Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine can quickly recover the exhaust gas purification ability of an exhaust gas purification device by increasing opportunities to release the SOx occluded in the exhaust gas purification device. In the exhaust gas purification system having the exhaust gas purification device having the property of occluding the SOx in the exhaust gas emitted from the internal combustion engine and collecting particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas, when the load of the internal combustion engine falls within a load range in which SOx poisoning recovery control can be executed, during the time when the particulate matter is oxidized and removed by collection ability regeneration control (S105), the collection ability regeneration control is interrupted and the SOx poisoning recovery control is executed (S106, S107).

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a storage controller and control method that can efficiently and easily prevent reduced data I/O processing performance due to an imbalance between loads on controllers. In the storage controller and control method for providing, to a host computer, logical volumes created in a storage area provided by a storage device and controlling data I/O to/from the logical volumes, the state of loads on the control units for controlling data I/O to/from the logical volumes is monitored, and a control unit allocated to a logical volume is changed to another control unit to equalize loads on the control units.

Abstract: Provided are a storage system and a data management method capable of simplifying the operation of pair configuration by storing information concerning the pair configuration as pair definition information in a storage apparatus. This storage system includes one or more storage controllers for storing data sent from a host system, and a management terminal for managing the input and output of data stored in the one or more storage controllers. In this storage system, the one or more storage controllers include a storage unit for forming two or more logical volumes to be pair-configured in a storage area of a plurality of hard disk drives, and storing as pair definition information the status of not executing initial copy of data to be stored in a pair-configured copy source logical volume to a copy destination logical volume based on a command from the management terminal.

Abstract: A friction material contains a friction adjuster, a binder and an inorganic filler. The friction material further contains randomly shaped rubber chips which contain machining dust derived from friction material, and rubber binding the machining dust. The rubber chips are preferably sized so as to pass through a 16-mesh sieve. Since the friction material contains machining dust of friction materials, it is possible to reduce wastes and the cost of the friction material. Still, the friction material shows sufficient basic properties comparable to conventional friction materials, including environmental friendliness, braking effect, and reduced squeal and other noise.

Abstract: A brake shoe is proposed which includes a lining containing a rubber of the type which becomes ebonite when vulcanized. An elastic interlayer is disposed between the lining and an adhesive layer through which the lining is bonded to the shoe body. The interlayer serves as a stress relief layer, thereby preventing the lining from peeling off the shoe body when the brake shoe is subjected to thermal history.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a storage apparatus that does not increase the I/O load on a primary volume, even if there are several secondary volumes for which data consistency with the primary volume should be guaranteed. A storage apparatus writes write data for write access directed to a primary volume P to a secondary volume S1. A controller in the storage apparatus copies that write data from the secondary volume S1 to secondary volumes. S2 and S3 in background processing. The storage apparatus uses bitmaps to manage data in the secondary volume S1 shared by each of the secondary volumes S2 and S3.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a controller. When predetermined conditions are satisfied, the controller executes a neutral control that forcibly places an automatic transmission in a substantially neutral state, the predetermined conditions including the shift position of the automatic transmission being in the drive position. When it is determined that the amount of exhaust matter accumulated in a catalyst provided in an exhaust system of a vehicle has exceeded a first reference value, the controller executes a catalyst heating control that increases the temperature of the catalyst so as to remove the exhaust matter accumulated in the catalyst. When it is determined during the catalyst heating control that the amount of the exhaust matter accumulated in the catalyst has exceeded a second reference value that is larger than the first reference value, the controller prohibits the execution of the neutral control.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a filter processing unit configured to perform filter processing that emphasizes high-frequency components of an input image, a value limit calculation unit configured to calculate value limits that define a range of pixel values for converting a gradation in the image using a result of the filter processing, a limitation unit configured to limit the filter-processed pixel values based on the value limits, and a conversion unit configured to convert the pixel values so that the image having pixel values limited by the limitation unit is adjusted to a converted gradation of different graduation level than the input image. An image processing method and program are also disclosed.

Abstract: The respective physical storage devices of a storage system are set to a power-saving state in which these respective physical storage devices are able to respond to a prescribed type of command. Then, a first prescribed type of command is sent to the respective physical storage devices that are in the power-saving state, and the results of this first prescribed type of command are checked.

Abstract: A storage system constituted such that power saving to an administrator-desired storage device can be performed from a management device. That is, the storage system comprises a power-saving indication receiving section for receiving from a management console a power-saving indication specifying at least one storage device of a plurality of RAID groups, a plurality of logical units, and a plurality of physical storage devices; and a power-saving controller for saving on power to one or more physical storage devices corresponding to the storage device specified in this power-saving indication.

Abstract: A vehicular brake system component is used in a brake system of a vehicle. The brake system component includes a sealable bonded component having a metal member and an elastic rubber member bonded to each other and located so as to touch a brake fluid.

Abstract: It is possible to rapidly and accurately reach a target value while putting a material to be weighed. In step S1, a target value is set. Putting in of a material is started. Control is passed to step S2 and step S3 and a numerical value A at the digit of thousand is displayed. After the putting in is continued, in step S5, S-W<1000 is obtained. Control is passed to step 56 and step S7, where in addition to the numerical value A of the digit of thousand, a numerical value B of the digit of hundred is also displayed while ignoring the numeric values C and D of the digits of ten and one. In step S8,S-W<100 is obtained. Control is passed to step S9 and step S10, where in addition to the numerical values A of the digit of thousand and the numerical value B of the digit of hundred, the numerical value C of the digit of ten is also displayed while ignoring the value D of the digit of one.

