Abstract: A poly(biphenyl ether sulfone) resin substantially comprising a repeating structure of the following formula (1), wherein a polystyrene equivalent mass average molecular weight Mw and a melt viscosity ? at a temperature of 350° C. satisfy formulas (6) and (7), wherein n represents an integer of 1 or more, 60,000?Mw?90,000??(6) 0.0906×Mw?4,930???3,500??(7).

Abstract: The present invention can provide a method having a high control effect on the removal of herbicide resistant weeds in a cultivation area for crops. The method includes a step of treating weeds with one or more of herbicides selected from the group consisting of saflufenacil, trifludimoxazin, flumioxazin, and ethyl [3-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(1-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-3-yl)phenoxy]-2-pyridyloxy]acetate, wherein the herbicide resistant weeds are PPO-inhibitor resistant weeds having one or more mutations selected from the group consisting of an Arg128Met mutation, Arg128Gly mutation, Arg128His mutation, and Gly399Ala mutation in PPO.

Abstract: A phosphor having a high emission luminance and a vacuum ultra-violet radiation excited light emitting element in which the phosphor is used are provided. The phosphor may be made of Ba, Gd, Y, B, O, and an activator (one or more selected from the group consisting of Ce, and Tb). The phosphor may be expressed by a composition formula of BaGd1-a-bYaLnbB9O16 where Ln represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Ce, and Tb, and a and b satisfy 0.05≦a≦1 and 0.003≦b≦0.5, respectively. The foregoing phosphors are suitably used in a vacuum ultra-violet radiation excited light emitting element. The vacuum ultra-violet radiation excited light emitting element may comprise any one of the foregoing phosphors.