Volume 41, Number 1 (1995)

Original Articles

Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO, Takashi OKUYAMA, Masato YOSHIDA/ 1
Generation Process of Growth Stresses in Cell Walls VI. Analysis of growth stress generation by using a cell model having three layers (S1, S2, and I+P)

Hyun-Jong LEE, Hiroshi MIZUMACHI/ 9
Damping Properties of Wood/Polymer Composites IV. 2-Ethylhexylacrylate/styrene copolymer and interpenetrating polymer networks

Hiroyuki YANO, Katsunori KYOU, Yuuzou FURUTA, Hiromu KAJITA/ 17
Acoustic Properties of Brazilian Rosewood Used for Guitar Back Plates

Tsutomu TAKANO, Nobuyuki KINOSHITA/ 25
Lateral Oscillating Veneer Peeling of Softwoods I. The effect of knife oscillation on veneer surface roughness

Shuzo SUEYOSHI, Mario TONOSAKI, Yuichiro ORIBE/ 31
Localized Vibration of Composite Wood Flooring Fastened to a Concrete Slab

Yu Jung KIM, Motoaki OKUMA/ 37
A Study on Sheet Material from Zephyr Strands III. The effect of chip addition on the properties of zephyr strand board

Takanori IMAI, Miki SUZUKI, Kumiyo AOYAMA, Yuji KAWASAKI, Seiichi YASUDA/44
Manufacture of Wood-Cement Boards VI. Cement-hardening inhibitory compound of beech (Fagus crenata Blume)

Hideaki KORAI, Masaharu SUZUKI/ 51
Dimensional Stability and Dynamic Viscoelasticity of Double Chemically Treated Wood

Seon-Ho LEE, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kokki SAKAI, Kenji SONOMOTO/ 63
Treatment of Kraft Bleaching Effluents by Lignin-Degrading Fungi V. Successive treatments with immobilized mycelium of the fungus KS-62

Hirofumi HIRAI, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kokki SAKAI/ 69
Effect of Metal Ions on Biological Bleaching ofKraft Pulp with Phanerochaete sordida YK-624

Naoto SAITO, Mayumi SATOH, Masakazu AOYAMA, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 76
Super-Absorbent Materials Prepared from Lignocellulosic Materials by Phosphorylation VI. Swelling and morphological changes

Yuu HASEGAWA, Toshinari KAWADA, Yuji KIKKAWA, Tomoyasu SAKUNO/ 83
Synthetic Studies on New Oligosaccharides with a Regular Structure I. Convergent syntheses of tetra- and octa-saccharides using a disaccharide (D-glucose-b-(1® 4)-D-glucosamine) derivative as a repetitive unit

Jinsen XU, Sadatoshi MEGURO, Shinsaku KAWACHI/ 92
Oil Comparison of Camellia Species of Japan and China

Jinsen XU, Sadatoshi MEGURO, Shinsaku KAWACHI/ 98
Variations of Fatty Acid Compositions in Growing and Stored Camellia Seeds

Notes

Tomoyuki HAYASHI, Eisaku YAMAYOSHI, Ikuo ASAOKA, Atsushi MIYATAKE, Hirofumi NAGAO/ 103
Bending and Tensile Strength Properties of Low-Grade Douglas-Fir Laminae

Seon-Ho LEE, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kokki SAKAI/ 110
Treatment of Kraft Bleaching Effluents by Lignin-Degrading Fungi IV. An accelerating effect of glucono-d-lactone on the fungal decolorization of the E1 effluent

Atsushi KUMATA, Takashi TAKEHARA, Shigeru AONO/ 114
Phenomena of Undesirable Changes in Yields of Fruiting Bodies in the Commercial Cultivation of Pholiota nameko

Proceedings of the Society/ 120


Volume 41, Number 2 (1995)

Original Articles

Yasuhiko HIRAKAWA, Yoshitake FUJISAWA/ 123
The Relationships between Microfibril Angles of the S2 Layer and Latewood Tracheid Lengths in Elite Sugi Tree (Cryptomeria japonica) Clones

Eisaku YAMAYOSHI, Kohei KOMATSU, The late Norio KAWAMOTO, Masaki HARADA/ 132
The Strength Properties of Drift-Pinned, Bolted, or/and Lag-Screwed Timber Joints with Steel Gusset Plates

