Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method for suppressing greening of potatoes after harvest. [Solution] A method that comprises: a first step for simultaneously irradiating far-red light and light in a wavelength range other than the far-red light range to post-harvest potatoes; and a second step which involves one time period wherein the far-red light alone is irradiated to the potatoes and another time period wherein neither the far-red light nor the light in a wavelength range other than the far-red light range is irradiated thereto.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a curcumin-containing solid composition to be used as a composition for treating or preventing diseases and symptoms that benefit from curcumin absorption into cells. The object is achieved by a solid composition comprising: (1) curcumin; (2) hydrophilic polymer; and (3) at least one nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of polyglycerol fatty acid esters, sucrose fatty acid esters, and lecithins.

Abstract: A plant cultivation method of the present invention includes the steps of: placing a plant under a condition at a pressure of not less than 1.5 atmospheres and not more than 10 atmospheres; and cultivating the plant. A plant cultivation device (1) includes: a cultivation chamber (10); and a compressor (20) which supplies compressed air into the cultivation chamber. A carry-in opening (30), which is provided on a side wall (16) of the cultivation chamber (10) so that a material is carried in/out to/from the cultivation chamber (10) via the carry-in opening (30), is provided with a cover (31) which has a shape that is hemispherical and protrudes toward an inside of the cultivation chamber (10). The cover (31) closes the carry-in opening (30) by being in contact, via a packing (32), with an inner surface of the side wall (16) surrounding the carry-in opening (30).

Abstract: There is provided a traffic sign apparatus that can improve the luminance of a sign surface which emits light by ultraviolet irradiation, and the uniformity ratio of illuminance, so as to enhance the visibility thereof in the nighttime. The traffic sign apparatus 10 includes a sign body 11 having the sign surface 14 which emits light by ultraviolet irradiation, and an irradiation device 12 for irradiating ultraviolet rays onto the sign surface 14. Assuming that the maximum incident angle of the ultraviolet rays be ?1, the ultraviolet rays being irradiated from the ultraviolet emission lamps 26 of the irradiation unit 12 onto the objective sign surfaces W1 and W2 on the sign surface 14 which is the irradiation object of the ultraviolet emission lamps 26; and that the minimum incident angle be ?2, the angle ?1 is set to more than 30° and less than 70°; and the angle ? 2 is set to more than 5° and less than 30°.

Abstract: A cloth having partially different cloth-stretchability comprises a portion having relatively high cloth-stretchability and a portion having relatively low cloth-stretchability, in which the portion having a relatively high cloth-stretchability is composed of a fiber having fiber-stretchability and a fiber having non-fiber-stretchability and has a higher extension percentage than that of the portion having a relatively low cloth-stretchability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a torsion beam type rear suspension which comprises a pair of right and left trailing arms (2), a torsion beam (3), and a spring seat (6) disposed in a corner region defined at a junction between each of the lateral ends of the torsion beam and a rear portion (2c) of a corresponding one of the trailing arms to form a mounting seat for a coil spring (8). A vertical flange (13) is formed along a laterally inner edge (12) of the spring seat to have a longitudinally front edge extending vertically along a rear side surface of the torsion beam. The spring seat has a first region (7b) of disposed opposed to the corresponding trailing arm and fixed thereto approximately in its entirety, and a second region (16) disposed opposed to the torsion beam and fixed thereto only through the vertical flange.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a three-dimensional scaffolds appropriate for culturing animal cells such as chondrocytes and fibroblasts. These three-dimensional scaffolds which comprise a chitosan/acidic biopolymers hybrid fibers composed of chitosan or its salts in the inside of the fiber and complexes of chitosan with biodegradable acidic biopolymers coating the fiber surface, are made of fibers capable of retaining their shapes after allowing to stand Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) containing 10% of FBS (fetal bovine serum) at room temperature for 2 weeks.

Abstract: A synthetic resin molded material characterized in that a thin film made of an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Zr, Ti, Ta, Hf, Mo, W. Nb, Sn, In, Al and Zn, is formed by a dry method on a synthetic resin substrate having hydrophobicity, and a method for its production.

Abstract: A synthetic resin molded material characterized in that a thin film made of an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Zr, Ti, Ta, Hf, Mo, W. Nb, Sn, In, Al and Zn, is formed by a dry method on a synthetic resin substrate having hydrophobicity, and a method for its production.

Abstract: A synthetic resin molded material characterized in that a thin film made of an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Zr, Ti, Ta, Hf, Mo, W, Nb, Sn, In, Al and Zn, is formed by a dry method on a synthetic resin substrate having hydrophobicity, and a method for its production.

