Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium which has a substrate and a magnetic layer formed on the substrate, the method including: forming the magnetic layer over a convexo-concave pattern provided on a surface of a mold, and releasing the mold from the magnetic layer formed on the substrate.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a precharge controlling method, including the steps of: providing a voltage generating circuit with an output circuit for outputting a voltage having a necessary level, and a comparator; judging an output voltage from the output circuit in the comparator during a precharge time period, and feeding back an output signal from the comparator to the output circuit; and controlling a precharge voltage until the voltage having the necessary level outputted from the output circuit is reached.

Abstract: A display apparatus including: a pixel section having a plurality of pixel circuits arranged two-dimensionally by being each provided at an intersection of a scan line and a signal line as a circuit including a switching device, a display element and a storage capacitor; and a correction circuit for correcting a storage-capacitor voltage supplied to the storage capacitors, wherein the correction circuit employs a comparator for detecting the difference between electric potentials received from a portion of the pixel section as a pixel electric potential having a positive polarity and a pixel electric potential having a negative polarity and for comparing the difference in electric potential with a reference voltage, and an output-voltage control circuit for converting a comparison result output by the comparator into a correction signal used for correcting the storage-capacitor voltage to be asserted on a storage-capacitor line used for supplying the storage-capacitor voltage.

Abstract: To provide a magnetic recording medium manufacturing method capable of transferring a pattern that can serve as a source for forming anodized alumina-nanoholes with high precision and realizing high productivity, and a large-capacity magnetic recording medium capable of achieving high density recording. The method includes forming a metallic layer on a concavo-convex pattern formed on a surface of a mold; bonding a substrate using an adhesive to a surface of the metallic layer on the side opposite to the mold; separating the mold from the metallic layer; forming, through nanohole formation treatment, a porous layer in which a plurality of nanoholes are formed to orient in a direction substantially perpendicular to a substrate plane by using as a nanohole source a concavo-convex pattern which has been formed by transferring the concavo-convex pattern in the mold to the metallic layer; and charging a magnetic material inside the nanoholes.

Abstract: A nanohole structure includes a metallic matrix and nanoholes arrayed regularly in the metallic matrix, in which the nanoholes are spaced in rows at specific intervals to constitute rows of nanoholes. The rows of nanoholes are preferably arranged concentrically or helically. The nanoholes in adjacent rows of nanoholes are preferably arranged in a radial direction. The width of each row of nanoholes preferably varies at specific intervals in its longitudinal direction. A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, and a porous layer on or above the substrate. The porous layer contains nanoholes each extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a substrate plane, containing at least one magnetic material therein, and is the above-mentioned nanohole structure.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube composite material contains a carbon nanotube and a continuous layer of a metal covering the inner surface of the carbon nanotube. It is produced by forming a metallic matrix layer and treating the metallic matrix layer to form plural nanoholes in the metallic matrix layer to thereby form a nanohole structure, the nanoholes extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the metallic matrix layer; forming carbon nanotubes inside the nanoholes; and covering inner surfaces of the carbon nanotubes with a continuous layer of a metal. It has a well controlled small size, has excellent and uniform physical properties, is resistant to oxidation of the metal with time, is highly chemically stable, has good durability enabling repetitive use, has good coatability, high wettability and dispersibility with other materials, is easily chemically modified, is easily handled and is useful in various fields.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes an electric blower; an electric blower controller for controlling the electric blower; an electric blower current detector for detecting at least a current flowing in the electric blower; and a dust chamber provided at an upstream of the electric blower, for collecting dust particles sucked by the electric blower. A predetermined level of a current is made to flow in the electric blower regardless of a dust particle amount in the dust chamber. Preferably, the vacuum cleaner further includes voltage detector for detecting a voltage of a power supply applied to the vacuum cleaner. More preferably, the vacuum cleaner further includes a frequency detector for detecting a frequency of a power supply applied to the vacuum cleaner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which have a potent Rho-kinase inhibitory action and which are useful as therapeutic agents for treating diseases, such as hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, cerebral vasospasm, angina pectoris, cardiac failure, arteriosclerosis, glaucoma, dysuria, asthma, and erectile failure, and drugs containing the compounds. The present invention provides a 4-haloisoquinoline derivative represented by formula (1): an acid-added salt thereof, or a solvate of any of the foregoing, in which X is halogen, such as fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo.

Abstract: The object of the present is to provide high-quality magnetic recording media capable of easy tracking, and allowing high-density recording, high-speed recording, and higher capacity without increasing the write-current at magnetic heads. The nanohole structure comprises a metal or metal-compound base material and plural arrays of nanoholes, wherein the plural arrays of nanoholes are respectively arranged into regular alignments, the regular alignments are different between adjacent arrays, and the regular alignments are alternately disposed within the metal or metal-compound base material.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium has a recording layer (42) formed over the substrate. The recording layer is structured by a nonmagnetic base, and a plurality of magnetic dots formed in the nonmagnetic base. The magnetic dots are aligned in a prescribed direction in each track or each group of adjacent tracks of the magnetic recording medium. In a preferred example, the magnetic dots align in a direction tilting at a prescribed angle with respect to the width of the track.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube composite material contains a carbon nanotube and a continuous layer of a metal covering the inner surface of the carbon nanotube. It is produced by forming a metallic matrix layer and treating the metallic matrix layer to form plural nanoholes in the metallic matrix layer to thereby form a nanohole structure, the nanoholes extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the metallic matrix layer; forming carbon nanotubes inside the nanoholes; and covering inner surfaces of the carbon nanotubes with a continous layer of a metal. It has a well controlled small size, has excellent and uniform physical properties, is resistant to oxidation of the metal with time, is highly chemically stable, has good durability enabling repetitive use, has good coatability, high wettability and dispersibility with other materials, is easily chemically modified, is easily handled and is useful in various fields.

