Abstract: A part of the opening of the nozzle insertion hole located in the liquid discharging direction relative to the nozzle inserted in the nozzle insertion hole is enlarged in the liquid discharging direction. Therefore, the droplets which have migrated to the nozzle insertion hole adheres to the internal surface in the liquid discharging direction relative to the nozzle, that is, to the slanted part via the enlarged part. Moreover, the slanted part is provided slanted from the central portion of the nozzle insertion hole toward the enlarged part and separated away from the central portion of the substrate top surface. Hence, the adhering droplets flow in the liquid discharging direction along the slanted part to be discharged from the opening of the nozzle insertion hole.

Abstract: A compound represented the general formula (V): wherein X is CH or N; and Ya is a group of the general formula selected from:

Abstract: There are provided novel 4(2-furoyl)aminopiperidines represented by the general formula (I), their synthetic intermediates, processes for their preparation and medicaments containing them. In the above formula, X is OH or N, and Y is a group of the following general formula (II), formula (II-a) or formula (III): wherein a, b and c are each an integer of 0-6; Z is CH2 or NH; W is O or S; T is O or N—R15 wherein R15 is H, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a benzyl group or a phenethyl group; and R1 is H, a C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, a benzyloxy-carbonyl group, or the like. The 4-(2-furoyl)aminopiperidine derivatives according to this invention possess opioid ? antagonistic activity and are useful for the treatment or prevention of side effects which are caused by ? receptors agonist and which are selected from constipation, nausea/emesis or itch, or for the treatment or prevention of idiopathic constipation, postoperative ileus, paralytic ileus, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic pruritus.

Abstract: There are provided compounds represented by the following general formula (I): [where R1 is 5-methylpyridin-2-yl, p-tolyl or mesityl, R2 is one of the following general formulas (II)-(IX): (where R3 is C1-C4 alkyl, R4 is H or C1-C4 alkyl, R5 is H, 3-pyridylmethyl or 4-pyridylmethyl, and R6 is 2,4-dihydroxybenzyl, 3-pyridylmethyl or 4-pyridylmethyl), or when R1 is mesityl, R2 is the following formula (X)], and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds exhibit pruritus-inhibiting action, and are useful for prevention or treatment of itching and pruritus caused by reaction against insect-inflicted wounds, reaction against environmental allergens, skin infections or external parasite infections, or caused to renal dialysis patient.

Abstract: A display device having a display unit that is equipped with a display element having pixel arrangement conforming to delta arrangement and that is configured to indicate display data including non-image information and image information. The display device further includes a display controller configured to divide display data indicated by one-time screen display into an odd-numbered field and an even-numbered field, and to superimpose the non-image information with the image information at different timing between the odd-numbered field and the even-numbered field for indication of the superimposed information on the display unit.

Abstract: Nitrogen is dissolved in pure water and hydrochloric acid is mixed in this nitrogen-dissolved pure water, thereby creating as a rinsing liquid a mixture liquid whose pH is lower than that of pure water, and thus created rinsing liquid is supplied at nozzles 6 and 25 toward a substrate W. In the case of such a rinsing liquid, the dissolved oxygen concentration in the rinsing liquid is lowered, and it is possible to suppress a rapid increase of the dissolved oxygen concentration in the rinsing liquid as it is immediately after injected at the nozzles 6 and 25. Also suppressed is elution of Si from the surfaces of the substrate.

Abstract: There are provided novel 4-(2-furoyl)aminopiperidines represented by the general formula (I), their synthetic intermediates, processes for their preparation and medicaments containing them. In the above formula, X is CH or N, and Y is a group of the following general formula (II), formula (II-a) or formula (III): wherein a, b and c are each an integer of 0-6; Z is CH2 or NH; W is O or S; T is O or N—R15 wherein R15 is H, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a benzyl group or a phenethyl group; and R1 is H, a C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, a benzyloxycarbonyl group, or the like. The 4-(2-furoyl)aminopiperidine derivatives according to this invention possess opioid ? antagonistic activity and are useful for the treatment or prevention of side effects which are caused by ? receptors agonist and which are selected from constipation, nausea/emesis or itch, or for the treatment or prevention of idiopathic constipation, postoperative ileus, paralytic ileus, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic pruritus.

