Abstract: A pneumatic tire (10), which has, in the surface of the tread (11), lug grooves (15) on one side extending from one axial edge towards the axial center of the tire in such a manner as to intersect with the circumferential direction of the tire and lug grooves (15) on the other side extending in a symmetrically opposite direction from the axial center towards the other axial edge of the tire, has at least one circumferential groove (12) extending circumferentially around the tire. Also, circumferential grooves (12, 13a, 13b) are so formed as to satisfy a relationship of “1?(S/L)?3” where L is the axial length of the central region, which is the region enclosed by two straight parallel lines each passing through the center between the contact width center (CL) and the contact edge with the shoulder regions being the regions axially outside of the parallel lines, and S is the total of the groove areas of the circumferential grooves (12, 13a, 13b) disposed in the central region.

Abstract: An object is to improve noise performance of a tire while enhancing movement performance thereof. At least one of the land portions (20) includes an outer wall surface (30) positioned on a vehicle outer side, an inner wall surface (31) positioned on a vehicle inner side, a tread surface (32) on an outer side in a tire radial direction, an outer edge (33) of the tread surface (32) in contact with the outer wall surface (30), and an inner edge (34) of the tread surface (32) in contact with the inner wall surface (31). The tread surface (32) is formed in a convex shape which is smoothly curved between the outer edge (33) and the inner edge (34) and which has a top portion (43) most protruded outward in the tire radial direction, in a cross section of the land portion (20) in a tire width direction.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire (10) has, in the surface of the tread (11), a central circumferential groove (12) located at the center of the contact patch width and extending circumferentially around the tire, a plurality of longitudinal grooves (13 (13a, 13b)) formed on the axially outside of the central circumferential groove (12), lug grooves (15), and blocks (16 (16a to 16c)) defined by the central circumferential groove (12), the longitudinal grooves (13), and the lug grooves (15). Each of the lug grooves (15) is formed such that its width in the shoulder region is greater than its width in the central region, and the sum of the groove area of the central circumferential groove (12) and the groove area of the longitudinal grooves (13) is smaller than the area of the lug grooves (15).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for inhibiting neuraminidase activity in influenza virus by presenting to the influenza virus an effective amount of a preparation, wherein the preparation includes a uronic acid-containing polysaccharide and a negatively charged macromolecular DNA.

Abstract: An object is to improve noise performance of a tire while enhancing movement performance thereof. At least one of the land portions (20) includes an outer wall surface (30) positioned on a vehicle outer side, an inner wall surface (31) positioned on a vehicle inner side, a tread surface (32) on an outer side in a tire radial direction, an outer edge (33) of the tread surface (32) in contact with the outer wall surface (30), and an inner edge (34) of the tread surface (32) in contact with the inner wall surface (31). The tread surface (32) is formed in a convex shape which is smoothly curved between the outer edge (33) and the inner edge (34) and which has a top portion (43) most protruded outward in the tire radial direction, in a cross section of the land portion (20) in a tire width direction.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inside drum-type tire testing device, which can significantly improve operability and test precision, reliably has strength high enough to eliminate any concern about strength thereof, and has relatively small size and significantly small floor-occupied area. Specifically, the present invention provides a tire testing device, comprising: an inside drum-type cylindrical rotating drum 1; a fixed support member 2 for surrounding the rotating drum 1 from the outer peripheral side of the drum via rotation guide means 3; and a linear motor 4 provided between the rotating drum 1 and the fixed support member 2, for rotationally driving the rotating drum 1.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire (10) has, in the surface of the tread (11), a central circumferential groove (12) located at the center of the contact patch width and extending circumferentially around the tire, a plurality of longitudinal grooves (13 (13a, 13b)) formed on the axially outside of the central circumferential groove (12), lug grooves (15), and blocks (16 (16a to 16c)) defined by the central circumferential groove (12), the longitudinal grooves (13), and the lug grooves (15). Each of the lug grooves (15) is formed such that its width in the shoulder region is greater than its width in the central region, and the sum of the groove area of the central circumferential groove (12) and the groove area of the longitudinal grooves (13) is smaller than the area of the lug grooves (15).

