Abstract: A substrate gap adjusting device adjusts a gap between first and second substrates in a composite substrate. In the substrate gap adjusting device, the composite substrate includes the first substrate; the second substrate that is oppositely bonded to the first substrate through a sealant, the second substrate having a smaller area than the first substrate; and liquid crystal that is injected into a space surrounded by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the sealant.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, a plurality of seals arranged in a sealing area located around a display area in which an image is displayed through the liquid crystal layer, and two sealing portions each connecting ends of the seals to seal the space. The seals extend along the sealing area on the first substrate. The adjacent seals are disposed with a space therebetween in the direction from the center of the display area to the periphery thereof. The seals join the first substrate to the second substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disease prognosis prediction modeling method for preparing a model for predicting the prognosis of a specified disease from clinical laboratory test values for the disease by means of a computer, the method comprising the steps of: inputting a plurality of actually measured clinical laboratory test values for the disease and actual measured values of the prognoses into the computer; processing these values by a data mining method to determine one or a plurality of clinical laboratory test items which have an influence on the prognosis of the disease; determining a priority of the items with respect to the prognosis in a case where there are a plurality of the items; and establishing a judgment routine in which correlation of the plurality of clinical laboratory test items and the clinical laboratory test value ranges of the test items with the predicted value of the prognosis is stipulated on the basis of the priority, wherein the judgment routine is used as the model.

Abstract: A substrate gap adjusting device adjusts a gap between first and second substrates in a composite substrate. In the substrate gap adjusting device, the composite substrate includes the first substrate; the second substrate that is oppositely bonded to the first substrate through a sealant, the second substrate having a smaller area than the first substrate; and liquid crystal that is injected into a space surrounded by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the sealant.

Abstract: When a call is set between a first line switching network of a call-out side and a second line switching network of a call-in side, a first gateway, if receives a call setting message from the first line switching network, transmits a inquiry message to at least one of second gateway. Each of second gateway from which received the inquiry message transmits a response message to the first gateway when a second gateway itself can communicate a call setting message to the second line switching network. Thereafter, the first gateway selects a second gateway for transmitting the call setting message within the second gateways to which transmitted the response message, and transmits the call setting message to the selected second gateway.

Abstract: Hydrophobic silica fine powder is produced by pyrolyzing a silane compound to form a silica fine powder and hydrophobizing the silica fine powder with an organohalosilane in a fluidization vessel. Hydrophobized silica fine powder which flies out of the fluidization vessel is collected with a cyclone and bag filter which are held at a temperature of 100-500° C. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided. Under simple controlled conditions that involve holding the cyclone and bag filter for recovering fugitive silica from the fluidization vessel to temperatures of 100-500° C., the method and apparatus are able to recover essentially 100% of fugitive silica, thus increasing yield of the product and alleviating the burden on waste gas treatment.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel provided with fitting screw insertion holes respectively at a pair of side surfaces thereof, a pair of brackets including a holding portion covering one side surface of the liquid crystal panel, and flat plate portions formed at both ends of the side surface in parallel to the liquid crystal surface and a liquid crystal casing including a rear panel and a front panel covering the liquid crystal panel. In the liquid crystal display device, the pair of the brackets are screwed respectively to both side surfaces of the liquid crystal panel through holes provided in the holding portions and the fitting screw insertion holes of the liquid crystal panel and are screwed to the inside of the liquid crystal casing through holes provided in the flat plate portions.

Abstract: Hydrophobic silica fine powder is produced by pyrolyzing a silane compound to form a silica fine powder and hydrophobizing the silica fine powder with an organohalosilane in a fluidization vessel. Hydrophobized silica fine powder which flies out of the fluidization vessel is collected with a cyclone and bag filter which are held at a temperature of 100-500° C. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided. Under simple controlled conditions that involve holding the cyclone and bag filter for recovering fugitive silica from the fluidization vessel to temperatures of 100-500° C., the method and apparatus are able to recover essentially 100% of fugitive silica, thus increasing yield of the product and alleviating the burden on waste gas treatment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel provided with fitting screw insertion holes respectively at a pair of side surfaces thereof, a pair of brackets including a holding portion covering one side surface of the liquid crystal panel, and flat plate portions formed at both ends of the side surface in parallel to the liquid crystal surface and a liquid crystal casing including a rear panel and a front panel covering the liquid crystal panel. In the liquid crystal display device, the pair of the brackets are screwed respectively to both side surfaces of the liquid crystal panel through holes provided in the holding portions and the fitting screw insertion holes of the liquid crystal panel and are screwed to the inside of the liquid crystal casing through holes provided in the flat plate portions.

