Abstract: The heat-recoverable article according to the present invention has a cylindrical shape and includes a base material layer. The base material layer contains a polyolefin-based resin. In the base material layer after being heated at 180° C. for 2 minutes, a melting-point peak temperature is 115° C. or higher and 128° C. or lower, a heat of fusion of a total resin component is 80 J/g or more and 150 J/g or less, a storage modulus at 120° C. is 4 MPa or more, a gel fraction is 40% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less, and a storage modulus at 180° C. is 0.5 MPa or more and less than 3.0 MPa. The polyolefin-based resin is preferably a mixture of a first polyolefin-based resin having a melting point of 125° C. or higher and 135° C. or lower and a second polyolefin-based resin having a melting point of lower than 125° C.

Abstract: The heat-recoverable article according to the present invention has a cylindrical shape and includes a base material layer. The base material layer contains a polyolefin-based resin. In the base material layer after being heated at 180° C. for 2 minutes, a melting-point peak temperature is 115° C. or higher and 128° C. or lower, a heat of fusion of a total resin component is 80 J/g or more and 150 J/g or less, a storage modulus at 120° C. is 4 MPa or more, a gel fraction is 40% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less, and a storage modulus at 180° C. is 0.5 MPa or more and less than 3.0 MPa. The polyolefin-based resin is preferably a mixture of a first polyolefin-based resin having a melting point of 125° C. or higher and 135° C. or lower and a second polyolefin-based resin having a melting point of lower than 125° C.

Abstract: An optical disk (10) of the present invention has a substrate (11) included a resin-impregnated paper, in which resin is impregnated into paper, or resin-coated paper, in which the paper surface is coated with a resin, and a recording layer (13) formed on at least one side of the substrate (11). This type of optical disk (10) has performance equal to that of conventional optical disks and has a minimal effect on the environment during disposal.

Abstract: In an automatic follow-up control, a traveling control unit calculates and sets target intervehicular time on the basis of own vehicle velocity and calculates target acceleration on the basis of an intervehicular distance between an own vehicle and a preceding vehicle, preceding vehicle velocity, the own vehicle velocity, and the target intervehicular time to perform automatic brake control, automatic acceleration control, and the like. The target intervehicular time is calculated and set according to a function of the own vehicle velocity. The function is set as a function of a tendency that, as the own vehicle velocity increases, the target intervehicular time decreases. The function has at least a term in which a first set value and a second set value are defined in advance, the own vehicle velocity is raised to the power of the second value and then multiplied by the first set value.

Abstract: In an automatic follow-up control executed by a traveling control unit, an intervehicle time is calculated by dividing an intervehicle distance by an own vehicle speed. When a preceding vehicle exists in the state that the automatic follow-up control is canceled and a state that the intervehicle time is set to a value within a set range continues for a set period of time, it is determined that the own vehicle is in a follow-up driving state executed by the driver. In this state, the driving information of the own vehicle operated by the driver is repeatedly obtained, and the target control values of the automatic follow-up control are learned based on the driving information. With the above operation, it is possible to learn necessary data accurately by a minimum amount of calculation and to execute the automatic follow-up control with a good drive feeling.

Abstract: An optical disk (10) of the present invention has a substrate (11) included a resin-impregnated paper, in which resin is impregnated into paper, or resin-coated paper, in which the paper surface is coated with a resin, and a recording layer (13) formed on at least one side of the substrate (11). This type of optical disk (10) has performance equal to that of conventional optical disks and has a minimal effect on the environment during disposal.

Abstract: In an automatic follow-up control, a traveling control unit calculates and sets target intervehicular time on the basis of own vehicle velocity and calculates target acceleration on the basis of an intervehicular distance between an own vehicle and a preceding vehicle, preceding vehicle velocity, the own vehicle velocity, and the target intervehicular time to perform automatic brake control, automatic acceleration control, and the like. The target intervehicular time is calculated and set according to a function of the own vehicle velocity. The function is set as a function of a tendency that, as the own vehicle velocity increases, the target intervehicular time decreases. The function has at least a term in which a first set value and a second set value are defined in advance, the own vehicle velocity is raised to the power of the second value and then multiplied by the first set value.