Abstract: The invention provides a capacitor element and solid electrolyte capacitor which allow significant increase in electrostatic capacity with the same dimensions and shape, as well as a process for their production. The capacitor element 12 of the invention is provided with an aluminum base 18 having a shape with a plurality of sides 1a, 1b, anode sections 30 partially formed at the edge region 3a, 3b of at least one side among the plurality of sides in the area on the main surface 12b of the aluminum base 18, cathode sections 32 comprising a solid electrolyte layer 22 formed on the aluminum base 18 via an aluminum oxide film 20 and a silver paste layer 26 formed on the solid electrolyte layer 22, which are formed on the remaining regions 31 from the regions on which the anode sections 30 are formed, in the area on the main surface 12b of the aluminum base 18, and slits 28 which provide electrical insulation between the anode sections 30 and cathode sections 32.

Abstract: A medical breast-image capturing apparatus includes an aperture member for exposing a breast of a test subject. To perform adequate breast cancer screening, the aperture member has a noncircular shape, is arranged to be replaceable with another aperture member, or has a variable opening. Another medical breast-image capturing apparatus includes a pressure-reducing device for reducing a pressure in a hollow section in which a breast is exposed.

Abstract: A power transmission apparatus has an input member rotated by an engine output. First and second clutch sections, respectively, have a plurality of driving clutch discs and a plurality of driven clutch discs. Each driving and driven clutch disc being alternately arranged. First and second output shafts are rotated by driving force transmitted from the first and second clutch sections. Transmission members transmit the driving force from the first and second clutch sections, respectively, to the first and second output shafts. A selecting mechanism selectively presses or separates the driving clutch discs and driven clutch discs, respectively, of the first and second clutch sections against each other.

Abstract: A disk array unit connected to a host unit to give information thereto and receive information therefrom. The disk unit includes a plurality of disk units for storing information transmitted from the host unit and a management information recording device, formed by utilizing information storage areas in the disk units, for causing information relating to a logical unit for storing information from the host unit to correspond to information relating to the units. The invention further includes a control unit, when there is no access from the host unit to the logical unit for a predetermined time, for determining the disk units corresponding to the logical unit based on information recorded in the management information recording device and performing power saving of power supply for the disk units.

Abstract: Nucleic acid detection method for detecting a target nucleic acid in an analyte solution, including the steps of preparing a mixed solution by mixing, labeled nucleic acid probes in which nucleic acid probes to be associated with the target nucleic acid are immobilized on microcarriers, the analyte solution; and a nucleic acid-aggregating agent, and detecting the presence or absence or degree of aggregation of the microcarriers in the mixed solution.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor is provided, which can reduce impedance, particularly, the ESL and the ESR. In one embodiment, such a solid electrolytic capacitor comprises a foil-like valve metal substrate formed with an insulating oxide film on the surface thereof, a valve metal body whose one end portion region is bonded to one of two opposite end portion regions of the foil-like valve metal substrate, a conductive metal substrate whose one end portion region is bonded to the other end portion region of the foil-like valve metal substrate, a cathode electrode formed by sequentially laminating at least a solid high molecular polymer electrolyte layer and a conductive layer on the surface of the foil-like valve metal substrate, and a cathode lead electrode being drawn out from the cathode electrode in a direction perpendicular to one major surface of the foil-like valve metal substrate.

Abstract: The invention provides a production method of a solid electrolytic capacitor capable of efficiently producing a solid electrolytic capacitor consisting of a stack of capacitor elements. For producing a solid electrolytic capacitor consisting of a stack of capacitor elements 2, plural sets of capacitor element groups 27 each consisting of a plurality of capacitor elements 2 arranged in a comb teeth pattern are first formed on one side of an aluminum strip 25. Subsequently, an electroconductive adhesive 15 is applied onto an electric conductor layer 12 of each capacitor element 2. Then the aluminum strip 25 is bent so as to be wound, to superimpose the respective capacitor elements 2 in the plural sets of capacitor element groups 27 on each other. Thereafter, in that state the electroconductive adhesive 15 applied previously is cured to form a plurality of capacitor element laminates 3. Next, the plurality of capacitor element laminates 3 are cut off and separated from the aluminum strip 25.

Abstract: In a transient state, where the temperature at the distal end of a fuel adding valve enters a high temperature region, an addition amount for preventing clogging is not simply added in accordance with a map, but instead, delay in the rise of the temperature of the fuel adding valve in the transient state is taken into consideration, and the addition amount for preventing clogging is calculated on the basis of the elapsed time after the point in time when the temperature at the distal end of the fuel adding valve enters the distal end high temperature region and the drive state of the engine (for example, the number of rotations of the engine), and thus, addition is carried out (steps ST4 to ST6). Such addition control makes it possible to add an appropriate fuel addition amount for the rise in temperature of the fuel adding valve in the transient state, and thus, wasteful fuel addition is reduced.