Abstract: The present invention aims to develop a method for treating COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 or a mutant strain thereof, and provides an agent for preventing and/or treating COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 or a mutant strain thereof, the agent comprising a specific compound.

Abstract: It is an object to improve the reliability of a temperature adjusting device which cools an in-vehicle device such as a battery by using a refrigerant. A device temperature adjusting device 61 that is an in-vehicle device temperature adjusting device adjusts the temperature of a battery 55 mounted on a vehicle and includes a refrigerant circuit R having a compressor 2 which compresses a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger 7 for letting the refrigerant radiate heat, and a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 for cooling the battery 55 by letting the refrigerant absorb heat, and a control device 11. The control device 11 stops the compressor 2 on the basis of the fact that the refrigerant circuit R is blocked.

Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner having a compressor to compress a refrigerant, an air flow passage to supply air to the vehicle; a radiator; an outdoor heat exchanger; a battery temperature adjustment device for letting a heat medium circulate through a battery mounted in the vehicle, thereby adjusting a temperature of the battery; and a control device. The battery temperature adjustment device has a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger for performing exchange of heat between the refrigerant and the heat medium. The control device is configured to execute: a radiator and outdoor heat exchanger heating/battery cooling mode, and an obstruct inflow heating/battery cooling mode.

Abstract: It is an object to improve the reliability of a temperature adjusting device which cools an in-vehicle device such as a battery by using a refrigerant. A device temperature adjusting device 61 that is an in-vehicle device temperature adjusting device adjusts the temperature of a battery 55 mounted on a vehicle and includes a refrigerant circuit R having a compressor 2 which compresses a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger 7 for letting the refrigerant radiate heat, and a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 for cooling the battery 55 by letting the refrigerant absorb heat, and a control device 11. The control device 11 stops the compressor 2 on the basis of the fact that the refrigerant circuit R is blocked.

Abstract: Provided are sodium hypochlorite pentahydrate crystals capable of long-term storage that have improved stability of sodium hypochlorite pentahydrate, which is effective as an oxidizing 5 agent or bactericide, in the vicinity of normal temperatures, and a method for producing the same. The sodium hypochlorite pentahydrate crystals are such that peaks appear at the locations of the angles of diffraction described in Table 1 of claim 1 over a range of 10°?2? (angle of diffraction)?65° as measured by powder X-ray diffraction using a Cuk? radiation source.

Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner having a compressor to compress a refrigerant, an air flow passage to supply air to the vehicle; a radiator; an outdoor heat exchanger; a battery temperature adjustment device for letting a heat medium circulate through a battery mounted in the vehicle, thereby adjusting a temperature of the battery; and a control device. The battery temperature adjustment device has a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger for performing exchange of heat between the refrigerant and the heat medium. The control device is configured to execute: a radiator and outdoor heat exchanger heating/battery cooling mode, and an obstruct inflow heating/battery cooling mode.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a battery temperature adjustment device which adjusts the temperature of a battery and has a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger to exchange heat between a refrigerant and a heat medium. A controller executes a first heating/battery cooling mode to let the refrigerant discharged from a compressor radiate heat in a radiator, decompress the refrigerant, and then let the refrigerant absorb heat in an outdoor heat exchanger and the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger, and a second heating/battery cooling mode to let the refrigerant discharged from the compressor radiate heat in the radiator and the outdoor heat exchanger, decompress the refrigerant, and then let the refrigerant absorb heat in the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger.

Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle is provided which is capable of appropriately cooling a battery while effectively utilizing the heat of the battery for heating of a vehicle interior. A battery temperature adjustment device 61 which adjusts the temperature of a battery 55 has a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 to exchange heat between a refrigerant and a heat medium. A controller executes a first heating/battery cooling mode to let the refrigerant discharged from a compressor 2 radiate heat in a radiator 4, decompress the refrigerant, and then let the refrigerant absorb heat in an outdoor heat exchanger 7 and the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger, and a second heating/battery cooling mode to let the refrigerant discharged from the compressor radiate heat in the radiator and the outdoor heat exchanger, decompress the refrigerant, and then let the refrigerant absorb heat in the refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger.

Abstract: Provided are sodium hypochlorite pentahydrate crystals capable of long-term storage that have improved stability of sodium hypochlorite pentahydrate, which is effective as an oxidizing agent or bactericide, in the vicinity of normal temperatures, and a method for producing the same. The sodium hypochlorite pentahydrate crystals are such that peaks appear at the locations of the angles of diffraction described in Table 1 of claim 1 over a range of 10°?2? (angle of diffraction)?65° as measured by powder X-ray diffraction using a CuK? radiation source.

