Abstract: Application of the present invention enables quantification of fractions of candidate pharmaceutical compounds (a parent compound and its metabolites), one excreted to the basolateral (Basal/Basolateral)-side via transporters and by diffusion, one excreted to the lumen (Apical)-side, and one remained in the cells. This enables determination of the total amount of the administered candidate pharmaceutical compounds and the distribution ratio of the fractions. The kinetics of the administered candidate pharmaceutical compounds can be evaluated, thereby enabling in vitro screening of an enormous number of candidate pharmaceutical compounds for drug candidates exhibiting the efficacy.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly; an openable member, provided with a portion-to-be-engaged, for covering a mounting portion; an engaging member provided on the main assembly for engaging with the portion-to-be-engaged of the openable member positioned at a closed position so as to restrict movement of said openable member relative to the main assembly; a locking portion for locking the engaging member in an engaged state with the portion-to-be-engaged by restricting movement of the engaging member; an electric driving portion for unlocking the locking portion; a discriminating portion for discriminating that a consumable mounted is in an exchange state in which the consumable is to be exchanged; and a controller for driving the electric driving portion so as to unlock the locking portion when the controller receives, from the determining portion, a signal for determining that the consumable is in the exchange state.

Abstract: Application of the present invention enables quantification of fractions of candidate pharmaceutical compounds (a parent compound and its metabolites), one excreted to the basolateral (Basal/Basolateral)-side via transporters and by diffusion, one excreted to the lumen (Apical)-side, and one remained in the cells. This enables determination of the total amount of the administered candidate pharmaceutical compounds and the distribution ratio of the fractions. The kinetics of the administered candidate pharmaceutical compounds can be evaluated, thereby enabling in vitro screening of an enormous number of candidate pharmaceutical compounds for drug candidates exhibiting the efficacy.

Abstract: A liquid ejection device (1) comprising: a first tank (2) for retaining a liquid composition; a head (3) for ejecting the liquid composition; a first heater (4) for heating the liquid composition; a first channel (5); a second heater (6) for heating the liquid composition passing through the first channel (5) at a heating temperature higher than that of the first heater (4); a second channel (7); a second pump (8); and a first pump (9), wherein the temperature difference between the heating temperature of the second heater (6) and the heating temperature of the first heater (4) is 65° C. or less.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention for processing image data obtained by an image capturing apparatus comprises one or more processors and/or circuitry which functions as: an output unit that outputs the image data obtained by the image capturing apparatus and maximum luminance information which is information for indicating a maximum luminance of the image data to an external device; an acquisition unit that acquires a maximum luminance that the image capturing apparatus is capable of handling; and a control unit that controls the output unit to output the maximum luminance acquired by the acquisition unit as the maximum luminance information.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition and a photosensitive resin printing plate precursor which allow development that uses a solution containing a lower alcohol and which are excellent in abrasion resistance and excellent in the ink wiping characteristics of a plate surface exhibited when the plate surface is squeegeed with a blade of a pad printer are provided. The photosensitive resin composition is characterized by containing (A) an inorganic fine particle whose average particle diameter is greater than or equal to 0.5 ?m and less than or equal to 4 ?m and whose sphericity is greater than or equal to 0.9, (B) a polyamide having in its molecular main chain an aliphatic ring and/or a skeleton represented by general formula (1), (C) a compound having an ethylenic double bond, and (D) a photopolymerization initiating agent.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is realized by providing a steering device having: a column pipe for supporting a shaft; an outer column; a fixing bracket, and a tightening tool, wherein the outer column includes an embracing main body portion that holds the column pipe so that the column pipe can move in a front-rear direction, and clamp portions for widening and narrowing a slit formed in the embracing main body portion in a width direction, and an inner peripheral recessed portion is formed on an inner peripheral side of the embracing main body portion opposite the slit so as to extend from a rear end of the embracing main body.

Abstract: The relay conveyance device includes a relay conveyance path, a plurality of conveyance members, at least one detection member and a control device. The control device executes a correction processing such that, in a state where a first sheet and a second sheet positioned at the upstream side from the first sheet are conveyed along the relay conveyance path, a sheet interval from a detection end of the first sheet by the detection member to a detection start of the second sheet by the detection member is compared with a predetermined target value, when the sheet interval is smaller than the target value, the conveyance speed of the conveyance member is decreased so as to widen the sheet interval, and when the sheet interval is larger than the target value, the conveyance speed of the conveyance member is increased so as to shorten the sheet interval.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition that contains a resin (A) having an ionic functional group, a photopolymerization initiator (B), a photopolymerizable monomer (C), and a fluorine-containing compound (D) having an ionic functional group capable of forming counterions with the resin (A). By virtue of the present invention, it is possible to economically provide a photosensitive resin letterpress plate capable of maintaining the antifouling plate surface even during a printing step and a post-printing plate washing step without adding operations to the conventional plate making step, thereby providing a plate capable of significantly reducing printing defects caused by dot bridging.

Abstract: There is provided a sheet storage device including a regulation unit that includes a first contact portion configured to contact a stacking unit, and a second contact portion configured to contact a facing member. The first contact portion contacts the stacking unit in a state of being urged toward the stacking unit. The second contact portion contacts the facing member in a state of being urged toward the facing member.

