Abstract: There can be provided an NiCuZn-based ferrite material containing an iron oxide, a copper oxide, zinc oxide and a nickel oxide in predetermined amounts as main components and a bismuth oxide, a silicon oxide, magnesium oxide and a cobalt oxide in predetermined amounts as additional components. Due to the predetermined amounts of the additional components, the ferrite material has an extremely good temperature characteristic (a change in permeability along with a change in temperature is small), a high quality coefficient Q and high strength.

Abstract: There can be provided an NiCuZn-based ferrite material containing an iron oxide, a copper oxide, zinc oxide and a nickel oxide in predetermined amounts as main components and a bismuth oxide, a silicon oxide, magnesium oxide and a cobalt oxide in predetermined amounts as additional components. Due to the predetermined amounts of the additional components, the ferrite material has an extremely good temperature characteristic (a change in permeability along with a change in temperature is small), a high quality coefficient Q and high strength.

Abstract: The present invention can provide a MgCuZn-based ferrite sintered compact which is constituted by having as substantial main component compositions 7.5 to 23.0 mole % of magnesium oxide, 7.0 to 20.0 mole % of copper oxide, 19.0 to 24.2 mole % of zinc oxide and 48.5 to 50.3 mole % of ferric oxide, and the average particle diameter of the ferrite sintered compact is in a range of 1.10 to 7.30 &mgr;m while the standard deviation &sgr; of the size distribution is in a range of 0.60 to 10.00, resulting in the ferrite sintered compact which has a high impedance with a frequency of not less than 50 MHz and is capable of efficiently cutting of radiant noise by selecting inexpensive materials.

Abstract: To an oxide magnetic material consisting essentially of, calculated as oxides, 15-30 mol % of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, 6-12 mol % of CuO, and 58-79 mol % of NiO as main ingredients, 1.5-4.5% by weight of PbO, 1.0-3.7% by weight of SiO.sub.2, 0.7-1.0% by weight of CoO, and 0.01-1.0% by weight of ZnO are added as additives. The material is suited to form magnetic cores for operation in high-frequency bands.

Abstract: A control method is provided for an engine for a vehicle. The engine is arranged in association with a fluid coupling having a clutch. According to the control method, the state of engagement of the clutch is first detected. In the next step, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is in a predetermined decelerated operation state. When the clutch has been detected to be in a predetermined state of engagement in the clutch engagement state detection step and in addition, the vehicle has been determined to be in the predetermined decelerated operation state in the decelerated operation state determination step, an output of the engine is increased in the subsequent step.