Abstract: An object is to provide a degrading bacteria-immobilized carrier on which a 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacterium is supported, as well as a biodegradation treatment method for organic compounds, and a biodegradation treatment apparatus, both using this carrier. As a means for achieving the object, a degrading bacteria-immobilized carrier comprising a porous carrier and a 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacterium supported on the porous carrier, as well as a biodegradation treatment method for organic compounds, and a biodegradation treatment apparatus, both using this carrier, are provided.

Abstract: A culture system and a culture device each can minimize the burden on workers and can effectively prevent the effect of temperature changes on culture by performing manipulation of a multilayer culture vessel and the culture in sequence in the same space. The culture system comprises a housing with an internal space in which a multilayer culture vessel including a plurality of trays therein is placed, and a manipulator manipulating the multilayer culture vessel while the multilayer culture vessel is kept in a state placed within the internal space. The multilayer culture vessel is communicated with a liquid supply tube such that a fluid material can be introduced into the multilayer culture vessel from an outside of the housing via the liquid supply tube, or that a fluid can be discharged from the multilayer culture vessel to the outside of the housing via the liquid supply tube.

Abstract: An object is to provide an efficient treatment method for organic compounds using constitutive 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacterium strain N23. As a means for achieving the object, a biodegradation treatment method is provided, wherein organic compounds are biodegradation-treated with strain N23, which is a constitutive 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacterium deposited under Accession No. NITE BP-02032, under a condition of pH 3.0 or higher but no higher than 5.5.

Abstract: To provide an effective 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacteria culture method. Provided is a 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacteria culture method in which 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacteria are propagated using a medium containing diethylene glycol.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a constitutive 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacteria offering excellent maximum relative rates of degradation of 1,4-dioxane. As a means for achieving the object, the present invention provides a constitutive 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacteria being strain N23 deposited as Accession No. NITE BP-02032.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] An object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous writing tool for a food product packaging material, which can provide written products having high color developability and fixing properties upon writing on food product packaging materials. [Solution] An aqueous writing tool for a food product packaging material comprising an ink comprising two or more pigments and one or more dispersants, wherein at least one of the pigments being a white pigment, the total content of the pigments being 10 to 25% by mass based on the total amount of the ink, and the total content of the dispersants being 1 to 5% by mass based on the total amount of the ink.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] An aqueous writing tool for a food product packaging material, comprising an ink with which writing can be done on food product packaging materials without being repelled can be provided. [Solution] An aqueous writing tool for a food product packaging material comprising an ink comprising a pigment, wherein the ink has a contact angle with a food product packaging material of 30 to 46°.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] An object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous writing tool for a food product packaging material, which can provide written products having high color developability and fixing properties upon writing on food product packaging materials. [Solution] An aqueous writing tool for a food product packaging material comprising an ink comprising two or more pigments and one or more dispersants, wherein at least one of the pigments being a white pigment, the total content of the pigments being 10 to 25% by mass based on the total amount of the ink, and the total content of the dispersants being 1 to 5% by mass based on the total amount of the ink.

Abstract: Provided is a fiber reinforced cement based mixed material having high tensile strength and high toughness, the mixed material comprising a cementitious composition with fast development of early strength; a small hydration heat temperature; and a small shrinkage during curing. The fiber reinforced cement based mixed material contains 100 wt. parts of cement, 5-30 wt. parts of silica fume, 30-80 wt. parts of at least one pozzolanic material excluding the silica fume, 5-25 wt. parts of limestone powder, at least one chemical admixture, water, 70-150 wt. parts of aggregate having a largest aggregate diameter of 1.2-3.5 mm, and fibers, wherein at least some of the fibers comprise a fiber having asperities formed in the surface, the fiber having asperities being formed such that a ratio (h/H) of a depth h of each of recessed portions among the asperities to a smallest cross-sectional diameter H thereof is 0.05-0.8.

Abstract: A cementitious matrix in which the development of early strength is fast, the hydration heat temperature is small, and the amount of shrinkage during curing is small, while keeping the fluidity when concrete is fresh, is provided. The cementitious matrix is characterized by comprising 100 parts by weight of Portland cement, 5 to 30 parts by weight of silica fume, 5 to 25 parts by weight of limestone powder, 30 to 80 parts by weight of at least one of ground blast furnace slag or fly ash, at least one chemical admixture, water, and 70 to 150 parts by weight of aggregate having a largest aggregate diameter of 1.2 to 3.5 mm.

Abstract: Provided is a fiber reinforced cement based mixed material having high tensile strength and high toughness, the mixed material comprising a cementitious composition with fast development of early strength; a small hydration heat temperature; and a small shrinkage during curing. The fiber reinforced cement based mixed material contains 100 wt. parts of cement, 5-30 wt. parts of silica fume, 30-80 wt. parts of at least one pozzolanic material excluding the silica fume, 5-25 wt. parts of limestone powder, at least one chemical admixture, water, 70-150 wt. parts of aggregate having a largest aggregate diameter of 1.2-3.5 mm, and fibers, wherein at least some of the fibers comprise a fiber having asperities formed in the surface, the fiber having asperities being formed such that a ratio (h/H) of a depth h of each of recessed portions among the asperities to a smallest cross-sectional diameter H thereof is 0.05-0.8.

