Abstract: A link mechanism prevents a first pin from coming out of a groove and prevents interference with other elements. The line of action is the line orthogonal to the center line of the grooved portion and passes through the center of the first pin when the first pin is located at the open end of the grooved portion. A reference line passes through the swinging center of the first link lever and the center of the first pin. The angle between the line of action and the reference line is larger than 0°. The force that raises the pressure at the contact surface between the second pin and the cam surface acts upon the first pin from the grooved portion when the first pin is located at the open end of the grooved portion. The link mechanism is operational without the cam grooved wall in the entire cam surface region.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a communication system wherein, non-periodical communications of data are carried out between an information transmitting terminal and one or more information receiving terminals, the information transmitting terminal periodically broadcasts network control information to the information receiving terminals, each of the information receiving terminals receives the network control information from the information transmitting terminal at a rate determined in advance, each of the information receiving terminals receives the network control information from the information transmitting terminal in a fixed-length information acquisition period; and at least some specific ones of the information receiving terminals each arbitrarily shift the starting point of the information acquisition period of the specific information receiving terminal.

Abstract: A portable information terminal apparatus connected to a recording/reproducing apparatus, including a first generating element for generating a first signal for causing the recording/reproducing apparatus to acquire program information about a program, the generation of the first signal being based on an operation performed by a user, a first transmitting element for transmitting to the recording/reproducing apparatus the first signal generated by the first generating element, second generating element for generating a second signal for causing the recording/reproducing apparatus to display the acquired program information, the generation of the second signal being based on an operation performed by the user, second transmitting element for transmitting to the recording/reproducing apparatus the second signal generated by the second generating element, third generating element for generating a third signal for causing the recording/reproducing apparatus to preset the program for unattended recording, the gene

Abstract: A method for inhibiting the degradation of mammalian natriuretic peptides, in particular BNP, by using containers wherein the face coming into contact with specimens are made of a material is disclosed. Said material inhibits the activation of a substance, which in turn, degrades the peptides. This method makes it possible to collect specimens for measuring natriuretic peptides stably and conveniently. Also provided is a method for measuring natriuretic peptides by using these containers.

Abstract: A method for inhibiting the degradation of mammalian natriuretic peptides, in particular BNP, by using containers wherein the face coming into contact with specimens are made of silicone or plastics. This material inhibits the activation of a substance, which in turn, degrades the peptides. This method makes it possible to collect specimens for measuring natriuretic peptides stably and conveniently. Also provided is a method for measuring natriuretic peptides by using these containers.

Abstract: There is provided a database server capable of easily adding various kinds of associated data without modifying the structure of the database. A heading node (T node) is correlated with an associated node (A node) and an association role R is defined between the T node and the A node associated with it. Furthermore, each of the T node and the A node is added with an identifier (ID), its attribute (node type), and a name (node name). The data having such a structure is stored in an association/role table (AR table) composed of an entry containing ID of the A node and T node associated with each other and the association role R defined between them and in an identifier table (ID table) containing the ID, attribute, and name of the A node and the T node, so that the data can be searched.

Abstract: A novel transition metal compound wherein the transition metal belongs to group 4 of the periodic table and the transition metal compound has a hydrogen atom ligand and three cyclopentadienyl ligands comprising at least one substituted cyclopentadienyl ligand. The novel transition metal compound can be used as a component of a catalyst exhibiting high activity for olefin polymerization and is characteristic in containing no halogen element.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a portable information terminal apparatus, an information processing method, a computer-program storage medium, and a computer-program. In a portable information terminal apparatus capable of managing a schedule list, the apparatus includes acquiring means for acquiring program information; displaying means for displaying the program information acquired by the acquiring means; establishing means for establishing preset information for presetting a program for unattended recording based on an operation input by a user referring to the program information displayed by the displaying means; and writing means for writing to the schedule list the preset information established by the establishing means. In the apparatus, the displaying means further displays the schedule list including the preset information written by the writing means.

Abstract: The invention provides a text segmentation apparatus comprising means for analyzing an electronic text to determine likelihood of segmentation point for each of sentence ends in the text based on a coherent unit and means for segmenting the text into text segments based on the likelihood of segmentation point. The apparatus is programmed to segment the text segment at the position having the best likelihood of segmentation point within the text segment when the size of any of the segmented text segments exceeds a threshold value to be determined based on the specified text segmentation size. Particularly, the apparatus determines the similarity between the text parts contained in a pair of windows to be set up on the left and right sides of each sentence end position in the text so as to obtain similarity curves. Then, the apparatus determines the likelihood of segmentation point for each sentence end point based on the obtained similarity curves.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a portable information terminal apparatus, an information processing method, a computer-program storage medium, and a computer-program. In a portable information terminal apparatus capable of managing a schedule list, the apparatus includes acquiring means for acquiring program information; displaying means for displaying the program information acquired by the acquiring means; establishing means for establishing preset information for presetting a program for unattended recording based on an operation input by a user referring to the program information displayed by the displaying means; and writing means for writing to the schedule list the preset information established by the establishing means. In the apparatus, the displaying means further displays the schedule list including the preset information written by the writing means.

