Abstract: Provided is an orally administrable vaccine against a coronavirus infectious disease. A transformed Bifidobacterium designed to display a part or a whole of a constituent protein of a coronavirus on a surface of the Bifidobacterium enables the provision of the orally administrable vaccine against a coronavirus infectious disease. The transformed Bifidobacterium designed to display a part or a whole of a constituent protein of a coronavirus on a surface of the Bifidobacterium can induce humoral immunity and cellular immunity through oral administration to suppress an increase in severity of pneumonia or the like even after viral infection.

Abstract: A curable composition comprises (A) an organic/inorganic composite in which a hydrolyzable silyl group and/or SiOH group-containing polysiloxane is bonded to a vinyl polymer through a Si—C bond, and (B) an organic UV absorber having a molecular weight of at least 500 and a weight retentivity of at least 95% when held at 150° C. for 24 hours in an open state. The curable composition is coated and cured to an article, whereby the article is endowed with satisfactory weathering resistance while minimizing coloration or degradation.

Abstract: A laminated body for resin glass comprising a polymer substrate for resin glass, an inorganic layer formed by causing fine particles of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of aluminum, silicon, titanium, an aluminum compound, a silicon compound and a titanium compound to adhere onto the polymer substrate for resin glass, and an alkoxysilane-containing hard coating layer laminated to the polymer substrate for resin glass having the inorganic layer interposed therebetween.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe obtained by arranging, on a backing 10, a plurality of transducers each of which comprising a piezoelectric transducer 20, an acoustic lens 40, and an acoustic matching layer provided between the piezoelectric transducer 20 and the acoustic lens 40, the acoustic matching layer containing a fibrous material, and the direction of fibers in the fibrous material being perpendicular to the direction of sound waves.

Abstract: A curable composition comprises (A) a vinyl polymer having hydrolyzable silyl groups and/or SiOH groups and organic UV absorbing groups bonded to side chains, (B) an organic UV absorber having a molecular weight of at least 500 and a weight retentivity of at least 95% when held at 150° C. for 24 hours in an open state, and (C) an organosilicon compound containing a nitrogen atom and an alkoxysilyl group in the molecule. The curable composition is coated and cured to an article, whereby the article is endowed with satisfactory weathering resistance while minimizing coloration or degradation.

Abstract: A curable composition comprises (A) an organic/inorganic composite in which a hydrolyzable silyl group and/or SiOH group-containing polysiloxane is bonded to a vinyl polymer through a Si—C bond, and (B) an organic UV absorber having a molecular weight of at least 500 and a weight retentivity of at least 95% when held at 150° C. for 24 hours in an open state. The curable composition is coated and cured to an article, whereby the article is endowed with satisfactory weathering resistance while minimizing coloration or degradation.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe obtained by arranging, on a backing 10, a plurality of transducers each of which comprising a piezoelectric transducer 20, an acoustic lens 40, and an acoustic matching layer provided between the piezoelectric transducer 20 and the acoustic lens 40, the acoustic matching layer containing a fibrous material, and the direction of fibers in the fibrous material being perpendicular to the direction of sound waves.

Abstract: A propeller shaft 1 comprising a shaft main body 10 and a yoke 20 which is mounted to the shaft main body 10 with a serrated inserting portion 21 thereof being press fitted into an inner circumferential surface of the shaft main body 10 is constructed such that serration fit-in grooves 11 having extending portions 11b into which serration teeth 22 travel when the yoke 20 is allowed to sink into the shaft main body 10 are formed in advance in the inner circumferential surface of the shaft main body 10. A method for producing the propeller shaft 1 comprises a yoke press fitting step and a yoke withdrawing step that is to be performed after the former step.

Abstract: There is disclosed a dampening composition for lithographic printing which comprises a (poly) propylene glycol alkyl ether and an ethylene oxide adduct of acetylene glycol.

Abstract: A step portion is provided between a serration portion of a metal-made yoke and a leading end portion thereof. During pressure insertion and joining, an FRP-made cylinder is pressure-inserted to the serration portion in a state that the circularity is enhanced by the step portion. Consequently, the pressure insertion and joining is carried out while making the depth of cut grooves uniform, thereby enhancing concentricity (joining accuracy).

