Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative sheet excellent in post-processability and usable for flame-retardant application. A decorative sheet (1) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of resin layers. At least one layer of the resin layers is formed of a uniaxially stretched resin sheet (3) or a biaxially stretched resin sheet (3) constituted of a thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition is produced by adding an inorganic pigment vesicle to a polyolefin-based resin. The inorganic pigment vesicle is produced by including an inorganic pigment in a vesicle having a monolayer outer membrane. The uniaxially stretched resin sheet (3) and the biaxially stretched resin sheet (3) have a value of a dichroic ratio R of R?0.3.

Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative sheet comprising a transparent resin layer having good scratch resistance, good post-processing resistance, and high transparency, and a method of manufacturing the same. The decorative sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises at least a transparent resin layer formed by adding to a transparent olefin-based resin nucleating agent vesicles which are vesicles having a single layer outer membrane and containing a nucleating agent, and the Martens hardness of the transparent resin layer is 40 N/mm2 or higher.

Abstract: A preventing or treating agent for glaucoma is provided. This drug has a strong action of reducing intraocular pressure such that the intraocular pressure can be reduced even from the normal intraocular pressure. More specifically, a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for glaucoma, a preventing or treating agent for ocular hypertension, and eye drops containing (S)-(?)-1-(4-fluoro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl homopiperazine or its salt and phosphoric acid or its salt are provided.

Abstract: A decorative sheet including a substrate layer, and one or more layers of at least one of a transparent resin layer and a top coat layer provided on one surface of the substrate layer, the one or more layers being provided as a front surface layer, wherein at least one layer of the transparent resin layer and the top coat layer contains a radical scavenger, and the radical scavenger is contained in a form of radical scavenger vesicles, which encapsulate the radical scavenger within an outer membrane.

Abstract: The present invention is a method in which stem cells for which a differentiation state is unknown or cells that are differentiation-induced from the stem cells are use as test cells, and a differentiation state of the test cells is evaluated based on an abundance of a predetermined indicator substance in a culture supernatant of the test cells. The indicator substance is at least one compound selected from a group that consists of ornithine, 2-aminoadipic acid, deoxycytidine, glutamic acid, tryptophan, asparagine, alanine, cystine, hypoxanthine, uridine, aspartic acid, arginine, 2-hydroxybutyric acid, 2-hydroxyisovaleric acid, 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid, urea, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 4-aminobenzoic acid, ribonic acid, kynurenine, crystathionine, threonic acid, pyruvic acid, putrescine, ascorbic acid, riboflavin, serine, cysteine, orotic acid, and citric acid.

Abstract: A magnet assembly for a dental magnetic attachment comprising a cup-shaped yoke of substantially Ni-free ferritic stainless steel, a permanent magnet received in a recess of the cup-shaped yoke, a seal member sealing an opening of the cup-shaped yoke, and an abutment-welded portion of the seal member and the cup-shaped yoke; the seal member comprising a center portion of substantially Ni-free ferritic stainless steel; an intermediate portion of substantially Ni-free austenitic stainless steel having a nitrogen content of 0.5-2.0% by mass, and a peripheral portion made of substantially Ni-free ferritic stainless steel having a nitrogen content of 1.3% or less by mass, smaller than in the intermediate portion.

Abstract: A decorative sheet that has a transparent resin layer having good V groove bending processability (post-processability) while maintaining high scratch resistance and transparency and a method of producing the decorative sheet. A decorative sheet (1) according to the present embodiment is a decorative sheet including at least a transparent resin layer (3) containing a highly crystalline polypropylene resin as a main component. The transparent resin layer (3) contains a low crystalline polypropylene resin added thereto in the range of 0.1 part by mass or more and 20 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the highly crystalline polypropylene resin, the low crystalline polypropylene resin having a tensile modulus in the range of 25 MPa or more and 500 MPa or less.

Abstract: To provide a decorative sheet including a transparent resin layer having excellent post-processing resistance and high transparency. A decorative sheet (1) according to one aspect of the present invention has a transparent resin layer (4) containing a crystalline polypropylene resin as the main component. A value of a peak intensity ratio x represented by the following expression (1) of the transparent resin layer (4) is x?0.65. Herein, I997, I938, and I973 in the following expression (1) are peak intensity values calculated from the absorption spectrum obtained by Fourier infrared spectrometry of the transparent resin layer, and I997 is the peak intensity value at a wavenumber of 997 cm?1, I938 is the peak intensity value at a wavenumber of 938 cm?1, and I973 is the peak intensity value at a wavenumber of 973 cm?1.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative sheet excellent in post-processability and usable for flame-retardant application. A decorative sheet (1) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of resin layers. At least one layer of the resin layers is formed of a uniaxially stretched resin sheet (3) or a biaxially stretched resin sheet (3) constituted of a thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition is produced by adding an inorganic pigment vesicle to a polyolefin-based resin. The inorganic pigment vesicle is produced by including an inorganic pigment in a vesicle having a monolayer outer membrane. The uniaxially stretched resin sheet (3) and the biaxially stretched resin sheet (3) have a value of a dichroic ratio R of R?0.3.

