Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrophotographic photoconductor comprising:a conductive substrate;a charge-generation layer formed on said conductive substrate; anda charge-transport layer formed on said charge-generation layer, said charge-transport layer comprising a charge-transport material and a binder resin which comprises a polycarbonate composed of at least one specified structural unit derived from benzophenone or a derivative thereof and at least one another specified structural unit derived from diphenylmethan or a derivative thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a piezoelectric ceramic composition for actuator which is a composition comprising a basic composition containing lead, lanthanum, alkali earth metals, zirconium, titanium and oxygen in the formulation represented by the following general formula (I): ##EQU1## where A represents one or more element(s) selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ca and Sr; 0<x.ltoreq.0.07; 0.40.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.65; and 0<m.ltoreq.0.15, wherein the ceramic composition containing, relative to the basic composition, one or more element(s) selected from the group consisting of iron, aluminum, manganese, indium and tellurium in an amount of 0.02 to 0.3% by weight in terms of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 or Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.02 to 0.2% by weight in terms of MnO.sub.2 and 0.02 to 0.5% by weight in terms of In.sub.2 O.sub.3 or TeO.sub.2.

Abstract: In a process for fabricating a semiconductor laser by forming a double-heterostructure made up of a first cladding layer, an active layer and a second cladding layer on a semiconductor substrate at the first growth step, forming protecting films for selective growth on both sides of a striped region for current injection, without etching the second cladding layer, and growing a third cladding layer and a contact layer for current injection at a second growth step, the second cladding layer formed at the first growth step is grown to the thickness required for achieving laser characteristics.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising an alkali-soluble resin, a quinonediazide-type photosensitive compound and a solvent, as the main components, wherein the alkali-soluble resin is a polycondensation product of 1 at least one phenolic compound of the following formula (A) and 2 (a) formaldehyde and (b) at least one ketone or aldehyde of the following formula (B), and the mixing ratio of the formaldehyde (a) to the ketone or aldehyde (b) is within a range of from 1/99 to 99/1 in terms of the molar ratio of (a)/(b): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a group of the formula R.sup.2, OR.sup.3, COOR.sup.4 or CH.sub.2 COOR.sup.5 wherein R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, each of R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 which are independent of one another, is a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, n is an integer of from 0 to 3, provided that when n is 2 or 3, a plurality of R.sup.1 are the same or different, and each of R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 which are independent of each other, is a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an electrostatic developer comprising image-forming particles which are magnetic, conductive particles having an average particle size of not more than that of the image-forming particles and more than 0.1 .mu.m, and particles obtainable by subjecting insulative inorganic oxide particles having a frictional charging polarity opposite to that of the image-forming particles to a hydrophobic treatment with silicone; and an electrostatic developing method in which the developer is used.

Abstract: An agent for capturing metal ions, which consists essentially of a cyclic inulooligosaccharide having from 6 to 8 molecules of fructose bonded by .beta.-2,1 bonds to form a cyclic structure, wherein hydroxyl groups may all or partially be alkylated.

Abstract: Indane-1, 3-dione derivatives of the following general formula [I]: ##STR1## and herbicidal compositions containing them as an active ingredient are provided. The derivatives are highly valuable in exhibiting excellent herbicidal activity while causing markedly low damage on crops.

Abstract: A method for producing an acrylonitrile crosslinked copolymer, which comprises copolymerizing, as polymerizable monomers, acrylonitrile, an alkyl ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, an aliphatic or alicyclic crosslinkable unsaturated monomer having at least two allyl groups, and an aromatic crosslinkable polyunsaturated monomer, in the presence of from 10 to 45% by weight, based on the total amount of the polymerizable monomers, of an inert organic solvent having a specific gravity of at least 1.0.

Abstract: A process for producing a fiber-reinforced resin molding, which includes placing a fiber reinforcement in the cavity of a mold composed of a top force and a bottom force; closing the mold, slanting the mold at an angle of 15.degree. to 90.degree. degrees, rejecting a liquid resin material into the cavity; curing the resin material; and after completion of curing, opening the mold to withdraw the molding therefrom, therein the inside of the cavity is brought into a pressurized state by a pressurized gas during the period after completion of injection of the liquid resin material till gelation of the resin material, and such a pressurized state is maintained until completion of curing.

Abstract: A method for recovering rhodium comprising the steps of: adding a basic compound to an organic solution containing a rhodium complex containing at least one type of organophosphorus compound as a ligand and an organophosphorus compound, combusting the resultant mixture to ash under a controlled temperature of less than 1,000.degree. C.; and cleaning the ash using a cleaning solution containing a reducing agent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-color transfer image forming method, which comprises subjecting a colored image forming material having a coloration recording layer comprising at least two layers and containing a photosensitive material and a colorant on a support to aqueous development after imagewise exposure, thereby forming a colored image, transferring the colored image to an image receiving member through the outermost surface of the coloration recording layer and then transferring at least one colored image with different hue onto the same image receiving member in conformity with the colored image, characterized in that the layer of the coloration recording layer remotest from the support is a layer adherable to the image receiving member, and only the colored image portion is transferred onto the image receiving member to have the image receiving member surface exposed at the non-image portion of the multi-color image.

