Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparation of a glass forming mold having a layer of a lubricating mold-releasing agent with reduced fluctuation in lubricating property, by baking the layer of the lubricating mold-releasing agent in a manner that prevents defects like blistering or peeling of the layer, or surface roughening. The method is a method for preparation of a glass forming mold having a baked layer of a lubricating mold-releasing agent on the mold surface thereof, wherein the method comprises heating the mold surface with an applied lubricating mold-releasing agent thereon by exposing the mold surface to a high frequency magnetic flux until the temperature of the mold surface reaches a predetermined baking temperature.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of metal surface treatment and a surface treated metal thereby, which has excellent corrosion resistance and can form a coat having high corrosion resistance on metal substrates such as iron, zinc, aluminum and magnesium.

Abstract: A fitness function circuit for computing a fitness value for a trial solution to a set covering problem accelerates the execution speed of a genetic algorithm provided with a matrix circuit for outputting a column signal covered by a row signal corresponding to a bit in a chromosome, a column signal counter for counting column signals, a subtractor for calculating a difference between a counted number of column signals and a number of all elements and outputting the difference as a number of uncovered elements, a carry-save-adder for outputting a number of valid row signals as a chromosome cost, an aggregate cost register for holding the number of uncovered elements as a more significant portion of a total cost and the chromosome cost as a less significant portion of the total cost and outputting the total cost, an inverter for inverting a value of the total cost and outputting an inverted value as a fitness value.

Abstract: A multi-purpose non-problem-specific hardware-based framework for the execution of a genetic algorithm (GA) accelerates the execution speed of a GA through the implementation of hardware-based non-problem-specific functions of population memory, first and second chromosome registers, crossover module, mutation operator, and survival comparator. The non-problem-specific aspect of the hardware-based framework turns problem-specific without changing the contents of the framework once a problem-specific fitness function circuit is included for evaluating chromosomal data representing a potential problem solution. The hardware-based framework is thus applicable to a variety of problem-specific aspects of the problem-specific fitness function circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processor synthesis system and a processor synthesis method which enable a designer to synthesize a CPU that does not depend on a specific process technology and has the bit width customized to the requirements of the specific application. The processor synthesis method according to the present invention comprises steps of generating and outputting processor definition information to define a CPU based on primary parameters entered by the designer; generating a compiler and an assembler for generating an instruction code for the CPU defined by the processor definition information; and executing simulation using the instruction code output by the generated compiler and the assembler so as to facilitate optimization of the designed CPU and reduce development costs.

Abstract: The processing contents which change according to the specification of the tool encapsulation are provided through descriptions in the user interface definition file, the parameter definition file and the invocation command definition file. The environment file defines if each of the definition files is to be used or not. The processing system reads the contents of the definition files and converts those into the function presented by the framework to realize the tool encapsulation. The tool encapsulation for the plural kinds of frameworks can be realized with a single common description not using extension languages presented by the frameworks, so that the tool encapsulation operation for the plural kinds of frameworks is considerably shortened and the maintenance efficiency is also improved.

Abstract: A clip for door molding of vehicles is provided which pinches and holds an outer panel more securely. The clip for door molding for attaching a door molding having an inverted U-shaped cross-section onto the top margin of an outer panel of a door, wherein an inner engagement piece is upwardly formed inside the lower end of a planar body to pinch and hold the inner edge of the door molding with the body, and a pair of outer engagement pieces are downwardly at the opposite ends outside the upper end of the body, formed for engaging the outer edge of the door molding as well as for pinching and holding the top edge of the outer panel on the body, comprising an interposed engagement piece which is formed between the pair of outer engagement pieces, the interposed engagement piece having a contact section opposing to the edge of the top margin of the outer panel and a pinching section downwardly bent from the tip of the contact section to pinch and hold the top margin of the outer panel with the body.

Abstract: Novel triazole compounds represented by the general formulas I and II, a process for producing novel triazole compounds of the general formula I from novel triazole compounds of the general formula II as starting materials, and herbicides that include novel triazole compounds of the general formula I: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 which may be the same or different each represents a lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, represent an azacycloalkane having 4-6 carbon atoms;A represents a group represented by one of the following formulas: ##STR2## (where X is a hydrogen atom or an optionally hydroxyl substituted lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, phenoxy, benzyl or .alpha.-hydroxybenzyl group, a halogen, a nitro group, an amino group or trifluoromethyl group; R.sub.