Takahiro TSUCHIMOTO, Noboru NAKAMURA, Takanori ARIMA/ 143
Analyses of the Vibrational Properties of Timber Trusses

Hiroshi WADA, Masafumi UEDA, Eiji KAWASAKI, Toshihiro ARAI, Shoichi TEZUKA/ 151
Adhesiveness of Z-S Treated Steel and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and a Convenient Joint Method at a Building Site

Megumu INABA, Akio TAKEMURA, Hiroshi MIZUMACHI/ 159
Synthesis of Polymethyl Methacrylate with Glucuronic Acid Pendants

Sulaeman YUSUF, Yuji IMAMURA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI, Kazuya MINATO/ 163
Biological Resistance of Wood Chemically Modified with Non-Formaldehyde Cross-Linking Agents

Bing LI, Takayuki OKAYAMA, Raysabro OYE/ 170
Alkaline Pulping of Rice Straw and Water Penetration of Resulting Handsheets

Naoto SAITO, Masakazu AOYAMA, Yuichi SHIMIZU, Mitsuo TAKAI, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 179
Super Absorbent Materials Prepared from Lignocellulosic Materials by Phosphorylation VII. Characteristics of water absorbencies and alkaline treatments

Masahisa WADA, Junji SUGIYAMA, Takeshi OKANO/ 186
Two Crystalline Phase (Ia/Ib) System of Native Celluloses in Relation to Plant Phylogenesis

Tohoru MITSUNAGA, Aki YOSHIDA, Isao ABE/ 193
Analysis on the Pyran-ring of the Condensed Tannins by the Nucleus Exchange Reaction

Tohoru MITSUNAGA, Osamu KONDO, Isao ABE/ 200
The Phenolations of Bark Extracts in the Presence of Boron Trifluoride and the Reactivities of the Products with Formaldehyde

Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA, Junichi AZUMA, Kunio TSUNODA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/206
Cellulose Metabolism of the Symbiotic Protozoa in Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera Rhinotermitidae) V. Effect of crystallinity of cellulose

Iwao TOGASHI, Namio TAKIZAWA/ 211
Effects of Primordium Formation Method and Moisture Content of Medium on Fruiting Body Production of Armillaria species

Notes

Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 218
Measurement of the In-Plane Elastic Constants of Wood by the Uniaxial Compression Test Using a Single Specimen

Sulaeman YUSUF, Yuji IMAMURA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI, Kazuya MINATO/ 223
Property Enhancement of Albizzia Weferboard by Formaldehyde Treatment

Toshiyuki TAKEI, Noriko KATO, Tomoaki IIJIMA, Miyato HIGAKI/ 229
Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Wood and Bamboo Lignin

Shinichi MORITA, Tsuneyoshi YAMADA, Tomio HIDAKA/ 237
Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Oxygen Containing Sesquiterpenes from Yakusugi (Cryptomeria japonica) Wood

Yasumi AKAMATSU, Mikio SHIMADA/ 242
Some Characteristics of the Glyoxylate Oxidase System of the Brown-Rot Fungus Tyromyces palustris and the Occurrence of the Enzyme System in Wood Rotting Fungi

Proceedings of the Society/ 246


Volume 41, Number 3 (1995)

(The foundation of JWRS)

The special issue of the 40th anniversary

Original Articles

Yoshitake FUJISAWA, Sadaaki OHTA, Keiji NISHIMURA, Tadao TODA, Masahiro TAJIMA/ 249
Variation in Moisture Contents of Heartwood among Clones and Test Stands in Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)

Naoyuki SUZUKI/ 256
Fracture Criteria under Combined Fracture Mode I. Bending fractures of notched wooden beams with glue lines

Makoto FUJITA, Kohei KOMATSU, The late Norio KAWAMOTO, Masaki HARADA/ 261
Bearing Characteristics of Glued-Laminated-Timber and Laminated-Veneer-Lumber with a Steel Rod

Youki SUZUKI, Nobuyuki HIRAI/ 271
Piezoelectric Relaxation of Wood II. Application of two phase system model to piezoelectric relaxation in low temperature region

Masayuki OZAWA, Masami FUSHITANI, Keiichi SATO, Takafumi KUBO/ 281
Stress Dependence of Bending Creep Behavior of Wood under Changing Moisture Conditions

