Abstract: A filtration filter having a tubular shape, defining a first opening and a second opening facing the first opening, and including a filter base that defines a plurality of through holes arranged in a square grid array. The filter base includes a continuous portion having a first set of through holes of the plurality of through holes, and a non-continuous portion having a second set of through holes of the plurality of through holes. The continuous portion extends in a first direction from the first opening of the filtration filter toward the second opening and extends in a second direction along at least a first portion of a circumference of the filtration filter orthogonal to the first direction. The non-continuous portion has the second set of through holes shifted relative to the first set of through holes of the continuous portion and extends in the first direction.

Abstract: A playback control section 5 obtains identification information (an extension) of compressed coded data recorded on a recording medium 1 or input information designating a decoding scheme from outside; tries decoding, unless the decoding performed in accordance with the identification information obtained or with the decoding scheme corresponding to the input information is carried out normally, with successively switching to other compatible decoding schemes; and performs playback based on the decoding scheme that enables normal decoding.

Abstract: A microcomputer controller includes a power operating means for controlling switching on and off of a switch for switching on and off power supply for a microcomputer operation unit, and a startup and shutdown means for, in response to a signal from a microcomputer operation judging unit, starting up or shutting down a microcomputer and also furnishing a power off signal to the power operating means, for writing a SUM value of used data of a RAM in an empty space of this RAM at a time of shutdown of supply of electric power to the microcomputer, and for comparing a SUM value of the RAM with the written SUM value at a time of supply of the electric supply to the microcomputer, and performing a resume operation when they are equal to each other whereas performing a reset operation when they are different from each other.

Abstract: A playback control section 5 obtains identification information (an extension) of compressed coded data recorded on a recording medium 1 or input information designating a decoding scheme from outside; tries decoding, unless the decoding performed in accordance with the identification information obtained or with the decoding scheme corresponding to the input information is carried out normally, with successively switching to other compatible decoding schemes; and performs playback based on the decoding scheme that enables normal decoding.

Abstract: The present an invention can provide effective and excellent flea catching method and apparatus which can attract and catch fleas living in the life space of human beings at a high efficiency without harming the living environment of human beings. The present invention relates to a flea catching method which comprises emitting from a light source light effective for attracting fleas so that the flea catching zone is irradiated with light from the light source in such a manner that even points apart from the end of a catching means at the maximum moving distance made by one leap of a flea have an illuminance effective for attracting fleas, whereby the fleas thus attracted to the light source can be caught by the catching means.

Abstract: In a method of processing an article, the article is introduced into a supercritical atmosphere which is formed in a pressure vessel and which atmosphere comprises carbon dioxide. When the article comprises an exposed resist film on a surface layer formed on a substrate, the exposed resist film is selectively removed to leave a predetermined pattern in the supercritical atmosphere and is thus processed into a patterned resist film. After the surface layer is selectively etched through the patterned resist film to form a patterned surface layer, the patterned resist film may be introduced into the supercritical atmosphere to be completely removed from the patterned surface layer. On processing the article, such as a compact disc, a mechanical parts, or the like, the article may be also introduced into the supercritical atmosphere to be cleaned up.

Abstract: The invention provides a fly attracting composition characterized by:(a) containing a fly attracting compound at least one sex pheromone selected from the group consisting of 9-tricosene, cis-9-tricosene, 10-methyl-9-tricosene, cis-2-methyl-8-docosene, cis-9-docosene, cis-8-docosene and cis-10-tricosene,(b) having a yellowish red color in the range of 2.5R to 2.5YR in hue, and(c) being in the form of a granular preparation about 0.5 to about 5 mm in mean grain size.

Abstract: In an apparatus for reproducing video signals which are recorded as modulations of a carrier on a record medium, such as a magnetic tape, in successive, abutting parallel record tracks, with the signals being recorded in alternating tracks with different first and second azimuth angles, first and second magnetic heads are provided for sequentially scanning the tracks in which signals are recorded with the first and second azimuth angles, respectively, and the first and second magnetic heads having azimuth angles corresponding to the first and second azimuth angles of the respective tracks to be scanned thereby. Each of the magnetic heads is dimensioned and guided in the direction transverse to the direction along the respective track being scanned so as to overlap an adjacent track by a distance .DELTA.W=n.lambda./tan .theta.(n=1,2, . . .), in which .lambda. is the wavelength of the carrier as modulated by synchronizing signal portions of the video signals recorded in such adjacent track, and .theta.