Abstract: Provided is a fiber reinforced cement based mixed material capable of securing high tensile strength and high toughness even after development of a crack. A fiber reinforced cement based mixed material contains cement, a mineral admixture, water, a chemical admixture, aggregate particles, and fibers, the aggregate particles contained in the fiber reinforced cement based mixed material in a proportion of 50 to 95% in terms of a weight ratio to the total weight of the cement and the mineral admixture, wherein a mean particle diameter of the aggregate particles is 0.2 to 0.8 mm, and at least some of the fibers is formed to be a bumpy fiber having asperities formed in the surface thereof, and a ratio (h/H) of a depth h of each of recessed portions among the asperities of the bumpy fiber to a smallest cross-sectional diameter H thereof is 0.05 to 0.8.

Abstract: Fiber reinforced concrete is generated by including fiber in a dispersed manner in a cement matrix including: cement; first pozzolanic reactant particles having a high activity; second pozzolanic reactant particles having an activity lower than the first pozzolanic reactant particles; first aggregate particles having a maximum particle diameter smaller than or equal to 2.5 mm, a mean particle diameter within a range of 0.4 mm to 0.8 mm and a fineness modulus within a range of 1.5 to 3.5; second aggregate particles having a maximum particle diameter smaller than or equal to 0.425 mm, a mean particle diameter within a range of 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm and a fineness modulus within a range of 0.4 to 0.8; at least one type of plasticizer; and water.

Abstract: An automatic selector valve including a box body having an internal space portion, framed partition plates separating the space portion into four rooms, each framed partition plate having an opening portion, plate-shaped turnable valve bodies opening or closing the opening portions of the framed partition plates, an inflow port letting a gas flow in, an inflow/outflow port letting a gas flow in and flow out alternately, an outflow port letting a gas flow out through, and an inflow/outflow port letting a gas flow in and flow out alternately with the port, the ports provided in the separated four rooms, and a driving mechanism turning the plate-shaped turnable valve bodies about a rotation shaft.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shearing force reinforced structure of an existing RC structure body that can simply and surely ensure a predetermined pulling-out rigidity.

Abstract: A non-magnetic concrete structure having no magnetism or a very small magnetic permeability without reinforcing steel bars arranged, a sidewall for a guideway, and a method for installing the sidewall for the guideway are provided. The reinforcing steel bars-free sidewall 11 for the guideway 10 is constructed by using a non-magnetic concrete structure constructed by using a fiber-reinforced cement-based mixed material and having no reinforcing steel bars therein. The fiber-reinforced cement-based mixed material is produced by mixing non-metallic fibers or non-magnetic metal fibers into a cement-based matrix in a mixing amount of 1 to 4% for an entire volume of the cement-based matrix. The cement-based matrix is obtained by mixing a composition with water. The above composition is composed of cement, aggregate grains having a maximum grain diameter of not more than 2.5 mm, pozzolanic reaction particles having particle diameters of not more than 15 ?m and supper plasticizer.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic four-port selector valve which is capable of controlling a variation in static pressure and a variation in flow rate induced in the switching of air or gas flow passages so that they are within tolerant accuracies, which is further capable of controlling a saliently appearing variation in pressure difference in a clean temperature-controlled/humidity-controlled air supply apparatus, a dry air supply apparatus, etc.

Abstract: An electric wire with coating of polyvinyl chloride family resin composition is disclosed which has a coating layer containing a polyvinyl chloride family resin composition comprising polyvinyl chloride family resin and one or more compounds selected from calcium soap, zinc soap and hydrotalcite. The polyvinyl chloride composition does not comprise either or both of a lead compound and a ?-diketone compound having a melting point less than 100° C. A plasticizer can be further added to the composition so as to obtain a heat-stable vinyl chloride composition. A cable covered with the polyvinyl chloride family resin composition is also disclosed, including a cable having electric wires coated with the polyvinyl chloride family resin composition.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel gene that can impart salt stress tolerance to plants for a long period of time and salt stress tolerant transgenic plants to which such gene has been introduced. Such novel gene encodes the following protein (a), (b), or (c), and such salt stress tolerant transgenic plant has such gene introduced therein: (a) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the Sequence Listing; (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the Sequence Listing by deletion, substitution, or addition of one or several amino acid residues and having activity of imparting salt stress tolerance to plants; or (c) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the Sequence Listing by deletion, substitution, or addition of one or several amino acid residues and having UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity.

Abstract: Provided is an inexpensive and efficient saccharification method for woody biomass and a method of producing ethanol from woody biomass. A method for saccharification of woody biomass comprising hydrolysis treatment and an enzymatic treatment, in which a pretreatment process is performed prior to the enzymatic treatment and said pretreatment includes the steps of: hydrolyzing woody biomass, separating the resultant reaction product into a primary sugar solution and a residue, mixing the residue with an aqueous alkaline solution, and mixing with an oxidant capable of generating active oxygen.