Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide such an oriented polyester film that has a constant thickness, and is excellent in dimensional stability at a high temperature and dimensional stability to temperature change in a working temperature range. The invention relates to an oriented polyester film containing as a major component of a substrate layer polyethylene-2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate, being stretched at least in one direction, and having a film thickness of from 12 to 250 ?m, wherein (1) a coefficient of linear thermal expansion ?t at a temperature of from 30 to 100° C. is from 0 to 15 ppm/° C. in both longitudinal and width directions of the film, and (2) a thermal shrinkage rate at 100° C. for 10 minutes is 0.5% or less in both longitudinal and width directions of the film.

Abstract: A DNA sensor is provided which is capable of identifying unknown DNA with enhanced detection sensitivity of the hybridization. A p-channel field-effect transistor having an electrolyte solution gate 8 and having as a p-channel 5 a diamond surface 2 which contains a mixture of at least a hydrogen-terminated surface and a surface terminated with an amino group or a molecule with an amino group is configured along with a probe DNA 11 constituted of a single-stranded DNA with known nucleotide sequence which is directly immobilized by a linker to the diamond surface 2 and with a target DNA constituted of an unknown single-stranded DNA which is dropped on the diamond surface 2.

Abstract: A memory management method for managing a non-volatile memory into which writing is performed in units of blocks includes the steps of assigning a plurality of blocks of the non-volatile memory to a management area formed of at least one block for storing management information, to a code area formed of a plurality of blocks into which program code is written, to a substitution area formed of a plurality of blocks for substituting for a defective block, and to an interference area formed of at least one block; storing at least correspondence information between the blocks of the substitution area and a defective block of a substitution target as management information within the management area; and using the block of the substitution area in place of the defective block on the basis of the correspondence information when the defective block is to be used.

Abstract: A Littrow-type external-cavity diode laser optical axis displacement correction method and device to easily, expensively, and accurately correct displacement of optical axis in Littrow-type ECDLs is provided. In the Littrow-type ECDL optical axis displacement correction device and method, a means for introducing a laser beam, a jig 36 for integrally fixing a diffraction grating 33 and a prism 35 into which the laser beam is introduced in a predetermined arrangement, and a rotary shaft 34 capable of integrally rotating the diffraction grating 33 and the prism 35 are included. By the rotation of the diffraction grating 33 and the prism 35 around the rotary shaft 34, the wavelength of the incident light can be changed, and the optical axis of the output light 39 is not changed by the change of the wavelength.

Abstract: A connector includes a cover adapted to push a connection object toward a first contact. The first contact includes a first contact portion to be connected to a contact portion of the connection object. A second contact includes a second contact portion and a locking portion. The cover includes a cover contact portion held by the housing so as to be rotatable between opened and closed positions and to be connected to a shell of the connection object, a connecting portion to be connected to the second contact portion of the second contact, and a to-be-locked portion adapted to engage the locking portion of the second contact. At the time of the connection to the connection object, the shell of the connection object and the second contact are connected to each other through the cover contact portion, the connecting portion, and the to-be-locked portion of the cover.

Abstract: A polymer film substrate is irradiated with ions to make a large number of nano-sized through-holes and the substrate may be further irradiated with ionizing radiation so that a functional monomer may be grafted or co-grafted onto a surface of the film and within the holes; in addition, sulfonic acid group(s) may be introduced into the graft chains to produce a polymer ion-exchange membrane that may have high oxidation resistance, dimensional stability, electrical conductivity and/or methanol resistance, as well as may have an ion-exchange capacity controlled over a wide range.

Abstract: A system which comprises a sun-synchronous orbit satellite (3) revolving around the sun (5) and apparently revolving around the earth at a period of approximately one year while keeping the direction and the geometry to the sun and the earth (4) constant at an ultrahigh altitude of several millions km keeping clear of the influence zone of the earth, and which provides any of astronomical or global observation service and communication service. An observation satellite, which meets such conditions that a vector normal to a virtual orbital plane centering around the earth is substantially fixed regardless of revolution, can sweep the substantially entire celestial sphere during a single revolution while avoiding the effect of light and heat from the earth, and can keep a local solar time at a sub-satellite point on the surface of the earth constant, can be attained.

