Abstract: A recording medium includes a substrate and at least one ink-receiving layer, wherein an outermost ink-receiving layer of the recording medium contains inorganic particles, particles other than the inorganic particles, and a binder, the particles other than the inorganic particles have an average primary particle size of 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less, the outermost ink-receiving layer of the recording medium has a thickness of 5 ?m or more, 60% or more and 90% or less of the particles other than the inorganic particles in the outermost ink-receiving layer of the recording medium are present in a region 500 nm or less below the outermost surface of the recording medium, and the area ratio of a region containing the particles other than the inorganic particles to the outermost surface of the recording medium is 30% or more and 80% or less.

Abstract: ZnAlO series thermoelectric conversion materials have large thermal conductivity ? about 40 W/mK at room temperature, thus the dimensionless figure of merit ZT remains around 0.3 at 1000 deg C, which is a third of the value required in practical application. An n-type thermoelectric conversion material, comprising aluminum including zinc oxide, which is represented by a general formula: Zn1-x-yAlxGayO (wherein 0.01?x?0.04, 0.01?y?0.03, 0.9?x/y?2.0). ZT value not less than 0.6 can be realized at 1000 deg C. By co-doping Al and Ga into ZnO, the thermal conductivity ? can be significantly reduced maintaining a large electric conductivity ?, resulting in a significant improvement of the thermoelectric performance.

Abstract: A light extracting structure which can efficiently extract light emitted from a light-emitting layer. A capture layer is formed onto a first translucent material film formed on a substrate. A dispersion liquid obtained by dispersing particles into a dispersion medium is coated onto the capture layer. The dispersion medium is volatilized. A particle sediment layer is formed onto the capture layer. The particles in the lowest layer of the sediment layer are captured into the capture layer at a filling rate of 93% or more for the 2-dimensional closest packing. The non-captured particles are removed. An etching is performed by using the captured particles as a mask. Concave portions are formed in the first translucent material film. The particles remaining after the etching and the capture layer are removed. Thereafter, the concave portions are embedded with a second translucent material having a different refractive index.

Abstract: ZnAlO series thermoelectric conversion materials have large thermal conductivity ? about 40 W/mK at room temperature, thus the dimensionless figure of merit ZT remains around 0.3 at 1000 deg C, which is a third of the value required in practical application. An n-type thermoelectric conversion material, comprising aluminum including zinc oxide, which is represented by a general formula: Zn1-x-yAlxGayO (wherein 0.01?x?0.04, 0.01?y?0.03, 0.9?x/y?2.0). ZT value not less than 0.6 can be realized at 1000 deg C. By co-doping Al and Ga into ZnO, the thermal conductivity ? can be significantly reduced maintaining a large electric conductivity ?, resulting in a significant improvement of the thermoelectric performance.

Abstract: A system includes a transmitter, a receiver and a plurality of paths connecting the transmitter and the receiver, the transmitter being configured to transmit a command and data to the receiver, the transmitter including a plurality of transmitting units that transmit the command and the data, a dividing unit that divides data into a plurality of segments, and that enables each of the transmitting units to transmit each of the segments of the data, and a duplicating unit that duplicates the command, and that enables each of the transmitting units to transmit each of the duplicated commands, the receiver including a plurality of receiving units that receive the command and the data, a merging unit that merges the segments of data back into a data, and a controller that receives the duplicated commands from the transmitting units via the paths.

Abstract: To provide a pivoting type tool pot having small number of parts, capable of being mounted on and removed from a tool holding rotating drum easily and capable of holding more tools on the tool holding rotating drum. In a tool pot for pivotally supporting a tool on a tool holding rotating drum in a machine tool automatic tool-replacing device, a tool pot has a tool supporting portion for removably holding the tool and a drum mount portion bolted onto the tool holding rotating drum. The drum mount portion comprises a supporting plate screwed onto a rear end portion of the tool supporting portion and a drum mount plate pivoted on the supporting plate. The tool supporting portion is pivotally supported on the tool holding rotating drum by being bolted on the tool holding rotating drum.

Abstract: A rotating tool pot chain is capable of bending in both directions, the tool pot sweeps a relatively small area as it rotates, and the chain is capable of holding the tool pot stably. A pair of inner link plates (23) and a pair of outer link plates (24), are formed with openings to provide tool pot storage areas (23a, 24a) so that the tool pot, when stored, is parallel direction with the adjacent link connection pins 26. The center of each tool pot storage area (23a, 24a) is located on a chain pitch line passing through the centers of the adjacent connection pins 26. Further, the fulcrum (support pin 50) on which the tool pot 42 rotates is below the level of the adjacent connection pins 26 but above the bottoms of the tool pot storage areas (23a, 24a).

Abstract: A rotating tool pot chain is capable of bending in both directions, the tool pot sweeps a relatively small area as it rotates, and the chain is capable of holding the tool pot stably. A pair of inner link plates (23) and a pair of outer link plates (24), are formed with openings to provide tool pot storage areas (23a, 24a) so that the tool pot, when stored, is parallel direction with the adjacent link connection pins 26. The center of each tool pot storage area (23a, 24a) is located on a chain pitch line passing through the centers of the adjacent connection pins 26. Further, the fulcrum (support pin 50) on which the tool pot 42 rotates is below the level of the adjacent connection pins 26 but above the bottoms of the tool pot storage areas (23a, 24a).

