Abstract: A holding device manufacturing method includes a step of preparing a first joined body which includes a pre-machining ceramic member having a first surface and a fifth surface located opposite the first surface and approximately parallel to the first surface, a base member, and a joining portion disposed between the first surface of the pre-machining ceramic member and a third surface of the base member and joining the pre-machining ceramic member and the base member together. The thickness of the joining portion of the first joined body in a first direction, in which the first surface and the third surface face each other via the joining portion, increases from one end side toward the other end side of the joining portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The method includes a step of machining the fifth surface of the pre-machining ceramic member in the first joined body.

Abstract: A wastegate is provided in an exhaust bypass passage that allows exhaust gas to bypass a turbine wheel of an exhaust turbine-type forced-induction device. A required boost pressure is set in accordance with a running state of an engine. A controller is configured to control a drive force of the wastegate to a magnitude that achieves the required boost pressure when the required boost pressure is higher than a preset pressure, and control the drive force to a magnitude that achieves a higher boost pressure than the required boost pressure when the required boost pressure is less than or equal to the preset pressure.

Abstract: A wastegate is provided in an exhaust bypass passage that allows exhaust gas to bypass a turbine wheel of an exhaust turbine-type forced-induction device. A required boost pressure is set in accordance with a running state of an engine. A controller is configured to control a drive force of the wastegate to a magnitude that achieves the required boost pressure when the required boost pressure is higher than a preset pressure, and control the drive force to a magnitude that achieves a higher boost pressure than the required boost pressure when the required boost pressure is less than or equal to the preset pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a spark plug in which a first electrode has a tip joined to an electrode base through a fusion zone. In a cross section of the first electrode taken along a center axis, an interface of the fusion zone and a tip includes a first region, a second region and a base point present on at least one side of the cross section. The base point is a point connection of the first and second regions and is located farthest away from the imaginary straight line in the direction parallel to the center axis. The base point is positioned so as to satisfy a condition of 0.1?X/W?0.4 where W is a length of the interface in a direction perpendicular to the center axis; and X is a distance between the base point and the center axis.

Abstract: An anomaly determination device executes a first anomaly determination process and a second anomaly determination process. The anomaly determination device determines in the first anomaly determination process that an anomaly is present in a link mechanism when a fully-closed-time detection value is outside a closed-side normal range and when a fully-open-time detection value is outside an open-side normal range. The anomaly determination device determines in the second anomaly determination process that an anomaly is present in the link mechanism if the difference between the fully-closed-time detection value and the fully-open-time detection value is outside a normal distance range set in advance when it is not determined in the first anomaly determination process that an anomaly is present in the link mechanism.

Abstract: Provided are an oiliness/fattiness enhancer for foods in which oiliness/fattiness of a food can be enhanced, and a food in which oiliness/fattiness has been enhanced. Provided is an oiliness/fattiness enhancer for foods characterized by containing, as an active component, an oxidized oil/fat having a peroxide value of 20 or more to 400 or less and including milk fat in an amount of 10% by mass or more to 100% by mass or less. The oiliness/fattiness enhancer for foods preferably contains the oxidized oil/fat in an amount of 0.001% by mass or more to 100% by mass or less, preferably has anhydrous milk fat as the milk fat, preferably includes a pulverulent oil/fat containing the oxidized oil/fat and an excipient, and is preferably applied to a food having an oil/fat content of 0.1% by mass or more to 70% by mass or more. The food is preferably any one food selected from the group consisting of a dressing, a roux, and a soup.

Abstract: A focusing adjustment unit changes a relative positions of an optical system and an element of a camera the imaging direction of which faces a predetermined target shooting position from a first side to a second side in an imaging direction. Each time the focusing adjustment unit changes the relative position of the optical system and the element, an evaluation unit calculates an evaluation score monotonically increasing relative to a standard deviation in an adjustment range of an image captured by the camera, the adjustment range being such that an adjustment member a pattern of a plurality of colors provided at the target shooting position comes out. A focusing position determination unit determines a focusing position of the camera based on a change of the evaluation score calculated by the evaluation unit.

Abstract: A circuit module (100) includes a substrate (10) having a plurality of internal conductors (2), a first electronic component disposed on one principal surface (S1) of the substrate (10), a first resin layer (40) provided on the one principal surface (S1) and sealing the first electronic component, a plurality of outer electrodes (B1) provided on the other principal surface (S2) of the substrate (10) and including a ground electrode, a conductor film (50) at least provided on an outer surface of the first resin layer (40) and a side surface (S3) of the substrate (10) and connected to the ground electrode via at least one of the plurality of internal conductors (2), and a resin film (60).

Abstract: Provided is a starch processed with oil or fat obtainable by processing a composition with oil or fat, in which the composition contains a component (A): starch having a degree of swelling in cold water of higher than 1 and lower than 3.5, a component (B): starch having a degree of swelling in cold water of equal to or higher than 3.5 and equal to or lower than 40, a component (C): edible oil or fat, and a component (D): a protein material, and a mixing amount of the component (B) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the component (A) in the composition is equal to or greater than 0.03 parts by mass and equal to or smaller than 7 parts by mass.

Abstract: An oil- or fat-processed starch obtainable by oil- or fat-processing a composition including component (A) corn starch, component (B) tapioca starch, component (C) edible oil or fat, and component (D) protein material, in which a blending amount of the component (B) with respect to a blending amount of the component (A) in the oil- or fat-processed starch is, as a mass ratio, ((B)/(A))=1/99 to 99/1.

