Abstract: A negative electrode 10 for a nonaqueous secondary battery includes an active material layer 12 containing active material particles 12a. The active material particles 12a are coated at least partially with a metallic material 13 having low capability of forming a lithium compound. The active material layer 12 has voids formed between the metallic material-coated active material particles 12a. The metallic material 13 has an average crystallite size of 0.01 to 1 ?m and covers 5% to 95% of the surface of the particles 12a. The metallic material covering the surface of the particles preferably has a thickness of 0.05 to 2 ?m on average.

Abstract: To provide a plastic polarized lens which is excellent in processability and the like as well as in adhesion property of the polarized film, and a method of producing the same. In the plastic polarized lens of the present invention, layers comprised of thiourethane-based resins obtained by reacting (A) isocyanate compounds with (B) active hydrogen compounds are stacked on both sides of a polarized film comprised of thermoplastic polyester formed under a predetermined temperature condition.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition having improved heat resistance (high crystallinity) and transparency without impairing rigidity which a polylactic acid resin inherently has, and a molded article composed of the resin composition. A polylactic acid resin composition of the present invention contains 100 parts by weight of a polylactic acid compound (A) having a specific moiety represented by the formula (1): -X1—R1—X2- and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 5,000 to 500,000, 5 to 2,000 parts by weight of a lactic acid resin (B) and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one kind of a transparent nucleating agent (C) selected from carboxylic acid amides, aliphatic alcohols and aliphatic carboxylic acid esters.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a process for producing dicyanonorbornane characterized by causing hydrogen cyanide to undergo addition reaction with cyanonorbornene (bicyclo[2.2.1]-5-heptene-2-carbonitrile) in the presence of a zerovalent nickel complex catalyst which is produced by using a phosphite represented by P(x)(y)(z) (wherein P is a phosphorus atom, and x, y and z are each OR, where R represents an aryl group having not more than 18 carbon atoms) as a ligand to reduce a nickel halide with at least one metal selected among zinc, cadmium, beryllium, aluminum, iron and cobalt, wherein the phosphite is one which has a phosphate content of 1.0 weight % or lower based on the whole phosphite.

Abstract: A polyester binder resin for a toner that excels in low-temperature fixing properties, offset resistance, development durability, long-term storability, electrification properties, pulverizability, etc.; and a toner containing the same. The binder resin for a toner is comprised of a polyester resin and, dispersed therein, a wax having a substituent selected from among a substituent of aromatic structure (representative example thereof is a group derived from a styrene compound), a carboxyl group and a hydroxyl group, or comprised of a polyester resin having the above wax introduced in the structure thereof. The toner containing the above binder resin for toner exhibits excellent capability in not only, as fundamental performance of toner, low-temperature fixing properties and offset resistance but also development durability, antiblocking properties and pulverizability.

Abstract: A door lock system includes a first link lever, a second link lever, and a spring. The first link lever moves to a transmitting position in response to an unlocking operation. The second link lever includes a ratchet driver that is formed integrally with a bushing. The ratchet driver is rotatable between a first rotational position and a second rotational position on the first link lever. In response to a door-opening operation, when the ratchet driver is in the first rotational position and the first link lever is in the transmitting position, the second link lever allows a ratchet lever to disengage a ratchet from a latch. The spring maintains the second link lever in the first rotational position when the first link lever moves to the transmitting position.

Abstract: In a gas diffusion electrode assembly, and in an electrolyzer using the same, a bonding piece having on at least one surface a perfluorosulfonic acid layer, a perfluorosulfonyl fluoride layer or an alkyl ester of perfluorocarboxylic acid layer is positioned at its perfluoro compound layer surface with respect to the gas diffusion electrode assembly. Adjacent gas diffusion electrodes are heat fusion bonded together, or heat fusion bonding is carried out using the bonding piece in a frame form. Adjacent gas diffusion electrodes are sealed up by heat fusion bonding, using a material that is similar to the material that forms the gas diffusion electrodes.

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: Disclosed is a polymerizable composition containing a compound represented by the following general formula (1), wherein, in the formula, M represents P, P?O or P?S; X1 and X2 each independently represent a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; R1 represents a divalent organic group; m represents 0 or an integer of not less than 1; n represents an integer of not less than 1 but not more than 3; p and q represent (1, 0) or (0, 1); and Y represents an inorganic or organic residue.

Abstract: An insecticidal and fungicidal composition capable of controlling crop diseases and insect pests at the same time by combining an insecticidal active ingredient and a fungicidal active ingredient is provided. The insecticidal and fungicidal composition is characterized by comprising as active ingredients a compound represented by the general formula (1) or (2) and a compound represented by the general formula (3) or (4). wherein, in the formula, A1, A2, A3, and A4 independently represent a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom or an oxidized nitrogen atom; G1 and G2 independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R1 and R2 independently a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group; Xs may be the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a trifluoromethyl group; Q1 represents substituents such as a phenyl group, a heterocyclic group or the like; and Q2 represents substituents such as a phenyl group, a heterocyclic group or the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides an olefin polymer having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a specific molecular weight, an olefin polymer having a functional group introduced at the terminal, a tapered polymer containing a segment wherein monomer composition continuously changes in the polymer chain, an olefin polymer having different segments which are bonded to each other, and a process for preparing these polymers. The olefin polymers of the invention are polymers of olefins of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and have a number-average molecular weight of not less than 500 and Mw/Mn of not more than 1.5.

