Abstract: An object of the invention is to find a cancer-associated gene to be used as an index for detecting canceration of cells and degree of malignancy of cancer, so as to provide a method for detecting cancer using the cancer-associated gene as an index and provide a method of suppressing/treating cancer using the cancer-associated gene as essential part. According to the present invention, specific genes which are amplified or deleted in gastric carcinoma as compared with normal cell have been collectively found, and a method for detecting cancer using amplification or deletion of these cancer-associated genes as an index is provided. Further, cancer can be suppressed by introducing a gene which is deleted in cancer cells among these cancer-associated genes into cancer and inhibiting the transcription product of the gene amplified.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a cancer-suppressing agent comprising a novel cancer-suppressing gene based on the discovery of such cancer-suppressing gene. The present invention provides A cancer-suppressing agent which comprises PCDH20 gene or a homologous gene thereof.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to find a cancer-associated gene to be used as an index for detecting canceration of cells and degree of malignancy of cancer, so as to provide a method for detecting cancer using the cancer-associated gene as an index and provide a method of suppressing/treating cancer using the cancer-associated gene as essential part. According to the present invention, specific genes which are amplified or deleted in brain tumor as compared with normal cell have been collectively found, and a method for detecting cancer using amplification or deletion of these cancer-associated genes as an index is provided. Further, cancer can be suppressed by introducing a gene which is deleted in cancer cells among these cancer-associated genes into cancer and inhibiting the transcription product of the gene amplified.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to find a cancer-associated gene to be used as an index for detecting canceration of cells and degree of malignancy of cancer, so as to to provide a method for detecting cancer using the cancer-associated gene as an index and provide a method of suppressing/treating cancer using the cancer-associated gene as essential part. According to the present invention, specific genes which are amplified or deleted in thyroid carcinoma as compared with normal cell have been collectively found, and a method for detecting cancer using amplification or deletion of these cancer-associated genes as an index is provided. Further, cancer can be suppressed by introducing a gene which is deleted in cancer cells among these cancer-associated genes into cancer and inhibiting the transcription product of the gene amplified.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to find a cancer-associated gene to be used as an index for detecting canceration of cells and degree of malignancy of cancer, so as to to provide a method for detecting cancer using the cancer-associated gene as an index and provide a method of suppressing/treating cancer using the cancer-associated gene as essential part. According to the present invention, specific genes which are amplified or deleted in pancreatic carcinoma as compared with normal cell have been collectively found, and a method for detecting cancer using amplification or deletion of these cancer-associated genes as an index is provided. Further, cancer can be suppressed by introducing a gene which is deleted in cancer cells amond these cancer-associated genes into cancer and inhibiting the transcription product of the gene amplified.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to find a cancer-associated gene to be used as an index for detecting canceration of cells and degree of malignancy of cancer, so as to to provide a method for detecting cancer using the cancer-associated gene as an index and provide a method of suppressing/treating cancer using the cancer-associated gene as essential part. According to the present invention, specific genes which are amplified or deleted in lung cancer as compared with normal cell have been collectively found, and a method for detecting cancer using amplification or deletion of these cancer-associated genes as an index is provided. Further, cancer can be suppressed by introducing a gene which is deleted in cancer cells amond these cancer-associated genes into cancer and inhibiting the transcription product of the gene amplified.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to find a cancer-associated gene to be used as an index for detecting canceration of cells and degree of malignancy of cancer, so as to to provide a method for detecting cancer using the cancer-associated gene as an index and provide a method of suppressing/treating cancer using the cancer-associated gene as essential part. According to the present invention, specific genes which are amplified or deleted in bile duct cancer as compared with normal cell have been collectively found, and a method for detecting cancer using amplification or deletion of these cancer-associated genes as an index is provided. Further, cancer can be suppressed by introducing a gene which is deleted in cancer cells amond these cancer-associated genes into cancer and inhibiting the transcription product of the gene amplified.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to find a cancer-associated gene to be used as an index for detecting canceration of cells and degree of malignancy of cancer, so as to to provide a method for detecting cancer using the cancer-associated gene as an index and provide a method of suppressing/treating cancer using the cancer-associated gene as essential part. According to the present invention, specific genes which are amplified or deleted in myeloma as compared with normal cell have been collectively found, and a method for detecting cancer using amplification or deletion of these cancer-associated genes as an index is provided. Further, cancer can be suppressed by introducing a gene which is deleted in cancer cells amond these cancer-associated genes into cancer and inhibiting the transcription product of the gene amplified.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to find a cancer-associated gene to be used as an index for detecting canceration of cells and degree of malignancy of cancer, so as to to provide a method for detecting cancer using the cancer-associated gene as an index and provide a method of suppressing/treating cancer using the cancer-associated gene as essential part. According to the present invention, specific genes which are amplified or deleted in large intestine cancer as compared with normal cell have been collectively found, and a method for detecting cancer using amplification or deletion of these cancer-associated genes as an index is provided. Further, cancer can be suppressed by introducing a gene which is deleted in cancer cells amond these cancer-associated genes into cancer and inhibiting the transcription product of the gene amplified.

