Abstract: When multiple cameras (CAM1) to (CAM8) for shooting the periphery of a local vehicle are mounted on the vehicle, and when obtained camera images are to be synthesized to display a synthesized image on the screen of a display device (16), the pixel data for the camera images constituting the synthesized image are compensated for, so that differences in the pixel data for adjacent camera images is reduced. For example, the pixel data are corrected so their values equal the average values of the pixel data for the adjacent camera images. Therefore, an easily viewed image, produced by synthesizing the images obtained by the multiple vehicle cameras, can be displayed on the monitor device (16).

Abstract: In a discharge lamp apparatus, a metal case has a blind-end box-like configuration, and a ceramic board and a power MOS transistor of a DC/DC converter are mounted on an internal bottom surface of the metal case while a printed circuit board is mounted on an opening side of the metal case in a state separated from the power MOS transistor and the ceramic board in a thickness direction of the discharge lamp apparatus. On the ceramic board, there are mounted a discharge lamp control circuit for controlling power to a discharge lamp by switching the power MOS transistor and an H bridge circuit for forming a voltage to be applied to the discharge lamp into a pulse shape, and on the printed circuit board, there are mounted a high-tension coil for generating a voltage to be applied to the discharge lamp, and others. With this construction, the heat developed in the discharge lamp control circuit, the H bridge circuit and the power MOS transistor conducts efficiently to the metal case.

Abstract: A movable rear-set lens of a camera has at least one flat peripheral region. A cam follower on the side of the flat peripheral region is located such that a predetermined space is formed on the side outward from the flat peripheral region. The predetermined space is ensured between a front-set lens and the rear-set lens when the rear-set lens takes a position optically closest to the front-set lens. An electrical wiring from a shutter section passes in the vicinity of the flat peripheral region and extends toward a camera main body. An electrical connecting section, at which a certain part of the electrical wiring and a wiring extending from a shutter actuating section associated with the shutter section are connected, is located within the predetermined space.

Abstract: A lens shutter comprises shutter blades capable of moving within a shutter chamber of a camera to open and close a lens aperture. A stopper capable of entering into movement loci of the shutter blades selectively takes a position for aperture restriction that stops the shutter blades immediately before they reach positions for full opening of the lens aperture, or a position for restriction release that allows the shutter blades to reach the positions for full opening of the lens aperture. The stopper is urged by a spring toward the position for aperture restriction and is retracted by a releasing member to the position for restriction release when the lens aperture is to be fully opened.

Abstract: An alkaline battery separator comprising a gas-permeable sheet which contains a hydrophilic portion carrying a methacrylic/ethylene copolymer component having a crystallinity of 25% or more on at least a part of a surface of said hydrophilic portion.

Abstract: A ground connector is made of a conductive flat plate having a first side section, a second side section, a central foldable section between the first and second side sections, and a ground terminal. The first side section is configured to serve as a base plate member. The second side section is configured to serve as a cover plate member that presses the electric wires when the conductive flat plate is folded with respect to the central foldable section. The base plate member is provided unitarily and in one piece with a plurality of insulation displacement terminals. The cover plate member is provided with a plurality of receiving apertures each corresponding to each of the insulation displacement terminals. The electric wires are placed on the insulation displacement terminals.

Abstract: An alkaline battery separator comprising a fiber sheet containing, on outer surfaces of fibers forming a surface of the fiber sheet, a substance having a peak of a bond energy at 530.5 to 531.5 eV which is measured by an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer at a photoelectron-taking-off angle of about 30°; a fiber sheet containing a larger amount of carboxyl groups bonded to surfaces of fibers forming an inside of the fiber sheet than an amount of carboxyl groups bonded to outer surfaces of fibers forming a surface of the fiber sheet; or a fiber sheet capable of entrapping ammonia in an amount of 0.4 mmol/g or more in average is disclosed.

Abstract: A lighting device for a discharge lamp includes a power supplying circuit for supplying electric power to the discharge lamp. A current sensing circuit is operative for sensing a lamp current which flows through the discharge lamp. A control circuit is operative for enabling the power supplying circuit to supply one of a direct-current electric power and a low-frequency electric power to the discharge lamp during a time interval in start of the discharge lamp. The control circuit is also operative for adjusting a duration time of supply of a one-polarity electric power to the discharge lamp in accordance with a magnitude of the lamp current sensed by the current sensing circuit. Further, the control circuit is operative for enabling the power supplying circuit to supply an alternating-current electric power to the discharge lamp after the time interval elapses.

Abstract: A terminal connecting structure between flexible board and printed circuit board for securely making connections thereof at a low cost. Width dimension W of each land portion 13a of a copper foil pattern 13 provided on a printed circuit board 10 is set to W=0.4 mm, and solders 15 are formed on the surface of the land portions 13a using a dip method. A flexible board 7 is placed on the printed circuit board 10 and the flexible board 7 is urged toward the printed circuit board 10 by an elastic member 5 so as to press each connecting terminal 9a of a circuit pattern 9 provided on the flexible board 7 into contact with the solder 15 of respective land portion 13a. By setting width dimension of each land portion to 0.6 mm or less and adhering solder to the surface thereof using a dip method, dispersion in height dimension among the solders becomes smaller.

