Abstract: A vehicle stabilizer system, including: a stabilizer device and a switching mechanism to switch a roll suppressing function by a stabilizer bar between an effective state in which the roll suppressing function is rendered effective and an ineffective state in which the roll suppressing function is rendered ineffective; and a controller configured to determine whether a lateral acceleration of a vehicle body is greater than a threshold lateral acceleration and control the switching mechanism to render the roll suppressing function effective when the lateral acceleration is greater than the threshold lateral acceleration and ineffective when the lateral acceleration is not greater than the threshold lateral acceleration, wherein the controller employs, as a determination lateral acceleration for determining whether the lateral acceleration is greater than the threshold lateral acceleration, a smaller one of an actual lateral acceleration and an estimated lateral acceleration estimated based on a turning degree

Abstract: The present invention provides a CIGS film production method which ensures that a CIGS film excellent in conversion efficiency can be produced at lower costs with higher reproducibility, and a CIGS solar cell production method using the CIGS film production method. The CIGS film production method includes: a stacking step of stacking an (A) layer containing indium, gallium and selenium and a (B) layer containing copper and selenium in this order in a solid phase over a substrate while heating at a temperature of higher than 250° C. and not higher than 400° C.; and a heating step of further heating the resulting stack of the (A) layer and the (B) layer to melt a compound of copper and selenium in the (B) layer into a liquid phase, whereby copper is diffused from the (B) layer into the (A) layer to cause crystal growth to provide a CIGS film.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel adenovirus vector for which inflammation during the in vivo administration thereof is alleviated by inhibiting the induction of expression of an adenovirus gene by a foreign promoter inserted into the adenovirus genome, and a method for producing the vector, a cell line for use in the production of the recombinant adenovirus vector, or a gene therapy method using the recombinant adenovirus vector.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel adenovirus vector for which inflammation during the in vivo administration thereof is alleviated by inhibiting the induction of expression of an adenovirus gene by a foreign promoter inserted into the adenovirus genome, and a method for producing the vector, a cell line for use in the production of the recombinant adenovirus vector, or a gene therapy method using the recombinant adenovirus vector.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel adenovirus vector for which inflammation during the in vivo administration thereof is alleviated by inhibiting the induction of expression of an adenovirus gene by a foreign promoter inserted into the adenovirus genome, and a method for producing the vector, a cell line for use in the production of the recombinant adenovirus vector, or a gene therapy method using the recombinant adenovirus vector.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel adenovirus vector for which inflammation during the in vivo administration thereof is alleviated by inhibiting the induction of expression of an adenovirus gene by a foreign promoter inserted into the adenovirus genome, and a method for producing the vector, a cell line for use in the production of the recombinant adenovirus vector, or a gene therapy method using the recombinant adenovirus vector.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel adenovirus vector for which inflammation during the in vivo administration thereof is alleviated by inhibiting the induction of expression of an adenovirus gene by a foreign promoter inserted into the adenovirus genome, and a method for producing the vector, a cell line for use in the production of said recombinant adenovirus vector, or a gene therapy method using said recombinant adenovirus vector.

Abstract: To provide a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for chronic hepatitis, capable of inhibiting the binding of hepatitis virus and a target cell, thereby preventing or treating chronic hepatitis; and a fusion interferon capable of still more improving a viral clearance ratio at the termination of interferon administration. A prophylactic or therapeutic agent for chronic hepatitis, comprising an oligopeptide having the following characteristics: (A) having a binding affinity to a viral antigen protein; (B) inhibiting binding of virus to a receptor protein on a target cell for said virus; and (C) having homologies with said receptor protein at the amino acid sequence level; a fusion interferon containing an amino acid sequence of the above-mentioned oligopeptide; and method for treating chronic hepatitis in combination with the use of interferon, characterized by using the oligopeptide or a part thereof in combination with interferon.

Abstract: A sliding surface of at least one of sliding members sliding with respect to each other in a sliding direction comprises a protrusion extending along a direction intersecting the sliding direction and fine dimples provided on a surface of the protrusion. In the sliding members, lubricating oil is accumulated in the dimples, and is easily extracted through a drain portion formed by dimple in a running-in operation.

Abstract: In an engine block structure in a multi-cylinder engine in which a piston is incorporated from the side of a crank chamber into each of a plurality of cylinders disposed in series in a cylinder block, cylinder axes of the two adjacent cylinders are disposed to extend in such directions that they are gradually spaced apart from each other as proceeding from the side of a valve operating chamber toward the crank chamber as viewed from a direction of arrangement of the cylinders. Thus, a sufficient crankshaft bearing area can be ensured without bringing an increase in number of parts and an increase in size of the engine block.

Abstract: A housing of a motor generator is integrally coupled to an end of an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine includes an oil pan and a cylinder block which have arcuate stiffener ribs and radial stiffener ribs on end surfaces thereof for increased mechanical strength of the internal combustion engine. The motor generator has a housing that is directly coupled to the internal combustion engine with a relatively small number of parts.

Abstract: In an engine for a vehicle including a bearing cap integral type oil pan which has a plurality of bearing cap sections integrally provided thereon and which is integrally coupled to a cylinder block, connecting bolts are screwed into the bearing cap sections from the cylinder block to integrally couple the cylinder block and the oil pan to each other. An oil pan chamber, which is an as-cast bore made by drawing a die in an axial direction of a crankshaft, is defined to extend continuously in the axial direction of the crankshaft between the bearing cap sections and a bottom wall of the oil pan. Thus, the oil pan can be produced simply, at a low cost, by a casting process and moreover, it is possible to reduce the weight and size of the oil pan and increase the rigidity of the oil pan.

Abstract: The method of the present invention is one for efficiently obtaining a condensed adsorbable gas from a gas containing a low concentration of the adsorbable gas by subjecting the original gas to the process of adsorption and desorption using adsorption columns packed with an adsorbent and then condensing the exhausted desorbed gas containing a higher concentration of the adsorbable gas, in which the adsorption column after adsorption is subjected to desorption after a desorbed gas exhausted from the second adsorption column to be mentioned later is introduced into the adsorption column to make the adsorbable gas contained in the desorbed gas be adsorbed by the column; an exhaust gas exhausted during the condensation of a desorbed gas and containing the noncondensed adsorbable gas is introduced into the second adsorption column to make the adsorbable gas contained in the exhaust gas be adsorbed by the column; and the desorbed gas containing the adsorbable gas and exhausted during the desorption of the second co

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for chains which comprises(A) as the base oil, a polyol ester represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 to R.sub.4 are each an alkyl group having 2 to 17 carbon atoms, a and b are each an integer of 0 to 2 with the proviso that the total of a and b is 2, and n is an integer of 1 to 4, and(B) as an additive, a graphite fluoride represented by the experimental formulaCF.sub.xwherein x is a number of 0.5 to 1.2, in a specified amount of 0.5 to 30% by weight of the composition.