Abstract: The olefin polymer composition according to the invention comprises [I] an .alpha.-olefin/polyene copolymer-containing polymer in an amount of 0.005 to 99 by weight, said .alpha.-olefin/polyene copolymer-containing polymer comprising (i) an .alpha.-olefin/polyene copolymer and (ii) a polypropylene, and [II] a polymer of .alpha.-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms in an amount of 1 to 99.995% by weight. The olefin polymer composition comprising the .alpha.-olefin/polyene copolymer-containing polymer [I] and the olefin polymer [II] has a high melt tension and an excellent moldability in an inflation molding, and further it can be molded into a large sized container, etc. by means of a blow molding or the like.

Abstract: A degradable non-woven fabric obtained from an web formed of lactic acid-based polymer filaments comprising of one or more lactic acid-based polymers selected from a poly (DL-lactic acid) having more than 80 mol % of L-lactic acid units, poly (DL-lactic acid) having more than 80 mol % of D-lactic acid units, L-lactic acid/hydroxycarboxylic acid copolymer having 70 mol % or more of L-lactic acid units, and D-lactic acid/hydroxycarboxylic acid copolymer having 70 mol % or more of D-lactic acid units, and a preparation process of the degradable non-woven fabric which has good dimensional stability and can be degraded and disappeared under natural environment when abandoned.

Abstract: An olefin polymerization catalyst formed from (A) a solid titanium catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium and halogen as essential ingredients, (B) an organoaluminum compound, and (C) an organosilicon compound containing a cyclopentyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclopentadienyl group or a derivative derived from any of these groups.A polymerization process which comprises polymerizing or copolymerizing olefins in the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst to form a homopolyolefin having high stereoregularity or a copolyolefin having a narrow composition distribution.

Abstract: The present invention provides a copper-clad laminate characterized in that an electrolytic copper foil on the glossy surface side of which a copper electrodeposit is formed, is bonded at its glossy surface side to one side or each of both sides of a substrate, which has a fine-pitch wiring (circuit) pattern and exhibits a high etching factor. The present invention further provides a copper-clad laminate which can be suitably employed in the production of such a printed wiring board.

Abstract: A bulky synthetic pulp sheet which does not lose its shape even after having absorbed a liquid and has excellent resistance against to chemicals such as acids and alkalis, and a process for preparing the same, which pulp sheet contains 5 to 95% by weight of a synthetic pulp having a drainage factor over a range of from 0.1 to 2.0 sec/g, and 5 to 50% by weight of a polymer binder having a melting point lower than a melting point or a decomposition temperature of said synthetic pulp, the sheet being obtained by subjecting a mixture of the synthetic pulp and fibrous binder to wet laid sheet-making followed by a heat treatment, and having an apparent density of 0.15 g/cm.sup.3 or smaller under the load of 200 g/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: Compounds having an activity to stimulate the carcinostatic effect of carcinostatic agents, which can be expressed by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## in which A is ##STR2## (in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independent and represent a hydrogen atom or a phenyl group) are made into fumarates so as to improve their oral absorbability and solubility in water without interfering with their effects.

Abstract: A laminate comprising a thermoplastic polymer essentially consisting of polylactic acid, a copolymer of lactic acid and hydroxycarboxylic acid or a mixture of polylactic acid with a copolymer of lactic acid and hydroxycarboxylic acid, and a regenerated cellulose film, paper, leather, cloth, or fiber. The laminate undergoes degradability in the natural environment, is excellent in transparency, gloss and moisture-proofness, has high strength and can be used for various packaging materials.

Abstract: A colored styrenic resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a styrenic resin, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of titanium oxide and 0.05 to 2.5 parts by weight of an organo-tin compound and in which the amount of the organo-tin compound is not less than 10% by weight on the basis of the amount of the titanium oxide. The resin composition ensures the production of injection-molded articles free of black streaks and, therefore, the articles formed from the resin composition of the invention have high commercial value. The colored styrenic resin composition is useful as a material for the production of housings of, for example, a variety of electric appliances and office machinery and equipment as well as miscellaneous goods.

Abstract: A polyphenylene ether resin composition containing (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene-ether-base resin composed of 100-60 wt. % of a polyphenylene ether resin and 0-40 wt. % of a polystyrene resin and (B) 1-40 parts by weight of a dicarboxylic acid ester copolymer obtained from a vinyl monomer and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid ester as copolymerizable components. The dicarboxylic acid ester copolymer has a weight average molecular weight not greater than 60,000. The polyphenylene ether resin composition, if necessary, can further comprise (C) 1-40 parts by weight of conductive carbon or an A-B-A' type or A-B'-B" type block copolymer elastomer. Owing to its excellent mechanical properties, heat resistance and moldability, the resin composition is useful in the fields of automotive vehicles, home electronic or electric appliances and industrial parts or components.

Abstract: Described are Drechslera monoceras var. microsporus strains, that is, new microorganism strains which show herbicidal effects against all varieties of barnyard grass, i.e., Echinochloa spp. as weed even at temperatures as low as 15.degree. C. but does not give any influence to cultivation crops such as rice; weed control compositions against barnyard grass, said compositions each containing one of the microorganism strains as an effective ingredient and having high safety and selectivity; and a barnyard grass control method employing at least one of the microorganism strains. Combined use of at least one of the microorganism strains with a chemical herbicide makes it possible to substantially reduce their dosages compared with those required when they are singly applied.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel (tetrahydro-3-furanyl)methylamino derivatives of the following formula (1): ##STR1## wherein the variables are defined in the specification, which are useful as insecticides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation, from e.g. anhydrovinblastine, of binary indole alkaloids effective as an anti-cancer drug, such as vinblastine, leurosidine, etc., wherein a trivalent iron source and hydride source are added in the presence of oxygen, thereby increasing a yield of an object compound. The yield of an object compound is improved still more by further addition, to the reaction system, of an oxalic acid ion source, malonic acid ion source, inorganic anion source, amino acid, etc.

