Abstract: Herein are disclosed an excellent collagen synthesis-promoting amino acid composition that are characterized by containing specific amino acids at a specific ratio, more specifically, by containing 10-40 parts by weight of L-arginine and/or 10-40 parts by weight of L-glutamine, as well as 5-20 parts by weight of L-valine, 8-30 parts by weight of L-isoleucine and 10-35 parts by weight of L-leucine, an amino acid composition that inhibits skin aging, an amino acid composition that suppresses osteoporosis, an amino acid composition that promotes regeneration of tendon and ligament, and an amino acid composition that heals wounds or thermal burns, that are of the same composition.

Abstract: In this application, an antiobesity or antihyperlipidemic food, feeding stuff or supplement containing lysine component(s) that is characterized in that said food, feeding stuff or supplement contains lysine component(s) at such rate that 40 to 160 mg in terms of free-form lysine should be taken in per kg of body weight per day, under diet conditions under which the daily protein energy composition is 20% or less, and an antiobesity or antihyperlipidemic food, feeding stuff or supplement containing lysine component(s) that is characterized by containing said lysine component(s) in an amount of 0.8 to 3.0 wt % in terms of free-form lysine on the basis of the dry matter and having a protein energy composition of 20% or less are disclosed.

Abstract: In power train supporting apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, at least three mount portions support a power train constituted by an engine and a transmission on a frame of a vehicle body in such a manner that the output axle of the engine is intersected to a center line of a vehicular longitudinal direction as viewed from a top of the vehicle, the three mount portions comprising engine front and rear side mounts arranged on a vehicular front side and a vehicular rear side with respect to the engine and a transmission side mount arranged in the vicinity to the transmission and being arranged in such a manner that a distance from a weight center of the power train to each of the engine front and rear side mounts is shorter than a distance from the weight center of the power train to the transmission side mount.

Abstract: In this application are disclosed (a) a food composition for recovery from fatigue comprising aspartic acid as the active ingredient which composition has a recovery function from fatigue, and which composition is to be taken in an amount of 2 g or more in terms of said aspartic acid by an adult human per day, and (b) a food composition for recovery from fatigue comprising aspartic acid, and at least one other amino acid such as glutamic acid, as the active ingredient which composition has a recovery function from fatigue, and which composition is to be taken in an amount of 1 g or more in terms of said aspartic acid and in a total amount of 1 g or more in terms of said at least one other amino acid such as of glutamic acid, by an adult human per day. These food compositions allow an instant recovery from fatigue after an exercise or work requiring a physical strength and facilitate the training or the work the next day.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical preparation for preventing and/or treating hypertrophic scars, keloid or chronic arthritic diseases comprising as an effective component an erythropoietin antagonist. More specifically, there is provided a pharmaceutical preparation for preventing and/or treating hypertrophic scars, keloid or chronic arthritic diseases comprising as an effective component an erythropoietin antagonist such as an anti-erythropoietin antibody, an erythropoietin receptor protein, etc. This pharmaceutical preparation has excellent prophylactic and/or therapeutic effects on collagenous hyperproliferation such as hypertrophic scars, keloid, etc., or chronic arthritic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, etc.

Abstract: A roller bearing includes an outer ring having a raceway formed on its inner periphery, a plurality of rollers arranged along the raceway at predetermined intervals, and a solid lubricant filling the spaces between the adjacent rollers. The rollers and the solid lubricant form a one-piece body. The problems of large friction between rollers and the skewing of rollers are solved and it is possible to increase the load-bearing capacity of the bearing by using a large number of longer rollers.

Abstract: An excitation control apparatus for a synchronous machine comprises a plural number of group control units that perform control of output pulses of a plural number of phase components, respectively, with each of the group control units including an automatic voltage regulator portion that outputs a control signal to regulate the terminal voltage of a synchronous machine, a phase control portion that outputs a phase signal to control the phase of a trigger pulse of a thyristor rectifier that supplies a field current to a field winding of the synchronous machine, an intermediate phase selector portion that selects a phase signal of an intermediate phase from phase signals that are supplied from the phase control portions of the group control units, and a pulse output portion that outputs the trigger pulse on the basis of the intermediate phase signal selected by the intermediate phase selector portion, a logical calculation circuit that supplies to the thyristor rectifier the logical sum of the trigger pulses f

Abstract: A stretch-oriented laminate polyester film consisting of two or three layers of polyester films; both polyester film A and polyester film B which form the external layers of the laminate film are composed of a polyester having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.35 to 1.0, wherein the intrinsic viscosity of a polyester forming the polyester film B is 0.02 to 0.5 greater than that of a polyester forming the polyester film A. The laminate film is curled in the widthwise direction with the polyester film B located inwardly of the curl. This film can be used for various applications, especially as a measuring tape, an adhesive tape and a base of a photographic film.