Abstract: In a data processing, a print area is divided into a text area for arranging text data and an image area for arranging image data. The image data is proportionally modified before arranging the data in the image area. Also, the text data is reformatted by, for example, deleting unnecessary line feed codes before arranging the data in the text area.

Abstract: A method in which a pyridinium derivative such as 1,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-2-oxopyrimidinium chloride is reacted with an acetyl compound such as 4-acetylpyridine, and then the reaction product is reacted with ammonia or an ammonium salt.

Abstract: A fuel cell system having a fuel cell consuming the hydrogen stored in the high-pressure hydrogen tank as fuel gas, a hydrogen supply line connecting the high-pressure hydrogen tank to the fuel cell, a primary decompressing means provided on the hydrogen supply line, a secondary decompressing means provided in the downstream side of the primary decompressing means on the hydrogen supply line, a hydrogen storage alloy tank saving a hydrogen storage alloy and thermal-exchangeably connected to the fuel cell, a hydrogen pipe connected between the primary decompressing means and the secondary decompressing means, and supplied for hydrogen transfer between the hydrogen supply line and the hydrogen storage alloy tank is provided, and a controlling means for introducing the hydrogen of the first prescribed pressure into the hydrogen storage alloy tank from the hydrogen supply line through the hydrogen pipe during the warm-up of the fuel cell.

Abstract: The invention provides a bipyridine derivative useful as an intermediate for pharmaceutical products, agricultural chemicals, electrophotographic photosensitive materials, dyes and the like, which is a bipyridine derivative represented by the general formula (I) and a salt thereof: wherein R1 represents an alkyl group with 2 to 20 carbon atoms having a substituent, substituted or unsubstituted aminomethyl group, trifluoromethyl group, substituted or unsubstituted thiomethyl group, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, substituted carbonyl group, substituted sulfonyl group, unsubstituted or monosubstituted carbamoyl group, unsubstituted or monosubstituted sulfamoyl group, substituted or unsubstituted thiol group, unsubstituted or monosubstituted amino group, substituted carbonylamino group, substituted or unsubstituted ureido group, nitro group, cyano group, formyl group or an equivalent thereof, iodine atom or flu