Abstract: There is provided a combined magnetic head including an inductive head and an MR head, which are fabricated separately and joined together. The inductive head includes a magnetic core having a plurality of magnetic films with non-magnetic films interleaved therebetween, a coil for inducing a magnetic flux in the magnetic core, and an insulator serving as a write gap at which the magnetic flux produces a flux leakage. End faces of the magnetic films are disposed to face the write gap. Accordingly, stronger read signals can be obtained and data stored with increasing recording densities can be encoded and decoded.

Abstract: An image reading device is provided with a guide member having a light-blocking portion with its upper surface positioned above an extended surface of a reading surface of an optical reader. The device is also provided with a slant surface between the reading surface of the optical reader and the light-blocking portion. The device is further provided with upper guide surfaces facing the light-blocking portion and the slant surface respectively, at a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A magneto-resistance effect type head (MR head) is formed of a laminated structure by using a thin film forming technique. In the magneto-resistance effect type head, an insulating layer, a lower shield layer, a lower gap layer, a magnetic resistance effect layer, an upper gap layer, an upper shield layer, and a protective layer are layered in sequence on one end face of a base plate. The reaction preventive layer made of an insulating material is formed between the base plate and the insulating layer.

Abstract: A magneto-resistance effect type head (MR head) is formed of a laminated structure by using a thin film forming technique. In the magneto-resistance effect type head, an insulating layer, a lower shield layer, a lower gap layer, a magnetic resistance effect layer, an upper gap layer, an upper shield layer, and a protective layer are layered in sequence on one end of a base plate. A fine concave-convex portion is formed by means of etching on one end face of the base plate of which side is adjacent to the insulating layer so that the insulating layer can strictly be adhered to the base plate. The concave-convex portion is formed by means of ion etching using Argon gas or the like so as to be a surface roughness in the range of 1 to 100 nm.

Abstract: A first supporting member is mounted detachably to one axial end of a supply reel around which an ink film is wound. The first supporting member has a rotating portion generating a braking force to rotation. A second supporting member is mounted detachably to a second axial end of the supply reel, and rotatably supports the second axial end of the supply reel. A winding reel winds up the ink film guided to it from the supply reel. A third supporting member is mounted detachably to one axial end of the winding reel and is rotated in a predetermined winding direction. A fourth supporting member is mounted detachably to a second axial end of the winding reel and rotatably supports the second axial end of the winding reel. The first and third supporting members are detachably supported by a first side plate, and the second and fourth supporting member and fastened to a second side plate.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to methods of preventing and treating diseases wherein the involvement of apoptosis has been indicated.

Abstract: Preventives/remedies for at least one disease selected from the group consisting of inflammatory intestinal disease, ischemic colitis and idiopathic inflammatory intestinal disease induced by infection, chemicals and radiation which contain as the active ingredient an anti-Fas ligand antibody; and preventives and remedies with the use of the same.

Abstract: A first supporting member is mounted detachably to one axial end of a supply reel around which an ink film is wound. The first supporting member has a rotating portion generating a braking force to rotation. A second supporting member is mounted detachably to the other axial end of the supply reel, and rotatably supports the other axial end of the supply reel. A winding reel winds up the ink film guided to it from the supply reel. A third supporting member is mounted detachably to one axial end of the winding reel and is rotated in a predetermined winding direction. A fourth supporting member is mounted detachably to the other axial end of the winding reel and rotatably supports the other axial end of the winding reel. The first and third supporting members are detachably supported by a first side plate, and the second and fourth supporting member and fastened to a second side plate.

Abstract: An electronic equipment is provided with a main display section, an auxiliary display section which displays status information of the electronic equipment, a plurality of buttons provided above and/or below the auxiliary display section, and a controller. The controller displays definitions or meanings of the plurality of buttons, within the auxiliary display section at positions corresponding to each of the plurality of buttons, depending on an operation mode of the electronic equipment.

Abstract: An apparatus has a main display screen and an auxiliary display screen being smaller in size than the main display screen, and a received mail is displayed on a scroll basis on the auxiliary display screen and is outputted in form of a voice reading aloud the received mail in synchronism with the display.

Abstract: An original sheet reading apparatus includes an original sheet reading station, a main roller, an original sheet feed guidewhich is located in an original sheet conveyance path in order to guide an original sheet to the reading station, a sub-roller which is located on the downstream side of the reading station in the original sheet conveyance direction and an original sheet discharge guide for guiding the original sheet discharged from the sub-roller toward the discharge side. The discharge guide is located on the downstream side of the reading station in the conveyance direction, in which the front edge of the original sheet contact portion is adapted so as to be positioned at a position being offset with respect to a straight line that links the reading position in the reading station and the original sheet contact position of the sub-roller.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel polypeptide useful in the field of medicines, a novel DNA which encodes the novel polypeptide, a recombinant DNA molecule which contains the novel DNA, a transformant transformed with the novel DNA or the recombinant DNA molecule, a process for the purification of the novel polypeptide, a process for the production of the novel polypeptide, an antibody which recognize the novel polypeptide, an oligonucleotide complementary to the novel DNA and a novel screening method. Particularly this invention provides a novel polypeptide which is Fas ligand or a fragment thereof. This novel polypeptide can be used as an effective ingredient of a medicament for regulating the apoptosis in a living body. This novel polypeptide is obtained by identifying a DNA fragment which encodes the novel polpeptide, transforming a desired host with a recombinant DNA molecule which contains the DNA fragment and purifying the novel polypeptide produced by the resulting transformant.

Abstract: An optical information recording disc is composed a transparent substrate, an information recording layer, a metallic light-reflecting layer, a light-shielding layer, and an ink-printable layer, in order. The light-shielding layer is prepared essentially from a binder polymer and zinc sulfide particles, so that an ink, particularly an aqueous ink solution, applied onto the ink-printable layer gives a clear ink image with almost no blur.

Abstract: A Web site address management apparatus that automatically executes updating of a URL list. The address management apparatus detects connection trials made by a browser for connection to Web sites, and records the number of instances of success in connection (instances of reference) and the number of continuous occurrences of connection failure with respect to each of URLs of the Web sites. If a URL addition condition is satisfied by the number of instances of reference in a predetermined time period with respect to one of the URLs, the address management apparatus adds the URL to the URL list. If the number of instances of reference in a predetermined time period with respect to one of the URLs is smaller than a predetermined number, the address management apparatus deletes the URL from the URL list.

Abstract: An electronic equipment is provided with a main display section, an auxiliary display section having a display area smaller than that of the main display section, and a controller displaying a plurality of status information of the electronic equipment in the auxiliary display section by a combination of a message using characters and at least one of symbols and a color display and/or a blinking display of the auxiliary display section.