Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is provided, which comprises silver halide twinned-crystal grains and satisfy the following requirements (1) and (2):(1) the longest distance between twin planes is within the range of 10 to 100 .ANG. on the average,(2) said silver halide grains each comprise a core comprising silver iodobromide having a silver iodide content of not less than 7 mol % and a shell comprising one or more layers different in halide composition from each other, in which at least one layer of the shell comprises silver iodobromide or silver bromide, the outermost layer having a silver iodide content of 0 to 4 mol %.

Abstract: Disclosed are a magnetic recording medium which comprises a non-magnetic support, one or more coating layers provided on the non-magnetic support and an upper layer of the coating layers being a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic metallic powder with the total thickness of the coating layers being 0.5 to 2.5 .mu.m, wherein the magnetic layer has a surface roughness Ra of 1.0 to 4.6 nm and a surface roughness R10z of 8.0 to 35.0 nm, which satisfy the relations of:Ra.ltoreq.-0.47t+0.5/t+3.8 andR10z.ltoreq.-1.50t+6.0/t+23.0where t is the total thickness of the coating layers in terms of .mu.m,and an aliphatic acid ester is contained in the surface portion of the magnetic layer in an amount of 5 to 50 mg/m.sup.2, and a process for preparing the same.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion is provided, containing a monomethine-cyanine dye, a trimethine-cyanine dye and a supersensitizer represented by the following Formula [I] or Formula [II]. The cyanine dyes are incorporated in the form of a dispersion of solid particles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a carrier for a negatively chargeable developer comprising magnetic particles and provided thereon, having a layer comprising a hydrophilic silica having a degree of degree of hydrophobicity of less than 20 and resin particles.

Abstract: A guide jig (1) for a wiring harness assembly plate comprises a support tube (3) mounted and fixed on a plate member (2), and an electric wire guide rod (4) having an electric wire guide portion (4c) for guiding a bundle of electric wires (15) and supported by the support tube (3) for extension and retraction along the axis thereof. The support tube (3) and the electric wire guide rod (4) are supported non-rotatably on their axes relative to each other. The electric wire guide rod (4) is operable to change the positions thereof between a guide extended position in which the electric wire guide portion (4c) guides and holds the bundle of electric wires (15) and a guide retracted position in which the electric wire guide portion (4c) is retracted to a level lower than the height of the bundle of electric wires (15) being laid.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for making an electric wire for a harness which includes a wire cutting portion for cutting a supplied wire to form the harness electric wire of a predetermined length from the wire. The apparatus comprises a sensor (8) positioned upstream of the wire cutting portion for detecting a portion to be removed from the wire to output a detection signal, a position arithmetic portion (9) for calculating the position of the portion to be removed on the basis of the detection signal outputted from the sensor (8), a removal range arithmetic portion (10) for determining the range of a removal wire in the wire having the portion to be removed on the basis of the position of the portion to be removed specified by the position arithmetic portion (9) and information about the length of the harness electric wire, and a discrimination controller (12) for discriminating between the removal wire removed from the wire and the harness electric wire.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support and provided thereon, a photographic component layer comprising a silver halide emulsion layer and a hydrophilic colloid layer other than the emulsion layer, wherein the photographic component layer contains a hydrazine derivative, a nucleation accelerating agent and polymer latex containing as a protective colloid a hydrophilic polymer having an average number molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,000,000 and having a solubility of not less than 0.1 g in 100 g of water at 20.degree. C., provided that the hydrophilic polymer is not gelatin.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support and provided thereon, a photographic component layer comprising a silver halide emulsion layer, the material being processed in 10 seconds to less than 45 seconds, wherein the photographic component layer comprises polymer latex of a polymer containing in its chemical structure a unit derived from a monomer having a solubility in water of 25.degree. C. of 0.000 to 0.025% by weight and the pH of the surface on the silver halide emulsion layer side of the material is not more than 6.0.

Abstract: This invention simplifies a process of attaching a torsion coil spring (6) to an arm (22) of a lever (21). Each arm (22) of the lever (21) is provided on its inner face with a ring slot (25) formed around a bearing hole (23) for accommodating a ring portion (6a) of the torsion coil spring (6) and a pair of holding slots (26 ) and (27) communicated with the ring slot (25) for accommodating end portions (6b) and (6c). A raised guide (29) is formed on the inner face of the arm (22) near an outer edge of the holding slot (27). The raised guide (29) has a ramp face (30) which continuously increases in height approaching the holding slot (27) and a precipices (33) contiguous to the outer edge of the slot (27). The arm (22) of the lever (21) may be provided on its inner face with a circular are tool slot (32) having a certain depth and extending from an end face of the arm (22) across a cam groove to the holding slot (27).

