Abstract: A power supply control apparatus of a navigation system includes a power switch for a user to turn a display screen of the navigation system on or off; a navigation power switching unit to turn an internal function of the navigation system on or off by a power supply connection; a navigation information unnecessary state detecting unit to detect a navigation information unnecessary state where a user does not need navigation information; and a power supply control unit to turn the navigation power switching unit off when the navigation information unnecessary state detecting unit detects the navigation information unnecessary state.

Abstract: A humidifier of the present invention includes a humidifier main body for humidifying a second fluid, using a humidified first fluid discharged from a fuel cell; a head portion of which one end is connected to an end of the humidifier main body and the other end is connected to the fuel cell or a supply passage extending from the fuel cell, and which supplies the second fluid after humidification to the fuel cell; and a chamber for communicating a bottom portion of a humidified gas flow passage formed within the head portion.

Abstract: A proxy server in an SIP network includes the common SIP proxy server function 11, the function of determining whether an SIP request and an SIP response received by the proxy server 10 belong to a call flow encountering a failure of the working SIP server 30, and the function of, when determination is made that they belong to a call flow encountering a failure, referring to the contents of the received SIP request and SIP response to specify a destination to which the SIP request and the SIP response are to be transmitted next.

Abstract: Provided in a proxy server which enables a plurality of SIP servers to copy registration information after presenting, to an SIP server requesting SIP Digest authentication, properness of one who makes an access and of a REGISTER request to be transmitted. With a REGISTER request generation function provided in addition to a function that a common SIP proxy server holds, a proxy server disposed between a user agent and an SIP server generates a REGISTER request to a spare SIP server and transmits the same to the spare SIP server, thereby realizing registration information copying, and holds a user identifier and a password of the proxy server to execute Digest authentication with the spare SIP server. Moreover, after confirming a REGISTER request processing completion response (200 OK) from a working SIP server from which registration information is copied, the proxy server transmits a copied REGISTER request to the spare SIP server.

Abstract: A therapeutic agent for renal failure including, as an active ingredient, a 4,8-inter-m-phenylene prostaglandin I2 derivative, and also a method for treatment of renal failure using the same.

Abstract: A thermal storage method according to the present invention includes the steps of: (A) putting a first composition A, including an n-hydrate (where n is a hydration number) of an inorganic salt in solid phase and having a phase change temperature Tm of 100° C.

Abstract: A body of a hydrogen generator includes a reformer configured to generate a reformed gas mainly containing hydrogen, a material passage configured to supply a reforming material, which is a material for a reforming reaction, to the reformer, a shifter configured to convert CO contained in a reformed gas obtained from the reformer into CO2, a reformed gas passage configured to supply the reformed gas obtained from the reformer to the shifter, and a passage for the shifted gas obtained from the shifter. The shifted gas passage and the material passage are adjacent to each other with a shared horizontal wall interposed therebetween, and thereby, heat from the shifted gas and radiant heat from the downstream end face of the shifter are transferred to the reforming material that travels in the material passage.

Abstract: A humidifier for humidifying a fuel cell composed of an anode side humidifier and a cathode side humidifier each possessing a plurality of hollow fiber membrane modules for migrating moisture between a supply gas, which is supplied to a fuel cell, and an exhaust gas, which is exhausted from the fuel cell to thereby humidify the supply gas, the humidifier comprising: a pair of heads which hold both ends of the hollow fiber membrane modules, a connecting member which connects each of heads, and a device for warming the supply gas composed of conduits through which a cooling medium exhausted from the fuel cell is passed. The device for warming the supply gas is configured so that first warms a humidifier at an outlet side of the supply gas, and then warms a humidifier at an inlet side of the supply gas.

Abstract: A humidifier for humidifying a fuel cell composed of an anode side humidifier and a cathode side humidifier each possessing a plurality of hollow fiber membrane modules for migrating moisture between a supply gas, which is supplied to a fuel cell, and an exhaust gas, which is exhausted from the fuel cell to thereby humidify the supply gas, the humidifier comprising: a pair of heads which hold both ends of the hollow fiber membrane modules, a connecting member which connects each of heads, and a device for warming the supply gas composed of conduits through which a cooling medium exhausted from the fuel cell is passed. The device for warming the supply gas is configured so that first warms a humidifier at an outlet side of the supply gas, and then warms a humidifier at an inlet side of the supply gas.

Abstract: A hydrogen generator comprises therein a reformer, a Shifter, a material flow passage with first evaporator through which a material is supplied to the reformer, a reformed gas flow passage for leading the reformed gas derived from the reformer to the Shifter, a shifted gas flow passage through which a shifted gas derived from the Shifter is taken out, and second steam flow passage formed adjacent to the reformed gas flow passage to be located at upstream side of the Shifter. The second evaporator is provided within the second steam flow passage. A part of heat of the reformed gas is recovered as latent heat by the second evaporator. Thereby, temperature of the Shifter is controlled.

