Abstract: Disclosed is a silica-supported catalyst having excellent wear resistance, by which an object product can be obtained with excellent yield. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a silica-supported catalyst which contains Mo, V, Nb and component X (that is Sb and/or Te), and is used in a vapor-phase catalytic oxidation reaction or vapor-phase catalytic ammoxidation reaction of propane. The method for producing a silica-supported catalyst comprises: (I) a step wherein Mo, V, Nb, component X, a silica sol and water are mixed, thereby preparing a starting material blended solution; (II) a step wherein the starting material blended solution is dried, thereby obtaining a dried powder; and (III) a step wherein the dried powder is tired, thereby obtaining a silica-supported catalyst. In the method for producing a silica-supported catalyst, the silica sol contains 10-270 ppm by weight of nitrate ions relative to SiO2.

Abstract: A polymer compound having a repeating unit represented by formula (1-0): wherein in formula (1-0), ring A01 and ring A02 are the same or different and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring that is optionally substituted; and X10 and X20 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that at least one of X10 and X20 is a group represented by formula (2-0): wherein in formula (2-0), Z10, Z20 and Z30 are the same or different and each represents —N? or —CH?, provided that at least two of Z10, Z20 and Z30 are —N?; L0 represents an arylene group or a single bond; and Ar10 and Ar20 are the same or different and each represents an aryl group, provided that the total carbon number of the groups represented by Ar10, Ar20 and L0 is 24 or more.

Abstract: A superconducting coil quench detection method and device capable of detecting a quench detection voltage even in a superconducting coil where a plurality of element coils are connected with a plurality of current sources and operated with repetitive pulses or AC and a voltage of several kV is applied continuously as an induction voltage. A super conducting power storage unit is also provided.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1): wherein Y1 to Y4 each independently represent any one of the following groups: in which R? represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; P1 to P4 each independently represent a group of atoms necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring together with each of Y1 to Y4 and the two carbon atoms adjacent to each of Y1 to Y4, respectively; P5 and P6 each independently represent a group of atoms necessary for forming a cyclic skeleton together with the carbon atom to which Z1 bonds or Z2 bonds and the two carbon atoms adjacent to the carbon atom to which Z1 bonds or Z2 bonds; P1 and P2, P2 and P6, P6 and P4, P4 and P3, P3 and P5, and P5 and P1 may further combine with each other to form a ring; Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a connecting group or a direct binding; and Z1 and Z2 each independently represent any one of the following groups; —NR?2, —OR?, —SR?, —PR?2 in which R? represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and whe

Abstract: There is provided a novel method for producing solifenacin or a salt thereof which is useful as a medicine, particularly a therapeutic agent and/or a preventive agent for a urinary organ system disease such as pollakiuria or urinary incontinence. Illustratively, there are provided (1) a method for producing solifenacin in which 2-(1H-Imidazolylcarbony1)-1-phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline is used as the starting material, (2) a method for producing solifenacin succinate in which (1RS)-phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline-carboxylic acid quinuclidinyl ester is used as the starting material, (3) a method for producing solifenacin in which a lower alkyl quinuclidinyl carbonate is used as the starting material and (4) a method for producing solifenacin in which phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline-carboxylic acid secondary lower alkyl or tertiary lower alkyl ester is used as the starting material and allowed to react with an alkali metal lower alkoxide.

Abstract: A technical problem is to fully make up for a restricted upper limit to the preform body wall thickness. An object is to provide a bottle which is narrow-mouthed and yet has a substantially expanded body. The molding process comprises steps of: (1) injection molding a preform in the shape of a test tube taller than the bottle wherein the preform has a cylindrical mouth opening portion disposed in an upper part of the preform, and wherein the mouth opening portion of the preform serves also as a mouth opening portion of the bottle product; (2) thermally shrinking the preform from an initial height so that portions other than the mouth opening portion of the preform would have a height that is smaller than that of the bottle; and (3) setting this thermally shrunk preform in a blow mold and biaxially drawing and blow molding the preform into the bottle.

Abstract: Equipment enables an improved efficiency in network bandwidth usage, and an improved upper-layer throughput even when abrupt change occurs in input traffic.

Abstract: A superconducting coil quench detection method and device capable of detecting a quench detection voltage even in a superconducting coil where a plurality of element coils are connected with a plurality of current sources and operated with repetitive pulses or AC and a voltage of several kV is applied continuously as an induction voltage. A super conducting power storage unit is also provided. The quench detection device comprises a pickup coil (2) provided in a superconducting coil (1) or in the vicinity thereof, an overvoltage protection circuit (4) a voltage signal below a predetermined level by receiving the difference between a voltage induced in the superconducting coil (1) at the time of quenching of the superconducting coil (1) and a voltage induced in the pickup coil (2), and a quench detector (3) for detecting quench of the superconducting coil (1) by receiving the voltage signal.

Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a transmission device, that automatically generates transmission paths within a transmission network, includes a storing unit that stores first information that indicates an end user to which a link, where a transmission path is contained, and a path bandwidth, which is used to generate the transmission path, are assigned and second information that indicates whether the path can be shared each of the end users; and a sending unit sending third information to identify the end user and the second information to a adjacent node.

