Abstract: A charging pump circuit of discharging electric charge charged during charging period to load during boosting period, and an amplifier and a voltage control resistor element arranged in feedback loop by being configured with the feedback loop of feeding back output voltage such that the output voltage of the charging pump circuit is made to be a predetermined value during boosting period are provided, the voltage control resistor element is controlled by the amplifier, and set to a control resistance value of enabling the charging pump circuit to control during boosting period, and the amplifier controls the voltage control resistor element such that the voltage control resistor element is brought into OFF state during charging period, and a resistance value of the voltage control resistor element is lowered to a control resistance value immediately after shifting from charging period to boosting period.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop a probe for measuring in real time the kinetics of CREB or actin closely related to brain functions such as memory formation in live animals.

Abstract: Provided are an aqueous ink-jet ink and a method for forming an ink-jet image enabling to decrease bleed occurrence during high-speed printing and to realize highly detailed image quality. An aqueous ink-jet ink characterized by containing water, a pigment, an organic or inorganic amine salt, and a water-soluble resin having a higher pKa than an acid component formed by dissociation of the amine salt in an ink.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for forming an image with an ink-jet recoding method which forms the image on a coated printing paper by employing an ink containing water in an amount of 20 to 90 weight based on the total weight of the ink, a pigment and a resin, the method containing the sequential steps of: applying an aqueous processing solution on the coated printing paper; drying the aqueous processing solution applied on the coated printing paper; and ejecting droplets of the ink on the coated printing paper, wherein the aqueous processing solution is capable of aggregating the ink or increasing a viscosity of the ink, and the coated printing paper is heated from 40 to 60° C. during the step of ejecting the droplets of the ink.

Abstract: A DC/DC converter circuit including a boosting circuit which includes: a first capacitance (FC); a first switch (FS), one end of FS connected to a first terminal of FC, and another end of FS connected to a first power supply; a second switch (SS), one end of SS connected to a second terminal of FC, and another end of SS connected to a second power supply; a third switch (TS), one end of TS connected to the first terminal of FC, and another end of TS connected to an output terminal; an amplifier, an output of the amplifier electrically connected to the second terminal of FC; and a voltage-dividing resistor that generates a feedback voltage to be provided to amplifier, and connected to the first terminal of FC.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid purifying apparatus (1) which is composed of a filter housing (2) having a fluid inlet opening (231) and a fluid outlet opening (221), and a filter member (3) contained in the filter housing (2) in such a manner that the filter member crosses the flow path of a fluid from the fluid inlet opening (231) to the fluid outlet opening (221). The fluid purifying apparatus (1) is characterized in that the bore diameter a of the fluid outlet opening and the shortest distance h between the filter member and the position of the inner peripheral portion of the fluid outlet opening farthest from the filter member satisfy the following relation: h?.

Abstract: Provided is a method for forming an image using an ink-jet recording method which forms the image with a single pass printing method employing an ink comprising water in an amount of 20 to 90 weight % based on the total weight of the ink, a pigment and a water soluble resin containing an acidic group which is neutralized with ammonia or an amine compound, the method containing the steps of: applying a processing solution on a coated paper for printing; and ejecting droplets of the ink on the coated paper for printing, wherein the processing solution is capable of aggregating an ingredient of the ink or increasing a viscosity of the ink, and the coated paper for printing is heated from 40 to 60° C. during the step of ejecting the droplets of the ink.

Abstract: A method of air decontamination for a fuel cell to remove contaminants, that reduce cell performance, in air to be supplied to a fuel cell by treating the air so that the concentration of a sulfur compound is reduced to 5 ppb or less by removing the sulfur compound in the air is provided. By reducing the concentration of the sulfur compound in the fuel cell air to 5 ppb or less, the electromotive-force reduction in the fuel cell caused by the fuel cell electromotive-force-reducing impurities in the fuel cell air can be substantially completely prevented to stably maintain the characteristics of the fuel cell for a long period of time and to extend the lifetime thereof.

Abstract: A training machine 10 is for training the muscles of an upper body of a training person M sitting on a seat unit 50 provided in a machine main body, and is provided with an arm unit 60 disposed in the vicinity of the left and right sides of the seat unit 50, having a specified length and capable of making rotational movements against a specified load. The arm unit 60 has the bottom end thereof rotatably supported about shaft tubes 62 extending in horizontal transverse direction and has such a curved shape that a middle part thereof bulges out forward, and the leading end portions thereof serve as grips 611, 612. An electrical load generating unit 80 is provided to electrically give a load in accordance with an external force exerted to the arm unit 60, and locks the rotation of the arm unit 60 at a position where the portions of the arm unit 60 in the vicinity of the leading ends thereof are substantially horizontally held.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording method of recording an image on a recording medium by jetting from a line head type ink-jet recording head ink droplets which are curable by being irradiated with active energy rays, comprises steps of conveying step of conveying the recording medium in a conveying direction; jetting ink droplets to form first ink dots on the recording medium; irradiating active energy rays onto the first ink dots formed on the recording medium; jetting ink droplets having the same color as that of the first ink dots at a downstream position of the first jetting step in terms of the conveying direction to form second ink dots so as to partially overlap on the first ink dots; and irradiating active energy rays onto the second ink dots formed on the recording medium.

