Abstract: A gas-mixture-ignition-time estimation apparatus for an internal combustion engine estimates the temperature of a premixed gas mixture for PCCI combustion (i.e., cylinder interior temperature Tg), while relating it to the angle CA, on the basis of a state quantity of the cylinder interior gas at the time of start of compression (CAin) (heat energy of the cylinder interior gas at the time of start of compression), the amount of a change in the state quantity of the cylinder interior gas attributable to compression in a compression stroke (minute piston work), and the heat generation quantity of a cool flame generated in PCCI combustion prior to autoignition (hot flame) (cool flame heat generation quantity Aqlto). A time when the cylinder interior temperature Tg reaches a predetermined autoignition start temperature Tig is estimated as an autoignition start time (Caig) of the premixed gas mixture related to PCCI combustion.

Abstract: The image heating apparatus includes a rotary member that comes into contact with a toner image borne on a recording material, a backup member that forms a nip portion to pinch and convey the recording material with said rotary member, wherein said rotary member heats the toner image on the recording material in the nip portion, a cover member that covers a surface of said rotary member with a gap between the surface of said rotary member and the cover member and a frame that accommodates said rotary member, said backup member and said cover, wherein said cover is not in contact with said frame. This structure can suppress heat dissipation to the exterior of the image heating apparatus, thus suppressing the energy consumption.

Abstract: A method for retransmitting data from a transmitting side to a receiving side during communications between a base station and a mobile telephone terminal. Upon accepting a request for retransmission of the data from the mobile telephone terminal, which is the receiving side (S1 in FIG. 17), the base station, which is the transmitting side, divides the data to be retransmitted, which is the data for which the request was made, into a plurality of pieces of divided data (S2). Then, the base station transmits each piece of the divided data to the mobile telephone terminal (S4).

Abstract: An exterior structure of an apparatus for covering the outside of an apparatus main body with a multiple number of panel elements uses shielding panels, heat-radiating panels and machine-interior anti-scatter panels as the multiple number of panel elements. The apparatus has a framework to which shielding panels, heat-radiating panels and machine-interior anti-scatter panels are appropriately arranged in combination to cover the apparatus in conformity with the functional configuration of the apparatus.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for production of powder of perovskite compound which comprises: the first step for obtaining an aggregate of perovskite compound which comprises at least one A group element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Pb and at least one B group element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf and Sn, and which is represented by the general formula ABO3 wherein A is at least one A group element and B is at least one B group element; and the second step for heating the aggregate of perovskite compound obtained in the first step in a solvent at a temperature in a range from 30° C. to 500° C. whereby disintegrating the aggregate.

Abstract: On the transmission side, the RLC PDUs divided from the RLC SDU are transmitted after retransmission identification information is attached thereto. On the reception side, the retransmission identification information attached to each received RLC PDU is referred to, and only the RLC PDUs having an identical retransmission identification information to a set assumed value are stored in a buffer memory, and the RLC PDUs having the identical retransmission identification information are assembled into an RLC SDU.

Abstract: A radio receiving apparatus for receiving the variable-length RLC PDU data in an RLC layer includes the buffer memory sectioned into a plurality of areas having a predetermined maximum data length of the RLC PDU data. By referring to a sequence number SN included in each received RLC PDU data, the radio receiving apparatus stores the RLC PDU data having an identical sequence number SN into an identical area, and assembles an RLC SDU data on a basis of the RLC PDU data stored in each area.

Abstract: An automatic performance apparatus comprises a storage device that stores performance data and accompaniment data having a plurality of sections, a detector that detects a specific note in the performance data, a reproduction device that simultaneously reproduces the performance data and the accompaniment pattern data, and a controller that controls the reproduction device to change the section at a point of the detected specific note. A musical performance that is rich in variations can be performed easily with simple automatic performance data.

Abstract: An optical element is provided that includes a base substrate, a waveguide substrate, and a thin film layer that is provided between the base substrate and the waveguide substrate and that has a single-layer structure of a multilayer structure including a film containing Ta2O5 or Nb2O5 as a principal component.

Abstract: A same sub-graph detection apparatus for data flow graph is disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention detects a sub-graph at a high speed, in which an area-size reduction effect is large.

Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus, comprising a box-shaped treatment tank (11) having an opening part at its upper side and a cover body (21) openably covering the opening part of the treatment tank. The cover body (21) is characterized in that a drying chamber (23) storing and drying a treated substrate (W) is formed therein, the treatment tank (11) is so formed that at least three of treatment fluid feed nozzle tubes (14a) to (14c) and (14a?) to (14c?) are disposed at each of the opposed side wall faces thereof forming the box shape horizontally at specified intervals and these feed nozzle tubes (14a) to (14c) and (14a?) to (14c?) are formed to be connected to a switching mechanism to supply a treatment fluid from the opposed side wall sides while alternately switching them at the opposed side wall faces. Thus, the treatment of various types of chemical liquids, flushing, and drying can be performed in the same treatment tank.

Abstract: The object is to efficiently utilize a starch substance among surplus agricultural product, and the present invention relates to a technique for blending the starch substance with a thermoplastic resin. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a starch resin composition which retains various properties of the thermoplastic resin even when the starch substance is blended in a large amount. There is provided a starch resin composition comprising 5-95 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin (X), 95-5 parts by weight of starch substance (Y), and 0.2-20 parts by weight of a compatibilizer (Z) which improves an affinity at an interface between the thermoplastic resin (X) and the starch substance (Y), relative to 100 parts by weight of a total amount of the components (X) and (Y), and a technique associated with the starch resin composition.

Abstract: In the video projector of the present invention, a fiber part (3b) of a fiber laser (3) is disposed so as to draw a circulating orbit of more than one circulation along the inner wall of the projector housing (1). Further, an FBG (14) which constitutes the fiber laser (3) is fixed so that its shape is not changed. Furthermore, a pump LD part (3a) of the fiber laser (3) is disposed apart from the SHG element (5). As a result, the video projector can be miniaturized, and thereby the portability and installment of the video projector are facilitated. Further, the output stabilization of the fiber laser can be realized by preventing the shape change of the FBG. Furthermore, by disposing the SHG element apart from the pump LD part which forms a heat source, the temperature change of the SHG element is suppressed and the wavelength conversion efficiency by the SHG element is enhanced.

Abstract: A peptide according to the present invention is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a peptide having the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a peptide having a modified amino acid sequence of the amino acid sequence described in (a) above, in which one or more amino acid residues are deleted, substituted, inserted or added, and having cell death-preventing activity and/or cell growth-promoting activity; and (c) a peptide which has an amino acid sequence having at least 80% homology with the peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence described in (a) above and has cell death-preventing activity and/or cell growth-promoting activity. The peptide has cell death-preventing activity and/or cell growth-promoting activity, is highly safe, and can be produced without difficulty. The peptide is useful as a culture supplement or as an effective component for a cell culture medium.

Abstract: A discharge lamp 50 comprises a luminous bulb 10 in which a luminous material 18 is encapsulated and a pair of electrodes 12 are arranged to be opposed to each other, and sealing parts (11a, 11b) that are formed at both ends of the luminous bulb 10 and in which metal foil structures 13 electrically connected to the pair of electrodes 12, respectively, are sealed. At least one of the metal foil structures 13 is composed of a first metal foil 13a, a second metal foil 13b and a metal bar 21 coupling both of them. At least one sealing part 11b of the sealing parts includes a cavity 20 around the position where in the sealing part the metal bar 21 is located, and at least a rare gas is encapsulated in the cavity 20.

Abstract: It is aimed at decreasing process load for arithmetic coding and effectively providing rate control by suppressing image quality degradation. In an image encoding apparatus 1, a code amount adding section 18 accumulates code amounts of arithmetic codes D17 for each bit plane encoded in an EBCOT section 17 and supplies an accumulated value to a control section 19. The control section 19 compares this accumulated value with a targeted code amount. When the accumulated value does not reach the targeted code amount, the control section 19 transmits a control signal D19 to the EBCOT section 17 to encode the next bit plane. When the accumulated value reaches the targeted code amount, the code amount adding section 18 supplies an encoded code stream D20 after completion of the code amount control to a header generation section 20 and a packet generation section 21.

Abstract: To reduce the cost of an ignition plug tube by making it of a cylindrical member and to provide a simple structure having only a small number of parts for mounting the ignition plug tube. A mounting structure of an ignition plug tube that is made of a cylindrical member includes a sealing member made of a soft member fitted to a cylinder head cover. The sealing member is interposed between the cylinder head cover and the ignition plug tube. The ignition plug tube is fixed and supported between an ignition plug plughole formed in a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and the cylinder head cover.