Abstract: Disclosed is a switching valve having a small contact resistance when a valve body moves along a seating surface of a housing. In a switching valve which includes a valve body, coming into contact with a seating surface of a housing having a plurality of ports and selectively communicating at least two ports of the plurality of ports, and applies a fluid pressure to a back surface of the valve body, the switching valve includes a biasing member configured for biasing the valve body in a direction in which the valve body is moved away from the seating surface of the housing.

Abstract: An expansion valve includes: a main body portion having a valve chamber and a valve seat; a valve body configured for moving forward and backward relative to the valve seat; a case fixed to the main body portion; an excitation portion; a rotor that is driven to rotate by the excitation portion; and a forward and backward moving mechanism that converts a rotational movement of the rotor into a linear movement to move the valve body forward and backward. The valve chamber has a bellows housed therein externally mounted on the valve body and configured for expanding and contracting in association with the forward and backward movement of the valve body, and a space between the bellows and the valve body is held in a vacuum state.

Abstract: An expansion valve includes: a main body portion having a valve chamber and a valve seat; a case fixed to the main body portion; and a screw shaft that is driven by driving force of rotation obtained by reducing a rotational movement of a rotor due to the excitation of an excitation portion by a speed reduction mechanism to move a valve body forward and backward. A bellows configured to seal a gap between the inside of the case and the valve chamber is arranged in the valve chamber to be externally fitted onto the valve body, and the rotation of the valve body relative to the main body portion is restricted by a rotation restrictor.

Abstract: A method is provided for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a hemoglobin-containing sample which comprises reacting glycated hemoglobin in the hemoglobin-containing sample with an enzyme that catalyzes a reaction of oxidizing the glycated hemoglobin to generate hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of N-acyl taurine in which a hydrogen atom of the amino group may be substituted with a substituent, alkyl sulfoacetic acid, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether acetic acid, N-acyl amino acid in which a hydrogen atom of the amino group may be substituted with a substituent, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphoric acid, polyoxyethylene polycyclic phenyl ether phosphoric acid, alkyl phosphoric acid, and salts thereof, to generate hydrogen peroxide, and measuring the generated hydrogen peroxide.

Abstract: A heat management system includes an outdoor heat exchanger that exchanges heat between a heat medium and outdoor air, a compressor that compresses the heat medium heat-exchanged by the outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the heat medium compressed by the compressor and the indoor air, and an external device heat exchanger provided between the outdoor heat exchanger and the compressor, that exchanges heat between the heat generated by an external device and the heat medium.

Abstract: A method is provided for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a hemoglobin-containing sample which comprises reacting glycated hemoglobin in the hemoglobin-containing sample with an enzyme that catalyzes a reaction of oxidizing the glycated hemoglobin to generate hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of N-acyl taurine in which a hydrogen atom of the amino group may be substituted with a substituent, alkyl sulfoacetic acid, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether acetic acid, N-acyl amino acid in which a hydrogen atom of the amino group may be substituted with a substituent, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphoric acid, polyoxyethylene polycyclic phenyl ether phosphoric acid, alkyl phosphoric acid, and salts thereof, to generate hydrogen peroxide, and measuring the generated hydrogen peroxide.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a sample, which comprises directly oxidizing glycated hemoglobin in a sample, and then measuring a substance produced or consumed by the oxidation; and a method for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a sample, which comprises directly oxidizing glycated hemoglobin in a sample using an enzyme, and then measuring a substance produced or consumed by the oxidation. A method for measuring glycated hemoglobin of the present invention is useful for diagnosing lifestyle-related disease such as diabetes mellitus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protein comprising an amino acid sequence in which arginine at position 61 of a protein comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted to an amino acid selected from the group consisting of glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, serine, threonine, proline, cysteine, methionine, asparagine, glutamine, and aspartic acid; and a method for measuring a glycated hemoglobin in a sample, wherein the method comprises reacting a glycated hemoglobin in a sample with a protease to produce a glycated hexapeptide, then reacting the produced glycated hexapeptide with the aforementioned protein, and measuring a substance produced or consumed by the reaction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protein comprising an amino acid sequence in which arginine at position 61 of a protein comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted to an amino acid selected from the group consisting of glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, serine, threonine, proline, cysteine, methionine, asparagine, glutamine, and aspartic acid; and a method for measuring a glycated hemoglobin in a sample, wherein the method comprises reacting a glycated hemoglobin in a sample with a protease to produce a glycated hexapeptide, then reacting the produced glycated hexapeptide with the aforementioned protein, and measuring a substance produced or consumed by the reaction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a sample, which comprises directly oxidizing glycated hemoglobin in a sample, and then measuring a substance produced or consumed by the oxidation; and a method for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a sample, which comprises directly oxidizing glycated hemoglobin in a sample using an enzyme, and then measuring a substance produced or consumed by the oxidation. A method for measuring glycated hemoglobin of the present invention is useful for diagnosing lifestyle-related disease such as diabetes mellitus.

