Abstract: Compounds having an activity to enhance the expression of apoAI are provided, which are used as medicaments. Compounds of formula (I): in which ring A and Ar1 are independently a monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic carbocyclic group or aromatic heterocyclic group, each of which may be optionally substituted, or the like; R is a hydrogen or the like; Z is oxygen or the like; Y1 and Y2 are a hydrogen, a lower alkyl, or the like; n is an integer of 0 to 2; the broken line is the presence or absence of a bond; and the wavy line represents a cis- or trans-geometrical isomerism with respect to the double bond; are disclosed.

Abstract: Compounds having an activity to enhance the expression of apoAI are provided, which are used as medicaments. Compounds of formula (I): in which ring A and Ar1 are independently a monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic carbocyclic group or aromatic heterocyclic group, each of which may be optionally substituted, or the like; R is a hydrogen or the like; Z is oxygen or the like; Y1 and Y2 are a hydrogen, a lower alkyl, or the like; n is an integer of 0 to 2; the broken line is the presence or absence of a bond; and the wavy line represents a cis- or trans-geometrical isomerism with respect to the double bond; are disclosed.

Abstract: A stator core of a motor arrangement includes six cores, which are arranged one after another in a circumferential direction. A bobbin, which is made of dielectric resin, is fitted to each core. Each coil is formed such that a winding is wound around the bobbin through a concentrated winding technique. Dielectric resin is filled between each circumferentially adjacent two teeth to cover each coil. Furthermore, the dielectric resin is molded to form clearances, each of which is formed between the corresponding circumferentially adjacent two teeth on a rotor side. Fuel, which is pressurized by a pump arrangement, passes an interior of the motor arrangement through a fuel passage, which is a gap between an inner peripheral surface of the stator core and an outer peripheral surface of the rotor, and also through the clearances.

Abstract: By providing an apparatus unit replacement assisting method, in which, upon receipt of a request from a first user to replace a first unit comprising part of an apparatus with a second unit, the second unit is offered to the first user at a price after the deduction of the trade-in price of the first unit, and maintenance is performed on the first unit taken from the first user for trade-in, so that the first unit in maintenance status is offered to a second user who wishes replacement with the first unit at a price lower than the price of the first unit when newly purchased, it is possible to reduce the cost incurred when replacing a unit in a CT apparatus or the like on the part of the user, such as a hospital, and facilitate the management of the production line of the apparatus and the dispatch of service persons on the part of the manufacturer while making a contribution to environmental improvement.

Abstract: In a fuel supply apparatus, a circuit module has a housing, a driving circuit contained in the housing, an electric connector. The circuit module is mounted to a cover member that is disposed to close an opening of a fuel tank. A fuel pump is supported by the cover member in the inside of the fuel tank and receives a driving current from the driving circuit. In the circuit module, the electric connector is integrated with the housing. Accordingly, an external size of the circuit module is reduced.

Abstract: A motor includes a stator core, insulators, coils and a rotor. The stator core includes a plurality of coil cores, which are circumferentially arranged, wherein each of the plurality of coil cores includes a tooth that radially extends, and an outer peripheral core that circumferentially extends at a radially outer side of the tooth. Each of the insulators covers a corresponding one of the plurality of coil cores, wherein a part of each of the insulator is provided radially outward of an imaginary straight line, which connects circumferential ends of an inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral core. Each of the coils is formed at the insulator. The rotor is rotatably provided to an inner peripheral side of the stator core.

Abstract: A stator of an electric motor includes coil cores, bobbins and coils. The coil cores include six coil cores, which are arranged at equal angular intervals in a circumferential direction. The bobbins respectively cover outer peripheral surfaces of the coil cores, and the coils are respectively wound around outer peripheral surfaces of the bobbins. Among the six coils, each diametrically opposed two coils are electrically connected to each other through the corresponding connection line. Positioning members displace positions of the connection lines from one another, so that interference between the connection lines and interference between the connection line and the coils are limited.