Abstract: To provide a technology for inspecting a write state without requiring a dedicated circuit for write state inspection of a logical circuit in an ORGA. Upon switching an optical signal to be irradiated an optically reconfigurable bit element as an inspection target from ON to OFF, in the logical circuit structure of the ORGA, first and second optical signal patterns having the optical signal ON/OFF to be irradiated to the optically reconfigurable bit element serving as optical signal patterns configuring the logical structure in which at least one logical level or output impedance changes are sequentially irradiated and input to the logical circuit. In addition, an output-state detection circuit that is connected to the logical output terminals and detects whether the logical level of the output terminal is at eh H level, L level, or high impedance detects the output state.

Abstract: In adjustment of the control parameters of a magnetic suspension system, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for adjusting the control parameters to optimum values automatically by employing the iterative feedback tuning method, without increasing the complexity of the program, the amount of calculation and the overall size of the system, and still reducing the amount of calculation required for calculation of the safety margin (gain margin and phase margin). In a method of automatic adjustment of control parameters according to the invention, when applying the iterative feedback tuning method to a feedback control system for a magnetic suspension system, only those control parameters that have a significant effect on the control performance of the system are selectively adopted/discarded from among control parameters so that the control parameters are guided to optimum values to obtain a response waveform desired by a designer directly from input/output data of a control subject.

Abstract: A carburetor for a stratified scavenging two-cycle engine, in which a throttle valve and an air valve are formed in a valve element that is a single cylinderical member in which a throttle through-hole and an air through-hole are diametrically formed and which is rotatably fitted in a body, the mixture passage and the air passage being formed piercing through a body, wherein the height of the body is decreased so as to miniaturize the carburetor as a whole, and the mixture passage (6) and the air passage (9) are formed in a single cylindrical common hole (69) in which the mixture passage (6) and the air passage (9) are partitioned by a partition wall (68).

Abstract: An electronic circuit is formed on a semiconductor substrate and electrode pads are formed, which are formed by disposing electrode terminals of the electronic circuit through interconnections on a surface of the semiconductor substrate. After grinding a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first resin layer is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate. Thereafter, a barrier metal layer is formed on the electrode pad by an electroless plating technique, and a solder core is formed thereon. A second resin layer is formed by printing a resin, and after exposing the solder core by grinding the second resin layer, a solder bump is formed thereon. By this method, an extra process such as masking the semiconductor substrate and subsequent removing a mask can be omitted, while forming the barrier metal layer by the electroless plating technique.

Abstract: Nano-particles 1 of a metal or the like are dispersed in a liquid fluid 2. Thereby, the reactivity or toxicity of the liquid fluid can be reduced when the liquid fluid has reactivity or toxicity. The flow resistance of the liquid fluid can be raised, and the leakage of the liquid fluid from minute cracks can be reduced. By using the liquid fluid as a heat transfer medium of a heat exchanger, the heat transfer performance equivalent to or higher than the heat transfer performance of the original heat exchanger can be obtained.

Abstract: A method for preparation for mesoporous oxide comprising a non silica oxide having a hexagonal pore structure periodicity and an average maximum pore length of from 2 nm to 5 nm, characterized by comprising blending 0.003 mol to 0.01 mol of TaCl5, NbCl5 or a mixture thereof and Al isopropoxide comprising 10 g of an aliphatic linear alcohol and 1 g of a template compound to prepare a mixture for forming a sol solution, adding 5 mol to 35 mol (based on the metal compounds) of water or an aqueous inorganic acid solution to the mixture followed by hydrolysis and polycondensation to give a sol solution, transferring the sol into an oxygen containing atmosphere followed by again at 40° C. to 100° C. to form a gel, and then calcinating the gel in an oxygen containing atmosphere at 350° C. to 550° C.; and the mesoporous oxide obtained by the method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an optically active allene represented by formula (1): wherein R2 and R3 are different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted C1-20 alkyl group or an optionally substituted C6-20 aryl group, and R4 represents an acyl group, which comprises reacting an allene derivative represented by formula (2): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted acyl group and R2 and R3 have the same meaning as defined above, with an acylating agent having an acyl group represented by R4 when both R1s are each a hydrogen atom or with water when both R1s are each an acyl group represented by R4, in the presence of an enzyme catalyst. According to this production process, an optically active allene can be produced efficiently and enantioselectively from an allene derivative having a symmetrical structure.

