Abstract: Provided is an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (X) and a metal compound, wherein the composition satisfies the following formula (1), as an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition having an excellent gas barrier property in the high humidity environment, particularly an excellent oxygen barrier property in the high humidity environment: ?A2=A2?A2,0>0??(1) where A2 represents the second virial coefficient when the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition is subjected to static light scattering measurement using hexafluoroisopropanol as a solvent, and A2,0 represents the second virial coefficient of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (X) in the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition measured in the same manner.

Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a metal compound, and having a peak at 2?=2 to 15° when measured by wide-angle X-ray diffraction using CuK? ray, as an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition having an excellent gas barrier property in a high humidity environment, particularly an excellent oxygen barrier property in a high humidity environment.

Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; (B) a styrene derivative; and (C) an iron compound; wherein the iron compound (C) is present in an amount of 0.01 to 5 ppm on a metal basis based on the weight of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition has ultraviolet absorbability even without a known ultraviolet-absorbing agent blended therein, and is excellent in heat stability and reduced susceptibility to coloration.

Abstract: A melt-formable ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; (B) an alkali metal compound; and (C) an iron compound; wherein the weight ratio of the alkali metal compound (B) to the iron compound (C) on a metal basis is 10 to 100,000. The viscosity of the melt-formable ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition decreases with time during melt forming, rendering it excellent in long-run formability.

Abstract: Provided is an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (X) and a metal compound, wherein the composition satisfies the following formula (1), as an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition having an excellent gas barrier property in the high humidity environment, particularly an excellent oxygen barrier property in the high humidity environment: ?A2=A2-A2,0>0??(1) where A2 represents the second virial coefficient when the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition is subjected to static light scattering measurement using hexafluoroisopropanol as a solvent, and A2,0 represents the second virial coefficient of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (X) in the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition measured in the same manner.

Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a metal compound satisfying the following general formula (1), as an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition having an excellent gas barrier property in the high humidity environment, particularly an excellent oxygen barrier property in the high humidity environment: Ma(OH)bAn ?(2a-b)/n ??(1) wherein M is a metal species, A is an anionic ligand having a valence of n? and excluding a hydroxy ligand and O (oxo ligand), n is an integer not less than 1, and a and b are each a number greater than zero and satisfy an expression a/b=0.1 to 10.

Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a metal compound, and having a peak at 2?=2 to 15° when measured by wide-angle X-ray diffraction using CuK? ray, as an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition having an excellent gas barrier property in a high humidity environment, particularly an excellent oxygen barrier property in a high humidity environment.

Abstract: Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets comprise: an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; a boron compound; and a predetermined amount of at least one fisheye-suppressing component, wherein pellet surface portions of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets have a boron compound content of not higher than 1.7 ppm on a boron basis based on the weight of the pellets. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets are capable of suppressing occurrence of fisheyes even if being used for formation of a single-layer ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer film.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores therein a generating program that causes a computer to execute a process including: receiving a word; generating a first and a second vectors according to the received word by applying a first and a second conversion parameters each to the received word; and generating a new third vector according to the word based on the generated first and second vectors.

Abstract: A resin composition containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin, wherein there are two different components when methylene carbon at 44 to 46 ppm is separated into components according to a 13C spin-lattice relaxation time T1C, one of the two different components having a relaxation time T1C of not greater than 50 seconds as observed when the resin composition is analyzed through solid-state NMR measurement by placing a 4-mm ? zirconia rotor filled with the resin composition in a 9.4-T static magnetic field at a 1H resonance frequency of 400 MHz and a 13C resonance frequency of 100 MHz, and rotating the zirconia rotor at 5,000 Hz at 23° C. under magic angle spinning conditions. The resin composition is excellent in gas barrier property, particularly in oxygen barrier property, in a high humidity environment.

Abstract: A resin composition containing a hydrophilic resin and a metal compound, and satisfies the following expression (1) when being formed into a film: ?1??1?1??(1) wherein ?1 is an average metal atom concentration (%) in a portion of the film in a depth range of 0 to 9 nm from a film surface, and ?1 is an average metal atom concentration (%) in a portion of the film in a depth range of 12 to 21 nm from the film surface. The resin composition is excellent in gas barrier property, particularly in oxygen barrier property, in a high humidity environment.

