Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer provided on a support. The silver halide emulsion layer or the hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a dye represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## in which A.sup.1 is an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group; each of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 is hydrogen, an alkyl group or a substituted alkyl group, or Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are combined with each other to form a five or six-membered heterocyclic ring; Q.sup.3 is hydrogen, a halogen atom, carboxyl, hydroxyl, methyl or methoxy; each of M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 is hydrogen, a metal atom or an atomic group that forms a monovalent cation; and p is 2, 3 or 4.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having an excellent color reproducibility, high sensitivity and excellent graininess.The silver halide color photographic material contains at least one of each blue-sensitive emulsion, green-sensitive emulsion, red-sensitive emulsion layer and hydrophilic colloid layers, in which the hydrophilic colloid layer contains a compound of formula (I) and the silver halide emulsion layer, which gives an interlayer effect to said red-sensitive layer, contains a silver halide emulsion spectrally sensitized with a compound represented by formulae (II) and (III).

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising at least one compound represented by formula (1) ##STR1## wherein A represents an acidic nucleus; L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 each represents a methine group; n represents 0 or 1; R.sup.3 represents an alkyl group containing a phosphonate as a substituent; and R.sup.2, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, --OR.sup.11, --NR.sup.11 R.sup.12, --NHCOR.sup.11, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.11, --COOR.sup.11, --CONR.sup.11 R.sup.12, --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.11 R.sup.12, a cyano group or a halogen atom, wherein R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, and may combine together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring.

Abstract: Non-A, non-B hepatitis (NANB hepatitis) virus RNA and its corresponding polypeptide, related antigen, antibody, and detection systems for detecting NANB hepatitis antigen or antibodies.

Abstract: Hepatitis C virus oligonucleotides and a system to determine hepatitis C virus genotypes with polymerase chain reaction utilizing those oligonucleotides as primers.

Abstract: A noise reducing circuit for a receiver such as an FM receiver which is improved in noise reducing effect while reducing an unfamiliar feeling to and an erroneous operation of the receiver. The noise reducing circuit comprises fuzzy inference means for fuzzy inferring, using an input vector consisting of several factors defining a receiving input condition as a prerequisite, in accordance with fuzzy production rules provided by membership functions of the factors of the input vector, and a fuzzy controlling signal generating circuit for generating a fuzzy controlling signal for controlling a control object amount of any one of a separation control circuit, a frequency characteristic control circuit and muting circuit or each of any combination of the circuits in accordance with a result of inference produced by the fuzzy inference means.

Abstract: A noise suppressing circuit has a gate for controlling a composite signal applied to a stereo demodulator of an FM tuner, and a detector for detecting a noise included in the composite signal and for producing a noise dependent signal for controlling the gate to close it. A pilot signal detector is provided for detecting a pilot signal included in the composite signal for producing a pilot dependent pulses. In response to the noise dependent signal and to the pilot dependent pulses, gate control pulses are applied to the gate, thereby closing the gate in synchronism with the pilot signal.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material suitable for super rapid processing in not more than 60 seconds is disclosed, which comprises a transparent support having coated thereon gelatin in a total coating amount of 1.7-2.5 g/m.sup.2 per one side of the support and a photosensitive layer containing photosensitive silver halide grains, the silver halide grains being silver iodobromide having a silver iodide content of not more than 0.6 mol%.

Abstract: A ceramic resonator, a variable reactance circuit, and a limiter circuit are connected to the output of an amplifier having an output that is fed back to the positive phase-sequence input, and the frequency of oscillation is controlled by varying an equivalent capacitance of the reactance circuit with a control voltage applied to the reactance circuit. The limiter circuit ensures a variable frequency range on the high frequency side, and the symmetry of the capture range when this system is applied to a PLL can be improved.

Abstract: There is provided a circulating line branched from a solution or suspension tank and returning again to this tank through a pump (15) used to control the flow velocity at a constant level. A fluid temperature is measured by a sensor (16) in said tank or said circulating line (14) while a temperature of a heating sensor (17) employing so-called electrically heating method and placed in said circulating line is measured. Concentration of a given subject in solution or suspension is determined based on a temperature of the heating sensor or a difference between a temperature of the heating sensor and a temperature of the fluid.