Abstract: A digital camera capable of capturing, displaying and recording images at appropriate frame rates is provided. When a current shooting scene mode is a non-sport mode, a current readout mode and a current display mode are set to a high-definition readout mode and a high-definition display mode, respectively, at the same time. Additionally, when a current operating mode is a moving image capturing mode, a current recording mode is also set to a high-definition recording mode at the same time. When the current shooting scene mode is a sport mode, on the other hand, the current readout mode and the current display mode are set to a high-speed readout mode and a high-speed display mode, respectively, at the same time. Additionally, when the current operating mode is the moving image capturing mode, the current recording mode is also set to a high-speed recording mode.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oligosaccharide-supplying composition which contains 10 to 80% by weight of oligosaccharide, 0.3 to 10% by weight of a foaming component and 0.9 to 30% by weight of a neutralizing component and is in the form of foaming chewable tablets. The composition is highly useful in practice, has a uniform composition, excellent texture and high stability and can be easily taken.

Abstract: An electronic still camera in which taken images are recorded onto a memory card has an LCD for image display, a RAM for image storage and a switch for image selection. Photographing is started before a direction to start recording is provided by the user. Photographing is continued even after the direction is provided and a predetermined number of images taken over a period spanning before and after the direction to start recording is provided are stored in the RAM. The images stored in the RAM are successively displayed on the LCD and the images which the user determines to be necessary and specifies by operating the switch are recorded onto the memory card.

Abstract: A food management and processing system includes a main data server having a global food data base storing information about food with a food identification code for every food, the information including information about management of the food and information about processing of the food, a user data server having a local food data base storing the information about the food for every user and adapted to access to the main data server via the public communication network, a food storage apparatus having a food managing function and adapted to access via a user communication network to the user data server, and a food processor having an automatic food processing function and adapted to access via the user communication network to the user data server.

Abstract: In the use-limitation homepage providing system, the communication terminal (15) reads barcode data on the card (21) and transmits product identification information therein and IP address of the terminal (15) to the URL conversion server (17) through the Internet (11). The URL conversion server (17) obtains URL address of the management server (19) corresponding to the received product identification:information and transmits the product identification information and IP address of the communication terminal (15) to the management server (19) addressed by URL address. When receiving the product identification information through the URL conversion server (17), the management server (19) transmits a permission to access a use-limitation homepage corresponding to the product identification information.

Abstract: A refrigerator-freezer includes a first evaporator cooling an atmosphere in a refrigerating compartment, a second evaporator cooling an atmosphere in a freezing compartment and a controller controlling a switching valve in a refrigerating cycle so that a cooling operation is switched between a first operation mode in which refrigerant compressed by a compressor is supplied at least to the first evaporator and a second operation mode in which the refrigerant compressed by the compressor is supplied at least to the second evaporator. The controller stops the compressor when a temperature in either one of the refrigerating and freezing compartments for which the cooling operation is unexecuted is below a predetermined upper limit temperature in a case where a temperature in the other compartment for which the cooling operation is in progress drops to a predetermined lower limit temperature.

Abstract: There is provided a refrigerator capable of suppressing intra-compartment temperature from rising during a defrosting operation by means of a defrosting heater and capable of preventing temperature of foods from rising after the defrosting operation. The inventive refrigerator sets temperature for ending a freezing mode during a pre-cooling operation at pre-cooling freezing mode ending temperature which is lower than temperature during a normal operation by a predetermined temperature and conducts an alternate cooling operation until when the pre-cooling operation ends based on the pre-cooling freezing mode ending temperature.

Abstract: A refrigerator with heat exchanger optimally configured to conserve electricity and improve a food storing capability at its best state. The refrigerator includes: a freezing room connected from an evaporator through a circulating passage, the freezing room having the circulating passage which circulates an air cooled by the evaporator; a storage room connected to the freezing room, in which a temperature of the storage room is set higher than that of the freezing room; a flow-in passage connected to the storage room where the air cooled by the evaporator flows into the storage room; a flow-out passage connected from the storage room where a chilled air flows out of the storage room; and a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the cooled air flowing through the circulating passage and the chilled air flowing through the flow-out passage, so that the temperature inside the storage room is evenly and smoothly stable.

Abstract: A system test apparatus for verifying whether or not a tested system works according to particular specifications is disclosed. The system test apparatus comprises a storage device for storing the particular specifications as a finite state machine model including elements represented with time sections which may take place, a detecting device for periodically detecting operation information which represents an operation of the tested system as a combination of events and actions represented with the time sections which may take place and a verification device for comparing the operation information with the particular specifications stored in the storage device according to the finite state machine model. In the above finite state machine model, events, actions, and the like are represented with time sections which may take place.