Abstract: Cards which contain any one of the following thermoplastic resin compositions I to III in its material can be used as magnetic cards, IC cards, etc. since they are excellent in heat resistance, processability and embossability: a composition consisting of ingredients (A) and (B); a composition consisting of ingredients (A), (B) and (D); and a composition consisting of 100 parts by weight of one or more selected from the following ingredients (A), (B) and (D) and 2 to 25 parts by weight of the following ingredient (C), wherein ingredient (A) is a polyester composed of dicarboxylic acid components with terephthalic acid component as a main dicarboxylic acid component and ethylene glycol component (I) and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol component (II) as main glycol components, wherein the molar ratio (I)/(II) of ethylene glycol component (I) to 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol component (II) is 1 or more; ingredient (B) is an aromatic polycarbonate; ingredient (C) is an inorganic sheet-like filler of 0.

Abstract: A family of stimuli-induced in particular stress or cold-shock induced genes and proteins are disclosed which have conserved amino acid domains. Nucleic acid sequences of the genes and the promoters are also described. Various utilities of the promoters and of the proteins are disclosed.

Abstract: A grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet is provided which has a low ratio of iron loss in a weaker magnetic field to that in a stronger magnetic field and has special advantage in EI cores and the like. Also provided is a process for producing that steel sheet. The grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet is characterized in that its crystal grains of important components are specified in terms of their proportions in number, and the contents of Al, Ti and B, with a forsterite film formed on a surface of the steel sheet. In the process a low-Al silicon slab is heated at below 1,250° C. before hot rolling and the hot-rolled sheet is annealed with a temperature rise in the range of from 5 to 25° C./sec and at a temperature of from about 800 to 1,000 for a period of time of shorter than about 100 seconds.

Abstract: A polishing fluid comprising a distributed organic phase and a continuous aqueous phase, each phase comprising at least one complexing agent. The aqueous phase also having abrasive particles dispersed therein. Reaction products generated during polishing interact with the aqueous phase complexing agent to form water soluble metallic complexes, the water soluble metallic complexes diffuse to an organic/water interface where they release complexing agent molecules in the aqueous phase and generate metal ions which interact with the organic phase complexing agent to form organometallic complexes. Further disclosed is a polishing method, a semiconductor device and semiconductor device fabrication method utilizing the polishing fluid.

Abstract: In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a data processing system having a digital processor core, a dynamic RAM, which is preferably a synchronous, audio-grade RAM (SARAM) for speech and code storage, and a separate read-only memory (ROM) for storage of operation code for the DSP core. The system may also use SARAM having one area configured for code space and data, and a second, separate area, which can be used to encode or store speech. The system may also use either a boot mask ROM or erasable programmable ROM.

Abstract: In a cruise airship whose hull (S) has the form of an ellipsoid, this ellipsoid has three axes of different lengths at right angles to one another, whereby a longitudinal axis (L), which is horizontally oriented in the position for travel, a transverse axis (Q), which is horizontally oriented in the position for travel and at right angle to the longitudinal axis (L), and a vertical axis (H), which is vertically oriented in the position for travel, possess the longest, middle and shortest length respectively.

Abstract: A fabric for ink-jet recording comprises a fibrous substrate and an ink absorbing layer formed thereon, wherein the ink absorbing layer contains fine fibrous cellulose with a diameter of 0.5 &mgr;m or less, a water-soluble nonionic polymer, porous silica, and a cationic polymer. The fabric also has a resin layer which includes a flame retardant formed on a side opposite to the ink absorbing layer. The ink absorbing layer has improved ink absorption and drying properties, while the color developing property, sharpness and moisture resistance of the images are improved.

Abstract: An apparatus for developing internal ROM code is disclosed for use in applications where software code is being developed for a ROM device inside a device and there is a need for the application to cause code from an external memory to be executed at the same time as internal ROM code. Accessing code from an external memory requires the use of the external bus interface. In order to free the external memory for use and the external bus interface for accessing code from external memory yet still allow testing of ROM code from an external memory before it is implemented on a ROM chip inside the device, an additional memory is used outside the device, and internal control logic is added.

