Abstract: A hot-melt adhesive composition containing, (A) per 10 to 80 parts by weight of a base polymer, (B) 10 to 80 parts by weight of a stickiness-imparting agent which is a copolymer of a particular styrene-type monomer and a particular indene-type monomer, the molar ratio of the indene-type monomer to the styrene-type monomer being from 99/1 to 30/70, and the weight average molecular weight of said copolymer being from 300 to 5000. The hot-melt adhesive composition exhibits excellent heat-resistant adhesiveness and heat-resistant creeping property, and has a low-molecular weight and exhibits good hue.

Abstract: The position, size, structure, and the like of each particle can be accurately detected. Gray image data of a tomographic image group having a clear positional correlation in a sample where particles are distributed is obtained to obtain three-dimensional gray image data of each particle. Binarization of a density of each pixel data of the three-dimensional gray image data is performed to obtain three-dimensional binary image data of each particle. Three-dimensional shrinkage of the three-dimensional binary image data is performed to convert binary image data of each particle to binary image data of only a central point thereof, thereby the position of each particle is three-dimensionally confirmed.

Abstract: 1. A method for preparing an aromatic polycarbonate having less content of a low molecular weight oligomer which comprises the steps of:(A) conducting an interfacial polymerization reaction in a reaction system comprising at least one aromatic dihydroxy compound, a carbonate precursor, an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal base, water and an organic solvent in the absence of an endcapping agent, and(B) conducting an interfacial polymerization reaction with the addition of an endcapping agent after at least one of the following parameters reaches a predetermined value:(1) a weight-average molecular weight of a prepolymer obtained in step A,(2) a residual amount of the aromatic dihydroxy compound which is contained in the reaction mixture obtained in step A,(3) an amount ratio of a bishaloformate compound to a prepolymer wherein the bishaloformate compound is a bishaloformate derivative of a dihydroxy compound and is contained in the reaction mixture obtained in step A.

Abstract: A non-amalgamated zinc alloy powder for use in an alkaline cell which consists of elements selected from the following compositions (1) to (4);(1) 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum and 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth,(2) 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth and indium in an amount greater than zero and up to 1.0% by weight,(3) 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth and lithium in an amount greater than zero and up to 0.5% by weight,(4) 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth, indium in an amount greater than zero and up to 1.0% by weight and calcium or lithium in an amount greater than zero and up to 0.5% by weight;and the balance being zinc and containing iron as an inevitably accidental impurity in an amount of not more than 1 ppm; and which can greatly suppress the evolution of hydrogen gas and maintain the discharge performance on a practical level:and a method to produce the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition comprising(A) an aromatic polyamide comprisingdicarboxylic acid units comprising 50-100 mol % of units derived from terephthalic acid, and 0-50 mol % of units derived from an aromatic dicarboxylic acid other than terephthalic acid and/or an aliphatic-dicarboxylic acid having 4-20 carbon atoms, anddiamine units derived from an aliphatic diamine and/or an alicyclic diamine,said aromatic polyamide having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.5-3.0 dl/g as measured in conc. sulfuric acid at 30.degree. C. and a melting point of higher than 300.degree. C.,(B) a graft modified .alpha.-olefin polymer, and/or a graft modified aromatic vinyl hydrocarbon/conjugated diene copolymer or hydrogenated product thereof, and(C) an aliphatic polyamide,wherein said thermoplastic resin composition comprises 10-80 parts by weight of the graft modified .alpha.

Abstract: Described are new strains of Drechslera spp., which possess herbicidal effects against all varieties of barnyard grass, i.e., Echinochloa spp. as weed but do not give any influence to crops under cultivation such as rice. Weed control agents according to the present invention, which contain one or more of the novel strains, have high safety and selectivity, thereby providing practical control effects against barnyard grass. Weed control compositions according to the present invention, which contain one or more of the new strains in combination with one or more chemical herbicides, have sufficient herbicidal effects even at dosages which are too low to permit control of weeds when they are applied singly, thereby making it possible to reduce the dosage of herbicides. The weed control compositions can therefore contribute to the prevention of environmental pollution and the occurrence of weeds with acquired pesticide resistance.