Abstract: A tool pot separation type chain for use in a tool magazine includes a plurality of tool pots, and a plurality of pairs of laterally spaced link plates each adjacent ones of which are connected to each other by a connection pin. Each of the pairs of link plates has a tool pot receiving section for removably receiving one of the tool pots therein. Each of the tool pots has a pair of bearings mounted thereon such that outer races of the bearings are movable in rolling contact on a guide rail or a tool pot jumping-out preventing rail provided in an opposing relationship with the guide rail in the tool magazine. With this construction, the tool pot separation type chain is able to minimizes the traveling resistance thereof during carrying of the tool pots to reduce the driving force, prevent abrasion of the tool pots and the rails and suppress generation of noise and also facilitates a carrying in or carrying out operation of each tool pot at a tool pot loading/unloading position.

Abstract: A polyazaheterocycle compound of the formula: ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification.Said compounds exhibit calcium antagonistic and/or calcium agonistic activities.

Abstract: A quinolonecarboxylic acid compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a haloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, mono- or di-alkylamino groups, a phenyl group or a phenyl group substituted by one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a nitro group or an amino group, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an acyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group, R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aralkyl group, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together with the adjacent nitrogen atom form a heterocyclic ring, R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R.sup.5 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an ester residue which is readily hydrolyzable in vivo, X is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group, n is interger of 1 to 3, and a salt thereof, and pharmaceutical use thereof.

Abstract: 1,4-Dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid ester derivatives of the general formula: ##STR1## or acid addition salts thereof, wherein W is --CH.dbd. or --N.dbd.; Y is --CH.dbd.CH--, --O--, --S--, --CH.dbd.N(O)p-- (p is zero or 1) or --N(R)-- (R is hydrogen or lower alkyl); X.sup.1, X.sup.2 and X.sup.3 are the same or different, and are each hydrogen, halogen, nitro, trifluoromethyl, cyano or lower alkylthio; Z is aryl or 5- or 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring (which may have a substituent or two or three substituents which may be the same or different, and the substituent may be halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkanoylamino, cyano, nitro, lower alkylthio, trifluoromethyl, sulfamoyl, di-lower alkylsulfamoyl, amino or di-lower alkylamino); ##STR2## is 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring which may have nitrogen atom, oxygen atom, sulfur atom or unsaturated bond on the ring, and may be substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkanoylamino, ethylenedioxy or --(CH.sub.2).sub.m --OR.sup.

Abstract: A dihydropyridine compound of the formula: ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein Het is 5- or 6-membered aromatic heteroaryl, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each lower alkyl, R.sup.3 is lower alkyl, R.sup.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or aralkyl, R.sup.5 is lower alkyl or aralkyl, and n is 1 or 2. Such compounds are useful as therapeutic agents for myocardial and cerebral ischemic syndroms and hypertension.

Abstract: 1,4-Dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid ester derivatives represented by the formula ##STR1## (wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 are each the same or different and represent an aryl group; R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each the same or different and represent a lower alkyl or aralkyl group; n is 1 or 2; and R.sup.4 represents a lower alkyl) or the acid addition salts thereof. These compounds are useful as antihypertensive agents and as agents for treating the disturbances of cardiac or cerebral circulation.

Abstract: Thienodiazepines of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Ar is mono- or di-substituted phenyl [the substituents(s) being H, halogen, C.sub.1.sub.-4 alkyl or C.sub.1.sub.-4 alkoxy] or pyridyl; R.sup.1 is H or C.sub.1.sub.-4 alkyl; R.sup.2 is H, halogen or C.sub.1.sub.-4 alkyl; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 combinedly form -(CH.sub.2).sub.4 -; each of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is C.sub.1.sub.-4 alkyl, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the adjacent nitrogen atom form a heterocyclic group; A is C.sub.2.sub.-4 alkylene; and n is an integer of zero and 1; and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof are disclosed. They are useful as analgesics.

Abstract: Triazolothienodiazepine compounds of the formula; ##SPC1##Wherein X is a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a methoxy group and a trifluoromethyl group; each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together can form a tetramethylene group, i.e.--(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --; R is a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, --CONHR.sup.3 (R.sup.3 being an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms) and -alk-N(R.sup. 4)(R.sup.5) (each of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 being a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.

Abstract: Thiophene derivatives of the formula: ##SPC1##Wherein R.sup.1 is H or CH.sub.3 ; R.sup.2 is CH.sub.3 or C.sub.2 H.sub.5, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 combinedly represent --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --; each of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is H, alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or cyclohexyl, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the adjacent nitrogen atom form 1-pyrrolidinyl, piperidino, 4-methyl-1-piperazinyl or morpholino; X is H, halogen or OCH.sub.3 ; A is -CH= or --C(CH.sub.3)=, and B is =N-- or =CH--; or A is --C(CH.sub.2 OH)= or --N=, and B is =N--, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof possess excellent pharmacological properties such as sedative, anxiolytic and anticonvulsant effects and protective effects against hypoxia or anoxia.