Abstract: A negative electrode active material composite particle according to one embodiment is a composite particle for a negative electrode active material, the composite particle including: a lithium silicate phase; silicon particles dispersed in the lithium silicate phase; and a resin-calcined material. The resin-calcined material containing at least one element selected from F and N. The composite particle has a porosity of 10% or less, for example, and the content of the resin-calcined material is 1-20% by mass with respect to the mass of the composite particle.

Abstract: A process for making a soybean curd bread which comprises adding magnesium chloride to a soybean milk having a predetermined solid content and at a temperature of about 60° C. to 90° C. to prepare homogeneously emulsified soybean curd, adding a bread dough composed of wheat flour, yeast, seasonings and water to prepare a soybean curd bread dough, stirring and mixing the soybean curd bread to ferment the soybean curd bread dough, with fermentation being promoted by utilizing the property of magnesium chloride contained in the soybean curd bread dough to prepare a fermented soybean curd bread dough and baking the fermented soybean curd bread dough.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of soybean curd is disclosed. The steps comprise: (a) intensely agitating prepared soybean milk to such an extent that a homogenized colloidal state thereof is produced in which contained soybean protein is homogeneously dispersed and also contained soybean fat is homogeneously emulsified; (b) adding magnesium chloride to the soybean milk to obtain a mixture thereof; (c) again intensely agitating the obtained mixture to such an extent that the added magnesium chloride is instantaneously dispersed throughout the soybean milk; (d) stopping flowing of the mixture immediately after the preceding step (c); and (e) leaving the mixture to form a coagulated gel.

Abstract: A rotary electric component such as a semifixed variable resistor comprises an insulating substrate having a shaft hole, a resistor mounted on the insulating substrate surrounding the shaft hole, a pair of electrodes mounted on the insulating substrate and connected to the resistor at ends thereof, a pair of terminals mounted on the insulating substrate and connected to the electrodes, respectively, a shaft rotatably mounted in the shaft hole and having a movable contact held in sliding contact with the resistor, a cover mounted on the shaft over the insulating substrate and covering the movable contact, the cover having a skirt spaced from the insulating substrate by a gap, and a body of synthetic resin mounted on the insulating substrate and a portion formed as a dust wall covering the gap.