Abstract: A feeding mechanism, having a base station to which an elongate base material is continuously fed to be physically or chemically processed at a prescribed speed and from which the processed base material is continuously recovered, wherein tensile force T1 in a direction opposite to a feeding direction is applied at a supply side of the base station, frictional force F is applied at the base station and tensile force T2 in the feeding direction is applied at the recovery side of the base station, on said base material, with these forces satisfying the relation of F>T1>T2, is provided. A feeding mechanism for feeding a base material for performing physical or chemical processing with high accuracy while an elongate base material is continuously fed, particularly a feeding mechanism that suppresses thickness variation along the lengthwise direction or surface damage at a portion where a function is added of the processed base material, can be obtained.

Abstract: A coryneform bacterium that is modified by using a yggB gene so that L-glutamic acid-producing ability is enhanced as compared to a non-modified strains is cultured in a medium to cause accumulation of L-glutamic acid in the medium or bacterial cells, and L-glutamic acid is collected from the medium or cells.

Abstract: A method for producing L-glutamic acid by culturing a coryneform bacterium which has L-glutamic acid producing ability and which has been modified so that expression of the fasR gene is enhanced in a medium to produce and accumulate L-glutamic acid in the medium or cells, and collecting L-glutamic acid from the medium or cells.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for production of succinic acid, which comprises the step of reacting a bacterium which has been modified so as to increase the expression of a sucE1 gene or a product produced by any treatment of the bacterium with an organic raw material in a reaction solution containing a carbonate ion, a bicarbonate ion or carbon dioxide gas to thereby yield the desired succinic acid.

Abstract: A method for producing L-glutamic acid by culturing a coryneform bacterium in which the gluX is inactivated in a medium to produce L-glutamic acid in the medium or cells, and collecting L-glutamic acid from the medium.

Abstract: A coryneform bacterium that is modified by using a yggB gene so that L-glutamic acid-producing ability is enhanced as compared to a non-modified strains is cultured in a medium to cause accumulation of L-glutamic acid in the medium or bacterial cells, and L-glutamic acid is collected from the medium or cells.

Abstract: A fluid transport device transports fluid containing electrolytes within a flow channel. At least a portion of the inner walls of the flow channels are hydrophilic from the inlet to the outlet thereof except at least one valve portion. The device also includes: the valve portions, which are hydrophobic and function to block transport of at least one fluid; electrodes, which are provided at the at least one valve portion and function to reduce the surface tension of the fluid; and air vents, which are provided at the at least one valve portion and function to introduce air in order to block the fluid.

Abstract: Succinic acid is produced by allowing a bacterium modified to enhance fumarate reductase activity or cell preparation thereof to react with an organic raw material in a reaction solution containing one of a carbonate ion, a bicarbonate ion, and carbon dioxide gas to generate succinic acid. More preferably, succinic acid is produced by allowing a bacterium modified to enhance activities of fumarate reductase and pyruvate carboxylase and decrease lactate dehydrogenase activity or cell preparation thereof to react with an organic raw material in a reaction solution containing one of a carbonate ion, a bicarbonate ion, and carbon dioxide gas to generate succinic acid. Succinic acid is obtained by collecting the produced succinic acid.

Abstract: L-Glutamic acid is produced by culturing a coryneform bacterium having L-glutamic acid producing ability, in which trehalose synthesis ability is decreased or deleted by, for example, disrupting a gene coding for trehalose-6-phosphate synthase, a gene coding for maltooligosyltrehalose synthase, or both of these genes to produce and accumulate L-glutamic acid in the medium, and collecting the L-glutamic acid from the medium.

Abstract: L-amino acids such as L-glutamic acid, L-glutamine, L-proline, L-arginine, L-leucine, and L-cysteine are produced by culturing in a medium a bacterium having an L-amino acid-producing ability and wherein the bacterium has been modified so that the phosphotransacetylase activity is enhanced.

Abstract: An automatic transmission comprises a transmission mechanism including plural planetary gear sets, a transmission case storing the transmission mechanism, and an end cover closing an opening at one end of the transmission case. A planetary gear set disposed the closest to the end cover is assembled in such a manner that before the end cover is attached to the transmission case, a sun gear is assembled to the transmission case and a pinion carrier is assembled to the end cover. A thrust washer is disposed between an end face of the sun gear and an end face of an inner peripheral portion of the pinion carrier. The thrust washer is a member for adjusting a gap which is formed in an axial direction in the transmission case, and the member is selected from plural ones which have different axial thicknesses from each other.

