Volume 43 (1997)
Volume 43, Number 1 (1997)
Original Articles
Yutaka ISHIMARU, Misao YOKOYAMA, Kei MORISATO/ 1
Adsorption of Liquids and Swelling of Wood I. Adsorptivities of some organic liquids onto pre-swollen wood
Yutaka ISHIMARU, Kei MORISATO/ 8
Adsorption of Liquids and Swelling of Wood II. Adsorption of some organic liquids onto the pre-swollen wood taken account of the molecular dimensions of solvent and solute
Yuuzou FURUTA, Masahiro MAKINAGA, Hiroyuki YANO, Hiromu KAJITA/ 16
Thermal-Softening Properties of Water Swollen Wood II. Anisotropic characteristics of thermal softening properties
Song-Yung WANG, Chih-Feng LIAU/ 24
Assessments of Hygroscopic Conditioning Performances of Interior Decorative Materials III.
Kinsaku NAKATA, Hideaki SUGIMOTO, Masafumi INOUE, Shuichi KAWAI/ 38
Development of Compressed Wood Fasteners for Timber Construction I. Mechanical properties of phenolic resin impregnated compressed laminated veneer lumber
Akio KOIZUMI, Yasuo IIJIMA, Takanobu SASAKI, Yasuo KAWAI, Yasuo OKAZAKI, Hiroshi NAKATANI/ 46
Strength Properties of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) Grown in Akita Prefecture I. Young’s moduli of logs
Takafumi ITOH, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 52
Compressive Deformation of Wood Using Hot Roll-press and Its Fixation by Glyoxal Resin
Toshihiko OGAWA, Makoto OHKOSHI/ 61
Properties of Medium Density Fiberboards Produced from Thermoplasticized Wood Fibers by Allylation without Adhesives
Seiichi YASUDA, Kotoyo ITO, Eri HAMAGUCHI, Yasuyuki MATSUSHITA/ 68
Ready Chemical Conversion of Acid-Hydrolysis Lignin into Water-Soluble Lignosulfonate I. Successive treatment of acid hydrolysis lignin by phenolation, hydroxymethylation and sulfonation
Wen-Yu SU, Subyakto, Toshimitsu HATA, Yuji IMAMURA, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 75
Improvement of the Fire Retardancy of Strandboard by Surface Treatment with Melamine and Boric or Phosphoric Acids
Wen-Yu SU, Toshimitsu HATA, Yuji IMAMURA, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 82
Combustion Behavior of Boron-Alkali-Metal-Treated Wood Using Thermographic Analysis
Yasutomo TAMAKI, Kazuhiko KINJO, Tsutomu ONISHI, Fujiya HONGO, Choyu SHINJO, Shiryo YAGA/ 90
Studies on the Structure, Function and Utilization of Water-Soluble Polysaccharides from Tropical Mushrooms I. Elevation Control of Serum Cholesterol in Rats of Pleurotus abalonus Han Chen et Cheng
Notes
Tsutomu SUZUKI, Hidenobu YOSHIZAWA, Tsuyoshi KAWANISHI, Minoru FUNAKI/96
Preparation of Strongly Acidic Cation Exchange Resins from Wood-Pyrolysis Tar Blended with Phenol
Yoko WATANABE, Kazumi FUKAZAWA, Yasuo KOJIMA, Ryo FUNADA, Toshihiro ONA, Takayuki ASADA/ 102
Histochemical Study on Heterogeneity of Lignin in Eucalyptus Species I. Effects of polyphenols
Masakazu AOYAMA, Mitsunori MORI, Mayumi OKUMURA, Shuichi DOI, Masaki ANETAI/ 108
Anti-fungal Activity of 2′,6′-Dihydroxy-4′-methoxyacetophenone and Related Compounds
Kenichi KURODA, Akiko IZUMI/ 112
Analysis of Lignin by Pyrolysis Methylation. Pyrolysis products derived from b-O-4, b-b, b-5, and b-1 substructures
Proceedings of the Society/ 115
Volume 43, Number 2 (1997)
Original Articles
Yoshinori SHIMIZU, Takahisa HAYASHI, Toshinari KAWADA, Tomoyasu SAKUNO/ 121
Promotion of Pea Stem Elongation by the Fragments of Plant Cell-Wall Polysaccharides
Jiang RISHUN, Tetsuya NAKAO, Sadanori KOBAYASHI, Yoshihiko NISHINO, Chiaki TANAKA/ 128
Study on Sound Transmission Loss of Wooden Rectangular Plates by a Small Acoustical Box II. Sound transmission loss of hollow core wall panels