Abstract: An optical disk (10) of the present invention comprises a substrate (11) included a biodegradable resin or polyolefin resin, a recording layer (13) provided on at least one side of the substrate (11), and a printing layer (15) provided on the other side of substrate (11), wherein recording layer (13) and printing layer (15) have a base material layer (recording layer base material, printing base material (21)) included a non-hydrophilic film. This type of optical disk (10) has performance equal to that of conventional optical disks, has a minimal effect on the environment during disposal and is able to suppress warping of the substrate.

Abstract: In an automatic follow-up control executed by a traveling control unit, an intervehicle time is calculated by dividing an intervehicle distance by an own vehicle speed. When a preceding vehicle exists in the state that the automatic follow-up control is canceled and a state that the intervehicle time is set to a value within a set range continues for a set period of time, it is determined that the own vehicle is in a follow-up driving state executed by the driver. In this state, the driving information of the own vehicle operated by the driver is repeatedly obtained, and the target control values of the automatic follow-up control are learned based on the driving information. With the above operation, it is possible to learn necessary data accurately by a minimum amount of calculation and to execute the automatic follow-up control with a good drive feeling.

Abstract: A vapor deposition film comprises a substrate made of a plastic material, a primer layer made from a composition comprising a specific trifunctional organosilane or a hydrolysate of the organosilane, an acryl polyol and an isocyanate compound, and an inorganic oxide vapor deposition layer to a thickness of 5˜300 nm, formed by successive lamination on at least one side of the substrate. Also, packaging materials and packages which employ the film are provided.

Abstract: The improved packaging material having oxygen barrier quality has a thin layer of inorganic substance formed on a layer of resin composition having oxygen barrier quality that comprises at least a thermoplastic resin and an oxidation catalyst. The packaging material is inexpensive, can be processed efficiently and it yet develops high oxygen barrier quality right after processing and maintains it for a prolonged period of time.

Abstract: This invention relates to a source material for vapor deposition, which is useful for forming a magnesium oxide thin film by vacuum vapor deposition process, and to a method of forming a transparent barrier film by using the magnesium oxide source material. The source material is composed of a magnesium oxide having a bulk density of 2.5 g/ml or more. This magnesium oxide can be obtained by sintering or fusing magnesium oxide material. For producing a transparent barrier film having a gas barrier property, this magnesium oxide is vapor-deposited on a surface of a transparent plastic base film by means of vacuum vapor deposition. The volume shrinkage or cracking of the evaporation source material can be avoided, thereby stabilizing the evaporation and prolonging duration of the evaporation. Further, it is possible to utilize a high power of electron beam.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum coating installation comprising a container (9) in which is disposed the material (10) to be vaporized, for example SiO. The vaporization of the material (10) herein takes place by means of an electron beam gun (11) or by means of a vaporization oven. Opposing the surface of the material to be vaporized (10) is provided a synthetic film (5) to be coated which is transported further by means of a transport arrangement (4, 6, 22 to 27). Into the space between the material (10) to be vaporized and the material (5) to be coated a microwave is irradiated from an horn antenna (13).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the aftertreatment of an oxide coating, and specifically an SiO.sub.x coating on a synthetic film. In this aftertreatment the oxide coating is exposed to a plasma whose particles effect positive changes of the oxide coating.

Abstract: A blood reservoir, commonly used in a blood circuit with an artificial lung, includes a blood extraction line chamber provided inside a housing and having a blood extraction line connection port, the chamber temporarily accommodating blood from a vena cava received via the connection port, a suction line chamber provided inside the housing and having a suction line connection port, the chamber temporarily accommodating blood, drawn in during open-heart surgery, received via the connection port, a blood pooling chamber provided inside the housing and communicating with the blood extraction line chamber and the suction line chamber for pooling blood accommodated by the two chambers, filtering/defoaming member arranged to communicate the suction line and blood pooling chambers for filtering and defoaming blood accommodated in the suction line chamber, an extracted blood inflow tube having one end communicating with the blood extraction line connection port and another end open to the blood extraction line chambe