Abstract: A method for producing a silver halide photographic emulsion comprising silver iodobromide or iodobromochloride grains having an average iodine content of less than 1.0 mol %, which comprises the following step (a) or (b) to form a surface portion of the grains such that the step provides the surface portion having an iodine content of 0.005 mol % to less than 0.3 mol % based on the total amount of silver in the grains:(a) adding simultaneously a silver nitrate solution and a solution which contains iodine ion; or(b) adding fine particles of AgI and/or fine particles of AgBrI.The emulsion thus produced is suitable for photosensitive materials which are subjected to ultra-rapid automatic development processing.

Abstract: A noise reducing circuit for reducing various noise in the output of a receiver. A noise attenuating circuit receives a demodulated signal and attenuates the noise in the demodulated signal in accordance with a control signal supplied thereto. A signal strength detecting circuit outputs a field intensity signal indicative of a strength of a radio wave signal inputted to the receiver. An output noise level detecting circuit outputs a noise level signal indicative of a noise level in the demodulated signal after the noise is attenuated. A fuzzy inferring circuit performs fuzzy inference in accordance with fuzzy production rules given by membership functions for the field intensity signal and the noise level signal, respectively so as to output an inference output. A control signal generating circuit produces the control signal on the basis of the inference output to control the noise attenuating circuit.

Abstract: Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis Virus Genome RNA is disclosed along with cDNA and Virus Antigen Protein.

Abstract: A multipath detector circuit is in a form of a differential amplifier and has a first level dependent on strength of a received signal and a second level set to a lower level than the first level. The circuit produces a multipath level signal when the first level reduces below a threshold represented by a difference between the first level and the second level increases with an increase of the first level. The multipath detector circuit is arranged so that the threshold increases with an increase of the first level.

Abstract: This open show-case has inner and outer air ducts, a first evaporator and a first blower in said inner duct (an inner evaporator and an inner blower, respectively), and a second evaporator and a second blower in said outer duct, said blowers circulating the air to form at least two layers of air curtains running between respective upper ports at the upper end of the front opening of said show-case and respective lower ports at the lower end of said opening.

Abstract: A composition containing ascorbic acid and/or its derivatives and aspirin and/or its derivatives is an effective analgesic and anti-inflammatory medicine. A method for reducing the side effects of aspirin in a mammal involves the administration of an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising ascorbic acid and/or its derivatives and aspirin/or its derivatives.

Abstract: A numerical control (NC) device 10 for a machine tool 1 provided with a measurement probe 2b effects measurements of a work 4 on the machine table 5 after a working process. A measurement program, generated by the NC device by modifying a working program, controls the relative movement of the probe 2b with respect to the workpiece 4 such that the probe 2b moves along the contour of the worked portion of the workpiece 4 with a displacement from the neutral position thereof, wherein the displacement of the probe is sampled at a predetermined sampling period. A working error calculation program 17 calculates the working error from the sampled displacements. If the working error is judged correctable, a outside tolerance range and correction re-working is effected so as to reduce the working error. The measurement/re-working cycles are repeated until the working error is within tolerance.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support, and at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains on the support, wherein the silver halide grains have an internal area formed in at least one corner of the grains, the internal area having a silver iodide content higher than the silver iodide content of the circumferential area of the grains.

Abstract: Non-A, Non-B hepatitis virus genome RNA is disclosed along with cDNA and virus antigen protein.

Abstract: A photographic silver halide emulsion comprising silver chlorobromide grains containing at least 80 mol % silver chloride or silver chloride grains is disclosed, wherein tabular grains having a thickness of less than 0.5 .mu.m, a diameter of at least 0.5 .mu.m and an aspect ratio of at least 2/1 account for at least 50% of the total projected area of the silver halide grains, and the tabular grains are formed in the presence of a compound of metal belonging to Group VIII of the Periodic Table. The high silver chloride content emulsion has a sensitivity as high as that of a silver iodobromide emulsion.