Abstract: A stator core of a motor arrangement includes six cores, which are arranged one after another in a circumferential direction. A bobbin, which is made of dielectric resin, is fitted to each core. Each coil is formed such that a winding is wound around the bobbin through a concentrated winding technique. Dielectric resin is filled between each circumferentially adjacent two teeth to cover each coil. Furthermore, the dielectric resin is molded to form clearances, each of which is formed between the corresponding circumferentially adjacent two teeth on a rotor side. Fuel, which is pressurized by a pump arrangement, passes an interior of the motor arrangement through a fuel passage, which is a gap between an inner peripheral surface of the stator core and an outer peripheral surface of the rotor, and also through the clearances.

Abstract: A fuel pump includes a stator core that has teeth being circumferentially arranged. Coils are formed by concentrically winding a wire around each of the teeth. The coils circumferentially generate magnetic poles in inner circumferential peripheries of the teeth when being supplied with electricity. The magnetic poles being switched by controlling electricity supplied to the plurality of coils. A rotator has an outer circumferential periphery opposed to the inner circumferential peripheries. The outer circumferential periphery defines magnetic poles different from each other with respect to a rotative direction thereof. A pump portion that has a rotor member rotated by the rotator for pumping fuel. An electrically insulative resin material is charged between the teeth, which are circumferentially adjacent to each other, thereby being molded such that the electrically insulative resin material covers the plurality of coils.

Abstract: A fluid pump includes a stationary part. A rotator is rotatable around the inner circumferential periphery of the stationary part. One of the stationary part and the rotator includes at least one coil that generates magnetic force between the stationary part and the rotator for rotating the rotator when being supplied with electricity. A pump portion is provided to one axial end of the rotation axis of the rotator. A cover covers the other axial end of the rotation axis of the rotator and the stationary part. The cover defines an outlet passage through which fluid is discharged from the pump portion. The cover has a bearing hole that rotatably supports the other axial end of the rotation axis. The bearing hole has a closed bottom. The cover has a communication passage that communicates the outlet passage with the bearing hole.

Abstract: A fluid pump includes coils that generate magnetic poles in the inner circumferential periphery of the stator core when being supplied with electricity. The magnetic poles are switched by controlling electricity supplied to the coils. The outer circumferential periphery of the rotator defines magnetic poles different from each other with respect to the rotative direction. The outer circumferential periphery of the rotator is opposed to the inner circumferential periphery of the stator core. A pump portion has a rotor member, which is rotated by the rotor member for pumping fuel. A housing has a pump housing portion and a motor housing portion. The pump housing portion surrounds the outer circumferential periphery of the pump portion. The motor housing portion defines an accommodating portion that surrounds the outer circumferential periphery of the stator core. The motor housing portion is dented radially inwardly with respect to the pump housing portion.

Abstract: A fluid pump includes a motor portion that has a stationary part and a rotator. The inner circumferential periphery of the stationary part and the outer circumferential periphery of the rotator define a fuel passage therebetween. The rotator is rotatable around the inner circumferential periphery of the stationary part. The motor portion drives a pump portion for pumping fuel through the fuel passage. The rotator includes a permanent magnet that is formed by injection molding a composite material containing a magnetic material and resin. The permanent magnet has one end with respect to the axial direction of the permanent magnet. The one end defines an axial end surface. The axial end surface has an injection port mark.

Abstract: An X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray source, a high voltage generating unit, an X-ray detector detecting X-rays transmitted through a subject to generate projection data, a storage unit storing the projection data in association with electrocardiographic data of the subject, a setting unit setting a specific cardiac phase in accordance with an operator's instruction, a reconstruction unit reconstructing a tomogram based on projection data sets acquired in specific periods centered on the specific cardiac phase throughout cardiac cycles, a period extending unit extending the specific period on the basis of a heart rate fluctuation range of the subject, and a control unit controlling the high voltage generating unit to generate a relatively high dose of X-rays in the extended specific period and generate a relatively low dose of X-rays in a period other than the extended specific period.