Eiichi OBATAYA, Misato NORIMOTO/ 289
Acoustic Properties of Cane (Arundo donax L.) Used for Reeds of Woodwind Instruments I. The relationships between vibrational properties and moisture contents of cane

Shuzo SUEYOSHI, Yoshifumi MIYAZAKI/ 293
Physiological and Psychological Responses to Light Floor-Impact Sounds Generated by a Tapping Machine in a Wooden House

Masashi NAKAMURA, Minoru MASUDA/ 301
Visual Characteristics of Shadings in Edge-Grain Patterns

Dwight A. EUSEBIO, Yasuo KUROKI, Wakatsu NAGADOMI, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 309
Rapid Curing of Cement-Bonded Particleboard I. Steam injection pressing of cement-bonded particleboard with sodium hydrogen carbonate

Kazuya MINATO, Yukari SETO/ 318
Formaldehyde Treatment of Medium-Density Fiberboard in the Low Temperature Range I. Reaction kinetic aspects

Kazuya MINATO, Yukari SETO/ 324
Formaldehyde Treatment of Medium-Density Fiberboard in the Low Temperature Range II. Physical and mechanical properties

Shizuo NAGAHAMA, Masato TAZAKI, Keiji NISHIMURA, Masahiro TAJIMA/ 330
Terpenoids of the Wood Oil of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) II. Components of same clone from different habitats

Taeko HIRANO, Hiromi TANAKA, Akio ENOKI/ 334
Extracellular Substance from the Brown Rot Basidiomycete Tyromyces palustris that reduces Molecular Oxygen to Hydroxyl Radicals and Ferric Iron to Ferrous Iron

Fumio EGUCHI, Miyato HIGAKI/ 342
Production of New Species of Edible Mushrooms by Protoplasts Fusion Method III. Protoplasts fusion and analysis of the fusant between Pleurotus sajor-caju and Mycoleptodonoides aitchisonii

Note

Bunichiro TOMITA, Chung-Yun HSE/ 349
Analyses of Cocondensation of Melamine and Urea through Formaldehyde with Carbon 13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Proceedings of the Society/ 355


Volume 41, Number 4 (1995)

Original Articles

Shiro ARATAKE, Takanori ARIMA/ 359
Creep of Sugi Sawn Lumber in Process of Humidity Changes

Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 367
Analysis of the Buckling Stress of an Intermediate Wooden Column by the Tangent Modulus Theory

Yasuhide MURASE, Satoshi HARADA/ 373
Acoustic Emission Characteristics in Wood Cutting, I. Effects of the grain angles on the amplitudes of acoustic emissions

Atsushi MIYATAKE, Tsuyoshi FUJII/ 380
Strength Properties of Epoxy-Bonded Joints for Timber Members with Internal Fiber-Reinforced-Plastic Gusset Plates I. Relationship between bending strength and gusset-plate dimensions

Takahisa NAKAI, Tomio TAKEMURA/ 387
Torsional Properties of Tenon Joints with Ellipsoid-like Tenons and Mortises

Liu JIAN, Shigehiko SUZUKI, Fujiichi SAITO/ 393
Influence of Board Construction on the Flexural Creep Behavior of Composite Boards Made with Wood Fibers and Particles

Hesham Reda HAMED, Takeo UENO, Kyoji SUZUKI, Nobuyuki TOYAMA/ 399
Preparation of Vulcanized Fibers and Their Properties II. Effects of vulcanization conditions on the structure and the strength properties of cotton fiber sheets

Seiji OHARA, Kazuhiko YANAGI/ 406
Polyphenols in Salix Species I. Polyphenols from the bark of Salix rorida Lackschewitz

Kenzoh TANEDA, Yoshio NISHIYAMA, Sittisak UPARIVONG/ 414
An Evaluation of Kinetic Parameters by Derivative Thermogravimetry and Its Application to Wood and Other Bioresources

Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Ran ITO, Tatsuro OHIRA, Kihachiro OBA/ 425
Effect of Charcoal on Purification of Wastewater

Notes

Junji MATSUMURA, Juichi TSUTSUMI, Kazuyuki ODA/ 433
Relationships of Bordered Pit Aspiration Occurring During to Longitudinal Gas Permeability in Karamatsu (Larix leptolepis) Woods Natural and Freeze Dried