Abstract: In a clutch manufacturing method, inner peripheral portions of drum members, of two clutches are connected to a sleeve member, and a piston, a seal plate and a return spring are provided between the drum members, an insulator to apply electric isolation between the piston and the drum member or between the seal plate and another drum member is attached to either the piston or the seal plate. Then, the drum member, to which the electric isolation with the insulator is not applied, is connected to the sleeve member. Then, the piston, return sprig and seal plate are assembled to the sleeve member to which the drum member has been connected. Finally, the drum member, to which the electric isolation with the insulator has been applied, is connected to the sleeve member with electric welding.

Abstract: A coryneform bacterium that is modified by using a yggB gene so that L-glutamic acid-producing ability is enhanced as compared to a non-modified strains is cultured in a medium to cause accumulation of L-glutamic acid in the medium or bacterial cells, and L-glutamic acid is collected from the medium or cells.

Abstract: A microorganism which has an L-amino acid producing ability and has been modified so that succinate dehydrogenase activity and ?-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase activity are decreased is cultured in a medium to produce and accumulate an L-amino acid in the medium or cells of the microorganism, and the L-amino acid is collected from the medium or cells to produce the L-amino acid.

Abstract: A voice data creation system includes a dictionary data memory section that stores dictionary data for generating synthesized voice data corresponding to text data; an edition processing section that displays an edition screen for editing a voice guidance message as a sentence including a plurality of phrases to receive edition input formation so as to perform an edition processing based on the edition input information; a list information generation processing section that generates list information relating to each sentence and phrases included in the each sentence based on a result of the edition processing; a phrase voice data generating section that determines a target phrase for voice data creation based on the list information to generate and maintain voice data corresponding to the target phrase determined for voice data creation based on the dictionary data; and a memory write information generating section that determines a target phrase to be stored in a voice data memory based on the list informat

Abstract: A hand drying apparatus includes a main body box case 1 that has a hand inserting portion 3 formed in a concave shape at an upper portion; a high-pressure airflow generator 2 that generates high-pressure airflows and is included in the main body box case; and a front side air nozzle 6a and a back side air nozzle 6b that eject the high-pressure airflows generated by the high-pressure airflow generator 2 into the hand inserting portion 3 and face each other. The front side air nozzle 6a and the back side air nozzle 6b are formed by a plurality of slit-shaped ejecting holes 7 arranged in a line, respectively, and both or any one of lengths and arranging intervals of the slit-shaped ejecting holes 7 is different between a front side and a back side. A hand drying apparatus that can prevent noise and realize high drying performance and excellent usability without employing a complicated construction is obtained.

Abstract: A method of producing coryneform bacteria having an improved amino acid or nucleic acid-productivity comprises the steps of introducing a mutation in a promoter sequence of amino acid- or nucleic acid-biosynthesizing genes on a chromosome of a coryneform bacterium so that it is close to a consensus sequence or introducing a change in the promoter sequence of amino acid- or nucleic acid-biosynthesizing genes on the chromosome of a coryneform bacterium by gene recombination so that it is close to a consensus sequence, obtaining mutants of the coryneform amino acid- or nucleic acid-producing microorganism, culturing the mutants and select a mutant capable of producing the intended amino acid or nucleic acid in a large amount. This method allows one of skill in the art to construct a mutant capable of enriching or controlling the expression of an intended gene without using a plasmid and to promote production of amino acids in a high yield, by the recombination or mutation.

Abstract: A method for producing L-glutamic acid by culturing a coryneform bacterium which has L-glutamic acid producing ability and which has been modified so that expression of the fasR gene is enhanced in a medium to produce and accumulate L-glutamic acid in the medium or cells, and collecting L-glutamic acid from the medium or cells.

Abstract: Methods are provided for detecting single strand breaks in DNA sample comprising: contacting the DNA with a neutral hydroxylamine, denaturing the DNA and detecting single strand breaks in the denatured DNA. Methods are also provided for the detecting single strand breaks in DNA from a cell, the methods comprising lysing the cell, denaturing the DNA from the lysed cell, wherein the DNA is contacted with a neutral hydroxylamine prior to and/or during the denaturing step and detecting single strand breaks in the DNA from the cell. In addition, methods are provided for distinguishing between true single strand breaks and artifactual single strand breaks resulting from cleaved alkaline labile sites.

Abstract: A moving image distribution system, wherein the user can view content moving images at no charge, and the provider of the content moving images can prevent a drain of the moving image contents and can protect the copy right thereof, as a copy right holder, without fail. The moving images are divided, along a time axis, into two master and slave nonreproducible moving image files. The slave moving image file (small file) is encrypted based on CM file data in which a predetermined CM element has been incorporated. In response to a reproduction request of a user terminal that possesses the master moving image file (main file) in advance, the slave moving image file is distributed with the CM moving images to the user terminal via a network line such as the Internet.