Abstract: In the display device and the display method of the present invention, a scanning signal line driving circuit controls falls of a scanning signal line, so as to make level shifts occurring to pixel potentials substantially uniform throughout display plane, the level shifts being caused by parasitic capacitances which parasitically exist in scanning signal lines. Fall waveforms of the scanning signal change at a change rate Sx which is a change quantity per unit time, and by desirably setting the change rate Sx, a change rate Sx1 in the vicinity of an input-side end of the scanning signal line and a change rate SxN in the vicinity of the other end thereof are substantially equal to each other, not being influenced by signal delay transmission characteristic which the scanning signal line possesses, like scanning signal line waveforms Vg(1, j) and Vg(N, j).

Abstract: Assuming the photosensitive drum for black as a reference, the phase of the adjacent photosensitive drum for cyan leads by about 60 deg. Similarly, the phase of the photosensitive drum for magenta leads by about 120 deg., and the phase of the photosensitive drum for yellow leads by about 180 deg. The phase of each photosensitive drum is shifted to thereby make it possible to shift the phase of driving unevenness. By shifting the phase, even the distance between adjoining transfer positions corresponding to the image forming stations is set shorter than the circumference of the photosensitive drum, the variation of each photosensitive drum due to driving unevenness with respect to the printing medium passing through the transfer position can be kept congruent with the others.

Abstract: A voltage level shifter comprises complementary transistors T1, T2 connected between a supply line vdd and an inverting input !IN. The gates of the transistors T1 and T2 receive a shifted version of the direct input signal IN from a source-follower comprising the transistors T3 and T4.

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for producing monocrystals, in particular of gallium arsenide monocrystals, the crystal growth is carried out with a thermal shock resistant nucleus which is freely standing within a nucleus channel and the interspace in the nucleus channel between the nucleus and the crucible is filled with liquid boric oxide.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal cell including homeotropic alignment films which are provided on substrates interposing an N-type nematic liquid crystal layer on the liquid crystal layer side; a pair of polarizing plates provided so as to interpose the liquid crystal cell; and a phase difference compensation element provided between at least one of the pair of polarizing plates and the liquid crystal cell, wherein one principal axis of three principal axes of an index ellipsoid of the phase difference compensation element is inclined from a normal to a surface of the liquid crystal cell, and a refractive index along the one principal axis is smaller than a refractive index along another principal axis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-layer packaging film comprising an intermediate layer having at least one outer layer on both surfaces of the intermediate layer, and having the thickness of not more than 40 &mgr;m, said outer layer comprising a polyolefin resin, said intermediate layer comprising a polytetramethylene terephthalate resin obtained by copolymerizing polytetramethylene oxide glycol having a number-average molecular weight of 300 to 5,000 and having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.7 to 2.0, a melting point of 200 to 228° C. and a crystallization temperature of not higher than 180° C., and the thickness of said intermediate layer being 20 to 80% of the thickness of the multi-layer film.

Abstract: There is provided a heating element and an arrangement of heating elements, respectively, for heating crucibles, in particular for LEC devices for growing semiconductor single crystals, with a tulip-shaped bottom heater (20) being built such that the heater legs of the main heater (40) positioned thereabove can barely be guided towards the bottom. Such arrangement of bottom and main heater enables multi-heater arrangements without having to interfere with a lateral insulation (18) which, thus, need not be cut out or pierced.

Abstract: A retardation film made of a polymerized liquid crystal material of the present invention includes: a first region having a first flat surface pattern; and a second region having a second flat surface pattern, wherein a thickness in the first region is different from that in the second region, thereby retardations in the first region and in the second region are different from each other.

Abstract: New tropane analogs that bind to monoamine transporters are described, particularly, 8-aza, 8carbo and 8-oxo tropanes having 6- or 7-substituents. The compounds of the present invention can be racemic, pure R-enantiomers, or pure S-enantiomers. Certain preferred compounds of the present invention have a high selectivity for the DAT versus the SERT. Also described are pharmaceutical therapeutic compositions comprising the compounds formulated in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a method for inhibiting 5-hydroxy-tryptamine reuptake of a monoamine transporter by contacting the monoamine transporter with a 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibiting amount of a compound of the present invention. Preferred monoamine transporters for the practice of the present invention include the dopamine transporter, the serotonin transporter and the norepinephrine transporter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bainitically hardened brake disk comprising at least one ring-shaped cast disk (1) body with radially extending ring sections in contact with brake shoes (2). Said brake disk is mounted on the hub of a bicycle wheel (5) for braking purposes. In order to avoid noise emissions and vibrations, the inventive disk is made of cast iron, is highly tough and has a low weight. The aim is to avoid the disadvantages of combining disk brakes with an aluminium wheel hub. The inventive disk is characterized in that it has a thoroughly bainitically hardened body (1) made of cast iron with lamellar graphite (AGI), the brake disk is designed as a single piece and is linked to the wheel hub (5) through composite casting by forming a positive material fitting joint (15) in the area where the hub (5) is connected to the base (3) of the disk.

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium includes at least a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer and a third magnetic layer which are layered in this order, the first magnetic layer being formed of a perpendicularly magnetized film having a relatively small wall coercivity and a relatively large wall mobility compared with the third magnetic layer in the vicinity of a predetermined temperature, and the magneto-optical recording medium satisfies conditions Tc2<Tcomp1<Tc1 and Tc2<Tcomp1<Tc3 where Tcomp1 is a compensation temperature of the first magnetic layer, Tc1, Tc2 and Tc3 are Curie temperatures of the first, second and third magnetic layers, respectively.

