Abstract: A traveling control apparatus includes an operation amount calculating unit for calculating the amount of operations for controlling at least one of a driving mechanism and a braking mechanism of a vehicle to make the difference between a target position and the actual position of the vehicle small; a determining unit for determining whether the actual position follows the target position; and a target position setting unit for setting the target position that changes with time passage, when it is determined by the determining unit that the actual position follows the target position. The target position setting unit sets the target position so a change in the target position with the time passage becomes smaller than that in the case where it is determined that the actual position follows the target position, when it is determined by the determining unit that the actual position does not follow the target position.

Abstract: An air-conditioning management system including air-conditioning apparatuses, a centralized monitoring apparatus, and an information processing terminal connectable to the centralized monitoring apparatus via a communication line, wherein the information processing terminal includes a schedule information reception unit that receives an input of schedule information of the air-conditioning apparatuses from a user, a schedule information management unit that stores, and a schedule information transmission unit that selects, from the plurality of items of the schedule information stored in the schedule information management unit, schedule information to be transmitted to the air-conditioning apparatuses and transmits the selected schedule information to the centralized monitoring apparatus, and wherein the centralized monitoring apparatus acquires the schedule information transmitted from the information processing terminal via the communication line and transmits the acquired schedule information to the air-c

Abstract: An indirect longitudinal acceleration calculation section indirectly calculates longitudinal acceleration by calculating the longitudinal acceleration, which is an acceleration in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, from change in the speed of the vehicle detected by a vehicle speed detection section. When an uphill travel detection section detects an uphill traveling state in which the vehicle is traveling on an uphill and a drive state determination section detects a no-driving-force state in which a vehicle driving force is not generated, a vehicle drawn down state detection section detects that the longitudinal acceleration indirectly calculated by the indirect longitudinal acceleration calculation section is oriented in an accelerating direction, and determines that the vehicle is in a drawn down state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure feed container capable of ensuring the cleanliness of a liquid such as a protective film-forming liquid chemical or a protective film-forming liquid chemical kit for preparing the liquid chemical even after long-term storage, and also capable of suppressing electrostatic charge in the liquid. The present invention provides a pressure feed container configured to store a protective film-forming liquid chemical or a protective film-forming liquid chemical kit that is mixed into the protective film-forming liquid chemical, and to transfer a liquid upon application of pressure to the inside of the container, the protective film-forming liquid chemical being for forming a water-repellent protective film on at least surfaces of recessed portions of an uneven pattern formed on a surface of a wafer containing a silicon element at least at a part of the uneven pattern.

Abstract: A method for preparing a liquid chemical for forming a water-repellant protective film, the liquid chemical having a solvent and an agent for forming a water-repellant protective film, the liquid chemical being for forming a water-repellent protective film at least on surfaces of recessed portions of an uneven pattern of a wafer having the uneven pattern at its surface, the method including: a first refinement step for eliminating the elements (metal impurities) Na, Mg, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Li, Al, Cr, Ni, Zn and Ag in a solvent by distilling the solvent or by a particle-eliminating membrane and an ion exchange resin membrane; a mixing step for mixing the solvent after the first refinement step and an agent for forming a water-repellant protective film; and a second refinement step for eliminating particles in a liquid chemical after the mixing step by a particle-eliminating membrane.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-functional type vibration actuator capable of stabilizing a vibration characteristic and improving variation in a resonance frequency by matching vibration waveforms when increasing/reducing an input signal frequency, by using a frame-shaped suspension of a polygonal shape. A spring characteristic of the frame-shaped suspension may be improved by forming J-shaped structures which is formed by connecting an extension portion and an arc, on all corner portions of the frame-shaped suspension of the polygonal shape, whereby reducing variation in a vibration waveform and a resonance frequency when sensible vibration is generated.

Abstract: An indirect longitudinal acceleration calculation section indirectly calculates longitudinal acceleration by calculating the longitudinal acceleration, which is an acceleration in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, from change in the speed of the vehicle detected by a vehicle speed detection section. When an uphill travel detection section detects an uphill traveling state in which the vehicle is traveling on an uphill and a drive state determination section detects a no-driving-force state in which a vehicle driving force is not generated, a vehicle drawn down state detection section detects that the longitudinal acceleration indirectly calculated by the indirect longitudinal acceleration calculation section is oriented in an accelerating direction, and determines that the vehicle is in a drawn down state.

Abstract: An ectoparasiticide composition for animals including etoxazole as an active ingredient, a UV absorber and a phenol antioxidant, and a method for exterminating ectoparasites using the composition. The preferable blending ratio between etoxazole, a UV absorber and a phenol antioxidant in terms of mass ratio is 1: from 0.05 to 5: from 0.05 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ectoparasiticide composition for animals having excellent photostability and a capability to suppress photodecomposition of the active ingredient, comprising etoxazole as an active ingredient, a UV absorber and a phenol antioxidant, and a method for exterminating ectoparasites using the composition. By using a UV absorber and a phenol antioxidant in combination, a remarkable synergy effect is provided on photostability of the composition. The preferable blending ratio between etoxazole, a UV absorber and a phenol antioxidant in terms of mass ratio is 1:from 0.05 to 5:from 0.05 to 5.