Abstract: A water barrier laminate (11) including a plastic base material (1) that faces the atmosphere of a high water content, as well as a first inorganic barrier layer (3), a water-trapping layer (5) and a second inorganic barrier layer (7) formed in this order on the plastic base material (1) on the side that does not face the atmosphere of the high water content, wherein an auxiliary water-trapping layer (10) is formed on the second inorganic barrier layer (7) on the side opposite to the water-trapping layer (5) to trap the water from the side surface, the auxiliary water-trapping layer (10) being located on the surface that faces the atmosphere of a low water content or being located in a region at a distance of not more than 20 ?m from the surface that faces the atmosphere of the low water content.

Abstract: An immunological measurement device includes a micro fluid device. The micro fluid device includes a flowpath to move a specimen that is subjected to an immunological measurement by an antigen-antibody reaction; and a labeling reagent supplier that is disposed in an upstream section of the flowpath and labels the specimen. The flowpath includes a detection flowpath that is disposed downstream of the labeling reagent supplier and measures the antigen-antibody reaction of the specimen. The labeling reagent supplier includes a labeling reagent that labels the specimen by the antigen-antibody reaction, and the labeling reagent includes a labeling substance in which an antigen or an antibody is solidified.

Abstract: A structured body (10) includes a base material (1) formed into a predetermined shape and a liquid film (3) provided on a surface thereof, and droplets (5) of a liquid incompatible with a liquid for the liquid film (3) are distributed on the liquid film (3).

Abstract: A die (30) for ironing working, the die (30) having a carbon film 50 covering at least a working surface (41) thereof, the carbon film (50) exhibiting such a Raman spectrum that an intensity ratio represented by the following formula (1): ID/IG??(1) wherein ID is a maximum peak intensity at 1333±10 cm?1 in the Raman spectrum of the surface of the carbon film, and IG is a maximum peak intensity at 1500±100 cm?1 in the Raman spectrum of the surface of the carbon film, is not less than 1.0, and the surface of the carbon film 50 being a smooth surface having an arithmetic mean roughness R of not more than 0.1 ?m.

Abstract: A dispersion solution for drilling obtained by dispersing, in an aqueous medium, a hydrolysable resin material that contains a resin that is hydrolysable but sparingly and a hydrolysable resin that accelerates the decomposition of esters. The dispersion solution for drilling exhibits a highly hydrolysable capability despite of using an inexpensive hydrolysable resin material, and can be favorably used for extracting resources relying on a well drilling method such as hydraulic fracturing method, rotary drilling method or riserless drilling method.

Abstract: A multilayered preform including inner and outer layers of an ethylene terephthalate type polyester resin, and at least one intermediate layer of at least a lowly crystalline ethylene terephthalate type polyester resin and a gas-barrier aromatic polyamide resin, wherein the lowly crystalline ethylene terephthalate type polyester resin contains, as a copolymerizable component, a cyclohexanedimethanol in an amount of 15 to 20 mol % or an isophthalic acid in an amount of 7.5 to 15 mol %, a weight ratio of the lowly crystalline ethylene terephthalate type polyester resin and the gas-barrier aromatic polyamide resin is in a range of 50:50 to 75:25, a weight ratio of the intermediate layer is not less than 1% by weight but is less than 10% by weight per the whole preform, and a haze is not less than 5% in a portion where a multilayered structure has been formed.

Abstract: A method for detecting microorganisms includes: collecting a sample from a plant tissue, soil, water or any other environment, the sample including microorganisms; extracting DNA from the microorganisms in the sample; conducting PCR using the extracted DNA; and determining the presence or absence of a microorganism belonging to the genus Plasmodiophora in the sample by detecting an obtained amplification product. The PCR is conducted using a first primer set for amplifying a ?-tubulin gene of the microorganism belonging to the genus Plasmodiophora. The first primer set includes a forward primer including at least one of base sequences represented by SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 and a reverse primer comprising at least one of base sequences represented by SEQ ID NOS: 4 and 5.

Abstract: A surface-treated aluminum plate obtained by forming, on at least one surface of an aluminum plate, a conversion-coated layer that contains a polyester resin and a zirconium compound or a titanium compound. The surface-treated aluminum plate excellently adheres to an organic resin coating and can be used as a material for producing cans featuring excellent corrosion resistance and shock resistance.

Abstract: A high-frequency dielectric heating method in which an object to be heated is disposed between opposing electrodes and is heated, which is capable of suppressing a local temperature rise on opposing surfaces of the plurality of objects to be heated without reducing heating speed, and heating the plurality of objects to be heated in a short time. The method, in which an object to be heated (M) is disposed between opposing electrodes (101) and (102) and is heated, includes: disposing a plurality of the objects (M) in a direction in which the electrodes (101) and (102) oppose each other; and heating the plurality of the objects (M) in a state in which the plurality of the objects (M) are spaced apart by a predetermined distance or more by interposing a sheet member (110) between the plurality of the objects (M).

