Abstract: The invention provides a synthetic rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive which has excellent heat resistance and substrate adhesiveness, is capable of inhibiting offset, peeling or the like even in a high-temperature environment and is suitable for applications in a high-temperature environment, a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and a polishing member laminate. The synthetic rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention contains: a synthetic rubber (A) including a styrene-isoprene block copolymer, an adhesion-imparting resin (B), and a fatty acid ester (C) with a weight reduction rate of 1 wt % or less after being heated at 150° C. for 10 minutes. Based on 100 parts by weight of the synthetic rubber (A), the content of the adhesion-imparting resin (B) is set as ? parts by weight to 60 parts by weight, and the content of the fatty acid ester (C) is set as 0.1 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight.

Abstract: The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to one aspect is a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for bonding a polishing pad to a surface plate, for bonding a polishing member to the surface plate, or for forming the polishing member, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a sheet-shaped base material, and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on each main surface of the base material, where at least one of the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is formed from a pressure-sensitive adhesive including an acrylic-based copolymer having a specific composition and a specific molecular weight, a tackifier resin having a specific amount, and a tolylene diisocyanate trimethylolpropane adduct, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a gel fraction of 5 to 50% by mass.

Abstract: The invention provides a synthetic rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive which has excellent heat resistance and substrate adhesiveness, is capable of inhibiting offset, peeling or the like even in a high-temperature environment and is suitable for applications in a high-temperature environment, a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and a polishing member laminate. The synthetic rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention contains: a synthetic rubber (A) including a styrene-isoprene block copolymer, an adhesion-imparting resin (B), and a fatty acid ester (C) with a weight reduction rate of 1 wt % or less after being heated at 150° C. for 10 minutes. Based on 100 parts by weight of the synthetic rubber (A), the content of the adhesion-imparting resin (B) is set as 5 parts by weight to 60 parts by weight, and the content of the fatty acid ester (C) is set as 0.1 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight.

Abstract: Provided are a transporter gene involved in the promotion or inhibition of Cd absorption by roots, a mutant gene thereof and a transporter protein thereof, as well as a rice plant in which Cd absorption is inhibited and a method for selecting and raising a Cd absorption-inhibiting rice plant, which are a gene encoding a transporter protein involved in the regulation of cadmium absorption, which contains the DNA nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2, a gene encoding a transporter protein involved in the regulation of cadmium absorption, which contains the DNA nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:3, a gene encoding a transporter protein involved in the regulation of cadmium absorption, which contains the DNA nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4, and a transporter protein involved in the regulation of cadmium absorption, which contains the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining sleep apnea includes: an expiratory gas collector which is configured to collect an expiratory gas of a subject; an analyzer which is configured to analyze a constituent and a concentration of the constituent in the collected expiratory gas; and a determiner which is configured to determine whether the subject is in sleep apnea or not, based on a concentration of at least VOC in the analyzed expiratory gas.

Abstract: A start-up method of a process for producing chlorine from hydrogen chloride has a mixed gas producing step of producing a mixed gas containing chlorine from hydrogen chloride, a compressed mixed gas producing step of introducing the mixed gas into an inlet of a compressor and compressing the mixed gas in compressor, a purifying step of introducing the compressed mixed gas into a purifying column and separating the compressed mixed gas into purified chlorine and impurities by distillation, and a recompressing step of introducing the purified chlorine into an inlet of the compressor and compressing the mixed gas and the purified chlorine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multitubular catalytic gas-phase reaction apparatus, comprising a plurality of reaction tubes arranged in parallel, a baffle capable of changing the direction of movement of a heat medium introduced into a reactor shell to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the reaction tubes, a space that is disposed in a region including a part of a section where the heat medium flows in the direction of the face of the baffle and does not have the reaction tubes arranged therein, and flow-adjusting rods, disposed in between the space and the reaction tubes, having the same longitudinal direction as that of the reaction tubes.

Abstract: A start-up method of a process for producing chlorine from hydrogen chloride has a mixed gas producing step (S10) of producing a mixed gas containing chlorine from hydrogen chloride, a compressed mixed gas producing step (S20) of introducing the mixed gas into an inlet 104a of a compressor 104 and compressing the mixed gas in compressor 104, a purifying step (S30) of introducing the compressed mixed gas into a purifying column 105 and separating the compressed mixed gas into purified chlorine and impurities by distillation, and a recompressing step of introducing the purified chlorine into an inlet 104a of the compressor 104 and compressing the mixed gas and the purified chlorine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multitubular catalytic gas-phase reaction apparatus, comprising a plurality of reaction tubes arranged in parallel, a baffle capable of changing the direction of movement of a heat medium introduced into a reactor shell to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the reaction tubes, a space that is disposed in a region including a part of a section where the heat medium flows in the direction of the face of the baffle and does not have the reaction tubes arranged therein, and flow-adjusting rods, disposed in between the space and the reaction tubes, having the same longitudinal direction as that of the reaction tubes.