Yutaka ISHIMARU, Hideyuki YAMADA/ 134
Solvent Exchange for Wood I. Dimensional change of wood during and after solvent exchange
Takeo HASHIZUME, Takeshi SAITO, Michio NODA, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 141
Performance of a Japan-Made Continuous Mechanical Grading Machine and Its Adjustment
Satoru TSUCHIKAWA, Shigeaki TSUTSUMI/ 149
Application of Near Infrared Spectrophotometry to Wood V. Calibration equations for physical conditions of wood
Yasuo IIJIMA, Akio KOIZUMI, Yasuo OKAZAKI, Takanobu SASAKI, Hiroshi NAKATANI/ 159
Strength Properties of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) Grown in Akita Prefecture III. Some relationships between logs and sawn lumber
Yasuo IIJIMA, Akio KOIZUMI, Yasuo OKAZAKI, Takanobu SASAKI, Kazumi HORIE/ 165
Strength Properties of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) Grown in Akita Prefecture IV. Reasonable lamination method and estimation of moduli of elasticity of glulam
AORIGELE, Yoshihiro SANO/ 171
Fractionation and Utilization of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) Components for Conversion of Biomass II. Alkaline oxygen pulping of bast fibers with epidermis
Masahiro SHIROISHI, Yoshihiko AMANO, Eiichi HOSHINO, Kazutoshi NISIZAWA, Takahisa KANDA/ 178
Hydrolysis of Various Celluloses, (1®3), (1®4)-b-D-Glucans, and Xyloglucan by Three Endo Type Cellulases
Hisayo KIMURA, Gyosuke MESHITSUKA/ 188
Contribution of Benzyl Ether Bonds to Carbohydrates to Delignification Resistant Nature of Ligninin Kraft Pulp
Akiko IZUMI, Kenichi KURODA/ 194
Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography Analysis of Dehydrogenation Polymers with Various Syringyl to Guaiacyl Ratios
Notes
Yoshihisa FUJII, Hiroki NEMOTO, Yutaka SAWADA, Shogo OKUMURA, Hiroyuki IKEGIWA/ 203
Prediction of the Concentration of Airborne Dust in the Woodworking Chamber I. Time Changes of the Concentration and Distribution of Particles in Free Falling
Akio KOIZUMI, Yasuo IIJIMA, Takanobu SASAKI, Yasuo OKAZAKI/ 210
Strength Properties of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) Grown in Akita Prefecture II. Mechanical properties of lumber
Misao MATSUMOTO, Fumio EGUCHI, Miyato HIGAKI/ 215
Polyethylene Glycol Centrifugal Fusion between Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus sajor-caju
Makoto NAKAYA, Takako SATOH/ 220
Isolation of Plasmid Like DNA from the Genus Pleurotus
Proceedings of the Society/ 224
Volume 43, Number 3 (1997)
Original Articles
Yasutoshi SASAKI, Toshihiro IWATA, Kenji KURAYA, Kosei ANDO/ 227
Acousto-elastic Effect of Wood I. Effect of compressive stress on the velocity of ultrasonic longitudinal waves parallel to the longitudinal direction of the wood
Beyung-Su PARK, Tohru UEHARA, Takeshi FURUNO/ 235
Prevention of Leaching of Poly PEGMA by Cross-linkage with Metallic Ions
Takanori IMAI, Seiichi YASUDA, Noritsugu TERASHIMA/ 241
Determination of the Distribution and Reaction of Polysaccharides in Wood Cell Walls by the Isotope Tracer Technique V. Behavior of xylan during kraft pulping studied by the radiotracer technique
Hirofumi HIRAI, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kokki SAKAI/ 247
A Model System for NAD(P)H-Dependent Reduction of Manganese Dioxide Mediated by Ferrous Chelate in White-Rot Fungus, Phanerochaete sordidaYK-624
Kazuhiko FUKUSHIMA, Sayuri TAGUCHI, Naoyuki MATSUI, Seiichi YASUDA/254
Distribution and Seasonal Changes of Monolignol Glucosides in Pinus thunbergii
Michikazu OTA, Toshifumi AZUMA, Masatsugu OHIRA, Kazunari ABE, Hisayoshi KOFUJITA/ 260
