Abstract: To provide an organic electroluminescent device having long lifetime characteristics while having a low driving voltage and high power efficiency. The organic electroluminescent device includes one or more light-emitting layers between an anode and a cathode opposed to each other, wherein at least one of the light-emitting layers contains a host material including a first host material, a second host material and a third host material, and a light-emitting dopant material. A LUMO energy of the first host material is ?1.95 eV or less, and LM2?LM3?LM1 is satisfied under the assumption that LUMO energies of the first host material, the second host material and the third host material are LM1, LM2 and LM3, respectively.

Abstract: To provide an organic EL device having high efficiency and extended lifetime while having a low driving voltage, and a compound suitable therefor. A material for an organic electroluminescent device of the present invention is comprised of an indolocarbazole compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein a ring A is a heterocycle represented by formula (1a); Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a linked aromatic group in which two to five of these aromatic rings are linked to each other; L1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group; L2 represents an aromatic heterocyclic group; Ar3 represents a carbazolyl group; and a+b+c?1.

Abstract: To provide an organic EL device having high efficiency and extended lifetime while having a low driving voltage, and a material for an organic electroluminescent device suitable therefor. This material for an organic electroluminescent device is comprised of an indolocarbazole compound represented by the following general formula (1): [C1] wherein a ring A is a heterocycle represented by formula (1a); Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a linked aromatic group; L2 represents an aromatic heterocyclic group; Ar3 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a linked aromatic group in which a plurality of these aromatic hydrocarbon groups are linked to each other; and a+b+c?1.

Abstract: To provide an organic electroluminescent device having high efficiency while having a driving voltage. This organic electroluminescent device includes an anode, an organic layer and a cathode stacked on a substrate, at least one layer of the organic layer is a light-emitting layer containing a first host, a second host and a light-emitting dopant material, the first host is selected from a compound represented by the following general formula (1), and the second host is selected from a biscarbazole compound binding at a position other than the N-position, an indolocarbazole compound, or a carbazole compound in which a plurality of carbazole rings bind at the N-position. In the formula, a ring A is represented by formula (1b) or (1c), X represents NR, S, O, or CR2, and at least one Y represents N.

Abstract: To provide an organic electroluminescent device having high efficiency and high driving stability while having a low driving voltage. The organic electroluminescent device has one or more light-emitting layers between an anode and a cathode opposed to each other, wherein at least one of the light-emitting layers is a light-emitting layer composed of a vapor deposition layer containing a first host, a second host and a light-emitting dopant material; the first host is selected from oligopyridine compounds represented by the general formula (1); and the second host is selected from carbazole compounds having two or more carbazole rings, indolocarbazole compounds having an indolocarbazole ring or compounds having a carbazole ring and an indolocarbazole ring.

Abstract: Provided is an organic EL device including: a light emitting layer between an anode and a cathode facing each other, in which the light emitting layer contains a first host, a second host, and a luminescent dopant, an indolocarbazole compound represented by General Formula (1) is contained as the first host, and a biscarbazole compound or a dibenzofuran compound having a dibenzofuran or dibenzothiophene ring is contained as the second host. This organic EL device has a low drive voltage, high efficiency, and high drive stability.

Abstract: Provided is an organic EL device having a low drive voltage, high efficiency, and high drive stability, and a material for an organic electroluminescent device suitable for the organic EL device. This material for an organic EL device includes: an indolocarbazole compound represented by General Formula (1). In addition, provided is an organic electroluminescent device in which this material for an organic electroluminescent device is used as a first host and carbazole compounds are used as second hosts. Here, a ring A is a heterocyclic ring represented by Formula (Ia), L1 to L3 are a direct bond, an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group, B1 to B3 represent a direct bond or a biphenyldiyl group represented by Formula (1b), and at least one of B1 to B3 is a biphenyldiyl group.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a cast bar and tube made of a magnesium alloy, includes steps of preparing a manufacturing device; depressurizing a vacuum chamber through a depressurization device; heating a vicinity of an opening of a hollow tube; inserting the opening of the hollow tube into a molten metal; switching a valve member to be open; introducing the molten metal into a cylindrical part, and filling the cylindrical part with the molten metal; cooling the hollow tube; and continuously vibrating the hollow tube until completing solidification of the molten metal in the cylindrical part.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a cast bar and tube made of a magnesium alloy, includes steps of preparing a manufacturing device; depressurizing a vacuum chamber through a depressurization device; heating a vicinity of an opening of a hollow tube; inserting the opening of the hollow tube into a molten metal; switching a valve member to be open; introducing the molten metal into a cylindrical part, and filling the cylindrical part with the molten metal; cooling the hollow tube; and continuously vibrating the hollow tube until completing solidification of the molten metal in the cylindrical part.

Abstract: A manufacturing device for a cast bar and tube includes a molten metal furnace for holding a dissolved casting material, a hollow tube having a penetrating part of molten metal for penetrating molten metal, a depressurization device for reducing the pressure, a connection member for connecting the hollow tube to the depressurization device, and an open/close type valve member installed on the connection member. The penetrating part of molten metal is depressurized by switching the valve member to the closed state to reduce the pressure in the side of the depressurization device from the valve member using the depressurization device and inserting an opening of the hollow tube into the molten metal furnace as well as by switching the valve member to the open state.

