Abstract: A inhibitor of sphingolipids synthesis comprising a compound represented by general formula A. Desirably, a novel inhibitor of sphingolipids synthesis comprising (1R, 3R) N-(3-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-3-phenylpropyl) alkaneamide, wherein carbon number of alkanoyl group is 8-16. (in the formula, X is an aliphatic alkyl group, desirably is an aliphatic alkyl group having 7 to 15 carbon atoms).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a model for surgical operation for an eye with cataract comprising a pig's eye which is prepared by injecting self hardening type chemicals into a crystalline lens capsule or into an empty crystalline lens capsule of said pig's eye, further relates to a model for an enucleating operation of a fallen nucleus lens which is prepared by falling the hardened chemicals into corpus vitreum by breaking posterior capsule of crystalline lens consciously.

Abstract: A catalyst useful for catalytic vapor-phase oxidation of isobutylene, t-butanol or propylene to produce respectively corresponding unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid is provided. The catalyst consists of ring-formed shaped bodies composed of (i) a catalyst composition containing at least molybdenum and bismuth as the active ingredients and (ii) inorganic fibers. The catalyst excels in mechanical strength, can give the object products at high yield and shows little activity degradation with time.

Abstract: A photo-catalyst comprising of oxynitride of at least one transition metal and oxynitride of transition metal further containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of alkali, alkali earth and IIIB group. Especially, the transition metal contained in said photo-catalyst comprising of oxynitride of transition metal is selected from the group consisting of La, Ta, Nb, Ti and Zr, and further containing metal is selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, Ba, Na, K and Rb. Desirably, a promoter comprising Pt or Ni is loaded on said oxynitride of transition metal.

Abstract: The present invention is provide compositions for blending in hair treating agents which can prepare hair conditioners, hair colorings, waving agents, finishing agents, additives that increase the feeling effects, aromatic material dispersants, refreshers or thickening agents used on preparing hair treating agents easily and by lower cost. Further the present invention provides hair treating agents which are excellent in the features of hair treating agents such as moist feel, slippery feel, rustle feeling, wet look, luster, smooth feel, soft feel, suppleness, good feel, slightly oily feel, bounce, smoothness, less damage of hair, no hardness and no squeak and smooth combing, and which are excellent in functionalities such as easy appliance, well spread, thickening ability and gelling ability of hair colorings, decolorizing ability of decolorizing agents, setting ability of finishing agents, and dispersibility and dissolving ability to aromatic materials and azulenes by containing alcohols.

Abstract: A sealing member for a cap featuring excellent cap performance as well as excellent safety and environmental friendliness, and a metallic cap. A foamed polyurethane elastomer having a JIS A hardness of from 15 to 65 and a foaming magnification of from 1.1 to 10 times is used as the sealing member so as to obtain excellent sealing performance, durability, safety and environmental friendliness. The sealing member is provided for a metallic cap shell that has a polyester film formed on the inner surface of the cap, thereby to obtain a cap featuring excellent sealing performance, durability, safety and environmental friendliness.

Abstract: A chromene compound represented by the general formula (1), wherein R1 to R4 are hydrogen atoms, hydroxyl groups, alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, substituted amino groups or halogen atoms, R1 to R4 may be bonded together to form a ring, R5 and R6 are alkyl groups, aryl groups or heteroaryl groups, or R5 and R6 together may form a ring, a cyclic group containing X or Y is an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group, and a divalent group Z is an alkylene group. This compound exhibits excellent photochromic properties, such as small initial color, a large fading rate, excellent resistance and developing a color tone of a neutral tint.

