Abstract: The invention provides the compounds represented by the formula (I) in which, R stands for a dihydroxy-substituted C1-C6 alkyl group, and Cy stands for an optionally substituted C6-C10 bi- or tri-cyclic aliphatic carbocyclic group. These compounds act as nociceptin receptor antagonist, and are useful, for example, as relievers against tolerance to narcotic analgesic, dependence on narcotic analgesic or addiction; analgesic enhancers; antiobestic or appetite suppressors; treating or prophylactic agents for cognitive impairment and dementia/amnesia; agents for treating developmental cognitive abnormality; remedy for schizophrenia; agents for treating neurodegenerative diseases; anti-depressant or treating agents for affective disorder; treating or prophylactic agents for diabetes insipidus; treating or prophylactic agents for polyuria; and remedy for hypotension and the like.

Abstract: The image input unit comprises a pixel shift evaluation value and reliability calculating section that calculates a pixel shift evaluation value based on image data for a plurality of images photographed before and after an image sensing device is displaced for a predetermined amount. Moreover, a system controller judges whether pixel shift photography has been normally performed or not based on the pixel shift evaluation value, and displays the judgment result on a display.

Abstract: The invention provides the compounds represented by the formula (I) in which, R stands for a dihydroxy-substituted C1-C6 alkyl group, and Cy stands for an optionally substituted C6-C10 bi- or tri-cyclic aliphatic carbocyclic group. These compounds act as nociceptin receptor antagonist, and are useful, for example, as relievers against tolerance to narcotic analgesic, dependence on narcotic analgesic or addiction; analgesic enhancers; antiobestic or appetite suppressors; treating or prophylactic agents for cognitive impairment and dementia/amnesia; agents for treating developmental cognitive abnormality; remedy for schizophrenia; agents for treating neurodegenerative diseases; anti-depressant or treating agents for affective disorder; treating or prophylactic agents for diabetes insipidus; treating or prophylactic agents for polyuria; and remedy for hypotension and the like.

Abstract: The image input unit comprises a pixel shift evaluation value and reliability calculating section that calculates a pixel shift evaluation value based on image data for a plurality of images photographed before and after an image sensing device is displaced for a predetermined amount. Moreover, a system controller judges whether pixel shift photography has been normally performed or not based on the pixel shift evaluation value, and displays the judgment result on a display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R1 is a linear or branched alkoxy group, a cycloalkoxy group, a linear or branched lower alkyl group, etc.; R2 is halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, etc.; Q1 is carbon atom or nitrogen atom; Q2 is carbon atom which may be substituted with oxo group; the formula (III): ??(II) is a single bond or a double bond; A is a group selected from the group consisting of the substitutent group ?; and R5 is hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, cyano group, an alkoxy group or a trialkylsilyl group; having an mGluR1 inhibiting action and being useful as treatment and/or prevention of convulsion, acute pain, cerebral disturbance such as cerebral infarction or transient cerebral ischemia onset, anxiety, chemical dependency or Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: The invention provides the compounds represented by the formula (I) in which, R stands for a dihydroxy-substituted C1-C6 alkyl group, and Cy stands for an optionally substituted C6-C10 bi- or tri-cyclic aliphatic carbocyclic group. These compounds act as nociceptin receptor antagonist, and are useful, for example, as relievers against tolerance to narcotic analgesic, dependence on narcotic analgesic or addiction; analgesic enhancers; antiobestic or appetite suppressors; treating or prophylactic agents for cognitive impairment and dementia/amnesia; agents for treating developmental cognitive abnormality; remedy for schizophrenia; agents for treating neurodegenerative diseases; anti-depressant or treating agents for affective disorder; treating or prophylactic agents for diabetes insipidus; treating or prophylactic agents for polyuria; and remedy for hypotension and the like.

Abstract: An apparatus for modifying a traveling position of a paper web in a paper web processing machine is provided. The apparatus is capable of easily attaching a detection means; requiring no operation of the paper web processing machine to determine an accurately adjusted position for attachment; and extremely easily setting a desired size of a tolerable deviation range of a practical position of a side edge to an originally expected position of the side edge when the sheet travels. The apparatus includes a traveling position modification means for modifying a position of a side edge of a paper web traveling toward a processing section in a paper web processing machine; a detection means for detecting the position of the side edge of the paper web; and a control means connected to the modification means and the detection means for controlling the modification means based on a value detected at the detection means.

Abstract: A sheet transporting device includes an enclosure having a first guide part at least a part of which can be exposed to outside, wherein another sheet transporting device is attached to the enclosure, the another sheet transporting device has a second guide part at least a part of which is exposed to outside, and at least a part of a sheet transporting passage includes the first guide part and the second guide part. An image forming apparatus includes an enclosure including a first guide part at least a part of which can be exposed to outside, wherein a sheet transporting device is attached to the enclosure, the sheet transporting device includes a second guide part at least a part of which is exposed to outside, and at least a part of a sheet transporting passage includes the first guide part and the second guide part.

Abstract: In a DRAM array using a capacitor-under-bitline (CUB) layout, the plate layer of the capacitor is significantly reduced in area to reduce misalignments in connections between the bitline and the underlying transistors.

Abstract: In a DRAM array using a capacitor-under-bitline (CUB) layout, the plate layer of the capacitor is significantly reduced in area to reduce misalignments in connections between the bitline and the underlying transistors.

