Abstract: A composite integrated circuit includes a protection IC that controls a switching circuit inserted in a power supply line to allow or prevent discharging of the secondary battery, and a monitoring IC that includes a ground terminal connected to the power supply line at a position between the secondary battery and the switching circuit, measures a voltage of the secondary battery, and sends the measured voltage to an external apparatus. The protection IC outputs an activation signal to turn on the switching circuit to allow discharging of the secondary battery, and outputs a deactivation signal to turn off the switching circuit to prevent discharging of the secondary battery. The monitoring IC consumes less power while the deactivation signal is output by the protection IC than the monitoring IC consumes while the activation signal is output by the protection IC.

Abstract: A multichip in which a protection IC for detecting at least one of overcharge, over discharge, and overcurrent of a secondary battery and a monitoring IC for monitoring a battery state of the secondary battery are integrated in a package. The protection IC and the monitoring IC are not overlapped in a plan view. A regulator output terminal for the monitoring IC, a ground terminal common to the protection IC and the monitoring IC, a power supply terminal common to the protection IC and the monitoring IC, and a current detection terminal for the protection IC are disposed along a first side of package, and a communication terminal for the monitoring IC, a discharge control terminal for the protection IC, a charge control terminal for the protection IC, and a overcurrent detection terminal for the protection IC are disposed as external connection terminals along the second side of package.

Abstract: A composite integrated circuit includes a protection IC that controls a switching circuit inserted in a power supply line to allow or prevent discharging of the secondary battery, and a monitoring IC that includes a ground terminal connected to the power supply line at a position between the secondary battery and the switching circuit, measures a voltage of the secondary battery, and sends the measured voltage to an external apparatus. The protection IC outputs an activation signal to turn on the switching circuit to allow discharging of the secondary battery, and outputs a deactivation signal to turn off the switching circuit to prevent discharging of the secondary battery. The monitoring IC consumes less power while the deactivation signal is output by the protection IC than the monitoring IC consumes while the activation signal is output by the protection IC.

Abstract: A multichip in which a protection IC for detecting at least one of overcharge, over discharge, and overcurrent of a secondary battery and a monitoring IC for monitoring a battery state of the secondary battery are integrated in a package. The protection IC and the monitoring IC are not overlapped in a plan view. A regulator output terminal for the monitoring IC, a ground terminal common to the protection IC and the monitoring IC, a power supply terminal common to the protection IC and the monitoring IC, and a current detection terminal for the protection IC are disposed along a first side of package, and a communication terminal for the monitoring IC, a discharge control terminal for the protection IC, a charge control terminal for the protection IC, and a overcurrent detection terminal for the protection IC are disposed as external connection terminals along the second side of package.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for promoting angiogenesis, which has an angiogenesis promoting action even in a vascular culturing system without effect of microcirculation. A pharmaceutical composition for promoting angiogenesis of the present invention comprises at least one compound selected from a group consisting of a piperidine compound represented by the general formula (1) or salts thereof: (wherein R represents a benzoyl group which may have, as substituents on the phenyl ring, 1 to 3 groups selected from a group consisting of an amino group, which may have a lower alkanoyl group, and a lower alkyl group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; and R2 represents a phenyl lower alkyl group).

Abstract: A disclosed AD conversion circuit includes a holding portion storing sequence information, signal selection information and time information; a sequencing counter to be initialized by receiving a timing signal output at a predetermined period and counting upon receipt of a matching signal to obtain a sequencing counter count value; a time period counter to be initialized by receiving the timing signal or the matching signal and counting a time period counter count value; a comparator generating the matching signal when the time information matches the time period counter count value after comparison by referring to the sequence information using the sequencing counter count value; a selecting portion selecting analog signals of one type corresponding to the signal selection information obtained by referring to the sequence information using the sequencing counter count value out of analog signals of various types; and an AD converter converting the selected analog signals.

Abstract: A disclosed AD conversion circuit includes a holding portion storing sequence information, signal selection information and time information; a sequencing counter to be initialized by receiving a timing signal output at a predetermined period and counting upon receipt of a matching signal to obtain a sequencing counter count value; a time period counter to be initialized by receiving the timing signal or the matching signal and counting a time period counter count value; a comparator generating the matching signal when the time information matches the time period counter count value after comparison by referring to the sequence information using the sequencing counter count value; a selecting portion selecting analog signals of one type corresponding to the signal selection information obtained by referring to the sequence information using the sequencing counter count value out of analog signals of various types; and an AD converter converting the selected analog signals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for promoting angiogenesis, which has an angiogenesis promoting action even in a vascular culturing system without effect of microcirculation. A pharmaceutical composition for promoting angiogenesis of the present invention comprises at least one compound selected from a group consisting of a piperidine compound represented by the general formula (1) or salts thereof: (wherein R represents a benzoyl group which may have, as substituents on the phenyl ring, 1 to 3 groups selected from a group consisting of an amino group, which may have a lower alkanoyl group, and a lower alkyl group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; and R2 represents a phenyl lower alkyl group).

