Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for manufacturing an unsaturated aldehyde and/or an unsaturated carboxylic acid, which is prepared by a method in which a molybdenum component raw material is composed of only an ammonium molybdate, the weight of water for dissolution is 8.5 times or less relative to the weight of molybdenum contained in the ammonium molybdate; and a bismuth component raw material is composed of only bismuth nitrate, the weight of a nitric acid aqueous solution for dissolution is 2.3 times or more relative to the weight of bismuth contained in the bismuth nitrate, and a nitric acid concentration in the nitric acid aqueous solution for dissolving the bismuth nitrate is 10% by weight or more.

Abstract: A light controlling film comprises a light reflecting film and a light controlling layer that are laminated. The light reflecting film comprises at least two laminated light reflecting layers including at least one of light reflecting layers PRL-1 to PRL-3 that a central reflection wavelength of 400 nm-500 nm, 500 nm-600 nm, and 600 nm-700 nm, respectively, and a reflectance to ordinary light at the central reflection wavelength of 5%-25%. The at least two light reflecting layers have central reflection wavelengths that are different from each other. All of the at least two laminated light reflecting layers have a property of reflecting polarized light having the same orientation. The light controlling layer comprises two quarter wave plates, and the light reflecting film is laminated so as to be interposed between the two quarter wave plates.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a photosensitive epoxy resin composition and/or a resist laminate of said resin composition that makes it possible to use photolithography to form an image having a vertical sidewall shape and fine resolution, low stress, and heat/humidity resistance; and a cured product of said resin composition and said resist laminate. The present invention is a photosensitive resin composition comprising: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) a polyol compound having a specific structure; (C) a photocationic polymerization initiator; and (D) an epoxy group-containing silane compound. The epoxy resin (A) comprises: an epoxy resin (a) obtained by reacting a phenol derivative that is represented by formula (1) with an epihalohydrin; and an epoxy resin (b) that is represented by formula (2).

Abstract: An organic compound represented by general formula (1) is a novel organic compound having an absorption band in the near infrared region, and is useful for infrared absorbing dyes, optical films, and organic electronic devices such as photoelectric conversion elements, wherein R1 to R18 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a mercapto group, an alkylthio group, a nitro group, a substituted amino group, an amide group, an acyl group, a carboxyl group, an acyloxy group, a cyano group, a sulfo group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkylsulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, or an alkylcarbamoyl group; and X represents a substituted or unsubstituted methine group, a silylidyne group, a germylidyne group, a stannylidyne group, a nitrogen atom, a phosphorus atom, an arsenic atom, or an antimony atom.

Abstract: A gas generator includes an elongated cylindrical housing, an accommodation chamber defining member arranged in the housing, a gas generating agent, and an autoignition agent. The accommodation chamber defining member includes a cylindrical portion which extends in a direction in parallel to an axial direction of the housing and accommodates the gas generating agent therein. A heat insulating layer is located between the housing and the cylindrical portion. The autoignition agent is arranged in a portion inside the housing in the axial direction of the housing where no heat insulating layer is provided, as being in contact with the housing with a member made of a metal being interposed.

Abstract: Provided are a catalyst that suppresses production of a coke-like material and improves the long-term stability of the reaction, and a method for producing the catalyst. A composite metal oxide catalyst for conjugated diolefin production is used for producing a conjugated diolefin from a mixed gas including a monoolefin having 4 or more carbon atoms and molecular oxygen by a catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation reaction, the catalyst having a relative intensity ratio of X-ray diffraction peaks represented by the following Formula (A): 0.9<Pr<3.0 Pr=Pi1/Pi2??(A) (in the formula, Pi1 represents the maximum peak height at a 2? value in the range of 26.4°±0.3° in the X-ray diffraction peaks; Pi2 represents the maximum peak height at a 2? value in the range of 28.5°±0.3° in the X-ray diffraction peaks; and Pr represents the relative intensity ratio of Pi1 with respect to Pi2).

