Abstract: A leeward upper header portion of an evaporator includes first through third sections which communicate with upper ends of heat exchange tubes of first through third tube groups of a leeward tube row. The second tube group, which is an upward flow tube group, and the third tube group, which is a downward flow tube group, form a tube group set. A baffle plate is provided in the second section to be located on the side toward the third section. The baffle plate divides a portion of the interior of the second section into upper and lower spaces and prevents flow of refrigerant toward the upper space. A flow prevention member is provided below the baffle plate so as to prevent flow of refrigerant from the second section into the third section. These two sections communicate with each other in a region above the baffle plate.

Abstract: An evaporator with a cool storage function includes a cool storage material container disposed at least one of air-passing clearances formed between adjacent refrigerant flow tubes, and fins disposed in air-passing clearances on opposite sides of the cool storage material container. The cool storage material container includes a container body portion joined to the corresponding refrigerant flow tubes, and an outward extending portion which extends from the front edge of the container body portion and projects frontward in relation to the refrigerant flow tubes. Each of the fins has a fin body portion joined to the corresponding refrigerant flow tubes, and an outward extending portion which extends from the front edge of the fin body portion body and projects frontward in relation to the refrigerant flow tubes. The outward extending portions of the fins are brazed to opposite sides of the outward extending portion of the cool storage material container.

Abstract: A leeward tube row of an evaporator includes first to third tube groups, and a windward tube row thereof includes fourth and fifth tube groups. Within a third section of a leeward upper header portion with which heat exchange tubes of the third tube group communicate, a resistance member for flow division is provided so as to divide the interior of the third section into a first space which the heat exchange tubes face, and a second space which is separated from the first space and into which refrigerant flows. The resistance member for flow division has a plurality of refrigerant passage holes. The leeward upper header portion has a flow cutoff member for preventing flow of refrigerant into the first space of the third section. The third section of the leeward upper header portion communicates with the fourth section of the windward upper header portion via refrigerant communication passages.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a pair of header tanks, a plurality of flat heat exchange tubes which are disposed between the two header tanks and whose opposite end portions are connected to the corresponding header tanks, and a plurality of corrugate fins each including wave crest portions, wave trough portions, and connection portions connecting together the corresponding wave crest portions and wave trough portions, and each disposed between the adjacent heat exchange tubes. Each connection portion has a plurality of louvers which extend in a width direction of the connection portion and are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the connection portion. The louver pitch is 0.4 mm to 0.8 mm. The inclination angle of the louvers in relation to the connection portion is 20° to 30°.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a pick up device for paper sheets includes an input unit configured to support a plurality of paper sheets in a stacked manner, a supply mechanism configured to move the placed paper sheets in a stacking direction and supply each paper sheet to an pick up position, a pick up mechanism configured to pick up the paper sheet at the pick up position from the input unit one by one, and a control unit configured to determine a supply speed or a feed amount of the paper sheets by the supply mechanism in accordance with thickness information per unit time of the picked up paper sheets obtained from a thickness detector, and configured to determine whether the supply mechanism is to be operated or stopped based on density information of the paper sheets obtained from a paper sheet sensor.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes subjecting a semiconductor substrate having an aluminum film formed thereabove to a processing to at least partially expose a surface of the aluminum film, and carrying out a surface processing to remove an after-processing residue that remains on the exposed surface of the aluminum film. The surface processing includes treating the exposed surface of the aluminum film with a first liquid chemical containing an anion component and then with an alkaline, second liquid chemical.

Abstract: Each header tank includes a tank body and a header plate. The tank body includes a top wall, shorter side walls, and longer side walls. Each shorter side wall has joining portions integrally formed via rounded connection portions and extending along the inner surfaces of the longer side walls. The header plate includes a closure wall, shorter side walls, and longer side walls. End portions of each longer side wall of the tank body are curved along the rounded connection portions to form first bent portions. End portions of each longer side wall of the header plate are curved along the first bent portions to form second bent portions. The shorter side walls of the header plate have deformation portions which enter recesses formed between the rounded connection portions of the tank body and tip end surfaces of the first bent portions.

Abstract: Each header tank includes a tank body and a header plate. The tank body includes a top wall, shorter side walls, and longer side walls. Each shorter side wall has joining portions integrally formed via rounded connection portions and extending along the inner surfaces of the longer side walls. The header plate includes a closure wall, shorter side walls, and longer side walls. End portions of each longer side wall of the tank body are curved along the rounded connection portions to form first bent portions. End portions of each longer side wall of the header plate are curved along the first bent portions to form second bent portions. The shorter side walls of the header plate have deformation portions which enter recesses formed between the rounded connection portions of the tank body and tip end surfaces of the first bent portions.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a pair of header tanks, a plurality of flat heat exchange tubes which are disposed between the two header tanks and whose opposite end portions are connected to the corresponding header tanks, and a plurality of corrugate fins each including wave crest portions, wave trough portions, and connection portions connecting together the corresponding wave crest portions and wave trough portions, and each disposed between the adjacent heat exchange tubes. Each connection portion has a plurality of louvers which extend in a width direction of the connection portion and are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the connection portion. The louver pitch is 0.4 mm to 0.8 mm. The inclination angle of the louvers in relation to the connection portion is 20° to 30°. When this heat exchanger is used as a heater core, excellent heat radiation performance can be attained, and an increase in resistance to air flow can be prevented.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes subjecting a semiconductor substrate having an aluminum film formed thereabove to a processing to at least partially expose a surface of the aluminum film, and carrying out a surface processing to remove an after-processing residue that remains on the exposed surface of the aluminum film. The surface processing includes treating the exposed surface of the aluminum film with a first liquid chemical containing an anion component and then with an alkaline, second liquid chemical.

