Abstract: A time division multiplex communication control system for controlling assignment of communication channels from a switching office to mobile stations in which control on the switching office side is automatically effected so that communication channels having a high likelihood of communication disturbances are lastly assigned. In one embodiment, the communication channels located immediately adjacent to the control channel and having a high likelihood of communication disturbances from control channel signals are lastly assigned. In another embodiment in which two carriers are available and the control channel is located in the first carrier, communication channels in the second carrier are first automatically assigned and, when a communication channel is not available in the second carrier, a communication channel is the first carrier which is not adjacent to the control channel is assigned.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having high sensitivity, reduced in fog and excellent in storage stability is described, which comprises a support having thereon at least one constituent layer containing at least one hydrazone compound having a methine dye residue or an adsorbing group to silver halide through a covalent bond or containing at least one metallocene compound having a methine dye residue through a covalent bond.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having high sensitivity, reduced in fog and excellent in storage stability is described, which comprises a support having thereon at least one constituent layer containing at least one hydrazone compound having a methine dye residue or an adsorbing group to silver halide through a covalent bond or containing at least one metallocene compound having a methine dye residue through a covalent bond.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer has been spectral-sensitized with a spectral-sensitizer to have a sensitized peak in a wavelength range longer than 730 nm; and light absorption due to the silver halide emulsion containing the spectral sensitizer satisfies the following equation (1):Abs (peak wavelength)/Abs (peak wavelength-100 nm)>5 (1);and a method for processing the above silver halide photographic material.The material has high sensitivity only to semiconductor laser rays and has low sensitivity to any other rays.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material contains a methine compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein Y.sup.1 is a group which is clearable by a nucleophile; Z.sup.1 is --O--, --S-- or other; Z.sup.2 is --S--; A and B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aryl or a heterocyclic group; A and B may be linked to each other to form an unsaturated aliphatic ring or an aromatic ring; and Q.sup.1 is a methine or polymethine group which may have a heterocyclic group. A novel methine compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer which comprises a hydrazine compound having at least one absorbent group to silver halide, wherein two nitrogen atoms of the hydrazine compound are substituted by four substituents and the carbon atoms in the four substituents bonded directly to the two nitrogen atoms are not substituted by an oxo group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the layer contains at least one compound represented by the following formula (I) and at least one compound represented by the following formula (X): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same or different and each represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each may be combined with each other to form a ring; ##STR2## wherein Z.sub.11 represents a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or a substituted nitrogen atom represented by ##STR3## in which R.sub.

Abstract: Methine compounds are described, which can be represented by general formula [Ic]: ##STR1##

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which contains methine dyes represented by formula (I) to obtain high sensitivity and excellent storage stability: ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each represents atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing hetero ring; Q represents atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered ring; R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclyl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents an alkyl group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, L.sub.4, L.sub.5 and L.sub.6 each represents a methine group; n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 each represents 0 or 1; M represents an ion for neutralizing electric charges; and m is a number necessary for neutralization of electric charges in the dye molecule, including 0.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material and forming an image using the same, containing a hydrazine derivative in the emulsion layer(s) or in other hydrophilic colloid layer(s). At least one silver halide emulsion comprises silver halide grains containing (a) from 1.times.10.sup.-8 to 1.times.10.sup.-6 mol, per mol of silver, of an iridium compound, and (b) from 1.times.10.sup.-8 to 1.times.10.sup.-6 mol, per mol of silver, of a rhodium compound or from 1.times.10.sup.-9 to 1.times.10.sup.-5 mol, per mol of silver, of a rhenium compound, ruthenium compound or osmium compound, and having a silver chloride content of 50 mol % or more, the emulsion having been color-sensitized with a sensitizing dye of the following general formulae (1), (2) or (3): ##STR1## The material may be processed with a stable developer to give a hard image having few "black peppers".