Abstract: To provide a decorative sheet including a transparent resin layer having high transparency and excellent surface scratch resistance from the viewpoint of the design properties and a transparent resin sheet. A decorative sheet (1) according to one aspect of the present invention has a transparent resin layer (4) containing a crystalline polypropylene resin as the main component, in which a value of a peak area ratio x represented by the following expression (1) of the transparent resin layer (4) is x?0.4. Herein, S040, S130, and Sam in the following expression (1) are peak areas determined from an X-ray diffraction spectrum obtained by measuring the transparent resin layer with an X-ray diffractometer, S040 is the peak area from the Miller index (040) of polypropylene a crystals, S130 is the peak area from the Miller index (130) of the polypropylene a crystals, and Sam is the peak area of an amorphous material.

Abstract: A decorated sheet according to the present disclosure consists of a plurality of resin layers, wherein at least one of the resin layers comprises a nano-sized additive.

Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative sheet having higher designability and weatherability over a long period of time by adding an organic ultraviolet absorbent and an inorganic ultraviolet absorbent each provided as organic ultraviolet absorbent vesicles and inorganic ultraviolet absorbent vesicles, respectively, to at least one of a top coat layer and a transparent resin layer. A decorative sheet of an aspect of the present invention includes a top coat layer as an outermost layer, and a transparent resin layer as an underlayer of the top coat layer, wherein an organic ultraviolet absorbent and an inorganic ultraviolet absorbent are added to at least one of the top coat layer and the transparent resin layer, and the organic ultraviolet absorbent and the inorganic ultraviolet absorbent are each encapsulated in vesicles having a monolayer outer membrane and provided as organic ultraviolet absorbent vesicles and inorganic ultraviolet absorbent vesicles, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative sheet comprising a transparent resin layer having good scratch resistance, good post-processing resistance, and high transparency, and a method of manufacturing the same. The decorative sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises at least a transparent resin layer formed by adding to a transparent olefin-based resin nucleating agent vesicles which are vesicles having a single layer outer membrane and containing a nucleating agent, and the Martens hardness of the transparent resin layer is 40 N/mm2 or higher.

Abstract: A magnet assembly for a dental magnetic attachment comprising a cup-shaped yoke of substantially Ni-free ferritic stainless steel, a permanent magnet received in a recess of the cup-shaped yoke, a seal member sealing an opening of the cup-shaped yoke, and an abutment-welded portion of the seal member and the cup-shaped yoke; the seal member comprising a center portion of substantially Ni-free ferritic stainless steel; an intermediate portion of substantially Ni-free austenitic stainless steel having a nitrogen content of 0.5-2.0% by mass, and a peripheral portion made of substantially Ni-free ferritic stainless steel having a nitrogen content of 1.3% or less by mass, smaller than in the intermediate portion.

Abstract: A novel film material that is capable of reducing an amount of carbon dioxide discharged during incineration for disposal is provided. The novel film material is a stretch film formed to a thickness in a range of 5 to 50 ?m. The stretch film contains a thermoplastic resin composition that includes a carbon dioxide absorbing substance in an amount in a range of 0.1 to 10 wt %.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for evaluating the safety of a battery under an internal short-circuit condition. The battery includes: an electrode group including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an insulating layer for electrically insulating the electrodes, which are wound or laminated; an electrolyte; a housing for housing the electrode group and the electrolyte; and a current-collecting terminal for electrically connecting the electrode group and the housing. The method of the invention includes: placing a foreign object at a location inside the electrode group of the battery where the positive electrode and the negative electrode face each other; and pressing the location by the pressure applied by a pressing tool to locally crush the insulating layer between the positive and negative electrodes, thereby causing an internal short-circuit.

Abstract: A semiconductor processing device according to the invention includes a first non-volatile memory (21) for erasing stored information on a first data length unit, a second non-volatile memory (22) for erasing stored information on a second data length unit, and a central processing unit (2), and capable of inputting/outputting encrypted data from/to an outside. The first non-volatile memory is used for storing an encryption key to be utilized for encrypting the data. The second non-volatile memory is used for storing a program to be processed by the central processing unit. The non-volatile memories to be utilized for storing the program and for storing the encryption key are separated from each other, and the data lengths of the erase units of information to be stored in the non-volatile memories are defined separately.

Abstract: A solar cell (100) comprising a semiconductor solar cell substrate (66) having a light receiving surface formed on the first major surface and generating photovoltaic power based on the light impinging on the light receiving surface, wherein the light receiving surface of the semiconductor solar cell substrate (66) is coated with a light receiving surface side insulating film (61) composed of an inorganic insulating material where the cationic component principally comprising silicon, and the light receiving surface side insulating film (61) is a low hydrogen content inorganic insulating film containing less than 10 atm % of hydrogen. A solar cell having an insulating film exhibiting excellent passivation effect insusceptible to aging can thereby be provided.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a coating layer on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the coating layer comprises a nonmagnetic layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order, the nonmagnetic support comprises a main component in the form of a resin obtained by mixing and/or copolymerizing a polyester and a polymer having compatibility with the polyester, has a glass transition temperature of equal to or higher than 80° C. but less than 125° C., and has a heat absorption peak, based on enthalpy relaxation, ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 J/g. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium.

Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery according to the invention, hexagonal system lithium containing cobalt composite oxide having a crystallite size in a (110) vector direction of 1000 ? or more and having a halogen compound added thereto by burning at time of synthesis is used as a positive electrode active material. By measuring a pH value of a filtrate obtained by dispersing, in water, the lithium containing cobalt composite oxide having the halogen compound added thereto by the burning at time of the synthesis and a crystallite size in the (110) vector direction of 1000 ? or more, a value of 9.6 to 10.1 is obtained. By using the lithium containing cobalt composite oxide as a positive electrode active material, a high temperature cycle property can be enhanced.