Abstract: Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis strain Buibui (FERM BP-3465) belonging to Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis and capable of producing insecticidal toxin proteins to kill coleopterous larvae, and an insecticide containing, as an effective ingredient, the toxin proteins produced.

Abstract: A weighing apparatus has a weighing conveyor with a conveyor belt driven by a drive motor for transporting and weighing an object at the same time and outputting a weight signal indicative of its weight. The lengths of the weighing conveyor and the object in the direction of transportation are inputted and the weight signals outputted by the weighing conveyor are filtered so as to eliminate vibration components due to the vibration of the conveyor. The distance traveled by the object on the weighing conveyor is detected from the angle of rotation of the drive motor, and the timing for processing the weight signals, or when to start the measurement of weight and when to obtain the weight value, is determined independent of the transportation speed of the belt but from the detected distance traveled by the object and the inputted length values.

Abstract: Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis strain Buibui (FERM BP-3465) belonging to Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis and capable of producing insecticidal toxin proteins to kill coleopterous larvae, and an insecticide containing, as an effective ingredient, the toxin proteins produced.

Abstract: A gateway as one example of a mutual connecting appraratus between networks virtually provides an address of a mini manufacturing automation protocol (miniMAP) device to a mechatronics network (ME-NET) device in plural devices forming a network so that the miniMAP device uniquely identifies the ME-NET device. These plural devices connected to respective networks can mutually transmit and receive data in a network environment in which the ME-NET device is connected to the miniMAP device or another ME-NET device. Conversely, an address of the ME-NET device may be virtually provided to the miniMAP device so that the ME-NET device uniquely identifies the miniMAP device. Further, for example, the plural devices may be constructed by ME-NET devices. In this case, one ME-NET device uniquely identifies another ME-NET device in the plural ME-NET devices by virtually providing a station address unused in this one ME-NET device to this another ME-NET device.

Abstract: This invention provides alginate oligosaccharides comprising calcium alginate oligosaccharide, which is obtained by treating potassium alginate and/or sodium alginate with a polysaccharide-decomposing enzyme (alginate lyase) produced by a microorganism and substituting potassium ion or sodium ion in the potassium alginate oligosaccharide or sodium alginate oligosaccharide thus obtained with calcium ion, and potassium-enriched potassium alginate oligosaccharide, which is obtained by substituting sodium ion in said oligosaccharide with potassium ion, and a method for producing the same. The present invention further provides a food which contains the above-mentioned alginate oligosaccharide and exhibits an antihypertensive action.

Abstract: This invention provides alginate oligosaccharides comprising calcium alginate oligosaccharide, which is obtained by treating potassium alginate and/or sodium alginate with a polysaccharide-decomposing enzyme (alginate lyase) produced by a microorganism and substituting potassium ion or sodium ion in the potassium alginate oligosaccharide or sodium alginate oligosaccharide thus obtained with calcium ion, and potassium-enriched potassium alginate oligosaccharide, which is obtained by substituting sodium ion in said oligosaccharide with potassium ion, and a method for producing the same. The present invention further provides a food which contains the above-mentioned alginate oligosaccharide and exhibits an antihypertensive action.

Abstract: Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis strain Buibui (FERM BP-3465) belonging to Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis and capable of producing insecticidal toxin proteins to kill coleopterous larvae, and an insecticide containing, as an effective ingredient, the toxin proteins produced are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel HP530 compounds, their derivatives or their pharmaceutically permissible salts, a process for preparing them and an antitumor substances containing them as active ingredient. The HP530 compounds and their derivatives expressed by the general formula below can be prepared by cultivating Streptomyces sp. HP530 (FERM BP-2786) or and chemically derivation. ##STR1## where X is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 acyl group or a hydrogen atom, Y is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 acyl group or a hydrogen atom and Z is a group expressed by the formula (II), (III) or (IV).

Abstract: A flexible Nb-containing superconductor-laminated aromatic polyimide material useful for superconducting wires and circuits, comprising an Nb-containing superconductor layer formed on an aromatic imide polymer substrate, which preferably comprise a polymerization-imidization product of an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid component comprising, as a major ingredient, a biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride with an aromatic diamine component comprising, as a major ingredient, an aromatic diamine having a one benzene ring structure.

Abstract: Semiconductor circuit of MOS transistors for generation of the desired reference voltage over a wide range with almost no dependence on the power voltage. An enhancement type MOS transistor and 1st depression type MOS transistor are connected in series across the power voltage, and a 2nd depression type MOS transistor and resistance component connected are in series across the power voltage. The above 1st depression type MOS transistor is connected to the gate of the 2nd depression type MOS transistor, and the reference voltage is derived from the connection point of the 2nd depression type MOS transistor and the resistance component.