Abstract: A nonwoven fabric containing a polyvinyl butyral fiber is provided. In particular, continuous fiber nonwoven fabrics, such as a melt-blown nonwoven fabric and a spunbonded nonwoven fabric, are preferred. By laminating a plurality of layers via an adhering layer made of such a nonwoven fabric and then heating, a laminate is obtained by a simple process. In particular, an interior material in which an inorganic fiber layer, a foam layer and a surface material layer are adhered together via the aforementioned type of adhering layers is a desirable embodiment. Such an interior material is excellent in rigidity, sound absorbency and thermal deformation resistance, and therefore is useful as an interior material to be used for cars, railway vehicles, vessels, and the like.

Abstract: Provided are a laminate excellent in heat resistance, and a separator for capacitors comprising the laminate. The laminate comprises a nanofiber layer and a base layer, the nanofiber layer comprising polyamide filaments formed from a polyamide (a) and having an average fiber diameter of 10 to 1000 nm, and the base layer comprising fibers at least including polyamide fibers formed from a polyamide (a). The polyamide (a) comprises a dicarboxylic acid unit and a diamine unit, wherein (i) the dicarboxylic acid unit comprising terephthalic acid unit in the proportion of not lower than 60% by mole, and (ii) the diamine unit comprising at least one diamine unit selected from the group consisting of 1,9-nonanediamine unit and 2-methyl-1,8-octanediamine unit in the proportion of not lower than 60% by mole in total.

Abstract: Provided is a planar paper for an adhesive tape, and an adhesive tape utilizing such planar paper as a backing, which has an elongation sufficient to allow the adhesive tape to be favorably adhered to an adherend surface without being accompanied by any lift and separation, but with consistently conforming to the curved surfaces and/or the rough surfaces; which is capable of providing a clear painting line left in a portion of a painted layer required in automobiles; which is capable of being easily cut by hand without requiring any tool as a blade; and which is also excellent in handleability. The planar paper comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-series fiber having a fiber breaking temperature in water of 92 to 125° C., a tenacity of 0.5 to 3.5 cN/dtex at 10% elongation, and a breaking elongation of 17 to 60%.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric containing a polyvinyl butyral fiber is provided. In particular, continuous fiber nonwoven fabrics, such as a melt-blown nonwoven fabric and a spunbonded nonwoven fabric, are preferred. By laminating a plurality of layers via an adhering layer made of such a nonwoven fabric and then heating, a laminate is obtained by a simple process. In particular, an interior material in which an inorganic fiber layer, a foam layer and a surface material layer are adhered together via the aforementioned type of adhering layers is a desirable embodiment. Such an interior material is excellent in rigidity, sound absorbency and thermal deformation resistance, and therefore is useful as an interior material to be used for cars, railway vehicles, vessels, and the like.

Abstract: This invention relates to a technology for modifying gum arabic to increase its emulsifying ability, and provides a method which does not give rise to such troubles as the gum arabic agglomerating to form syrupy masses, sticking to the vessel, dehydration, or charring in the course of processing. A modified gum arabic within an increased emulsifying ability can be obtained by heating a roughly crushed or broken solid of gum arabic at a temperature not below 40° C. in an atmosphere having a relative humidity of 30-100%. The modified gum arabic can be used with advantage as an emulsifier for beverages, confectionery inclusive of chewing gums, oily flavorings, oily colors, and fat-soluble vitamins, among others.

Abstract: The present invention provides microcapsules with favorable speed, intensity and persistence of the release of foreign substances encapsulated inside microorganism cells. The present invention also provides a manufacturing method of a microcapsule and an oral composition containing the microcapsule. The microcapsules having at least one foreign substance enclosed in microorganism cells onto whose surfaces are adhered at least one member selected from the group consisting of saccharides, high-intensity sweeteners, proteins and polyhydric alcohols.

Abstract: A carpet for use in vehicles includes an upper surface layer 2, a nonwoven fabric sound absorption layer 3 and an adhesive resin layer 4 integrally securing the upper surface layer and the sound absorption layer. The adhesive resin layer is an air permeable resin layer formed by extruding melted thermoplastic into filament-like resin pieces by an extruder, and a thickness direction air permeability of the carpet falls within the range of 1 to 50 cm3/cm2·second. This carpet can secure excellent silence.

Abstract: A displacement detection device and a wire therefor in which the drawbacks of the conventional Elinvar-type alloy are eliminated, the magnetostriction intensity as well as the magnetostriction propagation speed does not vary with temperature, and a magnetostriction coefficient is sufficiently great to enable an amplification at a high speed of response to be unnecessary. A magnetostrictive wire used in a displacement detection device together with a magnetostriction-generating magnet disposed close thereto and movable relative thereto, said wire substantially composed of 35 to 60 wt % Ni and the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, cold-wire-drawn and then heat-treated and having a magnetostriction coefficient greater than that exhibited in an as-cold-wire-drawn state.

