Abstract: A vibrating mechanism for vibrating a vibration compacting roller with a variable amplitude includes a vibration generating shaft, a movable eccentric weight turnably disposed in the vibration generating shaft, and an eccentric weight driving unit for rotating the eccentric weight about a pivotal shaft transversely extending relative to the vibration generating shaft. To generate vibrations for the vibration compacting roller, a vibration generating apparatus including a vibrating mechanism of the foregoing type is substantially composed of an eccentricity signal generating unit, a vibration mode setting unit, an eccentric weight eccentricity quantity detecting unit, and an eccentric weight eccentricity quantity controlling unit. Alternatively, the vibration generating apparatus may substantially be composed of a forward/rearward movement lever neutral position detecting unit and an eccentric weight eccentricity quantity controlling unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a film comprising silicon dioxide as the main component, which contains Zr, etc., and a method for forming it by reactive DC sputtering. It makes it possible to form reflection preventive films, alkali barrier films and various multi-layered films such as multi-layered films for anti-iridescent glass, which contain said film comprising silicon dioxide as the main component, by a physical vapor deposition method without breaking a vacuum.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic recording layer and at least one protective layer formed on the recording layer, wherein the outermost protective layer on the side exposed to air is made of an oxide film.

Abstract: A transparent conductive film comprising zinc oxide as the main component, which contains gallium in an amount of from 0.5 to 12 atomic % based on the total amount of gallium and zinc, and which has a diffraction peak of the (002) face in its X-ray diffraction pattern, wherein the half value width of the diffraction peak of the (002) face is at most 0.6 degree.

Abstract: A ceramics rotatable magnetron sputtering cathode target comprising a cylindrical target holder and a ceramics layer as a target to be sputtered, formed on the outer surface of the target holder, wherein at least one layer selected from the group consisting of a layer of a metal or alloy having a thermal expansion coefficient of an intermediate level between the thermal expansion coefficients of the ceramics layer and the target holder, and a layer of a metal or alloy having a thermal expansion coefficient approximating to the thermal expansion coefficient of the ceramics layer, is formed as an undercoat between the ceramics layer and the target holder.

Abstract: A laminated glass structure is provided containing at least one glass sheet, a plastic layer provided at the bonding surface of the glass sheet, and a functioning layer having single-or multi-layered films between the bonding surfaces of the glass sheet and the plastic layer, with the functioning layer having a controlling layer in contact with the plastic layer, which contains as the major component an oxide including Cr and at least one of Ti, Zn, Sn, Ni, Zr, Al, Si, Mg and Fe, and wherein the controlling layer has an atomic ratio of Cr to atoms other than oxygen of 60% or lower, and the film thickness of the controlling layer is 10 .ANG. to 500 .ANG..

Abstract: A composition and method for the treatment of inflammation, rheumatism, autoimmune disease, ischemic damage of organs, drug toxicity and arteriosclerosis comprising human ADF is disclosed.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic recording layer and at least one protective layer formed on the recording layer, wherein the outermost protective layer on the side exposed to air is made of an oxide film.