Abstract: A dissolved hydrogen liquid-discharging pot makes it easier for a user to use hydrogen water by making the pot capable of discharging or spraying a liquid in which hydrogen is dissolved continuously for a constant period at a prescribed pressure. The internal pressure of a pressure chamber, the volume of which has been subdivided by an indicator line on a pot body, is maintained with hydrogen, which is generated by a hydrogen-generating agent disposed in a hydrogen-generating section, at a discharge pressure that is sufficient to discharge all of the liquid inside a bottle section while an on-off valve that opens and closes a discharge tube is closed, and when the on-off valve is opened intermittently or continuously, at a pressure sufficient for continuing discharge of the liquid inside the bottle section and performing continuous discharge of dissolved hydrogen liquid until the bottom of the bottle section is reached.

Abstract: Compounds that modulate the CCR5 chemokine receptor, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and uses therefor in the treatment of HIV and related diseases are described.

Abstract: Disclosed are metallic wire with high surface quality and low-cost suitable for use as material for grip rings and a producing method and apparatus thereof. Metallic wire 34 deformed in a coil shape is passed through a shape correction unit 14 so as to straighten it. Furthermore, while upper and lower pressing rollers 19, 20, 26, 27 prevent the metallic wire 34 from warping upwardly and downwardly, wedge-shaped grooves are continuously formed on the metallic wire 34 by means of a first cutting roller 21 and a second cutting roller 23.

Abstract: Disclosed are metallic wire with high surface quality and low-cost suitable for use as material for grip rings and a producing method and apparatus thereof. Metallic wire 34 deformed in a coil shape is passed through a shape correction unit 14 so as to straighten it. Furthermore, while upper and lower pressing rollers 19, 20, 26, 27 prevent the metallic wire 34 from warping upwardly and downwardly, wedge-shaped grooves are continuously formed on the metallic wire 34 by means of a first cutting roller 21 and a second cutting roller 23.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to synthesize a novel vitamin D3 derivative having a substituent at the 2?-position. The present invention provides vitamin D derivatives represented by-Formula (I): wherein R1 represents a saturated aliphatic C1-15hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with 1 to 3 hydroxy or protected hydroxy groups; and R2 represents a saturated aliphatic C1-10hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with one or more substituents, which may be the same or different and which are selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a lower alkoxy group, an amino group and an acylamino group, provided that when R2 represents a saturated aliphatic C1hydrocarbon group, R2 is substituted with at least one substituent.

Abstract: A reel 10 for metallic wire comprises a cylindrical winding drum 1, and a pair of flanges 2 provided integrally on right and left sides of the winding drum 1. A winding face 1a of the cylindrical winding drum 1 is wrapped by a cylindrical drum cover plate 5 provided with a gap a between the drum cover plate 5 and the winding face 1a and configured to cover substantially entire periphery of the winding face 1a, and the drum cover plate 5 has a discontinuous portion 6 to absorb a winding pressure applied to the drum cover plate 5.

Abstract: A sample table for holding a silicon substrate into which an impurity is introduced is provided in the lower portion of a vacuum chamber. A high frequency power source is connected to the sample table through a coupling capacitor. The high frequency power source has a self-bias of 500 V, for example. Gas introducing means for introducing a sputtering gas such as an argon gas is provided on the bottom of the vacuum chamber. A solid target which contains an impurity which should be introduced, for example, boron is provided in the upper portion of the vacuum chamber.

Abstract: A method of modeling a 3-dimensional object including performing one of a rounding operation generating the 3-dimensional object from a control grid and an inverse rounding operation generating a control grid from the 3-dimensional object depending on which one of the control grid and the 3-dimensional object is newly provided, the control grid including a plurality of edges and a plurality of vertexes, the 3-dimensional object including a plurality of boundary curves and a plurality of curved surfaces deforming the control grid by shifting the plurality of vertexes, performing the rounding operation when the control grid is deformed so as to introduce the deformation of the control grid to the 3-dimensional object, attaching a weight to one of the plurality of vertexes of the control grid to deform a corresponding one of the plurality of curved surfaces of the 3-dimensional object, attaching a weight to one of the plurality of edges of the control grid to deform a corresponding one of the plurality of bounda

Abstract: A combustion promotion auxiliary device can increase the fuel consumption rate by improving the fuel combustion efficiency for a variety of internal combustion engines including those for automobiles and motorbikes, and can prevent air pollution. The combustion promotion auxiliary device includes a combustion promotion auxiliary container which can be mounted to a fuel pipe for an internal combustion engine and a combustion promotion medium consisting of soft porous ancient marine humus housed in the combustion promotion auxiliary container.

