Abstract: A heat insulation material which is formed of a laminated body in which a plurality of plate-like bodies are stacked, can exhibit a heat insulation property, and is sufficiently eco-friendly. In each of the plate-like bodies, a plurality of rod-like foams, obtained by extrusion-foaming a foam material, are oriented in one direction to be fanned integrally with each other, and the plate-like bodies neighboring in the lamination direction are stacked so that an orientation direction of the foams of one plate-like body and an orientation direction of the foams of the other plate-like body are nearly perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: A restriction plate (21) is provided on a lower surface of a near side of an upper plate of a chassis base (101). Both disk (D1) and disk (D2), while keeping in contact with a contact guide portion P1 of the restriction plate (21), are inserted. A stopper portion (P2) is formed at a farther side position than the contact guide portion (P1). A peripheral surface of a transfer roller (5) is placed in a moving direction of the disks (D1), (D2) proceeding while contacting upper surfaces of disk guides (2R), (2L) of a disk loading slit (20), and the contact guide portion (P1). Further, the stopper portion (P2) exists at a position corresponding to a direction of a tangent line which passes through the contact guide portion (P1), out of the tangent lines of the aforementioned peripheral surface, at positions other than the moving direction of the disks (D1), (D2).

Abstract: A restriction plate (21) is provided on a lower surface of a near side of an upper plate of a chassis base (101). Both disk (D1) and disk (D2), while keeping in contact with a contact guide portion P1 of the restriction plate (21), are inserted. A stopper portion (P2) is formed at a farther side position than the contact guide portion (P1). A peripheral surface of a transfer roller (5) is placed in a moving direction of the disks (D1), (D2) proceeding while contacting upper surfaces of disk guides (2R), (2L) of a disk loading slit (20), and the contact guide portion (P1). Further, the stopper portion (P2) exists at a position corresponding to a direction of a tangent line which passes through the contact guide portion (P1), out of the tangent lines of the aforementioned peripheral surface, at positions other than the moving direction of the disks (D1), (D2).

Abstract: A recombinant natural killer cell activating factor is disclosed, preferably having a peptide of the following amino acid sequence in its molecule. The invention provides a cDNA coding for a recombinant natural killer cell activating factor, a expression plasmid involving the cDNA, a host transformed with the plasmid, an antitumor agent containing the recombinant natural killer cell activating factor and a pharmaceutical composition which comprises a pharmacologically effective amount of the antitumor agent and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: Culture medium is circulated from a culture medium tank, through a first main duct, through a cell cultivating vessel containing therein a bundle of hollow threads, through a second main duct and back to the culture mediun tank. The first main duct is provided at an intermediate point with a vibrating columnar pump adapted to pulsate the culture medium and to vibrate outer surfaces of said hollow threads. The second main duct is provided along a tail end portion with a container serving to capture solids in the culture medium. The first main duct branches into a first sub-duct which is provided with sensors used to detect and regulate a quantity of gas mixture in the culture medium.

Abstract: A recombinant natural killer cell activating factor is disclosed, preferably having a peptide of the following amino acid sequence in its molecule. The invention provides a cDNA coding for a recombinant natural killer cell activating factor, a expression plasmid involving the cDNA, a host transformed with the plasmid, an antitumor agent containing the recombinant natural killer cell activating factor and a pharmaceutical composition which comprises a pharmacologically effective amount of the antitumor agent and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: In a deflection yoke for use with an in-line color cathode ray tube in which a plurality of electron beams originating in a common plane, for example, a horizontal plane, within a tube envelope are directed forwardly along paths converging through the deflection yoke to impinge on a screen at the front of the tube envelope, and in which the deflection yoke is made up of vertical and horizontal deflection windings for producing magnetic fields by which the electron beams are deflected in vertical and horizontal directions, each of the vertical and horizontal deflection windings is of saddle form so as to have side portions connected by bent front and back end portions, the vertical deflection winding is disposed against the tube envelope and has its bent back end portion shaped to closely conform to the surface of the tube envelope, the horizontal deflection winding is disposed outside of the vertical deflection winding, and the bent back end portion of the vertical deflection winding is closer to the screen a

Abstract: Novel desacyl-pepsidine and process for the preparation thereof comprising contacting N-acyl-pentapeptide with a bacterium which belongs to Bacillus pumilus. The new compounds are useful as pepsin-inhibitor and as intermediates for the preparation of N-acyl-pentapeptide homologues.