Abstract: This invention has an object to assist for traveling operation of a self-propelled industrial machine to display underneath image of the self-propelled industrial machine on a monitor of a display device mounted in a operator's cab. The display device of the self-propelled industrial machine according to the present invention is provided for a dump truck, which comprises cameras having field of view to underneath of the dump truck, a symbol image storage section to store a symbol image which is symbolized the dump truck, a superposing process section to make transparent with a predetermined transparent ratio in the symbol image as a transparent region and to superpose an image taken by the camera on the area corresponding to the transparent region as underneath image, and a monitor mounted in a cab of the dump truck for displaying the symbol image composed by the superposing process section.

Abstract: The underneath image of a self-propelled industrial machine is displayed with as wide a range as possible on a monitor with cameras that take images around the self-propelled industrial machine in the form of bird's eye view images. A view point conversion section creates the bird's eye view image by converting images from plural cameras provided on a dump truck; and a superposing process section processes the images to make the underneath area in a symbol image a transparent region corresponding to the position in the bird's eye view. An image composing section sets the symbol image at the center position and the respective bird's eye view images around the symbol image. A monitor displays the composite image composed by the image composing section.

Abstract: A process for producing a polyether polyol which can form low viscosity rigid foamed synthetic resins excellent in strength, dimensional stability and flame retardancy, can give a low viscosity polyol system solution containing water instead of HFCs as a blowing agent with good miscibility with isocyanate compounds and can form good rigid foamed synthetic resins by spraying, which polyether polyol is produced by reacting a phenol component (molar ratio 1) selected from phenol and phenol derivatives having a hydrogen atom at one or more ortho-positions to the phenolic hydroxyl group, an aldehyde component (molar ratio 0.3 to 0.9) selected from formaldehyde and acetoaldehyde and an alkanolamine component (molar ratio 1.5 to 3.5) selected from monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and 1-amino-2-propanol and then adding an alkylene oxide to the resulting reaction product.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a polyether polyol having a low viscosity and little odor, whereby when a rigid foam synthetic resin is produced, good strength and flame retardancy can be obtained. A method for producing a polyether polyol, which comprises ring-opening addition of an alkylene oxide to an initiator obtainable by reacting a phenol, an aldehyde and an alkanolamine, and which comprises a first step of ring-opening addition of at least one member selected from propylene oxide and butylene oxide to the initiator in the absence of a catalyst, and a second step of ring-opening addition of an alkylene oxide of which at least a part is ethylene oxide, to a reaction product of the first step, in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the proportion of ethylene oxide in the total amount of the alkylene oxide to be added to the initiator, is from 5 to 95 mol %.

Abstract: To provide a process capable of producing a light-weight rigid open-cell foam by a spraying method using mainly or solely water as a blowing agent, wherein a polyol system liquid is excellent in storage stability even when the blowing agent is used in a large amount, and the foam is excellent in dimensional stability without sagging and capable of forming a uniform thermal insulation layer having an excellent appearance for the purpose of constructing a whole constructions.

Abstract: A communication terminal and a communication system able to adaptively update sizes and positions of screens in accordance with the situation without operation by a user, and a display method of the communication terminal, which perform processing of individual packets in a linked manner under the control of a display image control portion 306 based on an address of a transmitting side. Based on a sound pressure (volume) of audio information (VoIP) from the same transmitting side address, the terminal etc. calculate the screen sizes for mapping of packets of the video information from the same transmitting side address and corrects the top/bottom of the same screen or displays an instructed animated character based on top/bottom information, instruction information, etc. described in the packets of the control information from the same transmitting side address.

Abstract: A sinusitis treatment device includes: a flexible first elongated body to be guided into an accessory; an imaging unit which is provided on the first elongated long body, for obtaining an image on the front side of a distal end of the first elongated body; a flexible second elongated body having a lumen in which the first elongated body is inserted; an expansive body which is provided on the second elongated body and which has an effective expansive section capable of radial expansive deformation within a natural ostium located between a nasal cavity and an accessory nasal cavity to push open a stenosed part of the natural ostium; and a positioning unit which is provided on the second elongated body, for positioning the effective expansive section of the second elongated long body moved along the first elongated body relative to the first elongated body.

Abstract: To provide a process capable of producing a light-weight rigid open-cell foam by a spraying method using mainly or solely water as a blowing agent, wherein a polyol system liquid is excellent in storage stability even when the blowing agent is used in a large amount, and the foam is excellent in dimensional stability without sagging and capable of forming a uniform thermal insulation layer having an excellent appearance for the purpose of constructing a whole constructions.

Abstract: An otorhinolaryngological treatment device includes: a flexible elongated body to be introduced into an accessory nasal cavity through a nasal cavity; an expansion body which is provided on the elongated body and has an effective expansive section capable of radial expansive deformation within a natural ostium between the nasal cavity and the accessory nasal cavity to thereby force open a stenosed part of the natural ostium; and imaging unit for obtaining an image on the front side of a distal end of the elongated body, which is provided integrally with the elongated body on the distal side of the elongated body relative to the expansion body. The treatment device enables easy positioning (aligning) of the expansion body inside the nasal cavity, without need for radioscopy.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a rigid polyurethane foam, whereby it is possible to reduce the density without causing deterioration in dimensional stability, and a rigid polyurethane foam. A method for producing a rigid polyurethane foam, which comprises a step of reacting a polyol having a hydroxyl value of from 200 to 800 mgKOH/g with a polyisocyanate compound in the presence of an amino-modified silicone, a catalyst, a blowing agent and a surfactant.

