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A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprises the steps of: forming a first insulating film on a first substrate; forming a second insulating film on the first insulating film; forming an amorphous silicon film on the second insulating film; holding a metal element that promotes the crystallization of silicon in contact with a surface of the amorphous silicon film; crystallizing the amorphous silicon film through a heat treatment to obtain a crystalline silicon film; forming a thin-film transistor using the crystalline silicon film; forming a sealing layer that seals the thin-film transistor; bonding a second substrate having a translucent property to the sealing layer; and removing the first insulating film to peel off the first substrate.

A light emitting apparatus includes a substrate, at least one light emitting device and a protective layer. The substrate has a surface formed with a structure for increasing light emitting efficiency. The light emitting device is disposed on a predetermined position of the substrate. The light emitting device emits lights and the lights are reflected and concentrated to project out by the structure of the substrate. Thus, the light emitting efficiency is improved.

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprises the steps of: forming a first insulating film on a first substrate; forming a second insulating film on the first insulating film; forming an amorphous silicon film on the second insulating film; holding a metal element that promotes the crystallization of silicon in contact with a surface of the amorphous silicon film; crystallizing the amorphous silicon film through a heat treatment to obtain a crystalline silicon film; forming a thin-film transistor using the crystalline silicon film; forming a sealing layer that seals the thin-film transistor; bonding a second substrate having a translucent property to the sealing layer; and removing the first insulating film to peel off the first substrate.

The present invention relates to a substrate cleaning method for cleaning a substrate whose static contact angle with respect to water is 85 degrees or more. The substrate cleaning method includes a step in which the substrate is held horizontally by a substrate holder in such a manner that a central part of the substrate and a central part in rotation correspond to each other; a step in which, while the substrate holder is being rotated about a vertical axis, a cleaning liquid is discharged from a cleaning-liquid nozzle to the central part of the substrate and is spread over all the surface of the substrate by a centrifugal force; a step in which, while the substrate holder is being continuously rotated, a to-be-discharged position of the cleaning liquid on the substrate is changed to an eccentric position deviated from the central part of the substrate, and a gas is discharged from a gas nozzle to the central part of the substrate so as to form a dried area of the cleaning liquid under a condition in which a distance between an interface on a side of a to-be-discharged position of the gas in the to-be-discharged position of the cleaning liquid and an interface on a side of the to-be-discharged position of the cleaning liquid in the to-be-discharged position of the gas is set between 9 mm and 15 mm; and a step in which, while the substrate holder is being continuously rotated, the to-be-discharged position of the cleaning liquid is moved toward a periphery of the substrate at a speed lower than a speed at which the dried area is spread outward.

A method and tool for generating reconstructed images that model the high NA effects of a lithography tool used to image patterns produced by a mask. Comparison of the reconstructed images with reference images characterize the mask. The method involves providing a mask reticle for inspection. Generating matrix values associated with a high NA corrective filter matrix that characterizes a high NA lithography system used to print from the mask. Illuminating the mask to produce a patterned illumination beam that is filtered with filters associated with the high NA corrective filter matrix elements to obtain a plurality of filtered beams that include raw image data that is processed to obtain a reconstructed image that is further processed and compared with reference images to obtain mask characterization information.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system that is used to provide support so that a pilot can perform flight operations that reduce noise pollution, by devising this system so that noise conditions on the ground are calculated and displayed on the basis of map information for the flight area in which facilities and the like are described, environmental conditions in the flight area such as the wind direction and wind velocity, or the temperature and density of the atmosphere, and noise generation data for the aircraft itself. The apparatus for supporting low-noise flight according to the present invention comprises means for estimating the noise generated by an aircraft using flight data such as the flight speed, the climb and descent rates, the engine power and the like of the aircraft, means for calculating the level at which the noise generated by the aircraft is propagated in the respective regions on the ground, and means for displaying the calculation results on a map in quantitative terms.

External skin preparations containing one or more members selected from among a fermentation product, which is obtained by treating a bean extract with a microorganism, vitamin A and its derivatives. By potentiating skin cells and accelerating the production of hyaluronic acid, these preparations exert effects of preventing and relieving skin roughness, improving keratin, moistening, and preventing and relieving skin tension failure and wrinkles, thereby efficaciously retarding skin aging.

The apparatus for measurement of a current which is flowing in an axially elongated electrical conductor at a first electrical potential. The apparatus contains at least one associated sensor element associated with the conductor that is electrically isolated from it at a second electrical potential different from the first electrical potential of the electrical conductor, and having magnetoresistive characteristics. The sensor element is intended to form a loop which is magnetically closed around the conductor in the circumferential direction, with the resistance value being tapped off at axially opposite ends. Its magnetoresistive part is preferably composed of a non-metallic powder composite material with a high magnetoresistive effect.

