Abstract: A magnetic recording medium containing a support having provided thereon a lower layer containing a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and further provided thereon at least one magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder. The lower layer can contain as a binder at least a monomer unit containing from 5 to 45% by weight of a (meth)acrylate unit containing a benzene ring and from 1 to 45% by weight of a radical polymerizable monomer unit containing a nitrogen atom, with these units making a total amount of 100% by weight. It can also contain an acrylic resin having a hydrophilic polar group. The magnetic recording medium may also contain a support having provided thereon at least one magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder each in the dispersed state.

Abstract: The present invention determines and monitors the connection pattern of data ports which are connected by multiconductor cables without requiring special patch cables or patch panels. An adapter jacket having an external contact is placed over a standardized cable such as an RJ45 cable which connects the data ports. An adapter board having a plurality of socket contacts is placed adjacent a plurality of data ports. An output and input module are coupled to the socket contacts. A micro-processor which is coupled to the output and input module scans the socket contacts to determine the connection pattern of the data ports.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating lice and/or tick infestation, in both mature and immature forms, comprising topically applying a composition consisting of at least about 40% of polydimethylsiloxane by volume to the infestation and allowing the composition to remain on the infestation for at least 5 minutes, wherein the surface tension of the composition is below about 25 dynes/centimeter at 20° C. and the viscosity of the composition is above about 200 centistokes at 20° C.

Abstract: Each agent unit gets status information indicating the state of each of network printers connected by a LAN from the network printers every first time period. Whenever each agent unit gets the status information from the network printer, it overwrites a status log data file with the gotten status information. Each agent unit converts all status information stored in the status log data file into status mail of electronic mail and transmits the status mail to a mail server every second time period longer than the first time period. On the other hand, a console unit accesses the mail server and reads the status mail in a proper time period to the console unit.

Abstract: A floppy disk-shaped magnetic recording medium of high recording density comprises a non-magnetic support provided on each side thereof sequentially with a substantially non-magnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder, and is used under a condition that a velocity of the medium relative to a magnetic head is at least 14 m/sec: wherein the non-magnetic lower layer has a thickness adjusted to be from five to twenty times as great as a maximum height of projections on the non-magnetic support surface, thereby achieving reduction in error rate increase.

Abstract: An ink cartridge may have an ink accommodating portion shaped to contain ink, an ink supply hole disposed at a bottom of the ink accommodating portion, and a valve unit including a movable valve portion and a fixed valve portion, the movable valve portion being oriented such that a flow of ink is regulated by a horizontal motion of the movable valve portion. The valve unit may further include a main portion and an auxiliary portion, the movable valve portion being disposed on the main portion and the fixed valve portion being disposed on the auxiliary portion, wherein the auxiliary portion is selectively detachable from the main portion. The ink cartridge may further comprise a supply hole attachment located at the bottom of the ink accommodating portion, the supply hole being defined in a selectively detachable supply hole attachment.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is a process for producing pure guarseed flour which produces a transparent and highly viscous solution when dissolved in water. Despite extensive purification, the process provides good yields of pure guarseed flour. The process comprises acid treatment of the initial material, washing the acid-treated split with water and/or neutralization with an aqueous alkaline solution, washing with water and dewatering using an aqueous alcohol solution. Transparent, highly viscous solutions of pure guarseed flour obtained by this process are primarily used in the food industry.

Abstract: Provided is a thin magnetic tape with good tracking and very little output variation in VTRs. The magnetic tape comprises a flexible support, a magnetic layer provided on one side of said flexible support and a backcoat layer provided on the reverse side of said flexible support. The magnetic tape has a stiffness equal to or less than 70 mg·mm2 in the width direction, an average meandering amount of a tape edge trajectory traced by each of both end in the width direction of said tape observed from the direction perpendicular to said magnetic layer surface is equal to or less than 15 &mgr;m in every end, and an intensity of a meandering component having a cycle of 20 to 200 mm is equal to or less than 30 percent of the intensity of a meandering component having a cycle of 20 to 10,000 mm.

Abstract: Circuit board 10 is of substantially rectangular shape, provided in the upper half of the juxtaposed face 13 with a substantially circular test terminal 20. In the lower half are provided a plurality of substantially rectangular terminals 21-27, arrayed in two rows, i.e., an upper and lower row, the upper row containing an I/O terminal 21 for data input/output, a power supply terminal 22 for supplying power, and a chip select terminal 23 for input of a chip select signal CS. The lower row of juxtaposed face 13 contains a ground terminal 24, a read/write terminal 25 for inputting read/write control signals W/R, a clock terminal 26 for inputting a clock signal CLK, and a ground terminal 27.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a brachytherapy seed delivery system which includes a seed cartridge including a central channel, a plurality of brachytherapy seeds disposed within the central channel and a plurality of absorbable, dimensionally stable spacers disposed within the central channel. The present invention is further directed to a method of loading a brachytherapy seed delivery system including the steps of: providing a seed cartridge including a central channel, seeds and spacers as described above; connecting the brachytherapy seed cartridge to a brachytherapy needle including a cannula; and forcing the seeds out of the brachytherapy seed cartridge into the cannula. The present invention is further directed to an improved brachytherapy method including inserting the brachytherapy needle of the brachytherapy seed delivery system recited above into a human organ; and forcing the seeds and the spacer through the cannula of the brachytherapy needle and into the human organ.