Role of Caffeic Glucoside Esters in Defense-Repair Processing of Trees I. Synthesis of the partial structure of acteoside, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-ethyl b-D-glucopyranoside, and peroxidase-catalyzed oxidation
Toshiro HARADA/ 268
Charring of Wood with Thermal Radiation III. Effects of surface type on combustion and prediction of heat release rate
Notes
Hiroshi MATSUMOTO, Yasuhide MURASE/ 280
Acoustic Emission Characteristics in Wood Sanding II. Effects of sanding pressure and sanding direction on acoustic emission in belt sanding
Toshiyuki TAKEI, Masaji HAMAJIMA, Nobuyuki KAMBA/ 285
Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis of the Degradation of Structural Lumber in Horyu-ji Temple
Proceedings of the Society/ 295
Volume 43, Number 4 (1997)
Original Articles
Wahyu DWIANTO, Masafumi INOUE, Misato NORIMOTO/ 303
Fixation of Compressive Deformation of Wood by Heat Treatment
Min ZHANG, Shuichi KAWAI, Ping YANG, Takahisa HONDA/ 310
Manufacture of Wood Composites Using Lignocellulosic Materials and Their Properties II. Manufacture of high-performance bagasse composite boards and their stress analysis by the Finite Element Method
Min ZHANG, Shuichi KAWAI, Sulaeman YUSUF, Yuji IMAMURA, Hikaru SASAKI/318
Manufacture of Wood Composites Using Lignocellulosic Materials and Their Properties III. Properties of bamboo particleboards and dimensional stability improvement by using a steam-injection press
Makoto OHKOSHI, Atsushi KATO, Noriko HAYASHI/ 327
13C-NMR Analysis of Acetyl Groups in Acetylated Wood I. Acetyl groups in cellulose and hemicellulose
Atsuko ISHIKAWA, Masahisa WADA, Kiyohiko IGARASHI, Masahiro SAMEJIMA, Shigenori KUGA, Takeshi OKANO/ 337
Effects of Cellulase Treatment on Tensile Properties of Ramie Fiber
Takanori IMAI, Noritsugu TERASHIMA, Seiichi YASUDA/ 342
Determination of the Distribution and Reaction of Polysaccharides in Wood Cell Walls by the Isotope Tracer Technique VI. Selective radio-labeling of mannan in ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Makoto YONEYAMA, Sadatoshi MEGURO, Shinsaku KAWACHI/ 349
Liquid Culture of Agaricus blazei
Notes
Yasusi HIRABAYASHI, Takato NAKANO/ 356
Adhesive and Coating Properties on Tropical Woods
Makoto OHKOSHI, Atushi KATO/ 364
13C-NMR Analysis of Acetyl Groups in Acetylated Wood II. Acetyl groups in lignin
Atsushi KUMATA, Takashi TAKEHARA, Shigeru AONO/ 370
Cultural Properties of Re-dikaryotized Stocks of Oidium Occurring in the Cultivation of the Dikaryotic Mycelium of Pholiota nameko
Proceedings of the Society/ 375
Volume 43, Number 5 (1997)
Original Articles
Arata YOSHINAGA, Minoru FUJITA, Hiroshi SAIKI/ 377
Secondary Wall Thickening and Lignification of Oak Xylem Components during Latewood Formation
Arata YOSHINAGA, Minoru FUJITA, Hiroshi SAIKI/ 384
Cellular Distribution of Guaiacyl and Syringyl Lignins within an Annual Ring in Oak Wood
Yoko INOKUCHI, Masami FUSHITANI, Susumu CHUMA, Masayuki OZAWA, Takafumi KUBO, Keiichi SATO/ 391
Effects of Volume Fraction of Bundle Sheath on the Vibrational Properties of Bamboo
Yutaka ISHIMARU, Masao YASUNAGA/ 399
Solvent Exchange for Wood II. Effect of final solvent
Yutaka ISHIMARU, Satoshi MATSUOKA, Seigo TANIGUCHI/ 408
Solvent Exchange for Wood III. Effect of intermediate solvents
Yoshiaki WAKASHIMA, Takuro HIRAI/ 417
Hysteretic Properties of Nailed Timber-Plywood Joints under Cyclic Loading III. Revaluation of basic material properties
Yumiko TAKAYA, Kazuya MINATO/ 427
Mechanism of Formaldehyde Emission from Wood Substances and Reducing Effect by Ammonia Treatment
Shozo YONEYAMA, Makoto NAKAYA, Tadaaki YAMAMURA/ 434
