Abstract: An aid of a jet injector includes a first pinching piece and a second pinching piece that face each other, and pinches a skin in a state of holding the skin with pinching surfaces facing each other and thus forms a fold shape part where the skin is raised in a fold shape; and a reception portion that is provided in the first pinching piece, exposes a fold top part vicinity region, which is a region in a vicinity of a fold top part, in the fold shape part, and can receive the nozzle portion of the jet injector.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is at least to provide a technique for stimulating immunity in mammals, and the object is fulfilled by double-stranded RNA composed of: RNA composed of a base sequence represented by a sequence A below; and RNA composed of a base sequence represented by a sequence B below, each base of an (N)13-25 portion in the base sequence represented by the sequence A and the base sequence represented by the sequence B being or not being complementary bases, and all of the bases of (N)5-10 portions in the base sequence represented by the sequence A and the base sequence represented by the sequence B being complementary bases, and a Tm value of the (N)5-10 portion being 20° C. or higher: Sequence A: 5?-UUGUCAUAUGGACAAGUCCAAGACU(N)13-25(N)5-10-3? (SEQ ID No: 1), and Sequence B: 5?-(N)5-10(N)13-25AGUCUUGGACUUGUCCAUAUGACAA-3? (SEQ ID No: 2).

Abstract: Provided is an injection apparatus which injects a dosing liquid containing a prescribed substance to an object region. The injection apparatus includes a storage unit storing the injection liquid, a drive unit imparting injection energy and a pressurization unit pressurizing the stored injection liquid with the injection energy. The injection apparatus also includes an injection unit injecting the pressurized injection liquid to the object region through an injection port. In a pressure transition of the injection liquid at the injection port, a vibration in the pressure transition reaches a converged state within a prescribed period of time from a rising time of pressure, and pressure reaches a peak value thereof at a prescribed rate of increase. Alternatively, the vibration in the prescribed period of time is a vibration at a frequency belonging to a prescribed frequency range. As a result, invasiveness to the object region during injection is reduced.

Abstract: Provided is an administration apparatus for administering a dosing liquid. The administration apparatus includes a storage unit storing the dosing liquid, a drive unit imparting administration energy and a pressurization unit pressurizing the stored dosing liquid with the administration energy. The administration apparatus also includes an injection unit injecting the pressurized liquid to an object region through an injection port. In a pressure transition of the dosing liquid at the injection port, a vibration in the pressure transition reaches a converged state from a rising time of pressure. Furthermore, a ratio of a peak value of an initial vibration element to a peak value of subsequent vibration elements other than the first vibration element is higher than 1 and equal to or lower than a prescribed first ratio. As a result, invasiveness to the object region during administration is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a fatty acid monoester product by reacting an animal oil and/or a vegetable oil with an alcohol in the presence of a sulfonic acid group-introduced amorphous carbon catalyst and water. By this method, the production of a fatty acid monoglyceride, which is difficult to separate from the fatty acid monoester, can be suppressed, and the fatty acid monoester can be efficiently produced. Also, the present invention provides a method for producing a fatty acid monoester product by performing the transesterification reaction of an animal oil and/or a vegetable oil with an alcohol, or the esterification reaction of a fatty acid with an alcohol, in the presence of a sulfonic acid group-introduced amorphous carbon catalyst washed with water. By this method, the life of the catalyst can be extended, and the production cost can be reduced.

Abstract: A medical checkup network system comprises a patient terminal for measuring the biodata of each patient including a blood pressure and a body temperature, a doctor terminal for allowing the medical staff to view the biodata of each patient for diagnosis and enter a medical support data including a schedule data and an advice data, and a center server for storing the data received from the those terminals. They are connected to each other over a communication network such as the Internet. In the system, the biodata of each patient stored in the center server can be registered and viewed by any of the patient terminal, the doctor terminal, the patient and the medical staff which have been registered in the center server. The system can thus protect the privacy of each patient about the biodata and permit the biodata of each patient to be shared by two or more members of the medical staff.

Abstract: An inverter transformer comprises an insulation bobbin (10) having a spool (12); a primary winding (30); and a secondary winding (4). A plurality of winding grooves (14) are defined by a plurality of flanges (13) provided on the side surface of the spool (12). The primary winding (30) is provided in one (14a) of the winding grooves (14). Another one (14b) of the winding grooves which has no winding provided therein is interposed between the primary winding (30) and the secondary winding (40).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas safety control system for supplying a gas that is forwarded from a gas supply source through an inspection meter to one or more gas appliances. The inspection meter comprises a cutoff valve for cutting off supply of the gas from the gas supply source, a detection unit for detecting such abnormal condition as gas leakage and abnormal flow rate of the gas, a valve control unit for actuating the cutoff valve when the detection unit detects an abnormality and a meter communication unit for outputting cutoff information indicating that the supply of gas is cut off by the cutoff valve. The gas appliance comprises an appliance communication unit for communicating with the meter communication unit and a combustion disabling unit for switching the gas appliance to a combustion disabled state, if it is in a combustion enabled state, when the cutoff information is received through the appliance communication unit.

Abstract: A fusion protein comprising a carrier and a desired peptide or protein linked to the carrier via an enzymatically excisable dipeptide, such as Lys-Arg, is produced in a host microorganism and then the desired peptide or protein is recovered by treating the fusion protein at least with a protease specifically recognizing the dipeptide and specifically hydrolyzing the peptide bond of the dipeptide. The fusion protein includes tandem-form fusion proteins in which desired peptide or protein molecules are linked together repeatedly. According to the cleavage site in the dipeptide, the protease may be used in combination with an aminopeptidase specifically releasing a basic amino acid from the N-terminal side of the dipeptide and/or a carboxypeptidase specifically releasing a basic amino acid from the C-terminal side of the dipeptide.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for partially hydrogenating a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon to produce a cycloolefin, comprising reacting a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with hydrogen in the presence of a particulate hydrogenation catalyst comprised mainly of metallic ruthenium, in a reaction system comprising a continuous aqueous phase having the particulate hydrogenation catalyst suspended therein, an oil phase containing the monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and a gaseous phase comprising hydrogen gas, while applying a shearing force to the reaction system at a specific maximum shear rate. By the method of the present invention, not only can a cycloolefin be produced at high selectivity and in high yield, but also the catalytic activity can be stably maintained at a high level for a prolonged period of time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for hydrating a cycloolefin, in which the hydration is conducted in a reaction system comprising a continuous aqueous phase including water and a crystalline aluminosilicate catalyst suspended therein and an oil phase including a cycloolefin, while dispersing the oil phase as globules having a specific diameter. By the method of the present invention, not only can a cyclic alcohol be produced at high selectivity and in high yield, but the activity of the catalyst can also be stably maintained at a high level for a prolonged period of time, and the produced cyclic alcohol can be readily separated.

Abstract: A process for liquefying and gasifying coal by thermal treatment in the presence of hydrogen gas for hydrocracking is disclosed. The process comprises a sequence of the following two steps:(1) coal fines are injected into a heated hydrogen gas stream at a pressure of from 35 to 250 kg/cm G such that they are rapidly heated to a temperature of from 750.degree. to 1100.degree. C. for thermal cracking thereof; and(2) the resulting liquid product is subjected to hydrocracking for a period of from 1.0 to 60 seconds at a temperature that is lower than the temperature used in the first step and which is in the range of from 570.degree. to 850.degree. C.

Abstract: An exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides is efficiently purified without the necessary use of catalysts by contacting the exhaust gas with a nitrile compound at high temperature in the presence of oxygen, whereby the nitrogen oxides and the nitrile compound are selectively decomposed into harmless materials.