Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for screening a nucleic acid aptamer comprising: (a) contacting a target molecule immobilized on a solid phase support with a nucleic acid aptamer candidate; (b) collecting the nucleic acid aptamer candidate binding with the target molecule by a capillary electrophoresis; and (c) amplifying the nucleic acid aptamer candidate by PCR.

Abstract: A radiation dosimetry sol or gel, and a radiation dosimeter containing the sol or the gel as a material for radiation dosimetry. A radiation dosimetry sol or gel including a compound (A) having an excitation light-induced fluorescence property that is changed by a radiolysis product of water; and a silicate salt (B). A radiation dosimetry sol or gel including a compound (A) having an excitation light-induced fluorescence property that is changed by a radiolysis product of water; a silicate salt (B); a water-soluble organic polymer (C) having an organic acid salt structure or an organic acid anion structure; and a dispersant (D) for the silicate salt (B). A radiation dosimeter including, as a material for radiation dosimetry, the above-mentioned radiation dosimetry sol or gel.

Abstract: A laminate shaping support material is provided which includes one of: a resin composition containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin having a primary hydroxyl group at its side chain, and having a heat of fusion of 10 to 30 J/g at its melting point (Embodiment (X)); and a resin composition containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin, and a block copolymer including a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound, at least one of a polymer block of a conjugated diene compound and a block of a hydrogenated conjugated diene compound, and a functional group reactive with a hydroxyl group (Embodiment (Y)). Therefore, the laminate shaping support material according to Embodiment (X), for example, is excellent in shape stability and adhesiveness to a model material. The laminate shaping support material according to Embodiment (Y) is excellent in peelability and forming stability.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a lubricating composition including a) a major part of a base oil of lubricating viscosity wherein the base oil is selected from API Group I, II, III, IV, V, or mixtures thereof, b) a total of 0.001 to 0.536 wt. %, based on the total lubricating composition, of one or more monohydrocarbyl-substituted dimercaptothiadiazole derivative(s) according to Formula (I), or a tautomer or salt thereof, below wherein R is methyl or C2 to C4 alkyl, wherein the total lubricating composition has a sulfur content of up to 2,500 ppm (wt.), c) less than 0.1 wt % phosphite. The disclosure further describes the use of the lubricating composition for lubricating a driveline, a transmission including a manual or automated transmission, a gear, an automated gear, or an axle, and for enhanced FZG test performance. The disclosure further relates to a method for preparing the lubricating composition.

Abstract: A system for dispensing agricultural products includes an agricultural product container having a memory circuit associated therewith for storing data, the stored data including data unique to the container and the quantity of material dispensed including specific rates of application. An application rate meter device is operatively connected to the agricultural product container and is configured to dispense the agricultural product from the agricultural product container. Precision placement equipment includes a placement tube assembly operatively connected to the application rate meter device to place the agricultural products in the desired locations for efficient activity of the agricultural product. Each placement tube assembly is mounted between depth wheels of a depth control wheel assembly of a planter for placement of product in-furrow between the depth wheels.

Abstract: An ink jet-printable composition, which comprises a compound having a reactive silyl group and which is suitable for printing on non-porous substrates such as a glass or ceramic, and a process of decorating non-porous substrates involving ink jet printing the composition onto the substrate, exposing the printed composition to actinic or electron beam radiation to initiate curing and heating the printed composition to a temperature of at least 100° C.

Abstract: According to the present invention, in separating carbon dioxide by a membrane separation with a separation membrane system using an inorganic separation membrane from a mixed gas containing methane and carbon dioxide, and then by an acid gas removal process using an absorbent, by specifying the suitable range of the carbon dioxide mole fraction at the outlet on the carbon dioxide non-permeation side XCO2 in the membrane separation, which corresponds to an ideal separation factor of the inorganic separation membrane, the proper distribution conditions become feasible. As a result, a method for separating carbon dioxide in which the decrease of the production amount by methane permeation in the membrane separation and the energy loss accompanying the decrease are suppressed, and further the energy consumption in an acid gas removal process using an absorbent, which is a post-process, can be suppressed, is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for dehydrogenating an alkane, the method including: a step of feeding into dehydrogenation reactors a feed gas stream containing a hydrocarbon to be dehydrogenated, hydrogen, and steam and performing dehydrogenation, wherein the dehydrogenation step is repeated in five or more sets, the dehydrogenation reactors have two parallel-connected reaction material heaters configured to heat the feed gas stream which is fed into each of the dehydrogenation reactors, and the steam is fed separately to the individual reactors for five or more sets of dehydrogenation steps; and a step of cooling and compressing a production gas stream resulting from the previous step, quenching the compressed product gas stream by passage through a cooling box, separating and purifying the product gas stream having passed through the cooling box, and recovering a product.

Abstract: A catalytic cracking process includes the following steps: i) subjecting a heavy feedstock oil to flail catalytic cracking; ii) separating the catalytic cracking reaction product obtained from step i) to obtain a catalytic cracking gasoline and a catalytic cracking light cycle oil; iii) splitting the catalytic cracking gasoline to obtain a light gasoline fraction, a medium gasoline fraction and a heavy gasoline fraction; iv) subjecting the catalytic cracking light cycle oil to hydrogenation to obtain a hydrogenated light cycle oil); v) mixing a portion of the light gasoline fraction with at least a portion of the hydrogenated light cycle oil to obtain a mixed fraction; vi) subjecting the mixed fraction to catalytic cracking; and vii) subjecting a portion of the medium gasoline fraction to flail catalytic cracking. The process is capable of producing more catalytic cracking gasoline, reducing the olefin content of the catalytic cracking gasoline, and increasing its octane number.

