Abstract: [Object] To provide, an electroless palladium plating solution capable of forming a pure palladium plating film directly on an electroless nickel plating film without (pre)treatment such as substituted palladium plating treatment or the like, which pure palladium plating film has good adhesion and small variations in plating film thickness. [Means to Solve the Problem] An electroless palladium plating solution comprising: a first complexing agent, a second complexing agent, phosphoric acid or a phosphate, sulfuric acid or a sulfate, and formic acid or a formate; the first complexing agent being an organopalladium complex having ethylenediamine as a ligand; the second complexing agent being a chelating agent having a carboxyl group or a salt thereof and/or a water-soluble aliphatic organic acid or a salt thereof.

Abstract: An image-sensing apparatus has: an image-sensing portion that acquires an original image by shooting a subject; an alteration processor that applies reversible alteration to an image inside a specific region in the original image to produce from the original image an altered image; and a recording controller that records in a recording portion an image file in which the altered image is stored in association with restoration-oriented information that identifies the contents of the restoration that needs to be performed to restore the original image from the altered image.

Abstract: This invention provides a photoresist coating liquid supplying apparatus and a photoresist coating liquid supplying method, for supplying a photoresist coating liquid having a low particle content to a photoresist coating apparatus, and a photoresist coating apparatus using such a photoresist coating liquid supplying apparatus, which can realize coating without causing significant defects in a cost-effective manner. The photoresist coating liquid supplying apparatus comprises a buffer vessel for a photoresist coating liquid, a circulation filtering apparatus for drawing a part of the coating liquid from the buffer vessel, filtering the coating liquid, and then returning the filtered coating liquid to the buffer vessel, and a pipe for supplying the coating liquid from the buffer vessel or the circulation apparatus to a coating apparatus. The photoresist coating liquid supplying method uses the photoresist coating liquid supplying apparatus.

Abstract: A widthwise one half portion of a core section 5a is constituted by a first section 20 formed by stacking a plurality of first elements having first and second linear channels 34 and 35 inside them and fins, and a widthwise other half portion thereof is similarly constituted by a second section 21 formed by stacking a plurality of second elements respectively having U-shaped channels 46 inside them and fins. The number of times the refrigerant fed into a thicknesswise one half portion on an inlet tank 47 side of the first section 20 is turned back in an opposite direction concerning a longitudinal direction of the first linear channels 34 inside this thicknesswise one half portion is made more numerous than the number of times the refrigerant fed into a thicknesswise other half portion on an outlet tank 52 side of the first section 20 is turned back in the opposite direction concerning the longitudinal direction of the second linear channels 35 inside this thicknesswise other half portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides new acylsulfonamide derivatives such as 4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenylethynyl-N-(2-(5-ketohexanoylamino)sulfonylphenyl)benzamide, 4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenylethynyl-N-(2-(2-propyloxyacetylamino)sulfonylphenyl)benzamide or analogues thereof. These acylsulfonamide derivatives have a hypoglycemic effect equal to or superior to the effects of the conventional hypoglycemic agents and they are free from the side effects unlike the glitazone compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hypoglycemic agent containing an acylsulfonamide derivative such as a compound of the following formula or an analog thereof, which agent is usable for preventing and curing diabetes: 1

Abstract: The present invention provides new acylsulfonamide derivatives such as 4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenylethynyl-N-(2-(5-ketohexanoylamino)sulfonylphenyl)benzamide, 4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenylethynyl-N-(2-(2-propyloxyacetylamino)sulfonylphenyl)benzamide or analogues thereof. These acylsulfonamide derivatives have a hypoglycemic effect equal to or superior to the effects of the conventional hypoglycemic agents and they are free from the side effects unlike the glitazone compounds.

Abstract: A widthwise one half portion of a core section 5a is constituted by a first section 20 formed by stacking a plurality of first elements having first and second linear channels 34 and 35 inside them and fins, and a widthwise other half portion thereof is similarly constituted by a second section 21 formed by stacking a plurality of second elements respectively having U-shaped channels 46 inside them and fins. The number of times the refrigerant fed into a thicknesswise one half portion on an inlet tank 47 side of the first section 20 is turned back in an opposite direction concerning a longitudinal direction of the first linear channels 34 inside this thicknesswise one half portion is made more numerous than the number of times the refrigerant fed into a thicknesswise other half portion on an outlet tank 52 side of the first section 20 is turned back in the opposite direction concerning the longitudinal direction of the second linear channels 35 inside this thicknesswise other half portion.

