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The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for electrical stimulation of the pancreatico-biliary system. Electrode sets are placed in the pancreatico-biliary system in an arrangement that induce contractions or relaxation of the portion or whole of the pancreatico-biliary system by electrical stimulation of the surrounding tissue, muscles and nerves. The electrical stimulus is applied for periods of varying duration and varying frequency so as to produce the desired therapeutic effect, including inhibiting fat digestion or fat absorption by a patient and inducing satiety in the patient.

A wood-type golf club head (40) having a major body (50), a striking plate insert (55) and a minor body (60) is disclosed herein. The major body (50) is composed of a metal material and has a front wall section (72), a return section (74), a sole section (76), a ribbon section (78) and a ledge portion (80). The minor body (50) is preferably composed of a low density material and has a crown section (62) and a ribbon section (64). The striking plate insert (55) is composed of a metal material. An epoxy-based composition (200) is placed at a face-sole junction (205) to lower the amplitude of the sound of the golf club head (40) during impact with a golf ball.

A wireless transmitter (300) communicates with a wireless earphone (100) to obtain remote communications. The wireless earphone includes: a wireless network card (30′) complying with the 802.11a / b / g standard, for receiving data packets and unpacking them to release digital audio signals; a control processor (20′) connected with the wireless network card, for dealing with the digital audio signals; and a digital-to-analog converter (50) connected with the control processor, for converting the digital audio signals to analog audio signals. The wireless transmitter has a structure similar to that of the wireless earphone, except that the wireless transmitter has an analog-to-digital converter (10) instead of the digital-to-analog converter.

An aromatic polycarbonate and an active-hydrogen compound are subjected to the transesterification reaction in the presence of a transesterification catalyst under a reduced pressure condition followed by reaction with a salicylic acid ester derivative expressed by the following chemical formula (1),{wherein X is methyl or ethyl, and Y is a carbonyl group or a divalent functional group expressed by the following formula (2),(where Z is an alkylene group having a carbon number of 1 to 30, an arylene group having a carbon number of 6 to 30 or an aralkylene group having a carbon number of 7 to 30)}.An aromatic polycarbonate having a high molecular weight can be produced by this process.

An ink for ink jet recording and an ink jet recording method which realize an image quality of laser printer on a plain paper in a one-pass printing mode under conditions of a volume of an ink droplet ejected being 5 to 43 Pico liter, a velocity of an ink droplet being 6 to 20 m / sec, frequency of 1 kHz and resolution of 300 dpi or more. The ink for ink jet recording is a penetrating type ink which includes (1) at least one humectant selected from glycerin, 1,3-butandiol, triethyleneglycol, 1,6-hexanediol, propyleneglycol, 1,5-pentanediol, diethyleneglycol, dipropyleneglycol, trimethylolpropane and trimethylolethane, (2) colorant contained in the amount of 6% by weight or more, (3) a polyol having 8 to 11 carbon atoms and glycolether, and an anionic surfactants or non-ionic surfactants, the ink has viscosity of 5 mPa.s or more at 25° C. and a surface tension of 40 mN / m or less.

An ink for ink jet recording and an ink jet recording method which realize an image quality of laser printer on a plain paper in a one-pass printing mode under conditions of a volume of an ink droplet ejected being 5 to 43 Pico liter, a velocity of an ink droplet being 6 to 20 m / sec, frequency of 1 kHz and resolution of 300 dpi or more. The ink for ink jet recording is a penetrating type ink which comprises (1) at least one humectant selected from glycerin, 1,3-butandiol, triethyleneglycol, 1,6-hexanediol, propyleneglycol, 1,5-pentanediol, diethyleneglycol, dipropyleneglycol, trimethylolpropane and trimethylolethane, (2) colorant contained in the amount of 6 % by weight or more, (3) a polyol having 8 to 11 carbon atoms and glycolether, and an anionic surfactants or non-ionic surfactants, the ink has viscosity of 5 mPa.s or more at 25° C. and a surface tension of 40 mN / m or less.

