Abstract: Provided is a viscous dispersion liquid useful for forming a semiconductor porous film (porous semiconductor layer) by low-temperature deposition. The viscous dispersion liquid contains water as a dispersion medium, and titanium dioxide nanoparticles, wherein the viscous dispersion liquid has a solid content concentration of 30% by mass to 60% by mass, the titanium dioxide nanoparticles include anatase crystalline titanium dioxide nanoparticles having an average particle diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm, and brookite crystalline titanium dioxide nanoparticles having an average particle diameter of 5 nm to 15 nm, and the viscous dispersion liquid has a viscosity of 10 Pa·s to 500 Pa·s at 25° C.

Abstract: The state of a photosensitive material processing solution is easily determined from values of multi-dimensional analysis by utilizing Mahalanobis distance. The Mahalanobis distance is calculated, and a determination is made as to whether or not the Mahalanobis distance is greater than or equal to a threshold value. If the Mahalanobis distance is less than the threshold value, the processing solution is determined to be normal, the Mahalanobis distance is displayed on a display unit, and a determination is made as to whether or not the number of sets m of normal values has become greater than or equal to a predetermined value m.sub.0. If m.gtoreq.m.sub.0, data of the characteristic values in the oldest set in a time series is deleted, and a set of data of newly detected characteristic values is added to calculate the Mahalanobis distance and update a database.

Abstract: A process for the continuous treatment of silver halide color photographic light-sensitive materials comprising the developing of the material while supplying a replenisher to a developing bath, where the amount of the replenisher is 900 m or less per m.sup.2 of the light-sensitive materials, and an average ratio of silver iodide to the whole silver halide included in the light-sensitive material is 8 mol % or less.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material for prints comprising a color developing step, a bleach-fixing step, and either a stabilizing step or a water washing step is described, wherein the silver halide color photographic material comprises a reflective support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a silver halide having a silver chloride content of not less than 90 mol % and substantially not containing silver iodide, and the color developing step is conducted using a processing solution that does not substantially contain benzyl alcohol.According to the method of the present invention, the amount of water required in a water washing step or a stabilizing step can be greatly reduced without decreasing liquid stability of the water for washing or the stabilizing solution, and color prints having improved preservability are obtained.

Abstract: A method of continuously processing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is described, in which subsequent to a bleach-fixing step or bleaching and fixing steps the material is washed in a water washing step in the presense of at least one compound represented by general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein M is a hydrogen atom, a lithium atom, a sodium atom, a potassium atom or an ammonium ion and each M may be the same or different.This method permits great reduction of the amount of water used in the washing step in the processing of silver halide color photographic light-sensitive materials.

Abstract: A process for processing color photographic papers using a color developer substantially free from benzyl alcohol and containing a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Z represents an atomic group forming an aromatic nucleus is disclosed. In the process, the formation of color stains is greatly reduced even in the case of shortening the processing times for the blix step and the wash and/or stabilization step after color development.

Abstract: In a process for the continuous treatment of silver halide color photographic light-sensitive materials with supplying a replenisher to a developing bath, the amount of the replenisher is 900 m or less per m.sup.2 of the light-sensitive materials, and the light-sensitive materials contain a certain type of mercapto heterocyclic compounds. Constant results in finished development and lower fog are attained and fogging during storage of raw light-sensitive materials is suppressed even when the amount of the replenisher is very small.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material by subjecting an exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to color development, then to bleaching and fixing or then to bleach-fixing, which method comprises using a ferric ion complex salt as a bleaching agent in the bleaching or bleach-fixing and incorporating at least one compound represented by general formula (I) described below or a salt thereof: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group or R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material is described which comprises subjecting an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material to color development and then bleaching the developed color photographic material with a bleaching solution containing a ferric salt of an aminopolycarboxylic acid, wherein the bleaching solution additionally contains at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are identical or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3, and wherein the oxidation reduction potential of the bleaching solution is adjusted to not more than 100 mV.

