Abstract: There is disclosed an advantageous mixed acid anhydride production method of formula (1):

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a conductive member for OA equipment which shows very stable conductivity in the volume resistivity range of 105 to 1012 &OHgr;·cm, the conductivity of which is less dependent on the voltage applied and varies only slightly during continuous energization and upon changes in environmental factors such as temperature and humidity.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a conductive member for use in OA equipment which shows very stable conductivity in the volume resistivity range of 105 to 1012 &OHgr;·cm, the conductivity of which is less dependent on the voltage applied and varies only slightly during continuous energization and upon changes in environmental factors such as temperature and humidity and which will not stain photoconductors due to bleeding or blooming.

Abstract: There is disclosed an advantageous mixed acid anhydride production method of formula (1): R1C(O)OY(O)n(R2)p  (1) wherein R1, R2 and Y denote the same as defined below, n and p denote an integer of 1 or 2, which is characterized by adding a carboxylic acid of formula (2); R1COOH  (2) wherein R1 denotes a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group or the like, an organic base to a solution of a carboxylic acid activating agent of formula (3); (R2)pY(O)nX  (3) wherein R2 denotes an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl group or the like, Y denotes a carbon atom, a phosphorus atom, or a sulfur atom, and X denotes a chlorine atom or the like.

Abstract: Mice homozygous for the lack of inward-rectifying potassium channel Kir6.1 gene are disclosed. The mice causes a high incidence of sudden death associated with arrhythmia (atrioventricular block) caused by spontaneous cardiac ischemia, a condition similar to Prinzmetal angina (variant angina) in human, representing an animal model of Prinzmetal angina. Mice heterozygous for the lack of inward-rectifying potassium channel Kir6.1 gene are also disclosed, which are used as parent mice for reproduction of the homozygous mice.

Abstract: A stamp member 11 includes a porous resin 101 and a film 103 adhered together by an acrylic adhesive 102. The film 103 is peeled from the porous resin 101 after stamp making operations have been completed for forming a stamp image on a stamp surface 71 of the porous resin 101. Therefore, the stamp surface 71 of the porous resin 101 is protected from fine dirt and dust. Also, because there is no need to proved a film between a stamp making device and the stamp member 11 at stamp making operations, stamp making operations are simplified.

Abstract: There is disclosed a compound represented by the formula [I]: 1

Abstract: A stamp making apparatus of the invention makes a stamp plate on a stamp material by applying light thereto through a draft sheet. The stamp making apparatus includes an attachment that can be attached to and removed from a predetermined position facing the draft sheet and has a mounting hole where a holder having a stamp material can be inserted into and removed from. A plurality of mounting holes are formed in the attachment so that the holders having various types and shapes can be inserted into and removed from directly or via an auxiliary attachment. Further, the attachment includes a first adjusting device, which moves the mounting hole in a longitudinal direction of the draft sheet (in the Y direction), and a second adjusting device, which moves the mounting hole in a lateral direction (in the X direction), so that the position of the mounting hole in the attachment can be finely adjusted.

Abstract: The names of objective files, a backup sequence and a restore sequence are stored in a configuration tables so as to correspond to one another for the purpose of performing file backup and restoration, based on conditions respectively inherent in a plurality of files according to user's needs and arbitrarily performing the file backup and restoration from an application, and which allows a copy process controller to monitor the occurrence of events and the occurrence of backup and restore execution requirements from an application program passed through an interface for notification, thereby performing the backup and restoration of the corresponding file.

Abstract: There is disclosed an advantageous mixed acid anhydride production method of formula (1):

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula: wherein ring A is an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocyclic ring; ring B is an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocyclic ring; Z is an optionally substituted cyclic group or linear hydrocarbon group; R1 is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic ring; R2 is an optionally substituted amino group; D is a bond or an optionally substituted divalent hydrocarbon group; E is a bond, —CON(Ra)—, —N(Ra)CO—, —N(Rb)CON(Rc)—, —N(Rd)COO—, —N(Re)SO2—, —COO—, —N(Rf)—, —O—, —S— —SO—, —SO2—, (in which Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re and Rf are respectively a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group); G is a bond or an optionally divalent substituted hydrocarbon group; L is a divalent group; ring

Abstract: There is provided a compound of the formula[I]: wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a protective group for a hydroxyl group; and A represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a group of the formula A1: Q represents Q3: when A represents a halogen atom or a protective group for a hydroyl group, A represents Q4:  wherein R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom or a protective group for a hydroxyl group; and when A represents a hydrogen atom, Q is Q2:

Abstract: A Kir6.2 gene-defective, non-human mammal, a mouse in particular, its tissues and cells are provided, wherein the ATP-sensitive potassium channel Kir6.2 gene, one of the subunits of KATP channels essential for insulin secretion by pancreatic &bgr;-cells, is lost from one or both of the allelic loci.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus for determining conductivity between and among inspection points on a printed circuit board. The apparatus comprises a plurality of probes arranged in a predetermined pattern, a translator board including a first set of terminals arranged in the same pattern as that of the probes and a second set of terminals arranged in the same pattern as that of the inspection points on a printed circuit board to be inspected, the first set of terminals being respectively interconnected with corresponding terminals of the second set, the translator board being exchangeably mounted in the apparatus, and interconnecting pins for electrically interconnecting the probes with corresponding terminals of the first set of terminals on the translator board.

Abstract: A stamp device includes a stamp unit that can be designed in a compact size, of a light weight and having a low manufacturing cost while preventing ink leakage, and a thermal perforating device that perforates the print face of the stamp unit. The stamp unit includes a grip portion, a stamp unit that is fixedly linked to the grip portion, a skirt member covering the outer peripheral side of the stamp unit, and a protection cap that is freely detachably mounted on the stamp unit. The thermal perforating device for perforating the print face portion of the stamp unit includes a body frame, a keyboard that is provided at the front portion of the body frame and serves to input a perforation character array, a liquid crystal display for displaying the input character array, a thermal perforating unit provided at the rear portion of the body frame and into which the stamp unit is inserted, and a control unit provided inside of the body frame.

Abstract: A plate making device and method, wherein when a light sensor detects that the stencil plate inserted into the plate making device is provided with the through hole, the controller supplies a current to the thermal head for T1 seconds to control the heat time to be short, so that the perforation energy of the thermal head is reduced. On the other hand, when the light sensor detects that the stencil plate has no through hole, the controller supplies a current to the thermal head for T2 seconds longer than T1 seconds to control the heat time to be long, so that the perforation energy of the thermal head is increased. In this device, even when any type of stencil plate is used, the plate making process providing the best print quality for each stencil plate can be performed.

Abstract: A method for preparing a spring roll involves putting an ingredient material on a dough sheet of the spring roll, rolling up the dough sheet to wrap the ingredient material, and frying the rolled spring roll. A food material containing a main component selected from polysaccharides, powders of grains and mixtures thereof is attached to 40% or more surface area of the dough sheet based on a total surface area of the dough sheet of the spring roll before the spring roll is fried.

Abstract: A stamp unit includes a grip portion to be grasped by a hand, a stamp portion that is fixedly linked to the grip portion, a skirt member covering the outer peripheral side of the stamp side, and a protection cap that is freely detachably mounted on the stamp portion. The skirt member is upwardly and downwardly slidably supported. At its nonuse time, the lower end of the skirt member projects to a position lower than a print face portion of the stamp portion. However, by locating the stamp unit at a print position and pressing the grip portion, the skirt member is moved upwardly, and the print face portion of the stamp member is pressed against a print surface, whereby ink oozes out from the print face portion to perform the print operation. The stamp unit is further provided with plural engaging holes formed at the lower portion of the grip member and plural engaging pawls that are provided at the upper portion of the stamp member and elastically engaged with the respective engaging holes.

Abstract: In a heat print device for a stamp unit, a dummy stamp unit is mounted on the heat print device to tentatively thermally print a character array of normal characters on the heat sensitive sheet of a dummy stamp unit before a stamp unit is mounted on the heat print device to perform perforation printing of a character array of mirror characters of the normal characters on the print face portion of a stamp unit. If the character array formed on the heat sensitive sheet of the dummy stamp is satisfactory with respect to the character array, the character size, and the arrangement of the character array, the stamp unit is mounted on the heat printing device to perform the perforation print of the character array of the mirror characters on the print face portion of the stamp unit.

Abstract: To eliminate wasteful use of thermal stencil paper and thereby provide an inexpensive stamp device, a single thermal head is employed for both the thermal recording on a reversible thermal recording sheet for confirmation of a stamp image and the thermal perforation through the thermal stencil paper for creation of a stamp original. The stamp image is first thermally recorded on the reversible thermal recording sheet; the stamp image thus recorded is then confirmed; and the thermal stencil paper is thermally perforated in accordance with the stamp image to create the stamp original.