Abstract: An under-floor catalyst (33) includes a GPF (41) capable of trapping fine exhaust particles in exhaust gas, and a downstream-side catalyst (42) positioned on the downstream side of GPF (41). GPF (41) can be supplied with secondary air. When an internal combustion engine (10) is stopped during travel, the secondary air is supplied to GPF (41) in which the fine exhaust particles are accumulated. At this time, the temperature of GPF (41) is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. Thus, a deterioration in the exhaust gas purification performance of under-floor catalyst (33) at the time of the start of internal combustion engine (10) can be suppressed.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1) has an electric heating catalyst (5) in an exhaust passage (2). When it is detected that a door has been opened, the electric heating catalyst (5) is preheated. If power of an engine controller (8) is lost during the preheating, information on an estimated temperature, which is stored in the engine controller (8), is lost. The engine controller (8) forbids energization of the electric heating catalyst (5) until a cooling period necessary for temperature of the electric heating catalyst (5) to fall elapses after recovery of the power of the engine controller (8). After the cooling period elapses, the preheating is started again.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1) has anelectric heating catalyst (5) in an exhaust passage (2) . When it is detected that a door has been opened, the electric heating catalyst (5) is preheated. If power of an engine controller (8) is lost during the preheating, information on an estimated temperature, which is stored in the engine controller (8), is lost. The engine controller (8) forbids energization of the electric heating catalyst (5) until a cooling period necessary for temperature of the electric heating catalyst (5) to fall elapses after recovery of the power of the engine controller (8) . After the cooling period elapses, the preheating is started again.

Abstract: An under-floor catalyst (33) includes a GPF (41) capable of trapping fine exhaust particles in exhaust gas, and a downstream-side catalyst (42) positioned on the downstream side of GPF (41). GPF (41) can be supplied with secondary air. When an internal combustion engine (10) is stopped during travel, the secondary air is supplied to GPF (41) in which the fine exhaust particles are accumulated. At this time, the temperature of GPF (41) is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. Thus, a deterioration in the exhaust gas purification performance of under-floor catalyst (33) at the time of the start of internal combustion engine (10) can be suppressed.

Abstract: Provided is a proportion display apparatus including a processor that performs a display control process to display, on a display, a predetermined graph that is divided into areas of respective items by a boundary line so as to indicate a quantitative proportion of each of the items; and a change process to change a position of the boundary line in response to a user operation. After the position of the boundary line is changed in the change process, the proportion before and after the change process is shown on the predetermined graph in the display control process.

Abstract: Provided is a proportion display apparatus including a processor that performs a display control process to display, on a display, a predetermined graph that is divided into areas of respective items by a boundary line so as to indicate a quantitative proportion of each of the items; and a change process to change a position of the boundary line in response to a user operation. After the position of the boundary line is changed in the change process, the proportion before and after the change process is shown on the predetermined graph in the display control process.

Abstract: Provided is a proportion display apparatus including a processor that performs a display control process to display, on a display, a predetermined graph that is divided into areas of respective items by a boundary line so as to indicate a quantitative proportion of each of the items; and a change process to change a position of the boundary line in response to a user operation. After the position of the boundary line is changed in the change process, the proportion before and after the change process is shown on the predetermined graph in the display control process.

Abstract: Provided are a thermosetting resin composition which is soluble in a general-purpose solvent and which can obtain a cured product (cured film) having high optical transparency to the ultraviolet region (approximately 300 nm) from the visible region, and a polyamide-imide resin suitable for use in preparing the thermosetting resin composition. Specifically, provided are an alcohol-modified polyamide-imide resin, which is obtained by reacting an isocyanurate type polyisocyanate (a1) synthesized from an isocyanate having an aliphatic structure with a tricarboxylic anhydride (a2) to prepare a polyamide-imide resin (a), and then reacting the polyamide-imide resin (a) with an alcohol compound (b); a curable resin composition containing the polyamide-imide resin; and a cured product of the curable resin composition.

Abstract: Provided are a thermosetting resin composition which is soluble in a general-purpose solvent and which can obtain a cured product (cured film) having high optical transparency to the ultraviolet region (approximately 300 nm) from the visible region, and a polyamide-imide resin suitable for use in preparing the thermosetting resin composition. Specifically, provided are an alcohol-modified polyamide-imide resin, which is obtained by reacting an isocyanurate type polyisocyanate (a1) synthesized from an isocyanate having an aliphatic structure with a tricarboxylic anhydride (a2) to prepare a polyamide-imide resin (a), and then reacting the polyamide-imide resin (a) with an alcohol compound (b); a curable resin composition containing the polyamide-imide resin; and a cured product of the curable resin composition.

