Abstract: A gene expressed specifically in the testis has been unexpectedly isolated in the course of studies of the expression of a gene encoding an unknown protein that triggers cell death. The isolated gene was a novel gene sequence that had no significant homologue in the database. This gene was also found to be involved in the regulation of differentiation in the testis.

Abstract: A gene expressed specifically in the testis has been unexpectedly isolated in the course of studies of the expression of a gene encoding an unknown protein that triggers cell death. The isolated gene was a novel gene sequence that had no significant homologue in the database. This gene was also found to be involved in the regulation of differentiation in the testis.

Abstract: The present invention includes an optical band-limiting filter which imposes a band-limitation on an input optical signal, an opto-electric converter which converts the optical signal output from the optical band-limiting filter into an electric signal, a lowpass filter which imposes the band-limitation on the electric signal output from the opto-electric converter, an amplifier which amplifies the output signal of the lowpass filter, and an electric equalizer which performs an equalization processing on a waveform of the electric signal output from the opto-electric converter are provided, and a full width at half maximum of the optical band-limiting filter is set to be equivalent to or smaller than a bit rate frequency of the optical signal.

Abstract: A gene expressed specifically in the testis has been unexpectedly isolated in the course of studies of the expression of a gene encoding an unknown protein that triggers cell death. The isolated gene was a novel gene sequence that had no significant homologue in the database. This gene was also found to be involved in the regulation of differentiation in the testis.

Abstract: A gene expressed specifically in the testis has been unexpectedly isolated in the course of studies of the expression of a gene encoding an unknown protein that triggers cell death. The isolated gene was a novel gene sequence that had no significant homologue in the database. This gene was also found to be involved in the regulation of differentiation in the testis.

Abstract: In an non-polarized pump light source (5), a laser light source (1) transmits a virtually linearly-polarized light beam that has plural mode components arranged at an interval of an almost equal angular frequency. The transmitted light beam of the laser light source (1) is connected with a polarization dispersion device (3) in such a way that the polarization axes of the transmitted light beam and the polarization dispersion device (3) meet to form a 45° angle. In the polarization dispersion device (3), when the mode interval angular frequency is considered to be &Dgr;&ohgr;, the polarization mode dispersion that is not in the vicinity of (2&pgr;/&Dgr;&ohgr;) is effected on the incident light from the laser light source (1). As a result, though the optical path difference between the two polarization modes becomes less than the coherent length, an effectively non-polarizing light is transmitted as a pump light from the non-polarized pump light source (5).

Abstract: If no alarm information is input from an optical receiver (12), an FEC decoder (13), or a client signal monitor (14), a control circuit (15) controls a variable dispersion equalizer (11) such that a transmission error becomes smaller using information on the number of error corrections obtained from the FEC decoder (13) and fixes a dispersion equalization value in the event that the error becomes equal to or lower than a specified value. If the alarm information is input, the control circuit (15) switches control over the variable dispersion equalizer (11) from an ordinary control to a search mode control for searching an optimal dispersion equalization value in a wide range to thereby search the optimal dispersion equalization value at a higher speed.

Abstract: An optical modulation processing section is provided which, in turn, includes a signal carrier-suppressed pulse modulating unit that performs signal carrier-suppressed pulse modulation on a light source signal to thereby create a CS-RZ signal, a phase modulating unit that performs phase modulation on a data signal based on the CS-RZ signal to thereby convert the data signal to a phase-modulated signal, and an optical filtering unit that filters out redundant frequency components included in the phase modulation signal.

Abstract: Novel RNA helicase genes of human origin, Helicain A, B, and C, were isolated. The expression of these genes was significantly elevated in thyroid gland and cancer cells. Helicain proteins and genes encoding them can be used as tools for examination and development of pharmaceuticals for diseases, such as cancer.

Abstract: A transportation intermediation apparatus includes a main control section. The main control section causes a consignor to input a transportation condition of a package with a consignor client, shows transportation fees of respective forwarding agents matching with the transportation condition to the consignor, causes the consignor to select a forwarding agent as a transportation assignee from a plurality of forwarding agents, and orders a forwarding agent client of the selected forwarding agent to perform a transportation business through the internet.

Abstract: A full-length cDNA encoding novel proteins involved in the control of cell proliferation (human Gros1-L and S) was successfully isolated from the human testis cDNA libraries. A full-length cDNA encoding the mouse homologues of the human Gros1 (mouse Gros1-L and S) was also isolated. The colony forming activity of cells exogenously expressing Gros1-L was significantly reduced, while that of cells expressing Gros1 antisense RNA was significantly increased.

