A method for refolding insoluble, improperly folded IGF-I is provided, wherein the IGF-I, precipitated from prokaryotic host cells, is concurrently solubilized, unfolded, and refolded into a biologically active conformation in a single buffer. The buffer contains reducing agent and chaotropic agent to solubilize the IGF-I at concentrations sufficiently low to allow solubilization and refolding to ...

PURPOSE:To provide a lead-acid battery having the long service life by restraining diffusion of sulfuric acid to a positive electrode plate even if deep discharge is repeated. CONSTITUTION:A lead-acid battery has a positive electrode plate 2 by using a grid body composed of lead alloy containing antimony by 0 to 2 mass % and flowing electrolyte, and a porous layer 3 of an oxidation resistant subst...

PURPOSE:To provide a traction control device for a vehicle capable of changing a preset car speed, in which brake traction control is inhibited at a car speed of the preset car speed or more, based on a road surface mu, whether on a split road surface or not, brake temperature, etc., in the traction control. CONSTITUTION:Relating to traction control, including engine traction control and brake tra...

PURPOSE:To prevent an adverse effect on slip control by performing the rich air-fuel ratio operation for NOX absorbent regeneration during the slip control of a lock-up clutch. CONSTITUTION:This control device for an internal combustion engine with an automatic transmission is provided with an automatic transmission control circuit 35 performing the slip control of the lock-up clutch of an automat...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent generation of shifting shock in conducting operation for increasing the speed of an engine, relating to an acceleration pedal being kept in a non-operating condition, and at the same time, in conducting shifting-up operation. SOLUTION: By an engine speed-down restraining start control means 194, operation for increasing the speed of an engine is started when the fi...

An integrated driving-torque control system for an automotive vehicle with a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) and an electronically-controlled engine, comprises a desired transmission ratio arithmetic-calculation circuitry calculating a required axle-driveshaft driving torque from an accelerator depression amount and a vehicle speed, and retrieving a desired transmission ratio on...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten the operating time of a motor-driven pump as much as practicable when an automatic clutch is to be shut off prior to the start of an engine. SOLUTION: At the stage that the oil pressure Po is boosted to the min. disengage pressure Pomin capable of disengaging an automatic clutch, a hydraulic pump is once stopped and a clutch solenoid valve is turned so as to emit a...

The present invention provides a yarn splicing method for a winder and a winder that can eliminate fluffs from the surface of a yarn joint. In a winder 1 having a splicing device 6 placed between a yarn supplying section 2 and a winding section 7, a yarn joint finishing device 10 comprising a liquid applying member 11 for applying a liquid to a yarn running path R and a fluff smoothing member 12 t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent generation of misfires, when vehicular longitudinal vibration in sudden acceleration or sudden deceleration is restrained by stepwise change of driving wheel torque due to sudden change of the fuel injection amount. SOLUTION: Change in speed of basic target torque to be set on the basis of the throttle valve opening and the vehicle speed is limited, so as to preven...

A method and apparatus for acquiring data representing formation parameters while drilling a wellbore is disclosed. A well is drilled with a drill string having a drill collar that is located above a drill bit. The drill collar includes a sonde section having transmitter/receiver electronics for transmitting a controlling signal having a frequency F and receiving data signals at a frequency 2F. Th...

In a method and apparatus for processing materials comprising ashes from waste incineration plants and mineral residues to condition them in a short time by washing them and by subjecting them to electrodynamic processes and shock waves generated by high voltage spark discharges, the material is made chemically inert and aged so that it can be used immediately after treatment without harming the e...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing, in high yield, high quality monodispersed spherical particles used for a regenerative heat exchanger, or the like. SOLUTION: In this method, a stream of melt of a rare-earth-containing material to be dispersed is allowed to flow out of a crucible 7 having a metal mold 8 made of refractory material. This outflow is performed under the inf...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of an induction heating clad material with excellent temperature controllability, which can effectively utilize magnetic characteristics, which a temperature sensing magnetic material originally has. SOLUTION: In this method, a temperature sensing magnetic material, whose permeability varies according to temperature, and a good heat conductin...

A method for controlling an automatic guided vehicle system having an automatic guided vehicle and a central controller for controlling the automatic guided vehicle is capable of operating with improved operational efficiency. The control method includes the steps of: transmitting of an IMMEDIATE command by the central controller to the automatic guided vehicle; checking by the central controller ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To duplex information transmission routes, to improve the reliability of a system, to perform automatic reception and automatic reporting and to improve the performance of a reporting processing. SOLUTION: The same information is received from a line dedicated to data communication and a data communication control line. In a reception data analysis/fact recognition processing...

PURPOSE: To enable bi-directional video communication by performing the combination control of a speech system and a video transmission means by the video control signal generated from a call control signal. CONSTITUTION: A video control means 101 is capable of controlling a fine connector by using a video control signal. For instance, a monitoring device 13 is started by performing an off-hook an...

Diffusely scattering defects are to be detected in items made from transparent material, e.g. drinks bottles. To this end, the items (10) are inspected using a light source (12) and a camera (16), a contrast pattern (14) being arranged between the light source (12) and the item to be inspected. Diffusely scattering defects are detected by a decrease in the contrast of the contrast pattern (14) rep...

The invention relates to a computer-aided auctioning method and auctioning system according to which suppliers offer products, services and/or information as auction objects. Information on auction objects is collected in an input module and is distributed by means of telecommunications channels. Interested customers make auction bids for offered auction objects. Information on bids is provided, s...

Activation of a tool is governed by the receipt of an authorisation code and also data relating to the environment of the tool. If the environment data indicate that activation would be undesirable or unsafe, then the activation command fails. The arrangement is preferably used with a downhole perforating gun 104 or other explosive tool and the gathered information may include the depth and orient...

The inventive solution is included in the aesthetic treatment apparatus field. Subject matter of the present invention is an apparatus (1) for lipolysis for aesthetic treatment comprising at least a high frequency electrical generator (2), at least a first electrode (3), that can be applied on a zone of the body to be subjected to the aesthetic treatment and at least a second electrode (4) that ca...