An implantable medical device for treating the back of a patient. Stimulation energy is delivered to muscles or joint capsules or ligaments or nerve fibers to improve the heath of the back.

A recording medium containing a substantially colorless compound in which at least 10 atoms having conjugate π electrons are present on a per-molecule basis, wherein it is especially preferable that the compound has at least two aromatic ring groups and / or shows no fluorescence. An ink composition used for printing in image form on media, with the composition containing a dye and controlling a hue change caused in the printed images over a period of one hour immediately after the printing to 5 or below in color-difference terms. And a method of recording images on media by printing an ink composition in image form, wherein the ink composition contains a dye and a hue change caused in the printed images over a period of one hour immediately after the printing is controlled to 5 or below in color-difference terms.

A nonwoven fabric of polyester composite fibers which has a satisfactory color tone (low value of b*). It is formed from short composite fibers obtained from a polyester polymer obtained with the following catalyst and a fusion-bondable polymer. The catalyst comprises: (1) a mixture of a phosphorus compound ingredient comprising a phosphorus compound represented by the formula (III) with a titanium compound ingredient comprising a titanium alkoxide represented by the following formula (I) and / or a product of the reaction of the titanium alkoxide with a carboxylic acid represented by the formula (II) or anhydride thereof; and / or (2) a product of the reaction of a phosphorus compound ingredient comprising a phosphorus compound represented by the formula (V) with a titanium compound ingredient comprising a titanium alkoxide (IV) represented by the formula (IV) and / or a product of the reaction of the titanium alkoxide with a carboxylic acid represented by the formula (III) or anhydride thereof

A tone transformation apparatus of the present invention extracts or generates a signal Z[i, j] according to a pixel value of a pixel [i. j] of an original image or a pixel value of its immediate neighborhood. Further, it extracts or generates a signal ZL[i, j] according to a pixel value of a neighborhood area of the pixel [i, j]. A transformation gain k for the pixel [i. j] is determined according to these signals Z, ZL. For the tone transformation, a color component or the like of the pixel [i, j] is multiplied by the transformation gain k for the pixel [i. j].

This invention relates to a yellow ink composition for ink jet printing comprising a dye represented by Formula I, water and a humectant:wherein:R1 and R5 independently are hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aromatic or heterocyclic group;R2 and R4 independently are hydrogen or a non-metallic substituent;R3 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, acyl, sulfonyl, aromatic or heterocyclic group;and X is an electron withdrawing group;with the proviso at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 comprises a group capable of imparting water solubility to the dye.

A polarizer of the invention comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-based film which is at least dyed with at least iodine and uniaxially stretched, having a single transmittance of 43% or more, a polarizing efficiency of 99.9% or more, and a dichroic ratio of 30 or more, wherein the dichroic ratio is calculated from a parallel transmittance (Tp) and a crossed transmittance (Tc) at a wavelength of 440 nm, and have good hue.

A high quality 3,4-dihydro-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4-one-2,2-dioxide compound or a salt thereof is obtained easily and efficiently.When the compound represented by the following formula (2)(wherein, R1, R2, and R3 are hydrogen atom or an organic group inert to the reaction, and X is hydrogen atom) or a salt thereof is produced by cyclization of a mixture of β-ketoamide-N-sulfonic acid represented by the following formula (1)or a salt thereof and an inert solvent and a mixture of acid anhydride and an inert solvent, and by subsequent hydrolysis of the product, a step of (A) hydrolyzing the reaction product obtained by the cyclization by mixing with an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid so as a concentration of sulfuric acid in an aqueous phase after the hydrolysis would become 30% by weight or more, and then separating an organic phase and an aqueous phase, or a step of (B) washing the organic phase liquid after the hydrolysis with an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid with a concentration of 30% by weight or more is at least carried out.

The invention provides a method for synthesizing a homopolymer and a copolymer of long-carbon-chain semi-aromatic high-temperature-resistant polyamide and polymerization products obtained by the method. The method comprises the following steps of: (a) prepolymerizing terephthalic acid and 1,10-decanediamine in a molar ratio of 1:(1.00-1.02) and optional copolymerization components to obtain a prepolymer that the intrinsic viscosity is controlled to be between 0.4 and 1.1dl / g; and (b) performing solid-phase polymerization on the prepolymer in step (a) to obtain the long-carbon-chain semi-aromatic high-temperature-resistant polyamide PA10T or the copolymer thereof, wherein the intrinsic viscosity is controlled to be between 1.2 and 2.6dl / g.

