Abstract: Provided are a pentasil-type zeolite that is less likely to adsorb water compared to conventional zeolites and has excellent strength when used as a molded body, and a method for producing the pentasil-type zeolite. A pentasil-type zeolite having a water adsorption amount of 4.0 g/100 g-zeolite or less under the conditions of 25° C. and a relative humidity of 90% and having a major axis diameter of primary particles of from 0.2 ?m to 4.0 ?m, and a method for producing the pentasil-type zeolite.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gallium nitride sintered body and a gallium nitride molded article which have high density and low oxygen content without using a special apparatus. According to the first embodiment, a gallium nitride sintered body, which is characterized by having density of 2.5 g/cm3 to less than 5.0 g/cm3 and an intensity ratio of the gallium oxide peak of the (002) plane to the gallium nitride peak of the (002) plane of less than 3%, which is determined by X-ray diffraction analysis, can be obtained. According to the second embodiment, a metal gallium-impregnated gallium nitride molded article, which is characterized by comprising a gallium nitride phase and a metal gallium phase that exist as separate phases and having a molar ratio, Ga/(Ga+N), of 55% to 80%, can be obtained.

Abstract: To provide electrolytic manganese dioxide excellent in low rate characteristics and middle rate characteristics when used as a cathode material for alkaline manganese dry cells, and a method for its production. Electrolytic manganese dioxide of which the apparent density is at least 4.0 g/cm3 and at most 4.3 g/cm3, and the mode particle size is at least 30 ?m and at most 100 ?m; a method for its production and its application.

Abstract: Provided are a composition for forming a polyurethane resin used for a membrane sealing material, the composition having low viscosity and contributing to the formation of a membrane sealing material having reduced elution of low-molecular weight reaction products; and a membrane sealing material and a membrane module using this composition. Disclosed is a composition for forming a polyurethane resin used for a membrane sealing material, the composition including a base agent (A) and a curing agent (B), wherein the base agent (A) comprises an isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer (A1), the isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer (A1) is a reaction product between an isocyanate group-containing compound (a1) and an active hydrogen-containing compound (a2), the base agent (A) comprises diphenylmethane diisocyanate, the monomer content of the diphenylmethane diisocyanate is 35% by mass or less, and the curing agent (B) comprises a compound (b1) represented by Formula (1).

Abstract: Lung cancer can be detected by measuring sites in pancreatic ribonuclease 1 (also abbreviated as “RNase 1”), wherein each of the sites is a site capable of being modified with an N-linked sugar chain. Lung cancer is detected by measuring items A and B as mentioned below and then comparing the ratio of the value of A to the value of B: A=the amount of sites in pancreatic ribonuclease 1, wherein the sites are sites each capable of being modified with an N-linked sugar chain and each having an N-linked sugar chain bound thereto or each having an N-linked sugar chain unbound thereto; and B=the amount of sites in pancreatic ribonuclease 1, wherein the sites are sites each capable of being modified with an N-linked sugar chain.

Abstract: A sintered body includes a solid solution containing cobalt and iron, with the balance being zirconia. The total content of cobalt in terms of CoO and iron in terms of Fe2O3 is more than 0.1 wt % and less than 3.0 wt %, and the proportion of cobalt regions larger than 5.5 ?m2 in an elemental map obtained using an electron probe microanalyzer is 25% or less.

Abstract: A zirconia sintered body comprising 3.0 wt % or more and 30.0 wt % or less of aluminum in terms of Al2O3 and a remainder is zirconia containing 2 mol % or more and 4 mol % or less of erbia, in which the zirconia sintered body includes grains of aluminum oxide, and a total light transmittance with respect to a D65 light source at a sample thickness of 1.0 mm is 10% or less.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a particle detection device and a particle detection method that can individually and continuously detect a wide range of particles. The objective is achieved by a particle detection device including: a particle separation channel through which particles are separated according to particle sizes in a perpendicular direction to the flow of fluid; and two or more particle recovery channels that are connected to and branched from the particle separation channel, in which each of the particle recovery channels includes a particle detection unit that includes an aperture and an electric detector.

Abstract: The invention aims to provide an immunoglobulin-binding protein having improved chemical stability, especially stability against alkali. The object can be achieved by improving stability against alkali by substituting an amino acid residue(s) at a particular position(s) in an immunoglobulin-binding domain such as domain C of protein A derived from a bacterium belonging to the genus Staphylococcus, to another/other particular amino acid residue(s).

