Abstract: A novel winding device of special arrangement insusceptible to vibration of a drive motor. A winding roll (2) is supported on a winding arm (1) and combined with a drive motor. The drive motor has a body (3) and a rotary shaft (4) penetrating of the body to project from the opposite sides thereof. Furthermore, a pair of bearings (5) are provided on the winding arm and the rotary shaft is supported rotatably on the opposite sides of the body. A rotation-stop (6) is provided between the winding arm and the body and, in the rotational direction of the rotary shaft, the body is restricted by the rotation-stop and does not rotate. Consequently, a web material can be wound around the winding roll by rotating the winding roll through the drive motor.

Abstract: A page turning apparatus of a passbook printer, which detects a turning error or the like at the early stage of turning irrespective of the size and characteristics of passbooks and allows retry of turning in a short time.

Abstract: A light emitting element driving differential switch (2) includes first and second transistors (M1, M2). A third transistor (M3) is connected as an auxiliary switch in parallel to the first transistor (M1) whose drain is connected to a light emitting element (1). A third switch driving signal (IN3) is input to the third transistor (M3) to turn ON the third transistor (M3) at a slightly earlier point in time than when complementary switch driving signals (IN1, IN2) are input to the first and second transistors (M1, M2) to drive the first and second transistors (M1, M2). This improves the rising characteristics of the output from the light emitting element having a high power level.

Abstract: A winding device of a slitter capable of winding web material on a winding shaft supportedly disposed between a pair of side plates after the web material is slit, the winding shaft including two divided shafts positioned substantially end to end, the divided portions thereof are supported on an intermediate support member, the web material is wound on the winding shaft in that state, and after the web material is wound, the divided portions are moved in a direction apart from each other in the axial direction of the winding shaft to extract the winding shaft from a wound product, whereby, even if the width of the web material is large, the web material can be accurately wound, and after winding, the wound product and the winding shaft can be easily separated from each other.

Abstract: A catalyst for hydrotreating gas oil, which comprises an inorganic oxide support having provided thereon: at least one selected from metals in the Group 6 of the periodic table at from 10 to 30% by weight, at least one selected from metals in the Group 8 of the periodic table at from 1 to 15% by weight, phosphorus at from 1.5 to 6% by weight, and carbon at from 2 to 14% by weight, each in terms of a respective oxide amount based on the catalyst, wherein the catalyst has a specific surface area of from 220 to 300 m2/g, a pore volume of from 0.35 to 0.6 ml/g, and an average pore diameter of about from 65 to 95 ?; a process for producing the catalyst; and a method for hydrotreating gas oil, which comprises subjecting a gas oil fraction to a catalytic reaction in the presence of the catalyst under conditions at a hydrogen partial pressure of from 3 to 8 MPa, a temperature of from 300 to 420° C., and a liquid hourly space velocity of from 0.3 to 5 hr?1.

Abstract: A receiving circuit comprises a transimpedance amplifier 3 including an inversion amplifier 2 for amplifying an input current IN, and a feedback resistance R1 connected between an input and an output of the inversion amplifier 2, a comparison circuit 4 for comparing an output OUT of the transimpedance amplifier 3 with a certain desired reference value, and outputting a result of the comparison, and a control circuit for holding the comparison result, and generating an AGC signal 20 for adjusting a gain of the transimpedance amplifier 3. The transimpedance amplifier 20 has a function capable of gain adjustment in accordance with the input AGC signal 20. The control circuit 5 performs gain adjustment until the output OUT of the transimpedance amplifier 3 exceeds the reference value so that an appropriate gain is obtained.

Abstract: Myc protein is an unevenly distributed intermediate agent for cell proliferation, and activates a gene expression via E.box. Mina53 gene encodes a protein of 53 kDa molecular weight and is present in the nucleoplasm and nucleolus. Mina53 mRNA and protein expression are induced by artificial introduction of c-Myc activity. E.box site is present in the vicinity of the transcription initiation site of mina53 gene, and the expression from mina53 promoter is activated by c-Myc through the medium of E.box. Specific inhibition of mina53 expression in HeLa cells and rat fibroblast cells 3Y1 having high expression c.myc strikingly inhibits cell proliferation. The combination of these results show that mina53 is a Myc target gene and is associated with cell proliferation in mammals.

