Volume 39, Number 1 (1993)

Original Articles

Recognition of Longitudina1 Knot Area by Light Reflection and Image Processing 
Masatoshi SUGIMORI/ 1

Non-Destructive Inspection of Defects in Wood by Use of the Pulse-Echo Technique of Ultrasonic Waves I. Measurements of enclosed knots 
Yasuyoshi KODAMA, Tameyuki AKISHIKA/ 7

Detection of Knots in Hinoki and Karamatsu Lumber by Thermography 
Takeshi SADOH, Koji MURATA/ 13

The Detection of Knots Appearing on a Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Lamina Utilizing a One-Dimensiona1 CCD Sensor. On surface conditions and measuring speeds 
Hiroshi WADA/ 19

Frictional Coefficients on the Knife Rake-Face in Orthogona1 Cutting of Bamboo Culms 
Shigeru SUGIYAMA/ 24

Isocyanate-Inorganic Bonded Composites I. Tensile strength and scanning electron microscope observations of isocyanate-cement mixtures 
Dwight A. EUSEBIO, Yuji IMAMURA, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 31

Synthetic Studies of Cellulose X. Selection of suitable starting materials for the convergent synthesis of cello-oligosaccharides 
Takeshi NISHIMURA, Toshiyuki TAKANO, Fumiaki NAKATSUBO, Koji MURAKAMI/ 40

Distribution of Mineral Elements in the Stems of Sound and Wilt-Diseased Trees of Akamatsu (Pinus densliflora
Takeshi FURUNO, Tohru UEHARA, Susumu JODAI/ 48

Fire Resistance of Glue-Laminated Timber I. Fire resistance of joints 
Saburo UESUGI/ 58

Deterioration on Buried Wood and Characteristics of Soil around the Wood 
Haruko SAKAI, Ichio NIOH/ 69

Notes

A Simplified Method of Calculating the Shear Strength of a Plywood-Sheathed Shear Wall with Openings I. Evaluation of the racking load of a shear wall without openings 
Hideo SUGIYAMA, Tadashi MATSUMOTO/ 75

Chemical Modification of Wood Surfaces by Etherification IV. Benzylation with solvent-dilution and vapor-phase methods 
Makoto KIGUCHI/ 80

Measurement of Free Radicals in Thermomechanical Pulp Containing Water, by Electron-Spin Resonance Spectroscopy 
Hiroshi KABEYA/ 86

Selective Carbon 13-Enrichment of Side Chain Carbons of Rice Stalk Lignin Traced by Carbon 13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 
Yimin XIE, Noritsugu TERASHIMA/ 91

Degradation of Syringyl Lignin Model Polymer by Laccase of Coriolus versicolor

Shingo KAWAI, Hideo OHASHI, Takanori HIRAI, Hiroshi OKUYAMA, Takayoshi HIGUCHI/ 98

Preservative Effectiveness against Tyromyces palustris in Wood after Pre-Treatment with Chitosan and Impregnation with Chromated Copper Arsenate 
Jong-Shin LEE, Ikuo FURUKAWA, Tomoyasu SAKUNO/ 103

Proceedings of the Society/ 109


Volume 39, Number 2 (1993)

Original Articles

Histological and Morphological Studies of Adventitious Bud Formation from the Callus of Poplar 
Tomonori AZUMA, Kiyoshi MIURA, Keiji TAKABE/ 111

Generation Process of Growth Stresses in Cell Walls V. Model of tensile stress generation in gelatinous fibers 
Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO, Takashi OKUYAMA, Masato YOSHIDA/ 118

Equilibrium Moisture Contents of Six Wood Species and Their Influences< 
Song-Yung WANG, Chih-Lung CHO/ 126

Adaptive Control Optimization in Band Sawing III. Effects of depth workpiece and moisture content on acoustic emission signals, cutting force, sawed surface roughness and band-saw deviation 
Chunrui ZHAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya NAKAO, Yoshihiko NISHlNO, Akira TAKAHASHI, Shigeto IKEDA/ 138

Humidity Control Efficiency of Low-Density Particleboards for Interior Walls I. Measurements in an airtight experimental room 
Noboru SEKINO, Nobuhiro ASAKURA, Youichi WADA/ 144

Influences of Knots and Grooves on Psychological Images of Wood Wall-Panels 
Masashi NAKAMURA, Minoru MASUDA, Mayumi INAGAKI/ 152

Production of Particleboards with a Steam-Injection Press V. Effects of particle geometry on temperature behaviors in particle mats and on air permeabilities of boards 
Toshimitsu HATA, Shuichi KAWA1, Toru EBIHARA, Hikaru SASAKI/ 161

Production of Particleboards with a Steam-Injection Press VI. Effects of particle geometry on board properties 
Toshimitsu HATA, Shuichi KAWAl, Toru EBIHARA, Hikaru SASAKI/ 169

Estimation of Bonding Strength of Wood Glued with Resorcinol Resin after Accelerated Aging Tests Utilizing Acoustic Emission 
Gwo-Shyong HWANG, Shogo OKUMURA, Masami NOGUCHI/ 174

Dimensional Stability, Mechanical Properties, and Color Changes of a Low Molecular Weight Melamine-formaldehyde Resin Impregnated Wood 
Masafumi INOUE, Shigeyuki OGATA, Masanobu NISHIKAWA, Yasushi OTSUKA, Shuichi KAWAI, Misato NORIMOTO/ 181

