Abstract: The organic solvent-based dispersion of conductive powders of the present invention comprises an organic solvent-based medium as a dispersion medium, conductive tin oxide powders coated with an organic metal coupling agent at the surface of tin oxide particles and a dispersant, and shows excellent dispersibility and high transparency. Therefore, the dispersion is useful for antistatic purpose of transparent substrates including the display surface of display devices, their surface protecting materials, films, etc.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a heating regeneration type organic rotor member which comprises a honeycomb structural body capable of being continuously regenerated by heating upon rotational driving and remarkably improved in mechanical strength by using a fiber substrate essentially composed of organic fibers and which can efficiently adsorb and remove moisture and odor components in the air by the action of moisture adsorbent and active carbon carried on the fiber substrate, and to provide a method for producing the same. According to the present invention, there is provided a heating regeneration type organic rotor member which is produced by forming a functional substrate into a honeycomb structural body, the functional substrate comprising a fiber substrate containing organic fibers as an essential component and carrying thereon a moisture adsorbent and an active carbon.

Abstract: There are disclosed an ink-jet recording material comprising a support, and an ink-receptive layer provided on the support, wherein the ink-jet recording material contains at least one compound selected from a carbohydrazide compound in which at least one nitrogen atom at 1-position and 5-position is substituted by two substituents other than a hydrogen atom and a compound having a 4-oxysemicarbazide structure, and ink for ink-jet recording comprising at least one of the above-mentioned compound.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for producing powder particles of extremely small, highly uniform spherical shape and high sphericity, composed of metal including single metals and alloys, including nanocomposite structures, using a self-assembling procedure. The invention further includes the produced spherical particles. The metal spherical particles are produced whereby molten metal, alloys or composites are directed onto a fast-rotating disk in an atmosphere containing one or more inert gases and small amounts of an oxidizing gas and the molten metal drops are dispersed as tiny droplets for a predetermined time using centrifugal force within a cooling-reaction gas, and then cooled rapidly to form solid spherical particles. The spherical particles comprise a crystalline, amorphous or porous composition, having a size of 1-300 &mgr;m±1% with a uniformity of size being ≦60-70% and a precise spherical shape of less than or equal to ±10%.

Abstract: The present invention provides an arylpiperidine derivative of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which has antipsychotic effect: wherein D is a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, E is a CH group or a nitrogen atom, G is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a nitrogen atom or an NH group, Y1 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, n is an integer of 1 to 4, and R1 is a group represented by any of the formulas (i) to (iv) defined in the specification.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ink-jet printing sheet which comprises a support and at least one ink-receptive layer provided on the support, wherein at least one of the ink-receptive layer contains silica fine particles having an average primary particle diameter of 20 nm or less and at least one water-soluble polyvalent metal compound.

Abstract: There are disclosed a light-sensitive composition which comprises a polymer comprising a carboxyl group and a polymerizable double bond at the side chain, an organic-borate salt, and a hindered amine compound or a protonic acid captor; and a lithographic printing plate which comprises an aluminum plate and a light-sensitive layer comprising the above light-sensitive composition.

Abstract: Heterocyclic dicarboxylic acid diamide derivative represented by the general formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 represent each H, optionally halogenated C3-6 cycloalkyl, etc.; Het represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle; X and Y represent each halocyano, nitro, optionally halogenated C3-6, cycloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, an optionally substituted heterocycle, etc; n is from 0 to 3; m is from 1 to 5; Z1 and Z2 represent each O or S; and B1 to B4 represent each C or N. Agricultural/horticultural insecticides having an excellent controlling effect on pest insects such as diamond-back moth (Pluntella xylostella) and tobacco cutworm (Spodoptera litura).

Abstract: A DNA construct comprising: (1) a selective marker gene, (2) a galactose-inducible growth inhibition sequence, (3) a pair of FRT sequences in the same orientation flanking (1) and (2), and (4) a DNA fragment capable of recombining with a yeast chromosomal DNA located at each end of (3), wherein said FRT sequences contain the following sequence: 5′-GAAGTTCCTATAC TTTCTAGA GAATAGGAACTTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 1) inverted spacer inverted repeat (1) sequence repeat (2) or a sequence substantially identical to said sequence.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aniline derivative represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are each H, (C1-12)alkyl, (C3-8)cycloalkyl, hydroxy(C1-12)alkyl, hydroxycarbonyl (C1-12)alkyl, (C1-6)-alkoxycarbonyl(C1-6)alkyl, —COR8, wherein R8 is H, halo-(C1-12)alkyl, (C3-8)cycloalkyl or (substituted) phenyl, COOR9, wherein R9 is a halo(C1-6)alkyl group, (substituted) phenyl or (substituted) benzyl; R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are each H, halogen, OH, nitro, halo(C1-12)alkylthio, (substituted) amino-(C1-2)alkyl, (substituted) phenyl, (substituted) benzyl, amino, —N(R10)R11 wherein R10 and R11 are each H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, (substituted) phenyl, (substituted) benzyl, —COR8 or COOR9, or (C2-27)perfluoroalkyl, etc., and a process for producing the aniline derivative. According to the process of the present invention, perfluoroalkylaniline derivatives can be obtained by using various anilines as the substrate with a high position selectivity and high yield.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antialopecia agent which is a drug for protecting, reducing or preventing alopecia frequently occurring as the side effect of anticancer agents, wherein the drug inflicts neither any pain nor unpleasantness on patients under the treatment with anticancer agents and has a high safety; and foods or beverages containing this antialopecia agent. The antialopecia agent of the present invention is characterized by containing oolong tea extract as the active ingredient.

