Abstract: To develop an antibiotic having a novel mechanism of action, the present inventors have searched for a compound that has weak cytotoxicity, the physical property of high solubility in water, the effect of inhibiting both DNA gyrase GyrB and topoisomerase IV ParE subunits, and sufficient antibacterial activity. As a result, the present inventors have completed the present invention by finding that a compound of the present invention represented by the general formula (1), a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and a prodrug thereof have desirable properties. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition (particularly, a preventive or therapeutic composition for infectious disease) comprising a compound represented by the formula (1), a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: An outline identification unit identifies an outline of an object in a target image. A distance identification unit identifies the minimum distance between a target pixel in an object region and the outline. A depth value determination unit configured to determine a depth value of the target pixel in accordance with the distance. The distance identification unit examines can determine the minimum distance to the outline by spirally searching for a point of contact with the outline starting at the position of the target pixel.

Abstract: An image processor for processing image data includes: a reproducing operation limit signal generator configured to generate a reproducing operation limit signal for denoting a reproducing operation limit of the image data based on data added to the image data; and a 2D to 3D converter configured to convert the image data to a pseudo-3D image. The 2D to 3D converter is configured to control valid and invalid of an operation of converting the image data from the 2D image to the pseudo-3D image based on the reproducing operation limit signal.

Abstract: An antibiotic compound having a novel mechanism of action, weak cytotoxicity, high solubility in water, effective in inhibiting both DNA gyrase GyrB and topoisomerase IV ParE subunits, and having antibacterial activity.

Abstract: A stereo video image display apparatus includes a data obtaining unit, a video image generator and an image quality degradation unit. The data obtaining unit obtains left eye video image data and right eye video image data. The video image generator generates sequential data in which a left eye video image data sequence repeating the left eye video image data and a right eye video image data sequence repeating the right eye video image data are arranged alternately to generate a control signal controlling opening and closing of shutter glasses according to the sequential data. The image quality degradation unit processes image quality degradation for object data which is frame data corresponding to one frame either before the switching between the left eye video image data and the right eye video image data and one frame after the switching, or two frames before and after the switching.

Abstract: An antibiotic compound having a novel mechanism of action, weak cytotoxicity, high solubility in water, effective in inhibiting both DNA gyrase GyrB and topoisomerase IV ParE subunits, and having antibacterial activity.

Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes a light source, a light conductor plate having the light source at a side surface thereof, and a frame to house the light conductor plate, wherein the frame is basically composed of a metal core member and a resin body member which has an enclosed structure and which has recesses at outer surfaces of the enclosed structure.

Abstract: A 1,6-?-glucan synthetase inhibitor is provided, having potent growth inhibition and having excellent safety. A compound is provided, capable of expressing in a wide spectral range and specifically or selectively, an antifungal effect based on its functional mechanism of 1,6-?-glucan synthesis inhibition. Also provided is a drug, a salt or hydrate thereof, especially an antifungal that contains the compound.

Abstract: A 1,6-?-glucan synthetase inhibitor is provided, having potent growth inhibition and having excellent safety. A compound is provided, capable of expressing in a wide spectral range and specifically or selectively, an antifungal effect based on its functional mechanism of 1,6-?-glucan synthesis inhibition. Also provided is a drug, especially an antifungal that contains the compound, its salt or their hydrate.

Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes a light source, a light conductor plate having the light source at a side surface thereof, and a frame to house the light conductor plate, wherein the frame is basically composed of a metal core member and a resin body member which has an enclosed structure and which has recesses at outer surfaces of the enclosed structure.

Abstract: A dental adhesive containing an acidic group-containing radically polymerizable monomer, a non-acidic radically polymerizable monomer, a chemical polymerization initiator and a filler, as well as a 2,4-diphenyl-4-methyl-1-pentene. When the dental adhesive is used for adhering a crown restorative to the tooth, an excess of cement swelling from the surface of adhesion can be favorably removed, the curing time can be suitably adjusted without decreasing the strength of adhesion to the tooth, and a change in the color tone of the cured body can be effectively suppressed.

Abstract: A compound reprsented by the following formula (I), its salts or nsolvates thereof capable of specifically or selectively expressig an antifungal activity in a broad spectrum based on the novel mechanism thereof of 1,6-?-glucan synthesis inhibition, and an antifungal agent containing any of them.

