Abstract: A ranked information retrieval is supplied over the network. Where a recommendable stock is to be retrieved, for example, the user designates what level of importance is given to each of criteria such as a bankruptcy probability, a ROE or a market share and transmits it to the server The server rates the stock with the financial information supplied in advance calculates a total score on the basis of the rating result and the weighted information received, and sorts to display a list of higher-level 3,000, for example.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photothermographic material containing a non-photosensitive silver salt, a photosensitive silver halide and a binder on a support, which comprises a nucleating agent and a surfactant represented by the following formula (F):

Abstract: In a data packet switching apparatus for switching a data packet, arriving from a plurality of incoming virtual connections in the form of logically multiplexed cells, to a plurality of outgoing virtual connections, efficient use is made of a buffer under congestion. A required data buffer plane quantity monitoring/calculation circuit calculates the number of required data buffer planes (segments) from the packet length contained in the starting cell data, and a packet reception allow/disallow decision/buffer plane quantity securing circuit compares it with the remaining buffer amount. If the number of required buffer planes is larger than the remaining buffer amount, all cell data belonging to the packet are discarded. If the number of required buffer planes is not larger than the remaining buffer amount, the required buffer is presecured by reducing the remaining buffer amount by an amount equivalent to the number of required buffer planes.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by the following formula (1), (2) or (3): wherein R1 represents a phenyl, aromatic heterocyclic or aliphatic group, having at least one electron-withdrawing group as a substituent, PUG represents a residue of a development inhibitor, Y1 and Z1 respectively represent a substituent which is substitutable on a benzene ring, and n1 and p1 denote integers from 0 to 4, Ar represents an aryl group or an aromatic heterocyclic group, PUG represents a residue of a development inhibitor, TIME represents a timing group and t denotes 0 or 1, A represents a connecting group, m denotes an integer from 2 to 6.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photothermographic material containing a non-photosensitive silver salt of an organic acid, a photosensitive silver halide, a reducing agent for silver ions and a binder on one surface of a support, which comprises at least one compound represented by the following formula (I) and at least one compound producing imagewise a chemical species that can form development initiation points on and in the vicinity of the non-photosensitive silver salt of an organic acid:

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material includes a compound selected from: (1) a quaternary nitrogen or phosphorus salt compound, having 20 or more of total recurring units consisting of an ethyleneoxy group and/or a propyleneoxy group; (2) a quaternary salt compound represented by formula (A): wherein Q represents nitrogen or phosphorus, R1, R2 and R3 represent an alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or heterocyclic group, L1 represents an alkylene group, Y represents —C(═O) or —SO2—, L2 represents a divalent connecting group having at least one hydrophilic group, Xn− represents an n-valent counter anion, n being an integer of 1 to 3; and (3) a quaternary salt compound represented by formula (B): wherein A represents an organic moiety necessary to complete a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring. L2 represents a divalent connecting group having at least one hydrophilic group that divides L2.

Abstract: A working vehicle comprises a working implement (20) supported by the working vehicle to be displaceable by a hydraulic actuator (1), and a controller (16) for generating a control output signal for controlling a position of the working implement in response to a control input signal, with reference to predetermined control characteristics. The control characteristics include at least a first control characteristic (Qs′) and a second control characteristic (Qs″) different from each other. The controller refers to the second control characteristic for generating the control output signal when the control input signal results from a variation in a set signal from a setter (15; 17S) for setting a target level of the working implement, and refers to the second control characteristic for generating the control output signal when the control input signal results from a variation in a detection signal from a displacement detecting sensor for detecting a displacement of the working implement.

Abstract: A metal material is placed on a lower mold of a press metal mold which has an upper mold and the lower mold not having engagement portions. The metal material is fused by a high energy heat source, and obtained molten metal over a melting point is pressed with the press metal mold and transformed into a predetermined configuration. The molten metal is cooled at a rate over a critical cooling rate simultaneously with or after the transformation, and the molded product of amorphous metal in predetermined configuration is obtained.

Abstract: A multi-piece solid golf ball has rebound characteristics equal to conventional two-piece solid golf ball when hitting at high head speed, and better rebound characteristics when hitting at low head speed. This multi-piece solid golf ball has a core with an inner layer outer layer on the inner layer, and at least one layer of cover on the core, the inner layer core having an elastic modulus of 50 to 200 MPa, the outer layer core having at least one layer of low elastic modulus with elastic modulus lower than the inner layer core by 15 to 100 MPa; at least one layer of the lowest elastic modulus layer in the core has a total thickness of 0.2 to 5.0 mm and is placed from 6.5 to 20.5 mm away from the core center point with diameter 37 to 41 mm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a structural material excelling in lightness of weight, strength, flexural modulus and other properties, being made from polyamide resin reinforced with continuous fiber and/or long filament reinforcing material. This structural material can be fabricated by a monomer casting method by arranging said fiber reinforcing material preliminarily in a desired shape, putting it into a mold, pouring molten &ohgr;-lactams containing a polymerization catalyst and an initiator into said mold, and heating to obtain polyamide resin.