Abstract: A propeller shaft 1 comprising a shaft main body 10 and a yoke 20 which is mounted to the shaft main body 10 with a serrated inserting portion 21 thereof being press fitted into an inner circumferential surface of the shaft main body 10 is constructed such that serration fit-in grooves 11 having extending portions 11b into which serration teeth 22 travel when the yoke 20 is allowed to sink into the shaft main body 10 are formed in advance in the inner circumferential surface of the shaft main body 10. A method for producing the propeller shaft 1 comprises a yoke press fitting step and a yoke withdrawing step that is to be performed after the former step.

Abstract: It is disclosed a process for developing a lithographic printing material having physical development nuclei between an aluminum support and a silver halide emulsion layer containing 95 mole % or more of silver chloride based on the total amount of the silver halide, when development of the lithographic printing material is carried out by using a developing solution having a pH of 13.0 at a development temperature of 25° C. and a development time of 40 seconds, a decreased amount of aluminum oxide in the aluminum support is 0.8 g or more per 1 m2 of the support, the improvement wherein the process for developing a lithographic printing plate comprises subjecting to development so as to control the decreased amount of the aluminum oxide being 0.6 g or less per 1 m2 by adjusting at least one of the pH of the developing solution, the development temperature and the developing time.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for making a lithographic printing plate, which comprises subjecting a lithographic printing material having physical development nuclei between an anodized aluminum support and a silver halide emulsion layer to exposure and then processing the lithographic printing material at least with a developing solution, wherein the developing solution contains an alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: There is disclosed an aluminum lithographic printing plate material which comprises an aluminum substrate, a silver halide emulsion layer and a physical development nuclei layer between the aluminum substrate and the silver halide emulsion layer, said silver halide emulsion layer contains photographic gelatin and gelatin having a weight average molecular weight of about 50,000 or less is contained in said silver halide emulsion layer and/or under said layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for making a lithographic printing plate in which the development is carryied out by coating a developer on a photosensitive element comprising a support and at least a silver halide emulsion layer and a physical development nuclei layer, characterized in that coating amount of the developer is 60 ml or less for 1 m.sup.2 of the photosensitive element, and the developer contains at least one thioether compound and at least one alkanolamine compound as silver halide solvents. The resulting lithographic printing plate is high in printing endurance and has no stains in non-image portions. Furthermore, the running development processing can be stably carried out.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for making a lithographic printing plate having physical development nuclei between an aluminum support and a silver halide emulsion layer to which, after exposure, a treatment using at least a developing solution, a washing solution and a finishing solution is applied in this order,the improvement wherein at least one of the above processing solutions contains at least one compound selected from the groups (A) and (B) mentioned below:(A) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an amine compound having a propyleneoxy group and an ethyleneoxy group, an aliphatic acid amide compound having a propyleneoxy group and an ethyleneoxy group, and a quaternary ammonium compound having a propyleneoxy group and an ethyleneoxy group; and(B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of urea and a derivative thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making a lithographic printing plate, which comprises subjecting a lithographic printing material having physical development nuclei between an aluminum support and a silver halide emulsion layer to exposure and then processing the lithographic printing material at least with a developing solution, a water washing solution and a finishing solution in this order, wherein the processing with the water washing solution is carried out by using a water washing solution containing a compound having a mercapto group or a thione group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for processing a lithographic printing plate having a physical development nuclei layer between an aluminum support and a silver halide emulsion layer, which comprises processing the lithographic printing plate in the presence of a monocyclic azole compound having no mercapto group or a derivative thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making a lithographic printing plate by subjecting a lithographic printing material having physical development nuclei between an aluminum support and a silver halide emulsion layer to exposure and then processing the lithographic printing material at least with a developing solution and a water washing solution in this order, which comprises performing the processing(s) with the developing solution and/or the water washing solution by using the developing solution and/or the water washing solution containing an organic compound which coagulates gelatin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making a lithographic printing plate which utilizes the silver complex diffusion transfer process by subjecting the lithographic printing plate to exposure and then development processing and optionally stabilizing processing, which comprises performing the development processing/the stabilizing processing by using a developing solution/a stabilizing solution each containing a monothioether compound containing succinic acid, a salt thereof or a derivative thereof.