Provided are a coloring compound for color toner which satisfies all of solubility in an organic solvent, a color tone, and lightfastness, and does not inhibit the polymerization of a polymerizable monomer when used in a polymerized toner, and a yellow toner using the coloring compound and achieving compatibility between a good color tone and excellent lightfastness, in which, the coloring compound has a structure represented by the following formula (1).

An ink-jet recording process which conducts recording by imparting ink onto the surface of a recording medium according to recording information, where the recording medium has a base material and a porous ink receiving layer thereon containing inorganic particles having a BET specific surface area of at least 150 m2 / g, and the ink contains a polymer emulsion having a water-insoluble or hardly-soluble colorant contained in polymer fine particles and at least one wetting agent, 8-11 C polyol or glycol ether, anionic or nonionic surfactant, water-soluble organic solvent, and water; and has a surface tension of 40 mN / m or less at 25° C. This process can provide high-grade images excellent in ink absorbing and fixing properties and satisfactory in color tone, produce images excellent in image fastness such as water resistance and light resistance, and implement ink-jet recording excellent in storage stability and discharge stability and free from head clogging at printing.

According to the present invention, a novel phthalocyanine compound having a specific structure is provided, and an ink, an inkjet recording ink, an inkjet recording method and a method for improving preservability of a formed image, each using the compound, are also provided. The novel phthalocyanine compound of the present invention has a sufficiently high fastness to light, heat, humidity and active gases in the environment and by using an ink, particularly inkjet recording ink, containing the phthalocyanine compound, an image having high fastness to light and ozone gas in the environment can be formed.

The present invention provides an ink jet ink having a magenta color which gives an image excellent in magenta color tone and also excellent in image fastness (lightfastness and gas resistance). The ink jet ink includes a first coloring material that is an anthrapyridone compound having a structure represented by general formula (I) and / or general formula (II) and a second coloring material that is an azo compound having a structure represented by general formula (III), wherein the mass ratio of the content of the first coloring material to the content of the second coloring material is from 2.5 or more to 10.0 or less.

There is provided a colorant compound improved in the dispersibility of an azo pigment into a water-insoluble solvent. The colorant compound is represented by the following general formula (1). R1 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group; R2 to R6 each denote a hydrogen atom, or a substituent represented by the following general formula (2); R7 to R11 each denote a hydrogen atom, a COOR12 group, or a CONR13R14 group; and R12 to R14 each denote a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and P1 denotes a polymeric component; L1 denotes an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or an arylene group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms; and * denotes a binding site.

A resonator 13 is provided including a resonating body 13 which is vibrated by intake air pulsation in an intake system 5, a volume chamber 14 connected through the resonating body 13 to the intake system 5, and a neck section 16 through which an interior space 15 of the volume chamber 14 is communicated with outside. The interior space 15 of the volume chamber 14 and interior of the intake system 5 are partitioned by the resonating body 13. The resonator is so set that a sound pressure in a certain frequency range is released from the neck section 16 to the outside under vibration of the resonating body 13. With this, the sound pressure characteristics of air intake sound can follow a rise in engine speed.

A resonator 13 is provided including a resonating body 13 which is vibrated by intake air pulsation in an intake system 5, a volume chamber 14 connected through the resonating body 13 to the intake system 5, and a neck section 16 through which an interior space 15 of the volume chamber 14 is communicated with outside. The interior space 15 of the volume chamber 14 and interior of the intake system 5 are partitioned by the resonating body 13. The resonator is so set that a sound pressure in a certain frequency range is released from the neck section 16 to the outside under vibration of the resonating body 13. With this, the sound pressure characteristics of air intake sound can follow a rise in engine speed.