Abstract: A multilayer polymer hose or pipe conduit which contains at least one barrier layer of polyester, which acts as a barrier to fuel being carried thereby. In a preferred form of the invention, the hose or conduit has an inner polyamide protective layer, an outer polyamide protective layer, an adhesion promotor layer between the barrier layer and the inner protective layer, and another adhesion layer between the barrier layer and the outer protective layer.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of alcohols by reaction of organic carbonyl compounds with hydrogen in two stages at elevated temperature and, optionally, elevated pressure. In the first stage, hydrogen and the carbonyl compounds are fed as a gas to a copper-containing catalyst and reacted to 80 to 99.5 percent of the theoretical conversion. In the second stage, the reaction product of the first stage is fed to a nickel/alumina/zirconium dioxide catalyst as a liquid, along with hydrogen. The carbonyl compounds used include aldehydes and their derivatives and, in particular, aliphatic unsaturated and saturated aldehydes.

Abstract: There is disclosed an electronic display unit wherein a motor driving portion including a CPU and a driving IC controls a drive current to a motor (11) so that the motor (11) initially rotates at a low speed and subsequently rotates at a high speed to switch the speed of rotation of a case (3) from a low speed to a high speed, whereby operability is ensured if a rotation control switch is disposed on a front surface of the case (3), preventing conventionally increased size of the unit as well as alleviating user's feeling that rotation requires too much time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material using a roller transport automatic processing machine having a developing tank containing a developing solution, a fixing tank containing a fixing solution, a washing tank containing a washing solution and a drying means, comprising the steps of:developing the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material,fixing the developed material,washing the fixed material, anddrying the washed material,wherein said method is carried out under the following condition:9.0.ltoreq.H.sub.D.sup.0.75 .times.T.ltoreq.21.0, H.sub.D =H.sub.1 +H.sub.2, H.sub.1 .ltoreq.H.sub.2,wherein H.sub.D represents transport line length, in meters, of the material entry point into the developer solution to the material entry point into the washing solution, H.sub.1 represents transport line length, in meters, of the material entry point into the developer solution to the material entry point into the fixing solution, H.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion containing silver halide grains comprising {111} and {100} faces and having a silver iodide content of less than 2 mol %, wherein silver halide grains having 5 or more dislocations per grain account for not less than 50% of the total number of silver halide grains, the dislocations being located substantially on the {100} face.

Abstract: This invention provides a waterproofing assembly for a connector a housing of which is completely waterproofed. A rear rubber plug 39 is press-fitted in a rear cylindrical portion 28 of a housing 20 in which a female terminal metal fixture 30 connected to an electrical wire 38 is accommodated. A cap 50 is mounted on a front cylindrical portion 21 of the housing 20 while a front rubber plug 40 is press-fitted in the front cylindrical portion 21. The front rubber plug 40 has first and second cylindrical portions 41 and 44 and a uniting portion 45 for sealingly coupling the portions 41 and 44. A rib 53 formed in the cap 50 is press-fitted in a clearance 43 in the front rubber plug 40 so that the cap 50 covers the front cylindrical portion 21.

Abstract: A metal complex compound is disclosed.

Abstract: A surgical scalpel blade made safer by providing, on the front portion thereof, a blunted surface or tip which renders the point of the blade incapable of cutting, without impeding the ability of the blade to be drawn across the surface to be incised.

Abstract: A magenta coupler and a light sensitive silver halide color photographic material containing the coupler are disclosed. The magenta coupler is represented by formulas ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, L is an alkylene group, n is 0 or 1, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, where R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 may be condensed to form a cycle, and X is a hydrogen atom or an atom or a group that can be released upon the reaction with an oxidation product of color developing agent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide X-ray photographic material comprising a mixture of tabular silver halide grains, wherein tabular silver halide grains of 0.6 .mu.m to 1.5 .mu.m in an average grain size are contained in a proportion of 70% to 95% and of 0.3 .mu.m to 0.5 .mu.m in a proportion of 5% to 30%; the aspect ratio of tabular grains is more than 3; and having sensitometric properties in which a gamma (.gamma.1) formed by a straight line portion between two points 0.5 and 1.5 of optical density is 2.7 to 3.3 and a gamma (.gamma.2) formed by a straight line portion between points 2.0 ana 3.0 of optical density is 1.5 to 2.5 in the characteristic curve of a rectangular coordinate system having equal coordinate axis unit lengths for the optical density (D) and the amount of exposure (log E).