Abstract: A fastening body structure having a screw member which uses a module screw having a countersunk head and a washer made of a shape memory alloy. With this structure, the washer does not expand even if subjected to large fastening force and the washer can be easily removed when the screw fastening is released. The fastening body structure fastens and fixes a desired part to the installation section by using the screw member having the module screw and the washer. The module screw has a male screw used as a pair with a female screw thread section formed in the installation section. The washer has an inner diameter corresponding to the module screw. An irregular surface section is formed on a slope surface at the lower part of the head of the module screw or on the surface of the washer that makes contact with the screw.

Abstract: A fastening body structure having a screw member which uses a module screw having a countersunk head and also uses, together with the module screw, a washer made of a shape memory alloy. With this structure, the washer does not expand even if subjected to large fastening force in fastening of a part to be fastened and in which the washer can be easily removed when the screw fastening is released. The fastening body structure fastens and fixes a desired part to the installation section by using the screw member having the module screw and the washer made of a shape memory alloy. The module screw has a male screw used as a pair with a female screw thread section formed in the installation section, and also has the countersunk head. The washer made of a shape memory alloy has an inner diameter corresponding to the module screw. An irregular surface section is formed on a slope surface at the lower part of the head of the module screw or on that surface of the washer makes contact with the screw.

Abstract: A screw attachment (10, 10?, 10?) disposed around a fastening piece (17) secured to a main fastening body (25a), the screw attachment sandwiched between a head (17b) of the fastening piece and a securing object (22) so that the screw attachment bears a securing force of the fastening piece to press the securing object. The screw attachment includes a pair of arms (12, 13) made of a shape restoring material. Each arm has a fore end, and the fore ends are joined to each other with an adhesive material that is softened when heated. The arms expands radially such that the screw attachment is released from the head of the fastening piece when heat or force is applied to the arms.

Abstract: A screw attachment (10, 10?, 10?) disposed around a fastening piece (17) secured to a main fastening body (25a), the screw attachment sandwiched between a head (17b) of the fastening piece and a securing object (22) so that the screw attachment bears a securing force of the fastening piece to press the securing object. The screw attachment includes a pair of arms (12, 13) made of a shape restoring material. Each arm has a fore end, and the fore ends are joined to each other with an adhesive material that is softened when heated. The arms expands radially such that the screw attachment is released from the head of the fastening piece when heat or force is applied to the arms.

Abstract: A magnesium metal thin plate manufacturing method includes at least a casting process of supplying a molten metal obtained by melting a magnesium metal to a molten metal bath, drawing out the molten metal, supplying the molten metal into the gap between a pair of casting rolls composed of at least a pair of casting upper roll and casting lower roll, applying pressure to the molten metal, and casting a plate solidified at a predetermined temperature and having a predetermined thickness, and a rolling process of rolling the cast plate by means of at least a pair of rolling rolls by applying pressure thereto to manufacture a magnesium metal thin plate. With the above arrangement, there can be provided a magnesium metal thin plate manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus that can effectively manufacture a magnesium metal thin plate by plastic working without requiring a heat energy generation step again in rolling.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for organ preservation, comprising an inulin type fructan as an active ingredient. The composition for organ preservation can suppress the hypofunction of an organ and damage to a histological structure and can improve the state of preservation of the organ in the course of organ transplantation and the like.

Abstract: A magnesium metal thin plate manufacturing method includes at least a casting process of supplying a molten metal obtained by melting a magnesium metal to a molten metal bath, drawing out the molten metal, supplying the molten metal into the gap between a pair of casting rolls composed of at least a pair of casting upper roll and casting lower roll, applying pressure to the molten metal, and casting a plate solidified at a predetermined temperature and having a predetermined thickness, and a rolling process of rolling the cast plate by means of at least a pair of rolling rolls by applying pressure thereto to manufacture a magnesium metal thin plate. With the above arrangement, there can be provided a magnesium metal thin plate manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus that can effectively manufacture a magnesium metal thin plate by plastic working without requiring a heat energy generation step again in rolling.

Abstract: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having soft, good shot feel, excellent flight performance, high rebound characteristics and high launch angle, when hit by golfers who swing a golf club at high or low head speed using all golf clubs, namely, a driver to an iron club, a putter. The multi-piece solid golf ball has a core having an inner core and an outer core covering the inner core, and at least one layer covering the core; the inner core has a diameter of 30 to 40.4 mm and surface hardness of 60 to 85 JIS-C, and center JIS-C hardness of the inner core lower than the surface hardness by 5 to 30; the outer core has a thickness of 0.2 to 1.3 mm, and a surface JIS-C hardness of the outer core lower than the surface hardness of the inner core by 2 to 30.

Abstract: A magnesium metal thin plate manufacturing method includes at least a casting process of supplying a molten metal obtained by melting a magnesium metal to a molten metal bath, drawing out the molten metal, supplying the molten metal into the gap between a pair of casting rolls composed of at least a pair of casting upper roll and casting lower roll, applying pressure to the molten metal, and casting a plate solidified at a predetermined temperature and having a predetermined thickness, and a rolling process of rolling the cast plate by means of at least a pair of rolling rolls by applying pressure thereto to manufacture a magnesium metal thin plate. With the above arrangement, there can be provided a magnesium metal thin plate manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus that can effectively manufacture a magnesium metal thin plate by plastic working without requiring a heat energy generation step again in rolling.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for organ preservation, comprising an inulin type fructan as an active ingredient. The composition for organ preservation can suppress the hypofunction of an organ and damage to a histological structure and can improve the state of preservation of the organ in the course of organ transplantation and the like.