Abstract: A cosmetic applicator is made of a rubber latex foam which has been solidified by microwave irradiation. The foam satisfies (i) a bubble fineness corresponding to 9 bubbles/mm2 or more, (ii) flexibility of 0.7 N/cm2 or less in initial Young's modulus indicated by 50% compressive stress, and (iii) bulk density of 0.14 g/cm3 or less.

Abstract: A DFB laser device which can reduce influence of reflected return light and improve output characteristics and can provide a small-sized and inexpensive optical module when mounted on the optical module. The GC-DFB laser device (10) includes a semiconductor substrate (100), a waveguide layer (104) and an active layer (106) formed on one surface side of the semiconductor substrate, and a diffraction grating structure (102) which is formed on one surface of the waveguide layer and has a gain periodically varying in an optical waveguiding direction; wherein the active layer is disposed so as to adjoin the waveguide layer, a band gap wavelength of the waveguide layer is within ±0.1 ?m of an oscillation wavelength of the active layer, a thickness of the waveguide layer is in a range of 5 to 30 nm, and a width of the active layer is in a range of 0.7 to 1.0 ?m.

Abstract: A sheath-shaped application implement, as well as a manufacturing method thereof, where said sheath-shaped application implement comprises a base sheet(s) and a protective film(s) that are sealed together in a manner providing an empty area in which to insert the palm or fingers, and at least one base sheet mentioned above is constituted by a retention layer having at least one type of application composition on it, and by a barrier layer, where the barrier layer prevents permeation or leakage of the application composition, while the protective film is structured in such a way as to protect the application composition from exposure to the outside. This application implement can be stored in a manner retaining the quality of the application composition, is not bulky, can be carried with ease, and when used the application implement allows the protective film to be removed with ease and the application composition to be applied to desired locations at various parts of the body.

Abstract: A reduction gear transmission, a kind of eccentrically-oscillating-type reduction gear transmission, is provided with an internal gear, an external gear, a carrier, a crank member and a bearing mechanism. The external gear comprises a through hole at a position offset from its central axis. The carrier comprises a support shaft that extends into the through hole of the external gear. The crank member comprises a though hole into which the support shaft extends and an eccentric member that engages inside the through hole of the external gear. The central axis of the eccentric member is offset from a central axis of the support shaft. The bearing is disposed between the support shaft and the crank member, and supports the crank member such that the crank member is capable of rotating with respect to the central axis of the support shaft.

Abstract: A rare earth oxide-containing sprayed plate is prepared by thermally spraying a rare earth oxide on a support to a thickness of up to 5 mm and peeling the sprayed coating from the support. Thin plates of rare earth oxide ceramics can be prepared without molding, firing and sintering steps.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antibody specifically against hDlk-1 and having anti-tumor activity in vivo (an anti-hDlk-1 antibody), a fragment of the antibody, a hybridoma that produces the antibody, a complex of the antibody or antibody fragment and an agent, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody and the like, a tumor therapeutic agent, a tumor angiogenesis inhibitor, a tumor diagnostic agent, a method for detecting a tumor, a kit for detecting and/or diagnosing a tumor, etc.

Abstract: A vibrator 10, which is formed in a silicon wafer 1 by means of MEMS technique, has eight beam portions (beams) 12 supported at a central portion 11 and extending in the radial direction while mutually keeping the same angle and has a ring portion 13 connected to the eight beam portions 12. Outside the ring portion 13, eight electrodes 21a to 21h for electrostatic actuation, capacitance detection, or the like are spaced uniformly with a gap 22 created between the ring portion 13 and the electrodes 21a to 21h. Inside the ring portion 13, sixteen electrodes 23 for frequency adjustment are spaced uniformly with a gap 24 created between the ring portion 13 and the electrodes 23.

Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies specifically against hDlk-1 and having anti-tumor activity in vivo (anti-hDlk-1 antibodies), a fragments of the antibodies, hybridomas that produce the antibodies, a complex of the antibody or antibody fragment and an agent, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody and the like, a tumor therapeutic agent, a tumor angiogenesis inhibitor, a tumor diagnostic agent, a method for detecting tumor, a kit for detecting and/or diagnosing tumor, etc.

Abstract: In a fuel cell unit, a control method therefor, and an information processing apparatus, a determination is made as to whether or not elapsed time from the last power generation until the present power generation has reached a predetermined time. When it is determined that the elapsed time has reached the predetermined time, setup processing for hydrating a solid polymer electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell is performed.

Abstract: A low-noise speed reduction device that is simple in structure, small-sized, and little in energy loss is provided. Two-stage gears, i.e., a large-diameter gear 65 and a small-diameter gear 66 of a third external gear 63 are supported by a supporting shaft 59, and one-stage second external gear 58 that meshes with the small-diameter gear 66 is only attached to an axial one end of a crankshaft 40. Therefore, the axial length of the whole speed reduction device becomes short, and consequently, miniaturization becomes possible. Further, since gears mesh with each other only in two places until a driving force is transmitted to the crankshaft 40 from the first external gear 54, noises can be reduced, and energy loss can also be lowered.

