Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a decorative material, including: a preparation step of preparing sheet printed matters each including a substrate and a picture layer on one surface of the substrate and a roll of a transparent resin film having a first surface and a second surface opposing to each other, the first surface having a pattern of protrusions and depressions, the second surface having a pattern of protrusions and depressions that is shallower than the pattern of protrusions and depressions on the first surface; an application step of winding off the transparent resin film from the roll of a transparent resin film and applying an adhesive to the second surface of the transparent resin film; and a bonding step of bonding the second surface of the transparent resin film and the picture layer of each of the sheet printed matters with the adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antiviral hard-coat film that is effective as a material for decorative sheets having an antiviral property and can exhibit a high reproducible antiviral property, and an antiviral adhesive-treated sheet and an antiviral decorative plate each using the antiviral hard-coat film. The present invention provides an antiviral hard-coat film comprising a crosslinked curable resin layer in an outermost layer, wherein (1) the crosslinked curable resin layer contains a cured product of a crosslinked curable resin and silver-containing inorganic particles; and (2) the hard-coat film has a silver ion concentration measured by ICP-OES measurement of 0.018 ?g/cm2 or more.

Abstract: The present invention can provide a transparent resin film that has a pattern of protrusions and depressions to have excellent design properties, and can suppress yellowing even when irradiated with electron beams in its production to prevent impairment of design properties, while imparting weather resistance. The present invention relates to a transparent resin film for use in protection of a picture layer laminated on one side of a substrate, the transparent resin film including at least: a transparent resin film; and a transparent surface protective layer, laminated in the stated order, the transparent resin film having a pattern of protrusions and depressions on a side opposite to a side where the picture layer is to be laminated, the transparent surface protective layer containing an ionizing radiation curable resin, at least one of the transparent resin layer or the transparent surface protective layer containing a triazine UV absorber.

Abstract: The invention provides an antiviral article that is capable of reducing color problems such as discoloration caused by light. Specifically, the invention provides an antiviral article comprising a cured product layer, wherein the cured product layer comprises a cured product of a curable resin composition, and antiviral particles, and the antiviral particles contain at least one kind of antiviral particles A selected from the group consisting of 1) particles containing a styrene polymer derivative compound and an unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative compound, 2) mixed particles of particles containing a styrene polymer derivative compound and particles containing an unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative compound, and 3) particles containing a styrene resin.

Abstract: The invention provides streptolysin O containing a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having deletion of a polypeptide extending from a lysine residue at position 2 of SEQ ID NO: 1 to any of an alanine residue at position 31, a glutamate residue at position 32, a serine residue at position 33, and an asparagine residue at position 34, and also having deletion of any of an isoleucine residue at position 465 to an alanine residue at position 472 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and all of the subsequent amino acid residues, as well as variants thereof and related DNA, vectors, transformants, and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: Provided is an antiviral article that has a discoloration due to light being suppressed. An antiviral article comprising a cured product layer, wherein the cured product layer comprises a cured product of a curable resin composition, an antiviral agent obtained by supporting or containing a silver ion in a carrier, and a light stabilizer, and the cured product layer comprises, as the light stabilizer, one or more hindered amine-based compounds selected from the group consisting of an NH type hindered amine-based compound and an NR type hindered amine-based compound. The antiviral article preferably has the cured product layer on a base material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent resin film that is capable of imparting excellent design properties to a decorative board and is excellent in adhesion to a picture layer, a decorative board including the transparent resin film, and a method for producing the decorative board. Provided is a transparent resin film for protecting a picture layer provided on one side of a substrate, the transparent resin film having a pattern of protrusions and depressions on a picture layer side, the pattern of protrusions and depressions having a maximum height roughness Rz defined in JIS B 0601 (2001) within a range of 15 ?m or larger and 70 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: The accuracy of immunoassay using a latex reagent is improved in a high CRP concentration range. Provided are C-reactive proteins generated by genetic recombination, 55% or more of the C-reactive proteins having a pyroglutamylated N-terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a decorative material, including: a preparation step of preparing sheet printed matters each including a substrate and a picture layer on one surface of the substrate and a roll of a transparent resin film having a first surface and a second surface opposing to each other, the first surface having a pattern of protrusions and depressions, the second surface having a pattern of protrusions and depressions that is shallower than the pattern of protrusions and depressions on the first surface; an application step of winding off the transparent resin film from the roll of a transparent resin film and applying an adhesive to the second surface of the transparent resin film; and a bonding step of bonding the second surface of the transparent resin film and the picture layer of each of the sheet printed matters with the adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent resin film that has excellent embossability and is capable of reducing or preventing air entrainment to provide high design quality, a decorative material including the transparent resin film, and a method for producing a decorative material. The present invention relates to a transparent resin film to be laminated on a substrate including a picture layer, the transparent resin film including at least a base layer and a top layer sequentially from a side to be laminated on the substrate, the transparent resin film having a pattern of protrusions and depressions on a side opposite to the side to be laminated on the substrate, the base layer having a lower softening temperature than the top layer.

