Abstract: A control device including a USB port of a first interface capable of transmitting an image signal serving as a basis of an image to be displayed by the control device and capable of receiving power, and a port of a second interface capable of receiving power, is provided. The control device is accommodated in a housing, the USB port is disposed at a bottom surface which, given a surface of the housing where the touch panel is disposed as a front surface, is a side surface positioned in a longitudinal direction of the front surface, and the port is disposed at a rear surface opposite the front surface.

Abstract: In a superconducting coil used in an MRI apparatus, it is necessary to arrange a superconducting wire at a desired position to obtain a desired coil shape in order to obtain a temporally stable static electromagnetic field with high strength and high uniformity. A superconducting coil includes a winding frame, a spacer disposed on an outer periphery of winding frame and including a winding groove having a spiral shape and a communication groove provided between winding grooves, and includes a coil group having a superconducting wire wound in winding groove. It is therefore possible to obtain superconducting coil having a desired coil shape.

Abstract: In a molded surface fastener in which an engaging element includes at least two engaging pawl portions protruded outward, a plurality of the engaging elements is disposed in a line along a machine direction to form an element row, a plurality of the element rows is arranged side by side in a cross direction, each of the engaging elements has, as the engaging pawl portions, at least a pair of symmetrical engaging pawl portions which are disposed each other at symmetrical positions in the cross direction and are respectively protruded in the cross direction sides, and a plurality of the engaging elements is arranged in a staggered pattern. Thereby, the molded surface fastener can appropriately and stably exert desired performance such as peel strength with respect to more types of non-woven fabrics.

Abstract: In a molded surface fastener in which an engaging element includes at least two engaging pawl portions protruded outward, a plurality of the engaging elements is disposed in a line along a machine direction to form an element row, a plurality of the element rows is arranged side by side in a cross direction, each of the engaging elements has, as the engaging pawl portions, at least a pair of symmetrical engaging pawl portions which are disposed each other at symmetrical positions in the cross direction and are respectively protruded in the cross direction sides, and a plurality of the engaging elements is arranged in a staggered pattern. Thereby, the molded surface fastener can appropriately and stably exert desired performance such as peel strength with respect to more types of non-woven fabrics.

Abstract: A control device including a USB port of a first interface capable of transmitting an image signal serving as a basis of an image to be displayed by the control device and capable of receiving power, and a port of a second interface capable of receiving power, is provided. The control device is accommodated in a housing, the USB port is disposed at a bottom surface which, given a surface of the housing where the touch panel is disposed as a front surface, is a side surface positioned in a longitudinal direction of the front surface, and the port is disposed at a rear surface opposite the front surface.

Abstract: A deflector device for a vehicle sunroof is provided. The deflector device includes: a cloth deflector net which is extended to be blown by a drive airflow during operation period and folded to be housed during non-operation period; a lower holder which holds a lower end side of the deflector net; an upper holder which holds an upper end side of the deflector net and is movable in a vertical direction; an urging member which urges the upper holder upward; and a defining portion which defines an upper limit position of the upper holder against an urging force caused by the urging member so that loosing occurs on at least a part of the deflector net.

Abstract: A door hole seal includes: a sheet body configured to operably couple to a door inner panel for covering an opening on the door inner panel; a synthetic resin film for joining the sheet body to the door inner panel, the synthetic resin film being transparent, the synthetic resin film including: an internal circumferential end which sticks to the sheet body; and an outer circumferential end which sticks to an inner-cabin side of the door inner panel by adhesive; and a sheet separation provided at a distance from the sheet body and between an outer circumferential end of the sheet body and the outer circumferential end of the synthetic resin film, the sheet separation adhering to the synthetic resin film.

