Abstract: A disulfone compound represented by the general formula (3): 1

Abstract: There are disclosed a disulfone compound of formula (1): wherein Ar denotes an aryl group that may have a substituent, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a protective group of a hydroxyl group and the wavy line means that the disulfone compound is an E or Z geometrical isomer or a mixture thereof, a method for producing the same, intermediate compounds therefore and a process for producing retinol through the disulfone compound.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel spiro derivatives and their medical uses, especially as adhesion molecule inhibitors useful for therapies of inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: There are disclosed a disulfone compound of formula (1): 1

Abstract: Disclosed are novel urea derivatives and their medical uses, especially as adhesion molecule inhibitors useful for therapies of inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: There are provided production processes for cyclic sulfone compounds of formula (2) or (4): 1

Abstract: A decoding LSI adaptable to MPEG4 is provided with a padding means for performing padding on decoded texture data, an arithmetic decoding means for performing arithmetic decoding on coded shape data, and a composition means for compositing a plurality of texture data to generate composite image data. The padding means, the arithmetic decoding means, and the composition means are implemented by hardware circuits, i.e., a padding engine, an arithmetic decoding engine, and a composition engine, respectively. Therefore, the decoding LSI can perform high-speed decoding on a bitstream corresponding to plural objects, such as images, which are compressively coded by the MPEG4 coding method, with reduced cost of the hardware circuits performing the decoding process.

Abstract: There are disclosed a disulfone compound of formula (1): wherein Ar denotes an aryl group that may have a substituent, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a protective group of a hydroxyl group and the wavy line means that the disulfone compound is an E or Z geometrical isomer or a mixture thereof, a method for producing the same, intermediate compounds therefore and a process for producing retinol through the disulfone compound.

Abstract: By using program information, the amount of which to be transmitted is not fixed, and related information which is related to the expected amount of the main information, an area for recording main information is ensured in advance on a recording medium. This ensures a reliable recording of a program, the recording of which has already been reserved, without affecting any program which has already been recorded. In addition, even when a change occurs in related information before or after the start of recording information on the recording medium, an area assigned before the start of the recording can be changed corresponding to related information after the change.

Abstract: A picture is treated as an aggregate of plural objects, and the picture data is processed on an object-oriented basis to be multiplexed. A method of multiplexing data comprises the steps of (1) dividing the picture into a plurality of master objects, and identifying themselves as the master objects; (2) dividing the identified master object into smaller slave objects upon request, and identifying themselves as the slave objects, whereby a hierarchy is formed; (3) packetizing one of the identified master object and the identified slave object into a packet, and assigning a packet number to the packet, and (4) adding the hierarchical details as hierarchical information to the multiplexed data. In addition to this method of multiplexing data, a reproducing method of data multiplexed through this method of multiplexing data, and a, data reproducing apparatus using the reproducing method are provided by the present invention.

Abstract: A program of the invention causes a computer to display information relating to a service provided by another computer and information concerning a communication state in a display frame upper portion on a display screen, to display processing content of a task associated with the service provided by another computer in a display frame middle portion, and to display an icon for expressing information intrinsic to a user in a display frame lower portion, including a processing result of the task. As stated above, the network information is displayed in the display frame upper portion, the processing content of the task is displayed in the display frame middle portion, and the processing result of the task is displayed in the display frame lower portion, so that the network environment is intuitively shown to the user, and the icon for expressing the information intrinsic to the user is shown in the display frame lower portion. Accordingly, it becomes easy for the user to grasp objective data.

Abstract: In a computer resource assignment apparatus, a registration request processing section assignes a computer resource to a user in response to a temporary registration request from the user. A computer resource management section manages the computer resource assigned to the user of the temporary registration request by unit of each user.

Abstract: There are provided a dihalogen derivative represented by formula (2): wherein X represents a halogen atom and R2 represents a protective group for a hydroxyl group; a process for producing the same; and a process for producing vitamin A by use of said dihalogen derivative.

Abstract: In a computer resource assignment apparatus, a registration request processing section assignes a computer resource to a user in response to a temporary registration request from the user. A computer resource management section manages the computer resource assigned to the user of the temporary registration request by unit of each user.

Abstract: A reservation processing apparatus. A data receiving section receives broadcast data including mainview data and preview data. The preview data represents information of next mainview data. A preview data record section records the preview data received by the data receiving section. A reservation list management section extracts the information of next mainview data from the preview data and stores the information as a reservation list. A reservation item execution section records the next mainview data according to the reservation list when the data receiving section receives the next mainview data transmitted.

Abstract: Novel cyclic peptides having VLA-4 adhesion inhibiting activity, and their application as therapeutic agents for inflammatory disease, for example allergic inflammatory disease, or hepatitis.

Abstract: Novel triazolo derivatives represented by the following formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as chemokine inhibitors containing the same as an effective component. These are useful as therapeutic agents for allergic diseases such as bronchial asthma and atopic dermatitis; therapeutic agents for inflammatory diseases such as chronic rheumatoid arthritis; therapeutic agents for autoimmune diseases such as ulcerative colitis and nephritis; and as anti-AIDS drugs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packet generating method for multiplexing one program composed of digital image, digital sound or digital data, or multiplexing and transmitting plural programs, a data multiplexing method using the same, and an apparatus for coding and decoding such transmission data, and the invention further relates to a packet generating method for generating a packet row of digital data, containing a change identifier for identifying change of digital data in the packet row, and multiplexing so that the packet containing this change identifier may be disposed closest to the packet containing the changed digital data, among packets containing various change identifiers in the packet row, a data multiplexing method using the same, and an apparatus for coding and decoding such transmission data.

Abstract: An integrated network management and apparatus for managing devices connected to a network which have the same function. Control modules prepare local management tables by reading information regarding recordings made on respective recording media of the devices, and an integrated control module communicates with the control modules to prepare an integrated management table by reading the local management tables. The integrated management table enables the integrated control module to recognize a correlation between a recorded program and the control module, recording medium and recording position. The integrated control module also controls the control modules in the respective devices in an integrated manner using the integrated management table.

Abstract: There are disclosed an alcohol derivative of formula (1): wherein Ar is an optionally substituted aryl group and R is a straight or branched C1-C3 lower alkyl group, and the wavy line depicted by indicates a single bond and stereochemistry relating to a double bond bound therewith is E or Z or a mixture thereof, and a process for producing the same and a process for producing Vitamin A aldehyde using the same.