Abstract: The length of an inner meshing planetary gear type reduction gear transmission is reduced in its rotational axis line direction. A crank member (22) is arranged between a through hole 58 of an external gear (20a), a through hole (59 of an external gear (20b), and a support pin (24). An eccentric disk (25) that fits with the through hole (58) of the external gear (20a) and an eccentric disk (27) that fits with the through hole (59) of the external gear (20b) are formed on the crank member (24). A bearing (26) is arranged between the support pin (24) and the crank member (22), this bearing (26) supporting the crank member (22) such that the crank member (22) is capable of rotating with respect to the support pin (24). The length of the reduction gear transmission in its rotational axis line direction is reduced by contracting the length of the crank member (22), this reduction in length not including the length thereof that has the eccentric disks (25, 27).

Abstract: There is provided a speed reducer capable of shortening a length in an axial direction of a turning structure by arranging a plurality of small-sized motors. A hollow speed reducer 10 is a planetary gear apparatus comprising a crankshaft 11, a pinion 12 formed with outer teeth at an outer periphery thereof, fitted to a crank portion of the crank shaft 11 and eccentrically moved, and a case 13 an inner peripheral face of which is formed with inner teeth brought in mesh with the outer teeth of the pinion 12, in which an inner portion of the hollow speed reducer 10 is formed with a hollow hole, a center gear for an input of the hollow speed reducer 10 is provided at a position of the hollow hole, and small gears provided at output shafts of a plurality of motors are simultaneously brought in mesh with the center gear.

Abstract: To provide a separating agent for IgG purification, whereby IgG can be separated and purified efficiently at a high purity, and a method for purifying an IgG using it. A separating agent for IgG purification, characterized in that a polyacrylic acid and/or a polymethacrylic acid is immobilized on a carrier, and a method for purifying an IgG monomer, characterized in that a mixture containing an IgG monomer and an impurity containing polymeric IgG is contacted to the separating agent and eluted.

Abstract: A maintenance information output apparatus which can output maintenance information of a speed reducer more adequately than the prior art is provided. A maintenance information output apparatus 130 has: an operating portion 131 which is operated by the user; a wired communicating portion which receives data of an amount of iron from an iron amount detecting device that is attached to a speed reducer 20 of an industrial robot 10, and that detects the amount of iron in a lubricant in the speed reducer 20, through a portable wireless receiver 120; a hard disk which stores the data of the amount of iron received by the wired communicating portion; a display 134 which outputs maintenance information of the speed reducer 20; and a processing device which is configured by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and which controls the operations of the wired communicating portion, the hard disk, and the display 134 in accordance with an operation on the operating portion 131.

Abstract: A wet sheet package storing folded wet sheets includes a package container and an open/close flap provided in the top surface of the container. An output opening through which to take out the wet sheets is provided at the approximate center in the top surface of the container, the open/close flap has a separation stopping part formed on one end, as deemed appropriate, in order to seal the output opening, and the open/close flap opens and closes the output opening by acting, together with the separation part of the top surface, as an open/close lid of the package container. A liquid-absorbent sheet with a void space at its approximate center is securely attached to the top surface of the container, and the open/close flap is adherably arranged on the top surface of the liquid-absorbent sheet.

Abstract: A vehicle information display system includes a head-up display for reflecting an image on a windshield of a vehicle and displaying the image so that a driver recognizes the image as a virtual image. Information is collected for being displayed by the head-up display. A circumstance of the vehicle, a circumstance of surrounding of the vehicle, or a circumstance of the driver is detected. The collected information is classified in accordance with a detection result. Then, display contents of the head-up display are controlled in accordance with a classification result.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a body, a triaxial acceleration sensor which is built in the body and includes a long axis and a short axis, a disk device built in the body, a calculation unit that calculates a value on a basis of an acceleration value which is detected by the triaxial acceleration sensor and is output in a direction perpendicular to the long axis and to the short axis, a setting unit that sets a threshold in a state of the body in which a plane formed by the long axis and the short axis is approximately parallel to a direction of action of gravitational acceleration, and a controller that starts protection of the disk device on a basis of a result of comparison between the value calculated by the calculation unit and the threshold.

Abstract: A silicic acid component supplying agent for algae to be added to water in which algae requiring silicic acid to grow live, in order to supply a silicic acid component to the algae. The agent includes a silicic acid gel, as a main component, obtained by previously causing a reaction between an alkali metal silicate and a mineral acid within a system other than the water in which the algae live.

Abstract: A cosmetic tool characterized in that: its structure is such that the first sheet to fourth sheet are stitched up along their peripheries, with the stitched part prevented from projecting outward along the entire periphery; a powder cosmetic material is filled between the second sheet and third sheet allowing powder to pass through; a foamed sheet having through holes is placed between the first sheet and second sheet and/or between the third sheet and fourth sheet; and the passing amount of aforementioned powder cosmetic material is different on the first sheet side and fourth sheet side; and therefore the transuding amount of powder cosmetic material varies and thereby excellent efficiency is achieved when used for cosmetic purposes.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus is configured to comprise identification information reading means for reading identification information from a photo album having a communication device storing the identification information identifying the photo album that contains print storage units wherein index prints having a plurality of images laid out in a predetermined layout can be stored and a recording medium storage unit wherein a recording medium storing the images is stored, and recording means for recording all the images laid out in the index prints in the recording medium, by relating the images to the identification information.