Abstract: A light emitting element of one or more embodiments includes a first electrode, a second electrode oppositely to the first electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The light emitting element of one or more embodiments includes a polycyclic compound represented by a specific chemical structure in the emission layer, thereby showing improved emission efficiency and life characteristics.

Abstract: A method of making a drawing on a chocolate by causing a pulsed laser to irradiate the surface of a solid chocolate under limited operation conditions, and a chocolate manufactured by said method are provided. The irradiation energy per pulse and the irradiation energy per sweeping unit line length of the pulsed laser are limited to a certain range. The trace of the laser irradiation remains circular or arc-shaped on the surface of the chocolate manufactured under the above conditions. Further, the method makes a drawing on the surface of the chocolate, using the phenomenon that chocolate changes color when being irradiated by a pulsed laser under the above operation conditions.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a dry fractionation method for fat whereby the performance for fractionating a fat into a high-melting fraction, a medium-melting fraction and a low-melting fraction can be improved to thereby preventing, in particular, the medium-melting fraction from worsening of the melting properties in the mouth and a decrease in the melting point with the passage of time and, in its turn, improving the melting properties in the mouth of a chocolate product which is produced by using the thus obtained hard butter for chocolates, etc. A method of fractionating a fat wherein a fraction (in particular, a medium-melting fraction) obtained by dry fractionation is efficiently separated from a high-melting fraction and a low-melting fraction mixed therewith.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a procedure for, in the fractionation of vegetable butter, transesterified fat or oil, isomerized hydrogenated fat or oil, etc. without the use of solvents, obtaining high-concentration component G2U (defined below) by concentrating operation through reduction of the amount of liquid component residue in crystal portion. There is provided a method of dry fractionation of fat or oil characterized in that fat or oil (A) containing components G2U and GU2 is fractionated through crystallization/solid-liquid separation into crystal fraction of concentrated G2U (AF) and liquid fraction of concentrated GU2 (AL), subsequently this crystal fraction (AF) is mixed with liquid G2U-containing fat or oil (B) whose GU2 concentration is lower than that of the liquid fraction (AL) and thereafter the mixture is separated into crystal fraction (BF) and liquid fraction (BL).

Abstract: A method of making a drawing on a chocolate by causing a pulsed laser to irradiate the surface of a solid chocolate under limited operation conditions, and a chocolate manufactured by said method are provided. The irradiation energy per pulse and the irradiation energy per sweeping unit line length of the pulsed laser are limited to a certain range. The trace of the laser irradiation remains circular or arc-shaped on the surface of the chocolate manufactured under the above conditions. Further, the method makes a drawing on the surface of the chocolate, using the phenomenon that chocolate changes color when being irradiated by a pulsed laser under the above operation conditions.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a procedure for, in the fractionation of vegetable butter, transesterified fat or oil, isomerized hydrogenated fat or oil, etc. without the use of solvents, obtaining high-concentration component G2U (defined below) by concentrating operation through reduction of the amount of liquid component residue in crystal portion. There is provided a method of dry fractionation of fat or oil characterized in that fat or oil (A) containing components G2U and GU2 is fractionated through crystallization/solid-liquid separation into crystal fraction of concentrated G2U (AF) and liquid fraction of concentrated GU2 (AL), subsequently this crystal fraction (AF) is mixed with liquid G2U-containing fat or oil (B) whose GU2 concentration is lower than that of the liquid fraction (AL) and thereafter the mixture is separated into crystal fraction (BF) and liquid fraction (BL).

Abstract: It is intended to provide a dry fractionation method for fat whereby the performance for fractionating a fat into a high-melting fraction, a medium-melting fraction and a low-melting fraction can be improved to thereby preventing, in particular, the medium-melting fraction from worsening of the melting properties in the mouth and a decrease in the melting point with the passage of time and, in its turn, improving the melting properties in the mouth of a chocolate product which is produced by using the thus obtained hard butter for chocolates, etc. A method of fractionating a fat wherein a fraction (in particular, a medium-melting fraction) obtained by dry fractionation is efficiently separated from a high-melting fraction and a low-melting fraction mixed therewith.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for connecting segments of a LAN with each other. Especially, the present invention provides a method and device in which the reconstruction of a network is unnecessary and the operation of the network can be maintained in the case of increase the number of apparatus or trouble of the device in which the spanning tree protocol is used.

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 method of solvent fractionation of a fat by which a high fat concentration, a rise in refrigerant temperature, and a reduction in operation time, etc. can be attained and fractions are efficiently produced at a low cost, characterized by rapidly cooling a feedstock fat dissolved in a solvent to a temperature higher by 1 to 20° C. than the crystallization temperature used in a crystallizer in the step prior to introduction of the feedstock fat into the crystallizer.

