Abstract: A latex is prepared by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer having an active methylene group in the presence of a hydrophilic polymer. The hydrophilic polymer comprises an isoprene sulfonic acid or salts thereof as a monomer unit. A sheet material is prepared having a support with a hydrophilic layer containing the latex thereon.

Abstract: A subject of the invention is the compounds of formula (I): in which X is a halogen atom, D represents the remainder of an optionally substituted pentagonal or hexagonal ring and optionally carrying an unsaturation, R1, R2, R3, R4, Y and n are as defined in the description, their preparation process and intermediates, their use as medicaments and the compositions containing them.

Abstract: A strobe device, including: a reflector, having a reflection surface which reflects a strobe light forwardly; a light emitting tube, having electrodes on its ends and provided inside the reflector, for emitting the strobe light; and a transmission window portion provided in a front of the light emitting tube and through which the strobe light is transmitted; in which the reflector has openings, to mount the light emitting tube from the front of the reflector, on both side portions of the reflector; and the light emitting tube is provided inside the reflector so that the electrode portions of the light emitting tube are positioned outside the openings of the reflector.

Abstract: The automatic machine intended to dispense natural juices, has a functional assembly with a supply system with unit dosing of the fruit (7) from a supply hopper, and a pressing system which has a chopping-cutting mechanism (19). The presser-squeezer itself being formed by a rotary head included in a collector (25). The assembly has a residue removal system with a crusher (30) and an expulsion outlet (33). There is also an automatic cleaning system which has a water distribution system (36) with projection outlets at various points.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image recording method is disclosed.

Abstract: A vehicle electronic control apparatus (1) includes an electronic control section (2) received in an accommodating cavity (23) in an instrument panel (22) in an automotive vehicle for controlling electronic equipments in the vehicle and a switch section (3) detachably attached to the electronic control section (2) for applying command signals to the electronic control section (2). The switch section (3) is provided with a communication function part (27) which serves as a local area network (LAN) manager so that the electronic control section (2) can control the electronic equipments. This construction enables an expensive electronic control section (2) to be used in common in different types of automotive vehicle regardless of presence or absence of the vehicle LAN. The switch section (3) having the communication function part (27) can utilize the vehicle LAN.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is disclosed, comprising silver halide grains and a dispersing medium, wherein the silver halide grains, each comprises a first high-iodide phase and a second high-iodide phase, each of the first and second high-iodide phases accounting for 0.5 to 5% of the grain, based on silver, and each of the first and second high-iodide phases having an iodide content of more than 40 mol %. A silver halide photographic material containing the emulsion is also disclosed.

Abstract: The novel card game employs a deck of cards with two or more suits and each suit having cards consecutively numbered starting from zero. The players select how many suits they will hold in, their hand and the number of cards from each suit. The cards are then dealt and each player, in order, places a card face up in the middle between the players. Each consecutive player then places a higher numbered card in the middle of the table until one player has no cards or until no cards can be played by any of the players. A winner is then declared based on the player who has no cards or the player with the lowest total value of face cards in his hand.

Abstract: A thermally developable photosensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon an image forming layer containing an organic silver salt and optionally provided on the side of the image forming layer, a component layer, at least one of the image forming layer and the component containing photosensitive silver halide grains and the photosensitive material exhibiting a silver potential of not more than 200 mV.

Abstract: An iodide ion releasing compound represented by the following Formula [1], wherein R1, R2 and R3 represent a hydrogen atom and substituents; EWG represents —CO2—, —OCO—, —SO2—, —SO2O—, —OSO2—, —CONR4—, —NR5CO—, —CSNR6—, —NR7CS—, —NR8—, —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COCO— and —NR9SO2—; L represents linking group and SOL represents aqueous soluble group; R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 represent a hydrogen atom and substituents; n and m represent an integer of 1-4.

Abstract: A lens-fitted film unit including a main body; a photographic film, pre-loaded in the main body; an electronic flash unit; a shutter unit; a camera lens; and a diaphragm. In the lens-fitted film unit, a guide number of the electronic flash unit, a T-number determined from the camera lens and the diaphragm and a shutter speed of the shutter unit are determined so that A is not more than 8.5 when A represents an EV value of a reference exposure amount of the lens-fitted film unit under a stroboscopic photographing state minus 1.5; and intensity of a latent image, formed on the photographic film under the condition that a reference reflection panel being placed at a predetermined distance between 2-3 m from the lens-fitted film unit is illuminated by the electronic flash unit without other lights in the stroboscopic photographing state, corresponds to intensity of a latent image obtained under a photographing condition of photographing luminance not more than A+5.0 in EV value.

Abstract: An isolated human tau peptide epitope which specifically binds monoclonal antibody AT120 consisting of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos. 2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.

