Abstract: A high-pressure fuel pump control device is capable of reducing current consumption, increasing pump durability, and promoting a rise of fuel pressure from startup. The high-pressure fuel pump control device comprises a fuel injector valve for directly injecting fuel in a common rail into a combustion chamber and a high-pressure fuel pump for feeding the fuel under pressure to the common rail. The high-pressure fuel pump comprises a pressurization chamber, a plunger for pressurizing the fuel in the pressurization chamber, a fuel passage valve disposed in the pressurization chamber, and an actuator for actuating the fuel passage valve. The control device includes a control unit for executing output control of a drive signal for the actuator to vary a discharge rate of the high-pressure fuel pump.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a transgenic nonhuman mammal well representing the pathologic conditions of human rheumatoid arthritis. A transgenic nonhuman mammal is obtained by transferring a foreign DNA, wherein a DNA selected from the group consisting of an MHC class II transcriptional activator gene, the activity domain of an MHC class II transcriptional activator gene and a variant of an MHC class II transcriptional activator gene is provided under the control of a type II collagen promoter, into a cell at the early stage of development.

Abstract: A high-pressure fuel pump control device capable of reducing current consumption, increasing pump durability, and promoting a rise of fuel pressure from startup. The high-pressure fuel pump control device comprises a fuel injector valve for directly injecting fuel in a common rail into a combustion chamber and a high-pressure fuel pump for feeding the fuel under pressure to the common rail. The high-pressure fuel pump comprises a pressurization chamber, a plunger for pressurizing the fuel in the pressurization chamber, a fuel passage valve disposed in the pressurization chamber, and an actuator for actuating the fuel passage valve. The control device includes a control unit for executing output control of a drive signal for the actuator to vary a discharge rate of the high-pressure fuel pump.

Abstract: A rotor of an electric motor, including a rotor core having a plurality of magnet-retaining apertures, a plurality of permanent magnets individually received and retained in the magnet-retaining apertures of the rotor core, and a resinous filler filling a gap defined between each magnet-retaining aperture and each permanent magnet and fixing the permanent magnets to the magnet-retaining apertures. The rotor also includes an engaging projection provided in the rotor core, the engaging projection tightly engaged with each of the permanent magnets received in the magnet-retaining apertures and temporarily holding each permanent magnet at a predetermined position in a corresponding magnet-retaining aperture, in an unfinished state of the rotor where the resinous filler is not arranged in the gap.

Abstract: A mold used in a manufacturing process of a rotor of an electric motor, the rotor including a rotor core with a plurality of magnet-retaining apertures and a plurality of permanent magnets individually received and retained in the magnet-retaining apertures of the rotor core, for pouring a resinous material into gaps defined between the respective magnet-retaining apertures and the respective permanent magnets. The mold includes a cavity for accommodating the rotor core at a predetermined position, with the rotor core receiving the plurality of permanent magnets individually in the plurality of magnet-retaining apertures; and an adjustable support mechanism for securely supporting the rotor core accommodated in the cavity in a manner as to meet a dimensional deviation in an axial direction of the rotor core.

Abstract: A mold used in a manufacturing process of a rotor of an electric motor, the rotor including a rotor core with a plurality of magnet-retaining apertures and a plurality of permanent magnets individually retained in the magnet-retaining apertures of the rotor core, for pouring a resinous material into gaps defined between the magnet-retaining apertures and the permanent magnets. The mold includes a cavity for accommodating the rotor core at a predetermined position, with the rotor core receiving the permanent magnets individually in the magnet-retaining apertures; and a deformation inhibiting surface provided in the cavity and coming into at least local contact with an outer circumferential surface of the rotor core, during a period when the resinous material is poured into the gaps, to inhibit the bulging deformation of the outer circumferential surface.

Abstract: A thermosetting water-based ultraviolet cut coating which is excellent in film hardness, heat resistance, water resistance and chemical resistance and is gentle to human body and environment, composed of 5-150 parts by weight of an ultraviolet absorber (B), 3-100 parts by weight of an amino resin (C) and 0.01-20 parts by weight of an adhesion promoter (D) to 100 parts by weight of the solids content of an aqueous urethane resin (A), wherein the solids content concentration of the coating is 5-60% by weight, using water as a dispersion medium or a solvent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for inhibiting the activation of telomerase and an agent for inhibiting the activation of telomerase, a method for inhibiting telomerase activity and an agent for inhibiting telomerase activity, a method for preventing and/or a method for treating a cancer disease, an agent for preventing and/or an agent for treating a cancer disease, all of which comprises inhibiting the binding of MAPKAPK3 to TERT that is a catalytic subunit of telomerase or inhibiting the phosphorylation of TERT by active MAPKAPK3; a method of identifying a compound that inhibits the binding of MAPKAPK3 to TERT or a compound that inhibits the phosphorylation of TERT by active MAPKAPK3; and a reagent kit.

