Abstract: The present invention provides expression systems for exogenous polypeptides wherein the polypeptide is expressed as a fusion protein together with clover yellow virus Nuclear Inclusion a (NIa), the NIa component serving to autolyze the fusion protein after expression. This system can be used to express a novel polypeptide which we have designated KM31-7 protein and which is capable of reducing dichloroindophenol and reduced glutathione. This polypeptide is useful in the treatment of disorders caused by oxidative stress.

Abstract: A shadow body includes an effective area having minor and major axes that extend perpendicularly to each other. Each of electron beam passage apertures formed in the effective area is a communication hole that connects a larger hole opening in one surface of the effective area and a smaller hole opening in the other surface of the effective area. A joint portion between the larger and smaller holes of each electron beam passage apertures in the central portion of the effective area is situated in the thickness-direction central portion of the mask body. A joint portion between the larger and smaller holes of each electron beam passage aperture in the peripheral portion of the effective area is situated closer to the one surface side of the effective area than the thickness-direction central portion is, the larger hole being offset against the smaller hole in the direction of the major axis.

Abstract: A loop material of a hook-and-loop fastener, comprised of a nonwoven base and a number of loops which are formed at least on one plane side of the nonwoven base. The nonwoven base is formed by accumulating a number of filaments or fibers. An antislipping agent is deposited at least on the surface of the loops, thereby the surface of the loops become uneven. Or, by deformation on the surface of the loops due to thermal plasticity, the surface of the loops become uneven. Due to this unevenness, projections of the hook material are difficult to get out of the loops and a hook-and-loop fastener having high joining strength is obtained.

Abstract: The present invention provides expression systems for exogenous polypeptides wherein the polypeptide is expressed as a fusion protein together with clover yellow virus Nuclear Inclusion a (NIa), the NIa component serving to autolyze the fusion protein after expression. This system can be used to express a novel polypeptide which we have designated KM31-7 protein and which is capable of reducing dichloroindophenol and reduced glutathione. This polypeptide is useful in the treatment of disorders caused by oxidative stress.

Abstract: Anti-Fas antibodies which are cross-reactive with mouse and human Fas and are useful in the treatment of conditions attributable to abnormalities in the Fas/Fas ligand system.

Abstract: Anti-Fas antibodies which are cross-reactive with mouse and human Fas and are useful in the treatment of conditions attributable to abnormalities in the Fas/Fas ligand system.

Abstract: In a flow amount control device which control flow amount of fuel to be supplied to a high pressure fuel pump, an opening, which communicates with a port for passing fuel to the high pressure fuel pump, is composed of a first rectangular opening, a second rectangular opening whose circumferential length is larger than that of the first opening, and a third trapezoidal opening bridging between the first and second openings. The port communicates with the first opening, when engine speed is low, and, as the engine speed increases, with the third and second openings. Accordingly, the flow amount of fuel to be discharged from the high pressure fuel pump varies non-linearly and a change of the flow amount thereof is small in engine low speed region.

Abstract: An electron gun for emitting an electron beam to a phosphor screen and for scanning one of two scanning regions defined in the phosphor screen is arranged in two necks of a vacuum envelope. A mask body of a shadow mask has two effective areas, in which numerous electron beam passage apertures are bored, defined in association with the scanning regions, and has a boundary portion defined between the effective areas and opposed to the boundary between the scanning regions of the phosphor screen. An adjustment member used to adjust a q value at a plurality of points on the boundary portion is fixed to the inner surface of the boundary portion. After the q value is adjusted, the adjustment member is fixed to the mask frame.

Abstract: A shadow body includes an effective area having minor and major axes that extend perpendicularly to each other. Each of electron beam passage apertures formed in the effective area is a communication hole that connects a larger hole opening in one surface of the effective area and a smaller hole opening in the other surface of the effective area. A joint portion between the larger and smaller holes of each electron beam passage apertures in the central portion of the effective area is situated in the thickness-direction central portion of the mask body. A joint portion between the larger and smaller holes of each electron beam passage aperture in the peripheral portion of the effective area is situated closer to the one surface side of the effective area than the thickness-direction central portion is, the larger hole being offset against the smaller hole in the direction of the major axis.

Abstract: An electron gun assembly of a color cathode ray tube emits at least one electron beam having an oblong cross-sectional shape extending substantially in the horizontal direction, and emits three electron beams in a substantially non-convergent state toward the central portion of a phosphor screen. A deflection device comprises an auxiliary magnetic field generator for generating a quadrupole magnetic field component which focuses the electron beam with an oblong cross section more heavily in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction. The auxiliary magnetic field generator is located in a given region in a tube-axis direction in which the horizontally deflecting coil is located.

Abstract: A shadow mask includes a shadow mask body opposed to a phosphor screen, and its peripheral portion is fixed to a mask frame. The shadow mask body includes a rectangular effective portion that is formed having a large number of electron beam passage apertures. The effective portion has a major axis and a minor axis that pass through its center and extends at right angles to each other. The shadow mask comprises an auxiliary mask fixed to a region that contains the minor axis of the effective portion of the shadow mask body. The auxiliary mask is in the form of a strip that extends long in the direction of the minor axis and has a large number of electron beam passage apertures that communicate individually with the electron beam passage apertures of the effective portion.

