Abstract: A laminated body for printing with a temporary display layer is configured so that the temporary display layer capable of being peeled, which includes at least one layer capable of printing and displaying, and a substrate layer including at least one layer are laminated. A surface side of the temporary display layer that does not contact with the substrate layer has a property of absorbing ink that contains a sublimable dye and includes a resin composition that does not generate a blocking phenomenon during a heat treatment for sublimating the sublimable dye to diffuse into the substrate layer and to dye the substrate layer. This laminated body allows the dye in the temporary display layer to sublimate by the application of heat so as to print an image in the substrate layer. By peeling the temporary display layer, original display can be presented with excellent long term durability and dimensional stability against heat.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for inducing tissue-specific expression, which includes preparing an expression vector having a promoter. The promoter includes any one of the following DNAs (a) to (c): (a) a DNA, which includes the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a DNA, which includes the nucleotide sequence ranging from nucleotides 1344 to 2843 of SEQ ID NO: 1; and (c) a DNA, which is a DNA fragment that can hybridize under stringent conditions to a DNA fragment including a nucleotide sequence fully complementary to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein (a), (b) or (c) can control the transcription of a coding sequence located downstream thereof; and wherein the stringent conditions are 5×SSC at 42° C.; The expression vector, also, includes a coding sequence located downstream of the promoter.

Abstract: An isoxazoline derivative represented by the following general formula [I]: wherein R1 and R2 may be the same or different and are each an alkyl group; R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each a hydrogen atom; Y is an optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group or fused aromatic heterocyclic group having a hetero atom selected from a nitrogen atom, a oxygen atom and a sulfur atom; and n is an integer: of 0 to 2. The isoxazoline derivative has an excellent herbicidal effect and an excellent selectivity between crop and weed.

Abstract: A process for preparing a phosphoric ester, comprising: Step (1) of reacting naphthol with phosphorus oxychloride in a molar ratio of 1:1.3 or more in the presence of a metallic halide and removing unreacted phosphorus oxychloride and Step (2) of reacting the reaction product of Step (1) with phenol in a molar ratio (molar ratio of chlorine contained in the reaction product to phenol) of 1:1–1.5 and removing hydrogen chloride produced as a by-product to thereby obtain a phosphoric ester represented by the general formula (I): wherein n is 1 or 2.

Abstract: An ink for sublimation transfer ink jet recording includes water, at least one sugar alcohol containing not less than four OH groups, a sublimation dye, a dispersant, and a compound expressed by the following chemical formula (I): R—O—(CH2CH2O)n—H??(I) where R is an alkyl group having a carbon number of 25 to 150 and n is from 2 to 100. The ink is printed on a sheet medium by ink jet printing, and then the sheet medium is heated to sublimate and transfer the sublimation dye onto an object to be dyed. The ink for ink jet recording and the sublimation transfer dyeing method using the ink not only can maintain performances such as storage stability and high-quality recording images, but also can reduce environmental pollution, effectively prevent nozzle clogging, exhibit good dispersion stability, and achieve a high redispersion property that ensures stable ejection both during long continuous operation and after stopping the operation for a long time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an amorphous silica-based coating film with a low specific dielectric constant of 2.5 or below and the Young's modulus of 6.0 GPa or more and having excellent hydrophobic property, and to a method of forming the same. A liquid composition containing a silicon compound obtained by hydrolyzing tetraalkyl ortho silicate (TAOS) and specific alkoxysilane (AS) in the presence of tetraalkyl ammonium hydroxide (TAAOH) is prepared. The liquid composition is then applied on a substrate, heated and cured to obtain a coating film. The coating film obtained as described has a smooth surface and also has specific micropores therein.

Abstract: There is provided pet food comprising astaxanthin and/or an ester thereof as an active component and having an effect of deodorizing excrement such as urine and feces, effects of improving sleep, sensibility such as perception and cognition, and visual sense, and an effect of treating, improving or preventing diabetes and diabetic complications. The pet food can deodorize excrement such as urine and feces, improve sleep, sensibility such as perception and cognition, and visual sense, and treat, improve or prevent diabetes and diabetic complications.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymeric-type antistatic agent containing a polymer composition consisting of a polymeric-type antistatic agent containing a resin or/and an elastomer as a main component thereof; or/and a thermoplastic resin having a polar group or/and an elastomer having the polar group. At least one kind of an anion-containing salt, having a fluoro group and a sulfonyl group, is added to the polymer composition without intermediary of a medium consisting of a low-molecular-weight polyether-containing compound or a low-molecular-weight polar compound whose number-average molecular weight is not more than 5000. The present invention also provides a composition, for a conductive roller or the like, containing polymer components and the polymeric-type antistatic agent dispersed in the polymer components.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium having an ink receiving layer formed on a substrate, wherein an ink fixing agent contained in the ink receiving layer is a serpentine compound containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mg and Zn, and an ink fixing agent which comprises a serpentine compound containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mg and Zn and is used in the ink jet recording medium. According to the present invention, an ink jet recording medium having excellent ink absorptivity (color development, resolution) and excellent water resistance and light resistance for an image recorded on the medium can be provided by using a serpentine compound as an ink fixing agent. That is, according to the present invention, there can be provided an ink jet recording medium which is best suited for recording with a water/oil ink, can record a high-definition image at a high reproducibility and has excellent keeping properties, especially water resistance and light resistance.

