Provided is a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer which exhibits more improved liquid permeability and absorption rate while maintaining excellent absorption performance. The method of preparing the superabsorbent polymer may include the steps of: performing crosslinking polymerization of water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomers having acidic groups which are at least partially neutralized in the presence of an internal crosslinking agent to form a water-containing gel polymer including a crosslinked polymer; drying, pulverizing, and size-sorting the water-containing gel polymer to form a base polymer powder; performing surface-crosslinking of the base polymer powder using a surface-crosslinking solution including one or more surface-crosslinking agents in the presence of first alumina particles; and adding second alumina particles to the surface-crosslinked base polymer powder and then mixing them with each other.

This adhesive contains an epoxy compound, a cationic catalyst, and an acrylic resin that includes acrylic acid and an acrylic acid ester having a hydroxyl group. The acrylic acid in the acrylic resin reacts with the epoxy compound, creating a link between the acrylic resin island part and the epoxy compound sea part, and strengthening the anchoring effect with respect to the epoxy compound sea part by roughening the surface of an oxide film. Furthermore, the hydroxyl-group-containing acrylic acid ester in the acrylic resin becomes electrostatically adhesive to wiring due to the polarity of the hydroxyl group. Excellent adhesive strength can be obtained by adhering, in this way, the entire cured product composed of the acrylic resin island part and the epoxy compound sea part to the oxide film.

This adhesive contains an epoxy compound, a cationic catalyst, and an acrylic resin that includes acrylic acid and an acrylic acid ester having a hydroxyl group. The acrylic acid in the acrylic resin reacts with the epoxy compound, creating a link between the acrylic resin island part and the epoxy compound sea part, and strengthening the anchoring effect with respect to the epoxy compound sea part by roughening the surface of an oxide film. Furthermore, the hydroxyl-group-containing acrylic acid ester in the acrylic resin becomes electrostatically adhesive to wiring due to the polarity of the hydroxyl group. Excellent adhesive strength can be obtained by adhering, in this way, the entire cured product composed of the acrylic resin island part and the epoxy compound sea part to the oxide film.

The porous polymer compound has a three dimensional skeleton and pores and/or voids that are partitioned and formed by the three dimensional skeleton. The three dimensional skeleton comprises multiple sugar derivatives represented by formula (1) and multiple cations that interact with the hydroxyl groups and/or ether bonds of the sugar derivatives, and the three-dimensional skeleton is formed by each of the cations interacting with two or more sugar derivatives. Also provided are a method of separating a compound to be separated using the porous polymer compound; a single crystal of the porous polymer compound; a method of preparing a sample for crystal structure analysis using the single crystal; a method of determining a molecular structure of a compound to be analyzed using the sample for crystal structure analysis; and a method of determining an absolute configuration of a chiral compound using the sample for crystal structure analysis.

The porous polymer compound has a three dimensional skeleton and pores and/or voids that are partitioned and formed by the three dimensional skeleton. The three dimensional skeleton comprises multiple sugar derivatives represented by formula (1) and multiple cations that interact with the hydroxyl groups and/or ether bonds of the sugar derivatives, and the three-dimensional skeleton is formed by each of the cations interacting with two or more sugar derivatives. Also provided are a method of separating a compound to be separated using the porous polymer compound; a single crystal of the porous polymer compound; a method of preparing a sample for crystal structure analysis using the single crystal; a method of determining a molecular structure of a compound to be analyzed using the sample for crystal structure analysis; and a method of determining an absolute configuration of a chiral compound using the sample for crystal structure analysis.

A magnetocaloric cascade contains a sequence of magnetocaloric material layers having different Curie temperatures T.sub.C, wherein the magnetocaloric material layers include a cold-side outer layer, a hot-side outer layer and at least three inner layers between the cold-side outer layer and the hot-side outer layer.

A magnetocaloric cascade contains a sequence of magnetocaloric material layers having different Curie temperatures T.sub.C, wherein the magnetocaloric material layers include a cold-side outer layer, a hot-side outer layer and at least three inner layers between the cold-side outer layer and the hot-side outer layer.

Provided is a rubber composition that can improve hysteresis loss to allow for simultaneous improvement in initial grip performance and stable grip performance during mid and late running while ensuring good abrasion resistance. The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing: a rubber component; sulfur; and a specific compound, the rubber composition containing 60% to 100% by mass of a diene rubber based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition containing 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of the specific compound per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Provided is a rubber composition that can improve hysteresis loss to allow for simultaneous improvement in initial grip performance and stable grip performance during mid and late running while ensuring good abrasion resistance. The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing: a rubber component; sulfur; and a specific compound, the rubber composition containing 60% to 100% by mass of a diene rubber based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition containing 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of the specific compound per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

A tire portion selected from the group including an innerliner, tread ply skim, TBR body ply skim, bead reinforcing skim, undertread, tie gum, squeegee, folded edge gum strip, belt edge gum strip and tread ply insert, and made from a compound including a polymer base and curing agents. The compound also includes a carbohydrate having 2 to 30 repetitive, possibly substituted, units.