Abstract: The present invention relates to a chocolate-like food product containing polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-containing oil and fat. An object of the present invention is to provide a chocolate-like food product with reduced flavor change that occurs with time. As a result of the finding that incorporation of amino acid into a chocolate-like food product containing polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-containing oil and fat significantly reduces the unpleasant odor that occurs with time, the present invention has been accomplished. The amino acid is preferably at least one amino acid selected from glycine, glutamic acid, alanine, proline, lysine, tryptophan, methionine, valine, serine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, arginine, threonine, cysteine, aspartic acid, glutamine, or asparagine.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a HDAC6 inhibitory action, which is useful for the treatment of central nervous system diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, and the like, and a medicament comprising the compound. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a shopping cart capable of simplifying equipment of a storage area of the shopping cart. A shopping cart allowed to be nested in a front-rear direction, including: a cart body; a battery configured to supply power to an electronic device attached to the cart body and displayed commodity information read by a reading device; a power receiving portion provided on a front side of the cart body and configured to be electrically connectable to an external power supply; and a power transmitting portion provided on a rear surface side of the power receiving portion and configured to supply power to a power receiving portion of another shopping cart nested in the shopping cart. Each of the power receiving portion and the power transmitting portion is provided with a magnet configured for holding a relative position.

Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a stacked body, a cutout section, and a high-resistance region. The stacked body includes a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer in this order and has paired side faces opposed to each other. The cutout section is provided on at least one of the paired side faces of the stacked body and has a bottom face where the first conductive-type semiconductor layer is exposed. The high-resistance region is provided from the vicinity of the bottom face of the cutout section to the side face of the stacked body and has electric resistance higher than the electric resistance of the stacked body in a periphery of the high-resistance region.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oil and fat composition with unprecedentedly strong oxidative stability by using a simple method. The invention has been completed with the findings that an oil and fat composition shows an extremely strong oxidation stabilizing effect, the antioxidant oil and fat composition comprising an aqueous phase containing a water-soluble antioxidant and a carbohydrate and having a certain degree or more of water-soluble solids content, the aqueous phase being dispersed in an oil phase, wherein the antioxidant oil and fat composition contains a certain amount of water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chocolate-like food product containing polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-containing oil and fat. An object of the present invention is to provide a chocolate-like food product with reduced flavor change that occurs with time. As a result of the finding that incorporation of amino acid into a chocolate-like food product containing polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-containing oil and fat significantly reduces the unpleasant odor that occurs with time, the present invention has been accomplished. The amino acid is preferably at least one amino acid selected from glycine, glutamic acid, alanine, proline, lysine, tryptophan, methionine, valine, serine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, arginine, threonine, cysteine, aspartic acid, glutamine, or asparagine.

Abstract: The invention provides a discharge lamp lighting apparatus. The apparatus comprises a first DC power supply circuit for converting an AC line voltage to a DC voltage, an inverter circuit provided with a switching element and a transformer, thereby the DC voltage supplied from the first DC power supply circuit is converted to a high frequency voltage for lighting a discharge lamp by an on-off switching operation of the switching element, an inverter controller for controlling the high frequency voltage output of the inverter by controlling the on-off switching operation of the switching element, a second DC power supply circuit for supplying a second DC voltage to the inverter controller through a power input end of the inverter controller, the second DC power supply circuit being provided with a detection winding inductively coupled to the transformer, thereby the second DC voltage being obtained by rectifying an induced current in the detection winding.

Abstract: A humidity sensor 10 with high assembling properties and environmental resistance comprises a detecting element 14 having electrodes 14a and 14b formed on a base, conducting wires 12 and 13 connected individually to the electrodes by means of resin conductors formed of an organic high-molecular resin having an electrically conductive material dispersed therein, and a holding member 11 of an organic high-molecular resin for holding the detecting element and the conducting wires. The holding member has a connecting aperture 11c through which junctions between the electrodes and the conducting wires are exposed.

Abstract: A humidity sensor 10 with high assembling properties and environmental resistance comprises a detecting element 14 having electrodes 14a and 14b formed on a base, conducting wires 12 and 13 connected individually to the electrodes by means of resin conductors formed of an organic high-molecular resin having an electrically conductive material dispersed therein, and a holding member 11 of an organic high-molecular resin for holding the detecting element and the conducting wires. The holding member has a connecting aperture 11c through which junctions between the electrodes and the conducting wires are exposed.