Abstract: An apparatus and method which provide increased data flow through a compute platform by optimizing data flow between an external device and the internal circuitry without the need for user intervention. A port router is provided which includes a controller switch, a port switch, and one or more connections between the controller switch and the port switch. The controller switch, the port switch and the one or more connections are adapted to provide dynamic re-routing of connections between the port switch inputs and the controller switch outputs. A method is also provided for dynamically routing ports to internal circuitry of a compute platform.

Abstract: Electromagnetic steel sheet from a high-purity steel slab, composed essentially of Si 2.0 to 8.0 wt %, Mn 0.005 to 3.0 wt % and Al 0.0010 to 0.012 wt % with each of Se, S, N and O each not more than 30 ppm.

Abstract: Electromagnetic steel sheets which contain Cr in an amount of from about 1.5 to 20% by weight and Si in an amount of from about 2.5 to 10% by weight, while having a total amount of C and N of not larger than about 100 ppm by weight, and which has a specific resistivity of not smaller than about 60 &mgr;&OHgr;·cm.

Abstract: A flame spray mending material effective for applying a dense thermal spray mending layer to a silica brick wall of an industrial furnace, having a high crystallization ratio immediately after thermal spraying in a broad thermal spray condition, having an oxide concentration of 89% by weight or more of SiO2, more than 2.0 to 4.0% by weight of Na2O and/or more than 0.2 to 4.0% by weight of Li2O, having a 80% or more crystallization ratio after thermal spraying and 200 kgf/cm2 or more compression strength. A slight amount of CaO may be present to make a flame spray mending material with an oxide concentration of 89% by weight or more of SiO2, more than 2.0 to 5.0% by weight of CaO, 0.5 to 4.0% by weight of Na2O and/or more than 0.2 to 4.0% by weight of Li2O, and 1.0% by weight of less of Al2O3.

Abstract: An object containing pressed flowers sealed therein which is composed of a base layer, an intermediate layer of molten resin in which is sealed a pressed flower, and a surface layer of transparent film, with these three layers integrally laminated on top of the other, characterized in that the intermediate layer is formed by pressing with heating under reduced pressure from a meltable porous plastic film such that the molten plastic adheres closely to the pressed flower to seal it and also fixes the pressed flower to both the base layer and the surface layer of transparent film. It retains the natural color of the pressed flower for a long period of time without deterioration by air and moisture.

Abstract: A magnetic steel sheet used for an alternating current core, and having excellent magnetic properties in both a rolling direction, and the direction perpendicular thereto, and a method of producing the magnetic steel sheet. The magnetic steel sheet in a recrystallized cold-rolled condition is characterized in that the intensity ratio of {100}<001> orientation to random orientation is 2.0 or more, the intensity ratio of {011}<100> orientation to random orientation thereof is 2.0 to 10.0, and the intensity ratio of <001>//ND orientation to random orientation is preferably 2.0 or less. The method of producing a magnetic steel sheet includes hot-rolling a silicon steel slab so that the intensity ratio of (015)[100] orientation to random orientation of the recrystallized hot-rolled sheet is 3.0 or more.

Abstract: A stable aqueous dispersion which comprises a cationic lipid which is a molecule which comprises a cholesterol-derived lipophilic group, a linker bond which is hydrolyzable by cellular enzymes and relatively resistant to base-catalyzed hydrolysis, a spacer arm and a cationic amino group, and an appropriate co-lipid. The invention also includes the cationic lipids and mammalian plasmid DNA or other cells in admixture with the aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: An adsorbing and separating agent for halogenated aromatic compounds and an adsorbing and separating method for the compounds, using an adsorbent which has a porosity of from 0.20 cc/cc to 0.37 cc/cc, a packing density of from 0.50 g/ml to 0.70 g/ml, and a grain size of from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm.