Abstract: A predictive maintenance system for a die of a press machine includes a load sensor, a data collection device, and a diagnosis device. The load sensor detects a press load applied to the die. The data collection device collects load data indicating time series data of the press load. The diagnosis device diagnoses degradation of the die based on a waveform of the load data.

Abstract: A natural invasion promoting method that is environmentally friendly, easy to carry out, can cope with a wide range of areas and inclined surfaces, achieves efficient natural invasion, and can satisfactorily promote greening on a soil surface of interest, and a spraying material used in the method are provided. A natural invasion promoting method including: spraying a spraying material containing live algae on a soil surface; breeding the live algae; and also directly or indirectly catching flying seeds or spores by a tacky substance secreted on surfaces of the live algae or a catching structure composed of the live algae to promote greening on the soil surface.

Abstract: A natural invasion promoting method that is environmentally friendly, easy to carry out, can cope with a wide range of areas and inclined surfaces, achieves efficient natural invasion, and can satisfactorily promote greening on a soil surface of interest, and a spraying material used in the method are provided. A natural invasion promoting method including: spraying a spraying material containing live algae on a soil surface; breeding the live algae; and also directly or indirectly catching flying seeds or spores by a tacky substance secreted on surfaces of the live algae or a catching structure composed of the live algae to promote greening on the soil surface.

Abstract: A detoxification device has an inlet nozzle capable of reducing an amount of a deposit of an adhering metallic product and elongating a maintenance cycle and a detoxification device including the inlet nozzle. The inlet nozzle includes a portion adjacent to a combustor, that is cut (removed) in advance. Consequently, in the portion, an insulator made of a ceramic material is exposed. Since the ceramic material supplies a small number of electrons, even when the insulator is exposed to heat from the combustor to reach a high temperature, a reductive reaction is less likely to occur. Accordingly, even when a metallic exhaust gas is allowed to flow, the metallic exhaust gas is prevented from being precipitated as the metallic product and gradually deposited with time.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to facilitate discharge of foreign matter present around a valve member, while inhibiting degradation of seal performance of the valve member. A shock absorber includes a cylinder portion containing a liquid, a piston valve partitioning a space in the cylinder portion into a first oil chamber and a second oil chamber which contain oil, a piston rod connected to the piston valve and moving in an axial direction of the cylinder portion, a piston nut 43 (cylinder portion 433) forming a channel for the liquid between the first oil chamber and the second oil chamber, and a float valve 52 deformed or displaced depending on the pressure of oil in the channel in the piston nut 43 to open and close the channel. The float valve 52 for the channel member includes a projecting portion 52P and a recessed portion 52M so that, with the position of the float valve 52 adjusted, a gap is formed between the float valve 52 and the piston nut 43 (cylinder portion 433).

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure cushioning device includes: a cylinder; a rod movably provided in the cylinder; a first piston valve section that is provided on the rod. The first piston valve section includes: a first piston member and a second piston member that form a channel; and a single first damping valve with which a first flow of the fluid from the first side to the second side in the channel and a second flow of the fluid from the second side to the first side in the channel are controlled; a bypass path which differs from the channel; and a free piston provided on the rod in such a manner that a flow of the fluid is switched between the channel and the bypass path in accordance with a movement position of the rod.

Abstract: A pressure damping device includes: a cylinder; a piston provided movably in the cylinder in an axial direction of the cylinder, and formed to have a plurality of channels for liquid; a moving and partitioning member located between the piston and the cylinder, and provided movably from one end to the other end in the axial direction of a movable region provided in the piston, and configured to partition a space in the cylinder into a first liquid chamber and a second liquid chamber for storing the liquid; a first opening and closing member configured to open and close an opening in at least a part of the plurality of channels of the piston and open the opening; and a second opening and closing member configured to open and close an opening in at least a part of the plurality of channels and open the opening.

Abstract: The present invention provides a food or drink that emits no offensive odor typified by a fish odor in any form of the food or drink, such as liquid, gel, semi-solid, or solid form, and also suppresses emission of an offensive odor due to time-dependent changes. Further, a food or drink is provided that has, particularly, a superior action of inhibiting platelet aggregation to that of conventional fish-derived EPA and DHA-containing food. The food or drink comprise an algae extract oil, an animal or plant protein, and an emulsifier.

Abstract: A pressure damping device includes: a cylinder; a piston provided movably in the cylinder in an axial direction of the cylinder, and formed to have a plurality of channels for liquid; a moving and partitioning member located between the piston and the cylinder, and provided movably from one end to the other end in the axial direction of a movable region provided in the piston, and configured to partition a space in the cylinder into a first liquid chamber and a second liquid chamber for storing the liquid; a first opening and closing member configured to open and close an opening in at least a part of the plurality of channels of the piston and open the opening; and a second opening and closing member configured to open and close an opening in at least a part of the plurality of channels and open the opening.

Abstract: In a step of producing a powder product of the alga belonging to the genus Dunaliella, a pH adjusting step is included in which an alga belonging to the genus Dunaliella is allowed to be in a basic state of pH 9.5 or higher. According to the method, it is possible to provide dried Dunaliella powder containing ?-carotene at a high content by suppressing degradation of ?-carotene as an active ingredient while decreasing each of the total pheophorbide amount and the existing pheophorbide amount to a predetermined value or less, even if the total pheophorbide amount and the existing pheophorbide amount of the cultured algae belonging to the genus Dunaliella are higher in summer.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to facilitate discharge of foreign matter present around a valve member, while inhibiting degradation of seal performance of the valve member. A shock absorber includes a cylinder portion containing a liquid, a piston valve partitioning a space in the cylinder portion into a first oil chamber and a second oil chamber which contain oil, a piston rod connected to the piston valve and moving in an axial direction of the cylinder portion, a piston nut 43 (cylinder portion 433) forming a channel for the liquid between the first oil chamber and the second oil chamber, and a float valve 52 deformed or displaced depending on the pressure of oil in the channel in the piston nut 43 to open and close the channel. The float valve 52 for the channel member includes a projecting portion 52P and a recessed portion 52M so that, with the position of the float valve 52 adjusted, a gap is formed between the float valve 52 and the piston nut 43 (cylinder portion 433).