Abstract: A pneumatic tire (10), which has, in the surface of the tread (11), lug grooves (15) on one side extending from one axial edge towards the axial center of the tire in such a manner as to intersect with the circumferential direction of the tire and lug grooves (15) on the other side extending in a symmetrically opposite direction from the axial center towards the other axial edge of the tire, has at least one circumferential groove (12) extending circumferentially around the tire. Also, circumferential grooves (12, 13a, 13b) are so formed as to satisfy a relationship of “1?(S/L)?3” where L is the axial length of the central region, which is the region enclosed by two straight parallel lines each passing through the center between the contact width center (CL) and the contact edge with the shoulder regions being the regions axially outside of the parallel lines, and S is the total of the groove areas of the circumferential grooves (12, 13a, 13b) disposed in the central region.

Abstract: The intermolecular mutual recognition between a disease-state inducing substance (e.g., allergen group, pathogen et cetera) and a living body which functions at the time when such a disease-state inducing substance reaches the living body is inhibited by making use of pectins and nucleic acids.

Abstract: The intermolecular mutual recognition between a disease-state inducing substance (e.g., allergen group, pathogen et cetera) and a living body which functions at the time when such a disease-state inducing substance reaches the living body is inhibited by making use of pectins and nucleic acids.

Abstract: A method is provided for reducing weight in a subject by administering an effective amount of a composition comprising omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor, and at least one of a nucleobase, a nucleoside and a nucleic acid. The method can also be used to treat obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and/or hypertension and for improving diathesis, or treating adult disease or disposition to adult disease.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inside drum-type tire testing device, which can significantly improve operability and test precision, reliably has strength high enough to eliminate any concern about strength thereof, and has relatively small size and significantly small floor-occupied area. Specifically, the present invention provides a tire testing device, comprising: an inside drum-type cylindrical rotating drum 1; a fixed support member 2 for surrounding the rotating drum 1 from the outer peripheral side of the drum via rotation guide means 3; and a linear motor 4 provided between the rotating drum 1 and the fixed support member 2, for rotationally driving the rotating drum 1.

Abstract: A treatment method effective for promoting hair growth utilizes atrial natriuretic peptide.

Abstract: Driving stability and durability is efficiently improved. Since a protecting layer 43 embedded with reinforcing cords 41 is disposed between a tread 35 and a belt reinforcing layer 31, both of the protecting layer 43 and the belt reinforcing layer 31 decentrally bear a large bending force generated when a pneumatic tire 11 runs on a sharp projection or a difference in level. As a result, even if reinforcing elements 33 in the belt reinforcing layer 31 are extended by large tension due to fill internal pressure, increase of strain generated in the reinforcing elements 33 can be effectively suppressed.

Abstract: An effective inhibitor of influenza virus infection on cells can be achieved by safety components for humans. The inhibitor of influenza virus infection consists of pectin and polynucleotide as main components and has an effect that inhibits adhesion between hemagglutinin and sialic acid.

Abstract: A preparation and a treatment method effective for improving a state of a bald head, promoting hair growth, and restoring injured skin tissues, supporting tissues, and cardiac muscle contains atrial natriuretic hormone family molecules.

Abstract: The pneumatic tire for two-wheeled vehicles including a plurality of tread rubbers constituting a tread wherein a region occupying 15 to 35% in the center of a stretched tread width, which is obtained by stretching the tread with respect to a tire equatorial plane as the center, is defined as a tread central section; the remaining regions at both ends are defined as tread side sections; regions in the respective tread side sections each occupying 4 to 13% from the corresponding tread end toward the center of the stretched tread width are defined as side-section shoulder-end regions; and the remaining regions of the respective tread side sections are defined as side-section near-center regions, a modulus of the tread rubbers for the side-section shoulder-end regions at 100% elongation is smaller than a modulus of the tread rubbers for the side-section near-center regions at 100% elongation, at least at a tread surface.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 having a toroidal carcass 3 and a belt 7 consisting of belt layers 5, 6 arranged in the outer circumferential side of a crown portion 4 of the carcass 3. Between the adjacent belt layers 5, 6, the cords 8, 9 are crossed with each other with respect to an equatorial plane E of the tire to form cross belt layers. The widest belt layer 6 is a folded belt layer having a body portion 10 and a folded portion 12. A cord 9 constituting the folded belt layer 6 is an organic fiber cord. A narrow belt reinforcing layer 14 of rubberized cords 13 is arranged at least immediately below the width terminal end 11 of the body portion 10 of the folded belt layer 6 which terminal end 11 abuts on the folded portion 12.