Abstract: The invention provides a transparent resin film that has a smooth surface on a side to be laminated on a substrate to prevent entering of air bubbles when bonded to a substrate and has a pattern of protrusions and depressions on a side opposite to the side to be laminated on a substrate to provide high design quality, a method for producing the transparent resin film, and a decorative material. The invention relates to a transparent resin film to be laminated on a substrate including a picture layer, the transparent resin film having a pattern of protrusions and depressions with a maximum height Rz of 20 ?m or higher and 200 ?m or lower on a side opposite to a side to be laminated on the substrate, the transparent resin film having a maximum height Rz of 20 ?m or lower on the side to be laminated on the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative board capable of exhibiting excellent weather resistance even in a depression of a pattern of protrusions and depressions even in a case where the pattern of protrusions and depressions is formed on the outermost surface of a transparent resin film, a transparent resin film, and a method for producing a decorative board. Provided is a decorative board including: a substrate; a picture layer; and a transparent resin film, in a stated order in a thickness direction, the transparent resin film comprising at least a thermoplastic resin layer and having a pattern of protrusions and depressions on a side opposite to a picture layer side, the decorative board further comprising at least one layer containing an ultraviolet absorber between the picture layer and the thermoplastic resin layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent resin film that is capable of imparting excellent design properties to a decorative board and is excellent in adhesion to a picture layer, a decorative board including the transparent resin film, and a method for producing the decorative board. Provided is a transparent resin film for protecting a picture layer provided on one side of a substrate, the transparent resin film having a pattern of protrusions and depressions on a picture layer side, the pattern of protrusions and depressions having a maximum height roughness Rz defined in JIS B 0601 (2001) within a range of 15 ?m or larger and 70 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent resin film which enables visual check of the adhesion state after lamination of the transparent resin film on a picture layer provided on a substrate, a decorative board including the transparent resin film, and a method for producing the decorative board. Provided is a transparent resin film for protecting a picture layer provided on one side of a substrate, the transparent resin film including at least: a thermoplastic resin layer; and an external haze layer on a picture layer side.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent resin film excellent in weather resistance even in a case where a pattern of protrusions and depressions is formed on the surface for the purpose of imparting excellent design properties, a decorative board including the transparent resin film, and a method for producing the decorative board. Provided is a transparent resin film for protecting a picture layer on one side of a substrate, including at least: a surface protective layer; and a transparent resin layer, laminated on each other, the transparent resin film having a pattern of protrusions and depressions on a surface protective layer side, the transparent resin film having a thickness at a depression of the pattern of protrusions and depressions of 100 ?m or larger, the transparent resin film containing an ultraviolet absorber.

Abstract: The invention provides streptolysin O containing a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having deletion of a polypeptide extending from a lysine residue at position 2 of SEQ ID NO: 1 to any of an alanine residue at position 31, a glutamate residue at position 32, a serine residue at position 33, and an asparagine residue at position 34, and also having deletion of any of an isoleucine residue at position 465 to an alanine residue at position 472 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and all of the subsequent amino acid residues, as well as variants thereof and related DNA, vectors, transformants, and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel glucose dehydrogenase that has excellent substrate specificity and that is suitable for use in SMBG. The present invention provides a flavin-bound glucose dehydrogenase having the following characteristics (1) to (5): (1) Temperature stability: stable at a temperature of 45° C. or lower; (2) stable at a pH range of 4.5 to 7.5; (3) substrate specificity: the reactivity to D-xylose, maltose, or D-galactose is 2% or less, based on the reactivity to D-glucose taken as 100%; (4) optimal activity temperature: 34 to 47° C.; and (5) optimal activity pH: 6.3 to 6.7.

Abstract: Provided is a flavin adenine dinucleotide-dependent glucose dehydrogenase comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence with 78% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and having glucose dehydrogenase activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel glucose dehydrogenase that has excellent substrate specificity, specific activity, thermal stability, and the like, and that is suitable for use in SMBG sensors. The present invention provides a purified polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and having glucose dehydrogenase activity.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel glucose dehydrogenase, a method for producing the glucose dehydrogenase, and applications of the glucose dehydrogenase. An isolated flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence with 80% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and having glucose dehydrogenase activity is provided.