Hygroscopic, Vibrational, and Biodeterioration Characteristics of Medium-Density Fiberboard Treated with Formaldehyde 
Kazuya MINATO, Sulaeman Yusuf, Yuji IMAMURA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 190

Multiphase Materials with Lignin X. A novel graft copolymer with hydroxyalkyl lignin 
Akio TAKEMURA, Wolfgang G. GLASSER/ 198

Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen Pulping I. Lignin products from straw 
Ke-Li CHEN, Hironori ITOH, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 206

Lignin Biosynthesis in Woody Angiosperm Tissues I. Lignification and peroxidase activity stimulated in water-stressed Populus callus cultures 
Yuii TSUTSUMI, Kokki SAKAI/ 214

Cellulose Metabolism of the Symbiotic Protozoa in Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) I. Effect of degree of polymerization of cellulose 
Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Kunio TSUNODA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 221

Cellulose Metabolism of the Symbiotic Protozoa in Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) II. Selective defaunation of protozoa and its effect on cellulose metabolism 
Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Kunio TSUNODA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 227

Notes

Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Materials II. Enzymatic saccharification of holocellulose treated with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride 
Yusuke EDASHIGE, Tadashi ISHII, Tadakazu HIROI/ 231

Extractives of Abies mariesii Masters II. The efficient extraction of maltol using supercritical fluid, and its antifungal and plant growth regulation effects 
Tatsuro OHIRA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI/ 237

Proceedings of the Society/ 243


Volume 39, Number 3 (1993)

Original Articles

Dielectric Relaxation of Water Adsorbed on Wood II. 
Misato NORIMOTO, Guangjie ZHAO/ 249

Uniaxial Modelling of Vibrational Properties of Chemically Modified Wood 
Hiroshi AKITSU, Joseph GRIL, Misato NORIMOTO/ 258

Piezoelectric Behaviors of Wood during Compression Tests 
Takahisa NAKAI, Tomio TAKEMURA/ 265

Simulation Study on Stress Wave Velocity in Wood above Fiber Saturation Point 
Nobuo SOBUE/ 271

High-Frequency Electric-Power Vacuum-Drying of Wood VI. Gas permeability during vacuum drying and drying characteristics of various species 
Yoshiaki TANIGUCHI, Shigeru NISHIO/ 277

Vacuum-Drying with High-Frequency Heating of Sugi Logs. Variations of internal stresses in drying for red-heart and black-heart logs 
Jun-ichi KAWABE, Kazuyuki SAKAMOTO, Noboru FUJIMOTO, Yoshihiro MATAKI/ 284

Mechanical Properties of Low-Density Particleboard. Modulus of rigidity and lateral nail-resistance 
Atsuhiko SUEMATSU, Motoaki OKUMA/ 293

Wood-Inorganic Composites Prepared by Sol-Gel Process II. Effects of ultrasonic treatments on preparation of wood-inorganic composites 
Koji OGISO, Shiro SAKA/ 301

Wood-Inorganic Composites Prepared by Sol-Gel Process III. Chemically-modified wood-inorganic composites 
Shiro SAKA, Yoshikazu YAKAKE/ 308

Improvement of the Durability of Wood with Acryl-High-Polymer V. Adsorption of hydrophilic acrylic polymer onto wood swollen with acetone 
Taira FUJIMURA, Morimasa INOUE, Takeshi FURUNO, Yuji IMAMURA, Susumu JODAI/ 315

Variations of the Chemical Compositions of Terpenes in Needle Oils among Tree Individuals 
Sadanobu KATOH, Tohru UEHARA, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI/ 322

The Formation of Ring-Opened Compound from (+)-Catechin by BF3 Catalyst 
Tohoru MITSUNAGA, Isao ABE, Teruyasu NOGAMI/ 328

14C Concentrations in Tree Stems I. 
Yoji KIKATA, Hitoshi YONENOBU, Fumio MORISHITA, Yoshiaki HATTORI, Sri Nuguroho MARSOEM/ 333

Fire Resistance and Penetration of the Surface Slits of Larch Columns 
Saburou UESUGI/ 338

Termite Resistance Test of Hardwoods of Kochi Prefecture Growth III. Analyses of termiticidal activity values obtained from different termite tests with nine chemicals 
Ha-Young KANG, Kazuhiko SAMESHIMA, Norio TAKAMURA/ 345

Influences of Various Factors on Oxaloacetase Activity of the Brown-Rot Fungus Tyromyces Palustris 
Yasumi AKAMATSU, Munezoh TAKAHASHI, Mikio SHIMADA/ 352

Notes

High-Frequency Electric-Power Vacuum-Drying of Wood V. Change of pressure in wood during drying 
Yoshiaki TANIGUCHI, Shigeru NISHIO/ 357

Gluing Properties of High-Density Hardwoods 
Gwo-Shyong HWANG, Jung-Lei TANG, Masami NOGUCHI/ 363

Affinity Chromatography of GIycosidases on Crosslinked Methacrylaimide Copolymer Bearing Glycamine 
Takashi WATANABE, Masaaki KUWAHARA/ 368

Proceedings of the Society/ 374


Volume 39, Number 4 (1993)

