Abstract: There is provided a novel ingredient that exhibits an exceptional effect for enhancing muscle using a fatty acid. A composition for muscle enhancement, characterized in that the composition contains, as an active component, at least one selected from the group consisting of C13, C14, or C15 fatty acids and fatty acid esters that include these fatty acids. The fatty acid is preferably at least one selected from tridecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, or pentadecanoic acid. The composition for muscle enhancement is suitably used in the form of, inter alia, an oil and fat composition, a food or beverage, a supplement, or an animal feed.

Abstract: A membrane separation apparatus in which a membrane clogging is moderated to lower a load to filtering. A plurality of separation membranes 4 are stored vertical and parallel to each other inside the a casing 6 formed with opening sections which respectively open in upper and lower directions thereby configuring a membrane module 3. In a flow passage through which treated water for the membrane module 3 flows, a water flow guide 5 is provided such that an opening area S2 of the flow passage through which treated water outflows is smaller than an opening area S1 of the flow passage through which treated water inflows. Additionally, a plurality of the membrane modules 3 are stacked one upon another in a direction of height of a casing thereby to configure a membrane unit 2. An air diffusing device 7 is disposed below this membrane unit 2 thereby configure a membrane separation apparatus 1.

Abstract: There are provided a vibration film (21) having a piezoelectric element, a magnetic circuit (20) which generates magnetic force on the basis of a first electric signal and vibrates the vibration film (21) by the magnetic force; and an adjustment unit (31) which generates a second electric signal on the basis of the first electric signal and applies a voltage based on the second electric signal between both surfaces of the piezoelectric element. The amplitude of the entire vibration film (21) is expanded by making the vibration by the magnetic force, which is generated from the magnetic circuit (20), and the vibration, which is generated by application of a voltage to the piezoelectric element, synchronize with each other.

Abstract: In a membrane separation apparatus, a cleaning effect for membrane elements by scrubbing is improved. In the membrane separation apparatus 14 including a separation membrane 5 (membrane element) dipped in treated liquid in a treatment bath 15, and air diffusing means 2 for diffusing air bubbles 6 for cleaning the separation membrane 5, an air bubbles staying plate 3 is provided between the air diffusing means 2 and the separation membrane 5. The air bubbles staying plate 3 is configured to allow air bubbles 6 diffused from the air diffusing device 2 to stay, by which air bubbles 6 gather each other to form air bubbles 6 having large diameters. By causing air bubbles having large diameters to act on the separation membrane 5, air bubbles 6 can be allowed to act whole the separation membrane 5.

Abstract: In a membrane separation apparatus, a cleaning effect for membrane elements by scrubbing is improved. In the membrane separation apparatus 14 including a separation membrane 5 (membrane element) dipped in treated liquid in a treatment bath 15, and air diffusing means 2 for diffusing air bubbles 6 for cleaning the separation membrane 5, an air bubbles staying plate 3 is provided between the air diffusing means 2 and the separation membrane 5. The air bubbles staying plate 3 is configured to allow air bubbles 6 diffused from the air diffusing device 2 to stay, by which air bubbles 6 gather each other to form air bubbles 6 having large diameters. By causing air bubbles having large diameters to act on the separation membrane 5, air bubbles 6 can be allowed to act whole the separation membrane 5.

Abstract: There are provided a vibration film (21) having a piezoelectric element, a magnetic circuit (20) which generates magnetic force on the basis of a first electric signal and vibrates the vibration film (21) by the magnetic force; and an adjustment unit (31) which generates a second electric signal on the basis of the first electric signal and applies a voltage based on the second electric signal between both surfaces of the piezoelectric element. The amplitude of the entire vibration film (21) is expanded by making the vibration by the magnetic force, which is generated from the magnetic circuit (20), and the vibration, which is generated by application of a voltage to the piezoelectric element, synchronize with each other.

Abstract: A membrane separation apparatus in which a membrane clogging is moderated to lower a load to filtering. A plurality of separation membranes 4 are stored vertical and parallel to each other inside the a casing 6 formed with opening sections which respectively open in upper and lower directions thereby configuring a membrane module 3. In a flow passage through which treated water for the membrane module 3 flows, a water flow guide 5 is provided such that an opening area S2 of the flow passage through which treated water outflows is smaller than an opening area S1 of the flow passage through which treated water inflows. Additionally, a plurality of the membrane modules 3 are stacked one upon another in a direction of height of a casing thereby to configure a membrane unit 2. An air diffusing device 7 is disposed below this membrane unit 2 thereby configure a membrane separation apparatus 1.

Abstract: A prediction signal calculator with a limit function is provided with a multiplier calculating a partial prediction signal composed of the product of a polar prediction coefficient for generating a regenerative signal and a quantized regenerative signal, a display conversion section for converting the partial prediction signal from floating point representation to an absolute value display, and a limiter executing processing for substituting limit values in the partial prediction signal satisfying overflow conditions during conversion of the partial prediction signal from floating point representation to an absolute value display in the event that the error detector determines that there are code errors in the audio data for a predetermined number of frames of the audio data.