A titanium dioxide film (2) having at least photocatalytic activity, whose light linear transmittance corresponding to light having a wavelength of 550 nm is not less than 50% and whose thickness is 0.1 to 5 .mu.m or so, is formed on a transparent substrate (1) constituted by a glass plate or the like. Preferably, a precoat film (3), which has optical transmissivity and is constituted by a SiO.sub.2 film having a thickness of 0.02 to 0.2 .mu.m or so, is provided between the transparent substrate (1) and the titanium dioxide film (2). Thereby, excellent photocatalytic action and optical transmissivity can be obtained. Moreover, members composing various structures such as a glass window, which are especially required to have optical transparency, can be further provided with photocatalytic activities.

In sealing elements (3, 3′, 3″) made of synthetic material (14) having embedded fiber reinforcement (11), as it has been used for some time for automatic compressor valves, the fiber reinforcement (11) consists of at least one piece of an essentially flat, non-woven fiber fabric (12), which has, at least in its plane, a directionally independent (random) fiber orientation. Disadvantages of short-fibered reinforced synthetic materials can thereby be avoided, as well as the ones for synthetic materials reinforced by means of long-fibered fabrics, and sealing elements (3, 3′, 3″) may be obtained thereby having a very high durability.

A safe earphone includes a wired safe earphone and an over ear safe headphone, having plurality of speakers with different frequency responses respectively used for two ears to listen, so the frequency response is particularly good; it is provided with a noise reduction signal conversion system which effectively converts the transmission of the active noise reduction frequency signal into the transmission of the passive audio signal and then restore to the transmission of the active audio signal after transmission of 1000 mm in length, therefore human body is isolated from radiation of communication at a long distance, which achieves a good a high degree of radiation protection, and solving the technical problem that the microphone of the existing radiation-proof earphone must be placed outside the air tube. Therefore, the invention is an excellent safe earphone achieving highly radiation-proof, having high sound quality and noise reduction function.

A connecting structure of a connector includes: a first connector having a housing for containing a plurality of terminal metal pieces connected to a plurality of wires, a shield shell including a hood portion projected to a front side and surrounding the housing, and a shield member connected with the shield shell and surrounding the plurality of the wires; and a second connector capable of being fitted to the first connector, the second connector having a housing capable of containing a plurality of terminal metal pieces and capable of being fitted to the housing of the first connector and a shield shell surrounding the housing. At least one of the shield shell of the first connector and the shield shell of the second connector is made by diecasting.

An optical waveguide with a longitudinal direction and a cross-section perpendicular thereto for propagating optical radiation at a free-space wavelength λ, the optical waveguide comprising: a core region (103), a cladding region (100, 101, 102) surrounding the core region, and a substantially one-dimensional (1D) periodic structure of structural elements with a period A; wherein said structural elements comprises cross-sectionally extended continuous elements; use of such an optical waveguide in optical amplifier, a tunable optical amplifier, an optical laser, and a tuneable optical laser; a preform for its production; and a method of its production.

A screw includes an enlarged head and a threaded shank longitudinally extending from said head; said head has a bottom surface with a plurality of ribs protruded therefrom so as to provide with high frictional resistance and waterproof effect when screwing in. Further, the ratio of the outer diameter of head to the outer diameter of shank is 1:3.5˜5.5. Accordingly the head has greater areas to cover the ejected debris of object so as to maintain clean appearance.

A battery capable of improving battery characteristics such as cycle characteristics is provided. An electrolytic solution is impregnated in a separator. The electrolytic solution contains 4-fluoro-1,3-dioxolane-2-one. Fluorine ion content in the electrolytic solution is preferably from 10 weight ppm to 3200 weight ppm. Thereby, chemical stability of the electrolytic solution is improved, and cycle characteristics are improved. The present invention is effective for the case using an anode active material containing Sn or Si as an element for an anode.

Provided is a method and apparatus for teaching biology by using a virtual plant or a virtual animal. The method is displayed on a display of a computer and includes collecting growth data of an actual living organism according to different environmental conditions at a predetermined time interval and storing the collected growth data; obtaining a growth equation for each of the environmental conditions based on the growth data; designing a growth animation of the virtual living organism for each of the environmental conditions based on the growth equation; and controlling a control panel screen to fetch the growth data and the growth animation and to display a change in growth of the virtual living organism when a user inputs environmental conditions of the virtual living organism on the control panel screen, to thereby provide high practicality and high educational effects.

A flavor and fragrance composition with a cooling sensation effect comprising 1-(2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl)ethanone represented by the formula (1). The flavor and fragrance composition is added to a beverage or food product, a fragrance or cosmetic product, a daily utensil product, an oral composition, or a pharmaceutical product in the range of 0.0001 to 20% by weight to the total weight of the flavor and fragrance composition added.