Abstract: At least one part of a road surface is covered by a photocatalyst layer containing a photocatalyst such as titanium dioxide, etc. to purify pollutants in exhaust gases emitted from vehicles by photocatalytic reaction of the photocatalyst. Pollutant-originating matters as retained on the photocatalyst layer are washed away by rain water or sprinkled water. In one embodiment of the invention, road 12 is a road provided with a dewaterable pavement and rain water passes through surface layer 18 during raining, flows over and along base layer 16 and is discharged. In surface layer 18, numerous aggregates of small particle sizes 1802 are projected from the entire surface of concrete layer 1804. Titanium dioxide layer 20 is formed by injecting or spraying a mixture comprising titanium dioxide, cement, a filler and water onto the entire surface of surface layer 18 thinly and is water-permeable.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an aluminum printing plate which is superior in fine line reproduction and has no occurrence of spot-like defect in the silver image part. According to the present invention, a method for manufacturing a lithographic printing plate is provided, wherein an aluminum plate subjected to at least graining treatment and anodizing treatment is rinsed with water, then coated with a liquid containing physical development nuclei, and subsequently coated with a silver halide emulsion layer.

Abstract: There is disclosed an ink-jet recording material which comprises a support and a layer containing at least one of a polymer latex and a resin emulsion in combination with solid fine particles, and at least one layer containing fumed silica formed on the above-mentioned layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising analogues of purine nucleosides containing a ring-expanded (“fat”) heterocyclic ring, in place of purine, and an unmodified or modified sugar residue, pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives of such compositions, as well as methods of use thereof. In particular, these compositions may be utilized in the treatment of certain cancers, bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral infections, including, but not limited to, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), hepatitis, Epstein-Barr and cytomegalovirus.

Abstract: Disclosed is disclosed a process for producing a printed wiring board which comprises the steps of: a) exposing a wiring board having at least one photoconductive layer in which its chargeability is changed by light exposure on at least one surface of a conductive support which comprises an insulating substrate and at least one metal conductive layer provided at least one surface thereof through a resist pattern; b) charging the photoconductive layer to form an electrostatic latent image; c) forming a toner image on the photoconductive layer by toner developing treatment; d) removing a portion of the photoconductive layer to which no toner is attached by dissolution to form a resist image; and e) removing a portion of the metal conductive layer other than a portion where the resist image is formed by etching.

Abstract: Benzamide derivatives represented by the general formula (I): and insecticides for agricultural and horticultural use and usage thereof, wherein Z1 is O or S; R is H, (substituted) alkyl, or alkoxycarbonyl; X is halogeno, cyano, nitro, C3-C6(halo)cycloalkyl, (substituted) phenyl, a (substituted) heterocyclic group, or —A1—R1 [wherein A1 is —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, —C(═O)—, or —C(═NOR2)— (wherein R2 is H, C1-C6(halo)alkyl, (substituted) phenylated C1-C4 alkyl, or the like); and R1 is halogeno, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkenyl, (substituted) phenyl, or the like]; n is 0 to 4; Y is halogeno, cyano, nitro, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, (substituted) phenyl, or the like; m is 1 to 5; Q is a heterocycle such as oxazoline; and B1 to B4 are each CH or N.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thioalkylamine derivative represented by general formula (I); and a process for production thereof: wherein each of R1 and R2 is H, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl(C1-C4)alkyl, (substituted) phenyl, (substituted) phenyl(C1-C4)alkyl, or the like; each of R3 and R4 is H or a (C1-C4)alkyl group; each of R5 and R6 is H, (C1-C4)alkyl, a (substituted) phenyl group or a (substituted) phenyl(C1-C4)alkyl group; alternatively each of R1 and R2, R1 and R3 or R5, R3 and R4, R3 and R5 or R5 and R6 may together form lower alkylene; and R is (C1-C12)alkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl(C1-C4)alkyl, (substituted) phenyl, (substituted) phenyl(C1-C4)alkyl, a naphthyl group, a (substituted) aromatic heterocyclic, or the like.

Abstract: A food or beverage containing an effective amount of a fructose-6-phosphate-2-kinase inhibitor which is safe and effective in vivo, such as itaconic acid, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the inhibitor as an active ingredient are disclosed. This food, beverage or pharmaceutical composition safely exerts an antiobesity, antidiabetic, and an antilipemic effect.

Abstract: The titanium dioxide pigment of this invention has on the titanium dioxide particle surface a coating layer comprising a polyhydric alcohol and a hydrolysis product of an aminosilane compound, has a dispersibility of not more than 20 kg/cm2 as judged in terms of resin pressure increase, and is excellent in hydrophobicity and dispersibility. The pigment is useful as a coloring agent for plastics which requires good lacing resistance and dispersibility.