Abstract: A stimulable phosphor sheet preferably employable in autoradiography which comprises a substrate, a phosphor layer being provided on the substrate and comprising a stimulable phosphor dispersed in a binder, and a protective layer provided on the phosphor layer, characterized in that the surface of the protective layer is hydrophilic.The surface of the protective layer can be made hydrophilic by hydrophilic processing applied thereto or provision of a hydrophilic layer thereon.

Abstract: An element for electrophoresis comprising the following three-layer structure laminated in the order:(I) a support layer;(II) an adhesive layer comprising a polymer having at least one specifically selected repeating unit; and(III) a medium layer for electrophoresis comprising an aqueous polyacrylamide gel formed by crosslinking polymerization of an acrylamide compound and a crosslinking agent in the presence of water.

Abstract: An element for electrophoresis comprising the following three-layer structure laminated in the order:(I) a support layer;(II) an adhesive layer comprising a copolymer having at least one specifically selected repeating unit; and(III) a medium layer for electrophoresis comprising an aqueous polyacrylamide gel formed by crosslinking polymerization of an acrylamide compound and a crosslinking agent in the presence of water, and a compound containing at least one carbamoyl group (modifier).

Abstract: An element for electrophoresis comprising the following three-layer structure laminated in the order:(I) a support layer;(II) an adhesive layer comprising a polymer having at least one specifically selected repeating unit;and(III) a medium layer for electrophoresis comprising an aqueous polyacrylamide gel formed by crosslinking polymerization of an acrylamide compound and a crosslinking agent in the presence of water.

Abstract: An element for electrophoresis comprising the following three-layer structure laminated in the order:(I) a support layer;(II) an adhesive layer comprising a polymer having at least one specifically selected repeating unit; and(III) a medium layer for electrophoresis comprising an aqueous polyacrylamide gel formed by crosslinking polymerization of an acrylamide compound and a crosslinking agent in the presence of water, and a compound containing at least one carbamoyl group (modifier).

Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material is described comprising at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a hardener and further containing as an acid-captor at least one compound represented by formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group containing 5 or less carbon atoms, an alkoxy group containing 5 or less carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each independently represents hydrogen, an alkyl group containing 10 or less carbon atoms, an aryl group containing from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or an alkoxycarbonyl group containing 5 or less carbon atoms.

Abstract: A photographic silver halide light-sensitive material having at least one hydrophilic colloid layer containing gelatin and/or a gelatin derivative hardened with a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein a and d each represents 1 or 2; b and c each represents 0, 1 or 2 with the proviso that both b and c are not simultaneously 0; R represents a divalent group; and n is 0 or 1, which compound provides a preferred hardening rate and does not adversely affect the photographic properties of photographic light-sensitive materials, and a method of hardening gelatin and/or a gelatin derivative comprising treating the gelatin and/or the gelatin derivative with a compound represented by the general formula (I) above.

Abstract: A photographic silver halide light-sensitive material having at least one hydrophilic colloid layer containing (a) gelatin and/or a gelatin derivative and (b) at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein Y represents a vinyl group; A represents a divalent group; R, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n is 0 or 1. The compounds of the general formulas (I) and (II) are novel class of gelatin hardeners which are particularly suitable for use in silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials.

Abstract: A toy doll provided with a torso and arms mounted to move with respect to the torso, a writing instrument to be held by one of the arms, a motor, a mechanism operatively connecting the one arm to the motor to cause the arm to oscillate with respect to the torso to move the writing instrument in a predetermined pattern, a platform provided with a plate mounted to rotate with respect to the platform and on top of which there is provided a drawing medium, and a mechanism operatively connecting the motor to the plate through the other of the arms to cause the plate and the writing medium contained thereon to rotate, the drawing that is provided being the result of the combined oscillating movement of the writing instrument and the rotation of the medium engaged by the writing instrument.

Abstract: A hardening agent for gelatin comprising a compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents an n-valent organic group, Z represents an atomic group necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered ring and n represents 1, 2 or 3; and a method for hardening gelatin comprising treating gelatin with a compound represented by the formula (I) above.

Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer and at least one of the layers of the photographic light-sensitive material containing a compound represented by the following general formula (I) or (II); ##EQU1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic residue, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 can combine to form a ring; and Z represents an alkylene group; or an organic acid salt or a mineral acid salt of the compound represented by the general formula (I) or (II). The photographic material can be developed at an elevated temperature without fog information and a decrease in photographic sensitivity.

Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer with at least one of the layers of the photographic light-sensitive material containing a compound represented by the following general formula (I) or (II) ##EQU1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic ring residue, and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 can combine to form an alkylene group; R.sub.4 represents those groups other than a hydrogen atom as described for R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 ; and R.sub.5 represents an alkylene group of a polyoxyalkylene group having at least 4 carbon atoms, or the organic acid salt or mineral acid salt thereof.