Abstract: A method for the treatment of nocturia which consists of administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug consisting of loxoprofen or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the mammal is a human who has a neurogenic bladder.

Abstract: A method for treatment of nocturia by administering to a mammal, such as a human, in need of such treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of loxoprofen or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of nocturia which consists of administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug consisting of loxoprofen or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the mammal is a human who has a neurogenic bladder.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of nocturia which consists of administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug consisting of loxoprofen or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the mammal has a neurogenic bladder.

Abstract: A method for treatment of nocturia by administering to a mammal, such as a human, in need of such treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of loxoprofen or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of nocturia which consists of administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug consisting of loxoprofen or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the mammal has a neurogenic bladder.

Abstract: A method for therapeutic treatment of nocturia which comprises administering to a mammal, including a human in need of such treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of loxoprofen or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A method for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of nocturia, which comprises the step of administering to a mammal including a human in need of such treatment a preventively and/or therapeutically effective amount of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as loxoprofen.

Abstract: A sensor characteristic adjustment circuit for adjusting the offset and the sensitivity of an output of a semiconductor sensor includes a serial-parallel converter for converting serial data bits into corresponding parallel data bits, a non-volatile memory for storing the parallel data bits, and digital-to-analog converters for converting the digital bits D.sub.1 through D.sub.m and D.sub.m+1 through D.sub.n into values corresponding to the offset and the sensitivity supplied to an adder and a voltage-controlled amplifier, respectively. Preferably, gates are inserted between the serial-parallel converter and the non-volatile memory to separate the non-volatile memory from the serial-parallel converter after the parallel data is written into the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A general object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device having a stress transducer in which a temperature dependency of sensitivity of the stress transducer which utilizes a piezo resistance effect to transduce stress into an electric signal, and variations in sensitivity of several semiconductor devices can be corrected. The semiconductor device includes a reference voltage source which has a temperature dependency in accordance with a temperature characteristic of sensitivity of the stress transducer which has an electrical bridge circuit exhibiting a piezo resistance effect, and a voltage transducer having resistances and an operational amplifier. Voltage transduced by the voltage transducer is adjusted so as to correct variations in sensitivity of several semiconductor devices.

Abstract: A semiconductor pressure sensor includes a semiconductor pressure-sensing chip including a semiconductor body having a diaphragm that flexes in response to applied pressure, a strain gauge disposed in the diaphragm for altering an electrical signal in response to flexing of the diaphragm, and an amplifying circuit disposed in the semiconductor body outside the diaphragm and connected to the strain gauge for amplifying the electrical signal; a base supporting the semiconductor pressure-sensing chip; a package enclosing the semiconductor pressure-sensing chip and the base and having an opening providing access to the pressure-sensing chip; a plurality of leads penetrating the package and connected to the amplifying circuit; a substrate on which the package is mounted; and a gain-adjusting resistor disposed on the substrate opposite the package and electrically connected to the amplifying circuit for adjusting the gain of the amplifying circuit.