Abstract: Hydrophobic silica fine powder is produced by pyrolyzing a silane compound to form a silica fine powder and hydrophobizing the silica fine powder with an organohalosilane in a fluidization vessel. Hydrophobized silica fine powder which flies out of the fluidization vessel is collected with a cyclone and bag filter which are held at a temperature of 100-500° C. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided. Under simple controlled conditions that involve holding the cyclone and bag filter for recovering fugitive silica from the fluidization vessel to temperatures of 100-500° C., the method and apparatus are able to recover essentially 100% of fugitive silica, thus increasing yield of the product and alleviating the burden on waste gas treatment.

Abstract: Hydrophobic silica fine powder is prepared by pyrolyzing a silane compound to give silica fine powder, then treating the silica fine powder with a hydrophobizing agent in a fluidization vessel containing at most 3 vol % of oxygen. The process effectively confers the pyrogenic silica with hydrophobicity.

Abstract: A disk loading system comprises a cartridge holder having a cartridge receiver for loading a disk cartridge, and a shutter opening arm disposed to the cartridge holder and rotatable by loading/removing of the disk cartridge. The system further comprises a first lever rotatably mounted to the cartridge holder so as to provide to the shutter opening arm a torque in the shutter opening direction, a second lever rotatable by a torque of the first lever in the shutter closing direction, and a cartridge stop lug rotatably disposed to undergo a pressing force in the cartridge removing direction by rotation of the second lever. This cartridge stop lug is biased in the direction to stop the disk cartridge within the cartridge receiver.

Abstract: A pyroelectric infrared sensor for use in intrusion alarm systems, including a pyroelectric ceramic element provided with two pairs of electrodes, of which the front electrodes are so configured as to permit a simplified printing process for higher productivity and lower production costs. The front electrodes each have a first region overlapping with a part of one of the back electrodes and a second region overlapping with a part of the other of the back electrodes, and are arranged adjacent to each other and are electrically insulated from each other. The first regions and the second regions of the front electrodes have a ratio of areas of approximately 1:1. The pyroelectric element is attached to a holding member which is so designed that the back electrode areas of the element are free from physical contact with any thermally conductive solid material that may detract from the thermal responsiveness of the element.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer comprises a vibrating assembly having a thickness-poled piezoelectric ceramic disk (12) bonded concentrically to a resonant plate (13) of greater diameter than that of the ceramic disk (12), which having a radiator (30) is set in the center of the resonant plate (13) on the opposite surface to the ceramic disk (12), and which fitted onto a plastic baseplate (51) using such adhesive (52) as will retain elasticity after curing and accommodated within a housing (80) with a director (81) on top.The ultrasonic transducer has superior performance to conventional bimorph devices by 6 dB in terms of receiving sensitivity.

Abstract: An electroluminescent screen comprising a plurality of continuous phosphor stripes running the length of the screen formed on a panel for a color cathode-ray tube by applying film containing photosensitive material onto the panel. A shadow mask is attached to the panel, and the mask and film are irradiated by light from a light source.The shadow mask has on its concave face which faces the light source apertures arranged in substantially parallel rows, the apertures along the length of each of the rows being separated from each other by thin beam-intercepting bridge portions. The area on the shadow mask irradiated by the light is limited to cover only a part of the length of the rows of apertures by a shield plate having an opening for limiting the path of the light.The shield plate is moved so as to move the irradiated area on the shadow mask along the length of the rows of the apertures.

Abstract: An electroluminescent screen for a color cathode ray tube of the shadow-mask type having a plurality of light absorbing stripes and elemental light emitting electroluminescent stripes each separated by one of the light absorbing stripes is produced by locating a movable shield plate between a light source and shadow mask, the shield having an opening for limiting the path of light between the light source and the shadow mask. The shield plate is moved so as to move the irradiated area on the shadow mask along the length of rows of apertures of the mask. The light source is gradually inclined synchronously with the moving of the irradiated area on the shadow mask to be kept always substantially parallel to the rows of apertures in the irradiated area. The light source has a substantial longitudinal length and narrow width and moves transversely with respect to that length with predetermined amplitude and frequency during movement of the irradiated area across the mask.