A processing unit obtains a first spectrum detected in a first detection area and a first signal intensity detected in a second detection area after the light entering the housing is cut off, and then calculates a first correction spectrum by subtracting a first correction value calculated based on the first signal intensity from each component value of the first spectrum. The processing unit obtains a second spectrum detected in the first detection area and a second signal intensity detected in the second detection area while a cut-off portion is opened, and then calculates a second correction spectrum by subtracting a second correction value calculated based on the second signal intensity from each component value of the second spectrum. The processing unit calculates an output spectrum representing a measurement result by subtracting a corresponding component value of the first correction spectrum from each component value of the second correction spectrum.

Abstract: An equivalent circuit for a coil incorporated in a circuit simulator is a model of an equivalent circuit for a coil included in a circuit simulator for analysis of an electrical device including a coil forming a magnetic circuit. The equivalent circuit of a coil included in an electric motor or other electrical device is preferably comprised of a resistance component (R), induced voltage component (?d?/dt), and inductance component (L). The equivalent circuit of the inductance component is provided with a current source, a voltage extractor for extracting the voltage across the terminals of this current source, a current generator for determining the value of the current of the current source based on the value of the voltage output by this voltage extractor, and a current-carrying path connected in parallel to the current source and carrying a regenerative current at the time of off operation.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a fluororubber composition that does not suffer from deposition, during extrusion, of a talc component contained in a heat- and low-temperature-resistant colorable fluororubber, that is capable of providing products having performance equal to that of conventional mass-produced materials, and that is capable of substantially reducing the rejection rate in the preparation of green stock; and a process for producing a crosslinked fluororubber product. [Means for Solving the Problem] A fluororubber composition comprising a fluororubber containing a fluoropolymer that is crosslinkable with a peroxide; a peroxide crosslinking agent; and a heat-resistant filler containing a calcined talc having a hydrophilic surface; a content of the calcined talc being from 2 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the fluoropolymer. Preferably, the fluoropolymer that is crosslinkable with a peroxide is a low-temperature-type terfluoropolymer having a TR10 value of from ?40 to ?25° C.

Abstract: [PROBLEM] To provide a fluororubber composition and a production method of a cross-linked fluororubber product, capable of achieving a fluororubber surface having a lower friction coefficient, and capable of increasing a surface roughness of the cross-linked fluororubber product without applying a treatment to a mold. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The present invention provides: a fluororubber composition comprising: a polyol-crosslinkable fluororubber; a cross-linking accelerator comprising a quaternary ammonium salt; and a polyol crosslinking agent; wherein the weight ratio X (quaternary ammonium salt/polyol crosslinking agent) between the cross-linking accelerator and the polyol crosslinking agent is in a range of 0.40 to 0.60; and a production method of a cross-linked fluororubber product, comprising the steps of: previously polyol-crosslinking, as required, the fluororubber composition; and subsequently heat treating the polyol-crosslinked composition, in a temperature range of 200° C. to 300° C. for 0.

Abstract: A polyol-crosslinkable fluororubber composition comprises 100 parts by weight of polyol-crosslinkable fluororubber; 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a perfluoroalkane represented by the general formula F(CF2)2nF (n: 5˜30), a 1H-perfluoroalkane represented by the general formula F(CF2)mH (m: 10˜30), or a mixture thereof; 0.5 to 2 parts by weight of basic magnesium aluminum hydroxycarbonate hydrate; and 1 to 5 parts by weight of an acid acceptor compound excluding Ca compounds.

Abstract: A signal processing device includes a sound pickup unit configured to pick up sound and convert the sound into a sound signal; a signal recording unit including an actuator that is driven by a current supplied from a power source and that has a possibility of generating audible noise caused by the driving, the signal recording unit being configured to record the sound signal therein; a current detecting unit configured to detect the magnitude of the current and a temporal change in the current; and a signal processing unit configured to determine, on the basis of at least one of the magnitude of the current and the temporal change in the current, whether the audible noise has been generated and perform, when it is determined that the audible noise has been generated, noise removal processing for removing the audible noise from the sound signal, which contains the audible noise.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for identifying agents that modulate the GTPase activity of AS160. In the instant assay, AS160 or the GAP domain thereof is contacted with a test agent, in the presence of GTP-bound Rab (2A, 8A, 8B, 10, or 14), and the AS160 GAP domain-mediated hydrolysis of GTP to GDP is monitored.

Abstract: A motion picture moving on a display screen 21 of a display device 2 to be evaluated is captured a plurality of times by means of a galvano camera 3a. The captured data include locations of the moving picture in the moving direction on the display device 2 to be evaluated and data on luminance of the display device at the respective time points of the locations. Based on these data, a motion picture eye-tracking simulation is performed, where an integration along the eye tracking direction over an integral multiple of 1 frame time is performed to obtain a motion picture response curve of the display device 2 to be evaluated. Evaluations of motion picture characteristics and motion picture blur can be made based on the motion picture response curve.

Abstract: A torque converter (1) in which an outer periphery end of a torsion spring (52) of a lock-up device (4) is positioned radially inward relative to an inner periphery end of a working fluid chamber, which includes a simplified structure of the lock-up device. According to the torque converter (1), the outer periphery of the torsion spring (52) is positioned radially inward relative to the inner periphery of the working fluid chamber (3). The lock-up device (4) includes a piston (41) that is connectable to a front cover (21), the torsion spring (52), a drive member (50) that is fixed to the piston and adapted to drive the torsion spring (52), and a driven member (51) that is fixed to a turbine shell (20) and driven by the torsion spring (52).