Abstract: This organosilicon compound which comprises a betaine structure represented by formula (1) enables the achievement of a coating composition that has excellent hydrophilicity and excellent water resistance of antifogging properties. (In the formula, each of R1 and R2 independently represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aryl group having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms; R3 represents a divalent organic group that contains an aromatic ring having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms; each of R4 and R5 independently represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X represents an alkylene group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; Y represents COO?, SO3? or PO4?; and n represents an integer from 1 to 3.

Abstract: A shift device includes: a motor drive circuit; a motor driver unit for driving the motor drive circuit; a control unit that controls the motor driver unit; a motor power supply path; a system power supply path; and a buck-boost unit that converts electric power supplied from the system power supply path to a predetermined voltage and outputs the voltage. Electric power is supplied to the control unit via the buck-boost unit, and either the electric power from the motor power supply path or the electric power from the system power supply path is supplied to the motor driver unit based on a voltage.

Abstract: A novel anti-tumor agent capable of delivering siRNA or shRNA specifically to pancreatic cancer cells and suppressing tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis of pancreatic cancer is provided. The present invention provides a nucleic acid delivery enhancer for delivering siRNA or shRNA into cells, which consists of a folic acid-cationic oligopeptide complex. The present invention also provides an anti-tumor agent having siRNA or shRNA capable of binding to mRNA or snoRNA expressed in pancreatic cancer cells to inhibit its expression and a folic acid-cationic oligopeptide complex. The siRNA is capable of binding to RNA selected from the group consisting of, for example, SNORA18 snoRNA, NUP85 mRNA, WASF2 mRNA, and SNORA22 snoRNA.

Abstract: An image pickup device includes a display that displays one of image data including an operation menu or operation key image data representing operation keys; an external output section that outputs the image data including the operation menu to the outside; an output state detector that detects that the external output section is in a state capable of outputting the image data to the outside; a display data instruction section that instructs to display the operation key image data on the display and to display the image data including the operation menu on an external display device, which is an output destination of the image data in the external output section, when the external output section is detected to be in the capable state, and instructs to display the image data including the operation menu on the display when the external output section is not detected to be in the capable state; a display data supply that supplies one of the display or the external output section with one of the image data incl

Abstract: A photographing apparatus that performs photographing with a camera main body accommodated in a waterproof housing includes a touch panel disposed in overlapping relationship with a display unit of the camera main body. The camera main body is operated by the touch panel, and, when photographing is performed with the camera main body accommodated in the waterproof housing, the operation of operation buttons of the waterproof housing operate corresponding operation buttons of the camera main body.

Abstract: According to the present invention, it is intended that the recording can be executed normally even against small vibrations to which a servo error signal detecting circuit cannot respond. A recording apparatus according to the present invention includes an optical head (12) for receiving a reflected laser beam (LREF) obtained when a laser beam (LIRR) is irradiated on a CD-R (10). This recording apparatus further includes a gate circuit (31) to which an output signal (SRD) of the optical head (12) is supplied and a level comparing circuit (34) for comparing a value of an output signal (DTAU) of this gate circuit (31) with a predetermined reference value (DTH). Upon recording, the gate circuit (31) is controlled in such a manner that a signal of a predetermined period ts may be outputted from the output signal (SRD) supplied from the optical head (12) to the gate circuit (31) as the output signal (DTAU).

Abstract: An image pickup device includes a display that displays one of image data including an operation menu or operation key image data representing operation keys; an external output section that outputs the image data including the operation menu to the outside; an output state detector that detects that the external output section is in a state capable of outputting the image data to the outside; a display data instruction section that instructs to display the operation key image data on the display and to display the image data including the operation menu on an external display device, which is an output destination of the image data in the external output section, when the external output section is detected to be in the capable state, and instructs to display the image data including the operation menu on the display when the external output section is not detected to be in the capable state; a display data supply that supplies one of the display or the external output section with one of the image data incl

Abstract: A photographing apparatus that performs photographing with a camera main body accommodated in a waterproof housing includes a touch panel disposed in overlapping relationship with a display unit of the camera main body. The camera main body is operated by the touch panel, and, when photographing is performed with the camera main body accommodated in the waterproof housing, the operation of operation buttons of the waterproof housing operate corresponding operation buttons of the camera main body.

Abstract: A temperature sensor of a simple construction using PTC devices which efficiently detects a temperature in a wide area of a planar heater is realized. The temperature sensor has excellent durability, manufacturability and installability and can be manufactured at reduced cost. For this purpose, the temperature sensor comprises a plurality of temperature detection chips formed flat, each using a PTC device, enclosed by a pressure resisting member, and connected in series by a temperature detection signal cable. The temperature sensor is further laminated between layers of an insulating film and, as a whole, formed like a ribbon.

Abstract: According to the present invention, it is intended that the recording can be executed normally even against small vibrations to which a servo error signal detecting circuit cannot respond. A recording apparatus according to the present invention includes an optical head (12) for receiving a reflected laser beam (LREF) obtained when a laser beam (LIRR) is irradiated on a CD-R (10). This recording apparatus further includes a gate circuit (31) to which an output signal (SRD) of the optical head (12) is supplied and a level comparing circuit (34) for comparing a value of an output signal (DTAU) of this gate circuit (31) with a predetermined reference value (DTH). Upon recording, the gate circuit (31) is controlled in such a manner that a signal of a predetermined period ts may be outputted from the output signal (SRD) supplied from the optical head (12) to the gate circuit (31) as the output signal (DTAU).

