Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer contains a silver halide emulsion in which silver halide tabular grains (fringe-dislocation tabular grains), which have an aspect ratio of 2 to 40 and in which dislocation lines are localized essentially to only fringe portions, occupy 100% to 80% of a total projected area of all grains.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material includes a support having provided thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion in which, when that a specific silver iodide content is I mol % (0.3<I<20), silver halide grains having a silver iodide content ranging between 0.7I and 1.3I and containing 10 or more dislocation lines per grain account for 100 to 50% of all grains, and an average aspect ratio of all tabular grains is 8 to 40.

Abstract: A processing system for radioactive waste is composed of an adjusting tank having a sampling port, a solidification processing system, and a package inspection apparatus, and a package, of which inventory per a package has been exactly grasped, is prepared by solidification of the waste with the processing system after determining radioactivity of the waste by measurement before the solidifying process.In accordance with the present invention, data on radioactivity before and after preparation of package of waste become clear, and management of each package at transportation and intermediate storage of the packages is facilitated.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for forming silver halide grains and a method for processing a silver halide photographic material using the same. The method for forming silver halide grains comprises using at least one iodide-ion-releasing compound represented by the following formula (I) or (II):I--L--So.sub.3.sup.- M.sup.+ formula (I)wherein L represents a divalent organic group and M.sup.+ represents a hydrogen ion or a monovalent cation, ##STR1## wherein L represents a divalent organic group, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which are the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group, which groups may be substituted, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may bond together to form a ring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of solidifying radioactive waste with cement, comprising forming a mixture comprising water, a hydrophilic material and cement substantially non-shrinkable or expansible with respect to volume change upon hardening, mixing said mixture with the radioactive waste, followed by hardening to form a solid body.The present invention enables the formation of a compact solid body having voids, such as capillary voids, of reduced volume, which makes it possible to reduce the leaching rate of hazardous materials. Further, since no shrinkage accompanies hardening, no tensile stress occurs in the cement surrounding minute waste particles within the hardened material, thereby enabling a decrease in the strength of the solid body to be minimized. This in turn enables an increase in the amount of packing of waste. Prior addition of a hydrophilic material enables the cement fluidity before hardening to be maintained even after complete absorption of water by a water absorptive waste.

Abstract: Objective of the present invention is to provide a preferable solidified body ensuring performance of artificial barrier in a solidifying process for incombustible miscellaneous solid waste and other wastes such as calcined ashes by preventing generation of hydrogen gas by a reaction of amphoteric metal included in the waste with solidifying materials.In order to suppress the reaction of the amphoteric metal with the solidifying materials, any one or arbitrary plurality of the following three means are provided in the solidifying materials;(1) A means for forming protection film on surface of the amphoteric metal,(2) A means for enhancing hydration reaction of cement,(3) A means for reducing basicity of the solidifying materials.In accordance with the present invention, a preferable solidified body can be obtained by a simple and easy method which does not necessitate separation and pre-treatment of the waste.

Abstract: A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition having a SC* phase and a light-switching element using the composition are provided, which composition comprises the following components, A, B and C, each in a specified proportion: Component A has the formula ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are same or different linear or branched alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyloxy of 1-18C, X is H, halogen or CN, l, m and n are 0 or 1 and (l+m+n) is 1 or 2, and has smectic C phase;Component B has the formula ##STR3## wherein ##STR4## Y is H, halogen or CN, k is 0 or 1, R.sup.3 is linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy of 1-18C, and * is asymmetric C, and consists of optically active compounds having the same senses of Ps in SC* phase induced when dissolved in smectic C liquid crystal, to one another; andComponent C has the formula ##STR5## wherein ##STR6## Z is H, halogen or CN, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are same or different linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy of 1-18C R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion, in which silver halide grains have been formed while iodide ions are rapidly being generated in a reactor vessel to form a silver iodide-containing region in the silver halide grains, and the silver halide grains have been spectrally sensitized by a sensitizing dye represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2.sup.- represent non-metallic atom group which form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring having nitrogen atom and carbon atom in the ring, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represent alkyl groups, X.sub.1.sup.- represents an anion, and p represents 1 or 2.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer formed on a support. The emulsion layer containing at least one silver halide emulsion which comprises regular-crystal grains having a silver halide phase containing silver iodide. The silver halide phase has been formed while iodide ions are rapidly being generated.

Abstract: An antiferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprising a first component comprising at least one compound expressed by the formula (I) and exhibiting no antiferroelectric phase, and a second component comprising at least one compound expressed by the formula (II) and exhibiting an antiferroelectric phase, the contents of the first component and the second component being respectively 1 to 40% and 60 to 99%, based upon the total weight of the two components: ##STR1## wherein in the formula (I), R.sup.1 is 1-18C linear alkyl or alkoxy; R.sup.2 is 1-18C alkyl or alkoxy; k, l, m and n are 0 or 1; (k+l) and (m+n) are 1 or 2, (k+l)+(m+n) are 2 or 3; X is --OCH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 O--, --COO--, --OCO-- or single bond; 6-membered rings A, B, C and D are 1,4-phenylene, pyridine-2,5-diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, pyrazine-2,5-diyl or pyridazine-3,6-diyl, one of the side-positioned hydrogen atoms of which may be replaced by halogen atom or CN, andin the formula (II), R.sup.3 is 1-18C linear alkyl or alkoxy; R.sup.

