Abstract: A memory card connector includes a housing for receiving a memory card movable in an insertion direction to an inserted position. The housing mounts a plurality of terminals having contact portions for engaging contacts on at least one side of the memory card. A one-piece metal electrostatic discharge (ESD) terminal is mounted on the housing. The ESD terminal includes an ESD portion for engaging the memory card before the contacts on the card engage the contact portions of the terminals, along with a lock portion for engaging the memory card to maintain the card in its inserted position.

Abstract: A pyridine derivative represented by formula (1) wherein all the variables have been defined in the specification. The compounds are used for inhibiting collagen production and are useful for preventing or treating fibrosis.

Abstract: An amplitude modulation circuit and method. A predetermined number of (e.g., 6) drivers and differentially switched power amplifiers are provided in pairs. A program sound signal which has been quantized into a predetermined number of bits (e.g., 12 bits) is divided through a ROM into a plurality of bit groups each consisting of a predetermined number of bits (e.g., 2 bits), which are in turn distributed to the respective driver and differentially switched power amplifier pairs. In response to the value of the distributed bit group, each driver selects two different phase-shift carriers from seven different phase-shift carriers, and provides as its outputs .phi..sub.A and .phi..sub.B. With the output phase-shift carriers (.phi..sub.A and .phi..sub.B), each driver differentially switches the differentially switched power amplifier corresponding thereto. The output of each differentially switched power amplifier is weighted.

Abstract: Acrylic acid or water-soluble derivatives thereof can be polymerized effectively in a short time using as a polymerization initiator an inorganic acid salt or organic acid salt of 2,2'-azobis(2-methylpropionamidoxime).

Abstract: An amplitude modulation system. An input analog signal indicating audio, etc., is converted into a digital form and the low-order bits of the resultant digital signal are converted into analog form. The resultant analog signal is used to control a gain of an analog controlled amplifier. On the other hand, a plurality of digitally controlled amplifiers are selectively turned on/off in response to the value of the high-order bits of the digital signal. Carrier amplified by the analog controlled amplifier are combined with carriers amplified by the plurality of digitally controlled amplifiers. Comparatively rough amplitude constituents are provided by outputs of the plurality of digitally controlled amplifiers and comparatively fine amplitude constituents are provided by output of the analog controlled amplifier.

Abstract: This invention relates to a recording sheet for an ink jet printer comprising fibrous base material and a back-coating layer formed on the back surface of the base material, which characterized by that the base material contains a cationic polymer size (a), and the back-coating layer comprises a pigment, a binder and two or more of sizes (b1) and (b2), said size (b1) being alkyl ketene dimer, alkenyl succinic anhydride, or wax emulsion, and said size (b2) being a cationic polymer.

Abstract: This invention concerns an ink jet recording paper characterized by comprising a base layer that contains an internal size, and an ink-receptive layer that is made out of a material having good affinity for inks, wherein the ink-receptive layer is superposed on either one or both sides of the base layer by multi-ply paper-manufacturing process; the structure of the ink jet recording paper is such that it has good ink-absorbency enough to catch up with rapid multi-color printing, and provides high optical image, vivid and uniform image definition, and almost no print through, having desirable paper-like figures and hand feeling.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet providing an image by the use of an aqueous ink containing a water-soluble dye comprises a substrate having thereon a specific ink receptive layer. This ink jet recording sheet has excellent properties under maintaining the paper-like figure and feeling of an uncoated sheet.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel 5-fluorouracil derivative represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.y is a hydrogen atom or a specific acyl group, Z is a phenyl-lower alkoxy-lower alkyl group, thienyl-lower alkyl group optionally substituted with halogen atom on the thienyl ring, or a group ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each a hydrogen atom, a specific acyl group, phenyl-lower alkyl group having a group R.sup.x OCO-- on the phenyl ring, or a group --(A).sub.n B, R.sup.x being a specific organic group, A being a lower alkylene group, n being 0 or 1, and B being a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated heterocyclic group having 1 to 4 hetero-atoms selected from N, O and S and optionally having a benzene ring, naphthalene ring or pyridine ring condensed therewith, with the proviso that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are not hydrogen atoms or specific acyl groups at the same time; to a process for preparing the same; and to an anticancer composition comprising the same as an effective ingredient.

Abstract: Derivatives of 5-deoxy-fluorouridine are disclosed of formula (1) ##STR1## in which one of R and R is a substituted furanylmethyl or thienylmethyl group; and the other R and R is a lower alkanoyl group with one free amino substituent or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A process for producing a low-particle polycarbonate resin molding material suitable for use as molding material for optical materials is disclosed, which comprises directly supplying a polycarbonate resin wet powder having a water content of from 0.5 to 10.0% by weight and an organic solvent content of from 0.01 to 5.0% by weight, said wet powder, when dried, having a weight average particle diameter of from 5 to 60 mesh, to a vented extruder and extruding the wet powder while venting to obtain pellets containing not more than 20 ppm of a residual halogenated hydrocarbon. The molding material has a greatly decreased solvent content while being freed from a particle content increase.

