Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a printed textile item including: applying a pretreatment liquid to a fabric, and applying a white ink using an inkjet method to the fabric to which the pretreatment liquid has been applied, wherein the pretreatment liquid contains a polyvalent metal salt, a surfactant, and water, and the white ink contains a white inorganic pigment, resin particles, a surfactant, and water.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous ink for textile inkjet printing including a pigment, a binder resin, and water, wherein the binder resin contains a water-dispersible (meth)acrylic resin, a water-dispersible urethane resin, and a water-dispersible polyester resin, and a mass ratio of the water-dispersible polyester resin relative to the water-dispersible urethane resin is at least 0.2. A method for producing a printed textile item is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ink set for textile printing including: a pretreatment liquid that contains a polyvalent metal salt, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant; a white inkjet ink that contains a white pigment, resin particles, and a water-soluble organic solvent; and a non-white inkjet ink that contains a non-white pigment, resin particles, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant. Also disclosed is a method for producing a printed textile item.

Abstract: A method for producing a printed textile item is disclosed, the method including applying a pretreatment liquid containing a coagulant, water and a surfactant to a fabric, and, after the application of the pretreatment liquid, applying a white ink containing a white pigment and water to the fabric by an inkjet method, wherein a surface tension of the white ink at 0.05 Hz is within a range from 33 to 39 mN/m, a surface tension of the white ink at 10 Hz is 40 mN/m or greater, a specific gravity of the pretreatment liquid is greater than a specific gravity of the white ink, and the application of the white ink is performed within 100 seconds from the application of the pretreatment liquid and by a wet-on-wet method.

Abstract: Provided is an ink set including: an inkjet aqueous pretreatment liquid containing water and a polyvalent metal salt A; an aqueous inkjet ink; and a cleaning liquid containing water, a water-soluble organic solvent B with an SP value of at least 11 (cal/cm3)1/2, and a monovalent metal salt C, in which the monovalent metal salt C contains a metal with a higher ionization tendency than a metal of the polyvalent metal salt A.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous white inkjet ink including: a white pigment; a water-dispersible urethane resin; an amine compound with a molecular weight of 110 to 150; and water, in which an amount of the amine compound with a molecular weight of 110 to 150 relative to a total amount of the ink is 0.2 to 1.3% by mass, and a mass ratio of the amine compound with a molecular weight of 110 to 150 relative to the water-dispersible urethane resin satisfies (a mass of the amine compound with a molecular weight of 110 to 150)/(a mass of the water-dispersible urethane resin)=0.02 to 0.08.

Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink for textile printing is disclosed which contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent, an amino alcohol, a water-dispersible resin, and a pigment, and in which an amount of a solid fraction of the ink relative to a total mass of the ink is at least 20% by mass; and the water-soluble organic solvent contains a water-soluble organic solvent (A) which has a boiling point of at least 250° C. and is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene glycols, polyalkylene glycol derivatives, and trihydric alcohols. A method for producing a printed textile item is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a white inkjet ink for textile printing including: a white inorganic pigment, resin particles A, resin particles B, and water, in which a film elongation of the resin particles A is at least 1000%, the resin particles B are ionic resin particles with an average particle size of not more than 150 nm, and an average particle size of the resin particles A is twice or more than the average particle size of the resin particles B. An ink set and a method for producing a printed textile item are also provided.

Abstract: A method for producing a printed textile item, the method including applying a treatment liquid containing an aggregating agent to a fabric using an inkjet method, applying a white ink having a charge density of at least 30 ?eq/g, using a step of using an inkjet method and a wet-on-wet method, to the fabric to which the treatment liquid has been applied, applying a color ink for which the Young's modulus of the dried coating film is not more than 3.0 MPa, using an inkjet method and a wet-on-wet method, to the fabric to which the white ink has been applied.

Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink is disclosed that contains a pigment, a dispersant formed with an acidic resin, a low-molecular weight amine compound and a basic polymer, and a non-aqueous solvent. A method for producing an oil-based inkjet ink and a method for producing a dispersant is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for producing a printed textile item is disclosed, the method including applying a pretreatment liquid containing a coagulant, water and a surfactant to a fabric, and, after the application of the pretreatment liquid, applying a white ink containing a white pigment and water to the fabric by an inkjet method, wherein a surface tension of the white ink at 0.05 Hz is within a range from 33 to 39 mN/m, a surface tension of the white ink at 10 Hz is 40 mN/m or greater, a specific gravity of the pretreatment liquid is greater than a specific gravity of the white ink, and the application of the white ink is performed within 100 seconds from the application of the pretreatment liquid and by a wet-on-wet method.