Abstract: A sucker adjustment device including a moving lever having a cam surface adjacent its far end. An axis is located adjacent the near end and a first cam follower is mounted intermediate the ends. The first cam follower bears against an actuating cam which causes the former to move between an extended position, wherein the sucker cup attached thereto contacts the bottom newspaper of a stack, and a retracted position, wherein the sucker cup is out of the path of the lowest newspaper. There is an actuating lever pivotally mounted about the axis and carrying an arm between its distal end and the axis. There is a second cam follower on the arm at a point remote from the actuating lever and bearing against the cam surface. A pivot adjacent the rotating end of the sucker bar spaced apart from the sucker cup permits the sucker bar to move between its extended and retracted positions.

Abstract: The electromagnetic wave shield magnet is used on conductive articles such as eyeglasses and earrings to block or reduce the effect of stray electromagnetic waves on the user. Additionally, the article can have a conductive coating and an insulating coating to increase the reduction of the stray electromagnetic waves. The magnet is made by treating a base magnet with an alkali aqueous solution which contains chitosan. The article can also be made with just the conductive coating or with the conductive coating and the insulating coating.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having a sheet ejection section, provided in an upper portion of the image forming apparatus, for ejecting a recording sheet onto an upper surface portion of the image forming apparatus; a sheet post-processing apparatus for receiving the recording sheet, ejected from the sheet ejection section, so as to perform a post-processing operation upon the recording sheet; and a coupler for coupling the sheet post-processing apparatus with the image forming apparatus so that at least a part of the post-processing apparatus is located on the upper surface portion of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A cable reel includes a sound-absorbing material which can effectively attenuate both sliding noise and vibration noise and can be produced inexpensively. The cable reel comprises a stationary member assembly and a movable member assembly rotatably mounted on the stationary member assembly. The stationary and movable member assemblies define a cable containing chamber having an annular configuration and upper and lower bearing surfaces. The cable containing chamber accommodates a flat cable in a coiled manner between the upper and lower bearing surfaces. Opposite ends of the flat cable are led out from the stationary and movable member assemblies through electrical means. The sound-absorbing material is made of a foam material and includes at least three straps. The straps extend radially and are equally spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction on at least the lower bearing surface of the cable containing chamber so that the flat cable slides on the straps of the sound-absorbing material.

Abstract: A process for working up crude, liquid vinyl acetate feed containing acetic acid, water and ethyl acetate and optionally smaller amounts of other impurities by distillation, wherein there is introduced into the distillation column, above the feed point of the crude, liquid vinyl acetate, 0.1 to 5% by weight of water, based on the crude, liquid vinyl acetate feed, and 0.1 to 60% by weight of acetic acid, based on the crude, liquid vinyl acetate feed.

Abstract: A cross-linked copolymer based on at least one non-crosslinked polycarboxylic polysaccharide and at least one second non-crosslinked polycarboxylic polymer which is not a polycarboxylic polysaccharide and a cross-linking agent having at least two amine functions.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of the formula Ar13−xP[(Ar2(OZ)y]x  I wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are individually aromatic of 6 to 20 carbon atoms or heteroaromatic of 4 to 9 carbon atoms, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one member of the group consisting of halogen, carboxyl, —OH, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and naphthyl, Ar1 has one valence and R2 has y+1 valences, x is an integer of 1, 2 or 3, y is 1 or 2, Z is carbohydrate with a glycosidic bond comprising reacting a hydrocarbon halide of the formula Z′—X  II when Z′ has the definition of Z with —OH protected and X is chlorine, bromine or fluorine with a phosphane of the formula Ar13−xP[(Ar2 (OH)y]x  III in a multi-phase reaction medium in the presence of a base and a phase transfer catalyst to form a phosphane of the formula Ar13−xP[(Ar2(OZ1)y]x  IV and removal of the protective groups to form a compound of Fo

Abstract: A tappet (1) is designed to be coupled for different lifts of at least one gas exchange valve. It comprises an outer annular section (2) which concentrically encloses a circular section (3). Both sections (2, 3) are axially movable relative to each other and are loaded in the region of their bottoms (4, 5) by cams of different lifts. Slides (8, 9, 13) extend in receptions (6a, 6b, 7) of the bottoms (4, 5). The first slide (8) cooperates with locking means (14) which scan a signal track on the opposing cam and, in a response to a lift of the signal track, block or permit a longitudinal movement of the first slide (8), the locking means yielding in their releasing direction under action of force. At the same time, the third slide (9) delimits on its radially outer end face (15), a pressure chamber for hydraulic medium. A displacement of all the slides (8, 9, 13) into their coupled position can be effected through this hydraulic medium.