Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid extraction container (2) which includes a nucleic acid extraction element (20) for extracting a target nucleic acid from a sample and supporting the extracted nucleic acid, and a container main body formed as a separate member from the nucleic acid extraction element and having a having a housing vessel (27) for storing the nucleic acid extraction element (20). The nucleic acid extraction element (20) includes, for example, a solid matrix (23) for supporting the target nucleic acid, and a holding member (20) for holding the solid matrix (23). Preferably, the solid matrix (23) is held as tilted with respect to a vertical axis of the holding member (20).

Abstract: A protrusion of the plug lid out of a bath tub is restricted to prevent the plug lid from being a hindrance, and water-tightness of the plug is improved. The plug lid is dropped into a notch formed in such a way that the circumferential edge of the plug lid becomes lower than the bottom surface of the bath tub. The packing closely contacts a packing close-contact surface narrowed from the bottom surface of the notch in a downward direction. The bottom part of the notch is formed into the horizontal plane and the plug lid is supported while it is not inclined under application of weight (such as a hydraulic pressure or an artificial pressure applied by a user) and the packing is protected from unnecessary crushing force.

Abstract: A protrusion of the plug lid out of the bath tab bottom part is restricted to reduce a possibility in which the plug lid becomes a hindrance and a water-tightness at the plug is improved. The plug lid is dropped into the notch formed in such a way that the circumferential edge of the plug lid becomes lower than the bottom surface of the bath tab. The packing is closely contacted with the packing close-contact surface narrowed from the bottom surface of the notch in a downward direction. The bottom part of the notch is formed into the horizontal plane and the plug lid is supported while it is not inclined under application of weight (a hydraulic pressure or an artificial pressure applied by a user) and a non-required crushing force is prevented from being acted on the packing.

Abstract: A musical sound synthesizer generates a predetermined singing sound based on performance data. A compression device determines whether each of a plurality of phonemes forming the predetermined singing sound is a first phoneme to be sounded in accordance with a note-on signal indicative of a note-on of the performance data, and compresses a rise time of the first phoneme when the first phoneme is sounded in accordance with occurrence of the note-on signal of the performance data.

Abstract: Anti-bacterial film according to the present invention is suitable for use as food packaging wrap, and is given with the properties required for such film, such as a clinging property, transparency, and an anti-fogging property, as well as a high anti-bacterial property. The anti-bacterial film according to the present invention comprises, for 100 weight parts of PVC resin, 5 to 50 weight parts of a plasticizer, 0.3 to 3.0 weight parts of a stabilizer, 0.02 to 1.0 weight parts of hydrotalcite, 0.5 to 5.0 weight parts of an anti-fogging agent, and 0.02 to 2.0 weight parts of an anti-bacterial compound. The anti-bacterial compound may consist of a compound obtained by ion exchanging metallic ions of inorganic oxo-acid salt in the form of irregular particles having a particle diameter no more than 0.5 .mu.

Abstract: Different tracks on an optical information recording medium are irradiated with first and second light spots for auto-tracking. The light of the first light spot via the recording medium is detected to produce a first detection signal and light of the second light spot via the recording medium is also detected to produce a second detection signal. On the basis of a difference between the first and second detection signals, a signal used for performing tracking control of a third light spot for recording or reproducing information is generated. When recording or reproduction of information is effected on/from one of a first recording medium having a track pitch P.sub.1 and a second recording medium having a track pitch P.sub.2 and the first and second recording media satisfy a relation P.sub.1 -P.sub.

Abstract: An optical information recording apparatus for at least recording information by irradiating an optical information recording medium having a plurality of information tracks with at least one light beam. The apparatus includes a recorder for recording information on the recording medium with an information recording light beam and a plurality of detecting elements for detecting reflected light from the recording medium. Also provided is a high-frequency component detector for detecting a high-frequency component of a signal corresponding to an output signal from at least one of the plurality of detecting elements. Also provided is a controller for stopping recording of information by the recorder when the high-frequency component detector detects the high-frequency component during recording of information by the recorder.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling the operation of a reach tower crane, in which a horizontal boom can safely and securely be operated or stored by one operator in the cab, and in which even if sensors are out of order, the stability of the crane can be secured. The system has a plurality of sensors for detecting a condition of an actuator (6) actuating an apparatus to operate or store a horizontal boom (5), a controller (36) for sending a control signal based on signals from the sensors, and hydraulic apparatuses for controlling various actuators in accordance with the control signal. Further, an operation lever and an operation switch are used to extend or store the horizontal boom (5).

