Abstract: A moisture control construction material is enhanced in decorativeness and improved in stain-resistance by glazing the surfaces thereof. The material is prepared by mixing soil material and clay, molding the mixture to a body, applying glate on the body and firing the body. The body may be performed biscuit firing before glazing. The moisture-absorbing-and-desorbing-performance thereof in each 8-hour cycle is more than 80 g/m2. The body has prosity of 20-25%. More than 40% of pores of the body have a radius of less than 0.1 &mgr;m.

Abstract: A USB apparatus or a USB hub apparatus having a USB port to be used for transmitting and receiving information to and from a host computer according to the USB protocol is provided with a power supplying means for supplying power to each internal section of the USB apparatus or the USB hub apparatus, a power supply voltage detecting means for detecting presence/absence of a power supply voltage to be supplied from the host computer to the USB port, and a supply power control means for controlling the power that is supplied by the power supplying means in accordance with a detection result of the power supply voltage detecting means. The power supply voltage detecting means detects a power supply voltage that is supplied from the host computer to the USB port and informs the supply power control means of the detection result.

Abstract: A formed building material is provided of which front surface is allowed to be glazed, thereby improving its decorative property and improving its soil resistance and which has hazardous substance adsorbing function. This formed building material is produced by baking, a glaze is applied to a front surface of a main body of the formed building material, and the specific surface area of the main body is 10 m2/g or more. The main body has porosity of 20-50%, and more than 40% of pores of the main body have a radius of less than 0.1 &mgr;m. The glaze forms a glass layer on 90% or less of the entire surface area of the main body and/or the maximum thickness of the glass layer formed by the glaze is 300 &mgr;m or less. The formed building material is attached to a lower portion of a wall and/or a floor of a room.

Abstract: A moisture control construction material is enhanced in decorativeness and improved in stain-resistance by glazing the surfaces thereof. The material is prepared by mixing soil material and clay, molding the mixture to a body, applying glate on the body and firing the body. The body may be performed biscuit firing before glazing. The moisture-absorbing-and-desorbing-performance thereof in each 8-hour cycle is more than 80 g/m2. The body has prosity of 20-25%. More than 40% of pores of the body have a radius of less than 0.1 &mgr;m.

Abstract: A facsimile broadcasting receiver comprising an index program detector and a recording means, the detector detecting an index program number from a facsimile signal. The detected index program number is recorded into the recording means so that the corresponding index program will be automatically recorded.