Parwadee PAKDEE, Kazuhiko KINJO, Masakuni TAKO, Yasutomo TAMAKI, Hiroya HAYASHI, Yuichiro TOMITA, Shiryo YAGA/ 440
Water Soluble Polysaccharide from Seeds of Trees I. Galactomannan from seeds of Leucaena leucocephala de Wit

Masanori KISHINO, Hiroshi OHI, Akira YAMAGUCHI/ 444
Characteristics of Methanol Extractives from Chengal Wood and Their Antifungal Properties

Proceedings of the Society/ 448


Volume 41, Number 5 (1995)

Original Articles

Eiichi OBATAYA, Misato NORIMOTO/ 449
Acoustic Properties of Cane (Arundo donax L.) Used for Reeds of Woodwind Instruments II. Analysis of vibrational properties by a viscoelastic model

Tsutomu TAKANO, Nobuyuki KINOSHITA/ 454
Lateral Oscillating Veneer Peeling of Softwoods II. The effect of knife oscillation on lathe checks

Takuro HIRAI/ 459
Estimation of the Effect of the Length/Diameter Ratio on the Lateral Resistance of Bolted or Drift-Pinned Timber Joints

Shigehiro ASADA, Yoshihiro MATAKI/ 467
Shearing Deformations of Nailed Joints under Cyclic Impact Loadings II. The process of deformation under different restraint conditions

Yasuo YANAGAWA, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI, Qian WANG, Masami KONDO, Fumiaki SHIRAI/ 474
Production of Laminated Veneer Lumber with a Continuous Steam-Injection Press I. Selection of steam permeable materials and production of laminated veneer lumber

Yasuo YANAGAWA, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI, Qian WANG, Masami KONDO, Fumiaki SHIRAI/ 483
Production of Laminated Veneer Lumber with a Continuous Steam-Injection Press II. Production and Properties of Fiber Reinforced Laminated Veneer Lumber

Bunichiro TOMITA, ChungYun HSE/ 490
Analysis on Cocondensation of Melamine and Urea through Carbon 13 Enriched Formaldehyde with Carbon 13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Seiji OHARA, Shigenori ITO/ 498
Steaming Treatment of Condensed Tannins I. Polyphenols from steamed Acacia mearnsii bark and their protein adsorbing capacities

Fumio EGUCHI, Miyato HIGAKI/ 505
Pigment-Less Mutant Induced by the Regeneration of Protoplasts and Cell Fusion of Basidiomycetes

Notes

Masahito KINUTA, Takeshi FURUNO, Akira TAKAHASHI, Ikuo FURUKAWA/ 511
Ecology and Wood Decay of Lyophyllum decastes

Hiroyuki IKEGIWA, Shigetoshi HIRATA, Takeshi HIRAOKA, Takeshi KAJIMOTO/516
A Simple Process of Wood Carbonization and the Characteristics of Wood Carbonized at Lower Heat Temperatures

Preliminary Report

Tomoaki NISHIDA, Yukinobu HANAMURA, Yuji TSUTSUMI/ 522
Superoxide Dismutase Mimic and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activities of Extractives from Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)

Proceedings of the Society/ 525


Volume 41, Number 6 (1995)

Original Articles

Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 529
Shear Stress-Shear Strain Relationship of Wood in the Plastic Region

Soon-Il HONG, Takanori ARIMA/ 537
Creep of Nail-Plate Moment Resisting Joints of LVL under Changing Humidity

Yasunori YOSHIDA, Bunichiro TOMITA, ChungYun HSE/ 547
Kinetics on Cocondensation between Phenol and Urea through Formaldehyde I. Pseudo-first-order reaction of monomethylolphenol and urea

Yasunori YOSHIDA, Bunichiro TOMITA, Chung-Yun HSE/ 555
Kinetics on Cocondensation between Phenol and Urea through Formaldehyde II. Concurrent cocondensations of 2,4,6-trim thylolphenol with urea

Tadashi ISHII/ 561
Isolation and Characterization of Acetylated Rhamnogalacturonan Oligomers Liberated from Bamboo Shoot Cell-Walls by Driselase