Characteristics of Hybrids using Protoplasts in Pleurotus cornucopiae (Paulet) Rolland var citrinopileatus
Notes
Yoshitaka KUBOJIMA, Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA, Takeshi OKANO/ 439
Accuracy of the Shear Modulus of Wood Obtained by Timoshenko’s Theory of Bending
Keisuke TOKIMOTO, Masaki FUKUDA/ 444
Changes in Enzyme Activities in Bedlogs of Lentinula edodes Accompaning Fruit Body Development
Proceedings of the Society/ 450
Volume 43, Number 6 (1997)
Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 457
Analysis of the Shear Stress/Shear Strain Relationships in Wood Obtained by Torsion Tests
Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 464
Stress-Strain Relationship of Wood in the Plastic Region III. Determinationof the yield stress by formulating the stress-plastic strain relationship
Hiromu WATANABE, Takashi OKUYAMA/ 470
Indoor Concentrations of Radon and Its Emanations from Building Materials IV. Reduction of radon diffusion using wood for radon sealant
Fumio KAMIYA, Kenichi SUGIMOTO, Nobuhiro MII/ 474
Hysteretic Lateral Resistance of Plywood-Lumber Nailed Joints
Fumio KAMIYA, Kenichi SUGIMOTO, Nobuhiro MII/ 482
Effect of Deflection Speed on Racking Resistance of Braced and Plywood Seathed Walls
Shang-Tzen CHANG/ 487
Comparison of the Green Color Fastness of Ma (Dendrocalamus spp.)Bamboo Culms Treated with Inorganic Salts
Takayuki ONIKI, Umeo TAKAHAMA/ 493
Free Radicals Produced by the Oxidation of Compounds Containing Syringyl and Guaiacyl Groups
Takayuki ONIKI, Umeo TAKAHAMA/ 499
Free Radicals Produced by the Oxidation of Dioxane Lignins
Ae-Kyung KANG, Haruko SAKAI, Setsuo IMADU, Yuji IMAMURA, Sang Jin PARK/504
Diffusion of Polyethylene Glycol #4000 and Sucrose into Archaeological Water-logged Woods
Note
Grzegorz CYRA, Chiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya NAKAO, Masahiro YOSHINOBU/ 513
An Alternative Attempt to Control the Band-saw Feed-rate
Preliminary Reports
Takahisa NAKAI, Hisashi ABE/ 518
Measurements of the Bioelectrical Potential of a Japanese Oak (Quercus crispula Blume) Sapling
Yuichiro ORIBE, Yoshifumi MIYAZAKI/ 521
Effects of Two Wood Oils on the Population Growth of the European House-Dust Mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Proceedings of the Society/ 524
Volume 43, Number 7 (1997)
Takanori ARIMA/ 525
Earthquake Damage and Structural Design of Wooden Houses
Original Articles
Takato NAKANO, Yuuzou FURUTA, Hiroyuki YANO/ 532
Interpretation of the Temperature Dependence
Takuro HIRAI, Ryousuke OGAWA, Takeo TANABE, Koji UEDA, Kenshi SAKAI/ 537
Transient Wave Characteristics in Longitudinal Free Vibration and Bending Strength of Lumber with Knots
Chiaki TANAKA, Grzegorz CYRA, Tetsuya NAKAO, Masahiro YOSHINOBU, Hiroyuki KATAYAMA/ 544
On-line Control of Feed-Speed in Routing
Reynolds OKAI, Shiro KIMURA, Hideyuki YOKOCHI/ 551
Dynamic Characteristics of the Bandsaw III. Effects of workpiece thickness and its position from the ground on self-excited vibration and washboarding during sawing
Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Naotoshi ASANO, Chiaki SAWANO, Tsukimi SONE, Taketoshi GASHA, Yoshitaka ONO/ 558
Diterpenes Isolated from the Resin of the Resinous Stem canker of Japanese Cypress, Chamaecyparis obtusa
Kentaro HASHIMOTO, Yoshito OHTANI, Kazuhiko SAMESHIMA/ 566
The Termiticidal Activity and Its Transverse Distribution in Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) Wood
Notes
Yoshihisa FUJII, Mayumi YOSHIZANE, Shogo OKUMURA/ 574
Evaluation of Surface Roughness by various Parameters I. Relationships between several roughness parameters and tactile roughness
