Abstract: An ink cartridge includes an inner pack that stores ink, an outer pack that packs the inner pack and into which gas is introduced to squeeze the inner pack to supply the ink to an exterior of the ink cartridge, and a cartridge case having a housing portion to enclose the outer pack and an inner wall surface against which the outer pack is inflated to be pressed as gas is introduced into the outer pack.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a recording head configured to eject ink droplets, a transport belt disposed facing the recording head and configured to transport a sheet, a suction mechanism to suctionally attract the sheet to the transport belt, a release mechanism configured to change a position of the transport belt between a home position close to the recording head and a release position away from the recording head, and a control mechanism configured to control transport and discharge of the sheet. The control mechanism, is configured to move the transport belt from the home position to the release position with the sheet being attracted to the transport belt when the control mechanism detects a sheet jam, rotate the transport belt in a direction in which the sheet is transported at the release position, and then discharge the sheet from the transport belt.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device capable of reducing off-current in a standby mode is provided. The semiconductor memory device includes an enable signal generating unit configured to receive a plurality of address decoding signals and generate a first enable signal to select a first cell block and a second enable signal to select a second cell block, and an internal voltage generating unit for generating an internal voltage by controlling a supply of a first voltage in accordance with the first or second enable signals.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a liquid tank, a first fluid flow path supplying liquid to the recording head, a second fluid flow path being in communication with the liquid tank, a pressure adjusting valve allowing fluid communication between the first and the second fluid flow paths, a cap member covering a nozzle surface of the recording head, and a suction unit being in communication with the cap member. The pressure adjusting valve includes a movable member movably disposed in the internal fluid flow path, wherein the movable member includes a sealing unit that seals the communication between the first and the second fluid flow paths when the cap member covers the nozzle surface of the recording head and a negative pressure is generated in a cap-member space formed between the cap member and the nozzle surface by driving the suction unit.

Abstract: Provided is an improved design of shRNA based on structural mimics of miR-451 precursors. These miR-451 shRNA mimics are channeled through a novel small RNA biogenesis pathway, require AGO2 catalysis and are processed by Drosha but are independent of DICER processing. This miRNA pathway feeds active elements only into Ago2 because of its unique catalytic activity. These data demonstrate that this newly identified small RNA biogenesis pathway can be exploited in vivo to produce active molecules.

Abstract: A liquid container including a container body to store a liquid, a pressure release mechanism to open and close a pressure release path in the container body, and a fixing member to fix a holder of the pressure release mechanism to a cylindrical holder mounting part of the container body by being inserted into each of a mounting portion of the holder and a mounting portion of the cylindrical holder mounting part from a horizontal direction perpendicular to positions of multiple hooks provided to the container body while the holder including a valve mechanism is inserted into the cylindrical holder mounting part.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an ink discharge unit including nozzles to discharge ink and to form an image on a recording medium; a conveyer belt to convey the recording medium so that the recording medium passes through an area facing the ink discharge unit, the conveyor belt including blank discharge holes to let the ink for a blank discharge through; a control unit to control an ink discharge operation of the ink discharge unit; a blank discharge receiver to receive the ink for the blank discharge, provided at a position facing the ink discharge unit across the conveyor belt; and a belt position detection unit to detect a position in a direction perpendicular to a belt moving direction of the conveyor belt, wherein the control unit controls the blank discharge operation of the ink discharge unit based on a detection result detected by the belt position detection unit.

Abstract: A relay device includes a first communication unit that receives a request including processing object data from a client device; a data processing unit that obtains a first processing result by performing a relay-device-side process of equivalent algorithm to that of a server-side process, which is performed by a server, on the processing object data; a second communication unit that transmits the request to the server, and receives a second processing result, which corresponds to the first processing result and is obtained by performance of the server-side process on the processing object data, from the server as a response; and a control unit that determines whether the second processing result has been transmitted to the client device. When the second processing result has not been transmitted to the client device, the first communication unit transmits the first processing result to the client device.

Abstract: A hysteresis comparator circuit that compares first and second input signals to output a hysteresis output signal includes a constant current source, a first comparator, a second comparator, and an output circuit. The constant current source includes a load resistor to generate a given constant current. The first comparator is controlled by the constant current supplied from the constant current source to compare the first and second input signals to output a first comparison result. The second comparator is controlled by the constant current supplied from the constant current source to compare the first and second input signals to output a second comparison result. The output circuit has a pair of inputs thereof connected to the first and second comparators, respectively, which inverts an output thereof in response to each of the first and second comparison results to generate the hysteresis output signal.

