Abstract: A voltage-dependent nonlinear resistor or varistor ceramic composition consists essentially of (1) an oxide of the formula: {Sr.sub.(1-x-y) Ba.sub.x Ca.sub.y }.sub.z TiO.sub.3 wherein 0.3<x.ltoreq.0.9, 0.1.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.5, x+y.ltoreq.1, and 0.84<z<1.16, (2) 0.001 to 5.000 mol % of at least one oxide of niobium, tantalum, tungsten, manganese or R wherein R is yttrium or lanthanide, (3) 0.001 to 5.000 mol % of SiO.sub.2, and (4) 0.001 to 5.000 mol % of MgO. When the varistor voltage is controlled by changing a re-oxidizing temperature without changing the composition, a satisfactory nonlinear index .alpha. is available over a wide range of varistor voltage. The dependency of varistor voltage on heat treating temperature is reduced.

Abstract: A container for filthy matter particularly suited for use as a bag for collecting waste matter discharged through the artifical anus is essentially made of a single-layer or multilayer packaging material comprising an oxyalkylene group-containing vinyl alcohol copolymer film layer.

Abstract: In a process of transferring a pattern printed on a thin film of a polyvinyl alcohol resin to a surface of an object by pressing the object to the thin film floated on the surface of the water with the printed surface faced up and submerging the object into the water, boric acid or salts thereof are included in the thin film or in the water. A clear and precise pattern can be transferred to the object even if it has uneven surface.