Abstract: A cell lineage can be constructed in a less labor intensive manner and in less time by using a computer. Areas, which are misidentified as nuclei, are efficiently removed. The invention comprises the steps of: selecting one or more nuclei for making a forward link from extracted nucleus candidates, in a plurality of 4D microscopic images in which the nucleus candidates are extracted; obtaining forward linkage information by sequentially extracting a nucleus candidate that meets a predetermined link condition with regard to the selected one or more nuclei from said 4D images; selecting one or more nuclei for making a reverse link from the forward linkage information; and obtaining backward linkage information by sequentially extracting a nucleus candidate that meets a predetermined link condition with regard to the selected one or more nuclei for backward link from said 4D images, removing misidentified nucleus candidates from the forward link information based on the reverse link information.

Abstract: A radiation or neutron detector wherein lateral side light detecting optical fibers prepared from clear optical fibers that are scraped on a lateral side to permit side incidence of fluorescence are used to detect the fluorescence from a phosphor or a scintillator such that the background to gamma-rays is reduced. If desired, the optical fibers may be bent at 90 degrees and guided to a photomultiplier tube in order to reduce the size of the detector. Fabrication and maintenance of the detector can be facilitated by adopting such a design that a detecting block comprising a detection medium and lateral side light detecting optical fibers is separated from a readout block comprising clear optical fibers.

Abstract: An apparatus for feeding an inner wrapper for an inner pack in a cigarette package has a rotatable web roll (R) formed by winding a web for the inner wrapper. The web has aluminum foil and a paper layer laminated onto the aluminum foil and containing menthol. The feeding apparatus further includes a scraper roller (45) for removing the menthol from the outer circumferential surface of the web roll (R), namely the surface of the aluminum foil. The scraper roller (45) has a plurality of scrapers (55) arranged in the outer circumferential surface thereof, the scrapers (55) being brought into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the web roll (R). The scrapers (55) are made of felt material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a CETP activity inhibitor comprising as an active ingredient a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R represents a straight chain or branched alkyl group; a straight chain or branched alkenyl group; a lower haloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, X1, X2, X3, and X4 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower haloalkyl group; a lower alkoxy group; a cyano group; a nitro group; an acyl group; or an aryl group, Y represents —CO— or —SO2—, and Z represents a hydrogen atom or a mercapto-protecting group, or a prodrug compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or hydrate or solvate thereof.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit conducting a videophone call, a memory storing a telephone directory which registers at least each individual telephone number and is capable of registering a portrait image associated with the each individual telephone number, a portrait image registration determination unit determining whether or not a portrait image of calling party is registered in the telephone directory by referring to the telephone directory based on the telephone number of the calling party when sending and receiving data according to the videophone call, a portrait image capturing unit capturing a portrait image received from the calling party as a calling party portrait image if the portrait image registration determination unit determines that the portrait image of the calling party is not registered in the telephone directory, and a portrait image automatic registration unit registering automatically the portrait image captured in the portrait image capturing unit as t

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to improve transmission characteristics by transmitting data through multiple paths in a multihop radio network including multiple paths. In a source node 210 of (a), an encoder 212 performs communication path encoding, and a modulator 216 modulates. Unlike the prior art, however, a packetizing unit 214 designates relay paths and packetizes outputs from the encoder 212 for the respective paths, whereby signals are transmitted to multiple paths (in this case, two paths). A receiver (See (c)) of a destination node 260 demodulates the signals from the multiple paths using a demodulator 262. Thereafter, it depacketizes the packet of binary data hard-decided by a depacketizing/buffering unit 263 and then temporarily stores the depacketized pieces of data for respective paths in a buffer. A reliability data calculator 265 then diversity-combines, taking reliability data into account. A combiner/decoder 267 performs an error correction based on that combined data.