Abstract: There is provided a three-valued logic function circuit capable of remarkably reducing the kinds of basic circuits necessary for realizing all 33^2=19683 kinds of two-variable three-valued logic function circuits, remarkably reducing asymmetry of the switching time, and improving an operation speed and symmetry of waveform of the logic function circuit. In a three-valued logic function circuit, three transfer gates T1, T2, and T3 are turned on or off by one-variable three-valued logic function circuits C1, D1, C3 and D3, according to three logic values ?1, 0, and 1 constituting a first input a, to select outputs of three one-variable three-valued logic function circuits B1, B2, and B3 connected to a second input b. The transfer gate T2 is configured by parallel connection of a switch pair of serial connection of two n-type MOS transistors and a switch pair of serial connection of two p-type MOS transistors.

Abstract: This invention relates to a myocardial pad used in cardioversion, pacing, or the like and to a myocardial lead and a therapeutic apparatus for cardiac disease comprising the same. The myocardial pad of this invention is bondable to epicardia and has conductivity, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Using this pad, the myocardial lead can be immobilized onto the atrium without suture. Thus, bleeding from the atrium, which is a lethal complication, caused by lead removal can be prevented.

Abstract: [Subject] It is to provide a clustering system, the processing speed of which is high and which can perform clustering with high accuracy and to provide an image processing system having the clustering system. [Means to Attain the Subject] A clustering system for classifying elements into clusters a plurality of times includes judging device. The judging device judges whether a cluster into which each element is classified is definite or indefinite at a predetermined timing between the classifications. After the predetermined timing, only the elements in the cluster judged as being indefinite by the judging device are classified. It is preferable that the classification before the predetermined timing is performed by the C-Means method and that the classification after the predetermined timing is performed by the FCM. An image processing system has the clustering system as a part of its functions and segments an image into regions by using the information on the clustered pixels.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an end point detection method in a gas phase reaction processing apparatus. An end point detection method in the case where a catalyst 9 arranged in a treatment chamber is heated at high temperature by supplying electric power thereto and the treatment is carried out by cracking a reaction gas by the catalyst 9 heated at high temperature, comprises the steps of supplying the electric power to the catalyst 9 from a constant current source 10, detecting electric potential difference between both ends of the catalyst 9, performing primary differentiation of the detected electric potential difference, and determining an end point of the treatment based on obtained primary differential value.

Abstract: [Problems] A highly sensitive and accurate determination of a test substance is achieved without the need of complicated procedures. [Means for solving the Problems] The presence or absence or the concentration of a test substance 3 can be determined by gathering around the surface of a working electrode 1 metal microparticles 5 in an amount corresponding to the amount of the test substance 3 contained in a test solution, oxidizing the metal microparticles 5 electrochemically, measuring the value of a current produced by electrochemically reducing the oxidized metal, and determining the presence or absence or the concentration of the substance 3 based on the current value. It is preferred that the electrochemical oxidation of the metal microparticles 5 be conducted while maintaining the potential of the working electrode 1 at a value equal to a potential employed for the electrochemical oxidization of the metal microparticles 5.

Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To reduce the amount of, for example, a capturing antibody to be employed without lowering detection sensitivity. At the same time, to enable the achievement of intense color development or light emission in a determination area even in the case where only a small amount of a labeled antibody is accumulated. To lower the detection limit in the sandwich method. To enlarge the dynamic range in the competition method. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A method of analyzing a test substance by an immunological analysis method by using the test substance, a support having a determination area, on which one member selected from a capturing antibody capable of binding specifically to the test substance and a capturing antigen capable of binding specifically to the test substance has been immobilized, and a labeled antibody capable of binding specifically to the test substance, wherein a label having a sensitizing effect has been immobilized on the determination area of the support.

Abstract: A speech processing apparatus includes a spectrum envelope extracting unit which extracts the spectrum envelope of an input speech signal, a spectrum envelope deforming unit which applies deformation to the spectrum envelope to generate a deformed spectrum envelope, a spectrum fine structure extracting unit which extracts the spectrum fine structure of the input speech signal, a deformed spectrum generating unit which generates a deformed spectrum by combining the deformed spectrum envelope with the spectrum fine structure, and a speech generating unit which generates an output speech signal on the basis of the deformed spectrum. This apparatus emits a disrupting sound based on the output speech signal to prevent a third party from eavesdropping on a conversation.