Abstract: The present invention provides a treatment method of a radioactive iodine-containing fluid, comprising passing the radioactive iodine-containing fluid through an adsorbent for iodine consisting of a silver-containing binderless zeolite molded body having a silver content of 50 mass % or less, to adsorb the radioactive iodine on the adsorbent for iodine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an Fc-binding protein exhibiting improved alkaline resistance, a method for producing said protein, an antibody adsorbent obtained by immobilizing said protein on a carrier, and a method for separating an antibody using said adsorbent.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a fucose-binding protein that shows improved productivity in cases of expression in a host such as Escherichia coli, improved binding affinity to a fucose-containing sugar chain such as a sugar chain containing a structure composed of Fuc?1-2Gal?1-3GlcNAc and/or Fuc?1-2Gal?1-3GalNAc, and/or improved thermal stability.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a zirconia sintered body includes molding a powder composition that has a yttria content of more than 3% by mole and 5.2% by mole or less and that contains a first zirconia powder having a yttria content of 2% by mole or more and 4% by mole or less and a second zirconia powder having a yttria content of more than 4% by mole and 6% by mole or less to obtain a green body, and sintering the green body to obtain a sintered body.

Abstract: A xenon adsorbent capable of efficiently adsorbing xenon, even at a low concentration, from a mixture gas is Provided. A xenon adsorbent comprising a zeolite having a pore size in the range of 3.5 to 5 ? and a silica alumina molar ratio in the range of 10 to 30.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a trifluoropyruvyl fluoride dimer, including a reaction step of reacting hexafluoropropylene oxide and aldehyde.

Abstract: A polyethylene resin composition comprising from 50 to 89 parts by weight of a linear low density polyethylene (A) having specific physical properties, from 10 to 40 parts by weight of a high density polyethylene (B) having specific physical properties, and from 1 to 20 parts by weight of a high pressure low density polyethylene (C) having specific physical properties (the total amount of (A), (B) and (C) is 100 parts by weight), and having MFR of from 3.0 to 9.0 g/10 min, is excellent in heat resistance, flexibility, barrier property and cleanness (low particle property), will not deform even after sterilization at 121° C., maintains high transparency and is excellent in processability in water cooling blown-film extrusion, and a medical container using it.

Abstract: To provide a catalyst composition to obtain a flexible polyurethane foam from which substantially no amine compound is discharged and which has sufficient resistance to compressive strain, and a method for producing a flexible polyurethane foam using the catalyst composition. A polyurethane foam is produced by using a catalyst composition for producing a polyurethane foam, which comprises an amine compound represented by the following formula (1) and at least one glycol selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol and polyethylene glycol, provided that when the compound of the formula (1) has enantiomers, diastereomers or geometric isomers, both a mixture thereof and isolated isomers are included: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group, a hydroxy group, a hydroxymethyl group or a C1-4 alkoxy group, and m is an integer of 1 or 2.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition which has improved ultraviolet absorbing capability, mechanical characteristics, hydrolysis resistance, transparency, and blooming resistance and is used for protecting an article used outdoors from ultraviolet light. A problem is solved by a thermoplastic polyurethane resin composition which is a reaction product of an isocyanate component (A1) containing an aliphatic polyisocyanate, a chain extender (A2), and a polyol component (A3) containing a polycarbonate diol having a side-chain alkyl group and contains an ultraviolet absorber (B1) having a benzotriazole skeleton, an ultraviolet absorber (B2) having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range from greater than or equal to 250 nm to less than or equal to 290 nm and having a triazine skeleton, a hindered amine light stabilizer (C), and an antioxidant (D).

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a block copolymer which is useful as a surface treatment agent for cell culture substrates, said surface treatment agent enabling cell separation in a short period of time. The above-mentioned problem is solved by a block copolymer that includes the following blocks (A), (B) and (C): (A) a temperature-responsive polymer block that has a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) within the range of from 0° C. to 50° C. with respect to water (B) a hydrophilic polymer block that does not have an LCST within the range of from 0° C. to 50° C., while having an HLB value within the range of from 9 (inclusive) to 20 (exclusive) (C) a hydrophobic polymer block that does not have an LCST within the range of from 0° C. to 50° C., while having an HLB value within the range of from 0 (inclusive) to 9 (exclusive).

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for simply and highly accurately detecting castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), and a reagent that can be used for this method. By measuring the level of GDF15 propeptide present in a sample as a novel detection marker for CRPC, acquisition of castration resistance in a prostate cancer patient during or after endocrine therapy is detected. An antibody that specifically recognizes GDF15 propeptide is included in the CRPC detection reagent.