Abstract: A method for measuring human CYP3A inducibility upon administration of a test drug, characterized in that a non-human animal to which a test drug is administered or a population of human cells cultured in a medium containing a test drug is infected with viruses (A) and (B); virus (A) being an adenovirus which is used as a vector and engineered by incorporating thereto a detectable reporter gene and at least 3 human PXR binding regions falling within an untranslated region of a human CYP3A gene, and virus (B) being an adenovirus which is used as a vector and engineered by incorporating thereto a human PXR cDNA; and subsequently expression level of the reporter gene is determined in the non-human animal or the cultured human cells.

Abstract: A fuel feed apparatus including a sub-tank is received in a fuel tank having multiple tank sections. Multiple jet pumps respectively transfers fuel received in the tank sections into the sub-tank. Therefore, even if a fuel amount received in a single tank section decreases, fuel can be steadily supplied from another tank section. Intermediately pressurized fuel in a fuel pump is supplied to the jet pumps, so that fuel can be steadily supplied to the jet pumps regardless of fuel consumption amount in an engine. Fuel is drawn from an upstream side of a pressure regulator, and supplied to the jet pump. The pressure regulator has an urging unit, and controls fuel pressure without using a diaphragm. Therefore, the pressure regulator is simplified and downsized.

Abstract: In a fuel supply apparatus, a circuit module has a housing, a driving circuit contained in the housing, an electric connector. The circuit module is mounted to a cover member that is disposed to close an opening of a fuel tank. A fuel pump is supported by the cover member in the inside of the fuel tank and receives a driving current from the driving circuit. In the circuit module, the electric connector is integrated with the housing. Accordingly, an external size of the circuit module is reduced.

Abstract: A fuel feed apparatus including a sub-tank is received in a fuel tank having multiple tank sections. Multiple jet pumps respectively transfers fuel received in the tank sections into the sub-tank. Therefore, even if a fuel amount received in a single tank section decreases, fuel can be steadily supplied from another tank section. Intermediately pressurized fuel in a fuel pump is supplied to the jet pumps, so that fuel can be steadily supplied to the jet pumps regardless of fuel consumption amount in an engine. Fuel is drawn from an upstream side of a pressure regulator, and supplied to the jet pump. The pressure regulator has an urging unit, and controls fuel pressure without using a diaphragm. Therefore, the pressure regulator is simplified and downsized.

Abstract: A fuel feed apparatus including a sub-tank is received in a fuel tank having multiple tank sections. Multiple jet pumps respectively transfers fuel received in the tank sections into the sub-tank. Therefore, even if a fuel amount received in a single tank section decreases, fuel can be steadily supplied from another tank section. Intermediately pressurized fuel in a fuel pump is supplied to the jet pumps, so that fuel can be steadily supplied to the jet pumps regardless of fuel consumption amount in an engine. Fuel is drawn from an upstream side of a pressure regulator, and supplied to the jet pump. The pressure regulator has an urging unit, and controls fuel pressure without using a diaphragm. Therefore, the pressure regulator is simplified and downsized.

Abstract: The outer periphery of a disc-shaped impeller is surrounded with an annular portion. Vane grooves are formed on the inner circumferential side of the annular portion on both sides in the axial direction. The vane grooves, which are adjacent to each other, are partitioned with a partition wall that is bent at the substantially center in the axial direction. The partition wall is bent to the rear side relative to the rotative direction. The vane grooves, which are formed on both sides in the axial direction, are partitioned with a wall from each other partially on the radially inner side thereof. A partition wall, which is arranged on the rear side of the vane groove relative to the rotative direction, has a fore face that is on the fore side of the partition wall relative to the rotative direction. The fore face is an inclined flat face that is inclined to the rear side relative to the rotative direction, as extending to the radially outer side.

Abstract: A fuel pump mounted in the fuel tank for the motor cycle comprises a motor and a pump driven by the motor for increasing a pressure of the sucked fuel. The motor is a brushless motor and has a stator core, coils and a rotor. An electrical energization for the coils wound around the stator core is controlled in response to a rotating position of the rotor, thereby the rotor is rotated. The rotor has a shaft, a rotating core and a permanent magnet, and the rotor is rotatably mounted at the inner circumference of the stator core. The permanent magnet is mounted at the outer circumference of the rotating core and magnetically energized so as to form magnetic poles different alternatively in a rotating direction at the outer circumferential surface facing the stator core.