Abstract: Binder compositions for a mold each comprising a specific alkaline phenol-aldehyde resin are disclosed. Methods for producing a mold using any of the binder compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: In bit phase synchronizing circuitry, received data with an unknown phase and triphase clocks output from a reset VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) are input to a timing decision circuit. If preselected one of the triphase clocks and the received data have an adequate relation, the decision circuit causes the current clock phase to be maintained. If otherwise, the decision circuit determines whether the current clock phase should be advanced or retarded. The resulting decision signal output from the decision circuit is fed to a selector controller. The decision circuit latches the received data with the preselected one of the triphase clocks and outputs them together with the clock used for latching. A phase controller causes the reset VCO to selectively operate in a phase shift mode or in a multiplication PLL (Phase Locked Loop) mode. The circuitry is capable of setting up bit phase synchronization stably and rapidly with a simple configuration without regard to the phase of the received data.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member is constituted by at least a support, a photosensitive layer disposed on the support, and a protective layer disposed on the photosensitive layer. The protective layer comprises a cured product obtained from a condensation product between a silyl acrylate compound and colloidal silica. The protective layer is effective in providing the photosensitive member with improved potential stability against a change in environmental conditions and an excellent durability.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is alkyl; R.sup.2a, R.sup.2b, R.sup.2c and R.sup.2d are the same or different and each is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, --(C.dbd.O)--B.sup.1 (wherein B.sup.1 is hydrogen or alkyl), nitro, --NR.sup.c R.sup.d (wherein R.sup.c is hydrogen or alkyl and Rd is alkyl), hydroxy, protected hydroxy group, alkoxy, cyano, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl or halogen;R.sup.3 is alkyl; R.sup.4 is a group of the formula (II) ##STR2## wherein A.sup.1 is a single bond, alkylene or alkenylene; R.sup.5a and R.sup.5b are the same or different and each is hydrogen, alkyl or --A.sup.4 R.sup.5.sub.c wherein A is a single bond, alkylene or alkenylene and R.sup.5.sub.c is alkoxy; and n is 0, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds have valuable inhibitory activity against acyl-CoA (cholesterol acyl transferase).

Abstract: A surface layer of a photosensitive layer contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of (a) a polyarylate resin having a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and (b) a polycarbonate resin having a structural unit represented by the following general formula (2): ##STR1## wherein, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are each single bond, --O--, --S-- or substituted or unsubstituted alkylene and are the same or different, R.sub.1 to R.sub.8 and R.sub.11 to R.sub.14 are each hydrogen, halogen, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl and are the same or different, and R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 are each hydrogen, halogen, or substituted or unsubstituted silyl, alkyl or aryl and are the same or different, and n is an integer of 2 or more; ##STR2## wherein X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 are each single bond, --O--, --S-- or substituted or unsubstituted alkylene and are the same or different, R.sub.15 to R.sub.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting group, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represent hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; R.sup.4 represents optionally substituted alkyl, alicyclic heterocyclic, aryl, aromatic heterocyclic, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; R.sup.5 represents hydrogen or a carboxy-protecting group; and R.sup.6 represents alkoxy, aryloxy, dialkylamino or diarylamino or two or R.sup.6 together represent o-phenylenedioxy or three together represent CH.sup.3 C(--CH.sub.2 O--).sub.3) may be prepared by reacting the corresponding carbonyl compound with a compound of formula P(R.sup.6).sub.3. Compounds (I) may be cyclised to prepare carbopenem derivatives, many of which have valuable antibiotic activity.

Abstract: In order to measure in a non-contact manner a clothing amount of a human being in a state in which the human body is clothed, a camera captures a subject including the human being. An image processing section recognizes a human body from images captured by the camera, and detects an area of the human body in the human body image. A radiation sensor detects a radiation heat quantity of an environment and a radiation heat quantity of a human body plus environment. A clothing amount calculating section obtains a position and an area of the human being in the real space, a surface temperature of the clothes on the human being, a skin temperature of the human being, an environmental temperature and so forth based on information from the image processing section and information from the radiation sensor, and calculates the clothing amount of the human being from the obtained values.

Abstract: A bit-phase aligning circuit includes a bit-phase adjusting circuit and a synchronizing pattern detection circuit. The bit-phase adjusting circuit adjusts a phase difference between a data signal and a clock signal by adjusting a delay amount of the data signal based on a determination result signal from the synchronizing pattern detection circuit. In the synchronizing pattern detection circuit, the data signal is sampled using the clock signal so as to detect a synchronizing pattern inserted in the data signal. When the synchronizing pattern is detected, the synchronizing pattern detection circuit determines that a phase relationship between the data signal and the clock signal is proper. On the other hand, when not detected, the synchronizing pattern detection circuit determines the phase relationship therebetween to be improper. This determination result signal is fed to the bit-phase adjusting circuit where the phase difference between the data signal and the clock signal is adjusted.

Abstract: A method for preparing compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting group; R.sup.2 is alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted phenoxy; R.sup.3 is optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted quinolyl or phenyl group which has a substituent of formula --CYNR.sup.5 R.sup.6, where Y is oxygen or sulfur, and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 and the nitrogen to which they are attached together form a heterocyclic group; R.sup.4 is hydrogen or an amino-protecting group; and Z is sulfur or oxygen. The process comprises reacting a compound of formula (II): ##STR2## in which R.sup.8, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are the same or different and each represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, with a compound of formula (III): ##STR3## in which R.sup.11 represents an acyloxy, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl or arylsulfinyl group.