Abstract: An operating apparatus comprises an operating table with an operating support post, an operating table top and means for detachably fastening said operating table top to said operating support post, an anesthesis station and an examining station located at a distance from said operating support post and comprising an examining support post for receiving said operating table top. An overhead rail extends above said operating table and said examining station, and an overhead conveyor comprising means for carrying said operating table top is mounted on said overhead rail for movement therealong from a first position above said operating support post to a second position above said examining station. An overhead support carrying said anesthesis station is also mounted on said overhead rail for movement therealong. First coupling means are provided on said overhead conveyor and second coupling means are provided on said overhead support.

Abstract: A reflective type liquid crystal display device in accordance with the present invention includes a reflector film having excellent polarization preservation properties and an anisotropic diffusing film for diffusing only the light polarized in a particular direction. The anisotropic diffusing film is composed of a complex of liquid crystal and a polymer and selectively diffuses incident light. If a liquid crystal layer composed of dichroic dye and liquid crystal is employed, it becomes possible to carry out high contrast display with the anisotropic diffusing film and the reflector film and to prevent reflections of nearby objects appearing on the screen.

Abstract: A flywheel energy storage system, including a plurality of pumps arranged in parallel for simultaneously drawing-off and absorbing substantially all of the gases that evolve from a flywheel assembly during high-speed operation, is disclosed. The plurality of pumps includes at least one pump, e.g., a water sorbent, for pumping mainly water vapor; and, at least one pump, e.g., a getter pump, for pumping mainly active gases. The plurality of pumps is disposed in a gas storage chamber that is separate from the main housing of the flywheel system. A drag pump assists the plurality of pumps in the gas storage chamber by pumping the evolved gases from the main housing to the gas storage chamber for subsequent absorption by the plurality of pumps.

Abstract: A process for producing diaryl carbonate of the present invention comprises steps of: (1) a diaryl carbonate production step of subjecting an aromatic monohydroxy compound and phosgene to condensation reaction at a temperature of 80 to 180° C. in the presence of an aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound catalyst to obtain the diaryl carbonate; (2) a purification step of removing impurities from a hydrogen chloride gas by-produced upon the condensation reaction; (3) a chlorine recovery step of recovering chlorine usable for the production of phosgene from the purified hydrogen chloride gas; and (4) a phosgene production step of reacting the recovered chlorine with carbon monoxide to obtain phosgene usable in the diaryl carbonate production step.

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium includes at least a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, a third magnetic layer, a non-magnetic intermediate layer and a fourth magnetic layer which are layered in this order, the first magnetic layer being formed of a perpendicularly magnetized film having a relatively small wall coercivity and a relatively large wall mobility compared with the third magnetic layer in the vicinity of a predetermined temperature, the second magnetic layer being formed of a magnetic film whose Curie temperature is lower than the Curie temperatures of the first magnetic layer and third magnetic layer, the fourth magnetic layer being a perpendicularly magnetized film with a uniform magnetization direction and forming a region having a uniform magnetization direction in the first magnetic layer by magnetostatic coupling with the first magnetic layer when the second magnetic layer is heated to a predetermined temperature or a higher temperature.

Abstract: Cyclic pentapeptides having a &ggr;-turn and a &bgr;-turn wherein the cyclic pentapeptide has the following formula (I): Cyclo(—A1—A2—A3—A4—A5—)  (I) wherein A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 are amino acid residues; said pentapeptide having amino acid residues in positions 1-2-3 to form a &ggr;-turn, and amino acid residues in positions 3-4-5-1 to form a &bgr;-turn in combination with the &ggr;-turn; in which D-&agr;-amino acid residues are selected for A1, A3 and A5 and L-&agr;-amino acid residues are selected for A2 and A4 or wherein L-&agr;-amino acid residues are selected for A1, A3 and A5 and D-&agr;-amino acid residues are selected for A2 and A4; are provided.

Abstract: A display control circuit of the present invention includes: a clock generator for generating a first clock signal having a single frequency; a frequency divider for dividing the frequency of the first clock signal generated by the clock generator, thereby providing a second clock signal; a selection signal generation section for generating a selection signal upon which one of a binary display mode and a gray-scale display mode is selected; a selector for selecting one of the first clock signal and the second clock signal based on the selection signal; and a display circuit for performing one of the binary display mode and the gray-scale display mode using the selected clock signal.

Abstract: A light receiving element (7) receiving return light from an optical disk has main light receiving sections (7a, 7b) and sub light receiving sections (7e, 7f). A focus error signal is found by computing (Sa+Sf )−(Sb+Se), where Sa, Sb, Se, and Sf represent output signals of the light receiving sections (7a, 7b, 7e, 7f), respectively. Each of the sub light receiving sections (7e, 7f) has a smaller area than each of the main light receiving sections (7a, 7b) has. With the foregoing arrangement, upon access to a multilaminate optical disk in which distances between recording layers are small, respective focus error signals from the recording layers do not interfere with each other, and occurrence of an offset can be suppressed even in the case where an assembly error of the optical element or the like exists.

Abstract: An adjustable golf ball tee has a base embedded under a commercial mat and an adjustable support unit placed perpendicularly within the base through the aperture in the center of the base. The adjustable support unit comprises vertical ribs to absorb shock at impact from a golf club. A second support unit also capable of being adjusted in height is placed within the first unit. The lower end of the second unit has an arrowhead structure slightly larger than the width of the aperture of the first unit to prevent its disassociation from the first unit. The top end of the second unit has a concave structure in order to accommodate a golf ball. The first unit can be adjusted to a height beyond the top of the base. The second unit can be adjusted in height beyond the top of the first unit. The adjustable golf tee is made of synthetic material such as rubber or of thermoplastic material, which will endure repeated striking with a golf club.