Abstract: A movable discharge device for use in a particle/bulk material storage silo includes: a travel body configured to travel along a groove provided at a lower portion of a storage silo; a scrape-out unit configured to move integrally with the travel body and including a blade configured to rotate above the groove to rake coals in the storage silo and scrape out the coals to the groove; and a groove closing mechanism configured to close a predetermined region of the groove within a rotation trajectory region of the blade. The discharge device is configured to be able to suppress the change in the discharge amount of coals discharged by the blade from the particle/bulk material storage silo.

Abstract: A movable discharge device for use in a particle/bulk material storage silo includes: a travel body configured to travel along a groove provided at a lower portion of a storage silo; a scrape-out unit configured to move integrally with the travel body and including a blade configured to rotate above the groove to rake coals in the storage silo and scrape out the coals to the groove; and a groove closing mechanism configured to close a predetermined region of the groove within a rotation trajectory region of the blade. The discharge device is configured to be able to suppress the change in the discharge amount of coals discharged by the blade from the particle/bulk material storage silo.

Abstract: A mounting structure for a semiconductor device of the present invention includes a substrate, a semiconductor device, a plurality of connecting members and a member. The substrate has a first surface and a plurality of pads on the first surface. The semiconductor device has first and second main surfaces and a plurality of terminals provided, on the second main surface, at locations corresponding to the pads. The connecting members connect the pads to the terminals, respectively. The member has at least one surface which is coupled to the first main surface. The thermal expansion coefficient of the member is equal to, or substantially equal to, that of the substrate.

Abstract: An integrated circuit mounting structure of this invention comprises an integrated circuit and a mounting substrate. The integrated circuit has electrodes on the lower surface thereof. The pieces of the conductive material are attached to the electrodes, respectively. Terminals are provided on the upper surface of the substrate. The positions of terminals correspond to these of the pieces of conductive material, respectively. The pieces of conductive material and the terminals are connected by connection members, respectively. At the time of mounting the integrated circuit on the mounting substrate, each electrode is connected to the one end of a lead. The lead is cut and a piece of the lead is left on the electrode on the integrated circuit.

Abstract: An integrated circuit mounting structure of this invention comprises an integrated circuit and a mounting substrate. The integrated circuit has electrodes on the lower surface thereof. The pieces of the conductive material are attached to the electrodes, respectively. Terminals are provided on the upper surface of the substrate. The positions of terminals correspond to these of the pieces of conductive material, respectively. The pieces of conductive material and the terminals are connected by connection members, respectively. At the time of mounting the integrated circuit on the mounting substrate, each electrode is connected to the one end of a lead. The lead is cut and a piece of the lead is left on the electrode on the integrated circuit.

Abstract: A mounting structure for a semiconductor device of the present invention includes a substrate, a semiconductor device, a plurality of connecting members and a member. The substrate has a first surface and a plurality of pads on the first surface. The semiconductor device has first and second main surfaces and a plurality of terminals provided, on the second main surface, at locations corresponding to the pads. The connecting members connect the pads to the terminals, respectively. The member has at least one surface which is coupled to the first main surface. The thermal expansion coefficient of the member is equal to, or substantially equal to, that of the substrate.

Abstract: A novel carboxylic acid compound having a condensed ring; which is represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition thereof and pharmaceutical use thereof. The novel carboxylic acid compound having a condensed ring and pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof of the present invention have superior GPIIb/IIIa antagonism in mammals inclusive of human; can be administered orally; have long life in blood and low toxicity; and show less side-effects. Accordingly, they are extremely useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of thrombotic diseases and other diseases.

Abstract: A novel carboxylic acid compound having a condensed ring, which is represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition thereof and pharmaceutical use thereof. The novel carboxylic acid compound having a condensed ring and pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof of the present invention have superior GPIIb/IIIa antagonism in mammals inclusive of human; can be administered orally; have long life in blood and low toxicity; and show less side-effects. Accordingly, they are extremely useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of thrombotic diseases and other diseases.

Abstract: A shadow mask with a low thermal expandability of an Fe--Ni-based alloy and a high surface hardness is disclosed. This shadow mask includes a mask main body consisting of an Fe--Ni-based alloy containing iron and nickel as main constituents, a large number of fine electron beam apertures formed in the mask main body, and a surface layer formed on the surface of the mask main body and containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of iron nitride, iron nickel nitride, iron boride, iron nickel boride, iron silicide, and iron nickel silicide.

Abstract: A compound of the following formula ##STR1## wherein m is an integer of 1 to 3, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and each is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl, and R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are the same or different and each is hydroxy or a group of the formula ##STR2## (wherein n is 0 or 1, X is --NH-- or --O--, Y is alkylene, A is hydrogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen atom or trifluoromethyl, and B is alkyl or alkenyl), with the proviso that two or three of R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are hydroxyl groups and that when two of them are hydroxyl groups, the cases where R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 are hydroxy, and R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are hydroxy are excluded; a complex compound comprising said compound and a metallic atom; and a diagnostic agent containing said complex compound. The above compound is useful as a chelating agent and the complex compound comprising said compound and a metallic atom exhibits superior characteristics as a contrast medium for image diagnosis.

Abstract: A compound of the following formula ##STR1## wherein m is an integer of 1 to 3, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and each is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl, and R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are the same or different and each is hydroxy or a ##STR2## (wherein n is 0 or 1, X is --NH-- or --O--, Y is alkylene, A is hydrogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen atom or trifluoromethyl, and B is alkyl or alkenyl), with the proviso that two or three of R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are hydroxyl groups and that when two of them are hydroxyl groups, the cases where R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 are hydroxy, and R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are hydroxy are excluded; a complex compound comprising said compound and a metallic atom; and a diagnostic agent containing said complex compound. The above compound is useful as a chelating agent and the complex compound comprising said compound and a metallic atom exhibits superior characteristics as a contrast medium for image diagnosis.

