Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescence device that has solved the conventional problems, and is thermally and chemically stable, has high efficiency with which an electron is injected from a cathode layer or an intermediate conductive layer to a light emitting layer, provides high luminous efficiency at a low voltage, and can maintain a long lifetime.

Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator which uses a base oil including as the main component at least one kind of oxygen-containing compounds selected from polyoxyalkylene glycols, polyvinyl ethers, copolymers of poly(oxy)alkylene glycols or monoethers thereof and polyvinyl ethers, polyol esters, and polycarbonates. The lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator is used for a refrigerator that uses, as a refrigerant, a fluorine-containing organic compound, which is a refrigerant applicable to current car air conditioner systems or the like and has a specific polar structure, and has favorable sealing property, a low coefficient of friction factor in a sliding part, and excellent stability as well as excellent compatibility with the refrigerant.

Abstract: A method for producing a ?-alkoxypropionamide including: subjecting a ?-alkoxypropionic acid ester represented by the following formula (I) and a polyol having two or more OH groups to a transesterification reaction in the presence of a basic catalyst, thereby to synthesize a transesterified polyol of a ?-alkoxypropionic acid ester; and subjecting the transesterified polyol and an amine represented by the following formula (II) to an amidation reaction, thereby to synthesize a ?-alkoxypropionamide represented by the following formula (III):

Abstract: The nonwoven fabric has excellent secondary fabrication properties, specially, low temperature heat-sealing properties. The textile product is formed by using the nonwoven fabric. More specifically, the nonwoven fabric includes one or more layers, wherein the nonwoven fabric made of one layer, or at least one layer of the nonwoven fabric composed of two layers, or at least one layer of the two outermost layers of the nonwoven fabric of multi-layer consisting of three or more layers is formed by using a crystalline resin composition containing 1 to 99% by mass of a low crystalline olefin polymer satisfying the following expression (a): ?H?6×(Tm?140° C.) wherein ?H represents a melt endotherm, and Tm represents a melting point.

Abstract: A sintered body including an oxide that includes In, Ga and Zn at the following atomic ratio and includes a compound having as a main component a homologous crystal structure represented by InGaO3(ZnO): 0.28?Zn/(In+Zn+Ga)?0.38 0.18?Ga/(In+Zn+Ga)?0.28.

Abstract: An aromatic amine derivative represented by the following formula (1); wherein Ar1 to Ar4 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 ring carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 5 to 20 ring carbon atoms and at least one of Ar1 to Ar4 has a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group; Ar5 is a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 20 ring carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 20 ring carbon atoms; and L is a group represented by the following formula (A) or (B);

Abstract: A lubricant additive which comprises a succinimide compound or a boronization product thereof is advantageously used for preparation of a lubricant composition which can maintain the property of anti-shudder for a long time without decreasing the transmission torque capacity or the friction coefficient between metals.

Abstract: Provided are a novel anthracene derivative of a specific structure in which benzofuran or benzothiophene is bonded to anthracene through an arylene group, a material for an organic electroluminescence device and a light emitting material for an organic electroluminescence device each containing the anthracene derivative, and an organic electroluminescence device including an organic thin film layer formed of one or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer, the organic thin film layer being interposed between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the anthracene derivative alone or as a component of a mixture. The organic electroluminescence device has high luminous efficiency and is capable of emitting light with a long lifetime, and the device can be realized by the anthracene derivative.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sputtering target having a good appearance, which is free from white spots on the surface. The sputtering target is characterized by being composed of an oxide sintered body containing two or more kinds of homologous crystal structures.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device 1 includes: an anode 3, a cathode 4 opposed to the anode 3 and an emitting layer 5 provided between the anode 3 and the cathode 4. The emitting layer 5 contains first and second host materials and a luminescent material. The first host material has a partial structure represented by at least one of the following formulae (1) and (2) while the second host material has a partial structure represented by the following formula (3). Az represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group containing a nitrogen-containing six-membered ring. WCN is an aromatic hydrocarbon group substituted by at least one cyano group (CN) or an aromatic heterocyclic group substituted by at least one cyano group (CN). Ar1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, but is not an aromatic heterocyclic group containing a nitrogen-containing six-membered ring.

Abstract: A field effect transistor including a semiconductor layer including a composite oxide which contains In, Zn, and one or more elements X selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, Ge, Si, Ti, Mn, W, Mo, V, Cu, Ni, Co, Fe, Cr, Nb, Al, B, Sc, Y and lanthanoids in the following atomic ratios (1) to (3): In/(In+Zn)=0.2 to 0.8??(1) In/(In+X)=0.29 to 0.99??(2) Zn/(X+Zn)=0.29 to 0.99??(3).

