Abstract: A method for removing keratotic plugs capable of sufficiently exhibiting an excellent keratotic plug-removing effect without a burden, such as pam and of irritation, on the skin. The method comprises applying a composition comprising (X) one or more selected from (X1) 2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol, (X2) 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, and (X3) 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol and a nonionic surfactant to the skin.

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a power switch, a lowermost interconnect layer in which a power supply interconnect, a ground interconnect and a virtual power supply interconnect are formed, each having an access point to the power switch, an intermediate interconnect layer above the lowermost interconnect layer, an uppermost interconnect layer in which a power supply interconnect, a ground interconnect and a virtual power supply interconnect are formed, an interconnect layer located above the intermediate interconnect layer, and located immediately under the uppermost interconnect layer, and a power supply via, a ground via and a virtual power supply via.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device configured such that area pads or bumps are placed in a lattice shape on a mounting surface and interconnect layers are stacked in an inside of the device. The device includes power switches for power supply shutdown, the power switches being placed in a lowermost layer of the interconnect layers at positions directly under the area pads or bumps, and metal interconnects for power supply, the metal interconnects being stacked and formed in a region under the area pads or bumps in a manner to penetrate signal interconnect layers, and being connected to the power switches, thus forming a columnar structure.

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a power switch, a lowermost interconnect layer in which a power supply interconnect, a ground interconnect and a virtual power supply interconnect are formed, each having an access point to the power switch, an intermediate interconnect layer above the lowermost interconnect layer, an uppermost interconnect layer in which a power supply interconnect, a ground interconnect and a virtual power supply interconnect are formed, an interconnect layer located above the intermediate interconnect layer, and located immediately under the uppermost interconnect layer, and a power supply via, a ground via and a virtual power supply via.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a mutant rhodocytin lacking platelet aggregation ability is provided. According to the present invention, a pharmaceutical composition including a mutant rhodocytin lacking platelet aggregation ability is provided. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for inhibiting platelet aggregation by a platelet aggregating substance, including administering a pharmaceutical composition including a mutant rhodocytin lacking platelet aggregation ability to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a mutant rhodocytin lacking platelet aggregation ability is provided. According to the present invention, a pharmaceutical composition including a mutant rhodocytin lacking platelet aggregation ability is provided. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for inhibiting platelet aggregation by a platelet aggregating substance, including administering a pharmaceutical composition including a mutant rhodocytin lacking platelet aggregation ability to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to be capable of executing color shift correction processing also in consideration of a mechanical inclination component in an image forming device. For solving the problem, the image forming device according to the present invention comprises information processing unit, first measurement requesting unit, holding unit of curve information, notifying unit of curve information, receiving unit of a measurement pattern image, measurement processing unit, determining unit of a result of the measurement processing, and second measurement requesting unit.

Abstract: A D-type flip-flop according to embodiments comprises: a transmission element configured in a slave latch, the transmission element fetching an output of a first latch circuit and outputting the fetched output to a first node, based on a clock signal; a first latch circuit constituting element configured in the first latch circuit, the first latch circuit giving an output of one logical value to the first node through the transmission element with the output fixed in a second mode; and a second latch circuit constituting element configured in the second latch circuit that holds a signal which appears at the first node, the second latch circuit constituting element giving an output of other logical value to the first node based on the clock signal with the output fixed in the second mode.

Abstract: A printing apparatus which is capable of preventing printing from being performed on a sheet different from a sheet originally intended for printing, after completion of cleaning. The printing apparatus has a fixing device for fixing an image recorded on a sheet fed from a sheet feeder. The printing apparatus feeds a sheet from the sheet feeder and performs cleaning of the fixing device using the fed sheet. After execution of the cleaning of the fixing device, the printing apparatus requests a user to set a sheet to be used for a page to be printed next, in the sheet feeder.