Abstract: There is provided a thermosetting polyimide resin composition which enables production of a cured product exhibiting excellent dimensional stability and which exhibits excellent meltability; there are also provided a cured product of such a composition and an interlaminar adhesive film used for a printed wiring board, the interlaminar adhesive film being formed of the composition. In particular, there are provided a thermosetting polyimide resin composition containing a thermosetting polyimide resin (A) having a biphenyl backbone directly linked to a nitrogen atom of a five-membered cyclic imide backbone and a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 3,000 to 150,000, a phosphorus compound (B) represented by specific Formula (b1) or (b2), and an epoxy resin (C); a cured product of such a composition; and an interlaminar adhesive film used for a printed wiring board, the interlaminar adhesive film including a layer formed of the composition, the layer being formed on a carrier film.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a thermosetting resin composition which can provide a cured material which is excellent in heat resistance, electrical properties, and flexibility, and has storage stability before curing, and in order to achieve the object, the present invention provide a thermosetting resin composition containing a polyurethane resin (A) which has the structure represented by the following general formula (1) and/or the general formula (2), and an epoxy resin (B). (In the chemical formulae, X represents a residue in which two phenolic hydroxyl groups are excluded from a phenol compound having two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups in the molecule.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a thermosetting resin composition which can provide a cured material which is excellent in heat resistance, electrical properties, and flexibility, and has storage stability before curing, and in order to achieve the object, the present invention provide a thermosetting resin composition containing a polyurethane resin (A) which has the structure represented by the following general formula (1) and/or the general formula (2), and an epoxy resin (B). (In the chemical formulae, X represents a residue in which two phenolic hydroxyl groups are excluded from a phenol compound having two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups in the molecule.

Abstract: A molten metal holding furnace for supplying a constant quantity of the molten metal to a casting machine is composed of a holding chamber having a melt supply port, and a pressurization chamber having an upward melt outlet port. The holding chamber and the pressurization chamber are communicated with each other via an openable/closable first melt flow passage. The pressurization chamber is composed of a outlet section at which the melt outlet port is positioned and a pressurization section positioned on one side closer to the holding chamber. The holding chamber and the outlet section are juxtaposed with the pressurization section interposed therebetween, where the first melt flow passage is formed at a hearth of the pressurization section, and an openable/closable second melt flow passage communicating with the outlet section is formed at a hearth of the pressurization section.

Abstract: Use an ellipsoidal mirror that matches the wavelength of soft X-ray and thereby improves light-focusing efficiency, to increase the energy density of soft X-ray and process and/or refine works made of inorganic materials, etc., at an accuracy of several nm by using only soft X-ray, without irradiation with both patterned soft X-ray (patterned beam) and processing laser light. Focus soft X-ray 14 emitted from a light source part 7 to high energy density using an ellipsoidal mirror 15 and irradiate a work 19 with the focused light in a specified pattern in order to process only the area of the work 19 that has been irradiated with soft X-ray 14 in the specified pattern.

Abstract: A BIOS updating section installs a BIOS update file which operates on an OS and to which a one-time rewriting program is added to write the one time rewriting program in a second program area of a flash ROM. A BIOS executing section checks whether the one time rewriting program is stored in the nonvolatile memory during the execution of the BIOS or not and rewrites the BIOS setting information of a second nonvolatile memory by executing the one time rewriting program when the one time rewriting program is stored. The one time rewriting program is erased when the rewriting of the BIOS setting information has been normally finished.

Abstract: This invention provides to a novel pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of gynecological diseases. The pharmaceutical preparation according to the invention comprises a therapeutic drug for the intrauterine, intravaginal or intrapelvic administration, or for the administration into the ovarian endometrioma, and a biodegradable polymer comprising a chemically modified hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof prepared by O-acylating, alkoxylating or crosslinking a complex of hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof and a cationic compound in a nonaqueous solvent. The preparation of the invention is preferably administered intrauterine, intravaginal, intrapelvic, and intratumor cavity.

Abstract: A storage device including an initial data storage area storing initial data, an updated data storage area storing updated data corresponding to the initial data, and a designation area designating either the initial data storage area or the updated data storage area to be readout. A storage control device comprises a write writing data in the updated data storage area, a re-write unit re-writing the designation area in which information for reading the initial data storage area is set in the initial stage into the setting of reading the updated data storage area when writing into the updated data storage area occurs, an initializing unit re-writing the information in the designation area to the setting of reading of the initial data, and a selection unit selecting to read either the initial data storage area or the updated data storage area when reading the data.

Abstract: Gas flow control apparatus that includes a gas flow control unit having a gas flow adjusting capability and a gas closing capability of selectively opening and closing a gas. A stepping motor is used for driving the gas flow control unit. A drive control unit is provided for controlling the stepping motor. The gas flow control unit is capable of adjusting the gas flow in multiple stages by selectively opening and closing one of a plurality of gas flow adjusting holes and also capable of varying the gas flow in multiple stages by selectively opening and closing one of the plural gas flow adjusting holes according to a number of pulses of the stepping motor.

Abstract: This invention provides to a novel pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of gynecological diseases. The pharmaceutical preparation according to the invention comprises a therapeutic drug for the intrauterine, intravaginal or intrapelvic administration, or for the administration into the ovarian endometrioma, and a biodegradable polymer comprising a chemically modified hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof prepared by O-acylating, alkoxylating or crosslinking a complex of hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof and a cationic compound in a nonaqueous solvent. The preparation of the invention is preferably administered intrauterine, intravaginal, intrapelvic, and intratumor cavity.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flat display panel having first and second substrates assembled in spaced relationship with a gap therebetween and joined together by a band of sealing material, formed in a frame configuration which may be rectangular, on the surface of the first substrate and adhering the first and second substrates together. A paste of the sealing material is dispensed from a nozzle moved along a route from a starting point displaced the frame configuration, thereby forming a starting segment extending from the starting point to the frame, along the route of the rectangular frame configuration and forming a central segment, and from the frame and to the ending point thereby forming an ending segment integral with the central segment, the ending point being displaced from the frame configuration and from the starting point.