Abstract: A steering device, a hanger bracket having a first suspended plate-like portion and a second suspended plate-like portion and fixed firmly to a column pipe, an outer column having an enclosing main body portion enclosing the column pipe and a tightening portion, a fixed bracket supporting the outer column, and a tightening tool that tightens and loosens the outer column and the fixed bracket and has a bolt shaft. Long hole portions that extend in the axial direction and are each formed of a telescopic long hole and a shock absorbing long hole are formed in the first suspended plate-like portion and the second suspended plate-like portion respectively. A telescopic stopper is provided in at least either one of the long hole portions. An inclined region including a plurality of consecutive inclined sides and the vertical size of which gradually becomes narrow is provided in the other long hole portion.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge including a photosensitive drum; an endless belt configured to transfer the toner image formed on the drum; an endless belt supporting member movable between a contacting position for contacting the belt to the drum and a non-contacting position retracted from the contacting position away from the drum; and a cartridge supporting member movable between an image forming position in which the drum contacts the belt taking the contacting position and a non-image-forming position in which the cartridge is movable from a inside to a outside of the main assembly. By movement of the belt from the contacting position to the non-contacting position, a space capable of accommodating at least a part of the cartridge supporting member taking the non-image-forming position and/or the cartridge supported by the cartridge supporting member taking the non-image-forming position is provided.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel 11 includes a pair of substrates, a seal part interposed between the pair of substrates and disposed in a non-display region NAA to surround and seal the liquid crystal layer, a planarizing film and a second interlayer insulating film being insulating films provided on the array substrate across a display region and the non-display region, an alignment film provided on the array substrate closer to the liquid crystal layer than the planarizing film and the second interlayer insulating film, which are insulating films, are, the alignment film being disposed across the display region and the non-display region, and a defining part formed of the planarizing film and the second interlayer insulating film, which are insulating films, the defining part being disposed at a position overlapping with the seal part in the non-display region, to define an alignment film non-disposed region where the alignment film is not disposed.

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition for inkjet which can have a prolonged pot life even under an environment in an inkjet device that is warmed to 50° C. or higher and which can be cured into a cured product having improved heat resistance and insulation reliability, in spite of the fact that a thermally curable compound is used in the curable composition. The curable composition for inkjet according to the present invention contains a photocurable compound, a thermally curable compound, a photopolymerization initiator and a thermal curing agent and does not contain a solvent or contains the solvent, wherein the content of the solvent in 100% by weight of the curable composition is 1% by weight or less when the curable composition for inkjet contains the solvent, the photocurable compound contains a polyfunctional compound having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups, and the thermal curing agent is an aromatic amine having at least one benzene ring and at least two amino groups.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus capable of appropriately performing conversion processing using a lookup table on image data in an image format with a wide dynamic range. In the image processing apparatus, a system control unit sets a second dynamic range (display range) as a display target in a first dynamic range (input range) corresponding to an image format of input image data. A 1D-LUT data generation unit generates, based on the set second dynamic range (display range), first lookup table (LUT) data as a lookup table for performing first conversion processing on the input image data. A 3D-LUT data generation unit generates, based on the first dynamic range (display range), second lookup table (LUT) data as a lookup table for performing second conversion processing on image data obtained by the first conversion processing.

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition for inkjet, which can have improved storage stability. The curable composition for inkjet according to the present invention can be applied in an inkjet mode, and can be cured by the irradiation with light and the application of heat, the curable composition for inkjet according to the present invention comprises a polyfunctional compound having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups, a compound having a cyclic ether group, a heat-curing agent and a color material which cannot be dissolved in the polyfunctional compound and which is dissolved in the curable composition.

Abstract: A steering device according to the present invention has: a column pipe; a hanger bracket; an outer column that covers the column pipe in such a manner that the column pipe can move in a front-back direction; a fixed bracket that sandwiches the outer column; a fastening tool that has a bolt shaft and an operation lever portion, is inserted into a long hole of the hanger bracket, and locks and unlocks the outer column and the fixed bracket; a stopper member that is provided in the bolt shaft and swings as the bolt shaft rotates; and a telescopic regulating member that moves in the front-back direction together with the column pipe. The stopper member is capable of coming into abutment with the telescopic regulating member in an unlocked state but is not capable of coming into abutment with the telescopic regulating member in a locked state.

Abstract: A suction filter includes: a casing having an intake port through which fuel is drawn; a filtration member to filter the fuel to be drawn into the intake port; and a wall component which defines a fuel passage for fuel which passes the filtration member toward the intake port. At least a part of the filtration member is located higher than the intake port. The wall component has an upper end positioned higher than the intake port, and the fuel passage is defined so that the fuel flowing through the fuel passage flows over the upper end.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge including a photosensitive drum; an endless belt configured to transfer the toner image formed on the drum; an endless belt supporting member movable between a contacting position for contacting the belt to the drum and a non-contacting position retracted from the contacting position away from the drum; and a cartridge supporting member movable between an image forming position in which the drum contacts the belt taking the contacting position and a non-image-forming position in which the cartridge is movable from a inside to a outside of the main assembly. By movement of the belt from the contacting position to the non-contacting position, a space capable of accommodating at least a part of the cartridge supporting member taking the non-image-forming position and/or the cartridge supported by the cartridge supporting member taking the non-image-forming position is provided.

Abstract: A steering device includes: an inner pipe; an outer column that includes an embracing main body section embracing the inner pipe and a clamp configured by both tightening sections formed in width-direction both edge parts of a slit section, the slit section being formed in a lower part of the embracing main body section and along an axial direction; a fixed bracket that includes fixed side sections holding therebetween the outer column; and a tightening fixture that tightens the fixed bracket and the outer column. The steering device further includes: first contact sections that are formed on respective outer surface sides of both the tightening sections of the outer column; and third contact sections that are located above an axis of the embracing main body section of the outer column and formed to project in a horizontal diameter direction.