Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional tissue construct comprising mature adipocytes, comprising incubating cells comprising at least fat-derived stein cells in the presence of one or more fatty acids selected from the group consisting of erucic acid, elaidic acid, oleic acid, palmitoleic acid, myristoleic acid, phytanic acid, and pristanic acid.

Abstract: An ethylene terephthalate type polyester resin for forming containers, having an intrinsic viscosity in a range of 0.65 to 0.85 dL/g, a total content of a monohydroxyethyl terephthalate and a bishydroxyethyl terephthalate of less than 0.005% by weight, (a) a heat of fusion of not more than 50 J/g, a end temperature of melting peak of not higher than 270° C. and a crystallinity of less than 0.48, or (b) an acetaldehyde concentration of 2 to 10 ppm, and satisfying at least either one of (i) a peak time of crystallization is not longer than 360 seconds and the crystallization energy (?H) is not less than 30 J/g in the isothermal crystallization at 210° C., or (ii) components having molecular weights of not larger than 10000 are contained in not less than 8%. The polyester resin effectively prevents the problems such as a fouling of the metal mold in forming containers or a decrease in the productivity. A decreased acetaldehyde concentration provides excellent flavor-retaining property.

Abstract: A multi-layer structure for packaging formed by at least an inner layer, an outer layer and an intermediate layer, the intermediate layer having an islands-in-a-sea structure comprising a resin A constituting sea portions and a functional resin B constituting island portions, the sea portions occupying not more than 80% of the area of the intermediate layer in cross section, and the inner layer and the outer layer being resins having adhesiveness to said resin A. The adhesion among the layers is improved without providing any particular adhesive layers among the intermediate layer having a function such as gas barrier property and the inner and outer layers, and, besides, transparency is improved.

Abstract: A polyester resin for compression molding comprising chiefly ethylene terephthalate units and having an inherent viscosity in a range of 0.6 to 1.3 dL/g, containing a diethylene glycol in an amount of smaller than 2.3 mol %, and containing a monohydroxyethyl terephthalate and a bishydroxyethyl terephthalate in a total amount of not larger than 0.005% by weight. A mass of a molten resin which is the polyester resin can be fed to a compression-molding apparatus maintaining stability for extended periods of time, featuring excellent properties for being conveyed and for enhancing the productivity.

Abstract: A preform having at least a layer of a polyester resin, formed by the compression forming and having a neck ring at the mouth portion, wherein a temperature difference ?Tc at the center of the bottom of the polyester layer or under the neck ring represented by the following formula (1), ?Tc=Tc2?Tc1 ??(1) wherein Tc1 is a temperature-elevating peak crystallization temperature of the polyester layer cut out from the preform as measured by using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), and Tc2 is a temperature-elevating peak crystallization temperature of the polyester layer measured by quickly cooling it after having measured Tc1 and having melted it, is not larger than 15° C. The preform has a small forming distortion and features excellent dimensional stability at the time of crystallizing the mouth portion. The article formed by draw blow-forming the preform of the invention is without irregularity in the thickness, without scars or wrinkles, and distored little, exhibits excellent appearance.

Abstract: A polyester resin suitably used for forming preforms by compression forming, the polyester resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.70 to 1.00 dL/g and, a molecular weight distribution (Mz/Mn) of not smaller than 3.0, and a diethylene glycol content of not larger than 2.3 mol %. The polyester resin is effectively prevented from depositing on conveyer means of the synthetic resin feeding device, the timing of falling the molten resin mass onto the compression forming mold is not deviated and, besides, the resin can be extruded in an increased amount from the extruder without accompanied by an excess increase in the torque of the extruder. Therefore, the preforms can be formed by compression forming maintaining good productivity. Besides, since the resin has a high degree of fluidity, the preforms that are the formed articles are free of wrinkles, shade or forming distortion, featuring good formability.

Abstract: A packing container having oxygen absorbing layers comprising a base material resin component (component A) and an oxygen absorbing functional component (component B), the oxygen absorbing layers having an islands-in-the-sea structure in which the base material resin component (component A) is forming a sea portion and the oxygen absorbing functional component (component B) is forming island portions, wherein the ratio (N/M). of the whole surface area (N cm2) of the island portions of the oxygen absorbing functional component (component B) in the oxygen absorbing layers to the volume (M cm3) of the packing container is not smaller than 20 (cm?1). The packing container exhibits excellent gas barrier property and oxygen absorbing property from the beginning of filling the content and continuously works to lower the initial concentration of oxygen in the content from the beginning of filling.