Abstract: A lithium primary battery contains a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode comprises manganese dioxide containing boron and phosphorus and the negative electrode comprises lithium or lithium alloy.

Abstract: Human RelA-associated inhibitor (RAI) comprising 351 amino acid, process for producing it, cDNA encoding it, fragment capable of hybridizing selectively to the cDNA sequence, plasmid for expression and duplication comprising the cDNA, host cell transformed with the plasmid, antibody against the polypeptide, pharmaceutical composition comprising the polypeptide or the antibody against it and method for diagnosis of diseases using the antibody against the RAI. RAI of the invention is capable of binding to p65, which is a of transcription factor NF?B, therefore, it is thought to be useful for treatment and/or prevention of various diseases.

Abstract: In an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery which includes a current collector and a thin film composed of active material that has the capability to store and release lithium either electrochemically or chemically and deposited on the current collector, the current collector comprises a copper alloy and has a tensile strength of 400 N/mm2 or higher, a proportional limit of 160 N/mm2 or higher, an elastic coefficient of 1.1 N/mm2 or higher and a surface roughness Ra of 0.01–1 ?m at its surface that carries the thin film of active material thereon.

Abstract: Human RelA-associated inhibitor (RAI) comprises 351 amino acids and is capable of binding to p65, a subunit of the transcription factor NF?B. A process for producing RAI, a cDNA encoding it, a fragment capable of hybridizing selectively to the cDNA sequence, a plasmid for expression and duplication comprising the cDNA, a host cell transformed with the plasmid, an antibody against the polypeptide, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the polypeptide or the antibody against it and a method for diagnosis of diseases using the antibody against the RAI are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a gene comprising a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide composed of an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; a gene expression product produced through expression of the gene; a recombinant expression vector including the gene; a host cell (transformant) harboring the recombinant expression vector; a protein composed of an amino acid having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; a therapeutic or preventive composition for hypoglycemia containing as an active ingredient the above-mentioned gene or protein; and an antibody capable of binding to the protein. Through use of the gene or an expression product thereof of the present invention, it is possible to elucidate the pathology of diabetes and develop drugs for treatment and prevention of diabetes via a new action mechanism.

Abstract: The invention provides a control apparatus of a cylinder injection of fuel type internal combustion engine executing a dilute combustion, which can satisfy a requirement of rapidly changing an engine torque while restricting a deterioration of a driving property and an exhaust gas as much as possible. In a control apparatus of a multicylinder engine executing a dilute combustion, in the case that a requirement of reducing and changing an engine torque of the internal combustion engine is applied, the control apparatus executes a fuel cut of a predetermined number of cylinders, and controls so that a torque of operating cylinders except the cylinders executing the fuel cut becomes the required engine torque.

Abstract: A control device of a high-pressure fuel pump of an internal combustion engine capable of improving stability in controlling the drive of the high-pressure fuel pump by limiting the end timing of a drive signal of the high-pressure fuel pump and driving an actuator in a control effective range of the high-pressure fuel pump. The control device of the high-pressure fuel pump of the internal combustion engine has a fuel injection valve provided on a cylinder and the high-pressure fuel pump for pumping fuel to the fuel injection valve, wherein the high-pressure fuel pump comprises a pressure chamber, a plunger for pressurizing the fuel in the pressure chamber, a fuel valve provided in the pressure chamber, and the actuator for operating the fuel valve. The control device has means for calculating the drive signal of the actuator so as to realize the variable discharge of the high-pressure fuel pump.

Abstract: A die cushion drive system provided with a servo motor serving as a source of drive power for a die cushion of a press machine and a power circuit with a regeneration function which regenerates energy from the servo motor and returns it to an AC power supply, whereby it is possible to power the die cushion drive system by a servo motor and return the regenerated energy of this servo motor to the power source so as to save on energy.

Abstract: An image processing method, comprising registering in advance, to a database, fundamental information and additional information related with the fundamental information, obtaining a first image file, extracting a characteristic information from the first image file, searching a fundamental information of the database which is similar to the characteristic information; and getting a first additional information related with the fundamental information.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a servo motor driving apparatus and a servo motor driving method for driving a plurality of servo motors, wherein provisions are made to improve the reuse efficiency of servo motor regenerative energy. The servo motor driving apparatus (2) comprises: a plurality of inverter circuits (4, 4?, 4?) which supply AC power to the plurality of servo motors (5, 5?, 5?), respectively; a converter circuit (3) which supplies electric power in common to the inverter circuits (4, 4?, 4?); and an inverter control unit (6) which, when giving an acceleration command to any one of the servo motors, gives a deceleration command to another one of the servo motors at the same time.