Abstract: The present invention relates to light-scattering silica particles having a light scattering property, the light-scattering silica particles including: a plurality of hollow portions each having a closed pore structure inside the particle, in which the light-scattering silica particles have a volume-based cumulative 50% particle diameter of 1 ?m to 500 ?m and an average circularity of 0.80 or more, and in use of the light-scattering silica particles, a reflectance A of a water cake containing 20 mg/cm2 of silica per measurement cross-sectional area at an ultraviolet wavelength of 310 nm is 30% or more.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a holding device and a holding method that enable an object, such as a mobile terminal, to be held more stably. The present disclosure includes a first member and a second member that slides telescopically with respect to the first member. The first member is provided with: a fixing member that fixes the second member by frictional force by being pressed by the second member that slides inside the first member; and a pressing mechanism that presses the fixing member against the second member. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a tablet holder.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods for transferring a multigenic phenotype to a cell by transfecting, preferably by phototransfection, and locally transfecting a cell or a cellular process with a laser while the cell is bathed in a fluid medium comprising two or more nucleic acids, thereby introducing the nucleic acid into the interior of the cell. Expression of the nucleic acids results in a multigenic phenotype in the transfected cell.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods for transferring a multigenic phenotype to a cell by transfecting, preferably by phototransfection, and locally transfecting a cell or a cellular process with a laser while the cell is bathed in a fluid medium comprising two or more nucleic acids, thereby introducing the nucleic acid into the interior of the cell. Expression of the nucleic acids results in a multigenic phenotype in the transfected cell.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods for transferring a multigenic phenotype to a cell by transfecting, preferably by phototransfection, and locally transfecting a cell or a cellular process with a laser while the cell is bathed in a fluid medium comprising two or more nucleic acids, thereby introducing the nucleic acid into the interior of the cell. Expression of the nucleic acids results in a multigenic phenotype in the tranfected cell.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods for transferring a multigenic phenotype to a cell by transfecting, preferably by phototransfection, and locally transfecting a cell or a cellular process with a laser while the cell is bathed in a fluid medium comprising two or more nucleic acids, thereby introducing the nucleic acid into the interior of the cell. Expression of the nucleic acids results in a multigenic phenotype in the tranfected cell.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods for transferring a multigenic phenotype to a cell by transfecting, preferably by phototransfection, and locally transfecting a cell or a cellular process with a laser while the cell is bathed in a fluid medium comprising two or more nucleic acids, thereby introducing the nucleic acid into the interior of the cell. Expression of the nucleic acids results in a multigenic phenotype in the tranfected cell.

Abstract: The information set importance determination system of the present invention includes a page information management unit for managing an attribute of page information constituting hyper-media information, a ink information management unit for holding and managing linkage between page information, data take-in device for registering hyper-media information in the page information management unit and the link information management unit, a page analysis unit for determining an importance of each page, a link analysis unit for determining a weight of each link based on link information, and a page set sorting unit for sorting a page set based on a page importance of each page.

Abstract: A means is provided for presenting a user—when he consults his own schedule or when he has issued an instruction—with information services found by searching information services relating to the schedule data of the user, these schedule data having been stored in a schedule management service.

Abstract: A service provider registers information of some documents, including an identifier of each document and a bibliographic item constituting the document content, in a storage section in a database section and determines classifications to which these documents should belong to further register identifiers of these documents to the classification items in the storage section. A calculation section calculates a distinction quantity of each classification item by consulting the bibliographic item of the classified document in the database section. Another calculation section calculates a distinction quantity of an unclassified document in the database section, and a decision section determines and classifies a classification item to which the unclassified document should belong based on a result of the calculation and the distinction quantity of each classification item.

Abstract: A hypermedia system operating in a network environment comprises one server or more for storing node data and its link data; a client including the data display means, which shows node data obtained from the server, and the directory information display means, which shows the directory information obtained from the directory server; and a directory server including directory information storage means, which stores directory information indicating the characteristics of node data and link data stored in each server, a secondary information storage means, which stores directory secondary information which is obtained by editing the directory information, and a retrieval means to select appropriate data from the directory information storage means and the secondary information storage means.

Abstract: A hypermedia system comprises a client computer, server computers for holding contents files, and a directory server computer for intensively managing information about the contents files. These computers are connected via a network. The directory server computer includes a directory information storage means for storing node identifiers, information about the contents of the contents files which are nodes, and information about the linkage relationship between the nodes with respect to the nodes managed by the server computers and a retrieval means for retrieving information stored in the directory information storage means based on a request from the client computer to sending it to the client computer.

Abstract: A window display control apparatus in a window system includes a display control unit for controlling display processing of a window, and an application unit for issuing a frame display operation command. The display control unit stores a display control attribute table where a display control attribute indicative of a kind of display processing and an attribute value specified for each display control attribute are defined. The display control unit selects a display control attribute and an attribute value from the display control attribute table based on a screen display operation command issued from the application unit, and generates a display processing sequence indicative of a display processing procedure based on the selected attribute value, while executing frame display processing on a display unit in accordance with the generated display processing sequence.

Abstract: In a display control system, when a continuous command requiring a continuous display updating process on a display screen is received from an application software, a corresponding display processing sequence is produced and stored in a time table. The time table defines titles of subroutines to be executed in terms of time. A timer interrupt routine is executed at every given timing for looking into the time table and identifying the subroutine to be executed at that time point, and for calling and executing the identified subroutine. Accordingly, the identified subroutines are executed in turn in the timer interrupt routines so as to accomplish the continuous display updating process. Since the continuous display updating process is executed as timer interruption, a simple command requiring a simple display updating process or a further continuous command can be received and processed while the former continuous display updating process is executed.

Abstract: Virtual data having a reference section to indicate reference data and a constraint section to indicate the manner in which the reference data are to be processed are held as video data. Decision means decides whether or not the video data read out from accumulating means are virtual data. If the video data are not virtual data, unprocessed video data are supplied. If the video data are virtual data, calculating means is actuated. The calculating means processes the reference data as indicated by the constraint section of the virtual data. As a result of the processing, index data are obtained. These index data are supplied as video data.

Abstract: A VRAM for storing saved images are provided for quick transfer of images to a VRAM for storing displayed images. An image controller controls transfer of images among VRAM for storing displayed images, VRAM for storing saved images, and RAM for storing saved images. An optimizer allocates VRAM for storing saved images to minimize average time required for a change of display.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit contains a plurality of electronic circuit portions formed thereon, each of which includes an earth wiring. Mutual interference between the circuit portions is reduced by connecting the earth wirings to a common earth electrode, and connecting only a part of the earth wirings to an earth point of the semiconductor substrate.