Abstract: An electrode member (10A) for a reversibly color changeable display device, having: a transparent electrically-conductive structural layer (10C); and a reversibly color changeable film layer (3) disposed at one side of the transparent electrically-conductive structural layer (10C), the reversibly color changeable film layer (3) being formed by a dispersion liquid containing ultrafine particles, so that a color of the reversibly color changeable film layer (3) can be changed under control, by applying a voltage to the transparent electrically-conductive structural layer (10C) and an electrically-conductive counter electrode structural layer (10B), with an electrolyte layer (4) provided at one side of the reversibly color changeable film layer (3), and the electrically-conductive counter electrode structural layer (10B) provided at an outside of the electrolyte layer (4).

Abstract: The flow of a fluid through the whole of a structure is easily analyzed by a process that comprises separating and dividing the computation of flow along the course of the fluid flowing in the structure and superpositioning the results of analysis. The fluid flow analyzing system used for this analysis is furnished with a fluid flow analyzing step that comprises subjecting the flow induced in the structure by the fluid flowing in the structure to analytical computation with a computer by using the following linear equation and obtaining the result of this analysis. ? 2 ? ? ? x 2 + ? 2 ? ? ? y 2 + ? 2 ? ? ? z 2 = 0 Formula ? ? ? ( 1 ) The analytical computation is carried out in the sequence of steps shown in FIG. 8.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for synchronizing a plurality of data flows. In a first method, packets included in a plurality of data flows are sent out in the order of their generation times. A synchronization node adjusts the sending intervals of the packets such that they are the same as the generation intervals of the packets. In a second method, there are different synchronization nodes playing the different roles of sender-side synchronization node and receiver-side synchronization node. A receiver-side synchronization node receives a plurality of data flows from a sending device, and merges those packets in the data flows that have the same generation time into one packet. The merged packets are sent to a sender-side synchronization node, disassembled and restored to the original data flows. The restored data flows are sent by the sender-side synchronization node to their respective destinations.

Abstract: A heating element CVD system wherein one or a plurality of connection terminal holders is placed in the processing container, and each of the connection terminal holders holds a plurality of connection terminals. Each of the connection terminals connects the heating element to the electric power supply mechanism electrically such that a connection region of the heating element connected to the connection terminal is not exposed to a space in the processing container.

Abstract: A heating element CVD device capable of providing a high productivity and decomposing and/or activating the material gas led into a processing container by a heating element and stacking film on a substrate disposed in the processing container, wherein the connection part area of the heating element to a connection terminal for connecting the hearing element to a power supply mechanism is not exposed to a space inside the processing container, specifically, the connection part area is covered by a cylindrical body or a platy body covering the connection part area while providing a space part thereof from the hearing element, or the connection part area allows the space part to be present in a space thereof from the connection terminal and is covered by the cylindrical body or platy body covering the connection part area while providing the space part in a space thereof from the heating element, and hydrogen gas is led from the connection terminal side into the processing container through the space part, wher

Abstract: A psychrophilic protease is here disclosed which has the following physicochemical properties: (a) specific activity and substrate specificity: the protease acts on casein, gelatin, hemoglobin and albumin to specifically decompose them, and the substrate specificity decreases in the order of casein, gelatin, hemoglobin and albumin; (b) optimal pH: 8.0; (c) pH stability: the protease is stable in the range of pH 6.5 to pH 10.0 at 30° C. for 1 hour; (d) optimal temperature: about 40° C.; (e) temperature stability: at pH 7 for 1 hour, the protease is active at a temperature up to 30° C., but it is inactivated at 40° C. as much as about 40% and completely inactivated at 50° C. in about 10 minutes; (f) enzyme activity: the protease has 50% or more of its maximum activity at about 20° C.; (g) the active center of the enzyme is serine; and (h) the molecular weight of the protease is about 70 kDa as measured by SDS-PAGE.

Abstract: A platelet metabolism suppressing blood compatible material has a supramolecular structure containing a plurality of cyclic compounds and a hydrophilic straight-chain polymer threading into cavities of the cyclic compounds. Both terminals of the polymer are respectively capped with biodegradable groups having bulks sufficient to prevent the dethreading of the cyclic compounds.

Abstract: Predetermined recognition units are extracted from an input document image. Histograms are prepared based on the extracted recognition units. By partially collating a 0-1 pattern representation extracted from the prepared histograms of each recognition unit with 0-1 pattern representations of respective recognition target categories, which are prepared in advance, candidates of recognition target categories corresponding to the recognition unit are retrieved.