Abstract: An apparatus/system for generating a high-purity nitrogen gas using a fuel cell includes; a fuel cell that operates by taking in air or a gas containing nitrogen and oxygen, and a fuel gas; a dehumidification mechanism that reduces moisture or water vapor content in an exhaust gas that is extracted from the fuel cell and has a lower oxygen concentration than air; and a filtering mechanism which includes a filter using fibers having different degrees of permeation for nitrogen and oxygen and converts the exhaust gas having a reduced moisture or water vapor content into a gas having an increased nitrogen concentration. The filter recovery ratio is higher when an oxygen concentration of a gas to be filtered is lower. The dehumidification mechanism is a pump unit including a water seal pump to provide an adiabatic expansion chamber in which the exhaust gas extracted from the fuel cell expands adiabatically.

Abstract: In the method for separating and purifying histidine from a culture containing the amino acid, the culture containing histidine and microbial cells is charged onto the top of a column filled with a carrier particle whose particle size is 420 ?m or more and which has an ability to adsorb histidine and then an eluent is passed through the column whereby accomplishing the separation and purification of histidine, and preferably in the step mentioned above, a strong acid cation exchange resin is employed as a carrier particle whereby accomplishing the separation and purification of histidine.

Abstract: An input device includes a substrate and a movable object that moves on the substrate. One of the substrate and the movable object includes a magnetic field generator and the other of the substrate and the movable object includes electromagnetic conversion elements provided to detect magnetic fields generated outside of the magnetic field generator.

Abstract: An actuator includes: a magnetic field generator that has different magnetic poles alternately arranged in a plane, with a predetermined position being the center of the magnetic poles; a coil holder that holds a plurality of coils that are radially arranged and face the magnetic field generator, relative motion being caused between the magnetic field generator and the coil holder; and an electromagnetic conversion unit that detects the relative motion and is mounted on either the magnetic field generator or the coil holder.

Abstract: A path control packet is sent from a router to a receiver. The receiver capsulates the received packet and transmits a capsulated IP packet to a feed via a ground line. The feed extracts the path control packet by decapsulation and transmits the packet to a router. At the same time, path control information is sent to a satellite line. The router processes the packet as if the path control information from the router reached via the satellite line. When a receiver receives a packet via the satellite line, it transmits the packet as a packet to a router. This router processes the packet as if the path control information from the router reached via the satellite line.

Abstract: In the method for separating and purifying histidine from a culture containing the amino acid, the culture containing histidine and microbial cells is charged onto the top of a column filled with a carrier particle whose particle size is 350 ?m or more and which has an ability to adsorb histidine and then an eluent is passed through the column whereby accomplishing the separation and purification of histidine, and preferably in the step mentioned above, a strong acid cation exchange resin is employed as a carrier particle whereby accomplishing the separation and purification of histidine.

Abstract: A multiprocessor system in which a CPU (100) and a GPU (200) are interconnected via an IOIF (110) is provided. A main memory (120) is installed on the CPU (100) side and a local memory (220) is installed in the GPU (200) side. The CPU (100) queues a graphics command generated with a graphics library (300) by an application (310) to a command buffer (10) in the main memory (120). The GPU (200) reads and executes the graphics command stored in the command buffer (10). The area of the main memory (120) is memory-mapped in an I/O address space. The GPU (200) reads data memory-mapped in the I/O address space via the IOIF (110) and uses it for graphics operation.

Abstract: A tactile panel includes a vibration panel, a yoke provided to face the vibration panel, drive coils secured on a circumference of the vibration panel, and a set of permanent magnets arranged between the vibration panel and the yoke. The vibration panel is held by panel holding members, into which both sides of the vibration panel are inserted in a direction substantially perpendicular to a vibration direction of the vibration panel.

Abstract: A disclosed antenna device includes a ground plate, a feeding unit that extends from the ground plate at a predetermined angle for a predetermined length, the feeding unit being prepared perpendicular to the ground plate, and a non-conductive section formed in the ground plate. The shape of the non-conductive section is adjusted according to a desired frequency characteristic.

Abstract: A path control packet is sent from a router to a receiver. The receiver capsulates the received packet and transmits a capsulated IP packet to a feed via a ground line. The feed extracts the path control packet by decapsulation and transmits the packet to a router. At the same time, path control information is sent to a satellite line. The router processes the packet as if the path control information from the router reached via the satellite line. When a receiver receives a packet via the satellite line, it transmits the packet as a packet to a router. This router processes the packet as if the path control information from the router reached via the satellite line.