Abstract: A method for controlling a hydroformylation reaction for producing an aldehyde by subjecting an olefin, a feed oxo gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and a recycled gas withdrawn from a reactor and returned to the reactor, to a hydroformylation reaction in the reactor in the presence of a catalyst, which comprises:setting out a target value for the partial pressure of carbon monoxide in the reaction system to control the hydroformylation reaction;detecting the partial pressure of carbon monoxide corresponding to the target value; andcomparing the detected partial pressure of carbon monoxide with the target value to adjust a flow rate of a discharged gas from the reactor; orcomparing the detected partial pressure of carbon monoxide with the target value to adjust a flow rate of the feed oxo gas.

Abstract: A fiber reinforced plastic reinforcement for concrete structure comprises a core made of a fiber reinforced plastic material composed of a matrix resin and reinforcing fiber, uneven profile portion integrally formed on the peripheral surface portion of the core having alternately arranged first higher portions and second lower portions, and the reinforcing fiber extending in series across the core and the uneven profile portion.

Abstract: A carrier for developing electrostatic latent images is disclosed, which comprises a core material at least a part of which is coated with a resin containing a copolymer comprised of vinylidene chloride and at least one monomer having an unsaturated double bond and being copolymerizable with vinylidene chloride, wherein the copolymer is comprised of (a) from 70 to 30 mol % of vinylidene chloride, (b) from 20 to 60 mol % of acrylonitrile and/or an acrylonitrile derivative, and (c) from 0 to 40 mol % of a monomer having an unsaturated double bond and being copolymerizable with components (a) and (b). An electrophotographic developer containing the carrier and an electrophotographic developing process using the developer are also disclosed.

Abstract: A polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) porous film is formed from a PTFE resin molding powder obtained by suspension polymerization. The film has a porosity of 40 to 80% and a removal ratio of uniform particles having a diameter of 0.2 .mu.m less than 99%, or has a porosity of 40 to 80% and a bubble point of not less than 3 kg/cm.sup.2. This PTFE porous film is obtained by a process of compression-molding a PTFE resin molding powder to prepare a preform, sintering the preform at a temperature not lower than the melting point of the unsintered PTFE, processing the preform into films, then laminating at least two of the obtained films, fusing the films to unite them, and subjecting the obtained film to uniaxial or biaxial stretching at a temperature not higher than a melting point of the sintered PTFE. If desired, the finally obtained film may be subjected to heat setting. In the PTFE porous film of the invention, pores are nearly round and the diameters of the pores are almost uniform.

Abstract: A novel toner for developing electrostatic images is disclosed, which comprises at least a resin and a granulated carbon black having a grain hardness of 2 g or less as starting raw materials blended therein. In addition, a novel process for the production of the novel toner is described.

Abstract: Acyclic terpene compounds useful as intermediates for producing sarcophytol A which have an anti-carcinogenic promotor activity and anti-tumor activity, which compounds are shown by the general formula (I): ##STR1##

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor laser element comprising a first cladding layer, an optical guiding layer, an active layer and a second cladding layer disposed in this order or in reverse order on a semiconductor substrate, a refractive index of the optical guiding layer being larger than both refractive indexes of the first and second cladding layers, and a refractive index of the optical guiding layer is smaller than that of the active layer but larger than that of the first cladding layer, and a burying layer having a refractive index smaller than that of at least one of the first and second cladding layers being disposed on side faces other than laser-emitting faces of the optical guiding layer and the active layer.

Abstract: A longitudinal magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic substrate having a texture with a arithmetric average roughness Ra in a circumferential direction of at least 20 .ANG. and a magnetic alloy layer comprising cobalt and chromium as the main components, formed on the substrate, wherein the magnetic alloy layer has (i) a feature that when the orientation degree of the hcp crystal structure is represented by the diffraction ray intensity of electron diffraction by transmission electron diffractiometry, the intensity ratio of the electron diffraction ring in the Co (002) plane between the circumferential direction and the radial direction of the substrate is at least 3, and (ii) a segregation structure having low chromium concentration regions surrounded by high chromium concentration regions, the diameters of the defined low chromium concentration regions being within a range of from 80 to 500 .ANG.

Abstract: The thieno[3.2-b]pyridine derivative of the present invention promote the gastric emptying in male ddy mice and the gastric contraction in dogs sutured with a strain-gauge transducer. It is believed that the derivatives have the action to enhance gastric motor action and gastric emptying. Therefore, the compound of the present invention are effective for the prevention and therapeutical treatment of the symptoms caused by gastric hypanakinesis, such as heartburn, abdominal distension feeling, anorexia, unpleasant feeling on upper abdomen, abdominalgia, nausea, vomiting, etc. caused by the underlying diseases such as acute and chronic gastritis, stomach and duodenum ulcer, gastroneurosis, gastroptosis, etc. The present invention also encompasses a pharmaceutical composition containing as the effective ingredient a compound of the present invention, and a method for producing the same.