Abstract: This disclosure relates to a reproduction system, a display apparatus, and a reproduction apparatus for providing higher acoustic performance. There is provided a reproduction system including a display apparatus including a display section configured to display an image of content, and a first sound output section configured to output a sound of the content in a manner localizing a sound image on a screen of the display section, and a reproduction apparatus including a processing section configured to process an audio signal of the content, and a second sound output section configured to output the sound of the content, in which the first sound output section and the second sound output section output the sound simultaneously on the basis of an audio signal of a center channel of the content. This disclosure may be applied to an AV system formed by a television receiver and audio equipment, for example.

Abstract: A processing apparatus for an electronic component includes a component holder configured to hold the electronic component, a turning unit configured to hold the component holder toward an outside of a predetermined circular track, a turning drive unit configured to turn the turning unit around a first axis along a central axis of the circular track, and a rotation drive unit provided on the turning unit and configured to rotate the component holder around a second axis along a radial direction of the circular track.

Abstract: A failure diagnosing device configured to diagnose failure of a swash plate pump includes: a history acquiring portion configured to acquire actual history data, the actual history data indicating a time-lapse change of the suction flow rate or suction pressure in a predetermined period of time; and a failure detecting portion configured to detect generation of an abnormality between a piston and a shoe based on the actual history data acquired by the history acquiring portion.

Abstract: A failure diagnosing device configured to diagnose failure of a swash plate pump includes: a history acquiring portion configured to acquire actual history data, the actual history data indicating a time-lapse change of the suction flow rate or suction pressure in a predetermined period of time; and a failure detecting portion configured to detect generation of an abnormality between a piston and a shoe based on the actual history data acquired by the history acquiring portion.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sucrose unassimilating yeast which has a flocculation ability and has much of a proven performance of food production. The present invention pertains to a yeast strain expressed by accession number: NITE BP-1587.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sucrose unassimilating yeast which has a flocculation ability and has much of a proven performance of food production. The present invention pertains to a yeast strain expressed by accession number: NITE BP-1587.

Abstract: This apparatus includes a carrying path for an electronic component, a holder unit holding and releasing the electronic component, and N number of rotary pickups including the multiple holder units, and intermittently rotating around the rotation axis. At least one of the rotary pickups is a first carrying structure. The rotary pickup adjacent to the first carrying structure is a second carrying structure installed so as to not overlap with each other, to have the respective rotation axes orthogonal to each other. The holder unit of the first carrying structure and that of the second carrying structure are each a sucking nozzle. The holder units of the first carrying structure and of the second carrying structure have a common stop position, and the electronic component is transferred at only a transfer point that is the stop position.

Abstract: This apparatus includes a carrying path for an electronic component, a holder unit holding and releasing the electronic component, and N number of rotary pickups including the multiple holder units, and intermittently rotating around the rotation axis. At least one of the rotary pickups is a first carrying structure. The rotary pickup adjacent to the first carrying structure is a second carrying structure installed so as to not overlap with each other, to have the respective rotation axes orthogonal to each other. The holder unit of the first carrying structure and that of the second carrying structure are each a sucking nozzle. The holder units of the first carrying structure and of the second carrying structure have a common stop position, and the electronic component is transferred at only a transfer point that is the stop position.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sucrose unassimilating yeast which has a flocculation ability and has much of a proven performance of food production. The present invention pertains to a yeast strain expressed by accession number: NITE BP-1587.

Abstract: A chromatographic separator characterized in that two pumps are employed for controlling chromatographic separation that combines a first process for supplying at least one of feed solution and eluent into a circulation system and extracting the same quantity as that of liquid supplied into the circulation system from one position of a packed column where some component is enriched in the circulation system, and a second process for circulating liquid in the system without supplying the feed solution and eluent and extracting the separated component at all. Easy-to-control chromatographic separator, in which a total number of pumps to be used is decreased and high separation performance is attained through a simple structure, can thereby be provided.

Abstract: A chromatographic separator characterized in that two pumps are employed for controlling chromatographic separation that combines a first process for supplying at least one of feed solution and eluent into a circulation system and extracting the same quantity as that of liquid supplied into the circulation system from one position of a packed column where some component is enriched in the circulation system, and a second process for circulating liquid in the system without supplying the feed solution and eluent and extracting the separated component at all. Easy-to-control chromatographic separator, in which a total number of pumps to be used is decreased and high separation performance is attained through a simple structure, can thereby be provided.

Abstract: A raw gas containing a gas component A with low affinity with an adsorbent and a gas component C with high affinity with the adsorbent are sequentially supplied to at least three adsorption columns, while a desorption gas containing a gas component D which differs from the gas components A and C is supplied to each of the adsorption columns other than the one to which the raw gas is being supplied. When the raw gas is supplied to the adsorption columns, the gas component A having lower affinity with the adsorbent exits the adsorption columns earlier than the gas component C having higher affinity. The gas components A and C can thus be separated from each other. When a gas including an enriched gas component A is discharged from the outlet of each adsorption column, the full amount is extracted out of the system. When a gas including an enriched gas component C is discharged from the outlet of each adsorption column, the full amount is extracted out of the system.