Abstract: A nanohole structure includes a metallic matrix and nanoholes arrayed regularly in the metallic matrix, in which the nanoholes are spaced in rows at specific intervals to constitute rows of nanoholes. The rows of nanoholes are preferably arranged concentrically or helically. The nanoholes in adjacent rows of nanoholes are preferably arranged in a radial direction. The width of each row of nanoholes preferably varies at specific intervals in its longitudinal direction. A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, and a porous layer on or above the substrate. The porous layer contains nanoholes each extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a substrate plane, containing at least one magnetic material therein, and is the above-mentioned nanohole structure.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains a distance that an input pen is moved in terms of the number of dots covered on a display screen, and from that number, judges whether a pen stroke is a gesture entry or a pointing entry. When the input pen is moved over more than a predetermined number of dots, e.g., eight dots, gesture recognition processing is performed. If the input pen is moved less than that number of dots, a pointing instruction is recognized, and pointing processing is performed. If a gesture is recognized, a recognized gesture editing command and a feature point of the gesture command are stored in RAM. Since an input by the input pen is judged a gesture entry or a pointing entry according to the number of dots over which the input pen is moved, a switch is not required to change data/instruction entry modes which reduces cost and improves handling.

Abstract: The present invention relates to diamide derivatives represented by the following general formula (1): wherein A is a phenyl group or the like, which may be substituted, B is —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —(CH═CH)2—, —C≡C—CH═CH—, —CH═CH—C≡C—, phenylene or the like, and W is and medicines comprising such a compound. These compounds have an excellent inhibitory effect on the production of an IgE antibody and are hence useful as antiallergic agents and the like.

Abstract: A method of measuring the number of times of a specific behavior of an animal in a breeding cage comprising a step in which a common pattern of the specific behavior is determined by receiving a signal of vibration of the cage caused by the specific behavior of the animal and extracting the feature of a frequency component of the signal, a step in which a measurement objective pattern is determined in the same way, and a step in which the common patterns in the measurement objective patterns is counted; a device for the measurement including means for detecting the vibration of the breeding cage, means for extracting the feature of the frequency component, and means for counting the common patterns in the measurement objective patterns; and a method for measuring the specific behavior such as a scratching of a small animal, e.g., a mouse in a breeding cage noninvasively, and an automatic measuring instrument.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a cannister assembly, a nozzle assembly, and a suction generator that draws air, dust, dirt and debris from a surface to be cleaned through the nozzle assembly to a collection vessel. A rotary agitator carried on the nozzle assembly is driven by a motor in a forward or a rearward direction. Depending upon the direction of rotation, the rotary agitator propels the nozzle assembly in the forward or rearward direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds represented by the following general formula (1): wherein A is an aromatic compound which may be substituted, or the like, B is a nitrogen atom or CH, X is a lower alkylene group which may be substituted, or the like, Y is a single bond or the like; Z is a divalent residue of benzene which may be substituted, or the like, and m and n are independently an integer of 1 to 4, and medicines comprising such a compound. These compounds have an excellent inhibitory effect on the production of an IgE antibody and are hence useful as antiallergic agents and the like.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing undegraded silk fibroin, which comprises dissolving a cocoon layer or cocoon yarn of fresh, dry or cooked cocoons, raw silk, or silk fabrics, or residual yarns thereof in an aqueous solution of a neutral salt, and then subjecting the resulting solution to fractional precipitation to separate silk fibroin from silk sericin; subjecting the resulting solution to the following step a) or b):

Abstract: A process for the production of fine powder of metallic nickel which comprises a first step of dissolving nickel carbonate and/or nickel hydroxide in aqueous ammonia or in an aqueous solution of ammonia and at least one selected from the group consisting of ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogencarbonate, a carbonate of an alkali metal and a hydrogencarbonate of an alkali metal to prepare an aqueous solution of a nickel salt; converting the aqueous solution of a nickel salt to a W/O emulsion, and then removing volatile components including ammonia from the droplets to form precipitates of nickel carbonate in the droplets, thereby providing fine spherical particles of nickel carbonate; and a second step of heating the particles of nickel carbonate in the presence of a fusion preventive agent that is a compound of at least one element selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth elements, aluminum, silicon and rare earth elements in an atmosphere of hydrogen, thereby reducing the nickel carbonate to meta

Abstract: Compounds having the formula (1): wherein A is a phenyl, naphthyl, dihydronaphthyindeny, pyridyl, indolyl,isoindolyl, quinolyl or isoquinolyl group which are optionally substituted; X is optionally substituted alicyclic, aromatic, imino or heterocyclic groups or —S— or —O—; Y is a single bond or an alkylene group; Z is an unsubstituted aliphatic group or divalent residue of benzene or pyridine, which is optionally substituted; anis hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl; with certain provisos. These compounds exhibit an inhibitory effect on the production of IgE antibodies and are, hence, useful as antiallergic agents.