Abstract: An air conditioner includes a cabinet including an inlet port and a frame including an outlet port and coupled to the cabinet. A heat exchanger is disposed between the cabinet and the frame to exchange heat with air introduced into the inlet port and discharged to the outlet port. A blocking member is configured to connect the frame and the heat exchanger to prevent air heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger from leaking into the cabinet. This structure inhibits dew from being generated on the cabinet.

Abstract: Provided are microparticle probes for isolating and detecting nucleic acids to detect target nucleic acids. Each of the microparticle probes includes: a microparticle; capture probes introduced on the surface of the microparticle and including sequences complementary to those of the target nucleic acids; and reporter nucleic acids introduced on the surface of the microparticle and generating signals in response to an external stimulus. Also provided are a kit including the microparticle probes, a method for detecting target nucleic acids, and a multiplex diagnostic method. The microparticle probes of the present invention enable rapid identification of multiple viral infections such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and coronavirus infections and can be used to accurately determine diseases (infectious diseases) with high sensitivity.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for producing acetylene alcohol compounds in a continuous process, which are produced via ethynylation in which ketones containing a group --CH.sub.2 COCH.sub.2 --, are condensed with acetylenes at a temperature of about 20 to 50.degree. C. under a pressure of about 10 to 30 kg/cm.sup.2 in the presence of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide anion exchange resin having strong basicity in an aprotic solvent by feeding a reactant mixture at an LHSV range of 0.1 to 5.0 and the reactant mixture comprises the acetylene, the ketone and the solvent at a molar ratio of 1.0:0.2-3.0:1.0-4.0.