BCRF1 proteins, and expression vectors for producing them, are provided for treating conditions associated with excessive production of IFN- gamma . Compositions of the invention containing BCRF1 proteins are useful in treating a variety of disorders, including allergy, psoriasis, tissue rejection, and MHC-linked autoimmune diseases.

PURPOSE:To carry out suitable compensation for a bad road under slip control by providing a bad road compensation controlling means for controlling the compensation for a bad road carried by a bad road compensating means in accordance with a running condition detected by a running condition detecting means. CONSTITUTION:A slip control device is provided with, in addition to a slip control means 10...

PURPOSE:To perform normal ABS operation so as to improve engine braking effect by selecting the target change gear ratio by the output of a brake operating time target change gear ratio setting means, and the normal target change gear ratio by the output of a speed change reset judging means. CONSTITUTION:During ABS operation, this is judged by a brake operation judging part 66 in a speed change c...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To drop aggregated substance comprising of a plurality of heaped-up articles into a tubelike film for filling with the heaped-up position maintained without allowing the articles to be changed in positions and separated from one another. SOLUTION: A tubelike film F, formed in a tubular shape after passing through a bag-making machine, is supplied downward along the outer circ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent wrinkles from occurring at the time of lateral sealing by directing a pair of film holding members to a film holding position to hold a cylindrical film flatly therebetween before a pair of transverse sealers are brought into contact with the cylindrical film and lifting both of an article to be packaged and the cylindrical film with the aid of an article lifting m...

PURPOSE:To make improvements in responsiveness and control stability by estimating the gross weight of an automobile from the detected data of throttle opening, car speed, engine speed of the like at a transient period, and compensating the controlled variable of these data. CONSTITUTION:An arithmetic control part 10 inputs each signal of a select position detecting sensor 14, an accelerator detec...

The press system is used to form small components from etal foil (17) that is a few tenths of a micrometer thick. The actuating force for the pressing operation is generated by a piezoelectric element (10) that is built into the upper half (2) of the die set. The upper half is located on guide bars (20) and the tool assembly (7) is spring loaded. Opening and closing of the dieset is provided by a ...

PURPOSE:To receive numerous packages with a large film, transfer the packages to a lateral sealing device with an opening end at an upper rim of the film stretched without wrinkles and enable good heat-sealing. CONSTITUTION:A conveyer 15 for feeding a film-packed bag 6 in a pull-out direction and transferring it from at least a package housing device to a lateral sealing device with a bottom of th...

The sheets are delivered by grips (03) at regular intervals along the top run (17) of a pair of endless chains (02) and with their most recently printed sides (34) downwards. After deflection so as to bring these sides uppermost, they are deposited on a first stack (23). Seen in their travel direction, the sheets can be deposited on one or more further stacks (24) as desired, using a single pair o...

PURPOSE:To improve accuracy of line pressure control during a speed change by correcting a study correction amount, set in a line pressure correcting means, in accordance with whether the speed change of performing correction of the correcting means is the speed change or not of performing engine output torque decrease control by a torque decreasing means. CONSTITUTION:A controller 70 inputs signa...

PCT No. PCT/DK95/00397 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 11, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 11, 1997 PCT Filed Oct. 4, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/11761 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 25, 1996Crushed and graded magnetite ore is mixed with clay to form foundry moulds and cores. These moulds or cores are useful when casting non-ferrous metals or alloys, especially light metals and light-metal alloys.

PURPOSE:To control an excessive output torque appearing in the departure of a vehicle mounted a fluid transmission type continuously variable transmission to an adequate value responsively. CONSTITUTION:A control deviation f(theta) is calculated by a comparater 11 from a set pressure difference PD converted from the detection value of an accelerator opening detection sensor 9 and an effective pres...

Upper and lower shell members of aluminum-plated steel panels have respective flanges overlapping each other and welded to each other by a laser beam, forming a fuel tank. One of the flanges has a stepped region spaced from the other of the flanges, defining a gap between the stepped region and the other flange. The laser beam is applied to the flanges closely to the gap for discharging unwanted c...

PURPOSE:To make connection with a top end part of weft from a new yarn supplier ready by discharging weft remained in an used yarn supplier till an end part of the weft attains between the yarn supplier and a yarn length- measuring and storing device. CONSTITUTION:Weft 56 released from a yarn supplier 26 is inserted through a yarn length-measuring and storing device 16 and a weft-inserting nozzle ...

PURPOSE:To compact a transmission which is a power transmission route of a riding type field working machine. CONSTITUTION:An operating system transmission shaft 13 is displaced above an input shaft 9 and to the side of a differential mechanism 12 and a running system intermediate shaft 14 is displaced under the input shaft and to the differential mechanism 12. A running system transmission shaft ...

PURPOSE:To prevent impact at the time of switching from motor drive to engine drive while suppressing uncomfortable feeling. CONSTITUTION:The hybrid vehicle comprises an engine 11, an output shaft 22 for transmitting engine torque to drive wheel, a clutch C interposed between the engine 11 and the output shaft 22, and a motor 15 coupled with the output shaft 22. The hybrid vehicle further comprise...

PURPOSE:To supply the irreducible minimum of power supply to an emergency power supply terminal by providing an overcurrent breaker connected to the terminal of a storage battery in series and a relay circuit for connecting a terminal voltage of a part of cells of a storage battery to an emergency power supply terminal by interlocking with this overcurrent breaker, when the overcurrent breaker tur...

This invention relates to lubricating compositions comprising : (A) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (B) at least one borated overbased Group I or II metal salt of an organic acid; (C) at least one polysulfide-containing organic composition; and (D) at least one phosphorus-containing composition other than a zinc dithiophosphate. Lubricating compositions of the present invention ...

A multipurpose exercise device (10) comprises a pair of side members (14) each having a concave surface (24) adapted to engage one of the thighs of a user. Each of the side members (14) is supported in sliding engagement by a corresponding frame (12) and operatively attached to a resilient member (40, 42, 44) that urges the side member (14) toward the open side of the concave surface (24).