Abstract: A novel transition metal compound wherein the transition metal belongs to group 4 of the periodic table and the transition metal compound has a hydrogen atom ligand and three cyclopentadienyl ligands comprising at least one substituted cyclopentadienyl ligand. The novel transition metal compound can be used as a component of a catalyst exhibiting high activity for olefin polymerization and is characteristic in containing no halogen element.

Abstract: A semiconductor-device characteristic measurement apparatus includes first measuring means for measuring a first electrical characteristic of a device under test, second measuring means, switching means for switching between the first measuring means and the second measuring means such that one of the measuring means is connected to the device under test, and controlling means for controlling the switching means. The switching means includes switches that switch between a first wiring configuration for electrically connecting the first measuring means to the device under test and a second wiring configuration for electrically connecting the second measuring means to the device under test. The switching means is electrically connected to the device under test at a position closer to the device under test than the first measuring means and the second measuring means.

Abstract: A semiconductor-device characteristic measurement apparatus includes first measuring unit for measuring a first electrical characteristic of a device under test, second measuring unit, switch for switching between the first measuring unit and the second measuring means such that one of the measuring unit is connected to the device under test, and controller for controlling the switching means. The switch includes switches that switch between a first wiring configuration for electrically connecting the first measuring unit to the device under test and a second wiring configuration for electrically connecting the second measuring unit to the device under test. The switch is electrically connected to the device under test at a position closer to the device under test than the first measuring unit and the second measuring unit.

Abstract: A database system for creating a database of a directory tree form by associating each of one or more association nodes with one or more topic nodes, each of the one or more topic nodes having data belonging thereto, and an association attribute being defined to represent each of associations between the associated association nodes and topic nodes, the database system including a directory tree creating element for creating an association node entry for each of the association nodes and an association attribute entry for each of the association attributes, and for creating a directory tree by correlating the entries in accordance with an association between the respective association node and the respective association attribute; and a data correlating element for correlating the data belonging to one of the topic nodes with the created association attribute entry in accordance with an association between the topic node and the respective association attribute.

Abstract: A semiconductor-device characteristic measurement apparatus includes first measuring means for measuring a first electrical characteristic of a device under test, second measuring means, switching means for switching between the first measuring means and the second measuring means such that one of the measuring means is connected to the device under test, and controlling means for controlling the switching means. The switching means includes switches that switch between a first wiring configuration for electrically connecting the first measuring means to the device under test and a second wiring configuration for electrically connecting the second measuring means to the device under test. The switching means is electrically connected to the device under test at a position closer to the device under test than the first measuring means and the second measuring means.

Abstract: A semiconductor-device characteristic measurement apparatus includes first measuring means for measuring a first electrical characteristic of a device under test, second measuring means, switching means for switching between the first measuring means and the second measuring means such that one of the measuring means is connected to the device under test, and controlling means for controlling the switching means. The switching means includes switches that switch between a first wiring configuration for electrically connecting the first measuring means to the device under test and a second wiring configuration for electrically connecting the second measuring means to the device under test. The switching means is electrically connected to the device under test at a position closer to the device under test than the first measuring means and the second measuring means.

Abstract: A semiconductor-device characteristic measurement apparatus includes first measuring means for measuring a first electrical characteristic of a device under test, second measuring means, switching means for switching between the first measuring means and the second measuring means such that one of the measuring means is connected to the device under test, and controlling means for controlling the switching means. The switching means includes switches that switch between a first wiring configuration for electrically connecting the first measuring means to the device under test and a second wiring configuration for electrically connecting the second measuring means to the device under test. The switching means is electrically connected to the device under test at a position closer to the device under test than the first measuring means and the second measuring means.

Abstract: A semiconductor-device characteristic measurement apparatus includes first measuring means for measuring a first electrical characteristic of a device under test, second measuring means, switching means for switching between the first measuring means and the second measuring means such that one of the measuring means is connected to the device under test, and controlling means for controlling the switching means. The switching means includes switches that switch between a first wiring configuration for electrically connecting the first measuring means to the device under test and a second wiring configuration for electrically connecting the second measuring means to the device under test. The switching means is electrically connected to the device under test at a position closer to the device under test than the first measuring means and the second measuring means.

Abstract: A reed relay which comprises a reed switch with reeds at both ends; an electrostatic shield pipe inside which the reed switch passes; a coil bobbin having a hollow part in which the electrostatic shield pipe is disposed; removable bushings attached to the electrostatic shield pipe and the coil bobbin and having a reed support hole that supports the reed switch; and the removable bushing is capable of disabling the support of the reed switch by the bushings after anchoring the reed relay and both ends of the reeds.

Abstract: A document is classified by document style on the basis of textual analysis without depending upon morphological analysis. A style-specific frozen pattern is prepared as a reference dictionary for each document style. A frozen pattern list is extracted for an input document based on the basis of a state of appearance of a style-specific frozen pattern present in the document. Confidence for each document style is calculated based on the frozen pattern list and the detected style of the input document.