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