Abstract: A heat exchanger to be used as a heater core includes a pair of header tanks spaced apart from each other, a plurality of flat heat exchange tubes which are disposed between the two header tanks at predetermined intervals along a longitudinal direction of the header tanks with their width direction coinciding with an air flow direction and whose opposite end portions are connected to the header tanks, and a plurality of corrugate fins each disposed between the adjacent heat exchange tubes. Each heat exchange tube has an inner height Ht of 1.2 mm to 1.7 mm and a width of 18 mm to 24 mm as measured in the air flow direction. Each corrugate fin has a fin height Hf of 4.0 mm to 7.5 mm. This heat exchanger exhibits excellent heat radiation performance and low resistance to air flow and water flow.

Abstract: A heat exchanger to be used as a heater core includes a pair of header tanks spaced apart from each other, a plurality of flat heat exchange tubes which are disposed between the two header tanks at predetermined intervals along a longitudinal direction of the header tanks with their width direction coinciding with an air flow direction and whose opposite end portions are connected to the header tanks, and a plurality of corrugate fins each disposed between the adjacent heat exchange tubes. Each heat exchange tube has an inner height Ht of 0.7 mm to 1.2 mm and a width of 24 mm to 30 mm as measured in the air flow direction. Each corrugate fin has a fin height Hf of 5.5 mm to 8.5 mm. This heat exchanger exhibits excellent heat radiation performance and low resistance to air flow and water flow.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel NMR metabolomics method for observing an animal by labeling the animal itself. A labeled animal labeled with a stable isotope is produced by feeding an animal a labeled food labeled with the stable isotope. Metabolism of a biological substance in the animal is analyzed based on nuclear magnetic resonance data of the biological substance containing the stable isotope. The nuclear magnetic resonance data is acquired by performing NMR measurement on a body of the labeled animal, a portion of the body, or an extract.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of analyzing metabolism of a plant in which measurement sensitivity for nuclides such as 13C and 15N having low natural abundance ratios is improved using NMR. A labeled plant uniformly labeled with a stable isotope is produced by providing the plant with a nutrition source labeled with at least one type of stable isotope while growing the plant from a seed or a germinating seedling. The metabolism of a biological substance in the plant is analyzed based on NMR data of a biological substance that contains the stable isotope. The NMR data is acquired by performing NMR measurement on a body of the labeled plant, a portion of the body, or an extract.

Abstract: Imidazolidinone derivatives represented by a following general formula (1) or pharmacologically permissible acid addition salts with cholinergic activity (muscarine M.sub.1 activity) provide compounds useful for the therapy of senile dementia. ##STR1## (wherein R denotes a lower alkyl group which may be substituted by halogen, or the like, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 denote identically or differently hydrogen atoms or lower alkyl groups, R.sup.3 denotes a formula ##STR2## (wherein R.sup.4 denotes a lower alkyl group which may be substituted by halogen, or the like, q denotes 0 to 3, and R.sup.5 denotes a hydrogen atom or the like), m and n denote 0 to 3, p denotes 1 to 3, and X denotes an oxygen atom or sulfur atom).

Abstract: An optically active imidazolidinone derivative represented by general formula (1), having a cholinergic activity (a muscarine M.sub.1 activity) and being useful for treating senile dementia, a pharmacologically acceptable acid-addition salt thereof, and a process for producing the same, wherein R and R.sup.1 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen, halogen, optionally halogenated lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, lower alkoxycarbonyl, nitro, amino or cyano; and n represents 1 to 4.

Abstract: Anti-dementia medicaments comprising a carbamic acid derivative or their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having an anti-amnesic activity as an active ingredient are provided. The carbamic acid derivatives are represented by a general formula (1) ##STR1## wherein Ar denotes an aromatic heterocyclic ring which may have at least one substituent or its benzene-condensed ring, or phenyl group which may have at least one substituent, R.sup.1 denotes hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group, R.sup.2 denotes lower alkyl group which may be substituted with halogen atom, phenyl group which may have at least one substituent, naphthyl group, or five- or six-membered heterocyclic ring and its benzene-condensed ring, X and Y, which may be the same or different, denote sulfur atom or oxygen atom.

Abstract: An ameliorating agent for dysmnesia, comprising as an effective component or components at least one of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine derivatives represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen or a lower alkyl of 1-4 carbons, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl of 1-3 carbons or a lower alkoxy of 1-3 carbons.

Abstract: A signal transmission system which perform two-way signal transmission between a first transmitter-receiver and a second transmitter-receiver via a pair of signal lines and supplies a DC current from the first transmitter-receiver to the second transmitter-receiver. In each of the first transmitter-receiver and the second transmitter-receiver, there are provided a current varying circuit for varying a signal line current by a transmission pulse signal so that the signal line current may assume a value in a predetermined current region lower than a minimum level of a load current to the other transmitter-receiver during sending out a signal pulse, a current detector for detecting a current or voltage variation in the signal line current, and a gate circuit for blocking the detected output from the current detector while the transmission pulse is sending out to the current varying circuit.