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Occlusion and release of lithium ion are likely to one-dimensionally occur in the b-axis direction of a crystal in a lithium-containing composite oxide having an olivine structure. Thus, a positive electrode in which the b-axes of lithium-containing composite oxide single crystals are oriented vertically to a surface of a positive electrode current collector is provided. The lithium-containing composite oxide particles are mixed with graphene oxide and then pressure is applied thereto, whereby the rectangular parallelepiped or substantially rectangular parallelepiped particles are likely to slip. In addition, in the case where the rectangular parallelepiped or substantially rectangular parallelepiped particles whose length in the b-axis direction is shorter than those in the a-axis direction and the c-axis direction are used, when pressure is applied in one direction, the b-axes can be oriented in the one direction.

Provided is an absorbent pad for being used with a sanitary tampon, which includes a pad body having liquid absorbency. The pad body has front and rear faces, and a string receiving portion. The string receiving portion passes through from the front face to the rear face so that a string extending from the tampon can be inserted into the string receiving portion.

An indoor-outdoor manually-propelled variable-resistance exercise sled for one or multiple users. The exercise sled features a rigid and durable weight-bearing platform. To protect indoor flooring surfaces, a removable, flexible, non-grip protective pad may be attached to the bottom of the exercise sled. When the protective pad is removed, the exercise sled can also be used on outdoor ground surfaces. The exercise sled includes dual attachment plates at opposite ends to provide multiple force application points to permit a variety of optional implements to be connected to the exercise sled. A removable handle assembly provides an additional force application surface. In combination, the various attachment points afford a multitude of pulling and pushing, lower-extremity and upper-extremity, functional exercises for one or simultaneously by multiple users.

A slide member according to the present invention includes: a substrate of at least one element selected from a group made up of V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ta, W, Ir and Pt; a gradient layer containing chromium and carbon formed on the substrate; and a hard carbon coating layer formed on the gradient layer, in which the graded layer has a component conformation comprising a gradually decreasing chromium concentration and gradually increasing carbon concentration from the substrate side to the hard carbon coating layer side, and the hard carbon coating layer contains aluminum.

Provided is a cross-linkable fluororubber composition capable of giving a fluororubber cross-linked molded article that has excellent mechanical strength and low friction properties. The cross-linkable fluororubber composition includes a coagulum obtained by co-coagulating a fluororubber (A) and a fluororesin (B).

The present invention provides a swash plate, for a swash plate compressor, which is excellent in a resistance to the occurrence of seizing in a condition where an extreme pressure is generated owing to local contact between the swash plate and a shoe which slides thereon and in a condition where lubricating oil is depleted, capable of preventing cavitation-caused erosion of a resin film when the swash plate is operated at a high surface pressure and a high speed in the presence of the lubricating oil and the swash plate compressor having the swash plate. A swash plate (3) for a swash plate compressor is so constructed that inside a housing (1) where a refrigerant is present, the refrigerant is compressed and expanded by converting a rotational motion of the swash plate (3) mounted perpendicularly and obliquely on a rotational shaft (2) by directly fixing the swash plate (3) to the rotational shaft (2) or indirectly fixing the swash plate (3) to the rotational shaft (2) through a coupling member into a reciprocating motion of a piston (5) through a shoe (4) which slides on the swash plate (3) into a reciprocating motion of a piston (5) through a shoe (4) which slides on the swash plate (3). A resin film containing 25 to 70 parts by weight of fluororesin and 1 to 20 parts by weight of graphite for 100 parts by weight of matrix resin and having a tensile shear adhesive strength not less than 25 MPa is formed on a sliding contact surface of the swash plate (3) on which the shoe (4) slides.

A method of making a ready-to-use catheter assembly is provided, which can be immediately used by a patient. The ready-to-use catheter assembly ensures that the catheter does not suffer from a loss of quality during its shelf life and a wetting medium are provided. The method comprises: placing a catheter with an inactivated hydrophilic outer surface at least along its insertable length and a wetting medium in a catheter package; treating the catheter package with the catheter and the wetting medium with electro-magnetic and / or particle radiation while at least initially the hydrophilic outer surface at least along the insertable length of the catheter remains inactivated; and activating the hydrophilic outer surface at least along the insertable length of the catheter with the wetting medium during and / or after the radiation treatment and wherein the wetting medium decreases in viscosity when submitted to electro-magnetic and / or particle radiation.

An inlet port provides a fluid entrance to a body. A chamber has an inner surface. An outlet port is in fluid communication with the chamber and provides a fluid exit from the body. The piston is moveable within the chamber between a first set position, in which the inlet port is not in fluid communication with the outlet port, and a second open position, in which the inlet port is in fluid communication with the outlet port through the chamber. A seal guard is slidably disposed within the chamber. The seal guard is moveable between a first seal-guard position and a second seal-guard position in which the seal guard shields the seal. The seal guard is in the first seal-guard position when the piston is in its first set position and in the second seal-guard position when the piston is in its second open position.