Abstract: Disclosed is a metal compound represented by the following formula (0): in the formula (0), A represents a thietane ring, or a monovalent group containing a thiol group; B represents a divalent group containing a heteroatom; R2 represents a divalent organic group; n represents the valence of M; p represents an integer of 1 ton; M represents a lanthanoid atom or a barium (Ba) atom when A is a thietane ring, and represents a lanthanoid atom when A is a monovalent group containing a thiol group; or more than Y represents a monovalent inorganic or organic group; when n?p is not less than 2, a plurality of Y's each independently represent a monovalent inorganic or organic group; and when n?p is not less than 2, the plurality of Y's may be bonded with each other to form a ring containing M.

Abstract: A pest control agent containing a compound represented by the following Formula (1), wherein A represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or the like, K represents a non-metal atom group necessary for forming a cyclic linking group derived from a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring, in combination with A and two carbon atoms to which A bonds, X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like, n represents an integer of from 0 to 4, T represents —C(=G1)-Q1 (wherein G1 and G2 represent an oxygen atom or the like, Q1 represents a phenyl group which may have a substituent, a heterocyclic group which may have a substituent, or the like), or the like, Q2 represents a phenyl group or the like, G3 represents an oxygen atom or the like, and R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, or a group represented by -L-D, or the like (provided that at least either R1 or R2 represents a group represented by -L-D); as an active ingredient exhibits an excellent effect.

Abstract: The invention has an object of providing a continuous fiber nonwoven fabric including a hollow fiber having excellent strength, in particular mono-filament strength, and having high hollowness even when formed to a fine filament. A continuous fiber nonwoven fabric includes a hollow fiber including a propylene polymer having a ratio of the Z average molecular weight (Mz) and the weight average molecular weight (Mw), (Mz/Mw), in the range of 1.5 to 1.9, and in a preferred embodiment having a ratio of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) and the number average molecular weight (Mn), (Mw/Mn), in the range of 2.0 to 2.9.

Abstract: Provided are: a mold release film, which has excellent mold releasability to a semiconductor resin package and does not easily generate warpage, wrinkles and the like; and a method for obtaining a semiconductor resin package having excellent dimensional accuracy by using such mold release film. The mold release film for manufacturing a semiconductor resin package has one or more base material layers (C), a pair of outermost layers (A) which sandwich the base material layers (C) and contain a 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer as a main component, and a pair of adhesive layers (B) which adhere together the base material layers (C) and the outermost layers (A).

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium secondary battery, wherein the lithium secondary battery includes, as a cathode active material, a composite oxide in which at least 35% by mole of a transition metal included in the composite oxide is manganese, and wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solution includes an unsaturated sultone.

Abstract: An amide derivative represented by Formula (3), which exhibits excellent efficacy in pest control effect, is produced by allowing a compound represented by the following Formula (1) and a compound represented by Formula (2) to react with each other. In Formula (1) to Formula (3), Y1 and Y2 each represent a halogen atom or a haloalkyl group; Rf represents a C3-C4 perfluoroalkyl group; and R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; LG represents a leaving group; T represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom; X1, X3, X4, and X5 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like; and A represents a nitrogen atom, a methine group, or the like.

Abstract: Medical tubes are well balanced in transparency, flexibility, heat resistance, scratch resistance and rubber elasticity. The medical tubes including a propylene polymer composition (A) that contains a polymer with propylene units, at least part of the polymer having an isotactic structure and the total of the propylene units of the polymer being in an amount of 65 to 82 mol % (the total of the structural units of the polymer in the composition is 100 mol %), and that satisfies the following (a1), (a2) and (b1): (a1) the modulus in tension is in the range of 5 to 25 MPa as determined in accordance with JIS K 6301; (a2) the penetration temperature is 120° C. or above as determined in accordance with JIS K 7196; and (b1) when a tube being made of the composition (A) and having an inner diameter of 2.1 mm, an outer diameter of 3.

Abstract: A laminated stator core 10, formed by laminating stator core sheets 17, each of the stator core sheets 17 punched out from a magnetic metal sheet 32 so as to have a common axis with a rotor core sheet 36 which punched out from the magnetic metal sheet 32 before the stator core sheet 17 is punched out; the stator core sheet 17 including a thin section 24 in a magnetic pole shaft piece 20; the thin section 24 formed by pressing a part or a whole of a magnetic pole shaft piece 20 in a thickness direction, and elongating the same in a radially inward direction; and further the thin section 24 having a thickness within 50-95% of that of the magnetic metal sheet 32 and a radial length within 30-100% of that of the magnetic pole shaft piece 20. This enables a magnetic pole piece 19 to be elongated to form the thin section 24 without adverse effect on magnetic characteristics thereof, and improves caulking accuracy and dimensional accuracy for blanking both of the core sheets 17, 36 from one magnetic metal sheet 32.

Abstract: A light absorption examining device includes a laser light source that emits the pulse laser beam, a measuring unit that retains the measuring object and irradiates the measuring object with the pulse laser beam, a light receiving unit that receives the pulse laser beam transmitted through the measuring object and outputs a light receiving signal, a pulse generator that produces a single rectangular pulse at a time when a signal level of the light receiving signal output from the light receiving unit intersects a set threshold, a laser driver that supplies the produced rectangular pulse to the laser light source to emit the pulse laser beam, and a control/processing unit that determines an accumulated delay time and examines absorption of the pulse laser beam by the measuring object using the determined accumulated delay time, the accumulated delay time representing a delay in a production timing of the rectangular pulse.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technology for forming a roughened surface of a copper foil which is laminated with an insulating resin substrate having a low dielectric constant, on which a fine-pitch wiring can be formed. To achieve the object, a method for roughening a surface of copper foil to be laminated with an insulating resin substrate characterized by depositing and forming of fine copper particles on the surface of copper foil, under conditions for burnt copper plating, using a sulfuric acid-based copper plating solution containing a quaternary ammonium salt polymer, is employed as a method for roughening treatment of a copper foil. Preferably, a solution temperature of the sulfuric acid-based copper plating solution of 20° C. to 40° C. and electrolysis is carried out with an average anode current density of 5 A/dm2 to 40 A/dm2 for a time period of 5 seconds to 20 seconds.