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which contains at least one methine dye represented by the following formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each represents an atomic group for forming a five-membered or six-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 each represents an alkyl group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.6 each represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; V.sub.1 to V.sub.12 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; L.sub.1 to L.sub.10 each represents a methine group; M.sub.1 and M.sub.2 each represents an ion for neutralizing charge; m.sub.1 and m.sub.2 each represents a number of 0 or more which is required for neutralizing charge; and n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 each represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one layer contains at least one metallocene compound.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer having a silver halide content of not lower than 90 mol %, wherein a silver halide emulsion in at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers having a silver chloride content of not lower than 90 mol % contains at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each represents an atomic group required for forming a nitrogen-containing five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic ring; Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 each represents a methylene group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group; R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, L.sub.4 and L.sub.5 each represents a methine group; n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 each represents 0 or 1; M.sub.1 represents a counter ion for neutralizing electric charge; and m.sub.1 represents a number not less than 0 required for neutralizing electric charge in the molecule.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion containing at least one member of methine dyes represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein MET represents an atomic group having a methine dye structure; Q represents a bivalent bonding group comprising at least one atom of carbon atom, nitrogen atom, sulfur atom and oxygen atom or an atomic group having at least one atom of carbon atom, nitrogen atom, sulfur atom and oxygen atom; Ar represents a group which has an aromatic character and derives from a polycyclic compound composed of 8 or more atoms excluding nitrogen atom; l.sub.1 represents 1 or 2; l.sub.2 represents 0 or 1; and l.sub.3 represents 1, 2, 3 or 4.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material contains a methine compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein Y.sup.1 is a group which is cleavable by a nucleophile; Z.sup.1 is --O--, --S--, or other; Z.sup.2 is --O--, --S--, --CR.sup.3 R.sup.4 (wherein each of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is alkyl or other), or other; A and B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aryl or a heterocyclic group; A and B may be linked to each other to form an unsaturated aliphatic ring, an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring; and Q.sup.1 is a methine or polymethine group which may have a heterocyclic group. A novel methine compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic emulsion spectrally sensitized in the wavelength range longer than 730 nm, and full-color recording materials containing such a photographic emulsion. The photographic emulsion has undergone J-band sensitization by containing at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) in an amount of from 0.3 to 0.9 based on the specific addition amount defined in the disclosure, at a temperature ranging from 60.degree. C. to 85.degree. C. to gain a spectral sensitivity maximum at a wavelength from 730 nm to 900 nm: ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each represents a sulfur or selenium atom; Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 each represents a methylene group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group; R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclyl group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2 and L.sub.3 each represents a methine group; A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 each represents the atoms necessary for completing a benzene ring; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may combine with L.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is descloosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains at least 1.times.10.sup.-4 mol of a compound represented by formula (I) per mol of silver halide and from 1.times.10.sup.-3 to 1.times.10.sup.-1 mol of compound represented by formula (II) per mol of the compound of formula (I) and the iodine content of the silver halide emulsion is 1 mol % or less: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, Z.sub.3, Z.sub.4, X.sup..crclbar. and n are defined in the specification. The photographic material is highly sensitive, can be processed rapidly, and does not fatigue the developer, yet it contains only a small percentage of iodine, if any. The photographic material is useful in photographic films including X-ray films.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer having a silver halide content of not lower than 90 mol %, wherein a silver halide emulsion in at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers having a silver chloride content of not lower than 90 mol % contains at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each represents an atomic group required for forming a nitrogen-containing five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic ring; Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 each represents a methylene group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group; R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, L.sub.4 and L.sub.5 each represents a methine group; n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 each represents 0 or 1; M.sub.1 represents a counter ion for neutralizing electric charge; and m.sub.1 represents a number not less than 0 required for neutralizing electric charge in the molecule.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material containing at least silver halide grains, a dispersion medium, an antifoggant, and a hardening agent, wherein said antifoggant is an antifoggant having a reactive substituent capable of reacting with a functional group of the dispersion medium to form a covalent bond after adsorption on the silver halide grains and/or an antifoggant previously covalently bonded to the dispersion medium. The antifoggant is immobilized in a light-sensitive material while exerting its antifogging activity and is not therefore dissolved into a developing solution.

Abstract: A novel silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support is provided, characterized in that said emulsion layer comprises (i) silver halide grains which are at least 80 mol % silver chloride, (ii) at least one thiocyanate, (iii) at least one cyanine dye represented by general formula (I) and (iv) at least one compound represented by general formula (II), (III) or (IV): ##STR1##