Abstract: This industrial robot is provided with: an arm portion having a longitudinal axis; a wrist portion provided to a distal end of the arm portion and swingable about a swing axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; a wire body inserted through the inside of the arm portion and connected to an end effector mounted to the wrist portion; and an energizing unit for energizing the wire body in a separate direction away from the wrist portion along the longitudinal axis of the arm portion. Thus, in an industrial robot in which a wire body is inserted through the inside of an arm portion, a conventional deficiency generated corresponding to a swing motion of a wrist portion can be eliminated.

Abstract: This disclosure describes oncolytic adenovirus constructs and methods on using the constructs. Generally, the oncolytic constructs includes at least a partial deletion of E3, a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a heterologous polypeptide in place of the at least partial deletion of E3, and a cell-specific regulatory polynucleotide operationally linked to the heterologous polynucleotide.

Abstract: An acrylic film having few fish eyes and a method for producing latex of an acrylic rubber-containing polymer having low amounts of coarse particles, excellent filtering properties, and low filter clogging frequency during a filtration step for removing foreign substances are provided. An acrylic film containing an acrylic rubber-containing polymer (G) has a thickness of 30 to 300 ?m, wherein the number of fish eyes that are 0.001 mm2 or greater in size is 130/m2 or fewer when a section having a light transmission rate of 75% or less for light having a wavelength of 400 to 1100 nm was detected as a fish eye.

Abstract: In the image retrieval condition setting device, a numerical value range determination unit determines, with respect to at least one of plural retrieval conditions for retrieving an image from plural images, a numerical value range of the retrieval condition according to the plural images. A display control unit displays a slide region indicating the numerical value range of the retrieval condition on the display unit and displays a button region that moves on the slide region on the display unit according to an instruction of a user, for each retrieval condition. Further, a numerical value setting unit sets a numerical value corresponding to the position of the button region on the slide region from the numerical value range of the retrieval condition as the numerical value of the retrieval condition, for each retrieval condition.

Abstract: Described herein is an adenovirus comprising an AB-loop comprising a targeting motif and methods of making and using the adenovirus. The targeting motif of the adenovirus can selectively bind to a tumor cell. The targeting motif of the adenovirus can selectively bind to cell markers and/or cell surface antigens including, for example, CD 133.

Abstract: Ad40-based polynucleotides, viral vectors, methods of making such polynucleotides and viral vectors, pharmaceutical compositions that includes such polynucleotides and viral vectors, and uses of such compositions are disclosed herein. Generally, the Ad40-based polynucleotide includes an Ad40-based vector that includes a genetic modification that decreases expression of an E1 coding region and a heterologous polynucleotide.

Abstract: A wrist portion of a robot includes: a first movable portion configured to rotate relative to an arm portion around a first wrist axis; a second movable portion configured to rotate relative to the first movable portion around a second wrist axis; a third movable portion configured to rotate relative to the second movable portion around a third wrist axis; and a cable insertion portion through which an effector cable is inserted, the effector cable being used to supply electric power to an end effector attached to the third movable portion. The cable insertion portion is provided at the first movable portion so as to be located on the first wrist axis. Two motors among a plurality of motors configured to drive the wrist portion are attached to the first movable portion so as to sandwich the cable insertion portion in a direction perpendicular to the first wrist axis.

Abstract: An acrylic film having few fish eyes and a method for producing latex of an acrylic rubber-containing polymer having low amounts of coarse particles, excellent filtering properties, and low filter clogging frequency during a filtration step for removing foreign substances. An acrylic film containing an acrylic rubber-containing polymer and a thickness of 30 to 300 ?m, wherein the number of fish eyes that are 0.001 mm2 or greater in size is 130/m2 or fewer when a section having a light transmission rate of 75% or less for light having a wavelength of 400 to 1100 nm was detected as a fish eye A laminate film formed by laminating the acrylic film and a layer of at least one resin selected from thermoplastic resin, thermosetting resin, and photo curable resin. A laminated injection molded article formed by laminating the acrylic film on an injection molded article.

Abstract: A method of producing an acrylic polymer comprising a step of emulsion-polymerizing an acrylic monomer mixture (A) and a step of emulsion-polymerizing an acrylic monomer mixture (B) in the presence of a polymerization initiator and a polymerization inhibitor in amounts satisfying the following formula (1) in the polymer dispersion (D) obtained by the emulsion polymerization thereof, wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) of the acrylic monomer mixture (A) to the acrylic monomer mixture (B) is 70/30 to 95/5; an acrylic polymer obtained by this production method; and a plastisol composition using the same. 0.1?Q/I?30??(1) in the formula (1), Q represents the molar amount of the polymerization inhibitor and I represents the molar amount of the polymerization initiator present in the polymer dispersion (D) before the introduction of the polymerization inhibitor.

Abstract: A frame support structure of a vehicle seat includes a frame and a bracket supporting the frame on a vehicle floor. The frame extends toward a first side of a vehicle seat cushion in the seat width direction to extend the seat cushion to the direction of the first side. One end of the frame is connected to the first side of the vehicle seat cushion. The bracket includes a first support plate and a second support plate, which extends in a direction perpendicular to the first support plate. An edge of the second support plate is fixed to that of the first support plate on a side opposite from the first side. A plate face of the first support plate is fixed to a front or a rear surface of the frame and the second support plate is fixed to a lower surface of the horizontal frame.

Abstract: In an axial fan including a motor, a substrate that connects ends of a plurality of coils is disposed at a position axially under a bottom portion of a case with an axial gap therebetween. A spacer is interposed between the substrate and the bottom portion, and the substrate is fixed to the spacer. A plurality of through holes provided in the bottom portion are disposed in axial alignment with a plurality of through holes provided in the spacer. An air flow produced by rotation of an impeller at least partially passes through the interior of the case to be discharged to outside of the case through the through holes in the bottom portion so that heat generated inside the motor can be efficiently transferred to outside of the case.

