Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that carries a developer image formed by a developer including external additives, a charging member for charging the image carrier, a developer carrier that carries the developer, a developer supply member to which a supply voltage is applied for supplying the developer to the developer carrier, a main controller that controls an image formation mode for developing the developer image and controls a cleaning sequence mode for cleaning the charging member, and a voltage controller that changes outputs of the charging voltage, the development voltage and the supply voltage, and executes the cleaning sequence mode based on instructions of the main controller. When executing the cleaning sequence mode, the voltage controller makes an absolute value of the charging voltage larger than that in the image forming mode, and afterwards sets the output of the charging voltage to an OFF state.

Abstract: The invention relates to a powdered milk product includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 1.4 to 24 mg/15 g, and lactoperoxidase and/or lactoperoxidase hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.35 to 10.

Abstract: A cleaning blade has a contact portion contacting a surface of an image bearing body. The contact portion removes a developer remaining on the surface of the image bearing body when the image bearing body rotates. Using coefficients ? and ? and a temperature T, a loss elastic modulus E? of the cleaning blade is represented by: E?=?×e?T; 1.36×103???2.24×109; ?0.12????0.005; and 0° C.?T?100° C.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a chondrogenesis promoter that is safe and exhibits a chondrogenesis-promoting effect by daily ingestion. It is also an object of the invention to provide a proteoglycan synthesis promoter that exhibits a proteoglycan synthesis-promoting effect by ingestion. Provided are a chondrogenesis promoter and a proteoglycan synthesis promoter each containing a milk-derived basic protein fraction as an active ingredient. Synthesis of proteoglycan and formation of a cartilage can be promoted by oral ingestion of the milk-derived basic protein fraction. A hydrolysate of the milk-derived basic protein fraction also has a similar chondrogenesis-promoting effect.

Abstract: The present invention provides a probe device that includes an alignment utility function. When a user inputs a condition value for a variation amount (variation range) of a contact position at which a probe is in contact with each chip, in a simulation using actual measurement data acquired by measuring a position of each of all chips in one wafer, a range of variation of each chip is calculated by changing a measurement point at which alignment is performed to calculate a setting of optimum measurement points so that the range of variation is equal to or less than the condition value and the number of measurement points is minimum. Then information on the optimum measurement point is provided to the user.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that carries a developer image formed by a developer including external additives, a charging member for charging the image carrier, a developer carrier that carries the developer, a developer supply member to which a supply voltage is applied for supplying the developer to the developer carrier, a main controller that controls an image formation mode for developing the developer image and controls a cleaning sequence mode for cleaning the charging member, and a voltage controller that changes outputs of the charging voltage, the development voltage and the supply voltage, and executes the cleaning sequence mode based on instructions of the main controller. When executing the cleaning sequence mode, the voltage controller makes an absolute value of the charging voltage larger than that in the image forming mode, and afterwards sets the output of the charging voltage to an OFF state.

Abstract: A cleaning blade is arranged to contact a surface of an image carrier to remove a developer on the surface of the image carrier. The cleaning blade is made of an elastic body in which a loss elastic modulus at a temperature of 100° C. and a frequency of 10 Hz is set within a range of 3.0×104 Pa to 2.61×105 Pa (inclusive).

Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes: an LED mount on which an LED is placed; an attachment that fixes the LED to the LED mount; a power supply that supplies power to the LED; a first optical member that controls light emitted from the LED; and a second optical member that controls light emitted from the first optical member. The power supply and the first optical member are provided at the attachment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a powdered milk product includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 1.4 to 24 mg/15 g, and cystatin and/or cystatin hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.03 to 1.3.

Abstract: A probe device of the present invention measures a position of every chip in a wafer to be inspected to acquire the position as actual measurement data. Then, the probe device calculates a variation amount of an actual measurement position of each chip or a variation amount of a position at which a probe is brought into contact with the each chip of the wafer on the basis of the actual measurement data, and allows a monitor to display a range-of-variation display image that visually displays the variation amount. In the image, a quadrangular area corresponding to the each chip is displayed, and a dot is displayed in each the quadrangular area at a position shifted from a center position thereof in accordance with the variation amount.

Abstract: The present invention provides a probe device that includes an alignment utility function. When a user inputs a condition value for a variation amount (variation range) of a contact position at which a probe is in contact with each chip, in a simulation using actual measurement data acquired by measuring a position of each of all chips in one wafer, a range of variation of each chip is calculated by changing a measurement point at which alignment is performed to calculate a setting of optimum measurement points so that the range of variation is equal to or less than the condition value and the number of measurement points is minimum. Then information on the optimum measurement point is provided to the user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drink includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of more than 0.8 mg/100 ml and not more than 150 mg/100 ml, and cystatin and/or cystatin hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.006 to 1.7.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cheese includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 6.5 mg/100 g to 160 mg/100 g, and lactoperoxidase and/or lactoperoxidase hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.3 to 33.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drink includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of more than 0.8 mg/100 ml and not more than 150 mg/100 ml, and lactoperoxidase and/or lactoperoxidase hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.3 to 23.

Abstract: A cleaning blade is arranged to contact a surface of an image carrier to remove a developer on the surface of the image carrier. The cleaning blade is made of an elastic body in which a loss elastic modulus at a temperature of 100° C. and a frequency of 10 Hz is set within a range of 3.0×104 Pa to 2.61×105 Pa (inclusive).

Abstract: It is intended to find novel pharmaceutical use of sphingomyelin and to provide preventive or therapeutic agents for various diseases as well as a food and drink product and feed comprising any of these agents. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical agent which contains sphingomyelin as an active ingredient and is any of the following agents: 1) a sialomucin secretion promoter, 2) an agent for preventing drunken sickness (hangover), 3) an antiallergic agent, 4) an antioxidant, 5) an agent for defending against infection, 6) a hair growth agent, 7) a therapeutic agent for demyelinating disease, 8) an anti-pigmentation agent, 9) an anti-inflammatory agent, and 10) an agent for improving learning ability. The present invention also provides a food and drink product or feed, characterized by comprising the agent. It is preferred that the sphingomyelin should be derived from milk.

Abstract: A skin-whitening agent offering an excellent whitening effect and being effective in preventing and treating age spots, freckles, etc., where such skin-whitening agent contains as its effective ingredient a whey protein hydrolyzate characterized by a molecular weight distribution of 10 kDa or less, main peak of 200 Da to 3 kDa, APL (average peptide-chain length) of 2 to 8, free amino acid content of 20% or less, and antigenicity of one-ten thousandth of ?-lactoglobulin or less, as well as a cosmetic, drink or food, feed, pharmaceutical preparation or other skin-whitening product containing such skin-whitening agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a protein material includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 2 to 15 mg/100 mg, and lactoperoxidase and/or lactoperoxidase hydrolysate, in the mass ratio to angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.3 to 20.

Abstract: The invention relates to a protein material includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 2 to 15 mg/100 mg, and cystatin and/or cystatin hydrolysate in the mass ratio to angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.003 to 0.6.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cheese includes angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate in an amount of 6.5 mg/100 g to 160 mg/100 g, and cystatin and/or cystatin hydrolysate in the mass ratio to the angiogenin and/or angiogenin hydrolysate of 0.02 to 1.6.