The present invention provides a magenta recording ink composition including at least a solid solution pigment (A) containing quinacridone, a lake pigment (B) having a xanthene structure, an aqueous solvent, and water, wherein the solid solution pigment (A) has visible light absorption peaks at wavelength ranges of from 510 nm to 530 nm and from 540 nm to 560 nm, and a mass ratio (B / A) of the lake pigment (B) to the solid solution pigment (A) falls within the range of 0.1 to 5.

The present invention relates to a porphyrazine coloring matter represented by the following formula (1):(wherein, A, B, C and D independently represent a 6-membered ring having aromaticity, at least one or more of them are benzene rings and at least one or more of them contain nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic rings; E represents alkylene, X is a substituted anilino group and have at least one or more of sulfo group, carboxy group and phosphono group as a substituent, Y represents a hydroxy group or an amino group, b is respectively 0 to 2.9, c is 0.1 to 3, and the sum of b and c is 1 to 3) in free acid form, which is suitable for inkjet recording because it has good hue as a cyan ink, is excellent in light fastness, ozone fastness and moisture fastness, and does not cause bronzing phenomenon.

The invention relates to the technical field of color space conversion, and discloses a method and a system for processing RGB (Red, Green, Blue) data. The method comprises the following steps of S1, converting three input color values of R, G and B into an HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space; S2, under the condition of remaining a hue H value and a saturation S of the HSV color space value unchanged, adjusting a value of brightness V; and S3, converting the H value, the S value and the V value processed through the step S2 into the RGBW (Red, Green, Blue, White) color space from the HSV color space, and displaying. The RGB color space is converted into the HSV color space, the brightness V is improved under the condition of remaining the H and the S in the HSV color space unchanged, and the HSV color space is converted into the RGBW color space, so that the brightness can be improved while better hue and color saturation are maintained and color transition is natural.

The invention relates to a method for performing self-shot soft light compensation on basis of screen luminance. After a shutter is pressed, the screen luminance is adjusted, light compensation is performed on a human face, then a camera hardware is driven for taking a picture, time of the uniform speed adjustment of the screen luminance from minimum luminance to maximum luminance is no less than preset adjustment time, the screen luminance is adjusted to simultaneously display one of patterns with various non-pure colors, and a soft light lamp with different effects is formed according to pattern selecting set so that soft light compensation is performed on the human face. By means of the method for performing self-shot soft light compensation on basis of screen luminance, own screen luminance of a mobile device is improved, colors and patterns with various soft lights can be set on a screen, thereby, self-shot pictures that are photographed are good in colors and excellent in human skin color, multiple matching modes are provided, and a user can solve problems caused by environmental lights through selection.

An object of the present invention is to provide a toner having high dispersibility of an azo pigment in a binder resin and a good color tone, having suppressed image fogging and high transfer efficiency, and providing a stable image for a long time. The toner including toner base particles, each of which includes: at least a binder resin, a compound in which a specific bisazo skeleton unit bonds to a specific polymer resin unit, and an azo pigment as a colorant.

The present invention relates to a porphyrazine coloring matter represented by the following formula (1):(wherein, A, B, C and D independently represent a 6-membered ring having aromaticity, at least one or more of them are benzene rings and at least one or more of them contain nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic rings; E represents alkylene, X is a substituted anilino group and have at least one or more of sulfo group, carboxy group and phosphono group as a substituent, Y represents a hydroxy group or an amino group, b is respectively 0 to 2.9, c is 0.1 to 3, and the sum of b and c is 1 to 3) in free acid form, which is suitable for inkjet recording because it has good hue as a cyan ink, is excellent in light fastness, ozone fastness and moisture fastness, and does not cause bronzing phenomenon.

There is provided an azo compound for improvement in the dispersibility of an azo pigment into a water-insoluble solvent. The azo compound is represented by the following general formula (1):

It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording ink comprising at least a color material particle which is an inorganic pigment particle coated with one of organic pigment and carbon black, a polymer particle, a water soluble solvent and water, an ink cartridge, an inkjet recording method, an inkjet recording apparatus and an ink record that utilize the recording ink respectively.