Abstract: The present invention provides percutaneously absorbable adhesive preparations and transdermal compositions comprising Sufentanil, which are obtained from economic starting materials, have a constitution simpler than that of conventional Sufentanil adhesive preparations, and have effective skin permeability. The preparations and compositions comprise two polyisobutylenes having different molecular weights, a tackifier, a permeation enhancer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a Fentanyl-containing percutaneously absorbable adhesive preparation, which is obtained from economic starting materials, has a constitution simpler than that of conventional ones, has sufficient skin permeability, and which permits control of skin permeability by changing the mixing ratio of two kinds of polyisobutylene having different molecular weights, a tackifier and an organic liquid. Specifically, the present invention provides a percutaneously absorbable adhesive preparation comprising a support and an adhesive layer laminated on one surface thereof, wherein the adhesive layer comprises Fentanyl, two kinds of polyisobutylene having different molecular weights, a tackifier and an organic liquid compatible with the aforementioned two kinds of polyisobutylene and the aforementioned tackifier.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive material to be adhered to the skin etc., which maintains, for a certain time period after adhesion thereof to the skin surface, suitable adhesiveness that does not allow easy peeling or cause irritation to the skin, and which permits, when it is to be peeled off from the skin surface after the lapse of a desired certain time period, easy peeling without causing pain or physical irritation, and an adhesive preparation containing the adhesive material and a percutaneously absorbable drug in the adhesive layer. Specifically, the present invention provides an adhesive material containing a support and an adhesive layer laminated on one surface of the support, wherein the adhesive layer has an apparent viscosity at 30° C. of 0.2×104 to 10×104Pa.s and comprises two kinds of synthetic rubbers having different flowability.

Abstract: In a data transmission and reception system, a reception-side unit determines a phase adjustment of received relative to a local clock. The reception-side unit includes a means for computing an optimum delay time based, among other data, on externally provided values which are stored locally. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, a transmission-side unit includes a similar mechanism.

Abstract: An accounting management method in grid computing which ensures security and validity and reduces manager burdens is disclosed. An accounting certificate for a server in which a tariff for computing resources available on the server is stated and attached with the digital signature of a certificate authority (CA) of accounting is prepared. An accounting certificate for resources user (ACRU) in which a credit authorized for the user to be spent to utilize resources is stated and attached with the digital signature of the CA of accounting is prepared. When initiating a session in which the client submits a request for service processing to a server and obtains a response, the client sends the server the ACRU and a proxy including a credit amount allocated for service usage in the session as a part of the authorized credit and attached with the client's digital signature.

Abstract: In a data transmission and reception system, a reception-side unit determines a phase adjustment of received relative to a local clock. The reception-side unit includes a means for computing an optimum delay time based, among other data, on externally provided values which are stored locally. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, a transmission-side unit includes a similar mechanism.

Abstract: A three-dimensional crossbar network of a distributed exchanger type for connecting L×M×N arithmetic units, in which an interface conversion LSI 32 for transferring a packet to a Z axis crossbar switch 41 is provided between an X axis crossbar switch 21 and a Y axis crossbar switch 31. The interface conversion LSI 32 has an optical module 33 so that an optical fiber 300 can be applied as a packet transfer path between the Y axis crossbar switch and the Z axis crossbar switch.

Abstract: In a parallel processor system comprising a plurality of processor elements constituting a network, a source processor element wishing to broadcast data to a plurality of destination processor elements sends a broadcast request message containing the target data to a broadcast exchanger. The broadcast exchanger converts the received message into a broadcast message and sends it over the network to the destinations. A plurality of broadcast request messages, if transmitted parallelly to the broadcast exchanger, are serialized thereby so that only one broadcast message will be transmitted at a time over the network. This prevents deadlock from occurring between different broadcast messages. The routes for transmitting broadcast request messages and those for transmitting broadcast messages are arranged so as not to overlap with one another. This suppresses deadlock between any broadcast request message and broadcast message. The broadcast exchanger is replaced alternatively with one of the partial networks.