Abstract: Provided is an adhesive using bark, which is advantageous not only in that the proportion of the bark is increased so as to effectively utilize the bark, and the proportion of the phenolic resin is reduced to lower the adhesive solids content, but also in that the composition of the adhesive is simple. An adhesive using bark, which comprises a resol type phenolic resin and a radiata pine bark powder, wherein the adhesive contains 30 to 40 parts by mass of the radiata pine bark powder, relative to 100 parts by mass of the total of the resol type phenolic resin solids and the radiata pine bark powder.

Abstract: Provided is an adhesive using bark, which is advantageous not only in that the proportion of the bark is increased so as to effectively utilize the bark, and the proportion of the phenolic resin is reduced to lower the adhesive solids content, but also in that the composition of the adhesive is simple. An adhesive using bark, which comprises a resol type phenolic resin and a radiata pine bark powder, wherein the adhesive contains 30 to 40 parts by mass of the radiata pine bark powder, relative to 100 parts by mass of the total of the resol type phenolic resin solids and the radiata pine bark powder.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a composition which demonstrates an excellent antioxidative action in the body. The composition is an antioxidative composition containing an acacia bark derivative.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a composition having an excellent anti-obesity action without potential for adverse side effects and the like even if taken for a long period of time. The composition is an anti-obesity composition containing an acacia bark derivative.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a composition having an excellent hypoglycemic action without potential for adverse side effects and the like even if taken for a long period of time. The composition is a hypoglycemic composition containing an acacia bark derivative.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a composition which is useful in preventing or treating a tumor. The composition is a composition for the prevention and/or treatment of a tumor, containing an acacia bark derivative.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a composition which is useful in preventing and/or treating pruritus. The composition is a composition for the prevention and/or treatment of pruritus, containing an acacia bark derivative.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a composition which is useful in preventing and/or treating pruritus. The composition is a composition for the prevention and/or treatment of pruritus, containing an acacia bark derivative.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a composition which is useful in preventing or treating a tumor. The composition is a composition for the prevention and/or treatment of a tumor, containing an acacia bark derivative.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a composition having an excellent hypoglycemic action without potential for adverse side effects and the like even if taken for a long period of time. The composition is a hypoglycemic composition containing an acacia bark derivative.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a composition which is useful in preventing or treating tumor. Namely, a composition for preventing and/or treating tumor which is characterized by containing a component originating in the bark of a tree belonging to the genus Acacia.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a composition having an excellent anti-obesity action without potential for adverse side effects and the like even if taken for a long period of time. The composition is an anti-obesity composition containing an acacia bark derivative.

Abstract: A method of producing powder with a high tannin content includes pulverizing a tannin-containing plant such as bark of radiata pine (Pinus radiata) and classifying the pulverized material into fine particles having a desired particle size, for example, fine particles having a particle diameter of 100 to 1,000 ?m or less. A powder with a high tannin content is produced by such a method. The thus obtained powder with a high tannin content exhibits excellent characteristics when used as an adhesive, a binder, etc. for wood materials.

Abstract: A method of producing powder with a high tannin content includes pulverizing a tannin-containing plant such as bark of radiata pine (Pinus radiata) and classifying the pulverized material into fine particles having a desired particle size, for example, fine particles having a particle diameter of 100 to 1,000 ?m or less. A powder with a high tannin content is produced by such a method. The thus obtained powder with a high tannin content exhibits excellent characteristics when used as an adhesive, a binder, etc. for wood materials.

Abstract: A location management method manages the location of a member which move around carrying a GPS-equipped portable telephone. The method includes inquiring of the GPS-equipped portable telephone about its current location, making the GPS-equipped portable telephone return positional information of the current location measured by the GPS function, managing the returned positional information of the current location in a file, searching a map database based on the positional information of the current location, and preparing and displaying map data linked with the positional information of the current location.

Abstract: Method for obtaining tannin by extracting plant resources with mangrove, acacia, pine, eucalyptus, oak, hemlock and the like with lower alcohol or lower alcohol/water, or extracting outer bark of radiata pine (Pinus radiata) with water, lower alcohol or lower alcohol/water, and an adhesive containing said extracted substance for adhering woody materials such as veneer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing powder with a high tannin content, the method including pulverizing a tannin-containing plant such as bark of radiata pine (Pinus radiata) and classifying the pulverized material into fine particles having a desired particle size, for example, fine particles having a particle diameter of 100 to 1,000 &mgr;m or less, and powder with a high tannin content produced by such a method.

Abstract: A server connected with a portable terminal via a network manages commodity data and quotation data in a database, sends the commodity data or the quotation data to a portable terminal and displays the commodity data or the quotation data on a screen in response to an inquiry from the portable terminal, and sends a sequence of ordering screens for commodities which have dimensional specifications to the portable terminal and displays the sequence of ordering screens on the screen at a request from the portable terminal, which in turn places orders by entering commodity specifications including dimensional specifications according to the displayed sequence of ordering screens.

Abstract: Method for obtaining tannin by extracting plant resources with mangrove, acacia, pine, eucalyptus, oak, hemlock and the like with lower alcohol or lower alcohol/water, or extracting outer bark of radiata pine (Pinus radiata) with water, lower alcohol or lower alcohol/water, and an adhesive containing said extracted substance for adhering woody materials such as veneer.

Abstract: A hinge is provided which includes a frame-side base member 41 adapted to be attached to an open frame 10 and a door-side base member 42 adapted to be attached to a door 20. The frame-side base member 41 is connected to a first plate 31 and the door-side base member 42 is connected to a second plate 32 which is hinge connected to the first plate 31, for holding the door 20 so as to be capable of rotating. The second plate 32 is separable from the door-side base member 42. The door-side base member 42 is shaped to be symmetrical about the vertical center line of the door edge, and is imbedded in the edge of the door 20 without any protrusions from the door 20. Further, the door-side base member 42 is provided with a slit 44 which penetrates the member 42 in the width direction of the door 20 and into which the second plate 32 can be inserted from both the front and back sides of the door 20. There is also provided a lock apparatus to lock the second plate 32 inserted into the slit 44.