Abstract: A horizontal heat treatment device continuously subjects an untreated continuous flat object to heat treatment while horizontally transferring the untreated object within a heat treatment chamber. Seal chambers are interconnected to the untreated-object loading opening and treated-object unloading opening of the heat treatment chamber. A passage is connected to an opening of each of the seal chambers, the opening located on the side opposite the heat treatment chamber. The untreated-object passage loading opening interconnected to the untreated-object seal chamber loading opening and the treated-object passage unloading opening interconnected to the treated-object seal chamber unloading opening are the untreated-object loading opening and treated-object unloading opening of the heat treatment device. A pair of gas ejection nozzles are provided at upper and lower positions of the passages. The nozzles eject gas in specific directions, and the nozzle openings have a specific shape, a direction, and a length.

Abstract: Provided is a drug sustained-releasing medical contact lens in which a component that is water-insoluble and has pharmacological activity is retained to impart drug sustained-releasability, and which is excellent in oxygen permeability. It has been found that a drug sustained-releasing medical contact lens containing a specific amount of each of a silicone-based polymer having a specific structure and a drug having a specific solubility can achieve the above-mentioned contact lens.

Abstract: Provided is a biofilm formation-preventing agent that improves the sustainability of an effect of a drug, and keeps an oral environment satisfactory in a sustainable manner, without an increase in drug concentration or treatment time to prevent the maturation of dental plaque into a biofilm, and a composition for oral use containing the biofilm formation-preventing agent. More specifically, the biofilm formation-preventing agent includes a copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 5,000,000 and containing: 10 mol % to 90 mol % of a constituent unit (A) based on 2-(meth) acryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine; and 90 mol % to 10 mol % of at least one kind of constituent unit selected from the group consisting of a constituent unit (B1) based on an alkyl group-containing (meth) acrylic monomer, a constituent unit (B2) based on a quaternary ammonium group-containing (meth) acrylic monomer, and a constituent unit (B3) based on a (meth) acrylamide-based monomer.

Abstract: Provided by the present invention is a corrigent composed of a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000-5,000,000 and comprising 10-90 mol % of a constitution unit based on 2-(meth)acryloyloxyethylphosphoryl choline, and 90-10 mol % of a (meth)acrylic monomer containing an alkyl group, a (meth)acrylic monomer containing a quaternary ammonium group and a constitution unit based on a (meth)acrylamide monomer. The present invention also provides a composition for mouth cavity containing the corrigent.

Abstract: A heavy duty pneumatic tire includes a tread surface having, on at least a section thereof, a plurality of circumferential-direction grooves extending along a tread circumferential line and land portions defined either by the circumferential-direction grooves or by the circumferential-direction grooves and tread ground contact edges. The land portions include at least one partitioned land portion in which a plurality of narrow width-direction grooves extending in a tread width direction are provided. A prescribed internal pressure is at least 750 kPa. A depth of the circumferential-direction grooves, represented by H, satisfies a relationship 7 mm?H?13 mm. A tread circumferential-direction spacing of the narrow width-direction grooves, represented by W, satisfies a relationship 5 mm?W?20 mm.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fiber-reinforced resin material having minimal directionality of strength as well as excellent productivity, a method and device for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin material whereby a molded article is obtained, and a device for inspecting a fiber bundle group. A method for manufacturing a sheet-shaped fiber-reinforced resin material in which a paste (P1) is impregnated between cut fiber bundles (CF), the method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin material including a coating step applying a coating of a paste (P1) on a first sheet (S11) conveyed in a predetermined direction, a cutting step for cutting a long fiber bundle (CF) using a cutter (113A), a scattering step for dispersing the cut fiber bundles (CF) and scattering the cut fiber bundles (CF) on the paste (P1), and an impregnation step for pressing a fiber bundle group (F1) and the paste (P1) on the first sheet (S11) and impregnating the paste (P1) between the fiber bundles (CF).

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition of a modified ethylene-vinyl ester saponified copolymer having an aliphatic polyester grafted thereto, the composition having excellent melt-extrusion moldability. The modified ethylene-vinyl ester saponified copolymer composition of the invention comprises a modified ethylene-vinyl ester saponified copolymer having an aliphatic polyester grafted thereto and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: This computer system includes a plurality of nodes for forming a distributed KVS. The plurality of nodes have a plurality of key ranges to which upper-limit data amounts are set, each upper-limit data amounts being an upper limit of an amount of manageable data. When a new key range is created, the plurality of nodes lowers an upper-limit data amount of an existing key range so that the sum of an upper-limit data amount of the new key range and an upper-limit data amount of the existing key range does not exceed a maximum amount which is the amount based on the volume of the memory of the computer apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is an ophthalmic solution for treatment or prevention of lid wiper epitheliopathy, which is capable of imparting sufficient lubricity to a corneal surface or a soft contact lens surface. It has been found that the above-mentioned object can be achieved by an ophthalmic solution containing, at a specific ratio, a copolymer having a structure having three kinds of different constituent units at a specific ratio.

