Abstract: ‘Tochigi i37 Go’ is a new variety of strawberry bred by crossbreeding variety ‘Tochigi 32 Go’ and ‘09-48-5’ in 2012. The plant may be used, e.g., for cultivation of fruit for consumption. ‘Tochigi i37 Go’ is a high-quality, high-yielding variety having early maturing and high-yielding characteristic, fruit with a taste similar to those of ‘Tochiotome’, a large fruit size, a firm fruit firmness, and adaptability to forcing culture.

Abstract: A preservative solution for low temperature preservation of animal or human organs and animal or plant tissues or cells contains D-allose. For the human kidney, cells derived from animals or humans, or human or animal sperm and/or ovum and/or fermented ovum, the preservation is conducted at from ?5 to 20° C. For cells derived from animals or humans, or human or animal sperm and/or ovum and/or fermented ovum, the preservation is conducted at a temperature at which to start freezing to ?196° C. A method for the low temperature preservation of an animal or human organ and an animal or plant tissue or cell at a low temperature comprises (a) refluxing or immersing a preservative solution containing D-allose and the organ or the tissue or mixing the cell therewith, and (b) cooling the organ, the tissue or the cell to a low temperature of from ?5 to 20° C.

Abstract: A method of utilizing the physiological activity of a rare saccharide, wherein physiological-activity sensitive cells are treated with the rare saccharide to modify the function of the cells. A composition containing, as an active ingredient, a rare saccharide which is introduced into physiological-activity sensitive cells and has an effect of modifying the function of the cells. The cells are human cells. The composition is a functional food, a drug, or a cosmetic. The rare saccharide is a rare saccharide belonging to aldose and/or ketose. The aldose is D-allose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of cancer-cell proliferation inhibitory activity sensitive cells and active-oxygen production inhibitory activity sensitive cells. The ketose is D-psicose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of chemokine secretion inhibitory activity sensitive cells, microglia migration inhibitory activity sensitive cells, and hypoglycemic activity sensitive cells.

Abstract: A method of utilizing the physiological activity of a rare saccharide, wherein physiological-activity sensitive cells are treated with the rare saccharide to modify the function of the cells. A composition containing, as an active ingredient, a rare saccharide which is introduced into physiological-activity sensitive cells and has an effect of modifying the function of the cells. The cells are human cells. The composition is a functional food, a drug, or a cosmetic. The rare saccharide is a rare saccharide belonging to aldose and/or ketose. The aldose is D-allose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of cancer-cell proliferation inhibitory activity sensitive cells and active-oxygen production inhibitory activity sensitive cells. The ketose is D-psicose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of chemokine secretion inhibitory activity sensitive cells, microglia migration inhibitory activity sensitive cells, and hypoglycemic activity sensitive cells.

Abstract: A method of utilizing the physiological activity of a rare saccharide, wherein physiological-activity sensitive cells are treated with the rare saccharide to modify the function of the cells. A composition containing, as an active ingredient, a rare saccharide which is introduced into physiological-activity sensitive cells and has an effect of modifying the function of the cells. The cells are human cells. The composition is a functional food, a drug, or a cosmetic. The rare saccharide is a rare saccharide belonging to aldose and/or ketose. The aldose is D-allose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of cancer-cell proliferation inhibitory activity sensitive cells and active-oxygen production inhibitory activity sensitive cells. The ketose is D-psicose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of chemokine secretion inhibitory activity sensitive cells, microglia migration inhibitory activity sensitive cells, and hypoglycemic activity sensitive cells.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a preservative solution for cells, tissues and organs using a rare sugar and a preservation method using the solution. [Means for Resolution] A preservative solution for cryopreservation of animal or human organs and animal or plant tissues or cells, the solution containing a rare sugar D-allose. A preservative solution for cryopreservation of the human kidney, cells derived from animals or humans, or human or animal sperm and/or ovum and/or fermented ovum in which the cryopreservation is conducted at from ?5 to 20° C. A preservative solution for cryopreservation of cells derived from animals or humans, or human or animal sperm and/or ovum and/or fermented ovum in which the cryopreservation is conducted at a temperature at which to start freezing to ?196° C.

Abstract: A method of utilizing the physiological activity of a rare saccharide, wherein physiological-activity sensitive cells are treated with the rare saccharide to modify the function of the cells. A composition containing, as an active ingredient, a rare saccharide which is introduced into physiological-activity sensitive cells and has an effect of modifying the function of the cells. The cells are human cells. The composition is a functional food, a drug, or a cosmetic. The rare saccharide is a rare saccharide belonging to aldose and/or ketose. The aldose is D-allose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of cancer-cell proliferation inhibitory activity sensitive cells and active-oxygen production inhibitory activity sensitive cells. The ketose is D-psicose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of chemokine secretion inhibitory activity sensitive cells, microglia migration inhibitory activity sensitive cells, and hypoglycemic activity sensitive cells.

