Abstract: A novel hair-setting composition having sufficient hair-setting ability, and a means to obtain such a hair-setting composition. An agent is provided for enhancing a hair-setting ability comprising an isomaltooligosaccharide as an active ingredient, and a hair-setting composition comprising the agent.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel agent for adjusting hardness of a lens of an eye which can be taken easily, conveniently, and safely for a long-term, can effectively adjust the hardness of the lens, and is capable of preventing, alleviating and improving poor focus and decreased near visual acuity, such as presbyopia, caused by aging and various diseases. The present invention solves the above object by providing an agent for adjusting hardness of a lens of an eye comprising a glycosyl hesperetin as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of devices, a first device included in the devices including: a storage configured to store consistency information including a permitted combination of versions of software installed on each of one or more devices in association with each of the control functions; a determination unit configured to determine whether the consistency information consistent with versions of software installed on a part of the devices exists when consistency does not exist in the versions of all software installed on each of the devices; and a performance control unit configured to permit performance of a part of control functions associated with the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices when the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices exists.

Abstract: A control system includes a plurality of control devices each including a plurality of storage areas. Each of the control devices is configured to: execute a control program stored in a storage area set as an execution storage area; execute switching preparation in a state in which an updated version of the control program has been installed on a writing plane; make a shutdown when all the control devices have completed the switching preparation; and set the writing plane as the execution storage area at a next startup when all the control devices are shut down in a state in which the switching preparation has been completed in all the control devices.

Abstract: An electronic control unit (ECU), a vehicle control system, and a vehicle control method are provided. The disabling process disables execution of the software stored in storage circuitry when execution circuitry is restarted during operation of the vehicle control system. In a function restricting process, when another ECU is restarted during the operation of the vehicle control system, the software stored in the storage circuitry is executed to enable one of the functions that is capable of being enabled when execution of software in the other ECU is disabled.

Abstract: A control device constituting a system of a vehicle includes a central processing unit (CPU). The CPU is configured to store first software for executing a predetermined process. The predetermined process includes a first process for implementing a first function of the vehicle in cooperation with another control device constituting the system. The CPU is configured to receive information about second software stored in the other control device from the other control device before execution of the first software at startup of the control device. The CPU is configured to execute a startup check process including a check process, and execute a third process when the CPU receives the information about the second software from the other control device after the CPU has started executing the first software. The third process includes stopping or forbidding execution of the first process.

Abstract: A control system configured to update software by wireless communication includes a plurality of specific control devices each including one or more memories configured to store specific software, and one or more processors configured to execute the specific processing by executing the specific software; and a switching control device. The switching control device configured to, when an update of the specific software stored in the one or more memories of the specific control device executing the specific processing is to be performed, switch the specific control device executing the specific processing to another specific control device before starting of the update. The one or more processors of the specific control device are configured to, in a state where the specific control device executing the specific processing has been switched to the other specific control device, update the specific software.

Abstract: A plurality of control devices include a master control device and a slave control device. The master control device transmits, when software stored in a storage area different from the start storage area is updated in the slave control device, to the slave control device, a switching instruction for setting the storage area that stores the updated software as the start storage area. The slave control device implements, when receiving the switching instruction, setting of the start storage area at a time of a next start, and requests, at every start, the master control device to execute consistency determination processing for determining whether pieces of identification information of the software stored in the start storage area are consistent between the control devices. The master control device executes, when receiving the request from the slave control device, execute the consistency determination processing.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a stabilizer for and a method for stabilizing an emulsion composition emulsified with a non-ionic surfactant. This invention solves the above object by providing a stabilizer for an emulsion composition emulsified with a non-ionic surfactant; the stabilizer comprising a glycosyl naringenin as an effective ingredient, and a method for stabilizing an emulsion composition emulsified with a non-ionic surfactant; the method comprising a step of having a stabilizer that comprises a glycosyl naringenin as an active ingredient mixed and/or contained in a starting material of the emulsion composition, an intermediate product of the emulsion composition, and/or the emulsion composition manufactured.

Abstract: A water treatment method that uses a reaction tank and involves repeatedly performing an operation cycle including: an inflow step for causing an inflow of waste water; a biological treatment step for subjecting the waste water to biological treatment using biological sludge; a sedimentation step for causing the biological sludge to settle; and a drainage step for draining biologically-treated water that has undergone the aforementioned biological treatment. The reaction tank is provided with an inflow port that is disposed at a position lower than an interface position of a biological sludge bed formed at the bottom of the reaction tank in the sedimentation step, and an inflow pipe that extends upward in the vertical direction from the inflow port. In the inflow step, the waste water is caused to gravitationally flow down in the inflow pipe so as to be fed into the biological sludge bed from the inflow port.