Shoichi YANO, Toshiie NAKAMURA, Tohru UEHARA, Takeshi FURUNO/ 573
Biotransformation of Terpenoids from Conifers by Microorganisms III. Biotransformation of (-)-caryophyllene by Chaetomium cochliodes and antimite activities of its metabolites

Shuji ITAKURA, Kazuhiro UESHIMA, Hiromi TANAKA, Akio ENOKI/ 580
Degradation of Wood Components by Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki

Shoichi YANO, Toshiie NAKAMURA, Tohru UEHARA, Takeshi FURUNO/ 587
Biotransformation of Terpenoids from Conifers by Microorganisms II. Biotransformation of dehydroabietic acid by Chaetomium cochliodes in the presence of metabolic inhibitors

Notes

Carmel A. PILOTTI, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kuniyoshi SHIMIZU, Kokki SAKAI/593
An Examination of the Anti-fungal Components in the Heartwood Extracts of Pterocarpus indicus

Fumio EGUCHI, Miyato HIGAKI/ 598
The Stability of Laccase-Less Mutants Induced by the Preparation of Protoplasts and the Cell Fusion of Basidiomycetes

Fumio EGUCHI, Hiroaki YOSHIMOTO, Miyato HIGAKI/ 603
Regeneration and Fruiting-Body Formation from Protoplasts in Agricus blazei

Proceedings of the Society/ 610


Volume 41, Number 7 (1995)

Review

Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 621
Biodegradable Plastics

Original Articles

Yoshitake FUJISAWA, Sadaaki OHTA, Takateru AKASHI/ 631
Wood Characteristics and Genetic Variation in Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) IV. Variation in growth ring features of plus tree clones in relation to the initial planting space

Kosei ANDO, Masamitsu OHTA/ 640
Relationships between the Morphology of Micro-Fractures of Wood and the Acoustic Emission Characteristics

Yasuhide MURASE, Masanao OGAWA, Hiroshi MATSUMOTO/ 647
Acoustic Emission Characteristics in Wood Sanding, I. Effects of the Grain Sizes and the Sanding Times on Acoustic Emission in Belt Sanding

Yasunori YOSHIDA, Bunichiro TOMITA, Chung-Yun HSE/ 652
Kinetics on Cocondensation between Phenol and Urea through Formaldehyde III. Concurrent reactions of monomethylolphenol and urea involving cocondensation and self-condensation

Yaoguang YAO, Mariko YOSHIOKA, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 659
Rigid Polyurethane Foams from Combined Liquefaction Mixtures of Wood and Starch

Tadashi ISHII/ 669
Pectic Polysaccharides from Bamboo Shoot Cell-Walls

Notes

Guangjie ZHAO, Yoshihiko NISHINO, Tetsuya NAKAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Akira TAKAHASHI/ 677
Dielectric Relaxation of Water Adsorbed on Formaldehyde-Treated Cellulose

Atsuko IWANADE, Hiroshi OHI, Akira YAMAGUCHI/ 683
Steam Treatment of Guaiacylglycerol-b-guaiacyl Ether on a Holocellulose Support

Seiji OHARA, Shigenori ITO/ 689
Steaming Treatment of Condensed Tannins II. Polyphenols from steamed Chamaecyparis obtusa bark and their protein-adsorbing capacities

Yukiko ITO, Yoshioki HAYASHI, Atsushi KATO/ 694
Antifungal Compounds from Trees of the Genus Diospyros with Complete Assignment of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Data

Proceedings of the Society/ 699

News from Science Council of Japan/ 700


Volume 41, Number 8 (1995)

Review

Nobuaki HATTORI/ 703
Laser Processing of Wood

Original Articles

Yasuyuki FURUYAMA, Yasushi KANAGAWA, Kazuo HAYASHI/ 710
Estimation of Free Water Flow in Wood during Drying by Permeability Coefficient

Yuuzou FURUTA, Hiroyuki YANO, Hiromu KAJITA/ 718
Thermal-Softening Properties of Water-Swollen Wood I. The effect of drying history

Satoru NISHIO, Etsuo MARUI/ 722
Effect of Slots on the Lateral Vibration of a Circular Saw Blade during Sawing

Song-Yung WANG, Po-Wen KUO/ 731
Changes of Skin Temperatures of Feet Contacted Floors Constructed of Different Materials

