Abstract: A method for producing a thermoplastic elastomer composition includes: (1) a step of dynamically vulcanizing 50 to 90% by weight of (A) an oil-extended ethylene-?-olefin-based copolymerized rubber and 10 to 50% by weight of (B) a propylene-based resin, where the total amount of the oil-extended ethylene-?-olefin-based copolymerized rubber (A) and the propylene-based resin (B) is taken as 100% by weight, in the presence of a crosslinking agent, thereby obtaining a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the oil-extended ethylene-?-olefin-based copolymerized rubber (A) contains 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-?-olefin-based copolymer rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4100° C.) of 150 to 350 at 100° C.

Abstract: A method is provided of producing a liquid crystal polyester, including: preparing a liquid crystal polyester prepolymer containing a repeating unit represented by general formula (1) and a repeating unit represented by general formula (2) by melt polymerization, cooling and solidifying the prepolymer to obtain a solidified prepolymer, pulverizing the solidified prepolymer to obtain a prepolymer powder, and heating the prepolymer powder to conduct solid-phase polymerization. A liquid crystal polyester is thereby prepared having a polymerization degree higher than the prepolymer. Preparing a liquid crystal polyester is performed with a rate of temperature rise within a temperature range of from a temperature 10° C. lower than a final end-point temperature of the solid-phase polymerization to the final end-point temperature of from 0.01° C./min to 0.03° C./min.

Abstract: A composition including: a phosphorescent light-emitting compound (B) that has a light-emitting spectrum peak smaller than 480 nm, a phosphorescent light-emitting compound (G) that has a light-emitting spectrum peak at 480 nm or larger and smaller than 580 nm, and a phosphorescent light-emitting compound (R) that has a light-emitting spectrum peak at 580 nm or larger and smaller than 680 nm, in which the phosphorescent light-emitting compound (R) is a phosphorescent light-emitting compound having a dendrimer structure. A liquid composition including the composition and a solvent, a film containing the composition, and a light-emitting device having an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer containing the composition provided between the anode and the cathode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a solid catalyst component (A) for olefin polymerization, the process comprising the steps of: (1) bringing a silicon compound (a) having a Si—O bond and an organomagnesium compound (b) into contact with one another to form a solid catalyst component precursor for olefin polymerization; and (2) bringing the solid catalyst component precursor, a metal halide compound represented by formula (I): MX1b(R1)4-b (I) and an internal electron donor represented by formula (II): into contact with one another to form a solid catalyst component (A) for olefin polymerization.

Abstract: Provided is an item made of a polypropylene resin composition that is suppressed from the emission of volatile organic compound components, examples of which item include a container, a cap of a container, an item for packaging, stationery, a toy, a miscellaneous daily item, an item for furniture, fiber, an agricultural film, an item for automobiles, an item for household electric appliances, an item for medical applications, or an item for building applications. The polypropylene resin composition includes a specific propylene polymer, a specific sugar compound, and a specific compound having a hydroxyphenyl group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a harmful arthropod control composition comprising, as an active ingredient, a fused heterocyclic compound represented by formula (1) [wherein A1 and A2 independently represent a nitrogen atom or the like; R1 and R4 independently represent a halogen atom or the like; R2 and R3 independently represent a halogen atom or the like; R5 and R6 independently represent a linear C1-C6 hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, or the like (provided that both R5 and R6 cannot represent a hydrogen atom simultaneously); and n represents 0 or 1]. The harmful arthropod control composition has an excellent efficacy to control harmful arthropods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to, for example, an ?-substituted ?-amino acid ester derivative asymmetric hydrolase including an enzyme of the following (a) or (b): (a) an enzyme comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 at least from position 1 to position 362, wherein the tyrosine at position 277 of SEQ ID NO:1 is substituted with alanine, tryptophan, isoleucine, or histidine, and having the ability to hydrolyze a substrate; or (b) an enzyme comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 at least from position 1 to position 362, wherein the tyrosine at position 277 of SEQ ID NO:1 is substituted with an amino acid other than tyrosine, and having the ability to hydrolyze a substrate.

