Abstract: A space R1 is formed on a downstream side of a check valve 121 by providing a partition plate 139 having a hole 138 in an exhaust opening portion 137 provided in a third housing 132 of an air pump 12 to separate the third housing 132 from the outside. A noise generated from the check valve 121 of the air pump 12 is reduced in the space R.

Abstract: A data-to-be-recorded generating section generates a piece of data-to-be-recorded by associating an emotion level of a user estimated through an emotion level estimating section with a piece of lifelog data obtained through a lifelog data obtaining section. A log managing section manages whether the piece of data-to-be-recorded should be stored in a memory device based on a selectivity based on the emotion level.

Abstract: A vehicle alertness control system that executes alertness control to increase an alertness level of a driver of a vehicle includes an alertness level determination unit, an alertness controller, and a conversation controller. The alertness level determination unit is configured to determine an alertness level of the driver. The alertness controller is configured to select a level of a stimulus applied to the driver based on the determined alertness level. The conversation controller is configured to select a conversation category corresponding to the selected stimulus level from conversation categories categorizing a content of utterance in correspondence with each stimulus level and control conversation with the driver through a speaker and a microphone.

Abstract: Provided is an information delivery apparatus for distributing information to a plurality of communication terminals, the information delivery apparatus including: a terminal-information memory unit for storing terminal information of the plurality of communication terminals serving as information delivery destinations; an address-type-selection-information memory unit for storing address type selection information, which is for selecting an address type, for one network segment or each of a plurality of network segments; a transmission-address determination unit for determining address information to be applied based on the terminal information in the terminal-information memory unit and the address type selection information in the address-type-selection-information memory unit; and a transmission unit for transmitting the information by using the address information determined by the transmission-address determination unit.

Abstract: A magneto-electric transducer includes: a substrate; a magnetic sensitive layer formed on the substrate; and a pair of input terminals and a pair of output terminals, which are electrically connected to the magnetic sensitive layer, wherein the magnetic sensitive layer includes a longitudinally extending input side region an output side region extending in a direction crossing the input side region, when viewed from top, wherein the output side region includes a first output side region protruding from one side of the input side region and a second output side region protruding from the other side of the input side region, and wherein the first output side region and the second output side region are configured to be asymmetrical with respect to arrangement of the input side region.

Abstract: In a fuel cell vehicle, a stack case containing a fuel cell stack is mounted in a front box. Exhaust ducts are connected to openings formed in an upper panel of the stack case. A right exhaust duct connected to the exhaust ducts is opened to a right fender part, and a left exhaust duct connected to the exhaust ducts is opened to a left fender part.

Abstract: A shaft is fitted in a shaft fitting concave part to provide a structure such that no shaft penetrates through a rotor, so that an inner space (shaft fitting concave part, and hollow parts) and an outer space (pump chamber) of the rotor are made independent. The inner space of the rotor is communicated with outside to be at a low pressure, and the outer space is at a high pressure due to gas compression, and an upper surface of the rotor slides on an inner wall surface of a rotor housing part with pressed against this inner wall surface by a pressure difference.

Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a front compartment, a cowl top, a hood, and a blocking member. The front compartment is provided in front of a dashboard. A fuel cell is disposed in the front compartment. The cowl top is disposed between the front compartment and the dashboard and hermetically sealed from the front compartment via a sealing portion. The front compartment is opened or closed via the hood. The hood includes an outer plate and an inner plate that are joined together to provide an inner passage between the outer plate and the inner plate. The inner passage extends from the front compartment to the cowl top bypassing the sealing portion. The blocking member is disposed in the inner passage to block flow of fluid between the front compartment and the cowl top.

Abstract: A shaft 26 is fitted in a shaft fitting concave part 21a to provide a structure such that no shaft 26 penetrates through a rotor 21, so that an inner space (shaft fitting concave part 21a, and hollow parts 21c) and an outer space (pump chamber 34) of the rotor 21 are made independent. The inner space of the rotor 21 is communicated with outside to be at a low pressure, and the outer space is at a high pressure due to gas compression, and an upper surface 21d of the rotor 21 slides on an inner wall surface of a rotor housing part 28 with pressed against this inner wall surface by a pressure difference.

Abstract: A steering post has a post end part positioned at an upper end on the front surface of the steering post. A case section has a case end part positioned at a lower end on the front surface of the case section. A gap is provided between the post end part and the case end part. A cover member is disposed to cover the gap. The cover member has a shape that is curved to not intersect a locus of the case end part when the case section is tilted with respect to the steering post. A lower end part of the cover member is connected to the post end part. An upper end part of the cover member is disposed above the case end part inside the case section.

Abstract: A steering post has a post end part positioned at an upper end on the front surface of the steering post. A case section has a case end part positioned at a lower end on the front surface of the case section. A gap is provided between the post end part and the case end part. A cover member is disposed to cover the gap. The cover member has a shape that is curved to not intersect a locus of the case end part when the case section is tilted with respect to the steering post. A lower end part of the cover member is connected to the post end part. An upper end part of the cover member is disposed above the case end part inside the case section.

Abstract: A coding format converter for converting an input stream of data of pictures of a first coding format into a data stream of data of pictures with a second coding format includes a decoder decoding the input stream with the first coding format, an encoder encoding the data of the picture thus decoding with the second coding format, a coding candidate search controller using first information on prediction residual availability indicative of whether or not residual information is encoded for each block in the decoded picture. When a search for coding candidates reveals a result that the first information for a coding target region of the picture is indicative of the absence of a residual, the controller refrains from searching for coding candidates which depend on second information on residual availability of the coding with the second coding format.