Abstract: A single body, which is a base material that contains a dichromatic dye formed from an azo compound, that exhibits transmissivity of equal to or greater than 35% and a polarization degree adjusted to equal to or greater than 99% and is characterized in that a* and b* values, which are acquired for a polarization element or a polarization plate using JIS?Z?8729, have an a* and b* absolute value that is: less than 1 at the time of a single-body transmittance measurement; less than 2 when two sheets of the base material are arranged parallel to the absorbing axis direction and the a* and b* values are measured; and less than 2 when two sheets of the base material are arranged orthogonal to the absorbing axis direction and the a* and b* values are measured.

Abstract: A gas generator includes a cylindrical housing including a top plate portion and a bottom plate portion, an igniter including an ignition portion charged with an ignition agent, and a fixing portion which is formed from a resin molding and fixes the igniter to the bottom plate portion. The fixing portion includes an annular wall portion surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the ignition portion. The annular wall portion has a lower cover portion provided as being continuous in a circumferential direction on a side of the bottom plate portion so as to cover the outer circumferential surface of the ignition portion as being secured to the outer circumferential surface of the ignition portion and an upper enclosing portion provided on a side of the top plate portion at a distance from the outer circumferential surface of the ignition portion.

Abstract: a* and b* values, which define, the hue of a polarization element or a polarization plate using JIS.Z.8729, are adjusted such that the absolute value of the a* and b* values is: less than 1 during a single-body transmittance measurement; less than 2 when two sheets of a base material are arranged parallel, to the absorbing axis direction and the a* and b* values are measured; and less than 2 when two sheets of the base material are arranged orthogonal to the absorbing axis direction and the a* and b* values are measured.

Abstract: A polarization element, which is obtained from a base material containing a dichromatic dye formed from an azo compound, is characterized in that the single-body transmittance is 35-60%, and a* and b* values, which are acquired for a polarization element or a polarization plate using JIS?Z?8729, have an a* and b* absolute value that is: less than 1 in a single-body transmittance measurement; less than 2 when two sheets of the base material are arranged parallel to the absorbing axis direction and the a* and b* values are measured; and less than 2 when two sheets of the base material are arranged orthogonal to the absorbing axis direction and the a* and b* values are measured.

Abstract: In the present invention, a composition comprising two types of thienothiophene compounds selected from the group consisting of the compounds indicated by formulas (1) to (4) (in formulas (1) to (4), either one of R1 and R2 represents an alkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having an alkyl group or a heterocyclic group having an alkyl group, and the other represents a hydrogen atom, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, a heterocyclic group or a substituent represented by formula (5) (in formula (5), R3 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group)) can form an organic thin film which is homogeneous over a large area, and an organic semiconductor device including the organic thin film is capable of exhibiting high mobility.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a pharmaceutical composition, which can suppress a reduction in the content of an active ingredient caused by oxidation or decomposition of rapamycin or a derivative thereof, can ensure long-term stability, and has high safety. In the present invention, the inventors have found that (B) a tocopherol derivative and (C) a phospholipid are used in a pharmaceutical formulation comprising rapamycin or a derivative thereof, so that oxidation or decomposition of the rapamycin or a derivative thereof can be suppressed, thereby completing the present invention. The rapamycin or a derivative thereof, and (B) the tocopherol derivative and (C) the phospholipid are preferably in the form of a solid mixture produced by preparing a solution containing these components and then removing the solvent from the solution.

Abstract: Provided is a photosensitive resin composition that contains (A) a photobase generator and (B) an alkali-soluble epoxy compound, wherein the photobase generator (A) contains a compound represented by formula (2-1): and the alkali-soluble epoxy compound (B) is an epoxy compound obtained by reacting (c) a polybasic acid anhydride with a product of a reaction between (a) an epoxy compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule and (b) a compound having one or more hydroxyl groups and one carboxyl group in the molecule.

Abstract: An aqueous black ink composition that contains a colorant represented by formula (1) and one or more colorants (B-a) to (B-t). The ink composition is stable even when stored for a long period of time, has a low chroma and tint-free neutral black-to-gray color even when printing a deep color or light color, has a high printed image density, exhibits no change in hue when printed on different media, and produces a black recorded image having particularly excellent recorded image color development properties, light resistance, ozone gas resistance and moisture resistance.