Abstract: A computer system, comprising a plurality of computers coupled to one another via a network, the computer system being configured to execute a task using a database constructed from the plurality of computers, the plurality of computers including a first computer and a second computer, the second computer being configured to execute: data replication for receiving the recovery request, for reading data, and for transmitting the read data to the first computer as first replicated data; and update processing for determining, in a case where a command to update the data is received in a recovery state, the sequence number of the update command, for updating predetermined data, and for transmitting the updated predetermined data as second replicated data, the first computer or the second computer being configured to control a write order of the first replicated data and the second replicated data by the first computer.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a phosphorylcholine group-containing compound capable of producing a phosphorylcholine complex, and the phosphorylcholine complex, the phosphorylcholine complex being easily manufactured and suitable for use as a phosphorylcholine antigen. [Solving Means] There are provided a phosphorylcholine group-containing compound having a structure represented by the following formula (1), and a phosphorylcholine-protein complex having a structure in which the phosphorylcholine group-containing compound and an amino acid amine site of a protein are amide bonded. (X represents a hydrogen atom, a monovalent cation residue, or a hydroxysuccinimide group).

Abstract: To perform a flame-resistant treatment on a precursor fiber strand by sending hot air to a heat treatment chamber (2) through a hot air blowing nozzle (4) in a direction parallel to a running direction of a precursor fiber strand (10). The hot air blowing from the hot air blowing nozzle (4) passes through a porous plate and a rectifying member that satisfy the following conditions (1) to (4), wherein the conditions are set as follows: (1) A/B?4.0; (2) 0.15???0.35; (3) 0?B?d?20; and (4) 80% or more of an area of one opening of the porous plate when causing facing surfaces of the porous plate and the rectifying member to overlap each other is included in one opening of the rectifying member, A indicating a hot air passage distance (mm) of the rectifying member, B indicating a horizontal maximum distance (mm) of one opening of the rectifying member, ? indicating a rate of hole area of the porous plate, and d indicating an equivalent diameter (mm) of the porous plate.

Abstract: Provided is a carbon fiber manufacturing method including a surface treatment step of ejecting an ozone solution in which ozone is dissolved in solvent from a fluid ejecting port toward a carbon fiber bundle and causing the ozone solution to pass between single fibers of the carbon fiber bundle so as to contact surfaces of the single fibers so that the surfaces of carbon fibers are treated by the ozone solution. Also, provided is a carbon fiber subjected to a surface treatment by the carbon fiber manufacturing method.

Abstract: An oral composition for reducing dentinal hypersensitivity according to the present invention comprises a phosphorylcholine-containing polymer as an active ingredient. A general consumer can use the oral composition routinely in various forms. The oral composition is brought into contact with an oral cavity of a user to reduce the dentinal hypersensitivity.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a phosphorylcholine group-containing compound capable of producing a phosphorylcholine complex, and the phosphorylcholine complex, the phosphorylcholine complex being easily manufactured and suitable for use as a phosphorylcholine antigen. [Solving Means] There are provided a phosphorylcholine group-containing compound having a structure represented by the following formula (1), and a phosphorylcholine-protein complex having a structure in which the phosphorylcholine group-containing compound and an amino acid amine site of a protein are amide bonded.

Abstract: A data management system including a plurality of servers each having a processor, a memory, and a storage device, the system receiving and storing data using the plurality of servers and multiplexing the data, wherein the servers are provided with: a first determination unit that determines the consistency of the multiplexed data; a second determination unit that has a greater number of allowable server failures than the first determination unit for determining the consistency of the multiplexed data but a greater minimum number of times of server-to-sever communications for determining the consistency of the data; a combination unit that receives a data consistency determination result from the first determination unit or the second determination unit, and that, if the determination result includes consistency guaranteeing data, outputs the consistency guaranteed data; and a data storage unit that stores the data output by the combination unit.

Abstract: A composition comprising the following composition: an AD vehicle including a synthetic peptide and a lipid, wherein the synthetic peptide includes the amino acid sequence KnLm (wherein n is 4 to 8 and m is 11 to 20), a carboxylvinyl polymer and an RSV antigen. The composition has an antibody producing ability which is further higher than that of a conventional mucosal vaccine, hence capable of exerting excellent anti-virus antigen-specific IgA antibody- and IgG antibody-inducing effect in the nasal wash and the serum, respectively, even with an extremely small quantity of an RSV antigen.

Abstract: A heavy duty pneumatic tire includes a tread surface having, on at least a section thereof, a plurality of circumferential-direction grooves extending along a tread circumferential line and land portions defined either by the circumferential-direction grooves or by the circumferential-direction grooves and tread ground contact edges. The land portions include at least one partitioned land portion in which a plurality of narrow width-direction grooves extending in a tread width direction are provided. A prescribed internal pressure is at least 750 kPa. A depth of the circumferential-direction grooves, represented by H, satisfies a relationship 7 mm?H?13 mm. A tread circumferential-direction spacing of the narrow width-direction grooves, represented by W, satisfies a relationship 5 mm?W?20 mm.