Abstract: Provided is a styrene-based resin-containing composition including (A) a polymer saponified product which is obtained by saponifying an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester copolymer with potassium and has a potassium ion concentration in the range of 0.1 to 5.8 mol/kg, in an amount of 2 parts by mass or more and less than 100 parts by mass, and (B) a styrene-based resin, in an amount of more than 0 parts by mass and 98 parts by mass or less, the composition having a potassium ion concentration of 0.002 to 5.8 mol/kg.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound represented by the following general formula (1), wherein, in the formula, M1 represents Sb or Bi; X1 and X2 each independently represent a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; R1 represents a divalent organic group; Y1 represents a monovalent inorganic or organic group; a represents a number of 1 or 2; b represents a number of 0 or an integer of not less than 1; c represents an integer of not less than 1 and not more than d; d represents a valence of M1; when d?c is not less than 2, a plurality of Y1s each independently represent a monovalent inorganic or organic group and may be bonded to each other to form an M1-containing ring; and e represents a number of 0 or an integer of not less than 1.

Abstract: A method comprising: a first process of placing a laminated rotor core in a preheating device to preheat the laminated core; a second process of removing the preheated laminated core from the preheating device and disposing the laminated core between upper and lower dies of a resin sealing apparatus; a third process of pressing the laminated core by the upper and lower dies and liquefying resin material in resin reservoir pots by heating; and a fourth process of ejecting the liquefied resin material from the pots into the magnet insertion holes by plungers inserted and moving vertically in the pots and thermally curing the resin material. The method improves efficiency of resin sealing the permanent magnets in the laminated core.

Abstract: A compound having two or more thiol groups and an atom selected from metal atoms in a molecule, a polythiol composition containing such a compound, a polymerizable composition containing such a polythiol composition, a resin obtained by polymerization of such a polymerizable composition, and an optical component obtained from such a resin are provided. The polymerizable composition can be a raw material for a resin having high transparency, good heat resistance and mechanical strength required for optical components such as plastic lenses and the like, while attaining a high refractive index (nd) exceeding 1.7.

Abstract: Ethylene is oligomerized with a catalyst in which nickel is supported on a support containing silica and alumina. The catalyst has little deterioration over long periods and affords oligomers with high productivity. The ethylene oligomerization catalyst includes a support and a nickel compound supported on the support, the support including silica and alumina, and the amount of nickel supported is in the range of 0.0001 to 1 wt % based on the weight of the support, and the molar ratio of silica to alumina in the support (SiO2/Al2O3) is in the range of 100 to 2000. In a process of the invention, ethylene is oligomerized with use of the catalyst.

Abstract: The composition of the present invention contains a product having a thiol group obtained by reacting an Sb or Bi oxide or an Sb or Bi halide with at least one kind of polythiol compounds selected from compounds having at least two thiol groups in a molecule.

Abstract: A laminated rotor core (36) wherein permanent magnets (47) are inserted in respective magnet insertion holes (46) is disposed between and pressed by an upper die (37) and a lower die (29). The upper die (37) has resin reservoir pots (50) provided above the laminated rotor core (36) and at positions corresponding to the respective magnet insertion holes (46). Raw resin material put in the resin reservoir pots (50) is heated by the upper die (37). Subsequently, the resin material in a liquefied state is ejected from the resin reservoir pots (50) by plungers (52) that are inserted and moves vertically in the resin reservoir pots (50) and is directly filled in the magnet insertion holes (46). Consequently, the respective magnet insertion holes (46) are filled with the resin material more evenly and highly reliable products can be supplied at low cost.

Abstract: A green emitting phosphor is provided, allowing the internal quantum efficiency to be increased. A green emitting phosphor is proposed, which is a green emitting phosphor comprising a mother crystal containing Sr, Ga and S, and a luminescent center, characterized in that, in an XRD pattern, the ratio of the diffraction intensity of the maximum peak appearing at diffraction angle 2?=14 to 20° over the diffraction intensity of the maximum peak appearing at diffraction angle 2?=21 to 27° is 0.4 or greater.

Abstract: A resin molding apparatus of a simplified structure is provided that offers high handling efficiency by a work robot, thereby improving a throughput. The resin molding apparatus (200) that retains a hollow molded body (10) including a closed-bottom cylindrical main body (12) and a cylindrical open neck portion (20), the open neck portion (20) including a helical ridge portion (22) formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof and divided into a plurality of helical segments by a slit (24) extending in an axial direction of the open neck portion (20), and that overmolds a resin sheathing body (30) on an outer surface of the main body (12), includes a first recess in which the open neck portion (20) is to be fitted, and a rib (216) formed on a circumferential surface of the recess so as to extend in a depthwise direction thereof, and to be engaged with the slit (24).

Abstract: Provided are polymer particles composed of a terminally branched copolymer represented by the following general formula (1) and having a number average molecular weight of not more than 2.5×104, wherein, in the formula, A represents a polyolefin chain; R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and at least one of R1 and R2 is a hydrogen atom; and X1 and X2 may be the same or different, and each a linear or branched polyalkylene glycol group.