Abstract: A package comprising a bag body and a suspending member having a tag and a suspending line, the bag body being formed of a packing material to a given shape, the tag being fixed to the outer surface of the bag body and the suspending line having one end fixed to the tag, a middle portion wound on the tag and the other end fixed to the outer surface. Preferably, the tag has a notch part tapered off, and the middle portion of the line is wound on the notch part of the tag. The package has a suspending line with a sufficient length while it has good external appearance.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device made of nitride III-V compound semiconductors is includes an active layer made of a first nitride III-V compound semiconductor containing In and Ga, such as InGaN; an intermediate layer made of a second nitride III-V compound semiconductor containing In and Ga and different from the first nitride III-V compound semiconductor, such as InGaN; and a cap layer made of a third nitride III-V compound semiconductor containing Al and Ga, such as p-type AlGaN, which are deposited in sequential contact.

Abstract: Each embodiment of this invention implements step-by-step and empirical authentication of devices upon digital authentication among a plurality of devices. Each of a plurality of authentication devices of each embodiment can unidirectionally generate a hash value of a low experience rank from a hash value of a high experience rank, and receives a set of high experience rank and hash value in accordance with an experience. Upon receiving a certification request of the experience rank from another authentication device, the authentication device transmits a corresponding hash value to the authentication device as a request source. Upon sending a certification request of an experience rank to another authentication device, the authentication device verifies a hash value obtained from the other authentication device on the basis of a self hash value. In this way, the authentication devices authenticate each other's experience ranks.

Abstract: A nitride semiconductor having a large low-defect region in a surface thereof, and a semiconductor device using the same are provided. Also, a manufacturing method for a nitride semiconductor comprising a layer formation step using a transverse growth technique where surface defects can easily be reduced, and a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device using the same are provided. On a substrate, a seed crystal part is formed in a stripe pattern with a buffer layer in between. Next, crystals are grown from the seed crystal part in two stages of growth conditions to form a nitride semiconductor layer. Low temperature growing parts with a trapezoid shaped cross section are formed at a growth temperature of 1030° C. in the first stage and a transverse growth is dominantly advanced at a growth temperature of 1070° C. to form a high temperature growing part between the low temperature growing parts in the second stage.

Abstract: A novel mutation in the gyrase A gene involved in quinolon resistance phenotype acquisition of tubercle bacillus is identified and utilized to provide a method and kit for determining quinolon resistance of tubercle bacillus.

Abstract: When GaN or other nitride III-V compound semiconductor layers are grown on a substrate such as a sapphire substrate, thickness x of the substrate relative to thickness y of the nitride III-V compound semiconductor layers is controlled to satisfy 0<y/x≦0.011 and x≧450 &mgr;m. Alternatively, if the maximum dimension of the substrate is D (cm), its warpage H is in the range of 0<H≦70×10−4 (cm), and Z=y/x, D is controlled to satisfy the relation 0<D<(2/CZ)cos−1(1-HCZ), where C (cm−1) is the proportionality constant when the radius of curvature of the substrate &rgr; (cm) is expressed as 1/&rgr;=CZ.

Abstract: A novel olefin polymerization catalyst is provided which comprises (A) a transition metal compound or lanthanoid compound containing two or more atoms selected from the group consisting of boron, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, and selenium; and (B) a Lewis acid. A process for producing an olefin polymer is also provided. The catalyst has a high olefin polymerization activity without a combined use of an expensive organoaluminum oxy-compound or organoboron compound, and can maintain the high activity for a long polymerization time.

Abstract: A process for polymerizing an olefin is capable of polymerizing an olefin with excellent polymerization activity, and comprises polymerizing or copolymerizing an olefin at a polymerization reaction temperature of 50 to 200° C.

Abstract: A process for producing a polar olefin copolymer comprises copolymerizing a non-polar olefin and a polar olefin in the presence of a transition metal compound selected from Groups 4, 5, 6 and 11 of the periodic table, which is represented by the following formula (IV): 1

Abstract: A package comprising a bag body and a suspending member having a tag and a suspending line, the bag body being formed of a packing material to a given shape, the tag being fixed to the outer surface of the bag body and the suspending line having one end fixed to the tag, a middle portion wound on the tag and the other end fixed to the outer surface. Preferably, the tag has a notch part tapered off, and the middle portion of the line is wound on the notch part of the tag. The package has a suspending line with a sufficient length while it has good external appearance.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising a novel transition metal compound and having an excellent olefin polymerization activity and to provide a process for olefin polymerization.

Abstract: An electronic auction system, method and computer program product, including a server computer connected through a network to a plurality of terminals which participate in the auction, and including selecting merchandise information from a plurality of merchandise information on a basis of bid information bid by a participant; and causing to transmit the selected merchandise information as alternative merchandise to a terminal of the participant.

