Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound that can be used as a more superior therapeutic agent for central nervous system diseases. The present invention provides a dihydrate of 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or of a salt thereof, and a process for producing the same.

Abstract: A first switch is arranged such that a first terminal thereof is connected to an AC test unit and a second terminal thereof is connected to an I/O terminal and a DC test unit. A first switch is configured so as to be capable of switching states between a connection state in which the first terminal and the second terminal are connected to each other, and a disconnection state in which they are disconnected from each other. A bypass capacitor is arranged between the first terminal and the second terminal, and is configured to bypass the frequency component which is cut off by the first switch.

Abstract: An interference checking device 1 checks, during machining using an NC machine tool 20, interference between structures of the NC machine tool 20, a tool and a workpiece, and includes an interference check processing unit 2 virtually moving models and checking the occurrence of interference based on a position control signal from a numerical controller 30, and an operation effect degree evaluating unit 6 evaluating the degree of an effect of an operation on a possibility of the occurrence of interference. When a predetermined operation is performed during machining of a workpiece following a first workpiece, the interference check processing unit 2 moves the models at intervals determined based on the degree of the effect evaluated by the operation effect degree evaluating unit 6.

Abstract: [Problems] In a connector to which unbalanced-type lines are connected, providing a connector which prevents crosstalk in the connector and an interface apparatus including the connector. [Solutions] Comprising terminals to be connected with connectors, a plurality of boards having a plurality of transmission lines, one ends of the transmission lines being connected with the terminals, a housing for fixing the plurality of boards, and common mode choke coils provided on the boards and connected with balanced-type lines.

Abstract: A machining-related data processing system has a configuration in which a controller for machine tool comprising an NC device and an assisting device is connected to a data processing device via a telecommunication line.

Abstract: An electronic endoscope system is composed of an electronic endoscope, a light source apparatus, and a temperature converter. The electronic endoscope has a CMOS sensor in a distal portion of an insert section to be inserted into a patient's body cavity. Illumination light from the light source apparatus is applied to the body cavity through the distal portion. The temperature converter obtains an average pixel value of an optical black (OB) region out of an imaging signal from the CMOS sensor, and converts the average OB pixel value into a temperature of the CMOS sensor on a frame-by-frame basis with the use of data in a temperature conversion table. The table represents a relationship between the average OB pixel value and the temperature of the CMOS sensor. Light quantity of the illumination light is adjusted in accordance with the temperature of the CMOS sensor to prevent deterioration of image quality.

Abstract: An insertion assisting device includes a rotary body in the form of toroid, and a support and drive part for supporting the rotary body in a rotatable manner and rotating it. The support and drive part has an approximately cylindrical supporting member for supporting the rotary body in a rotatable manner. The rotary body is provided with a convex portion for increasing the thickness to improve the strength thereof. A concave portion having a shape corresponding to the shape of the convex portion is formed on a portion of a front end surface of the supporting member, which is made in contact with the convex portion. The concave portion prevents the rotary body from stopping rotating, which may be caused by point contact between the convex portion and the supporting member.

Abstract: An optical element having an antireflection effect includes an incident plane and an emission plane and a conical microstructure formed on at least one plane of the incident plane and the emission plane. The conical microstructure includes a first structure formed of a plurality of conical microprojections with an average height H1 and a second structure formed of a plurality of conical microrecesses with an average height H2. The average height H1 satisfies an inequality H1?1/3*?/n and the average height H2 satisfies an inequality H2?1/3*?/n. An average pitch P between the first structure and the second structure satisfies following conditions: H1/2?P?1/3*?/n, and H2/2?P?1/3*?/n, in which the use wavelength is defined as X and the refractive index relative to the use wavelength is n.

Abstract: A material for solid polyelectrolytes which comprises a polymer comprising two or more fluoropolymer segments differing in monomer composition, wherein at least one of the fluoropolymer segments has sulfonic acid type functional groups.

Abstract: A toner is provided. The toner includes a crystalline resin and a non-crystalline resin, and has a thermal property such that when the toner is heated after being firstly heated to 60° C. followed by cooling in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), the toner has a clear peak specific to melting of the crystalline resin at a temperature T1, and when the toner is heated after being firstly heated to 80° C. followed by cooling in the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), the toner does not have a clear peak specific to melting of the crystalline resin at a temperature not higher than the temperature T1.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: an electrostatic latent image bearing member; an electrostatic latent image forming unit configured to form an electrostatic latent image on the electrostatic latent image bearing member; and a developing unit containing a toner and configured to develop the electrostatic latent image with the toner to thereby form a visible image, wherein the developing unit is a contact type one-component developing unit which includes a toner bearing member being in contact with the electrostatic latent image bearing member, wherein a contact pressure between the electrostatic latent image bearing member and the toner bearing member is 2.0×104 N/m2 to 7.5×104 N/m2, wherein the toner contains a binder resin and a releasing agent, and wherein an extracted amount of the releasing agent extracted with hexane from the toner is 10 mg/g to 25 mg/g.

