Abstract: Provided is a phenolic resin foam laminate board in which a flexible surface material is arranged on at least upper and lower surfaces of a phenolic resin foam. The phenolic resin foam contains HCFO-1224yd(Z), has a density of not less than 20 kg/m3 and not more than 55 kg/m3, a closed cell ratio of 80% or more, an average cell diameter of not less than 60 ?m and not more than 200 ?m, a percentage of an area seeping out from the surface material is 30% or less, and content of HCFO-1224yd(Z) per space volume of 22.4×10?3 m3 in the phenolic resin foam is not less than 0.06 mol and not more than 0.35 mol.

Abstract: A balloon including: a pressure-receiving portion formed of an elastic material and forming an enclosed space; and a tubular portion formed integrally therewith. The balloon is configured to detect the air pressure in the pressure-receiving portion due to communication with a pressure detector through an opening end of the tubular portion. A transverse cross-section of the pressure-receiving portion orthogonal to the axial direction of the tubular portion has a flattened outer circumferential shape with an oblateness f=(A?B)/A, where A represents the length of a major axis of the outer circumferential shape and B represents the length of a minor axis thereof, being set to a range of 0.1?f?0.7 at a position at which the length A is at a maximum. The air pressure can be changed significantly and stably, and the precision of the pressure measurement can be increased.

Abstract: A balloon for measuring a pressure related to the oral cavity including a pressure-receiving portion 20 that is formed of an elastic material and that internally forms an enclosed space and a tubular portion 21 that is formed integrally with the pressure-receiving portion, the balloon being configured to detect the air pressure in the interior of the pressure-receiving portion by communicating the interior of the pressure-receiving portion with a pressure detector through an opening end of the tubular portion. A transverse cross-section of the pressure-receiving portion orthogonal to the axial direction of the tubular portion has a flattened outer circumferential shape with an oblateness f=(A?B)/A, where A represents the length of a major axis of the outer circumferential shape and B represents the length of a minor axis thereof being set to a range of 0.1?f?0.7 at a position at which the length A of the major axis is at a maximum.

Abstract: A journal obtaining-distributing apparatus includes a journal obtaining facility and a journal distribution facility, obtains a journal as an update result from a source database, and distributes it to a destination database. The journal obtaining facility obtains the journal from the source database. The journal distribution facility distributes the obtained journal to the destination database for each transaction of updating the source database.

Abstract: Data input from a key switch is displayed on a liquid crystal display, and whether to store the data in a RAM or an EEPROM is selected by a selection switch. If the EEPROM is selected, a CPU turns on a power switch to apply a high voltage to the EEPROM to write the input data therein. Data stored in the RAM and the EEPROM are read out upon operation of a search switch and are sequentially displayed on the liquid crystal display. It is clearly indicated on the display whether the currently displayed data is read out from the RAM or the EEPROM. With this operation, if data which is required to be protected against disconnection of a power supply voltage or a drop in power supply voltage is stored in the RAM, the data can be stored in the EEPROM.