Abstract: A specific on-board device, that is any one of a plurality of on-board devices, is configured to acquire the versions of software included in other on-board devices when the power source of a vehicle is turned on. The specific on-board device determines whether or not the versions of the software of all the on-board devices that constitute a vehicle control system are consistent, by comparing the version of the software of the specific on-board device and the versions of the software acquired from the other on-board devices with first consistency information prestored.

Abstract: Provided are a water treatment method and a water treatment device wherein in a biological treatment of ammonium nitrogen-containing water to be treated, the water to be treated can be treated stably at a high treatment speed even when the nitrogen concentration of the water to be treated is high. This water treatment device biologically treats ammonium nitrogen-containing water to be treated. The water treatment device (water treatment method) is provided with: a nitrification device (nitrification step) for oxidizing ammonium nitrogen to nitrite or nitrate nitrogen using nitrifying bacteria including autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria contained in microbial activated sludge; and a nitrification rate control means which maintains a molybdenum compound in the nitrification device in such a manner as to control the molybdenum concentration of the water to be treated to 0.025 mg Mo/gN or more, and controls the nitrification rate for the sludge to 0.11 [kgN/(kgVSS·day)].

Abstract: A specific on-board device, that is any one of a plurality of on-board devices, is configured to acquire the versions of software included in other on-board devices when the power source of a vehicle is turned on. The specific on-board device determines whether or not the versions of the software of all the on-board devices that constitute a vehicle control system are consistent, by comparing the version of the software of the specific on-board device and the versions of the software acquired from the other on-board devices with first consistency information prestored.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of devices, a first device included in the devices including: a storage configured to store consistency information including a permitted combination of versions of software installed on each of one or more devices in association with each of the control functions; a determination unit configured to determine whether the consistency information consistent with versions of software installed on a part of the devices exists when consistency does not exist in the versions of all software installed on each of the devices; and a performance control unit configured to permit performance of a part of control functions associated with the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices when the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices exists.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of devices, a first device included in the devices including: a storage configured to store consistency information including a permitted combination of versions of software installed on each of one or more devices in association with each of the control functions; a determination unit configured to determine whether the consistency information consistent with versions of software installed on a part of the devices exists when consistency does not exist in the versions of all software installed on each of the devices; and a performance control unit configured to permit performance of a part of control functions associated with the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices when the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices exists.

Abstract: Provided are: a water treatment method that includes at least a denitrification step for denitrifying water to be treated with a denitrifying bacterium in the presence of a hydrogen donor, wherein the denitrification activity of the denitrifying bacterium can be maintained at a high level and thus the treatment speed can be increased; and a water treatment apparatus. The water treatment method includes at least a denitrification step for passing water to be treated through a biological treatment tank and denitrifying the same with a heterotrophic denitrifying bacterium in the presence of a hydrogen donor, wherein: molybdenum is added to the water to be treated to give a concentration of 0.01-1.0 mgMo/gN; a carrier is added to the biological treatment tank; and the nitrogen load to the carrier is controlled to 1.6 kgN/(m3-carrier·d) or greater.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a gel-type skin external composition containing a L-ascorbic acid derivative, which has excellent shape retention, stability, and excellent feeling of use even when salts coexist in the composition. The above problem is solved by providing a gel-type skin external composition containing a L-ascorbic acid derivative, a nonionic synthetic water-soluble polymer, and a natural water-soluble polysaccharide.

Abstract: Provided are a water treatment method and a water treatment device wherein in a biological treatment of ammonium nitrogen-containing water to be treated, the water to be treated can be treated stably at a high treatment speed even when the nitrogen concentration of the water to be treated is high. This water treatment device biologically treats ammonium nitrogen-containing water to be treated. The water treatment device (water treatment method) is provided with: a nitrification device (nitrification step) for oxidizing ammonium nitrogen to nitrite or nitrate nitrogen using nitrifying bacteria including autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria contained in microbial activated sludge; and a nitrification rate control means which maintains a molybdenum compound in the nitrification device in such a manner as to control the molybdenum concentration of the water to be treated to 0.025 mg Mo/gN or more, and controls the nitrification rate for the sludge to 0.11 [kgN/(kgVSS·day)].

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel heat stress relieving agent that can be taken easily, conveniently and safely even by infants and the elderly, who are susceptible to heat stress such as heat illness, that rapidly promotes sweating in a heat stress environment, and that prevents, alleviates, or improves symptoms and disorders caused by heat stress, such as heat illness. The above problem is solved by providing a heat stress relieving agent containing glycosyl hesperetin as an effective ingredient, and a basal body temperature maintaining agent containing glycosyl hesperetin as an effective ingredient.

Abstract: A specific on-board device, that is any one of a plurality of on-board devices, is configured to acquire the versions of software included in other on-board devices when the power source of a vehicle is turned on. The specific on-board device determines whether or not the versions of the software of all the on-board devices that constitute a vehicle control system are consistent, by comparing the version of the software of the specific on-board device and the versions of the software acquired from the other on-board devices with first consistency information prestored.