Abstract: Provided is a baked color pencil lead which comprises a baked lead obtained by impregnating pores of a porous baked lead comprising at least a filler with a solution containing a polysiloxane having a structural unit represented by the following Formula (I) and subjecting it to heat treatment in an oxidation atmosphere and/or a non-oxidation atmosphere and a colorant filled into the pores of the resultant baked lead and which is excellent in mechanical strength (bending strength, tensile strength, impact strength and the like) while exhibiting a satisfactory coloring power and sufficient drawn line density: wherein R1 and R2 each represent an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group or a siloxane group, and they may be the same or different.

Abstract: An apparatus for modifying a traveling position of a paper web in a paper web processing machine is provided. The apparatus is capable of easily attaching a detection means; requiring no operation of the paper web processing machine to determine an accurately adjusted position for attachment; and extremely easily setting a desired size of a tolerable deviation range of a practical position of a side edge to an originally expected position of the side edge when the sheet travels. The apparatus includes a traveling position modification means for modifying a position of a side edge of a paper web traveling toward a processing section in a paper web processing machine; a detection means for detecting the position of the side edge of the paper web; and a control means connected to the modification means and the detection means for controlling the modification means based on a value detected at the detection means.

Abstract: An ink for a ball point comprising at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of alcohols and glycol ethers, a resin and a colorant, wherein the spectral reflectance determined in the state where the ink for a ball point pen is filled into an ink reservoir has a maximum value in 500 to 520 nm, and a ratio of maximum strength/minimum strength of the spectral reflectance is 2.2 to 5.5. Further provided is a ball point pen equipped with a transparent ink reservoir charged with the ink, wherein the color of the ink can visually be identified through a part which transmits light in the ball point pen barrel.

Abstract: Provided is a baked color pencil lead which comprises a baked lead obtained by impregnating pores of a porous baked lead comprising at least a filler with a solution containing a polysiloxane having a structural unit represented by the following Formula (I) and subjecting it to heat treatment in an oxidation atmosphere and/or a non-oxidation atmosphere and a colorant filled into the pores of the resultant baked lead and which is excellent in mechanical strength (bending strength, tensile strength, impact strength and the like) while exhibiting a satisfactory coloring power and sufficient drawn line density: 1

Abstract: The image input unit comprises a pixel shift evaluation value and reliability calculating section that calculates a pixel shift evaluation value based on image data for a plurality of images photographed before and after an image sensing device is displaced for a predetermined amount. Moreover, a system controller judges whether pixel shift photography has been normally performed or not based on the pixel shift evaluation value, and displays the judgment result on a display.

Abstract: A memory cell array (300) is disclosed having variable pitch word lines and bit lines. The word lines include central word lines (302a) having a first pitch, and peripheral word lines (302b), situated proximate to the edge of the array (300), having a second pitch that is greater than the first pitch. In a similar fashion, the bit lines include central bit lines (304a) having a third pitch, and peripheral bit lines (304b), situated proximate to the edge of the array (300), having a fourth pitch that is greater than the third pitch. The increase in word line and bit line pitch can reduce the adverse results of proximity effects caused by the junction of the dense array features with the relatively open features of the adjacent periphery circuits.

Abstract: For a balance adjustment due to a reduction in size and weight of an actuator, an arm portion, an axis attaching portion, and a coil supporting portion are arranged so that the centers of gravity on the coil side are located on a straight line connecting a rotational center and the center of gravity on the head side. Further, the improvement of an assembling efficiency of a VCM, an increase in torque, a one-touch fixing of an FPC connecting band, a noise prevention of a read pattern, and an insulation between the base and cover due to a bias of an MR read head are accomplished. A sector mark is detected by comparing a peak detection pulse and its reference polarity signal. A redundancy is provided to a reference detection polarity signal so that a read signal can be detected even if any one of the read signals of the sector marks is dropped out.

Abstract: A disk apparatus has a disk medium with sector areas that have a servo area and a data area along the same cylinder. The servo areas also have a sector mark indicative of the servo area, a code indicative of a cylinder address, and a predetermined servo pattern to detect a head position, all magnetically recorded in the servo area. A disk control section uses a head portion to detect the head position on the basis of a read signal of the servo pattern and positions the head portion at an arbitrary cylinder to perform reading and writing operations. The disk apparatus also has a time measuring counter for starting to measure an elapsed time each time a predetermined position in the servo area is detected, and a time setting register for storing a time from a detection time point of the predetermined position in the servo area to the generation of the sector pulse.

Abstract: A storage unit is provided with at least one head for reproducing servo information from a medium, a processing part for carrying out a servo process to position the head with respect to the medium, and a setting part for setting a ratio of a first time with respect to a sampling time smaller in one of a data read state and a command wait state than in a data write state. The sampling time is made up of the first time in which the servo process is carried out by the processing part, and a second time in which a process with respect to a request from an external host unit is carried out.

Abstract: For a balance adjustment due to a reduction in size and weight of an actuator, an arm portion, an axis attaching portion, and a coil supporting portion are arranged so that the centers of gravity on the coil side are located on a straight line connecting a rotational center and the center of gravity on the head side. Further, the improvement of an assembling efficiency of a VCM, an increase in torque, a one-touch fixing of an FPC connecting band, a noise prevention of a read pattern, and an insulation between the base and cover due to a bias of an MR read head are accomplished. A sector mark is detected by comparing a peak detection pulse and its reference polarity signal. A redundancy is provided to a reference detection polarity signal so that a read signal can be detected even if any one of the read signals of the sector marks is dropped out.