Abstract: Particles of an acrylic polymer comprising a constituent unit (A) derived from methyl methacrylate and a constituent unit (B) derived from a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester in which the alkyl group has 2 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the particles having electrostatic buildup inhibition rate of 90 to 99.9° as obtained by a specific method.

Abstract: Particles of an acrylic polymer comprising a constituent unit (A) derived from methyl methacrylate and a constituent unit (B) derived from a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester in which the alkyl group has 2 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the particles having electrostatic buildup inhibition rate of 90 to 99.9° as obtained by a specific method.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor excellent in abrasion resistance and electrical properties, which uses polymers excellent in surface-active functions such as fluororesin dispersibility and electrical properties, and relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor which contains a polymer containing a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (A1), provided that the definitions of X1, X2, R11 to R16 in Formula (A1), and R21 in Formula (A2) are shown in the specification

Abstract: In order to identify a novel gene responsible for parthenocarpy and to provide use of the gene, the parthenocarpy regulatory gene of the present invention includes a polynucleotide (1) that encodes an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (2) that encodes an amino acid sequence (i) having a sequence identity of 75% or higher relative to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (3) that encodes an amino acid sequence in which 1 to 98 amino acids are substituted, etc. in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, or (4) that is hybridized with a polynucleotide, which has a sequence complementary to the polynucleotide for encoding the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 under a stringent condition.

Abstract: Particles of an acrylic polymer comprising a constituent unit (A) derived from methyl methacrylate and a constituent unit (B) derived from a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester in which the alkyl group has 2 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the particles having electrostatic buildup inhibition rate of 90 to 99.9° as obtained by a specific method.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor excellent in abrasion resistance and electrical properties, which uses polymers excellent in surface-active functions such as fluororesin dispersibility and electrical properties, and relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor which contains a polymer containing a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (A1), provided that the definitions of X1, X2, R11 to R16 in Formula (A1), and R21 in Formula (A2) are shown in the specification

Abstract: Particles of an acrylic polymer comprising a constituent unit (A) derived from methyl methacrylic acid and a constituent unit (B) derived from a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester in which the alkyl group has 2 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the particles having electrostatic buildup inhibition rate of 90 to 99.9%.

Abstract: The present invention provides a parthenocarpy regulatory gene including any of the following polynucleotides and use of the parthenocarpy regulatory gene. (1) A polynucleotide that encodes an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (2) a polynucleotide that encodes an amino acid sequence having a sequence identity of 70% or higher relative to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (3) a polynucleotide that encodes an amino acid sequence in which 1 to 87 amino acids are substituted and/or the like in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and (4) a polynucleotide that is hybridized with a polynucleotide having a sequence complementary to the polynucleotide described in the above (1) under a stringent condition.

Abstract: Particles of an acrylic polymer comprising a constituent unit (A) derived from methyl methacrylic acid and a constituent unit (B) derived from a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester in which the alkyl group has 2 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the particles having electrostatic buildup inhibition rate of 90 to 99.9%.

Abstract: In order to identify a novel gene responsible for parthenocarpy and to provide use of the gene, the parthenocarpy regulatory gene of the present invention includes a polynucleotide (1) that encodes an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (2) that encodes an amino acid sequence (i) having a sequence identity of 75% or higher relative to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (3) that encodes an amino acid sequence in which 1 to 98 amino acids are substituted, etc. in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, or (4) that is hybridized with a polynucleotide, which has a sequence complementary to the polynucleotide for encoding the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 under a stringent condition.

Abstract: A client apparatus requests a server apparatus to transmit information. The server apparatus receives the request from the client apparatus, and determines whether a state of an information source satisfies a predetermined condition. The server apparatus, as a result of the determination, if the state of the information source does not satisfy the predetermined condition, suspends a response to the client apparatus, while, if the state of the information source satisfies the predetermined condition, acquires information corresponding to the request from the information source as a response to the client apparatus, and transmits the acquired information to the client apparatus.

Abstract: A client apparatus requests a server apparatus to transmit information. The server apparatus receives the request from the client apparatus, and determines whether a state of an information source satisfies a predetermined condition. The server apparatus, as a result of the determination, if the state of the information source does not satisfy the predetermined condition, suspends a response to the client apparatus, while, if the state of the information source satisfies the predetermined condition, acquires information corresponding to the request from the information source as a response to the client apparatus, and transmits the acquired information to the client apparatus.

Abstract: A routing control method in an optical packet switching network including a plurality of optical packet switches. Each optical packet switch has a plurality of output ports used for sending packets to other optical packet switches, respectively. The method particularly includes a step of, in a one optical packet switch, monitoring congestion conditions at its output ports, a step of, in the one optical packet switch, transferring packets to be stored in a one output port that is judged in the monitoring step as in congestion, to other output port that is judged in the monitoring step as not in congestion, a step of, from the one optical packet switch, sending the packets as reflection packets via the other output port to an other optical packet switch corresponding to the other output port, and a step of, from the other optical packet switch, returning the reflection packets to the one optical packet switch.

Abstract: A bandwidth measuring method for a packet switching network in which a bandwidth of a packet switching network includes a plurality of nodes for packet switching connected mutually is measured, the method includes a procedure in which a plurality of test packets which at least include two test packets having different packet length are fed to the packet switching network so that in the two test packets, the test packet having a long packet length and the test packet having a short packet length are successive in this order, and a procedure in which a receiver receiving each test packet determines an immediately former bandwidth based on the difference in the reception completion timing thereof.

Abstract: A mobile communication system has exchange units for exchanging communication-traffic among mobile terminals, a transportation-traffic monitor for detecting transportation-traffic of the mobile terminals, and a traffic forecast unit including at least a communication-traffic forecast unit for forecasting future communication-traffic based on the detected communication-traffic and on the detected transportation-traffic.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for cross-fading moving image signals include structure and steps for temporarily storing moving image signals in a memory for a predetermined period of time. Moving image signals read out from the memory and newly-input moving image signals are continuously combined for an operation time equal to or greater than the predetermined period of time. Thus, it is possible to obtain combined signals such that the moving image signals overlap each other in a relatively simple arrangement without using a special magnetic head.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus which comprises an inputting part for inputting an image signal, an attenuating part for attenuating a predetermined frequency portion of the image signal inputted by the inputting part, and a controlling part for controlling an attenuation characteristic of the attenuating part for attenuating the predetermined frequency portion, in accordance with a compression ratio of the image signal inputted by the inputting part. There is also provided an image processing apparatus which comprises an inputting part for inputting an image signal, an enhancing part for enhancing a high frequency band of the image signal inputted by the inputting part, and a controlling part for controlling a high-frequency-band enhancement characteristic of the enhancing part in accordance with a compression ratio of the image signal inputted by the inputting part.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for inputting one or more video signals, synthesizing the video signals and outputting the synthesized video signals with aspect information. The aspect information represents an aspect ratio of the synthesized video signal. The aspect information may be superposed within the vertical blanking period.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus for a tape-shaped recording medium having two channels recorded in forward and backward directions, respectively. The reproducing apparatus is arranged to cause a reproducing head to scan concurrently regions which respectively include the two channels, reproduce data in the forward and backward directions at a time, and convert the backward-reproduced data into forward data through writing and reading to and from a memory.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, for processing a compressed image signal corresponding to an image obtained by optically compressing an object image with a predetermined compression rate, receives the compressed image signal, effects an expansion process on the compressed image signal according to the compression rate thereof, and extracts and releases an image signal corresponding to a part of the image represented by the image signal formed by the expansion, thereby enabling to display a distortion-free image on a monitor.