Abstract: A wrist portion of a robot includes: a first movable portion configured to rotate relative to an arm portion around a first wrist axis; a second movable portion configured to rotate relative to the first movable portion around a second wrist axis; a third movable portion configured to rotate relative to the second movable portion around a third wrist axis; and a cable insertion portion through which an effector cable is inserted, the effector cable being used to supply electric power to an end effector attached to the third movable portion. The cable insertion portion is provided at the first movable portion so as to be located on the first wrist axis. Two motors among a plurality of motors configured to drive the wrist portion are attached to the first movable portion so as to sandwich the cable insertion portion in a direction perpendicular to the first wrist axis.

Abstract: A method of producing an acrylic polymer comprising a step of emulsion-polymerizing an acrylic monomer mixture (A) and a step of emulsion-polymerizing an acrylic monomer mixture (B) in the presence of a polymerization initiator and a polymerization inhibitor in amounts satisfying the following formula (1) in the polymer dispersion (D) obtained by the emulsion polymerization thereof, wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) of the acrylic monomer mixture (A) to the acrylic monomer mixture (B) is 70/30 to 95/5; an acrylic polymer obtained by this production method; and a plastisol composition using the same. 0.1?Q/I?30??(1) in the formula (1), Q represents the molar amount of the polymerization inhibitor and I represents the molar amount of the polymerization initiator present in the polymer dispersion (D) before the introduction of the polymerization inhibitor.

Abstract: In an axial fan including a motor, a substrate that connects the ends of a plurality of coils is disposed at a position axially under the bottom portion of a case with an axial gap therebetween. A spacer is interposed between the substrate and the bottom portion, and the substrate is fixed to the spacer. A plurality of through holes provided in the bottom portion are disposed in axial alignment with a plurality of through holes provided in the spacer. An air flow produced by rotation of an impeller at least partially passes through the interior of the case to be discharged to the outside of the case through the through holes in the bottom portion and in the spacer so that heat generated inside the motor can be efficiently transferred to the outside of the case.

Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a bearing, a cover, a shaft, a rotor holder and a rotor magnet. The cover member includes an outer cylinder portion arranged to support the stator on the inner surface thereof, an inner cylinder portion arranged to support the bearing on the inner surface thereof and a bottom portion arranged to interconnect the lower end of the outer cylinder portion and the lower end of the inner cylinder portion. The stator includes a stator core, an insulator arranged to cover the stator core and coils. The cover member is preferably formed by press-forming a single metal plate member. The insulator includes a protrusion portion positioned radially outwards of the coils to protrude upwards higher than the upper end of the outer cylinder portion. The upper ends of the coils are positioned higher than the upper end of the outer cylinder portion.

Abstract: Described herein is a method that generally includes infecting a host cell with a rescue adenovirus, wherein the rescue adenovirus genome comprises a loxP site and encodes at least one marker, and wherein the host cell comprises a library of polynucleotides that complement the adenovirus genome marker and encode a detectable polypeptide; incubating the infected host cell under conditions effective to permit recombination between the adenovirus genome and one or more of the library polynucleotides and the production of recombinant adenovirus particles comprising at least on detectable polypeptide; and detecting the at least one detectable polypeptide. Also described are adenovirus libraries constructed using such a method.

Abstract: Ad40-based polynucleotides, viral vectors, methods of making such polynucleotides and viral vectors, pharmaceutical compositions that includes such polynucleotides and viral vectors, and uses of such compositions are disclosed herein. Generally, the Ad40-based polynucleotide includes an Ad40-based vector that includes a genetic modification that decreases expression of an E1 coding region and a heterologous polynucleotide.

Abstract: A frame support structure of a vehicle seat includes a frame and a bracket supporting the frame on a vehicle floor. The frame extends toward a first side of a vehicle seat cushion in the seat width direction to extend the seat cushion to the direction of the first side. One end of the frame is connected to the first side of the vehicle seat cushion. The bracket includes a first support plate and a second support plate, which extends in a direction perpendicular to the first support plate. An edge of the second support plate is fixed to that of the first support plate on a side opposite from the first side. A plate face of the first support plate is fixed to a front or a rear surface of the frame and the second support plate is fixed to a lower surface of the horizontal frame.

Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a bearing, a cover, a shaft, a rotor holder and a rotor magnet. The cover member includes an outer cylinder portion arranged to support the stator on the inner surface thereof, an inner cylinder portion arranged to support the bearing on the inner surface thereof and a bottom portion arranged to interconnect the lower end of the outer cylinder portion and the lower end of the inner cylinder portion. The stator includes a stator core, an insulator arranged to cover the stator core and coils. The cover member is preferably formed by press-forming a single metal plate member. The insulator includes a protrusion portion positioned radially outwards of the coils to protrude upwards higher than the upper end of the outer cylinder portion. The upper ends of the coils are positioned higher than the upper end of the outer cylinder portion.

Abstract: A sliding door structure of a vehicle is provided for sliding a door body with respect to an opening portion of a vehicle body in forward and rearward directions of the vehicle body for opening and closing. The sliding door structure includes a rail disposed on the door body and aligned with the forward and rearward directions of the vehicle body. An arm protrudes from an edge portion on a door opening direction side of the opening portion of the vehicle body, and is configured to engage with the rail to hold the door body movably in the forward and rearward directions. The door body is able to slide in the door opening direction after engagement between the vehicle body side engagement portion and the arm side engagement portion when the arm pushes the door body outwardly in the width direction of the vehicle.