Abstract: A wet pet food palatability enhancer includes: a palatability agent component selected from a group consisting of a protein hydrolysate and a yeast extract; a free glycine; and a reducing sugar. A phosphorus content of the wet pet food palatability enhancer is 1% or less in terms of dry matter. The wet pet food palatability enhancer does not include a Maillard reaction product.

Abstract: A thermal load prediction system predicts a thermal load of an air conditioning zone in a building. The thermal load prediction system includes an environmental data acquisition unit, an operation data acquisition unit, a storage unit, a learning unit and a prediction unit. The environmental data acquisition unit acquires at least one of external environmental data and internal environmental data. The operation data acquisition unit acquires operation data of an air conditioner configured to perform air conditioning for the air conditioning zone. The storage unit stores the data acquired by the environmental data acquisition unit and the operation data acquisition unit. The learning unit trains a model with which the thermal load of the air conditioning zone is predicted by using learning data obtained from the storage unit. The prediction unit predicts the thermal load of the air conditioning zone by using the model.

Abstract: In order to provide a technical means that offers excellent convenience, usability, and safety for stellate ganglion block that can effectively suppress sympathetic overexcitation, this stellate ganglion magnetic stimulation device comprises: a head unit having a magnet for generating magnetism; and a neck unit that is removably worn around a wearer's neck and that presses the head unit against epidermis corresponding to the stellate ganglion so that stimulation by the magnetism acts on the stellate ganglion.

Abstract: Although a variety of pest control agents have been used for many years, many of these pest control agents have various problems, such as insufficient effectiveness, and restriction on use thereof due to resistance acquired by pests, and the like. Therefore, it is desired to develop a novel pest control agent that is less likely to have such drawbacks. One of objects of the present invention is to provide a highly active compound or a salt thereof against a pest. The present invention relates to an N-(4-pyridyl)nicotinamide compound represented by the following formula (I) (in the formula (I), for each substituent, see Description) or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shaping device comprises: a shaping vessel that has an outer peripheral wall and a shaping stand, the shaping stand configuring a bottom portion of the shaping vessel; a rotation mechanism that rotates the shaping stand; and a raising/lowering device that raises/lowers the shaping stand, wherein shaping is performed while the outer peripheral wall and the shaping stand are being rotated at the same angular speed by the rotation mechanism.

Abstract: A maintenance method for a liquid discharging apparatus including a liquid discharging head. The liquid discharging apparatus executes a printing process including a discharging process in which the liquid discharged from the liquid discharging head lands on the medium, and a maintenance process in which the liquid is discarded from the liquid discharging head. The maintenance method includes: counting a unit period number, which is the number of ended unit periods among a plurality of unit periods obtained by dividing a period required for the printing process in accordance with a first condition; executing the maintenance process when the unit period number reaches a defined number; acquiring viscosity information related to viscosity of the liquid inside the liquid discharging head; and decreasing the unit period number when the viscosity information satisfies a second condition.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shaping device comprises: a shaping vessel that has an outer peripheral wall and a shaping stand, the shaping stand configuring a bottom portion of the shaping vessel; a rotation mechanism that rotates the shaping stand; and a raising/lowering device that raises/lowers the shaping stand, wherein shaping is performed while the outer peripheral wall and the shaping stand are being rotated at the same angular speed by the rotation mechanism.

Abstract: Although a variety of pest control agents have been used for many years, many of these pest control agents have various problems, such as insufficient effectiveness, and restriction on use thereof due to resistance acquired by pests, and the like. Therefore, it is desired to develop a novel pest control agent that is less likely to have such drawbacks. One of objects of the present invention is to provide a highly active compound or a salt thereof against a pest. The present invention relates to an N-(4-pyridyl)nicotinamide compound represented by the following formula (I) (in the formula (I), for each substituent, see Description) or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A method for bonding electrical conductors is provided that is capable of suppressing a power source capacity when assembling a stator having a specific structure. First, coil pieces 9 are arranged in contact with bonding portions of a slot coil 5 inserted in a slot of a stator iron core 2 via a metal paste. Subsequently, an electrical current is applied using a pair of electrodes 11A and 11B in the axial direction (upward and downward in the figures) of the slot coil 5 while contact portions 15 between the slot coil 5 and the coil pieces 9 are pressed in an axial direction of the slot coil 5. As a result, electricity flows in the axial direction the coil piece 9 (a direction of an arrow X in the figures).