Takeshi KATAYAMA, Takeshi MASAOKA, Hiroshi YAMADA/ 580
Biosynthesis and Stereochemistry of Lignans in Zanthoxylum ailanthoides I. (+)-lariciresinol formation by enzymatic reduction of (±)-pinoresinols
Makiko FUJIHIRA, Yoshiaki NAKAMURA, Norio ISODA, Yoko HIKITA/ 589
Relationship Between Decay Resistance and Changes of Bending Strength of Structural Lumber of Wood-Framing Construction by Fungal Attack
Wen-Yu SU, Mustafa Kemal YALINKILIC, Toshimitsu HATA, Yuji IMAMURA, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 595
Enhancement of Leach and Termite Resistances of Plywood Treated with Boric Compounds
Proceedings of the Society/ 602
Volume 43, Number 8 (1997)
Review
Shuichi KAWAI/ 617
Current Trends in Research and Development on Wood Composites Products
Original Articles
Xiuming DIAO, Takeshi FURUNO, Tohru URHARA/ 623
Analyses of Vessel Arrangements in Hardwoods using Two-Dimensional Fast Fourier Transform
Yoshitaka KUBOJIMA, Takeshi OKANO, Masamitsu OHTA/ 634
Effect of Annual ring Widths on Structural and Vibrational Properties of Wood
Yuuzou FURUTA, Hiroyuki YANO/ 642
Thermal-Softening Properties of Water-Swollen Wood III. Ethylene glycol-swollen wood
Takeo HASHIZUME, Takahisa YOSHIDA, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 647
Properties of Laminae from a Planted Japanese Larch Tree, and the Mechanical Properties of Glued Laminated Timber I. A classification of laminae based on the moduli of elasticity of logs and their positions within logs
Satoshi KUBO, Naoya ISHIKAWA, Yasumitsu URAKI, Yoshihiro SANO/ 655
Preparation of Lignin Fibers from Softwood Acetic Acid Lignin. Relationship between fusibility and the chemical structure of lignin
Naoyuki MATSUI, Kazuhiko FUKUSHIMA, Seiichi YASUDA/ 663
On the Behavior of Monolignol Glucosides in Lignin Biosynthesis IV. Incorporation of the aglycons of 4-O-b-D-glucosides of caffeyl alcohol and 5-hydroxy coniferyl alcohol into shoots of Magnolia kobus
Kyoko SAITO, Tomoko Makino NAKANISHI, Masahito MATSUBAYASHI, Gyosuke MESHITSUKA/669
Development of New Lignin Derivatives as Soil Conditioning Agents by Radical Sulfonation and Alkaline-Oxygen Treatment
Notes
Nobuyuki KATAGIRI, Yuji TSUTSUMI, Tomoaki NISHIDA/ 678
Biobleaching of Softwood Kraft Pulp by WhiHibiscus cannabinuste-Rot Fungi and Its Related Enzymes
Atsuyuki NISHIDA, Toshikatsu SUZUKI, Tomoaki IIJIMA, Miyato HIGAKI/686
An Extracellular Cellulase of the Brown-Rot Fungus, Tyromyces palustris
Masahito KINUTA, Takeshi FURUNO, Tohru UEHARA/ 692
Changes of the Inner Temperatures of Media and Oxygen Consumption in the Cultivation of Lyophyllum decastes
Preliminary Report
Kokki SAKAI, Toshiyasu YAMAGUCHI, Ryuji ITOSE/ 696
Biosynthesis of a Heartwood Tropolone, b-Thujaplicin
Proceedings of the Society/ 699
Volume 43, Number 9 (1997)
Review
Atsushi SAWATARI/ 701
Surface Characterization of Wood, Pulp and Paper by Means of ESCA
Original Articles
Xiuming DIAO, Takeshi FURUNO, Tohru UEHARA/ 709
Quantitative Morphological Evaluation of Cross-Sectional Vessel Shapes in Hardwoods using Image Processing
Yasuhiko HIRAKAWA, Kana YAMASHITA, Ryogo NAKADA, Yoshitake FUJISAWA/ 717
The Effects of S2 Microfibril Angles of Latewood Tracheids and Densities on Modulus of Elasticity Variations of Sugi Tree (Cryptomeria japonica) Logs
Yuuzou FURUTA, Hideo AIZAWA, Hiroyuki YANO, Misato NORIMOTO/ 725
Thermal-softening Properties of Water-Swollen Wood IV. The effects of chemical constituents of the cell wall on the thermal-softening properties of wood
Shuji SUZUKI, Jun KOBAYASHI, Toshiro TOCHIGI, Hisashi FUKUI/ 731
