Abstract: The present invention has been achieved by a material for a sintering appliance which comprises a base material comprising alumina×silica containing from 65 to 95% by weight of Al2O3 having formed on the surface thereof a flame-coated film comprising ZrO2 and CaO as main components, wherein the content of CaO is from 23 to 30% by weight based on the weight of the ZrO2 and CaO, the mineral composition of the main components of the coated film is calcium zirconate. Preferably the difference of thermal expansion between the base material and the flame-coated film is 0.3% or more at 1,200° C.

Abstract: In a suspension assembly for an automotive engine of a front-engine/front-drive vehicle and for supporting the engine to a frame by an engine mount, an arrangement position of the engine mount in the vehicle is in the range between a vertical plane including an inertia main axis in a rolling direction of the engine and a vertical plane including a centerline of a drive shaft. Then, the vertical plane including the inertia main shaft is not included in the range and the vertical plane including the centerline of the drive shaft is included in the range. Thus, the arrangement position of the engine mount may be set in consideration of all of the idle vibration property, the drivability and the degree of freedom of design.

Abstract: A working model for a lower jaw is disposed on the bottom of an articulator, a pair of support rods are disposed on both sides of the articulator so as to extend upward from the bottom of the articulator, a pair of joint portions are provided on top of the paired supprt rods to support both end portions of a shaft, a working model for an upper jaw is mounted to that shaft to permit movement of the upper working model relative to the lower working model, a pair of side pins are disposed at upper, right and left, outside positions of artificial teeth mounted into the articulator, and a tooth aligning device is mounted to the side pins. Further, a center pin is mounted along the midline of the articulator, and holding portions for mouting the tooth aligning device are formed on the support rods and the center pin.

Abstract: A device which allows easy observation of discrepancies between the upper and lower jaw comprises an upper bow (100) and a lower bow (200) which separately hold in place an upper jaw model (UM) and a lower jaw model (LM) prepared based on impressions and position these upper and lower jaw models (UM) and (LM) opposite to each other, checker pins (310) in the upper bow (200) which are positioned at a location corresponding to the opening/closing axis of the upper jaw model (UM) and lower jaw model (LM) and along the opening/closing axis, and checker plates (300) in the upper bow (100) positioned in such a manner that their outer surfaces (306) are perpendicular to the opening/closing axis and adjacent to the tips of the checker pins (310).

Abstract: A calcining tool material, comprising a flame-spray zirconia coating layer made of unstabilized zirconia and stabilized or partially-stabilized zirconia in admixture, formed on the surface of an alumina-silica-based substrate having an Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 content of not less than 65% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention has been achieved by a material for a sintering appliance which comprises a base material comprising alumina.times.silica containing from 65 to 95% by weight of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 having formed on the surface thereof a flame-coated film comprising ZrO.sub.2 and CaO as main components, wherein the content of CaO is from 23 to 30% by weight based on the weight of the ZrO.sub.2 and CaO, the mineral composition of the main components of the coated film is calcium zirconate. Preferably the difference of thermal expansion between the base material and the flame-coated film is 0.3 or more at 1,200.degree. C.

Abstract: A working model for a lower jaw is disposed on the bottom of an articulator, a pair of support rods are disposed on both sides of the articulator so as to extend upward from the bottom of the articulator, a pair of joint portions are provided on top of the paired support rods to support both end portions of a shaft, a working model for an upper jaw is mounted to that shaft to permit movement of the upper working model relative to the lower working model, a pair of side pins are disposed at upper, right and left, outside positions of artificial teeth mounted into the articulator, and a tooth aligning device is mounted to the side pins. Further, a center pin is mounted along the midline of the articulator, and holding portions for mounting the tooth aligning device are formed on the support rods and the center pin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a receptor for a posterior pituitary hormone, oxytocin; a DNA sequence encoding for the receptor; a recombinant DNA molecule containing the DNA sequence and a transformant comprising the recombinant DNA molecule. The present invention further relates to methods of detection and diagnosis and a kit to aid in same which comprise either oxytocin, its receptor or antibodies to the receptor.

Abstract: A process is provided for producing a compression molded article of a lignocellulose type material by use of an organic polyisocyanate compound as a binder. The process comprises carrying out adhesion by use of the following components (A) an organic polyisocyanate, (B) an aqueous emulsion of a wax having a melting point ranging from 50.degree. C. to 160.degree. C., and (C) an organic phosphate ester derivative and optionally (D) water. The compression molded article can readily be released from the mold, and has excellent physical properties.

Abstract: The microwave plasma torch of the invention includes: a vacuum container having an evacuating apparatus; a coaxial waveguide including an inner conductor and an outer conductor, a first end portion of the coaxial waveguide being connected with a microwave supplying apparatus for supplying a microwave and a second end portion of the coaxial waveguide being connected with the vacuum container, thereby introducing the microwave supplied from the microwave supplying apparatus into the vacuum container along a waveguide axis of the coaxial waveguide; and a gas supplying apparatus for injecting a gas into the vacuum container along a plurality of injection axes.