Abstract: A prediction signal calculator with a limit function is provided with a multiplier calculating a partial prediction signal composed of the product of a polar prediction coefficient for generating a regenerative signal and a quantized regenerative signal, a display conversion section for converting the partial prediction signal from floating point representation to an absolute value display, and a limiter executing processing for substituting limit values in the partial prediction signal satisfying overflow conditions during conversion of the partial prediction signal from floating point representation to an absolute value display in the event that the error detector determines that there are code errors in the audio data for a predetermined number of frames of the audio data.

Abstract: A repeater amplifies and relays radio waves sent and received between a base station and a mobile station. The repeater includes an evaluation function calculator which, with the base station and one or more other repeaters serving as communication partners, calculates an evaluation function for evaluating the state of communication between the communication partners and the repeaters, for each of the communication partners; and a processing device which automatically determines to which of the communication partners a link is to be made on the basis of the evaluation function.

Abstract: A voice communication apparatus includes a primary modulator configured to perform primary modulation of a carrier with a center frequency outside a voice band by an analog voice signal; a PN-code generator configured to convert data into a PN code; an adder configured to add data included in the voice band and the primary-modulated voice signal; and a secondary modulator configured to perform secondary modulation of the PN code included in the voice band and the primary-modulated voice signal. According to the voice communication apparatus, an analog voice signal can be directly spread.

Abstract: A time series data dimensional compression apparatus performing dimensional compression for improving the efficiency of searching for time series data without losing the features of data. The compression is made to a determined dimension so that a larger volume of information may be extracted therein. A time series subsequence generating section (112) generates time series subsequences of a specified segment width into which a plurality of pieces of time series data generated at a time series data generating section (110) are divided. A singular value decomposition processing section (113) performs singular value decomposition on all of the time series subsequences. A dimensional compression time series data generating section (114) generates dimensional compression time series data by using high-order elements of the singular value decomposition as a representative value of the time series subsequence.

Abstract: A mobile station includes a timing controller for adjusting a frame transmit timing so that a unique word detection position at a base station is always located on a predetermined position. Even when frequent changes in the distance between the base station and mobile station occur due to movement of the mobile station, synchronization between the stations can be established, and this synchronization can be maintained.

Abstract: A prediction signal calculator with a limit function is provided with a multiplier calculating a partial prediction signal composed of the product of a polar prediction coefficient for generating a regenerative signal and a quantized regenerative signal, a display conversion section for converting the partial prediction signal from floating point representation to an absolute value display, and a limiter executing processing for substituting limit values in the partial prediction signal satisfying overflow conditions during conversion of the partial prediction signal from floating point representation to an absolute value display in the event that the error detector determines that there are code errors in the audio data for a predetermined number of frames of the audio data.

Abstract: A time series data dimensional compression apparatus performing dimensional compression for improving the efficiency of searching for time series data without losing the features of data. The compression is made to a determined dimension so that a larger volume of information may be extracted therein. A time series subsequence generating section (112) generates time series subsequences of a specified segment width into which a plurality of pieces of time series data generated at a time series data generating section (110) are divided. A singular value decomposition processing section (113) performs singular value decomposition on all of the time series subsequences. A dimensional compression time series data generating section (114) generates dimensional compression time series data by using high-order elements of the singular value decomposition as a representative value of the time series subsequence.

Abstract: According to the present invention, all terminals can establish synchronization in a radio communications system formed only of a plurality of mobile terminals. This radio terminal communicates by the time division connection method, and comprises a control portion for synchronizing its transmission/reception timing to that of a group including a plurality of radio terminals.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to improve the diversity gain by conducting linear prediction of fading fluctuations and switching antennas.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce radio wave interference between a wireless communication devices and an interference source that is present in an interference area of the wireless communication device by estimating the interference source.

Abstract: The present invention provides a diversity receiving device with superior interference resistance in a simple construction, comprising a plurality of antennas (11, 12); an antenna switching device (13) that selects any one of a plurality of antennas (11, 12) and carries out connection switching thereof; a demodulator (14) that demodulates a wireless signal and obtains a baseband spread spectrum signal; an A/D converter (15) that A/D converts the baseband spread spectrum signal and generates chip data; a digital matched filter (16) that finds the correlation value of the chip data and the spreading code; a maximum correlation value detection portion (18) that detects the maximum correlation value; an average value calculation portion (21) that finds the average value per frame of the maximum correlation value; and a level comparison device (22) that compares the above-mentioned average value and a predetermined threshold value, and outputs a control signal to the antenna switching device (13) to control antenn

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to improve the diversity gain by conducting linear prediction of fading fluctuations and switching antennas.