Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a production method for (meth)acrolein or (meth)acrylic acid which can continue an operation without causing a decomposition reaction of acrolein or the like. According to the invention, provided is a production method for (meth)acrolein or (meth)acrylic acid, in which (meth)acrolein or (meth) acrylic acid is obtained by performing a catalytic gas phase oxidation on propylene, propane or isobutylene by using oxygen by means of a heat-exchange type multi-tubular reactor, having a tube bundle portion in which a multiple of reaction tubes each filled with a catalyst are aligned in parallel to one another and a tube plate which is adjacent to a downstream side of the tube bundle portion of the reaction tubes and forms a lead-out portion for a reaction gas, in which the tube bundle portion of the reaction tubes has a hollow-columnar constitution as a whole, and which is characterized in that a rectifier is provided on a tube plate.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for communicating with another information processing apparatus that stores model-based product model information relating to a predetermined product model, includes a first storage for storing a model code uniquely identifying the product model of the information processing apparatus, a second storage for storing product model information relating to the product model of the information processing apparatus, a connector for connecting the information processing apparatus with the other information processing apparatus, and a communication controller for controlling the communication between the information processing apparatus and the other information processing apparatus as a connection destination of the connector.

Abstract: A scanning optical system leads the light fluxes deflected by the polygon mirror to a photosensitive drum. An absolute value of a lateral magnification in a main scanning direction is larger than an absolute value of a lateral magnification in a sub-scanning direction. Moreover, a beam diameter in the sub-scanning direction on a surface of the photosensitive drum is equal to or smaller than a beam diameter in the main scanning direction and larger than a scan line interval.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including word lines of memory cells and a pair of select gate lines. A first insulating film, a first conductive film, a second insulating film, and a first resist are sequentially formed above a semiconductor substrate. The first resist includes first patterns formed in a first region above the second insulating film and having almost the same width and interval as those of the word lines, and second patterns formed in a second region adjacent to the first region above the second insulating film with a width substantially equal to the sum of the widths of the select gate lines and the interval of the select gate lines. The second and the first conductive films are patterned to form the word lines. A second resist is used to pattern the second insulating film and the first conductive film to form the select gate lines.

Abstract: A switching power source apparatus includes a switching element connected through a primary winding of a transformer to a DC power source, a start circuit for a control circuit, a rectify-smooth circuit of a voltage of a secondary winding of the transformer, and a rectify-smooth circuit to rectify and smooth a voltage of a tertiary winding of the transformer into a source voltage for the control circuit. The start circuit supplies a first starting current to start the apparatus and stops the first starting current once the apparatus has started. If the source voltage to the control circuit decreases to a turn-off voltage after the apparatus has started, the start circuit supplies a second starting current that is smaller than the first starting current. If the source voltage to the control circuit further decreases to a predetermined voltage that is lower than the turn-off voltage, the start circuit supplies the first starting current.

Abstract: A spin injection write type magnetic memory device includes memory cells which have a magnetoresistance effect element and a select transistor. The magnetoresistance effect element has one end connected to a first node. The select transistor has a first diffusion area connected to another end of the magnetoresistance effect element and a second diffusion area connected to a second node. A select line extends along a first direction and is connected to a gate electrode of the select transistor. A first interconnect extends along a second direction and is connected to the first node. A second interconnect extends along the second direction and is connected to the second node. Two of the memory cells adjacent along the first direction share the first node. Two of the memory cells adjacent along the second direction share the second node.

Abstract: A display apparatus has an insulating substrate, a signal line for transmitting a signal to a pixel formed in a display area on the insulating substrate, a driver integrated circuit (IC) mounted outside of the display area of the insulating substrate and electrically connected to the signal line, and an inspection pad formed outside of the display area and electrically connected to the signal line. The inspection pad is covered with resin.

Abstract: A testing method of a thin-film magnetic head has an MR read head element with a multi-layered structure including a magnetization-fixed layer, a magnetization-free layer and a nonmagnetic intermediate layer or a tunnel barrier layer sandwiched between the magnetization-fixed layer and the magnetization-free layer. The method includes a step of feeding through the MR read head element a sense current, a step of measuring non-signal output versus frequency characteristics of the MR read head element over a frequency range that covers at least FMR of the magnetization-fixed layer, and a step of discriminating whether the thin-film magnetic head is a head providing high-temperature noises by comparing a frequency of a peak of the non-signal output resulting from FMR of the magnetization-fixed layer with a threshold.

Abstract: The compound of formula (III), optionally its alkaline salt, is reacted with a compound of formula VII, wherein X is a leaving group, resulting in (S)-rivastigmine of formula II, which is then optionally converted into (S)-rivastigmine hydrogentartrade of formula I.