Abstract: Small discontinuities in digital sound data caused by a pitch control operation are processed by using a secondary FIR filter and smoothing the discontinuities. When lowering the key, the data value subject to the pitch down operation is moderately approximated to that of one sampling period before over a cycle of small discontinuity occurrence. when raising the key, the data value subject to the pitch up operation is moderately approximated to the current data value over a cycle of small discontinuity occurrence. By this method, the extent of the data discontinuity is greatly reduced. Large discontinuities for every segment are also processed by cross fading two converted data sequences which are produced from the input sound data and have different timings of large discontinuity occurrence, one data value being increased from its discontinuity point while the other data value is decreased from the same point in time.

Abstract: A throttle drum with a first return spring disposed therearound is rotatably mounted on a throttle shaft, and a cruise control drum with a second return spring disposed therearound is rotatably disposed around the throttle drum. The throttle drum and the cruise control drum are arranged in a radially double-walled structure around the throttle shaft, which may be of a relatively short axial length.

Abstract: A process for preparing a compound of formula (I'): ##STR1## comprising reacting a compound of formula (II'): ##STR2## with a compound of formula (III'):A'SH (III')wherein the reaction of the compound of formula (II') and the compound of formula (III') are carried out in the presence of a salt of a metal of Group II or III of the Periodic Table of Elements, wherein A' is an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or heterocyclic, R.sup.1' is hydrogen or a carboxy protecting group, R.sup.2' and R.sup.3' can be hydrogen or alkyl, X' can be sulfur, k' is 1 or 2 and R.sup.4' is alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl or heterocyclic.

Abstract: A binder resin composition, a curing agent composition, a caking additive composition, a kit, a casting mold composition and a process for manufacturing a casting mold are disclosed, wherein a metallic compound containing a metallic element belonging to Group IB to VIII of the Periodic Table is utilized. The compositions are useful for the production of a sand mold for casting, having an excellent strength, from reclaimed sand, in a self-hardening or gas hardening mold process. The casting mold according to the present invention, which is manufactured in the presence of a metallic compound containing a metallic element belonging to Group IB to VIII of the Perioidic Table has excellent strength.

Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device includes a channel layer of a dielectric material containing oxygen, source and drain electrode provided on the channel layer across a channel region defined in the channel layer, a ferroelectric memory layer provided on the channel layer so as to cover at least the channel region, and a write control electrode provided on the ferroelectric memory layer for applying an electric field thereto.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are provided: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group; or a group of formula (II), (III), (IV) or (V): ##STR2## and wherein the groups R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are hydrogen or various organic groups; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; as well as methods for the preparation of such compounds and their use in the treatment and prophylaxis of hypercholesteremia and arteriosclerosis.

Abstract: A compound of the formula ##STR1## in which: R.sup.1' is hydrogen or a carboxy-protecting group;R.sup.41' is hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting group;R.sup.42' is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, a halogen, an aryl or an aryloxy; R.sup.43' is hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, a hydroxy, a halogen, a cyano, a nitro or a group of the formula --NR.sup.8' R.sup.9', where R.sup.8' and R.sup.9' are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino-protecting groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups and phenyl groups, or R.sup.8' and R.sup.9' together represent a group --(CH.sub.2).sub.q '--O.sub.r '--(CH.sub.2).sub.s '--, where q' and s' are independently 0 or an integer of from 1 to 5 and r' is 0 or 1, provided that (q'+s') is an integer of at least 2; R.sup.45' and R.sup.46' are independently selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups and aryl groups, or R.sup.45' and R.sup.46' together represent a group --(CH.sub.2).sub.

Abstract: A foundry mold is produced from sand by blending, with one another, sand, a binder comprising a ester cured-phenolic resin, a curing agent comprising an organic ester compound and one or more additives containing therein a metal of the groups IB to VIII, and molding and curing the mixture into a foundry mold. The mixture is useful in a self-curing molding method and a vapour curing molding method, and the resulting mold is thereby provided with an unexpected improved mechanical strength. In particular the invention is advantageously effective with used or reclaimed refractory sand.

Abstract: ConstitutionTricyclic heterocyclyl compounds having a general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents H, a lower alkyl or lower alkoxy group, a halogen atom or halogeno-lower alkyl; R.sup.3 represents H or a lower alkyl group; R.sup.4 represents a substituted phenyl or naphthyl group; R.sub.5 represents H or a lower alkyl group; A represents a lower alkylene group; B represents an --O-- or --S-- group; and n is 0-1.EffectThe compounds have an excellent activity in the inhibition of acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) and are useful for the treatment and prophylaxis of atherosclerosis.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member which comprises an electroconductive support, an interlayer, and a photosensitive layer, wherein the electroconductive support is previously cleaned with a solution mainly composed of water, end the interlayer contains an electroconductive substance.The product is excellent in the electrophotographic properties and the process of making is not harmful to the human health and does not pollute the environment.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting group; R.sup.2 is alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted phenoxy; R.sup.3 is optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted quinolyl or phenyl group which has a substituent of formula --CYNR.sup.5 R.sup.6, where Y is oxygen or sulfur, and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 and the nitrogen to which they are attached together form a heterocyclic group; is R.sup.4 hydrogen or an amino-protecting group; and Z is sulfur or oxygen; are valuable intermediates in the preparation of carbapenem compounds and retain a desirable configuration during conversion to such carbapenem compounds.