Abstract: A vibratory mechanism includes vibratory shafts, which are stored within a roll and are arranged symmetrically across a rotation axis of the roll, fixed eccentric weights fixed to respective vibratory shafts, rotatable eccentric weights rotatably attached to respective vibratory shafts, a rotation controller controlling a range of movement of the rotatable eccentric weights, and an eccentric moment controller which changes an eccentric moment around the vibratory shaft depending on the rotation direction of the vibratory shafts, whereby the vibration state of the roll is switchable between standard vibration and horizontal vibration.

Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for recovering insulin secretion function which contains at least one of the amino acids selected from the group consisting of aspartic acid, cystine, serine, asparagine, isoleucine, histidine, hydroxyproline, glutamic acid, valine and salts thereof as an active ingredient; a functional food which contains the agent for recovering insulin secretion function; and a composition for treating diabetes which contains the amino acid(s) and a second diabetic drug as active ingredients. This agent for recovering insulin secretion function can be used as an oral therapeutic agent or functional food that is useful for treating, improving or preventing insulin secretion defects in Type II diabetes, borderline diabetes and other diseases, and side effects caused by administration of drugs.

Abstract: To provide a process for producing a transparent electrode comprising a tin oxide film which can readily be patterned, which can be realized at a low cost, and which has low resistivity and is excellent in transparency. A process for producing a transparent electrode having a patterned tin oxide film formed on a substrate, which comprises a step of forming a tin oxide film having light absorption characteristics on a substrate, a patterning step of removing part of the tin oxide film having light absorption characteristics, and a step of subjecting the patterned tin oxide film having light absorption characteristics to heat treatment to obtain a tin oxide film.

Abstract: To provide a visible light responsible Ti oxide film which has hydrophilicity and antifogging property and is excellent in transparency and which has an ability to decompose gas by UV radiation, and a process for its production, as well as a Ti oxide film-coated substrate. A Ti oxide film formed on a substrate, characterized in that when a voltage is applied to the Ti oxide film while the Ti oxide film is irradiated with light of a xenon lamp having a luminance of 100 mW/cm2 and having ultraviolet light of less than 400 nm cutoff, the electric current value is at least 1,000 times the electric current value when the same voltage as said voltage is applied to the Ti oxide film in a dark place.

Abstract: A 2,6-dimethylphenol composition having an m-cresol content of from 15 to 700 ppm on a weight basis has effects of drastically improving polymerization activity and particularly, improving the color tone of polyphenylene ethers. Therefore, the composition makes it possible to provide a preparation process having improved productivity, and at the same time, provide polyphenylene ethers having good quality.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising a polyphenylene ether and a flame retardant, wherein said polyphenylene ether is obtained by polymerizing a monomer comprising 100 parts by weight of 2,6-dimethylphenol and 0.5 to 7.5 parts by weight of ortho cresol in the presence of a catalyst and an oxygen-containing gas, especially that having a molecular weight distribution of 2.8 to 8.0.. The resin composition is excellent in flame retardancy, particularly in anti-dripping properties in burning. The resin composition thereof is applicable not only in the electric and electronic fields which require high flame retardancy, but also to other various fields needing polyphenylene ether resins.

Abstract: A multilayer film-coated substrate having the stress of the film relaxed by depositing a multilayer film comprising a metal oxide film and a silicon oxide film on a substrate at a high speed by a sputtering method using a conductive sputtering material, and a process for producing a multilayer film-coated substrate having such a low stress, are presented. A multilayer film-coated substrate comprising a substrate and at least a metal oxide film and a silicon oxide film laminated thereon repeatedly at least once, wherein at least one layer of said metal oxide film is a metal oxide film deposited by sputtering by using, as the target material, a metal oxide MOX which is deficient in oxygen than the stoichiometric composition, to have the oxygen deficiency resolved, and the stress of the multilayer film is from ?100 MPa to +100 MPa.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for suppression of the expression of ATP citrate lyase, which contains a compound that suppresses the expression of ATP citrate lyase by the in vivo administration. The compounds suppress the expression of ATP citrate lyase by the in vivo administration include insulin secretagogues such as nateglinide. This pharmaceutical composition is effective in preventing, improving and treating metabolic syndrome, in particular, liver disorders related to abnormal lipid metabolism such as fatty liver and NASH.

Abstract: A low molecular weight polyphenylene ether having a reduced viscosity of 0.04 to 0.18 dl/g as measured at 30° C. in a 0.5 g/dl chloroform solution, and a molecular weight distribution of 1.5 to 2.5; or a low molecular weight polyphenylene ether powder comprising the low molecular weight polyphenylene ether exhibits high thermal resistance and excellent electric properties, and thus is useful as electric materials such as printed circuit board and as modifiers of other resins.

