Abstract: Disclosed are triazine derivative compounds exhibiting sufficient herbicidal activity at low application dosage when they are applied to soils and foliage, and an agrochemical composition using the same, in particular herbicides.

Abstract: Disclosed are triazine derivative compounds exhibiting sufficient herbicidal activity at low application dosage when they are applied to soils and foliage, and an agrochemical composition using the same, in particular herbicides.

Abstract: In an optical system (ZL) capable of imaging in a plurality of object side media (for instance, air and water) whose refractive indexes are different from each other, the optical system is composed of, in order from an object, a front lens group (G1) whose position in an optical axis fixed, and a rear lens group (for instance, G2 to G4), and the rear lens group comprises at least two moving lens groups (for instance, G2 and G3), and at least two moving lens groups in the rear lens group are moved along the optical axis upon changing between object side media.

Abstract: A variable magnification optical system includes, in order from an object: a first lens group (G1) having a negative refractive power; a second lens group (G2); a third lens group (G3); a fourth lens group (G4) having a negative refractive power; and a fifth lens group (G5) having a positive refractive power, the system performing varying magnification by changing the distance between the first and second lens groups, the distance between the second and third lens groups, the distance between the third and fourth lens groups, and the distance between the fourth and fifth lens groups, and the fourth lens group including a 42nd lens group (G42) configured to be movable so as to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis and a 41st lens group (G41) disposed at an object-side of the 42nd lens group.

Abstract: A variable magnification optical system includes, in order from an object: a first lens group (G1) having a negative refractive power; a second lens group (G2) having a positive refractive power; a third lens group (G3) having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group (G4) having a positive refractive power. The system performs varying magnification by changing the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group, and the distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group. The third lens group includes a 32nd lens group (G32) configured to be movable so as to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in order to correct image blur as a vibration-reduction lens group (VR) and a 31st lens group (G31) disposed at an object-side of the 32nd lens group. The 32nd lens group has negative refractive power, and the system satisfies Conditional Expression (1) below. 0.200<f1/f3<0.

Abstract: In an optical system (ZL) capable of imaging in a plurality of object side media (for instance, air and water) whose refractive indexes are different from each other, the optical system is composed of, in order from an object, a front lens group (G1) whose position in an optical axis fixed, and a rear lens group (for instance, G2 to G4), and the rear lens group comprises at least two moving lens groups (for instance, G2 and G3), and at least two moving lens groups in the rear lens group are moved along the optical axis upon changing between object side media.

Abstract: Disclosed are triazine derivative compounds exhibiting sufficient herbicidal activity at low application dosage when they are applied to soils and foliage, and an agrochemical composition using the same, in particular herbicides.

Abstract: Disclosed are triazine derivative compounds exhibiting sufficient herbicidal activity at low application dosage when they are applied to soils and foliage, and an agrochemical composition using the same, in particular herbicides.

Abstract: In an optical system (ZL) capable of imaging in a plurality of object side media (for instance, air and water) whose refractive indexes are different from each other, the optical system is composed of, in order from an object, a front lens group (G1) whose position in an optical axis fixed, and a rear lens group (for instance, G2 to G4), and the rear lens group comprises at least two moving lens groups (for instance, G2 and G3), and at least two moving lens groups in the rear lens group are moved along the optical axis upon changing between object side media.

Abstract: Provided is a variable power optical system (ZL) used for an optical apparatus such as a camera (1). The variable power optical system (ZL) includes, in order from an object: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having negative refractive power; a fourth lens group having positive refractive power; and a fifth lens group. Upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between each of the lens groups changes, and upon focusing from an object at infinity to an object at a close distance, the third lens group moves in the optical axis direction.