Abstract: A print control system, method, and computer-program product with a print dialogue box and a printing information dialogue box. In response to a print request, the print dialogue box displays current print settings, enables modification to the print settings, and confirms the print job. Upon a confirmation of the print job, the printing information dialogue box displays automatically a synopsis of the print settings for the impending print job. The automatically displayed printing information dialogue box allows the user to confirm that the print settings are indeed the print settings desired for the particular print job prior to issuance of the print job to the printer. The printing information dialogue box permits cancellation, modification, or continuation of the print job. Once the print job has been completed, a print job dialogue box indicates that the print job is complete.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wireless optical data transmission system and a method for wireless optical transmission of data. The system comprises a data stream generator for generating at least two parallel data streams (18.1, 18.2, 18.3). The parallel data streams are transmitted by a number of separate optical transmitting devices (8, 9, 10) separately by emitting first optical signals. The system further comprises a corresponding number of detectors (19, 20, 21) for detecting the first optical signals and converting them into respective second signals (26.1, 26.2, 26.3) and an error correction unit (31) for correcting the amended second signals. Within a predistortion (29) unit each second signal (26.1, 26.2, 26.3) is amended individually with respect to a transmission channel used.

Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of electronically reprogrammable memory cells, a circuit for applying a plurality of pulse signals having corresponding high level potentials increasing step by step to said memory cell, and verify circuit for detecting a threshold value of said memory cell after applying said plurality of pulse signals.

Abstract: An agricultural machine for cutting standing products comprising a carrier vehicle to which there are connected at least one frontal working unit positioned, during work and when viewed in a direction of forward travel of the carrier vehicle, forward of said carrier vehicle, and at least two lateral working units positioned, during work, on each side of a working area of said frontal working unit(s) and situated behind said frontal working unit(s) and being connected to carrier arms which are articulated to the carrier vehicle and allow said lateral working units to be moved into at least one work position situated level with the front wheels of the carrier vehicle and into a folded transport position, and the carrier vehicle comprising a driver's cab that can be moved toward the front or toward the rear of said carrier vehicle.

Abstract: Providing a method for manufacturing a multilayer wiring board and a touch panel, which does not cause decreasing of yields, reliabilities and productivities even though the materials of each board to be stacked are different, and which manufactures the multilayer wiring board and the touch panel at low cost with high productivities. A multilayer wired board constituting at least part of a electrical circuit board in which a plurality of wired boards are stacked so as to face their wired surfaces each other, wherein: electrical connection parts between the multilayer wired boards are connected through an elastic conductive material part adhered to one of the wired boards; and at least part of a peripheral edge portion of the elastic conductive material part is adhered by a double-sided adhesive material part to seal the plurality of multilayer wired boards.

Abstract: A plasma processing system including a plasma chamber (120) having a substrate holder (128) and a monitoring system (130). The monitoring system (130) includes a microwave mirror (140) having a concave surface (142) located opposite the holder (128) and a power source (160) is coupled thereto that produces a microwave signal perpendicular to a wafer plane (129) of the holder (128). A detector (170) is coupled to the mirror (140) and measures a vacuum resonance voltage of the signal within the chamber (120). A control system (180) is provided that measures a first voltage during a vacuum condition and a second voltage during a plasma condition and determines an electron density from a difference between the second voltage and the first voltage. The processing system (110) can include a plurality of monitoring systems (130a, 130b, 130c) having mirrors (140a, 140b, 140c) provided in a spatial array located opposite the substrate holder (128).

Abstract: To suppress occurrence of low temperature bubbles while securing pressure resistance to external forces applied to substrates of a liquid crystal display device, a plurality of spacers disposed between the substrates are divided into a plurality of spacer groups 2, one unit of which is configured with spacers 2a, 2b allocated in close proximity to each other; and the spacer groups 2 are disposed with a density that the low temperature bubbles do not occur. Hence, the strength of the substrates increases, and in a region 10 where no spacers exist, a large deformation of the substrates by shrinkage is allowed, and a liquid crystal layer 8 is sufficiently enough shrunk even under a low temperature environment to prevent the low temperature bubbles from occurring.

Abstract: A paper perforating apparatus which can securely prevent a paper end portion from being caught in a punch hole, without having an assist member, such as mylar, in a paper finisher which comprises a perforating device capable of moving in a direction perpendicular to the paper conveyance direction, the paper perforating apparatus, comprising: a paper conveyance device for conveying a paper; a perforating device for perforating the paper; a paper end portion detecting device for detecting an end portion parallel to the conveyance direction of the paper; and a device for moving the perforating device in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction, wherein the paper perforating apparatus offsets a standby position of the perforating device, which is in the direction perpendicular to the paper conveyance direction, from a position in which holes are punched out on the paper by a predetermined distance, and the perforating device starts operation of perforation preparation from the standby position after

Abstract: A cyclic carbonate-modified silane or siloxane is combined with a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt to form a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, which is used to construct a secondary battery having improved temperature and high-output characteristics.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicular drive system including continuously-variable transmission portion 11 and step-variable transmission portion 20, wherein an emergency transmission control device is operated when one of the continuously-variable transmission portion 11 and step-variable transmission portion 20 fails to be normally operable, to change speed ratio of the other transmission portion such that overall speed ratio ?T of the transmission mechanism 10 determined by the speed ratio ?0 of the continuously-variable transmission portion 11 and speed ratio ? of the step-variable transmission portion 20 is made equal to a value immediate before the above-indicated one transmission portion fails to be normally operable, so that a change of the overall speed ratio ?T is reduced, whereby the vehicle can be run with high drivability.