Abstract: An alkali-developable photosensitive color composition containing a binder resin, a fluorine-containing copolymer, a photopolymerization initiator, a colorant, and a solvent. A photopolymerizable unsaturated compound is used as the binder resin. The photopolymerizable unsaturated compound is obtained by adding (B) an unsaturated monobasic acid to (A) a polyfunctional epoxy resin to form (C) an epoxy adduct and allowing the epoxy adduct (C) and (D) a polybasic acid anhydride to react with each other.

Abstract: At least one shift gate includes a stabilizing range for stabilizing an engagement between the engaging portion and the at least one shift gate. The system stops movement of the movable member by driving the actuator and determines a portion at the movable member as a shift gate reference position at a time when the movement of the movable member stops. The system moves the movable member by driving the actuator, stabilizes the engaging portion in the stabilizing range, and determines the stabilizing position of the engaging portion as a position of the at least one shift gate.

Abstract: Provided are novel colon cancer preventives, and digestible food/drink additives and health supplements which not only are effective in body weight control and constipation prevention/treatment, but also have the action of accelerating the intestinal absorption of minerals. Sericin or it's hydrolyzed product is used as a colon cancer preventive, food/drink additive or health supplement.

Abstract: The present invention provides a porous body high in safety against environment and living bodies and having a strength high enough to withstand practical use, said porous body comprising, as a skeleton constituent thereof, sericin with an average molecular weight of 30000 to 400000, and having a recovery rate of 10 to 100% after 50% compression.

Abstract: The present invention provides a curable resin composition comprising: (A) an acryl resin having (a) a carboxyl group originating in a carboxyl group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid and itaconic acid and (b) a carboxyl group originating in a carboxyl group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond and a carboxyl group separated from the double bond by at least 6 carbon atoms, (B) an epoxy group-containing acryl resin and (C) a curing catalyst.

Abstract: By adding an aromatic hydrocarbon such as benzene to the powder mixture of magnesium (Mg) or magnesium hydride (MgH2) and boron (B) as raw materials of a superconductor MgB2, high superconducting critical current density (Jc) is obtained.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a medium supplement for animal cell culture and an animal cell culture medium. The present invention relates to a medium supplement for animal cell culture comprising sericin or a sericin derivative and an animal cell culture medium comprising at least said medium supplement and a basal medium composition.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a medium supplement for animal cell culture and an animal cell culture medium. The present invention relates to a medium supplement for animal cell culture comprising sericin or a sericin derivative and an animal cell culture medium comprising at least said medium supplement and a basal medium composition.

Abstract: The image recording apparatus and calibrating method generate a calibration chart having plural pairs of two patches formed on both surfaces of a recording medium in such a way that two corresponding patches, one on the front surface and the other on the back surface, are at least different in color, measure second image information and second position information showing a formed position on the recording medium for each patch recorded on at least one surface of the formed calibration chart and calculate reference correction amounts based on the measured second image and position information as well as first image information and first position information for each patch used for generating the calibration chart. The apparatus and method calculate amounts of image data correction of the printing image data based on the calculated reference correction amounts and correct the printing image data of the images.

Abstract: A select control system for a vehicle transmission includes a gate mechanism having plural gates respectively selected upon a shift operation and having at least an actual gate, a temporary target gate, and a target gate, a select position determining mechanism adjusted to move the actual gate to the target gate along a select direction of the gate mechanism, and a select control element adjusted to control the select position determining mechanism. The select control element performs a temporary target gate remaining process in which the actual gate temporarily remains at the temporary target gate and moves to the target gate.

Abstract: A peptide according to the present invention is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a peptide having the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a peptide having a modified amino acid sequence of the amino acid sequence described in (a) above, in which one or more amino acid residues are deleted, substituted, inserted or added, and having cell death-preventing activity and/or cell growth-promoting activity; and (c) a peptide which has an amino acid sequence having at least 80% homology with the peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence described in (a) above and has cell death-preventing activity and/or cell growth-promoting activity. The peptide has cell death-preventing activity and/or cell growth-promoting activity, is highly safe, and can be produced without difficulty. The peptide is useful as a culture supplement or as an effective component for a cell culture medium.

Abstract: A select control system for a vehicle transmission includes a gate mechanism having plural gates respectively selected upon a shift operation and having at least an actual gate, a temporary target gate, and a target gate, a select position determining mechanism adjusted to move the actual gate to the target gate along a select direction of the gate mechanism, and a select control element adjusted to control the select position determining mechanism. The select control element performs a temporary target gate remaining process in which the actual gate temporarily remains at the temporary target gate and moves to the target gate.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a means to prevent freeze-induced decrease in protein activity. The present invention relates to a method for preventing freeze-induced decrease in protein activity comprising adding a polypeptide comprising the following amino acid sequence (I) to a protein to be frozen. Further, the present invention relates to use of a polypeptide comprising the following amino acid sequence (I) to produce an agent for preventing freeze-induced decrease in protein activity: (SEQ ID NO: 1) Ser-Ser-Thr-Gly-Ser-X1-Ser-X2-Thr-Asp-X3-X4-X5-X6- X7-X8-Gly-Ser-X9-Thr-Ser-Gly-Gly-Ser-Ser-Thr-Tyr- Gly-Tyr-Ser-Ser-X10-X11-X12-X13-Gly-X14-Val (I).

Abstract: At least one shift gate includes a stabilizing range for stabilizing an engagement between the engaging portion and the at least one shift gate. The system stops movement of the movable member by driving the actuator and determines a portion at the movable member as a shift gate reference position at a time when the movement of the movable member stops. The system moves the movable member by driving the actuator, stabilizes the engaging portion in the stabilizing range, and determines the stabilizing position of the engaging portion as a position of the at least one shift gate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a curable resin composition comprising:

Abstract: An MgB2 compound sheath superconducting wire includes a high stable metal having a specific electric resistance 7 &mgr;&OHgr;cm or below at a room temperature and a high strength metal having a Vickers hardness 50 or above at a room temperature, both of which are assembled therewith to realize a high strength and a lengthy superconductor.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a new protein derived from the silkworm middle silk gland and a DNA encoding said protein. The present invention relates to a protein of the following (a) or (b): (a) a protein comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a protein comprising a modified amino acid sequence of the amino acid sequence described in (a) above, in which one or more amino acid residues are deleted, substituted, inserted or added, and having protease activity.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a means to prevent freeze-induced decrease in protein activity. The present invention relates to a method for preventing freeze-induced decrease in protein activity comprising adding a polypeptide comprising the following amino acid sequence (I) to a protein to be frozen. Further, the present invention relates to use of a polypeptide comprising the following amino acid sequence (I) to produce an agent for preventing freeze-induced decrease in protein activity: 1 (SEQ ID NO: 1) Ser-Ser-Thr-Gly-Ser-X1-Ser-X2-Thr-Asp-X3-X4-X5-X6- X7-X8-Gly-Ser-X9-Thr-Ser-Gly-Gly-Ser-Ser-Thr-Tyr- Gly-Tyr-Ser-Ser-X10-X11-X12-X13-Gly-X14-Val (I).