Machinability of Medium Density Fiberboard I. The effects of clearance angle and depth of cut on the machinability in end surface cutting
Satoru NISHIO, Etsuo MARUI/ 738
Deformation Behaviors of Circular-Saw Blades in the Critical Rotational Speed Region during Sawing
Hidefumi YAMAUCHI, Shinichi SHOHO, Yang PING, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 747
Manufacture of Cylindrical LVL by Spiral-Winding Method I. Effect of interlocked-plies on the tensile Young’s modulus
Lingfei MA, Yasuo KUROKI, Wakatsu NAGADOMI, Bambang SUBIYANTO, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 754
Manufacture of Bamboo-Cement Composites II. Effects of additives on hydration characteristics of bamboo-cement mixtures
Takuya NISHIMURA, Motoaki OKUMA/ 762
Development of Low-Density Wood Based Boards Considering the Distribution of Elements II. Bonding forces and void distributions among elements of wave-element boards
CHENG Zhou, Yoshito OHTANI, Kazuhiko SAMESHIMA, MEI Zhen/ 770
Selection of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) Varieties for papermaking on Arid Hillside Land in China
Kanako MATSUI, Yuji TSUTSUMI, Kokki SAKAI/ 778
Kinetic Study of Lignol-Specific Peroxidase Isoenzymes from Populus Callus Cultures
Notes
Michikazu OTA, Hiroaki OGATA, Yukiko JONO, Kiyoko HIROTA, Kazunari ABE/ 785
Light-Induced Color Changes of Acetylated Veneers of Kiri (Paulownia tomentosa Steud.)
Nobukazu OHBA, Yoshihiro TSUJIMOTO, Yuji IMAMURA, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 792
Soiling of External Materials by Algae and Its Prevention III. Development of accelerated outdoor-exposure test method and evaluation of soiling of external materials
Preliminary Report
Shuji ITAKURA, Masayuki MATSUMURA, Hiromi TANAKA, Akio ENOKI/ 800
Evidence of Occurrences of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complexes in the Gut-Free Bodies of Termites Coptotermes formosanus
Proceedings of the Society/ 803
Volume 43, Number 10 (1997)
Review
Yoshihisa FUJII/ 809Application of AE Monitoring to Researches on Forest Products
Original Articles
Tadanori FUKUDA, Yuka MADOKA, Seiichi YASUDA/ 819
Formation and Regulation of Secondary Metabolites in Cell Cultures of Woody Plants I. Accumulation of catechin related substances and browning phenomenon in ginkgo callus
Osamu KOBAYASHI, Ryo FUNADA, Kazumi FUKAZAWA, Jun OHTANI/ 824
A Dendrochronological Evaluation of the Effects of Air Pollution on the Radial Growth of Norway Spruce
Michio TOKUDA/ 832
Quantitative Measurement by Soft X-ray of Crack Formation in Wood as a Result of Nailing II. Effects of wood factors on the crack size
Takashi UENO, Toshimasa OHAGAMA, Misato NORIMOTO/ 839
The Effect of Ventilation on Humidity Conditions by Interior Finish Materials
Zhihui WU, Takeshi FURUNO, Binyuan ZHANG/ 847
Temperature Properties of Curved Laminated Veneer Lumber during Hot Pressing with Radio Frequency Heating
Younis H. SULEMAN, Essam M-S. HAMID/ 855
Chemically Modified Soluble Sodium Silicate as an Adhesive for Solid Wood Panels
Katsunobu EHARA, Yuji TSUTSUMI, Tomoaki NlSHIDA/ 861Biobleaching of Softwood and Hardwood Kraft Pulp with Manganese Peroxidase
Wakako OHMURA, Seiji OHARA, Atsushi KATO/ 869
Synthesis of Triterpenoid Saponins and Their Antitermitic Activities
Jinsen XU, Peng LlN, Sadatoshi MEGURO, Shinsaku KAWACHl/ 875
Phytochemical Research on Mangrove Plants I. Lipids and carbohydrates in propagules of ten mangrove species of China
Kouji SAIT0, Toshihiro OKABE, Toru FUKUI, Yoshihiko INAM0RI/ 882
Antibacterial Activity of Hinokitiol against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) II. Applications to the disinfections of hospital environments