Abstract: A process for dry fractionation of fats and oils, by providing a fat-and-oil feedstock having an SFI at 20.degree. C. of at least 15; pre-cooling the fat-and-oil feedstock to a temperature of, at the highest, 3.degree. C. higher than that of a cooling medium to be used for crystallization; allowing the pre-cooled fat-and-oil feedstock to stand while further cooling the feedstock with the cooling medium to form fat crystals and to obtain cakes containing fat crystals; and subjecting the cakes to separation of solids from a liquid phase.

Abstract: An apparatus for formation of fat crystals by standing, which has a container, distribution pipes and crystallization trays arranged in parallel, the container being divided into plural compartments with vertical partitions each upper part of which has an opening to permit a fat-and-oil feedstock to be fed into each compartment, the compartments communicating with each other at a certain height from the bottom of the container so that the fat-and-oil feedstock can be uniformly fed into respective compartments, and the distribution pipes being connected to the bottoms of respective compartments so that the fat-and-oil feedstock to be fed therein can be distributed to the crystallization trays, respectively.

Abstract: A method of treatment for diabetic neuropathy using combined administration of a formulation including as an active ingredient a prostaglandin I derivative, especially a prostaglandin I.sub.2 derivative with an anti-diabetic agent is applied to hypofunction of motor nerve and sensory nerve to which conventional anti-diabetic agents do not provide sufficient treatments, with nerve conduction velocities improved.

Abstract: First and second index signal phosphor layers are formed on a phosphor screen that is formed on the inner surface of a face plate. A rear plate is provided with first and second light sensing units for detecting signal lights from the first and second index signal phosphor layers, respectively. Each first light sensing unit includes a first light collecting plate, which radiates absorbing light having a radiation peak wavelength substantially equal to or shorter than the radiation wavelength of each first index signal phosphor layer. Each second light sensing unit includes a second light collecting plate, which radiates absorbing light having a radiation peak wavelength substantially equal to or shorter than the radiation wavelength of each second index signal phosphor layer.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a vacuum envelope having a face plate (1), a continuous phosphor screen (7) formed on the inner surface of the face plate (1), the phosphor screen (7) including a plurality of scanning regions (R1-R15) disposed in rows and column, and a rear plate facing the phosphor screen (7), a scanning arrangement including a plurality of electron guns (15) attached to the rear plate, for individually emitting electron beams toward the phosphor screen, and deflection yokes (16) coupled to corresponding electron guns (15) for deflecting the electron beams. A control section (30) controls the electron guns (15) and the yokes (16) so that one row of the scanning regions is scanned simultaneously while other rows are suppressed.

Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube comprises a phosphor screen formed on an inner surface of a face plate and having a plurality of three-color phosphor layers. A plurality of first index phosphor layers are provided on the phosphor screen and extending in parallel to the three-color phosphor layers, and a plurality of second index phosphor layers are provided on the phosphor screen and inclined to the three-color phosphor layers at a predetermined angle. Electron guns are provided in an envelope and emit electron beams to the screen section so as to dividedly scan a plurality of regions of the screen section. Photoelectric conversion devices are provided on the envelope and detect first index signals and second index signals generated from the first and second index phosphor layers by scanning of the electron beams, respectively. Deflection devices for deflecting the electron beams are controlled by a controller in response to the detected first and second index signals.

Abstract: In an exposing apparatus for forming a phosphor screen on the inner surface of a panel of a color cathode ray tube by exposure, a photosensitive layer is coated on the inner surface of the panel, and this panel is supported on a support table. Light rays that print a pattern corresponding to the apertures of a shadow mask are emitted from a light source unit, and the light rays are incident on a projection lens system, that guides the light rays to approximate the locus of an electron beam, through a correcting optical member. The light rays passing through the projection lens system are incident on the photosensitive layer through the apertures of the shadow mask. The correcting optical member has a light exit surface inclined with respect to its incident surface, and is rotated by a driving unit to rotate about the optical axis of the light rays, emitted from the light source unit toward the photosensitive layer, as the central axis.

Abstract: A method for refining and fractionation of palm oil is disclosed. In this method, palm oil or palm fractionated oil which has been treated by physical refining is treated with an adsorbent, followed by subjecting it to dry fractionation. An apparatus for refining and fractionation of palm oil comprising means for treating palm oil or palm fractionated oil with an adsorbent and dry fractionation means connected thereto is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for dry fractionation of a fat or oil wherein a non or less-laurin fat or oil is cooled and then fractionated into a solid fraction and a liquid fraction, said method comprising cooling the fat or oil in an apparatus having cooling means to crystallize it in a desired crystallization degree, then crushing it physically to fluidize it, and then pressing or filtering it to fractionate into the crystalline solid fraction and the liquid fraction.