Original Articles

Method of Determining the Mean Microfibril Angle of Wood over a Wide Range by the Improved Cave’s Method 
Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO, Takashi OKUYAMA, Masato YOSHIDA/ 375

Free-Free Beam Vibrations of Wood with Moisture Gradients IV. Simulations of changes in natural frequencies during moisture absorption using a three-dimensional diffusion model 
Yoshihiko NISHINO, Tetsuya NAKAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Akira TAKAHASHI/ 382

Effects of Edge Wear on Machinability in Wood Cutting by a Small Diameter Bit with Numerically Controlled Router 
Shiro ARATAKE/ 389

Veneer Cutting of Softwoods II. Cutting of knots by a knife with a back microbevel 
Masayuki NAGAI, Jun KOBAYASHI, Hisashi FUKUI/ 396

The Wear Characteristics of a Woodworking Knife with a Vanadium Carbide Coating only on the Back Surface I. The influences of the wood species on the self-sharpening characteristics 
Chutaro KATO/ 406

Analysis of the Humidistat Effect of Wood in a Ventilated Room 
Takeshi SADOH, Mayumi KUROIWA/ 412

Viscous-Viscoelastic Models for Creep of Nailed Joints. Using plywood, particleboard and medium density fiberboard as sheathing materials 
Sang Sik JANG, Yoshiyasu FUJIMOTO, Yoshihiro MATAKI/ 418

Bearing Loads of Wood Glue Joints Under Fire I. Effects of adherend thicknesses and adhesive types on fire endurance 
Qian WANG, Shuichi KAWAI, Shigehisa ISHIHARA, Hikaru SASAKI/ 428

Oligoesterified Woods Based on Anhydride and Epoxide IX. Decay and termite resistances of oligoesterlfied woods 
Koichi MURAKAMI, Hideaki MATSUDA, . Minoru UEDA, Jae Yun RYU, Yuji IMAMURA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 436

Liquefaction of Wood without a Catalyst I. Time course of wood liquefaction with phenols and effects of wood/phenol ratios 
Sejin PU, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 446

Liquefaction of Wood without a Catalyst II. Weight loss by gasification during wood liquefaction, and effects of temperature and water 
Sejin PU, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 453

Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen Pulping II. Comparison of rice straw and wood lignins upon a non-stirring oxidation with NaOH-oxygen 
Ke-Li CHEN, Hironori ITOH, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 459

Chemical Structures of Hydrochloric Acid Lignin V. Physical and chemical properties of red pine hydrochloric acid lignin 
Yukihiko IWASE, Seiichi YASUDA/ 465

Treatment of Kraft Bleaching Effluents by Lignin-Degrading Fungi I. Decolorization of kraft bleaching effluents by the lignin-degrading fungus IZU-154 
Seon-Ho LEE, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kokki SAKAI, Tomoaki NISIDA, Yoshimasa TAKAHARA/ 470

The Chemistry of Color Changes in Kiri Wood (Paulownia tomentosa Steud.) III. A new caffeic acid sugar ester from kiri wood 
Michikazu OTA, Toshifumi AZUMA, Susumu ONODERA, Kenzoh TANEDA/ 479

Effects of Molecular Weight and Some Other Properties of Resins on the Biological Resistance of Phenolic Resin Treated Wood 
Jae Yun RYU, Yuji IMAMLJRA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI, Hiromu KAJITA/ 486

Extracellular Substance from the White-Rot Basidiomycete Irpex lactcus for Production and Reduction of H2O2 during Wood Degradation 
Hiromi TANAKA, Taeko HIRANO, Akio ENOKI/ 493

Proceedings of the Society/ 500


Volume 39, Number 5 (1993)

Original Articles

Enzymatic Degradation of Cell Walls in the Xylem Developing Zone 
Noriko HAYASHI, Tomoyuki FUJII, Kazumasa SHIMIZU/ 503

Changes of Fiber Shapes during Fiber Differentiation in Hardwoods I. Three-dimensional analysis of fiber shapes in keyaki and tochinoki 
Takeshi FUJIWARA/ 509

The Effects of Tracheid Diameter and Wall Thickness on the Surface Roughness of Sugi Veneer 
Tsutomu TAKANO, Nobuyuki KINOSHITA, Takeshi FUJIWARA/ 514

Recognition of Wood Cutting Conditions through Cutting Sounds I. Effects of tool system’s stiffness and tool wear on the generation of sound in cutting parallel to the grain 
Kazuyuki NAGATOMI, Katsuhiko YOSHIDA, Kaoru BANSHOYA, Yasuhide MURASE/ 521

Analysis of the Wood Slicing Mechanism along the Grain II. The transitive condition of fracture type from advanced check to bending rupture 
Satoru OHYA, Masamitsu OHTA, Takeshi OKANO/ 529

Wood Cutting by a Numerically Controlled Router VI. Automatic selecting system for appropriate machining conditions for groove cutting 
Takao YOSHIMATSU, Shigeru NODA, Tadaaki HANAOKA/ 535

Thermographic Detection of Starved Joints of Wood 
Yiruo XU, Shogo OKUMURA, Masami NOGUCHI/ 544

Properties of Compressed Laminated Veneer Lumber Produced by Steam pressing 
Shuichi KAWAI, Qian WANG, Hikaru SASAKI, Mitsuhiko TANAHASHI, Chikayoshi OHOTA/ 550