Abstract: A liquid crystal sealing agent composition that is a one-component light and heat-curable resin composition containing: (1) a solid epoxy resin having a ring and ball method softening temperature of 40° C. or above; (2) an acrylate monomer and/or a methacrylate monomer, or an oligomer thereof; (3) a thermoplastic polymer having a ring and ball method softening temperature of 50 to 120° C., the thermoplastic polymer being obtained by copolymerizing an acrylate monomer and/or a methacrylate monomer with a monomer copolymerizable therewith; (4) a light-activated radical polymerization initiator; and (5) a latent epoxy curing agent.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition which is increased in heat resistance (high crystallinity) and transparency without impairing rigidity which a thermoplastic resin inherently has and a molded article containing the resin composition. A thermoplastic resin composition relating to the present invention includes a thermoplastic resin (A) and a crystal nucleating agent (B) composed of tris(amino acid ester)amides of trimesic acid. The crystal nucleating agent (B) is preferably tris(valine ester)amides of trimesic acid or tris(leucine ester)amides of trimesic acid, and the thermoplastic resin (A) is preferably a lactic acid resin and more preferably a polylactic acid.

Abstract: A wiring board includes an insulating substrate and a wiring pattern. The wiring pattern includes a main body and an upper end portion and is embedded in the insulating substrate while exposing at least the upper end portion on a surface of the insulating substrate. The upper end portion has a cross-sectional width smaller than that of a lower end portion of the wiring pattern embedded in the insulating substrate. The upper end portion is formed of a metal that is more noble than a metal of the main body of the wiring pattern. The wiring board having this structure achieves very high adhesion of the wiring pattern to the insulating layer.

Abstract: A photocurable resin composition comprises a cationic polymerizable compound (A), an acrylic resin (B) and a cationic photopolymerization initiator (C), in which the acrylic resin (B) has a cationic polymerizable functional group, and the content of the component (A) is 30 to 95 parts by mass and the content of the component (B) is 5 to 70 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the components (A) and (B). In addition, the functional group of the acrylic resin (B) preferably contains at least one of a cyclic ether group, a vinyloxy group, an acid adduct of a vinyloxy group, and an active hydrogen group, with the active hydrogen group preferably being a hydroxyl group. The photocurable resin composition has sufficient curability and sufficient adhesiveness to rigid plastics such as polycarbonate and PET having poor adhesive property.

Abstract: A computerized management system is provided. The system includes a routine for accessing journal entries stored in a memory and an automated journal entry generating routine for generating journal entries for a first set-of-books and for a second set-of-books based on the accessed journal entries. The journal entries for the first set-of-books are in accordance with a first reporting standard and the journal entries for the second set-of-books are in accordance with a second, different reporting standard.

Abstract: An ethylene (co)polymer of the present invention is a (co)polymer with excellent moldability and mechanical properties and either an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and an ?-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms. The (co)polymer has methyl branches measured by 13C-NMR less than 0.1 in number per 1,000 carbon atoms and Mw/Mn measured by GPC not lower than 1.8 and lower than 4.5. The (co)polymer is either an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and an ?-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms. The melt tension (MT) and the swell ratio (SR) satisfy the relation; log(MT)>12.9?7.15×SR; and the intrinsic viscosity ([?]) and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation; [?]>1.85×MFR?0.192 in the case of MFR<1 and the relation; [?]>1.85×MFR?0.213 in the case of MFR?1. Such an ethylene (co)polymer can be usable for various molding applications and especially suitable for pipes.

Abstract: There are provided a method for producing porous silica and a porous silica film having low specific dielectric constant and high mechanical strength, that are preferably applicable to optical functional materials, electronic functional materials or the like, and a method for producing an interlayer insulating film, a semiconductor material and a semiconductor apparatus and a producing apparatus, which use the porous silica film. A solution containing a hydrolysis-condensation product of alkoxysilanes and a surfactant is dried to form a composite to which are then applied in the following order an ultraviolet ray irradiation treatment and a hydrophobic treatment with the use of an organic silicon compound having an alkyl group. By forming the composite by drying the solution on a substrate, the porous silica film is obtained.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved process for producing nitroisourea derivatives which is necessary for producing nitroguanidine derivatives having an insecticidal activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides fluoropolymer laminates having isotropic properties. For example, an embodiment in which multiple fluoropolymer sheets having a liquid crystalline polymer oriented in the fibrous state in the melt processible fluoropolymer are laminated, despite having the fibrous LCP oriented in one direction in each single extruded sheet, makes it possible to laminate in such a way as to compensate for their orientation directions, the laminate thereby becoming isotropic as regards physical properties. The laminates also have low linear coefficient of expansion and low thermal shrinkage as well as elevated tensile modulus and low dielectric constant.

Abstract: A thin film magnetic head comprises a slider and a reading/writing element attached to an end surface of the slider, wherein the reading/writing element is disposed at an end surface in the longitudinal direction of the slider when the longitudinal direction and the width direction are determined on the surface which faces a magnetic recording medium, of the slider, and the slider has a linear groove in the surface opposite the surface which faces the magnetic recording medium, at the intermediate portion in the width direction of the slider and along the longitudinal direction.