Abstract:
In a method which is performed using a communication network and uses a derivative to reduce a money debt such as a housing loan debt, a loan debt, a nation/public/corporate bond debt, a lease debt, or a payment obligation including insurance benefits, a derivative corresponding to a period of the debt and a condition is set up by a bond, a stock, a currency, an exchange, an interest rate, a spot such as a commodity and/or an index, and a price singly or by combining them, and in case of necessity, the derivative is divided into small lots to conform to an amount of the debt and the condition, this is purchased by a debtor of the debt at a relatively small premium, and when the derivative produces a profit, this is sold to realize the profit, alternately, reference is made to a present value of the debt and when a profit is produced in the money debt, a swap is made to realize the profit, and the debt is reduced by the profit.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to developer solution trapping chips for use in a peel-apart type instant film unit, wherein the developer solution trapping chips are manufactured by cutting a continuous chip blank obtained by contour extrusion, which sets quickly, exhibits little deformation when wound on a reel, and produces a limited amount of swarf in cutting operation. The developer solution trapping chips are made of glycol-modified polyester and have preferably a trapezoidal or semicircular cross section.
Abstract:
In an instant film pack of the type comprising a parallelepipedal housing having a flat top wall in which an exposure aperture is defined by a rectangular frame, and a pressure plate for urging instant film units obtained in the film pack against the frame for exposure. Structure is provided to prevent the surface of the film unit from receiving scratch marks when the film unit is withdrawn from the film pack. The scratch mark preventing structure comprises a plurality of prismatic protuberances arranged in a line transverse to the direction of film movement on the underside of the rear edge of the exposure aperture, the protuberances having ridge lines parallel to the direction of film movement.
Abstract:
Before a thorax protecting portion of an airbag is altered to a storage mode, at least a part above a gas supply port of the thorax protecting portion is folded along a folding line extending through a thickness limiting portion, so that the thorax protecting portion is partitioned into a main protecting portion, to which the inflation gas is supplied from the gas supply port, and an auxiliary protecting portion, to which the inflation gas is supplied via the main protecting portion. The thickness limiting portion has an arcuate portion that is curved to bulge rearward, and the thickness limiting portion is arranged in the thorax protecting portion such that the rear end of the arcuate portion is located in the auxiliary protecting portion.
Abstract:
An optical disc 10 includes a substrate. The substrate is formed by mixing polymethyl methacrylate and a polylactic acid-based resin composition. The polylactic acid-based resin composition contains polylactic acid-based resin in which the content of lactide is reduced to 1,000 ppm or less, and a mold release agent of 0.16 to 0.32 phr. The weight ratio of the polylactic acid-based resin to the polymethyl methacrylate is 70:30 to 50:50.
Abstract:
In a method which is performed using a communication network and uses a derivative to reduce a money debt such as a housing loan debt, a loan debt, a nation/public/corporate bond debt, a lease debt, or a payment obligation including insurance benefits, a derivative corresponding to a period of the debt and a condition is set up by a bond, a stock, a currency, an exchange, an interest rate, a spot such as a commodity and/or an index, and a price singly or by combining them, and in case of necessity, the derivative is divided into small lots to conform to an amount of the debt and the condition, this is purchased by a debtor of the debt at a relatively small premium, and when the derivative produces a profit, this is sold to realize the profit, alternately, reference is made to a present value of the debt and when a profit is produced in the money debt, a swap is made to realize the profit, and the debt is reduced by the profit.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a masking material and a photo-film unit which exhibit writability for any of the presently used writing materials including a ballpoint pen, an oily pen, an aqueous pen, a fountain pen and a pencil, are water-resistant, are free from blocking, and permit complete erasion of pencil writing with a rubber. A writability imparting layer comprising vinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer, an acrylic resin having a hydrophilic group, and powder is provided on a support film of a photo-film unit or a masking material.
Abstract:
An instant photo film pack to be loaded in a pack holder is constituted by a box-shaped pack case which contains stacked self-developing photo film units of a peel-apart type. The pack case has an exposure opening formed in an upper wall thereof and a passage opening formed with a front wall thereof. A pressure plate is disposed in the pack case, and provided with a pair of lateral walls so as to separate an inside of the pack case into upper and lower chambers. Each of the photo film units includes a photosensitive sheet contained in the upper chamber. An image receiving sheet is contained in the lower chamber. A withdrawing sheet has an edge connected with the photosensitive sheet. A developing solution pod is disposed on the withdrawing sheet, for containing developing solution. A mask sheet has an edge connected with the withdrawing sheet. A mask opening is formed in the mask sheet. The image receiving sheet is disposed behind the mask opening to close the mask opening, and secured thereto in a peelable manner. The improved instant photo film pack is constituted by the pack case and the pressure plate being plastic molded pieces. A biasing force transmission member is disposed on a bottom wall of the pack case, for transmitting the biasing force of a spring member on an inside of the pack holder to the pressure plate, to push the pressure plate toward the exposure opening.
Abstract:
This invention relates to an NF-.kappa.B activity inhibitor which contains alkaloids originated from a plant belonging to the genus Stephania of the family Menspermaceae, derivatives thereof and salts thereof, as the active components, to an agent for use in the treatment and prevention of diseases upon which the NF-.kappa.B activity inhibiting action is effective and to an inhibitor of the expression of related genes. Since said active components exert an action to inhibit transcription of DNA having an NF-.kappa.B recognition sequence by inhibiting the activity of NF-.kappa.B, the drug of the present invention can inhibit expression of genes of certain substances such as cytokines, inflammatory cytokine receptor antagonists, MHC class I, MHC class II, .beta.2 microglobulin, immunoglobulin light chain, serum amyloid A, angiotensinogen, complement B, complement C4, C-myc gene, HIV, SV40, CMV, adenovirus and the like, so that the inventive drug is useful in treating and/or preventing various diseases in which these substances are taking roles.
Abstract:
An instant photo film pack contains has a light-tight bag, which contains a stack of ten photo film units of a self-processing type in a light-tight manner. The light-tight bag has a bag component constituted by one belt-shaped sheet, and a tab projecting from the bag component. The bag component is formed by attaching one portion to another in a peelable manner. When the tab is pulled in one direction, attachment of the bag component is peeled, to strip the bag from the photo film units in a form of the belt-shaped sheet.