Abstract: An electrostatic induction system includes used activated carbon as electron-collecting units, to which electrons are supplied by an electrostatic induction apparatus so that impurities that have been absorbed by activated carbon are neutralized or reduced, and neutralized or reduced used activated carbon is acquired. The neutralized or reduced used activated carbon is buried in an environmental conservation implementation area in such a manner that an amount of the buried neutralized or reduced used activated carbon and a number of locations at which the neutralized or reduced used activated carbon are buried are adjusted depending on a property of the environmental conservation implementation area, and that the buried neutralized or reduced used activated carbon gradually decrease an earthing resistance of the environmental conservation implementation area so as to cause the earthing resistance to have a value less than or equal to 10?.

Abstract: An electrostatic induction system includes used activated carbon as electron-collecting units, to which electrons are supplied by an electrostatic induction apparatus so that impurities that have been absorbed by activated carbon are neutralized or reduced, and neutralized or reduced used activated carbon is acquired. The neutralized or reduced used activated carbon is buried in an environmental conservation implementation area in such a manner that an amount of the buried neutralized or reduced used activated carbon and a number of locations at which the neutralized or reduced used activated carbon are buried are adjusted depending on a property of the environmental conservation implementation area, and that the buried neutralized or reduced used activated carbon gradually decrease an earthing resistance of the environmental conservation implementation area so as to cause the earthing resistance to have a value less than or equal to 10?.

Abstract: A deflector device for a vehicle sunroof is provided. The deflector device includes: a cloth deflector net which is extended to be blown by a drive airflow during operation period and folded to be housed during non-operation period; a lower holder which holds a lower end side of the deflector net; an upper holder which holds an upper end side of the deflector net and is movable in a vertical direction; an urging member which urges the upper holder upward; and a defining portion which defines an upper limit position of the upper holder against an urging force caused by the urging member so that loosing occurs on at least a part of the deflector net.

Abstract: A door hole seal includes: a sheet body configured to operably couple to a door inner panel for covering an opening on the door inner panel; a synthetic resin film for joining the sheet body to the door inner panel, the synthetic resin film being transparent, the synthetic resin film including: an internal circumferential end which sticks to the sheet body; and an outer circumferential end which sticks to an inner-cabin side of the door inner panel by adhesive; and a sheet separation provided at a distance from the sheet body and between an outer circumferential end of the sheet body and the outer circumferential end of the synthetic resin film, the sheet separation adhering to the synthetic resin film.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for the prophylaxis or treatment of hepatitis C in a mammal with a peptide-bound liposome wherein the peptide contains a partial amino acid sequence having a length of not less than 9 amino acids in the amino acid sequence of hepatitis C virus NS3 protein, has a length of 9 to 11 amino acids, and is capable of inducing cytotoxic T lymphocytes; the liposome contains a phospholipid containing an acyl group having 14 to 24 carbon atoms and one unsaturated bond or a hydrocarbon group having 14 to 24 carbon atoms and one unsaturated bond, and a liposome stabilizer; and the peptide is bound to the surface of the liposome. The invention also provides a cytotoxic T lymphocyte activator containing the peptide-bound liposome, as well as a hepatitis C virus vaccine.

Abstract: A superconducting magnet includes a superconducting coil, a refrigerant container, a radiation shield, a vacuum container, a refrigerating machine cooling an interior of the refrigerant container, a tubular current lead passing from outside of the vacuum container to inside of the refrigerant container electrically connected to the superconducting coil, a power source electrically connected to the current lead, a manometer measuring a pressure inside of the refrigerant container, a thermometer to measure a temperature of the current lead, and a control unit connected to each of the power source, the manometer, and the thermometer. The control unit raises an output of the power source to vary a value of a current flowing into superconducting coil only when a measurement value of the manometer is higher than or equal to a set value and a measurement value of the thermometer is lower than or equal to a set value.

