Abstract: A toner for the development of an electrostatic image is provided wherein at least one layer of a particulate resin is coated onto a substantial portion of the surface of an agglomerate of particles made from at least primary polymer particles and primary colorant particles, wherein at least one of the primary polymer particles and the particulate resin contains a wax, and the particulate resin of the outermost layer is substantially free of wax and a process for producing the toner.

Abstract: By amylase treatment of water-soluble polysaccharide aqueous solutions extracted from legumes under acidic conditions, for hydrolysis of the starch substances that are a source of precipitates and suspended matter, it is possible to improve the clarity of the aqueous solutions while also preventing production of precipitates during long-term storage or cold storage of the aqueous solutions.

Abstract: A microstrip gas chamber comprises a gas volume, an electrically insulating substrate having a surface exposed to the gas volume, a set of alternating cathode strips and anode strips on the surface of substrate, a high voltage source for establishing a potential difference between the anode and cathode strips to thereby produce an electric field sufficient for avalanche multiplication in said gas medium in a region near the anode strips, and grid electrodes provided on the surface at each gap between the cathode strip and anode strip. The multi-grid type MSGC can offer very narrow gap between neighboring electrodes that might reduce a surface charge effect considerably. The present MSGC may be applied to the field where both the high gain and the stable operation are required.

Abstract: An interlayer insulating film, contacts, and wirings are formed on a MOS transistor formed on a silicon substrate. Another interlayer insulating film and contacts are formed thereon. Subsequently, as a first heat treatment, a heat treatment is performed in a hydrogen atmosphere or a nitrogen- or otherwise-diluted hydrogen atmosphere at a temperature of the order of 300-500° C. for about 5-60 minutes, thereby recovering defects that occur in the MOS transistor and insulating film forming steps and the like. Then, a ferroelectric capacitor connected to either diffusion layer of the MOS transistor is formed along with wirings, electrodes, and the like. Thereafter, as a second heat treatment, a heat treatment is performed in nitrogen at a temperature of the order of 300-500° C. for about 5-60 minutes. This recovers defects that occur after the first heat treatment step.

Abstract: A direct-fuel-injection-type internal combustion engine is equipped with an injector for injecting fuel directly into a combustion chamber of a cylinder. A controller controls the degree of opening of a throttle valve for adjusting the amount of air drawn into the combustion chamber and sets the throttle valve to a closed valve state by setting the degree of opening of the throttle valve to a degree of opening that is on the closed valve side of a post-engine start target degree of opening, when the engine is to be started. After it is determined that a start of the engine has been accomplished, the controller opens the throttle valve by gradually increasing the degree of opening of the throttle valve from the degree of opening of the closed valve state to the post-engine start target degree of opening.

Abstract: The present invention provides expression systems for exogenous polypeptides wherein the polypeptide is expressed as a fusion protein together with clover yellow virus Nuclear Inclusion a (NIa), the NIa component serving to autolyze the fusion protein after expression. This system can be used to express a novel polypeptide which we have designated KM31-7 protein and which is capable of reducing dichloroindophenol and reduced glutathione. This polypeptide is useful in the treatment of disorders caused by oxidative stress.

Abstract: The illuminating light transmitted by the light guide inserted through the elongate inserted section is projected out of the distal end surface of the inserted section. The illuminated objects pass through the respective non-superimposed pupils of the two objective lens systems arranged in parallel within the distal end section of the inserted section and their images, which are not equal to each other are formed on the focal surface. The respective images are transmitted to the rear side by one common relay lens system having a single optical axis. The transmitted final images are formed respectively on the image taking surfaces of the image taking devices. The respective images photoelectrically converted by the respective image taking devices are processed to be signals, are displayed in the monitor and are stereo-inspected through shutter spectacles.

Abstract: Each nozzle of an ink-jet head has heaters having different heating capacities, and in accordance with the heater driven, a diameter of an ink dot formed by ink which is discharged from the nozzle is changed, thereby printing a large dot or a small dot. When multi-value image data is inputted, the multi-value image data is modulated such that a pixel having high density is printed with both the large dot and small dot. On the basis of the modulated print data, any of the heaters included in each nozzle of the ink-jet head is driven, whereby printing an image having tones based on the multi-value image data.

Abstract: Ink is sucked in a first amount from recording heads by applying negative pressure of suction pumps to the recording heads in a state in which communication between the recording heads and the atmosphere is cut off by sealing the recording heads by means of caps. The ink in the caps is then discharged by causing negative pressure of the suction pumps to act in a state in which the caps are made to communicate with the atmosphere, and then wiping is effected by a wiping blade.

Abstract: The temperature characteristics of an ink jet recording head are detected, and the result of detection is utilized for detecting the ink discharge state. Also a statistical processing on the temperature characteristics detected on plural recording heads enables exact detection of the ink discharge state, not effected by the individual difference of the recording heads. Also there is detected the abnormality in ink discharge, that may occur prior to the exhaustion of ink in the ink tank.

Abstract: Novel, fine particulate synthetic chalcoalumite, process for preparation thereof, and a heat insulating agent and agricultural film containing said fine, particulate synthetic chalcoalumite. The above objects are met by synthetic chalcoalumite represented by formula (1) below: (M12+)a−x(M22+)Al3+4(OH)b(An−)c. mH2O  (1)  (in which M12+ stands for Zn2+ or Cu2+,  M22+ is at least one divalent metal ion selected from Ni2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Zn2+ and Mg2+,  a is 0.3<a<2.0 (with the proviso that M1 and M2 are not the same),  x is 0 ≦x<1.0, and x<a  b is 10<b<14,  An− is at least one selected from SO42−, HPO42−, CO32−, SO32−, HPO32−, NO3−, H2PO4−, Cl−, OH− and silicate ion,  c is 0.4<c<2.

