Abstract: Sulfonamide derivatives represented by general formula (I) or salts thereof; insecticides for agricultural and horticultural use containing the same as the active ingredient; and usage thereof: [wherein A is optionally substituted (C1–C6)alkylene, (C3–C6)alkenylene or the like; R1 is H, optionally substituted (C1–C6)alkyl, (C3–C6)alkenyl, (C3–C6)cycloalkyl or the like; R2, R3 and R4 are each H, (C1–C6)alkyl, (C3–C6)alkenyl or the like, or R2 and A or R2 and R1 may form a 3- to 8-membered ring which may be interrupted by one to three atoms selected from among O, S and N; Q is C or N; X and Y are each halogen, CN, NO2, (C1–C6)alkyl, (C2–C6)alkenyl or the like; m is 0 to 2; n is 0 to 3; and two adjacent Xs or Ys on the aromatic ring may be united to form a fused ring]. The compounds exhibit excellent insecticidal activity against insect pests resistant to existing pesticides even when applied in dosages lower than those of similar pesticides.

Abstract: Sulfonamide derivatives represented by general formula (I) or salts thereof; insecticides for agricultural and horticultural use containing the same as the active ingredient; and usage thereof: [wherein A is optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkylene, (C3-C6)alkenylene or the like; R1 is H, optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl, (C3-C6)alkenyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl or the like; R2, R3 and R4 are each H, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C3-C6)alkenyl or the like, or R2 and A or R2 and R1 may form a 3- to 8-membered ring which may be interrupted by one to three atoms selected from among Of S and N; Q is C or N; X and Y are each halogen, CN, NO2, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl or the like; m is 0 to 2; n is 0 to 3; and two adjacent Xs or Ys on the aromatic ring may be united to form a fused ring]. The compounds exhibit excellent insecticidal activity against insect pests resistant to existing pesticides even when applied in dosages lower than those of similar pesticides.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has an opposing substrate on which an opposing electrode is formed, a TFT substrate on which pixel electrodes arranged in matrix, thin film transistors connected to the pixel electrodes respectively, and gate lines and data lines for the thin film transistors are formed, vertical alignment films formed on the opposing inner surfaces of these substrates, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the vertical alignment films and having negative dielectric anisotropy. Each pixel electrode has a slit formed for separating each pixel into a plurality of sub-pixels by partially eliminating the pixel electrode with a connecting portion left at which adjoining electrode portions of each pixel electrode is connected with each other. The width W1 of the pixel electrode that runs in a direction in which the slit is formed and width W2 of the connecting portion have a ratio W2/W1 of 0.13 or lower.

Abstract: A vertical-alignment liquid crystal display device is constituted by a first substrate on which a first electrode is formed, a second substrate on which a second electrode opposed to the first electrode is formed and which is opposed to the first substrate, alignment films respectively on mutually opposing inner surfaces of the first and second substrates, and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the first and second substrates and having negative dielectric anisotropy. On the second electrode, dielectric films having a dielectric constant different from another dielectric constant of the liquid crystal layer in the layer thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer when a voltage is applied between the first and second electrodes are provided at positions respectively corresponding to the center portions of plural pixels.

Abstract: A vertical-alignment liquid crystal display device includes: one substrate on which plural pixel electrodes and thin film transistors (TFTs) corresponding to the pixels, scanning signal lines for supplying gate electrodes of these TFTs with a gate signal, and data signals lines for supplying drain electrodes of the TFTs with data signals are provided; an opposing substrate on which an opposing electrode opposed to the pixel electrodes is provided; vertical-alignment films covering surfaces of the respective substrates where electrodes are formed; and a liquid crystal layer sealed between these substrates and having a negative dielectric constant. On the inner surface of the one substrate, auxiliary electrodes to generate electric fields of a predetermined value between the auxiliary electrodes and the opposing electrode provided on the inner surface of the other substrate are provided respectively corresponding to those portions around the plural pixel electrodes that are close to at least the TFTs.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for selectively collecting the N-terminal peptide fragments of a protein of interest whether or not the protein of interest is modified on the N-terminus.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a TFT substrate where TFTs are formed, an opposing substrate (CF substrate), a liquid crystal with a negative dielectric anisotropy filled between both substrates, a pixel electrode, and an auxiliary electrode formed around the pixel electrode. The pixel electrode has a recess portion formed by etching a gate insulation film. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned tilted toward the center of a pixel according to the shape of the recess portion.

Abstract: A remote control apparatus is solely compatible with the two control types of digital video cameras. The remote control apparatus includes a start and stop switch SW1 which operates start and stop, a zoom volume control VR1 which operates a zoom, a microcomputer circuit IC1 which converts operation signals of the start and stop switch SW1 and the zoom volume control VR1 into communication signals, and a switch SW2 which changes whether the operation signals of the start and stop switch SW1 and the zoom volume control VR1 are transmitted to the digital video camera without passing through the microcomputer circuit IC1 or the communication signal obtained by inputting the operation signal to the microcomputer circuit IC1 is transmitted to the digital video camera.

