Abstract:
A rotary kiln includes: a cylindrical shell that includes a supply-side end portion and a discharge-side end portion at both ends in an axial direction of the shell, and a heat treatment chamber which is defined inside the shell and in which a heat treatment is performed on a process material; a supply-side holder that holds the supply-side end portion; a discharge-side holder that holds the discharge-side end portion; a supply-side rotary shaft that allows rotation of the supply-side holder; and a discharge-side rotary shaft that allows rotation of the discharge-side holder. The shell is rotated about its own axis by rotating at least one of the supply-side rotary shaft and the discharge-side rotary shaft.
Abstract:
A rotary kiln includes a cylindrical shell that rotates about its own axis and that has a heat treatment chamber provided radially inward of the shell. In the rotary kiln, a heat treatment is performed on a process material in the heat treatment chamber to manufacture a battery material. The shell is made of a carbon material. Since the shell is made of a carbon material, the rotary kiln can suppress contamination of metal scale, which adversely affects the battery material, into the battery material.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, there is provided an electronic device. The device includes: a program-related information receiver configured to receive program-related information provided by broadcast waves; a page data receiver configured to receive data of a Web page at a given time based on text data included in the program-related information; and a storage configured to store the data of the Web page in a storage medium.
Abstract:
A method of inhibiting mammalian C—C chemokine production by using a mammalian C—C chemokine synthesis inhibitor containing a prostaglandin I derivative as an active component to treat a variety of circulatory diseases, inflammation, allergic diseases, and renal diseases.
Abstract:
An undesirable protrusion on a golf ball is automatically detected by means of an optical system. Light (5) is illuminated to a selected position (3) on the spherical surface of a golf ball (1a) in a tangential direction. The ball (1a) is rotated in line with the light illuminating direction. A line sensor camera (6) is operated to take a line image of the spherical surface in the vicinity of the selected position and along a line perpendicular to the light illuminating direction. A two-dimensional image is constructed from image data of the camera. An abnormal brightness change which appears in the two-dimensional image as a result of an undesirable protrusion (9a, 9b) on the spherical surface shutting out the light (5) is detected, thereby detecting the presence of the undesirable protrusion.
Abstract:
A therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diabetes includes a thiazolidine derivative as a PPAR-γ agonist as an effective component which exhibits a reduced side effect of the PPAR-γ agonist. The therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diabetes includes a particular IP agonist such as beraprost sodium (BPS), and a thiazolidine derivative such as pioglitazone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Since the therapeutic or prophylactic agent exhibits a sufficiently effective hypoglycemic action without being accompanied by side effects characteristic to PPAR-γ agonists, the agent is useful as a highly safe and effective therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diabetes.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus which is installed in an environment in which the apparatus receives a remote control signal from the same remote controller in common with other electronic apparatuses, including a receiving unit configured to receive the remote control signal, a determination unit configured to determine one electronic apparatus to receive the remote control signal among at least one or more electronic apparatuses including the electronic apparatus able to receive the remote control signal, and a setting unit configured to operate to accept the remote control signal received by the receiving unit when a determination result resulting from the determination unit shows the electronic apparatus as the one to receive the remote control, and to operate so as to disregard the remote control signal received by the receiving unit when the result shows electronic apparatuses other than the electronic apparatus.
Abstract:
There are provided compounds represented by the general formula (I): [wherein Ar is indole etc., R1 is hydrogen etc., B is bond, or B—N—R1 forms a ring structure and is piperidine etc., n is 0, 1, etc., A is trimethylene, butylene, etc., Q is piperidine, isoindoline, etc.], or pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, and &agr;1B adrenoceptor antagonists composed of these substances. The invented compounds are antagonists having high affinity for &agr;1B adrenoceptor and are useful as pharmaceutical agents for use in prophylaxis/therapy of diseases (e.g., hypertension) in which &agr;1B adrenoceptor is involved or as pharmacological tools for elucidation of physiological activities mediated by &agr;1B adrenoceptor.
Abstract:
A therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diabetes includes a thiazolidine derivative as a PPAR-γ agonist as an effective component which exhibits a reduced side effect of the PPAR-γ agonist. The therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diabetes includes a particular IP agonist such as beraprost sodium (BPS), and a thiazolidine derivative such as pioglitazone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Since the therapeutic or prophylactic agent exhibits a sufficiently effective hypoglycemic action without being accompanied by side effects characteristic to PPAR-γ agonists, the agent is useful as a highly safe and effective therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diabetes.
Abstract:
An electromagnetic wave radiation control apparatus includes an antenna, a modulator, an amplifier, and a radiation control unit. The modulator modulates a carrier wave based on a transmission signal to output a modulated signal, wherein the modulator stops the output of the modulated signal in response to a power off command. The amplifier amplifies the modulated signal such that the amplified signal is radiated as electromagnetic wave from the antenna, when the modulated signal is outputted from the modulator. The radiation control unit generates the power off command to the modulator, when radiation of electromagnetic wave in a current radiation direction of the antenna is inhibited, or when a level of a reception signal by the antenna is equal to or lower than a predetermined minimum level.