Abstract: A gas generator includes a plurality of gas discharge openings arranged in a circumferential wall portion along a circumferential direction as not overlapping with each other. The plurality of gas discharge openings consist of one group or two or more groups of first gas discharge openings, one group or two or more groups of second discharge openings, and one group or two or more groups of third gas discharge openings. The gas discharge openings included in each of the groups of first to third gas discharge openings are set to be opened at an identical opening pressure. The second gas discharge openings are higher in opening pressure than the first gas discharge openings and lower in opening pressure than the third gas discharge openings. The gas discharge openings included in each group of gas discharge openings are evenly arranged in rotation symmetry at an angle not greater than 120°.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a pharmaceutical composition, which can suppress a reduction in the content of an active ingredient caused by oxidation or decomposition of rapamycin or a derivative thereof, can ensure long-term stability, and has high safety. In the present invention, the inventors have found that (B) a salt of an ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof and/or a salt of chelating agent is used in a pharmaceutical formulation comprising rapamycin or a derivative thereof, so that oxidation or decomposition of the rapamycin or a derivative thereof can be suppressed, thereby completing the present invention. The rapamycin or a derivative thereof, and (B) the salt of an ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof and/or the salt of chelating agent are preferably in the form of a solid mixture produced by preparing a solution containing these components and then removing the solvent from the solution.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a pharmaceutical composition, which can suppress a reduction in the content of an active ingredient caused by oxidation or decomposition of rapamycin or a derivative thereof, can ensure long-term stability, and has high safety. In the present invention, the inventors have found that a tocopherol derivative and an ascorbic acid fatty acid ester are used in combination in a pharmaceutical formulation comprising rapamycin or a derivative thereof, so that oxidation or decomposition of the rapamycin or a derivative thereof can be suppressed, thereby completing the present invention. The rapamycin or a derivative thereof, and the tocopherol derivative and the ascorbic acid fatty acid ester are preferably in the form of a solid mixture produced by preparing a solution containing these components and then removing the solvent from the solution.

Abstract: Method for producing an optical member, in which at least two optical substrates, of which at least either has a light shielding portion, are bonded to each other using an ultraviolet ray cured resin composition containing (A) a (meth)acrylate and (B) a photopolymerization initiator, an optical member obtained by the producing method, the use of an ultraviolet ray cured resin composition containing (A) a (meth)acrylate and (B) a photopolymerization initiator, and the ultraviolet ray cured resin composition. A bonded optical member causing little damage to an optical substrate, and exhibiting favorable productivity and excellent cure extent and adherence, for example, a touch panel or a display body unit having an optical substrate having a light shielding portion can be produced by the producing method of the present invention, and an optical member exhibiting high cure extent of resin at a light shielding portion and high reliability can be obtained.

Abstract: An inkjet aqueous pigment dispersion which achieves high pigment concentration, exhibits favorable redispersion properties after drying, and does not exhibit changes in ink properties even when stored for a long time; and an ink composition using the aqueous pigment dispersion. The inkjet aqueous pigment dispersion contains a pigment, a liquid medium, and a polymer dispersion agent which is an A-B block polymer obtained by copolymerization using a mixture of an organic tellurium compound represented by formula (1) and an organic ditellurium compound represented by formula (2) as a polymerization initiator. The monomer for configuring the A block is at least one type of monomer represented by formula (3), and the monomer for configuring the B block is benzyl methacrylate and/or benzyl acrylate.

Abstract: A DDS preparation of a platinum complex, which exhibits a superior antitumor effect required as a medicine and reduced side effects, that is, a clinically usable DDS preparation of a platinum complex, which is conjugated to a polymer carrier that is different from conventional carriers, is desired. Provided is a polymer conjugate of a platinum(II) complex, the polymer conjugate including: a block copolymer having a polyethylene glycol structural moiety and a polyaspartic acid moiety or a polyglutamic acid moiety; a sulfoxide derivative introduced into a side-chain carboxyl group of the block copolymer; and a platinum(II) complex coordinate-bonded to a sulfoxide group of the sulfoxide derivative.