Abstract: A hydrocarbon material processing system can reduce consumption of fossil fuel, environmental loads, and cost for processing a hydrocarbon material. The hydrocarbon material processing system has a gasification furnace (10) for pyrolyzing and gasifying wastes (51), waste plastics (52), pyrolysis tar (53), residual hydrocarbon heavy oil (54), and organic matter such as biomass (55) to produce a heat source gas. The hydrocarbon material processing system also has a cracking furnace (101) for thermally cracking a hydrocarbon material by using the heat source gas produced in the gasification furnace (10).

Abstract: An organic matter such as sewage sludge (101) is treated by gasifying the organic matter into a combustible gas and using the combustible gas as a fuel for a gas engine or a gas turbine to recover power (energy). In a method of treating the organic matter, an organic matter as a raw material is dried in a drying process (51), the dried raw material is gasified to produce a generated gas (123), and the sensible heat from the generated gas and/or a combustion gas produced by gasification is recovered by using a heating medium in a recovery process. Then, the heating medium heated in the recovery process is introduced into the drying process as a heating medium gas for drying.

Abstract: A recycling system has a pyrolysis apparatus (40) having a combustion section (42) for selectively combusting a carbon component in materials, and a gasification section (41) for pyrolyzing and gasifying the materials by using heat of combustion in the combustion section (42). The materials include residual oil from an atmospheric distillation unit (10), a vacuum distillation unit (20), and a decomposition unit (28), various wastes including waste plastics (181), wastes (182), and shredder dust (183), and organic matter such as biomass (184). The recycling system has a passage for supplying pyrolysates (120) produced in the gasification section (41) to an oil refinery system or a petrochemical system.

Abstract: The present lane departure prevention system comprises a driving-power difference generating unit for generating a driving power difference between left and right driving wheels, a braking power difference generating unit for generating a braking power difference between left and right wheels, a departure tendency determining unit for determining a tendency of departure of a vehicle from a lane of travel, and a yaw moment applying unit for switching a departure avoidance control for applying, to the vehicle, a yaw moment generated by the driving-power difference generating unit and a departure avoidance control for applying, to the vehicle, the yaw moment generated by the braking-power difference generating unit, on the basis of a driving state of the vehicle when the departure tendency determining unit determines that the vehicle has a tendency to depart from the lane of travel.

Abstract: A card dispensing device has a mechanism for preventing double feeding of cards. The double feed preventing mechanism can be card attitude correction rollers, which adjoin the leading edges of the cards within the card dispensing unit and thickness screws to regulate the vertical dimension of the card feed route. The double feed preventing mechanism can be a plate having a leading edge extending into the card feed route to regulate the vertical dimension of the card feed route.

Abstract: A card-dispensing device has a mechanism for forcibly modifying the attitude of the slide during the forward run of the slide from a horizontal attitude in which the slide is pushing a card forward to an attitude which is inclined through a fixed angle, and then forcibly returned to its initial horizontal attitude during the backward run.

Abstract: A card-dispensing device has a mechanism for forcibly modifying the attitude of the slide during the forward run of the slide from a horizontal attitude in which the slide is pushing a card forward to an attitude which is inclined through a fixed angle, and then forcibly returned to its initial horizontal attitude during the backward run.

Abstract: In this resilient multi layered member, there are provided as laminated together: a surface skin layer, formed of PVC resin powder made into a gel, on the outside side of the resilient multi layered member; a foam material layer, formed from foamed PVC resin powder, the outer side of which is adhered to the inner side of the surface skin layer; a cushion material layer, the outer side of which is adhered to the inner side of the foam material layer; and a substantially stiff core material layer, the outer side of which is adhered to the inner side of the cushion material layer, on the inside side of the resilient multi layered member. There may be further included an adhesive layer by means of which the outer side of the cushion material layer is adhered to the inner side of the foam material layer. The cushion material layer may be formed from urethane foam, or from non woven fabric, which may be a felt material, and may have a density greater than about 200 grams per square meter.