Mehmet Hakki ALMA, Mariko YOSHIOKA, Yaoguang YAO, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/741
Some Characterizations of Hydrochloric Acid Catalyzed Phenolated Wood-Based Materials

Kenji TAJIMA, Masashi FUJIWARA, Mitsuo TAKAI, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 749
Synthesis of Bacterial Cellulose Composite by Acetobacter xylinum I. Its mechanical strength and biodegradability

Jia-Yi CHEN, Yuichi SHIMIZU, Mitsuo TAKAI, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 758
Effect of Kraft Cooking Conditions on the Efficiency of Oxygen Delignification

Kazuo WATANABE/ 767
Effects of Physical Properties of Cultures on Flushing Patterns of Fruiting Bodies in the Sawdust Based Cultivation of Shiitake, Lentinus edodes I.

Notes

Shinji FUJIWARA/ 774
Changes in Tracheid Dimension and Ring Structure Related to Ring Width in Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) and Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtsusa)

Nobuyuki KATAGIRI, Yuji TSUTSUMI, Tomoaki NISHIDA/ 780
Extracellular Reducing Enzyme Produced during Biobleaching of Hardwood Kraft Pulp by White Rot Fungi

Sulaeman YUSUF, Yuji IMAMURA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI, Kazuya MINATO/ 785
Weathering Properties of Chemically Modified Wood with Some Cross-Linking Agents and Its Decay Resistance after Weathering

Proceedings of the Society/ 794


Volume 41, Number 9 (1995)

Review

Katsuji YAMANAKA/ 795
Mushroom Production and Mushroom Science

Original Articles

Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 805
Cutting of Wood under a Controlled Stress Field II. Effect of the partial pressure near the cutting edge

Ikuho IIDA, Akira IKEUCHI, Yuji IMAMURA/ 811
Liquid Penetration of Precompressed Woods III. Effects of Moisture Contents of Specimens and Ambient Temperatures while Compression on Liquid Uptakes of Softwoods and Hardwoods

Kenji UMEMURA, Shuichi KAWAI, Yasushi MIZUNO, Hikaru SASAKI/ 820
Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Thermosetting Resin Adhesives I. Phenolic resin

Kenji UMEMURA, Shuichi KAWAI, Ryoichi NISHIOKA, Yasushi MIZUNO, Hikaru SASAKI/ 828
Curing Behavior of Wood Adhesives under High-Pressure Steam I. Phenolic resin

Youngsin KIM, Kenji IIYAMA, Akio KURAHASHI, Gyosuke MESHITSUKA/ 837
Structural Feature of Lignin in Cell Walls of Normal and Fast-Growing Poplar (Populus maximowiczii Henry) Linkage Types of Wall-Bound Hydroxybenzoic and Hydroxycinnamic Acids

Koji TAKABATAKE, Tomoyasu SAKUNO, Ikuo FURUKAWA, Toshinari KAWADA/844
Influence of Water Extracts from Karamatsu Wood on Mycelial Growth and Extracellular Enzyme Activities of Pleurotus ostreatus

Kenichi KURODA, Aki SUZUKI/ 851
Analysis of Cinnamic Acids in Rice (Oryza sativa) by Simultaneous縲�Pyrolysis-Methylation-Gas Chromatography

Notes

Gwo-Shyong HWANG, Hiroyuki YANO, Masami NOGUCHI/ 858
Acoustic Emissions of Formaldehyde-treated Wood

Junji MATSUMURA, Juichi TSUTSUMI, Kazuyuki ODA/ 863
Effect of Ethanol Exchange-Drying and Ethanol Treatments after Natural-Drying on Longitudinal Gas Permeability of Softwood

Shoichi YANO, Toshiie NAKAMURA, Tohru UEHARA, Takeshi FURUNO/ 870
Biotransformation of Terpenoids from Conifers by Microorganisms IV. Absolute configuration of C-15 in 15,16-dihydroxy-8,11,13-abietatrien-18-oic acid, a metabolite from (+)-dehydro abietic acid with Chaetomium cochliodes

Proceedings of the Society/ 874


Volume 41, Number 10 (1995)

Review

Toshimi HIRATA/ 879
Kinetics of Pyrolysis of Wood and Cellulose

Original Articles

Yuku DONG, Tetsuya NAKAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Akira TAKAHASHI, Yoshihiko NISHINO/ 887
Studies of Shear Properties of Wood-Based Panels by Torsional Vibration