Abstract: Disclosed are triazine derivative compounds exhibiting sufficient herbicidal activity at low application dosage when they are applied to soils and foliage, and an agrochemical composition using the same, in particular herbicides.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds exhibiting sufficient herbicidal activity at low application dosage when they are applied to soils and foliage, and an agrochemical composition using the same, in particular herbicides. The compounds are triazine derivatives represented by following Formula 1 or salts thereof, and the herbicides containing them: [Chem. 28] wherein in the formula, R1 represents a hydrogen atom; a C1-C12 alkyl group; a C2-C6 alkenyl group, etc., R2 represents a C1-C12 alkyl group, etc., Y and Z represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and A represents a 5- or 6-membered cyclic group which may contain a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, or a sulfur atom.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds exhibiting sufficient herbicidal activity at low application dosage when they are applied to soils and foliage, and an agrochemical composition using the same, in particular herbicides. The compounds are triazine derivatives represented by following Formula 1 or salts thereof, and the herbicides containing them: [Chem. 28] wherein in the formula, R1 represents a hydrogen atom; a C1-C12 alkyl group; a C2-C6 alkenyl group, etc., R2 represents a C1-C12 alkyl group, etc., Y and Z represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and A represents a 5- or 6-membered cyclic group which may contain a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, or a sulfur atom.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant, which has a completely new structure compared with the conventional rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant and which exhibits excellent extraction performance; it also provides a method for extracting rare metals and platinum-group metals using the extractant. The rare metal/platinum-group metal extractants of the present invention is the one to extract rare metals and platinum-group metals by contacting a solution, in which several kinds of rare metals and platinum-group metals are dissolved, with a solution in which a cyclic phenol sulfide of the following Formula (1) is dissolved to make the rare metals and platinum-group metals move into the cyclic phenol sulfide solution.

Abstract: The present invention provides a grease composition which comprises a base oil and a thickening agent and in which the base oil comprises an ester oil represented by the following general formula (1) and composed of pentaerythritol and a fatty acid, the composition being characterized in that it comprises a pentaerythritol tetra-ester oil in which the fatty acid used for forming the ester, at least, comprises 2-ethyl hexanoic acid in an amount ranging from 51 to 55% by mass and caprylic acid and capric acid in a total amount ranging from 39 to 49% by mass wherein the content of caprylic acid is not less than 30% by mass and that of capric acid ranges from 5 to 10% by mass: C(CH2OCOR1)4, wherein R1 represents a linear and/or branched fatty acid residue having 6 to 12 carbon atoms as well as a bearing comprising the grease composition, filled therein.

Abstract: A zoom optical system has a first lens group having a positive refracting power; a second lens group having a negative refracting power; a third lens group having a positive refracting power; a fourth lens group having a negative refracting power; and a fifth lens group having a positive refracting power, in the order from the object side. The fourth lens group is composed of a cemented lens of a negative lens and a positive lens in the order from the object side, and a condition of the following expression is satisfied: ?p>30.0, where ?p is an Abbe number of the positive lens.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant, which has a completely new structure compared with the conventional rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant and which exhibits excellent extraction performance; it also provides a method for extracting rare metals and platinum-group metals using the extractant. The rare metal/platinum-group metal extractants of the present invention is the one to extract rare metals and platinum-group metals by contacting a solution, in which several kinds of rare metals and platinum-group metals are dissolved, with a solution in which a cyclic phenol sulfide of the following Formula (1) is dissolved to make the rare metals and platinum-group metals move into the cyclic phenol sulfide solution.

Abstract: A zoom optical system has a first lens group having a positive refracting power; a second lens group having a negative refracting power; a third lens group having a positive refracting power; a fourth lens group having a negative refracting power; and a fifth lens group having a positive refracting power, in the order from the object side. The fourth lens group is composed of a cemented lens of a negative lens and a positive lens in the order from the object side, and a condition of the following expression is satisfied: vp>30.0, where vp is an Abbe number of the positive lens.

Abstract: The invention provides a zoom lens system suitable for an image gathering system using a solid-state imaging device, having a zoom ratio of about three, a small lens length, and superb optical performance. The zoom lens system includes, in order from an object, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, and a third lens group having positive refractive power. The first lens group consists only of a negative lens and a positive lens. The second lens group includes at least two positive lenses and at least one negative lens. The third lens group consists of one lens. Zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state is conducted by decreasing a distance between the first and second lens groups, increasing a distance between the second and third lens groups, and fixing the third lens group. Given conditions are satisfied.

Abstract: Providing a compact zoom lens system with high optical performance suitable for an SLR digital camera with a solid-state imaging device of the APS-C size. The zoom lens system includes, in order from an object, a first group having negative power, a second group having positive power, a third group having negative power, and a fourth group having positive power. Upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, the second, third and fourth groups are moved to the object such that a distance between the first and second groups decreases, a distance between the second and third groups increases, and a distance between the third and fourth groups decreases. Each of the first, second and fourth groups is composed of at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens. The third group consists of a single lens. Given conditional expressions are satisfied.