Abstract: An input apparatus includes: a touch sensor 11; a piezoelectric element 13; a piezoelectric element drive unit 15; a control unit 17 configured to detect a pressure load on the touch sensor 11 based on an output signal of the piezoelectric element 13 and, when the pressure load satisfies a standard to provide a tactile sensation, to control the piezoelectric element drive unit 15 to drive the piezoelectric element 13 such that the tactile sensation is provided to a pressing object; a connection switchover unit 14 configured to selectively connect the piezoelectric element 13 to the control unit 17 or the piezoelectric element drive unit 15; and a discharge circuit 16 configured to discharge electric charge in the piezoelectric element 13.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a polyether polyol which can form low viscosity rigid foamed synthetic resins excellent in strength, dimensional stability and flame retardancy, can give a low viscosity polyol system solution containing water instead of HFCs as a blowing agent with good miscibility with isocyanate compounds and can form good rigid foamed synthetic resins by spraying. A polyether polyol (A) is produced by reacting a phenol component (molar ratio 1) selected from phenol and phenol derivatives having a hydrogen atom at one or more ortho-positions to the phenolic hydroxyl group, an aldehyde component (molar ratio 0.3 to 0.9) selected from formaldehyde and acetoaldehyde and an alkanolamine component (molar ratio 1.5 to 3.5) selected from monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and 1-amino-2-propanol and then adding an alkylene oxide to the resulting reaction product.

Abstract: An exemplary aspect of the invention is a transmitter for transmitting an optical signal, comprising a level comparing unit for measuring an input level of an entered optical signal, and determining whether the input level has exceeded a preset level and a controller for performing high-speed control of the level of an optical signal to be outputted when the input level exceeds the preset level.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a rigid polyurethane foam using a polymer-dispersed polyol, which has high compatibility with a polyol to be used and is excellent in the storage stability, and with which good heat insulating properties can be obtained when it is formed into a foam. A method for producing a rigid polyurethane foam, which comprises reacting a polyol (Z) with a polyisocyanate in the presence of a blowing agent, a surfactant and a catalyst, wherein the (Z) is obtained by mixing a polyol (Z1) with a polymer-dispersed polyol (A) and has an average hydroxy value of from 200 to 800 mgKOH/g. The (A) is one having a monomer polymerized in a polyol (X), the (X) contains a polyether polyol (Y), the (Y) has an oxyethylene group content of at least 15 mass % and contains a polyol Y1 having a hydroxy value of from 200 to 800 mgKOH/g and a polyol Y2 having a hydroxy value of from 5 to 84 mgKOH/g, and the monomer contains a fluorinated acrylate or a fluorinated methacrylate.

Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus for amplifying and relaying a wavelength-division-multiplexed optical signal includes (1) a variation-detecting unit which detects varying speed of input power of the wavelength-division-multiplexed optical signal and compares the varying speed with a set value, (2) an optical amplifying unit which amplifies the wavelength-division-multiplexed optical signal at a fixed amount of amplification, (3) a variable optical attenuating unit which variably attenuates the wavelength-division-multiplexed optical signal, (4) and a controlling unit which controls attenuation amount of the variable optical attenuating unit in accordance with the varying speed.

Abstract: A communication terminal and a communication system able to adaptively update sizes and positions of screens in accordance with the situation without operation by a user, and a display method of the communication terminal, which perform processing of individual packets in a linked manner under the control of a display image control portion 306 based on an address of a transmitting side. Based on a sound pressure (volume) of audio information (VoIP) from the same transmitting side address, the terminal etc. calculate the screen sizes for mapping of packets of the video information from the same transmitting side address and corrects the top/bottom of the same screen or displays an instructed animated character based on top/bottom information, instruction information, etc. described in the packets of the control information from the same transmitting side address.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a rigid polyurethane foam, whereby it is possible to reduce the density without causing deterioration in dimensional stability, and a rigid polyurethane foam. A method for producing a rigid polyurethane foam, which comprises a step of reacting a polyol having a hydroxyl value of from 200 to 800 mgKOH/g with a polyisocyanate compound in the presence of an amino-modified silicone, a catalyst, a blowing agent and a surfactant.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a rigid polyurethane foam, whereby it is possible to obtain a rigid polyurethane foam which has a low density and good dimensional stability, and when a mixture of a polymer-dispersed polyol and a polyol for a rigid polyurethane foam to be used, is stored, the mixture is excellent in storage stability, so that a rigid polyurethane foam can be produced constantly.

Abstract: As novel means for causing any recombinant protein produced by the silkworm middle silk gland to be secreted in cocoons and easily extracting the recombinant protein from the cocoons without modification of the conformation of the protein, there is provided a polynucleotide that in an expression cassette for expression of a recombinant protein by the silkworm middle silk gland, is functionally linked to a recombinant protein structure gene, which polynucleotide is one composed of a polynucleotide constructing the promoter regions of sericin 1 or sericin 2 gene and, functionally linked thereto, a polynucleotide constructing the homologous regions of baculovirus.

Abstract: An exemplary aspect of the invention is a transmitter for transmitting an optical signal, comprising a level comparing unit for measuring an input level of an entered optical signal, and determining whether the input level has exceeded a preset level and a controller for performing high-speed control of the level of an optical signal to be outputted when the input level exceeds the preset level.