Abstract:
Method of increasing blood platelet formation by administering a parathyroid hormone (PTH) or at least one PTH derivative as an active ingredient.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus has an image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a developing unit that develops the electrostatic latent image using a toner to form a toner image, and a cleaning unit that removes the toner remaining on the image carrier after transferring the toner image to a recording medium. The image forming apparatus includes a buffer housing unit that temporarily houses the toner removed by the cleaning unit, a first carrier unit comprising a carrier driving member, the first carrier unit provided between the cleaning unit and the buffer housing unit, and the first carrier unit carries the toner removed by the cleaning unit to the buffer housing unit using the a carrier driving member, a second carrier unit comprising a carrier driving member, the seconf carrier unit provided between the buffer housing unit and the developing unit, and the second carrier unit carries the toner housed in the buffer housing unit to the developing unit using the carrier driving member, a waste housing unit connected to the buffer housing unit, and a control unit that separately controls the carrier driving member of the first carrier unit and the carrier driving member of the second carrier unit, wherein the buffer housing unit has an upper limit of housing capacity, and the waste housing unit houses the toner exceeding the upper limit and overflowing from the buffer unit.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a carrier, which comprises a core and a resin coating layer formed thereon containing electroconductive powder, wherein, when the magnetic brush is formed only of the core, the dynamic electrical resistance of the core forming the magnetic brush under an electric field of 104 V/cm is 1 &OHgr;·cm or less and the electrical resistance of the resin coating layer is from 10 to 1×108 &OHgr;·cm, a developer using the carrier, and an image-forming method using the developer. Owing to the present invention, a superior solid image, which is free of brush marks and carrier beads carry over, can be obtained.
Abstract:
Agents for preventing and treating thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopenic purpura and various diseases that tend to cause bleeding due, presumably, to thrombocytopenia contain a parathyroid hormone (PTH) or at least one PTH derivative as an active ingredient.
Abstract:
A method of preventing a container from becoming colored by contents of the container in a packaging process comprising filling and sealing colored contents in a packaging container having an inner surface comprising a plastic material and then disinfecting and sterilizing the contents by heat treatment, wherein said inner surface plastic material comprises a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) 10.degree. C. or more higher than the temperature of said heat treatment and a coefficient of moisture permeability at 40.degree. C. and 90% RH of 2.0 g.mm/m.sup.2.24 hr or less.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus including first image density signal converter having a first conversion property for converting a multi-valued image density input signal to an image density output signal at a timing synchronizing with an image density signal clock, second image density signal converter having a second conversion property different from the first conversion property for converting a part of the image density input signal corresponding to a low density portion to an image density output signal indicating a value within a range in which an image is not developed, selection signal generator for outputting a selection signal having a period longer than that of the image density signal clock to select the first or second image density signal converter in a predetermined order, a phase of the selection signal being shifted in turn per every one or more main scanning synchronizing signals, pattern signal generator means for generating a pattern signal having a period longer than that of the image density signal clock, controller for shifting the phase of the pattern signal generated by the pattern signal generator means per every one or more main scanning synchronizing signals to form a screen image having a predetermined screen angle, a pulse width modulator for outputting a pulse width modulation signal generated by modulating pulse width of the image density output signal output from the first and second image density signal converter utilizing the pattern signal. An image is formed in accordance with the pulse width modulation signal output from the pulse width modulator.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus having image signal discrimination device for discriminating whether an image density signal belongs to a line image portion or a natural image portion including a halftone image and outputting a discrimination signal, first image density conversion device having a first conversion property for converting the image density signal to a conversion signal and outputting the conversion signal, second image density conversion device having a second conversion property which is different from the first conversion property for converting a range of the image density signal corresponding to a low density portion to a conversion signal indicating a value within a range in which an image is not developed and outputting the conversion signal, selection device for alternately selecting the first and second image density conversion device with a predetermined period, pulse width modulation device for modulating pulse widths of the conversion signals output from the first and second image density signal conversion device and outputting a pulse width modulation signal, pulse width modulation signal period changing device for changing a period of the pulse width modulation signal output from the pulse width modulation device and the period of selection carried out by the selection device in accordance with the discrimination signal output from the image density signal discriminating device, and image formation device for forming an image in accordance with the pulse width modulation signal output from the pulse width modulation device.
Abstract:
A blow-molded multi-layer plastic container having excellent surface luster which is obtained by blow-molding, as an outer surface of the container, an olefin resin which has fluidity properties satisfying the following formulas (1) and (2),log .tau..ltoreq.n log .gamma.+5.15 (1)andlog.tau..gtoreq.n log .gamma.+4.95 (2)wherein,.tau. is a shearing stress (dynes/cm.sup.2) as measured using a capillary rheometer in accordance with a flow property testing method (JIS K 7199), .gamma. is a shearing rate (sec.sup.-1) as measured by the same method, n is a number of from 0.39 to 0.41, and .gamma. lies from 9.times.10.sup.1 to 1.2.times.10.sup.3 sec.sup.-1.The blow-molded multi-layer plastic container does not develop sharkskin or flow marks. Moreover, melt-treatment of the outer surface of the blow-molded article eliminates rugged pattern that stems from the sand-blasted surfaces of the metal mold.
Abstract translation:具有优异表面光泽度的吹塑多层塑料容器,其通过吹塑成型,作为容器的外表面获得具有满足下列通式(1)和(2)的流动性的烯烃树脂,log tau 根据流量特性测试,使用毛细管流变仪测量,τ是剪切应力(达因/厘米2),其中,τ是剪切应力(达因/厘米2) 方法(JIS K 7199),γ是通过相同方法测量的剪切速率(sec-1),n为0.39至0.41的数量,γ为9×101〜1.2×103秒-1。 吹塑多层塑料容器不产生鲨鱼皮或流痕。 此外,吹塑制品的外表面的熔融处理消除了来自金属模具的喷砂表面的粗糙图案。
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photoreceptor having a light-sensitive layer on an electroconductive base is disclosed, the improvement wherein the light-sensitive layer is formed from a dispersion in which a titanyl phthalocyanine pigment having at least two predominant peaks of the Bragg angle 2.theta. at 9.6.degree..+-.0.2.degree. and 27.2.degree..+-.0.2.degree. in a diffraction spectrum obtained with characteristic x-rays of Cu K.alpha. at a wavelength of 1.54 .ANG. is dispersed in a dispersion medium that contains at least one of branched ester and alcohol solvents as a chief component.
Abstract:
A coloring material comprising a solution of an alcohol-soluble resin having a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, which is dyed with a basic dye, in a solvent comprising an alcohol as a main component. The coloring material is prepared either by (a) polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated sulfonic acid or a salt thereof in water and adding a basic dye to the obtained aqueous liquid of the formed polymer or (b) carrying out said polymerization in the presence of a basic dye, and dissolving (i) the obtained aqueous liquid of the formed colored polymer of (ii) a colored polymer obtained by removing water from the obtained aqueous liquid of the formed colored polymer in a solvent comprising an alcohol as a main component; or, (a') carrying out said polymerization in a solvent comprising an alcohol as a main component and then adding a basic dye to the obtained polymer solution, or (b') carrying out said polymerization in the presence of a basic dye.