Abstract: A highly safe catheter assembly exhibiting excellent torque transmission, pushability and kink resistance and operation of a guidewire is provided. The catheter assembly comprises a catheter having a lumen extending between an opening on its distal end and an opening in its periphery in distal end portion of the catheter for insertion of a guidewire therethrough, and a covering sheath for covering said catheter together with the guidewire, said covering sheath having a guidewire passage means for enabling passage of said guidewire from its interior to its exterior. The catheter of this assembly may be a PTCA catheter.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a maximum value storage sensor when detecting the maximum strain by generating an invariable electrical resistance change correlative to the strain of the detection object in a conductive body having a plurality of conductive elements. The maximum value storage sensor of the present invention has; a conductive body having a circuit which gives correlative resistance changes corresponding to the sequential cutoff of a plurality of conductive elements each having a given electrical resistance arrayed in parallel; a cutting means for cutting the conductive elements of the conductive body; and a structure for allowing one of the conductive bodies and the cutting means to move relatively to each other.

Abstract: P-type semiconductor 15 and n-type semiconductor 16 are formed as thick films or spray-coated onto electrodes 13 and 14 on top of substrates 11 and 12, with films of p-type semiconductor 15 and n-type semiconductor 16 being formed in such manner that they are in mutual contact. If a gas to be detected is introduced to the contact region while a bias voltage is being applied between the two electrodes, an output will be obtained in accordance with the concentration of flammable gas components in the gas being detected. In addition, if a film is formed from a material comprising a mixture of particles of p-type semiconductor and particles of n-type semiconductor, the bias voltage can be an AC voltage.

Abstract: A horizontal synchronizing signal is counted by a binary counter. A first switch is switched in response to the count value, whereby signal data is classified. A sampling clock signal is counted by a binary counter. An output of the first switch is switched by second and third switches in response to the count value, whereby the data input rate of signal data is reduced. Each classified signal is subjected to filtering by a two-dimensional FIR digital filter.

Abstract: A strain or stress gauge 1A is presented for measuring the stress of a structure or a member. The gauge 1A comprises a bundle of electric conductive fibers 3, and a pair of terminals 4, for measuring an electric resistance of the bundle of electric conductive fibers provided on both ends thereof. It presents a strain or stress gauge having a simple structure, which can be produced inexpensively, and its size can be chosen freely. It is possible to know not only the state of a strain or stress but also the history of stress in a structure or a structural member which, by the characteristics of a specific curve relating the stress/strain relationship of the gauge.

Abstract: An air cleaner has an electric precipitating apparatus that employs corona discharge and an ozone removing apparatus downstream of the precipitating apparatus. The ozone removing apparatus has a carbon filter, and is charged with a low positive voltage to remove ozone generated by the precipitating apparatus by chemical conversion to oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Abstract: An air cleaner and an air filter for removing charged ozone in the air includes an air filter having a carbon filter for adsorbing charged ozone in an air path of the air cleaner and converting ozone adsorbed in the carbon filter to oxygen and carbon dioxide by a chemical reaction. A positive voltage is applied to the carbon filter.

Abstract: An infrared detective element for detecting a dose of infrared rays by a change in electrical resistance of monofilaments composed mainly of silicon carbide upon infrared radiation thereto,either the monofilaments having a resistivity of 1.0.times.10.sup.5 to 1.0.times.10.sup.3 .OMEGA..cm at room temperature and a diameter of 3 to 200 .mu.m,or the monofilaments having a composition:Si: 50 to 70 wt %C: 28 to 40 wt %O: 0 to 10 wt %the balance (H and/or Ti or Zr): 0 to 10 wt %, and having a resistivity of 1.0.times.10.sup.5 to 1.0.times.10.sup.-1 .OMEGA..cm at room temperature and a diameter of 3 to 200 .mu.m,in either case, the monofilaments being arranged between electrodes without bringing them into contact with each other. The infrared detective elements of the present invention are excellent in properties, especially short response times.

Abstract: A screw equipped with locking means, includes a female thread made of a synthetic resin and a male thread made of a metal, or a female thread made of a synthetic resin and a male thread made of a synthetic resin, fitted with each other, the female thread having a double cylindrical boss portion formed at the center thereof so that the male thread may be fitted into the innerside boss portion and the thread portion of the boss may be deformed more or less when pressed against the shaft of the male thread in the direction perpendicular thereto through the resilience of the synthetic resin, which is the material of the female thread, by pressing the terminal end of the innerside boss portion against the flange portion of the male thread or a member to be fixed at the final stage of clamping the screw. A female threaded nut may have a blind bore with a projection at the bottom for engagement and deformation by a cutter on the end of a bolt.

Abstract: A spool for a reversible-type correction tape assembly comprising a cap and a spool shaft and improved releasable fastening means therebetween. The spool shaft is adapted to receive a correction ribbon-winding core axially-slideable, but not rotatable around the axis thereof. The spool shaft comprises a sleeve having a top cap-receiving section which has an outer cap-engaging surface which receives a cap detachably mounted thereon so that the winding core does not slip off of the spool shaft. The cap has a depending wall having an inner shaft-engaging surface for engaging the cap-engaging surface of the spool shaft. The engaging surface of the cap or of the spool shaft is provided with a projection extending in a radial direction, and the other engaging surface is provided with a recess or hole capable of receiving the projection.

Abstract: A novel vitamin D.sub.3 derivative of the formula ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a hydroxyl group) which exhibits strong biological activity like that of vitamin D and is useful as a medicine; and a process for producing the same are disclosed.