Abstract: A photoresist composition comprising a resin which is selected from the group consisting of (meth)acryl resins and poly(hydroxystylene) resins, a novolak resin, an acid generator, and a compound represented by formula (X1): and a solvent.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor wafer including a base wafer, a first crystalline layer, a second crystalline layer, and an insulating layer that are positioned in the stated order, the semiconductor wafer further including: a third crystalline layer positioned either between the first crystalline layer and the second crystalline layer or between the base wafer and the first crystalline layer. The second crystalline layer and the third crystalline layer are made of a crystal that either lattice matches or pseudo lattice matches a crystal making the first crystalline layer, and has a wider band gap than the crystal making the first crystalline layer. The third crystalline layer includes a first atom that will be a donor or an acceptor. When the third crystalline layer includes a first atom that will be a donor, the second crystalline layer includes a second atom that will be an acceptor.

Abstract: Provided is a technique capable of realizing an insulated gate (MIS-type) P-HEMT structure with good transistor characteristics such as an improved carrier mobility of a channel layer and a reduced influence from interface states. A semiconductor wafer includes a base wafer, a first crystalline layer, and an insulating layer. The base wafer, the first crystalline layer, and the insulating layer are stacked in the order of the base wafer, the first crystalline layer, and the insulating layer. The first crystalline layer is made of InxGa1-xAs (0.35?x?0.43) that can pseudo-lattice-match with GaAs or AlGaAs. The first crystalline layer is usable as a channel layer of a field effect transistor, and the insulating layer is usable as a gate insulating layer of the field effect transistor.

Abstract: Provided is a method which exerts an excellent effect in controlling a pest in a field of soybean, corn or cotton.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for controlling pests comprising, as active ingredients, ethaboxam and a neonicotinoid compound represented by formula (1); and so on.

Abstract: A novel method capable of producing methionine without using hydrogen cyanide as a raw material has been desired. The present invention relates to a method for producing methionine including Step A of oxidizing 4-methylthio-2-oxo-1-butanal in the presence of an alcohol, and Step B of reductively aminating 4-methylthio-2-oxo-butyrate obtained in Step A. It is preferable that Step A is carried out by reacting 4-methylthio-2-oxo-1-butanal, the alcohol and an oxidizing agent in the presence of a carbene catalyst.

Abstract: A method of controlling a weed, which exhibits high herbicidal activity, without causing significant phytotoxicity on switchgrass, miscanthus, giant reed, reed canarygrass, blue stem, erianthus, napier grass or spartina.

Abstract: The compound (I) or a salt thereof has an excellent controlling activity against pests. Then the compound (I) or a salt thereof is useful for an active ingredient of a pesticidal composition.

Abstract: Provided is a method which exerts an excellent effect in controlling a pest in a field of soybean, corn or cotton, using a SDHI compound and a PPO-inhibiting compound.

Abstract: Provided is a method which exerts an excellent effect in controlling a pest in a field of cotton, using a neonicotinoid compound, an azole compound, a strobilurin compound, and/or a metalaxyl compound, and a PPO inhibiting compound.

Abstract: Manufacture of ceramic honeycomb fired body. Green molded body is placed on a firing base and fired. The firing base and green molded body are each a column containing a ceramic raw material and having a partition wall forming a plurality of flow paths, and patterns of end surfaces of the two partition walls are the same as each other as seen from an extending direction of the flow paths. The green molded body is placed on the firing base displaced in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance, or rotated around a vertical axis V of the green molded body by a predetermined angle ?, so that only a part of the lower side end surface of the partition wall of the green molded body is in contact with the upper side end surface of the partition wall of the firing base.

Abstract: Disclosed is a herbicidal composition. The herbicidal composition comprises flumioxazin, saflufenacil, and glyphosate or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rubber composition comprising (A) an ethylene-?-olefin-based copolymer rubber, (B) a softening agent, and (C) an alkyl(meth)acrylate-based polymer.