Abstract: A printing apparatus, which is capable of making effective use of the extended setting set up once without performing the extended setting each time, and is capable of improving user's convenience. A printing apparatus is connected to an information processing apparatus that instructs printing execution, is connected to a server via a network, and executes printing according to a print job generated by the information processing apparatus. A request unit requests an extended print setting from the server when receiving a request of the extended print setting that extends a predetermined basic print setting from the information processing apparatus. A holding unit holds extended print setting information showing the extended print setting corresponding to the printing apparatus received from the server in response to the request. A sending unit sends the extended print setting information held by the holding unit to the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to be capable of executing color shift correction processing also in consideration of a mechanical inclination component in an image forming device. For solving the problem, the image forming device according to the present invention comprises information processing unit, first measurement requesting unit, holding unit of curve information, notifying unit of curve information, receiving unit of a measurement pattern image, measurement processing unit, determining unit of a result of the measurement processing, and second measurement requesting unit.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to be capable of executing color shift correction processing also in consideration of a mechanical inclination component in an image forming device. For solving the problem, the image forming device according to the present invention comprises information processing unit, first measurement requesting unit, holding unit of curve information, notifying unit of curve information, receiving unit of a measurement pattern image, measurement processing unit, determining unit of a result of the measurement processing, and second measurement requesting unit.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit configured to acquire a print target document; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire update history information about update history of the document acquired by the first acquiring unit; a third acquiring unit configured to acquire print history information about print history of the document, a generating unit configured to generate print image data based on the document, a receiving unit configured to receive a command to print the document, an identifying unit configured to, when the receiving unit receives a command to print the document, identify, as print target image data, the print image data that includes an image of an updated page in the document, based on the update history information acquired by the second acquiring unit and layout information included in the print history information acquired by the third acquiring unit, out of the print image data generated by the generating unit; and a printing unit configured to execute printing ba

Abstract: A clock tree designing apparatus in an embodiment includes: an equidistant point set calculation section configured to set a path setting block area in which a path length of a clock path takes a shortest Manhattan distance and determine a set of equidistant points between a target sink and a farthest sink; a branch point setting section configured to set, as a branch point, a point in the set of equidistant points that is farthest from a clock source within the path setting block area; and a path setting section configured to set a shared path for the target sink and the farthest sink within the path setting block area from the clock source to the branch point, and to set a clock path from the branch point to the target sink or the farthest sink.

Abstract: A printing apparatus which is capable of preventing printing from being performed on a sheet different from a sheet originally intended for printing, after completion of cleaning. The printing apparatus has a fixing device for fixing an image recorded on a sheet fed from a sheet feeder. The printing apparatus feeds a sheet from the sheet feeder and performs cleaning of the fixing device using the fed sheet. After execution of the cleaning of the fixing device, the printing apparatus requests a user to set a sheet to be used for a page to be printed next, in the sheet feeder.

Abstract: A control method for controlling an image processing apparatus for printing a first image file including a plurality of image frames on a paper sheet, the control method includes a first obtaining step of obtaining a total number of the image frames included in the first image file, a second obtaining step of obtaining a number of image frames to be printed on one paper sheet, a third obtaining step of obtaining a number of paper sheets to be used for printing, and a selecting step of automatically selecting the image frames to be printed based on the total number of the image frames obtained by the first obtaining step, the number of the image frames to be printed on one paper sheet obtained by the second obtaining step, and the number of paper sheets to be used for printing obtained by the third obtaining step.

Abstract: The invention aims to provide an image forming apparatus digitally correcting curve and inclination of a laser beam. To this end, provided is an image forming apparatus that corrects a position shift of a scan line in a sub-scanning direction.

Abstract: A method for designing a semiconductor integrated circuit according to an embodiment includes: placing standard flip-flop circuits and low power-consumption flip-flop circuits; grouping the placed flip-flop circuits into clusters by using an evaluation function having indices including cell types; assigning a first clock buffer to each cluster formed only by standard flip-flop circuits; assigning a second clock buffer to each cluster including low power-consumption flip-flop circuits, the second clock buffer having a larger size than the first clock buffer; and performing clock wiring.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a data recording unit to store a misregistration amount of a scanning line from an ideal scanning line when a plurality of laser beams is scanned in a main scanning direction, a calculation unit to calculate a shape of the scanning line based on the misregistration amount stored, and to determine a scanning line curvature cancellation curve which cancels misregistration of the calculated shape of the scanning line, and an image forming unit to form an image that reflects the scanning line curvature cancellation curve by shifting image data which is read out from a memory unit in a sub scanning direction according to the scanning line curvature cancellation curve. The image forming unit corrects the amount of misregistration which is smaller than a main scanning line interval by adjusting a transfer point at which the image data is shifted in the sub scanning direction.

Abstract: A printing apparatus, which is capable of making effective use of the extended setting set up once without performing the extended setting each time, and is capable of improving user's convenience. A printing apparatus is connected to an information processing apparatus that instructs printing execution, is connected to a server via a network, and executes printing according to a print job generated by the information processing apparatus. A request unit requests an extended print setting from the server when receiving a request of the extended print setting that extends a predetermined basic print setting from the information processing apparatus. A holding unit holds extended print setting information showing the extended print setting corresponding to the printing apparatus received from the server in response to the request. A sending unit sends the extended print setting information held by the holding unit to the information processing apparatus.