Abstract: A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition is provided exhibiting an Sc* phase over a wide temperature range including room temperature and having a spontaneous polarization value of 30 nC/cm.sup.2 or less and a quick response, time. An optical switching element comprising the ferroelectric liquid crystal composition is also provided. The ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprises components A, B, C and D in respective amounts by weight of 75 to 95%, 3 to 9%, and 3 to 12% and 2 to 5% based on the total amount of these components and having a phase sequence series of an isotropic liquid, a cholesteric phase, a smectic A phase and a chiral smectic C phase in that order from the high temperature side and a spontaneous polarization value of 30 nC/cm.sup.2 or less.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a fibrous material having a property to adsorb radioactive nuclides in the form of ion or molecule onto its surface is added to a cement type hydraulic solidifying material used for a solidifying material, a waste container, a structure in disposal site and a back-filling material used for production of a waste form of radioactive wastes, whereby improvement of long-term endurance of the waste form, the structure and the like and diminishment of leaching of radioactivity from the waste form and the like can be simultaneously attained.

Abstract: A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprising smectic liquid crystal composition(s) and optically active compounds and having a spontaneous polarization value of 20 nC cm.sup.-2 or less and nevertheless having high rate response properties, and a light-switching element are provided, which composition comprises the following components (A), (B), (C) and (D), in 76-95, 2-10, 1-6 and 2-8 wt.%, respectively, based on the total quantity of the 4 components:(A): at least one compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different, being 1-18C alkyl, or the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are the same or different, being 1-18C alkyl or alkoxy and having smectic C phase:(B): an optically active compound of the formula ##STR3## wherein R.sup.5 is 1-18C alkyl or alkoxy, X is ##STR4## Y is halogen or H and * is asymmetric C atom; (C): at least one optically active compound of the formulas ##STR5## wherein R.sup.6 and R.sup.8 are 1-18C alkyl or alkoxy, R.sup.7 and R.

Abstract: A heating apparatus for hyperthermia utilizes electromagnetic waves for locally heating cancerous cells within a living body. Electromagnetic waves output from a single electromagnetic wave generating means are branched into a plurality of branched electromagnetic waves, which are respectively employed to conduct hyperthermia treatments for a plurality of patients. The whole of the hyperthermia system is controlled in a concentrated fashion from a single section by means of time-division multiplexing. It is therefore possible for a plurality of patients to be subjected to hyperthermia treatment at the same time and in parallel with each other, even when the conditions of these patients differ from one another. Further, it is advantageously possible to simplify the arrangement of the system as a whole and stabilize the control of the system.

Abstract: The invention provides an original reading apparatus which is small in overall thickness, light in weight and easy to hold by hand. The original reading apparatus includes a body case in the form of a flattened casing in which a power source and an electric controlling section to which power is supplied from the power source are contained. The body case has an original insertion opening formed in a wall thereof, and an original passageway is formed in the body case and communicated with the original insertion opening. An original reading section is disposed in the original passageway, and an operating section is mounted on the body case such that an operating face thereof is disposed on a surface of the body case. The original reading section and the operating section are disposed in a juxtaposed relationship in a horizontal position at a substantially same height.

Abstract: The present invention adds carbonates or chlorides of alkaline earth metals to the radioactive wastes containing sodium sulfate and subjects sulfate group in the radioactive wastes to reduction treatment, thereby converts the sulfate group into sulfides of alkaline earth metals which are chemically stable substances while suppressing SOx generation, and solidifies the radioactive wastes stably for an extended period of time by applying to the converted radioactive wastes solidifying treatment.

Abstract: A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition is provided which includes at least one achiral compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, at least one optically active compound represented by formula (II) ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl group or an alkoxy group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 is an alkyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, X is a single bond, --COO--, --OCO--, --N.dbd.CH--, --CH.dbd.N--, --OCH.sub.2 -- or --CH.sub.2 O--, each of m and n is an integer of 1 or 2, and the symbol * is an asymmetric carbon atom, and at least one compound represented by formula (III) ##STR3## wherein each of ##STR4## R.sup.5 is an alkyl group or an alkoxy group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, Y is a single bond, --CH.sub.2 O-- or --OCH.sub.2 --, p is an integer of 0 or 1, and Z is an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or --C*H(CH.sub.3)--O--R.sup.6, wherein R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention consists of a sputtering target wherein target pieces made of at least two different kinds of materials are compositely arrayed in a manner as to be divided into the respective materials, characterized by having at least one irregular erosion region which is defined as a region enclosed with a circle having an erosion width as its diameter, located at a region farthest from the center of gravity of the sputtering target within a region to be eroded in a curvilinear shape, the irregular erosion region being formed at least partly of target pieces made of at least two kinds of materials having either shapes or surface areas thereof different from those of the target pieces lying outside the irregular erosion region and are compositely arrayed in a manner as to be divided into the respective materials.

Abstract: The present invention provides a ferroelectric liquid crystal composition wherein the phase transition series of the composition assumes an order of isotropic liquid.fwdarw.cholesteric phase.fwdarw.chiral smectic C phase starting from the high temperature and to a switching element good in contrast, and memory properties using the same. The composition comprises a composition that contains a component A of a compound having the formula: ##STR1## and/or a compound having the formula: ##STR2## wherin R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent each an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms;a component B of a compound of the formula: ##STR3## a component C of a compound of the formula: ##STR4## and a component D of a compound of the formula: ##STR5## wherein R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.7, and R.sup.

Abstract: A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition, exhibiting an Sc* phase over a wide temperature range including room temperature and having a spontaneous polarization value of 30 nc/cm.sup.2 or less and a quick response time, is provided. An optical switching element, comprising the ferroelectric liquid crystal composition, is also provided. The ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprises three components A, B and C in respective amount by weight of 75 to 95%, 3 to 9% and 3 to 12% based on the total amount of these components and having a phase sequence series of Iso-N*-Sa-Sc*. Component A is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by the general formulae: ##STR1## The component B is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the general formulae: ##STR2## The component C is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the general formulae: ##STR3## In the above formulae, R.sup.