Abstract: A container terminal operation method for a container terminal including a storage area in which a storage block is vertically arranged, wherein: a container conveying vehicle orbits through the storage block, apron, etc.; a container is handed over between the container conveying vehicle and the storage block on a lateral side thereof in a longitudinal direction; a handover area for handover of the container between the container conveying vehicle and an external vehicle, is defined in an area closer to a land than a land-side end; an external traveling lane is defined for the external vehicle; and the handover of the container in the handover area is carried out in a state where the container conveying vehicle and the external vehicle are both directed in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the storage block.

Abstract: A container terminal operation method for a container terminal including a storage area in which a storage block is vertically arranged, wherein: a container conveying vehicle orbits through the storage block, apron, etc.; a container is handed over between the container conveying vehicle and the storage block on a lateral side thereof in a longitudinal direction; a handover area for handover of the container between the container conveying vehicle and an external vehicle, is defined in an area closer to a land than a land-side end; an external traveling lane is defined for the external vehicle; and the handover of the container in the handover area is carried out in a state where the container conveying vehicle and the external vehicle are both directed in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the storage block.

Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink is disclosed that contains a pigment, a dispersant formed with an acidic resin, a low-molecular weight amine compound and a basic polymer, and a non-aqueous solvent. A method for producing an oil-based inkjet ink and a method for producing a dispersant is also disclosed.

Abstract: An oil-based magnetic ink having an improved long-term storage stability is provided. The oil-based magnetic ink contains ferrite particles, a dispersant, a petroleum-based hydrocarbon solvent, a fatty acid ester-based solvent, and at least one selected from the group consisting of a glycol ether-based solvent and an alkanediol-based solvent, wherein the glycol ether-based solvent is a compound represented by R1O—(R2O)m—H where R1 is an alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and m is 3 or 4, and the alkanediol-based solvent is an alkanediol-based solvent having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A gene assaying method includes the steps of: acquiring two or more data which should be compared and represents expression levels of a plurality of target genes; converting the expression levels represented by the acquired two or more data into ratios based on the expression level of one of the two or more data; extracting a minimum ratio and a maximum ratio of each target gene; and classifying the plurality of target genes using as a classification border at least one of a first ratio with the peak in a frequency distribution of the minimum ratios and a second ratio with the peak in a frequency distribution of reciprocals of the maximum ratios.

Abstract: A gene expression level analyzing method includes the steps of: acquiring expression levels of a plurality of target genes in a target cell every measurement time; extracting a maximum expression level and a minimum expression level from the expression levels of the target genes every measurement time; calculating a correlation coefficient of a frequency distribution of the gene having the maximum expression level at each measurement time and a frequency distribution of the gene having the minimum expression level at each measurement time; and comparing the correlation coefficient with a threshold value of the correlation coefficient.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for processing information about a network including a plurality of nodes, wherein m attributes (m represents an integer of 2 or more) assignable to each of the nodes are defined depending on the relationship to another node which can be connected to the each of the nodes, the apparatus including: identifier generating means for converting attributes assigned to each of n nodes (n represents an integer of 3 or more) per relationship to the other node connected thereto into numerical values with respect to motifs extracted from the network as predetermined patterns of the connected relationship of the n nodes, and generating identifiers identifying the motifs using the numerical values.

Abstract: A gene expression level analyzing method includes the steps of: acquiring expression levels of a plurality of target genes in a target cell every measurement time; extracting a maximum expression level and a minimum expression level from the expression levels of the target genes every measurement time; calculating a correlation coefficient of a frequency distribution of the gene having the maximum expression level at each measurement time and a frequency distribution of the gene having the minimum expression level at each measurement time; and comparing the correlation coefficient with a threshold value of the correlation coefficient.

Abstract: A gene assaying method includes the steps of: acquiring two or more data which should be compared and represents expression levels of a plurality of target genes; converting the expression levels represented by the acquired two or more data into ratios based on the expression level of one of the two or more data; extracting a minimum ratio and a maximum ratio of each target gene; and classifying the plurality of target genes using as a classification border at least one of a first ratio with the peak in a frequency distribution of the minimum ratios and a second ratio with the peak in a frequency distribution of reciprocals of the maximum ratios.