Disclosed herein is an air cleaner which performs dust collection and sterilization as well as deodorization while having a small size enough to be fitted into a vehicle cup holder for its use, and has a strong and easy maintenance structure. The air cleaner includes a photocatalytic UV LED (57) installed on an UV LED substrate (55), and a photocatalytic filter installed on a surface facing the photocatalytic UV LED while being spaced apart from the UV LED substrate. The photocatalytic filter has a structure in which a photocatalytic material is coated on a base in which a plurality of cells (83) defining an air flow path in a direction toward the photocatalytic UV LED are arranged in parallel adjacent to each other.

A method for identifying a target protein of a compound having a pharmacological action by detecting a tertiary structural change of a target protein by binding a compound having a pharmacological action to a target protein with the use of a molecular chaperone protein having a characteristic of binding to a protein by recognizing a tertiary structural change of the protein is disclosed. Further, a method for screening a therapeutic agent for diabetes using a target protein of biguanide which is a therapeutic agent for diabetes and was found by the identification method, a screening tool which can be used in the screening method and a pharmaceutical composition for treating diabetes containing a substance obtained by the screening method are disclosed.

An educational battle game method for teaching key theories and facts in an academic discipline. Game cards import and display key factual data relating to a body of knowledge and are employed in competitive exchanges involving attacks and defenses by the respective players, with the outcome of such exchanges determined by rules applied to the descriptive and / or numerical information about the factual entities that distinguish one factual entity from another. Chance elements and strategic variables may be introduced by chance devices and / or strategic variable cards to alter the outcome of the exchanges.

A vibration and heat insulating board 10 fixed so as to cover at least part of a heat source while forming a gap against the heat source surface, in order to lessen diffusion of heat from the heat source fixed in a vibration source, in which the heat source 20 and the vibration and heat insulating board 10 are coupled by means of a collar member 11 having a pair of locking pieces 121, 131 fitted to the vibration and heat insulating board main body 14 and bolted to a mounting part 16 of the heat source 20, and ring-shaped coil members 15, 15 interposed between the pair of locking pieces 121, 131 of the collar member 11 and the vibration and heat insulating board main body 14.

A compact balance board including a first board having a plate shape, a second board spaced a predetermined distance from and parallel to the first board, a shaft coupled to a bottom portion of the first board, a pivot support connecting the shaft and the second board so as to allow three-dimensional pivotal motions in which the first board or the second board is shaken and rotated, at least one elastic member positioned between the first board and the second board so as to provide elasticity for keeping the first board and the second board in parallel to each other, and a sliding member installed on one end portion or both end portions of the elastic member so as to allow the elastic member to be slidingly rotated when the first board or the second board is rotated.

The invention relates to a whitening agent that makes effective use of camu camu seeds, which have conventionally been discarded, and that has high safety and whitening effect useful in cosmetics and the like, as well as skin preparations for external use and cosmetics containing the whitening agent. The whitening agent of the present invention contains camu camu seed extract as an active component, and the skin preparations for external use and cosmetics of the present invention contain the whitening agent.

A cosmetic preparation characterized by comprising (a) 0.01 to 10 wt % of a phospholipid, (b) 0.01 to 5 wt % of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of 10 or higher and / or anionic surfactant, (c) 0.001 to 5 wt % of vitamin A or a derivative thereof, (d) 0.001 to 5 wt % of a stabilizer selected from among metal ion deactivators and antioxidants, and (g) water. The cosmetic preparation has satisfactory long-term stability, well spreads in application, gives excellent use feelings such as a fresh feeling and a nontacky feeling, and has high effects on the skin, such as a wrinkle diminishing effect.

Systems, devices, and methods for producing haptic actuation are disclosed. An exemplary haptic system comprises a transducer and a transmission medium. The transducer induces pressure waves within the transmission medium, which is a sealed capsule with a flexible geometry. A surface of the sealed capsule thus produces haptic effects on a contact surface.

A vehicular damper device interposed between an engine and an output shaft and provided with a dual-mass flywheel includes: a first inertial body in the form of a disk connected to a crankshaft of said engine and rotatable about an axis of said crankshaft; a torsional damping portion interposed between said first inertial body and said output shaft; a second inertial body in the form of a disk rotatable about said axis and having a smaller outside diameter than said first inertial body, said second inertial body cooperating with said first inertial body to constitute said dual-mass flywheel; and an elastic member interposed between said first inertial body and said second inertial body and operatively connecting said first and second inertial bodies such that said elastic member is elastically deformable according to an amount of relative rotation of the first and second inertial bodies.

An electromechanical transducer includes: a conductive substrate; multiple elements which are disposed on a first face side of the substrate and which contain cells; grooves; and insulating films. The substrate has a second face which is opposite from the first face. The grooves run from the second face of the substrate to the first face of the substrate in a manner that electrically isolate the multiple elements from one another, thereby dividing the substrate and forming first electrodes. The insulating films are formed on opposing outer side walls of every two adjacent first electrodes across one of the grooves. The width between the insulating films is narrower on the second face side of the substrate than on the first face side of the substrate. The insulating films are thicker on the second face side than on the first face side.