Abstract:
Previously, it was difficult to obtain high-affinity antibodies that specifically bind to HMGB-1 but not to HMGB-2. Under this circumstance, the present inventors successfully obtained antibodies that are more reactive to HMGB-1 than to HMGB-2 by using specific peptides as an antigen. The present inventors also demonstrated that the antibodies had a HMGB-1-neutralizing activity. The present inventors administered the antibodies to amyloidosis model animals, and as a result, successfully demonstrated that the antibodies produced a significant therapeutic effect.
Abstract:
A printing apparatus including a conveyer system configured to convey a pallet having a print substrate thereon, anteroposterior moving mechanisms, fitting members disposed on the moving mechanisms, a guide bar member that extends in a lateral direction mounted on the fitting members, and a head device that is movably disposed along the guide bar member and has a plurality of inkjet nozzles. The printing apparatus is adapted to conduct printing by ejecting ink droplets from the inkjet nozzles to the print substrate on the pallet which is secured above an upper conveying passage and which is conveyed by the conveyer system while moving the head device.
Abstract:
A printing apparatus including a conveyer system configured to convey a pallet having a print substrate thereon, anteroposterior moving mechanisms, fitting members disposed on the moving mechanisms, a guide bar member that extends in a lateral direction mounted on the fitting members, and a head device that is movably disposed along the guide bar member and has a plurality of inkjet nozzles. The printing apparatus is adapted to conduct printing by ejecting ink droplets from the inkjet nozzles to the print substrate on the pallet which is secured above an upper conveying passage and which is conveyed by the conveyer system while moving the head device.
Abstract:
A player is assisted in selecting an action to be executed by a character on a screen by displaying multiple options, associated with corresponding actions, on the screen. A graphic, in virtual three dimensions, is displayed on the screen to visually depict a preview of a range of effect of an action corresponding to an option selected by an operational input by the player. The position of the graphic may be based on the position of the character at the time the option is selected. The range of effect may be switched to preview another action when the player switches the selected option. The options may be represented by icons and grouped according to the types of corresponding actions.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a member for office machines which comprises a core body and an annular elastic body installed on the peripheral surface thereof, wherein the expansion rate of the annular elastic body E(%) falls within the range of 5 to 30%, when expressed by the formula E(%)={(d1−d2)/d2}×100 wherein d1 in mm is the diameter of the core body, or a longest value in the cross-section of the core body in the shape of a roller or odd-shape; and d2 in mm is the inside diameter in mm of the annular elastic body before being installed on the peripheral surface of the core body. The member for office machines enables stable and steady paper sheet feeding, when used as a paper feeding member in electrophotographic equipment and electrostatic recording equipment, and equipment having a variety of paper feeding mechanisms such as ink-jet printers, automatic teller machines (ATM), money exchange machines, counting machines, automatic vending machines and cash dispensers (CD).
Abstract:
A roller is equipped with an elastic layer comprising a foam, wherein at least a part of the elastic layer is subjected to permanent compressional deformation by heating compression, and the cells in the elastic layer subjected to permanent compressional deformation by heating compression outnumber the cells therein before the heating compression; and a process for producing the above roller in high efficiency. The above process enables the production of the roller in which the surface state of only an arbitrary portion thereof is modified according to the purpose of use, and the roller thus obtained can exhibit high performances in a variety of applications including paper feed roller, developer conveying roller and so forth.
Abstract:
A printing apparatus including a pallet configured to receive a print substrate, a conveyer mechanism configured to convey the pallet, and a working device configured to conduct a processing operation for printing on the print substrate on the pallet. The printing apparatus further includes a locating mechanism configured to stop the pallet at a first holding position and a first holding mechanism configured to hold the pallet, stopped at the first holding position by the first locating mechanism, to be spaced apart from the conveying mechanism. After the pallet being conveyed by the conveying mechanism is stopped by the first locating mechanism, the pallet is held to be spaced apart from the conveying mechanism by the first holding mechanism and the processing operation is conducted by the working device relative to the print substrate on the pallet thus held.
Abstract:
The invention provides carrier tapes in which, when the carrier tapes are wound up, regardless of the positions of accommodating portions of the upper and lower carrier tapes that overlap each other, electronic components accommodated in the accommodating portions can be reliably secured, so that the electronic components can be prevented from becoming dislodged from the accommodating portions; and electronic-component accommodating members including the carrier tapes.In each carrier tape having the plurality of accommodating portions that accommodate the electronic components and that are formed in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of protrusions are disposed at the bottom surfaces of the accommodating portions, and surfaces of interval portions provided between the accommodating portions that are adjacent to each other are formed lower than surfaces of guides of the carrier tapes.
Abstract:
An electronic device receiving apparatus having a sealed structure, includes a tape whereby an electronic device is received in the electronic device receiving apparatus. The tape elastically holds the electronic device and runs inside of the electronic device receiving apparatus. An opening part for loading/unloading and a tape extending mechanism are provided inside of the electronic device receiving apparatus. The opening part for loading/unloading is provided above the tape so that the electronic device is loaded onto and unloaded from the tape. The opening part for loading/unloading has an opening part configured to open the electronic device receiving apparatus. The tape extending part extends the tape in a direction substantially perpendicular to a running direction of the tape.
Abstract:
A tray for a semiconductor device and the semiconductor device are disclosed in which the resist of the semiconductor is not easily separated from the substrate. A tray for semiconductor device has a support section formed as a pocket for carrying the semiconductor device, a pair of first protrusions formed on the opposite sides of the support section, and a pair of second protrusions formed on the opposite sides of the tray on the surface side reverse to the surface side where the support section are provided. The second protrusions are arranged in spaced relation to and in the same direction as the first protrusions. The interval between the first protrusions is larger than the interval between the second protrusions, so that in the case where the tray receives a shock, the semiconductor device comes into contact with the second protrusions earlier than with the first protrusions, thereby making it difficult for the resist of the semiconductor device to come off.