Abstract: An electrophoresis apparatus that has a gel retaining layer; one or two sample solution storage portions disposed on either side or both sides of said gel retaning layer; two semi-permeable membranes disposed on the outer sides of said sample solution storage portions; buffer solution storage portions disposed on the outer sides of said semi-permeable membranes; a pair of electrodes disposed on the outer sides of said buffer solution storage portions; and at least one liquid inlet/outlet respectively provided in each of the sample solution storage portions and the buffer solution storage portions.

Abstract: A communications device for fetching data received from some other device from a receive buffer into a memory managed by software, responding to an occurrence of a receive interrupt or a timer interrupt. A frequent occurrence of the receive interrupt or the timer interrupt leads to smooth establishment of a communications link with the other device, but results in reduction of the communications efficiency unless adopting a CPU higher in throughput or additional hardware. In the communications device, determination is made whether a communications link has been established or not. If established, the data is fetched in response to only the timer interrupt. If not, the data is fetched in response to either the receive interrupt or the timer interrupt. Consequently, the communications efficiency can be successfully improved, and the link can be smoothly established, without depending on CPU or hardware throughput.

Abstract: A control portion A transmits only a transmission right to a control portion B. The control portion B receives the transmission right sent from the control portion A, obtains transmission-requested data B from a utilization portion B, and then transmits it with the transmission right to the control portion A. The control portion A receives the data B and transmission right transmitted from the control portion B. If the control portion A is receiving a transmission request for data A from the utilization portion A at this time, it first obtains the transmission-requested data A from the utilization portion A and transmits it to the control portion B together with the transmission right. After transmitting the data A, the control portion A transfers the data B received from the control portion B to the utilization portion A.

Abstract: A method of making a schedule that enables a user to visit a plurality of places such as entertainment spots and sightseeing spots in optimal order based on waiting time at those places, and a schedule distribution system using the method are provided. At each of those places, an information provider apparatus 30 for detecting waiting time is placed in advance. A server 20 collects waiting time at each information provider apparatus 30 at any time. Upon receipt of a schedule distribution request from a mobile communications terminal 10, the server 20 first obtains a current position of the mobile communications terminal 10. The server 20 then calculates traveling time from the current position of the mobile communications terminal 10 to each place (that is, each information provider apparatus 30). The server then adds the waiting time and the traveling time together for each information provider apparatus 30 to calculate time require for entering the place (information provider apparatus 30).

Abstract: The present invention relates to communications in which transmit data generated in processes in which a utilization portion performs arbitrary application processing are transmitted to an exterior in accordance with a previously determined protocol in a control portion. A RAM comprises a transmission buffer and a management table for managing a state where each of the transmit data, whose request for transmission has been accepted by the control portion, is transmitted and the location, on the transmission buffer, of the transmit data. The utilization portion outputs, when the transmit data is generated, a request to acquire a data write area to the control portion. Correspondingly, the control portion refers to the management table, to specify a data write area where writing is newly allowed in the transmission buffer and present the specified data write area to the utilization portion. The utilization portion writes the transmit data into the presented data write area.

Abstract: In radio communication, the invention delivers a transmission signal wave from a transmission station to a plurality of receiving stations whereby the signal wave places the station in communication with the receiving stations using the same carrier passage reciprocally. The transmission station can determine the service condition of the carrier passage on the space in which communication takes place so that generation of the carrier wave which interferes with the station in the midst of communication can be prevented. There is a signal wave transmitter for transmitting specified signal waves from the other station at intervals shorter than the transmission intervals of the response signals. There is a monitor for monitoring whether the interference wave exists in the carrier passage on the space in which the delivery of the waves is about to be performed when an optional station of the radio communication stations begins to deliver the transmission wave or transmit the signal wave.

Abstract: There is provided a plunger position detector for detecting a linear position of a plunger used for forming a parison over the entire range of moving of the plunger. Since there is correlation between the plunger position and the gob weight, the gob weight can be detected in response to an output signal of this detector and, in accordance with this detection, a gob forming operation is controlled to an optimum state so that the gob weight will become a predetermined weight. Since difference in center positions between a blank mold for forming a parison and the plunger causes variation in the state of movement of the plunger, this difference in the center positions can be detected in response to a plunger position detection signal and, in accordance with this detection, an optimum registering of the center positions can be performed.