Abstract: There have been provided by the present invention a higher .alpha.-olefin copolymer which has an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.], as measured in decalin at 135.degree. C., of 0.1 to 10 dl/g, and comprises polymer units derived from 95-30 parts by mol of a higher .alpha.-olefin of C.sub.6-20, 5-70 parts by mol of an aromatic ring-containing vinyl monomer represented by the formula [I] (total of the higher .alpha.-olefin and the vinyl monomer are 100 parts by mol), and 0.01 to 30% by mol of a non-conjugated diene represented by the formula [II]; ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of 0 to 5, and R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently H or C.sub.1-8 alkyl; ##STR2## wherein n is an integer of 1 to 5, R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl, R.sup.5 and are each independently H or C.sub.1-8 alkyl but are not H simultaneously, a process for the preparation thereof, a higher .alpha.-olefin copolymer composition comprising [A] the higher .alpha.

Abstract: A stretched molded article of ultra-high-molecular-weight polypropylene having an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of at least 4 dl/g, which has a degree of orientation of not less than 0.930 when obtained as a degree of orientation by an X-ray diffraction half-width, two or more of peak positions (melting points) within the temperature region of not lower than 180.degree. C. when measured by a differential scanning calorimeter, and an amount of output energy of not less than 1 kgfm/g after 10-time repetition under a load of 50% of the breaking strength.

Abstract: A solid state laser apparatus is capable of suppressing a mode hopping phenomena by restricting longitudinal modes except a fundamental mode, thereby providing a very stable output. The solid state laser apparatus includes such components as a semiconductor laser emitting a pumping radiation for exciting a lasant material, a lens systems for focusing the pumping radiation and an optical resonator including a concave mirror. The lasant material may be formed of Nd:YVO.sub.4 doped with approximately 1 at % of Nd and a non-linear optical element may be formed of KTiOPO.sub.4 with an inclined c-axis.

Abstract: A door lock device has a one-motion door opening mechanism. The door lock device comprises a latch mechanism consisting of a latch and a ratchet preventing the latch from reverse-rotating, an outer opening lever, a lock lever, a link operatively placed between the outer opening lever and the lock lever, an inner opening lever connected to the inside opening handle of the vehicular door. The link and the inside opening handle are so connected that the link moves apart from the pressing piece of the ratchet when the inside opening handle excessively rotates. Consequently, when it is at the locked condition and the inside opening handle is operated to open the door, the ratchet is disengaged from the latch and the link is pressed by the pressing piece displacing it to the unlocked position. When the inside opening handle is excessively rotated, the link moves apart from the pressing piece.

Abstract: The present invention provides a toner composition mainly comprising a binder resin (D) which contains at least 20% by weight of an urethane-modified polyester resin (C) obtained by reacting a polyester resin (A) with an isocyanate compound (B) and whose gel fraction ranges from 2 to 75% by weight. The toner composition exhibits good melting properties upon heating suitable for fast reproduction such as a low lower limit of the fixing temperature and a wide range for permitted fixing temperature and is further excellent in resistance to blocking, resistance to carrier contamination and image-forming properties. The binder resin as the main component of the toner composition can be prepared according to a method comprising the step of continuously adding an isocyanate compound (B) to a polyester resin (A) in an equivalent ratio, NCO/OH, of the amount of the NCO groups of the isocyanate compound (B) to that of OH groups of the polyester resin (A) ranging from 0.3 to 1.

Abstract: A preparation process of aliphatic polyester having a weight average molecular weight of 15,000 or more by conducting a direct polycondensation reaction of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol or a mixed aliphatic polyhydric alcohol and an aliphatic polybasic acid or a mixed aliphatic polybasic acid, or additionally a hydroxycarboxylic acid or a mixed hydroxycarboxylic acid or an oligomer of the hydroxycarboxylic acid in a reaction mixture containing an organic solvent.The aliphatic polyester thus obtained contains an extremely small amount of impurities, has low color and can exhibit satisfactory strength in the form of films, filaments and other shaped articles.

Abstract: A method for preparing a propylene (co)polymer having a substantially high syndiotactic structure and a desired molecular weight which comprises the step of (co)polymerizing propylene or propylene and a small amount of another olefin by the use of a transition metal compound catalyst having asymmetric ligands in the presence of a specific internal olefin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for preparing a syndiotactic polypropylene comprising washing with a hydrocarbon solvent a polymer obtained by polymerizing propylene in the presence of a catalyst comprising a transition metal compound having an asymmetric ligand. The slurry of the polymer obtained by the polymerization is treated with a .beta.-dicarboxy compound and an alcohol or with an alcohol containing hydrochloric acid gasunder non-aqueous conditions prior to the washing with a hydrocarbon solvent so that the residue of the catalyst used in the polymerization reaction may be rendered soluble in the hydrocarbon solvent, the properties of the resulting syndiotactic polypropylene are improved greatly.