The present disclosure provides a composition. The composition includes a silanol functionalized polyolefin; an anhydride-free brominated flame retardant; antimony trioxide; and the composition has an antimony (Sb) to bromine (Br) molar ratio (Sb:Br molar ratio) from 0.37 to 1.05. The present disclosure also provides a coated conductor. The coated conductor includes a conductor and a coating on the conductor, the coating including a composition. The composition includes a silanol functionalized polyolefin; an anhydride-free brominated flame retardant; antimony trioxide; and the composition has an antimony (Sb) to bromine (Br) molar ratio (Sb:Br molar ratio) from 0.37 to 1.05.

The present disclosure provides a composition. The composition includes a silanol functionalized polyolefin; an anhydride-free brominated flame retardant; antimony trioxide; and the composition has an antimony (Sb) to bromine (Br) molar ratio (Sb:Br molar ratio) from 0.37 to 1.05. The present disclosure also provides a coated conductor. The coated conductor includes a conductor and a coating on the conductor, the coating including a composition. The composition includes a silanol functionalized polyolefin; an anhydride-free brominated flame retardant; antimony trioxide; and the composition has an antimony (Sb) to bromine (Br) molar ratio (Sb:Br molar ratio) from 0.37 to 1.05.

An object of the present invention is to provide a copolymer which is capable of forming a viscous aqueous solution having a desired viscosity in the presence of an electrolyte, in particular, a polyvalent electrolyte, a thickening agent comprising the copolymer, and a cosmetic preparation comprising the copolymer. The present invention relates to an acrylic acid ester (A)/compound (B) copolymer, comprising, as constitutional components, an acrylic acid ester (A) and a compound (B), wherein the acrylic acid ester (A) is represented by the general formula [1], and the compound (B) has, in each molecule, a polymerizable unsaturated group and any functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, and a phosphate group, and a weight ratio of the acrylic acid ester (A) and the compound (B), which is (A)/(B), is 9.0/91.0 to 28.5/71.5; a thickening agent comprising the copolymer; and a cosmetic preparation comprising the copolymer; General Formula [1]: ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and m represents an integer of 2 to 4.

An object of the present invention is to provide a copolymer which is capable of forming a viscous aqueous solution having a desired viscosity in the presence of an electrolyte, in particular, a polyvalent electrolyte, a thickening agent comprising the copolymer, and a cosmetic preparation comprising the copolymer. The present invention relates to an acrylic acid ester (A)/compound (B) copolymer, comprising, as constitutional components, an acrylic acid ester (A) and a compound (B), wherein the acrylic acid ester (A) is represented by the general formula [1], and the compound (B) has, in each molecule, a polymerizable unsaturated group and any functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, and a phosphate group, and a weight ratio of the acrylic acid ester (A) and the compound (B), which is (A)/(B), is 9.0/91.0 to 28.5/71.5; a thickening agent comprising the copolymer; and a cosmetic preparation comprising the copolymer; General Formula [1]: ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and m represents an integer of 2 to 4.

The present invention provides an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition in which fewer defects are generated in any development treatment of alkali development and organic solvent development, a pattern forming method, a method for manufacturing an electronic device, and a resin. The actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition of an embodiment of the present invention includes a resin having a repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and a repeating unit having an acid-decomposable group, and a photoacid generator.

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The present invention provides an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition in which fewer defects are generated in any development treatment of alkali development and organic solvent development, a pattern forming method, a method for manufacturing an electronic device, and a resin. The actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition of an embodiment of the present invention includes a resin having a repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and a repeating unit having an acid-decomposable group, and a photoacid generator.

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The present invention relates to a hard coating film including a substrate and a hard coating layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the hard coating layer includes a fluorine-based UV-curable-functional-group-containing compound, a conductive polymer, and a solvent, the conductive polymer being included in a specific amount, and the surface roughness (Ra) value of the hard coating layer is 1 nm or less, whereby the hard coating film can simultaneously exhibit hard coating performance and antifouling performance even in the form of a single layer not including a separate antifouling layer, and is remarkably improved in an antifouling effect based on the low surface roughness thereof due to the absence of inorganic fine particles, and the improved antifouling effect can be effectively maintained even in the presence of variously changing environmental conditions, and to a window and an image display device using the same.

The present invention relates to a hard coating film including a substrate and a hard coating layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate, the hard coating layer including a cured product of a hard coating composition containing a fluorine-based UV-curable-functional-group-containing compound, a light-transmissive resin, and a fluorine-based solvent, and the fluorine-based solvent is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 40 wt % based on a total of 100 wt % of the hard coating composition, and to a window and an image display device using the same.

The present invention relates to a hard coating film including a substrate and a hard coating layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate, the hard coating layer including a cured product of a hard coating composition containing a fluorine-based UV-curable-functional-group-containing compound, a light-transmissive resin, and a fluorine-based solvent, and the fluorine-based solvent is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 40 wt % based on a total of 100 wt % of the hard coating composition, and to a window and an image display device using the same.

A molded pulp product including: a pulp, a water- and oil-resistant agent, and a water soluble polymer that does not dissolve in an aqueous medium at 40 C. or lower, wherein a content of the water soluble polymer is 1 to 50% by mass, based on the pulp.