Abstract: A process for processing a DIR coupler-containing silver halide color photographic material for photographing use in a continuous manner with replenishment of a developer is disclosed in which said DIR coupler is a coupler which has in a coupling site a group that functions as a development inhibitor or a development inhibitor precursor upon being eliminated from the coupling active site by color development processing and that will be decomposed to a compound exerting substantially no influences on photographic properties after flowing into a color developing solution, said development inhibitor having a half-value period of 4 hours or shorter than that at a pH of 10.0, and in which the developing solution is replenished in an amount of 700 ml or less per m.sup.2 of developed light-sensitive materials.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material which comprises, after color development of an exposed silver halide color photographic material containing a hydrolyzable type DIR coupler, rapidly processing the developed silver halide color photographic material with a liquid having a bleaching ability and subsequently with a liquid having a bleach-fixing ability, to thereby form a color image.In accordance with the method for processing a silver halide color photographic material, desilveration is completed in a short period of time and color photographic images having excellent color reproducibility and fastness are obtained.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material by fixing or bleach-fixing the material and immediately thereafter subjecting it to washing or stabilization, wherein (A) the silver halide color photographic material contains at least one of sensitizing dyes represented by the formulae (I) and (II) specified in the specification and at least one two-equivalent magenta polymer coupler which is derived from a specified monomer coupler, and (B) the amount of a replenisher in the washing step and/or the stabilization step falls within the range of 3 to 50 times, based on unit area of the material after being processed, the amount of each processing solution having been carried over from the preceding bath.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic emulsion layer containing tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of 5 or more and the silver halide color photographic material containing at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group provided that both R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 do not represent hydrogen atoms at the same time, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 form a ring; and r represents an integer of from 1 to 3.The silver halide color photographic material can be bleached in a short period of time using a bleaching agent having a weak bleaching ability which meets requirements of preventing environmental pollution.A method for processing the silver halide color photographic material by subjecting to color development, then to treatment with a bath having a bleaching ability is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of processing silver halide color photographic materials which comprises image-wise exposing said silver halide color photographic materials, color developing and then desilvering them in a bath having bleaching ability, characterized in that the bath having bleaching ability comprises two baths, the oxidation-reduction potential of the first bath being higher than that of the second bath, the oxidation-reduction potential of the second bath falling in the range of +60 mV to -60 mV, the first bath containing a water-soluble bromide in an amount of 0.5 to 1.3 mole/l, and the second bath containing a water-soluble bromide in an amount of 0 to 0.5 mole/l.

Abstract: A method of forming an image comprising, after color developmenmt of an exposed silver halide color photographic material, processing the developed silver halide color photographic material with a bath having a bleaching ability and subsequently with a bath having a bleach-fixing ability, wherein the silver halide color photographic material comprises a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one pyrazoloazole type magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.22 represents a hydrogen atom of a substituent; X represents a group capable of being split off upon a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent; Za, Zb and Zc each represents a methine group, a substituted methine group, .dbd.

Abstract: A method for color image formation is disclosed, comprising imagewise exposing to light a silver halide color photographic material having a silver halide emulsion layer containing monodispersed silver halide grains, subjecting the exposed material to color development, and processing the material with a bath primarily having bleaching capacity and then with a bath having bleach-fixing capacity. The method realizes acceleration of desilvering to reduce the processing time.

Abstract: A method for processing of a silver halide color photographic material for photography, which comprises a fixing or bleach-fixing step, followed by a water washing or stabilizing step, characterized in that:(i) said water washing or stabilizing step comprises multistage countercurrent baths which are countercurrently replenished with a washing water or stabilizing solution,(ii) the amount of the replenishing material is 3 to 50 times the volume of the solution taken by the photographic material into said water washing or stabilizing bath from the preceding bath and,(iii) said photographic material comprises at least one 2-equivalent magenta coupler represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen atom or a substituent, X represents a split-off group, Za, Zb and Zc represent individually methine, substituted methine, .dbd.N-- or --NH--, one of the Za-Zb and Zb-Zc linkages is a double bond and the other is a single bond,or the formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.

Abstract: A quick desilvering process of silver halide color photographic materials is provided, wherein the total amount of coated silver is 5.2 g/m.sup.2 or less, an average iodide content in the whole light-sensitive silver halide grains is 5.5 mol % or less; and a 2-equivalent magenta polymer coupler is included as a magenta coupler, and bleach-fixing treatment, or bleaching treatment at a pH of 5.5 or less, or desilvering treatment in the presence of a specific desilvering accelerator is carried out. Silver halide color photographic materials which permit the quick desilvering are also provided. These contain a specific desilvering accelerator.

Abstract: A method for processing a color photographic light-sensitive material comprising subjecting an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to color development processing, then to processing with a bleaching solution and thereafter to separately, fixing processing wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material contains a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the general formula (I-a) or (I-b) described below, the bleaching solution contains a compound represented by the general formula (II-a) or (II-b) described below and the processing time for the bleaching solution is substantially not more than 2 minutes and 30 seconds, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material by subjecting a light-exposed silver halide color photographic material to a color development and then subjecting it to bleach processing and fix processing or to blix processing, which comprises performing said bleach processing or blix processing using a bleach bath or a blix bath containing a ferric ion complex salt as a bleaching agent, said bleach bath or blix bath, or a prebath for said bath containing at least one of compounds represented by the following general formula (I) or (II); ##STR1## wherein, X represents a hydrogen atom, ##STR2## Y.sup..crclbar. represents an anion; Q represents an atomic group necessary for forming a quaternary nitrogen-containing unsaturated heterocyclic ring; n represents an integer of 1 to 5; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.6 and R.sup.8, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.