Abstract: This invention relates to a recording sheet for ink jet printers which gives an image by the use of an aqueous ink containing a water-soluble dye, coated or impregnated with either of or a mixture of two kinds of water-soluble polymers: one whose polymeric unit is alkylquaternaryammonium (meth)acrylate and the other whose polymer unit is alkylquaternaryammonium (meth)acrylamide, said water-soluble polymers containing not less than 50 mol % of a monomer represented by the following formula (1), ##STR1## where R represents hydrogen or methyl group; n is an integer from 1 to 3 inclusive; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represent hydrogen or the same or different aliphatic alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms; X.sup..crclbar. represents an anion such as halogen ion, sulfate ion, alkylsulfate ion, alkyl- or aryl-sulfonate ion and acetate ion and Y represents oxygen or imino group.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet for overhead projection or blue copy comprising on a transparent or translucent support an ink-absorbing layer which is made by coating an organic solvent which contains a denatured polyethylene oxide being soluble in the organic solvent and having a water absorbing ability onto the transparent or translucent support. The ink jet recording sheet which results provides excellent ink drying ability and high optical density, and is excellent for overhead projection or blue copy.

Abstract: A hydraulic control unit for an automotive transmission has a change gear operating mechanism and a clutch operating mechanism. All component parts of the control unit are incorporated into one body. These include a first hydraulic actuator for gear shifting and gear selection of the speed change gear, solenoid valves for controlling the first hydraulic actuator, position sensors for sensing positions of the first hydraulic actuator indicative of the selected gear position and shifted gear position of the speed change gear, a second hydraulic actuator for engagement and disengagement of the clutch, solenoid valves for controlling the second hydraulic actuator, and a position sensor for sensing the position of the second hydraulic actuator indicative of engagement and disengagement of the clutch.

Abstract: A time division multiplexing load control system having a central controller unit for controlling individual terminal units to connect and disconnect loads connected respectively thereto and manual switch means for directly controlling the loads without reverting to the central controller unit is disclosed. A plurality of terminal units are connected through a shared line to the central controller unit to be controlled thereby so as to turn on/off the loads connected to respective terminal units. Each terminal unit connecting the loads is provided with a load-switching circuit for actuating respective load driving relays incorporated therein to connect and disconnect the loads. The load-switching circuit includes switch means which responds to output data signal from the central controller unit to open and close the load-switching circuit for the ON/OFF drive of the load remote from the central controller unit.

Abstract: A vehicle transmission control apparatus including a plurality of shift members for operating a vehicle transmission; a lever adapted for movement in one sense into a plurality of positions, one end of the lever being operatively coupled to a different one of the shift members in each of the positions; the lever being further adapted for pivotal movement in response to which the one end of the lever actuates the operatively coupled shift member; a select actuator comprising a select cylinder and a select piston retained thereby, the select piston being coupled to the lever and hydraulically controlled to produce the movement thereof in the one sense; a shift actuator comprising a hydraulic cylinder and a shift piston retained thereby, the shift piston being coupled to the lever and hydraulically controlled to produce the pivotal movement thereof and a control member coupled to the lever and manually operable to produce therefor both the pivotal movement and the movement in the one sense.

Abstract: A recording sheet for thermal dye-transfer type recording method, having a coating layer which is placed on a substrate, is contacted with a coloring material layer containing sublimable dye and on which the dye is transferred by heating. The coating layer includes as a pigment precipitated calcium carbonate of at least 25,000 cm.sup.2 /g specific-surface-area and as a binder saturated polyester or a mixture of saturated polyester with polyvinyl pyrrolidone. The sheet provides a clear record with superior color density.

Abstract: A recording sheet for thermal-dye transfer type recording having a coating layer which is placed on a substrate which is contacted with a coloring material layer containing sublimable dye and on which the dye is transferred by heating, wherein the coating layer includes both particular fine silica and particular binder, whereby the sheet provides a clear record with superior color density.

Abstract: A recording sheet for thermal dye-transfer type recording having a coating layer which is placed on a substrate, which is contacted with a coloring material layer containing sublimable dye and on which the sublimable dye is transferred by heating, wherein the coating layer includes an aminoalkyd resin, whereby the recording sheet provides a record with superior color density and causes no heat-adhesion between the recording sheet and a thermal transfer substrate.

Abstract: Ink jet recording paper comprising on a base sheet with a specific sizing degree a coating layer comprising a water-soluble polymeric binder and particular fine silica particles, wherein the sheet provides a superior aptitude for high speed recording with excellent optical density and improved clear image.