Abstract: A removing apparatus (2) includes a first removing section (11) and a second removing section (12). The first removing section (11) includes a rotating disk (15) and a driven roller (16). The rotating disk (15) has a pair of left and right first to fourth left and right removing blades (21) to (24) attached thereto. When the rotating disk (15) rotates in a counterclockwise direction, a coil conductive wire (3) sandwiched between the rotating disk (15) and the driven roller (16) is transferred in a transfer direction. When the rotating disk (15) rotates in a counterclockwise direction, the left and right side surface portions of the insulating coating (4) are removed by a blade portion (21b) of a pair of left and right first left and right removing blades (21).

Abstract: Provided is a food granule for pet food, in which a coating layer (X) that contains fats and oils and melts in a temperature range of 30° C. to 60° C. is provided outside a core granule having a moisture content of 10% to 40% by mass, and a content of the coating layer (X) is in a range of 30% to 75% by mass with respect to the total content of granules.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing pet food including a granulating process of granulating a raw ingredient mixture to obtain food granules; an oil and fat coating process of charging the food granules into a coating pot and coating the food granules with oils and fats; and a food granule heating process of heating the food granules until the temperature thereof becomes 40° C. to 70° C. and charging the food granules into the coating pot.

Abstract: A removing apparatus (2) includes a first removing section (11) and a second removing section (12). The first removing section (11) includes a rotating disk (15) and a driven roller (16). The rotating disk (15) has a pair of left and right first to fourth left and right removing blades (21) to (24) attached thereto. When the rotating disk (15) rotates in a counterclockwise direction, a coil conductive wire (3) sandwiched between the rotating disk (15) and the driven roller (16) is transferred in a transfer direction. When the rotating disk (15) rotates in a counterclockwise direction, the left and right side surface portions of the insulating coating (4) are removed by a blade portion (21b) of a pair of left and right first left and right removing blades (21).

Abstract: A pet food composition including: 5% by mass or greater of fats and oils, in which, in measurement values obtained from the following deformation test, a value at 25° C. is 0.5 N or greater and a value at 60° C. is less than 0.1 N. An object to be measured is placed on a flat dish, a plunger is pressed against a central portion of the object from above to apply a load thereto, and a stress is measured while the plunger is allowed to move downward at a constant speed. A maximum value of the stress during a period from the contact of the plunger with the object to be measured to the movement of the plunger by a distance of 4 mm is obtained. A unit of an average value is converted into newtons and the value is set as the measurement value.

Abstract: A method for bonding electrical conductors is provided that is capable of suppressing a power source capacity when assembling a stator having a specific structure. First, coil pieces 9 are arranged in contact with bonding portions of a slot coil 5 inserted in a slot of a stator iron core 2 via a metal paste. Subsequently, an electrical current is applied using a pair of electrodes 11A and 11B in the axial direction (upward and downward in the figures) of the slot coil 5 while contact portions 15 between the slot coil 5 and the coil pieces 9 are pressed in an axial direction of the slot coil 5. As a result, electricity flows in the axial direction the coil piece 9 (a direction of an arrow X in the figures).

Abstract: Provided is a feeding method including: heating granular pet food 2 to a temperature range of 30° C. to 70° C. and feeding the granular pet food to a pet.

Abstract: Provided is a pet food packaging, in which an amount of granular pet food to be used in one occasion is sealed in a packaging material having a heat resistance and gas barrier properties, and an oxygen absorber having a heat resistance is also sealed therein.

Abstract: Provided is granular pet food for cats which has a product water of 10% to 30% by mass, including: food granules, each of which contains a humectant and has a coating layer on a surface or in the vicinity of the surface thereof, in which the coating layer contains vegetable fats and oils having an iodine value of 100 or less.

Abstract: Objects of the present invention are to provide a compound which is highly active against pests, to provide a pest control agent comprising the compound, and to provide a method for controlling a pest by applying the compound. The present invention provides a 4-(arylethynyl)pyridine or a salt thereof, a pest control agent which comprises the 4-(arylethynyl)pyridine or salt thereof as an active ingredient, and a method for controlling a pest by applying the 4-(arylethynyl)pyridine or salt thereof in an effective amount.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing pet food including a granulating process of granulating a raw ingredient mixture to obtain food granules; an oil and fat coating process of charging the food granules into a coating pot and coating the food granules with oils and fats; and a food granule heating process of heating the food granules until the temperature thereof becomes 40° C. to 70° C. and charging the food granules into the coating pot.