Abstract: Disclosed is a humidifier for humidifying dry gas by transferring moisture from moist gas. A humidifier comprising: a housing having a first area for passing a first gas and a second area for passing a second gas having higher water content than that of said first gas; a moisture permeable means for transferring moisture from said second gas to said first gas to humidify the first gas; and a communicating path formed on the housing through which the first area and the second area communicate with each other, to transfer condensed water formed in the first area to the second area.

Abstract: A fuel cell system that is compact and has stabilized performance is provided. The fuel cell system includes two fuel cell stacks or a first fuel cell stack (31) and a second fuel cell stack (32), a high-pressure hydrogen tank (11) as a hydrogen supplying device for supplying hydrogen to the first and second fuel cell stacks (31, 32), a compressor (12) as an air supplying device for supplying air to the fuel cell stack, and a humidifier (20) for humidifying air to be supplied to the first and second fuel cell stacks (31, 32). The humidifier (20) is disposed between the first and second fuel cell stacks (31, 32); a supply air exhaust port of the humidifier (20) and air supply ports (Q1) of the first and second fuel cell stacks (31, 32) are connected by air supply pipes (51) having the same length.

Abstract: A purification catalyst and a gas-purifying apparatus are provided which are capable of sufficiently purifying a gas subject to treatment at low temperatures. The purification catalyst includes ZrO2 having a specific surface area of 50 m2/g or less and a monoclinic crystal system. The gas-purifying apparatus includes the aforementioned purification catalyst as a first purification catalyst, and a second purification catalyst containing Mn as a major component and disposed upstream of the first purification catalyst.

Abstract: The invention provides a fuel cell system, which has a humidifying apparatus to supply the sufficient moisture to the solid electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell and is capable of preventing the mixture of fuel and oxidant gases in the apparatus. The hydrogen gas supplied to the anode of the fuel cell is humidified in the first humidifier and the air Ad supplied to the cathode is humidified in the second humidifier. The first humidifier has the non-porous water permeable membrane, which is permeable only to the moisture of the cathode off-gas discharged from the cathode of the fuel cell, on the other hand the second humidifier has the porous water permeable membrane, which is permeable to the moisture of the cathode off-gas.

Abstract: It is not possible to store heat of a domestic hot water supply level at a high density. If thermal storage temperature is T, variation in enthalpy in a chemical reaction is ?H, variation in entropy is ?S, and variation in free energy is ?G, a thermal storage material satisfying a relationship of T?S??G is used under a condition of ?H>0 so as to promote a reaction for putting the thermal storage material in a thermal storage reaction portion in an energy storing state by having supplemental energy added by an electrode portion when putting the thermal storage material in the energy storing state by decomposing or separating it.

Abstract: To provide a vinyl chloride type thermoplastic elastomer composition which is excellent in shape retention at a high temperature and in the reduction of compression set without lowering the moldability required for a vinyl chloride type resin composition. A vinyl chloride type thermoplastic elastomer composition produced by blending and kneading a pelletized composition (D) obtained by kneading a mixture comprising 100 parts of (A) a vinyl chloride type resin having a high average polymerization degree, from 20 to 200 parts of (B) a plasticizer, and from 50 to 200 parts of (C) a powdered partially crosslinked acrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer, with a powdery mixture (E) obtained by mixing a vinyl chloride type resin having a low average polymerization degree and a plasticizer.

Abstract: A body (50) of a hydrogen generator of the present invention includes a reformer (10) configured to generate a reformed gas mainly containing hydrogen, a reforming material passage (1) configured to supply a reforming material, which is a material for a reforming reaction, to the reformer, a CO shifter (15) configured to convert CO contained in a reformed gas obtained from the reformer (10) into CO2, a reformed gas passage (2) configured to supply the reformed gas obtained from the reformer (10) to the CO shifter (15), and a passage (3) for the shifted gas obtained from the CO shifter (15). The shifted gas passage (3) and the reforming material passage (1) are adjacent to each other with a shared horizontal wall (31) interposed therebetween, and thereby, heat from the shifted gas and radiant heat from the downstream end face (15b) of the CO shifter are transferred to the reforming material that travels in the reforming material passage (1).

Abstract: A humidifier of the present invention includes a humidifier main body for humidifying a second fluid, using a humidified first fluid discharged from a fuel cell; a head portion of which one end is connected to an end of the humidifier main body and the other end is connected to the fuel cell or a supply passage extending from the fuel cell, and which supplies the second fluid after humidification to the fuel cell; and a chamber for communicating a bottom portion of a humidified gas flow passage formed within the head portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent for renal failure comprising, as an active ingredient, a 4,8-inter-m-phenylene prostaglandin I2 derivative, and also relates to a method for treatment of renal failure using the same.

Abstract: In AV deices connected to a network via a digital interface, a connection request given from the outside via the network is rejected within a preset time after a connection state of the network changes.