Abstract: In chromatographic separation in a plurality of steps with a chromatographic separator packed with an ion exchanger used as at least part of chromatographic packing, at least part of the ionic form of at least part of the ion exchanger is changed to an ionic form fit for separation of components to be separated in each step to effect chromatographic separation, whereby a starting fluid material containing at least 3 components can be efficiently separated into at least 3 fractions. A preferred example of the chromatographic separator comprising a group of packing bed units linked in endless series to form a circulation flow path is provided with a shutoff valve at a position of the circulation flow path; starting fluid material feed means, desorbent feed means and 2-fraction withdrawal means for all the packing bed units; and a single-fraction withdrawal means connected to the circulation flow path on the upstream side of the shutoff valve and without any packing bed unit therebetween.

Abstract: At least 2 different packings differing in the resolution of components contained in a starting fluid material such as a starting solution material and desired to be separated are used in a coexistent state to adjust the resolution of the components. The starting fluid material is flowed through the resultant packing bed to effect chromatographic separation, whereby high-purity fractions enriched with respective components can be obtained at high recoveries with a small amount of desorbent such as eluent.

Abstract: In separation of 3 components A, B and C having a C>B>A relation in respect of affinity for packing with a chromatographic separator comprising a circulation system formed by linking packing bed units 1 to 4 in endless series, the following Operations <2>→<4>→<1>→<4>→<3> are performed in Step (1) as Stage 1, and the following Operations <2>→<4>→<3> are repeatedly performed 3 times in subsequent Stages 2 to 4 in Step (2), provided that the fluid feed and withdrawal positions are respectively displaced one by one in the downstream direction of the circulation system every time after completion of each stage; <1>: shutting off the circulation system, and withdrawing the whole of a component B fraction on the upstream side of the shutoff position while feeding a starting fluid material f to a packing bed unit on the downstream side of the shutoff position and feeding eluent D to the circulation system; <2>: withdrawi

Abstract: In demineralization of a beet sugar solution before boiling as the starting solution with a simulated moving bed chromatographic separator comprising a plurality of packed column units packed with a strongly acidic cation exchange resin in a salt form having an average grain size of 300 to 500 &mgr;m and a uniformity coefficient of at most 1.

Abstract: A method of cleaning a container and an apparatus therefor for cleaning a surface layer of the container by blasting fine particles of sodium bicarbonate with pressurized air into the container. The apparatus provdes a ball joint construction and a nozzle angle control mechanism for swing a nozzle body at an angle within a range of 50 degrees.

Abstract: A starting solution material in the form of waste produced in the course of separation and recovery of sucrose from sugar beet extract or sugar beet molasses with a 2-component separation simulated moving bed chromatographic separator (using a strongly acidic cation exchange resin in a salt form as chromatographic packing) or its concentrate is used to separate therefrom a crude betaine fraction with a 2-component separation simulated moving bed chromatographic separator using as chromatographic packing a strongly acidic cation exchange resin in an ionic form equilibrated with that of the starting solution material. The crude betaine fraction or its concentrate is used to separate therefrom a betaine fraction with a 2-component separation simulated moving bed chromatographic separator using as chromatographic packing a strongly acidic cation exchange resin having at least 10% (based on the ion exchange capacity) of the ionic form thereof changed to the Ca form.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus for performing recording and reproduction of information on an optical disk is disclosed. The optical disk has a sector format which consists of a sector mark area in which a sector mark is recorded and an address area in which a plurality of VFO segments and ID segments are alternately provided. The apparatus comprises a sector mark detector, a read gate controller, a PLL controller and an address information detector. The sector mark detector detects the sector mark. The read gate controller controls a read gate to be opened and closed. The read gate enables readout of information from the VFO segment when it is opened. The PLL controller initiates synchronization of a signal read from the VFO segment with a PLL in response to the opening of the read gate. The address information detector detects an address identifier recorded in the ID segment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for production of starch sugars, wherein starch is subjected to liquefaction and saccharification to prepare a mixture containing 10-50% by weight, based on the total solid content, of glucose and 30-50% by weight, also based on the total solid content, of maltose and the mixture is concentrated so as to have a total solid content of 40-70% by weight; and the resulting mixture is subjected to component separation using a chromatographic separator of simulated moving bed type capable of fractionating the mixture into at least three fractions, to produce a glucose fraction with a glucose purity of at least 97% by weight, a maltose fraction with a maltose purity of at least 80% by weight and a high-purity oligosaccharide fraction at a high efficiency in one operation.