Jun KOBAYASHI, Edi Suhaimi BAKAR, Toshiro TOCHIGI, Hisashi FUKUI/ 895
Veneer Cutting with a Floating Bar V. A slanted-loading floating bar

Min ZHANG, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI, Toshiyuki YAMAWAKI, Yasuo YOSHIDA, Masato KASHIHARA/ 903
Manufacture and Properties of Composite Fiberboard II. Fabrication of board manufacturing apparatus and properties of bamboo/wood composite fiberboard

Zong-Hua WU, Hiroo TANAKA/ 911
Behaviors of Polyvinylamines in Neutral Rosin Sizing

Hirofumi HIRAI, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kokki SAKAI/ 917 Salts
Characterization of Reducing Abilities of White-Rot Fungi by Using Tetrazolium

Eiji HAYASHI, Yasuo KOJIMA, Minoru TERAZAWA/ 925
Extractives of Asada, Ostrya japonica Sargent I. New glucosides of p-hydroquinone derivatives from the inner bark

Notes

Fumio EGUCHI, Toshiyuki TAKEI, Tomoaki IIJIMA, Miyato HIGAKI/ 932
Preparation of Protoplasts from the Mesophyll of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk

Shinichi MORITA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Shinsuke FUJITA/ 938
Distributions of the Extracts and Sesquiterpenes in the Trunk of Yakusugi (Cryptomeria japonica)

Masahide SUNAGAWA, Yutaka TAMAI, Hitoshi NEDA, Kazuhiro MIYAZAKI, Kiyoshi MIURA/ 945
Application of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Markers I. Analyses of fusants in edible mushrooms

Masahide SUNAGAWA, Hitoshi NEDA, Kazuhiro MIYAZAKI/ 949
Application of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Markers II. Rapid identification of Lentinula edodes

Yutaka TAMAI, Takeshi YOKONO, Masahide SUNAGAWA, Yasuo KOJIMA, Kiyoshi MIURA/ 952
Separation of Large DNA Molecules from Pleurotus cornucopiae by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

Iwao TOGASHI/ 956
Effects of Using Armillaria species Cultural Waste as a Substrate in the Bottle Cultivation of Hiratake Mushrooms, Pleurotus ostreatus

Proceeding of the Society/ 963

News from Science Council of Japan/ 964


Volume 41, Number 11 (1995)

Review

Sanro TACHIBANA/ 967
Utilization of Biologically Active Substances in Trees

Original Articles

Masayuki OZAWA, Masami FUSHITANI, Keiichi SATO, Takafumi KUBO/ 978
Bending Creep Behavior and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Wood under Changing Moisture Conditions

Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 988 by Torsion Tests
Determination of the Shear Stress-Shear Strain Relationship of Wood

N Olof BROMAN/ 994
Attitudes toward Scots Pine Wood Surfaces. A Multivariate Approach

Yoshihiro SANO, Shu SHIMAMOTO/ 1006
Pulping of Birchwood at Atmospheric Pressure with Aqueous Acetic Acid containing Small Amounts of Sulfuric Acid and Phenols

Toshiyuki TAKEI, Junichi AZUMA, Tomoaki IIJIMA, Miyato HIGAKI/ 1012
Galacturonan Obtained from Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Viviparous Seed Cell Wall Preparations

Makoto KOYAMA/ 1017
Hydrocracking of Lignin Related Model Dimers with Fe2O3/Montmollironite Catalyst

Sanro TACHIBANA, Toshinari ONOGI, Kazutaka ITOH, Tae OKI/ 1022
Synthesis of Visco-Ductile Compounds Present in Japan Wax with Enzymes I. Preparation of visco-ductile compound 1 by interesterification with lipases

Eiji HAYASHI, Yasuo KOJIMA, Minoru TERAZAWA/ 1029
Extractives of Asada (Ostrya japonica Sargent) II. A new lignan rhamnoside from the inner bark

Shigeki YATA, Takeshi TAMURA/ 1035
Histological Changes of Softwood Surfaces during Outdoor Weathering