Abstract: A white organic EL element structure exhibiting a good emission efficiency in which the emission color does not vary with current application time. The organic EL element has an organic EL layer sandwiched by a pair of electrodes, characterized in that wherein the organic EL layer includes at least a carrier recombination layer and one or more of carrier nonrecombination layers the carrier recombination layer emits blue or blue green EL light having a peak wavelength of 400-500 nm through recombination of carriers injected into the organic EL element, the carrier nonrecombination layer contains a host material having carrier injection/transportation ability and absorbing at least a part of the EL light and one or more of kinds of PL emission dye material emitting PL light of lower energy than that of the EL light, and the distance between the carrier recombination layer and the carrier nonrecombination layer is 15 nm or above.

Abstract: An iron nitride system magnetic powder comprising of particles comprised primarily of Fe16N2 (having an average particle diameter of up to 25 nm, for example) is provided, to which one or more elements selected from Si, P and Ti is adhered. The powder has a C/Fe atomic ratio of 0.5 to 30%, preferably a (Si+P+Ti)/Fe atomic ratio of 0.1 to 10%. With ?Hc defined (Hc0·Hc1)/Hc0×100, the powder has a ?Hc of up to 5%, and with ??s defined as (?s0·?s1)/?s0×100, a ??s of up to 20%. The powder can provide an ignition temperature of 140° C. or above, and a tap density of 1.0 g/cm3 or above. Hc0 and ?s0 are the coercive force (kA/m) and saturation magnetization (Am2/kg), respectively, of the iron nitride system magnetic powder after adhesion, and Hc1 and ?s1 are the coercive force (kA/m) and saturation magnetization (Am2/kg), respectively, of the powder after it has been stored in a thermo-hygrostat for one week at a temperature of 60° C. and a relative humidity of 90%.

Abstract: A crane performs a self-assembling/disassembling operation using a hoisting winch, a hoisting rope, and a hanging hook, and includes a sheave device for guiding the hoisting rope on an upper portion of a lower boom. The sheave device includes a first sheave on a rear side of the lower boom and second and third sheaves on a front side of the lower boom. The second and third sheaves are arranged next to each other in the left-right direction, and the rope end is attached to the lower boom at a position near the top end of the lower boom. Accordingly, a lifting height in the self-assembling/disassembling operation is increased and the rope end can be attached/detached easily and safely from the front side of the lower boom when the lower boom is laid on the ground.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate, and a NiSi layer provided on the silicon substrate aiming to suppress oxidation of the surface of a NiSi layer and the resistivity increase. The NiSi layer includes a bottom NiSi region and a top NiSi region. The bottom NiSi region provided in contact with silicon surface, and containing substantially no nitrogen. The top NiSi region is a nitrided NiSi region provided in contact with the bottom NiSi region, and containing nitrogen. The NiSi layer has a total thickness of 50 nm or below.

Abstract: An organic EL panel is discloses that includes a substrate and a segment display section provided on the substrate. The segment display section includes an organic EL light emitting section and plural kinds of color modulating sections. The organic EL light emitting section has a single reflective electrode, an organic EL layer, a shadow mask having a plurality of openings, and a single transparent electrode. The plural kinds of color modulating sections are arranged adjacent to the substrate, and each of the plural kinds of color modulating sections is divided into a plurality of subsections. Each of the plural kinds of color modulating sections can be composed of either a color filter layer or a laminated structure of a color filter layer and a color conversion layer. Emitting color of the segment display section can be adjusted by the positions and number of the openings arranged in the shadow mask.

Abstract: An organic EL panel is discloses that includes a substrate and a segment display section provided on the substrate. The segment display section includes an organic EL light emitting section and plural kinds of color modulating sections. The organic EL light emitting section has a single reflective electrode, an organic EL layer, a shadow mask having a plurality of openings, and a single transparent electrode. The plural kinds of color modulating sections are arranged adjacent to the substrate, and each of the plural kinds of color modulating sections is divided into a plurality of subsections. Each of the plural kinds of color modulating sections can be composed of either a color filter layer or a laminated structure of a color filter layer and a color conversion layer. Emitting color of the segment display section can be adjusted by the positions and number of the openings arranged in the shadow mask.