Abstract: An adsorption-desorption material having a high carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption capability, a low pressure loss, a high thermal diffusion efficiency, and high resistance to repeated stresses, e.g., expansion and shrinkage, as well as an adsorption-desorption apparatus including the adsorption-desorption material, is provided. The adsorbent is composed of a three-dimensional network skeleton structure or a structure having three-dimensional network voids, the structure constructed by a compound having a carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption capability. The carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption apparatus is provided with this adsorbent.

Abstract: A training system including: a training equipment provided with a movable portion for allowing an exerciser to perform an exercise; and an operation terminal for transmitting operation information for an action of the movable portion to the training equipment. The training equipment includes: an equipment-side receiver for receiving the operation information; and a driver for driving the movable portion in accordance with the operation information. The operation terminal includes: an input portion for allowing operation information to be externally inputted; a terminal-side transmitter for transmitting the operation information inputted in the input portion to the training equipment; a terminal-side display portion for displaying an image; and a terminal-side display controller for allowing the terminal-side display portion to display the operation information.

Abstract: A training apparatus comprises a seat 32 mounted on an apparatus body, a training mechanism disposed in front of the seat 32 and provided with a mechanism adapted to exercise legs of a user, a load-applying unit adapted to apply a braking force to a movement of the training mechanism in an electrically adjustable manner, and a tilt adjustment unit adapted to tiltingly move a front end of the seat in a vertical direction. The training apparatus of the present invention allows a user, even an elderly person or a person who requires assistance to readily sit on the seat without an unnatural or forced physical posture.

Abstract: Disclosed is a training apparatus, which comprises a seat unit 30 including a seat 35 allowing a user M to sit thereon, a foot plate 42 adapted to allow the user M sitting on the seat 35 to keep his/her feet bottoms in contact therewith, a displacement mechanism unit 38 adapted to apply to the user M a load against a straining force generated when the user M sitting on the seat 35 while keeping the feet bottoms in contact with the foot plate 42 strains his/her legs, and a base board 20 mounting thereon the above components. The foot plate 42 is adapted to be changed in posture between a horizontal posture T1 where it protrudes approximately horizontally and outwardly from a pair of footrest frames 41 mounted on the base board 20, and a vertical posture T2 where it protrudes approximately vertically and upward from the footrest frames 41 at approximately the same height level as a that of the seat 35.

Abstract: A fluid cleaning filter of the present invention consists of a composite matrix composed of a pleated substrate 2 configured into a pleated shape and an active carbon-containing layer 3, wherein the pleated substrate 2 is made of polyurethane foam 2a having a three-dimensional network skeletal structure, and the composite matrix is configured into a cylindrical shape. A filtering medium layer 2b made of fibers is formed on the surface of the polyurethane foam 2a facing the active carbon-containing layer 3. The fibers of the filtering medium layer maybe electrostatically charged. The fluid cleaning filter exhibits good efficiency of dust collecting and deodorization even when a fluid flows through the filter at high rate.

Abstract: A training machine 10 is for training the muscles of an upper body of a training person M sitting on a seat unit 50 provided in a machine main body, and is provided with an arm unit 60 disposed in the vicinity of the left and right sides of the seat unit 50, having a specified length and capable of making rotational movements against a specified load. The arm unit 60 has the bottom end thereof rotatably supported about shaft tubes 62 extending in horizontal transverse direction and has such a curved shape that a middle part thereof bulges out forward, and the leading end portions thereof serve as grips 611, 612. An electrical load generating unit 80 is provided to electrically give a load in accordance with an external force exerted to the arm unit 60, and locks the rotation of the arm unit 60 at a position where the portions of the arm unit 60 in the vicinity of the leading ends thereof are substantially horizontally held.

Abstract: An ink-jet ink comprising water and a compound represented by Formula (1) or Formula (2), provided that the compound is dissolved in the ink: Formula (1) R1R2N—CX—NR3R4, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a group having a benzene ring or a heterocyclic ring; provided that a total number of carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms contained in R1, R2, R3 and R4 is 7 to 10; and X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Formula (2) R5—CX—NR6R7, wherein R5, R6, and R7 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a group having a benzene ring or a heterocyclic ring; provided that a total number of carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms in R5, R6, and R7 is 6 to 10; and X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.

Abstract: A method of air decontamination for fuel cell to remove contaminants, reducing cell performance in air to be supplied to a fuel cell by treating the air so that the concentration of a sulfur compound is reduced to 5 ppb or less by removing the sulfur compound in the air. By reducing the concentration of the sulfur compound in the fuel-cell air to 5 ppb or less, the electromotive-force reduction in the fuel cell caused by the fuel-cell electromotive-force-reducing impurities in the fuel-cell air can be substantially completely prevented to stably maintain the characteristics of the fuel cell for a long period of time and to extend the lifetime thereof.

Abstract: A filter member which comprises one layer of deodorizing filter 1, which is composed of a reticulated filter substrate and a deodorizing agent adhering to the surface of its skeletons, and one or two layers of dust collecting filter 2a and 2b laminated on any one side or both sides thereof, with the resulting laminate being pleated.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording sheet containing a support having thereon a porous ink receptive layer containing: a hydrophilic polymer; inorganic particles having an average diameter of not more than 100 nm, a nonionic surface active agent; and a cationic surface active agent.