Abstract: Provided is an air conditioning system for vehicles, this air conditioning system being configured in such a way that it is possible to perform air conditioning for separate purposes, such as for cooling a driver, this type of air conditioning being extremely efficient in terms of energy, and that even if part of the air conditioning system is installed in a vehicle cabin, it is possible to meet requirements for securing a space in the vehicle cabin. The aforementioned air conditioning system for vehicles comprises a refrigeration circuit provided with a compressor, a condenser, an expansion means, and an evaporator, and is characterized in that the compressor and the condenser are disposed in an in-vehicle area outside the vehicle cabin, and that the expansion means and the evaporator are locally disposed in one or more selected specific regions in the vehicle cabin, preferably in such a way as to be incorporated into units.

Abstract: A first passage communicating with a compressed air supply port, a sixth passage communicating with a vacuum port, and an eighth passage communicating with an air discharge port for a solenoid-operated valve are arranged in parallel respectively. Further, a pressure fluid-supplying solenoid-operated valve, a vacuum-breaking solenoid-operated valve, a flow rate-adjusting screw, a suction filter, and a vacuum pressure switch are successively arranged in series in a main body section.

Abstract: An outboard motor with an engine where the exposed ends of the crankshaft and camshaft project downward toward the bottom surface of the engine. An accommodation chamber is recessed within the bottom surface of the engine. A chain driven camshaft drive mechanism fits within this accommodation chamber. An oil pump, mounted below the accommodation chamber, is driven by the crankshaft. The bottom end of the crankshaft is sandwiched between the bottom surface of the engine and an oil seal housing. The oil seal housing fits within a recessed opening in a plate-like engine holder positioned below the engine. A plurality of positioning and fastening bosses are used to align and fix the oil seal housing to the engine. When the engine is removed from the outboard motor, its bottom surface is flat enabling the engine sit upright on a workbench.

Abstract: An intake device for an outboard motor having a vapor separator is provided. The intake device is simple to manufacture and prevents a flow of an unacceptably large volume of fuel vapor into an engine system. The intake device leads external air into the engine and the vapor separator separates fuel vapor from liquid fuel. The fuel vapor generated in the vapor separator is led into the intake device. The intake device has a partition to divide the intake device into an intake passage and a vapor chamber. The partition is arranged downstream of the fuel vapor in the vapor chamber.

Abstract: A method of reforming the surface of a plastic article to provide a leather-like touch to the plastic article surface. In this method, a two-liquid type polyurethane paint is prepared and coated on the surface of the plastic article so as to form a coated film having a thickness ranging from 20 to 150 micrometers and having an elongation percentage ranging from 60 to 180% at 20.degree. C., a coefficient of friction ranging from 0.5 to 0.8, and an initial modulus of elasticity ranging from 60 to 150 kg/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: A shower head comprises a hot-water treating mechanism accommodated in a water passage formed in a shower head case of the shower head. The hot-water treating mechanism has coral sand and active carbon fiber, and has calcium sulfite if necessary. These materials are arranged serially along a water-flow direction in the shower head. For example, these materials are arranged concentrically, through which hot water is made to flow from the center to the periphery. In order to realize this concentrical arrangement of these materials, these materials are made to be a sheet structure, and are overlaid and wound to form a sheet roll. Acrylic active carbon fiber can be used as the active carbon fiber. The shower head can effectively remove chlorine from a large flow rate of hot water having a temperature of about 40 degrees of centigrade. Further, it is possible to reduce in weight of the shower head having a hot-water treating mechanism below 300 grams.

Abstract: A coating composition for use in a mold coat coating process wherein the coating composition is previously coated on the molding surface of a mold for polyurethane resin, prior to molding of the polyurethane resin in which the coating composition is transferred onto the surface of the molded polyurethane resin. The coating composition is comprised of a principal component including a resin constituent whose principal ingredient is addition polymer of isophorone diisocyanate and polycarbonate polyol in a content ranging from 8 to 25% by weight of the principal component, and a hardener component including a resin constituent whose principal ingredient is addition polymer of hexamethylene diisocyanate and isophorone diisocyanate in a content ranging from 5 to 100% by weight of the hardener component, thereby improving pot life and weatherability of coating film of the coating composition while contributing shortening of so-called open time in a molding cycle.

Abstract: Described is a beam index type color cathode ray tube in which at least one of tricolor phosphor stripes, that is the red, blue and green stripes, is different in width from the other color phosphor stripes, and m index stripes are associated with n sets or triplets of the color phosphor stripes. The widthwise center-to-center distance between the adjoining color phosphor stripes is set to a constant value. Each index stripe is of a width lesser than the width of the guard band provided between adjoining ones of the color phosphor stripes, and is provided at the widthwise center of the associated guard band. The arrangement provides index signals of sufficient intensity, while assuring a positive color switching.

Abstract: An insect-repellent assembly comprising a carrier member containing activated carbon fibers and an insect-repellent agent contained in said carrier member. Cockroach-repellent agents are preferable as the insect-repellent agent. The insect-repellent assembly of the present invention maintains its insect-repellent effect for a extended period of time.