Abstract: An electronic musical apparatus employs a tone-generator section containing a plurality of tone-generator channels, each consisting of a vowel generation unit and a consonant generation unit which operate based on formant sound synthesis, so that a song is automatically swung based on lyric data and performance data. If a syllable within words of a lyric designated by the lyric data consists of a consonant and a vowel, the consonant generation unit generates the consonant with respect to a consonant sounding time which is set in advance whilst the vowel generation unit generates the vowel to follow the consonant. If generation of multiple syllables is allocated to a desired single note within notes corresponding to a melody designated by the performance data, the multiple syllables are sequentially generated during a sounding time of the desired single note. A human operator is capable of inputting words of a lyric to form the lyric data by using a computer keyboard.

Abstract: An information reproduction apparatus is provided with a reproduction signal processing system for reproducing digital information recorded on an information track of a recording medium by a pit edge recording method and for reproducing the digital information by converting a reproduction signal read out from the recording medium into a binary signal after the reproduction signal is subjected to AC-coupling. The information reproduction apparatus is further provided with a phase compensation circuit arranged in the reproduction signal processing system to compensate for a phase distortion of the reproduction signal under the influence of the AC coupling.

Abstract: A recorded signal detection apparatus detects information recorded on an information recording medium in the form of a digital signal so as to prevent a detection error caused by defects without lowering the detection sensitivity to information pits. In the recorded signal detection apparatus, any change in a binary signal reproduced from the recording medium is detected, and when the binary signal changes a plurality of number of times within a predetermined period of time, a detection signal of a recorded information signal is output.

Abstract: An electronic musical apparatus is designed to sing a song based on performance data which indicate a melody originally played by a musical instrument. Herein, the apparatus contains a formant tone generator and a data memory which stores a plurality of formant data, lyric data and melody data. Formant synthesis method is employed for voice synthesis to generate voices based on the plurality of formant data selectively designated by the lyric data so that the voices are sequentially generated in accordance with words of a song. Thus, the song is automatically swung by sequentially generating the voices in accordance with a melody which is designated by. the melody data; and the voice synthesis is controlled such that generation of the voices temporarily stopped at timings of pausing for breath. Moreover, the data memory can store formant parameters with respect to each phoneme, so that the formant tone generator can gradually shift sounding thereof from a first phoneme (e.g.

Abstract: In an optical information reproduction apparatus, digital information recorded as an optical mark on an optical information recording medium is reproduced in the following manner. A light beam is applied to the recording medium, and the obtained reproduction signal is binarized. The binary reproduction signal is sampled by a sampling clock which is generated by a PLL control signal generator, and is synchronized with the binary reproduction signal so as to reproduce the digital information. The PLL control signal generator achieves synchronization based on the leading and trailing edges of a change point of the binary reproduction signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for effecting the recording and reproduction of information on an information track on a recording medium, includes a device for applying a first light spot to the information track to thereby record information, a device for applying a second light spot to the information track to thereby reproduce the information, a device for moving the recording medium relative to the first and second light spots in the lengthwise direction of the information track, a detector for detecting a tracking signal from the reflected light of the second light spot by the recording medium, a tracking controller for moving the first and second light spots in the tracking direction orthogonal to the lengthwise direction of the information track in conformity with the tracking signal, and a device for providing to the tracking signal an offset corresponding to the positional deviation between the center of the first light spot and the center of the second light spot in the tracking direction, during the recording of the

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for recording and reproducing an information signal onto an optical recording medium are disclosed. The apparatus includes a laser light source for radiating a laser beam onto the optical recording medium, a laser driver for driving the laser light source and a device for moving the medium relative to the laser beam. The laser driver controls the laser light source to selectively perform continuous light emission or intermittent light emission with a sufficiently higher frequency than that of the information signal during reproducing. By adopting the light intermittent emission of the light source, the formation of pits with some errors can be prevented and the reliability of the recording and reproduction can be enhanced.