Notes

Yoshio KIJIDANI, Kazuyuki ODA, Juichi TSUTSUMI/ 1043
Effects of Crown Amounts on Xylem Formation in Broadleaved Tress II. The Effects of Sprout Amounts on Fiber Lengths in Various Species

Mikiji SHIGEMATSU, Mitsuhiro MORITA, Mitsuo HIGUCHI, Isao SAKATA/ 1049
Surface Alignment of the Lignin Part of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complex Spread on Regenerated Cellulose Film

Shang-Tzen CHANG/ 1053
Effect of Light Wavelength on the Surface Properties of Nitrocellulose Coatings

Proceeding of the Society/ 1059


Volume 41, Number 12 (1995)

Review

Yoshihiko HIRASHIMA/ 1063
Limit States Design for Timber Structures

Original Articles

Takashi OKUYAMA, Masato YOSHIDA, Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO/ 1070
An Estimation of the Turgor Pressure Change as One of the Factors of Growth Stress Generation in Cell Walls. Diurnal change of tangential strain of inner bark

Eiichi OBATAYA, Misato NORIMOTO/ 1079
The Water Sorption Isotherms of Cane (Arundo donax L.) Used for Reeds of Woodwind Instruments

Akiyoshi MISHIRO/ 1086
Ultrasonic Velocity in Wood and Its Moisture Content I. Effects of moisture gradients on ultrasonic velocity in wood

Takao MORITA, Kaoru BANSHOYA, Takahiro TSUTSUMOTO, Yasuhide MURASE/ 1093
Cutting of Difficult-to-Cut Wood-Based Materials with Diamond Coated Cemented Carbide Tools I. Difference of cutting performance by the filament power in the synthesis of diamond film

Jianbo HUANG, Chiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya NAKAO, Yoshihiko NISHINO, Akira TAKAHASHI/ 1102
Fuzzy Control in the Band Sawing Process I. Possibility of fuzzy control for the feed-rate

Shinichiro TOHMURA, Mitsuo HIGUCHI/ 1109
Acceleration of the Cure of Phenolic Resin Adhesives VI. Cure-accelerating action of propylene carbonate

Ji-you GU, Mitsuo HIGUCHI, Mitsuhiro MORITA, ChungYun HSE/ 1115
Synthetic Conditions and Chemical Structures of Urea-Formaldehyde Resins I. Properties of the resins synthesized by three different procedures

Mehmet Hakki ALMA, Mariko YOSHIOKA, Yaoguang YAO, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/1122
Preparation of Oxalic Acid-Catalyzed Resinified Phenolated Wood and Its Characterization

Noriko HAYASHI, Mitsuro ISHIHARA, Kazumasa SHIMIZU/ 1132
The Features in Enzymatic Hydrolysis Residues of Highly Crystalline Native Cellulose

Thi Bach Tuyet LAM, Kenji IIYAMA, Bruce A. STONE/ 1139
Glycosidic Linkage Analysis of Polysaccharides from Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Millewa) Internode Walls during Maturation and following Treatment with Polysaccharide Hydrolases

Yoshihiro SANO, Shu SHIMAMOTO/ 1146
Mild Hydrogenolysis of Acetic Acid Lignin

Mikiji SHIGEMATSU, Hideaki SUGINO, Yoshihiko SHINODA, Mitsuhiko TANAHASHI/ 1151
Dissolution Behavior of Monolignols in Water

Atsushi KUMATA, Takashi TAKEHARA, Shigeru AONO/ 1158
The Relationships between the Poor Productions of Fruiting Bodies and the Fluctuations of Sectors Derived from Undesirable Changed Stocks of Pholiota nameko

Note

Ikuho IIDA, Yuji IMAMURA/ 1165
Liquid Penetration of Precompressed Wood IV. Mechanical properties of set-fixed wood before and after recovery

Preliminary Reports

Yasutoshi SASAKI, Toshihiro IWATA, Kenji KURAYA, Kosei ANDO/ 1173
Acoustoelastic Effect of Wood

Takefumi HATTORI, Noboru KONDOU, Mikio SHIMADA/ 1176
A New Biomimetic Degradation of Nonphenolic a-Carbonyl bO-4 Lignin Model Compounds with Mn(III) in the Presence of Oxalate and Dimethylsulfoxide

Proceedings of the Society/ 1179

News from Science Council of Japan/ 1183