Predicting Moisture Content Changes of Wood Exposed to Daily Temperature and Humidity Changes 
Takeshi SADOH, Masahiro YAMAZOE/ 555

Combinations of Wood and Silicate III. Some properties of wood-mineral composites using the water glass-boron compound system 
Takeshi FURUNO, Tohru UEHARA, Susumu JODAI/ 561

Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen Pulping III. Structural analysis of non-stirred oxidized rice straw lignin and wood lignin 
Ke-Li CHEN, Hironori ITOH, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 571

Electron Spin Resonance Studies of the Grinding of Cellulosic Materials 
Hiroshi KABEYA/ 578

Analysis of Lignin by Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography II. Effect of borosilicate glass fibers on pyrolysis product composition 
Ken-ichi KURODA, Kokki SAKAI/ 584

Notes

Effects of Stress Concentration on the Bending Strength Properties and Acoustic Emissions of Laminated Wood Beams Having End Joints 
Hee-Seop BYEON, Masami FUSHITANI, Masahiro SHIMADA, Go MATSUFUJI, Keiichi SATO/ 590

Human Response to Wooden Floor Vibration caused by Walking 
Noboru NAKAMURA/ 598

Electrical Properties of Cyanoethylated Wood Meal and Cyanoethylated Cellulose 
Nobuyuki HIRAI, Mitsuhiro MORITA, Youki SUZUKI/ 603

Production of Gibberellins from (-)-Kaurene with a Bio-Reactor by Microbial Conversion with Gibberella fujikuroi 
Kazutaka ITOH, Sanro TACHIBANA, Toshinari ONOGI, Minoru KUBOTA, Masahiro HIGASHI/ 610

Proceedings of the Society/ 616


Volume 39, Number 6 (1993)

Original Articles

Compositions of Lignin Building Units and Neutral Sugars in Oak Xylem Tissue 
Arata YOSHINAGA, Minoru FUJITA, Hiroshi SAIKI/ 621

Machining Performance of a Router Bit in the Peripheral Milling of Wood I. Effects of the radial rake angle of the peripheral cutting-edge on the cutting force and machine-surface roughness 
Masayuki KOMATSU/ 628

Influences of Element and Joint Qualities on the Bending Properties of Metal-Plate Wood-Trusses 
Yasutoshi SASAKI, Hidehiko FUMOTO/ 636

Thermal Properties of Stainless Steel-Fiber/Wood-Particle Composites I. Production and fundamental properties of stainless steel-fiber/wood-particle composites 
Tatsuya SHIBUSAWA, Satoshi SHIDA, Motoaki OKUMA/ 642

Acceleration of the Cure of Phenolic Resin Adhesives III. Kinetics of the curing reaction (2) 
Shin-ichiro TOHMURA, Mitsuo HIGUCHI, Isao SAKATA/ 650

Improvement of the Durability of Wood with Acryl-High-Polymer VI. Polymer adsorption on piezoelectric quartz crystal coated with carboxymethyl cellulose 
Taira FUJIMURA, Takeshi FURUNO, Yuji IMAMURA, Susumu JODAI/ 658

Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen pulping IV. Comparison of rice straw and wood lignins oxidized with NaOH-oxygen with stirring 
Ke-Li CHEN, Hironori ITOH, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 667

Degradation of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complex (LCC) by Wood-Rotting Fungi II. Structural analysis of degraded lignin-carbohydrate complex 
Sho-ichi TSUJIYAMA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Keizo OKAMURA/ 674

Enzymatic Conversion of Apigenin to 3′,8-Dimer Type Bisflavonoid 
Kazutaka ITOH, Sanro TACHIBANA, Masashi SUMIMOTO/ 684

Enzymatic Conversion of Flavonoids to Their Methyl Ethers by an Extracellular Crude Enzyme Solution from Phanerochaete chrysosporium 
Kazutaka ITOH, Sanro TACHIBANA, Masashi SUMIMOTO/ 691

Preparation and Regeneration of Protoplasts of Edible Mushrooms II. The Genus Pleurotus 
Fumio EGUCHI, Miyato HIGAKI/ 700

Acceleration of the Growth of Tricholoma matsutake Mycelium by a Fraction of Sulphite Pulping Waste 
Kazunari INABA, Toyokazu YOSHIDA, Toshio MITSUNAGA, Tetsuo KOSHIJIMA/ 710

Notes

An Application of the Pinning Method to the Marking of the Differentiating Zone and to the Estimation of the Time Course of Annual Ring Formation in Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica
Tadashi NOBUCHI, Takuo FUJISAWA, Hiroshi SAIKI/ 716

Measurements of Acoustic Emissions in Wood Cutting with a Super Surfacer II. Effects of cutting speed and bias angle on acoustic emission characteristics in cutting parallel and perpendicular to the grain 
Yasuhide MURASE, Satoshi HARADA, Masanori YOSHITSUGU/ 724

Effect of Corona Discharge Treatment on Beech Wood Meal 
Tohru UEHARA, Haruhiko NISHIMURA, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI, Isao SAKATA/ 729

Preliminary report

Structural Study on Lignin by Ozonation. The erythro and threo ratio of the b-O-4 structure indicates how lignin polymerizes 
Yuji MATSUMOTO, Kazumori MINAMI, Atsushi ISHIZU/ 734