Abstract: The composite oxide comprises, by weight, 100 parts of zinc oxide and at least one member, incorporated therein, selected from seven specific oxides in their specific amounts such as 0.001 to 5.0 parts of lanthanum oxide, 1.0 to 10.0 parts of cobalt oxide, 1.0 to 30.0 parts of titanium oxide, the composite oxide being surface treated with a silicone oil or a fatty acid to provide a surface-treated composite oxide of the present invention which has excellent ultraviolet screening capability and high visible light transmittance, these superior properties being well balanced with each other, and can maintain said superior properties over a long period of time. In one embodiment, there is provided a process for producing the ultraviolet screening surface-treated composite oxide.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a thermoplastic elastomer laminate which comprisesa layer comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (A) composed of a crystalline polyolefin and a rubber, anda layer comprising an ultra-high molecular weight polyolefin (B) or an ultra-high molecular weight polyolefin composition.In addition, a glass run channel composed of the thermoplastic elastomer laminate is also provided in the invention.

Abstract: Disclosed is a drying hopper comprising, disposed in its lower position, a cone portion having diameters gradually decreasing toward a lower end thereof, in which a high temperature gas is injected toward powder descending in the cone portion to thereby dry the powder, wherein said drying hopper comprises a cone portion 11 having a slant, circular wall, said cone portion 11 having a plurality of vertically spaced rows of nozzles 20, formed through the circular wall, disposed at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the circular wall; a plurality of vertically spaced ring-like shells 21 fluidtightly attached to an external surface of the circular wall of the cone portion 11 with interstices therebetween in positions such that said plurality of rows of nozzles 20 are respectively, at gas inlets thereof, covered by said plurality of ring-like shells 21; and a plurality of gas feed pipes 22 respectively connected to said plurality of ring-like shells 21 in communicating relationship.

Abstract: A defect estimating apparatus includes a laser radiating unit For obliquely radiating laser light on a surface to be observed of an object to be inspected, an observing unit for observing, through the surface to be observed, scattered light produced From internal defects or particles of the object by refracted light of the laser light, and observing scattered light or reflected light produced from flaws or particles on the surface by tile laser light, and a component separating unit for allowing the observing unit to perform observation by using both light containing primarily a p-polarized light component of the laser light and light containing primarily an s-polarized light component of the laser light.

Abstract: .alpha.-L-Aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester (.alpha.-APM) is prepared by catalytic hydrogenation of N-benzyloxycarbonyl-.alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester (Z-.alpha.-APM). The catalytic hydrogenation is conducted in an aqueous suspension containing the Z-.alpha.-APM in the form of particles whose average particle size is not greater than 800 .mu.m. The starting Z-.alpha.-APM may contain up to 30 wt. % of its .beta.-isomer provided that the process additionally includes recrystallization of the .alpha.-APM, collection of the .alpha.-APM by filtration and recycling of the filtrate for use in the aqueous suspension of Z-.alpha.-APM.

Abstract: The catalyst for olefin polymerization of the present invention contains R.sup.1.sub.k R.sup.2.sub.1 R.sup.3.sub.m M(SO.sub.3 R.sup.4) (M=Zr, Ti or Hf; R.sup.1-3 =a group having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton) as a catalyst component of a transition metal compound. According to the catalyst of the invention, an olefin polymer having excellent particle properties can be prepared with high polymerization activities, and further a copolymer having a narrow composition distribution can be prepared when two or more monomers are copolymerized. Of the above-mentioned transition metal compounds, a compound represented by the following formula is a novel compound unknown so far and shows excellent catalytic properties. ##STR1## (Cp=a group having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, X=SO.sub.3 R, a halogen atom, R, OR, NR.sub.n, S(O).sub.q R, SiR.sub.3 or P(O).sub.q R.sub.3, n=1, 2 or 3; q=0, 1 or 2).

Abstract: Novel azo compounds having the specific structural formula (1) or (3) set out below, water-soluble dyes containing the compounds, and polarizing films containing the water-soluble dyes: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or a hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, C.sub.1-2 alkoxy, C.sub.1-2 acylamino, cyano, carboxyl or sulfonic acid group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.8 individually represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl or C.sub.1-2 alkoxy group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 individually represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, C.sub.1-2 alkoxy or C.sub.1-2 acylamino group; R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl or C.sub.1-2 alkoxy group; R.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl, amino, methylamino, .beta.-hydroxyethylamino or C.sub.1-2 acylamino group, or a phenylamino or benzoylamino group which the phenyl nucleus may be substituted by one or more nitro, amino, hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, carboxyl and/or sulfonic acid groups and/or chlorine atoms; R.sub.

