Abstract: A nucleic acid and a protein increasing expression levels under salt stress provide a nucleic acid with a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 1 in Sequence Listing, a variant nucleic acid thereof, a protein with an amino acid sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 2 in Sequence Listing, and a variant protein thereof. Each of the nucleic acids and the proteins increases an expression level under salt stress. The nucleic acid and the protein are capable of providing a novel protein with a function to impart salt stress tolerance to a plant, and providing a novel gene encoding the novel protein.

Abstract: A method for transferring semiconductor wafers can suppress the generation of native oxides or watermarks, or the like, in cleaning the semiconductor wafers. In the semiconductor wafer transfer method of the preferred embodiment, first and second process chambers, and a dry unit are vertically arranged in a housing. The preferred method includes transferring the wafer between these chambers and the dry unit by a first non-contact hold type of a transfer robot, transferring the wafer between the housing and a wafer cassette by a second non-contact hold type of a transfer robot, and feeding nitrogen gas into the housing from gas-feeding inlets.

Abstract: A processor apparatus (microcomputer) 1 is equipped with a flash memory 17 which performs processing according to a processing program and rewriting for the flash memory. The flash memory-equipped processor apparatus comprises a mode switch register 18a that sets a normal mode that performs operations according to a processing program (application program) AP and a self-rewriting mode that performs rewriting operations for the flash memory during execution of the processing program. When processes in a self-rewriting mode are programmed in the processing program AP, a control device (CPU) 2 sets, during execution of the processing program AP, the mode switch register 18a to the self-rewriting mode, and performs a rewriting operation for the flash memory 17 according to a rewriting program (self-rewriting program) WP.

Abstract: A lubricant composition comprises (1) at least one member selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid compounds each obtained by the addition of an oxyalkylene group to a hydroxyl group of a hydroxy carboxylic acid and alkali metal salts and amine salts thereof; and (2) at least one base oil selected from the group consisting of alkyl benzene, normal paraffin, isoparaffin and &agr;-olefin. The lubricant composition is highly resistant to putrefaction when it is used as a metal-processing oil composition and shows excellent cutting characteristics in the metal-processing, which requires an extremely high lubricating action, such as form-rolling tap and deep hole boring. Moreover, the composition makes operations such as metal-processing operations easy since the liquid obtained by diluting it with water is transparent or translucent.

Abstract: A lubricant composition comprises (1) at least one member selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid compounds each obtained by the addition of an oxyalkylene group to a hydroxyl group of a hydroxy carboxylic acid and alkali metal salts and amine salts thereof; and (2) at least one base oil selected from the group consisting of alkyl benzene, normal paraffin, isoparaffin and &agr;-olefin. The lubricant composition is highly resistant to putrefaction when it is used as a metal-processing oil composition and shows excellent cutting characteristics in the metal-processing, which requires an extremely high lubricating action, such as form-rolling tap and deep hole boring. Moreover, the composition makes operations such as metal-processing operations easy since the liquid obtained by diluting it with water is transparent or translucent.

Abstract: There are provided an application program developing system and an application program developing method in which, in a case where a plurality of developing tools are formed in the same computer, even when any developing tool is active, the input states to the other developing tools can be held, and a storage medium in which an application program developing program is stored.

Abstract: A highly reliable automatic evaluation is realized by constructing a mechanism which causes a simulator to monitor a regular cycle in which a result of a simulation becomes definite and a screen is renewed, and notifies this to an automatic evaluation unit.

Abstract: Evaluation accuracy is improved by setting, for each input event, the number of states of an output screen which the input event can take (types of the output screen on which the input event is reflected and which is renewed) as number-of-repetitions data, and repeating an evaluation for the one input event by the number of times.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an automated evaluation system that can retain the quality of an application program and also maintain the stability in the automated evaluation.

Abstract: A new carbonate compound which is N,N'-di-succinimidyl carbonate, N,N'-diphthalimidyl carbonate or N,N'-bis(5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxyimidyl) carbonate is produced by reacting an N-hydroxy compound of the formulaR-OHwherein R is succinimido, phthalimido or 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximido group, with a silylating agent, followed by reacting the resultant silylated product with phosgene, or alternatively by reacting said N-hydroxy compound with trichloromethyl chloroformate either in the molten state or in the presence of a non-polar organic solvent such as xylene.