Proceedings of the Society/ 737


Volume 39, Number 7 (1993)

Review

Growth Stresses in Tree 
Takashi OKUYAMA/ 747

Original Articles

Ultrasonic Propagation and the Mechanism of Water Absorption in Woods 
Harue SAKAI, Kenshiro TAKAGI/ 757

Deviations of Kerf by Handsaws I. Cutting resistance of paraffin on a single model tooth 
Seiii HIRATA, Takeshi OKANO, Masamitsu OHTA/ 763

Cutting of Wood under Controlled Stress Field I. Effect of the lateral compression forces 
Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 770

Vibration Characteristics of a Rotating Circular Saw III. Non-linear vibration and coupled vibration 
Hideyuki YOKOCHI, Satoru TSUCHIKAWA, Shiro KIMURA/ 776

Vibration Characteristics of a Rotating Circular Saw IV. Non-linear resonant frequency 
Hideyuki YOKOCHI, Satoru TSUCHIKAWA, Shiro KIMURA/ 783

Predicting Moisture Content Fluctuations of Wood Accompanying the Weather and Seasonal Changes of Atmosphere 
Masahiro YAMAZOE, Takeshi SADOH/ 788

Acoustic Emissions from Plywood in Shear by Tension Loading 
Hiroyuki OHTSUKA, Shogo OKUMURA, Masami NOGUCHI/ 795

Compressive Properties and Biodegradabilities of Polyurethane Foams Derived from Condensed Tannin 
Jin-Jie GE, Kokki SAKAI/ 801

Degradation of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complex (LCC) by Wood-Rotting Fungi III. Structural analysis of water-soluble materials in liquid culture of Coriolus versicolor 
Sho-ichi TSUJIYAMA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Keizo OKAMURA/ 807

Enzymatic Synthesis of Lignin Model b-Glycosides from Xylan by the Transxylosyl Reaction of Lyophyllum ulmarium b-Xylanase 
Yoshihiko AMANO, Ichirou FUJITA, Tsunetomo MATSUZAWA, Mitsuo OKAZAKI, Takahisa KANDA/ 814

Stereoselcctive Synthesis of a Condensed Tannin Using Neighboring Group Participation 
Haruo KAWAMOTO, Norifumi TANAKA, Fumiaki NAKATSUBO, Koji MURAKAMI/ 820

Production of New Species of Edible Mushrooms by Protoplasts Fusion Method II. Analysis of the mycelia and basidiospores of a fusant between Pleurotus osyrecatus and Agrocybe cylindracea 
Fumio EGUCHI, Toshio FUKUZUMI, Miyato HIGAKI/ 825

Notes

Variation of the Modulus of Toughness and Wind Resistance of Taiwan-Grown Japanese Cedar Originatcd by Seed and Vegetative Reproduction 
Song-Yung WANG, Chih-Ming CHIU/ 831

Bending Fatigue Properties of Sloped Finger-Joints 
Shigeaki KAWAHARA, Masami FUSHITANI, Mitsumasa MORI/ 837

Sensory Evaluation of Essential Oils and Their Components 
Yoshifumi MIYAZAKI, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Shigeo KOBAYASHI/ 843

Determination of Substituent Distribution of DMSO-Soluble Portion of Acetylated Wood Meal by 13C-NMR Spectroscopy 
Makoto OHKOSHI, Atsushi KATO/ 849

Interspecific Protoplast Fusion between Some Pleurotus Species using Auxotrophic Mutants 
Takashi TAKEHARA, Atsushi KUMATA, Shigeru AONO/ 855

Preliminary Report

Enzymatic Formation of Oxalic Acid from Glyoxylic Acid with Cell-Free Extracts of Tyromyces palustris 
Yasumi AKAMATSU/ 860

Proceedings of the Society/ 863


Volume 39, Number 8 (1993)

Review

Large Compressive Deformation in Wood 
Misato NORIMOTO/ 867

Original Articles

Wood Characteristics and Genetic Variations in Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) II. Variation in growth ring components among plus-trees clones and test stands 
Yoshitake FUJISAWA, Sadaaki OHTA, Masahiro TA JIMA/ 875

Bending Creep Behaviors of Laminated Wood Models with Acetylated Laminae under Changing Moisture Conditions 
Masayuki OZAWA, Masami FUSHITANI, Takafumi KUBO/ 883

Suppression of the Whistling Noise in Circular Saws Using a Newly-Developed High-Damping Alloy 
Nobuaki HATTORI, Keisuke ANDO, Shigeru KITAYAMA, Kazumi NAKASHIMA/ 891

Veneer Cutting with a Floating Bar III. Optimum horizontal opening in floating bar 
Edi Suhaimi BAKAR, Jun KOBAYASHI, Masayuki NAGAI, Hisashi FUKUI/ 897

Measuring the Properties of Standing Trees with Stress Waves III. Evaluating the properties of standing trees for some forest stands 
Naomichi NANAMI, Noboru NAKAMURA, Takanori ARIMA, Motoaki OKUMA/ 903

Vibrating Properties of Middle-Storied Wooden Structures II. Vibrating analysis of four-storied model structures with asymmetrically sheathed walls 
Shiro NAKAJIMA, Takanori ARIMA/ 910