Abstract: A multi-layer expansion-molded article of a polypropylene resin, which is obtained by molding a multi-layer parison comprising a foamed resin layer and a resin layer provided on the outer side of the foamed resin layer in a mold in such manner that at least part of the opposed inner surfaces of foamed resin layer in the parison are fusion-bonded to each other, and has a polypropylene resin layer on the surface of a foamed polypropylene resin layer, wherein a melt tension, MTfr (gf) and a melt flow rate, MFRfr (g/10 min) obtained by measurement to a polypropylene resin forming the foamed resin layer in the expansion-molded article satisfy the relationship [log MTfr>?0.74 log MFRfr+0.66], and a melt tension, MTur (gf) and a melt flow rate, MFRur (g/10 min) obtained by measurement to a polypropylene resin forming the resin layer on the surface of the foamed resin layer satisfy the relationship [log MTur>?1.02 log MFRur+0.47].

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated material characterized in that, in the laminated material wherein a polyolefinic thermoplastic elastomer(B) containing an oily softening agent is laminated on the surface layer comprising a polyolefinic thermoplastic elastomer(A) containing an oily softening agent, the ratio(a) of the oily softening agent to the amorphous component(or to the total of the amorphous component and polyethylene if polyethylene is incorporated) in the thermoplastic elastomer(A) and the ratio(b) of the oily softening agent to the amorphous component(or to the total of the amorphous component and polyethylene if polyethylene is incorpirated) in the thermoplastic elastomer(B) satisfy the following requisites; ratio(a)?ratio(b), ratio(a)=5 to 200 wt. %, and ratio(b)=5 to 200 wt. %, and relates to a glass-run channel, and a roof molding, side molding and window molding for automobiles comprising the laminated material.

Abstract: An adhesive for silicone rubber lining materials, for adhering a silicone rubber lining material and a (meth)acrylic resin denture base together, comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of an organic solvent, (b) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic polymer modified with a siloxane having a functional group reactive in the hydrosilylation reaction; and (c) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of a polymer of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester represented by the following formula, CH2?C(X)—COOR, wherein X is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. This adhesive adheres the silicone rubber lining material and the (meth)acrylic resin denture base together very strongly. The adhering force is favorably maintained not only in the initial period but also for extended periods of time, offering excellent durability of adhesion. The initial adhering force and the durability of adhesion are also exhibited even by using a halogen-free organic solvent.

Abstract: There is provided a transparent or semitransparent resin composition which can be easily cut. The resin composition can be obtained by mixing a methacrylic resin with an ethylene·vinyl acetate copolymer resin, polybutene-1, polypropylene resin, ionomer and low-density polyethylene in a specific ratio.

Abstract: The present invention provides a surface material which can be replaced to the conventional surface material made of soft polyvinylchloride resin. This surface material is useful for the various uses such as the material for car interior, surface material furniture or the material for porches. The present invention is the urethane resin surface material comprising, a mixed resin sheet composed of 50-95 wt. % thermoplastic polyurethane and 50-5 wt. % of acrylic soft resin and the Shore A hardness of said urethane resin surface material is 60-80. On one side surface of the mixed resin sheet, a layer of knitted, woven, nonwoven fabric or soft foam sheet can be provided. As the thermoplastic polyurethane resin, the thermoplastic polyurethane resin of Shore A hardness 65-90 is desirable, and as the acrylic soft resin, the acrylic soft resin of Shore A hardness 50-80 is desirable.

Abstract: A crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol having an oil absorptivity of 0.1 to 6.9 wt % and a bulk density of 0.60 to 0.75 g/cc when it is ground and classified to ensure that at least 70 wt % of the obtained particles should have a particle size of 16 to 50 mesh and a process for producing a crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol, comprising introducing air bubbles into a maltitol aqueous solution. According to this process, a crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol having high solubility and almost no moisture absorption is produced at a high work efficiency and a low cost in a short period of time.