Abstract: In the present invention, a steel product having a specified composition comprising by weight C: 0.02 to 0.25%, Si: 0.01 to 2.0%, Mn: 0.30 to 1.5%, Al: 0.003 to 0.10%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.10%, and Mo: 0.05 to 1.00% with the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities is used to prepare a steel plate having a thickness of 3 to 100 mm (the upper limits of the Nb and Mo contents each being 0.025% particularly for a plate thickness of 3 to 25 mm), and the ratio of the yield stress of the steel plate at a temperature T, .sigma..sub.yT, to the yield stress of the steel plate at room temperature, .sigma..sub.y, over the temperature range of room temperature to 600.degree. C. is brought to a value falling within the following range:1.00-1.083.times.10.sup.-3 T<(.sigma..sub.yT /.sigma..sub.y)<1.16-5.101.times.10.sup.-4 T.Further, the constituents of a welding material are specified to bring the .gamma..sub.3 transformation temperature to below 620.degree. C.

Abstract: An adhesive for use in producing an optical disk comprising two transparent substrates bonded to each other with a photocurable adhesive at respective bonding surfaces thereof and having an information recording layer formed on one or both of the bonding surfaces is disclosed, which is a composition comprising ingredient (A) shown below and a photopolymerization initiator comprising ingredient (B) and/or ingredient (C) shown below:(A) a radical-polymerizable vinyl compound,(B) an acylphosphine oxide compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## and (C) an .alpha.-aminoacetophenone compound represented by the following formula. ##STR2## With this adhesive, optical disk substrates having an extremely low light transmittance can be easily bonded to each other in a short time period without impairing their appearance.

Abstract: A heating apparatus includes at least a pair of regenerative burner units having a fuel injection nozzle and a heat regenerator provided for a combustion air supply path. One regenerative burner unit is supplied with fuel through a fuel shut-off valve and a fuel change-over valve, and supplied with combustion air through a supply and exhaust change-over valve to perform combustion operation. The other regenerative burner unit performs heat regenerating operation by passing a combustion waste gas. Operations of the fuel shut-off valve, the fuel change-over valve and the supply and exhaust change-over valve are controlled depending upon an operation parameter of the heating apparatus.

Abstract: Fluid gasket composition with fine rubber particles has sufficient elasticity. The particle size of the rubber particles contained in the fluid gasket composition is desired to be 0.1 to 3.0 mm. The fluid gasket composition applied to a joint portion between mechanical parts or the like exhibits an effect of sealing and absorbing vibrations, dislocation and mechanical movements taking place in the mechanical parts.

Abstract: A triazole compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## and an insecticide comprising the same as the active ingredient.

Abstract: A triazole compound having the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a dialkylcarbamoyl group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be bonded to form an alkylene group, an oxyalkylene group or a thioalkylene group which may be substituted with a lower alkyl group, R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or CONRR' where R and R' represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cyanoalkyl group or a phenyl group or benzyl group which may be substituted, or R and R' may be bonded to form an alkylene group, an oxyalkylene group or a thioalkylene group which may be substituted with a lower alkyl group; R.sub.4 represents ##STR2## where R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a phenyl group, R.sub.6 represents a lower alkyl group, or R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 may be bonded to form an alkylene group, with a proviso that R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: A triazole compound having the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a dialkylcarbamoyl group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be bonded to form an alkylene group, an oxyalkylene group or a thioalkylene group which may be substituted with a lower alkyl group, R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or CONRR' where R and R' represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cyanoalkyl group or a phenyl group or benzyl group which may be substituted, or R and R' may be bonded to form an alkylene group, an oxyalkylene group or a thioalkylene group which may be substituted with a lower alkyl group; R.sub.4 represents ##STR2## where R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a phenyl group, R.sub.6 represents a lower alkyl group, or R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 may be bonded to form an alkylene group, with a proviso that R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: A fluorinated isophthalonitrile compound having the general formula ##STR1## wherein Y is --O, --S, or --N(R'), R and R' are independently hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkyl group, an alkynyl group, a haloalkyl group, an alkoxyl group, alkoxyalkyl group, a phenyl group which may be substituted, a tetrahydrofurfuryl group, or a cycloalkyl group, provided that, in the case of Y=--N(R'), R and R' or Y may be a tetrahydrofurfuryl group, or a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic compound residue.This fluorinated isophthalonitrile compound is suitable for use as an agricultural fungicide.

Abstract: A 2,3-dichloro-N-difluoromethoxyphenylmaleimide of the formula (I): ##STR1## is useful as an agricultural and horticultural fungicide, particularly for fruit trees.