Abstract: A valve unit in an ink supply channel of an ink-jet recording apparatus, the ink supply channel having an upstream side and a downstream side, the valve unit comprising a diaphragm valve having a thin elastic diaphragm operating in response to pressure difference between an upstream side and a downstream side of the diaphragm, a valve body formed on the surface of the thin elastic diaphragm and having an opening therein, and an elastic support portion integrally formed with the valve body for urging the valve body toward the upstream direction, a valve seat disposed in the ink supply channel upstream of the diaphragm and kept in elastic contact with the opening, and a flow-channel forming plate for forming a flow channel disposed on the downstream side of the valve seat, the flow channel, extending in a longitudinal direction of the elastic portion and the flow channel forming plate having an end portion side extending in an upstream direction to form a flow channel whose sectional area decreases in the longi

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic recording medium having good electromagnetic characteristics, particularly both improved high-density recording characteristics and good durability, and particularly a C/N ratio that is markedly improved in the high-density recording region. A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer provided in this order on a support wherein said magnetic layer comprises a ferromagnetic metal powder or a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder and a binder and has a coercive force equal to or higher than 143 kA/m. Said magnetic recording medium is a medium for recording signals having a surface recording density ranging from 0.2 to 2 Gbit/inch2; said support has a thickness equal to or less than 5.

Abstract: A variable-wavelength semiconductor laser device containing a tapered-stripe semiconductor laser amplifier and a wavelength selection unit. Light emitted from a back end surface of the tapered-stripe semiconductor laser amplifier is incident on the wavelength selection unit. The wavelength selection unit selects a portion of the light having a specific wavelength, and returns the selected portion to the tapered-stripe semiconductor laser amplifier. The tapered-stripe semiconductor laser amplifier amplifies the returned portion of the light to emit the amplified light from a front-end surface of the tapered-stripe semiconductor laser amplifier. The wavelength selection unit is constructed so that the specific wavelength can be changed according to strength of an electric field applied to the wavelength selection unit. An electric field applying unit is provided for applying the electric field to the wavelength selection unit.

Abstract: Eyewear is disclosed for use in sports and the like which allows the wearer to attach a removable sealing member to prevent the ingress of particulate matter when active sports are engaged in which require both ventilation and sealing to keep dust, dirt and the like out of the eyes. The sealing member is removable so that when the user is engaged in more casual activities, the frame may be worn like ordinary glasses or sunglasses without the sealing member. The eyewear includes a frame shaped to fit a wearer's face, one or two lenses mounted in the frame, and a temple bracket mounted on each side of the frame. A ventilation opening can be provided on the front surface of the frame to provide an airstream which is channelled by the removable insert to provide a filtered airflow across each lens.

Abstract: Provided is a particulate magnetic recording medium having good processing properties and being inexpensive to produce, similar to prior recording media, wherein by controlling the magnetic clusters that appear due to recording at short wavelengths and thinning of the magnetic layer, good high-density characteristics are achieved in combination with MR heads. The magnetic recording medium comprising an essentially nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order, wherein the magnetic layer has a thickness ranging from 0.01 to 0.15 &mgr;m and a coercivity equal to or higher than 159 kA/m, ferromagnetic particles contained in the ferromagnetic powder have a size less than ½ of the minimum recording wavelength, and an average size of magnetic cluster at DC erase is equal to or higher than 0.5×104 nm2 and less than 5.5×104 nm2.

Abstract: A printing system of the present invention reduces a total amount of discharge of at least three different color inks that are mixable to express hues in a predetermined range without deteriorating the degree of granularity. The printing system of the invention reads recording ratios of the respective color inks corresponding to input tone data regarding the respective color inks from tables TC, TM, and TY and forms dots according to the recording ratios. Yellow ink Y has a higher dye density than a balancing density that ensures a color balance. This makes the recording ratio of the yellow ink Y lower than the recording ratios of cyan ink C and magenta ink M. The yellow ink Y has high lightness, so that sparely formed dots do not increase the degree of granularity even in an area of low tone data. The enhanced density of the yellow ink Y reduces the total amount of inks discharged from a head to satisfy a required printing density.