Abstract: The wavelength multiplexing optical transmission system is provided with a wave divider that divides received wavelength-multiplexed light signal for each predetermined channel block. Further, PMD compensation circuits compensate the PMD of each light signal. Wavelength variable filter selectively outputs only light signal having a desired wavelength. Polarization analyzing sections analyze polarization using Jones Matrix method. Finally, compensation control sections control the PMD compensation by each PMD compensating circuit based on the result of analysis in each polarization analyzing section.

Abstract: An improved emission spectral analysis method and apparatus for analyzing a sample by causing discharge and light emission between the sample and the counter electrode, spectroscopically dispersing the spectral lines peculiar to the elements, and measuring the wavelength and intensity of each spectral line. The discharge is caused in such a way that the surface of the sample facing the counter electrode is made to almost parallel to the light gathering axis of a spectroscope. Consequently, spectral lines which are not affected by the light of the sample itself and vapor can be gathered into the spectroscope and the background variation of the spectral lines can be reduced. In addition, light is gathered in a plurality of directions, so that the analysis accuracy can be improved and the lower determination limit can be expanded.

Abstract: A spatial filter used in a reduction-type projection printing apparatus includes a central region through which a light beam passes at transmittance of at most a prescribed value, a substantially transparent peripheral region which surrounds the central region, and a phase shifter for producing phase difference of 180.degree. between light beams passing through the central region and the peripheral region.

Abstract: A filter for use in a projection photolithographic system comprising:a circular light-impervious part for screening substantially 100% on the pupil of a projection lens the 0th-order diffracted light of a pattern to be projected on a substrate;a ring-like translucent part concentrically contacting the periphery of the circular light-impervious part to transmit on the pupil part of the 0th-order diffracted light and the +1st- or the -1st-order diffracted light of the pattern; anda ring-like light-pervious part concentrically contacting the periphery of the ring-like translucent part to transmit substantially 100% on the pupil the .+-.1st-order diffracted light of the pattern.

Abstract: A moisture-sensitive device comprising a substrate such as silicon substrate, a pair of belt-like heating elements extending over recesses formed in the substrate, the heating elements being composed of a resistive film of platinum or nickel and a heat-resistant insulating film covering the resistive film in which one of the heating elements acts as a detector element and the other as a reference element, which device can exactly determine an absolute humidity irrespective of sudden changes of temperature.

Abstract: A sensor having a pair of sensor units, one of which is a detecting sensor unit and the other of which is a reference sensor unit, wherein each of the units comprises a substrate with a hollow portion, a thin insulating layer with a bridge, cantilever or diaphragm shape disposed on the substrate, a sensitive film disposed on the bridge, cantilever or diaphragm portion of the thin insulating layer, and a pair of electrodes being in contact with the sensitive film, the sensitive film section of the detecting sensor unit being exposed to an atmosphere to be measured so that the electrical resistance of the sensitive film changes with a variation in the physical quantity of the atmosphere to be detected, and the sensitive film section of the reference sensor unit being sealed within a shielding container so that the electrical resistance of the sensitive film is not influenced by a variation in the physical quantity of the atmosphere outside of the container, whereby the absolute physical quantity of the atmosphe

Abstract: A moisture sensitive resistive element includes a substrate made of an electrically non-conductive material, first and second electrodes deposited on the substrate in a spaced relation to each other, and a moisture sensitive film deposited on the substrate covering both the first and second electrodes. The moisture sensitive film is formed by a material given by a formula: [--CH(C.sub.6 H.sub.4 SO.sub.3 X)--CH.sub.2 --].sub.n wherein X is any one of a hydrogen atom, metal atom, ammonium, urea, triethylenediamine, tetramethyleneguanidine and hexamethylenediamine, or formed by a mixture of the above material with a hydrophilic polymer which is any one selected from a group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, methyl cellulose and polyamide resin.

Abstract: A moisture sensitive material prepared by crosslinking cellulose acetate through at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds containing two or more isocyanate groups; compounds containing two or more epoxy groups; compounds containing two or more carboxyl groups ##STR1## and acid anhydrides of carboxylic acids.

Abstract: A moisture sensitive material prepared by cross-linking cellulose acetate through at least one selected from the group consisting of compounds containing two or more isocyanate groups; compounds containing two or more epoxy groups; compounds containing two or more carboxyl groups ##STR1## and acid anhydrides of carboxylic acids.