Abstract: In a case where air pump system evaluation is performed, an ECU 15 blocks a pipe 5 from atmosphere by closing a canister vent solenoid valve 11, and drives an air pump 12 to pressurizes the pipe 5 up to a target pressure, and then provides a state sealing the pipe 5 by stopping the air pump 12 and closing a check valve 13, and airtightness thereof is evaluated on the basis of a pressure variation measured by a pressure gauge 6. In a condition under which the driving of the air pump 12 is desired to be avoided, EONV system evaluation is performed, and the airtightness is evaluated on the basis of a natural pressure variation resulting from a temperature change in the pipe 5 at the time when the canister vent solenoid valve 11 and the check valve 13 are closed.

Abstract: A protective cover 10 is mounted to the outer surface of a yoke 2 of a canister vent solenoid valve 1 installed near a rear wheel of a vehicle body. A guide groove engaged with fringes of a yoke mounting board 3 is provided in the inner walls of opposite side plates 10b of the cover 10. On the sides of the plates 10b opposite a top plate 10a are provided mounting sections 12 projecting in a direction parallel to the guide groove. At the tips of the sections 12, there are provided claw sections 12a locking edges on the rear of the yoke 2 when the cover 10 is mounted along the groove 11 from the front of the yoke 2. The top plate 10a of the cover 10 is provided with a connector hole 13 passing through a power source connector 5 of the valve 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel polypeptide having a ?1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity; a method for producing the polypeptide; a DNA which encodes the polypeptide; a recombinant vector into which the DNA is inserted; a transformant comprising the recombinant vector; a method for producing a sugar chain or complex carbohydrate, using the polypeptide; a method for producing a sugar chain or complex carbohydrate, using the transformant; an antibody which recognizes the polypeptide; a method for screening a substance which changes the expression of the gene which encodes the polypeptide; and a method for screening a substance which changes the activity of the polypeptide.

Abstract: PROBLEM There is provided a melting method of (meth)acrylic acid crystal which is capable of providing a higher quality of (meth)acrylic acid without carrying out an additional purification treatment to (meth)acrylic acid obtained by a crystallization operation accompanied by melting of (meth)acrylic acid. In addition, there is provided a simple method for adjusting a content of polymerization inhibitor in a product (meth)acrylic acid. SOLUTION In the crystallization method melting (meth)acrylic acid crystal while wetting with the crystalline molten liquid, a polymerization inhibitor is added to a molten liquid melted after initiation of melting, and all of crystal is melted while circulating and feeding the molten liquid containing said polymerization inhibitor to the crystal.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a process for production of (meth)acrylic acid with improved production efficiency by efficiently shifting from heating procedure to cooling procedure for a crystallizer. A process for production of (meth)acrylic acid according to the present invention is characterized in comprising the steps of crystallizing (meth)acrylic acid from a crude (meth)acrylic acid solution by using a batch type crystallizer, and melting the obtained (meth)acrylic acid crystal to obtain a (meth)acrylic acid melted liquid; wherein preliminary cooling of the crystallizer for the next crystallization step is started during transferring the (meth)acrylic acid melted liquid from the crystallizer.

Abstract: A process for producing (meth)acrylic acid of the present invention comprises the steps in the following order: a crystallization step of supplying a cooling medium cooled by a heat source device to a crystallizer to obtain a (meth)acrylic acid crystal from a crude (meth)acrylic acid solution; an adjustment step of returning the cooling medium discharged from the crystallizer to the crystallizer without cooling; a sweating step of supplying a heating medium to the crystallizer to partially melt the (meth)acrylic acid crystal, thereby obtaining a melted liquid, and discharging the melted liquid from the crystallizer; and a melting step of supplying the heating medium to the crystallizer to melt the (meth)acrylic acid crystal, thereby obtaining purified (meth)acrylic acid. According to the present invention, purified (meth)acrylic acid with high purity can be obtained.

Abstract: A process for producing (meth)acrylic acid, comprising the step of repeating a crystallization operation “n” times (providing “n” is an integer 2 or more) to produce purified (meth)acrylic acid from crude (meth)acrylic acid, wherein a (meth)acrylic acid solution is crystallized and the crystallized (meth)acrylic acid is melted to obtain a (meth)acrylic acid melt in the crystallization operation; wherein a constant amount Ak of the (meth)acrylic acid solution is subjected to the kth crystallization operation (providing “k” is an integer 1 to n?1), and the (meth)acrylic acid melt obtained by the kth crystallization operation is utilized as the (meth)acrylic acid solution for the k+1th crystallization operation without being discharged from a crystallizer or is transferred from the crystallizer to a k+1th storage tank for storing the (meth)acrylic acid solution to be used in the k+1th crystallization operation depending on the stored amount of the k+1th storage tank.

Abstract: Because of being equipped with a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a sodium-ion nonaqueous electrolyte, and because the positive electrode includes a sulfur-based positive-electrode active material containing carbon (C) and sulfur (S), it is possible to inhibit sulfur from eluting out into electrolytic solution, thereby resulting in a sodium secondary battery that makes it feasible to undergo charging and discharging for 100 cycles or more reversibly.