Abstract: A surface mount antenna includes a conductive film provided on four continuous surfaces, that is, a front end surface, a top surface, a rear end surface, and a bottom surface, of a dielectric substrate. A plurality of slits is formed in the conductive film so as to divide the conductive film into a plurality of conductive film parts. At least one of the divided conductive film parts functions as a radiation electrode. Sides of one of the slits, that is, the slit forming an open end of the radiation electrode, are formed by a dicer. The position of the open end of the radiation electrode affects the resonance frequency of the radiation electrode. Since the dicer can cut with high precision, the open end can be provided substantially at a desired position, whereby the radiation electrode can generate a substantially the desired resonance frequency.

Abstract: A simple and low-cost method of selectively modifying the C-terminal of a protein or peptide is provided. A method of modifying the C-terminal of a protein or peptide comprises forming an intramolecular oxazolone ring at the C-terminal of the protein or peptide that requires C-terminal modification, and then performing a ring-opening of the oxazolone ring to produce a protein or peptide with a modified C-terminal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for effectively introducing sulfonic acid groups into the N-terminus of a protein or a peptide; a method capable of analyzing proteins or peptides easily and effectively on mass spectrometry; an intermediate that can be used to effectively derivatize proteins or peptides as sulfonic acid derivatives. A method for derivatizing a protein or peptide to a sulfonic acid derivative, comprising steps of: modification step to react a N-terminus in a protein or peptide with a compound A which includes disulfide group, to obtain a protein or peptide modified with the compound A at the N-terminus; and cleavage step to cleave a disulfide bond of the disulfide group to convert into a sulfonic acid group, thereby converting the modified protein or peptide into a sulfonic acid derivative. A method for analyzing the amino acid sequence of a protein or peptide, wherein the sulfonic acid derivative of a protein or a peptide obtained by the above method is subjected to mass spectrometry.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an alkali-soluble maleimide-based copolymer excellent in resistance for thermally yellowing, high in hardness, excellent in solubility in solvents and capable of readily forming uniform coat films and, in addition, capable of being satisfactorily dissolved in alkali water when remaining uncured, as well as a pigment dispersion composition comprising such copolymer and an ionizing radiation-curable resin composition comprising such copolymer. Another object of the present invention is to provide a color filter and a liquid crystal display which are formed by using the ionizing radiation-curable resin composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining amino acid sequences of peptides involving the use of a mass spectrometer that not only offers a high decomposition efficiency into fragment ions and a high selectivity of cleavage sites for a wide variety of peptide including peptides of unknown identity, but also achieves highly sensitive, high-throughput detection of the resulting fragment ions. A method for determining amino acid sequence of a peptide, comprising the steps of: preparing a peptide of interest or fragments thereof obtained by optionally cleaving the peptide of interest; coupling an amino acid derivative to the N-terminus of the peptide of interest or the fragments thereof, the amino acid derivative having protected an amino group with a protective group and derived from an amino acid with a side chain containing an acidic group; and subjecting the coupled product to mass spectrometry analysis.

Abstract: A communication system and method which automatically assign an appropriate emulated LAN (ELAN) domain to each attached end station. In the LAN emulation configuration server, an ATM address manager manages the associations between LAN stations and their relevant LAN emulation servers. When the identifier of a LAN station is given, it returns the ATM address of a suitable server for that station. To send such address requests, each LAN emulation client has an ATM address requesting unit. The ATM address requesting unit also requests the LAN emulation server to provide the ATM address of a broadcast server for the assigned ELAN. The obtained ATM addresses are stored and managed in an ELAN configuration database, together with the identifiers of stations and information about established network connections. Based on those operating parameters stored in the ELAN configuration database, a data communication unit conducts communication sessions between peer LAN stations.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a photosensitive resin composition, which can form uniform coating films having higher coating film strength without causing surface contamination, decrease of evenness of coating films, decrease of film thickness, and coloring by decomposition in heat treatment of subsequent steps, and has good sensitivity of exposure. The photosensitive resin composition comprises a lactone-ring-containing polymer (A) as an essential component, wherein: the lactone-ring-containing polymer (A) is obtained by carrying out polymerization of comonomers and lactonization at the same time wherein the comonomers include a 2-(hydroxyalkyl)acrylate ester and an acidic-group-containing monomer; and the lactone-ring-containing polymer (A) is obtained by almost quantitatively carrying out lactonization of a 2-(hydroxyalkyl)acrylate ester structural unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a substituted anilide derivative of formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for selectively collecting the N-terminal peptide fragments of a protein of interest whether or not the protein of interest is modified on the N-terminus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substituted anilide derivative represented by general formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to a phthalamide derivative represented by general formula (I): 1