Abstract: A deflection yoke of a cathode ray tube apparatus comprises a pair of saddle-type horizontal deflection coils located symmetrically with respect to a central axis and substantially in the shape of a truncated pyramid. A magnetic core substantially in the shape of a truncated cone is located coaxially around the horizontal deflection coils, and a pair of vertical deflection coils are wound on the magnetic core. A relation between a space vf between a large-diameter end portion of the magnetic core and each of the horizontal deflection coils and a space vr between a small-diameter end portion of the magnetic core and each of the horizontal deflection coils, with respect to the direction of a vertical axis perpendicular to the central axis, is given by vf≧vr.

Abstract: In a flow amount control device which control flow amount of fuel to be supplied to a high pressure fuel pump, an opening, which communicates with a port for passing fuel to the high pressure fuel pump, is composed of a first rectangular opening, a second rectangular opening whose circumferential length is larger than that of the first opening, and a third trapezoidal opening bridging between the first and second openings. The port communicates with the first opening, when engine speed is low, and, as the engine speed increases, with the third and second openings. Accordingly, the flow amount of fuel to be discharged from the high pressure fuel pump varies non-linearly and a change of the flow amount thereof is small in engine low speed region.

Abstract: The present invention provides expression systems for exogenous polypeptides wherein the polypeptide is expressed as a fusion protein together with clover yellow virus Nuclear Inclusion a (NIa), the NIa component serving to autolyze the fusion protein after expression. This system can be used to express a novel polypeptide which we have designated KM31-7 protein and which is capable of reducing dichloroindophenol and reduced glutathione. This polypeptide is useful in the treatment of disorders caused by oxidative stress.

Abstract: At the time of forming an alloy composition gradient layer 4 of gallium arsenide phosphide GaAs.sub.x P.sub.1-x having an arsenic alloy composition x changed in such a range as not to exceed a predetermined alloy composition a with an increase of a layer thickness d between a GaP layer 3 and a composition constant layer 5 of gallium arsenide phosphide GaAs.sub.a P.sub.1-a having the predetermined alloy composition a to be grown above the GaP layer; the alloy composition x is abruptly ascended as in composition ascending zones C11 to C13 with the ascended thickness d of an epitaxial layer and then descended as in crystal stabilizing zones S11 to S13 in such a range as not to cancel the previous ascent amount. One or more combinations of such ascent and descent in the alloy composition are repeated to form as distributed in the alloy composition gradient layer 4, and then the alloy composition x is ascended to the predetermined alloy composition a.

Abstract: The present invention provides expression systems for exogenous polypeptides wherein the polypeptide is expressed as a fusion protein together with clover yellow virus Nuclear Inclusion a (NIa), the NIa component serving to autolyze the fusion protein after expression. This system can be used to express a novel polypeptide which we have designated KM31-7 protein and which is capable of reducing dichloroindophenol and reduced glutathione. This polypeptide is useful in the treatment of disorders caused by oxidative stress.

Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube comprises an envelope having rectangular flat face and rear plates opposing each other. A phosphor screen is formed on an inner surface of the face plate. Mask support members are mounted on an inner surface of the rear plate. A shadow mask is arranged in the envelope and supported by the mask support members to face the phosphor screen at a predetermined distance. A plurality of positioning posts are fixed on the inner surface of the rear plate and extend toward the face plate. A plurality of positioning pins extend from the inner surface of the face plate and engage the positioning posts so as to position the face plate at a predetermined position with respect to the rear plate. The shadow mask has setting openings through which the positioning posts extend so as to position the shadow mask at a predetermined position with respect to the rear plate.

Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube with a vacuum envelope that includes a rectangular, flat face plate and a rectangular, flat rear plate opposing the face plate. A phosphor screen is formed on an inner surface of the face plate, and fixing members are fixed to an inner surface of the rear plate. A shadow mask arranged in the envelope is supported by mask support members to face the phosphor screen at a predetermined distance. Plate support members are arranged in the envelope to support a load of atmospheric pressure acting on the face plate and the rear plate. The mask support members and the plate support members are fixed to the fixing members while being in close contact with the inner surface of the rear plate.

Abstract: A deflection device for use in a color cathode-ray tube, which has a pair of horizontal deflection coils for generating a pincushion-shaped horizontal deflection magnetic field, a pair of vertical deflection coils for generating a barrel-shaped vertical deflection magnetic field. The deflection device also having a pair of correction coils each of which being located at a distance of 10 mm or less from a plane containing the center and vertical axes of the device, a current flowing through each correction coil in synchronism with, and in a direction opposite to, the currents flowing in the horizontal deflection coils. The deflection device may also include a second pair of correcting coils, each of which being located adjacent to the first pair of correcting coils and arranged in a similar arrangement relative to the plane defined by the center and vertical axes.

Abstract: A polyethylene composition which is useful in insulations and joints of extra-high voltage power cables, and in which a cross-linking agent, comprising an organic peroxide subjected to purification processing, and an antioxidant, are blended, wherein the cross-linked composition has a dielectric loss tangent (tan.delta.) of less than or equal to 0.07% at a temperature of 90.degree. C. and under an electric field stress of 20 kV/mm. This polyethylene composition exhibits little dielectric loss, even at high temperatures or high electric field stresses, and is optimally employed in insulations and joints for extra-high voltage power cables of 275 kV or more.