Abstract: There is disclosed a main unit as an identifying apparatus for outputting an identification code and subjecting the identification code to encode by an encoding section to obtain a specific code. A process unit as an apparatus to be identifying subjects the identification code outputted from the main unit to the encoding by an encoding section by the same logic as that of the encoding section to obtain a response code, and returns the response code to an input port of the main unit. In the main unit, a collating section collates the specific code obtained by the encoding section and the signal inputted to the input port, and CPU judges the attached process unit to be original when a collation result indicates coincidence.

Abstract: A driving and controlling system for driving a shredding mechanism by a motor to shred paper sheets increases shredding capacity represented by the number of paper sheets that can be simultaneously shredded while limiting input current in an allowable range and reduces time necessary for shredding a predetermined number of paper sheets. The driving and controlling system comprises a motor (4) for driving a shredding mechanism (5) for shredding paper sheets (10), and a controller (1) interposed between the motor and a commercial power supply system (13) to control power to be supplied to the motor. The motor has a characteristic to reduce motor torque substantially linearly with the increase of operating speed for voltage applied thereto as a parameter.

Abstract: An information storing disk including at least one system stream stored thereon. The at least one system stream includes a silent cell for defining a silent period and an audio cell for defining audio data to be reproduced after the silent period. The silent period is a period to be silent, which is from when one system stream to be reproduced among at least one system stream is determined until reproduction of an audio cell included in the one system stream is started.

Abstract: There is disclosed a main unit as an identifying apparatus for outputting an identification code and subjecting the identification code to encode by an encoding section to obtain a specific code. A process unit as an apparatus to be identifying subjects the identification code outputted from the main unit to the encoding by an encoding section by the same logic as that of the encoding section to obtain a response code, and returns the response code to an input port of the main unit. In the main unit, a collating section collates the specific code obtained by the encoding section and the signal inputted to the input port, and CPU judges the attached process unit to be original when a collation result indicates coincidence.

Abstract: An information storing disk including at least one system stream stored thereon. The at least one system stream includes a silent cell for defining a silent period and an audio cell for defining audio data to be reproduced after the silent period. The silent period is a period to be silent, which is from when one system stream to be reproduced among at least one system stream is determined until reproduction of an audio cell included in the one system stream is started.

Abstract: An information storing disk including at least one system stream stored thereon. The at least one system stream includes a silent cell for defining a silent period and an audio cell for defining audio data to be reproduced after the silent period. The silent period is a period to be silent, which is from when one system stream to be reproduced among at least one system stream is determined until reproduction of an audio cell included in the one system stream is started.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mode-switchable telephone and mode setting and switching methods for the telephone. The mode-switchable telephone has a comparing unit which compares a value of a ringer adjusting volume with a volume value for setting a second mode, and a control unit which switches a first mode to the second mode when it is determined based on the result of the comparison by the comparing unit that the value of the ringer adjusting volume is set to be equal to or less than the volume value for setting the second mode. This structure facilitates the operation of the telephone having an automatic answering/recording function and a simple pager function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an expanded resin bead comprising:a core which comprises a crystalline thermoplastic resin and is in an expanded state, anda coat which comprises an ethylene-based polymer which is lower in melting point than said thermoplastic resin or shows substantially no melting point, and which coat is in a substantially unexpanded state.

Abstract: A slip-preventing tire improves braking and handling properties on a frozen, icy, or snow-packed road. A tire for use especially in winter has a number of slip-preventing structures which are embedded in the tire tread. A number of cylindrical grooves in the tire tread extend inwardly to a predetermined depth. A slip-preventing structure, which includes a number of brush-like wire members, is fixed in each of the grooves. The wire members contact the road surface thus improving the grip of the tire. Additionally, when the tire is operated on a wet roadway, the grooves act to draw in water while the wire members hold the water in the groove. This allows the tread surface to more firmly contact the roadway. The tire therefore provides improved traction in all seasons.

Abstract: There is disclosed an illuminating light source device suitable for illumination at a vibrating place or a portion where an electric lamp is hardly exchangeable for new one, as well as for general luminairs. The illuminating light source device comprises a semiconductor laser element for outputting a laser beam of a particular wavelength in the range from infrared rays to ultraviolet rays, a lens for diffusing the laser beam from the semiconductor laser element and a fluophor for converting the diffused laser beam from the diffusion lens into visible light. Otherwise, the illuminating light source device comprises a group of semiconductor laser elements for respectively outputting laser beams of three primary colors consisting of red, green and blue, a lens for diffusing the laser beam from each of the semiconductor laser elements, and lenses for superposing the diffused laser beams from the diffusion lenses.

Abstract: In case an address is to access a defective memory cell, a defective memory cell in a memory cell area contained in one of paired memory mats is selected in parallel with a redundant memory cell in a redundant memory cell area contained in the other memory mat. At this time of selecting the redundant main word line for selecting the redundant memory cell, there is not required the logical operation for deciding whether or not the redundant use of the access address fed from the outside is proper. For example, the redundant main word line is set to the select level on the basis of a chip select signal. As a result, the drive start timing of the redundant main word line is not delayed in the least from the drive start timing of the main word line. Thus, it is possible to prevent the event that the select drive timing of the redundant sub word line is delayed on account of the delay in the drive timing of the redundant main word line.