Abstract: The invention provides catalysts which have a high polymerization activity, enable the obtaining of olefin polymers of wide molecular weight distribution, and which comprise (a)(a-1) a metallocene compound or (a-2) a titanium catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium, and halogen, (b) a compound of a transition metal from Groups 8 to 10 of the periodic table and is of the general formula shown below, and a cocatalyst component. ##STR1## The invention also provides olefin polymer compositions excellent in rigidity and impact resistance which can be produced using a catalyst comprising the transition metal compound (b) and which comprises a non-crystalline olefin polymer having a specific intrinsic viscosity, glass transition temperature and density, and another known olefin polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polycyclic compound represented by the following formula (I):R.sup.1 --X.sup.1 --[A.sup.1 --X.sup.2 ]--[A.sup.2 --X.sup.3 ]--R.sup.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 is a (halogenated) alkyl group of 6 to 16 carbon atoms, X.sup.1 is --O-- group or a single bond, A.sup.1 is a biphenylene group, a phenylene group or the like, A.sup.2 is 1-fluoro-3,4-dihydronaphthalene or the like, X.sup.2 and X.sup.3 are each --COO--, a single bond or the like, and R.sup.2 is an optically active group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms which has at least one asymmetric carbon atom. Also disclosed are a liquid crystal material consisting of the polycyclic compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the liquid crystal material, and a liquid crystal element. This novel polycyclic compound is optically active and capable of being in a smectic phase in a wide temperature range including room temperature. The polycyclic compound can be used as a ferroelectric liquid crystal material or an antiferroelectric liquid crystal material.

Abstract: It is contemplated to provide an industrially adapted method for producing a dimerization product of acrylonitrile, which method is capable of producing a straight chain dimer of acrylonitrile efficiently at a high yield in a simple manner using a highly active catalyst exhibiting superior stability, without suffering from occurrence of difficulty removable by-products. In the method according to the present invention, acrylonitrile is subjected to dimerization in the presence of a ruthenium complex composed of a central atom of ruthenium and ligands including cyclopentadiene or its derivative coordinating thereto. The dimerization product, such as adiponitrile, 1,4-dicyanobutene or 1,4-dicyanobutadiene, is useful as an intermediate for producing hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid, both serving for the starting material of nylon 66, or as an intermediate for producing, for example, an antirusting agent and a vulcanization accelerator for rubbers.

Abstract: The use of isoquinolinone derivatives as an antiarteriosclerosis agent and antihyperlipoproteinemics. The derivatives are of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group and R.sub.2 is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ceramic heater for use, e.g., as a glow plug for a diesel engine or as an igniter for an oil or gas burner. The ceramic heater has a nonoxide ceramic body having a heating part and a supporting part and a heating resistor embedded in the heating part of the ceramic body. The material of the heating resistor is W, WC, tungsten alloy or a metal nitride such as TiN or TaN. According to the invention the heating part of the ceramic body is formed of aluminum nitride ceramic, which is high in heat conductivity and resistant to oxidation at high temperatures, at least in a core region in contact with the heating resistor, and the supporting part is formed of silicon nitride ceramic which is low in heat conductivity at least in a surface region.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a resin composition for electric insulation materials for vehicles such as distributor caps which is prepared by blending a crystalline propylene-ethylene copolymer resin with 3 to 10 wt. % of a glass fiber, 10 to 20 wt. % of talc or mica, 5 to 20 wt. % of silica, 4 to 20 wt. % of modified polyolefin resins, 10 to 30 wt. % of halogen-containing flame retardants and 3 to 15 wt. % of flame retardant auxiliaries. In the resin composition of the present invention, balance is kept in all points of mechanical characteristics, mechanical characteristics at high temperature, electrical characteristics, nitric acid resistance, weld characteristics, blooming resistance, corona resistance and flame retardance.

Abstract: A heater for starting an engine is disclosed which comprises a cast body and a sheathed heating element embedded in the body at the time of casting thereof and is secured to the outside surface of the lubricating oil accumulation part of the engine or a transmission case. The cast body is mounted so as to close a hole provided in the outside surface of the lubricating oil accumulation part.

Abstract: An automobile fan controller comprises: a fluctuation signal generator for generating a fluctuation signal; a pulse-width-modulation circuit including a triangle generator for generating a triangle-waveform signal having a constant amplitude and a constant period, and a comparator connected to the fluctuation signal generator and the triangle generator, for comparing the fluctuation signal with the triangle-waveform signal, thereby producing a pulse signal having a pulse width variable dependent on the fluctuation signal; and a driver circuit, including a switching power transistor connected to the pulse-width-modulation circuit, a fan motor mounted on an automobile, and an air flow switching unit mounted on the automobile for energizing and de-energizing said fan motor with a variable pulse width in response to the pulse signal.