Abstract: A power supply device and a discharge lamp lighting device which are capable of reducing high harmonic elements and improving a crest factor. A full-wave rectifying circuit is connected to a commercial AC power supply. A first capacitor, a diode and second capacitor, having a smaller capacitance than the first capacitor, are connected to the full-wave rectifying circuit. A partially smoothed circuit consisting of a charge capacitor, an inductor and a diode is connected to the second capacitor. A parallel resonance circuit and a collector-emitter of a transistor are connected to the partially smoothed circuit. The parallel resonance circuit consists of a primary winding of an inverter transformer and a first resonance capacitor. A second resonance capacitor is connected between the emitter and the collector of the transistor. Filaments of a fluorescent lamp are connected to a secondary winding of the inverter transformer. A starting capacitor is connected to the filaments.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus has a full-wave rectifier for rectifying an AC voltage from an AC power source to output a DC pulsating voltage, and a high-frequency inverter which performs an oscillating operation to generate an output voltage. A first capacitor is connected between the output terminals of the full-wave rectifier, a diode is connected to one end of the first capacitor and is forward-biased with respect to the pulsating voltage from the full-wave rectifier, a second capacitor is connected in parallel with the first capacitor through the diode, and an oscillation circuit, including a series circuit formed of an inductor and a charging capacitor is connected in parallel with the second capacitor, for storing a DC voltage lower than a peak value of the pulsating voltage from the full-wave rectifier in the charging capacitor.

Abstract: A dental instrument to prevent accidentally swallowing a filler, etc. has a circumferential wall for drop prevention mounted on the periphery of a receiving plate. A grip is attached to the receiving plate or circumferential wall. The dental instrument is inserted in the mouth of the patient to catch the prosthetic appliance, filler, etc. coming off during a dental treatment, preventing the prosthetic appliance, filler, etc. from dropping into the trachea or gullet.

Abstract: A phosphor screen constructed by forming a phosphor layer on one side of an optical fiber plate consisting of a large number of bundled single optical fibers, each of which fibers comprises a cylindrical core and a clad surrounding the curved surface of the fiber core. At least that side of the respective fiber cores which faces the phosphor layer is removed, to provide a depression. Sufficiently large spaces are formed between the fiber cores and phosphor layer, to prevent both members from being brought into optical contact with each other.

Abstract: A phosphor screen which has an optical fiber plate formed of a number of bundled single optical fibers, each of which fibers consists essentially of a cylindrical core and a clad surrounding the curved peripheral wall of the core and a phosphor layer formed on one surface of the optical fiber plate, characterized in that the cylindrical core on the other surface of the optical fiber plate is removed, to provide a depression of a depth of at least 1 .mu.m, thereby producing an image having high contrast.

Abstract: A phosphor screen constructed by forming a phosphor layer on one side of an optical fiber plate consisting of a large number of bundled single optical fibers, each of which fibers comprises a cylindrical core and a clad surrounding the curved surface of the fiber core. At least that side of the respective fiber cores which faces the phosphor layer is removed, to provide a depression. Sufficiently large spaces are formed between the fiber cores and phosphor layer, to prevent both members from being brought into optical contact with each other.

Abstract: A phosphor screen which has an optical fiber plate formed of a number of bundled single optical fibers, each of which fibers consists essentially of a cylindrical core and a clad surrounding the curved peripheral wall of the core and a phosphor layer formed on one surface of the optical fiber plate, characterized in that the cylindrical core on the other surface of the optical fiber plate is removed, to provide a depression of a depth of at least 1 .mu.m, thereby producing an image having high contrast.

Abstract: An oil seal assembly 1 for forming a seal between a wall of a machine housing 3 and a rotatable shaft 10 extending through said wall to prevent a fluid from leaking from inside to the outside of said housing through the gap between said wall and said shaft. The oil seal assembly comprises an elastic seal ring 7 made of an elastic material and having a base portion for fitting to the wall, a lip portion 5 with a lip edge 8 for resilient sliding contact with the surface of the shaft, and a lip neck portion 6 through which the lip portion is connected to the base portion. The oil seal assembly further comprises a reinforcement ring 4 made of a comparatively stiff material and associated with said base portion of said elastic seal ring.