Abstract: Physiologically active peptides possessing cell adhesion inhibitory activity are provided. A physiologically active peptide of this invention is characterized by possessing cell adhesion inhibitory activity and comprising 30 amino acid residues or less, as well as by having an amino acid sequence of the formula: Gly Leu Lys Pro Gly Val Asp X1 Thr Ile Thr X2 X3 Ala X4 wherein X1 represents Tyr or Ala; X2 represents Val or Ala; X3 represents Tyr or Ala; and X4 represents Val or Ala.

Abstract: A communication network comprised of communication paths of server layers formed hierarchically by communication paths of client layers, wherein the state of control of the communication paths of a layer being controlled is independently managed in terms of both (i) an administrative state and (ii) a subordinate state indicating influence from communication paths of a server layer, the administrative state of the communication paths of the layer being controlled is changed according to the control for setting and releasing the communication paths, and the subordinate state of the communication paths of a client layer influenced by the change of the administrative state of the communication paths is changed accordingly. At this time, when a subordinate state has already been influenced by a state of control of the communication paths of a server layer, the processing for management is terminated.

Abstract: A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing digital audio signal on a recording medium such as a magnetic tape, which includes a recording and/or reproducing unit, an analog-to-digital convertor, a decimation filter, and noise shaper. The recording and/or reproducing unit records and/or reproduces signal on a recording medium at a speed double relative moving speed of a head and the recording medium at least. The analog-to-digital convertor converts input analog audio signal into digital signal with a sampling frequency which is above the audio frequency band, and sufficiently higher than the maximum frequency capable of recording by the recording and/or reproducing unit. The decimation filter reduces the sampling frequency of the digital signal output from the analog-to-digital convertor, and converts it into digital signal of m-bit (m>n).

Abstract: A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing digital audio signal on a recording medium such as a magnetic tape, which includes a recording and/or reproducing unit, an analog-to-digital convertor, a decimation filter, and noise shaper. The recording and/or reproducing unit records and/or reproduces signal on a recording medium at a speed double relative moving speed of a head and the recording medium at least. The analog-to-digital convertor converts input analog audio signal into digital signal with a sampling frequency which is above the audio frequency band, and sufficiently higher than the maximum frequency capable of recording by the recording and/or reproducing unit. The decimation filter reduces the sampling frequency of the digital signal output from the analog-to-digital convertor, and converts it into digital signal of m-bit (m>n).

Abstract: Analog audio signals supplied via an analog signal input terminal 1 are translated in parallel via a first .DELTA..SIGMA. modulator 2 and a second .DELTA..SIGMA. modulator 3 into digital audio data which are summed together by an additive node 4. The resulting sum data is attenuated in level by an attenuator 5 and translated by a decimation filter 6 into audio data having a predetermined number of bits and resulting audio data is outputted via an audio data output terminal 7. There is no necessity of providing a decimation filter for each .DELTA..SIGMA. modulator, so that the number of components may be reduced and the circuit may be simplified in construction to lower production costs. Besides, there is no necessity of re-quantizing the audio data at an output stage so that no quantization noise is produced to enable the S/N ratio to be improved by a theoretical value of 3 dB.

Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter utilizing a PWM system for converting input digital data to PWM signals and finally to an analog signal divides the sampling period of the input digital data into an even number of sampling periods and produces PWM signals with equal pulse widths corresponding to the input digital data each divided sampling period, whereby a simple structure is provided to reduce harmonic distortion and obtain a high quality analog signal.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus reduces the quantization noise by using so-called noise shaping circuits. The input signal may be audio or video signals. One of the noise shaping circuits is supplied with a signal which is the relative addition of the input signal and a dither while the other noise shaping circuit is supplied with a signal which is the relative subtraction of the input signal and the dither. The signal components of the outputs of the noise shaping circuits are effectively combined to cancel the dither components to produce an output with an improved S/N ratio. A plurality of such signal processing apparatus may be arranged in parallel, in which case different dithers are used in the respective signal processing apparatus and the outputs of the respective signal processing apparatus are combined to further improve the S/N ratio.

Abstract: An improved and novel process for the preparation of a carboxylic acid ester which comprises reacting a carboxylic acid with an alcohol or a sulfenic acid ester thereof in the presence of a tertiary phosphine and a disulfide of a mercaptoheterocyclic compound containing a nitrogen-carbon double bond with which the disulfide linkage is conjugated.

Abstract: ‘Tochigi i37 Go’ is a new variety of strawberry bred by crossbreeding variety ‘Tochigi 32 Go’ and ‘09-48-5’ in 2012. The plant may be used, e.g., for cultivation of fruit for consumption. ‘Tochigi i37 Go’ is a high-quality, high-yielding variety having early maturing and high-yielding characteristic, fruit with a taste similar to those of ‘Tochiotome’, a large fruit size, a firm fruit firmness, and adaptability to forcing culture.