Abstract: A pullulan derivative having one or more active sites resulting from introduction of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, a sulfonic acid or a carboxylic acid, wherein one hydrogen atom of the group of the formula ##STR1## occurring at said active sites is partly substituted by a group of the general formula ##STR2## wherein L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 each independently is amine or a unidentate ligand amine or combinedly represent a bidentate ligand amine and Y is an anionic ligand, and/or two hydrogen atoms of the group ##STR3## groups bound to one and the same carbon atom or to two neighboring carbon atoms as occurring at said active sites are, each independently, partly substituted by a group of the general formula ##STR4## wherein L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 are as defined above, and a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.The above compound has anticancer activity and is useful as anticancer agents.The present invention is concerned with said compound, a process for producing the same and a pharmaceutical use thereof.

Abstract: 2'-Deoxy-5-fluorouridine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein, R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom or an acyl group and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are respectively hydrogen atom, an acyl group or a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are respectively oxygen atom or sulfur atom; R.sup.4 is a phenyl group, a benzyl group or a naphthyl group each of which may be substituted by an alkyl group, an alkoxyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylthio group, and acyl group, a halogen atom, trifluoromethyl group, nitro group, cyano group, carboxyl group and/or methylenedioxy group and R.sup.5 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or one of the groups represented by R.sup.4 which is the same as or different from R.sup.4, at least one of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 being a group of the formula ##STR3## which exhibit excellent antitumour activities and have lower toxicity, methods of the production thereof and antitumour compositions containing said 2'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine derivatives.

Abstract: A pullulan derivative having one or more active sites resulting from introduction of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, a sulfonic acid or a carboxylic acid, wherein one hydrogen atom of the group of the formula ##STR1## occurring at said active sites is partly substituted by a group of the general formula ##STR2## wherein L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 each independently is ammine or a unidentate ligand amine or combinedly represent a bidentate ligand amine and Y is an anionic ligand, and/or two hydrogen atoms of the group ##STR3## or of two ##STR4## groups bound to one and the same carbon atom or to two neighboring carbon atoms as occurring at said active sites are, each independently, partly substituted by a group of the general formula ##STR5## wherein L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 are as defined above, and a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.The above compound has anticancer activity and is useful as anticancer agents.

Abstract: Disclosed is an Invar alloy original sheet for use in the production of a shadow mask, wherein the Invar alloy original sheet has the cleanliness measured by the method regulated in JIS G 0555, of 0.07% or less.Disclosed is also a shadow mask comprising an Invar alloy original sheet having the cleanliness mentioned above.By use of the Invar alloy original sheet of this invention, the problem of non-uniformity and irregurarity of inner wall surface of perforations formed on the original sheet for shadow mask is decreased to a great extent.

Abstract: An ingot of an Invar alloy is rolled in one direction into a plate, a number of slot holes are formed in this plate, and the plate is pressed into a curved form, thus providing a shadow mask of a color CRT. The slot holes of this shadow mask have longitudinal axes extending substantially at right angles to the rolling direction of the plate. The holes maintain their shapes after the plate has been pressed.

Abstract: Color picture tube in which a tube element, e.g., the shadow mask, is constituted by an Fe alloy to which 25-45 wt % of Ni and at least some Cr are added. A Cr rich layer is formed on the tube element surface and black oxide film with a spinel structure containing Cr is formed on the surface of this film.

Abstract: Novel polyprenyl compounds have the general formula: ##STR1## represents a cis-isoprene unit, n is an integer of 11-19, Z.sup.1 is --CH.sub.2 OH or a functional precursor thereof, and either one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom and the other is --S(O).sub.m R.sup.3 in which m is an integer of 0 (zero), 1 or 2 and R.sup.3 is a phenyl, naphthyl, pyridyl or thiazolinyl group or such group substituted with at least one lower alkyl and/or halogen substituent. The topic novel polyprenyl compounds can be synthesized from derivatives of the polyprenol which is obtainable from leaves of Ginkgo biloba or Cedrus deodara, among others, by extraction, if necessary followed by hydrolytic treatment. The novel polyprenyl compounds can be converted to mammalian dolichols or precursors thereof by reductive elimination of the --S(O).sub.m R.sup.3 group.

Abstract: There is provided the novel compound 11-hydroxypregn-4-en-3-one-20-carbaldehyde, as well as a microbial method for production of the same. This novel compound is of value as a starting material for antiinflammatory corticoids such as hydrocortisone, cortisone, prednisolone and prednisone.

Abstract: A pilfer-proof plastic closure comprising a top panel wall and a cylindrical skirt wall extending downwardly from the peripheral edge of the top panel wall. The skirt wall has formed therein a circumferentially extending breakable line dividing the skirt wall into a main portion above the breakable line and a pilfer-proof bottom portion below it. The main portion has formed on its inner surface an internal thread and the pilfer-proof bottom portion has formed on its inner surface a plurality of radially inwardly projecting engaging flaps at circumferentially spaced positions. Each of said engaging flaps has a first portion extending from the inner surface of the pilfer-proof bottom portion and a second portion extending further from the forward end of the first portion inclinedly to the first portion in the closing direction of the closure for mounting the closure on the mouth-neck portion.