Abstract: According to the present invention, it is intended that the recording can be executed normally even against small vibrations to which a servo error signal detecting circuit cannot respond. A recording apparatus according to the present invention includes an optical head (12) for receiving a reflected laser beam (LREF) obtained when a laser beam (LIRR) is irradiated on a CD-R (10). This recording apparatus further includes a gate circuit (31) to which an output signal (SRD) of the optical head (12) is supplied and a level comparing circuit (34) for comparing a value of an output signal (DTAU) of this gate circuit (31) with a predetermined reference value (DTH). Upon recording, the gate circuit (31) is controlled in such a manner that a signal of a predetermined period ? may be outputted from the output signal (SRD) supplied from the optical head (12) to the gate circuit (31) as the output signal (DTAU).

Abstract: A display portion integrated type touch panel apparatus has a substrate, an organic EL display portion formed on one surface of the substrate to emit light externally, and a touch panel portion formed on the other surface of the substrate.

Abstract: According to the present invention, it is intended that the recording can be executed normally even against small vibrations to which a servo error signal detecting circuit cannot respond. A recording apparatus according to the present invention includes an optical head (12) for receiving a reflected laser beam (LREF) obtained when a laser beam (LIRR) is irradiated on a CD-R (10). This recording apparatus further includes a gate circuit (31) to which an output signal (SRD) of the optical head (12) is supplied and a level comparing circuit (34) for comparing a value of an output signal (DTAU) of this gate circuit (31) with a predetermined reference value (DTH). Upon recording, the gate circuit (31) is controlled in such a manner that a signal of a predetermined period &tgr; may be outputted from the output signal (SRD) supplied from the optical head (12) to the gate circuit (31) as the output signal (DTAU).

Abstract: A carrier for an electrophotographic developer which comprises a carrier core and a resin coat having a conducting agent dispersed therein, the resin coat having an inner layer on the carrier core side and an outer layer coating the inner layer, wherein the inner layer contains 7 to 20% by weight of a conducting agent based on the resinous solid content of the inner layer, the outer layer contains 3 to 15% by weight of a conducting agent based on the resinous solid content of the outer layer, and the conducting agent content of the inner layer is greater than that of the outer layer.

Abstract: A carrier for an electrophotographic developer which comprises a carrier core and a resin coat having a conducting agent dispersed therein, the resin coat having an inner layer on the carrier core side and an outer layer coating the inner layer, wherein the inner layer contains 7 to 20% by weight of a conducting agent based on the resinous solid content of the inner layer, the outer layer contains 3 to 15% by weight of a conducting agent based on the resinous solid content of the outer layer, and the conducting agent content of the inner layer is greater than that of the outer layer.

Abstract: A carrier for an electrophotographic developer which is coated with an insulating resin containing a white conducting agent, wherein the white conducting agent includes spherical to lumpy particles of TiO2 ZnO2 or SnO2 having two or more average particle sizes, the particles having thereon a 5 to 50 Å thick conducting layer of SnO2 having a group V metal or phosphorus in solid solution therein.

Abstract: In order to easily discriminate a recording mode of a magnetic tape even when the fast feeding/rewinding reproducing operation is set to the odd number times speed or even number times speed, a standard pilot signal for generating the tracking error signal is set to a fixed frequency when the fast feeding/rewinding reproducing operation is performed in the even number times speed of the ordinary reproduction speed and the standard pilot signal is set in the rotational frequencies when the fast feeding/rewinding reproducing operation is performed in the odd number times speed. Thus, the recording mode is discriminated by making reference to the time series pattern of an output obtained by sampling the tracking error signal obtained on the basis of the reproduced pilot signal and the standard pilot signal in the predetermined timing.

Abstract: A resin-coated carrier for an electrophotographic developer which comprises a carrier core coated with an acryl-modified silicone resin the silicone resin of which has a methyl group and other organic groups, the molar ratio of the methyl group to the total organic groups inclusive of the methyl group [methyl group/(methyl group+other organic groups)]being 64 mol % or higher and lower than 70 mol %, and the acrylic resin to silicone resin weight ratio ranging from 2/8 to 4/6.

Abstract: A ferrite carrier for electrophotographic developers which is represented by formula:(MnO).sub.x (MgO).sub.y (Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3).sub.zwherein x+y+z=100 mol %, and part of MnO, MgO and/or Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 is substituted with SnO.sub.2, and has a saturation magnetization of 20 to 43 emu/g.

Abstract: A mobile stereo speaker unit and assembly includes a central speaker for reproducing both left and right stereo sound channels. The central speaker is in a well in the central portion of the front panel of a vehicle, and a reflector is positioned above the speaker to intercept the sound and reflect it in a desired direction. The direction is selectable vertically or horizontally depending on the particular reflector used and the reflected sound may be directed towards the rear or towards the front windshield.