Vibrating Properties of Middle-Storied Wooden Structures III. Vibrating analysis of full-scale three-storied conventional house 
Shiro NAKAJIMA, Takanori ARIMA, Noboru NAKAMURA/ 917

A Simplified Method of Calculating the Shear Strength of a Plywood-Sheathed Shear Wall with Opening II. Analysis of the shear resistance and deformation of a shear wall with openings 
Hideo SUGIYAMA, Tadashi MATSUMOTO/ 924

Combined Liquefaction of Wood and Starch in a Polyethylene Glycol/Glycerin Blended Solvent 
Yaoguang YAO, Mariko YOSHIOKA, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 930

Extractives of Neolitsea sericea. A new hydroxy steroidal ketone, and other compounds from the heartwood of Neolitsea sericea 
Mahesh C. SHARMA, Tatsuro OHIRA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI/ 939

Management and Maintenance of Homes against Damage III. The case of wooden houses in Akita Prefecture 
Yoko HIKITA/ 944

The Role of Carboxyl Proteinase in the Maturation of Basidiospores of Lentinus edodes Fruiting Bodies 
Takao TERASHITA, Kohei ODA, Mihoko TSUJI, Kentaro YOSHIKAWA, Jiko SHISHIYAMA, Sawao MURAO/ 951

Notes

L-Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase Activities in Cell Suspension Cultures of Eucalyptus polybractea I. Effects of inoculum densities and conditioned medium on L-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activities 
Tamami TERADA, Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Yoshimasa SABURI/ 958

An Activating Effect of Phenolic Compounds on the Bioconversion of a Lignin Model Compound into Its Xyloside by Coriolus versicolor 
Ryuichiro KONDO, Hikari YAMAGAMI, Kokki SAKAI/ 963

Selection of High-Yield Strains among Regenerants from Mutagenic Protoplasts of Pleurotus ostreatus 
Takashi TAKEHARA, Atsushi KUMATA, Shigeru AONO/ 967

Proceedings of the Society/ 972


Volume 39, Number 9 (1993)

Review

Nondestructive Testing of Wood 
Nobuo SOBUE/ 973

Original Articles

Strength Properties of Two-Ply Laminated Lumber II. Modulus of rupture in flatwise bending 
Tomoyuki HAYASHI, Atsushi MIYATAKE, Tsutomu TAKANO, Tohru HOSHI/ 980

Bending Strength Distribution of Laminated-Veneer-Lumber for Structural Use 
Tomoyuki HAYASHI, Shirou OSHIUMI/ 985

Measurement of the Shear Moduli of Wood by the Torsion of a Rectangular Bar 
Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 993

Veneer Cutting of Softwoods III. Influence of cutting direction to ray or annual ring on the veneer quality 
Masayuki NAGAI, Jun KOBAYASHI, Hisashi FUKUI/ 998

Veneer Cutting of Softwoods IV. Influence of varied depths of cuts, cutting directions to pith and shapes of knife edges on the veneer quality 
Masayuki NAGAI, Jun KOBAYASHI, Hisashi FUKUI/ 1005

Biomechanical Motion Analysis and Classification by Type Diagram of Japanese Planing Motion 
Akinori YAMASHITA, Ken CALHOUN, Kazutoshi OHTANI/ 1012

Creep of Nail-Plate-Jointed Glulams and Solid Glulams under Changing Humidity 
Soon-Il HONG, Takanori ARIMA/ 1020

A Monte Carlo Simulation of the Effective Lateral Resistance of Multiple Bolted Timber Joints with Lead Hole Clearances Subjected to Axial Forces 
Takuro HIRAI/ 1027

Production of Boards Made from Waste Polyethylene-Laminated Paper Chips and Wood Particles 
Akira ITO, Hiroaki SAKURAI, Shigehiko SUZUKI, Fuiiichi SAITO/ 1036

Improvement of the Durability of Wood by Acryl-High-Polymer VII. Biological resistance of acrylic-copolymer treated wood 
Taira FUJIMURA, Jae Yun RYU, Yuji IMAMURA, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI/ 1042

Non-Chlorine Bleaching of Kraft Pulps I. Evaluation of ozone-polysaccharide reactions in ozone bleaching 
Takao KISHIMOTO, Fumiaki NAKATSUBO, Koji MURAKAMI/ 1049

Occurrence of Endo-1,4-b-glucanase Activities in Suspension-Cultured Poplar Cells during Growth 
Shingo NAKAMURA, Takahisa HAYASHI/ 1056

Radical Sulfonation of Lignin IV. Behavior of water-soluble lignins in aqueous solutions 
Masasuke WATANABE, Gyosuke MESHITSUKA, Atsushi ISHIZU/ 1062

Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen Pulping V. 13C NMR analysis of stirred oxidized rice straw lignin and wood lignin 
Ke-Li CHEN, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 1069

Terpenoids of Wood Oil of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica). Peculiarities of obisugi variety 
Shizuo NAGAHAMA, Masato TAZAKI/ 1077

Variations of Chemical Compositions of Terpenes Emitted from Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Seedlings by Ethylene 
Sadanobu KATOH, Tohru UEHARA, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI/ 1084

Notes

Treatment of Kraft Bleaching Effluents by Lignin-Degrading Fungi II. Detection of nucleic acid constituents in the effluent treated with the lignin-degrading fungus IZU-154 
Seon-Ho LEE, Shuichi MURATA, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kokki SAKAI, Tomoaki NISHIDA, Yoshimasa TAKAHARA/ 1089