Abstract: A solifenacin succinate-containing composition with less impurities which can be used as a bulk for pharmaceutical is provided. The solifenacin succinate-containing composition of the present invention has a reduced content of especially its optical isomers in comparison with the known compositions containing an acid addition salt of solifenacin, so that it can be used for production of a therapeutic agent containing solifenacin succinate. In addition, the above-described solifenacin succinate-containing composition can be easily produced in accordance with the production method of the present invention.

Abstract: A method for controlling switching in a bidirectional line-switched ring network configured by a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of nodes, (i) having a first node receive as input an LP-S (or having the first node detect an SF-P) and having a second node adjacent to the first node across a span receive the LP-S (or receive the SF-P), and (ii) having the second node send an SF-R switch request to another node when the second node further detects an SF-R on said span under the above state (i), whereby a method for controlling switching in a bidirectional line-switched ring under conditions where ring switch and LP-S cannot co-exist, but ring switch and SF-P can, is realized, as a whole, in the ring network.

Abstract: To provide a novel method for producing a composition comprising solifenacin or a salt thereof, and a composition comprising solifenacin or a salt thereof as produced by the method, wherein an optionally substituted lower alkyl is added to the 2-position of the quinuclidine of solifenacin. The composition of the present invention contains a highly pure solifenacin, while the unexpected compounds specific to the method in an extremely low content, so that it has very preferable properties as a bulk for pharmaceutical products.

Abstract: There is provided a novel method for producing solifenacin or a salt thereof which is useful as a medicine, particularly a therapeutic agent and/or a preventive agent for a urinary organ system disease such as pollakiuria or urinary incontinence. Illustratively, there are provided (1) a method for producing solifenacin in which 2-(1H-imidazolylcarbonyl)-1-phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline is used as the starting material, (2) a method for producing solifenacin succinate in which (1RS)-phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline-carboxylic acid quinuclidinyl ester is used as the starting material, (3) a method for producing solifenacin in which a lower alkyl quinuclidinyl carbonate is used as the starting material and (4) a method for producing solifenacin in which phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline-carboxylic acid secondary lower alkyl or tertiary lower alkyl ester is used as the starting material and allowed to react with an alkali metal lower alkoxide.

Abstract: A transmission unit that improves communication quality by making effective use of a line to a blocked port in compliance with a spanning tree protocol. Bridges have bridge ports and communicate at the layer 2 level. Physical ports are used for sending and receiving frames via lines. A bridge port state monitoring section monitors the state of ports. A port correspondence table managing section stores and manages a port correspondence table including the state of the bridge ports and the correspondence between the bridge ports and the physical ports in the unit and the correspondence between bridge ports and physical ports in an opposite unit. A switching section switches bridge ports and physical ports on the basis of the port correspondence table so that a line disconnected logically can be used for providing other communication services. A port state management control section sends and receives port state information.

Abstract: A monitor camera photographs a whole monitor area for capturing the photographed whole monitor area as high definition image data higher in resolution than a display screen. A new object detection/extraction unit detects a new object in the monitor area based on the high definition image data captured by the monitor camera, extracts partial image data of an area, which contains the new object, from the high definition image data, and obtains location information on the partial image data in relation to the high definition image data. A whole-monitor-area image data down-sampling unit down-samples the high definition image data to produce standard definition image data corresponding to the resolution of the display screen. An image enlargement unit enlarges the standard definition image data based on entered enlargement instruction information.

Abstract: A storyboard of video clips is divided into zones, or segments. The user selects a zone, and the invention presents a list of effects that are applicable to the selected zone. The user can select among the presented effects in order to apply the effect to the selected zone. Effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone are hidden from view and not displayed. Thus, the overall number of effects that are presented at any given time is reduced, and the process of selecting an appropriate effect is simplified and made easier for novice users.

Abstract: Equipment enables an improved efficiency in network bandwidth usage, and an improved upper-layer throughput even when abrupt change occurs in input traffic.

Abstract: A transmission unit that improves communication quality by making effective use of a line to a blocked port in compliance with a spanning tree protocol. Bridges have bridge ports and communicate at the layer 2 level. Physical ports are used for sending and receiving frames via lines. A bridge port state monitoring section monitors the state of ports. A port correspondence table managing section stores and manages a port correspondence table including the state of the bridge ports and the correspondence between the bridge ports and the physical ports in the unit and the correspondence between bridge ports and physical ports in an opposite unit. A switching section switches bridge ports and physical ports on the basis of the port correspondence table so that a line disconnected logically can be used for providing other communication services. A port state management control section sends and receives port state information.

Abstract: A method for controlling switching in a bidirectional line-switched ring network configured by a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of nodes, (i) having a first node receive as input an LP-S (or having the first node detect an SF-P) and having a second node adjacent to the first node across a span receive the LP-S (or receive the SF-P), and (ii) having the second node send an SF-R switch request to another node when the second node further detects an SF-R on said span under the above state (i), whereby a method for controlling switching in a bidirectional line-switched ring under conditions where ring switch and LP-S cannot co-exist, but ring switch and SF-P can, is realized, as a whole, in the ring network.

Abstract: An improved object-based image processing system and method which minimizes and improves predictability and control over regeneration and recalculation time when the user makes changes to operations. Image clips containing bitmaps of object results are stored to minimize repeated application of operations. Partial updates for modified operations are facilitated so that unnecessary regeneration of the entire region of operation is avoided. Greater user control is achieved by permitting the user to designate a temporary background image.