Abstract: A data control device includes: a switch portion that has a plurality of first terminals on an upstream side, a plurality of second terminals on a downstream side, and a circuit portion that optionally switches a connection between the first terminals and the second terminals based on an external switching signal; and at least one control portion that has a first input/output portion on the upstream side and a second input/output portion on the downstream side, wherein the second input/output portion is connected to the first terminal of the switch portion and the first input/output portion is connected to the second terminal of the switch portion, and wherein the at least one control portion controls an input/output of data between the first input/output portion and the second input/output portion.

Abstract: In a step of producing a powder product of the alga belonging to the genus Dunaliella, a pH adjusting step is included in which an alga belonging to the genus Dunaliella is allowed to be in a basic state of pH 9.5 or higher. According to the method, it is possible to provide dried Dunaliella powder containing ?-carotene at a high content by suppressing degradation of ?-carotene as an active ingredient while decreasing each of the total pheophorbide amount and the existing pheophorbide amount to a predetermined value or less, even if the total pheophorbide amount and the existing pheophorbide amount of the cultured algae belonging to the genus Dunaliella are higher in summer.

Abstract: A data transmission apparatus includes a packet generation section, a frame encoding section, a transmission section, a reception section, a frame decoding section and a packet extraction section. The packet generation section generates a packet upon request. The frame encoding section generates a frame having a predetermined length by dividing the packet or adding dummy data to the packet and generates an error-correcting-code-added frame by adding an error correcting code to the frame. The transmission section transmits the generated error-correcting-code-added frame through a transmission line. The reception section receives the error-correcting-code-added frame. The frame decoding section performs an error detection and an error correction for the error-correcting-code-added frame. The packet extraction section extracts the packet by removing the error correcting code from the error-correcting-code-added frame for which the error detection and the error correction have been performed.

Abstract: A substance preventing adverse actions of conventional fibrate-series drugs as therapeutic agents for the metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia to enhance the therapeutic effects thereof comprises an extract from Dunaliella salina or Dunaliella bardawil, for administration in combination with the fibrate-series drugs. The substance suppresses liver hypertrophy caused by the fibrate-series drugs as PPAR-? agonists and has an action of promoting fat combustion, suppressing fat synthesis and suppressing cell proliferation, to prevent disorders of liver functions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new strain of turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor (L.: Fr.) Pilat) having excellent biological activities (Accession number: FERM BP-10633). The strain is excellent in platelet aggregation inhibitory effect, chemokine gene expression inhibitory effect, antimutagenic effect, antitumor effect, antihypertensive effect, and immunomodulatory effect. The effect of the strain is enhanced synergistically by combining with microalgae and other basidiomycetes. The turkey tail mushroom of the present invention has high safety, and a possibility that a side effect is caused because of long-term continuous use is very low. Thus, it is useful for food/drink, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals or the like, the objective of which is the prevention and improvement in inflammation, allergy, tumor, and other diseases.

Abstract: A data control device includes: a switch portion that has a plurality of first terminals on an upstream side, a plurality of second terminals on a downstream side, and a circuit portion that optionally switches a connection between the first terminals and the second terminals based on an external switching signal; and at least one control portion that has a first input/output portion on the upstream side and a second input/output portion on the downstream side, wherein the second input/output portion is connected to the first terminal of the switch portion and the first input/output portion is connected to the second terminal of the switch portion, and wherein the at least one control portion controls an input/output of data between the first input/output portion and the second input/output portion.

Abstract: A substance preventing adverse actions of conventional fibrate-series drugs as therapeutic agents for the metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia to enhance the therapeutic effects thereof comprises an extract from Dunaliella salina or Dunaliella bardawil, for administration in combination with the fibrate-series drugs. The substance suppresses liver hypertrophy caused by the fibrate-series drugs as PPAR-? agonists and has an action of promoting fat combustion, suppressing fat synthesis and suppressing cell proliferation, to prevent disorders of liver functions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new strain of turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor (L.: Fr.) Pilat) having excellent biological activities (Accession number: FERM BP-10633). The strain is excellent in platelet aggregation inhibitory effect, chemokine gene expression inhibitory effect, antimutagenic effect, antitumor effect, antihypertensive effect, and immunomodulatory effect. The effect of the strain is enhanced synergistically by combining with microalgae and other basidiomycetes. The turkey tail mushroom of the present invention has high safety, and a possibility that a side effect is caused because of long-term continuous use is very low. Thus, it is useful for food/drink, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals or the like, the objective of which is the prevention and improvement in inflammation, allergy, tumor, and other diseases.

Abstract: A data transmission apparatus includes a packet generation section, a frame encoding section, a transmission section, a reception section, a frame decoding section and a packet extraction section. The packet generation section generates a packet upon request. The frame encoding section generates a frame having a predetermined length by dividing the packet or adding dummy data to the packet and generates an error-correcting-code-added frame by adding an error correcting code to the frame. The transmission section transmits the generated error-correcting-code-added frame through a transmission line. The reception section receives the error-correcting-code-added frame. The frame decoding section performs an error detection and an error correction for the error-correcting-code-added frame. The packet extraction section extracts the packet by removing the error correcting code from the error-correcting-code-added frame for which the error detection and the error correction have been performed.