Abstract: To provide a bath for surface treatment capable of forming a surface-treating film having excellent corrosion resistance by a high-speed electrolytic treatment, and a method of producing a surface-treated steel plate having excellent corrosion resistance and closely adhering property to the coating maintaining good productivity. A bath for surface treatment used for forming a surface-treating film on the surface of a steel plate by cathodic electrolysis, the bath for surface treatment containing Zr and/or Ti, and a polycarboxylic acid.

Abstract: A container of the present invention has an inner surface formed of an olefin resin layer that includes an organic bleeding lubricant and in which an inorganic porous agent is blended.

Abstract: A structure forming a gel-like coating (3) on a surface of a base material (1) that is formed in a predetermined shape, the gel-like coating including fine solid particles of a grain size of not more than 50 ?m and an oily liquid.

Abstract: A structured body of the present invention has a base material (1) and a liquid film (3) formed on a surface thereof, and the liquid film (3) is formed of a non-Newtonian aqueous liquid. The structured body exhibits slipperiness to a viscous and thick substance stably in a sustainable manner.

Abstract: A connector for optical fibers with lenses includes a ferrule to which an optical fiber with a lens is mounted and which has an end face inclined relative to a central axis, and a coupling member (sleeve) which coaxially couples a pair of the ferrules by making the ferrules to face each other in a non-contact state such that the end faces are parallel to each other. The ferrule has one or a plurality of holes which are parallel to the central axis at positions decentered from the central axis, the optical fiber with the lens being disposed in the hole, and the optical fibers with the lenses mounted to the pair of the ferrules have lens end faces which are inclined along the end faces of the ferrules so as to be optically coupled to each other.

Abstract: A multilayered container obtained by heat-forming a multilayered sheet or a multilayered preform that includes inner and outer layers of an ethylene terephthalate type polyester resin, and at least one intermediate layer of at least a lowly crystalline ethylene terephthalate type polyester resin and a gas-barrier aromatic polyamide resin, wherein a difference of refractive index (?RI) between the lowly crystalline ethylene terephthalate type polyester resin and the gas-barrier aromatic polyamide resin represented by the following formula (1), ?RI=|RIE?RIA|??(1) wherein RIE and RIA are refractive indexes of injection-formed plates made, respectively, from the lowly crystalline ethylene terephthalate type polyester resin and the gas-barrier aromatic polyamide resin after they have been monoaxially stretched into 3 times, is not more than 0.03, and a haze in a side surface of the container is not more than 5%.

Abstract: A structure including a formed body (1) and solid particles (3) distributed on a surface of the formed body (1) by being externally added thereto, wherein the solid particles (3) are held on the surface of the formed body (1) in a form of being covered with a very small amount of an oily liquid (5), and an air layer (7) is present in gaps among the solid particles (3) that are close to the surface of the formed body (1).

Abstract: An antibacterial resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin blended with a metal-carrying compound carrying at least one kind of metal ions selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu, Zn, Co, and Ni, and a compound represented by the following formula (2): wherein M? is any one of Na, K, or H, and X is an atom selected from the group consisting of C, O, S, and P, or an atomic group thereof.

Abstract: A structure forming, on a surface thereof, a rough surface portion 1 having a maximum height of roughness Rz in a range of 0.5 to 5.0 ?m, and forming, on the rough surface portion 1, a thin liquid film 3 having a thickness in a range of not less than 0.1 ?m but less than 3.4 ?m. The structure exhibits a high degree of slipping property despite the liquid film formed on the surface has a very small thickness.

Abstract: A gas-barrier laminate (10) of a structure in which a first inorganic barrier layer (3), a water-trapping layer (5) and a second inorganic barrier layer (9) are provided in this order on a plastic base material (1), wherein the water-trapping layer (5) is a layer in which a granular moisture-absorbing agent is dispersed in a matrix of an ionic polymer, the granular moisture-absorbing agent being capable of absorbing moisture to a degree lower than that attained by the matrix, and an organic layer (7) is provided between the water-trapping layer (5) and the second inorganic barrier layer (9), the organic layer (7) serving as an underlying layer for forming the second inorganic barrier layer. The water-trapping layer has excellent barrier property against water and is, at the same time, effectively suppressed from swelling despite it has absorbed moisture. The water-trapping layer is, further, effectively suppressed from losing its activity.

Abstract: A structure including a formed body (1) formed in a predetermined shape and an externally added region formed on the surface of the formed body (1), wherein the externally added region has externally added protuberances (3) of a mixture of a wax component and a liquid (5) formed on the surface of the formed body (1) and, further, has a mountain/valley surface formed by the distribution of the externally added protuberances (3); and on the externally added region, the surfaces (valley portions) of the formed body 1 are covered with the liquid (5) at portions among the externally added protuberances (3).