Abstract: An optical fiber switch of the present invention is composed of a fixed side ferrule assembly and a movable side ferrule assembly. The fixed side ferrule assembly is composed of a multiplicity of lined-up sleeves 12, a fixed side ferrule support plate 10 for two-dimensionally disposing the sleeves 12 on an X-Y plane and supporting them and a multiplicity of fixed side optical fiber ferrules 13 which are inserted into the lined-up sleeves and supported thereby. The movable side ferrule assembly includes X, Y-axis drive mechanism for supporting the movable side optical fiber ferrule 29 and relatively two-dimensionally moving it on an X-Y plane with respect to the fixed side ferrule assembly and a Z-axis drive mechanism A for relatively moving it in a direction (Z-direction) orthogonal to the plane. The movable side optical fiber ferrule 29 is detachably moved to an arbitrary sleeve 12 of the fixed side ferrule assembly.

Abstract: A display device consisting of an LCD or the like is provided on the front of a set-top box employed as an entrance to receive push type data, and information of a push type data service representing sports, news, weather forecast and so forth are displayed thereon. Such information is displayed by sequentially presenting the data transmitted by the push technology or in accordance with the contents selected previously by each user. Push type data can always be displayed continuously without the necessity of operating a personal computer and so forth.

Abstract: A millimeter wave module includes a silicon substrate with first and second cavityes formed by anisotropic etching on the silicon substrate, and a glass substrate having a microstrip filter pattern and microbumps for connecting the glass substrate to the silicon substrate. A filter is provided using an air layer as a dielectric disposed in the first cavity. An MMIC is mounted by the flip chip method over the second air layer. A coplanar waveguide is on the silicon substrate for connecting the filter and MMIC. The filter having low loss is achieved because it has the microstrip structure using air as an insulating layer. Also change in characteristics of the MMIC during mounting is eliminated because the MMIC is protected by contacting air. Accordingly, the millimeter wave module has excellent characteristics and is made using a simple method.

Abstract: A package is disclosed in which deterioration of insulating encapsulation resin attributable to the generation of heat at source wires caused by an increase in a drain current is prevented. Specifically, there is provided a semiconductor package including a header made of metal, a semiconductor chip forming a power MOSFET secured on the header, an encapsulation element made of insulating resin covering the semiconductor chip, header and the like, a suspended lead contiguous with the header protruding from one side surface of the encapsulation element, a source lead and a gate lead protruding in parallel from one side surface of the encapsulation element, and wires positioned in the encapsulation element for connecting electrodes on the upper surface of the semiconductor chip and the source and gate leads. The source lead is constituted by a plurality of leads in parallel with each other, and the ends of the leads are coupled into one coupling portion in the encapsulation element.

Abstract: In a chamber, a substrate is mounted on a susceptor and then heated to an elevated temperature. Source and diluting gases are supplied into the chamber through source and diluting gas supply pipes provided with respective flow meters. In addition, a doping gas is also supplied through an additive gas supply pipe, which is provided with a pulse valve, and a gas inlet pipe into the chamber by repeatedly opening and closing the pulse valve. In this manner, a doped layer is grown epitaxially on the substrate. In this case, a pulsed flow of the doping gas is directly supplied through the pulse valve onto the substrate from the outlet port of a pressure reducer for a doping gas cylinder. As a result, a steeply rising dopant concentration profile appears in a transition region between the substrate and the doped layer, and the surface of the doped layer is planarized.

Abstract: An information storage medium includes: a video zone for recording audio/video information including video information and audio information associated with the video information; an audio zone for recording audio information; first navigation information for a video player which can reproduce the audio/video information; second navigation information for an audio player which can reproduce the audio information in the video zone and the audio information in the audio zone; and third navigation information for a compatible player which can reproduce both the audio/video information and the audio information. The first navigation information, the second navigation information and the third navigation information are recorded separately from each other.

Abstract: A head holder including an ink jet head for discharging ink and a flexible cable on which a contact portion to which an electric signal for discharging ink from the ink jet head is transferred is formed and which is joined to the ink jet head, wherein an opening through which the flexible cable passes is formed in the head holder and a portion of the flexible cable on which the contact portion is formed is exposed to the outside of the head holder from the opening of the head holder.

Abstract: A multilayer circuit board having a resolution in the range of 25-80 &mgr;m, and blind via-holes between layers, the blind via-holes having an aspect ratio in the range of 2.0-0.6 for effecting access between the layers, wherein an insulating layer having the blind via-holes between the layers has a glass transition temperature in the range of 150-220° C., and an epoxy group photosensitive resin composition is used therefor. A photosensitive resin composition having a preferable resolution and heat resistance is obtained. A multilayer circuit board is provided in which the thermal stress generated in the steps of a reflow process, a gold wire bonding process and a repairing process in a bare chip mounting process are reduced, and peeling off of the conductor wiring and deformation of the multilayer circuit board caused by mechanical stresses during the heating processes are suppressed. Accordingly, a decrease in the size and weight of an electronic apparatus is possible.

Abstract: Of data for analysis of phenomena such as POS analysis data and data of analysis of causes such as question & answer survey result associated with a state in which the data for analysis of phenomena has been acquired, data specified by an initial output specification is output. Then, when a user inputs an associated data output specification, data associated with output data, of the data for analysis of phenomena and data for analysis of causes, is output.