Abstract: There are provided an X-ray CT scan simulator and an X-ray CT apparatus in which a lesion postulated by an operator can be displayed on a simulation image and a high-precision simulation containing a postulation of occurrence of a new lesion can be performed. They comprise an image storing device for storing a reference image, a target noise value setting device for setting a target noise value of a desired image, a simulated lesion setting device for setting a condition for a simulated lesion postulated by the operator, a simulation image generating device for generating a simulation image containing a simulated lesion by using the reference image on the basis of the set target noise value and the condition for the simulated lesion, and an image display device for displaying the simulation image containing the simulated lesion.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a field-effect transistor having a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an active layer forming a channel region, the active layer having an oxide semiconductor mainly containing magnesium and indium is disclosed. The method includes a deposition step of depositing an oxide film, a patterning step of patterning the oxide film by processes including etching to obtain the active layer, and a heat-treatment step of heat-treating the obtained active layer subsequent to the patterning step.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first sense amplifier which senses data on a first line pair and generates a first output signal; and a test unit which senses the data on a first line pair and transfers a second output signal to a second line in response to a test mode signal.

Abstract: A medical image diagnosing support apparatus comprises: a first extraction means which extracts a body region of a subject from a tomographic image of the subject acquired by a medical tomographic apparatus; a second extraction means which extracts a non-adipose region from the body region; a third extraction means which extracts a total body adipose region from the body region; a separation means which separates the total body adipose region into a visceral adipose region and a subcutaneous adipose region based on positional information of the non-adipose region; and a display control means which controls of displaying the tomographic image on an image display device with clear indication of the visceral adipose region and the subcutaneous adipose region.

Abstract: Provided is a thermosensitive recording material which can be produced through high-speed coating, which is excellent in head-matching property, and which can provide a printed image having good waterproofness, while maintaining high sensitivity and high storage stability, which material includes a support, an under layer laid over the support, the under layer containing a plastic hollow particle, a thermosensitive color-developing layer laid over the under layer, the thermosensitive color-developing layer containing a leuco dye and a developer, wherein two or more layers including the thermosensitive color-developing layer are formed through simultaneous coating by a curtain coating method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing ultra low phosphorus and carbon ferromanganese having 0.1 wt % or less carbon and 0.03 wt % or less phosphorus. The method includes preparing low carbon silicomanganese having low phosphorus content, preparing molten manganese slag, subjecting the molten manganese slag and the low carbon silicomanganese having low phosphorus content to primary mixing and stirring at a ratio of 70˜72:28˜30 in a ladle, thus producing a metal melt and slag, and subjecting the metal melt separated from the above slag and the molten manganese slag identical to that used in the primary mixing and stirring to secondary mixing and stirring, thus producing slag and a metal melt including 91˜93 wt % manganese, 0.60˜0.85 wt % silicon, 0.05˜0.10 wt % carbon and 0.015˜0.02 wt % phosphorus.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems are provided for determining an appropriate scaling of a map display or providing an appropriately scaled map display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides, and polynucleotides encoding therefor, which influence seed dormancy in cereals such as wheat and barley. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides with ABA 8?-hydroxylase activity, and polynucleotides encoding these proteins. Also provided are cereal plants which produce seeds that have altered rates of germination, and/or levels of dormancy, when compared to seeds from wild-type plants, as well as methods of producing such plants.

Abstract: A carrier for electrophotographic developer, including a core material; and a layer comprising a binder resin, located overlying the core material, wherein the binder resin includes a segment including one or more polymerizable vinyl monomers as a structural unit; and another segment including a partial cleavage structure of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and/or another partial cleavage structure of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane as a structural unit.

Abstract: An inlet stratification device (5) for a circuit circulating a fluid through a tank (1) and for providing and maintaining stratification of the fluid in the tank (1). The stratification device (5) is arranged vertically in the tank (1) and comprises an inlet pipe (6) being at least partially formed of a flexible porous material and having an inlet (19) and outlets formed of the pores of the porous material. The stratification device (5) further comprises at least one outer pipe (7) surrounding the inlet pipe (6) in spaced relationship thereto and being at least partially formed of a porous material.

Abstract: ‘Merbeingold 2336’ is a new Australian variety of mandarin. It was selected from the progeny obtained following a controlled pollination of ‘Imperial’ mandarinבEllendale’ tangor in 1984. It was selected because it is pollen sterile, strongly parthenocarpic and yields seedless fruits, which are sweet, juicy and easy-to-peel. Fruit maturity is early-to-mid season in the Murray Valley of Australia. Internally, the flesh of ‘Merbeingold 2336’ is attractive, orange in colour and tender with soft segment walls.