Abstract: An optical recording medium comprises a substrate, a recording layer overlying the substrate in a manner such that it is not present at the inner and outer peripheral portions of the substrate, a metal reflective layer overlying the recording layer in a manner such that the inner periphery of the metal reflective layer is coterminous with that of the recording layer while the outer peripheral portion of the reflective layer extends over the outer periphery of the recording layer, and a protective layer wholly covering the metal reflective layer extending over the recording layer, both at the inner and outer peripheral portions. The optical recording medium exhibits an excellent adhesion strength of the protective layer even when stood under high humidity and high temperature conditions for a long period of time, and the protective layer is not peeled off when subjected to a tape peeling test.

Abstract: A modified .alpha.-olefin polymer whose side chain has tertiary carbon, obtained by melt-reacting 100 parts by weight of (A) an .alpha.-olefin polymer whose side chain has tertiary carbon with (B) 0.05 to 10 parts by weight of metal methacrylate or metal acrylate of the formula (1), ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, M is a metal cation, X is an anion, m is an integer of at least 2, and n is an integer of at least 2, with a proviso of m.gtoreq.n; and a stretched film thereof.

Abstract: An optical recording medium comprises a transparent substrate, a recording layer containing at least one organic dye overlying the substrate, a metallic layer directly contacting and overlying the recording layer, a protective layer comprising at least one layer directly contacting and overlying the metal layer, a layered print portion comprising at least one layer directly contacting and overlying the protective layer, and said protective layer and said print portion satisfying the following relationship:.SIGMA.AiBi+.SIGMA.CjDj<3 (.mu.m) (1)where Ai (.mu.m) is a thickness and Bi is a curing shrinkage rate of the i-th protective layer, respectively, where i is an integer of 1 or more, Cj (.mu.m) is a thickness and Dj is a curing shrinkage rate of the j-th print portion layer, respectively, where J is an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal material represented by the following formula [I]:R--X--A.sup.1 --Y.sup.1 --A.sup.2 --(Y.sup.2 --A.sup.3).sub.n --Z--R*[I]wherein R is an alkyl or polyfluoroalkyl group; X is a group such as --COO--, or a single bond; n is 0 or 1; A.sup.1, A.sup.2 and A.sup.3 are each a cyclic group such as tetralin, and at least one of them has an optically active group; Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 are each a group such as --COO--; Z is a group such as --O--, or a single bond; and R* is an optically active group. Also disclosed are a liquid crystal composition comprising the liquid crystal material represented by the above formula, and a liquid crystal element in which the liquid crystal material is used. The liquid crystal material of the invention shows excellent liquid crystal characteristics because it has at least two optically active groups.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dispersing device which can disperse filaments uniformly and widely on a moving collector surface by suppressing the turbulence of an air flow as a carrier medium for the filaments to thereby reduce the disturbance of the filaments.The dispersing device (1) of the present invention is formed as a dispersing pipe consisting of a pair of dispersing plates (2) vertically extending so as to be opposed to each other and a pair of side plates (3) connecting the dispersing plates. The dispersing pipe has an upper end formed with a filaments inlet and a lower end formed with an oblong filaments outlet (5) surrounded by the dispersing plates and the side plates. The dispersing pipe has a shape such that a space t between the dispersing plates is decreased with an increase in distance z from the filaments inlet toward the filaments outlet (5), and that a space w between the side plates is increased with the increase in the distance z.

Abstract: A method for preparing a highly heat-resistant and burning-resistant poly(silyleneethynylene phenyleneethynylene) having a repeated unit represented by the following structural formula (1A): ##STR1## wherein the phenylene group may be in the o-, m- or p-form, R represents a halogen atom or an alkyl group, alkoxy group, phenoxy group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aromatic group, disubstituted amino group or silanyl group; n is an integer ranging from 0 to 4; and R' represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group or aromatic group, a product obtained by the method and a hardened product obtained by heat-treating, at a temperature ranging from 50.degree.to 700.degree. C., the poly(silyleneethynylene phenyleneethynylene).

Abstract: The present invention provides a nylon composition having increased hydrolyzability which is obtained by physically mixing 100 parts by weight of a nylon with 1 to 50 parts by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid and a copolymer containing 50 mol % or more of a lactic acid unit or a glycolic acid unit as a repeating unit in its chain; and a method for increasing the hydrolyzability of a nylon by preparing such a composition. High hydrolyzability can be imparted to the nylon inherently having extremely low hydrolyzability without impairing its original mechanical strength. Therefore, various molded articles made from the nylon can be hydrolyzed under natural circumstances, and thus the wastes are not stored.