Abstract: A feeding device comprises a suction feeding unit having a belt for feeding a sheet in a suction state and a belt driving unit, a sheet detection sensor, and a control unit. The control unit controls the belt drive unit so as to feed the sheet in a feeding direction at a first speed. If the sheet does not arrive at the sheet detection sensor, the control unit controls the belt drive unit so as to execute a low-speed feeding of moving the belt in the feeding direction at a second speed lower than the first speed or so as to execute a reverse feeding of moving the belt in a reverse feeding direction opposite to the feeding direction.

Abstract: A sheet processor subjecting a sheet having been conveyed forward to processing along a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the sheet, includes: a processing unit performing the processing; and a receiving unit receiving the processing unit therein in a state capable of perfecting the processing on the sheet, and the processing unit includes a first processing tool 4A and a second processing tool 4B disposed to vertically oppose each other with a conveyance surface of the sheet disposed therebetween, and the receiving unit includes at least one receiver that removably receives the first processing tool 4A and the second processing tool 4B in the state capable of performing the processing on the sheet, with arbitrarily selected one of the first processing tool 4A and the second processing tool 4B disposed above the conveyance surface, and with arbitrarily selected another of the first processing tool 4A and the second processing tool 4B disposed below the conveyance surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assisting the detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment, the method for assisting the highly accurate detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment. In the method for assisting the detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment, the amount of at least one miRNA selected from miR-122, miR-144, let-7f, miR-128-3p and miR-107 contained in a test sample separated from a living body is used as an indicator. A larger amount of miR-122 than that in a healthy individual, or a smaller amount of at least one miRNA selected from miR-144, let-7f, miR-128-3p and miR-107 than that in a healthy individual is indicative that the living body is more likely to have developed Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assisting the detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment, the method for assisting the highly accurate detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment. In the method for assisting the detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment, the amount of at least one miRNA selected from miR-122, miR-144, let-7f, miR-128-3p and miR-107 contained in a test sample separated from a living body is used as an indicator. A larger amount of miR-122 than that in a healthy individual, or a smaller amount of at least one miRNA selected from miR-144, let-7f, miR-128-3p and miR-107 than that in a healthy individual is indicative that the living body is more likely to have developed Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment.

Abstract: A feeding device includes a suction feeding unit having a belt for feeding a sheet in a suction state and a belt driving unit, a sheet detection sensor, and a control unit. The control unit controls the belt drive unit so as to feed the sheet in a feeding direction at a first speed. If the sheet does not arrive at the sheet detection sensor, the control unit controls the belt drive unit so as to execute a low-speed feeding of moving the belt in the feeding direction at a second speed lower than the first speed or so as to execute a reverse feeding of moving the belt in a reverse feeding direction opposite to the feeding direction.

Abstract: A slitter comprising: an upper rotary blade; a lower rotary blade; an upper housing for holding the upper rotary blade; and a lower housing for holding the lower rotary blade, the slitter being constructed such that the both rotary blades revolve in a manner that a tip on a cutting surface side of the upper rotary blade and a tip on a cutting surface side of the lower rotary blade are rubbed together so that a sheet passing through between the both rotary blades is cut, wherein the upper rotary blade is cantilevered on the cutting surface side by a cantilevered supporting part and the lower rotary blade is cantilevered on a non-cutting surface side by a cantilevered supporting part.

Abstract: A feeding device comprises a suction feeding unit having a belt for feeding a sheet in a suction state and a belt driving unit, a sheet detection sensor, and a control unit. The control unit controls the belt drive unit so as to feed the sheet in a feeding direction at a first speed. If the sheet does not arrive at the sheet detection sensor, the control unit controls the belt drive unit so as to execute a low-speed feeding ox moving the belt in the feeding direction at a second speed lower than the first speed or so as to execute a reverse feeding of moving the belt in a reverse feeding direction opposite to the feeding direction.

Abstract: A sheet processor subjecting a sheet having been conveyed forward to processing along a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the sheet, includes: a processing unit performing the processing; and a receiving unit receiving the processing unit therein in a state capable of perfecting the processing on the sheet, and the processing unit includes a first processing tool 4A and a second processing tool 4B disposed to vertically oppose each other with a conveyance surface of the sheet disposed therebetween, and the receiving unit includes at least one receiver that removably receives the first processing tool 4A and the second processing tool 4B in the state capable of performing the processing on the sheet, with arbitrarily selected one of the first processing tool 4A and the second processing tool 4B disposed above the conveyance surface, and with arbitrarily selected another of the first processing tool 4A and the second processing tool 4B disposed below the conveyance surface.