Abstract: A valve lifter, in which an amorphous hard carbon film is coated at least on the surface that slides against a cam, is characterized in that the surface of a base material (substrate) has an arithmetic mean roughness of Ra 0.01 to 0.03 micrometers, and the maximum length of the scratch on the base surface is made to be equal to or shorter than 250 micrometers.

Abstract: A valve lifter, in which an amorphous hard carbon film is coated at least on the surface that slides against a cam, is characterized in that the surface of a base material (substrate) has an arithmetic mean roughness of Ra 0.01 to 0.03 micrometers, and the maximum length of the scratch on the base surface is made to be equal to or shorter than 250 micrometers.

Abstract: In an antenna device of the invention used for a wireless LAN, a first substrate with a conductive pattern formed thereon to function as a radiator and a second substrate with conductive patterns formed thereon to function as a wave director and a reflector are held respectively in an inner casing and in an outer casing of the antenna device in a slidable manner. The antenna device is attached to a top face of an access point by means of a three-dimensional joint. The user loosens a screw attached to the outer casing and slides the inner casing relative to the outer casing, so as to change the positional relation of the inner casing to the outer casing. The simple change of the positional relation readily switches over the directional characteristic of the antenna device between a first position where the wave director, the radiator, and the reflector are arranged in parallel across preset distances and the antenna device functions as a Yagi-Uda antenna having high directional characteristic with regard to 2.

Abstract: In an antenna device of the invention used for a wireless LAN, a first substrate with a conductive pattern formed thereon to function as a radiator and a second substrate with conductive patterns formed thereon to function as a wave director and a reflector are held respectively in an inner casing and in an outer casing of the antenna device in a slidable manner. The antenna device is attached to a top face of an access point by means of a three-dimensional joint. The user loosens a screw attached to the outer casing and slides the inner casing relative to the outer casing, so as to change the positional relation of the inner casing to the outer casing. The simple change of the positional relation readily switches over the directional characteristic of the antenna device between a first position where the wave director, the radiator, and the reflector are arranged in parallel across preset distances and the antenna device functions as a Yagi-Uda antenna having high directional characteristic with regard to 2.

Abstract: A cleaning arrangement for removing sputter attached to a welding torch nozzle includes a cylindrical container with screen at the lower end thereof, shot material held by the screen, an air injection nozzle disposed above the screen, a suction tube under the nozzle and a torch nozzle sensor to control the sputter removal process.

Abstract: An ennoversion management system is adapted to a data processing system executes a desired process by naming as objects single processing units and/or composite processing units which are combinations of the single processing units and combining the objects. In the ennoversion management system, a real world is understood as an object model, the real world is made to correspond to an extension and a connotation, the connotation is placed in an information concealed region, and ID information which specifies the connotation in correspondence with the extension is formed. The real world is described by a dynamic world and a static world forming a world of the objects in correspondence with the extension, a system mechanism is given as a static model with respect to the static world using classes and/or composite classes, and a session corresponding to a motion of the dynamic model is given as a dynamic model with respect to the dynamic world using instances of the composite classes and/or the classes.

Abstract: A data processing system for executing a process. Classes and composite classes are formed by combining methods. Instances are formed and correspond to the classes and composite classes. The real world is analyzed as an object model which includes a static world, a dynamic world and a cause and effect relationship. The object model has a corresponding extension and a corresponding connotation. The connotation is in an information concealed region, and identification information identifies the extension and connotation. A system mechanism is created with respect to the static world using the classes and composite classes, where the system mechanism is a static model for the static world. The instances are used to form a session corresponding to motion with respect to the dynamic world, where the session is a dynamic model for the dynamic world. The cause and effect relationship of the object model is generated from the dynamic model into the static model.

Abstract: An object-oriented data processing system includes a link setting unit for setting a link between a plurality of composite objects to provide a structure to a static model and a dynamic model such that the link includes: a strong link that causes an automatic propagation of an operation applied to a composite object, to another composite object connected by the strong link; and a weak link wherein propagation of an operation applied to a composite object occurs to another composite object connected by the weak link, conditionally.

Abstract: A focal plane shutter for a camera comprises opening and closing blade units operable to open and close a shutter opening of the camera. Each blade unit has a leading blade and trailing blades in superposed relation to the leading blade. The leading blade and the trailing blades are supported by arm members through hollow pivot pins. The hollow pivot pins supporting the leading blade of each blade unit are covered by the trailing blades. Due to the use of hollow pivot pins, the overall weight and driving force of the blade units are effectively reduced to thereby make the shutter free of operational impact without light leakage.

Abstract: A focal plane shutter has at least one shutter blade group comprised of a leading blade and a set of trailing blades. A first parallel link mechanism is pivotally connected at two spaced locations to the leading blade to effect displacement of the leading blade relative to a shutter opening. A second parallel link mechanism is pivotally connected at two or more spaced locations to the set of trailing blades to effect displacement of the trailing blades relative to the shutter opening. The distance between the two pivotal connections of the first parallel link mechanism is greater than the distance between the at least two pivotal connections of the second parallel link mechanism.