Abstract: An automobile interior board includes a base layer; and a nonwoven or woven surface layer, laminated on at least one surface of the base layer. The base layer is comprised of a composite material of: a first fiber, comprised of a bamboo fiber; a second fiber, comprised of one of cotton, hemp and mixture of cotton and hemp; and a biodegradable resin. Weight percentage of the first fiber, the second fiber and the biodegradable resin satisfies a following equation, the first fiber:the second fiber:the biodegradable resin=30 to 70:10 to 60:20 to 60. The surface layer is comprised of one of a PET resin fiber and a natural material-derived fiber.

Abstract: An optical receiver preamplifier includes an inverting amplifier 1 and a current-voltage conversion element 2 connected between input and output terminals of the inverting amplifier 1. The inverting amplifier 1 includes a first transistor 3 having a gate connected to the input terminal In of the inverting amplifier 1, a second transistor 4 having a source connected to a drain of the first transistor 3 and a gate to which a predetermined voltage Vb is applied, and a load 5 connected to a drain of the second transistor 4. A third transistor 6 is connected between the input terminal In of the inverting amplifier 1 and a source of the second transistor 4.

Abstract: A plurality of isolated metal layers having the same shapes as electrodes are arranged in a matrix, and molded in a resin plate. The metal layers are exposed from both upper and lower surfaces of the resin plate. A cross-sectional area of each metal layer is increased with depth from the upper surface to the lower surface of the resin plate. A reinforcing frame is provided on a lower surface of the resin plate. The reinforcing frame is formed by a plurality of supports in their longitudinal direction being arranged along the periphery of the resin plate.

Abstract: The provided is a sputtering target material that is made not to cause an arcing phenomenon and splash phenomenon at the time of sputtering as completely as possible. A portion to be used for sputtering of the sputtering target material is subjected to a friction stir processing. Even with a sputtering target material made of a carbon-containing aluminum alloy or a large-sized sputtering target material, the arcing phenomenon and the splash phenomenon at the time of sputtering can be certainly suppressed.

Abstract: An iron system magnetic powder, and particularly an iron system magnetic powder comprised chiefly of Fe16N2, is provided that has an atomic ratio of total noble metal content to Fe of 0.01-10%. The magnetic powder can be produced by subjecting iron oxy-hydroxide or iron oxide having an atomic ratio of total noble metal content to Fe of 0.01-10% to reduction treatment. The average particle volume of the magnetic powder is preferably 4,000 nm3 or less. The magnetic powder is suitable for fabricating high recording density media of low noise, high output and high C/N ratio that are suitable for use with a GMR head or the like.

Abstract: In a counterweight attaching and detaching apparatus for a crane, the length of a suspension member is adjusted by an extendable member and links because the distance provided between the peak of a gantry and an upper surface of each of weights when the gantry is suspending the weight at a respective mounting position varies depending on the mounting position. In order to complement the adjustment of the length, different amounts of protrusion of rings from the upper surfaces of the weights are set so that the protrusion amount in the forefront weight is the largest and the protrusion amount in the rearmost weight is the smallest. This reduces the number of types of necessary links used in the suspension member to attach and detach the weights, and the number of operations of connecting and removing the links, and improves operation efficiency.

Abstract: Myc protein is an unevenly distributed intermediate agent for cell proliferation, and activates a gene expression via E.box. Mina 53 gene encodes a protein of 53 kDa molecular weight and is present in the nucleoplasm and nucleolus. Mina 53 mRNA and protein expression are induced by artificial introduction of c-Myc activity. E.box site is present in the vicinity of the transcription initiation site of mina 53 gene, and the expression from mina 53 promoter is activated by the c-Myc through the medium of E.box. Specific inhibition of the mina 53 expression in HeLa cells and rat fibroblast cells 3Y1 having high expression c.myc strikingly inhibited the cell proliferation. Combination of these results shows that the mina 53 is a Myc target gene and is associated with the cell proliferation of mammal.