Abstract: In the presence information management method of the present invention, the e-mail address of the user and the terminal address of a terminal are extracted upon receipt of an e-mail transmission request, the e-mail address and terminal address correspondence table is retrieved by using the extracted e-mail address, and the extracted terminal address is registered in the e-mail address and terminal address correspondence table if the retrieved terminal address does not correspond to the extracted terminal address. Thus, the user can automatically update presence information with his/her e-mail transmission request.

Abstract: A disclosed oscillation circuit includes a constant-voltage generation circuit, an oscillation generation circuit configured to generate an oscillation output, an output circuit including a plurality of parallelly arranged MOSFET circuits, to which a constant voltage generated by the constant-voltage generation circuit is supplied as a supply voltage, output points of the plurality of MOSFET circuits being mutually connected, and a drive circuit configured to drive a selected MOSFET circuit selected in response to a selection input among the plurality of MOSFET circuits by the oscillation output, wherein an output from an unselected MOSFET circuit among the plurality of MOSFET circuits other than the selected MOSFET circuits has a high impedance.

Abstract: An assist assembly for propulsion of a tip device of an endoscope in a body cavity includes an attachment sleeve and a support sleeve. A deformable circulation device is disposed to extend over inner and outer surfaces of the support sleeve, for endlessly moving in an axial direction of the tip device. Plural rollers are disposed on the support sleeve in a rotatable manner, for pressing an inner surface of the circulation device. An alignment projection is formed on the inner surface of the circulation device to project at a height L1. A location offset prevention groove is formed in the rollers at a depth L2, for receiving the alignment projection, and satisfying a condition L1?L2, to prevent location offset of the circulation device from the rollers. Drive wheels tension the circulation device in cooperation with the rollers by deforming the alignment projection in the location offset prevention groove.

Abstract: The pattern inspection apparatus includes: an irradiator irradiating a sample with an electron beam; an electron detector detecting an amount of electrons generated on the sample having a pattern formed thereon, by the irradiation of the electron beam; an image processor generating a SEM image of the pattern on the basis of the electron amount; and a controller acquiring defect position information on the pattern formed on the sample from an optical defect inspection device. The controller specifies a defect candidate pattern from the SEM image on the basis of the defect position information and judges whether a defect in the defect candidate pattern is to be transferred onto a wafer. The controller determines a view field of the SEM image on the basis of the defect position information and specifies the defect candidate pattern from image information on patterns displayed in the view field.

Abstract: An optical element using visible light from wavelengths ?S to ?L (?L>?S), is formed of a translucent material having refractive indexes nS and nL, respectively, for light having the wavelengths ?S and ?L. The optical element includes an incident face; an exit face; and a micro convexo-concave structure used as an anti-reflection structure (ARS), being formed at least one of the incident face and the exit face. An average distance P between adjacent micro convexo-concave structures satisfies condition (1) P?0.8·?S/nS. Dimensionless parameters mS and mL satisfy condition (2) 0.8?mS?1.1 and condition (3) 0.8?mL?1.1. The parameters mS and mL, an average height H, the wavelengths ?S and ?L, and the refractive indexes nS and nL of the micro convexo-concave structure satisfy condition (4) mS·?S/(2·nS)?H?mL·?L/(2·nL).

Abstract: A controller for a machine tool has a program storage section in which an NC program is stored, a program analyzing section analyzing the NC program block by block in sequence and extracts operation commands for a feed mechanism, an execution control section executing the extracted operation commands and thereby controlling the feed mechanism, e program editing section changing the NC program, and a change information storage section in which change information relating to the changed portion of the NC program is stored. The execution control section, when executing the operation commands, checks whether the block of each operation command is the block immediately preceding a block relating to the changed portion, and when judging that it is the immediately preceding block, temporarily stops the operation of the feed mechanism before or after the execution of the operation command.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial zeolite. The method includes the steps of: heating a waste insulator to form a molten insulator; quenching and pulverizing the molten insulator; and heat treating the quenched and pulverized insulator in an alkaline aqueous solution.

Abstract: A self-propelling device includes a drive unit and a toroid unit supported thereabout. The toroid unit includes a track structure of a toroid shape and a roller support sleeve inside the track structure. Three belt portions are provided in the track structure with high rigidity. The drive unit includes an inner sleeve for mounting on an introducer of an endoscope, and an outer sleeve supported around the inner sleeve. An inner surface of the roller support sleeve and an outer surface of the outer sleeve extend triangularly. Drive wheels are disposed upstream and downstream of respectively flat portions of the outer sleeve. Two follower rollers are disposed on respectively each of flat portions of the roller support sleeve. The drive wheels and follower rollers nip the belt portions of the track structure to move the track structure endlessly.

Abstract: A self-propelling device includes a turning unit and a supporter. The supporter includes a first support sleeve, a second support sleeve and a cover formed respectively cylindrically. A drive wheel is secured to the first support sleeve in a rotatable manner. A pair of follower rollers are secured to the second support sleeve together. The cover is fitted on an outer surface of the second support sleeve externally, and disposed in the turning unit together with the second support sleeve. The turning unit is pressed by the follower rollers to the drive wheel. When the drive wheel rotates, the turning unit is circulated around the second support sleeve in a longitudinal direction of the first support sleeve. An inner wall of a body cavity will not be damaged, as the follower rollers are covered by the cover and do not appear externally even if the turning unit breaks.