Abstract: The improved method of treating an exhaust gas from a combustion apparatus comprises adding ammonia to the exhaust gas and then irradiating it with an electron beam, characterized in that part or all of said ammonia is supplied as a separated portion of ammonia-containing water. The ammonia-containing foul water may contain feces excreted from humans and/or domestic animals and poultry, fermentation industry liquid waste or food processing wastewater. The organic waste-containing water may be digested anaerobically to convert the organic matter to methane gas and, subsequently, ammonia is separated from the supernatant liquor and used as the source of ammonia to be supplied. The methane gas is suitably used as a source of energy for the combustion apparatus. At least part of the organic matter in the organic foul water may be decomposed oxidatively and, subsequently, ammonia is separated for use as the source of ammonia to be supplied.

Abstract: An agent for reducing nephrotoxicity due to a platinum complex compound, comprising an activated spherical carbon as an active ingredient is disclosed.

Abstract: In the improved apparatus for treating flue gases by irradiation with electron beams, ammonia is added at a position in the direction of the flue gas stream that is upstream of the center of electron beams applied within the reactor and which is not more than 2.5 times the range of electron beams, preferably not more than 2.0 times, more preferably not more than 1.5 times, most preferably from 0.5 to 1.0 times said range. Ammonia is supplied in any one of the following ways; (1) only ammonia is supplied; (2) both ammonia and air are supplied; (3) both ammonia and water are supplied; and (4) ammonia, air and water are all supplied. From an operational viewpoint, ammonia is preferably supplied as diluted in the form of a mixture of heated ammonia and dry air (having preferably a dew point of -15.degree. C. or less at one atmosphere). It is also effective to supply ammonia through pipes that are arranged to contour the spherical divergence of electron beams.

Abstract: A device to control vertical vibration of a building caused by seismic disturbance. Air springs are positioned and secured between the building foundation and the building superstructure to attenuate vertical vibration of the building. Vertical support rails are secured to the foundation and/or to the building superstructure on opposite sides of, and adjacent to, the air springs. Horizontal connecting brackets are rigidly secured to the air springs and slidably secured to the adjacent rails. The brackets restrain horizontal deflection of the air springs without interfering with vertical reciprocation of the air springs.

Abstract: There is disclosed an enhancer for the antianemia effect of erythropoietin using a spherical carbon as an active ingredient in an amount effective for treating anemia in combination with erythropoietin. The enhancer is orally administered. The antianemia effect of erythropoietin can be remarkably enhanced, the dosage of erythropoietin can be remarkably decreased, and side effects from erythropoietin can be remarkably reduced. There is further disclosed a method of augmenting the antianemia effect of erythropoietin by administering to a patient an effective amount of a spherical carbon in combination with a portion of an effective amount of erythropoietin for treating anemia.

Abstract: A separator for alkaline batteries comprising as at least part of the main fibers a fibrilated product of cellulose fiber obtained by dissolving cellulose in a solvent and depositing cellulose directly. As another main fiber, preferably an extra fine synthetic fiber, particularly preferably a polyvinyl alcohol synthetic fiber is used. The binder is preferably polyvinyl alcohol. Also provided is an alkaline battery wherein such a separator is used. Preferably, the above cellulose fiber is cellulose fiber whose wet Young's modulus is 20 g/d or more and orientation degree .DELTA.n is 42.times.10.sup.-3 or more.

Abstract: A device to control vertical vibration of a building caused by seismic disturbance. Air springs are positioned and secured between the building foundation and the building superstructure to attenuate vertical vibration of the building. Vertical support rails are secured to the foundation and/or to the building superstructure on opposite sides of, and adjacent to, the air springs. Horizontal connecting brackets are rigidly secured to the air springs and slidably secured to the adjacent rails. The brackets restrain horizontal deflection of the air springs without interfering with vertical reciprocation of the air springs.

Abstract: In a multiprocessor system, a communication register is partitioned into groups of word storage locations and one of the groups is further partitioned into subgroups associated respectively with the processors. An access controller accesses any groups of the communication register when a system program is being processed and accesses one of the subgroup when a user program is being processed. A write controller is responsive to a test & set instruction of first occurrence from a common bus for assembling a lock work with a data word, a control field and a counter field containing a variable count. The control field of the lock word is set to a first binary state when it is assembled and reset to a second binary state when deassembled. In response to a load instruction from the common bus, either the data word from the bus or lock word is stored into a specified storage area of a communication register.

Abstract: A thermoplastic, liquid-crystalline, wholly aromatic polyimide ester comprising(a) at least one structural unit derived from an aromatic dicarboxylic acid,(b) at least one structural unit derived from a substituted hydroquinone having an aralkyl substitutent group in its benzene nucleus, andat least one structural unit selected from (c) structural units derived from carboxy-N-(carboxyphenyl)phthalimides and (d) structural units derived from carboxy-N-(hydroxyphenyl)phthalimidesis able to be molded by injection molding, has excellent dimensional stability and dimensional accuracy in both flow direction and a direction making a right angle with the flow direction, and is also excels in strength, elastic modulus, and heat resistance.