Abstract: A slitter comprising: an upper rotary blade; a lower rotary blade; an upper housing for holding the upper rotary blade; and a lower housing for holding the lower rotary blade, the slitter being constructed such that the both rotary blades revolve in a manner that a tip on a cutting surface side of the upper rotary blade and a tip on a cutting surface side of the lower rotary blade are rubbed together so that a sheet passing through between the both rotary blades is cut, wherein the upper rotary blade is cantilevered on the cutting surface side by a cantilevered supporting part and the lower rotary blade is cantilevered on a non-cutting surface side by a cantilevered supporting part.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assisting the detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment, the method for assisting the highly accurate detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment. In the method for assisting the detection of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment, the amount of at least one miRNA selected from miR-122, miR-144, let-7f, miR-128-3p and miR-107 contained in a test sample separated from a living body is used as an indicator. A larger amount of miR-122 than that in a healthy individual, or a smaller amount of at least one miRNA selected from miR-144, let-7f, miR-128-3p and miR-107 than that in a healthy individual is indicative that the living body is more likely to have developed Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment.

Abstract: A polypeptide obtainable by inducement under hypoxic conditions having a sequence comprising:(a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or 3 or a fragment thereof; (b) an amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4 or a fragment thereof; or (c) an amino acid sequence resulting from deletion, addition, insertion or substitution of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or 3; a polynucleotide encoding the above polypeptide or the fragment thereof useful for producing the above polypeptide by a biotechnological technique; and an antibody or fragment thereof specifically binding the above polypeptide.

Abstract: A polypeptide obtainable by inducement under hypoxic conditions having a sequence comprising: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or 3 or a fragment thereof; (b) an amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4 or a fragment thereof; or (c) an amino acid sequence resulting from deletion, addition, insertion or substitution of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or 3; a polynucleotide encoding the above polypeptide or the fragment thereof useful for producing the above polypeptide by a biotechnological technique; and an antibody or fragment thereof specifically binding the above polypeptide.

Abstract: A perlite sound absorbing plate and a sound insulating wall constructed by arranging a number of said plates side by side and by assembling together into one integral body are disclosed. The plate is composed of a mixture including 1,000 cm.sup.3 by bulk volume of formed perlite particles each having a diameter of 0.1 to 7.0 mm, 100 to 140 g of cement, liquid rubber latex containing 5 to 20 g of solid ingredients and a suitable amount of water and produced by press molding with a compression ratio of 1.10 to 1.30. The wall is constructed by assembling a number of said plates each provided with a side groove with the aid of supporting columns and reinforcing plates, each having a ridge adapted to be engaged with the side groove of said plate.

Abstract: A device for controlling a propagation direction of noise, which is preferably associated with a sound insulating wall to significantly improve its sound reducing effect of alleviating noise emitted from a noise source such as a railroad, highway and the like on which an electric car and automobiles run. The device comprises a hollow structural body composed of a plurality of elongated vertical hollow passages arranged at right angles to a substrate and spaced apart from each other by means of partition walls. The upper noise inlet side surface of the hollow passages face a propagation direction of noise emitted from the noise source and serve to refract and lag in phase the noise passed therethrough, thereby producing a sound reducing region located intermediate between a direct sound propagation and the refracted sound propagation. In one embodiment, a pair of hollow structural bodies are arranged in opposition to each other to form an arch type device.

Abstract: A noise control device which produces behind it an enlarged sound reducing region is disclosed. The device comprises a hollow structural body composed of a plurality of elongate hollow passages which are different in length and constructed such that the passage length is made the longest at a substantially center part in a vertical direction and is made gradually shorter from the center part toward upper and lower edges of the hollow structural body. The upper and lower edges allow direct propagation sound emitted from a noise source to pass thereover and therethrough.

Abstract: A sound absorbing body which can effectively be utilized as an exterior sound absorbing wall or an interior wall of a house is disclosed. The sound absorbing body comprises a number of sound absorbing cavities inclined at an angle .alpha. which is smaller than 80.degree. with respect to a transverse horizontal sectional plane of the body, the sound absorbing cavities being opened at the sound incident surface.

Abstract: A device for controlling a propagation direction of noise which is preferably associated with a sound insulating wall to significantly improve its sound reducing effect of alleviating noise emitted from a noise source such as a railroad, highway and the like on which an electric car and automobiles run. The device comprises a hollow structural body composed of a plurality of elongate hollow passages superimposed one upon the other and spaced apart from each other. The passages are arranged in a propagation direction of noise emitted from the noise source and serve to refract and lag in phase the noise passed therethrough, thereby producing a sound reducing region located intermediate between a direct propagation sound and the refraction propagation sound.