Abstract: An administrator executes provisioning of a volume that satisfies a reliability requirement without being aware of storage configuration. A third processing module is configured to acquire a provisioning request that includes a reliability requirement for reliability of a storage service provided from a first processing module to a second processing module, and a volume requirement for a primary volume provided to the second processing module by the storage service, determine, on the basis of the volume requirement and storage information, volume configuration information showing the configuration of the primary volume being provisioned from a logical storage area, and determine, on the basis of the volume configuration information, the reliability requirements, and the storage information, replication configuration information showing the configuration of a replication that uses the primary volume as a copy source.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for the prophylaxis or treatment of hepatitis C in a mammal with a peptide-bound liposome wherein the peptide contains a partial amino acid sequence having a length of not less than 9 amino acids in the amino acid sequence of hepatitis C virus NS3 protein, has a length of 9 to 11 amino acids, and is capable of inducing cytotoxic T lymphocytes; the liposome contains a phospholipid containing an acyl group having 14 to 24 carbon atoms and one unsaturated bond or a hydrocarbon group having 14 to 24 carbon atoms and one unsaturated bond, and a liposome stabilizer; and the peptide is bound to the surface of the liposome. The invention also provides a cytotoxic T lymphocyte activator containing the peptide-bound liposome, as well as a hepatitis C virus vaccine.

Abstract: A sunshade device disposed in an opening of a vehicle includes a pair of winding devices, a sheet-like shade member wound in each of the winding devices and drawable therefrom; a frame member disposed at a draw-out end of each shade member so as to extend along an end edge thereof; and a sealing member that closes a portion between the draw-out ends of the side shade members in a closed-shade state where the draw-out ends of both shade members are abutted with each other in a substantial center of the opening of the vehicle. The frame of the other side shade member includes a hollow cross-sectional portion extending along the end edge of the draw-out end of the other side shade member, and the sealing member is brought into contact with the hollow cross-sectional portion.

Abstract: A sunshade device disposed in an opening of a vehicle includes a pair of winding devices, a sheet-like shade member wound in each of the winding devices and drawable therefrom; a frame member disposed at a draw-out end of each shade member so as to extend along an end edge thereof; and a sealing member that closes a portion between the draw-out ends of the side shade members in a closed-shade state where the draw-out ends of both shade members are abutted with each other in a substantial center of the opening of the vehicle. The frame of the other side shade member includes a hollow cross-sectional portion extending along the end edge of the draw-out end of the other side shade member, and the sealing member is brought into contact with the hollow cross-sectional portion.

Abstract: A task management apparatus configured to assign tasks to a plurality of operators is constructed. The task management apparatus stores task information including, for each generated task, operation target information for which a value is determined according to a state at the time of task occurrence and which is related to a task target. The task management apparatus calculates, based on the task information, the task similarity between a newly generated first task and a second task that is already assigned to an operator, for each of the operators, and determines an operator to whom the first task is assigned according to assignment priority based on the task similarity calculated for each of the operators.

Abstract: An embodiment of this invention is a system that recommends a change of management jobs for a plurality of apparatuses separated into a plurality of groups. This system selects groups one by one from the plurality of groups. It determines a similarity degree among the management jobs set to the plurality of groups after changing the current management job to a different management job. It determines at least either one of a management cost of the current management job and a management cost of the different management job. It determines a recommendation degree of the change of the management job using the determined similarity degree and the determined management cost. It presents a pair for a recommended change of management jobs in accordance with the determined recommendation degrees.

Abstract: The present invention provides a peptide-bound liposome wherein the peptide contains a partial amino acid sequence having a length of not less than 9 amino acids in the amino acid sequence of hepatitis C virus NS3 protein, has a length of 9 to 11 amino acids, and is capable of inducing cytotoxic T lymphocytes, the liposome contains a phospholipid containing an acyl group having 14 to 24 carbon atoms and one unsaturated bond or a hydrocarbon group having 14 to 24 carbon atoms and one unsaturated bond, and a liposome stabilizer, and the peptide is bound to the surface of the liposome; a cytotoxic T lymphocyte activator containing the peptide-bound liposome; and a hepatitis C virus vaccine.