Abstract: According to one embodiment, a broadcast recording apparatus includes a tuner unit which receives a broadcast signal, demodulates the received signal, and outputs a plurality of broadcast contents, a recording unit which records the plurality of broadcast contents from the tuner unit, and a control which that makes control to output a display signal to display in listings (FIG. 2) management information on the plurality of broadcast contents recorded by the recording unit, and to output a display signal to display in listings, in time series, management information on a plurality of broadcast contents associated with broadcast contents instructed to be reproduced, from the plurality of the recorded broadcast contents upon receiving an operating signal for instructing one reproduction in the plurality of the broadcast contents.

Abstract: A video display device comprises a signal processing unit which outputs a processed signal, a static first recording medium, a dynamic second recording medium which is driven by a drive unit, a first control unit which starts recording the processed signal onto the first recording medium when a prescribed instruction signal is issued, a second control unit which activates the drive unit of the second recording medium when the prescribed instruction signal is issued, and a third control unit which reads out the signal recorded on the first recording medium to record it onto the second recording medium when an operation-of the drive unit becomes stable.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for producing an aqueous resin dispersion in which the average particle diameter of the dispersed resin is not more than 500 nm, comprising finely dispersing a monomeric mixture (I) containing (A) fatty acid-modified polymerizable unsaturated monomer and (B) other polymerizable unsaturated monomer which is copolymerizable with the monomer (A) in an aqueous medium in such a manner that the dispersed particles have an average particle diameter not more than 500 nm, and polymerizing the resulting emulsified product. The invention also provides aqueous resin compositions which comprise the aqueous resin dispersions, and water-based paint compositions which comprise the aqueous resin compositions.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a signal including a program, an acquiring unit configured to acquire information representing a category of the program received by the receiving unit, a volume data generating unit configured to generate volume data related to a controlled volume in accordance with volume control performed when the program is being received by the receiving unit, and a memory unit storing volume data and category data in association with each other. The memory unit is read for retrieving the category data of the program currently being received and the sound volume is automatically set according to the volume data stored in the memory unit which is associated with the category data of the current program.

Abstract: This invention provides a digital broadcast receiving apparatus which receives a digital broadcast, generates an analog video signal, and extracts content information from the received digital broadcast. The content information is multiplexed on the analog video signal as closed caption data and output.

Abstract: A reversible thermosensitive recording medium comprising an concealing layer provided between a reversible thermosensitive recording layer which is reversibly changed in its color by heat and a photo-thermal conversion layer which absorbs light with generating heat, wherein the concealing layer has an optical characteristic that the ratio of a light absorptivity of light having 555 nm wavelength, in comparison with a light absorptivity of laser light wavelength, is 80% or less. This reversible thermosensitive recording medium has a concealing layer to conceal the color of the photo-thermal conversion layer, thereby the visibility and the contrast of the obtained images are significantly improved, further more, durability in repeated used is also significantly improved.

Abstract: There is provided a system that automatically displays and reproduces digital information recorded on a memory card by a simple user's action. When at least one memory card is inserted into at least one card slot, a display mode is switched to a mode for automatically displaying one or more images by at least one manner in accordance with the number of inserted memory cards and/or the type of card. These images indicate the recorded contents of the at least one inserted memory card.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating finishing method comprising coating a water-based under coating material (I) on a surface of a metal substrate or an old coated face of a metal substrate and then coating a water-based coating material (II) comprising a water-based fatty acid-modified acryl resin as a base resin component, wherein the above water-based coating material (II) contains a pigment in a pigment volume concentration falling in a range of 5 to 45%, and the above water-based fatty acid-modified acryl resin has a form of a fine particle having an average particle diameter falling in a range of 50 to 500 nm. According to the method of the present invention, capable of being formed is a finished coating film which has a good finished appearance and which can maintain a fine view of metal surfaces used for structures such as buildings, bridges and plant facilities over a long period of time.

Abstract: A reversible thermosensitive recording medium comprising an concealing layer provided between a reversible thermosensitive recording layer which is reversibly changed in its color by heat and a photo-thermal conversion layer which absorbs light with generating heat, wherein the concealing layer has an optical characteristic that the ratio of a light absorptivity of light having 555 nm wavelength, in comparison with a light absorptivity of laser light wavelength, is 80% or less. This reversible thermosensitive recording medium has a concealing layer to conceal the color of the photo-thermal conversion layer, thereby the visibility and the contrast of the obtained images are significantly improved, further more, durability in repeated used is also significantly improved.

Abstract: A polymer of ethylenically unsaturated monomer, for example, 1,3-butadiene, having a desired molecular weight and distribution thereof is produced, with a high stability, by preparing a solution of hydrogen in an inert organic solvent for the monomer in which a vapor-liquid phase equilibrium of hydrogen is attained, and then by addition-polymerizing the monomer in the hydrogen-dissolved inert organic solvent in the presence of a catalyst preferably including a metallocene complex of transition metal compound, an inert compound of a non-coordination anionic compound with a cationic compound, an organic metal (aluminum) compound and, optionally, water.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a digital broadcast receiving apparatus which receives a digital broadcast, generates an analog video signal, and extracts content information from the received digital broadcast. The content information is multiplexed on the analog video signal as closed caption data and output.

Abstract: Long chain nucleic acids such as plasmids are separated from contaminants including protein, RNA, DNA and mixtures thereof by using hydrophobic interaction chromatography or hydrophobic interaction chromatography and ion exchange chromatography. To carry out hydrophobic interaction chromatography, first and second columns containing first and second column materials are used. The first column material adsorbs protein and RNA at a salt concentration at which plasmid is not adsorbed to produce an eluate containing plasmid and DNA. The second column material adsorbs plasmid and DNA from the eluate at a salt concentration which the first column material adsorbs protein and RNA but not the plasmid. The plasmid is eluted from the second column material at a salt concentration at which plasmid is eluted. A tandem column may be formed by connecting in series the first and second columns. The connection between the columns is broken before eluting plasmid from the second column material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for separating nucleic acids by hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The purpose is to provide a method for separating and purifying nucleic acids by hydrophobic interaction chromatography, which enables to separate nucleic acids such as plasmids and DNA fragments in a shorter time.

Abstract: A treatment processing system for determining proper and appropriate treatment methods and procedures in accordance with states of discarded articles and outputting the determined procedures. Treatment methods are decided which are desirable for manufactured articles for carrying out corresponding treatments of the manufactured articles. The treatment processing system includes a unit for reading out information affixed to the discarded articles, a unit for storing databases for required information, a treatment procedure decision unit, a treatment procedure altering unit, and a detector for detecting whether or not treatment is being executed in conformance with the relevant treatment procedure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toner support for preventing occurrence of an image failure such as stain, uneven image density, and fogging on a white image as much as possible, thereby certainly forming a high quality image enough to keep up with formation of a color image. The toner support is characterized in that the maximum value of a surface potential of the toner support, which is measured after an elapse of 0.35 sec since the surface of the toner support is charged by generating a corona discharge by means of applying a voltage of 8 kV to a corona discharger disposed apart from the surface of the toner support by 1 mm, is in a range of 90 V or less, and that the absolute value of a surface potential decay rate of the toner support, which is measured at an elapse of 0.2 sec after charges are imparted on the surface of the toner support by generating a corona discharge by means of applying a voltage of 8 kV to a corona discharger disposed apart from the surface of the toner support by 1 mm, is in a range of 0.

Abstract: A reversible thermosensitive recording medium includes a support and a composite laminated recording layer formed on the support, the composite laminated recording layer including a reversible thermosensitive recording layer whose transparency or color reversibly changes by the application of heat thereto and a light-to-heat converting layer containing a light-to-heat converting material and a resin, and the composite laminated recording layer having a thermal pressure level difference of 40% or less.

Abstract: A monomer such as butadiene monomer and/or styrene monomer is polymerized using an organic lithium initiator, and the active terminal of a (co)polymer thus obtained is modified with a specific modifier having reactivity with a silica surface, e.g., .gamma.-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane and .gamma.-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane, and then the terminally-modified (co)polymer is mixed with a silica in an organic solvent. The rubber obtained can be used in a tire tread and the like.

Abstract: A functionalized polymer prepared by a process comprising the steps of preparing a solution of a cyclic amine compound, an organolithium compound, and from 3 to about 300 equivalents, based upon one equivalent of lithium, of a monomer selected from the group including diene monomers, vinyl aromatic monomers, and mixtures thereof, where the cyclic amine compound is defined by the formula where R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene, substituted alkylene, oxy- or N-alkylamino-alkylene group having from about 3 to about 16 methylene groups, N is a nitrogen atom, and H is a hydrogen atom, thereby forming a polymerization initiator having the formula where Li is a lithium atom, SOL is a divalent hydrocarbon group having from 3 to about 300 polymerized monomeric units, y is from 0.5 to about 3, and A is a cyclic amine radical derived from the cyclic amine, charging the solution containing (A)Li(SOL)y with from about 0.