Proceedings of the Society/ 892
Volume 43, Number 11 (1997)
Review
Hamako SASAMOTO/ 895
How to Control the Plants Regeneration in Protoplasts Culture of Forest Trees
Original Articles
Tetsuji TSUJINO, Norio TAKEUCHI, Tadahiko KAWAI/ 902
Bending Strengths of Wood Beams of Rectangular Cross-Sections by Rigid Bodies-Spring Model I. The case where the cause of rupture is tensile failure
Mitsuhiro KOHARA, Kozo KANAYAMA, Akemi NAKAI, Kazuo NAGATA, Takashi OKUYAMA/ 909
Damages in Wood Beams Caused by Fatigue under Pulsating Loads
Toshiro TOCHIGI, Shuji SUZUKI, Jun KOBAYASHl, Hisashi FUKUI/ 916
Machinability of Medium Density Fiberboard II. The effect of cutting angle in end surface cutting
Hiroshi IMANISHI, Yasutoshi SASAKI/ 922
Bending Properties of Spaced Wooden Beams
Kohei KOMATSU/ 934
Prediction of Maximum Bending Moment of Glulam Beam Composed of Arbitrary Laminae and Verification by Experimental Results
Takeo HASHIZUME, Takahisa YOSHIDA, Takeshi SAITO, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 940
Properties of Laminae from a Planted Japanese Larch Tree, and the Mechanical Properties of Glued Laminated Timber II. Grading for laminae and estimation of the strength grade for glulam
Makoto YONEYAMA, Sadatoshi MEGURO, Shinsaku KAWACHI/ 948
Liquid Culture of Agaricus blazei II. Affinity for dissolved oxygen
Fumiyuki TERATANI, Shinzi TANZAWA, Yuichi OGAWA, the late Yuji KAI, Tomoaki NISHIDA, Eiichi MAEKAWA/ 956
Hydrolysis of Water-Soluble Cellulose Acetate Prepared from Waste Newspapers by Immobilized Cellulase
Notes
Takeo HASHIZUME, Takahisa YOSHIDA, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 965
Properties of Laminae from a Planted Japanese Larch Tree, and the Mechanical Properties of Glued Laminated Timber III. Relationships between distortions of laminae under the kiln drying and proper sawing sizes
Yoshinari KIKUCHI, Fumio KAWAMURA, Tatsuro OHIRA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI/ 971Accelerated Solvent Extraction of Taxanes Compounds from Taxus cuspidata
Proceedings of the Society/ 975
Volume 43, Number 12 (1997)
Review
Mitsuhiro MORITA/ 981
Detection of Chemicals in Wood
Original Articles
Kei MORISATO, Yutaka ISHIMARU, Hiroyuki URAKAMI/ 986
Adsorption of Liquids and Swelling of Wood III. Adsorption of some organic liquids onto dried wood
Susumu KAWAMURA, Minoru MASUDA, Takayuki NAKAMURA/ 993
Influence of Frequency and Decrement on Psychological Images of Wood Tapping Sound/ Investigation using computer synthesizing
Maki OGAWA, Nobuo SOBUE/ 1002
Fracture of Bolted Timber Joints with Cracks at Bolt Hole Edges/ Tensile tests when a crack propagates in the grain direction under loading perpendicular to the grain
Noboru SEKINO, Masafumi INOUE, Mark A. IRLE/ 1009
Thickness Swelling and Internal Bond Strength of Particleboards Made from Steam-Pretreated Particles
Younis H. SULEMAN, Mohd. Nor MOHD. YUSOFF/ 1016
Ethanol-Water Pulping of Oil Palm Fibers Using Hydrochloric Acid as a Catalyst and Test Paper Characterization
Yoshito OHTANI, Minoru HAZAMA, Kazuhiko SAMESHIMA/ 1022
Crucial Chemical Factors of the Termiticidal Activity of Hinoki Wood (Chamaecyparis obtusa) III. Contribution of a-terpinyl acetate to the termiticidal activity of hinoki wood
Note
Pei-Wen ZHANG, Koji UEDA, Takuro HIRAI/ 1030
An Aging Test of Nailed Timber Joints with Structural Wooden Panels
Preliminary Report
Kazuya MINATO, Keiko SAKAI, Masahiro MATSUNAGA, Fumiaki NAKATSUBO/ 1035
The Vibrational Properties of Wood Impregnated with Extractive of Some Species of Leguminosae
Proceedings of the Society/ 1038