Abstract: The plasma processing apparatus of the invention generates plasma from a reactive gas with microwave power so as to process a substrate. The plasma processing apparatus includes: a vacuum chamber having an evacuation means and reactive gas inlet ports; a means for holding the substrate to be processed which is disposed inside the vacuum chamber; a dielectric plate disposed at a position facing the substrate to be processed so as to form an integral part of the vacuum chamber; a metal conductor plate disposed on an outer plane of the dielectric plate not facing the vacuum chamber so as to face the substrate to be processed; and a means for supplying microwave power substantially inverse-radially from a circumferential side of the dielectric plate towards a center thereof.

Abstract: In a lead frame for a semiconductor device which includes a multiplicity of leads, and a heat spreader having an edge to which the leads are bonded by an insulating material coated with an adhesive, and a central portion to which a semiconductor chip is bonded, the heat spreader has a ring-shaped portion defined between its central portion and the inner ends of the leads, and having a width of at least 0.5 mm. The ring-shaped portion has a plurality of through holes occupying not more than 60% by area of that portion, and each of those holes has a width of at least 0.5 mm.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor laser includes forming a double heterojunction structure on a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate; forming the double heterojunction structure into a stripe mesa shape by selective etching; successively growing a first conductivity type layer, a second conductivity type current blocking layer, and a first conductivity type current blocking layer on opposite sides of the mesa to embed the mesa; and adding an impurity from a surface of the first conductivity type current blocking layer to form impurity doped regions that electrically separate the second conductivity type current blocking layer from an upper part of the mesa at opposite sides of the mesa.

Abstract: Anti-oxytocin receptor antibodies, which specifically bind to the extracellular or intracellular region of an oxytocin receptor, hybridomas which produce said antibodies, and methods for the production of anti-oxytocin receptor antibodies are taught. These antibodies are useful for the immunodetection and immunopurification of oxytocin receptor polypeptides.

Abstract: In a method for evaluating thickness of a semiconductor layer epitaxially growing on a main surface of a substrate, a parallel stripe-shaped ridges extending are formed on the surface of the substrate, and a semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown on the surface of the substrate including the stripe-shaped ridges while irradiating the stripe-shaped ridges with light and monitoring from the stripe-shaped ridges to evaluate the thickness of the epitaxially growing semiconductor layer. The thickness of the epitaxial layer is evaluated with high precision during the epitaxial growth process.

Abstract: A self-hardening mold material composition comprising 100 parts by weight of molding sand, 0.1 to 6 parts by weight of a component (a), 0.1 to 4 parts by weight of a component (b), 0.05 to 2.0 parts by weight of a component (c) as SiO.sub.2, and 0.01 to 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a receptor for a posterior pituitary hormone, oxytocin; a DNA sequence encoding for the receptor; a recombinant DNA molecule containing the DNA sequence and a transformant comprising the recombinant DNA molecule. The present invention further relates to methods of detection and diagnosis and a kit to aid in same which comprise either oxytocin, its receptor or antibodies to the receptor.

Abstract: A dry etching apparatus is provided with parallel electrodes confronting each other, and a high frequency voltage is impressed between the electrodes. The electrode for holding a base material has a recess in its surface and the surface of the electrode is covered with an insulating layer so that part of the structure constituted by the insulating layer and electrode is not in contact with the base material.

Abstract: In a method of fabricating an integrated semiconductor light modulator and laser device, a semiconductor layer having first and second regions of different crystal compositions is produced on each chip region of a semiconductor wafer by a selective crystal growth using, as a mask, a dielectric film having a prescribed pattern. Thereafter, a semiconductor laser and a light modulator that modulates laser light emitted from the semiconductor layer are produced in a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region, respectively, of each chip region. In this method, the shape of the dielectric mask pattern and the shape of the opening of the mask pattern on each chip region is symmetrical with the dielectric mask pattern and opening of an adjacent chip region along the optical waveguide direction of the semiconductor laser.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser includes a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate; a double-heterojunction structure including a first conductivity type cladding layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type cladding layer successively disposed on the semiconductor substrate; two parallel stripe grooves forming the double-heterojunction structure in a mesa shape; a first conductivity type mesa embedding layer, a second conductivity type current blocking layer, and a first conductivity type current blocking layer successively disposed on the semiconductor substrate and contacting opposite sides of the mesa; and impurity doped regions formed by adding an impurity through the surface of the first conductivity type current blocking layer. The impurity doped regions electrically separate an upper part of the mesa from the second conductivity type current blocking layer at opposite sides of the mesa.