Abstract: A synthetic resin molded material characterized in that a thin film made of an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Zr, Ti, Ta, Hf, Mo, W, Nb, Sn, In, Al and Zn, is formed by a dry method on a synthetic resin substrate having hydrophobicity, and a method for its production.

Abstract: A synthetic resin molded material characterized in that a thin film made of an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Zr, Ti, Ta, Hf, Mo, W, Nb, Sn, In, Al and Zn, is formed by a dry method on a synthetic resin substrate having hydrophobicity, and a method for its production.

Abstract: A portable trimmer in which the power generated by an internal combustion engine is transmitted to a cutter via a centrifugal clutch and the output power of the internal combustion engine is controlled by operating a manual throttle lever, thereby adjusting the throttle opening of a throttle valve via a throttle wire. The portable trimmer includes a friction member arranged to face the clutch drum of the centrifugal clutch, a moving member which is connected to the friction member and moves the friction member between a braking position where the friction member is pressed against the clutch drum and a non-braking position where the friction member is kept away from the clutch drum so as to release the braking, a manual release device for moving the moving member from the braking position to the non-braking position, and a release restricting device for controlling the behavior of the manual release device.

Abstract: A synthetic resin molded material characterized in that a thin film made of an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Zr, Ti, Ta, Hf, Mo, W, Nb, Sn, In, Al and Zn, is formed by a dry method on a synthetic resin substrate having hydrophobicity, and a method for its production.

Abstract: A surface-treated PFA film, wherein hydroxyl groups and carbonyl groups are present on the surface of the surface-treated PFA film. Further, the surface state of the surface-treated surface is a surface state having no irregularities, and preferably the average surface roughness is at most 10 nm. The surface treatment is carried out by RF or DC bombardment method, preferably in an Ar gas atmosphere.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and kits suitable for large-scale in vivo screening of polypeptides for specific binding affinity to a selected RNA recognition sequence. Polypeptide(s) are screened as fusion proteins with a polypeptide having antitermination activity. Polypeptides having binding activity are identified by their capacity to activate transcription of a reporter gene via binding of the polypeptide being screened to the selected RNA recognition sequence. The invention also provides methods of screening RNA molecules for binding to a selected polypeptide.

Abstract: A colored ceramic composition comprising, as inorganic components, from 5 to 40 wt % of a colored heat resistant pigment powder, from 60 to 95 wt % of a powder of zinc-containing glass and from 0 to 10 wt % of a refractory filler powder, wherein said glass consists essentially of the following components:______________________________________ SiO.sub.2 30 to 60 wt % ZnO 8 to 60 wt % B.sub.2 O.sub.3 0 to 5 wt % Li.sub.2 O 0 to 20 wt % Na.sub.2 O 0 to 20 wt % K.sub.2 O 0 to 20 wt % Li.sub.2 O + Na.sub.2 O + K.sub.2 O 0.1 to 20 wt % MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO 0 to 20 wt % Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 0 to 40 wt % TiO.sub.2 0 to 10 wt % F 0 to 5 wt %.

Abstract: A hermetic sealing composition consisting essentially of from 60 to 99 wt % of a bismuth type low melting glass powder and from 1 to 40 wt % of a low expansion ceramic filler powder, wherein the low melting glass has a composition consisting essentially of:______________________________________ Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 77 to 95 wt %, MgO + ZnO 1 to 20 wt %, B.sub.2 O.sub.3 2 to 10 wt %, SiO.sub.2 0 to 1 wt % and CeO.sub.2 0 to 10 wt %.

Abstract: A branch trimmer comprises a momentum converter for converting rotary motion of the output of a power source into linear reciprocation; a saw blade being slidably reciprocated in a longitudinal direction thereof under the application of power transmitted from the momentum converter; a gear case body for accommodating a base portion of the saw blade and the momentum converter; and a gear case cover for covering a bottom portion of the gear case body. The gear case cover is divided into plural parts, a first divided gear case cover part is formed such that the outline thereof is a slightly larger than the outline of the base portion of the saw blade disposed in the gear case body when the saw blade is maximally extended to its top dead center position thereof.

Abstract: A guide bar for a chain saw is preincised so as to form the tip for the chain. The preincised guide bar is placed in a mold having a recess conforming to the curved tip. The space formed by the recess is then filled with a powdery wear-proof material, which is heated and melted so as to weld with the guide bar.