Monokaryotic Fruiting of Pleurotus ostreatus 
Takashi TAKEHARA, Atsushi KUMATA, Shigeru AONO/ 1095

Proceedings of the Society/ 1100


Volume 39, Number 10 (1993)

Review

Surface Modification of Wood 
Hiroshi KUROSU/ 1105

Original Articles

Trace Elements in the Stems of Trees V. Comparisons of radial distributions among softwood stems 
Naoki OKADA, Yukio KATAYAMA, Tadashi NOBUCHI, Yutaka ISHIMARU, Atsushi AOKI/ 1111

Trace Elements in the Stems of Trees VI. Comparisons of radial distributions among hardwood stems 
Naoki OKADA, Yukio KATAYAMA, Tadashi NOBUCHI, Yutaka ISHIMARU, Atsushi AOKI/ 1119

Wood Properties of Japanese Cedar Originated by Seed and Vegetative Reproduction in Taiwan VI. Compression and bending properties 
Song-Yung WANG, Chih-Ming CHIU/ 1128

The Large Compressive Deformation of Wood in the Transverse Direction I. Relationships between stress-strain diagrams and specific gravities of wood 
Yi-xing LIU, Misato NORIMOTO, Toshiro MOROOKA/ 1140

Humidity Control Efficiency of Low-Density Particleboards for Interior Walls II. Measurement of EMC and calculation of moisture capacities 
Noboru SEKINO, Nobuhiro ASAKURA/ 1146

Flexural Properties of Glulam Parallel-Chord Trusses Whose Nodal Points are Composed of Shear-Plate Connectors and Whose Diagonal Joints are Composed of Drift-Pins 
Kohei KOMATSU, Shigeto FUKUTOME, Norio KAWAMOTO, Noriyuki KANAYA/ 1152

Moisture Adsorption Characteristics of Medium-Density Fiberboard and Its Raw Wood Fiber Treated with Formaldehyde 
Kazuya MINATO/ 1162

The Formation of Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans during Chlorine Bleaching I. The effect of ethanol extraction of unbleached kraft pulp 
Zensaku ABE, Pierrre O. LJUNGQUIST, Filipe de SOUSA, Knut P. KRINGSTAT/ 1169

The Formation of Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans during Chlorine Bleaching II. The effect of lignin on the chlorine substitution reaction of dibenzofuran 
Zensaku ABE, Pierrre O. LJUNGQUIST, Filipe de SOUSA, Knut P. KRINGSTAD/ 1175

Universal Mathematical Model for Pulping Processes. Model for kraft pulping 
Vlado MASURA/ I180

Graft-Copolymerization of 2-(Perfluorooctyl) ethyl Acrylate onto Cellulose 
Hiroaki MATSUI, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 1188

Properties of Cellulosc Grafted with 2-(Perfluorooctyl) ethyl Acrylate 
Hiroaki MATSUI, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 1194

Fire Resistance of Glued-Laminated Timber II. Bending properties of beams laminated with aqueous polymer isocyanate adhesive under fire exposure 
Saburo UESUGI, Atsushi MIYATAKE, Norio KAWAMOTO/ 1201

Proceedings of the Society/ 1208


Volume 39, Number 11 (1993)

Review

Present Status and Future Perspectives of Wet End Chemistry 
Fumihiko ONABE/ 1211

Original Articles

Changes of Fiber Shapes during Fiber Differentiation in Hardwoods II. Three-dimensional shapes of wood fibers in sendan and variation of cross sectional dimensions of fibers measured on a transverse section of the wood 
Takeshi FUJIWARA/ 1219

Mechanical Responses of Wood to Repeated Loading VI. Energy-loss partitioning scheme to predict tensile fatigue lifetime 
Mitsuhiro KOHARA, Takashi OKUYAMA/ 1226

Sawing Performances of Band Saws Treated with New Filing Methods I. Accuracy of kerf width and sawing force 
Kohji MURATA, Katsumi NISHIMURA, Yuji IKAMI, Minoru EBIHARA/ 1231

Sawing Performances of Band Saws Treated with New Filling Methods II. Power consumption in sawing, sawing accuracy, and roughness of sawn surface 
Kohji MURATA, Katsumi NISHIMURA, Yuji IKAMI, Minoru EBIHARA/ 1239

Vibration of Circular Saws during Cutting II. Effect of slots on vibration 
Hideyuki YOKOCHI, Hirofumi NAKASHIMA, Shiro KIMURA/ 1246

Analysis of Machined Surfaces with Digital Image Processing I. Effect of grain angle in numerical control router machining 
Hidehiro KAMATA, Tadahiko KANAUCHI/ 1253

Hysteretic Properties of Nailed Timber-Plywood Joints under Cyclic Loading I. Static cyclic loading test 
Yoshiaki WAKASHIMA, Takuro HIRAI/ 1259

Isocyanate-Inorganic Bonded Composites II. Shortening the pressing time of cement bonded particleboard 
Dwight A. EUSEBIO, Shuichi KAWAI, Yuji IMAMURA, Hikaru SASAKI/ 1267

