Abstract: There is provided an actuator including a motor and a case adapted to house the motor. In the actuator, an output shaft of the motor is supported by a structured configured such that an elastic member is disposed between the case and at least one end of the output shaft, wherein the elastic member is in contact with a portion of the case in an engaging manner whereby the elastic member is prevented from shifting relative to the case in the rotation direction of the output shaft, and also wherein the elastic member is in contact with a portion of the motor in an engaging manner whereby a body of the motor is prevented from shifting relative to the elastic member in the rotation direction of the output shaft.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to provide a pleated-type filter used for an apparatus for collecting dust that is optimally designed and to provide the apparatus for collecting dust using the filter, wherein the pleated-type filter can keep the resistance to its ventilation low when the filter is installed in the apparatus for collecting dust so that the pleats are directed vertically, and wherein the area for installing the main bodies of the pleated-type filters can be reduced as much as possible. The ratio of the apertures of the pleats (P/H) that is defined by the intervals (P) between the crests of adjacent pleats of the main body and the heights (H) of its pleats ranges from 0.1 to 0.3. The ratio is determined based on the relationship between the area for installing the pleated-type filters and the ratio of the apertures of the pleats (P/H).

Abstract: [Object] A screening method for a compound which is useful as an agent for treating 17?HSD type 5-related diseases and/or an agent for treating 17?HSD type 5-related cancer such as prostate cancer is provided. [Means for Solution] The present invention has been completed by establishing a screening method for a compound which is useful for treating 17?HSD type 5-related diseases, by manifesting a tumor by transplanting tumor cells to, for example, an immunodeficient mouse, topically administering a steroid which is a biosynthetic substance for a hormone into the tumor, and measuring the level of a hormone produced in the tumor.

Abstract: A porous polyimide obtained by removing a silica phase from an organic-inorganic polymer hybrid having a molecule structure in which a polyimide phase and the silica phase are held together by covalent bond.

Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit of the following formula (1) and at least one of a repeating unit of the following formula (2) and a repeating unit of the following formula (70). (wherein, Q represents Ar1 and Ar2 represent an arylene group, divalent heterocyclic group or divalent aromatic amine group. Ar3 represents an aryl group, monovalent heterocyclic group or monovalent aromatic amine group. Z represents —CR1?CR2— or —C?C—. R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom, alkyl group or the like. m represents 0 or 1.) (wherein, a ring A and a ring B represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, and at least one of the ring A and the ring B is an aromatic hydrocarbon ring having two or more benzene rings condensed. Rw and Rx represent an alkyl group, alkoxy group or the like.) (wherein, a ring C and a ring D represent an aromatic ring. E represents O or S.).

Abstract: A copolymer comprising a repeating unit of the following formula (1) and a repeating unit of the following formula (2): (wherein, a ring A and ring B represent each independently an aromatic ring optionally having a substituent. X is —O—, —S—, —S(?O)—, —S(?O)2—, —Si(R1)2—Si(R1)2—, —Si(R1)2—, —B(R1)—, —P(R1)—, —P(?O)(R1)—, —O—C(R1)2— or —N?C(R1)—, and R1 represents a substituent. When there are two or more R1s in the same formula, they may be the same or different.) (wherein, Y is —O—, —S— or —C(?O)—. Ar1 represents an aryl group optionally having a substituent or a monovalent heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent, and there is no substituent connected to atoms of the ring of Ar1, the atoms being adjacent an atom of Ar1 connected to a nitrogen atom in the formula. R2 represents a substituent, and n represents an integer of from 0 to 3. When there are two or more R2s in the formula, they may be the same or different.).

Abstract: To provide a solution composition having a significantly high viscosity comprising one or more solvent(s) and one or more polymer(s) having a polystyrene-reduced Z-average molecular weight of 5.0×104 to 5.0×106, and the solution composition allows to easily obtain a film having a favorable film formability and high uniformity.

Abstract: To provide a solution composition having a significantly high viscosity comprising one or more solvent(s) and one or more polymer(s) having a polystyrene-reduced Z-average molecular weight of 1.0×105 to 5.0×106, and the solution composition allows to easily obtain a film having a favorable film formability and high uniformity.

Abstract: An apparatus for collecting smoke and dust with a deodorizing function which has excellent capability for maintenance and an improved deodorizing and silencing effect, the apparatus having a housing and a bulkhead having an opening and disposed in the housing to separate a space for deodorizing and filtering exhaust gas from a space for discharging exhaust gas, a vacuuming device for vacuuming exhaust gas disposed in the space for discharging and communicating with the opening of the bulkhead, a filtering device for filtering exhaust gas disposed in the space for deodorizing and filtering and communicating with the vacuuming device through the opening of the bulkhead, and a deodorizing device for deodorizing the exhaust gas concentrically disposed at an outer side of the filtering device.

Abstract: An integrated transmission apparatus includes a plurality of optical supervisory channel (OSC) processing units for processing OSC signals contained in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) signal received from a WDM network and a switching unit for performing the path control of synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) frames. An OSC processing unit transmits the SDH frame, containing wavelength information indicated by, to the switching unit. Another OSC processing unit acquires the SDH frame, containing wavelength information, from the switching unit and sets an OSC signal which is to be appended to the WDM signal to be transmitted, based on the wavelength information.