Abstract: A valve (100) includes a body (1) having a valve seat (10) formed therein, a bonnet (2), a diaphragm (3) supporting a valve element (18) abutting against and moving away from the valve seat (10), and an elastic member such as an O-ring (5). The body (1) is formed with an annular groove (13) extending around the valve seat (10), and the diaphragm (3) is provided at the peripheral edge (20) with an annular engagement part (21) formed to have an approximate L-shape in cross-section. The annular engagement part (21) is inserted into the annular groove (13) in a tight state by the elastic member disposed between the bonnet (2) and the annular engagement part (21) of the diaphragm (3).

Abstract: The desulfurization catalyst for catalytic cracked gasoline according to the present invention has high performance in removal of sulfur compounds in gasoline fractions. This catalyst contains particulate vanadium oxide having the average particle diameter in the range from 0.1 to 10 ?m at the content in the range from 0.3 to 3 weight % calculated as that of V2O5. The porous spherical particles of inorganic oxide are made of crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite and a porous inorganic oxide matrix, and furthermore contain antimony.

Abstract: [Object] It is object to provide (meth)acrylate which is liquid state in ordinary temperature and is easy to handle and (meth)acrylate (co)polymer which is improved in solubility to solvent. [Means to Solve Problem] Norbornane lactone (meth)acrylate represented by the following general formula (1): (wherein R1, represents C2-4 alkylene group; n is an integer of 1 to 3; and R2 represents hydrogen atom or methyl group. (Co)polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a norbornane lactone (meth) acrylate represented by the general formula (1). Copolymer which is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising at least one compound represented by the general formula (1) and at least one compound copolymerizable therewith and which has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 2000 to 200000.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method by which the discoloration of methylenebisaniline compounds can be inhibited even when they are stored at high temperatures for many hours.

Abstract: A process for advantageously producing, in a short period of time, a phenolic novolak resin, in which substantially no unreacted aldehyde remains, by using a continuous reactor, while a generation of high order condensation products is prevented. In continuously producing the phenolic novolak resin by reacting at least one of phenols with at least one of aldehydes in the presence of an acidic catalyst by using a continuous reactor which has a long reaction tube: the reaction tube is provided with a heating zone and a temperature control zone; a mixture of raw materials is heated, at the heating zone, to a temperature not less than a temperature, at which a reaction heat is generated; and then the mixture is subjected to a cooling operation at the temperature control zone, while the pressure within the reaction tube is kept to be not lower than a vapor pressure of water.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a support for lithographic printing plates provided with a photosensitive layer containing an acid generator and an acid-decomposable compound, that offers superior sensitivity, chemical resistance, print durability, and little scumming during printing. The present invention provides an aluminum support for a lithographic printing plate, the support being obtainable by treating a surface of an anodized aluminum plate with a treatment liquid comprising metal fluoride, metal phosphate salt, and perchlorate, and a base plate for a lithographic printing plate using the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a phosphonium borate compound represented by Formula (I) (hereinafter, the compound (I)). The invention has objects of providing (A) a novel process whereby the compound is produced safely on an industrial scale, by simple reaction operations and in a high yield; (B) a novel compound that is easily handled; and (C) novel use as catalyst. Formula (I): (R1)(R2)(R3)PH.BAr4??(I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and Ar are as defined in the specification. The process (A) includes reacting a phosphine with a) HCl or b) H2SO4 to produce a) a hydrochloride or b) a sulfate; and reacting the salt with a tetraarylborate compound. The compound (B) has for example a secondary or tertiary alkyl group as R1 and is easily handled in air without special attention.

Abstract: A polyvinyl alcohol film roll including a cylindrical core tube made of a metallic material and having a surface roughness of at most 100 S and a polyvinyl alcohol film wound up around the cylindrical core tube, the film roll being obtained by forming the film from a solution of a polyvinyl alcohol resin and winding up the film around the core tube, and the film roll being capable of providing an optically homogeneous polyvinyl alcohol film having an excellent appearance.

Abstract: Produce new 4,4?-dihydroxyphenyl bicyclohexenes that are useful as a material for liquid crystal polyester, polycarbonate, polyurethane or other synthetic resins or for photoresist used with display elements, semiconductors, etc., by thermally decomposing 4,4,4?4?-tetrahydroxyphenyl bicyclohexanes, preferably in the presence of alkali catalyst.

Abstract: An antistatic composition containing various types of polymers such as a polyamide, an aliphatic polyester, an elastomer thereof and a polyurethane elastomer, and a metal salt in specific amounts, and preferably, an antistatic composition in which an additive component such as an organic compound which has an —{O(AO)n}— group (A represents an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 to 7) and all molecular chain terminals of which are CH3 and/or CH2 groups is compounded as needed.

Abstract: A dispersing agent suitable for suspension polymerization of vinyl compounds, comprising a polyvinyl alcohol resin containing carbonyl groups in its molecule and having a block character of remaining fatty acid ester groups of at least 0.5 and an absorbance of at least 0.1 measured at each of wavelengths of 215 nm, 280 nm and 320 nm with respect to a 0.1% by weight aqueous solution of the polyvinyl alcohol resin, wherein the ratio of absorbance at 320 nm to absorbance at 280 nm is at least 0.3. The dispersing agent has an excellent surface activity and can suppress foaming which may occur in the suspension polymerization of vinyl compounds.