Abstract: The purposes of this invention are preparation of the non-mucin type synthetic compounds-carrier conjugated compounds which are stable against enzymes, and which have the ability of specific reactivity to induce immune response for cancer and HIV. A compound of the general formula (1), wherein A represents OH or sialic acid and/or it's derivatives, and B represents OH or galactose and/or it's derivatives; T represents H or protecting groups of amine; M represents H or OH; X represents oxygen atom, —NH— or S(O)z (where z is 0, 1 or 2); Q is H or oxygen atom; V represents lower alkyl or H; W is straight or branched alkylene groups from 0 to 5; Z is straight or branched alkylene groups from 1 to 5; i, m, and t is 0 or 1; non-mucin type synthetic compounds or it's carrier conjugated compounds, which have above mentioned compounds as a core structure of antigen.

Abstract: A method of improving the stability of a quaternary ammonium salt and a method of efficiently preparing the quaternary ammonium salt having improved stability.

Abstract: Inorganic salts are generated in the production process of metal salts, such as sulfonates, sulfates and phosphates. When such metal salts containing inorganic salts are added as an antistatic agent to a polymer for producing polyurethane fiber, the inorganic salts cause fiber breakage or pack choking in fiber extrusion process. In addition, such antistatic agents are highly hygroscopic and contain trace of water. When such an antistatic agent is added to the material for polymerizing polyurethane, the alcohol and water in the agent react with isocyanate to result in lowered degree of polymerization and generation of oligomer. Such polyurethane polymer is spun into fiber of low elongation and tenacity. The material for polyurethane elastic fibers of the present invention comprises a mixture of 5 to 95 weight percent of at least one of the above-mentioned antistatic agents and 95 to 5 weight percent of a isocyanate-free starting material for elastic fibers, and eliminates the above troubles.

Abstract: A photocurable dental restorative comprising (i) 100 parts by weight of a polymerizable monomer, (ii) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a photopolymerization initiator of acylphosphine oxide, and (iii) 200 to 1900 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, wherein the inorganic filler (iii) is a mixed filler of: (A) irregular-shaped inorganic particles having an average particle size of not smaller than 0.1 ?m but smaller than 1 ?m; (B) spherical inorganic particles having an average primary particle size of not smaller than 0.1 ?m but not larger than 5 ?m; and (C) fine inorganic particles having an average primary particle size of not larger than 0.1 ?m; which are so blended as to satisfy the following mass ratios {circle around (1)} to {circle around (3)}: {circle around (1)} mA/(mB+mC)=0.2 to 3 {circle around (2)} mB/(mB+mC)=0.5 to 0.99 {circle around (3)} mC/(mB+mC)=0.01 to 0.5 where mA, mB and mC are masses of the inorganic particles (A) to (C).

Abstract: Stabilizing an aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt of partial alkyl esters of phosphoric acid by adding 1 to 10 weight percent of C3-12 polyhydric alcohol having three or more of hydroxyl groups to an alkali metal salt of partial alkyl esters of phosphoric acid having linear of branched-chain alkyl groups of 16 to 22 average carbon number, 0.6 to 1.0 degree of phosphorylation and 60 to 100% of neutralization degree, and providing a fiber finish containing the stabilized aqueous solution as a major component.

Abstract: A photocatalyst which comprises an oxysulfide containing at least one transition metal; a preferable photocatalyst which also comprises a rare earth element such as Sm in addition to the above and wherein the transition metal is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti and Nb; a more preferable photocatalyst which further comprises a promoter comprising a transition metal such as Pt loaded on each of the above photocatalyst; and a catalyst for use in the decomposition of water by a light which comprises one of the above oxysulfide photocatalysts.

Abstract: A method for producing expanded polypropylene resin particles wherein polypropylene resin particles impregnated with a physical blowing agent are heated along with an aqueous medium and a dispersant and are released and expanded at reduced pressure from the interior of a pressure-tight vessel, wherein the aforementioned aqueous medium has an electrical conductivity of from not less than 0.00 ms/m to not more than 20.00 mS/m. The resulting particles obtained are without inconsistencies caused by differences in the amount of dispersant adhering to the particles or the amount of dispersant added to prevent the particles from fusing together during the heat treatment step of the method.