Abstract: A transmission system is provided with a transmission apparatus that outputs an ASE light from a transmission light amplifier and with a reception apparatus provided with: a tilt detection unit that detects the optical strength levels of at least two probe lights having different wavelengths from a received ASE light; and a reception light amplifier that performs a first-order tilt correction on light to be output in a linear manner so as to reduce the difference in the optical strength level of the two probe lights detected by the tilt detection unit.

Abstract: A conjugated polymer having a phenoxazine structure and a phenothiazine structure as subsituents.

Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit of the following formula (1) and at least one of a repeating unit of the following formula (2) and a repeating unit of the following formula (70). (wherein, Q represents Ar1 and Ar2 represent an arylene group, divalent heterocyclic group or divalent aromatic amine group. Ar3 represents an aryl group, monovalent heterocyclic group or monovalent aromatic amine group. Z represents —CR1?CR2— or —C?C—. R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom, alkyl group or the like. m represents 0 or 1.) (wherein, a ring A and a ring B represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, and at least one of the ring A and the ring B is an aromatic hydrocarbon ring having two or more benzene rings condensed. Rw and Rx represent an alkyl group, alkoxy group or the like.) (wherein, a ring C and a ring D represent an aromatic ring. E represents O or S.).

Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1-1) and/or a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1-2): (in the formula, Rf1 and Rg1 are the same or different, and each represents a phenyl group or the like, and Rd1 and Re1 are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom or the like) (in the formula, Rf2 and Rg2 are the same or different, and each represents a phenyl group or the like, and Rd2 and Re2 are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom or the like).

Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1-1) and/or a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1-2): (in the formula, Rf1 and Rg1 are the same or different, and each represents a phenyl group or the like, and Rd1 and Re1 are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom or the like) (in the formula, Rf2 and Rg2 are the same or different, and each represents a phenyl group or the like, and Rd2 and Re2 are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom or the like).

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a polyimide-based hybrid material which is industrially and advantageously utilized because of having better gas permeability, electric characteristics, heat resistance, mechanical strength, and the like as compared with the conventional polyimide-based hybrid materials, while keeping chemical resistance, forming characteristics (process characteristics), and the like inherently possessed by polyimide. Provided is a hyperbranched polyimide-based hybrid material constituted of an organic-inorganic polymer hybrid, wherein the organic-inorganic polymer hybrid has a hyperbranched polyimide moiety and an inorganic oxide moiety which are combining each other via covalent bond and constituting a composite structure.

Abstract: A current detection apparatus where a sensor unit that detects the magnetic field in a predetermined magnetic field detection direction is disposed in a vicinity such that the magnetic field detection direction is substantially orthogonal to an extension direction of the subject bus bar at the detection portion, one of the plurality of bus bars disposed adjacent to the subject bus bar is set as an adjacent bus bar, a plane that is orthogonal to an extension direction of each portion of the adjacent bus bar is set as an extension orthogonal plane of the portion, and the extension direction of each portion of the adjacent bus bar relative to the sensor unit is set such that none of the extension orthogonal planes of the respective portions of the adjacent bus bar pass through the sensor unit in a parallel direction to the magnetic field detection direction.

Abstract: A copolymer comprising a repeating unit of the following formula (1) and a repeating unit of the following formula (2): (wherein, a ring A and ring B represent each independently an aromatic ring optionally having a substituent. X is —O—, —S—, —S(?O)—, —S(?O)2—, —Si(R1)2—Si(R1)2—, —Si(R1)2—, —, —B(R1)—, —P(R1)—, —P(?O)(R1)—, —O—C(R1)2— or —N?C(R1)—, and R1 represents a substituent. When there are two or more R1s in the same formula, they may be the same or different.) (wherein, Y is —O—, —S— or —C(?O)—. Ar1 represents an aryl group optionally having a substituent or a monovalent heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent, and there is no substituent connected to atoms of the ring of Ar1, the atoms being adjacent an atom of Ar1 connected to a nitrogen atom in the formula. R3 represents a substituent, and n represents an integer of from 0 to 3. When there are two or more R2s in the formula, they may be the same or different.).

Abstract: A motor for driving a color wheel includes: a main body including a rotor with a shaft, a housing having a cylindrical shape, and a front plate disposed at one axial end of the main body, from which one end portion of the shaft protrudes; a color wheel attachment structure fitted around the protruding end portion of the shaft; at least one position signal generating means disposed at a surface of the color wheel attachment structure facing the front plate; a relay board extending radially outwardly from inside the main body so as to protrude from the circumferential wall of the housing and functioning to guide out lead wires of windings of the motor; and a rotational position detecting means disposed at a portion of the relay board located inside the main body, and facing the position signal generating means thereby receiving a signal from the position signal generating means.

Abstract: An information terminal controller and an information terminal control method for controlling usually wireless information terminals allows easy registration of these terminals as respective control objects for a plurality of functions of the terminals. List registration part judges whether the information terminal detected by information terminal detecting part has plural functions. When the information terminal has plural functions, the information terminal is registered in the terminal registration list classified for at least two of the functions.