Abstract: A bread packaging system comprising: a movable member on which a scoop for holding a packaging member to package bread is mounted; a guide member for defining a moving path along which the movable member is moved; a reciprocating motion mechanism having an endless revolving member for reciprocating the movable member along the guide member; and a link member for linking the endless revolving member with the movable member, wherein the bread packaging system is configured to reciprocate the movable member along the guide member by revolving the endless revolving member in one direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkyl; R2 is (1) a 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a hydroxy group, (3?) a C1-4 alkyl and (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy, (2) a phenyl which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a C1-4 alkoxy-C1-4 alkyl, (3?) a mono-C1-4 alkyl-carbamoyl-C1-4 alkyl, (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy and (5?) a mono-C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl-C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 is a C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; or a salt thereof, as a thienopyrimidine compound having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkyl; R2 is (1) a 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a hydroxy group, (3?) a C1-4 alkyl and (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy, (2) a phenyl which may have a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1?) a halogen, (2?) a C1-4 alkoxy-C1-4 alkyl, (3?) a mono-C1-4 alkyl-carbamoyl-C1-4 alkyl, (4?) a C1-4 alkoxy and (5?) a mono-C1-4 alkylcarbamoyl-C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 is a C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; n is an integer of 1 to 4; or a salt thereof, as a thienopyrimidine compound having gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic activity.

Abstract: The GPR40 receptor function regulator of the present invention, which comprises a compound having an aromatic ring and a group capable of releasing cation is useful as an insulin secretagogue or an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes and the like.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method includes the step of growing a nitride-based III-V compound semiconductor layer, which forms a device structure, directly on a substrate without growing a buffer layer, the substrate being made of a material with a hexagonal crystal structure and having a principal surface that is oriented off at an angle of not less than ?0.5° and not more than 0° from an R-plane with respect to a direction of a C-axis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent for diabetes with sulfonylurea secondary failure, which contains a GPR40 agonist. According to the present invention, a therapeutic agent for diabetes with sulfonylurea secondary failure that affords a superior insulin secretion effect and a superior hypoglycemic effect even in diabetic patients for whom a sulfonylurea compound or a fast-acting insulin secretagogue fails to provide an insulin secretion effect and therefore, fails to provide a sufficient hypoglycemic effect can be provided.

Abstract: An article bagging apparatus designed to reduce impacts caused by stopping at advance and retraction terminal points. The article bagging apparatus has an upper scoop 12 and a lower scoop 14 rectilinearly movable forward and backward together in a horizontal direction. The upper and lower scoops are advanced and inserted into a bag through an opening thereof, and the upper scoop is displaced upward relative to the lower scoop, thereby expanding the bag vertically. In addition, the upper and lower scoops are retracted to pull the expanded bag in the direction of retraction of the upper and lower scoops, thereby allowing an article placed in the path of retraction of the lower scoop to enter the bag through the opening.

Abstract: A first motor 3 and a second motor 4 of variable displacement type are in parallel to each other connected to a hydraulic pump 2 in a closed circuit, through which the output torque from the first motor 3 is transmitted to an output shaft 6. A clutch control unit 10 controls a clutch device 15 as: when the engine speed is N1, which is the case where the accelerator pedal is fully depressed, the clutch is disengaged at the vehicle speed v1. When the engine speed is N3(<N1), which is the case where the accelerator pedal is half depressed, the clutch is disengaged at the vehicle speed v3(<v1).

Abstract: A method for making a light-emitting element assembly including a support substrate having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, a recessed portion, and a conductive material layer formed over the first surface and the inner surface of the recessed portion, and a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element has a laminated structure including a first compound semiconductor layer, a light-emitting portion, and a second compound semiconductor layer, at least the second compound semiconductor layer and the light-emitting portion constituting a mesa structure. The light-emitting element further includes an insulating layer formed, a second electrode, and a first electrode. The mesa structure is placed in the recessed portion so that the conductive material layer and the second electrode are in at least partial contact with each other, and light emitted from the light-emitting portion is emitted from the second surface side of the first compound semiconductor layer.

Abstract: There are provided: a pedal operation amount detection unit 12 that detects an operation amount s of the accelerator pedal 11; a speed ratio detection unit 14, 15 that detects a speed ratio e of an input shaft and an output shaft of the torque converter 2; a load pressure detection unit 16 that detects a load pressure P of the hydraulic pump 6; a speed stage detection unit 18 that detects a low speed stage of a transmission 3 capable of varying a speed stage between a low speed stage and a high speed stage; and a speed limiting unit 10 that limits a maximum speed of the engine 1 to a lower speed upon satisfaction of following speed limitation conditions: at least a pedal operation amount s is equal to or greater than a predetermined value s1, a speed ratio e is equal to or less than a predetermined value ea, a load pressure P is equal to or greater than a predetermined value Pa, and the low speed stage of the transmission has been detected.

