Abstract: A total heat exchange element-purpose flow channel plate is formed from a resin composition having heat conductivity and moisture permeability, containing at least one base material of a first base material and a second base material, and a moisture permeable material. The first base material is a polypropylene having a long chain branched hydrocarbon structure. The second base material is a polypropylene with addition of a low-density polyethylene having a branched structure. The moisture permeable material is a block copolymer based on a polyethylene glycol as a raw material.

Abstract: Provided is an exhaust purification filter that is able to reduce pressure loss and that has high exhaust purification performance and particulate matter trapping performance. This exhaust purification filter comprises a filter substrate having a wall flow structure, and an exhaust purification catalyst supported on a partition wall of the filter substrate. The volume-based median pore diameter (D50) of the filter substrate is 18 ?m or greater, the full width at half maximum of the pore distribution of the filter substrate is 7 ?m to 15 ?m, and the exhaust purification catalyst is supported in an unevenly distributed manner in a high-density layer in which the density of the exhaust purification catalyst is relatively high and a low-density layer in which the density of the exhaust purification catalyst is relatively low.

Abstract: The present invention provides an exhaust purification filter with which pressure loss can be reduced, the filter having high exhaust purification performance and granular-substance-filtering performance. The exhaust purification filter comprises a filter base material having a wall flow structure, and an exhaust purification catalyst supported on a dividing wall of the filter base material, the exhaust purification filter being such that: a median pore diameter (D50) of the filter base material according to a volumetric basis is 15 ?m or greater; and the exhaust purification catalyst is unevenly supported on a high-density layer, in which the density of the exhaust purification catalyst is relatively high, and a low-density layer, in which the density of the exhaust purification catalyst is relatively low.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchange element in which unit constituent members, each of which includes a partition member that has a heat-transfer property and a moisture permeability and a spacing member that holds the partition member with a predetermined spacing, are stacked and in which a primary air flow that passes along an upper surface side of the partition member and a secondary air flow that passes along an undersurface side of the partition member and crosses the primary air flow exchange heat and moisture through the partition member, wherein a detachment suppressing rib is provided on the opposite side of the spacing member when viewed from the partition member at a bonded portion between the partition member and the spacing member, and the partition member is sandwiched by the spacing member and the detachment suppressing rib.

Abstract: Provided is a heat exchange element that suppresses an increase in air-flow resistance by suppressing deflection of a partition member caused by a change in temperature and humidity. The unit constituent members are stacked, each of which is formed of partition members that have heat-transfer properties and moisture permeability, and spacing members that hold the partition members. A primary air flow that passes along an upper-surface side of the partition member and a secondary air flow that passes along an undersurface side of the partition member cross each other so as to exchange heat and moisture via the partition member. The spacing member includes: spacing ribs that maintain the spacing between the partition members; and deflection suppressing ribs that have a height smaller than the spacing ribs so as to suppress deflection of the partition members.

Abstract: When distribution material is distributed over a target site on a ground surface from an aircraft, a distribution supporting apparatus offers support information to a pilot dropping the distribution material to efficiently distribute the distribution material. The distribution supporting apparatus includes: an input section to which information items on at least an aircraft velocity, an aircraft altitude, and a wind velocity are input; a computation section configured to compute a location at which the distribution material dropped from the aircraft arrives on the ground surface and a density distribution of the distribution material on the ground surface based on the information items input to the input section; and a display control section configured to display, on a display, the support information relating to the location and density distribution computed by the computation section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchange element in which unit constituent members, each of which includes a partition member that has a heat-transfer property and a moisture permeability and a spacing member that holds the partition member with a predetermined spacing, are stacked and in which a primary air flow that passes along an upper surface side of the partition member and a secondary air flow that passes along an undersurface side of the partition member and crosses the primary air flow exchange heat and moisture through the partition member, wherein a detachment suppressing rib is provided on the opposite side of the spacing member when viewed from the partition member at a bonded portion between the partition member and the spacing member, and the partition member is sandwiched by the spacing member and the detachment suppressing rib.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchange element in which unit constituent members, each of which includes a partition member that has a heat-transfer property and a moisture permeability and a spacing member that holds the partition member with a predetermined spacing, are stacked and in which a primary air flow that passes along an upper surface side of the partition member and a secondary air flow that passes along an undersurface side of the partition member and crosses the primary air flow exchange heat and moisture through the partition member, wherein a detachment suppressing rib is provided on the opposite side of the spacing member when viewed from the partition member at a bonded portion between the partition member and the spacing member, and the partition member is sandwiched by the spacing member and the detachment suppressing rib.

Abstract: Provided is a heat exchange element that suppresses an increase in air-flow resistance by suppressing deflection of a partition member caused by a change in temperature and humidity. The unit constituent members are stacked, each of which is formed of partition members that have heat-transfer properties and moisture permeability, and spacing members that hold the partition members. A primary air flow that passes along an upper-surface side of the partition member and a secondary air flow that passes along an undersurface side of the partition member cross each other so as to exchange heat and moisture via the partition member. The spacing member includes: spacing ribs that maintain the spacing between the partition members; and deflection suppressing ribs that have a height smaller than the spacing ribs so as to suppress deflection of the partition members.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchange element in which unit constituent members, each of which includes a partition member that has a heat-transfer property and a moisture permeability and a spacing member that holds the partition member with a predetermined spacing, are stacked and in which a primary air flow that passes along an upper surface side of the partition member and a secondary air flow that passes along an undersurface side of the partition member and crosses the primary air flow exchange heat and moisture through the partition member, wherein a detachment suppressing rib is provided on the opposite side of the spacing member when viewed from the partition member at a bonded portion between the partition member and the spacing member, and the partition member is sandwiched by the spacing member and the detachment suppressing rib.