Abstract: An ?-olefin polymer satisfying the following (1) to (4): (1) the average carbon-atom number of ?-olefins constituting the polymer is 6.0 or more and 14 or less; (2) the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn)?2.0; (3) 3000?weight average molecular weight (Mw)?600000; and (4) (Log10 Mp-Log10M1)?(Log10M2-Log10Mp)?0.2; wherein, in a chart measured by gel permeation chromatography, M1 is the molecular weight at the starting point of the peak, Mp is the molecular weight at the peak top; and M2 is the molecular weight at the end point of the peak.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the milk yield and/or milk quality of a ruminant for milk production, to prevent or treat a perinatal disease of a ruminant, and to improve the reproductivity of a ruminant. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the following is provided. An agent for improving at least one of milk yield and milk quality of a ruminant, comprising at least one of cashew nut shell liquid, heat-treated cashew nut shell liquid, anacardic acid, cardanol, and cardol. An agent for preventing or treating a perinatal disease of a ruminant, comprising at least one of cashew nut shell liquid, heat-treated cashew nut shell liquid, anacardic acid, cardanol, and cardol. An agent for improving reproductivity of a ruminant, comprising at least one of cashew nut shell liquid, heat-treated cashew nut shell liquid, anacardic acid, cardanol, and cardol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aromatic amine derivatives having a specific structure in which a substituted diphenylamino group is bonded to a pyrene structure; and organic electroluminescent devices comprising a cathode, an anode and one or plural organic thin film layers having at least a light emitting layer which are sandwiched between the cathode and the anode wherein at least one of the organic thin film layers contains the above material for organic electroluminescent devices in the form of a single substance or a component of a mixture. There are provided the material for organic electroluminescent devices exhibiting a long lifetime and a high efficiency of blue light emission, as well as the aromatic amine derivatives capable of realizing such organic electroluminescent devices.

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition used in an internal combustion engine contains lubricating base oil; a disulfide compound as a component (A), a no-boron-containing ashless dispersant as a component (B), and a boron-containing ashless dispersant as a component (C). The disulfide compound as the component (A) is represented by the following formula (1) and/or the following formula (2). The no-boron-containing ashless dispersant as the component (B) has in its side chain: an alkyl group having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 3,000; or an alkenyl group having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 3,000. The boron-containing ashless dispersant as the component (C) has in its side chain: an alkyl group having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 4,000; or an alkenyl group having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 4,000.

Abstract: An engine oil composition obtained by compounding: (A) a base oil mixture including a first base oil and a second base oil, the first base oil having a kinematic viscosity of 2 to 50 mm2/s at 100° C., a viscosity index of 80, and a sulfur content of less than 0.03 mass %, the second base oil having a kinematic viscosity of 2 to 50 mm2/s at 100° C., a viscosity index of 60, and a sulfur content of 0.03 mass % or more; (B) an oil-soluble molybdenum-containing composition; and (C) a molybdenum-based friction modifier; in which, based on the total amount of engine oil composition, the content of the second base oil is 0.1 to 15 mass %, the content of (B) oil-soluble molybdenum-containing composition is 10 to 1000 mass ppm in terms of amount of molybdenum, and the content of (C) molybdenum-based friction modifier is 100 to 1000 mass ppm in terms of amount of molybdenum.

Abstract: A compound for an organic thin film transistor having a structure shown by the following formula (1): X1-L-Ar-L-X2??(1) wherein L is —C?C—, or —CH?CH— in a trans configuration, X1 and X2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 60 ring atoms, and their bonding positions to L are in heterocycles, Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 ring carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 60 ring atoms, and at least one of X1, X2 and Ar is a bi- or higher-fused ring.

Abstract: The method of producing a spunbond nonwoven fabric promotes the bleed out of the additive, which has pleasant texture such as tactile feel and excellent flexibility. The spunbond nonwoven fabric is obtained by this method. Specifically, (1) the method of producing a spunbond nonwoven fabric includes annealing a spunbond nonwoven fabric formed by using a crystalline resin composition (I) containing a low crystalline olefin polymer (a) with an elastic modulus of 10 to 450 MPa in a content of 1 to 50% by mass, a high crystalline olefin polymer (b) with an elastic modulus of 500 to 2,000 MPa, the content of the component (b) being the rest, and an additive (c) in a content of 1 to 20,000 ppm by mass.

Abstract: An ?-olefin polymer has (A) a tacticity index(meso triad fraction)[mm] of 10 to 50 mol %, (B) a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 200 to 10,000 mm2/s, (C) a content of a dimer and a trimer is less than 2 mass %, and (D) an average number of carbon atoms of 4 to 30.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device including an anode, an emitting layer, a blocking layer, an electron-injecting layer and a cathode in this sequence, the emitting layer including a host and a styrylamine derivative having a specific structure; and the triplet energy ETb of the blocking layer being larger than the triplet energy ETh of the host.