Abstract: A multi-layer structure for packaging formed by at least an inner layer, an outer layer and an intermediate layer, the intermediate layer having an islands-in-a-sea structure comprising a resin A constituting sea portions and a functional resin B constituting island portions, the sea portions occupying not more than 80% of the area of the intermediate layer in cross section, and the inner layer and the outer layer being resins having adhesiveness to said resin A. The adhesion among the layers is improved without providing any particular adhesive layers among the intermediate layer having a function such as gas barrier property and the inner and outer layers, and, besides, transparency is improved.

Abstract: An optical information recording apparatus includes an emission output information acquisition section for acquiring information about a drive current employed for controlling a beam output from an information recording section; a cooling determination section for determining whether to cool the information recording section in accordance with the information about the emission output acquired by the emission output information acquisition section; and a cooling execution section for cooling the information recording section when the cooling determination section has determined that cooling should be performed.

Abstract: An optical information recording apparatus includes an emission output information acquisition section for acquiring information about a drive current employed for controlling a beam output from an information recording section; a cooling determination section for determining whether to cool the information recording section in accordance with the information about the emission output acquired by the emission output information acquisition section; and a cooling execution section for cooling the information recording section when the cooling determination section has determined that cooling should be performed.

Abstract: A resin composition obtained by blending a thermoplastic resin that can be melt-extruded at a solubility parameter of not smaller than 9.5 with an organic oxidizing component and with a transition metal catalyst, the organic oxidizing component being a polyene having a functional group on a side chain or at a terminal thereof. The resin composition has excellent moldability and gas shut-off property. A multi-layer container having an oxygen-absorbing layer of this resin composition exhibits excellent gas-barrier property and is capable of favorably preserving the content.

Abstract: A resin composition obtained by blending a thermoplastic resin that can be melt-extruded at a solubility parameter of not smaller than 9.5 with an organic oxidizing component and with a transition metal catalyst, the organic oxidizing component being a polyene having a functional group on a side chain or at a terminal thereof. The resin composition has excellent moldability and gas shut-off property. A multi-layer container having an oxygen-absorbing layer of this resin composition exhibits excellent gas-barrier property and is capable of favorably preserving the content.

Abstract: A packaging material having an oxygen-absorbing layer of a thermoplastic resin which is blended with an organic oxidizing component and with a transition metal catalyst, wherein the thermoplastic resin is not substantially oxidized in the presence of the transition metal catalyst. The thermoplastic resin is not deteriorated by oxidation and, hence, oxygen-barrier property is not deteriorated, making it possible to stably suppress the permeation of oxygen over extended periods of time.

Abstract: A packaging material having an oxygen-absorbing layer of a thermoplastic resin which is blended with an organic oxidizing component and with a transition metal catalyst, wherein the thermoplastic resin is not substantially oxidized in the presence of the transition metal catalyst. The thermoplastic resin is not deteriorated by oxidation and, hence, oxygen-barrier property is not deteriorated, making it possible to stably suppress the permeation of oxygen over extended periods of time.

Abstract: A resin composition obtained by blending a thermoplastic resin that can be melt-extruded at a solubility parameter of not smaller than 9.5 with an organic oxidizing component and with a transition metal catalyst, the organic oxidizing component being a polyene having a functional group on a side chain or at a terminal thereof. The resin composition has excellent moldability and gas shut-off property. A multi-layer container having an oxygen-absorbing layer of this resin composition exhibits excellent gas-barrier property and is capable of favorably preserving the content.

Abstract: A Karaoke apparatus in which after one Karaoke play was finished, a show-up effect according to the next Karaoke playing music piece is obtained for a period of time until the start of the next Karaoke play. Control information of a plurality of music pieces is previously reproduced by the reproducing means from the recorded information on a recording medium and is stored in memory. When one of the plurality of music pieces is selected by an operation, the control information corresponding to the selected music piece is read out from the memory and is supplied to the external apparatus to thereby start the operation. After that, the recording medium is played with regard to the selected music piece, thereby starting the reproduction of the Karaoke playing sound.

Abstract: A recording medium playing apparatus which is capable of shortening the time required for operating the installation of recording media, and also, of accommodating a plurality of recording media in an accommodating section freely. A plurality of recording media are accommodated in an accommodating section together with a correlative position information recording medium which is recorded relation information related to the recorded contents of each of the plurality of recording media, and correlative position information indicating correlative positions of the plurality of recording media at the time of the accommodated condition, and then, the correlative position information and the relation information reproduced by playing means from the correlative position information recording medium are interrelatedly hold in a memory with respect to a plurality of recording media.