Abstract: An input device includes a substrate and a movable object that moves on the substrate. One of the substrate and the movable object includes a magnetic field generator and the other of the substrate and the movable object includes electromagnetic conversion elements provided to detect magnetic fields generated outside of the magnetic field generator.

Abstract: A disclosed antenna device includes a plate-like ground plate, and a feeding unit that extends from the ground plate for a predetermined length at a predetermined angle. The feeding unit is constituted by a half-body, which is a body, such as a circular cone, halved by a plane perpendicular to the ground plate, and the feeding unit is prepared perpendicular to the ground plate.

Abstract: A tactile panel includes a vibration panel, a yoke provided to face the vibration panel, drive coils secured on a circumference of the vibration panel, and a set of permanent magnets arranged between the vibration panel and the yoke. The vibration panel is held by panel holding members, into which both sides of the vibration panel are inserted in a direction substantially perpendicular to a vibration direction of the vibration panel.

Abstract: A switch operable under a predetermined condition includes a plurality of switch parts each including a pair of reed pieces and a connecting member of an electrically conductive non-magnetic material via which the plurality of switch parts are serially connected. The switch operates only under a condition where all of the plurality of switch parts are operated by external magnetic fields individually and simultaneously acting on the plurality of switch parts.

Abstract: A disclosed antenna device includes a ground plate, a feeding unit that extends from the ground plate at a predetermined angle for a predetermined length, the feeding unit being prepared perpendicular to the ground plate, and a non-conductive section formed in the ground plate. The shape of the non-conductive section is adjusted according to a desired frequency characteristic.

Abstract: To allow bi-directional communication by using a bridge type feed and to reduce a load on equipment such as a receiver connected to a UDL network, a communication apparatus for carrying out communication on the Internet using an uni-directional communication line comprises an interface (5b) for receiving IP datagram to be transmitted to the communication line at the side for transmitting data to the communication line, and an interface (12) for realizing a virtual communication route from the receiving side to the transmitting side on the communication line, for carrying out bi-directional communication as UDLR. Moreover, the apparatus determines a destination of a packet inputted to the feed through a predetermined interface, then determines which network the packet should be transferred to in accordance with the determined destination of the packet, and then transfers the packet through a predetermined interface only when transfer is necessary.

Abstract: Aureobasidium ?-1,3-1,6 glucans and compositions containing such glucans, as well as methods of their preparation. Aureobasidium medium that contains ?-1,3-1,6 glucans, particularly medium produced by Aureobasidium strain FERM P-18099. The ?-glucans of the present invention have a variety of industrial and commercial uses, including applications in pharmaceutical or medical products or treatments, for the removal or control of environmental or microbiological contaminants, in cosmetics, and in nutritional products and foods.

Abstract: An actuator includes: a magnetic field generator that has different magnetic poles alternately arranged in a plane, with a predetermined position being the center of the magnetic poles; a coil holder that holds a plurality of coils that are radially arranged and face the magnetic field generator, relative motion being caused between the magnetic field generator and the coil holder; and an electromagnetic conversion unit that detects the relative motion and is mounted on either the magnetic field generator or the coil holder.

Abstract: To allow bi-directional communication by using a bridge type feed and to reduce a load on equipment such as a receiver connected to a UDL network, a communication apparatus for carrying out communication on the Internet using an uni-directional communication line comprises an interface (5b) for receiving IP datagram to be transmitted to the communication line at the side for transmitting data to the communication line, and an interface (12) for realizing a virtual communication route from the receiving side to the transmitting side on the communication line, for carrying out bi-directional communication as UDLR. Moreover, the apparatus determines a destination of a packet inputted to the feed through predetermined interface, then determines which network the packet should be transferred to in accordance with the determined destination of the packet, and then transfers the packet through a predetermined interface only when transfer is necessary.

Abstract: A disclosed antenna device includes a plate-like ground plate, and a feeding unit that extends from the ground plate for a predetermined length at a predetermined angle. The feeding unit is constituted by a half-body, which is a body, such as a circular cone, halved by a plane perpendicular to the ground plate, and the feeding unit is prepared perpendicular to the ground plate.