Abstract: [Object] It is an object of the present invention to provide an organic compound having excellent properties such as excellent hole injection/transport performance, electron blocking performance, high stability in a thin-film state, and high light emission efficiency as a material for a highly efficient organic EL device having a high durability, and a highly efficient organic EL device having a high durability by using this compound. [Solving Means] An organic EL device, including, between an anode and a cathode, at least a first hole transport layer, a second hole transport layer, a green light-emitting layer, and an electron transport layer in the stated order from a side of the anode, the organic EL device being characterized in that, the second hole transport layer, or at least one of stacked films disposed between the first hole transport layer and the electron transport layer contains an arylamine compound represented by the following general formula (1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having a substituted anthracene ring structure and a pyridoindole ring structure, which is represented by the following general formula (1) or the following general formula (2); and an organic electroluminescent device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer interposed therebetween, in which the compound having a substituted anthracene ring structure and a pyridoindole ring structure, which is represented by the following general formula (1) or the following general formula (2), is used as a constituent material of the aforementioned at least one organic layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having a substituted anthracene ring structure and a pyridoindole ring structure, which is represented by the following general formula (1) or the following general formula (2); and an organic electroluminescent device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer interposed therebetween, in which the compound having a substituted anthracene ring structure and a pyridoindole ring structure, which is represented by the following general formula (1) or the following general formula (2), is used as a constituent material of the aforementioned at least one organic layer.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for use as a retinal pigment epithelial cell growth stimulating agent comprising an interferon and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is disclosed. The composition is useful as a therapeutic agent for oculopathies, such as pigmentary retinal degeneration, central chorioretinopathy, and macular dystrophy.

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to make compact a system for controlling the distribution of a driving force and also to simplify its controlling procedure. To achieve this object, a motor 200, 2200 is designed to be electrically controlled, and the rotation of the motor is transformed to the stroke of a plunger 370, 2370 by a hydraulic pressure producing cylinder device 300. By doing this, a hydraulic pressure is produced within a hydraulic pressure chamber 376, 2376 and the hydraulic pressure thus produced is supplied to an operating cylinder 40. The operating cylinder 40 controls a gain of an engagement force of a variable torque clutch device 30. Also, it is another object of the present invention to provide a fail-safe technique for a hydraulic pressure supply device of the motor drive type.

Abstract: A pump apparatus includes a plunger, an eccentric cam for moving the plunger toward a pressure chamber, a drive shaft supporting the eccentric cam, and an output shaft of a motor for imparting a rotational force to the drive shaft. A convex portion is formed on one end of one of the drive shaft and the output shaft whereas a concave portion is formed in one end of the other of the two shafts. The convex portion is fitted in the concave portion to interconnect the drive shaft and the output shaft. The convex portion is fitted in the concave portion with a clearance therebetween. A holder member for always holding the convex portion and the concave portion in engagement with each other in the direction of rotation of the drive shaft is provided at an area of fitting between the convex portion and the concave portion. With this arrangement, noises resulting from the impingement of one of the convex portion and the concave portion upon the other during the operation of the pump apparatus are eliminated.