Abstract: When distribution material is distributed over a target site on a ground surface from an aircraft, a distribution supporting apparatus offers support information to a pilot dropping the distribution material to efficiently distribute the distribution material. The distribution supporting apparatus includes: an input section to which information items on at least an aircraft velocity, an aircraft altitude, and a wind velocity are input; a computation section configured to compute a location at which the distribution material dropped from the aircraft arrives on the ground surface and a density distribution of the distribution material on the ground surface based on the information items input to the input section; and a display control section configured to display, on a display, the support information relating to the location and density distribution computed by the computation section.

Abstract: This invention provides an exhaust gas purification catalyst, which can burn PM (particulate matter) at a temperature below the temperature required in the prior art technique and can realize a high PM combustion rate at elevated temperatures, and an exhaust gas purification apparatus using the exhaust gas purification catalyst. The exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises a composite oxide having oxygen release properties and Ag and a noble metal co-supported on the composite oxide. The exhaust gas purification catalyst and an exhaust gas purification apparatus (1) using the exhaust gas purification catalyst can increase the PM combustion rate at elevated temperatures and, at the same time, can burn PM at a temperature below the temperature required in the prior art technique. Further, fuel consumption loss caused by forced regeneration, EM deterioration, and catalyst deterioration can be suppressed, and, thus, the load on automobiles can be reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed are: an exhaust gas purification catalyst which is capable of achieving a higher NOx removal ratio in comparison to conventional exhaust gas purification catalysts; and an exhaust gas purification apparatus which uses the exhaust gas purification catalyst. An exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises: a first catalyst layer that contains Pt and has NOx capturing ability; a second catalyst layer that contains a zeolite that has HC capturing ability; and an intermediate layer that is provided between the first catalyst layer and the second catalyst layer and has NOx reducing ability. The intermediate layer contains, as a main component, at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of CeO2, ZrO2 and complex oxides containing Ce and Zr, and also contains one or both of Rh and Pd. Also specifically disclosed is an exhaust gas purification apparatus which uses the exhaust gas purification catalyst.

Abstract: During a blanking period of a video signal, an element driving transistor for controlling a drive current supplied to an EL element is operated in its saturation region to thereby set the EL element to an emission level, and a current flowing through the EL element at that time is detected. Each current detector includes a current detection amplifier and a successive approximation type AD converter, and a DA converter of the successive approximation type AD converter is commonly shared among a plurality of the AD converters. With this arrangement, sufficient AD converting speed can be attained while using a simple structure to execute current detection for correcting display variations.

Abstract: This invention provides an exhaust gas purification catalyst, which can burn PM (particulate matter) at a temperature below the temperature required in the prior art technique and can realize a high PM combustion rate at elevated temperatures, and an exhaust gas purification apparatus using the exhaust gas purification catalyst. The exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises a composite oxide having oxygen release properties and Ag and a noble metal co-supported on the composite oxide. The exhaust gas purification catalyst and an exhaust gas purification apparatus (1) using the exhaust gas purification catalyst can increase the PM combustion rate at elevated temperatures and, at the same time, can burn PM at a temperature below the temperature required in the prior art technique. Further, fuel consumption loss caused by forced regeneration, EM deterioration, and catalyst deterioration can be suppressed, and, thus, the load on automobiles can be reduced.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus is provided for efficiently purifying particulate matter discharged from an internal combustion engine at a lower exhaust gas temperature by adequately disposing of the absorbent material for absorbing hydrocarbon, the combustion catalyst for hydrocarbon, and the combustion catalyst for particulate matter. The exhaust gas purifying apparatus disposed in an exhaust gas path of the internal combustion engine for purifying particulate matter in exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine, includes a particulate filter, wherein the particulate filter has a porous wall; a first layer formed on a surface of the porous wall, including an absorbent material for absorbing hydrocarbon contained in exhaust gas; and a second layer formed on a surface of the first layer, containing a combustion catalyst for the particulate matter and a combustion catalyst for the hydrocarbon.

Abstract: A catalyst for exhaust gas purification is provided that can not only efficiently and simultaneously purify nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide in exhaust gas emitted from internal combustion engines such as those of automobiles even at lower temperatures, but also exhibits higher durability. The coexistence of a complex oxide that includes a rare earth element and palladium, a rare earth oxide, and a perovskite-type complex oxide that is expressed by the general formula LnAlO3, in which Ln is a rare earth element, may provide a catalyst that not only efficiently purifies the exhaust gas emitted from internal combustion engines such as those of automobiles even at lower temperatures, but also exhibits higher durability.

Abstract: Correction data is written in fuse circuits of q bits. A reading circuit sequentially reads information of the fuse circuits through a selector and writes the information in a storage circuit. Therefore, read data is output from the storage circuit in parallel.

Abstract: A purification catalyst for exhaust gas enhances the activities of the precious metals, preventing drop of activities at high temperature, and exhibiting a sufficient performance even during low temperature (below 400° C.) operation when starting a vehicle or during idling. The Pd oxide is supported on the Al oxide, and the Al oxide is LnAlO3 (Ln: rare-earth element).

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst which exhibits sufficient efficiency during low temperature operation (below 400° C.) such as starting of a vehicle or idling operation can be provided by improving activation of a noble metal itself and preventing reduction of activation at high temperatures. In the catalyst, Pd is supported on a complex oxide having the ratio formula of Ln1-aXaAl1-bZbO3 (Ln: rare earth element, X: alkali earth metal, Z: 2 to 5 group or 12 to 14 group element, 0.02?a?0.30, 0.02?b?0.30).