Syntheses and Structural Analyses of Cocondensed Resins from Urea and Methylolphenols 
Bunichiro TOMITA, Chung-Yun HSE/ 1276

Wood Plastic Composite I. Theoretical maximum monomer loading and limiting strength 
Takashi TANIGUCHI/ 1285

Effect of Grinding on Bound Water in Cellulosic Materials 
Hiroshi KABEYA/ 1291

Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen Pulping VI. Carbohydrates in lignin fractions oxidized with NaOH-oxygen 
Ke-Li CHEN,Jisuke HAYASHI/ 1298

Notes

Lateral Resistance and Fracture Modes of Nailed Timber Joints II. In the case of load direction is perpendicular to the grain directions of the timber members 
Tetsuji TSUJINO, Takuro HIRAI/ 1307

Formate and Oxalate Esters in Lignin Obtained from Bagasse Degraded by Lentinus edodes 
Takefumi HATTORI, Jun-ichi KAJIHARA, Hiroyuki SHIRONO, Yoshiki YAMAMOTO, Mikio SHIMADA/ 1317

Cellulose Metabolism of the Symbiotic Protozoa in Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera : Rhinotermitidae) III. Utilization of non-natural celluloses 
Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Kunio TSUNODA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 1322

Preliminary Report

An Advanced Method of Tensioning Circular Saws Using Shot Peening 
Masami NOGUCHI, Makihito YANO, Jiro UMETSU, Isao MATSUMOTO/ 1327

Proceedings of the Society/ 1329


Volume 39, Number 12 (1993)

Review

Bleaching of Kraft Pulp with Hemicellulase 
Atsushi ISHIZU/ 1335

Original Articles

The Sound Velocities and Moduli of Elasticity in the Moisture Desorption Process of Sugi Wood 
Noboru NAKAMURA, Naomichi NANAMI/ I341

Free-Free Beam Vibrations of Wood with Characteristic Distributions along the Length. Relationships between the distributions of the vapor phase acylation with maleic anhydride along the lengths of the beams and the natural frequencies 
Yoshihiko NISHINO, Takashi FUJIMOTO, Tetsuya NAKAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Akira TAKAHASHI/ 1349

Adaptive Control Optimization in Band-Sawing IV. The development of adaptive control optimization systems and sawing with them 
Chunrui ZHAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya NAKAO, Yoshihiko NISHINO, Akira TAKAHASHI/ 1356

A Novel Technique for Tensioning Circular Saws Using Induction Hardening 
Jiro UMETSU, Masami NOGUCHI, Isao MATSUMOTO/ 1363

Metallographic Structure of Circular Saws Heat-Treated by Induction Hardening and Hardness in Their Cross-Sections 
Jiro UMETSU, Masami NOGUCHI, Isao MATSUMOTO/ 1371

Hysteretic Properties of, Nailed Timber-Plywood Joints under Cyclic Loading II. Application of the generalized theory of a beam on an elastic foundation 
Yoshiaki WAKASHIMA, Takuro HIRAI/ 1377

Lateral Strengths of Drift-Pin Joints in Perpendicular to the Grain Loadings III. Estimation of yield loads by european yield theory 
The late Norio KAWAMOTO, Kohei KOMATSU, Masaki HARADA/ 1386

Deflection Analysis of Glulam Semi-Rigid Portal Frame Subjected to Long-Term Load 
Kohei KOMATSU, The late Norio KAWAMOTO, Masaki HARADA/ 1393

Degradation of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complex (LCC) by Wood-Rotting Fungi IV. Enzymic splitting of bondings between hemicellulose and lignin via quinone methide by Coriolus versicolor 
Sho-ichi TSUJIYAMA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Keizo OKAMURA/ 1404

Extractives of Short-Rotation Hardwood Species I. Phenolics of the wood of Salix sachalinensis Fr. Schm. 
Hakiu LEE, Naoki WATANABE, Takashi SASAYA, Shuji OZAWA/ 1409

Effect of Wood Vinegars on Germination and Radicle Growth of Seed Plants 
Tohru UEHARA, Yoshiaki HORIO, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI/ 1415

Extraction of Volatile Compounds from Coniferous Woods with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide 
Fumio TERAUCHI, Tatsuro OHIRA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Toshimasa OHGAMA, Hiroyuki AOKI, Tsutomu SUZUKI/ 1421

Headspace Volatiles from Woods and Essential Oils 
Fumio TERAUCHI, Tatsuro OHIRA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Toshimasa OHGAMA, Hiroyuki AOKI, Tsutomu SUZUKI/ 1431

Extractives of Chosenia arbutifolia A. Skvortz I. Neolignans from the wood of Chosenia arbutifolia 
Yasuhiro HASHIMOTO, Shuii OZAWA, Takashi SASAYA/ 1439

Availability of Enokitake Mushroom, Flammulina velutipes, Cultural Waste for Use as a Substrate in the Sawdust-Based Cultivation of Shiitake, Lentinus edodes 
Shoji OHGA, Shintaro YANO, Kesayoshi KIRA/ 1433

Fire-Resistant Carbon Based-Board Materials III. Thermal decomposition of constituents of particleboards overlaid with graphite-phenolic spheres 
Isamu IDE, Shigehisa ISHIHARA, Hisato HIGUCHI, Masanobu NISHIKAWA/ 1449

Proceedings of the Society/ 1458>