Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound having a STING agonistic activity, which may be expected to be useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of STING-related diseases. The present disclosure relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Toner for developing electrostatically charged images comprising nuclear particles formed by polymerization, hydrophobic silica, and a resin, wherein said resin is coated on said nuclear particles and said silica is dispersed in said resin. A method for producing said toner is also disclosed, said method comprising polymerizing nuclear particles, dissolving a resin in a solvent, which asserts a lesser solvating action against said nuclear particles than against said resin, to form a solution, dispersing said hydrophobic silica in said solution, mixing said nuclear particles with said dispersion, and drying said mixture.

Abstract: A toner composition in particle form for electrophotography comprising an inorganic material powder, e.g., a magnetic material, which is dispersed together with other additives in a binder resin toner composed of a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer, e.g., a vinyl monomer, in the presence of a titanate coupling agent.

Abstract: A developer for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising colored electroscopic particles and at least one silicon dioxide powder having its particles made hydrophobic with a specified organosilicon compound is disclosed. Silicon atoms in said organosilicon compound are bonded to silicon atoms on the surface of individual silicon dioxide particles through oxygen atoms. At least one organic group in the organosilicon compound has a total carbon number of 8 or more and is a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic organic group with at least 5 carbon atoms or an organic compound having a hydrocarbon ring. In a preferred embodiment, such a silicon dioxide powder is used in combination with another silicon dioxide powder whose particles are rendered hydrophobic by an organosilicon compound wherein any of the organic groups present has a total carbon number of 7 or less and is a saturated or unsaturated organic group with not more than 4 carbon atoms or an organic group having a hydrocarbon ring.

Abstract: There are disclosed an electrostatic image developer which comprises a carrier comprising iron powder particles coated with a resin and a toner comprising a low molecular weight polypropylene, and an electrostatic image developer which further comprises as binder a homopolymer of a styrene or a copolymer of a styrene with an another vinyl monomer containing 10 to 70% by weight of a high molecular component having a molecular weight of 100,000 to 10,000,000.The electrostatic image developer of the present invention can accomplish good developing without forming fogging even when provided in a great number of developments, thus exhibiting a great durability, and is also free from image contamination by the off-set phenomenon to give an excellent copied image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a toner by polymerizing an aqueous suspension of a monomer in the presence of a dispersant selected from orthophosphate, pyrophosphate and polyphosphate, a colorant and an anionic surfactant. The polymerization product is then treated with dilute acid and rinsed with water whereby the dispersant is removed from the polymerization product.

Abstract: Herein disclosed are a toner composition for the development of electrostatic latent images which comprises a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer or monomers in the presence of a chlorinated polyolefin, and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing towers and their use in developing an electrostatically charged image comprising polymerized grains formed by the suspension polymerization of an alpha-beta unsaturated polymeric monomer or monomers in the presence of a dispersion stabilizer selected from the group consisting of aluminum hydroxide, ferric hydroxide titanium hydroxide and thorium hydroxide.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive element having a conductive support provided thereon with a photosensitive layer comprising (i) a carrier-generating phase layer containing a carrier-generating material selected from the group consisting of perylene dyes, polycyclic quinones and azo dyes and (ii) a carrier-transporting phase layer containing a carrier-transporting material wherein said carrier-transporting phase comprises a hydrazone compound represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represent an aryl group which may have a substituent or substituents, and Ar represents an arylene group which may have a substituent or substituents.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner comprising polymer particles produced by suspension polymerization of a polymerizable monomer in the presence of an emulsification-preventing agent. Such toners produce images of high image density.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive element having a conductive support provided thereon with a photosensitive layer comprising a carrier-generating phase and a carrier-transporting phase. The carrier-transporting phase comprises a hydrazone compound to improve carrier-transporting ability having the formula ##STR1## wherein, X and Y each represent a hydrogen or a halogen, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent an aryl group which may have a substituent or substituents, and Ar represents an arylene group which may have a substituent or substituents.

Abstract: In the process for preparing impregnated polymer latex compositions by impregnating a hydrophobic substance in dispersed polymer particles in an aqueous polymer latex, the improvement comprises impregnating said hydrophobic substance, wherein the impregnation is effected by mixing said hydrophobic substance which is solid state, a water-miscible organic solvent and aqueous polymer latex wherein a polymer of the polymer latex is prepared from ethene monomers and containing at least one hydrophilic group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having a hydrophilic colloid layer comprising fine polymer particles loaded with a hydrophobic photographic addenda provided on a support wherein the polymer has repeating units formed from a nonionic hydrophobic monomer. The nonionic hydrophobic monomer has the formula ##STR1## R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 individually are a hydrogen atom or methyl group, R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or aryl group, and m and n are integers of from 2 to 100 individually.

Abstract: A color photographic material comprising, on a support, a silver halide emulsion layer which contains a 2-equivalent .alpha.-acylacetamide yellow coupler carrying a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic coupling off group, joined to a nitrogen atom, as being releasable upon the reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent and a compound of the following formula (I) or its tautomer: ##STR1## wherein X and Y are as herein defined, is described.

Abstract: Gelatin, especially in a layer of a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, is hardened with the reaction product of a compound having at least three vinylsulfonyl groups in the molecule and a compound having at least one water-soluble group and at least one group capable of reacting with the vinylsulfonyl group, such as --SH, .dbd.NH and --NH.sub.2.

Abstract: Gelatin, particularly gelatin films of light-sensitive silver halide photographic materials, are hardened by treating with a combination of a compound having at least two vinylcarbonyl groups in the molecule with a compound having at least two vinylsulfonyl groups in the molecule.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support and a gelatin-containing layer coated thereon which contains gelatin having been hardened with a compound having in the molecular structure an aliphatic hydrocarbon chain to which at least 3 vinyl sulfonyl groups are bonded.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of hardening gelatin which is accomplished by combining a compound containing at least one carbo-di-imide group with a compound having at least two vinyl sulfonyl groups. This combination has application to the photographic industry by providing a method of hardening the type of gelatin which is used in a gelatin -- containing photographic layer of a light-sensitive halide photographic material.

Abstract: A process for hardening gelatin which comprises reacting photographic gelatin with a compound of the general formula[A-B-(NHCO).sub.m.sub.-1 X-Y].sub.n Zwherein A is CH.sub.2 =CH--, CH.sub.2 =C(R.sub.1)--, CH.sub.2 (R.sub.1)--CH.sub.2 -- or CH.sub.2 (R.sub.1)--CH(R.sub.2)-- (where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are halogens); B is --CO-- or --SO.sub.2 --; X is oxygen, sulfur or --NH--; Y is --CO--, --SO.sub.2 -- or a simple bond, and when Y is --CO-- or SO.sub.2 --, X is --NH--; m is 1 or 2; n is an integer of 2 or more; and Z is a simple bond, an n-valent aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, or an n-valent group comprising the combination of said groups, --CO--, ##STR1## in which R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: A method for hardening gelatin is disclosed wherein the gelatin is treated with a hardener which contains a combination of two compounds. One of the compounds contains at least two meslyoxy groups in the molecule while the second compound contains at least two vinylsulfonyl groups in the molecule.