Abstract: A base rubber selected from natural rubber and diene rubber is blended with, based on 100 parts by weight of the base rubber, 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline polymer having a primary amine content of not more than 1% by weight, a monomer content of not more than 3% by weight and a dimer content of at least 30% by weight. The resulting rubber composition is vulcanized in contact with a reinforcing material such as an organic fiber or a steel cord. The rubber article thus obtained and reinforced with the reinforcing material is excellent in adhesiveness between the rubber and the reinforcing material, and further in thermal resistance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a packet transfer system for use in an ATM network, which can realize a high-speed packet transfer by implementing a packet transfer process by hardware and also can enhance the throughput of the packet transfer process implemented by software.

Abstract: A metal material is placed on a lower mold of a press metal mold which has an upper mold and the lower mold not having engagement portions. The metal material is fused by a high energy heat source, and obtained molten metal over a melting point is pressed with the press metal mold and transformed into a predetermined configuration. The molten metal is cooled at a rate over a critical cooling rate simultaneously with or after the transformation, and the molded product of amorphous metal in predetermined configuration is obtained.

Abstract: A golf ball includes a core and a cover which covers the core, wherein a ratio between the primary natural frequency (CF.sub.1) of the core and the primary natural frequency (BF.sub.1) of the golf ball satisfies a following mathematical relation:0.30.ltoreq.CF.sub.1 /BF.sub.1 .ltoreq.0.

Abstract: A golf club head provided with a head main body, and a face body fitted to a concave portion of the head main body. A caulking member is press-fitted into an aperture between an inner peripheral surface of the concave portion of the head main body and a peripheral surface of the face body, and the head main body and the face body are connected and fixed by plastic deformation of the caulking member. A contact area for positioning the face body, where the peripheral surface of the face body and the inner peripheral surface of the concave portion of the head main body directly contact, is arranged on at least a part of the concave portion.

Abstract: In a golf club head having a face body, the face body is composed of a hybrid of an amorphous phase layer and a crystal phase layer. The crystal phase layer is disposed on a reverse face side of a face. And, thickness of the face body is 0.5 mm to 5.0 mm, thickness of the amorphous phase layer is, on average in whole area of the face body, more than 50% of the thickness of the face body, and thickness of the crystal phase layer is arranged to be 0.01 mm to 3.0 mm.

Abstract: In the case where a heater main body (1) is bent so as to be wound around a subject to be heated such as a water pipe, etc., a heater can stably heats the subject to be heated. A plurality of heating elements (2), which are composed of ceramics as positive-characteristic thermistors and have electrodes on both sides of the heating elements, are sealed along a lengthwise direction of the heater main body (1) with flexibility and electrical insulation at intervals. Pairs of feeders (3) for feeding electricity to the heating elements (2) are provided to the heater main body (1). A holder (5) having electrical conductivity is provided into the heater main body (1) so as to connect the heating elements (2) to the feeders (3) and retain them. The holder (5) reduces faulty electrical connection between the feeders (3) and the heating elements (2), and thus the heat generation by the heating elements (2) can be stabilized.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is provided which comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer wherein said light-sensitive layer or another hydrophilic colloidal layer provided on the support contains a compound represented by formula (I) and a hydrazine derivative represented by formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydroxyl, hydroxylamino, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, alkoxy, phenoxy, alkyl, aryl, alkylthio, or phenylthio group, ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 represents an aliphatic or aromatic group; R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino or hydrazino group; G.sup.1 represents a --CO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --SO--, --P(O)R.sup.4, --CO--CO--, thiocarbonyl or iminomethylene group; and A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, or one of A.sup.1 and A.sup.

Abstract: A rotation speed measuring machine for a flying globe is formed of a light projecting device 10 projecting light on a measurement conducting area A which is a space including an expected flying route of a flying globe B after the globe has been hit at a hitting position, a light receiving device 20 which receives reflection light from the flying globe flying in the measurement conducting area A and which outputs a signal according to the fluctuation of the amount of reflected light, and a rotational speed detecting means 30 detecting the rotational speed of the flying globe B based on the output signal from the light receiving device 20 in order to measure the rotational speed of the flying globe B by putting a mark M having a light reflectance rate different from the reflectance rate of the surface texture on a part of the surface of the flying globe B and by detecting the amount of reflected light from the mark.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide hydrophilic colloid emulsion layer, at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer interposed between the support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one hydrazine derivative selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the general formula (1) and (2) contained in the at least one of hydrophilic colloid layers provided in the same side of the support as that coated with the light-sensitive silver halide hydrophilic colloid emulsion layer: ##STR1## wherein their substituents are defined in the specification.