Abstract: In a circuit that controls the mean current flowing to a load 40 by turning ON or OFF in predetermined ratio the power source voltage VB applied to load 40 using for this purpose a switch means Sw1, a capacitor C1 is charged with the potential difference generated between the load 40 and power source whilst switch means Sw1 is OFF, and a voltage for control purposes which exceeds power source voltage VB is applied to drive circuit 20 using this stored voltage. A high side switch can thereby be implemented using N type semiconductor elements in a simple circuit.

Abstract: A gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistic composition, which comprises an optionally substituted condensed-bicyclic compound consisting of a homo or hetero 5 to 7 membered ring and a homo or hetero 5 to 7 membered ring is effective as a propylactic or therapeutic agent for the prevention or treatment of several hormone dependent diseases, for example, a sex hormone dependent cancer (e.g. prostatic cancer, cancer of uterine cervix, breast cancer, pituitary adenoma), benign prostatic hypertrophy, myoma of the uterus, endometriosis, precocious puberty, amenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome and acne vulgaris; is effective as a fertility controlling agent in both sexes (e.g.

Abstract: The thienopyrimidine derivatives of the present invention are described in the following formula: The thienopyrimidine derivatives of the present invention are useful for treating mammals suffering from disorders related to gonadotropin realeasing hormone (GnRH).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device for use in a camera finder is provided which is capable of enabling a camera user to constantly observe a predetermined information by peeping into the finder. Said liquid crystal display device is formed by a liquid crystal display plate and one or more polarizing plates, at least one polarizing plate is formed with a notch corresponding to an information constantly displayed on the liquid crystal display plate, thereby rendering a user to constantly observe a predetermined information without consuming any electric energy.

Abstract: The LH-RH receptor antagonists containing cyclic pentapeptides or salts thereof and novel cyclic pentapeptide or salts thereof are provided.The LH-RH receptor antagonists of the present invention are effective as medicines for preventing and curing sex hormone-dependent cancers (e.g., prostatic cancer, uterine cancer, mammary cancer, pituitary tumor, etc.), prostatomegaly, endometriosis, hysteromyoma, puberty precox, amenorrheal syndromes, multilocular ovarian syndromes, comedo, etc. and are also effective as pregnancy controlling agents (e.g., contraceptives, etc.) and menstrual cycle controlling agents. Moreover, these are also useful in the livestock industry for the control of the estrus of animals and also for the improvement in the quality of meat and for the control of the growth of animals, as well as in the marine products industry as spawning promoters for fishes.

Abstract: Thienopyrimidine derivatives of formula: ##STR1## The present thienopyrimidine derivatives are useful for treating mammals suffering from disorders related to gonadotropin realeasing hormone (GnRH).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for washing a sliced silicon ingot reduces the consumption of detergent used to clean the ingot after it is sliced to define individual semiconductor wafers. The ingot is taken as a unit mounted to a holder after slicing to a pre-washing machine. The machine sprays jets of warm to hot water onto the ingot and holder to flush away dust generated during the slicing procedure which has adhered to the ingot. The water spray removes much of the dust. Thus when the ingot is subsequently washed with detergent, less dust must be removed thereby increasing the effective performance life of a given quantity of detergent.

Abstract: In a circuit that controls the mean current flowing to a load 40 by turning ON or OFF in predetermined ratio the power source voltage VB applied to load 40 using for this purpose a switch means Sw1, a capacitor C1 is charged with the potential difference generated between the load 40 and power source whilst switch means Sw1 is OFF, and a voltage for control purposes which exceeds power source voltage VB is applied to drive circuit 20 using this stored voltage. A high side switch can thereby be implemented using N type semiconductor elements in a simple circuit.

Abstract: When a discharge lamp repeatedly flickers out after illuminating for a long period of time because the same discharge lamp is nearing the end of its usage lifetime, a stored voltage of a capacitor rises gradually every time the discharge lamp flickers out. When the stored voltage of the same capacitor becomes no less than a predetermined voltage, a comparator generates a high level voltage which actuates a transistor. The transistor then terminates the operations of a PWM circuit to deactuate the discharge lamp.

Abstract: A compound of the general formula ##STR1## wherein A represents a benzene ring, B represents a 6-membered hydrocarbon ring; X represents a lower alkylene, carbonyl or sulfonyl; Y represents a bond, oxygen or >N--R.sup.1, R.sup.1 represents H or an alkyl group, R represents H, an aromatic group, or an alkyl group optionally substituted by an aromatic group; m and n each represents 1-3, or a salt thereof has potent GnRH receptor antagonizing activity.

Abstract: Compounds represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein ring A is benzene; Ar is aromatic group; R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each stands for H, acyl, hydrocarbon or heterocyclic, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, taken together, may form non-aromatic cyclic hydrocarbon; X is methylene or carbonyl; ......... is single bond or double bond; when ......... is single bond, Y is --NR.sup.4 -- (R.sup.4 is H, acyl, hydrocarbon or heterocyclic), when ......... is double bond, Y is N; n is 1-3, provided that, X is carbonyl and, at the same time, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, taken together, form non-aromatic cyclic hydrocarbon, ......... is double bond or R.sup.4 is a heterocyclic or --Z(CH.sub.2).sub.m --W (Z is methylene or carbonyl, W is optionally substituted amino, and m denotes 0-5), or salts thereof have an excellent GnRH receptor antagonistic action and/or an action of improving sleep disturbances.