Abstract: A dental adhesive containing an acidic group-containing radically polymerizable monomer, a non-acidic radically polymerizable monomer, a chemical polymerization initiator and a filler, as well as a 2,4-diphenyl-4-methyl-1-pentene. When the dental adhesive is used for adhering a crown restorative to the tooth, an excess of cement swelling from the surface of adhesion can be favorably removed, the curing time can be suitably adjusted without decreasing the strength of adhesion to the tooth, and a change in the color tone of the cured body can be effectively suppressed.

Abstract: A chrominance signal demodulation circuit capable of precisely processing a chrominance signal demodulation even when a phase of an inputted chrominance signal is abruptly changed due to a tape track skew error. A first and second color difference signals in an R-Y axis and B-Y axis directions are obtained by multiplying a color burst signal of the inputted chrominance signal and color subcarrier signals generated by a color subcarrier generator. A demodulation phase detector 17 generates a phase error signal to compensate a phase difference between the phases of the color burst signal and the color subcarrier signal based on the first and second color difference signals obtained. The color subcarrier generator 12 generates color subcarrier signals compensated responsive to the phase error signal. Thereby, a chrominance information portion following to the color burst signal in the inputted chrominance signal is successively processed with a chrominance signal demodulation with a correct phase.

Abstract: An NO.sub.x sensor is produced by sintering a plurality of columnar crystals of .beta.-type Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5. The average value M of aspect ratios b/a (wherein a represents a width and b represents a length) in the columnar crystals is set in a range of 2.11<M.ltoreq.5. The NO.sub.x sensor has a high sensitivity to NO.sub.x via an enhancement attained by control of crystal type and structure.

Abstract: A sync signal correction circuit generates a corrected sync signal which is obtained by correcting a timing of a sync signal on the basis of a time axis variation component (jitter component) of the sync signal separated from a picture signal. The corrected sync signal is used as the sync signal to cause a variation of time axis error of the picture signal to follow a variation of time axis error of an output signal of an automatic frequency control (AFC) circuit which constitutes a monitor device for reproducing and displaying the picture signal, such that the variation of time axis error of the output signal of the AFC circuit and the variation of time axis error of the picture signal of the reproduced picture signal are cancelled each other to prevent jittere from appearing on a display screen.

Abstract: An apparatus for correcting a time base error of a video signal. Signal portions of the video signal are sequentially written in memories with a write clock signal synchronizing with the video signal at specific write timings and sequentially read from the memories with a read clock signal of a constant frequency at specific read timings. At least one of the read timings are changed so that a correlation among the signal portions sequentially read from the memories remains unchanged when a difference between the write and read timings are smaller than a reference value.

Abstract: An apparatus for reproducing video signals from a magnetic recording medium using first and second magnetic heads mutually having different azimuth angles. Here, the video signal is obtained by frequency-multiplexing of a low frequency-converted chrominance signal which is obtained by converting into a low frequency range and phase rotation of a chrominance signal per horizontal scanning period, and a modulated luminance signal, and recorded in the magnetic recording medium. One of video signals picked up by the magnetic heads is selected to obtain a chain of reproduced video signal. Discontinuity is detected if there is in the phase rotation of the low frequency-converted chrominance signal in the reproduced video signal. The low frequency-converted chrominance signal in the reproduced video signal is reconverted into a high frequency range chrominance signal having no phase rotation.

Abstract: An apparatus for compensating a time base error of a video signal. A reference signal of no time base error is generated. A difference between a frequency of the reference signal and a frequency of a horizontal synchronizing signal included in an input analog video signal is detected and then a difference signal is outputted. In response to the difference signal, a phase of the reference signal is controlled. The video signal is sampled, based on the reference signal the phase of which is controlled, thus the video signal is converted into a digital signal in which the difference is cancelled. The digital signal is stored in a memory. And the stored digital signal is read out, based on the reference signal.

Abstract: Aromatic copolyesters comprise 10 to 90 mol % of the repeating unit (I) and 90 to 10 mol % of the repeating unit (II): ##STR1## wherein Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 may be the same or different and are, for example, a lower alkylene group, a lower alkylidene group or a carbonyl group, Ar is, for example, a phenylene group or a naphthylene group, and m or n is zero or one, and the copolyesters have high glass transition temperature, heat resistance, modulus, moulding processability and mechanical strength and are useful for shaped articles in mechanical, electrical or medical applications.