Abstract: A heat exchanger has tubes stacked in a direction and constructed of plate members. Each tube includes a main part for defining a passage of an internal fluid therein and a joined part that is provided by joining portions of the plate member to have surface contact. The joined part projects from an upstream end of the main part with respect to a flow of an external fluid. The joined part includes an inclined portion that is bent at a predetermined angle relative to a reference plane that is perpendicular to the direction in which the tubes are stacked.

Abstract: A tube for exchanging heat between inside fluid and outside fluid includes a uniform cross-section portion. The outside fluid flows in an outside passage meanderingly extending in an outside fluid flowing direction. The uniform cross-section portion is disposed at least at each end of the tube longitudinal direction, and has an inside passage and a joint. The inside passage is constructed with a first inner face and a second inner face, which are spaced from each other, and the inside fluid flows through the inside passage. The joint is constructed with the first inner face and the second inner face, which are connected to each other to increase a pressure-resistant strength.

Abstract: A heat transferring member has a base wall including a base portion and angled portions. The angled portions extend from opposite sides of the base portion with respect to a flow direction of a fluid. The angled portions are provided by portions that are cut out from the base wall on opposite sides of the base portion and bent relative to the base wall.

Abstract: A heat exchanger has tubes defining refrigerant passages therein and fins disposed between the tubes. The tubes have tube main walls opposed to each other. The fins are joined to the tube main walls. The tube main walls have projections that project inside of the tubes and define recesses on outer sides of the tubes. Each of the tubes has an outer dimension, in a direction perpendicular to the tube main walls, in a range between equal to or greater than 0.8 mm and equal to or less than 1.9 mm.

Abstract: A suction fluid collector includes a transparent reservoir made of a resilient material with an upper opening positioned on one side of a flexible suction bag with at least one transparent side. A plate part made of a resilient material is positioned on another side of the suction bag opposite said reservoir. An urging means arranged between the reservoir and the plate part provides a force tending to expand a gap between the reservoir and the plate part. A suction tube is positioned partially inside the reservoir and extends through the suction bag.

Abstract: An oval-cut diamond comprises a girdle having a contour line in an oval or oval-like shape, a crown above the girdle having an octagonal table facet on a top of it and a pavilion below the girdle. The girdle is of a ratio (b/a) of a short radius to a long radius of 0.6 or more, in which a radius in long axis direction is “a”, and a radius in short axis direction is “b”. A pair of pavilion main facets positioned opposite to each other with respect to a central axis has a pair of crown main facets or star facets facing the pair of pavilion main facets through the girdle. The two pavilion main facets, the two crown main facets or star facets and the table facet have a common vertical plane within the facets so that brilliancy of reflection lights coming out of the table facet and crown facets is enhanced.

Abstract: An oval-cut diamond comprises a girdle having a contour line in an oval or oval-like shape, a crown above the girdle having an octagonal table facet on a top of it and a pavilion below the girdle. That is a modified oval brilliant cut diamond, in which one of the crown and the pavilion is rotated by about a sixteenth revolution around its central axis from an ordinary brilliant cut diamond. The girdle is of a ratio (b/a) of a short radius to a long radius of 0.6 or more, in which a radius in long axis direction is “a”, and a radius in short axis direction is “b”. A pair of pavilion main facets positioned opposite to each other with respect to the central axis has a pair of crown main facets or star facets facing the pair of pavilion main facets through the girdle. The two pavilion main facets, the two crown main facets or star facets and the table facet have a common vertical plane within the facets so that brilliancy of reflection lights coming out of the table facet and crown facets is enhanced.

Abstract: An antibody and a method for producing an antibody that specifically binds to a full length amino acid sequence of human Delta-1.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an agent for specific adsorption of type 5 adenoviral vector to undifferentiated blood cells which enables infection with a viral concentration that does not impart toxicity to undifferentiated blood cells, without requiring the construction of a new viral genome, or special modification of viral particles such as biotination, etc. The above objective has been achieved by providing a polypeptide which has affinity for both adenovirus and undifferentiated blood cells. Use of the polypeptide of the present invention enables improved efficiency of adenoviral vector-mediated gene transfer of any gene to undifferentiated blood cells, and there is provided a method of introducing any gene for which transient expression in these cells is desired. In particular, the method is useful for intracellular DNA recombination by transiently expressing site-specific recombinase, and for induction into any cells of different lines by transient expression of master genes.

Abstract: A polypeptide which contains the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the Sequence Listing encoded by a gene originating in human being. Because of serving as a chemical efficacious in the suppression of the proliferation and differentiation of undifferentiated blood cells, this polypeptide is expected to be usable in medicines and medical supplies.

Abstract: A polypeptide which contains the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the Sequence Listing encoded by a gene originating in human being. Because of serving as a chemical efficacious in the suppression of the proliferation and differentiation of undifferentiated blood cells, this polypeptide is expected to be usable in medicines and medical supplies.

Abstract: A method for suppressing differentiation of undifferentiated blood cells in vivo by contacting the cells in vitro with a serrate-1 peptide, thereby suppressing differentiation of the cells.

Abstract: A novel human serrate-2 polypeptide consisting of a polypeptide containing the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO:1 in the Sequence Listing and having the effect of regulating the differentiation of undifferentiated cells involving stem cells; its gene; a process for producing the same; and an antibody specifically recognizing the polypeptide.

Abstract: A molding device includes a lower mold unit and an upper mold unit. A molding cavity is defined between the mold units. The lower mold unit has a storing chamber connected to the molding cavity. The upper mold unit has a damper chamber connected to the molding cavity. A pressurizing rod is inserted into the damper chamber. The pressurizing rod is actuated by a cylinder. When a pushing rod pushes molten metal in the storing chamber to the cavity, an excess amount of the molten metal enters the damper chamber. Therefore, the molding operation is reliably performed even if an excessive amount of molten metal is injected into the storing chamber. Further, the pressurizing rod pressurizes the excess amount of metal in the damper chamber.

Abstract: The molding device comprises a lower mold unit and an upper mold unit. When the upper mold unit approaches the lower mold unit, a molding cavity is defined between the lower and upper mold units. The lower mold unit has a storing chamber that is communicated with the molding cavity. The lower mold unit comprises a pressure-decreasing mechanism and a pushing mechanism. A molten material is stored in the storing chamber. When the molding cavity is formed between the lower mold unit and the upper mold unit, the pressure-decreasing mechanism decreases pressure in the molding cavity. Afterwards, in sync with the operation that the upper mold unit pushing down a lower mold-holding member of the lower mold unit, an injection rod of the pushing mechanism pushes out the molten material in the storing chamber to the molding cavity. As a result, the efficiency of the molding operation is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed is an expression control system with which any gene of interest can be transferred into mammalian cells to thereby change the nature thereof and the gene can be excised at any time by administering a low molecular weight compound to the cells. Specifically disclosed is a vector satisfying specific requirements when inserted into the genome of a mammalian cell.

Abstract: A seat device of a vehicle including a substantially flat floor surface substantially extending across a full cabin space of the vehicle, front row seats, center row seats and a rear row seat disposed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle on the floor surface, a seat storage pan extending rearward the rear row seat and downward a level of the floor surface, the front row seats being disposed with a space, the center row seats including a plurality of seats in which at least one of the seats is movable in a lateral direction of the vehicle. When the rear row seat is received in the seat storage pan, a substantially flat and continuous surface of a substantially same level as the floor surface is formed rearward the center row seats to a rear end of the cabin space with a substantially full width of the cabin space.