Abstract: A resin composition contains a hydrophilic resin and a metal compound, and has an X-ray diffraction peak at 2?=2 to 15° in an X-ray diffraction pattern as measured by wide angle X-ray diffraction using CuK? radiation, and a resin composition contains a hydrophilic resin and a metal compound, wherein the metal compound satisfies the following general formula (1): Ma(OH)bAn?(2a?b)/n ??(1) wherein M is a metal species, A is an anionic ligand having a valence of n- and excluding a hydroxy ligand and O (oxo ligand), n is an integer not less than 1, and a and b are numbers greater than zero and satisfy an expression a/b=0.1 to 10. The resin composition exhibits excellent gas barrier property in a high humidity environment, particularly in oxygen barrier property in the high humidity environment.

Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition is provided, which contains an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and an iron compound, wherein the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer has an ethylene content of 20 to 60 mol %, wherein the iron compound is present in a proportion of 0.01 to 100 ppm on a metal basis based on the weight of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition.

Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; (B) a styrene derivative; and (C) an iron compound; wherein the iron compound (C) is present in an amount of 0.01 to 5 ppm on a metal basis based on the weight of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition has ultraviolet absorbability even without a known ultraviolet-absorbing agent blended therein, and is excellent in heat stability and reduced susceptibility to coloration.

Abstract: A melt-formable ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; (B) an alkali metal compound; and (C) an iron compound; wherein the weight ratio of the alkali metal compound (B) to the iron compound (C) on a metal basis is 10 to 100,000. The viscosity of the melt-formable ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition decreases with time during melt forming, rendering it excellent in long-run formability.

Abstract: In an automatic transmission, an engagement oil chamber and a centrifugal oil pressure cancel chamber of a clutch corresponding to a third ring gear of a Ravigneaux type planetary gear mechanism are defined by a drum member, a piston, and a cancel plate that rotate integrally with the third ring gear. An engagement oil chamber and a centrifugal oil pressure cancel chamber of a clutch corresponding to a third sun gear of the Ravigneaux type planetary gear mechanism are defined by a shaft portion, a piston, and an oil-chamber defining member that rotate integrally with the third sun gear.

Abstract: Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets comprise: an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; a boron compound; and a predetermined amount of at least one fisheye-suppressing component, wherein pellet surface portions of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets have a boron compound content of not higher than 1.7 ppm on a boron basis based on the weight of the pellets. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets are capable of suppressing occurrence of fisheyes even if being used for formation of a single-layer ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer film.

Abstract: A clutch that includes a friction plate; a separator plate; a clutch hub; and a piston that presses the friction plate and the separator plate, wherein the clutch hub includes a hub on which an inner peripheral portion of the friction plate or the separator plate is fitted, a tubular shaft that movably supports the piston, and an engagement oil chamber defining wall that together with the piston defines an engagement oil chamber to which an engagement oil pressure is supplied, the hub is spline-fitted on a gear of a planetary gear so as to rotate with the gear, and the tubular shaft is rotatably supported by a central shaft and is fitted by a spigot joint in the gear.

Abstract: Provided is EVOH resin pellet capable of suppressing the occurrence of fish eye even in a resultant monolayer film, and the method for producing the same. The EVOH resin pellet contains a boron compound and the boron amount in a surface portion of the pellet is 1.7 ppm or less. After the EVOH resin pellet is made to contain the boron compound, the EVOH resin pellet is rinsed with a mixture of water and alcohol so that the amount of the boron compound in a surface portion can be reduced.

Abstract: A brake of an automatic transmission includes: first and second recessed portions and formed in a center support; a first piston having a first pressure-receiving portion that is disposed in the first recessed portion and defines a first engagement oil chamber and having a plate-pressing portion that presses friction plates and separator plates; a second piston having a second pressure-receiving portion that is disposed in the second recessed portion and defines a second engagement oil chamber and a piston-pressing portion that presses the first piston by supply of oil pressure to the second engagement oil chamber; and a return spring that biases the first piston so that the first piston moves away from the friction plates and the separator plates.