Abstract: A polyphenylene ether resin composition comprising a polyphenylene ether, wherein the polyphenylene ether has a polymer chain comprising recurring units each represented by the following formula (1): 1

Abstract: A 2,6-dimethylphenol composition having an m-cresol content of from 15 to 700 ppm on a weight basis has effects of drastically improving polymerization activity and particularly, improving the color tone of polyphenylene ethers. Therefore, the composition makes it possible to provide a preparation process having improved productivity, and at the same time, provide polyphenylene ethers having good quality.

Abstract: In gene expression frequency analysis, a vector primer to which each cDNA is ligated is formed by synthesizing the cDNA from each mRNA using by a vector primer having a poly(T) sequence; each cDNA sequence is converted to a tag on the vector primer; a concatemer is formed by ligating the obtained tags via a sequence that enables recognition of ends of the tags; and the nucleotide sequence of the concatemer is analyzed.

Abstract: A sputtering target is provided that includes SiC and metallic Si and has an atomic ratio of C to Si of from 0.5 to 0.95 and a density of from 2.75×103 kg/m3 to 3.1×103 kg/m3. The sputtering target is capable of forming at high speed a film that contains SiO2 as the main component and has a low refractive index. The sputtering target can be produced by a process in which a molded product of SiC is impregnated with molten Si.

Abstract: A vibratory mechanism which is composed of vibratory shafts, which are stored within a roll and are arranged symmetrically across a rotation axis of the roll, a fixed eccentric weight fixed to respective vibratory shafts, a rotatable eccentric weight rotatably attached to respective vibratory shafts, a rotation controller controlling a range of movement of the rotatable eccentric weight, and an eccentric moment controller which changes an eccentric moment around the vibratory shaft depending on the rotation direction of the vibratory shafts, whereby the vibration state of the roll is switchable between standard vibration and horizontal vibration.

Abstract: A sputtering target comprising a substrate and a target material formed on the substrate, wherein the target material comprises a metal oxide of the chemical formula MOx as the main component, wherein MOx is a metal oxide which is deficient in oxygen as compared with the stoichiometric composition, and M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Zr and Hf, a process for its production, and a method for forming a film having a high refractive index.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide an integrated circuit device having a Cu wiring, using a barrier layer which facilitates planarization. The present invention relates to an integrated circuit device having a Cu wiring layer, a barrier layer therefor and a dielectric layer, wherein the barrier layer is represented by a compositional formula of TaOxNy (the range of x being 0<x<2.5, and the range of y being 0<y<1). Further, the present invention relates to an integrated circuit device having a Cu wiring layer, a barrier layer therefor and a dielectric layer, wherein the barrier layer is represented by a compositional formula of Ta1−aMaObNc (M being at least one member selected from the group consisting of elements of Groups 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14 of the long form of the periodic table, the range of a being 0<a<1, the range of b being 0<b<2.5, and the range of c being 0<c<1).

Abstract: A sputtering target which comprises an oxide containing Zn, Al and Y, which can be used for a DC sputtering method, and with which a transparent conductive film having a resistivity of from 10−2 to 1010 &OHgr;·cm can be produced stably, and a transparent conductive film which comprises an oxide containing Zn, Al and Y, and which has a resistivity of from 10−2 to 1010 &OHgr;·cm and a low light absorptivity.

Abstract: A process for producing a polyphenylene ether, which comprises contacting, with an aqueous solution of a chelating agent, a polyphenylene ether solution and adding a water-soluble poor solvent for the polyphenylene ether to precipitate the polyphenylene ether; and recovering the thus precipitated polyphenylene ether. A mixture remaining after the recovery of the polyphenylene ether is brought into contact with water to extract the water-soluble poor solvent, and a water phase containing the thus extracted water-soluble poor solvent is recovered by separation. The water-soluble poor solvent is separated and removed from the water phase by distillation, and the whole or a part of the remaining water phase is recycled as water to be brought into contact with the mixture, the remaining water phase having a content of a high-boiling-point organic substance of 1 wt. % or less.

Abstract: A process for producing a polyphenylene ether by oxidative polymerization of a phenol compound using a catalyst and an oxygen-containing gas, wherein said catalyst comprises a copper compound, a bromine compound, a diamine compound of formula (1) as recited in the specification, a tertiary monoamine compound and a secondary monoamine compound, and wherein said process comprises the steps of: preparing a catalyst component (P1) in a container which is under a substantially oxygen-free inert atmosphere by mixing the copper compound and the bromine compound to obtain a mixture and then mixing the mixture with the secondary monoamine compound in an amount of at least 2 times the molar amount of the copper atom; separately preparing a catalyst component (P2) by mixing the diamine compound of formula (1) and the tertiary monoamine compound together with a solvent in an oxidative polymerization vessel; adding a predetermined amount of the catalyst component (P1) to the polymerization vessel containing the catalyst c

Abstract: A sputtering target comprising a substrate and a target material formed on the substrate, wherein the target material comprises a metal oxide of the chemical formula MOx as the main component, wherein MOx is a metal oxide which is deficient in oxygen as compared with the stoichiometric composition, and M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Zr and Hf, a process for its production, and a method for forming a film having a high refractive index.