Abstract: A high-precision positioning system including: a radio source (1) that transmits radio waves each having a plurality of different frequencies; receivers (2-4) for receiving radio waves from the radio source, calculators (5) for calculating phase differences of the received radio waves of the respective frequencies between the receivers, calculators (6,7) for calculating an arrival time difference between the rceivers from the phase difference of the respective frequencies calculated by the (5), and calculators (8) for calculating the positioning of the (1) from the combination of the arrival time differences calculated by the (6,7), wherein the transmit frequencies from the (1) include frequencies arranged such that a frequency difference of two frequency waves arbitrarily selected is an integral multiple of a smallest frequency difference, the frequency difference does not overlap with the frequency difference of two frequency waves of other combinations, and a largest frequency difference of the frequency d

Abstract: A light-emitting element assembly includes a support substrate having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, a recessed portion, and a conductive material layer formed over the first surface and the inner surface of the recessed portion, and a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element has a laminated structure including a first compound semiconductor layer, a light-emitting portion, and a second compound semiconductor layer, at least the second compound semiconductor layer and the light-emitting portion constituting a mesa structure. The light-emitting element further includes an insulating layer formed, a second electrode, and a first electrode. The mesa structure is placed in the recessed portion so that the conductive material layer and the second electrode are in at least partial contact with each other, and light emitted from the light-emitting portion is emitted from the second surface side of the first compound semiconductor layer.

Abstract: There are provided: a first circuit for traveling HC1, formed through a closed circuit connection of a variable displacement hydraulic pump 2 and a variable displacement hydraulic motor 3, that includes a motor control unit 10, 11 that controls a displacement of the hydraulic motor 3; a second circuit for working HC2 that drives a work hydraulic actuator 114, 115 by pressure oil from a work hydraulic pump 4; and a maximum value control unit 10 that controls a maximum displacement of the hydraulic motor 3 in accordance with load pressure Pf in the second circuit HC2. The maximum value control unit 10 decreases the maximum displacement to a minimum limit q1 corresponding to a maximum load pressure Pr in the second circuit when load pressure Pf in the second circuit exceeds a predetermined value Ps.

Abstract: A speed change control system for an industrial vehicle includes: a speed ratio detecting unit that detects a speed ratio of speeds of an input shaft and of an output shaft of a torque converter; a torque converter speed ratio-based speed changer that shifts up or shifts down a speed stage of a transmission 3 in response to the detected speed ratio; a vehicle speed detection unit that detects a speed of the vehicle; a mode selection unit that selects any one of an L-mode and an H-mode; and a speed change control unit that permits an upshift provided that the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than a first predetermined value when the L-mode is selected whereas permits the upshift provided that the vehicle speed is higher than another predetermined value which is larger that the predetermined value when the H-mode is selected.

Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device which, in the case where an InP-based device is formed with a sacrificial layer in between, is capable of obtaining better device characteristics than those in the case where an AlAs single layer is used as the sacrificial layer, and which does not have the possibility that the device layer is etched together with the sacrificial layer during etching of the sacrificial layer. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: a formation step of forming a sacrificial layer which is pseudomorphic to InP on an InP substrate, and then forming an InP-based device layer on the sacrificial layer; and a separation step of separating the InP substrate and the device layer from each other by etching the sacrificial layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thienopyrimidine compound, represented by the formula [wherein, R1 is C1-4 alkyl, R2 is (1) phenyl optionally having a substituent such as amino, mono C1-4 alkylamino and di C1-4 alkylamino, or (2) a heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent such as amino, mono C1-4 alkylamino and di C1-4 alkylamino and the like, R3 is a hydrogen atom or C1-4 alkyl, R4 is C1-4 alkyl optionally having a substituent such as C1-4 alkoxy-carbonyl, carboxyl, mono C1-4 alkylamino and N—C1-4 alkyl-N—C7-10 aralkylamino and the like] or a salt thereof, which has antagonistic action for gonadotropin-releasing hormone.

Abstract: A light-emitting element assembly includes a support substrate having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, a recessed portion, and a conductive material layer formed over the first surface and the inner surface of the recessed portion, and a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element has a laminated structure including a first compound semiconductor layer, a light-emitting portion, and a second compound semiconductor layer, at least the second compound semiconductor layer and the light-emitting portion constituting a mesa structure. The light-emitting element further includes an insulating layer formed, a second electrode, and a first electrode. The mesa structure is placed in the recessed portion so that the conductive material layer and the second electrode are in at least partial contact with each other, and light emitted from the light-emitting portion is emitted from the second surface side of the first compound semiconductor layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 is a C?1-6#191 alkyl group optionally substituted by a C?3-10#191 cycloalkyl group, R2 is a C?2-6#191 alkyl group, R3 is a hydrogen atom, a C?1-6#191 alkyl group or a halogen atom, and X is —OR6 or —NR4R5 wherein R4 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, R5 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group or an optionally substituted hydroxy group, or R4 and R5 optionally form, together with the adjacent nitrogen atom, an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing heterocycle, or a salt thereof. The compound of the present invention has a superior peptidase inhibitory action and is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes and the like.

Abstract: The GPR40 receptor function regulator of the present invention, which comprises a compound having an aromatic ring and a group capable of releasing cation is useful as an insulin secretagogue or an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes and the like.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a counter that counts the accumulated number of predetermined printed recording sheets and an image correction controller that performs an image correction operation when the accumulated number of recording sheets reaches a predetermined number. The image forming apparatus is configured to advance an execution timing of the image correction operation, depending on its predetermined operating status.