Abstract: A cured-film-forming composition for forming a cured-film, an orientation material and a retardation material, includes: a component (A), which is a cinnamic acid derivative of the following Formula (1): (wherein A1 and A2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or methyl group; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc., R2 is an aromatic group, etc., R3 is a single bond, an oxygen atom, etc., R4 to R7 are each independently a hydrogen atom, etc., and n is an integer of 0 to 3); a component (B), which is a hydrophilic polymer having one or more substituents selected from a hydroxy group, a carboxyl group, and an amino group; a component (C), which is a crosslinking agent; and further including a component (D), which is a crosslinking catalyst as needed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a filling material for underground treatment, which has excellent swelling performance, is effective in preventing phenomena such as lost circulation, and has improved workability of filling a well drilled part with the filling material. The filling material for underground treatment of the present invention contains at least one polyvinyl alcohol-based resin of a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and an unmodified polyvinyl alcohol, and a swelling ratio of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin after immersion in water at a temperature of 80° C. for 30 minutes is 250% to 900%.

Abstract: Described herein are metallic pigment-containing inks having a magnitude of exotherm <1200 J/g, or no observable exotherm at all. Also described are metallic pigment-containing inks that include 9.0 wt % or less nitrocellulose resin, or which are essentially free of nitrocellulose resin. Further described are articles printed with the described metallic pigment-containing inks, kits including such inks (and other inks), and methods of printing with such inks. The metallic pigment-containing ink described herein reduce, if not eliminate, the tendency of inks containing metallic pigments to spark and combust.

Abstract: An aqueous resin dispersion wherein a polymer (C) obtained by bonding a polyolefin (A) to a polyether resin (B) is dispersed in water; and the polyether resin (B) contains a polyether resin (B1) having an HLB of less than 8 and a polyether resin (B2) having an HLB of 8 to 20 according to calculation by the Griffin method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: a resin composition comprising a polyacetal resin (A), a salt (B) consisting of a carboxylic acid and an alkaline-earth metal, and a rubber-containing graft polymer (C); and a molded article formed by molding the resin composition. The resin composition and the molded article of the present invention are characterized in that the thermal decomposition associated with weight loss in a molding process or the formaldehyde in the molded article is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for printing energy curable ink and coating compositions that comprise high amounts of multifunctional monomers, achieving cured inks and coatings that exhibit good adhesion to plastic substrates, good resistance when cured, and low amounts of uncured, migratable monomers. The method of the present invention employs electron beam curing of the ink and coating compositions, at accelerating voltages greater than or equal to 70 keV, and electron beam doses greater than or equal to 30 kGy, and preferably greater than or equal to 40 kGy.

Abstract: Provided is a sulfonic acid ester compound which is represented by formula (1). (In the formula, each of R1s-R5s independently represents a hydrogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group or a halogenated alkenyl group; each of R6s-R9s independently represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group; R10s represents a linear or branched monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group or —OR11s, wherein R11s represents an optionally substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 2-20 carbon atoms; A1 represents —O—, —S— or —NH—; A2 represents an (n+1)-valent aromatic group; and n represents an integer that satisfies 1?n?4.

Abstract: A gallium nitride substrate comprising a first main surface and a second main surface opposite thereto, wherein the first main surface is a non-polar or semi-polar plane, a dislocation density measured by a room-temperature cathode luminescence method in the first main surface is 1×104 cm?2 or less, and an averaged dislocation density measured by a room-temperature cathode luminescence method in an optional square region sizing 250 ?m×250 ?m in the first main plan is 1×106 cm?2 or less.

Abstract: Provided is a detachable layer-forming composition which, for example, contains an organic solvent and a polyamic acid, both ends of which are derived from a diamine and sealed with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, such as the polyamic acid represented by this formula. (In the formula, X represents a tetravalent aromatic group, Y represents a divalent aromatic group, R1-R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-10 alkyl group, or a C6-20 aryl group, and m is a natural number.

Abstract: Provided is a detachable layer-forming composition which, for example, contains an organic solvent and a polyamic acid, both ends of which are derived from tetracarboxylic acid and sealed with an aromatic monoamine, such as the polyamic acid represented by this formula. (In the formula, X represents a tetravalent aromatic group, Y represents a divalent aromatic group, R1-R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-10 alkyl group, or a C6-20 aryl group, and m is a natural number.

Abstract: The diverting agent of the present invention contains resin particles of polyvinyl alcohol-based resin. The resin particles of polyvinyl alcohol-based resin are a particle mixture containing two or more types of resin particles having different particle diameters, and the diverting agent contains resin particles A of polyvinyl alcohol-based resin having a particle diameter of 1,700 ?m or more in a range of 5 mass % to 95 mass % and resin particles B of polyvinyl alcohol-based resin having a particle diameter of 250 ?m to 1,000 ?m in a range of 5 mass % to 95 mass %.