Abstract: Provided is a taste improver having an exceptional effect for improving the taste of a high-intensity sweetener, or a method for improving the taste. The present invention provides a taste improver for a high-intensity sweetener, the taste improver having, as an active ingredient, an oxidized oil and fat having a peroxide value of 15 to 180 and including 10% by mass to 100% by mass of milk fat. The present invention also provides a food or drink containing a high-intensity sweetener, the food or drink containing the taste improver. The present invention also provides a method for imparting sweetness and a sweetness-imparting composition, in each of which the oxidized oil and fat is used in combination with a high-intensity sweetener.

Abstract: Disclosed is a spark plug in which a first electrode has a tip joined to an electrode base through a fusion zone. In a cross section of the first electrode taken along a center axis, an interface of the fusion zone and a tip includes a first region, a second region and a base point present on at least one side of the cross section. The base point is a point connection of the first and second regions and is located farthest away from the imaginary straight line in the direction parallel to the center axis. The base point is positioned so as to satisfy a condition of 0.1?X/W?0.4 where W is a length of the interface in a direction perpendicular to the center axis; and X is a distance between the base point and the center axis.

Abstract: To provide an adhesive layer-equipped transparent plate which makes it easy to bond a display device to a transparent support such as a glass plate and which can suppress a decrease in the image quality. The adhesive layer-equipped transparent plate 1 of the present invention comprises a transparent plate 2 having a first surface and a second surface, a light-shielding portion 3 provided on at least one of the periphery of the first surface 2a and the periphery of the second surface 2b of the transparent plate 2, a first adhesive layer 4 provided on the first surface 2a of the transparent plate 2, and a second adhesive layer 5 provided on the second surface 2b of the transparent plate 2, in a formation region with an area smaller than the formation region of the first adhesive layer 4.

Abstract: To provide an adhesive layer-equipped transparent plate which makes it easy to bond a display device to a transparent support such as a glass plate and which can suppress a decrease in the image quality. The adhesive layer-equipped transparent plate 1 of the present invention comprises a transparent plate 2 having a first surface and a second surface, a light-shielding portion 3 provided on at least one of the periphery of the first surface 2a and the periphery of the second surface 2b of the transparent plate 2, a first adhesive layer 4 provided on the first surface 2a of the transparent plate 2, and a second adhesive layer 5 provided on the second surface 2b of the transparent plate 2, in a formation region with an area smaller than the formation region of the first adhesive layer 4.

Abstract: A wire feeding device configured to feed welding wire from a wire feeding source to a welding torch is provided with: an intermediate wire feeding source that is disposed between the wire feeding source and the welding torch and is configured to temporarily store the welding wire fed from the wire feeding source and to feed the stored welding wire to the welding torch; a first feeding part that feeds the welding wire at the wire feeding source to the intermediate wire feeding source; a second feeding part that feeds the welding wire stored in the intermediate wire feeding source to the welding torch; and a feed control unit that controls speed of feeding the welding wire by each of the first feeding part and the second feeding part.

Abstract: The wire feeding device that feeds welding wire W from the wire source to the welding torch is disposed between the wire source and the welding torch and is configured to temporarily accommodate the welding wire W fed from the wire source and to feed the accommodated welding wire W to the welding torch. In the case where feeding of welding wire W is abnormally stopped, if the acceptance unit accepts instructions for increasing or decreasing, the wire feeding device controls the speed of feeding welding wire W fed by the first feeding part or the second feeding part so that a difference is generated in the feeding speed of the first feeding part and the second feeding part and the accommodated amount of welding wire W is in a range from the lower limit of normal to an upper limit of normal.

Abstract: Provided are a sweetness and/or saltiness enhancing agent and a method for enhancing sweetness and/or saltiness. This sweetness and/or saltiness enhancing agent includes, as an active ingredient, an oxidized oil or fat that has a peroxide value of 15 to 180 and contains 10 to 100 mass % of milk fat. This method for enhancing sweetness and/or saltiness of a food product is characterized by adding to a food product an oxidized oil or fat that has a peroxide value of 15 to 180 and contains 10 to 100 mass % of milk fat.

Abstract: An anomaly determination device executes a first anomaly determination process and a second anomaly determination process. The anomaly determination device determines in the first anomaly determination process that an anomaly is present in a link mechanism when a fully-closed-time detection value is outside a closed-side normal range and when a fully-open-time detection value is outside an open-side normal range. The anomaly determination device determines in the second anomaly determination process that an anomaly is present in the link mechanism if the difference between the fully-closed-time detection value and the fully-open-time detection value is outside a normal distance range set in advance when it is not determined in the first anomaly determination process that an anomaly is present in the link mechanism.

Abstract: A wastegate is provided in an exhaust bypass passage that allows exhaust gas to bypass a turbine wheel of an exhaust turbine-type forced-induction device. A required boost pressure is set in accordance with a running state of an engine. A controller is configured to control a drive force of the wastegate to a magnitude that achieves the required boost pressure when the required boost pressure is higher than a preset pressure, and control the drive force to a magnitude that achieves a higher boost pressure than the required boost pressure when the required boost pressure is less than or equal to the preset pressure.

Abstract: A focusing adjustment unit changes a relative positions of an optical system and an element of a camera the imaging direction of which faces a predetermined target shooting position from a first side to a second side in an imaging direction. Each time the focusing adjustment unit changes the relative position of the optical system and the element, an evaluation unit calculates an evaluation score monotonously increasing relative to a standard deviation in an adjustment range of an image captured by the camera, the adjustment range being such that an adjustment member a pattern of a plurality of colors provided at the target shooting position comes out. A focusing position determination unit determines a focusing position of the camera based on a change of the evaluation score calculated by the evaluation unit.